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Parlour magic. (1838)

Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher., Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer., McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] · leaf 72

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50 SIGHT AND SOUND. ; _ Vocal imitations are much less striking and ingenious than the feats of ventriloquism. Extraordinary varieties of voice may be produced, by speaking with a more acute or grave pitch than usual,and by different contractions of the mouth. ‘Thus may be imitated the grinding of…

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