The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-08
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up the FIRST hat, and remove the bread
put it into your mouth, aud let oil the com
pany see that you 5walluw ~ then raise
the second hat, and eat the breOd that was
under that, aud do the same with the
third. Having eaten the three pieces
give any person the Liberty 10 chooae un'
der which hat he would wish these three
pieces of bread To be. When no has
made a chuice Of one of the hats, put il
on your head, aud ask ifhe does not think
Fl, that they are under ii.
The apparent LmprObdbihty. You pro.
ress yourself able to show any one what
no never saw, what you never saw, and
which. after you two have seen, nobody
else shall See.
After requesting the company to guess
a :iddIe, and they have confessed them.
selves unable to do so, produce "A nui,
and having cracked it, take out The ker.
mel, aud ask them if they have ever seen
that before; they will of course answer
no. You reply, neither have |, and
think you will confess that no II else
shall ever see it again, saying Which you
put the kernal into your mouth and eat it.
GOT You Caa.--You tell a person that
you will clasp his hands together in such
la manner, that he shall not be able tn
leave the room without u%uclasping them,
although you will not confne his feet, or
bind his body, or in any way oppose his
exit.
The trick is performed by claspingth the
palty's hand round the centre Of a circu
lar table or other bulky articles of furni-
ture. too large for him to drag through
the doorway.
The Candle MrisiLle. You tell the
company you will place a candle in such
a manner that every person in the room,
exceptone, shall see it; you will notblind.
fold him nor in any way RESTRAIN his per.
son, or offer the least impediment t" his
examining or going to any point of the
room he pIeases. The trick is accom-
plished by placing tho candle on the par.
TVS head; but it cannot be performed il Il
looking glass is III the room, as that will
enable him In turn the laugh against yO,l.
Tile Double Meaning-PIace a glass
Of any liquor upon a table, put a hat over
it aud say, 81 will engage to drink the
liquor under that hat, and yet I'll not
touch the hat" You then get uhder the
table, and after giving three knocks. you
make u noise with your mouth as it You
were swallowing the liquor. Then, get.
ting from under ihetable, you say: "Nnw,
gentleman, be pleased to look" Some
one, eager to see if you have drunk the
liquor, will ruse up the hat. when y IL
Instantly take the glass and drink the con.
tents, saying "Genllemen, have fAIiII.
ed my promise. You are all witnesses
that | did o touch the hat"
Quite TJcd ORL--You undertake Il
make a person so tired by attempting Il
take a small stick out IF the room, as to be
unable to accomplish it, although you vii
add Lothing to its bnthcn, nor ~ any re
%slraint On his personal liberty. IL" per
iurm this mauUnvrr. YOU take up tho
stick, and cutting off very small splinter
ynr c him to cary itonl ofthr loom
aud return for mere; concluding Ivy tell.
ING him that yon mean him to perform as
many similar journeys os YOU eau cnt I'o'
cvs # the stick. A. this may be made
To- amount to many thousands, he will I"
%cuurse gladly give up the undertaking.
Ge>EWAL LAws.-Wr this week con.
clpde the publication of the Genera
Laws of the last Legislature. Many ~
them are Of the highest importance, and
under the wise provision made hy a
previous Legislature, they are thus laid
before the people of the State 500 after
their enactment.
We have in publishing them, not cur
tailed our usual amount or miscellanenu,
mltIer, aud for ,l,H privileges we have tt
ken with advertisers. We viii esdeavot
TO repay them two fold. We hope the
reader will do the same by us.
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