Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-02-09
EXPOSITION OF JUGGLING.

The Chicago I'm. Journal exposes 10
the public some oftho most interesting se-s
crets of the wizards, A conjuror's nipple
ments were lately seized in Chicago and
hence this exposition. lmhoif, some
years age, amused US by letting us into
the secrets that the Journal exposes, and
many others, and We have had nopatience'
to waste time on Juggler's performance
since. These men appear 10 be getting
into bad repute and difficulty. ~ 'i'el :
In the hurry of departure he unluckily
left at the depot a couple of large boxes,
which the creditors of his wizardship inn
mediately pounced upon and which were
trade. Still more unlucky for professors
of diablcrie, these articles reveal the mo-
dus operandi of their business--showipg
how it is done and how it isn't. We beg
pardon of all wizards for letting the pub
lie into their secrets but as we are not sworn
10 privacy we cannot be rcproached for
violation Of confidence, and moreover an
the knowledge gained isof such stupendous
consequence we deem it duty TO give it
it for the cause 'of public enlightenment
The most cumbrous article Of this
"stock in trade" is a large copper kettle, in
which DIR. Faustus and the Devil were
wont TO boil their dinners. This kettleis
suspended before the audience, and into
it are thrown several pals full Of water,
which is suddenly converted into solid ice,
or mysteriously metamorphoscd into half
dozen pigeons, rabbits DC, DC, which
on removing the cover, hurry away in eve.
ry direction. All this is the silliesL piece Of
humbugging in the world TO such as can
perceive that this mysterious kettle is made
with double sides, witha vacancy between
them into which the water passes thence
is drawn upward through the pail aud sus-
pending rods, which are hollow and pas
ses of in a manner Of syPhon 70 n tub be-
low the stage. The cover is sufficiently
large TO contain the birds and rabbits
which, by turning the knob Of the separa-
trix that concealed them into the kettle.
The celebrated bottle feat-of pouring
great variety of wines and liquors from
a common bottle--is no less simple, and
when understood NO less silly than the
foregoing. The common glass bottle bors
rowed from the audience is Of course not
the one used on these occasions, but exc
changed for another made Of Japanned tan,
and furnished internally with Teceptacles
lor Inc 0lucfeub kiuao Va N1aOf1s A<tSa
receptacle has a valve, and these valves
may be opened and closed at pleasure, by
stops on the outside Of the bottle arranged
for the fingers like the keys OF musical in
strument. The compartments having no
connection with the mouth of the bottle,
except by the valves, the bottle may at
any time be rinsed with water, and then
more liquor poured out. There are cou-
pie OF those " inexhaustible bottles IN
the 4" present collection both Of which
are soon to be sold 70 the highest bidder.
We advise parties going to California, Of
the lumber regions, 70 buy and take them
along-they may thus carry respectable
retail liquor shop IN each pocket.
The q Etberial Suspension" is another
trick Of the jugglers, at which people
/ with large marvelousness, were staring
with open months and elevated eye brows.
/ The strong iron machinery for snspen-
! ding the body, in a horizontal position,
I is among Che articles disclosed by the opes
ming Of the box.
! a small piece Of brass ordnance, eaiea-
lated for the use Of gold watches, canary
birds, de-, Tor ammunition, is another ofths
interesting collection There ere also Z
great variety Of other articles, numbering
together some Fifty or sixty, designed for
various nses in The black art
!