The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-09
Tricks With AIisrors.

ther illusion of the same kind is
practiced at fancy fairs and ba-
when spectator, looking into
he supposes to be an ordinary look
mss. sees his companions instead of
p lf. The way in which this is eff
), is very simple. A lookiug-glass is,
J diagonally across square box,
u bertures in the sides being so ar
:, y q that the spectator does not per
that he is looking into glass chat
a ced Mt IN angle. Of course the ex-
II pr endeavors to show tho illusion to
persons at once; aud if they are
$ers to each other, and of the oppo-
fx, great deal of fun is made ont
trick. A Snowman Mt Greenwich
an immense harvest by showing
1, ch mlrrors-one to all the young
10 wished to see their future hus-
Is and the other to all the young
no wished to see their future
70 OF course he had tolerably
ppking male and female confeder-
hflp him. With couple Of mir
,h ped back to back in n square case
IN opening on each side, the illu-
i'll moro perfect, rs on looking
-, ,L any of the holes the box seems
1r tie empty.
j. " speaking head" trick is per-
,ol I'm this principle. When the cur
is n fawn up, tho audience perceive
onn1 rently living head placed on a
II r iii Fec-legged table, the curtain Mt
bacl] of the stage being quite visible
,ncb the legs. By and by the bodi-
hen, !, which is generally painted in
rv "a ntastic manner, begins to speak,
: Orc questions, and ends by singing
no The trick is performed in the
,; ,u7;r, way: The spaces between the
oro filled with looking glass; con-
,ont,l the spectators sec the retiec-
9 of he curtains at the sides of the
% ~ ~, hich are made exactly like those
.ho i }ack, thus giving the table the
aoror ce of standing on three slim
w;1 h nothing between. Behind
omoi ing-glass there is of course
-. od space for the body of the man
'ngin natnraIIv tai.os % osno,;n1 nc aeaa eA
a pass in front of the table,
l;s the lower part of his body
n. reflected in mirrors.
e, foE-N NAIL. An Industrious nail
tmed Ohnerast, used to sit the
- ny in his workshop, and ham,
ay so that the sparks flashed
bout. The son of his rich
Il Mr.. Won Berg, came daily,
',"M watched him for hours toee-
and learn to make a nail for
Il lSnn1nnt
T ami roll 49,. "a 49, onoo
> eno it may sometime do YOU"
II Las sGG ;1I Q young gentleman accepted
ae.,- ne .'' He sat down laughing at the
Enea :, 4 soon gained such dexterity
- Ia ~" hld finish off q good servicea-
hp ~ hil. The elder Won Berg died;
% tha 90 lost all his property through
rar pd went rs poor emigrant to
:, "Gs, H. t village. In this village there
! -, eat many shoe. makers, who
! - SFry much money for shoe nails
l. !, " ton ~" b, and often knew not how to
a..u m % em on account of their extra
= 49, ,,s;a 80, for through the whole dis
: p thousand shoes we're made
y, many liers
he you badIr nnn. ei III WI. VIII ",iolii
oc yyon ~ oNu'J, ho" DctuOuBuC nlm-
'Ih W. understood very we'll the art
n,aI.; rnI; -" shoe nails. He offered to
,I",s ,i' shoe-makers with nails in
- ~ If they would assist him to
mn" ,'"" - rk-shop. They helped to do
y and nd W. boon maintained himself very
~ ood, indeed" said he, fire.
nur y man can only make Il
10y This now renders me more
,;n" i. .l.or all my landed possessions,
nv ,,.''.'i .''" not have been offered for
for 100, l-o".s'
"A CHARM. A Young farmer