, 1876-01-22
WINTER HOUSEHOLD GAMES,

ssroral 1nnoccut Tricks for tho
Asnuaoahent Of tjtH Eron,c Circle.
Ahgusta tf'a.t Chronic {,
No" that tha winter IL npon in lilo litsla folks
Haht holnethog now III ths way oi tiroalda enlsr.
salntnnntH.
THE CANDLE TRICK.
Ono 0f the simpl"ht tricKh In this department
nf iiresldo en1cItatnnenln IL lhe candlo trick.
Tako common candis iu' . hraas candIcstick.
light Il. aud let 1t stand until It haA good head
OH. Then let ono OF tho caldron--a uny about
n years old IL best--tako ths candle, thnka the
grease from around tho wick. md, opening lls
tliatelg cloning hia 'Epa. The candle will no: go
out but will shlno tty0uKl. The boy's tllstenlcd
checks w,t! ruddy glow. Now. lot tie parent
clsuck tho boy amartly under tho chin. Tho
candle xl!l DO Dbsersed to 50 out Immediately,
or At loaHt 1t Will uoro out Just Al 5000 - the
hoy can got his teeth out OF tho taoH. This
will tcacll tho boy ulo swallows tue candle
noror to attempt uncertain trcks when iB fatlieF
own. children. The other children will up
pteciate tho Icsson.
THE y1o TRICK.
Procure largo egg. DralmA eggs arc tho
bo"t, aud on largo aud draw croas WITH I. lead
pencil, aud on she opnoalto end drag = smaller
CROSS 10 Ink. Plaza sAe ogg-After showing tils
cht!dran tho marks and permitting them to ex-
anime II carefully. 40 thoy will know It tie next
tllne they sae it-npon tile tho head of tho oldest
boy present, or, If thero I4 grandfAthor handy
Mish bald head: balance the eXg Tn ha head.
Then lot ono OF tho company take o largo book
a'd sno If TO Gnu strife the egg hard enough to
breRk 1t. 10 tho aurpriHe Of everybody the cgg
will be suppressed At the first blow. Then you
can show thcpsraon on whose lteai 1t vas ba1anc-
Cd tho two crosses marked on the ehoil to provo
that 1t was tbp sAmo egg that no saw III lts eli
ttretY, hui ho will prn6ably be TOO croha 10 have
much interest In the mnlter. This IA not very
difficult trick, aud eau pe quite easily learned,
but care should Le e1orciaeJ 10 the s,!cctiom Ut
the egg. An egg that had bucn manufactured
beloto tho Wnr would 10 apt to create un-
plcasaulness II 1t SHOULD bo uyed iu tho trick.
THE Dou THlCH.
| This trick Ia not always easy 10 bo per!ornl-
| Cd On account Of tho necessity of Introducing
strange dog into tia family clrc!e. You munt
enticn strapgo dog, tho moro uhsoclablo Tho
oettor. into tho room. Then let ohe Of tho con-
plny tsxv bold Of its ears aud bold the dog still
While auothor tics its tail ia q bow.kuot. II the
| dog has bcen properly trained aud does lis part
Of the trick promptly thdra will bs four or fiyo
legs il that room chuck full Of dog'H teeth be-.
foIo tho irst wrinkle is laid IN that Knot. This
will teach the childron to lot dogs tail retain
the sbape Which nature has giycn il. Any dog
Of Ordinary sagncity can bo tnught to perform
thiH trick In two OF thsce dayx' practce. A
terrier Il generally considered letter for This
experiment than ll'do.. bec1.1ae il dosen't :
hold Oh ao long and knows when it has Lad
enough.
TIE CIrAIE TnICE.
1on can dorivo never ending fund of anuHa-
uent by prope!lv importing common CHAIR.
With M Ordinary haodtaw cut OF about Al inch
1od about tho ena,e length froul the left hind
leg Then keep the chair In q conapicuous place.
No matter Which Of the short legs It may res.
upon, when anybnds sits down Iu 1t, 1t viii im-
mediatoly keel Oil the other ope. aud the party
nAing 1t vii! wall and shrek in the lviost terror.
No house should la Without one Of these chairs.
They viii bo found very usctnl in tho case ot
ysltoIs who drop in about dinner time.