The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-01-30
Conjurors' Tricks.

Magic is mentioned only once as an
art, in Holy Writ, but the term magi
cisn. designating the ,Wcr f working
wonders beyond the range of scientific
or natural skill. is fiequent Persons
who pretend tn have such skill or power
are generally called co0jutors At the
present time.
Without going v,ry far back, several
Of those coujufors, who avo.e,tiy de-
ceived the public by slight Of hand or
by contrivsnces in which they we're as
sisted by confederates. MAJ he named
For instance, katerieito aud Graham,
who We're popular IN England CEN
tury back. and Robert lloudin. Ander-
son (''Great Wizard of the North.
Robert Heller, Macalister. Hermann
and Hoffmsn--,he last-naned two
making u fortune In London AZ the
present time.
Katerfelto had the honor Of being
mentioned by William Cowper, the
poet. in The Task" Published il 1885
Mentioning the newspaper. then begin
ming 10 be . power III :ac lnnd. the poet
named
''Katerfslto. with his hair on end
Al his own wonders. wondering for his
head,
This worthy-the conjnror. not the
poet-was German, and claimed 10
have been Colonel in the Prussian
cavalry. His COMPUTATIONS were ordi-
nary fats of hand skiii, assisted by n
little science. but be made Il great deal
Of money by the public exhibition OF
insect wonders by means al the solar
microscope. then no, city The pub
lie crowded to see the cncese- unite mag.
nitied TO the size Of An elephant. aud u
drop Of water crowded with animalcu-
lw
Here let mo interject curious anec-
dote not quite out of place here. 1t Is
we'll known that the higher classes of
Hindoos are precludrd, 10y the restric-
tions Of their faith. from the use of an-
imal food. 4 Hindoo of high rank be-
came intimate with an Engsish surgeon.
in India, aud muca interested IN some
of his scientific apparatus.
One day the surgeon thousht he
would assonsh his oriental friend, and
placing . drop ot water under the mi
croscope. invited him Ia look through
that instrument. He did. and the
sight revealed thousands of utt.e crea-
lures iosiiiing each other IN 'he limpid
fluid.
His horror. when he was told and
shown tina, he had been locking into =
drop Of water. may be imagined,
Greatly agita,ed. he said 10 the sur
geon
LET me enireat you no. to show this
to anyone else For fifty years have
strictly carried out the princlple OF my
faith. aud have refused Ia Cat or drink
anything tha, has ever hai life IN it
But hers drop Of water seems 10 oe
life oil over. can never again he
happy. Do Dot MAKE others - mlser-
able As my self.
katerfel,o made toftauc and " "aN.e'i
it. In his clo-itg yra's, nf'rr tA' de-
cline Of his popularity. he wa~ moTe
than once impr i>oncd as >a-rant and
, cheat. and finally bad psutsrs death
aud burial poctor Graham, " h' sue
cceded him. In London. u-,d electricity
and animal magnetism, by whleh he
pretended b. could ours All s!ls' ass,
make hi. patients beautiful taVevcr, AMI
prolou. their lives foy over a whole
century
Ia our own time. Rolert Heujjo. =
Frenchman. born IN iso5. Wa Try sue
ces.iul and popular, from 1874 % 1881.
/ both IN Paris and in Lou1nr. 49, :nn &.
/ large fortune ty his skin. sage~ ~dne~~,
ana tact, He published = NIX eats
/ tied Robert Houiia Hi, i.i,e.~Nofk'
sni Theatre whi1l exhibited .aaCh
! cleverpe>s.
+ After the French Rev .,.'teH ls i>4S.
which ruined his l'u>lr,>,. nc 'ea-ostsi
/ ,n London. ~herr III i~et smancs'-
we're popular aud Wv'd.'i... stt"r
which lie made prot,~>..snN! ;au'
! through the BRUSH Islands. All >e s..-
. qu~u;lv through many othcr forole,n
countries.
On the re-;ora,ion ot ord su feA",e
be re-amci bis ierfrrn aec-> \ Paris
and. =, the Fressch EAtihfIe + - )
was awarded gold mrdal or his sac-
| ces~iul scientific Applsea;ion ef elecsn'