The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-15

Fights q sIoggn' through Canal street Beat 'em.
Ten, beat emI Hoy Rush her. boys-rush 'er ii
sa-a-ayl Shake 'eri Pound 'erl Smash FER! Gi-it'
The wheeled vehicles, houses, &C., are made ~
hand, all but some ornamental portions, which are
stamped with dies and the wheels, which are cast ~
foundry disconnected from main establish
ment hundred tons Of these toy wheels are used
in a single year
Tho horses and other animals and the human
figures are all stamped from dies Each figure requires
two dies, for the right side and one for the LETT
Then the soldered together Every figure Is
subjected to ten separate processes before it ready
for sale.
1.-The cutting OF the zinc or tin.
Tho stamping on the die.
s-Partial cutting OF the TIN around the stamp.
4-Soldering
a-Completlon OF the silhouette, or cutting
6-soldering its supporting PLATFORM or axetres.
7.-Anixing OF wheels and springs.
S-Painting.
9-Strping
lobbying.
Tho season Of sales from the wholesale msnufacso-
RES OF toys closed weeks ago. The toys for the holi.
days OF 1878 long been in tho hands OF Jo0be
and retailers and manufacturers are called on only 10
mako up occasional Deficiencies For TWO months
past they have devoted themselves to new designs Tor
niger Co. will ship to the Pacific coast, around Cape
Horn and to Europe Also by sailing vessels, largo In
voices Of new goods Tor next summer, and some for
the holidays OF 1859.
Mechanical toys and automatic multiplied every
year. The difficulty OF their inventors lies IN making
good ones which can be sold CHEAP. Heavy CLOCK
springs the common motors, and these, attached
TO the necessary cog.wheels which in turn move the
wires that regulate the movements OF the toys, are
concealed under platforms or IN the toys bodies
You can lnd COWS that switch their tails and KICK
flies of their bellies with their left hind feet every Ten
seconds by the watch. You can buy Tor So q pigmy
Swiss washcrwoman at work tub and looking
red IN the face from her exercise You can
at the vehement gestures and comical mods Of
darby preacher, and commserate the woe OF several
dismal mourners at funeral who regularly iiit their
handkercneis TO thor eyes anc wpe away real drops
Of Croton water On one shelf is minstrel gong
through the motions with banjo, and another clap
ping the bones from LETT to right and hgn ABOVE MS
wooly head. On another shelf is circus rider gal
Iop,ng around ring, boy climbing up ladder anu
cat tapping milk.
If these things interest you, how much they enter
tain the children. Some OF the latter, couioundcd ny
so many marves wander spcechiess among inc snop
asles, staring with kind OF awe.
The richly deckod French figures at Maillard's and
else where are moro tor show than for handing. The
oyerdressed French wax doll IS described by not few
intelligent and trustworthy children as "a nasty
thingn Its wardrobe is too easily crushed the rouge
on i,s cheeks comes off; Its hat gets awry ana It's
curls In tange; spots accumulate on It's SILK sKirs
and the least knock dishgures IT. The fact IS II Will
not bear tho discipline that every rational cnd SUD-
iects her doll the cradle aud out OF IL IL
papable absurdity another respect; It Is commonly
dressed up like young lady considerably older than
its mistress
AMI mayo wandi Wand Of the sorcerer who SO
long kent his art behind a vail Is It indeed true
that this wand can last be clutched by orish-eyed
boy and made in his hand to effect the same trans
formation he has so often wondered al?
II has come to pass.
The leats of the magcians Of ten years ago are no
longer Esustnian mysteries. The possessors OF the
secrets OF the black art have come forward 70 sell
thor knowledge, their paraphernaa and tneir skill.
Any one now may learn how 10 take dozen eggs out
Of an empty bag, 10 pour four kinds OF wine from
bottle to hatch canary birds under napkin. shoot
any desired card out Of pack and make 1t stick
against an upright mirror, cannon ball through
Tho ton of hat or make excellent coffee with moth
| ing but . tin cup and fine muslin handkerchief
Card tricks ball tricks paper tricks. leather tricks
are for sale at low prices in three Establishments,
where polite nmble fingered gentlemen are ready
10 instruct novices and surprise thcm with the simple
processes by which things apparently diincuit may DC
DONE Hartz, on upper Broadway. has boxes contain
inc implements tor the performance OF from i've TO
twenty wonders-boxes which can be bought Tor from
| 81 to $50 each.
specia fea,s OF legerdemain requiring some study
and practice on part Of the pupil are disposed Of
at higher prices. 1t has long been known that the
modern magician was indebted to science for aid in
his performances, and in learning how to prac''se
some receptions a BOY will acquire much valuable
knowledge OF the laws OF physics.
i PROVIDED boy OF ten or fourteen years has taste
for the mysterious ana some natural aptitude Tor
mystlying others, he will be delighted 70 receive as
p,fs some of tho magcians lore winch will enable
Inn IN keep The homo circle in state Of peasurable
dismay these long winter evenings.