The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-01
NUMBER 6.
SCIENTIFIC JUGGLERT.


We have often thought that if profession
al cnnintsis would Substitute for such time
honuied tricks ~ making "nirlette> in hats,
aud Causing cardS to appear and disappear,
snme ,uf he really wonder working per-
f"rmanccs "f the electric current. they
would succeed much better in mvsfirving,
amusing, aud perhaps instructing their au-
dieuCeS.
Mr.. Heller. clever magician now per
forming ia this city, has neat way of
bringing the plrciric current % his n ia
whrte il wuu'l hardly be expected. Fnr
example, aiiri borrow ing n few watches he
pidces HEM on late Which lie suspeuds
10y a bU "G Suing la iitile bar be ween
twn cods fton the ceiling Suddenly a
flash cou,tS from the bar. the string is
burned, AID plate and watches fan with a
cash. The broken Plate and ruined
aICheS aIr restored by Shnliing hem out
oi a gun. asaiu>; ipmcd black square.
also suspended bN c'rds from the ctilin,r
asd hv:e again the elccti &c current actu-
atpS mechanism which cauSpS the limit
ulug-like 6! fSIlIieHtance nf an inter1tpSinp
screen. Tho cuftrui again works lie
hammer e a glass bell apparently suspend
tl bv mere thread. huf u1ticit accurateiy
cpunls tie uuubcy uC Siuds on cha~e.l
card>. 1n clrctiu music Mr. Teller = an
adept. lie ias a doztn nr rno,r drums
VII fch e heaps up uu kind ,i barrow ia
the mfdile uf his stage. Theu seating
. himself = his ltiaun 20 some >.ance aSysz
he play. 4 lively Hir. 10 which The rtysreri
Dus drums at 81 - Deat li'ne. aud hen play
drai"ninE accompaniment. OF course.
c"ucedltd hammers operated hy electro
magnets ate al the bpIfln pf the uuzzle
The Heller orch, ion e. 4 much more
eiLtotaie c"uiIIyaure. i : r-,-sd sized
lal - o. gan. Ir"V s6,Ci iti a >t1I l.I,.nleuta
eNbuaid, and Surmruufcd wita hevil-
'iriInr mass nt brass tnh,.> aud at,iaiafus
An aiI p,tNrd ~ ihe pea ruin,ei is >uddrul,
acc""pinirE 10y ci'lf"e 1T large bells
tltr tu.ther end uf the han then hv sr.al
lie = near by, iiItu from another organ nea
tie ceiling issues n"t's like flute. a chorn.
"I Il ish bells Ia ~ 30 anutiie part of he'hal
lhlrs M; the music initiates storm attr
huge iron plate In another ulagteI tattles
itself, while 'Iuin a hrx near the ceiling is
surS tie sound uC falling rain. FINAL,
t~" sharp cNi'i'>'uiI> ifuf1 mii,iatnie gun.
mar the Iuf ate heaid. tie Hrhts an
TUNED down. aud ga he ,.rt.-n .,r,,-e7~ re-.
v"lving Geis>lrr tubes. ia~hiug 1,lt greer
a"d blue il-hl in the weitar~t manner, a.
thr cuiIa'n s'uiS the magician aud his in
atiuuiCiii from view
lie also shows a nGmbrr Of other pe.
NOUS Illusions, some ui s Eich depend uI,ot
'e"''' k'"ie auiurna "a aa' many uIiou cleo
ii'cai action. JtHss a simple tral,.ze suS
i"i''iri iI8H - ia. ..ycr hi, stage. he seat
4 h"ii nt">>'.3 - a eynlna>t. Tie trapezt
- set ''>cilidilig. ard theieuprn fDr son,
teh nlmlu' is lise doh goes fh~ourlt a serie
oi l"'i il'I tIarc'~. Tie NeiY variety uf whicl
b lilies al ilfenI is-> a. To- hoS the tirute /
"pi KID. The istn'l> alone touch the ira
pee bar, aGd tiIe mechanism IA the bod
l. uece>SaiiiS governed thr"ugh the rope
aud ct"-S lircr> &; hnt II l. uu So easy =,
explain ho~. iH cpIsclualnr. the figure let
Et Wl1h is hands, throws a sonetSault
a"t catches 'n rs toes. ctrtinuIng th
S"l"-IHE in thA iHsti"u. Auather auto
mh'irn : a ptacncis, whicl cries. move
i'N head. eats. aud >p uad> its tail at tn
''',l"t "i the CHti1fer. - 10 anutier *
q 81 "h'ch euIri g-> from box, seals itSe'
81 he e'ig", goes through many lsuehabl
an c, a"d ru'i> by Sm. king pii.e. uutfIn
trilh ihr >1'nke ia thr ui,st natural MAJ
ner.-.Sc.-,.'.fc -imcricIa.