Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-07-11

believe ALL SAYS of himself, they will be
lieye he was the greatest performer that
ever lived. Doubtless he was very fine.
His fame lives outside the pages Of his
book, and he was very successful.
Speaking Of English performers, 1t
would be wrong to pass by Anderson. the
Wizard of the North. He was at the very
head of all performers Indeed, his equal
has never been seen. He is the most
famous OF all the English performers.
"There is a gentleman now in this city,
who is not now before the public. but
who as a sleight-of hand performer and
manipulator of cards, is probably second
only to Cazeneuye of all the people VINO
have been seen here. | mean Johh
Goldberg. known to his profession aS pro
fessor Just now he is managers agent
nj the Arch street theatre, but under
stand hp occasionally gives parior enter
tainments and lessons. He Is certainly
very skilled in handling cards, and ms
other slcight-of- hand business Is very
good. Goldberg has also done much IN
second sight, and assisted MIR. Mendum.
the manager of the theater l witnessed
recently some second sight business
quite equal to any by Heller and his SIS
ter, and they did one thing / do na think
Heller did. Mendum was taken from the
room under the escort OF two gentlemen
One of the party remaining wrote word.
One of the escort came in and carried Il
card. ON which Goldberg had drawn
circle, to Mendum. Almost instantly
Mendum wrote ont the word that had been
written in the first instance. The expert
ment WIS made with n sentence, and al
WAYS with the same results. Of course
the word was carried IN that SIMPLE HOOK
ing and apparently mmeanlng circle, hut
it was very clcverly done"
SECOND SIGHT EXPOSED.
You do second sight q
Yes. had IA second sight scheme at
work pcfnre Heller ever thought of 1t, |
guess. Since then | have improved up
ON it.
Explain it.
Il am afraid that it is going a little too
far. hut if Won will not give the source OF
your information will try to explain to
vou. Sofar as there beingany supernatu-
raj agency at work it Is not so, as you and
every other sensible man knows. You
have seen names written on IL piece OF pa
per. which tightly folded, the reader
pressed to his forehead, and, with wrlnki-
ed brow and his face sickhed DER with
the pal, cast Of thought, finally announc-
ed what Is written ON the paper 1t Is
simply absurd Ia aay that Il man can read
that which he does not see unless 1t Is
told him Now there are several ways
used hv the profrssei mind reader.
Sleieht-of- hand is most employed. 1t Is
astounding 10 the novice who does not see
the piece of paper which he has written
deftlv opened and read while his aiten-
ton is being attracted. Sometimes the
operator following the motion of the hand
that is writing can nearly guess the words
or question. But more frequently an as
sstant gets the question, and by the same
code of signals transfers it t. the mind
reader by the system Of which shall
now speak.
We will take up the simplest form IN
use. telling numbers, as Heller did IT.
OF course | do not know what Hellers
exact code was, but they are all on the
sume principle. Haidee sat on the stage
with her face turned away, while Heller
went into the audience. A coin was
handed him.
Can Won tell me what hold . he asks.
Yes it is a coin" replies she. She
took from the first letter III the question.
Say what kind Of 81 com, continued
Heller
Silver. she replies, with great prompt
ness. and the audience are divided III
wonder and delight.