Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-06
cincinnati Enquirer.1
Magic's Wonders

While In London, England short time ago." said
the Professor our Oxford street waiter made the
victim of practical Joke. One morning, this ton
serial artist sat reading his newspaper, he startled
by seeing young man enter in very excited manner,
who throwing, rather than seating. himself in the
chair, demanded shave instGntsr. The barber, who
was ready fellow, atonce set about oheying the
mands OF this excited and hurried guest. With
rapldlty that surprised himself, he shaved the right
side of his customers face, and then immediately
turned to the left That side he also shaved with clean
illness and dispatch, b judge of his surprise. when his
customer demanded to know in tones anything but
pleased why he did not the right side The poor be-
w1defed barber almost certain that had done
but perceived, to his surprise that the side question
was covered with Jet black hair. Again he shaved it. but
while he did TO his surprise and horror the hair
was growing on the other side. Thus it continued
for an hour. While he shaved side he could acu
ally see the hair growing the other side Terrified
beyond expression, he stood moonless; hereupon the
young man leaped from the chair, and snatcfng the
razor. drew it his throat and fell to the floor
covered with blood. The barber into the street
haliooing 'Murderr at the top Of his voice crowd
soon gathered and, with the arigbed barber beheld
the supposed corpse quietly arranging his tie before the
turning very pleasantly, he paid the barber and
departed. theatrical gentleman among the lockers
on soon gave 1t ont that it Professor Hermann the
great American Magician / went to my hotel and
a"oke next day to find myself the talk Of London"
concluded the Professor, FOR ii was l who did it. /
gave the poor barber fits. Did You ever hear how I
gave friend of mine the snakes?n asked the Pro-
sald:-A friend of mine, who great a drunkard
as All actor, and that is saying great deal one
morning seen by me to enter drinking saloon when he
was almost on the verge of deirium renens and know
ng his horror Of Snakes mania rotu yugarIy
called resolved to him. 1 entered just he
raised glass Of whisky to his lips, and rushing for
ward sn9tched the glass from his hand. crying at the
same tine Hold, s., until take this fly out. Pre-
tending to take the h out held up serpent. G. cried
out: MY God. that snakeG Not at all. said L; it
is simple housefy. See: you covered with them'
sa! ing which approached, and from his sleeves and
hair, etc, proceeded to pull snakes, protesting ell the
time that they We're flies. sThey snakesr cried c.
again. Ny God! that is snake; ter you. Hermann,
they are snakes!' Nonsense, said I, they but flies
Then, he Thaye the snakes nyself he rushed
rem the saloon He not seen for than week
after; but When next he sober and has been
so since" Professor asked the interviewer, ''were
YOU who are SO fond of surprising Others
Prlsed yourself?" Once the answer; ''then
the surprise great and agreeable one
you. 1t came about i'll this way for number of
years sufferer from cramps in ny left side, mnledi
atey nier the heart. suffered regularly at the close
OF each performance, and very often compelled to
cancel engagements which had made. owing to my
inability to I'll them. being prostrated by cramps and
being in very weak condition, / entertained very
serious thoughts of giving profession and spend
ing some years in travel and would have done bat
Tor an attendant Of mine, whose head had cut off
sloaliy while performing wonderful decapitation
act. The individual to whom complained of the pains
and the cramps III my side On occasion said it
curious-that l. who could decaptate another and re
place the head at will, oCght certainly be able to cure
myself told him how of the best doctors in
rope and America had failed. He laughed and said
he could cure Inc in week That night he presented
with bottle of St Jacobs Oil. the Great German
remedy, saying that its would produce effect
more magical than could readily believe. laughed
at the idea of St Jacobs Oil doing what had baed the
greatest doctors, but said that would try it, simply to
convince him that trying it would do no good. That
night, Oh retiring, rubbed my side with the OIL and
sure enough its good effect instan aneous-,nag-
zeal, in fact; felt relief at once slept better that
night than had done for long time before. Again in
the morning rubbed with the Oil, and at the close of
the afternoon performance noticed great dilinuoD
OF the painful cramps. Was 1 surprised? Well, was
very much surprised, and told my attendant In
less than wreh, and before had finished using my
third bottle was entirely and permanently cured.
The effect of st. Jacobs Oil indeed magical, so
much 50 that could scarcely believe my senses. /
nave never felt cramp sincenor lis there prophet,
seer, soothsayer magician who can perfor III such
wonders As st. Jacobs Oil.'' 1t