National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-02-04
tCinclnnatl Enquirer
MACICJS WONDERS,

"While in London, England, short time ago."
said the professor, "Our oxford street waiter was
made the victim OF practical joke One morning
this tonsorlal artist sat reading his newspaper
he was startled by seeing young man enter in u
very excited manner, who, throwing, rather than
seatlng, himself I'm the chair, demanded a shave
inSdnter. The barber, who was ready fellow, at
once set about obeying the commands Of this
excited and hurried guest With rapidlty that
surprised himself he shaved the right side of his
customers face, aud then Immediately turned TO
the left. That side he also shaved with cleanliness
and dispatch nut, judge of his surprise, when his
customer demanded to know in tones anything
but pleased why he did not shave the right side.
The poor, bewildered barber was almost certain
that he had done So but perceived, to his surprise
that the side in question was covered with jet
black hair. Again he shaved II, but while he did
so, to his surprise and horror the hair was growing
on the other side. Thus 1t continued for an hour.
While he shaved one side he could actually see the
hair growing on the other side. Terrified beyond
expression, he stood motonless; hereupon the
young man leaped from the chair, and, snatch
ing the razor, drew 1t across his throat, and
fell TO the floor covered with blood The barber
flew into the street hRlOoing Murder" at the
top of his voice. A crowd soon gathered, and
with the affrighted barber, beheld the supposed
corpse quietly arranging his tie before the mirror
Turning very pleasantly he paid the barber and
departed. theatrical gentleman among the
lookers-on soon gave 1t out that II was Professor
Hermann, the great American magician. ] went
to my hotel, and awoke next day to lind myself
the talk of London" concluded the Professor,
" for 1t was who did II. / gave the poor barber
fits. Did you ever hear how gave a friend of
mine the snakesP the Professor asked.
On receiving an answer In the negative he said
"A friend of mine, who WAS Us great drunkard
as an actor, and that is saying great deal, was
one morning seen by me to enter drinking
saloon when he was almost on the verge OF de-
drum trenels and knowing his horror Of snakes
mania potu is vulgsrly called, resolved to
save him. l entered Just as he raised IA glass OF
whisky to his lips, and, rushing forward,
snatched the glass from his hand, crying at the
same time; Hold, c., until take this by out
Pretending to take the fly out, held up serpent
c. cried out: My God that is a shaker Not at
all, said ], II Is simple house ny. See you are
covered with them,' saying which l approached
and from his sleeves, and hair, &C., proceeded To
pull snakes, protesting all the time that they
were flies. They are snakesr cried G. again
My God that is n snake ! tell you, Her.
mann, they are snRkesV Nonsense said
], they arc but aics.' Then said he
i have the snakes myself and he rushed from
the saloon. lie was not seen for more than u
week amer; but when next seen he was sober, aud
has been so since" Professor asked the in
leryiewer. were you, who are 50 fond OF surpris-
ing others, ever surprised yOuSelf7" "Ouoe.h
was the answer; "then the surprise was a very
great and agreeable one, assure you. II came
about In this way was for a number Of years n
sufferer from cramps In my left side, Immediately
under the heart. suffered regularly at the close
OF each performance, and very Omen was com.
PEELED TO cancel engagements which had made.
owing to my inability 10 fll them being Frustrated
by cramps and being In a very weak condition.
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my profession and spending some years In travel,
and would have done 80 but for an attendant Of
mine, whose head had cut on occasionally while
performing my wonderful decapiiRiion act The
individual owhom complained Of the pains aud
the cramps In my side ON one occasion said II wa,
eurious--that !, who could decapiiaio anOl hcraud
replace the head at will, ought certainly be able
TO cure myself ] told him how some OF tie
best doctors in Europe and America had
failed. He laughed At me, aud said lac
could cure me In week. That night he
presented me with bottle OF st. Jacobs on the
Great German Remedy, saying that its use would
produce an eject more magical than | could
readily believe. laughed at the idea Of st. Jacobs
oil doing what had bafiied the greatest doctors.
but said that would Try II simply 10 convince him
that trying would do nog0od That night ON rclir
ing rubbed my side with the on. and sure enough
its good effect was inslantAneous- magical, In
fact felt reliefat once slept better that night
than had done for \ long time before. Again In
the morning rubbed with the OH, and NJ the close
OF the afternoon performance l noticed great
dimlnutiOn Of tho painful cramps Was l sur
prsed? Wen, WAS very much surprised, and
told my attendant so, In less than week, and
b efore had finished using my third bottle. was
entirely and permanently cured. The effect Of st.
Jn cobs Oil was indeed magical, so much so that
could scarcely believe my senses ] have never
felt n pramn ginCp Ia thoFp nronhpt gppr
soolhs0yer, or magician who can perform such
Woudprs "a 81 JapObs Oil