Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-24
MAGIc's WONDERS.
lCincinnati E.nnnirer |

w lille III iduu, o niieEs tiiAlc
ago." said the Professor, = an Oxford-street
barber was made the victim OF practical
joke. One morning, as this tonsorial artist
sat reading his newspaper, he was startled by
seeing a young man enter in very excited
manner, who, throwing, rather than seating
himself in the chair, demanded shave
instanter. The barber, who was ready
fellow, at once set about obeying the COM
mands of this excited and hurried guest.
With rapidity that surprised himself, he
shaved the right side of his customers face,
and then Immediately turned to tha left.
That side he also shaved with cleanliness
aud dispatch, but, 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 be had done so, but
perceived, to bis surprise, that the side in
question was covered with JET black hair.
Again he shaved it, but while he did So, TO
his surprise and horror, the hair was grow
ing on the other side. Thus it continued
for an hour While he shaved one side he
could actually see the hair growing on tx
other side. Terrified beyond expression, he
stood motionless; hereupon the young m n
eaped from the chair, and, snatching the
razor, drew it across his throat, and fell to
the floor covered with blood. The barber
flew into the street hallooing " Murder !" at
the top of his voice. A crow d soon gathered,
and, with the atfrighted barrier, beheld the
supposed corpse quietly arranging his tie
before the mirror; turning very pleasantly,
he paid the barber and departed. A theatre
cal gentleman among the iookers.on soon
gave it ont that it was Professor Hermann,
the great American magician. went to my
hotel and awoke next day to find myself the
talk of London" concluded the Professor,
for it was [ who did it. | gave the poor
barber fits. Did you ever hear how gave q
friend of mine the snakes Z" asked the Pro-
lessor. On receiving an answer in the mega
tive, he said: ga friend of mine, who was
as great drunkard as an actor-aud that is
saying great deal-was one morning seen
by me to enter drinking saloon wien he
was almost on the verge of delirium tremens,
and knowing his horror of snakes, as mania
d-potu is vnlgarly called, | resolved to save
BIN. l entered just as he raised glass of
whisky to his lips, and rusbiug forward, !
snatched the glass from his hand, crying at
the same time Hold, S., until [ take this
fly OUT Pretending to take the fly out, l
held up q serpent. @. cried out: My God
that is snake = Not at all, said 1T is
a simple house fly. Sse you are covered
with thenr'-saying which l approached, and
from his sleeves, and hair, etc., proceeded
to pull snakes, protesting all the time that
they were flies. They are snakes p cried G.
again. My God! that is snake, I tell you,
Hermann; they are snakes ? Nonsense
said 1, they are but a.es.' Then said he.
Il have the snakes myself and he rushed
from the saloon. He was not seen for more
than week after; but when next seen he
was SOBER and has been so since" Profess
sor," asked the interviewer, were you, who
are so fond of surprising others, ever sur
prised YOURSELF" "Once," was the answer;
then the surprise was very great and
agreeable one, / assure you. 1t came about
in this way. | was for a number of years
sufferer from cramps in my left side, immedi-
ately under the heart. l suffered regularly
at the close of each performance, and
very ofel was compelled TO cancel engage
ments which had made, owing to my
inability to fill them, being Frustrated by
cramps, aud being in very weak condition.
[ entertained very serious thoughts of giving
no my profession and spending some years in
travel, and would have done so but for an
attendant of mine, whose head l had cut off
occasionally while performing my wonderful
deca pitation act. The individual to whom
complained Of the pains ard the cramps in
my side On one occasion said it was curiou..
that I, who could dscapisate another and
replace the head at will, ought certainly be
able to cure myself l told him how some
Of the best doctors in Europe aud America
had failed. He laughed at ne, and said he
could cure me 10 week. That night he pre-.
sented me with bottle of ST. Jacobs Oil, the
Great German Remedy. saying that its use
would produce an effect more magical than
could readily believe. I laughed at tie idea
of ST. Jacobs Oil doing what had bsffi ID the
the greatest doctors, but said that L would
try il, simply to convince him that tryins it
would do no good. That night. on retiring,
| rubbed my side with the Oil, and, sure
enough, its good effect was instantsDeous-
magical, in fact; I felt relief at once.
slept better that night than l had done for
long time before Again ia the morning
rubbed with the Oil, and at the close of the
afternoon performance l noticed o great
diminution of the painful cramps. Was /
surprised? Well, was very much surprised,
and told my attendant 81. In less than a
week. and before l had finished u ing my
third bottle, was entirely and permanently
cured. The effect of st. Jacobs Oil was in
deed magical, so much 30 that could scarcely
believe my senses have never felt cranp
sincs-nor is there prophet, seer. soothsayer
or magician who can perform such wonders
as ST. Jacobs OIL"