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L.hlu IIafst--.IIcr Tricks md Decep'
lions Made Perfectly Plain.

Lulu IIafst.-IIcr Tricks and Decep.
lions Made Perfectly Plain.
Tie american Marketman Is q Weekly paper
published In Chicago, in tho interest OF the
canning, packing and grocery trade, and IS
most ably edited by Mr.. J. W. Lynch. One Of
best known MS "horse sense." A lnir specI.
men OF this Is the following pracllcaI expose
Of the Georgia Wonder humbus, which we
conuenSc:
first exhibition ut Centrnl Music Hall, we
have been trying to get time to write her up, !
or rather down. Why so many have been
puzzled ut her wondcrless deception Is " us u
mystery. True, this Is out OF our line OF busi'
ness, and only Take IT. up on account OF the
miserable failure made by the daily press anu
who have seen the marvellous Georgia Won,
der, her innocent rural father, and the big end
of the slow, Mr., whu nets as ring mas.
ter. suppose we ought to handle the subject
We know that there are thousands who BE-.
lievc, us the Tribune says, that Miss Lulu
Hurst succeeded In proving to her audience
that the number OF things the world cannot
The area OF Its scientific K knowledge. We have
had no conversation with any ono who ever
tried Miss Lulu's odic force, but have proved
the whole proceedings by reasoning and cH-
pertinent, just rs We arc going to prove II to
you.
Ii, ns we asked before, you did acc Miss
To this part of the room, where the green car
pet ~ drawn tightly, rs the foOtlo!d H. not so
good for tho man from the audience: then lie
will be somewhat nervous anyhow. as tho per
Now let your assistant hold the chair just rs
you saw It done: mind, he Is to hold the chair
and himself still. Have you got OH your rub
beers so yuu won't slip on the carpet? Now
pnf yOIIr Inf hnpfl ny fhn cont Of the chair nuN
your right hand OH the fiat middle round OF
the back. Let the ball OF your thumb press
har'l OH top Of this round. Don't take any,
f h"sis m now si' eus n1'yS' nn'. on pnl, navy as YOU e enn's pail
without grasplng. but push with ootn hanuS
In Il strong spasmOdic way as Lulu did, anu
when sou yet your man started you can DEFY
n CLINT to hold the chair still. He is usiIg his
strength on the slippery carpet to hold the
chair firm you are using yours with the
leverage md sure footing. Hold your arm
and hand still In any WY ysI en- nix T. + SO O., q
same principle.
Now take your billiard cue, grnsp 1t in the
middle, fingers up and hands about OUT ei agnd
press hard against sides. Stand on one foot,
as Lulu did. Let whoever Is assisting you
take hold Of the cue ns he likes, hut see mat
he spreads his hands out at least twelve INCH
es from yours. Do you remember what the
young man said 10 the audience? "!f you get
Miss Hursl's hands above her head she loses
her powcr.' Now If you have the cue Just ~
W. have described, let your assistant push
with all his might, aud II you find he Is 100
much for you let your hands go above your
head. But without he is u very strong man
legged centre Of gravIty. You mny say that ~.
lu did not appear 10 lean forward, but she Iid,
though. Her dress being OF heavy stuff II
swung rs n pendulum and gave the uppcar-
Nov set tho Umbrella. open It, give 1t to
your assistant, let him grnsp the stick with
his left hand close up to the stay ribs. bring
his right hand dow TO the lowest point OF
the stick. Now he must hold the umbrella
and himself still, nothing more. Lay your
right land lightly, rs 1t were, OH the centre OF
tho stick. just as Lulu did, but be sure you lay
yonr hand on so That the 1lexnr OF the nrst
Joint of the thumb can be put, where 1t Will 40
the most good when you begin to exert our
strength In the least expected direction.
Again, M with the chair, don't attempt 10
pull. always push sideways. DO you re,nein.
Der the man who was nearly run over the foot
lights, how he was pushed sideways and back
ward? Then. II your assistant wont push ms
your hand slip up among the RIBS and brenk
lhcm-ihc odic force must escape somewhere.
Now for the heavy act. lifting man and chair
clear Of the floor excepting his feet. Do you
with-a cane bottom with struight legs nnd
special shaped chair or you will fail In this
let your assistant seat himsela nna a. as tne
brace yourself to keep from falling on your
face" now place your hands AZ Lulu did,, but
don't attempt 10 raise him bodily. but push
the chair from you rs though yom were trying
to throw him on his face; Mt the sumo time
, lit as though you were going to throw the
chair over your head, but don't grasp inc
chair, as the audience would see that tnere Is
no need OF 1t; the tiexor OF the first joint Of
thumb Is all you want 10 use In pushing Tor
ward aud upward; your assistants feet net as
} the fulcrum OF a lever. Now let another az
u III --.1., It, lam fnnn tn FINN md
strange rs It may seem, the chair may he III.
; ed with less trouble than when one nun was
in it. Do you remember that on the Monday
night we are speaking Of Lulu inude a com
! ton, because he insisted on keeping his feet
Off the floor, and would not brace back In the
chair? Miss Hurst can't, rs strong Us she IS
! and she IL no kitten, lift u four year old chile
: Should this article meet the eyes OF q skept!e
+ In q city where Mish Hurst Is exhibiting, sh
in the chair and keep your feet of the floor
no matter what the stage manager says y
ut once, be sure you are the bottom man
keep your feet up and see that the top man, u
O stranger. does not raise himself on your lap
!. and our word for II she will never lift YOU.
Now get your billiard cue again for inc
"pressing to the floor act" Do you remember
/ how she held 1t? Small end up under the
arm pit. with the palm OF the hand turineh
out, md Glove down to the butt end, 80 close
that ono gentleman had To nsk her to give
him room 10 take hold, which she did very re-
iuctauily. Now, having the cue under your
arm, make your assistant spread MS hn''da a-
fur aipnrt as he can, giving him barely; room
! tO lay hold OF the lower end; then tell him Ia
push IL to the ground; tho harder he pushes
the more cohesion there is to your hand, ana
I've found almost impossible to get 1t to the
floor; yet, on this night; one gentleman did Sc
twice, and then Lulu just laughed, te! ne
Did you hear the whistle OF the cue ns IT Flip.
ped over her open hand, showing the hcaVy
r leverage and pressure she was exertIEg?
, Now for forcing the chair to the moor act
and that will close the performance. but VIC
must have more than the ono man or TWO
you have following our test win, as THIS VII!
have to have q confederate, and tho more We
!, get around the chair, and the more confusion
the less chance Of your audience getting awny
, with you. Was there q citizen OF Chicago al
that exhibition who knew the young man
whose hand she broke the umbrella stick. anc
who sat in a chair on the extreme left OF the
stage, and WHO in this act, at one tine wheT
/ the chair was being forced to the floor, got al
most under 1t? Don't you know that tho
stage manager called for more men 10 force
. the chair DOWN. Do you suppose, that tht
young fellow WHO took thnt running Jm,nL
} who were Mt the chair would have dared to d(
such q thing hal he not been IN the troupe
Again, as Miss Hurst's fcnts arc tricks, there
Take nny two gentlemen who nre known Il
each other. no more. and soc If Miss Lulu ca,
! prevent them from forcing the chair down
= In conclusion, pay no attention to that littl'
ghost story the old man tells about the Gcor
Ella experience at home Why don't she do -
!, Eow? II you buy that crowd for n simple
party Of plain. u~nassuming country people
:. you put your money In n "stone blind pool
We have not written this In q scientific. o.
metaphysical strain because science, e%lectrici
: ty, metaphysics or an unknown force I'M!
nothing 10 do with 1t; 1t Is trickery, fraud
practice, and newspaper ush from ~bcslnnin: