Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-19

tist- The performance was not
given Now, that man, like
I thousands Of others, learned az be was,
instead Of trying 10 elucldate my feAts
through natural agencies, dipped into
abtruse science and got lost,for Of course
there was nothing aotruse IN the means
used"
"In regard TO sons Of your other feAts,
may I ask how IL Is possible 20 hold q
chair raised few feet IN the air so the
united effoits Of half dozen men cannot
I force II 70 the groundf"
at can be done very easily was the
reply, "ii you possess q certain amount
OF physical strength, and II Is much more
difficult to control a chair held by one
strong individual than il would be II II
were held by six. will make II clear to
you. We will suppose yon 70 be the per
former. You are q man OF strength and
} will and you are determined 70 succeed
before your audience. Failure means
ruin 10 you so far as financial success Is
concerned. Therefore you forget your
audience and everything else out your
end in view. You take possession Of the
chair with a resolution not 10 be shaken
by surrounding circumstances. The six
men, on the contrary, are thinking prin-
cipally Of the derision likely to follow an
exhibition Of muscular superiority.
There being half dozen OF my OPP
ponents, not enc Of them could secure
anything ike firm hold on the disputed
article, and each one, as rule, tugged
in an opposite direction TO his neighbor.
One does not try 20 hold the chair up.
Simply by pushing II with all my strength
/ force il against my foes and shove them
one side Of the stage 10 the other. The
derision of the audience quickly relaxes
their muscles, while never for an In
slant lose my self.control While keep
on pushing persistently, my opponents
grow more unsteady on their limbs, ana
finally, wearied out, they retire in dis
gust"
''Can you tell me how, by simply
| placing your open palms against the
/ sides Of a chair, you can lift 1t when It IS
occupied by man weighing 200 pounds
and oyerl'
"Some persons could accomplish II
/ readily" was the answer, 'alded by GER
tain favorable conditions. Most men In
sitting down throw themselves back in
such way that the front legs OF the
chair are nearly ell clear Of the ground.
Almost the entire weight falls on the
hind legs. BY pressing the open palms
closely to the sides OF q chair such as is
generally used In the performances you
cannot help gripping 10 a certain extent
II you possess goodly allowance of
strength this grip will enable you 10 raise
the cnair few inches from the ground
OF course 1t Is only few inches, and you
drop 1t again rather suddenly, but the
audience hears the legs strike the Ehoor
and you are victorious. Seer
"Well, how about the story that you
could not possibly carry raised um-
brella for more than three consecutive
moments without It's flying to pieces"
inquired, cycling meanwhile the discarded
and unframed arasOl rep1siug by the
young woman's side.
"Oh," she replied, displaying embar.
rassment for the first time. al was or
dered not TO carry parasOl in the street, |
and | simply Obeyed instructions. IL was
unpleasant OF course to walk aboutrun. |
protected from the sun, but by that little |
sacrifice Of personal comfort In summer |
| was enabled TO enjoy a fine sealskin
sacque in winter"
How did you FIRST discover your abil- |
ity TO perform these featsl'
81 first discovered IN was the guileless !
rejondGr, "by going two or three times
TO Wallack's theater and carefully watch |
ing Lulu Hurst's exhibition. The spec. |
tators really furnished the greater part
OF the performance. II was really anus |
Ing how the audience used TO watch my
every move and construe IL into some |
thing mysterious. To ILLUSTRATED had |
and still have habit of passing my hand |
before my eyes and also Of running II |
through my bangs. Well, a |
young man would trip up on the |
stage and try the cane test lie |
would brace himself rigidly, grip the
stick and look me square in the face, de. |
termination personided. The audience |
were on the alert, and he knew IL. /
would quickly raise my hand from the
stick aud pass IL before my eyes Half |
the spectators would Immediately whisper |
audlbly, she's mesmerizlng him. Then |
the young man began to grow nervous !
and doubtful. After moment my hand |
would again uncOnsciously forsake the |
stick and run through my bangs. Another |
audible whisper, 'she's got electricity in |
her hand BY this time my would.be |
conquerer was half beaten, and to finish |
him was comparatively easy"
"You have fully decided, then, not to |
give any more exhibitlonsI"
"Yesi magnetic girls are at discount |
They were valuable, though, while the
Juror lasted. You see they were some
thing novel, and that is what Americans
like. Barnum demonstrated the fact long
ago"
"What do you think of Lulu HurstY"
''Precisely what she thinks Of me-"
,,And that is--?h
"Ask her"
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