Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-11-08
INTERESTING DECISIONS.
A Few Choice Tricks Performed
With Chemioaln
fufiaus sfnsrathstis Ink -aaktn9 I've
tssns aut - ons -'haasisw the 1otsr
~ ussd o. Itsusr- asitinE
Spoons.

SnH pleasing drlu.ions can ho pro.
lu,v3 hy fhe aid ~ chcmieal- By
u.H.rE o. r.rar - hnr loaf sugar with
rHu-r lur. fad rthyr. and thruw ing Il
iUtn basin uf Mater, the surface 81
ih. HHt,r wl'i h~yumr luminous in the
aHrs aHd by E4tly hipu Ing upon Il
rhue p8uro-crut unduiatiou. Will d.
iuuai which illuminate The air above
ih. HI.d "a considerable distance.
~ winter tho water must ~ rendered
h."'d warm. n tho pho.phorisad
either "' applied ta the hand or other
warru uhIrct- d rauicr- them luminoa,
iH thr dark
li, Wu-t curtuu- - al kinds ol
-Nur.thrile Ink b. that frum cobalt
N b. q ycrt singular phenomenon that
'hr rhamrt,r- of figures traced oui
SLID iH.- .nk mss b. made "a disap.
pear "r rvapp"ar a. pleasure Thi-
property .s peculiar 20 ink mad. from
cobalt fur al other kind. ars A a.,
m,isihia uatii some sahstaaese has
hsuR applied 70 make them appcar.
hut whrn once they appear they ~
main. 10 prepare this Ink take saifrs
and dissolve Il " ritro-muriatic acld
uutA thr h,ad cxtracts the metallic
part - ~ cobalt which commnni-
untes - thr kRFrr IA hlue colors. then
dtiut, abe solution with common water
lfyuu write y ith thl. liquor On paper
~. characters will b. Invisible. bul
vhsn osIS'sed % beat thcy will h..
como Ervon.
Add gradually one ounco. rs mcas-
urn. oi -uIrbur.r asid ta Eve uunue. ol
water in an rarthrnw dish. and
then add, also gradually. three
quarter ~ uH oHnrr 'of granulated
Pine A rapid preduetiun ~ hydrogen
ga- all instantly take place. Thee
s-Id fram time tn time few pieccs ~
phosphorus .oi the siza ~ q pa.
tlHuar.1- - ss.. bs4lisissa - ~ - ,Ht-
dulrd. Nhirh will take hrr on the sur
ll.a uf ths earrye-eiug liquid The
vhoI. -H.iar, ui the liquid win h"oume
Luminous. HuI hre hali-. witb Jrt- a
Hr,. vlIl dart from thc bottom thruuRh
tAr liquid vith kissing Noise. I,
u..es h.nutlful yHcrt
tiV three pins la the table and lny a
p..rr 0f money upun them, then piaos
q hrup ~ fsur uf sulphur h.luw the
rirgr ~ money adi another above b
ANA -.t hry a. them when The fame
g. extinct you viII end that a thin plate
~ metal ha. l-.,nms d,tarhrd from tbs
y,un, fHn- making tao out ~ one.
ui-soIN, eamphor In spirits ~ wins
and l,pu-i' thr vr--rl containing ths
solution .n cIo-y r,uu whtr, ths
-TrIt- uf wine vill o,apoute n ans
uH. rutyr- thr rupm with 4 candle the
aIr wi.I irfBms. making an cHc,t a.
bright and sudden A. lightning, bal
thrry J. ~ danger whatever fsomshi-
sparkling effect
- melt irun IN q moment and maks
90 uH lotto druT-. follow this rule
Bring % har - iron o. white heat and
th,r app,y ~ u rnil ~ sulphur IN,
iron aiIl immediately melt
Take pioee # lookinR Cla--. r,-t II
nn table 10 any angle IN front ~ ths
u1I",t 90 d. copiod. then. having
p.rrr ~ paper piuovd bshind the mir
rlr. rs booking into II from the upper
part - ihr gla-- with one eye. - .,
-r"ak. nnd with The other make n,
axis uf vision mcst In the focus poln
- huth, any objoet may h. seen ans
sk,tched with singular noauty and -
cuury This will b. found oi groa
ton,it Va beginners IN the art II paint
inr
A powder which catches arc whcl
exposed to air rah be prepared IN thii
way rut thrive ounccs ~ ruck alan
and une aunre ~ honey or sugar int,
an oarthcru dish. keep tho mixiur,
over tho fire until Il bccomos dry ans
hard. then pound II 10 a coarse pow
der fut this Into n bottle. lea, ing
part euslh and having placed II In
crurihls N up the crucible with Nm.
sand and surround with burning coals
When the bottle has boen kept at
rsd heat for some eight minutes ~
move thcn stop Il with picoe ~ cork
and, leaving II ~ cool. preserve th'
mixture In small bottles well closed
II you unclose a bottle and let fall
few grains u the powder on a bit o
1 paper ~ any other dry substance 4
wtll hr-t heoome blue. then a prelt,
brown. and will. finally. burn the sub
stance on which Il has fallen.
To melt lead In pioce u paper wraI
up smooth ball of lead In paper. tak
Ing care that there he no wrinkles in !
and that it b. everywh here In contae
with The ball. n Il hs held In this stat
over tho flames Of taper the lead wil
he melted without the paper b-inl
burnt The lead. indeed. when one
fused. wili not iAil IN = short time 4
Pleros the paper and run through.
u twenty grains oi phosphorus. ca
very small ap.I miscd with forty grain
! ~ powder ~ xinc. be put into fou
draohms Of water and tive draehms q
concentrated sulphnric acid he aade'
thereto, bubbles of inhamed phosphos
sied hydrogen gas will cover the Who'll
I surface of the nuid. forming a e~aatI
I ful mountain oi fire
A Fsvtiy tfiek i psrfurmed ~ 81
uannsr Iaks a pin and dip Set
/ glyusfine snd marx on ysar arm an
numisef hatever say 1850 ana leav
the marks rrnain You musi have