Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-11
VARIOUS MAGICAL ILLUSIONS.
Amazing Effects Produced by Chemical
Aid-Pretty Tricks

Some pleasing illusions can be produced
by the aid of chemicals By wetting piece
of fire loaf sugar with phosphorized ether,
and throwing it into basin of water, the
surface of the water will become luminous
in the dark, and by gently blowing upon it
phosphorescemt undulations will be formed
which illuminate the air above the mud TO
considerable distance. In winter the water
must be rendered blood warm Ii the phos-
phorized ether be applied to the hand or other
warm objects, it renders them luminous IN
the dark.
Fix three pins in the table and lay piece
of money upon them; they place heap OF
the -four OF sulphur below the piece OF money,
add another above it and set fire to them
| When the flame is extinct, you will find that
| n thin plate of metal has become detached
| from the coin, thus making two out OF one.
Dissolve camphor in spirits of wine, and
| deposit the vessel containing the solution In
n close closet where the spirits of wine VIII
| evaoorate. Ii any one enters the room with
| n candle the air Will inflame, making an
| effect as bright and sudden as lightning, but
there is no danger whatever from this spark
ling effect.
To melt lead in piece of paper wrap up a
smooth ball Of lead in paper, taking care
| that there be no wrinkles in 1t, and that II
| he everywhere in conf act with the ball; II II
be held in this state over the flames of q taper
the lead will be melted without the paper
being burned. The lead, indeed, being once
fused, will not fail, in a short time, to pierce
the paper and run through.
, 4 pretty trick is performed in this manner
Take pin and dip into giycerine and mari
on your arm any number whatever-sa.
| l.630-and let the marks remain. You mus
have a confederate, and on joining com
pany suggest that some one write some mum
Der down. Your confederate will quickl
respond, writing the figures already on you
arm on piece of paper. Let him exhiol
2 throughout the crowd and burn it on plate
= After telling the company that you propos
8 to make the identical figures appear on you
:, arm. rub the ashes of tie paper on the spc
. where you had previously put the giycerin
% and you will have the numbers Your confet
is crate marked down on your arm IN very bol
k letters
i Take glass bottle; put into it some vol
Vt tile alkal, in which has been dissolved co
h per filings, which will produce blue colo
1t looking like liquid OF some kind. Ask son
is one to cork it while INDUCING IN some plea
re antry, and then call the attention OF the COZ
h pany to the liquid, when, to their astonls
re ment, they will find that the supposed liqu
has disappeared as soon as it was corke
Is You can cause it to reappear by simply ia
es ing out the stopper, and this change Will
VS. pear equally astonishing,
i'll A very funny trick is done in this way
is very little expense. Put into crucib!e 70
a ounces of bismuth, and, when in state
ar fusion, throw in two ounces and a half
al lead and one ounce and a half of tin. Th'
M metals will combine, forming an alloy, fu
ry BILE in boiling water. Mold the alloy il
of bars and take them to silyersmith to
ed made into teaspoons. Give one to strans
lat to stir his tea. As soon as the spoon toucl
The the hot tea it will melt in his fingers, ca
he ing great deal of observation-disclosures
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