The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-11

some Of his cigars. If they expect TO see
the inner chamber and It's secrets they are
sadly disappointed, for the curtains conceal
ing them never even flop by chance and the
man on guard is ever present to prevent ioit-
ering or prying. .
81 will waive an iron rule on this occasion"
said the professor, land consent to show
you actually how my illusions are worked.
/ will give to the public through the Herald
some idea of the labor, skill and expense
necessary for the practice OF the occult
sciences so-cslled."
Whereupon be led us into an adjoining
room he called his workshop. Ii was large
and spacious, and what an aggregation OF
INDISPENSABLE bric-a-brac 1t contained. 1t
was a toy shop, skeleton factory, a
laboratory and battery store house all In
one. A young man, who looked so OLD tnat
his appearance on earth might have been re-
garded as his second event on the planet,
coughed a consumptive cough and chuckIed
with delight at the suppressed horror 1t
produced. He was apparently mendlug a
dolls head with slender cords, seemingly
without end, and worked as though he had
an eternity to complete his labor in. D..
"My palmistry, of course" explained
Hermann, sis what in the strict appIlca-
ton of the term is legerdemain and con-
stitutes a distinct and separate branch OF my
art. 1t is acquired only after years OF con-
slant practice, and requires In addition a
particular formation of the joints and
muscles for Its perfection. My mechanical
tricks and illusions are Just as difficult IN
their invention aud construction and re-
uuire none the less dexterity. When tell
| you that this young man works here eight
| hours every day and / utilize all his WORK
| In ten minutes on the stage you will realize
that unseen spirits do not float in the ar or
| come from the vast deep simply at ones
| bidding. They must be worked there and
the public must never guess the process"
CHEMISTRY UTILIZED.
On half dozen shelves were ranged bot
| ties of all sizes aud containing fluids OF al
colors. A pestle and mortar stood by and
| Ietorts Aae kEaders we're near. The whole
outfit rssambed the rear view OK prescrip
ton department in drug store.
Chemistry, you will observe, said the
professor, pointing to the drug-lke para
phernalis, constitutes an Important part II
| necromancy and ia never suspected by tnt
| public Its laws must be we'll known by the
magician. for some of his best results ar,
obtained from its knowledge. For instance
theae BOTTLES contain all manner Of chemica
simples and compounds. In my tricks
known as the vital spark, where restor'
suspended animation in the shape OF Ions
slender brilliant flame, | use the essence o
three of these fluids reduced IN oulk 10 TN
dimensions of one of these phials."
Here he opened box filed with cotton
which contained what seemed TO be obloni
diamonds, but In facts were hollow glas
tube of extraordinary workmanship ant
such small dimensions as TO be capaol
of being concealed beneath the hngel
nails. Estimate the tip OF broad
finger nail at quarter OF an Incl
and you have the size OK these pnlals
The professor deity adjusted then
under his nails and explained tha
bv the combustion Of the fluids the.
contained when in working order at tn
proper time an extraordinarily brillian
iancelike flame OF three feet was produce
which the spectators were unable to CUES
the origin Of, 1t is prevented from burnln