The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-02-10

Inc simple cEplanaClOn OF UllS Irlck IS
that Wallace had a little sponge saturated
with alcohol in his hand. When he stepped
behind his supposed dupe he moistened the
face of the envelopes with alcnhol and then
easily read the writing on the cards inside
the envelope. The alcohol {. :;ckly evap-
grated and the writing DISAPPEARED. The
trick may be performed by Jay boy of 10
years.
1.-The private sitting with one individual
in half dark room is q most barefaced
fraud. The victim and the medium sit op-
posite at a round table The medium says:
place your feet on my toes, sir. That's
right. Now you could feel my feet II !
should move, couldn't your
THE victim says he could, but he doesn't
The mediums foot is quietly slipped out
and q very neat imitation of the toe of a
shoe made of steel is held down by the vic
TINS foot. While the medium is asking
him few questions, rubber hand. cold
through chemical preparation. is pulled
from the trousers leg and adjusted by q
fairly long piece of steel upon the right
foot. The operation occupies but a half of
q minute, and then the medium says:
place your hands upon mine, sir. Now,
sir, if were to move, you could feel it,
couldn't you, sir?'
1.-THE victim is certain he could, and then
the medium goes into 4 trance, asks for
spirit hands, and one shows up. It climbs
near the victims face. 1t is made to appear
four feet from them. 1t raps tambourine
four feet away and hits guitar hanging
back of the victims head. Then it disap-
pears. Finally the medium releases thew
TINS hands, rises and with q piece of round
rubber draws the hand back to his leg with
a snap. The seance il over and the victim
is believer.
ANY ordinary person with piece of silk
thread; made strong by waxing, can move
a chair and make it follow him around the
room. The operator is provided with
piece of black silk thread, made stronger
by black wax. One end is attached inside
his left leg and the other is attached to the
right trouser leg. The loop thus made
hangs down and touches the floor, but even
in a room we'll lighted the fine thread can
not be seen. The medium takes the chair,
and after twisting, fitting and rubbing his
palms over it causes the leg to fall in the
loop. He then backs away gently, and the
chair follows him, while he pretends to be
throwing whole chunks of magnetism into
it. The chair follows him, and the illusion is
complete The thread cannot be seen at
distance of 10 feet, and in a half darkened
room it is impossible to see it at two feet"
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch explains
one of the best test tricks medium can
perform by the aid of shrewd confederate
when giving public seance. A plain, or
binary kitchen table is brought upon the
stage, and a committee of 10 is called from
the audience. Five of the committee take
the professor out of the theater, while the
other five watch the man on the stage.
A watch is borrowed from a man in the
audience. The manager then asks one of
the committee at what time he shall stop
it. The watch is stopped at minutes
past 12. The manager sees this and places
it carelessly upon the table.
A cigar case is borrowed and filled with
six cigars, or as many as the committee de-
eide. The manager then carelessly lays it
upon the table. He then asks one of the
committee to write the first name of some
friend upon card. handing him a small
pencil The pencil is then laid upon the
table. A number is written upon a card.
sealed in an envelope and given to anybody
in the audience. The manager then care
lessly throws q long pencil upon the table.
Five of the committee then take the
bring the medium back. The committee
ask him when the watch was stopped, and
he answers 1903 He then tells that the
number of cigars in the case is six and that
The name in the sealed envelope is Harry