The morning times., 1896-11-08

size, tint, and color. His Imitation peach
are even covered with the fuzzy substance
which is peculiar to the natural fruit
Place one of his artificial peaches, ba.
nanas. lemons or oranges beside the gen
uine article, and it would he difficult
for fruit-grawer 70 pick out the false
from the real. Wizard Hc:.iley makes
clusters Of Malaga grapes which would de-
ceive even Son Of sunny Italy, where that
fruit grows in great profusion.
BY direction OF Profs. Baird and Goodc,
the wizard reproduced in his composition
copies OF black bass. striped bass, and
Spanish mackerel These were mounted
Oh ebony panels and exhibited for while
in the great museums here They were
admired by all who saw them. owing 20
their natural appearance. Finally the
officers OF wealthy piscatorial organiza-
tion in New York fell in love with the
pieces, and after Prof GoOde had used the
models as a subject for one Of his lectures.
he presented the INIT alton bass aud mack
erel 10 the New York association, and the
panels now grace the walls of their hand
| some clubhouse.
Several months ago Prof. Hcndley made
| sor one of the Cabinet officers six oysters
! On the half shell and oac-half of a lemon
| also plate OF fruit. The oysters Were
| placed On an ornamental dish. They were
| soft. like the originals. and the shells wer,
| true o nature as was the halflcmon. When
| the Cabinet officer gives a dinner party
he always has his dish of oysters in a prom..
| nent place OH the table. aud takes great
| delight in fooling his guests with the bogus
| bivalves
FOOLED HIS GUESTS.
The plate Of fruit is also passed arouhd
and many hearty laugh has been pro
yoked when the visitors picked up a peach
| pear. apple, orange or bunch of grapes ani
blushineiy discovered the deception.
Some Of his most marvellous works after
| .nanimate nature Were a watermelon split
| IN two: a loaf Of bread with one slice .ut
| off: cant eloupcs, slice of becfsteak and
| side Of mutton which would max. II
| hungry dogs mouth water.
Col. Robert G. Ingcrsoll heard Of the
wizards wonderful work and called TO see
| the mysterious man and his productions
| After inspecting them, the great infidel
| asked:
| Where did you learn 10 do this wonderful
work."
| Il don't know replied Hendley. Il
ne-er learned it all; nor do follow any
chemical or scientific formula. 1t must
be an inspiration from above"
The Wizard then explained that when h e
| was confronted by some difficult task he
would go to place Of solitude and lapse
into drowsy state. Then, as If in a
| dream, the secret would be revealed to him.
and he would go to his den and make a
l Of n l,.
vegetable, fruit mineral or living creature.
Hendlcy has a figure of Geronimo, the
Indian chief, which he made from studyin
two photographs, one giving profile aud
the other front view of the stern old red
man. Those who have seen the chief pro-
| nouDoe the cast to he a perfect likeness OF
him. All of the fishermen, life size, and life
| like. illustrating the American fisheries on
the northern aud southern scacoasts, wer.
made by the wizard
They comprise the most interesting fea-
ture of the United States exhibit at the
| great Fisheries Exposition III London, and
| Were awarded o certificate of honor and
gold medal. The wizards artificial fruit
exhibit captured gold medal 1t the Paris
Exposition, and several days ago a similar
!, exhibit was awarded a golden trophy by
the judges at the Atlanta Exposition.
The colored boy angler, rod in hand, rs
he dozes over a catch Of several shiny cat
| fish, which is on exhibition at TIL c,National
| Museum, was executed by Mr. HenoIcy as
were several other interesting exhibits
in that institution.
| CAST OF A HoUS E FLY.
| One of his greatest feats was accomplished
| several days ago, when he made a n...' al
| cast of an ordinary house fly. The insect
was first chloroformcd, and then its frail
| limbs and wings were s;iffened by cansing
| his feet to adhere to a thin coating Of
mucilage on piece Of window glass.
The next step was to spray the fly with
water. Then IL was covered with u thin
coating of plaster of paris. Another and
| another coating was applied until thick
| mold was formed. After ii had hardened
| sufficiently the cast was placed in an
| oven and the fly burned to a crisp.
| Two small holes had been made IN the
| mold, and into one of these quicksilver was
| poured. This liquid cleaned out the mold,
carrying away the charred remains of
the insect and leaving the interior clear