The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-06-21
THE MAGIC PAINTING
WHEN THE ROOM WAS DARKENED
THE COW WENT TO SLEEP.

THE COW WENT TO SLEEP.
Row the Transformation Was Effect
ed md How Some other Seemingly
wonderful Effects May BE Produced
by the Aid OF Chemicals.
The Chinese Emperor Tai Tsung pos
sessed among other treasures picture
known as magic painting. It repre-
sented a pastoral scene with COW
standing in field and mountains be-
yond When the picture was shown to
strangers or guests and they admired
ii, the emperor would say:
10y Yes, this is remarkable painting.
The COW, as you see, is standing, but
il the room was darkened the cow
would think it night and would lie,
down
Then the emperor would order the
room TO be darkened, and the cow
would be seen to be lying down, ap-
I sparently asleep.
TbaNpicture was water color, over
which was painted in colorless phos
phorescent paint a similar picture repre-
senting the COW lying down. In the
light the standing animal was seen, but
at night or in a darkened room only the
phosphorescent picture was visible So
the magic picture was, after all. a very
simple trick.
"a Dresden chemist, named Schade,
has discovered a method Of initiating it
which can be accomplished as follows: :
First paint in ordinary colors the pic
ture Of the COW standing. Then melt
some Zanzibar copal overa charcoal fire
and dissolve is parts of it in 60 parts
of French oil Of Sturpentine. Filter this
and mix with 25 parts Of pure linseed
oil which han been previously heated
and cooled.
Now take 40 parts Of the varnlsh so
obtained and mix with six parts OF pre-
pared calcium carbonate, - parts OF
urepared white zinc sulphide and SO
parts Of luminous calcium sulphide, all
OF which scan be obtained from any
chemist.
Iris emulsion should be ground very
fine in q color mill. The result will be
white luminous pain, which should be
used to paint the COW lying down.
Many seemingly wonderful tricks can
hs performed with the use Of few sim
%pie chemicals. One Of them is the ball
gof fire Take for this barium sulphate
is(CPl, 4 part: magnesium carbonate
SiCPG part :; gum tragacanth q. g.
IEis should he mixed and rolled into
marbles and Kept at q red heat for about
an hour, them allowed to cool slowly
and placed in glass stoppered bottle.
I "a few hours before using place in the
SIN, and the marbles at once become
{ luminous.
Az the entertainment ordinary mar
bles are passed among the audience, one
or more OF the luminous marbles being
concealed in the hand. The exhibitor
{ then takes marble.from some one in
/ the audience. holds it between his
thumb and fore6nger. blows upon it.
and asks to, have the lights turned
down AS this is done he substitutes the
luminous marble, and the mysterious
light is seen. This is handed around,
and changes again as the light is turned
on, when the magician presents to the
audience several of the ordinary mar
bles as souvenirs.
Another trick is very effective. Take
two similar bunches Of artificial flowers
Brush one oyer with glue or mucilage
and powder it with the dust from one
OF the marbles described. Then place in
the sun. When taken into darkened
room, luminous flowers are seen. The
magician exhibits the flowers that have
not bean prepared and Shove that there
is nothing peculiar about them. Then,
as the light 10 turned down, he substi-
tutes the concealed bunch, blows upon
the flowers, aud, prestol displays to the
astonished. observers q luminous bunch,
each flower ct which stands out as if at
white heat.
; Luminous letters can be written and
exhibited in the dark to the wonder Of
the audience. Luminous ink is made by
placing piece Of phosphorus about
the aize 5f q pea in test tube with a
little olive oil. Place the tube in wa
ter hath until the oil becomes heated
and the phosphorus liquid. Shake well
and pour into a-bottle with a glass stop
pen. Admit air just previous to using
z it, and the fuid will become luminous
tracery in the dark.
Water can be rendered luminous in a
very simple manner. Dissolve small
piece Of phosphorus in ether for several
dayesin glass stoppered bottle. In this
place a lump Of sugar, then drop the
sugar in water, which will at once be-
come luminous.
Luminous paints can be made any
color ff-green, yellow, violet or blue
and if applied to various objects make
wonderful display at night.-New York
Sun
Enr, =. swallowihS Mats.
The country child requires attention.
according to Miss Cobbe. She relates an
incident which took place on her return
after a heightened absence to her conn
try home. when she addressed youth
formerly under her tuition.
.We1l, Anorew." said Miss Cobbe,
sshotv ynnch do Won remember of all nv