Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-11-17
THE MAGIC PAINTING
WHEN ThE ROOM WAS oARKENEc
THE COW wCNT 10 5-EEP.

How the TrRust.-...a;i0i' VA. I,a"ct-
ed ard How some Other sssmIuEIy
Wonderful Effects Ma &c Ir"iEced
by the AID OF CbrmIcais.
The Chinese Emperor Tai TsuaG POS
scs-ed among other treasures 20 picture
iuawu ~ magic Painting. i repre-
leutrd pastoral scene with q cow
standing il field AMI muuntyins lo-
You'd. When the picture was shown to
strangers or guest, All they admired
il, the emErlDr would sb,
"Yes, this is a ryA,a. a.hle painting.
The COW. as yDu SEQ, Is s. :udiuP but
if the room was daik,Uei ,hn cav
wouli think it night a',1 @uGll lie
dCwn.
Then the emperor would rrdr. the
room to b, da:Ecnrl. a'.a tie COW
would he seen to j" !..u down, ap.
parently asleep
The picture WAS a water Cuivr over
which was painted in r.3rgltsa rAas.
phuresccnt paint similar iig0.aE" lr,'
senting the COW lying GOWN Ia the
light the standing #niIu.l VAS seen. Int
at night or in darEen"l room OILY tho
phosphurcscent Picture Wa visible. 80
the magic picture wa, after ALL 4 very
simple tick.
A Dresden chemist, named Schade,
has discovered a method # initiating It
which can be accomplished as follows:
First paint in ordinary rolors the pic
ture of the COW standing. Then melt
some Zanzibar Copal OVera charcoal fire
ana dissolve - parts of Il in t. parts
of French oil Of tulpCntiMr. Filter this
and mix with - parts Of - Ia~'od
oil which has leen prry!aa..E mated
and cooled.
Now take 80 parts Of IT, vanish so
obtained and mix with six pave If Pre-
pared calcium carbonate, /! parts OF
prepared white zinc sdiphido and So
parts Of luminous calcium sullaldy. all
Of which can be obtained from any
chemist.
This emulsion should be ground very
fine in culor mill The result viii be
white luminous pain, which should re
used to paint the COW lying dcwn.
Many seemingly wonderful trick can
be performed with the use of 4 few sim
pie chemicals. One Of them i, ia" bail
of fire Take for this Garium sr.Innte
(CP), / part; magnesium carbonate
(CPl part; gum tIagacar.h q. ;.
This should he mixed and rolled into
marbles and kept at a red heat torabout
an horr, then allowed L Co'l slowly
ana placed in a glass stolp"rrd bottle.
A few hours before using place III the
sun, and the marbles at once become
luminous.
At the entertainment ordinary mar
hles are passed among the andlopcv, one
or more of the luminous marbles being
concealed in the hand The exhibitor
then takes marble from some one in
the audience, holds il between his
thumb and foreiu1tr, blows upon il,
and asks to have the lights turned
down. As this is done he substitutes the
luminous marLle, 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 punches Of artificial flowers.
Brush one over with glue or nrcilage
and powder it with the dust from one
CT the marbles described. Then place il
the sun. When taken iHto darkeLeJ
room, luminous flowers are tecn. TIL,
magician exhibits the flowers that have
net been prepared and shows that there
is nothing peculiar about them. Then
as the light is turned down, he subSti
tutes the concealed bunch. blows upol
the flowers, and presto display: to tn
estcnisEcd Observers luminous bunch
each flower Of which stands ont as II d
white heat.
Luminous letters can be written ant
exhibited in the dark to the wonder @
the audience Luminous ink is made b.
placing piece ST phosphorus abou
the size Of a pea in d test tube with
little olive oil. Place the tube in a wa
ter bath until the oil becomes heate
and the phosphorus liquid. Shake we
and pour into bottle with a glass stoI
per. Admit air just previous to uain
it, and the fluid will become lumiuCu
tracery i'll the dark
Water can be rendered. luminous III
very simple manner. Dissolve sma
piece of phosphorus in ether for sever;
days in a glass stoppered bottle. In III
place lump of sugar, then drop II
sugar in water, which will Il once M
come luminous.
Luminous paints can l." mad" an
color-green, yellow, violet O. hlue-
and il applied TO various Objects make
wonderful display at night New Nol
Sun.
Swallowing Mars.
The country child requires attention
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