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

aI<.vv the Trnusformntjun Was Effect
cd mud HOW Some Other SceminRI,
wonderful Effects May he Produced
Try the Aid Of Chemicals.
The Chinese Emperor Tai Tsuny pos
Eessed among other treasures a picture
known as a magic painting. 1t repre-
ttnted IA pastoral scene with COW
standing in Il field and mountains be
yond. When the picture was shown To
strangers or guests and they admired
H. The emperor would say
eyes. this is "a remarkable painting.
The COW, as you see. is standing, but
if the room was darkencd the cow
wonld think il night and would lie
Itwn.
Then the emperor would order the
room to be darkcned. and the cow
wond he seen to be lying down, ap-
rarently asleep.
The picture was a water color, over
which was painted in colOrless phos-
rhoresccnt paint similar picture repre-
Henting the COW lying down In the
light the standing animal was seen, but
at night or in ii darkcned room only the
fhosphorescent picture was visible. So
the magic picture was, after all. very
simple trick.
a Dresden chemist named Scha1e,
has discovered a method Of initiating it
which can he accomplished as follows
First paint in ordinary cplors the pic
ture of the COW standing Then melt
some Zanzibar copal over charcoal fire
and dissolve Is parts Of it in 60 parts
of French oil Of tnrpentine. Filter this
and mix with - parts Of pure linsced
oil which has heen previously heated
and cooled.
Now take 40 parts Of the varnish so
obtained and mix with six parts Of pre-
pared calcium carbonate 12 parts Of
prepared white zinc sulphide and 80
parts Of luminous calcium sulphide. all
OF which can he obtained from any
chemist.
This emulsion shonld he ground very
fine in a color mill. The result will be
white luminous pain, which ehould be
used to paint the COW lying down.
Many seemingly wonderful tricks can
be performed with the use Of few sim
pie chemicals. One Of them is the ball
Of fire. Take for this barium snlphate
(CP), part; magnesium carbonate
(CP). part; gum tragacanth q. e.
This should be mixed and rolled into
marbles and kept at a red heat for about
an hour, then allowed to cool slowly
and placed in a glass stoppered bottle.
A few hours before using place in the
sun, and the marbles at once become
luminous
At the entertainment ordinary mar
hles are passed among the audience, one
or more Of the luminous marbles being
concealed in the hand. The exhibitor
then takes Al marble from some one in
the audience. holds it between his
thumb and forefinger. blows upon it.
and asks to have the lights turned
down. AS this is done lie 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 over 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 fowers arc seen. The
magician exhibits the flowers that have
not 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 upon
the flowers. and. presto! d;splays to the
astonished observers 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 size Of pea in a test tube with
little olive oil. Place the tube in q wa
ter bath until tho oil becomes heated
and the phosphorus liquid. Shake well
and pour into bottle with glass stop
per. Admit air inst previous .o using
it, and the fluid will become luminous
tracery in the dark.
Water can be rendered luminous in
very simple manner. Dissolve small
piece Of phosphorus in ether for several
daysin glass stoppered bottle. In this
place lump Of sngar, then drop the
sugar in water, which will at onco be-
come luminous
Luminous paints can be made any
colof-greeD, yellow, violet or blue
and If applied to various objects make
wonderful display at night. New York
Sun.
Swa1lovvlhfS Mafh.
The country child requires attention.
according to Miss Cobbe. She relates an
incident which took place on her return
after heightened absence to her coun-
try home. when she addressed youth
formerly under her tuition.
"Well, Andrew" said Miss Cobbe,