Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-24
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An amusing efKsct ScAn be produced by
the aid Of some matches. yoaD ana s,,r., =
and q basin of water. Place the mate ies
ns starr sa.asa ~ sr Tsss5 S.s, in the i"r
other: into the water At the center OF tlS ::
star thrust piece OF soap pointed M b.,
end; end. Behold; AZ % your matches beEi b
they e had on horror rspast pf s suddcniy @s 4
wish to coax them back. offer them q
piece of sugar. Nby placing or dippfne
1t In the water. and you will see ali your
matchcs rapidly moving toward It,. I
To pierce nickel with a needle seems
a difficult feat; but II IL easy H. you
know how. insert 2 needle in a cork, 20
the needle project ut the other end. M snap IS
on the remainder Of II With a p;iir 81
shears. Now place your nickel on q
couple Of wooden blocks. no that TIN,
it is driven through the nickel. Place
your prepared cork upon the nickel and
strike 1t q sharp blow with a heavy
hammer, The needle. being unable to
the cork. ts forced downward, and will
pierce a nickel. or even a silver quarter,
with the greatest of ease, ~, = q
Here is an experiment to be made III
dry weather: Take a sheet Of thin paper
and rub it with brush or with the
IA hand: in q little tile. while it will become
5as though glued to your face or to your
clothes. without your being able to shake
1t off. Now electrify sheet OF thicker
paper. or a postal card. and you will
such as scraps of cork or little balls OF
elder pith. Balance walking-stick OH
the back Of chair. and you may safely
lay wager that you will cause 1t to
fol fkSn
on il. and without interfering with the
chair. First. dry your cardboard well
before an open fire. then rub it energeti-
cally on your sleeve. and present II to
waIking-stick will follow the card us
though the latter were a magnet. until
its equilibrium is upset, and 1t will
straightway tumble on the chair, as you
A clever home trick may be played in
the following manner: Take a raw egg
and empty IL by means OF pinholes. AS
quarter full Of fine sand and then with
q little white wax. seal up the aperturcs.
Its likent IS to an ordinary egg IL now
complete The next time boiled eggs are
served at breakfast. take your prepared
egg and substitute for one that is given
you Then yoWmay safely announce that
your egg is ready 10 obey your ightcst
word. You can place il at will IN any
position YOU desire. The only precaution
you need to observe Is to tap the imita-
tton egg gently so as to cause the sand
It contains to settle each time at the
bottom. and thus YOU viii get ii to as
sum" any position yOa wish. 1t will ap-
pear like magic.
If YOU prefer. a disobcdient egg to an
an ounce so of very fine shot through
the hole together with a little powdered
sealing wax. Then warm II gently over
the stove. You will then have fixed
scnn fAr of ~ I'm
will cause the most contradictory ap-
pearances. 1t will prove Il perfect fund
of laughter. No matter how you pre-
tend to pose it, the weight of lead at on.
end will drag II away from it's positiu.l
just as soon as you let go OF it.
Most people are familiar with the jes.
OF demolishing an imitation candle cut
out of an apple. whose wick simply con
sists of a bit oiHan almond. which takes
light and burns by reason of the oil thu
nut M. contains Here + sss fe' !?
than swallowing a light-light. wick and
an. together with the Oh IN which ~
floats. As you have now been told IN
what the trick consists. you VIII perceive
there is nothing. disa greeable In its exc
cution. The night light ~ cut out of an
Il little pointed piece of the same
"ii OIL is nc nothing o bus water. Jast as you
are about To swallow the night-light APP
parently. flame and all. give the tumbler
a little shake, Wnlcn VIII Senu tne uSnr
to the bottom. extinguishing 1t and cool
ing. it Instantly. You will undoubtedly
the spectators. to whom the
sight nj fire-eater will certainly b.
new.
Take AN empty bottle. stopped by Il
cork CI.d.r this cork. fix a bent pin. to
which is attached n piece of thread. a
shocbutton or other body OF slight weight
suspended to the' tllreai will make 1t
hang straight Show the bottle and an
nounce to the spectators that you are
E ding to cut the thread without touching
either the cork or the bottle. and. to
prevent the least suspicion Of fraud seal
up the cork and The neck Of the bottle
with wax You will leave the room a
minute with the hottie, and return with
it in your hand. showing that the thread
is cut cl.an through. with the end there |
of lying at the bottom. together with |
The button that was attached to Ii. This
experiment must not be made at night |
or on a cloudy day. as the sun is your |
chief assistant You will. by means OF d
sunglaSs. concentrate the rays
Of the sun on one point of the thread, |
and in order to facilitate the operation |
use black thread. as this will absorb |
better the caloric rays and burn more
readily Use bottle made Of clear or
light glass. The experiment Is SD inter-
,sting that it may also be made openly