Holiday Frolics; Or, Endless Amusement for the Christmas Fireside

Holiday Frolics; Or, Endless Amusement for the Christmas Fireside - Containing, the Most Astonishing Feats of Legerdemain, and Astounding Conjurings; Entertaining Experiments in Various Branches of Science; Tricks With Cards & Dice. Art of Making Fireworks; Together With an Excellent Collection of Puzzles, Conundrums, Riddles, Charades, &c. &c. The Whole Admirably Calculated to Beguile the Leisure Hours of Our Holiday Friends. Embellished With a Copper-plate Engraving

Legerdemain and Conjuring are words frequently applied to the same object, but the definitions of them are quite different. Legerdemain is that which conveys deception to the eye from philosophical principles, while Conjuring is nothing more or less than Sleight of Hand. Simple as the denomination seems from the title which it bears, many of our first Professors have applied much of their valuable time in developing the mysteries of it; and our young friends may rest assured, that the ascertaining of the power of mechanism has, in many instances, 4emanated from an hour or twos amusing experiments. The Tricks, Puzzles, Conundrums, &c. which are now presented, have been selected from the best works,some have never yet appeared before the Public in print. If the perusal of the following pages, afford one hours amusement, the Authors wishes will be obtained. Oct. 16, 1830. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. Put a penny-worth of Quick-silver into a quill, and seal it at both ends with wax, then boil an Egg, and as soon as you take it out of the water, put your quill through a small hole in the narrow end; put the egg on the table, and it will tumble about as long as the heat remains. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 61229
Author: Anonymous
Release Date: Jan 24, 2020
Format: eBook
Language: English