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Magic Tricks Revealed, How To Do Magic Tricks
MAGIC, PRETENDED MIRACLES, AND REMARKABLE
NATURAL PHENOMENA.
Various popular magic tricks are explained: sounds in stones, getting ice from a red-hot vessel, snake charmers etc.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The magic of the east—Magical power attributed to numbers, plants, and minerals
CHAPTER II.
Feats of modern magicians—Their wonders explained—The snake-charmers of India—A Chinese delusion—The magician of Cairo
CHAPTER III.
Machines considered magical in ancient times—Remarkable modern automata—Minute engines-The calculating machine
CHAPTER IV.
Terrestrial phenomena— Footmarks on rocks—The Logan stone — Sounds in stones—The cave of https://www.tradebit.coml-Atmospherical phenomena—Intermitting springs-Waters of magical power
CHAPTER V.
Chemical wonders—Ice obtained in a red-hot vessel—The corpse candles of Wales—Luminous appearances after death—Sadoomeh the magician—The laughing
gas-Sulphuric ether— Chloroform-Gunpowder compared with gun-cotton
CHAPTER VI.
Light and its phenomena—Magic pictures—The optical paradox—Chinese metallic mirrors—Effect of an optical
instrument on a superstitious mind—Origin of photography—
The Talbotype—The Daguerreotype — Sunlight pictures
CHAPTER VII.
Heat, the cause of many wonders—Its universal diffusion and application—Story of a burning-glass—The Augustine
friars and the Jesuits- Impostures as to the endurance of heat—Burning mirrors—The blow-pipe —The Giants' Causeway—Application of currents of
heated air—Travelling by steam
CHAPTER VIII.
The magic swan—Properties of the magnet—The mariners'compass—Process of magnetizing—The dip of the needle—Magnetic properties in various substances
CHAPTER IX.
The electrical kite—Candles magically lighted — https://www.tradebit.como's fire—The chronoscope—The electric clock
—The electric telegraph—Sub-marine telegraphs—The overruling providence of God
CHAPTER X.
Claims of the church of Rome to miraculous power—The Franciscans and Dominicans—Tale of bishop Remi
The effect of relics— Friars' pretended dispossession of evil spirits—Tragical event—Appearance of the virgin
Mary to shepherds exposed—Pretended miracle of the Greek church
CHAPTER XI.
Real amiracles—A miracle defined by Archbishop Tillotson—The miracles of Moses—The miracles of our Lord
Jesus Christ—The miracles of the apostles—Collision with those who pretended to supernatural power—The magicians of Egypt—Magical arts at Ephesus—The
miraculous power of the Saviour inherent, that of the prophets and apostles derived—Cessation of miraculous
gifts
Never be fooled by another magic trick again. You can make a ton of cash betting against magicians with the knowledge in this book.
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