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BLINDFOLD FEATS IMITATION SECOND SIGHT ON SPIRIT-UALISM THE MESMERISED POKER THE PERAMBULATING WALKING STICK THE ASCENT THE TALKING GLASS: TWO METHODS THE SPIRIT BOUQUET THE SLATE TRICK FIERY HANDS, WRITINGS, &C. THE ELECTRIC TOUCH THE ANIMATED SKULL
The Mesmerised Poker. The performer seats himself with his legs apart, and, taking a poker, stands it up on one end before him. On removing the hand the poker falls, but, after two or three fruitless attempts, it remains standing without the aid of any visible support. This is very easily managed by having a fine piece of black cotton attached to the calf of the trousers by means of a bent pin at each end. It need not be so long as to drag on the floor, and the performer can walk about with comfort and without fear of detection. The action of opening the legs draws the thread out straight and tight, so that the poker can rest against it when it is required to cause it to stand upright.
