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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 110 | 94 LATEST MAGIC Thirdly, two shorter lengths of similar chain, consisting of thirteen links each, and a loose brass link, corresponding to the one in the centre of the longer chain. The complete chain is to be placed at the outset in the hinder compartment of the mirror glass, which should be of such a size that the chain nearly fills it. Lastly will be needed a bottle containing Eau de Cologne, of which a few drops have been poured on the chain in the glass. The patter may run to something like the fol- lowing effect. "You are doubtless aware, ladies and gentle- men, that electricity is now largely employed in the welding of metals. Of course to produce such a result on a large scale, such as welding guns, enor- mous strength of current is required; amounting in fact to millions of ampères, or volts, or ohms, or watts. I blush to confess I don't know which is which, but it's of no consequence. If I had ever SO many ampères, or the rest of it, I shouldn't know what to do with them. I am only able to manu- facture my electricity on a very small scale, but with the aid of a little magic, I get very good results. "You are also no doubt aware that when certain metals, particularly copper and zinc, are brought into close connection, an electrical current is set up between them. The same thing applies, in a |