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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 247 | THE UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN is offered not to belittle the human mediums, but to prove that from start to finish, from the day that Breslaw offered the trick to the present moment, when a number To the Public in general, and thofe of real Knowledge Particularly. To be teen from Tea m the Morning. 6ll Four is the Afternean At Mr. BECKET's, Thank Maker, No. 3r. HAY. - MARKET. Alter all thet has been produced in the Warld, fagacious of the Annial Species, Learnid Pig, the Dancing Dosa &c &c. and which have been acceptad, and acknew ledged with Truff, as WONDERS, Ivt in the fame time, of natural intelle that who could belleve, (exeept feeing,) that themeR Stupid and Infenfate of the CRE ATION Could be Brought to fuch a degree of Sagacity, and Wunderful Learning. of Hunenur Animal Tricks, as the Prodigious G S E, Pids ct Crede Lately arrived from Abroad. Whan spropity before acandid and Public, to levite them to fee, and be Fithe Durrag arfucha (for have a a a particalar sckined fram them - Agilitad as the misd - gevinally (s. Aveg OF LETE le will furdy find, and asknowlar ge to the Adfere A LEARNED GOOSE Who Performs the following Tricke, viz. Perfonning upon Cards, Maney and Watches; telling the Day of the Manth, andtle Month of the Year, as allo the value of any Plece, éither English or Foreign: all furte ard (meft prodigioully. and certainly unbelieuing to thaie who lonow the of . Gouse.) the tells Ladias and Gentlemen in the Company; uf any Perfon's thought ay at Lady drawing of the Pack, thoughever fo fectet blindfoldad at the faine time will And out the draw, It Te aut of the compsis efa Bilt, to enumerate all the Tricks the doa befides. Admittaner, Tua Shillings each Poyun. Rare poster announcing the performance of the learned goose, one of the first of the second-sight animal artists. Traced from the original poster in the British Museum by the author. of skilful so-called mind-readers still mystify the public, some sort of speaking or signal code has been used. Rob- [220] |