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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 311 | ROBERT-HOUDIN'S IGNORANCE OF MAGIC "We will not venture to question the fact vouched for by SO high an authority as Robert-Houdin, that the Indian Basket Trick may sometimes be performed after the THEJUSTLY CELEBRATED RAMO SAMEE, CHIEF OF The Indian Jugglers, Neving Saushed Are Proviscal Eagagements, will, O. MONDAY. JULY 16. Aad. for a short persod so through the ahole of Estraordinary Fente of Strength and Agility, 222, PICCADILLY, Consusting of e Reviso of with FOUR BRASS BALLS THE SIZE OF ORANGES. possi over these le almost miraculous, he casses them to describe every DRICIONTALLY, PERPENDICULANLY, OBLIQUELY, TRANSTERSELY ROUND - - UNDER in and ABOUT ius MEAD, is large and - the whole is at the - timin. This being the gread - of - activity, of the " and appidity of actica. These who Dave set * - - - of ite escellence. SEVERAL FEATS OF BALLANCING is which la will estroduce the Building a Canopy with his Tongue ON THE TOP OF HIS NOSE . AND RENOVING THE SAME WITE SURPRIZING INGENUITY yas Spinning of a Tepion a Point as fiue as a Needle, ave BALANCING THE SAME ON IIIS CHIN, - * now to the Audiesce while revolving es the and by the word of command, restores it to the - Equilibries and whee Grot Spea. TRS. WONDERFUL FEAT WITH LARGE KNIVES ase SW.ALLOWING A STONE THE arze OF AN EGC. Aloo. bie maniy Activity is Throwing a Large Ballthe size of an 18-pound Shot To parts of bie Body, with the greated - be places * botwodh N and by - thance to averal other parts of Frame: bot finally, with manterly jerti, throws the wand spring, throws It over bis Shoulder, from whence it alights os the bond of Nio Ara, asd without the améstance of bie after several other achievements, be will concludo - SEVERAL NOVEL FEATS. ylenical Performances to commence every Day at One o Clock, and every Evening a Sight Sa ech.Childres Half-prics; CA whe A Ramo Samee handbill, featuring his stone-swallowing act. From the Harry Houdini Collection. manner above described, but we doubt very much whether such is the usual or customary method." Robert-Houdin states that the child is placed in the basket, and the Indian fastens down the lid with leather straps. To facilitate this operation, he rests his knees [282] |