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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442920734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1442921595
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427076200
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 450

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Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1427037582
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530

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Author: Maxim Lieber
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494118730
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 558

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This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.

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ISBN: 1427041288
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 430

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ISBN: 1427041628
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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Author: Various Authors
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465592180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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There is one very clever "test" that is sometimes performed which would seem to show that something of this sort IS accomplished. It is, however, nothing more than an ingenious trick, and this might be a good time to explain its modus operandi. The general effect of the illusion is this: The medium requests some one to assist him in an experiment in which he is going to attempt to pass "matter through matter." As the test is one in which a confederate might easily be employed, he is very careful to choose some person who is well known, or whose character is above all suspicion. If this were not so, the entire effect of the test would be lost upon the investigators. Having secured his assistant, he hands him, for examination, a solid steel ring, just large enough to slip on and off the hand and arm easily. The ring is perfectly solid, and may be examined by anyone desirous of doing so. When this part of the performance is finished, the medium and his sitter then join or clasp their right hands (as in handshaking), and the sitter is instructed not to release the hand for a single instant. To "make assurance doubly sure," however, the hands are fastened together in any way the sitters may desire; the hands being tied together with tape, e. g., and the ends of this tape tied and the knots sealed. The tape connects the wrists and the hands of the medium and his sitter, and this tying may be made as secure as possible. A piece of thick cloth is now thrown over the two hands and the lower part of the arms, concealing them from view. With his disengaged hand the medium now takes the iron ring and passes it up under the cloth, so as to bring it in contact with his own arm. He holds it there for some time, but ultimately snatches off the covering cloth, and reveals to the eyes of the astonished audience the ring- -now encircling his own arm—in spite of the fact that the ties are still in statu quo, and the sitter never let go his hold for an instant. The ties and the ring may again be examined, if desired, before the hands are separated.

Author: Charles McLean 1863-1943 Andrews
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014634719
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: Edward Sylvester Ellis
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780666895943
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 586

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Excerpt from The Story of the Greatest Nations, And, the World's Famous Events Facing each picture is a brief description, telling its story and at the same time carrying onward the general history to the next illustration. Thus the picture descriptions form by themselves an outline account Of the world, complete, yet so simple, so vivid, SO emphasized by the pictures, that the merest child can follow it all with ease. Accompanying this runs the much fuller narrative Of the text, told clearly, accurately, with a careful avoidance Of technical phrases and labored explanations, yet with an earnest insistence on history's larger meanings, the lessons which it carries for us all. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.