Wehman Bros.' new book of one hundred and fifty parlor tricks and games : home-made apparatus . ll the string until theknot rests on the inside surface of the paper. Connect theother box to the string in like manner, so that the twine willhave a box fastened to each end. The telephone is now ready for use; and if the distance isshort, the line may be stretched taut from point to should the space be great, supports will be needed and •loops must be made of the twine and fastened at intervalson trees, corners of the houses, or any available points withconnecting cord passedthrough thes
Wehman Bros.' new book of one hundred and fifty parlor tricks and games : home-made apparatus . ll the string until theknot rests on the inside surface of the paper. Connect theother box to the string in like manner, so that the twine willhave a box fastened to each end. The telephone is now ready for use; and if the distance isshort, the line may be stretched taut from point to should the space be great, supports will be needed and •loops must be made of the twine and fastened at intervalson trees, corners of the houses, or any available points withconnecting cord passedthrough these loops(Fig. C), which act assupports. Keep thecourse of the waxedstring as straight as pos-sible, and, as far aspracticable, avoid sharp angles. This style of telephone we know, from personal ex-perience, works perfectly at the distance of fifty yards, anddoubtless it will do as well when the line is stretched muchfarther. Be particular in selecting the tin baking-powderboxes to have them round and even; if they are oldand battered they will not prove satisfactory.— Winners3faqazine. ^. TRIOKS 27 A Nocturnal Surprise, This is a very clever contrivance, calculated to cause con-sternation and astonishment to any average-nerved individual. Supposing yourself to be the victim,how would you feel, if, when retiring tobed in some strange establishment, justas you were thinking of blowing out thecandle, it should suddenly explode withno small report, the light be extinguished,and in place of the tlame a small ghostwith outstretched arms should appear,shining with a phosphorescent glow ? Iventure to thmk you would be very, verymuch surprised; and yet this is the efiectproduced by this ingenious construction. By examination it will be found thatthe lower half of the candle is really- athin cardboard case,enamelled to re-semble a wax candle,and containing asmall ghost whose arms fly apart whenreleased from their bondage. To the bot-tom of this ghost is affixed a wire spring. The uppe
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