Parlour Pastimes.

Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 20, 18 December 1906, Page 4 (Supplement)

Parlour Pastimes.

Put a teaspoonful of salt into a wineglassful of water; stir it up and place in it some coarse cotton, such as mamma calls No. 16 ; in about an-hour take out the thread and dry it. Tie a piece of this prepared cotton to . a -small ring, about the size of a wedding-ring; hold it up, and set fire to the thread; when it has burnt out the ring will not fall, but remains suspended, to the astonishment of all beholders. Philosophers account for this effect by stating that the salt in the thread forms, with the ashes of the cotton, a fine film of glass, which is strong enough to support the ring or any other small weight. TURN WATER INTO BLOOD. To change water into blood may at first appear rather startling, but, after a brief

FILLING A WINE GLASS. H. The possibility of putting a bulk so large as twenty shillings, weighing 4ozs., into a win glass already full to the brim, may be doubted; yet, with a steady hand it may be thus accomplished : First, procure a wineglass, wipe it perfectly dry inside and out, especially round the rim; pour the water gently into it from a spouted mug until the glass is full to the brim ; then drop the shilling edgewise gently in. Immediately the edge of the shilling touches the a water, let it fall. Be careful not to wet the edges of the glass. Spring water is better than soft.

“MAGIC MUSIC.” One of the players leaves the room and the rest hide some object; one of the company seats herself at the piano and plays ; the absent player is called in and proceeds to hunt for the object. If he goes near the hiding-place the music grows louder, increasing the nearer he gets to it, and growing softer the further away he goes. This guides him finally to the exact spot, after which another player takes his place.