THE VISIBLE INVISIBLE.
You tell the company that you will place a candle in such a manner that every person in the room, except one, shall see it; yet you will not blindfold him, nor in any way restrain his person, or offer the least impediment to his examining or going to any part of the room he pleases. This trick is accomplished by placing the candle on the party’s head; but it cannot be performed if a looking-glass is in the room, as that will enable him to turn the laugh against you.