No. CXXII.—THE TALKING HEAD

This, though quite an old illusion, may be a mystery to some of our readers, so we give it a place among our many curiosities.

The table is placed on the middle of a platform, well away from the background, and the head, which is very much alive, is prepared to answer questions, or to whistle, or to sing, at the will of the audience. “How it is done” will be explained.

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105. A QUEER OBSTACLE

I’m in everyone’s way,
Yet no one I stop.
My four horns each day
Horizontally play,
And my head is nailed on at the top.

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No. CXXIII.—A GENERAL OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE