THE MAGIC ROSE.
ELECTRICAL TOYS.
The vulcanite electrophorus shown in our first [engraving] consists of a plate of vulcanite about one-third of an inch in thickness; one or more small pieces of tin foil about the size of a playing card are pasted on one side of the plate. The electrophorus is then placed on a table, and the surfaces are successively rubbed with the palm of the hand. If the plate is raised from the table and the tin foil is approached by the other hand, a spark is produced. A number of figures of elder pith complete the toy and show the phenomena of electrical attraction and repulsion in the most comical manner. The plate being excited, the small elder-pith figures are placed on the tin foil, and the plate is lifted from the table. The figures raise their arms, and the hair of the one in the center stands out like the bristles of a porcupine.
FIG. 1.—ELECTROPHORUS WITH ELDER-PITH FIGURES.
FIG. 2.—ELECTRIC BOTTLE IMPS.