The Magician's Own Book, or, the Whole Art of Conjuring / Being a complete hand-book of parlor magic, and containing over one thousand optical, chemical, mechanical, magnetical, and magical experiments, amusing transmutations, astonishing sleights and subtleties, celebrated card deceptions, ingenious tricks with numbers, curious and entertaining puzzles, together with all the most noted tricks of modern performers.

by George Arnold; Frank Cahill

Who was skilled in the arts

Of pies, custards, and tarts,

And knew every use of the oven.

When she'd liv'd long enough,

She made her last puff,

A puff by her husband much prais'd:

Now here she doth lie,

To make a dirt pie,

In hopes that her crust will be rais'd.

43. ANSWER TO A CURIOUS LETTER.