"To raise hair—one drop in water.
"To raise the roof—one pinch down the chimney.
"To raise the rent—five teaspoons full in vinegar.
"To raise a castle or city empty entire contents of can on spot desired. Sprinkle with water and count ten."
Seizing a flower vase from a nearby stand, Snip dumped out the powder and moistened it from the vase. Then, hardly daring to think what would happen, the little button boy began to count.
With a roar as sudden and frightful as when it had fallen, the castle shot upward, gaining speed as it went, up, up, up, till the dark earth was left far below and the massive structure stood on its rightful foundations again.
How Ozma and her friends were caught upon its roof, we already know, for Snip had set off the powder, just as the Little Queen flung herself upon the grass to weep.