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17 to believe that the piece is or is not within, according to the manner the box is shaken; at length, the original piece is found in the shoe of one of the company, either by means of the person being in confederacy, and having a similar piece, or by sending another to slip it on the door, in this last case, it is found on the floor, and the person fixed on is persuaded that it fell from his shoe as he was taking it off.

Handkerchief Hearth.

Cover the metal case of a watch with part of a handkerchief, single only; bring the ends to that side where the glass is, and hold the handkerchief by them there, so as to stretch it tightly over the metal. You may then place a red hot coal,or a piece of lighted paper, upon that part of the handkerchief which is so strained over the metal without burning it; the caloric merely passing through the handkerchief to fix in the metal.

Knotted thread.

Considerable amusement, not unmixed with wonder, may be occasioned among a party of