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Dancing Egg.

Three eggs are brought out, two of them are put on a table, and the third in a hat: a little cane is borrowed from one of the company, and it is shown about to convince the spectators that there is no preparation. It is then placed across the hat, the hat falls to the ground and the egg sticks to it as if glued, the orchestra then plays a piece of music, and the egg, as if it was sensible of the harmony, twists about the cane from one end to the other, and continues its motion till the music stops.

EXPLANATION.

The egg is fastened to a thread by a pin, which is put in lengthways, and the hole, which has been made to introduce the pin, is stopped with white wax. The other end of the thread is fastened to the breast of