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Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
Born: Mar 24, 1874
Died: Oct 31, 1926
Been Burning Fire Great Life Mouth
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I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic. Harry Houdini
Life Great Admirer Magic Mystery Look Am
Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline. Harry Houdini
Mouth Holding Purest Sponge Lips May Flames Produced Saturated Gasoline
Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements. Harry Houdini
Will Fire Seemingly Remain Most Terrible Always Been Elements
To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm. Harry Houdini
Together Cause Face Fire Flame Thoroughly Charcoal Mutton Following Results Mass Over Make Lime Without Mix Quick Liquid Burned Which Use Appear Petroleum Harm
No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth. Harry Houdini
Good Teeth Unless Bite Attempt He Performer Red-Hot Off Iron Should Set
Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat. Harry Houdini
Fire Extremely Charcoal Eating Kings Feats Generally Known Always Been Intense Heat Quite Sensational Burns Coal
But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath. Harry Houdini
Honor Secrecy Pledged Oath Allegiance Only Performer Know Am His Far Then Who Ever Assistants
How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public. Harry Houdini
Church Become Secrets Possession Kind Would Records Allow Priests Does How Came Were Any Public Them Appear Ever Hardly Early
In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally. Harry Houdini
Roof Mouth Flame Back Out Would Feats Thrown Open Head Instead Well Pass Were Up May Noted Held Should Naturally
The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed. Harry Houdini
Day Great Great Day Say Passed Should
A common pickpocket trick is for the operator to carry a shawl or overcoat carelessly over the left arm, and to take a seat on the right side of the person they intend to rob in a streetcar or other vehicle. Harry Houdini
Carelessly Other Side Right Side Trick Carry Take Vehicle Arm Over Rob Overcoat Operator Left Person Intend Common Seat Right Streetcar

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