Chemistry and Chemical Magic

Cover......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 5
C O N T E N T S......Page 7
I N T R O D U C T O R Y......Page 9
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PRECAUTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS......Page 11
CHAPTER II - LIQUID COLOUR EFFECTS......Page 14
CHAPTER III - SPIRIT PICTURES AND SYMPATHETIC WRITING......Page 34
CHAPTER IV - MYSTERIES OF EIRE AND WATER......Page 45
CHAPTER V - SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION AND MAGICAL EXPLOSIVES......Page 52
CHAPTER VI - CHEMICAL PYROTECHNICS AND PARLOUR FIREWORKS......Page 59
CHAPTER VII - STRANGE ACTING ALLOYS......Page 66
CHAPTER VIII - QUICK BLEACHING AGENTS—THEIR ACTIONS AND RESTORERS......Page 68
CHAPTER IX - THE MAGICAL PRODUCTION AND USES OF CERTAIN GASES, SMOKES AND VAPOURS......Page 77
CHAPTER X - CHEMICAL VEGETATION......Page 84
CHAPTER XI - FREEZING MIXTURES AND THEIR WONDERS......Page 91
CHAPTER XII - OXYGEN AND HYDROGEN—THE EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMPERATURE......Page 104
CHAPTER XIII - FIRE-EATING AND FIRE-EATERS......Page 111
CHAPTER XIV - MISCELLANEOUS EXPERIMENTS......Page 115
CHAPTER XV - THE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION OF CHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS......Page 136
CHAPTER XVI - LABORATORY DIRECTIONS......Page 145