A biography for Harry Houdinihasn’t been written yet.
“Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.”
“The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.”
“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.”
“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.”
“It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.”