No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.

A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician.

No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.

Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.

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.

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.

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.