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.

The Sun represents the right half of the body and the Moon the left half.

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

Disloyalty in trusted servants is one of the most disheartening things that can happen to a public performer.

It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.

The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.

My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear.