Pickpockets either work alone or in pairs, or what is called a mob.
The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.
The pickpocket is usually very well dressed and of prepossessing appearance.
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.
A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician.
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