Letters On Natural Magic Addressed to Sir Walter Scott Bart
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Hence Dr. Desaguliers gives the following relative view of the strengths of indivi- duals : Strength of the weakest men . 1251bs. Strength of very strong men . 400 Strength of Topham . . 800* The weight of Topham was about 200. One of the most remarkable and inexplicable experiments relative to the strength of the human 256 LETTERS ON NATURAL MAGIC. frame, which you have yourself seen and admired, is that in which a heavy man is raised with the greatest facility, when he is lifted up the instan...t that his own lungs and those of the persons who raise him are inflated with air. This experiment was, I believe, first shown in England a few years ago by Major H. Who saw it performed in a large party at Venice, under the direction of an officer of the American Navy. As Major H. Performed it more than once in my presence, I shall describe as nearly as possible the method which he prescribed. The heaviest person in the party lies down upon two chairs, his legs being supported by the one and his back by the other.
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