Abstract
out of. H-oudini did escape from strait jackets that were in use at the time he was performing and the only trick involved was to swell out his chest and stiffen his arms prior to being bound up, and then relax and go to work-and work it was, for he would be quite exhausted by the time he had accomplished his release. There are in use today, in the United States, leg shackles of the same general design that were used by the early Egyptians, i. e., two curved irons to lock around the ankles. These ancients used a
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