THE SIAMESE LINK. 



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remaining fingers of one hand, so that it shall not contract 

 again, and the finger of the other hand com.es out at once. 



An ingenious robbery was once committed by means of the 

 Siamese Link. A man of good address struck up an acquaintance 

 with a jeweller. One day he produced a Siamese Link, and 

 challenged him to get his fingers out when once they were 

 in. So the jeweller was told to put his hands behind his back* 

 and push his little fingers as far in as he could. 



This he did, when the treacherous friend made a clean 

 sweep of all the rings, brooches, ear-rings, and such jewellery 

 as was within his reach, while the unfortunate jeweller was 



MUSCLES OF LEG. 



SIAMESE LINK. 



vainly tugging at the Link. This only occupied a few seconds 

 for a practised hand, and the thief quietly opened the door, 

 shut it, and was lost in the passing crowd before the jeweller 

 could recover from his surprise. 



On the left of the same illustration is a view of the muscles 

 of the human leg, which, as the reader will see, are curiously 

 like the distended cassava press. Although the mode of apply- 

 ing the force differs, the principle is the same. 



In the latter case an external force is applied to the press, 

 but in the latter an internal, or rather a central, force is 



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