Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat.

Drinking boiling liquor is accomplished by using a cup with a false bottom, under which the liquor is retained.

Exposure of the secrets of the fire-eaters, for instance, dates back almost to the beginning of the art itself.

But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.

There are no physicists in the hottest parts of hell, because the existence of a 'hottest part' implies a temperature difference, and any marginally competent …

This universe, which is the same for all, has not been made by any god or man, but it always has been, is, and will be an ever-living fire, kindling itself by …

Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.