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Show MAGNETIC NAVY IS AMUSING Mysterious Movements of Little Boats Caused by Magnet and Concealed Magnetized Needles. To build this navy thin pieces of cedar or pine wood and some magnetized mag-netized Bewing needles are necessary. Cut the pieces of wood into lengths a little longer than the needles used and about one-fourth of an inch in width. Make one end of each boat pointed for the bow. After the boats are all ready turn them npside down and lay a magnetized needle upon each where the keel should be. Now light a parafflne candle and let a drop of hot parafflne fall upon each needle and boat Take a hot nail and smooth The Magnetic Navy. the pasliffine out over each needle. The boats are now ready to place In a large vessel of water where they will act very queerly toward each other, says the Popular Electricity. By holding hold-ing a magnet near the boats they may be made to move about In a mysterious mysteri-ous way. |