J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

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115 Tiger hunting in Bengal- WITH READING 4d. 1 Introduction 2 Attack on a bullock waggon 3 Thus victim after victim is carried off 4 Lamentation 5 Where the man-eater is wont to dine 6 Keep a sharp look out 7 A desperate charge 8 An exciting battle 9 The fallen foe 10 Rejoicing of the village 11 The return to camp 12 Discussing the incidents of the day Every-day-life in China. WITH READING 4d. 1 A street in Canton 2 Great Wall of China 3 The Jinrikisha 4 A lantern shop 5 Chinese barber 6 A proclamation 7 Chinese at school 8 School boy and girl 9 A Chinese coolie 10 A family scene 11 Peculiar method of grinding corn 12 On board an opium hulk 13 An opium den 14 Cormorant fishing 15 Cargo and fishing boats, Hong Kong 16 Mandarins at dinner 17 Chinese wheelbarrow 18 Military pay day 19 Punishment of the Ganges 20 A two-wheeled cart 21 Chinese junk and pagoda 22 Curious method of fishing 23 A river dwelling 24 Chinese pet birds 25 Kite flying 26 Shadow show 27 Sleighing on frozen canal 28 Mother and child 29 Chinese small feet 30 Chinese bedroom Worms and their work. WITH READING 4d. 1 Introduction, and portrait of Darwin 2 A worm in the path 3 Section of worm, showing digestive apparatus 4 Aeration of the blood 5 The pupal form 6 Those little worm shape masses The Soldier’s Return. (From Original Designs and Drawing.) 1 The wars for many a month were o’er Ere I could reach my native shed : My friends ne’er hoped to see me more, And wept for me as for the dead, &c. 2 I ventured in,—Tray wagged his tail, He fawned, and to my sister ran ; “ Come here! ” she cried; “ what can him ail ? ” While my feigned story I began, &c. 3 “ I had a son,” my father cried, A soldier too—but he is gone.” “ Have you heard from him ? ” I replied ; I left behind me many a one, &c. 4 An arrow darting from a bow Could not more quick the token reach ; The patch from off my face, I drew, And gave myvoice its well known speech. WITH POETRY 4d. The Life of a Gnat. (From Original Drawings.) 1 The Gnat and her boat of eggs 2 The Larva 3 Birth (gnat emerging) 4 Manhood 5 The Eye 6 Digestive Apparatus An Ocean Waif. (From Original Drawings) 1 Introduction 2 It was wind at first 3 And just then the arc of the sun jutted up 4 We will bear down and see what’s the matter 5 It was now seen that she was a full-rigged ship 6 Three hands pulled me aboard the wreck 7 A small wailing cry came from the upper bunk 8 What have you there 9 God help this poor little one, says he 10 We’d bring him on deck 11 The captain in my cabin looking at the baby 12 It was a green windy, glistening morning WITH READING 4d. Grace Darling. WITH READING. (From Original 'Drawings.) 1 Grace Darling and boat 2 Mr. Darling, father of Grace Darling 3 The Wreck of the Forfarshire 4 The survivors of the wreck 5 Going to the wreck 6 Her Tomb at Bamborough Robert Bums, 1 Portrait 2 Burns’ cottage 3 Interior 4 Statue of Burns