“some hocus-pocus” [SIGN]
The last time we were together, we examined Sherlock Holmes's Tours de Force (Episode 282), in which we discussed a number of ways he wowed people with his unique skills.
As we look closer, there are instances when people accuse him of practicing magic, sorcery, or wizardry. What are those examples, and what might have happened to Sherlock Holmes, had he lived in a different era? It's just a Trifle.
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- This episode: ihose.co/trifles283
- "He Blinded Me with Science" — the story of Mesmer (Lapham's Quarterly)
- John Nevil Maskelyne (Wikipedia)
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Music credits
Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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