Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 284, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1913 — The Bottled Button. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Bottled Button.

The button in a clear glass bottle, as is shown in the accompanying illustration, hangs attached by a thread to the cork, which is securely sealed at the top. How can you sever the thread so that the button falls to .he bottom without uncorking or breaking thd^bqttje?

You may think that this cannot be lone, but after you understand how to perform this trick you can have lots of fun trying it on your friends. Nothing is needed but a small lens to focus the rays ~bl the sun, which pass through the glass without heating it and burn the thread.