I called on a physician, and he examined me, and reported nothing wrong with my flesh, which appeared to be in normal condition.

I said nothing about it publicly, but the fact greatly surprised me, and I have invited you here to-night to witness a few experiments." Saying this, Mr.Sothern, who had lit a cigar while pausing in his speech, turned the fire end into his mouth and sat down, smoking unconcernedly.
"I suppose you wish to give us the fire-test," remarked one of the company.
Mr.Sothern nodded.
There was probably never a gathering more dumbfounded than that present in the room.

A few questions were asked, and then five gentlemen were appointed to examine Mr.Sothern's hands, etc., before he began his experiments.

Having thoroughly washed the parts that he proposed to subject to the flames, Mr.Sothern began by burning his arm, and passing it through the gas-jet very slowly, twice stopping the motion and holding it still in the flames.

He then picked up a poker with a sort of hook on the end, and proceeded to fish a small coil of wire from the grate.