the "Daily Telegraph")
Mr. Horace Goldin, the magician, claims to have discovered 2 form of camouflage which will make it impossible for troops to be seen in th open, states the "Evening Standa He has experimented with this invention for many years, and he is now negotiating with the War Office, who are investigating the possibilities of the discovery, Mr. Goldin traces the history of this invention in his book, "It's fun to be fooled" and reveals that during the war years he was engaged in presenting a conjuring and magical show t La Hina, one of the Hawaiian Is-
When war declared he found himself almost isolated on this island He had important engagements in America, but all forms of transport had been commandeered tary and naval authorities:
He was informed that the only way he could hope to be taken from the Islnd to America was to become of use to the military authorities Idea at 3 a.m.
"The idea for the invisible camoufage came into my head practically lete at three o'clock in the morn-he writes. "I jumped out of bed znd jotted it down. The next day I busied myself with the apparatus needed for this marvellous camouflage which would reader men invisible, and after two days' work I had it completed and working to my satisfaction.
Mr, Goldin showed his invention to en official and demonstrated how, by the use of this camouflage. he could make toy soldiers invisible.
The official informed the United States army representative, and the invention was again demonstrated in the bedroom of his hotel. Mr. Goldin said to the brigadier-general who was watching it:
"If you had a column of soldiers with their heads showing above the trenches, I could make them invisible to their enemy. Twenty men could march into the enemy G.H.Q. and capture the officers and never be seen."
He explained that there was a de-Anite limit to the size of the object to be camouflaged.
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