There are those who claim that Harry apprenticed with a locksmith when he was a kid and that is how he learned to pick locks and he became so proficient, he could do it with his eyes closed. He simply added an "i" to his idol's name. This is where he would get the inspiration for his stage name of Houdini. No one knows where Harry got his first taste of magic, but he was fascinated with it and soon found an idol in Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin. Harry grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin where his father served as a rabbi. The Weisz family emigrated to Wisconsin four years later and changed the spelling of their name to Weiss and Erik's to Ehrich, which eventually became Harry because the family called him Ehrie. He was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary on Mato Mayer Weisz and his second wife, Cecilia Steiner. Houdini's talent for magic started early. Houdini was world renowned as an escape artist and an illusionist, which made him perfect for revealing fraud by demonstrating how mediums were doing what they did during seances. We don't think so, but it certainly gave him fire to expose the rampant fraud that was a part of the movement. Does this mean that Houdini didn't believe in the afterlife or ghosts or even the ability to speak with spirits. 191, and we talked about the fact that Houdini effectively stopped the Spiritualism movement from continuing to grow. We've done an episode on Spiritualism, Ep. Has Houdini made his presence known from the other side of the Veil? On this episode, we explore the fascinating life and legend of Houdini and share the history and haunts connected to this amazing man who just may still be with us! Many listeners are probably very familiar with the stories of seances trying to conjure a message from Houdini. And this led to researching his house in New York and whether it was haunted. This was a bit concerning because while most brush fires are easily put out, this is California where one spark can burn down half the state! This got us to wondering if the Houdini Estate was haunted, which lead us down a path of wondering why this estate carried the name of a man who never lived there. The Houdini Estate crossed our radar about a month ago when our friend Maria posted on her Hollywood Exhumed Instagram account about a brush fire near the location. He would copyright his tricks, but never apply for patents for his inventions because he didn't want to give his secrets away. How he escaped, no one knows, but this became one of his most famous acts and he did it over and over.
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He was free of the handcuffs, but the padlocks remained on the can. A cabinet was put in front of the milk can so no one could see it and two minutes later, Houdini peeked out from behind the cabinet, dripping wet and panting from holding his breath. A lid was put over the top and locked down with six padlocks.
The giant milk can was filled with water and Houdini stepped inside, sloshing water everywhere.
Houdini stood in a blue bathing suit as he was handcuffed. Houdini poked the can and turned it upside down to reveal that there was no hole on the stage. In the month of January, on the 27th, in 1908, Houdini debuts his milk can escape trick at the Columbia Theater in St. This Month in History - Houdini Debuts Milk Can Trick Poisoning a bunch of young men to prove how dangerous bad food could be, certainly is odd! Soon, the formation of the FDA would follow. In 1906, the Pure Food and Drug Act was passed. The squad became a pop culture sensation and really heroes for their efforts. This name reflected the fact that he was going to actively poison them. So he gathered together several strapping young men and named them The Poison Squad. Wiley also worried about long-term effects of food additives. He needed a way to get the government's attention, so that it started forcing food companies to label their food with ingredients. Harvey Wiley, who worked for the USDA, decided he needed to do something. This on top of the fact that keeping food free of bacteria was difficult before modern refrigeration and such. There was borax, formaldehyde, chalk and copper sulfate added to food and things like lard were passed off as butter.
At the turn of the 20th century, food producers were putting just about anything in as fillers for their food. Food poisoning doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to and much of that is thanks to the Poison Squad. Moment in Oddity - The Poison Squad (Suggested by: Scott Booker)Įver have food poisoning? It's a nasty thing that leaves most wishing for the sweet release of death.
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