Ventriloquism
the art of speaking in such a way as to cause a hearer to believe that the sound comes, not from the person speaking, but from a dif ferent source. The name originated from the erroneous supposition that the sounds uttered were formed in the belly, whereas practice alone is necessary to carry this act of illusion to a high degree of perfection. The sounds are formed by VENUE VENUS the ordinary vocal organs-the larynx, the Venus of Milo or Milos, found in the the palate, the tongue, the lips, etc. The island of Milos. In the best days of art of the ventriloquist consists merely art she was always represented as in this: After drawing a long breath he breathes it out slowly and gradually, moves his lips as little as possible, and the sound of the voice; besides this he moves his lips as little as possible, and by various contrivances diverts the atknown to the ancient Greeks. known to the ancient Greeks.