. ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁L ect urer ▁in ▁O ph th alm ology ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine , ▁and ▁as ▁o ph th al mic ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁Hospital . ▁ ▁Professor ▁Elli ot ▁was ▁a ▁tal ented ▁conj ur or ▁and ▁was ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Occ ult ▁Committee ▁of ▁The ▁Magic ▁Circle ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁declared ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁in ▁Indian ▁medicine ▁which ▁is ▁unknown ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁he ▁considered ▁that ▁such ▁phen omena ▁as ▁trans fix ion ▁of ▁the ▁tongue ▁and ▁neck ▁are ▁an atom ically ▁possible . ▁So ▁far ▁as ▁fire walk ing ▁is ▁concerned , ▁the ▁essential ▁factor ▁is ▁the ▁extreme ▁t ough ness ▁of ▁the ▁feet ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁always ▁walk ▁bare foot . ▁He ▁allowed ▁full ▁credit ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁conj ur ers ' ▁extreme ▁manip ulative ▁de xter ity , ▁but ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Indian ▁re pert ory ▁is ▁extremely ▁limited . ▁As ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁ro pe ▁trick , ▁he ▁concluded ▁that ▁no ▁such ▁trick ▁has ▁ever ▁been ▁performed . ▁ ▁On ▁sn akes , ▁Professor ▁Elli ot ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁c ob ra ▁is ▁tim id ▁and ▁in off ensive , ▁will ▁not ▁strike ▁unless ▁al ar med ▁by ▁a ▁sudden ▁movement , ▁has ▁a ▁limited ▁range , ▁and ▁does ▁not ▁always ▁strike ▁effectively . ▁An ▁ant id ote ▁for ▁s nake ▁bit es , ▁he