Jo Girardelli known as the Queen of the Fire Eaters, was able to ingest sizzling hot objects with ease. She would swish nitric acid in her mouth, gargle hot oil, would put melted sealing wax in her mouth and request the audience to make an official seal impression on the wax while it was still on her tongue. Her spectacular trick was to put molten lead in her mouth and remove coin-size pieces. She would even slash a heated shovel on her arms and not get burnt. She abruptly left England and nothing was heard about her. How she performed her feats remains a mystery till date.
Jo Girardelli
