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Pleasantries BY

TOM SELLERS.

Author of— “ Tricks That W o rk ” and “ Sellers’ Secrets.” Inventor of— “ Super R isin g Cards,” “ Clim ax Mind R eading,’ Etc., Etc.

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PREFACE. Magicians are continually on the look-out for something new. This is my latest humble effort to supply that continual want. I admit the various effects are explained in the shortest possible manner. I think I am correct in saying that ideas are better than padding. If “ Magical Pleasantries ” give you any ideas to work on, then I will be amply rewarded. Yours Magically, T

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CONTENTS.

M IS C E L L A N E O U S . Spook P encils.

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R evolvin g M atchbox.

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L oop and R ing.

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M arked Cigarette.

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S ilk V anish.

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S pirit M essage.

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S ilk P roduction.

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P atriotic D iscs,

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D oub le D ate.

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S ilk s and L em on.

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V an ish in g G lass.

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P roduction B ow l.

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C A R D S E C T IO N . Turn U p .

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R ead in g the Cards.

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SPO O K P E N C IL S . F o u r pen cils of a d iffe ren t colour are p assed for in sp e c tio n an d w h en re tu r n e d a re p laced in a tu m b le r, o r le ft on th e ta b le . "" 1 ' ' Y ou go o u t of th e room , an d som eone ta k e s a n y p encil a n d w rite s on la piece of p a p e r. A fte r th is has' b een (lone, th e pencil is p la ce d b ack w ith th e o th e rs. W h e n you r e tu r n y ou im m e d ia te ly te ll th e p en cil w h ich w as used. R equirem ents: F o u r d iffe ren t coloured p en c ils, th e k in d w ith th e m e ta l p ro te c to rs. E a c h p en cil m u s t also h av e th e n a m e of th e m a k e rs or b ra n d th e re o n .

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M ethod : Y ou w ilj n o tic e t h a t th e m e ta l p ro te c to rs sold w ith th e pencils are slit to allow for ex p an sio n . To p re s e n t th e tric k , p ass o u t th e p en c ils an d th e m e ta l ca p s. R eceive a p en cil back, th e n a c a p ; p la ce th e cap on w ith th e slit in a d ire c t lin e w ith th e p rin te d n a m e on th e pencil, a n d p la ce th e m all in th e g lass. M ak e a re q u e s t th a t w h en you go o u t of th e room , som eo n e is to ta k e an y p en cil a n d w rite so m e th in g o n a piece of p a p e r th e n rep la ce th e ca p an d p la ce th e pencil back in th e g lass w ith th e o th e rs. W h e n you r e tu r n , y ou know .the p en c il q u ite easily as th e ch a n ce s are a h u n d re d to one t h a t th e cap w ill riot be rep la ce d w ith th e slit e x a c tly in lin e w ith th e p r in t on th e pencil. T H E LOOP A N D T H E R IN G . E ffe c t: P e rfo rm e r places a rin g on h is o u ts tre tc h e d p a lm , ov er th is he p la ce s a loop of s trin g , th e en d s o£

th e loop h an g in g dow n on e ith e r side of th e h a n d . P e rfo rm e r now closes his fist over th e loop an d th e rin g an d tu r n s h is fist u p sid e dow n. T h e fist is o p en ed an d th e rin g is seen to be on th e loop. T h e loop being s u s­ p en d ed by th e litle finper an d th u m b . R equirem ents: A loop of s trin g an d a rin g a b o u t an in ch in d ia m e te r.

M ethod: P la c e th e rin g on th e p a lm of th e h an d , th e rin g lying on th e first an d second fingers, n e a r th e tip s. L a y th e loop of strin g on th e p alm , allow ing one p a r t to go b e tw e e n th ird an d little fingers, an d a n o th e r p a r t d ire c tly over th e rin g . A s y ou close th e fist, p ress th e p a r t of th e strin g w hich is over th e rin g r ig h t th ro u g h sa m e w ith th u m b , th is p a r t of th e strin g being g rip p ed b etw e en first and second fingers. T h is m o v e m e n t to be done as you tu r n th e fist u p sid e dow n. T h e th u m b is now slipped th ro u g h th e loop, a t th e sa m e tim e th e little finger is sp rea d o u t, th e w eig h t of th e rin g will p u ll th e loop dow n an d sa m e w ill be seen su sp e n d ed on th e loop. N O V E L S IL K V A N IS H . E ffect: P e rfo rm e r holds his w a n d u p rig h t on th e ta b le ; now ta k in g a n u m b e r of m a tc h box covers, he slips th e m over th e w an d , sta c k in g th e m ca refu lly c riss­ cross fash io n , so th a t th e y w ill sta n d w h en he rem o v es th e w an d . A silk h an d k e rch ie f is now p laced o ver th e w an d , p e rfo rm e r now ste a d y in g th e covers w ith his free h a n d p u sh e s th e silk in to th e covers. 6

R e m o v in g th e w an d , he kno ck s th e covers ov er one a t a tim e , th is show ing th a t th e silk h as v an ish ed e n tire ly . R eq u irem en ts: A b o u t six m a tc h box covers, a h a n d ­ k erc h ief v an ish in g w an d , th e insid e rod fittin g v ery loosely. A sm a ll silk h a n d k e rch ie f. M ethod: H o ld w an d on ta b le , drop th e covers o ver th e w an d , sta c k th e m so th a t th e y are criss-cross. R em o v e th e w an d le av in g th e in n e r rod inside. Now -place silk over th e en d of w an d , p u sh silk ho m e o ver th e rod an d rem o v e th e w an d , ste a d y in g th e m a tc h box covers w hile you do so, w ith y o u r free h a n d . N ow knock ea ch box cover aw ay s ta rtin g fro m iii e to p . T h e silk m a y be re p ro d u ce d ju s t as you m a y fan cy . H A N D K E R C H IE F P R O D U C T IO N FROM BARE H A N D S. E ffect: Y ou show h a n d s an d a rm s b a r e ; y e t w h en h a n d s are b ro u g h t to g e th e r you m a te ria lise a silk h a n d ­ k erc h ief or sm a ll flag. R equirem ents: A silk h a n d k e rc h ie f b alled u p an d h eld to g e th e r w ith a th re a d , th e th re a d finish in g w ith a sm a ll loop of su c h a size to a d m it th e m id d le fin g er. M ethod: R oll th e silk in to a ball, tie th re a d ro u n d th e silk, leav in g th e sm a ll loop. T h is loop sh o u ld be w ax e d to k eep it open. P la c e th e b alled silk u n d e r th e le ft la p e l of y o u r ja c k e t, on a level w ith y o u r b re a s t po ck et. N ow b rin g b o th y o u r h a n d s u p in fro n t of y o u r body, fin g e rtip s p o in tin g to th e roof, an d th u m b tip s to u c h in g e a c h o th e r. N ow sw ing r ig h t h a n d in w a rd s an d to th e le ft, th is m o v e allow ing y ou to g e t m id d le fin g er in to th e loop of th r e a d an d allow s h a n d k e rc h ie f to be su sp e n d e d in th e p a lm of r ig h t h a n d , a t th e sa m e tim e th e le ft h a n d is sw u n g in w ard s an d to th e r ig h t; th e po sitio n of th e h a n d s sh o u ld now be crossed a t th e w rists, an d th e th u m b s p a ra lle l to each o th e r. T h e p a lm s bein g in w ard .

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N ow sw ing le ft h a n d p a lm o u tw a rd s, tu r n f ig h t side to w a rd s s p e c ta to rs ; b rin g r ig h t h a n d up to th e le ft h a n d , an d ru b silk b etw e en th e p alm s a n d p rodu ce. T h e w hole m o v e m e n t sho u ld ta k e less th a n tw e n ty seconds. DOUBLE DATE. E ffe c t: Y ou te ll th e d a te o f an y tw o coins belon g in g to a sp e c ta to r. R eq u irem en ts: A piece of p a p e r on w h ich y ou d raw te n b la n k sq u a re s. M ethod: H a n d th e c h a r t to a sp e c ta to r, w ith th e re q u e s t t h a t he ta k e s tw o coins fro m h is p o ck e t an d w rite th e tw o d a te s on any one sq u a re . N ow te ll h im to fill u p th e re m a in in g sq u a re s w ith an y d a te s h e m a y th in k of, p la cin g tw o d a te s in ea ch sq u a re . N ow h a v e th e c h a r t r e tu rn e d to y ou an d ta k e a piece of p a p e r an d re w rite th e d a te s o n th e old M U T U S , N O M E N , D E D I T , C O C IS prin cip le. T h e first line b ein g M u tu s , th e second N om en, th e th ird D e d it, an d th e fo u rth Cocis. N ow a s k h im on w hich line' or lines h e sees th e d a te s of his coins. I f h e say s lin e “ o n e ,” you know t h a t is “ M u tu s .” T h a t is U .U . is y o u r cue, so you know t h a t th e d a te s taking; th e position of U .U . is th e ones th o u g h t of. I f h e say s th e d a te s are in lin e “ one ” an d “ th re e , ” th e n T .T . is y o u r cue, an d th e d a te s h o ld in g th a t position w ill be th e o nes th o u g h t of. F o r th e b en e fit of th o se w ho do n o t know th e M u tu s, N om en, D e d it, Cocis fo rm u la ; I w ill ex p lain sa m e. Y ou im a g in e you see th e above fo rm u la w ritte n before you as u n d e r :— M UTUS NOM EN D E D IT C O C IS 8

Y o u see th e re is tw o of ea c h le tte r, so w h en w ritin g th e d a te s o u t, you w rite th e firs t d a te a t “ M ” in “ M u tu s ,” a n d th e second d a te a t “ M ” in “ N o m e n ,” T h e seco n d d a te w ould be w ritte n a t “ U ” in “ M u tu s ,” an d “ U ” in “ M u tu s .” T h e th ir d a t “ T ” in “ M u tu s ’’ an d “ T ” in “ D e d it” an d so o n till all th e d a te s w ere disposed of. E x am p le:

(1) 1 8 9 1 ...1 9 0 0 ...1 9 1 4 ...1 9 2 6 ...1 9 2 8 . (2) 1 8 7 6 ...1 8 6 4 ...1 9 2 0 ...1 8 9 9 ...1 8 9 8 . (3) 1903... 1906... 1931... 1910... 1873. (4)1904.. .1908.. .1872,. .1916.. .1917.

S u p p o se th a t yo u a re to ld th a t th e d a te s are in lin e “ tw o ” y o u r cu e is N .N . in “ N o m e n .” T h a t is 1876 a n d 1898. S u p p o se i t is lin e 1 an d 4, th e n y o u r cue is S .S . in “ M u tu s ” an d “ C o c is.” T h a t is 1928 an d 1917. N O V E L V A N IS H IN G G L A S S. E ffe c t: P e rfo rm e r show s th r e e sm all tu b e s of su ch a size t h a t th e y n e s t w ith in ea c h o th e r, an d slig h tly h ig h e r th a n a n o rd in a ry tu m b le r. P e rfo rm e r n e s ts th e th re e tu b e s , show s a g lass full o r e m p ty , an d p laces s a m e w ith in th e tu b e s . P e rfo rm e r now rem o v e s th e o u te r tu b e , th e n th e n e x t in size an d finally rem o v es th e re m a in in g tu b e by slid in g it off th e ta b le on to his b a n d . T h e p e rfo rm e r now blow s th ro u g h th e tu b e , sh o w s it e m p ty , th e g lass h av in g v an ish ed .

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R eq u irem en ts: T h re e c a rd b o a rd or m e ta l tu b e s of s u c h a size t h a t th e y n e s t cosily one w ith in th e o th e r.

T h e o u te r or la rg e st tu b e is p re p a re d by affixing a p iece of n etw o rk inside, rea ch in g fro m h a lf an in ch fro m th e to p to w ith in h a lf an in ch fro m th e b o tto m . T h is n e tw o rk affair is re a lly a n etw o rk b a g fixed in sid e th e tu b e . T h e o th e r tw o tu b e s are u n p re p a re d . T h e only o th e r re q u ire m e n t is a g lass. M e th o d : P ic k up th e sm a lle st tu b e an d p la ce it on th e ta b le en d u p ; over th is place th e n e x t size tu b e , an d over th is p la ce th e la rg e s t tu b e , ta k in g ca re th a t th e n e tw o rk b ag dro p s inside th e sm a lle st tu b e . Show th e g lass a n d drop it insid e th e n e s te d tu b e s, th e g lass n a tu ra lly going inside th e bag. K em ove th e o u te r tu b e (th is w ill c a rry g lass w ith it) a n d place it o n th e tableR em ove th e n e x t size. N o w slide th e la s t tu b e along th e ta b le on to y o u r h a n d , blow th ro u g h th e tu b e an d show it e m p ty . T h e g lass m a y be reco v ered ju s t as y o u r fa n c y d ic ta te s. TH E

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E ffe c t: P e rfo rm e r ta k e s a m a tc h -b o x b e tw e e n his th ird fin g er an d th u m b , giving his h a n d a ro ta ry m o tio n he cau se s th e m a tc h -b o x to revolve. R equirem ents: A m a tch -b o x .

M ethod: H o ld a m a tc h -b o x b e tw e e n th e th ird fin g er an d th u m b , th e box m u s t be g rip p ed by th e n ails o th e rw ise th e effect w ill n o t w ork. S ta r t th e m a tc h ­ box ro ta tin g w ith th e opposite h a n d , now keep th e h a n d holding th e box, ro ta tin g in a c irc u la r directio n . W ith a little p ra c tic e you ca n k ee p th e box r o ta tin g as long as you like. T H E M A R K E D C IG A R E T T E . E ffect: P e rfo rm e r borrow s a h a t, he now re q u e s ts an a s s is ta n t to rem o v e a n y c ig a re tte from a packet, w h ich y ou h a n d h im , m a rk it an d drop it in to th e h a t w hile you hold h a t b eh in d y o u r , b ack . Y ou now

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re q u e s t h im to drop th e re m a in d e r of th e c ig a re tte s in to th e h a t an d m ix th e m u p , still ho ld in g th e h a t b eh in d y o u r b ack y ou rem o v e th e m a rk e d c ig a re tte in s ta n tly . R equirem ents: A p a c k e t of c ig a re tte s, an d an e x tra c ig a r e tt e ; th is is a tta c h e d to a p in w h ich is u n d e r y o u r c o a t a t th e back. M ethod: B o rro w a h a t a n d g e t som eone to a ssist y ou. B e q u e st h im to rem o v e a n y c ig a re tte fro m th e p a c k e t, m a rk it an,d p u t it in to th e h a t,w h ile y ou tu r n y o u r b ack (h a t being h eld b eh in d you). W h e n he h as done th is tu r n ro u n d an d s a y W o u l d y ou n o w drop th e re m a in d e r on to p of th e m a rk e d o n e ? ” W h ile sa y in g th is , p u ll th e e x tra c ig a re tte fro m y o u r co a t d ro p it in to th e h a t’ a n d ta k e th e m a rk e d one o u t, co n ­ ce alin g i t u n d e r th e rim of th e h a t. N ow tu r n ro u n d a g a in fo r th e a s s is ta n t to drop th e o th e r c ig a re tte s in to th e h a t an d m ix th e m up. A ll y ou h a v e to do no w is to ta k e one c ig a re tte o u t of th e h a t, p u sh it up y o u r sleeve an d b rin g th e m a rk e d one in to view . S P IR IT M E S S A G E IM P R O V E M E N T . F o r th o se p erfo rm e rs w ho w o rk th e S p irit P ro p h e sy e S e c t, w h ere th e ca rb o n p a p e r is inside th e envelope, I su b m it th e follow ing as I con sid er it is an im p ro v e ­ m e n t on th e o rig in al effect. T h e im p ro v e m e n t b ein g t h a t .the s p e c ta to r can choose re d , g ree n or b lu e s p irit w ritin g .

T h e effect is as u su a l, only you p re p a re th e envelope b y p la cin g s trip s of- ea ch colour in sid e th e envelope, in s te a d of th e u s u a l one colour as in th e orig in al v ersio n , by w ritin g crossw ise you co u ld m a k e th e w ritin g a p p e a r th re e d ifferen t colours. (See illu stra tio n ). 11

T H E PATRIOTIC D IS C S . E ffect: P e rfo rm e r h a n d s for ex a m in a tio n n in e coloured d isc s; th re e red , th re e w h ite an d th re e b lu e. A fter h aving th e m re tu rn e d , th e th re e w h ite are w rap p ed in a w h ite h a n d k e rch ie f, th e th re e b lue in a b lu e h a n d k e rch ie f, a n d th e th re e re d in a red h a n d ­ kerchief. A fte r th e u su a l m y stic passes th e h a n d ­ k erch iefs are opened- o u t an d a red , w h ite an d b lu e disc ta k e n fro m e a c h ; th e se , if p laced ori a little s ta n d m a k e a n e a t d isp lay . R equirem ents. Six re d discs, six w h ite discs, an d six b lu e discs. Six h a n d k e rch ie fs, th e tw o of cach colour bein g stitc h e d by th e ir c e n tre s.

M ethod: P la c e a re d , w h ite and b lu e disc in each h a n d k e rch ie f, an d fold th e silk over sa m e. P la c e th is side dow n on ta b le w ith th e d u p lic a te silk sp re a d o u t on to p. H a n d o u t y o u r discs fo r in sp ectio n . R eceiv e b ac k th re e of one colour an d w ra p in th e co rres­ p o n d ing colour h a n d k e rch ie f. T u rn in g th is side dow n w hen p la cin g on ta b le ag ain , do th e sa m e w ith th e o th e r tw o se ts. All you h av e to do now is to op en th e silks and disclose a red , w h ite .a n d b lu e 'in each. H A N D K E R C H IE F S

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E ffe c t: A freely chosen h a n d k e rc h ie f p asses in ­ side a chosen lem on. R eq u irem en ts: B ig h t sm a ll silk h an d k e rc h ie fs a n d fo u r lem ons, eig h t d u p lic a te silks, an d th e follow ­ in g f a k e ; th is fak e is eig h t little tu b e s fo rm ed in th e sh ap e of a s ta r , in ea ch a rm a sm a ll silk is p laced . 12

M ethod: C u t one of th e lem o n s in h a lf, c u t aw ay th e f r u it an d in s e rt th e fak e, joining th e lem o n to ­ g e th e r ag aiii w ith secco tin e. L rm en

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. Show th e fo u r le m o n s, h av e one ch o sen u sin g th e fo rce y ou u se fo r th e fo u r ace tric k . H a v e a silk freely ch o sen , v a n ish sa m e , an d p ro d u ce fro m lem o n , c u ttin g th e p a r t of th e le m o n aw ay w h ich is above th e little tu b e co n ta in in g th e ch o sen silk. P R O D U C T IO N B O W L . E ffe c t: P e rfo rm e r show s a silv er bow l to be e m p ty F illin g th is bow l w ith c o n fe tti fro m a bag, th e b a g is la id aside, p e rfo rm e r d ips h is h a n d in to th e co n fe tti a n d p ro d u ce s silks, e t c . ,'e t c . R equirem ents: A silv er o r g ilt m e ta l bow l, th e b o tto m is c u t o u t a n d re p la c e d w ith tin -fo il th e colour o f th e bow l y o u in te n d u sing. T h e tin -foil bein g h eld in p la ce a la th e D ru m H e a d T ube. A m e ta l tin n o t q u ite so h ig h as th e bow l, th e d ia m e te r b ein g of su c h a size so t h a t it w ill p ass easily th ro u g h th e b o tto m of th e bow l. T h is tin c o n ta in s th e load, th e o th e r re q u ire m e n t is a b ag o f co n fe tti.

M ethod: P la c e th e load b eh in d th e b ag of con• f e tti, show th e bow l e m p ty , p la c e it b eh in d th e bag IK

over th e load. T he tin p e n e tra tin g th e tin -fo il b o tto m . P ick up th e bag of c o n fe tti an d p o u r it in to th e bow l, lay th e b ag aside an d s ta r t to pro d u ce th e load. P .S .— T h e b ag should be h ig h e r th a n b u t n o t so hig h as th e bow l.

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TURN U P. E ffe c t: P e rfo rm e r h a s a c a rd se le c te d a n d r e ­ tu r n e d to th e pack. T h e p e rfo rm e r now holding p ack in his r ig h t h a n d allow s one c a rd a t a tim e to drop on to th e ta b le . T h e first five or six ca rd s drop face dow ii, b u t th e se lec ted c a rd alw ays dro p s face up. R equirem ents:

A p ack of ca rd s.

M ethod: H a v e a c a rd se lec ted , n o te d , an d r e ­ tu r n e d to h e pack. G et th is c a rd six th fro m th e to p or an y o th e r n u m b e r w ill do so long as you know th e n u m b e r th e se lec ted c a rd sta n d s from th e to p of th e p ack . N ow give th e p ack a false shuffle. H o ld th e pack in th e r ig h t h a n d b re a d th w ise, th u m b on to p of th e b ro ad edge an d fingers u n d e r th e low er b ro ad edge of th e pack. N ow com m ence to rele ase th e c a rd s one a t a tim e b y rele asin g w ith th e th u m b ; as th e c a rd h its th e fin g er tip s it w ill revolve in th e air se v eral tim e s b efo re i t com es to r e s t o n th e ta b le . N ow th e ' h e ig h t of th e h a n d from th e ta b le m u s t be d e te r ­ m in e d b efo reh an d , so th a t w h en each c a rd falls on th e ta b le it w ill fall face down.. W h e n you com e to rele ase th e se lec ted c a rd w ith th e th u m b , you e ith e r low er or raise th e h a n d a little allow ing th e se lec ted c a rd to g e t a h alf re v o lu tio n m o re, or less, so th a t it w ill fall face up. I n m y ow n case I g et th e c o rre c t h e ig h t fro m th e ta b le b y k ee p in g th e p ac k in lin e w ith a b u tto n on m y ja ck e t.

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A Novel Card Trick.

E ffect: P e rfo rm e r h a n d s a pack of c a rd s to be shuffled. R eceiv in g th e m b ack he ta k e s a p en cil fro m his p o ck e t an d w ith th e b lu ijt end he p u sh e s a p a c k e t of c a rd s fro m th e c e n tre of th e p ac k till th e y p ro je c t a b o u t tw o in c h e s fro m th e end. H e h a s th e to p c a rd of th e p ro je c tin g p o rtio n n o te d by a s p e c ta to r by liftin g th e c o rn e r of th a t ca rd . The p ro je c tin g p o rtio n is now p u sh e d b ack flu sh w ith th e p ack . T h e p a c k is now c u t as o fte n as d esired , y e t when; p e rfo rm e r ru n s th ro u g h th e p ack h e ca n alw ay s lo c ate th e se le c te d card . R eq uirem ents: A pck of c a rd s an d a pencil. M eth o d : A fter receiv in g b ac k th e p ack , ta k e a p en c il fro m y o u r p o ck e t a n d p u sh a p a c k e t of ca rd s fro m th e c e n tre of th e p ack . H a v e th e to p c a rd o f th is p a c k e t lo o k ed a t ; w h ile sp e c ta to r is doing so y ou ca n see th e ind ex of th e u n d e r c a rd of to p p a c k e t as th e cards a re tu r n e d edgew ise to p u s h p ro je c tin g p a c k e t b ac k flu sh w ith th e re m a in d e r of th e p ack . H a v e ca rd s c u t as o fte n as d esired . Y ou h av e no w only to r u n th ro u g h th e p ac k till you com e to th e c a rd y ou g lim p sed a t. T h e se le c te d c a rd w ill be th e one n e x t to th is one. REVOLVO. E ffect: T h e re is n o th in g o rig in al a b o u t th is c a rd tric k . E x c e p t in th e m a n n e r th e ch o sen c a rd is b ro u g h t to view . A fte r a c a rd is se le c te d an d r e tu rn e d to th e p ack , th e c a rd s a re c u t an d h eld in th e le ft h a n d . P e rfo rm e r b rin g s h is r ig h t h a n d u p to h is le ft, an d th e se le c te d c a rd is se en to rev o lv e fro m th e p ac k , bein g h eld b y th e little fin g er of th e le ft h a n d an d th e th u m b of She rig h t. R equirem ents:

A p ac k of ca rd s.

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pack. N ow c u t th e ca rd s an d as y ou do so p u ll th e se lec ted c a rd to w a rd s you w ith th e forefinger of th e le ft h a n d . T h e c a rd should now be in th e c e n tre of th e p ack an d p ro tru d in g a b o u t a q u a r te r inch. T his' en d being to w a rd s you it is n o t seen b y th e s p e c ta ­ to rs. H o ld th e p ac k face dow n in th e le ft1 h a n d , th u m b n e a r th e to p , th e h a n d bein g u n d e r th e p ack an d fingers g rip p in g th e opp o site edge. N ow b rin g r ig h t h a n d u p to th e p ac k an d a t th e sa m e tim e tu r n le ft h a n d back to w ard s sp e c ta to rs. G e t th e r ig h t th u m b b eh in d th e le ft h a n d b o tto m c o rn e r of th e p ro ­ tru d in g c a rd an d p u ll to y o u r rig h t. T h is m o v e m e n t w ill sw ing th e se lec ted c a rd clea r of th e p ac k an d b rin g it b etw e en th u m b an d little fingers. I t is a p r e tty m e th o d of b rin g in g a se lec ted card to view . T IP S . E ffect: T h is is ju s t a n o th e r m e th o d of b rin g in g a se lec ted c a rd to view . A se lec ted c a rd bein g r e tu rn e d to th e p ack , th e p ac k shuffled an d h eld in th e r ig h t h a n d , p e rfo rm e r gives h is h a n d a tw ist, a n d th e pack is seen b ack to w a rd s s p e c ta to rs, th e se lec ted c a rd bein g face o u tw a rd s h eld by th e fin g ertip s. R equirem ents: A p ac k of c a rd s. M ethod: H t ;ve a c a rd se lec ted an d re tu r n e d to th e p ack as u su a l. B rin g it to th e to p an d false shuffle. N ow ta k e p ac k face o u tw a rd s in th e r ig h t h a n d . T h u m b in fro n t an d covering th e face of th e pack , as y ou do so an d before rem o v in g th e le ft h a n d p ress th e m id d le finger on th e r ig h t h a n d edge of th e to p c a rd . T h e first an d th ird fingers p ressin g on th e b ack , now d raw m id d le finger to y o u r le ft, th is w ill ca u se th e c a rd to c u rl in h a lf. N ow rem o v e le ft h a n d , th e rig h t should be h eld o u tw a rd s in a lin e w ith th e sh o u ld er. T w ist th e h a n d b ac k to w a rd s s p e c ta to rs, a t th e sa m e tim e s tra ig h te n in g o u t th e fin g e rs; th is w ill b rin g th e se lec ted c a rd face o u tw a rd s, w ith p ra c ­ tice you ca n cau se th e cardvto a p p e a r so quickly th a t no one ca n te ll w h e re it com es from . 16

A S P E L L E R ID E A . E ffe c t: M ag ician p asses a pack of ca rd s to bo shuffled an d h a v e th e m r e tu r n e d to h im . H e now ask s som eone to n a m e an y card in th e pack. W h e n th is h a s b een done, p e rfo rm e r places th e pack of ca rd s in h is po ck et. H e now proceeds to rem o v e a card , fo r ea ch le tte r in th e n a m e of th e card , sp ellin g o u t aloud as h e does so. W h e n th e final le tte r of th e n a m e is re a c h e d th e p e rfo rm e r is seen to be ho ld in g se le c te d card . R equirem ents: A n e x tra p ac k of ca rd s, th e s e are a rra n g e d in th e fo u r s u its H . C. D . S. T h e th ir te e n ca rd s of each s u it are p la ce d in four d ifferen t p ock ets, th e tw o ja c k e t, an d th e tw o tro u s e r p o ck e ts bein g p referab le . A n o rd in a ry p ac k of ca rd s. M e th o d : B rin g fo rw ard th e u n p re p a re d p ack of ca rd s, h av e th e m shuffled an d r e tu r n e d to yo u . N ow h av e a n y c a rd called o u t b y a s p e c ta to r. I f i t is a h e a r t, p la ce it in th e p o ck e t co n tain in g th e h e a rts . I f a sp a d e p u t th e pack in th e p o ck e t co n tain in g th e th e sp a d es. N ow su p p o se th e se lec ted c a rd is th e n in e of clu b s, p la ce th e p ack in th e p o ck e t c o n ta in in g th e clubs. S ta r t sp ellin g th e c a rd u p to th e e ig h t of clu b s in th e a rra n g e d p a c k e t, th e n c o n tin u e fro m th e p a c k till th e en d of th e n a m e is re a c h e d , rem o v in g th e n in e of clu b s a t th e final le tte r of th e selected c a rd . T h e a rra n g e d p a c k e ts are se t u p ace to king. R E A D IN G

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E ffect: P e rfo rm e r h a n d s th e pack' of ca rd s o u t to be shuffled, receiv in g th e m b ac k he places th e m b e ­ h in d h is back. P e r f o r m e r n a m e s th e to p c a rd , b rin g s th e p a c k ro u n d to th e f r o n t ag ain , show s th e to p c a rd w h ich p ro v e s to be th e c o rre c t card . T h is is re p e a te d a n u m b e r o f tim es. R eq uirem ents:

A ny p ac k of ca rd s. 17

M ethod: H a n d th e pack o u t to be shuffled, receive it back, se cretly n o tin g th e b o tto m c a rd of th e pack. P la c e pack b eh in d y o u r b ack an d re v e rse th e first sev en or eig h t ca rd s. T h ese c a rd s are now face u p on to p of th e pack, on to p of th e se place th e tw o b o tto m ca rd s face dow n, th e c a rd y ou h av e n o te d b ein g on to p . B rin g p ack ro u n d to y o u r fro n t (having p rev iously n a m e d th e to p card). R em ove sa m e an d show y ou h av e n a m e d co rrec t c a rd . N ow h ere is w h ere th e little su b tle m ove com es in, in c id en tally i t is a m ove w jiich m a y p rove to be v ery u se fu l to th e m a g ician w ho likes to th in k th in g s o u t. H o ld th e n a m e d c a rd in fro n t of th e p ac k a t th e to p en d fo r an in s ta n t, th is c a rd a c tin g as a sc re en . U nder cover of th is c a rd sim p ly p u sh th e to p c a rd ov er a little w ith th e le ft th u m b , disclosing th e in d e x of th e n e x t face up c a r d ; b rin g to p c a rd back to its c o rrec t p osition again. T h e w hole m o v e m e n t ta k in g only a fra c tio n of a second. L a y n a m e d c a rd aside an d p lace p ac k b eh in d you ag ain , place th e c a rd y o u looked a t on to p , n a m e it an d r e p e a t th e above m oves u n til all th e face u p c a rd s h av e been rem o v e d . W o rk ed 1 slow ly an d d e lib e ra te ly th is is a re a lly good an d p u zz lin g c a rd effect. N o c u t o r b e n t c a rd s b eing used m a k e s i t s u ita b le fo r ex h ib itio n a t an y tim e . R E A D IN G T H E CARDS. E ffect: P e rfo rm e r p asses a p ack of c a rd s to be shuffled, also a b lack clo th b ag for e x a m in a tio n . H e no w re q u e sts th a t th e ca rd s be p la c e d in th e b ag . P e rfo rm e r receiv es th e m b ack an d s ta te s th a t it is im p o ssible , to see th ro u g h th e m a te ria l of th e b ag , going so fa r as to flash a lig h t fro m b e h in d an d in sid e th e bag. N e v e rth e le ss, th e p e rfo rm e r re a d s sev eral of th e c a rd s, te lls a c a rd a t an y n u m b e r in th e p ack , an d b rin g s th e tric k to a clim ax b y p ro d u cin g a n a p h a n d , all th is h a v in g been done w h ile th e b ag w as h eld h ig h above th e h ead . R equirem ents: A p ack of c a rd s, a b la ck clo th b a g an d a p o ck e t flash la m p . T h e la tte r c o n ta in s th e IS

se c re t of th e tric k , as I no d o u b t y ou w ill h av e g u essed . I t is p re p a re d by h a v in g a so rt of po ck et

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on one side of th e la m p , w h ich is of th e fla t v a rie ty . T h is p o ck e t is m a d e to ac co m m o d ate a b o u t one dozen c a rd s. T h e o u tsid e oi th e p o ck e t bein g m a d e to m a tc h th e body of th e la m p . P la c e a b o u t tw elv e c a rd s in th e p o ck e t of th e l a m p ; th e b o tto m five c a rd s b ein g a n a p h a n d , th e re m a in d e r yo u c o m m it to m e m o ry . H a n d th e p ac k an d b ag for e x a m in a tio n w ith th e re q u e s t t h a t th e p ac k be shuffled an d d ro p p ed in to th e b ag . R eceiv e th e b ag b ac k an d d raw a tte n tio n to th e f a c t th a t you c a n n o t see th ro u g h th e b a g ; pick u p th e flash la m p an d flash it a t th e b ack of th e b a g ; now flash th e lig h t inside th e b ag • le ttin g th e ca rd s fall o u t of th e p o ck e t on to th e to p of th e p ac k , w ith d ra w th e la m p an d la y it aside. N ow p ro ceed to n a m e an d w ith d ra w th e six ca rd s you h av e m e m o rised (one a t a tim e , of course). N ow call for a n u m b e r b e tw e e n one an d fo rty , say six is ca lled fo r; rem o v e five c a rd s fro m th e p ac k p ro p e r an d th e six th ' one fro m th e to p of th e e x tra ones w h ich you d ro p p ed in. N ow s ta te you w ill tr y a n d fish o u t a n a p h a n d . T h is y ou do su ccessfu lly . S W IN G . E ffect: T h e effect of th is c a rd tric k , fro m th e s p e c ta to r s ’ p o in t of view is as follo w s; Y ou h a v e th e p ack shuffled an d c u t a t an y p o in t. T h e s p e c ta to r is asked to n o te th e b o tto m card of th e c u t. T h is p a r t of th e p ac k is now c u t se v eral tim e s a n d th e n h a n d e d to th e sp e c ta to r, w ho is ask ed to find his c a rd . I t c a n n o t be found, it h av in g v a n ish e d e n ­ tire ly . Y ou e v e n tu a lly ta k e th e c a rd fro m y o u r p o ck et. 1!)

R equirem ents: A pack of ca rd s an d a card case p re p a re d as fo llo w s: T h ro u g h th e c e n tre of one sido of th e case p u n c h a sm a ll hole. T ak e a c a rd an d p u n c h a sm a ll hole to corresp o n d w ith th e one on th e case. N ow g e t a sm a ll e y e le t an d fix th is card to th e c a rd case, so th a t it w ill revolve, th e ey e le t a c tin g as a pivot. O n to p of th is c a rd stic k th e b ack fro m a n o th e r c a rd case. Y ou are now re a d y to dem onstrate.

M ethod: T ak e th e c a rd s fro m th e case, h a n d th e m to be shuffled an d re tu rn e d to y o u ; now h av e th e c a rd s c u t a t an y p o in t a n d h av e th e c u t p o rtio n re tu rn e d to you. T his c u t you place on to p of th e c a rd case. M eanw hile, yo u re m a rk to d iv e rt his a tte n tio n a little : “ You h a d a fre e c u t, h a d n ’t y o u ? ” P ick u p card s an d case an d sw ing th e “ c u t ” cro ss­ w ise on th e case, ca rry in g th e piv o t c a rd w ith th e c u t an d h olding case an d ca rd s in fro n t of sp e c ta to r. A sk h im to n o te th e u n d e r c a rd , sw ing c a rd s back again an d slide off th e case. N ow h av e th e m c u t sev eral tim e s, th e n ask sp e c ta to r to find his c a r d ; of co u rse he c a n ’t. Y ou finish th e tric k b y ta k in g a d u p lic a te from y o u r po ck et, w hich yo u p la ce d th e re b efo reh a n d .

CUT. E ffe c t: Y ou in tro d u c e a pack of ca rd s and c u t th e m eq u a lly in to tw o p o rtio n s. Y ou now offer a sp e c ta to r a fre e choice of e ith e r h a lf, th e n re q u e s t h im to shuffle h is h alf w h ile you shuffle y o u rs. N ow ask h im to c u t h is h a lf a n y w h e re and te ll you th e c a rd he c u t ; n e v e rth e le ss, w h e n y o u c u t y o u r h alf you alw ays b e a t h im . I f h e c u ts an ace, you also c u t an ace an d d raw w ith him . R equirem ents:

A p ac k of c a rd s.

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M ethod: A rra n g e th e p ac k in to tw o h e a p s as fo llo w s: T w o aces, tw o tw os, tw o th re e s, tw o fo u rs, an d so on, u p to tw o k in g s. P la c e th e tw o h alv es to g e th e r an d yo u a re re a d y to p erfo rm . F a ls e shuffle. C u t th e p ack a t th e tw o k in g s an d offer e ith e r h alf to sp e c ta to r (free choice). N ow ask h im to shuffle his p a c k e t, w h ile y ou shuffle y o u rs. Y ou of co u rse only false shuffling. N ow ask h im to c u t an d te ll you th e c a rd c u t ; as you know th e a rra n g e m e n t of y o u r p a c k e t, w ith a little ju d g m e n t yo u c a n alw ay s c u t h ig h e r th a n y o u r o p p o n en t. G re a t fu n ca n be h a d if you ca n co n triv e ju s t to b e a t h im by one sp o t. Tf h e c u ts a sev en , you c u t an eig h t, if he c u ts a te n , y o u c u t a jack, an d if he c u ts an ace th e n you c u t an ace also. I finish th e tric k b y ex c h an g in g th e h ea p s a n d ask h im to shuffle, w h ile I do th e sa m e, I a t th e sa m e tim e ta k in g c a re to lo c ate an ace an d g e t a b re a k a t th is p o in t. I a s k a s s is ta n t to c u t ju s t once m o re ; of course, I w in again. I im m e d ia te ly h a n d h im m y p a c k e t, b u t th e re is n o th in g to be foun d as b o th h e a p s h av e b ee n g en u in ely shuffled. I h av e h a d a. lo t o f a m u s e m e n t o u t of th is tric k . G ive it a tria l. T H E U W IN CARD TR IC K . E ffect: A fte r th e c a rd s h av e been, shuffled you deal five h a n d s a t N ap . W h e n th e h a n d s are shown, it is seen t h a t you hold a n a p h a n d or th e w in n in g h a n d of th e five. R e p la cin g th e d e a lt off c a rd s on to p of th e p ac k ag ain , y ou c u t th e ca rd s an d d eal fo u r h a n d s of “ B rag,.” t h a t is, four h a n d s of th re e ca rd s. W h e n th e ca rd s are show n, you ag ain hold th e w in n in g h a n d as you h av e th re e J a c k s . A gain g a th e rin g u p th e c a rd s an d rep la cin g th e m on to p of th e p ac k an d c u ttin g th e pack, you deal fo u r h a n d s a t “ P o n to o n ,” or fo u r h a n d s of tw o ca rd s. W h e n th e h a n d s are show n, you ag ain h av e th e w in n in g h a n d , as you ho ld ace. q u ee n , or P o n to o n . M e th o d : T h e se c re t lies in th e first tw en ty -fiv e ca rd s in th e p ac k bein g in th e follow ing p re -a rra n g e d o r d e r : P la c e th e follow ing ca rd s on to p of th e p ack : 2U

T en of spades, th e n any fo u r ca rd s, ja ck _of spad es an d an y one ca rd , ja ck of clubs, ace of d iam o n d s, an y one card , q u een of sp ad es, any tw o c a rd s, ja ck of h e a rts, an y one card , kin g of sp ad es, an y th re e card s, jack of d iam onds, ace of sp ad es, a n y tw o ca rd s, qu een of clubs an d an y one card. N ow d eal five h a n d s of five c a rd s each , th e la s t h a n d d e a lt being y o u r h a n d . I f y ou h av e arra n g e d th e c a rd s co rrec tly you w ill h av e th e five h ig h e st sp ad es, or a N ap h a n d . N ow la y y o u r h a n d face dow n on to p of th e p ack , on th is place h a n d 4, on th is h a n d 3, on th is h a n d 2, and on th is place h a n d n u m ­ b e r 1. N ow deal four h a n d s a t B r a g or fo u r h a n d s of th re e ca rd s each . Y our h a n d should again be th e w inning, one, h av in g th re e jacks. N ow la y y o u r h an d ag ain on to p of th e p a c k ; on th is lay h an d n u m b e r 3, an d on th is h a n d 2, an d th e n h a n d n u m b e r 1. N ow d ea l fo u r h a n d s of P o n to o n o r four h a n d s of tw o ca rd s each, and on tu r n in g th e c a rd s u p you w ill ag ain hold th e w in n in g h a n d by h o ld in g ace, q u een or pontoon. P .S .— Of course you only false shuffle th e c a rd s a t th e b eg in n in g of th e tric k . CARD A N D N U M B E R . E ffe c t: A freely selected c a rd is re tu rn e d to th e p ack, is placed a t an y n u m b e r, d e te rm in e d by th e p erfo rm er. R equirem ents:

A p ack of card s.

M eth od : H a v e a s p e c ta to r rem o v e an y c a rd from th e p ack an d place it face dow n on th e ta b le . Now tu r n y o u r back and te ll sp e c ta to r to deal tw o h ea p s of ca rd s, th e n u m b e r of ca rd s to be th e sa m e in eacli h ea p . T ell h im to p la ce any h e a p he p leases on th e se lec ted card and place th is h eap on to p of th e p ack . N ow ask for th e p ack of c a rd s an d w h ile holding th e m b eh in d y o u r back, re v e rse th e o rd er of th e first tw en ty -fiv e c a rd s (th is is easily done b y co u n tin g th e m one on to p of th e o th e r, th e n rep la cin g th e m on to p of th e pack). 22

N ow face th e s p e c ta to rs an d h av e re m a in in g h ea p p laced on to p of th e p ack . A n nounce th a t th e se lec ted ca rd w ill be tw e n ty -fifth fro m th e to p of th e pack . A llow an yone to c o u n t th e m an d th e se lec ted w ill be fo u n d a t th a t n u m b e r. , P .S .— T h e c a rd s re v e rse d in o rd er m u s t alw ays be m o re th a n t h a t co n ta in e d in an y of th e single h ea p s. B y re v e rsin g th e o rd er of th e firs t tw en ty -fiv e you are alw ays on th e safe side. . T h is-is a n ew tw is t to a v e ry old effect. T H E C LIM A X CARD

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E ffect: P e rfo rm e r h a s a c a rd se lec ted , th is is re ­ tu r n e d to th e p ack an d th e p ack d ro p p ed in to a top h a t. T h e h a t is p laced on th e ta b le do w n w ard s an d th e n lifte d up, th is discloses a ro u n d sh a p e covered w ith ca rd s w ith th e se lec ted c a rd sta n d in g u p rig h t o n to p . R equirem ents: A ; to p h a t, th is h a s an inside lining, th e sh a p e o f ' t h e h a t inside, on to p of th is th e re is a c a rd on a sp rin g w hich sp rin g s u p rig h t. A pack of c a rd s and a d u p lic a te of th e c a rd on th e s p r in g .. S«l.tU C,rd

M ethod: F o rc e th e d u p lic a te c a rd , h av e it r e ­ tu r n e d to th e p ac k an d p ac k shuffled. Show th e h a t e m p ty a n d drop th e ca rd s inside. T u rn h a t ov er as you p la ce it on ta b le . D ra w a tte n tio n to th e se lec ted c a rd w h ich is stick in g u p on to p . ■ ' T h is little effect is su ita b le to conclude a series of c a rd tric k s, as it c o n ta in s th a t little b it of su p rise an d ■mystery; 23

T H E S E L L E R 'S COIN H O L D E R . E ffe c t: A u seful g ad g e t for holding a load of coins, su ita b le for use in th e M is e r's D re am . R equirem ents: A m e ta l tu b e slig h tly la rg e r th a n th e d ia m e te r of a coin an d a b o u t 2 inches dpep^ T h is tu b e ' h a s a slo t of su c h a w id th to a d m it th e m id d le finger, and th e slot ru n s fro m th e to p to th e b o tto m of th e tu b e .' T h e tu b e is closed a t th e b o tto m an d a piece of strin g is p laced inside th e tu b e to keep th e coins a h a lf in ch fro m “th e b o tto m , th e sp rin g to b e in se rte d so th a t th e slo t is open r ig h t dow n. T h e to p of th e tu b e h a s a litt)e lu g w ith a hole in it so th a t it ca n be a tta c h e d to th e tro u se rs.

M e th o d : A tta c h th e box to y o u r tro u s e rs ju s t u n d e r y o u r ja c k e t. Y ou o b ta in th e load of coins in th e box by m is ­ d irectio n . W h e n th e side th e fake is a tta c h e d to is aw ay from th e aud ien ce, you in s e rt th e m id d le fin g er in to th e slo t an d p u ll u p w ard s, g e ttin g th e coins noiselessly in to th e h a n d . I h av e found th is fake m o re su ita b le th a n th e u su a l sp rin g ones, w h ich a re liab le to jn iss fire sho u ld you ac cid en ta lly com e a!gainst th e sp rih g . A B A L L D R O P P E R ID E A . T h is is an idea for a sim p le ball d ro p p er, fo r su ch tric k s as th e b illiard b alls, e tc . I t is worn, u n d e r ‘th e ja c k e t w ith th e slit d o w n w ard s. T h e a p p a r a tu s cdnsis ts of a sm a ll tu b e to ac co m m o d ate th re e o r fo u r 24

billiard balls. It has a slit at th e bottom of su ch a size to allow th e m iddle finger. A bout a third

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of th e w ay across there is stretched a piece of elastic, pressure w ith th e finger releases one ball at a tim e. A C IG A R E T T E D R O P P E R . I once had a cigarette dropper, it w eighed about a pound and w as as thick as a dictionary, and worked som etim es. . This idea is, a long tub e, th e circum ference being a little larger than th a t of a cigarette. A t one end of th e tub e attach five or six threads, to th e other ends attach pins, one pin to each thread. T he threads hanging inside th e tub e and of such a length, th a t w hen a cigarette is attached to th e pin on the thread,

the cigarette w ill be three parts out of th e tub e. To th e top end of th e tub e on th e outside is affixed a spike or safety pin, so th a t it can be attached to. th e coat on th e inside. To load th e tube, take one of th e threads, attach a cigarette to sam e and drop it inside th e tube. D o the sam e w ith th e rem aining cigarettes, it w ill be seen th at only one cigarette w ill oom e to th e bottom of th e tub e as th is cigarette k eeps th e rest from falling down, until .it is taken off the pin. 25

C OLO UR C H A N G E T H R O U G H F IS T F A K E . Robertson K eene once explained a very good tr ic k ; th a t of passing a silk liankerchief through the fist, it changing colour in th e transit. The only difficulty w as th at after the silk w as in th e tube there w as not m uch room to insert th e finger. The idea being th a t th e silk w as poked into th e tube w ith the forefinger, on th e second last poke, th e m iddle finger w as in ­ serted and th e tub e w as carried aw ay on this, th e final poke being w ith th e forefinger, then the silk entirely drawn from the fist and shown both sides.

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M y idea is this, instead of having a single colour change tub e you have tw o tubes, about tw o in ch es long. T hey are soldered together at th e sides and one end of them closed on one tub e only. In th e open tub e place th e silk th a t changes co lo u r; g et th e fake into the left fist, you know how, w ith th e closed tube at th e bottom . Take th e other silk and push it into th e closed tu b e, w hen half w ay in pull th e other one into view from th e open tub e and from below th e fist. P oke again and get th e silk clear from th e open tube and keep it from falling by gripping w ith the little finger. N ow push m iddle finger into th e tube and carry som e aw ay into th e right hand, give a final poke w ith th e forefinger and show silk both sides. The m oves for this trick are not m ine, th ey were evolved by Mr. K een e m any years ago, to w hom full credit is due. I t is only th e fake for perform ing this effect for w hich I claim any originality. 26

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