| SLEIGHT OF HAND | APractical Manual of Legerdemain for Amateurs & Others EDWIN SACHS Dover Publications, Inc. | New Yorkpony 9c la, Das i Tort Ow {rary of Congr Catig Card Nambu: 79S4108 Monae ne Ui Sn en CONTENTS. Ibernoovoriox ors worm Conse TV —Taroes wien Cort ano Basa 1K—Gewa, Basan Xm Tanne ao Danes X1—Sunronne ano Provanvies 90m Gas Us XIV. —wions wien Con XVI—tie Gonmvoorte Kat XVIL-—Twoes wre Wavomes sn Lave B00 XVITLSeax Benenmans, Cammvorancr, {XIK—Povan TeranerionsPREFACE TO SECOND EDITION. Ir ie always a matter for seltcongratulation on the past ff am author to bo called upon to furnish a Profuoe to a second or mabsoquent edition of some “bantling of his bain” Jn the prevent instance the task ia more satiiuctory than tual, the author aot coming before the reader ompty- Tanded. Sinco the publiation of th fit edition, oonjuror Ihave not been idl, and numerous new methods for producing ‘magia surprises havo Hom. invented. Such of these as are suliable or worthy —for, in heir haste to be novel, many’ havo failed to be antetactory—the author baw incorporated; tnd, by a thorough vevielon of the work, bo as placed before the aspiting oonjuror, written wp to dato, all that ‘is possible for him to know i the sogion of Sinton op Haro. BS, Loxpex, Apri, 1885,SLEIGHT OF HAND INTRODUCTION. “Te ia aa pleasant to be chested a to cheat” fs @ maxim hat must have been framed expresnly for conjsring, forthe more completaly one in deveived hy ite modiom (and, be i sd, ty ite medium alone) the beter one is pleased, ‘Tho dato of tho origin of conjuring, ar wo now understand ‘tho art, is not mowa, but thare must have been profienta J th proto of it at early aa the tine of Obanoer; fr that tnciont writer apes of one Coll Trogetoar (Tregstoutsigni- fying © jugglen) producing a windmill fom Beneath a walnct shall, ‘hore ie doubtless some alight exageoraton in this Statoment, oF else modem wiarda are for behind thoes of ‘arly daye—an hypothons I cannot accept, In the maper- stitoas lands of the Bust, jugglery was donbiless st the Yottom af tho many manifestations that were mized up with religion, and the wily priate mado tho bost (or worst) uses of ita infvence on tht unculivaed mind. “When we consider ‘the effect that ie oven now produced on the minds of a en Hightonod audience by a skilfel munipalate, tho wonderment cf people who were but half civilised, and who were taught to belive in epiits in scarosly a matter for surprise.2 exon o7 max, Although waperttion hae nob dicd out if, Sadoed, it ever will dio ont—there are now very few poople who atiribat the successes of a conjuror to sny other agency than that of bi form abil always excepting Chat of he ovrlasting “oom federate:” who, as tho reador of the following pagee will incor, rise, in minsty-nine cases out of a huaved, only fn tho imagination of the spectator. Formerly, conjarors eppanted clothed in long vobee and tall, pointed hats, Both covered with myatlo sigs and symbols Robert Hoadin, whom we may consider the father of modern conjuring, boing th fret to perform in tho now conventional evening dre. Thi innovation had the elt of increasing the gansinenent of the pesformancs, anit wan an eaay matter to conceal large atiler beneath » flowing robs, each aw bad been proviounly worn; but the close-fting dren auit ards sno mente of consealment—to the mina of an audieno, at ‘any mite, Houdin was the means of elevating the art Jn the ‘oon of the publi, bsidos Snvonting i with nowy all that 4 pomesoon of tho gracafal; ond, ax it baa undergone ail ‘more improvement snes hin time, it haw now become ‘pormit well worthy the attention of anyone iostined to follow up, as mach for Uhe amutoment of Rima? as of others ‘Bosids ite powar of amusing, enjuring affords en immense ‘mount of lautrution to itr student, and is useful fn inal cating cootnes, pression, and an endless amount of resource, ‘which will alvaye sland one Ja good lead on the word's ‘wide and overshenging stags. Te i my intention to giv, in the fllowing pages, euch in stavetion an shall ens the merort tyro to become an adept in the art of Tegerdemsin, providing that a due degree of itntion in given and a reaonablo amount of prationwnder takon. -Practico, indeod, i what is ragaiod in ordar to eckieve soca in any pursuit oe amasoment, whiter ite mavore may tbo, and withoat it tho hort of inatrastion is given it vain ‘For this reason, I must exhort mach of my readers ee may feck to amuco their fiends through the medium of what emopvomon, 3 hall impart to thm to devote az mach time as they can spare 40 praction at the outat, im order that they may ‘oquive » neat method of manipalation, whioh inthe keystone of mocom ia a eonjarur, ani which, once attained, will never lava them, I to thi daloagy of manipulation fe added a savy of manner, accompanied by a novor-faiing cool daring, ‘hen the perfection of a oonjuor ix attaixed. ‘Magio thay eafely be divided into two parte, Deang-room DMagio and Grand Magic. As it in im the family citlo that fvery_smatenr conjoror monly exhibite ia stiainments, T shall Sev treat of deuting zoom mngio; indod iti absolutely eoeenry to be a mater of that brunch, in ondar to undortako {grand magic encouetully. ‘The wince of the conjuror who fe perform only on the stags, far removed from all ngusitoral Intertoonoe, wil bo but of abort duration. T find it hae Teun the cate with most maton, who rarely Sind oppor tonite for performing om stage, hat thal rentet successes Ihave Deen aehiered in the drawing oom, ‘The very fr thing w conjuror must posure ia & conjuring. vrsnd—an implement that is sways exppored by the audience to he for show only; and Tor much they mast almaye be made to think it in. tia, however, um absolutly indepensnble favo, Both to bapimaer and. profile, aa fb aerves ar an amcriliny to the oonomlment of any article fm the hand, a vill be explained hereafter. For the presen, all the learner Thus to do ie to provite a round atk of ebony, about 1sin, Jong, Btied with ivory, aller, or brase feraloe (aot caps) conmtensunk at cach end, and to trot to me to its being recenary. Tt ie best to have the wand made to suit the taste, at those sold at conjoringshops are invavably too short, Any wlkingatick masnfactarer wil wake i.Part I. DRAWING-ROOM MaGiIc. ‘Tu devivn ila chief beauty from the fact that i ix slmot cntirely dependent on puro slight of hand, a faot which fandlznose aro nover slow to appreciate, Tho most familar objeotn aro dealt with, snd aro made to vanish and reappear jn unexpected places, os though they raully were disembodied fd relgstted. ‘The amateur will nd, flaw & ow year ox Device, that” the imprompts performanoes ‘he may, from time to time, to called upon 10 give in the drawing-vome of his aaguaintances, will be mach more estntactory to both Trimgolf and hie eudienccs than the move pretentious affire sven upon stays, whisk call for a gre deel of mansge ment, spat from ability, to vender them accuses, When ‘once the performor lau attained the crodit of being ettor than the ordinary week, it will Become inommbent upon him to keep sp the lovel of abl by meane of pactos, a= wonder aut follow wonder in everneroasing proportion. sing, from being so readily proosrabl, and fiom their adaptability, are deservedly favoarito mois, and with them T shall fst deal. For all general purpotes, a wellcond tioned lovin will bo found the best coin for the beginner, although, of couse, he must, in tims, be able to manie plato slippery alf-crowon and pennies with equal “ee Florin, ab @ vale, are more vaully procurablo ia howe days, but few lalEcrowae being oxined in comparison with them, But ae the conjuror must be provided againt all er- srencin, T shall give directions for the best method of teat~ rent for euch coin, ‘The means adopted for the temporary conceatment of a cain in tho hand i known as Palning, tna T shall commence Drawing-reom Magic with s doseip- tion of the various methods, CHAPTER I. PALMING. Method 1. ‘The Palm Proper-—Hold the coin firmly between ‘the thumb on the ons side and the middle and shird Sngers on tho other, he fet and Litle Magers taking up graceful positions, aa it were, to oover tho movement about to be fnade (Fig. D. Reniove the thumb to x ordinary positon ® a ‘of repons and, af the mae inetant let th two fingers (seoond fand third) poem the coin into the palm of the hand, bait ‘wey down the root of tho thumb, the muscles of which Inst be brought to bear against the edge of tho esi, 206 fexmont oF max. ‘tnt it ie beld fimly and forme a budge over the hollow fof the hand (Fig), A backward and forward eving should be given to tho hand whit the coin ix being palmod, ait not only coves the movement, but also facilitates the opent- ton in a marked degree. a preming tho coin home, it will bo found that the third finger wil be mare usod than the ‘middle one, “Tho instant the palm ie effsted, the hand must bo made to assume the mort natural ysition posible under the ciroumetancey, the little finger being well thrown cut, Atlr the dainty manner ladog afoot when Bolding © oup, to as to give the hand breadth, Some boginmere think that in holding the hand perfectly fat thoy are effocting a very bonutifal polm; but thin Sa not he ong, at oan bo sown at ‘once by looking at the band without aay eoin in its palm, ‘That fa the model the conjoror must copy: any unnatural position at once bteays the fact that something unumal is fing on. For this method, the florin willbe found tho beet (Goin, a edge affording a better hold than tbat of any other piooe ‘Method 2, The Winger Paln—Tho coin is held betmeen tho thumb and forefinger, on the Intter then slid aide, wo that the coin ests upon tho aldo of tho middle finger. ‘The forefinger then taken the plaoe of tbe Um, and tho coin fn held an in Big, The ation is simplifed If the osin ld) in the fit instance ebwoon tho thumb and middle finger, but i locke awkward and msapilons, ‘This mothod vill be found pertialarly adapted for concealing coins of the size of a shilling end lee Larger coina should not bo treated thus, except ia emergunsiog, when anything fs allowable, Method 8, The Thuy Polo—This palm is not generally Iktowa, which is to be wondered at, for it is w very safe sand etry one, ‘The coin is imply held between the thax fand forefinges, snd thes lid to tha woot of tho lator, whare it i held, a ia Pig. 4 ‘The only objection to thia palm is that it Reape the thumb a lose pelsoner, to the manifest Pannen. 7 tom of gon, but i Sa execedingly scfol for lye and slippery enn, each aa bn-eowns, ponsice, and crowns ‘Matt 4-To, thew, sud four coi may be palmed by the fret method, bat the mothod shown ot Wig. 5 is the afer. ‘There ie 9 rather wnnatural depotton of the thumb bout i bat the fingers aro left free play. ‘Moth 5, Boverss Palm It in omatines required of the pontormer to show that his hands do not contain any oxi, HE a con is palued in one of thom, ho must tout exhibit ‘the other opm ia a very ostentatious maumnor, andy whilst ‘he andience i momentarily engaged in looking at i, proae8 sumomr oF max, the coin, by mons of the thumb, through the Singers of the Jand in’ which Ht Se eld, o that it protraden at the buck, snd eannot be ween from tho front (Fig. ). Some performers Ihave brought this palm to a great wate of pertestion, One very falling effect in to protnd to throw the cola, away. or thin purpon, it is held betwen the tipe of the int Anger and thumb, while lying upon the sida of the middle Singer, An the action of throwing Je imitated, the foreinger is ald over the ooin, tho thumb Ising removed, ad the coin ‘thus mado to protrude at the beok of the hand, Other fanciful methods of paling exist, but they will bo ‘of no practical wo to the confor, wo T have omitted doverp- tioae of them. CHAPTER I. ‘TRICKS WITH COINS, ‘Ta wee of the palm will male themselves manifeat in every tick in whioh money is used ae « medium, but the beginner fn astonish his friends, md, at tho ame time, make himself perfect by any of the following min teoks (@) Thoow the coin baokwarde and forwards, ftom end to ‘hand three or fonr tine, in e caoleas manner, aways taking fave that the left and ia shut well over ench time the coin Is contained in its and then make w fine of throwing, but, ia realty, pal the coin after the method that leat mute ite10 suaows oF wax, lea, ‘Tho and (ia most cages it would be tho le a= the rajority of conjurors palm with tho right; with left banded people woald be, of eras, revered) which is supposed to reocivo the coin must be ceed amarly, o na to make anoles lmlar to Chat eausod by » onin thrown int the palm. ‘This fs efactod by the ends of the two middle fngere striking the Meaky part of the thumb (Fig. 7). If thie a peopely oxe- ‘utod, tho illusion is perfet, and all eyes wil bo directa to the Left hand, when Ube coin can be quietly placed in a edo or tal pocket to which reaplacl it may afterwards be made to puss from tho left hand, whore it ie supposed to be, in = (0m te oe pnt he ln pa a My ragical manner, I would recommend the baginner to prntion ‘his movement seduloualy in privat, ae it teashon quick and ‘neat palming, snd will prove» most seoful anxlary to many Important tole. By “passing” w coln from plage to aoe “jn magioal manner” i implied the aot of pretnding to do to; it being an noowpted axiom amongst conjaneta never ¢o iy to any given spot antl the srtilo of couse, commend itself to all as avoiding untoward misiakes. To a coin from the band, wave the wand over i and ‘whatorer you think will go down bost with tho patiolar sadlenoe you have Dotore you. A abarp rap ox tho Iackler ‘ratcus wit coms. u vill conplate the operation, bu alwaya tako care to show the Thand empty, otherwioa the tric ie apllt. If the wand is not Tandy, protnd to rob the coin away between tho fingers, oF sifoct to give it to one of the audience. (See Figa. 8 and 9 for an eotive method) (Haves oin plod in th lett hand and orow m wilar no from the audience, and. ave i well marked (always Ihave coins masked whore porils, “to prevent. changing’) Make a atovement aa thoogh you placed the marked exin in the left hand, bt fm soality pal it At the emo tine, opan ‘he left hand, nd the eoin that baa been smugly concealed thore wil look an if it had just left the wight band. By his rane a change is effeted which you oan wii according to2 sumone oF uaxp, siroumstansee. By fdgeting about among the eudionc, you ray be able to ple the masked coin under ons of them the cotter coin being held by someone who is divested to bold it very high ar, vory high, 20 that evergone ean ast it”—tho ral object boing t0 Keep hin from examining it to closely By standing the bolder of the coin on a chai, an opportenity for slipping the pulmed coin into his pooket presote ite, tnd should be taken advantage of, ‘Tho marked ooin being ‘once eafely hiddon it So an eaay matter to palm the amarked ‘one (which, of outa the andlenoe has Boon lod to belive ‘the marked one) and make it * pam” invaily to wherever the other may he, ‘The eanjuror's own enin should alaye be provided with a very distinot musk—a crvte iv invariably & tafe one to emplay—as it is vray that ono meets with people ‘who can refrain from iaatitating an iit investigation 9 soon a the conjur’s back is turned. When the holder of ‘he coin is suen to bo sureptitionly examining for the mark, the conjaror should not prevent in, bat eal Eh atfen- tion of the audience to the fact, and ak if tho mark be sible, "Phe older, seeing the cross, will anawer in the firmatives ke not being aware, of couse, that the borrowed coin was pouty marked with a very difent sign, ‘This Incident wil add to the eftectrences of the trick, in trike « and B the wand will be found very weful, Tb ‘ould always be cariod under tbe arm, after the manner in Which soldiers curry thelr canes and when any palm has been fected, and the ooin has to romein onceled in the band ‘the wand should bo taken in the hand containing the coin ‘Boginners,cepcilly, will nd this of geeat assistance, og in the noo of somewbat datective palm the eoin can be preted ll ome by clenching the wand bat, Bovides thi, the fact ff earying a wand in tho hand koops the idee af the coin being there from tho minds ofthe eudianee; and the mind is what the conjror hus to desi (©) Have. coin palnod in the right bend (Palm No, 2), and procure » similar one, marked, which bold up to the audnce ‘mutans wom coms, 8 hy tho late hand Pretend to take it in the night, Dut let it {all Into the hollow of the left hand (Figs. 8 end 8); the unmarked coin in the right hand being exhibited. In oxder to effect this daring change natoally and without detection he thumb of the right hand must be paned throngh the tig formed by tho thumb and fordnger ofthe lft and the coin Iuld betmeva them, and tho fngars closed wall over tho ec, hich wil sppenr to bo grasped by them, Now pace the Jott nd under the table, the right and renaiing. abor Covered by the aston of bringing ib on the table, execate Palm No.1 with the night hand, bat keep the Sngers formed fs though thay ail eld the coin, which you than pretend to lay on the tablo with « sharp “lick” ‘This “lick” is made vy tho ooia in the lt and, under the tably in order that tho ilasion may be penfes ‘The right hand will Hn affct to rub the coin through the table and erentanly the one in ‘tho left hand, which hae ia reality never how out of {will bbe produced. ‘ho noise of rubbing is alao made by the coin nndar tho tabla nly it must not be eontinged ton Tongs ad care must be taken that the tro hands actin pefext as i wil not do for the noi to continue when the action of rabbing withthe eight Nand bas caged. ‘This trick i not f= dificle an it looks om paper, wad is very effetiv. ‘Tho ‘whole trick consate ia protnding to take tho masked oon from tho fingos of tho left hand without doing so. (@) onocal a umber of vias ia the left hand. Ae a. quantity exanot bo easily palmod, they most be Beld tn the and with the wand. If that is not handy, bold the fap of the coats but onto soula be taken that the wand teat oad for thia tvsk. “Bovzow a lst, taking it im tho aight hand (in hich a aoitary coin i pulsed), and tmafer it repdly to he lef auch m manner that tho crown i almays tomas tho andience, and the fingers holding the coinn are inside, he coioa mnt not be jingle, or the tick will be exposed ‘oll one of the audience that he must be vary eh if he ean ford to carry money about im rach atrnge places as yom“ sumone oF man, peecive he does, Surprise wil of ours, be expremed on his Dart, when you wil famblo about in hie Bair, and eventually find the coin which you hare hd yalmed, ‘Thin ie a mach otter method of commencing than marly saying, “have ere a shilling.” Te ie sure to amse the andienee, and put ou on s good footing with thom besides which, itis alway oll to mingle av amnch with them an possible, ao then people 0 home and say, “Oh! he came right down among ve, and found money in people hend” ho.” Also take car to find ‘the money in an clogent and inoffensive snamner. Having spun the enin in tho aie, fm order to show that iis a real one, retire to the end of the rom, afar away as you oan, if ‘he room is mall, and hold the bat ill in the lef. hand, bafore you, with the crown towatds tho audience, With the vin in the right hand, make « passat the hat, plug the nin (Palm No. 3), snd letting one from tho left band fall ‘Yow will then appear to have paneod the coin from the ght Ian into the hat, by way of the rome, Should the ooin by ‘ooiden fall on w eof placo in the bat, and ake mo nae fa 0 doing, shake the hat about to show that the eoie realy ie inside, ot n0 ono will know what ie supposed to have taken Place, Now advance step oF to, looking attiosly fornand fs if you saw wmething in th air and wadaly make v dust out with the right hand, at tho same time bringing the cain to the extrome ends of the agers. ‘The iden conveyed in that the coin has eon caught in the air (Fig. 10}. Pass it roogh the hn lei another fll from the left ad, and shaking the hat eo as to ensue the two that have been dropped jingling together, and Sind soother in tho alr Wetle ferther on, Proceed in thio way till all tho eoiea in the eft ‘hand are exhausted (varying the procadings by oocesonally finding one at your elbow or foot), and then show the hat vith coins to the andinoe, x mamber of which will doubdlees have "just one more” weated on tho lip of the nose, which coin is put into the hat ix the ondinary woy. ‘The bogianer shonld uso ailing, seven or eight only ix number, for thin ‘THORS wie cows. uw teok, bough larger csi ae certainly more ofetve ha Givtance, Tee bet to ue two plme, vty the finger yal ‘when fhe orn le toe caught fa the al or tho fame of ale (a very prety list a in mor etl bronght 1 {he ends of the Sager fom that pation; and cher of the tines (o,f cols when the en eto bo fond on the body or elewhere It ie a» well Yo ocowloaly preleed to but the can tata the hab inthe etinary way, talead of tsk te aor Sone one gor sing through the crown; but this is merely a mat fstuy. Te ometneshappeas ah the pwn ovens air yo fd the frat sce wil rom hin Dig “ona ma” {erin el eink oa we Mi ake “eles af onoe vith ht roger of come ater Jou ovn manner, which Wil be to pm the slg and Frotnd to gio to Kim, much to he dncmtae, In mowing he ty be me tha thier th le nd a the ct of bing ter, wo tat sny_secidentl expontr of the ‘sine held thr, hich might ecer through ineperonny il Te covert. Also observe the rato cation in. orn cnly oe eon nto the ab nf the fat ean flee the et cain afl, ie dows not materi tro or move are anc Eta ot fl ab oes, a Eh err could note dated16 sumonr o7 mayo. Dut at the commencement it would be simply fatal to do eo Under cover of tho hat itis eay to acpaate one ooin fiom tho rent for the fist drop. If the number of coins is very Timited, you must give the hat a short, sharp sbuke, whieh vill prve in ou of leting one fall; ut only do thie now sand then, ‘This tick will bo trosted in an enlarged form, under the head of “Grand Magia” When any nimbar of vine azo roquized for any othor tok, they shoul always be colleted in this manner, it being a tnoet flctive mech. Alays tak s stap in advance each time » onin iv found, Wor this reason the performer shold stand well to the right fon tho stage on commencing (@) Tho folowing makes an exellent “fllon” to the pro- cating teiok: Sappoao tht yom bave sateen eine in all in ‘he hat; conceal four of thom in one band, If the bat is then hela by the sume hand, it will not be noticed that it coninina any coins. Now ack someone to count tho coins fm the hat, and, of coun, there will ho twelve. ‘Take four ‘of there emay, and give them to be eld Yy anther person. Hold the hat high in the ais, and tell the person who has ‘he remaining eight coinn to drop them tuto it when you Ihave countad “thre.” Watel tho action of hie and narrowly, tnd, as tho cight coins fall, veleage the four conecled in the Band which Boda the bat 20 that they all fal exactly together, ‘The great thing to avoid isthe sound of two distngt Atop whisk would bo fatal, Leaving tho hat, covered with f Dandkorchiot if you please, in the hands of your temporary Auiotant, who will of coun, bo enjoined to "hold it very high,” you tako the four eoine just previously given to be old end “pws” thom invaily into the bat where, of cour, twelve coins will be fomnd. "Tho method for passing need fn tho nme as that depited at Wig. 7, with tho aiference ‘hat tho coisa are not palmod. ‘They met be held in the ingers lotely (Fig. 11) 40 that when the alte. movement of placing thom in the outatretched palm ie made they will some tagother with w clash, which is highly nscemary for the ‘meioes wars conse. W ucouts of the past. ‘Tho land astolly containing the coins mast instantly oeizo the wand, whish astile will then extae the magio journey from left hand to bat to be iade, Be careful that she counting of tho cola is dono in a. very dkliberats manner, and ia « loud wios, so that everyone i ‘tho room Knows how many eoine are aupposed to bo in the ‘bat before you pos tho rect into i. 18 thin in not dane, the Efeot of the tec ix lnk ‘Hore Jet mo alvise my reader to assiduously prctiso wick palming, for which parpose T would recommend tie (eas «most efotive exercins. So much depend upon a fulck and secure palm that too geeat atras cannot be lad (em pon it, Tndeod, T cannot 120 strongly impress the learner with the necessity of practising everyting, to the minutest Atal, fa rivate, bafore venturing to. perorm before other By 1 doing, much chagrin and disappointment. will be verted. (/) The trick Tam now shout to doevibe will, I have 20 oubt, be Iowa to many of my readers; but Task 20 cxouso for giving it here, as thoao who ean claim a provious sesisintancerhip with the tice wil, perhaps, here loa a ‘wrinkle oF two worth lmowing: Bonow a handkerchief When I my "torow handloreief" Tdo not mean simply Yortw one without say comment. On tho contrary, make ‘rst fue about norer asing your own bandkorchie, he.18 sumaur or an. nd be partionlar to band sound all borrowed artilew for inspection, to show that you “have no confederates” By making your aadience thoroughly sick of looking at borwwed tile, they are more likely to pass over anything of your ‘own that wil not bear minute exnmination, This sbould be borne well in mind, Sprend tho hundkorchiet out upon the table, and place a coin, ot heavier or leger than a shilling (orrowed and masked), in the entre of i Beneath the nail of the middle fngor of the vight hand (whioh hand is Smeal, but for the parpose of iluetration ik is necessary to uso tho terms “right” and left") you hare a. small place of eas! wax (on no acoount cobbler war) which you hhave previously made toleraly adhesive by woking it about. ‘Place this finger on tho evi, saying, “Now, in order that fall may noe ist I do not for one instant move the oola fom its position, T ples this fager upon i,” and, teking mp one of the corners of the handlerchiaf in the other band fold it ovor tho ovin so aa to well cover it and prea it down Ihara, allowing the war to come olf on tho ein, and to cause mutaal adbermoo between it and tho handeeroiet, old the rumaining three comers over one another with great Aalberation, ezibiing « portion of the coin each time, ¢o show that thoro ie "no cheating” Wham all four comers tte folded over the handkerchief will wll bein the shape of ‘8 aguare, bat of cosiwe meh mnaller than i was at tbe come ‘menconent, and it will have an aperture running from the contre 19 ach corer. Noto the portion of the bandkorhiot to which tho coin is stuck, and plao tho tno hands sido by fide, ia tho aperture formed by this portion and the one next to i (Pig 8). If the hands ate now separated briskly, ‘andthe ides of the handlercief allowed to aide through the Gagery, it atands to reaaon hat, the coin being fart t0 ‘he comer of the handkerchief, it will when the comer ie ruched, fnd ite way into the bund, ‘The bandkerohicf mast De abuken hard, as oom ar the enn ie eafe in the hand, for fect. The operations of opening the handkereief and | | i | smioes wren come, 19 shalking it most bo practised until they con be compasted ‘oth smoothly and quickly in one movement, ‘Tho tick ia ‘ney, bub roquires some little protien, Common soap it an cxcllanteubstitata for wax, but it hae the dimdvantago of Ting las portable, ‘The bonsty of tho wax in that it cat be co ecily concenad boucath tho nail, and come off the oxi leanly. The coin euocemfslly vanished from the adker- chet, it ysis with tho perfurmer to reproduce it in. what manner he pleases If he hae already found ooine in tho heads of tho andionc, the reproduction ean be For fnwtanos, Mla ty pleco of wax be allxed to the Mat end of tho wand, and that and brought into ootact withthe coin rile i the palm, and a ty promure wand, the cok wil ad Ione. ‘Then, if the wand be passed rapidly behind a curtain, co lnside the coat of ane of the audience, a grant fact an bo caused by slowly produsing tho vanishod article from its suppoaod place of concealment at the end of tho wand. The trick can bo farther prolonged by having about bin. of Thumm hair, with a tiny bead of wax at the end, aflzed to a20 sumonr or max. mistocat button. Aflx the eon to the waxed end, and place in a wineglas in which it cum be easily made to danco by slightly moving tho glass or depressing the hair with the ‘wand, which is eapposed to be betting tina, Sach x combi nation of teks, cach ono cosy in ital, fonda Savaluable practice to the hnginner. ‘The eonjoro, like the cheaper, mont alvaye aos, in bis mind's aye, two or thie mover head, ap thal no bitch or hesitation gooues, Por example fhe iastant the coin reucher the and from the. baud Teri, iv must bo polmed, the wand taken up, and the Inndkevehie ostntatonaly given rownd for ipection to show that there eno hola in it, or for any other plauable mason Peshape yo will only gain fire seconds by thin, but that ‘timo enough to enable you to pros the wand against the coin, You must not, aftr hia, allow the least pense to ova bat ab one asin someone, and have your watd inside bia oat betore bo knows what you aw abouts fore must be seaimnbered that, if the action is noticed, the coin will be notioed tao, oi ix im a tolerably eonspiouona Position at the fed of Hho wand, "Then, whit you ate rating the indlideal soundly for having endoavoured to. epoil your trick by ene ‘maling tho coin, and drawing uaivarel attntion to lz, one Tnnd willbe bully employed in presing the waxed end of the hie againat the coin. ‘The trick of danoing coin in w glane fina well known thet no one with any desire for a eptation su prostidigitatour would intdace i by itolts bu, in the ‘Mastration T havo just given, tho oaln hae been in mich a vataty of ples and eituations, that tho iden of ite bing fied to anything does not enter the minds of the audience Hattasminite' duncing i quite wolfsint, nd st the end of it the attention of the aadienoe mot be at once drvnn into soother groove by your showing the coin to bo tho veritable fone marked como time since, tho war being zemoved by a finger nai (g) Another vary protty tic io the following, although lao reall knows. Procure (a “mayioal repository” wil be found | | ‘RIOKS WiEH corns, a the Dest place to go ton Uhe lag run) a “neeh” of roma Doren one Atting lane the other If the outeido one ie af ‘tho sie of a crows pinos, aid the inner ono lange enough to contain a shilling, the “nest” should consist of ino ov tom Toros. Have the lide arranged in otdet, one within tho other, and the bodies in the eame manner, bide the lids, TE you sre porforming with a retiring wtreen, the boxes ean be soranged Dehind it, Laoking this, the next bert plan is to Dave them at the bottom of « bag, which wil aie the noise rade by abutting thm. Borw © marked coin, which you ‘vill exchange for w aiuilar one in. your yal (Palm No. I Give ths to bo bela. Say, "Now, ere T have a wmall bor” But as you havo purposely lft the “atnall box” behind your fsoreen or in your bag, aa the ctoe may be, you will lave 10 40 and fetch it, AW soon a6 your handy ary ont of op the coin (which willbe dhe marked ne) into the smallest tor, and shut all the lid down together. If you have t0 30 ‘his fowide tho tag, and consequently in full view of the ssudionos, your fase must bear an anions aud lightly ennoyed fexpromion, as if the box eould not be found. Ae soon aa the smaneavr in executed, exclaim, a if snooh relieved, "Ab, hove it in, Now, ladiea and gentlemen,” ay fs, ‘Tho operation of hutting all tho bores down at ono it w very i tho two halvee meting, a ib mere, hal way. A litle pruatioe will won show the Tuility of attempting to fare the Tide ‘over othe Hodiet. Placo tho box im « prominent place (do not give it to bo hal, ae slight abake will reveal the fact ae thro is w coin alvondy inde), and, taking the coin ont of the bandlerohit, it into the bax, which now ea someone to open. | Of couse, box No. a will te. found inside, at which you wil say, “ Dear ma” or mako any other cxprossion of surpriso, Bozoa Noe. $, 4, and oo om will in tum be revealed, amidab great amnsement, and in the inner. ‘most onc, which the performer aust, on no account, open imelf, the ooin wil be discovered, You cannot very well22 exmion oF mam, void allowing an examination of the boron, but always take care that tho lids are in one place and the boxes in another, tnd all in geet confosion an to gradation of sna, and at eho cnsiot opportunity ameep them away. TI la tho fashion to perform this trick with w eoin previously sewn in a hand erehie, which handkerchief in whieked inthe ait, The tet in dcidedly good, if not ape (ax 8 erty will be, ‘over and anon) by a demand to oxamine tho anderhief, ‘whioh demand, T nowd hardly ma, it ie imponble to aocode 0, This sort ‘of thing the eonjaror mast never indulge in Lat him borrow and rotor hi handkeroef ike 9 mua, and ‘rust to his elaight of land () Palma penny (Pal No. 1); Borrow another, and a dos, ‘Aue one of tho suis to extond his or ber hands (paine ‘open and upwards) towntds you; give the borrowed penny to to held by someone elas, hold the florin at the ends of tho fingers of the lft band, and exacul the pan described in triele , which will leave the florin in the palm of the lett Jband. "The penny fa the wight hand must not, howorer, be sctully exhibited, avi the coin in tik e, but be immediately Placed fn one of the outstretched hands tufore you. TE the ‘owner of them nat ll restive, and anxious to ne what je in 1s or her band, oi a parton you know oF think you cast frost, ask the meat peroon to assist in the operation by Iholding the hand in ono of his or hor own, Thi, you will cexplnn, in to show that you have 20 confederaten IE the two partie are of opposite sexes, you can improve tho ocousion by some gentle sally about the gentlaman buing honoured by holding @ lady's hand, ds, ‘This operation concluded, the fnsdiner, including the holder of the oxi, i you may have ‘no fear under the impreson that the Bosin isin the holder's Iband, "You have sow to snake believe to. ple the penny into the otbar outatrtahed hand. "To do this, you mart cxecuie the same punt ax before, only reversed; diy the right hand will hold the penny and the Inf the palmed forin. ‘This (Hick afords an instance where paling with both ands is smmices wir con. 28 requsito accomplishment. If the performer is not able to pm with both hands, an opportanity must be auido. for iptting tho coin in tho loft hand bask into the right. By re penting tho chango as befor, you will be wuppoted to pla the nny in the other hand of the holder, and, drawing partiulae itention to the exot postion of the coin, command then to chuage place. This tick, no ximplo to Tooke at i ne of ‘the mont dificolt to perform of thom yet destibedy for not nly must tho sloight of band be well exsoutd, but the whole Gemeanour of the performer mutt bo imprestive of the fact that ho really ie doing what he says hein nwtond of exactly tho reverse. Yot tho impremivenom must not be too pointd, or the natural soxpision in human nature will bo aroused ‘Tho “happy modiui” in well hit the performs, in giving the forin Gn reality the pouny),coye, "Now, air” (or * mada,” ts tho caro may bo), “I will ask you to tako great care of thi tain for me. Conjurors are bub poor yeople, and eannot wal, Mord to lowe money} for thie room I have given you the forin to hold in your right hand it being the stronger.” On fivigg tho peany, you oan my that "I would rather, for tnfty's mk, that it wero slang with the forin ia the right Tband, only, in that cam, there wosld be no trick” In giving ‘the coinn into the holder's hands i i highly eaential that you dose the latter rapidly, the caine being ao covered By your own fingers during the operstion that nothing in ron of em. “Otherwise, ib would bo unneconary to posed further vith the trick ‘The florin may be marked, bat not 0 the ‘pony, unless tho audience inviste pos it, an they sometimes wil, xt the instigation of Mr. Tntorlrunco; ia whioh ease ‘ho pniee must bo ona0 more exshangei—s very simple rmatter—baforo the coin ate Ttaraed to their owaorn, (@ Borrow or produce (it i immaterial, are for appearance, which you da) siz to nine coins, and lay them, apart trom ach other, on etablo or slab. “Have onn of the coins seared by soveral persons in the room (at the “no confederate” excute), and placed slong with the unmarked ones in a hata sumtoxr oF Hap. tnd the whole shaken up ¢0 ato bo well mizod. What this in being done, hove yonrenlé MindfoWed. Placing your band fn the hat, fol every coi, end you wil ab ance detect whieh in the marked one, by its warmth. The heat is imparted to it from the many Iands thiough which it has poscod. Tt in always advantageous & avo tho other coins ying om as ‘ald plage an posible; Dut nevar tora back « tablecloth for ‘the purpon of allowing them to He oa the bare maboguny, for a clue. to the antnton of the miyatery will bo given Sometimes some clrer poop wil petead to put tho marked stilling into the hat without doing oo, This you can eully Aetest by counting the eaias, Of couse, you would not ‘oust them until you filed to find the marked one, ax the tio shold be performed ar quickly ax pomible. No sleight fo band. whatever ie required; but i is w tick which never fila to excite the greatest wondorment whanorer sucosefully prforied. By allowing the sence to arvange the prelim havien, you dimes nuepsion. ‘The Blindfodng, whieh $x an Innovation of my own, I Sad = great improvement. Of eos, snake the most of i (@) Have = shilling pulmed (Palm No. 1), and torow snothers slay a handkerwhiet, Pago the bored shiling Sa ‘the handorchiet, which voll up very loosely, tho coin from tive pon being included in the folds, and ar near the other ‘one a pone without actually touching it. Place the whole in a bat with one end of the handkewhlet hanging ont Now borrow snother shilling, which say you wil pase ‘ini into the handkerchief. Make a pesm and ask eomo- ne to abake the handkorehiot into €he hat, when the two oine will fagle together. ‘This is a simplo trick, and is ‘capable of variation according to cicunatances, (@) The teick I'am now going to describe, ae a. druning. room cxperitont with cui, urpasues, for simplicity und fect, all others, “Bat ita implicty smash not lead the Tewnar to attempt it without ving attained some pro ficeney in the foregoing ticks, for conideralo nestness is required to exceute it effectively, Procure « plese of of tho site and thickneee of w pony, and have the oiger aground smoot, but not polabed. ‘hin ie best obtained feo # lapidary—not an optician, Have it palin flier hand (Palm No.1). Borrow a peony, and, whit it ix being marked, ask ona of the andionce to Balf 6) wineglay which Das eon ell examined, with water. Alvaju le the andionoe ttend to such matters we theas, aa it tends to diem sospcion, and alko saver yom trouble, You will, of cone ‘ot omit to make the moat of thee Being no pomble Acception in the ae, which you will give a Indy to hold by thostem or foot Now borow « white bnndkerehie, a cone fs you can procure it (do mat aak for w coaras bundkorhie, for that would be impolite, bat ray you want a gentleman's hnndkerchiat, and then you eau alent which you prefer), and, taking. the marked coin in the same hand ae tat in whieh he glass is palmed, epread the handkarchiet over ik Approach26 sunrony or Axo. ‘he lady holding the wineglan, and affect to take up the nin, with the handltubih frm the outed, by cane of the Aismgaged hand, but in reality take up tho glam, palmiog ‘ho coin (Pal No.1), Now aprond the handkorbiof over the winsglass, with the mxpposed coin exactly above tho latter, find within'an Such of ite rim, Let the holder of the wine: last grasp the coin (ia, the counteflt procantmant throat) wrth the thumb and fordingor of tho dleengaged hand, sad sp it in the somo postion, with the understanding that sf the word “"thiwe”” it ix to be allowed to fll into the las (2 Fig. 15). Take groat caro that the poco of le fs Bld exactly over the wingglas, and utter the word of fotumand only when there is a deud silenca, ‘Tho Filing of the falling laa wil, of course, bo assumed by the ‘dion to be that of the penny, You will now expe oor intention of invisibly extracting tho eoin from the gla. ‘Une any eabalistic form you may choos, and, with » fouish fof the wand from the winoglaes towards your band, exbibit ‘the cola, and givo i to bo examinod Let the lady withdraw ‘tho handkerchief from the wingglasy Which st onoo exo ‘and show ropidly rund, ‘Tho gan wt the botiom wil not ‘be porerived, and you mutt take an early opportmnity of extracting it Some ‘ticks “take” in various dogvees at Alleeat tues, bat thie one naver fila to. throw the ‘andionoe nto a state of bewildermant, Alway obtain po fomion of the wingglas an spon aa you can aftr the ‘completion of the trisk, for poople will somtimes feel to ‘he bottom of it with Weir fingers although without the {infest notion of hat they are leaking for. “When you ‘elder people, you must not bo wurprind if they do ine. loable thing, and mat prepare yourself for all emergensios ‘My reason for dweting tho performer to borow pauny for thin tick Jo that it has, similarly with tho cielo of fas, no milled edo, and ie of tho aizo. most convenient for the occasion. In extreme otses an eyeglan may be wood, when, if haw & mild edge, a4 most of them have, smmioes wre cor 7 it would bo ar woll to Jomow fori; Dub in much Jnstanoas thore must ‘be mo dallying im showing the glass round ator the idk, or the rbd edge will intliby be eon. T remember finding myself, on one voteson, without ray pioco of ass, and Iorrowed an eyeglass of ono of the audience, under the protort that the silken coed by ‘which it war sampondod. waa the very thing T seguired for A telok, T did some tevlal thing with the eon, bat. for gob to return the gla for an hoor or 90, having in the Interim forend i out of ile frame (wax minted in ‘artoioshol), performed the tie and replaced it. T knew ‘hat T should have to yorfom this porticlar tek, oF have my reputation tarfshed, 29 mode a bold stoke for vloory. Now Tam over without she glass, snd advise my renders to obser the samo preomstion, A port wine glaas in the ‘ost > ts, the pon of glass Daiog Table t sok in the ome paratively narrow sherry plas Always give the winegass 2 Indy to hold: Indien aro Ton ilo to atempt to conduct fsperimenta after their own nanter, or to make promatre Azsloowes, either of whisk proralings is embarreasng the performer. "The conjaring repositories engply ches ge tumbler, with w glam exactly the size of the interior of the bottom. "Thiet an sndoabled improvoment, ar the water may be poured out, if an examination be demtded, hen tho glase will still adhere to bottom of tho tumbles although the latter be tarned upside down. hie trick, whan "worked" in omjumotion ‘with the nest of ones, previously mentioned, malice an excallent combination. The rat can be used for any sized enn by the simple expedient of removing the very smallest boxes. (m) Tako a penny, in good condition, and make, oF have made, By a competent porson, a groove, quite j\ia. dep, al round the outer edge. ‘Thin is vury cally and most aceatly ranagod hy means of «lhe; bu, wanting that wctal Iachino, © pieringanw and A nosdledla will anewer ‘When the groove ix completed, with the paring www cut the8 suman oP max, penny into thee peoes of equal width, Now tako 9 vary fine indirubber bund, obtainable at all shope where rubber goode fro ool, and atrtch it ronnd the grove, ‘The illestration shows the penny in three poor, and aleo the band astaal ‘ize before being stretched. In puting on the band, com ‘mance with the cont pie, and then fit in the aide piece, tho greatest care bsing uecotaury ot to allow the band to got twisted. ‘The reault of these operations, when concluded, J that the penny can bo folded up and made to coompy a pce in width onothied of ite emul diameter. When held it a Title distance feom the apocttor, the incisions ae not bearable, expecially bafors the penny in uted for a tok, “() ‘tho teens of which, being unknown, does not lead the suse psi of tho audonca into any ticular groove. Aw the fot of folding causes » sharp sisi to oe put upon the band fat the jazations, the groove a thowo pints mst be carefully fled, s0 a8 to completely do amay with anything Yeeambling 8 eulting ego, or a dsustar may very cally ooo. Tovar ably, befor using, the band shoold be minataly examined, tnd, ifthe alightat signe of wear manitet thamelyen, it shoal he changed. ‘The prepared coin (whioh need aot necoanily be & penny) generally used in conjunction with « bottle nto which it | mado to pase, wid the mouth, In order to make the tick all satisactory, a marked penny abonld be borrowed, aad ‘mors wir com, 29 cachanged, by any of the previously deseribed method ‘he prepared one ‘A vodanatar Bottle hae boon prerously handed vox for szaminston, and this jn taken in the left hand, With the right hand show that the penny in af lest broad again as ho mouth of the bottle, and then, folding i wp quickly ‘whet making a oovering movement; and hidden Dy the body of tho band, lt i fal though, Stow che bottle round 9 ‘the spectators, continnally saking # x4 5€ t9 oonvings them ‘hat the coin ia eld and sal, It rally to prevent the pow silty of the alte being seen. ‘The tice ens now be fished in two ways, ving the bottle may be broken, oF the eu etn bo sbaken out again. T faney the breaking of che bottle the more fective, ag the shaking out mathod imprerss to forcibly upon tho mind of an intelligent oompany the fact that some mysterious if ingeniously concealed, preparation existe in comnoction with the coi. But thn perforin thie Fnwtanse, at in very anny other cate, mist be cided in hig actions by the meatal calibre of the spectators, To shake the eon from the bottle, the later howd be taken Iorizotaly im the right band, the fiayers of the left hand losing romd the mouth, leviag a hollow in the palm for ‘the ooin to fall nto. A not t0 violont awacping shake ie then given, Briging Whe mouth of the bottle downwans srhon the enin abowld pane into the lett hand, Some Lite practice will bo roquted to insure this operation boing rouge off ab the fist attempt, Having to sake the bottle then or fone times Joke vali, althongh it dace not baollely spoil the trick. I haee dineoted the wae of avdamatr Bottle booaise it haa sloping ses, which facitate tho operation of getting tho penny out very oon derably, and aleo Because it is malo of ‘white glam IE coloured bottle wore used (which it must not be, 3 possibly Svedablo} the spectators would mumpest that ool hall sme how been conoetlod in tho intaror before tho trick bogan, However the coin may be stained, whethor by breaking the tor80 sunoue ov uaxo, Doitle or by shaking out must be immediately reenchanged for the borrowed penny, which will then be retarned, It i quite pouiblo to have that coin palmed during tho whole operation; bat if the performer Iaske the nescosmy skill for ‘hig it should be cari in the tsket pocket of the coat. The ‘enjuror should have every sowt he meats (excepting his dren fone) fornishod with this tiskat pocket, and it will be greatly to his advantage to have one oa cash ide, Tt should not be too deep, 20 that coins and other articles may bo apeedly reached with certainty, and it alould not have a covering ap, "Tho pemy ean also be propared by omiting the groan, employing instead hols, made completely through, serom the slits, through which class ie pases wad fastoned, Aw, for ‘this purpose, dat canto. iniimeasurably wupevior to any other form, some ttoublo is enlaled in making witable ality through but once accomplished, the artsle i far better Gan one propared in any othet way. ‘The elasio should run quite fraly through the eatze ple, and he fastened with glue ‘the outa picoes only, fat Deing aight sivtcbed, to inure the whole being brought closely togsther, The grooved penny can bo purchased at's much lew owt than would bo incre in making if, and, in addition, is move likely 40 be correctly onstrated. ‘The following is a dovolopment of the ute of the folding penny, which is oven more wacling then the foregoing, one tor move peaniee buing made to pa into bottle hich baa eon examined, nd which hae the moath topped by 1 large ‘ook, Tn tha cao, the cork (ig. 15) ie daluton and a snare. Tt is jost Bin. long, and Iyyin, broad tthe top, taper ing to fin. at the bottom, Viewod from the exterior it ie 1 cork; in roulty, i in made of bras, with a thin veneer of cork glued on the outside, ‘The meustramente given in- ‘clude the sok skin, ‘The bottom opans,dap-like, on a hinge, ‘ub is kept noruallyclooed by means of a fine seal spring, sinning the wholo length of the inside, and soldered onthe ‘mnIcEs WINK ORE. a top and bottom. Protruding though a hole deilled in the top is a pi, whioh also rune the whole length of tho interior (carried inside a small tubo), aud, when preaved, purher open ‘tho botiom fap, thus allowing any contents there may be to fall out into the bottla Wham tha presuro upon the pin is rumoved, tho powar of Ue epring sloee it again, ‘Thi cork fn charged with one o more folding panos (hive or four are sgenerlly ued), and concealed in the band, = genuine cork eing banded for examination, ‘The Inter ie changed fr the “ proporty” oork, whieh is then plased in the bottle, which rust be white, and, of ores, havo n very wide month, ‘The performer now produces some peunien, whish he may “post” Int the bottle fm any way he plssee, A ood teliod ie to se tho two boxes described In "Grand Magia” an thn the po former's bande are fe. But tho pass stown at Fig. I may ‘be employed, tho bottle being takon im the and in which the coins are actually concealed. When tho ooine are bang “passed,” the bottle must, of couse be bald Sone band oF the other, and premmre gi the’ pin by a fngor at the32 surtown oP waxo, proper moment, Where one exin only ix used, it may bo imply palmod, which method would also apply where the per former is sklfel enough to palin several coine at once. Tn this cane, the ovine would marly beheld in oe hand al the bole in the other, and tho ooine thrown into the ble (0) A very proty trok, Chough rather diffealt to lear, ia povformed, with the aid of the Reverws Pali (Big. 0} aa follows: Borrow from two separa parsont to coine of the ‘ome denomination. Take patiular pain to have the marke ‘quite datinet on each, 0 that the two ane distinguiaate fom ono another. ‘There is no ohjestion to the performer superintending the marking, in order to inure ita being pros perly done. Ono coia, for intanos, might have a single ‘stroke masked upon it, or exss, whilst the other could have ‘amall cielo or sn inti, ‘The uumbers 1 and 2 cou aloo be eicintly employed; and, for facility of deveripton, Tl now aupyow them wed. Palned (Pig. 2}, you have tother coin of your own, similar to thoes borrowed. "You plus tye ‘hairs or setae litle distance apart, between yourself aad the apeotators, "Tako eoin No. 1, and, standing Behind one of ‘he chair, facing tho company, not au though you tomsed it upon the cushion. Whit you reilly do, howeres, la to palit tho coin by the reverse alm, following she itractions| on page 8, for throwing coin amay into the airy the cia that tes boon concealed in the pan belay eleasod, te stond. ‘This action must Be assy practised ntl it can ‘e performed with complet certainty and einothnean. ‘Proce tise int tonsing a coin on a chair frm a distance of & cople of foot aad then imitate that action as neuly ay pomible bilet making the ehaage. ‘The tose amust bo made steady, smooth swing, nether top hurriedly nor too executed. When tho manmuvre in nied, the palm of the 4nd mat of course, be towards the audienoe A ball, or Whol, mim of the body must now he made, to enable, tho performer to get the coin from the back of the finger to ho alin proper. ‘Tho way to ensure the wate excontion of ‘ratoes wire cone, 33 {io ia to put the thumb over the fst finger, ao that ‘grasps tho cin, assisted by the middle Anger. ‘The ft Sager can then be drawa out of tho way. With coin No. 1 in tho palm, take coin No, 2 and repeat the changing opera- fon, at tho oomplotion of which the atte of affine will be (On chair 1, dnplicate coin (apposed by spectatare Lo be eon No. Vs on chair 2 cuin No. 1 (eupposed by epetators to bo ouia No.2) im performer's pau, coin No.2. Any fatal orm of easing « magia! chango to take place may be gone nto, and the performer then aaka a spectator to examine the ‘vim om chair 8, which in found to be enin No. 1. Av only two ooint are Known to Ube apectaory tin talken for grantod ‘yy them that the one om chair 1 in coin No, 25 but it wil, ‘oan wall for the poxformer to incidentally remark, “And, ‘of cours, thoro is coin No. 2" and then at ono proceed to show the tok over again, “Zor the gonoral satiation ‘of thoso prosent.”. For this porpon, coin No.1 is taken from ‘the perma who otamined it, and ostonsibly yplaced. upon, chair 2 Instead, however, clu No. 2 ia placd there, Cader the plea of placing the chair « lite closer, so that « bettar view may bo obtained, the performer talce up duplicate coin from chair 1, and, in apparantly veplacing i, exbatitates coin No.1. Tho coins have thus been made to regain thelr old powitions and tay now, of coarse, bo freely examine, th pet former not toashing them agaia. IE tho performer fouls aay onfdence in hirselt im thin rather difcul til, be may veo ‘hee marked coins, whan, hy sifu manipulation, he may make ll eorts of changes.” By working changes with oly two of the hee at a time, be always has ono lying dormant which is rot liable to iaspootion, and muy, therefore, bo tho duplicate fons, Tela not adviauble for him to prolong the tric, unas it bo ging very wel, He anust keep hin wits about him, however, of he may find that he has forgoton tho precise horeaboute of his owa coin. A. vary bold, but romuekably Uiestve, may of bringing about tho Gaal changy ie to pick the coin from the chai, and, instead of moring that closer,cy suman op max, ‘toes the onin into @ lady's lap. The Indy should be siting ‘apm the extreme ronge of the other spectators or elee must ‘be thielded by somo article of farituo, or the cnn palmed st tho badk of the and i not unlikely to be seen. The very boldncas of thin notion it, however it chiet aafogear, only theo must bo no sort of heritation in ite execution, ‘A performer with ange and mutoular fingers ean tae bal crowns for tho trick, but fr the boginnerabllings and half. ‘ence will be sulicent. Copper eine aro not eo eiletive aa silver; Dut an accidental expoeare of n portion of them is ‘not a readily poresived as ie the cage with the Brighter rclal—not thnt there isthe leat exonoe far atch exposure afore returning the dupliote eain to. the pocket, the pesformer may produce oxs or two other effects with the revere pela. ‘Let him ortow & hat and coin similar to the one concealod. Standing’ sdeomaya to tho company, lt Jhim favo tho dapliete palmed reverse im the and that Se farthest from the andionce. Say it inthe left hand, With the right hand place the hat into the left one, tho thu ‘on the Trin, the fingers inside, Aw the compeny have ten ‘tho palm of the Iaft hand open, not the slightest mupicion ‘ill be entertained that it holla anything, The borrowed xin ‘is now made to perform an aril journey, boing palmed. ‘The performer's eye follows its imaginary aight, and then catches ‘tin the hat, tho coin fm tho left hand being of ‘ourae released, whon it will be heard to fall, After chowing tis ‘ain, rovers palin the other, ander cover of the hat, and ropent the opertion. "To do tia, tho porforier must be ae ‘to palm equally well with cither band, If the trick be rpeted,i¢ should bo vaviod each time By oine exch device fas finding that tho coin und taken rufage in a geatlemaa’a at, Indy’s handkerchief, on ite way tothe te By the time the Tenner has proosoded hue far with succtan, ho will have soguired a profeiency that will able Ihim to’ amas a sitole af frends for an hour or two by ‘moan of coin tle alone, without muck fear of detection, | smioxs wrest cons. 35 pically if the won of rohonosing in private Before exhiit- jag in publis te adhered to, ‘The aoxety afforded by a good palm can scarcely bo overoatimated, aa it eaabls tho per former to attempt the most bavfaeed imsprompa experiments with comparative impunity, These imprompta interludes aro ‘ways condueire to snooee, for the anence oan generally Ainmover originality. Bt, before taking « temporary lowvo of coins, T must put ry veades up to a few wuinklos in connootion with the tie of tho sloevoma portion of the conjures ative which is tnt rasly emplyed, actwithtanding the popular exclamation ot “Up his sleeva” which ix onnally made vee of when the ‘operator has vanished nome tafe in the shape of caulifower for rail, for the roeption of which artolon the sleeve of = (ives coat i wo admirably adeplod. No; tho sloro is only ‘wed when ite condjntovahip in wnmaypooted; and, in tho came of oint, only when the palm is suspected of contain {ng the coin, So many people bare @ misty ide of paling, hat one frequently hears whispered, “In hie pls” Should the whisperer bo wrong, of course you wil at oneo prow him to be wo by exhibiting your alms empty; but sbould he be right, you will thea felga aot to har the whispor. Somo- tines, though, the annomoament is not made in a Wheper, Dut im the form of «challenge to. you, and thin you mnt tye prepared to mest, Suppo the eoin ie paled and you ae challenged; you are close to or among the audience, and the challenger is mportmnate. Nothing romaine but to alcove the coin, ‘This mancurre i exeeuted by shooting the sem remght ont, tho palm open and dowawards, with auch foroe ‘a wil carzy the clu up the eleoe. Of conse, you must not fund in midale of the room abooling your ana out, ur the fadioace will either avian what you aro about or will think ou ave taking leave of your sense ‘The action must be Sovered by an adranoa towards the cballenges, wick mnt bo ‘one as Boldly aa if you had mover even soun the eoin, much lise conosad it in your palm, Aw you advance, say acme.a6 suman oF mano, ‘hing: for exampl “What! in my pin sr? T don't unde. ‘and yoo. Mow can anything be im my palm? If you don't Uelievo me, ate for youre” With this, make tho het, and tam the hand over. Gasv must be taken thatthe newt nite love, or the coin wil aide gracefully on to the oor ‘You must not stop hare, but aap, *Pesheps you would lke to ose my otter hand ne wall, air” (ahow left hand ab came time allowing coin to all bask inthe right, whero palm 4), “or maybo you think the coin ix up my alee.” Shake ‘oth arma vigorously, which, ax the coin is again palm, you can do with impunity, ea ask someon 10 foo your sleees, An este offset is given by your anerting that the cause of the gontioman's anssty was dat he hima bad tmly pilfered the coin, and wished to past the odium om to yo. With this rmark, produce the coin tm woe pt OE his perm." Bring the ditornne to the elie of onus fkings of etrty win the perfomance la pong ox, thie le ftrhade, promptly cased ot, fe ond ob 48 st tik. Of cone there mute ao banging Sal the tlre to tarmac, ta they often wl hay meat fe bo" mre with grat dination Ta nel na foxiaee you weal, of snr, alow tht yout alas oe spits ot enydeerption, befor exonrting the pale Pratce will enable yous! once to pode te sale ot the objestion about to bern, oo teat aiaily you ean astcipte and torn dow omn sare nt haat Te aot afte hat the esigcey corn, hat yl inlly ds oa sce Mime oF then, wy one nest be proper tr het ior he snioKs Wisi 00188 37 looked spon at an impostor, A sicond method fur caning a fovin up te aleeo is to place it almost on tho ends of the fogers (Pig. 10) palm upwards, nd cerning the Ind rapidly cover, lose it (Fig. 10). ‘This will throw tho ooin up the floors, whereas the appearance in that ila ensloed Ja the ‘band. A. third method ia to. hold the coin hetwosn the ‘hum end middle finger (ig. 18) and “Bip” it up the floore. A. foweth method is to place tho oxin on the edge fof tho table and cover it with the onda of the Sager, which draw smartly back wnd shut when the coin will be shot up the sleeve, ‘This somewhat roaombles the asond method, A fee mated ie to apin the coin high in tho ain, and an it descends make a * geab st it as if eating, bab in reality allow i fall down the oer, heaping he band abut ae ‘hough holding it This is one of the most thorough deceptions know of, Tt in go porfect that the operator himself cannot ee the coin enter the alone, T am qulle amare that it scot Smprobable, bat «trial will be conclusive on the point ‘A plowing varaty of the frst metbod is to place eaia (the hesvar the bear) on the palm of the band. ‘Tarn tho Imad over briskly, at the sume time Uhrusting it well for ward, and the coin will lide up tho alee, In perfrming say of thos tricks be careful ta have the sbire cxf pulled well up and out of the way, and do aot waar Inge Hinks oF solitaire, agninst which tho coin wil intaliby oF, € only for the simplo eaaon that it is not wanted to do so. No fone but a buagler would) uso the sleeve in his regular per88 sumionn oP HAND, formance, except when dviven by necestys but itis highly feasential for a conjuor to be pevfoot in all the mintix of Lis arty and e must practise them an tho pianoforte player ‘ractiaee the scales which he norer plays tothe public. Tn using muvkel coins, always take the grestast osm that ‘he marking is dono in such a manner ae to render it im- Pourble for the cain not to he tesoguised on making ite ‘eepponrance; and also let cover people eee the mark. Te in vary disheartening, when you have prformed an elaborate (ick, im whioh a Mr, Interference haa vom you no ead of trouble, to hear the owner of the coin my that he cannot recogni hia mask, I have ae people put ome ‘rival mask on a coin in pencil, which would rub off ime rodiatly, Te fo algo adviable to have a quantity of cheap feoine by you, Tn ouch tice ae trick lagey thi and showy silvor Turkieh coin aro the beat, They posocs every sdvantage; the milled edge gives 2 firm hold forthe palm, ‘whilt the substance of the coin alloms of « large number ‘ing hold inthe hind. Bewides his, thin coins aive «| good busneseiko clink; whit = lage coin ia alwaye toro sflectire than a mall one. Pesnion plated over make very fair mbstituten, and do not entail muck Ioee of capital if opt ide ready for use, aa they always should be, which can Idly be anid to be the euse with forine or balf-crowns, CHAPTER TIT. ‘TRICKS WITH COMMON OBJECTS. { cowswor this, the second portion of drawingtoom cons jusing, with tho decided -hopo that, belowe my readers tempt to follow me, they will Baye attained some pxo- fsieey in th art of palming and other Vite matters aladed to in my rouarks comoeraing the treatment of coins, If tach all has boon acyuired, sihoogh i a. wall degree ‘only, i wil be of was in rendering tho manipulation of other ‘ject muuch easier. "The proviling dew with tho publio i ‘hat conjator mover things about from place to plage before conve very eyen Dut with such extreme rapidity ap to avoid Aetection. This, Tay, fs the prowling iden, and Tony may it continue 19 be ab sage it iv the very thing an audience ia supposed to imagine. Tho lernar, however, musty from the ‘lac, deen eich an impreason Som bis mind’ as uaten- Able ovo for an inant, If ho haw = lueking opinion that ‘Rand can be moved without the motion being detected, let0 suman o” max, ‘wim pmicise at moving, any, a cork ot a piece of wugan, a intance of only one short inch, Let him pucti fora telvemonth to bogin with, and I will guaranto that st the nd of that period he is no nearer the consummation of the feat han he was at the commencement, If time henge Deavily on his ands, lt him go on practising, ny, fr ve or ten years: the result will be presaely similar.” Nos conjuring js based upon more docptive priviplan than mero repdity ‘of morement, although that, of cours, enters lagely ino ite composition.” Articles are, indeed trnemittad from ne poe ‘to another bufore the yen af the audience, hat it i. alnays fit wore, nb rove. ‘This in the neon Why conjurors nay se much about the hand being quickor tun the ope, ‘The audienen is eontnually ying to datet movements whieh ‘re never even attempted, tho result Being that ofher move. ‘mente ar conducted with impunity, ‘The eonjurvr must tart ‘with the one prineiplo firmly fied in his mind that be be to eceive hin ndience in every way pomible. At no tine ix he sotually to do that which he waye bo ie doing, Brory look and eure, besides every word, should tend t Tend the mid Into the wrong groove, Misprexorion isthe grand basis of the conjuro's aotion; and the more natueal tho pesformere ‘movements in this partoulay, the more complete will bo his ioeess. With each trick that requires it T shal give inte for mindrecling the epectator's attention, although T am of ‘opinion that every omjaror can best ault himeelf i ‘he fs ‘nly firmly impressed with the necemity for misdirvtion, ‘The drawing-room coujaror sourt hold ite prepared to perform offiand with any artol ttt may happen to prevent ‘teat to view although i ix, of course, perfectly allowable for him to wend for anything he may require. An artile hich one is tolorably cartain to find in ment houses ie ‘egar-—Take four welbehaped pies of « mein siz, and place thom bufore yon om a table, at which you will sit at ‘your cans in the form of a aguary and aboat & foot thm ‘ach other, Hatch up a long rignitvle about one piove ‘rmicks Win oowOON oMxETS. a cing the Baperor of Japa, another hin wife another his hoger, another Me tino minty or any other SBME pou ples, ng as you bing abot at i ocrnny thal ll four sod avnbletpter i nw le Tate cooiy of wish you av aptking. yo vl expan, dhe catom ot ny total by tao and vibe {5 the gue af the ton ord” olan ow i Sonor you il per to a to fae pk, ech vith 0 wep fats bd td a tie word "pn make 9 alight movement Tir uoving» poe ton one baa tothe othr On Fale {he node te peor il bo found wer band one under {he kar‘ Mepeat the oprin he ior aware ging Ser tothe maj) wal oor psn ro cll under So tua he examin of thn rely prety, nd othe aatd, incre tl, Aha yon hav sth ple frag ple I thie pe be sowed, nd that nr ‘ht hd pled i hem a itl joumey nd rally non sade Supping. the Bre iow cf suis fo be reper by aaa the vals Sngon aay Fe Hh tbat at Mant ight tad 1 tive 1 sed Drop swith 2-Drop Lith Gand 2 and aie 8 abe & Sol Drop 3 ith, an ‘Rae oth dh ad ket & ‘De rogh and ahxvo stro of mage ender very ony to alms In pening, ar i cetationof the mos of the bak of them ich ie vie oto ane, oF 4 hue tothe tlt of the Ll wil gan ag ot tov pace whet you rw Uy tobe ad to ex your Sha, bo provod wit w ae of eugr ston ak fo he fevate bur pls you se wnprovde, then you Tut ecm pormeion of The ange has and psa the Sew pice as tnt you can. ‘Th etame simply ofthis iar Bony equi by the atcihment of the aneee,4 ‘sumomr.o» waxo, ‘who ave suing their eyes to oath glimpae of the pews st wugar as it poscen, I need hardly’ remark that ‘they ever saseed. Knive T think T may aay, ate also tolerably common. stiles, snd some good ticke are perforin with them, ‘Take w cheese knifo and Zour tiny equaren of paper Stand facing your audience, however nll it may be, andy wating fhe zarrs snail, ik mo om ac of the Blade faking care that the positions on both aides correspond as reaely us possible. “Hold the knife before you in the Snore of the night hand (Fig. 14), and in euch a position that cule td of fee vide With he thm and eof the lls band remore the piece ef peper nearer, She han, tnd ping your aod Webi your ach, make 8 fant of throwing it ama nitbot scaly doing ro.” Now, with rpld movenml, cate the late t9 dwt alt irl in th al sl with the wane side appermonty But tha Peon of th band willbe slightly alee (Fg, 20), wish Ti la th auton 0 think tat the Tio us "bon stoi tamed over ‘arly bor the movement fe completed 2 ager of tho Tete hand ot be agen the mot rsntly feonped by the icon of pap, at Ht taking sone seoes Wins couMox onmor. 43 pleco fsom the opporite wide, ‘Tho fat piace, which bee all {he time been in the Teft hand, ia thus made to do duty twice, ho aecond tate, st Aropped on tho floor in full ‘How of the andiones, socompaniod by the remark, «that Innes tho second pleoa” Now remove the other yiece of buper, and ‘repent the manauvre extented with the frst pices, aking (he grestest caro that only one wide of the Finds le visible, and that the finger of the Zeft and, with the conecaled yoper, is down upon the vacant spot before ‘the epostatore! eyes can ret here. Having ostensibly removed the fourth and Inet pico of paper, the Knife Sa suppoeed to bbe empty, whish you boldly declare to be the case making ‘rapid. backwatdl and forward movement with the blank tide to prove it, You then aay you will onuae the pupers fo reappear upon the knife Snatastassoualy. All you hare to do is to put your band behind your back and roverco tho ‘tion of the ite wo that the aide of the blade with the“ unten ov mano, ‘ro pose of paper still swmaining upon it ia uppermost Bringing the knife again to the dont, mako another quick Inokwand end formard movement, saying, Her. ate the ‘epers back again on Both sides we before” and then, without ny further prliminsrss, raw the Made through the Sagers tnd cause the to pypern to fall upon tho fon, Hf this final movement is not execated, the audience wil, whem they taro rogorernd their senses, pint to the two papers which you Aropped on the floor daring the performance ofthe tok, tnd want to know why they aro thete and not on the Kaito, Continued rapidity of motion is what ia ropuired for the fuccom of this trick, There must be no halting in the ‘idle or hesitation of any kind, to avoid which practioe in Drivato will be essentin as dood it will be with wery tok worth doing at al, Borrow a Tight penknito, and take care that it ie not too herp, and has « good deep noteh at tho halt. You are previously prepared with abont two fet of very fae black ills ons end of which in attached to @ bution of your wee, fhe other end being furnished with « loop lange enotgh to Daw over a finger,” Thin can cither be wound sand the ‘patton, or eas ang Tool, with the fre ead looped wp. reer the Inttr method, and Dave never found it lad tr any Incoavensncs, which at fat wight i appeare extomly likly to do. Also bonow a hock or champagne bottle; pint alg preferred list send round the knife to bo eaamited, and, ‘ailet he examination io going on, get the lop of the eile over the end of ono of the thug of the left hind. "When the iifo ie retarod to you, and not befor, gre the bole fo bo examined, and distract the attention of the audience by tllosons tothe “departod spite” of the botla, and admons, tiona to be sure and sco that the botiom docs not take owt, By tho time the bottle comes back you hove aliped the loop over the lade of tho Inife and allowed it to catch tn the ‘notch, where cauie it to remain If the kates © arp ome, extra caution must be observed, or the ill will be wered smeioes wari coxuoN onrRors. 45 w couion, a0 T spi hla telly bnppensd to mt on 0 {rom dic expancs By sending he ote away to be steed, gainelwallcent timo tote aootbr lop inthe Sk and wonton ay ory but tho thident wan mat onary cheerfal one akon ogether—thew rae too trash lvoes snotty” show Take” the ail de down, fn, wth the sharp ge of the Bade upper {hot tetra tht Hgor nd th, Hold ele eet iat to Hep he loop in pinion By mane of th other gers nop the wl ato the ot, "This as not ) Se eo ear cen os te on oo ere Rich eile hel Sia oa ee eee oe ec oe Reo46 surrou oF wax, ‘The ation of rising tho Hote must bo but apacsly indulged jo Af a all aw it in eanly noticed; not a0. tho horizontal aotion, When brought to the mouth of the bottle the nite Amielly topple over on to the floor, whence allow it to be Picked up Dy apectatr, who will not require much sdmout ‘ion to examine it, Also sead the bottle round sgainy and fet Hd of the silk as noon ae you ca after the tik fo dons, 1 willbe noticed that T hnvo diestod the pertormer to Geo a hock or champagne Botta. ‘The reason for this wil be sbvous after once tying the experiment witha bottle having at abrupt shoulder, much as an ale Botta, ho life catches fn its aed 8 vigorous jerk, which inn ltaly to cause a Dualage ee snything ele, han to bo reaorod to to fs it The aidce of hook and champagne bottles preventing an even wurface the hole way up, that elas of Botte in theretare to be preferred, By meaoe of the foregoing three ticks T have even u room fall of intelligent peopl tery bewildered. ‘The following trick T have never known to bo disorered it only properly performed. For it you will roquive snother cexcoodingly somion object, ve Cotton — Take a piece of any eolow, Sin, to Ibn. Yong, and sce that one of the andience is provided with a very sharp Poninife. Double the cotton one, and hare the band eet quite through. Double again and hare it eat, and repeat the opeaton enti is nothing bot piece, cack erciy'& third of an inch long. Rab the pice gether ie abe finger und, alter a short tim, quely draw tut tho cotton ‘gain tnt wa in the fret instaoo, ‘Phat fa what you meee ostensibly do: now for how to do it. Fist f all lowe ea cailed between your finger and thumb a pews of cothon aboos ho length above mentionod. ‘This you must roll up small tnd deliberately hold between your Anger and thumb, ow, Detter til if the fingess he sufiiently lange, between the finn ot any two Snges, as they aro tore nateraly kept fagether, Nobody will notio it if the hand fs engaged oa vegligently holding the lnppel of your coat the wands bo. ‘mors witit coxow onvbers. a7 et hail mention Unt th cone a nt be of hn foe olour ar thet oprait apn, at the prfoation of 4 ite in pesos la pon mold sey be eur. econ to mum af thie prelininy, nome onda Ineoosvring tan fen 40 be go though, aad no tal trout of ac exited,” Whar yo sre shoving the tek En Bt in ra ce at ray a tation yw pen (alvge. chow. lack wna. you have 8 Shrine), bot hin ach 2 antiga Jon wil be cand npn to ptm on ad on gun in thy some Tease, o tre the ne peple—ehih i ule ar baad Pooh Sat Sag drew be Tear opm pou At 8 sonia ee cri the cru of oar manatee to ack a {mo whi inom ready for enerpenin Each poste wil tinaln two os of the mane cnlor, nt feign sk Somos has comes tila 0 ee hr tn tin ere cheno ar yo ae ere to bo ried wi {Ge tak one rege a the moment When cote elon Us potund, yor min, by sata sata tr okey gi a in eet with tho ction taken, It ven gh into tren, you it goto arte aaktomona leapt tb thc mtr or mist of the hou) to erly Sn Yee ter yous ot tin youl har to tt foo ae craton tris. Make all sts af ero ao as to cone © day trot ging tr tnt. peatpne the performace othe c,h tte you "hae son wh ler you ee ily to to tavot with Your nts mut do te rer The reer moet ron tal Das ate erste cam sd such taba rarely ows bt ol they ono sadit 11d ot man te bier of ale aad by wold nl tank nl of my. tehing In tbe ondary way, be ell Te ae fo anh fr say clo Me play nil ot sure % Sin "a le oo. We ol ne er that everthing hae. progrscd frou. Take eton tobe out eee the thon and eer af en48 suman oy max, dband, by tho extreme ends, and, doubling it, et oop hand od the lop to bo ex the ages of the other hand holding tho ends, An soon et the life hue passed. through the cotton, give it a *ewtoh” and bring the eats of whih tere rill now be four, quickly together, a6 if yon had’ performed ‘ome very inteta manourre. Of cours, you have nally one nothing ab all, the movoment being’ only a deceptive ‘gue to Tend tho spectators to elie that. the scoot ofthe folk consists in the way in which you twiat or doxble the cotton, Have thie fa mind all through the trick, and keep vp the deeption. Continue to dole the eotion, tang the ‘erento care hat tho ends all come neatly together’ sad ‘hat all the Ioops srw cut thnongh. Do everything. with the retest deliberation (exept the delsive twitch") tor thre 4s no oosion for aay kury. When tho ‘otton ia eat ee fenall that it will not double any more, commence t0 kneel in the lagers, and gradually work the fragments Dekind aha femeealod plete, which must be brooght to the trot ‘hes you will do without once removing the nds from tho fall ‘iow of the sudience—in faot, under their very ayee, Won you foal quite sure that everything i enug an scour, one ‘mence to unravel the whole plot, which will pane for the reusctated original ‘Pooplo who have sea tho tick performed before will sme timee ouggest that the pleco of cotton ahoald be meneured efor Being cub up, Allow tha to be done with al the pce {in the world when you ind that you eannct dootherwin) bet, Dstore operating upon it, roll it up in the fagera, either ab sealy, whilst engaging the andinos in conyernaion or for the orp of sexing If it ia of the proper dimensions, mol on change it, wnperssived, for the conculed piooe, which wil ho cob up instead. Although i ia not adviaible to have the cotton measured fst yt, when itis don, it invariably adds Jasto to the fet, ‘The pccen must never bo early throws ‘away, but scoeted in a pooket om the frst epportaaity tet Drevents iteelt, and aftermande barat {TRICKS WITH oOMNON onzBors, 9 Rings can bo made wee of in many tricks, both in the Arswing-oom and on the stage. The following will be found Yo sett anid este: Proce a meal infaion of ‘woling-ring, and have it ext neatly through, Pass this ring under a single thvond of your handkerobiet near ene of tho comers, Borrow lay's ving, which pall, under pretence of pultng it im the handkerchief. (The Bort mothod for paling ‘ring is to hold it between two fingura at the rots) ‘This you will appear to buve dono if you give the fale ving (under aver of the handlerehief) to be eld by womeone who de not the owner of the borrowed arto, Tt is immaterial whether tho gonuine ring has fancy head or not, aa the back of it ‘ill usally be about the with of x weddingring, ‘ike the ‘wand in the hand, and, unpercsived lp the ring im your pul ‘over ft anti it reaches the mile, etill govered by the band, ‘Now aak two pertons to hold the wand, one at either end, and Jay the handkerchief containing the falas ving (till bald feom the outa hy the orginal holder) over it. If you now remove your hand, you wll lege the ring on the wand till conceled by the handkoroist (Fg, 22). ‘Take hold of the end of th Iandkorehi which hangs down below the wad, and nstruot tho person holding the false xing to leave go when you cont “tren” As oon as you ate obeyed, drum the handkerc80 sunonn oF Han, mactly scrons the wind, ‘This will euuse the ring to spin ound, and csist matovaly in inducing the audionco to blioro ‘that wae actallyconjared from tho hundkoreiet on to tho ‘wand whilst th later antsle wan being held at either end by ‘eo people. A slight jek will dotech tho tals ring from tho Ihanderohiet, which you oan send roend to bo examined, A Dnt Team give the lamar i novor to ask a Indy to lend you Iher ‘wedding-riog or beeper. Many ladice are exceedingly superstitions, and feat embarraased when aed, tom not king to refuse, and yet being unwilling to take thei rings from their go. Almaye borrow © rng the back of whisk neaely, if not quite, matches your flee article in mbetance, ‘Proente x metal ving, similar to tho ono used in tho last Asie of very ant hnees and, when you have out it throogh, sharpen up the tro ends to points with a Gl, or any other may you please. Borrow a lady's ving, and cxabange it, aa fn last tick, pattng the false ono in a hnadkoreief, which Ivo ted with tape or sing im auch a manner thal the sig fs contained in a bag. If the borrowed ting is narrow all ound, you may make uae of your nest of boxes (desribed ‘in tic, Chapter TL), if 3 baa not boon previoany steed fn rome other tick; tb being a goldan rulo among conjurrs never to uso tho mime apparatas twee during the mine frening. Aa applo (@potsta, small lat, will do as well) an bo ted inetnd with offct, if goodly ait be mado in 48, and tho 2ing pushed in while you are taking it from your ‘ager from behind the seven. Show the apple round, boldly fying that everyone oan tee that” thers ie mo prepaation bout it at dhe same tno taking enro Tt no ono hae tine ‘o deve either one may or tho other from the repiity with which you pasa ft about Place it in « prominent postion, tnd then take the handkerchief cintaining the falas ting by the ng, allowing the endx to fall over and conoel your Juande, Quiclly unbend the ving, and, working ane of the pointed ends Ubomgh the handkesohit, draw it ont end rub the place of ex bebween your fingers, 10 as te obliterate all ‘Tm1ors WINK ooMWOX osIBOrS. a ‘aes af st, All thio you must do vary quickly, and, dropping the hanerket on the for, my, *Wihout mipng the steiag, T have abstracted tho’ ving, which T now pare {toe tple ore mau pus ale ae te land holding tho falso ving (unless you bave bem clever enough to fot vid of at atil) and, showing tho audiance that the ‘thar band is quite empty, prosced to out open the apple lowly, "When the knife oushes the ring, allow it to “like” ‘pon i at much an pomilo, and call attention to the fact te ito a great featur in tho tick, Do not out the apple templotely though, ba, aking i forward (on plate is tho ‘eat way) allow the owner of tho ring to take i out with her ‘own hand OP cous, the audience must not bo allowod to Thandls the appl, wad > discover the old alt. This tick should uot be performed with the proceding” one, bub on ‘nother orening. ‘The principal effect of the tick is the ‘pparsnt absteaction of the borrowed tog from ite cone: mont in the handkerobief in an incomprohonsblo manner, sod you must, thorefore, allow the andinco to weo that the fing sndoubtedly de tod up anourely in che fat instance. ‘Another tick with a ring ia performod by wid of the wand nly. Bovrow good stout ving,» signet for example, and, Iolding i near tho voo!s of the Hogers of the right band, protend Uo pass it over the wand, but in relity, et it aide ‘long on the outelde of it, und still koep it in the hand. ‘The docoption i assstod if tho. ring bo ist oareeeely placed upon the mand, and taken off again, two or three tines. Sey to one of the audience, * Will you be > ind as to Bold one end of the wand with either Jund?” and, in stretching the wend out tomurde him, slow be left hand momentarily to pase claw under the right, and Jot the ring fall into it—of coum, snperosivd 1 you Wook ab your bande whilt doing this, you aren lost’ mam, You amast look the addceaee boldly in the feo, and thoreby divert attention to him—not that thor ie the alightoe excuse fur exposing the ing during ite passage8a ‘anion oP uano, from one hand to the other, When the wand in Semly held at Toth ods, say something about the fuility of ntvageh in certain eats, and eventually show th ving fa the Toft hand, fad romove the vight from the wand to show that iis empty, IE relinguiohed at thie tage, th tick is very incomplate, aw the audience untlly divine, oe allt to divine, that the ving rover was put upon the wand at all. It is peculiarity of tin wick Ua this somask is aluont iavaeibly made, wo the comjuror most be prepured with something efll moro "tage igring” Return tho ring to ite owner, and ell attention to ‘the fact that you havo not eat iin any way (no that any. fone will ever think that you would do so bat yon must tumame at this idea ie prevaling in the minds of the sdonce), and scoelly take from your pocket, or wherever 1K may be eoncoald, a thick metal (or gold) ring, mbish keep in tha left hand. Borrow the ving again, and lide it over the wand with precisely the sume movement which you ured Jn the ft instance, when you did nat pu the ring on. ‘This time you must appear to be very chung, and let tho bo Inmnds come together to thit everyone can seo the action leas, and atch the Teft hand away sharply ae if i con- tsinod ‘the ving. You will doubtlee tae a number of heads Tan towards euch othet, and eae a good deal of load whise Dering, in which the words “loft bend” will be conepicn ‘Tuk no notice of this buyond looking ae confoed as pombe, fand tho audience will think they have bowled you out at last The strange partof it i that, in a tick of thie Lind, ‘spectator who funcie, rightly or wrongly, that he bus die ‘covered somathing, nowerattibates the fact to your want of ‘kil, but to his own runurhablo pomere of psivepon. ‘The ‘eto of the rane will bo beightened if you allow 1 tiny por. tion of the faloo ring to cate the age of ome oF mote of the fndienco; or reart to aay other artis to indvee them to Tnieve that you relly have the burrowed ing in the left ‘band and have allowed the fact to tronepne through careless neat.” Now say that, the ving being sorely om the wad, you ‘rarors wari coxatononz0TS 83 swoan to take it off an before, and give the two ends of ‘the ‘rand fo be eld, You will thn appear to notice the inorda- Tous Tooke and remasla of the audience for the rt time, and stowtly deny thatthe ring ie in the eft and, which, homover, yo decline to open. Allow tho andionco to argue the point sith yoo, and, when one bas said that ho saw you take the Ting in the left hand, and others have mado a similar atate- fooat, pretend to give in, and my hab you mua admit that yon ao diacoveras but, at the sume timo, you fel it inoue Tent on yon to do somthing to retrieve your churactar. You vil, therfore, pr the xing, now in tho Toft hand, invetly fn to the wand. Make 2 peas with the loft hand, and drum the righ stuart away fiom the wand, causing the ving om {to opin round, ‘Tho eloa may be imagined, At the iatant the vight hand leuver the wand, the Jaf should place tho false ng (opposing one ie wid) in the pookst, at all manner of ‘qestions wil be asked afterwards. The tick can bo van in many ways, by confusing the spectators. Poxipatstio con- juore make a guod desl of money by meant of this tick, by Betting that the ing in vither om or off the wand, Manner has a great deal to do with tho euccoss of it.CHAPTER IV. TRICKS WITH CUPS AND BALLS. "Ta vaviety of tricks povformed withthe aid of onps aud balla {ako a prominant position im the repertory of every conjeror Juying claim to any profcioney in pare sleight of land. ‘hres tin cups (or, rather, ae they are always uaed in an = Inverted. positon, covers), rather moro than 4in, ia height, and somo Sin. azroas the mouth, with the bottom concave, and two o three litle rings near the mouth (Fig. $3) will be required. Also make, to. commnco with, fom oork ball, Blackened, lther by buming or by soloution, each about smioks Wrrst oOPS AND BALLS. 55 ‘the sine of an ondinary ballet, The sudizmoo Know of the Gristence of three Tells only, the fourth being concealed by the eomjuror belween the roote of the third and midalo Tingern Tho vory Srv thing the lamar must acquire ia the Tksack of aljping the ball rpily from the exposed (ig. 2) ‘ty the conoonlod portion (Fig. 25)in a sovure manner. The Til i puetly lid, partly rolled, partly dropped into tho ston, the thumb, with «aight motion, whieh, in timo, ‘ill beoome quite an waconacous one, preming i Sally home. ‘The tion, which most be nccompanied Ly the backward ead forward swing used when palning osing must be precise with both bands the more awlemard hand of the two belug taught Sixt. When taleubly porfot in this, practise setting the Yall down to th tipa of the fngurs at the roots Of which it fs held, caro boing of course taken that no Totton of it protmdes. ‘The okjest of getting the all Int thie portion in chat it aay be placed under aay oup, tned ostensibly for some other purpine, without. dateation, ‘As the cup ia placed on tho tablo, the ball Bold in the ingore is wid quietly under it AML conjurers do not uso ‘thir method, some grasping the exp a low down ee powibla, tnd jerking it up and dows thus getting the ball inde direct foun the concealed position (Pig. 25). This latter method ‘xocedingly ‘eat, bat ie the mor diffealt ono to ac- fomplith. Howorer, tho lrace may try for bimelf, and ‘opt he method which comes the caer to him. The ball fn tot taken in the tpn of tho Gogers until the hand is56 simtour ov max, ‘aout to grasp the cup, the major motion shielding the aminor one. With the two movewente deserted under his control, tho learner should proceed thus: Place the three ‘ape in a row, with a ball in feont (Ge, towanda the avdene) of each, and explain thet the onpe ate solid tin and are not provided with permeable bottome ‘There i no objection ‘allowing an exumiuation to be made, bat it had batter take place at the end of the trick, or much time will be wasted, Say that the tin oupe are for the purpoas of oovering the Tals, end place one aup over eash to illntta it, Now take sp eup No. 1, snd, whilst placing it down « fow inches of, lp the concealed ball under it. Pick up ball No, 1, and vanish it by conscling i in the proscribed method (Pig 5) You cau pretend to throw it into the wir, oF affect to put into the other hand (ge Coins, Pig. 7), from whisk it wil be “passed” by zap from the wand, hich article you will find a true frond when performing with the caps and ball, and hich should "be Held in radineas under the sem. Repeat the operation with exp No. and No.3, each baving fe ball placed under it when shifted. ‘Tell the audience that > well tained ate the Hite balls that, at your word of oom thee imprlconment Donoath the oaps, which you will then raise, and show the balls beneath. ‘Thiv ix the Gost and simple phase. Jn the next, eup No. 1 ie placed over a Dall, and the com cvsled one slipped in with it. Take wp another ball, and pretend to “pans” it through the cop, which rai, ehowing two balla together, and them replace, slipping coneraled Dall ‘under along with the other two; snd then « poss” the tind all through, which will bring all hive balls under ono eu. (On putting up No. 1 down, after exhibiting the thee balla together, slip concealed ball under i, and pk up one of the tre, which vanish, Then cay it ia as eaay for you to sbutract a all from beneath a eup an it is for you to pan it to the inside, Put cup No, 2 over the two balls, and ‘NRIORS WINK OUFR AND AALS. 7 prstend to take one oat by means of the wand, the eon fouled ball xing exhibited an the one thus abatractd Pasa” this through cup No. 1, which raise, showing the ball sadly there, and, om replacing it, lip under onoatld Tn, Resall the ball you vaninhed previously, and show it sudar cup No. 1, and then “pass” it back to eup No.2, where ‘the two Balls wll are ; slip comoealed ball under, and then ‘pese” ball fom oup No. Ita exp No. 2. ‘The ball “paned” sitet im cach inatance be picked up and vanished, and not ‘meray told to per from one oup to another, ‘The changes fan be Kept up for a long time if « tall be slipped. under ‘oup whenover i& ia mained; bat the performer must Koop ‘his end clear, of be wll nd himself getting into trouble by showing four balla at the sume tine. Phaso 3 consists of piling tho thee cupe oxe over the other and passing the ball ito what T may tm the storeys thor formed. It ix for thin phaso that the bottome of the ape are made coneave to reorie the ball, 1 the bottom tree at, the Mall would voll off at an awkward. moment, ‘Plio exp No, 1 with eonoonled ball underneath, on the table, snd tabing up a lal * pasa” i trough, Put cup No.2 over ‘sp No I, concsd bal boing sandwiched betwean the bottoms ‘ot the two. ‘Tho lipping of a ball beneath a cup whick in placed on the table ie a very simple matter, but i equiv frmsieruble advitnesr to lip one cleanly between to cups ie oaly to be done with w sbarp jerk, the Yall being thus teat to the top of the oup, which Je then eapily placed ovar the other. Considerable practioe will be sequired to attain hin Knack, but he pretty effect well repye any trouble, ven when taking the grestst cave, the ball in very Kable to become jammed between the side of the cups inntnd of ther bottoms. ‘The none made by the rattling of the ball fn tho eup ie covered by that cotusoned by one cup boing placed over the other. Repeat the operation with tho think xp, and then show the balls in thelr respective. postions Stould a cup cant over to ono sid, it will be because the58 sumont op max, Tull bonauth it Sa not fits plaon bute famed in between the two sides of tho cups. a this ease, care mast be taken Jn removing the upponsort oxp. If sivitly managed, the ‘errant ball oan be Drought bask to ite proper position on ‘tho top of the lower cup by the action of withdvewing the upper 02a, ‘Thin should be practised in private, m1 Hat the camergency may be met withowt dificulty when it ooo. ‘The fourth phase coorste in apparently manaactaring an inethoustible quantity of Balls beneath the espe, ‘his in ery casily managed by Smt covering each of tho three balla with soup openly. ‘ake up enp No.1 and put it down again ow inches of with the conealed bull wader, Pick wp ball No.1, tnd protend to pot it in your pookst, but conceal It ia the AAngor; tako up cup No.2, aud replace i, with oopealod ball Yencath i, and allot to put ball No, 2 into the pocket, but conccal as beforo, Repeat operation with oup and ball No 3 ‘and thon rocommenco with cup No. 1. ‘This phase oan be prolonged at will. A number of ball can be caved in the pockot, end afterwards exhibited an the onew you have man actured but this in by 0 moans noconayy to the auc of the trek, ‘A most startling and amaing onlaron to a dnplay with he cups and balls ie tho introduction of lange balls, potatoes oranges, lemons, apples, 2, benesth the onp (Care must be taken that these lrger articlee will go into ‘ho cups easily, or & fast may roeult. ‘The best Valls seo tore made of fancy paper ae Uhey are nie and light A convenient place for keeping them ready for ua is « shallow, oblong, opon bag, made out of Mack silk or alpaca, and furnished) with a bent pin at cach end, and ono in the riddle. This tag you can aflx to the tableaoth Bebind tho ‘table, Ta the absence of rach» rooeptals, the tablecloth ‘an bo pinned up, end so form an imprompts one; but thin fom bnedly bo arranged wapercsived in frost of an audenen, In the absence of both cloth and bag, the artole 49 be con veyed inside the cups must be Kept tendor the walstoot, or in ‘rmioks Wr ovPS AND Ants. 50 the posts, but, ia tha cane, the pockets mack be side once, ‘and cusly got at ‘The moment for inttodusing the lange Trl, orange, &e, into a cap ia when the yon of the ssonca are attracted towards any objet jast revealed to fem The ormnge, a, must bo taken by the left hand from ita place of concealment whilgt the right in engaged with the enp; and tho instant the Iatir fe raiged, for tho ‘purpote of ahowing whatever may be under, it minat be Tasted Driskly—at tho same tims, ins manner not too tmarkot—to the Iofy hand, and the artide slipped lnsde. ‘Tho lands must romain togethor only auficently long. to permit the completion of the manus, when the ep smut ‘oe again hold by the right hand onlys the avticlo inside Doing proventod from falling by having the lite finger placa Ybonouth it. Sometimes, 1 prom the paper balls lightly into ‘he eup, and am so enabled to hold the eup by the top, and to mise it from the table, to show that there ip moihing under it. By beinging tho eup down hard on the table, the all will booomo disengaged. Thin method should only be ‘wo as © chiage. Supposing that you have an orange inside oup No. 1, plaoe it getly and snoonoemmedly on the tblo whilst drawing attention, by mente of your tongue to exp No. 2 By the time cup No.2 ie rls, th lft hand will contain, say, sn apple, whioh will go. inside the cap, and pablie slteation drawn to cup No. 8 whieh, in ite tne, willbe ruse, ‘nd tonanted with @ potato, You cam now either knosk over all three cups, and reveal Geir contents, which bas a very 00d feck, oF oontinno the manufactory ne withthe cork Toll, pretending to put the potatos, oruuges, de, into the osket. Tt will be only neceomry to Lave ono of etch kind of tila, although te eudiznce will he Ia to belive that ‘your pockets aro crammed with them by the time you have Anished, Te ia best to have four kinds as by that moana ach up has something aifremt snder it very time it ia ‘ited. Te is not advisable, however, to fil the pe moro han twice by this methédl ‘The performer must not havecy armour ov waxo, his end fled with the dea that hin movements axe noticed, for tho eyes of the epactatomy are sure to be riveted om the antcle lst revealed. Any hesitation will be attended with Aisustroue resulta, 90 the thing mart be done with daa, ot not at all. very conjuror should endeavour to. become perfect with the caps und balls, ax they not only amuse end Astonish audience, but ford great practice tothe learner, One very important thing im connection with thi tril ix fhe talk with which it is aotompaniad. "The performer cexphining everything “at the same timo, be must not talk’ a lot of ‘nontense, which will only eausé the audience to forma a low timate’ of hie presidgitatoral powar=, Dut infuse ‘hie Iarangap with a etl very mild Mamowr. Something like the point: “hove bere three Kite tn expe, solid, aud foe from any trickery or dooeption, aa you may ase for youre elven” (Eland cups roond.) “Kindly see thet the bottoms Ao not taka out. T have als three litle cork balls, equally gullet with the cups. Madam, will you be mo good ae to ‘sneeze ono, and eee that it ig solid?” (Give a tall to a Indy) "Thank you, ‘hes lit balls, dior nd gentlemen, sro, you wll be iataratod to hour, trained to a high degree ot ‘perfection, and are porfetly obedient to. my will, ax vill shortly show you. ‘Thir onp, which you will perceive is perfectly empty, 1 placo hare on tho tabl, and, taking up ‘one of the bulls, X simply way to it Hay, presto! Dogone!” and it hus vanished. Tho accond tle ball T take fom ‘eneath this onp, and command it to keep company with ite predoctame, “Fly!” and it haw gone. ‘The remaining Vall T treat in the same manner. By the aid of iy magio wand, I reoall my little wsrante, Seq hee coms ont, and, following ‘my wand, it pases through dato this emp” (tp © oxp with the wand), 6, do. Twill bo as well for the oonjuror to study whit he intends saying beforehand inthe early wngeo of hia carer, for he will find hit witaeufclntly troubled to eIOKS WHT CUPS ASD RAL, a cseoate Blo ticka properly without reqiving to think about bis Inngunge ‘A Tite sleight, which may be introduced with oot, is ‘the apparent throwing of one cup throagh the other. This ‘Mason i eBoctod by holding © cup, mouth upwards ightly ‘otmeen the thuimh nd forefinger. ‘The other band then ‘ome a eesond cup sharply into it ‘The Tower eup is slowed to fal, and the second exp caught hy the thumb and fovetinger, the appuarimea Yuing’ that one cup has passed completly through the othe.CHAPTER V. TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIET! ‘Waar conjaore would do without pocket handkershies, 1 will not yonture to auggest. Almost very ticle hao a lade Kerio of some Kind an component part, Handkerchic fro tora up, burnt up, tied into lots, made roeptacles for ‘money, and’ used is a varicy of other waysy fn fack they sco the oonjuro's most faithful alli, ‘Bursing « Hawdterchef ia anally made 9 stage tick, and Tonge properly to Grand Magic; Dut there ie a method which may be suoveefally tried in the oonfined limits of tho drawing-room. T do not allude to the use of the ‘burning globe” which article entively dispenses with the ooesity for the diaplay of anything approaching sleight of Ihand, with which T, ia this book, have only to: dal By ting mochsaieal ticks, many fost of aleight of hand are imitated; ut then the apperstoe ctansé be shown round, and the audionoo gove away from the performance nprened ‘with tho en that conjoring mente exhibiting a ertaia umber of cunniagly-devisd bores, cattery Ae. T no. ‘member Tb present et an amatear conjuring entertain: ‘NRIOR8 WITH RANDEERONTEYS cy oat, where teicka wese exhibited that anutt have cost two Ipundred Pounds, at Tea ‘he eye was perfectly bowldored vwith the amay of lestrlo clooks, drums, 0.; but every {hind trick failed at ome polat, whioh was ‘mot to be ‘roudered at, soving thet the thing wan got through aa Tough ngainel time. ‘This sort of thing is not conjring althongh It woold be bed for conjuing-tvick manufacture it everyone thonght the same. Somo apparstaa ono suet haves Bat only what is ataoltaly necoeanry. ‘The difermoo Totmoen an apparatis conjuror and an adept ab elight of Thandie oa grant an that betwen an ongan-grnder anda ‘ld musician, "Mo burn a hoakercict in what T may term amall way, be provided with a picoe of eumbrio, or othar material ro sonbling a handkerchief, about four inohen square. ‘The beat my is to. ont up a cheap bandkarchi that has been Towsied, “Have thie piso rolled ap ia che hand, and oa fated by the aot of Holding’ the wand. Borrow a hendker. ‘hist, which eoreloaly voll up in tho bands, a6 if judging fs to its sine, and got the pico mingled in ite f10s, ale the owner if he or she has any objection to your burning the end of it Say “hank you.” whether the answer be Yea” or "No" (cinjurves ase ten afited with «oom venient hnndness of hearing) and proseed at ouce to. burs swiat ia im rally, your intarpolted pleca, but which will Sppear to the sadionse to be the handkerchof, at a candle. ‘When you have batnt- a talrably lange bole, pat out the ‘ae, aad walk towarde the owner of the handksrebiet, ait bunt to return it to him, thinking him, at the same te, for the loan of it IE you hod uot pormission to bum the Dandlkechie, the ownor of it will probly now tall you 20; and if he is at all tnty on the point, wo mach the better foe the aaocest of your tick. Say thal you really thought ho auld" Yen” axe sorry for the mistake, which, homare famnot now be helped, 0, If, on the other hand, you bed Permission to do 08 you pleas, which w flattering, implicitof saumiont oF mayo, faith in_ your abilitian will frequently agoord to. yom, you smut affot to ooo in tho portn'sTogka an objection to tke ‘the handkerchief ina burnt slate, and #0, in either ouwe, eventually set yourslt the teak of having to nertore the Injured tile, “This you ean very wlaply do by rubbing i Jn your bands, and sonoonling the Attia piece rolled up in the palm; or you can prolong the operation by folding the Inandkerchiet ine pecs of paper, omitting the burt pice snd then pronouncing some cabaiatio words over it, W It i held by somoone in the wide ‘hie in perhaps, the Dotter way of tho two. If tho boginner is atid to tra to bia own sil, and profers using apporaiue, he cen pro cou many Kinds of ciniters, 8x, for changing handker ‘hice, the working of which will be explained by tho vendor, 50 tharo is no necenity to do to bere ‘To Pull a Hondlerchief though the Zoy—This ia txick hich wil hour cxhibition in any company. Tt recommends Hoc? especially for drawing-room prrpoaen Take a very long Ibendkerchiet, and, seating yourvst, pass the hundkeechiot (appareaty) tries round the Tog, jot above the knoe ad te the tro ends sceuely together, cr have them ted for you Take hold of single thicknom of tho handkorohiet, and Jerk it sharply upwards, whon it will appear to puss through the Jeg. Tho secret of the tesk in than explained: When you pam the ends below the log, for the purpose of ontensbly fronsing them, 60 a8 to log them up om opposite des, you rapidly make a bend in one, and pase the other frmly ound ik By this means, « temporary junction iy formed strong enough to bear a alight strain. By distending the inews of the leg, tho fda are compressed, und nddtional security is thus obtained. ‘The ends are of course brought up ‘gain on the sidse on which they descended, and the oot tied bore tho thigh—not boneath it, The formation of the bend tnd Toop round it must be practised assiduouly fr T do not now of any trick of the same magnitads requiring more killin execution than thi one. ‘The hands should. not ‘amIoxs WITH saMDEREONTETS, 6 remain ah instant longer under the lag than ono would eauite to merely ero the ends, and there mut be no djget- ing obvervable, For postorming this tick, Dobler (tho orginal fs) rovtved & diamond ring from the Emperor of Rueein. ‘To Talis «Knot by Word of Command—Wio «knot with ‘wo ends of @ handershief, but fo auch a munnor that one nd is always quite steaight; in fast, one end should bo tied found the other, snd mat the two ends tied together. Tf you {ato the exteeno end of the seaight portion, anyone may pull fn bard an he Hikes at it from the other side of tho ino! without making it aay tighter, although you most led him. to belive that he in doing s0, When he has pulled to his art's content ake the Knot in ono hand and cover it with tho rest of the handkerchiet. Whilat doing so, work, with the concclod band, the stivight end through the folds of the other, but do not deatiy the folds, which give to be ld, of couree under cover of the handkerchief. Command the kt to come unde, and Wen shako the hnndkorehiet out, This fe the gromdwork of a tisk on @ much largor tesla, which willbe trated of ia. Grond Magis. Tt in a tery ‘letie litle trie, sad abould never be deepised. ‘To Bd Swerimeats in a Handborshief—Por thin pretty sick the performer will roguire «conical bug, mado of fins calico, cambrio, or any other substance retombling a bundkerchiet, ‘The length of Use lag shoald be about Si. sand it must be furniabed at tho apex with w beat pin— {black one. ‘The mouth must bo Alied with two pias fat wate of erinoine mpring, wn in the abut im euch a taannor ax to keep the opening closed. This bag must bo Allg with eweste and nexpended, by meane of the beat pi the edge of the table—ont of view of she andienoe, a4 = ‘natter of oowra. Borrow w handvchlf, aad aay that you ‘nll ow nd something that will pleas the juvenile portion ‘of tho audience, Wave the bandlerehiet mystoriously’ about, sud thon spread it ont upon the table. Ware your bands ‘over it, take Ht up delicately by tho ountre with one hand,66 suntaur o mAxp, and myuowzo it with the other over a plate with which you. will be provided. Natarally, nothing will como of i oo you repeat the oporation, this time at» different part of tho fable. At the thied or fonith attempt tho handlerchiat| should bang over that portion of tho table where the hug ix soxpmdod, ma when i if raised the bent pin should be ‘included in the grasp. On squeezing tho handkerchief this time, tho bund sboald comprems the ends of the springs, which wil open, and allow the amecta to cwcape an fall ‘upon tho plata with a grant clatter. Do nol empty tho bag ‘at once, but give it to oF three ayustzes, allowing tle ‘fall out ouch timo, which will gretly heighten the effect. ‘When the bag ia empty, the next thing to do ia to nanove 1 from the handlerohicl. Tf a chair x handy, the bag ea bbe dropped on it; ut the best way in to bully introduce ‘the hand beneath the handkerchief, and, whilst calling aftone tom to tho sets, bang it again on the edgo of the table, hich can ently be mamagod bobind the handkershiet. ‘The sewecta used shoold be small round oF oval one, they being ost suited forthe purpowe ‘hore aro many litle fea performed with handkerchiets bardly daserving the tito of trick, in the way of tying bows and knots, a, by eatiely enorthodor mathods. ‘They ‘rw t2o insignificant for performance alone; but thay look very well whon worked ia with more important tricks, Bes ‘ex (and it cannot bo too often ated), conjatora shoo endeavour to Inow cveryhing connested with leight of Ihand. Ta drawing-room circles, one ix continually asked if fone can do this, that, or the other; snd it to be able to mply in the affirmative, for Autrimentally to fail im a Ite matter, The following fate ‘be found ffective ‘To Lengthon @ Handkerchief Having borrowed a unde orhief, grant amusement i) caused when the performer ‘obonrves that tho article ia not long enough, and ‘expremes bis intention of etectching it, ‘This ts done by taking tho ‘moxs WISI HANDEERORIDYS. or ‘endkerohist by one opener ia each hand, and whilt twisting ib wp, gathering’ an inch or two in cash palm, Strtch the arm wide apart, so thet tho hundkereief Ties foros the chist, without allowing any of tho gatheredap portions of it to cocape, Now give the handkorshis « turn Sr two in Uke ai, and again asetch it across tho chest, {hia time allowing sbout bal aa inch to escape out of the unde ‘Twist again. and stretch, allowing « litle more to ‘cope and repent the operston until the extreme eada aro Tacked, Imply by manner, mich a8 possible that» deal ‘of aotching in taking place, and tho endionco will be Ted to Tlie that the Bandkorehist as buen extondod atleast tix inches bayond ite orginal Teng ‘to Appeor Tis @ Kuo! that will nat Draw yht—Thie feat in aloo excaingly diverting. ‘The parformer, apparently, goow thvougga all the necemary fommnln for forming a Kot, but fof when the cade ae polled out, no knot is seen. There fave theeo ways of doidg thin One ia to pass ono ond ehind the offer, irtead of through tho loop, ae usual, Imhich mort appatentiy be done, To. do this nowty, one end Twi be bela im each band, tho handkerchief twisted sharply tp, and the hands then browght quilly together, which will fete a il of boat to ture to bo formed. Past the ght end quickly round the bask of the Jet, and then drow font both, aif tightening tho Knot, As you pull, the e wil banch ia the middle, at Hf a Imot wero realy hero, Tad increased tension wil pall st ont quite straight. ‘The feeond method ia thus performed: Tay ono and of tho Tnndkerchiet aarons the right band, tho major postion of it Ting on the oatelde, and the abort oad held down by the ile. Enger only. With the lft and, tako the hanging ead, and, bringing it round on the inside lay it over the Githcr, Baas the left hand Marongh the loop thas formed, fake th St the sppermost end, and. deaw it through; but, iwt ax you pull the two ends ont straight, slip the thumb ‘of the right hand under the Saude bend of the lower end,68 suntan o» max, and bold i botwoon tho Sager and thom, In the thind ‘method, commense by taking ono end of the handkerchief in tither hand. Paso tho ight and over to the left side front of the lft ara, which in kept perfetly lll in front st the body, ao that ‘the handkerchief ange on the left fovenrm in tho shupe of a loop. ‘ho sogond end. must now ‘bo placed in tho left hand, whioh thas detains both for the timo hoing, Pass the “ight hand, now feo, through the loop from the inside, and, washing’ wp with i lot it geaap ite oviginl end jost placed im the eft hand, and pall it ‘hoongh. ‘This mast bo dono with great dliberston, aa the Ioouly of the aleght reste in tho extreme alowneas with which it cma bo exovuted, the seoret lying, not in say qicknase of Bajers, bat in the fhot that the bandkerchiet fads are never looped one over the other, a8 would be the cs if tho vight land were pasod through the op from ‘tho outside, whisk the inrner say ef onoo discover by ‘experiment, Ia pulling tho end ont at though tying the Jas, if it bo rotanded by the left thumb, a more wntural sppearance is given, This mathod ix to be preferred to the foregoing, which, however, ste wful as changes. To Mio « Kyol InstantanacualyTako oa end of the ban’ oveiaf in ether hand between the thumb and forefioer, the end jn tho left band poling snwasds, and that in the ight hand outwards, the bunds being eld ao that their ‘woke are towards the company, the thumbs on top and the ttle fingers bolow. Open the fngers of each land at the fir and middle fingers, and thon being he hands together until they overlap a couple of inches, the right and on the oatsda. Thin will bring the end cf the handkerohiet in either nd between the opened fingers of the opposite ous. ‘Tho fingers clove on tho ends, and tho hands ae ué once separated, whon the Knot wil be found to be tied, ‘his may be at practiaed with pleco of tout ating, and the leener must not be satis until e ean to tho knot toy merely bringing tho fingers together for an instant, the oo ‘mors Wint HaNDKEHORN oot ing i opprstly Hy tne of tn mae lin Sate Mints Tes wll wha prion on bn Mum by mene of ranoe the Hot an meng 0 ‘fearon fe hi ete ing eRe on te Wr wi Hang wx Bad of We ne th br HenteTork th sg and trade Soi ow ae fo thoy © ny Int andr Neat wish dette het hat ing i an Shot il Ye newpct, Yeh Ytose ia ‘Sted’ manne sal wid my aon, Pata co ith ape fang. The performance of the foregoing feats will be facilitated vite of il hanes oo, ad Ubu ag be fn vate praCHAPTER V1. OMINESE TRICKS, nee Mare Dik c se years ago, tne cams one 10 Ragland t few Chino conurrn, whore bom by the ilo but very idle at who feourel me anon Sousa mith private views "ha sll yh ir lay iy fhe Ferfrmance of wach dle feat enowing. err. de tay bin cope ye Dalln and lends mmet Although appciing vache, Irepesaly fect ttening toon my nadine by tata aye rom ett perme il ar tenll ariog hich ck eas Leng sometlog gee poral and quaint. Of the four marblos (little ivory. Taare ‘at inva on), on i cmc nth ge th si tl tk tno of one the adn who are spond to Inow of the essen ofthe sly ‘hoe tvs the povtrmer ple io his months at's Sno doi ie ata) atthe ab "Me now forma iis lt hand into st aad olds i staaily fot of hi, thumb gwen though Holding ord at ro With te night had he etc to ako & muble fromthe monty th evel on beng comtwnan 51058 7 exhibited, ‘The action of taking = marble trom the mouth hast be imitated exactly; and thi is best done by rolling along the Tipe sntil it travels fom tho roots of the fagert to their tie The alaight mart be quickly done, for fhe ayee of tho endienca nto fall pon tho hand. Place the fnovble on the top of the Inft band i, on the doubledap nt Gage, which, after a few seoonds, opun slightly, 40 a8 to allow the matble 9 dimppear in the hand. With the ght hand actually take a smachle from the mouth, which Tl now contain two, Protand to place thie marble on the Taft head ww you did tho fim one, bat in reality eonou it ‘When the left band ix momentarily eovered with the right, tit feigns to place marble apon i open the fsb finger, fd, with the Tot pole jerk, bring the first marble again to tho top. ‘The sidienco will think that macble No. 1 ie fa the hand and marble No, 2 atop, Attor another short fuse, allow the marble to again eink in the hand, thereby Tousing tho iden that ro masbles are concealed int and, Git the right hand, afloct to take smother marblo from the Tow, the concealed ou being, of courte, shown. Ostensibly, ‘lac this one on the ft hand (eception as before), and ‘low it to Gimnppear ike ite $wo euppomd predecosors, At ‘hin sage, He sate of alae wil bo Uhua-—Tho vight hand, presumably expty, coutaine one mavblo; the left band ‘onlin poosamably thee, Dut in reality only ove aaxble {Be mouth, presumably empty, containn two marblew ‘The performer ten proceeds at follows: Allow tho marble in the Toft band to sink ntl i in tho postion for oon eating at the roots of the fingers IE with tho tips of the feoond_ or hind fingers it can bo. pressed firmly home, = fmuch the better, for the command to vanish ean at once Iw given and tho band opencd—polm downwards, of conve 1 the marble cannot be srooeed. in this way, the thumb rnort be Drought into swe jn the smal way but tho hand Imust be moved about Hite ao as to cover the movement, ‘The hres minrblen are now supposed to De nom et. ‘he2 sumon oF nan, revformer can prowed to find the fst of than in what fer manner he ‘ples Ble may yaeend to pik trom {he tablet, ren it from the ond of his andy or Sa {tithe pomenin of one of tho sudoney, bow i ate Jmmatera. "An each band conceals maria, iti ay tatvial whch one St oud, ‘Thin Sint marie vlad fm the tate, ni snoer ooo fom, ‘his wad on, lnsend of placing on th tabs, the pxfrmer afl to ys fnto Mi cas ooiling ion foe, ut afer few fovods, it appears oh his fps te one hone peta Tring, of coumo, oan of the tno conta Ia the mou Allow itt tll fom the moat ant thm preseed to Aad ‘he thi mara, which pean, aay, though, the top of lie Jad. Tho rafaing marble inthe month ia then shied, snd th tre madre re cree if fw aren or fro Tall are not small, thelr presence in the moat when they ae not supposed > be fer, wll be dieovered. Talwape Sie eh eof moth ben th ee fae snd the chek, Tery ball re in eory way” pete {Bis an hey dao arto ald to the fot, edd moe Tet tush bth ct which dingeable prpertee we por ces by mutblon Any Sroryinrner wil apply tho Made Tatlsvery chaply. "he porfrner' mont stay to exeate ‘hie tak with the grote pomibledlory, eomapetaly Telore Inert wil Bom repulave. Bho met of finding tho bulls after vanishing them shold be vid, each a tng found inv diferent way. Tho poton ef he tk royultig tho mont practi in thas in which fhe ltt hand peed. The haaok of concaing the all held fait om ‘herd eqs some le addres, Fireatng Tan men another ick performed rary wat by my Ohnom iy Tabold thin, on of tho best Tnown in Bgl, tr ererycoty fir tanta reenter Ite ie aot evorone who knows How it is peforaed, I tho iat plac, pofae sone thik, sf hing, by eer bai Ing or soaking It in a oletion of nie lige ke a ounmnse sno. % ee eee eee eee ee es eine ipa ne Great fete ee ee ee oases eee ee ara es ees Ree ae ee eee as ae Sees Sao eee ease ee nee a aoe te See eae ee aoc ete Sees eee ores See eee ae eee ee Serer Fee eo Steere ae oleae ato eon ee eee aera Sea core ester4 ‘sunaHY OP HAND, No to finde isthe oath, The cotton wil adhere to Se Br te se ya The 1 aul Enows an thn Rarhr's Pla his sate os ‘il of payer which sata up lato « very mall compune ‘at aarmes great lngth on bing macy ited. A Tong pole spar to ome ou f the perme moe "The Butrfy Tick —Lovila sn thor dtaan, ey Bae ska hie ary Saat enotafo tho eonjeer seer tory, bth inthe drawing-room anon the sage The Se Dat and fusing Japan battery ot perfonned 8 te on of fo an kr hor ire ay oi: atalino the fs mot dito manip, foe tera regu a grat del of eosin ee wl coe Ahevalto bo ted tn Hoot In the Inert Fo firmer sutaina ono on more bition mde fom Her tims) yep inthe sis by manne af the aunt sated by the motion of fan.” Whon hi ick wan ft brought ot all the world wondered,” for no one, evan after long practice, conld erp the paper buttery hovering in nse pace fr {ingle moment T tol f bk af the sumer of fae 1 dango in iy ly dye oer tio ek, be 1 tne She mort oleh fn sod val bea ary song Inge on, of Whe old thajovnit the cela eco roel of paper and wood ony, sat ot fvo fom seer ow weight Aisa to th top nator bao, tay ihr convenient apt, har from fo at of te nk ‘ic eo a with Stn he ea ary ny ae of ey Kos or) efron tsintors. et the dace exit he pep al hen conto eat ot the rough frm of » bated, epi oat tion og ong th en tit of he a puryo ot torming x body tothe lnc an eon ing tho tnt wa ofthe ll a hay lc aa al ‘ae etmeen th fngua too commmacing open a it ‘onnaes sH10x8 6 fa not allowable to grope stout for it i vlow of the andionce When fished, the battery's wings should have the appen. hoe of being three parle extended, and should be alightly Ghnoave from beneath, A Huo care bostowed on ite form Go will be repaid by an inorssod tzadinese when in the Ge When all a ready, hold the buttoriy in the sir at the fall stotah of the connecting medi, and fam prety Drskly ith the oer baud, not immediately underoath the yaper, Tat from the body, and slong the elk or hair, which must ivaya bo Kept af @lsetsh, or marly 9 or contol over tho Dotierty wil be lost "Notwithstanding the aid of comesting mum, thee amore skill soquired to perform thin trok really netly than je geneally euppoeed. After a tine, pratioe will enable the orlormer 10 caus tho buttery to seile on a lower oF on oo edge of anothor fao, and also to sustain two in the air ft one time, which Ine a very pretty elfect indeed. When ‘eo bnterdica sro used, it will be found almost necessary to Dove two fanu, one in each and, and each insect must of ume, have a topasste thread, Somo uso wax at the nd of {be connecting medinm, but this Se a bad plan, ax it deters the performer from giving round tho buttery to be examined tte performing the trick. While cutting ont and twisting ‘ap the pope, it ia as wall to call attention to the fact that Ue trick performed by some people with the ait of thread—an atsiatance whish you will ay you utterly despise, fn will be porocved. “Thin will totally disarm hows people trio may have bought te trek (¢ in eold univosally), and tre yet ealy tyroe at performing i "Thowe ia 4 second method, im witch two buiterfion are joined by a thread or bair @ fw inches long. These do not Saute to be etincked to the performer’ porto, the partner ‘hip being wulciont to enable him to keep them in seit, Speaking of tho Chines, it in a most noticeable thing ‘that their methods of asinhing asd eonocaing articln axe the same na those prectivod Dy oursclren, which folly7 sunny oF naxD. demonstrates the fact that thare Ja oaly one proper way for there is only one thing more highly improbable than, that we lear tho minutia of tho art of conjaring, practised ‘oy us for centuries, from tho Chinese, and that is that the Chinese lout from we Tt jx only dusing the present contmry that we lave been euflcently familiar with tho Chinese to borrow thelr Mans on magi, did we wiah to ao en CHAPTER VII. TRICKS AT TABLE. To Vanish a Glass of Sherry. — Whon invited ovt toa inner party, one mally Teaver one’s conjuring tricks at home; but in some inetanos, where, porhaps, ono fame has goo buforey an unexpected ll ie made for an exhilition ff ek," Conn, Soand-s, It us soo some trick,” says the host, and "Fleas, hear!” my tho guests. You ar of ‘our, quite unprepared, and beg tobe exoud, bub in vain. You must aogueace, or be voted s boor. In an absent tuaaner, you placy a glue of shary to your lips, a though Tracing yourself for the fry. The glaze ie half ompiod (bo careful about this), when a avdden movement i mado as though you threw it mp at the calling; bat nothing is seen to ancend, though the glass, with tho wine in it, hao die sppenroi, After a shost post, to allow the general astonish fen to take fall oB00t, tho miteing article i dissovered6 suaiaur oF nao, In he sat of sue iia sgh wih he win 4 i ont hie staiag ost in than aged the Ing ftw for inn, and in th dmagnged hand old & napkin or Inadlecchie, When the feigasd moremest, ot {Growing the gas upwards jx made the arilo Hatin il trem tho leg, and insmmedistely orered wth the map Wis honor af thy hight portance that the band doe sot dyall an nwant ia Iorng the plas bebind, others the movement wil be dsovere. ‘The asion must be eit lea and. nollem ‘T) fad the glam on the: pero a Yost tak op, ih th napa with hh yon ortered fy with one has nd, blging youl gate close tothe party to Be operiad upon, whip i fn Bi coat with the otter, Prodice it ory lowly from, ie tmpposed plas of conoeinent, for exe fect ‘he ances ot the trick ia greally enbaned by i loll uaorpctcnes, tnd the pester mst take att not to reve by say word or gesture, what he fe aout to ao, Be shoal, hor. rer imediatly"prontng he vais, eu. atenson to msl by ddrming the host, or otinevse cageging the converts, est be perfor the tick ead afrerdsd ttn ooh i fr I th wl ta pein "A to ons cp, al one be tad 1p Youth « Plta-—Thin in consierbly more ations than the pring, and esinw some conn oa ower ‘There are bro method, euch dering only alight from the other. In the one, ihe plate whieh shone ta smal js tken Ua tho andy tnd sppereaty throm ap to the calng, ba, intend, doy graped by one lg, ue Fotly estado, bind fhe kno, ttweon the alt se te {igh “In the other metiod, the perfrmer’ sae lightly from his tat an if to make an ex vigorous tho ad the plate fi alipped beneath him. Both methods ane good bot it is eaential to the success of either that the per: former ua on the exreme ensde of ern ssa Was ‘most AP TASER 0 soy other civcumstancen, the roquisite freedom of action Stunot be obtained. So eo0m ax the pate has disappeared, fhe oonjavor should goieo a napkin, wave {6 about, and nd the plato in it. Ib must bo ditiacly understood that the fog whic is to hold the pte during i## conoaulment mast to fat Brongh round to tho ade of the chair om which the pevformer io sitting, and there dosbled ap alight, 20 thnt Theco ia just roou to pass the plato botwoen the ealf and fhe thigh, which wil then hold i tight, "ho lonenor must fot expect to exooata this vanish at the int attempt, but ‘rill roquire to prcton considerably betoeo aiving at any- thing lke porfeotion of excotion. (A primitive method for vanishing w plato tly behind the body, and with it reosive the late fous the right hand. In ¢hie method, which ean only fe used when the performer i standing, the plato must mediately be found in aotcon’s coat, Books, saw mats, Tives, and other Inge articles can be mado to disappear by any of tho foregoing metho ‘To Pace a Fork or Spoon though a Twnler—Tho fore: going enccemtully performed, take up tnunblor careealy, {Eat remark to the host that yon notioo hat he bas some of fhe “palent Ster tumblers” Ignorance of tho fact wil, of foneas, be exprened, nd you then prvosed to show that the ftmbler you hold has Hole Unough the bottom, by appr ently passing the handle of a spoon or fork, or any other nitble article, through it, ‘Thi diverting optical asion {thus performed: Take the tombler (empty) in tho Toft Tan, near tho botiom, nob in the ordinary way, aa Mf aboat to drink from i, bat in ch manner that it lioo along the hand, tho mouth towards the wrist aks the article to be pamed chongh the tumbler fa the ight and, and, afar thrusting i once or twice against the bottom, pass it etmeen the hand and the outeide of the glass, allowing two or threo ingheo to protrude beyond the ends of the finger. This simple action cusses it to appear that the xpoon handle,80 suxtonr oP maw, skoner, 42, has been passed Gough the bottom of the tame, Permeable Pluter-Pollowing up the idea of the patent ‘ter tumblers, you can mention hut yon notion that tho Thott has also the last new plate, Hold up « plate to the light and aay, “Yor, Tan. distinetly go. through it Laughter will, of cours, easuo, and you will offer to prove your meron. To do this, ‘ako up tres brend-pate balls about tho size of thoco uted in the onp and ball feck, fof which thiv ono is, indeed, only « vuity. You will have fn extra one concenlot in the Bagers, of cours. Now teks to plate, one in each hand, upside down, and held in ouch ‘manner that the Dall in tho finger la conosled, "Place ‘them on the table, shout a foot apert, and, hy opening the Angers, allow tho concealed ball to remain unter one plate, ‘Vanish o ball a im tho onps end balay and fnd i under the plate, epeting tho proceas with all threa balls, the ons con. tenled being dropped each tine the plato is replaced. after ‘ising t 40 show tho ono just patted through it, Now way that it is as caty to perform the feet with another plat, tnd tako up tho second one in the band containing the eon. ‘caled Tal, Supposing thie to be, an i generally wil he, the right hand it will mow be taking up the plats on your left, Gross the arm, and, with ee Itt hand, tle hold of the plate on your right hind, allowing the fingers to extend well beneath it, Gall attention to tho fact that under the leftand plato there is aothing, whilst undor tho right. ‘band one there are throo balla; and then place the left Jhand plate upon the table, with coneetled ‘ell under it "Phen command one tall from the rightsband ple to pase sander the Teftchand one. With the Angers asize one ball of the thve, and ian both plate ‘to their original positions, in order that the Inft and, which evatains one bull concealed, may bo brought to the eingle Tall, which ia uppowed to have Been tramaferred from the right-hand side, Replace both pate, allowing consealet ‘myors ar sania. 81 ‘ull to fall from tho let Band, and take sp another, in tho fingers of the right Band. Commund ball to pass and ‘nino plates as before, Rectoes the are, and repent the Speration, when ell thee Walle will have sppuceally passed fom one side to the other, Without orosting the hands this would not be poasle, and tho reason you give for #0 Using is to show that it doon ot matter which pate is used, uth ing equally permeable, The Iearacr must bear in tmind that in this, the eoond phaso of the tick, the two tee aro never slingunhed simaltaneoualy, The hand. Picking up a ball cannot quite quit all hold on the plate, Ur detection would eoane, ‘The plato having a ball passed ononth it canbe releaved for the tne from the hand utively, ‘The ball remaining concealod at the end can bo Cropped fa the lap undar cover of the It is voy fi well o ave one's handisrehst ying earelesly in one inp, ae it comes in very vaeful for conoealing small things. By taking some cork Valls in bie podket the eonjuror will told the meceatity for ting balls mado of bread. ‘Such eocnaione aa tho one T have now assumed are the nen feronrable for the introduetion of the previously men- domed ‘oioks with sugar and Knives; and, if the performer fine taken my advicn, be ill be provided with his dso of lass for the performance of tho lace of water trot, alno prorloualy described ‘Changing Dise--Tt in len veto om aus oscasons 9 ha in the pockot a pair of dice, mathor smaller than thote in fpnerad use, for the performance of tho following. trick, FFaoe the dic, aide by side, btwoen the Gnger and this. "Thin wll Leave tro ides, back asd frou, open to view. Ask to apoctators to note the nombers at ee front and then thote at tho back, Show euch side two or thre times, tum- Ing the land over each tite, and thea givo a slight twist with tho finger and thw, just auficient to canse the dice to revolve tho extent of one syeare only. ‘This will bring Uitorent monbare #0 tho Dec, whilst the front ones have2 unten oF HAND, ‘spparentiy remained unaltered, as you will show, taking eave t the dice buck again to their original portions, ‘The bo given au tho hind ie turned over, when it will bo quite imperceptible to anyone. ‘his ix the feet and sixplo Dhue of the tok; the second ie more convincing sill. Te ry frequently happons that someone saya, "Akt of coure you tom them over” ‘This you stoutly deny, and prooeed at ‘onco to prove the fallacy of the Hea thet the die move in your fingers, To do this give the twist backward snd forward ‘each timo tho lund is turned over in what” tho spectators ccommider to be merely the preliminary to the actaal tick ‘Then my, “Non, T will tam my hind over as slowly at possbla, and ask some ome told my fingers Bry wo aa to render it uttorly impossible for ma to move thom” Of cours, 05 tho paaltions of the dice have boom cheng cach time you turned your hand over, you have now only to keep hom still to effect an alteration. ‘his ruse invariably alencce seeptin ‘The triok is clio eupablo of further derelopmnent if the dive bo properly aeunged. By placing the two five face to tac, the numbers will read onothre, Uhoe-one, six, fourale, Hold the dice in the fingers no as to cover one thre-oue and ono sixfour. ho visible numbere will thon be ele-four and our at the bottom, and the hidden ressone at tho top. The two numbers wil then appear to have completely changed plaoes. ‘The fact that, in ‘one instance, the four and the one ae whero the ax ad the three were previouly will not be noticed if the performer i careful to alwaye call the numbers the atin, vey "Here. we have sissfour oa the top and thiwe-one at the bottom, six fous” (tam over), “thrc-one" (tum hack), ebange” (ura thzee-ouo an the top, sitcfour on the bottom” A fred combination can at once be obtained. by pacing any ofher smumbors face to face, ao What they be the same unit's variation will be found vary elfectie and dumbfounding. sors ap Asia. 88 To Ont a Person's Arm with @ Kwife, though the Oooh without Injuring the Cloth —Terning to ia next-door neigh- out, who, T need ecrosly aay, mnt not be a lady, the por- former eeaee'w knife and ask him whether he would Hike to favo hin arm cut, A hloodthivaty alah Sa the air will 0d fmphasie to. the question, The” person questioned ‘ell n- lably decline with thanks, and the performer thon affoots fo think that tho reaun forthe uegutve ie am objection to Inving the ont ont, and ob om the score af any pain to be incl’, He amuree hi neighbour, with great emphac aud ‘cmeatnese, Hat any injury neoematly done to the cloth wl te tmmediatly reuedied, wad that, no tose of a cut will remain, When it i begun to be feaieed that the cloth Se tot to bo cut joke in anticipate, and consent to the opera: tion will oon be obtained, expecially if tho performer alters his manner, and becomes pormasve. Tt is nooveuey, in ordor to invest the tick with interest to work up w state of appre- hnsin to begin with am it ie but a small thing in excou tion, and roguree Bling ont, When the neccesary consent thu been obtnned, the yerlarmor plnssr a napkin of hand. Terehiel over the biceps of his neighbour, and, introducing the knife uademeath, conmenoes to mw avay at tho arm. Presuitly the pationt will give » sudden start, and, if at all vwealeminded, he will whout “Okt” aa well. On being quos Toned, ho will explain that he distinctly flt the knife out into his ast, which is indo preiely tho fosting communi fated to him. The oret of the tick is simply common ia, which, under cover of the napkin or handkerchief, the Dovformer taker from hin yo, or wherever it muy be’ con fred, tho lot and. Both binds aro introduced under the napkin, the night Band suwing away with tho knife, with the blunt side aguinel the coat, Great care must be taken to employ + new Knife, old onae frequently hare their bucks father sharp, and the loth might be out ia rouity. Press Drotty fly with Ube Knife, waisintly to make Uhe patient foal i and then gradeally push the yin through lose besideon suntomy op uaxo. ashing nly when prostore ia pat wpou the kalfe. Ia time it will wovk through the clothing=a quantity of which rather ‘sess the iltasion—and, entoring the Sesh aighty, will exec ‘ senation precisely as Though the sem really wate ext, ‘The performer at once stop, and either atcke the pin into the ‘upkin or in ite former placn of concealment, or sae deopa it tu the flor. "Tho tick may bo repeated upon other patient indeed, it is not eany to spptesate ik wnlow it, taa bom sctully performed upon one, ‘Tho pin naed only be dropped ‘when tho porformar notoee looks of waspiion divctad at his fingor. He has others conotiled about him, naturally. Blask int should bo weed ae being le likly to be ween, eopecialiy ‘when dropped; although 60 common an object ae «i upon the Moor, even if notoed, would sanely exdte euapoin, Sul, it fs always boxe to think of eveny contingency, and provide for ft or, haply,experenon may tach the leeon in ‘harsh manner. Corks are generally handy at a dinner table (at ac dinners ticks would soawwoly he introduced}, and being eaily alimed, form exodlent media for emall”conjuing ‘Tho cork should be bald by the tip of be Sst and fourth fingors,Iengthwine, and it then pala right nore the Ind, ‘the sharp edges (do not chooos a ragged adged cork) giving 1 splendid old, pool an the arcle ix to lights Corks are very eanily ‘swallowed, being either placed (apparent fn the mouth by the hand palming them, oF else put ilo tho other hand’ fist, Honiin used to regale hitml at friende houses by a dessert of cok, brought on in w ounce: boat or soup tein, cepeially chosen beontse it enoealed the and when throst ia. ‘The performne continually took font corks, dropping the ones palniod aa be did so, til he tad apparently eaten a dozan. A pod deal ‘of natural chewing should bo indolged im, and the changes continually ‘img upon tho vargas pli aud paves tanght inthis ‘ook, “Finally, the porformer sayy be can est no mor, as he in full up. As evidenes ofthis, be extracts from his ear oes Av anu 8 ‘the lst cork he ate, and, aftr (apparently) replacing thin fn the bowl, he iv taken with spasm, and another cork ia taken ott of his mouth, tho supporiton boing that it had Yoon unable to find room below, Ie it, of come, rolled into the partially opened ipa from tho palm. Tt is quite open to tho perforier to reproduce a number of corks from his perton in this way, when the comyeny wil imagine that he Feil served thoes he pretended to swallow. This effeat ‘rl bo beiphtened if the pesformer bas gone to the dianer ‘ith Dnlte-donan oorks ia his pooket. AS a final, he mays “the rest are hate in my yooks,” and prodsoes thom all at ‘noe, throwing them cardlawly into the bowl, TE he has Yosformad the rest of the tok properly, the company will Think him quite capable uf woareting hels-dozen corks in hia pooket without being observed, no one dreaming for a moment of any previows arrangement. ‘wallowing a Knife-—Performed after tho following method thie sion can be cain’ ont most efestvely: Taking a lunge Hnfe—a carving-kalte iz not too Inige—the performer lage it infront of him, wight and Jef He tumas up his cont tleoves, ae far ae they will go, and then, eqearing his elbows, to as to bring the fovenmm aoron his body, ho ploos his Imad along the kaif, one band overlapping the other, 20 a2 1 completaly hide tho knife fom view. Ia tho caso of a largo al some parte of it—theends—will be hidden by the west. [Nipping i ith the hubs, or with one thumb only, it ie rained from the table, the hands Keeping th somewhat con- Mesined postion upon i Ono hand is now brought to the ‘oouth, the other being mised, and an apparent attempt mode to avallow, the lauds sppeuing to tlt the laifs down tho throat. ‘ho porformes; however, suddenly begins to bok, tnd the attenpt ie ralingsished, the knife buing laid upon the table ngain, Te ia, howeres, immediately rained again, Irfan, but the ssoond attempt le ao moro succesful than thee. ‘The kaife x onoe more taken in the hands, and, he apt of plsking i up, a Lnought jast beyond the edge86 sumtonr or max. of tho table, aud allowod to fall into the Isp. It must be Durely raised from tho table, or lac the drop will be ‘obearved. ‘Tho land are forthe third ina, browght to the ‘mouth, se before, whon, of eoure, the swallowing in acess: fally accomplished. "The perfomser has taken the preosution to have a napkin lying lowly upon hie lap, in which the Tenfo st onco boaomor hidden. ‘The illaiom ie = very oot lte one, esposinly if the performer takes care to make ech Of his Uneo movements of thy bands to the mouth pesinaly the same, tho knifo being brought Heyoad the edge of tho fable ab each abortive attempt, and not at the lat one ony. 1 tho performer pleases, he may refrain from taming up bie cout sloees, and, when the trek ie Saige, show thom to be comply. Everyone wil suppore that the Anite hve gone down, the sleeve, and it, perhape, provides an extra effct to show that it hus not done ao.” An tho position of the hands Se omewhat unusual, the performer should be explaining, dusing the pevformance of the tick, that tho true aterot of knife swallowing lin im the wewdiness with which the knife tamed down the thivat, thie stendines being baltar given vith two hands than with one. Aw aoom an th trsk in afaly| secomplihed, the porformer should got his Toga wall wader tho lable, nd, taking tho Kalfe with one han, plas i under hie nos, whore it must be gripped, or lao ati it in hie boot. ‘The hand is sxpposed to he placed Lelow merely to procure ‘the napkio, which is instantly produced, and the performers lips earlesly wiped with it. He oan then push his chair sway from tho table, and, leaning ack, 20 ax to expo hin lap, join in the conversation, or beter il, at once com sence a fresh trick. "Tho thoughte of the company diverted, the life may presently be ought: to light trom under someone's coat, or the performer may simply wosrete it in his napkin, aad place thom together pon the table ‘A umalior Jifo cane very allzctivaly swallowed an follows: A. choesesnife ix placed om the table, ego down wards, the left hand retaining it in that postion by holding ‘mors ar tants. a7 it meas the point of the blade, Tt is than ploked up by the right hand, tho fst and socond fingors of which nip the Task of tho blado, close to the point, about half aa iach of ‘which it purposely loft visible, ‘The rest of the Knife Ties ‘long the inside of the Ind, the handle being comocaled by ‘he wrist ‘The handle ie brought to the mouth, the Saito Ting eld upright, and the Toft hand, by moans of geutle apm Shasta it gradually downwards, until it wholly dis- tppsnne down tho throat. ‘Thin ason is managed within ex jah of ao of the nd of s precisely similar knife to that tappored to be emallowed. ‘This the perforner has canceled Infwown two fingore and, whon the knifo in picked up, it is Tromght into postion at the ends by mouas of the lft hand, ‘whih ie all the time bony helping he right one. ‘The knife 1a, of coure, at once droppod into the lap, tho eyes of the cmpany being xed upon the Lite piace visible, which they Ialarlly take to. be the aotaal oint of the knife. With the palm of the hand w few taps should bo given the frag- monty 0 as to case St to slide out of aight, but tl held between the fingers. The tapping is continued with the ltt Ibn although st ie performing upon nothing, the throat of the pentormer giving forth choking wounds, to aniat Uhe Aoorpton, unt the Knife may bo. fully supposed to be tallored. ‘Tho frmgmont of ilo is trated preciady at a ‘vin held by the fagor palm, and may bo paced in tho ost Dicks, under the plon of getting oat & toothpick, Te ahoald Juve ite ragged edge nicely smoothed, so a= not to cut the AngesCHAPTER VIII, TRICKS WITH CARDS. ‘cunmn ofwinate—evxratitetc cARD OR "HOLD EX ‘maur!"—xow ro Piss 4 CARD MIOUOH A PERGON—0 DY DUAMIUR AND NovDm—novoms suPnMIoRITY—mty smaiees wir oan. 89 Hlavina shown the boginner what can be done with the rdiaary objects of ovezyday vie, T will now endeavour to jtract him inthe skilfal manipolation of ands. By ie fnccems or flare in thie patialar branch of egerdomsin ‘nll ia reputation as « eonjaror be made or marred, Card {rick more tha auything alae, donand eleght of hand pare ‘snd smplo, and eucoom with them can only be attained by tsideous pration. To the lenmer some cf the following Uiretions wil at fot eppear imposible of exeoation, owing to the amuccustomed portions in which the fagers have to bo placed; but a litle resolution will oom overeome all obsitle, and when onoe eiccom however tifing, hae been chioved,greator rvults wil spedily follow. In eonjoring, ‘te im mont things, everything that i at all worthy of tecom- ‘lshiment requires some Ite trouble; and the Iernor mut Ahorfor, aot bo diaheartanod i hie oanly efforts axe not frowned with snooone commenrorita with his wishes, ‘There fin no dioguisiag tho fact that card tricke which ome their sconmplishment to alaight of nd (end thay ate the only nee worthy of tho conjuro’s cousdortion) are dificult—in ‘many caaee exceedingly ao; but this fuot ought only to make fone extra cnorgtio in mastering them, Amateur eonjurore of every grado T have mot with but thone skilfal with cards can count upon the fingers of one hand, Before everything, lot me inform the reader of one fast tot by any means univermly knows, whish in that the carde fgeerlly wod by conjorors aro considerably wmaller than hone in oodinary seu Twill uot aay that i in imposible 40 eonjano exocomtelly with ondinayy cari, becanse I kno of very clever conjutore who wae tbe felled ened, but they fave strong hands; but the advantage of using amaller once is oo masked that exyone thinking erioaly of practising Ene eet eee ee90 sumon ov maND. lvight of hand sbowld provide himacl® with come smallsiaed Teton, Many use the French oards, but T Sad them far too Amey for many things ‘ho best are thore made by neatly all the lange Hoglsh cand manufacturers for conjuring pu owes, anche Brothers, Glasshouso-