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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
145
You
may,
if
you
please,
use
the
first
instead
of
the
third
method
of
making
the
“change”
in
performing
this
trick,
but
the
first
method
demands
a
higher
degree
of
dexterity
to
make
it
equally
deceptive;
and
the
movement
used
in
the
third
method
has
in
this
instance
the
advantage
of
appearing
to
be
the
natural
accompaniment
of
the
words
of
the
performer.
THE
SHOWER
OF
ACES.--This
trick
forms
a
very
effective
sequel
to
that
last
described,
or
may
with
equal
facility
be
made
to
follow
many
other
card
tricks.
To
perform
it,
the
first
essential
is
the
possession
of
a
pack
of
cards
similar
in
size
and
pattern
to
that
you
have
in
general
use,
but
consisting
of
aces
only.
You
can
purchase
such
a
pack
at
most
of
the
conjuring
depôts,
or
you
may,
without
much
difficulty,
manufacture
one
for
yourself.
If
you
decide
upon
the
latter
course,
you
must
first
procure
thirty
or
forty
blank
cards
backed
with
the
requisite
pattern.
These
you
can
transform
into
aces
in
two
ways.
The
first
is,
to
split
three
or
four
ordinary
cards
of
each
suit,
and,
after
peeling
off,
as
thin
as
possible,
the
face
of
each,
carefully
cut
out
the
pips,
and
paste
one
in
the
centre
of
each
of
your
blank
cards.
This
process,
however,
takes
a
considerable
time;
and,
when
the
sham
aces
are
collected
in
a
pack,
the
extra
thickness
of
the
paper
in
the
centre
of
each
produces
an
objectionable
bulge.
The
better
plan
is
to
procure
a
stencil-plate
representing
the
figures
of
a
club,
heart,
and
diamond,
which
will
enable
you
to
produce
any
number
of
the
aces
of
those
suits,
using
Indian
ink
for
the
clubs,
and
vermilion,
mixed
with
a
little
size,
for
the
hearts
and
diamonds.
The
ace
of
spades
you
must
dispense
with,
but
this
is
of
little
consequence
to
the
effect
of
the
trick.
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