Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
750
Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
162
THE
CARDS
HAVING
BEEN
FREELY
SHUFFLED,
AND
CUT
INTO
THREE
OR
FOUR
HEAPS,
TO
NAME
THE
TOP
CARD
OF
EACH
HEAP.--Note
the
bottom
card
of
the
pack,
which
we
will
suppose
to
be
the
nine
of
diamonds.
Shuffle
the
cards,
so
as
to
bring
this
card
to
the
top,
and
palm
it.
Then
remark,
“But
perhaps
you
would
rather
shuffle
for
yourselves,”
and
hand
the
pack
to
some
one
of
the
company
for
that
purpose.
When
the
pack
is
returned,
replace
the
card
on
the
top,
and
continue,
placing
the
pack
on
the
table,
“You
observe
that
I
do
not
meddle
with
the
cards
in
any
way.
Now
will
some
one
be
good
enough
to
cut
them
into
two,
three,
or
four
parts,
when
I
will
at
once
name
the
top
card
of
each.”
To
do
this
you
must
take
especial
notice
where
the
upper
part
of
the
pack
is
placed,
as
you
know
that
the
top
card
of
this
particular
heap
is
the
nine
of
diamonds.
Placing
your
finger
gravely,
not
on
this,
but
on
one
of
the
other
heaps,
you
say,
appearing
to
reflect,
“This
is
the
nine
of
diamonds.”
We
will
suppose
that
it
is
in
reality
the
queen
of
spades.
You
take
it
in
your
hand
without
allowing
the
audience
to
see
it,
and,
noticing
what
it
is,
at
once
touch
the
top
card
of
another
heap,
saying,
“And
this
is
the
queen
of
spades.”
Glancing
in
like
manner
at
this
card,
which
is,
say,
the
seven
of
clubs,
you
touch
another
card,
and
say,
“This
is
the
seven
of
clubs.”
We
will
suppose
that
this
third
card
is
really
the
ace
of
hearts.
You
conclude,
taking
up
the
card
you
have
all
along
known
(the
real
nine
of
diamonds),
“And
this
last
is
the
ace
of
hearts.”
Then,
throwing
all
four
on
the
table,
show
that
you
have
named
them
correctly.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
