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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
200
If
the
wax
is
properly
amalgamated,
it
should
leave
no
mark
on
the
card.
CHANGING
CARD-BOXES,
AND
TRICKS
PERFORMED
WITH
THEM.--The
changing
card-box
in
its
simplest
form
is
a
small
flat
box
in
walnut
or
mahogany.
(See
Fig.
50.)
Its
outside
measurement
is
four
inches
by
three,
and
not
quite
an
inch
deep.
Inside
it
is
just
large
enough
to
admit
an
ordinary-sized
playing
card.
The
upper
and
lower
portions
of
the
box,
which
are
connected
by
hinges,
are
exactly
alike
in
depth,
and
each
is
polished
externally,
so
that
the
box,
which,
when
open,
lies
flat
like
a
book,
may
be
closed
either
way
up;
and
either
portion
will,
according
as
it
is
placed,
become
box
or
lid
in
turn.
Thus,
by
using
a
card
which,
unknown
to
the
audience,
has
two
faces--e.g.,
is
an
ace
of
hearts
on
the
one
side,
and
an
ace
of
spades
on
the
other--and
placing
such
card
in
one
side
of
the
open
box,
you
have
only
to
close
the
box
with
that
side
uppermost,
or
to
turn
over
the
box
as
you
place
it
on
the
table,
to
transform
the
card
just
shown
into
a
different
one.
There
is
nothing
in
the
appearance
of
the
box
itself
to
indicate
that
it
has
been
turned,
so
to
speak,
wrong
side
up,
and
a
very
little
practice
will
enable
you
to
turn
it
over,
as
you
place
it
on
the
table,
without
attracting
observation.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
