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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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It
must
not
be
imagined
that
all
of
the
passes
above
given
are
in
turn
used
by
every
performer.
Almost
every
conjuror
has
his
favourite
pass
or
passes,
either
selected
from
those
above
described,
or
invented
by
himself.
Any
mode
by
which
a
coin
can
be
held
in
the
hand
without
indicating
its
presence
may
be
worked
up
into
a
pass.
Thus,
some
performers
will
hold
a
coin
by
its
edges
between
two
of
the
fingers,
or
between
the
thumb
and
the
side
of
the
hand.
Others,
again,
hold
the
coin
flat
against
the
first
or
second
joint
of
the
second
or
third
finger,
retaining
it
by
slightly
bending
the
finger.
The
novice
should
experiment
till
he
ascertains
which
method
best
suits
the
conformation
of
his
own
hand.
We
have
specified
the
hand
to
and
from
which
each
pass
is
generally
used;
but
if
the
student
desires
to
attain
special
excellence,
he
should
practise
until
he
is
able
to
use
each
from
left
to
right,
as
well
as
from
right
to
left.
In
performing
before
a
company
of
spectators,
and
standing
with
the
left
side
towards
them,
it
is
well
to
use
a
pass
which
apparently
transfers
the
coin
from
the
right
hand
to
the
left,
and
vice
versâ.
The
coin
is
thus
left
in
the
hand
farthest
away
from
the
spectators,
and
the
performer
has
the
benefit
of
the
cover
of
the
body
in
dropping
it
into
the
pochette,
or
otherwise
disposing
of
it.
The
student
will
here,
as
in
card
conjuring,
find
great
advantage
in
practising
before
a
looking-glass,
before
which
he
should,
in
the
first
place,
actually
do
that
which
he
afterwards
pretends
to
do,
and
carefully
notice
the
positions
and
motions
of
his
hands
in
the
first
case,
which
he
should
then
do
his
best
to
simulate,
that
there
may
be
as
little
difference
as
possible
between
the
pretence
and
the
reality.
He
should
further
accustom
himself
always
to
follow
with
his
eyes
the
hand
in
which
the
object
is
supposed
to
be,
this
being
the
most
certain
means
of
leading
the
eyes
and
the
minds
of
his
audience
in
the
same
direction.
When
he
is
able
to
perform
the
passes
neatly
with
a
single
florin
or
penny,
he
should
then
practise
with
coins
of
smaller
size,
with
two
coins
at
once,
and
afterwards
with
three
or
four.
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