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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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It
only
remains
to
be
stated
how
the
necessary
knowledge
for
the
answers
is
communicated
to
the
person
who
controls
the
movements
of
the
piece.
With
respect
to
chosen
cards,
the
cards
are
either
indicated
by
the
wording
of
the
questions,
or
are
agreed
on
beforehand,
the
performer
taking
care
to
“force”
the
right
ones.
The
assistant
is
enabled
to
predict
the
throw
of
the
dice
by
the
simple
expedient
of
using
a
small
boxwood
vase,
in
which
there
are
two
compartments,
in
one
of
which
a
pair
of
dice
(apparently
the
same
which
have
just
been
dropped
in
haphazard
from
the
top)
have
been
arranged
beforehand
for
the
purpose
of
the
trick.
The
ordinary
fortune-telling
questions,
as
to
“Which
young
lady
will
be
married
first?”
“Which
spends
most
time
at
her
looking-glass?”
“Which
has
most
sweethearts?”
and
so
on,
are
either
answered
in
accordance
with
previous
arrangement,
or
according
to
the
fancy
of
the
moment.
Of
course,
where
a
question
of
this
kind
is
asked,
the
performer
takes
care
to
follow
up
the
question
by
designating
a
number
of
persons
in
succession,
so
that
a
mere
“Yes”
or
“No”
may
be
a
sufficient
answer.
We
shall
next
proceed
to
describe
three
or
four
pieces
of
apparatus
designed
to
cause
a
piece
of
money
to
disappear,
and
therefore
well
adapted
for
commencing
a
coin
trick.
There
are
other
appliances,
more
particularly
adapted
for
re-producing
a
coin.
Any
of
these
will
be
available
for
the
conclusion;
the
particular
combination
being
at
the
option
of
the
performer.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
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