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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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He
can
thus,
by
the
mere
action
of
dropping
either
hand
to
his
side,
let
fall
any
article
instantly
into
the
profonde
on
that
side,
or
take
anything
from
thence
in
like
manner.
The
action
is
so
natural,
that
it
may
be
used
under
the
very
eyes
of
the
audience,
at
very
small
risk
of
their
observing
it;
and
if
the
performer
at
the
same
moment
slightly
turns
his
other
side
to
the
spectators,
he
may
be
perfectly
secure
from
detection.
Some
performers
have
also
a
couple
of
pochettes
(small
pockets)
made
in
the
trousers,
one
behind
each
thigh.
These
are
generally
used
for
purposes
of
production
only,
the
profondes
being
still
employed
for
getting
rid
of
any
article,
which,
indeed,
is
their
primary
purpose,
for
they
were
originally
made
too
deep
(‘profonde,’
whence
their
name)
to
get
articles
easily
out
of
them.
Many
professors,
in
addition
to
the
pockets
above
mentioned,
have
also
a
spacious
pocket,
opening
perpendicularly,
inside
the
breast
of
the
coat,
under
each
arm,
for
the
purpose
of
what
is
called
“loading,”
i.e.,
bringing
a
rabbit,
or
other
article,
into
a
hat,
etc.
Other
pockets
may
be
added,
as
the
fancy
or
invention
of
the
performer
may
dictate;
but
the
above
are
those
generally
used.
It
will
also
be
found
a
great
convenience
to
have
an
elastic
band,
about
an
inch
in
width,
stitched
around
the
lower
edge
of
the
waistcoat
on
the
inside.
When
the
waistcoat
is
in
wear,
the
band
makes
it
press
tightly
round
the
waist,
and
any
object
of
moderate
size--a
card,
or
pack
of
cards,
a
handkerchief,
etc.--may
be
slipped
under
it
without
the
least
risk
of
falling.
Used
in
conjunction
with
the
pockets
before
described,
this
elastic
waistband
affords
a
means
of
instantaneously
effecting
“changes”
of
articles
too
large
to
be
palmed
with
safety;
one
hand
dropping
the
genuine
article
into
the
profonde
on
that
side,
while
the
other
draws
the
prepared
substitute
from
under
the
waistband,
a
very
slight
turn
of
the
body,
towards
the
table
or
otherwise,
sufficing
to
cover
the
movement.
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