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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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The
hook
may,
if
preferred,
be
dispensed
with,
the
ring
being
simply
dropped
into
the
pochette
on
the
right
side,
and
again
taken
from
thence
when
required.
TO
PASS
A
RING
THROUGH
A
POCKET-HANDKERCHIEF.--This
is
but
a
juvenile
trick,
but
we
insert
it
for
the
sake
of
completeness.
It
is
performed
by
the
aid
of
a
piece
of
wire,
sharpened
to
a
point
at
each
end,
and
bent
into
the
form
of
a
ring.
The
performer,
having
this
palmed
in
his
right
hand,
borrows
a
wedding-ring
and
a
handkerchief
(silk
for
preference).
Holding
the
borrowed
ring
between
the
fingers
of
his
right
hand,
he
throws
the
handkerchief
over
it,
and
immediately
seizes
with
the
left
hand,
through
the
handkerchief,
apparently
the
borrowed
ring,
but
really
the
sham
ring,
which
he
adroitly
substitutes.
He
now
requests
one
of
the
spectators
to
take
hold
of
the
ring
in
like
manner,
taking
care
to
make
him
hold
it
in
such
a
way
that
he
may
not
be
able
to
feel
the
opening
between
the
points,
which
would
betray
the
secret.
The
ring
being
thus
held,
and
the
handkerchief
hanging
down
around
it,
a
second
spectator
is
requested,
for
greater
security,
to
tie
a
piece
of
tape
or
string
tightly
round
the
handkerchief
an
inch
or
two
below
the
ring.
The
performer
then
takes
the
handkerchief
into
his
own
hand,
and,
throwing
the
loose
part
of
the
handkerchief
over
his
right
hand,
so
as
to
conceal
his
mode
of
operation,
slightly
straightens
the
sham
ring,
and
works
one
of
the
points
through
the
handkerchief,
so
getting
it
out,
and
rubbing
the
handkerchief
with
his
finger
and
thumb
in
order
to
obliterate
the
hole
made
by
the
wire
in
its
passage.
He
now
palms
the
sham
ring,
and
produces
the
real
one,
which
has
all
along
remained
in
his
right
hand,
requesting
the
person
who
tied
the
knot
to
ascertain
for
himself
that
it
has
not
been
tampered
with.
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