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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
327
We
have
given
the
trick
in
its
simplest
form,
but
it
is
obvious
that
it
is
capable
of
any
amount
of
variation
as
regards
the
circumstances
under
which
the
vanished
ring
is
again
found.
The
“plug-box”
(page
192)
or
the
“nest
of
boxes”
(page
197)
may
be
here
made
available,
the
performer
placing
the
ring
where
it
is
to
be
afterwards
found,
during
his
momentary
absence
in
search
of
the
necessary
apparatus.
TO
PASS
A
RING
INVISIBLY
UPON
THE
MIDDLE
OF
A
WOODEN
WAND,
THE
ENDS
BEING
HELD
BY
TWO
OF
THE
SPECTATORS.--In
this
trick,
the
handkerchief
prepared
(with
the
ring
attached)
for
the
purpose
of
the
last
illusion
may
be
again
employed,
though
some
use
for
the
present
purpose
a
handkerchief
with
a
ring
stitched
in
one
corner.
In
our
own
opinion,
the
suspended
ring
is
preferable,
and
we
shall
describe
the
trick
accordingly.
The
only
other
requisite
will
be
the
magic
wand,
or
any
short
stick
or
rod
of
such
diameter
that
a
finger-ring
may
slip
easily
upon
it.
Having
borrowed
a
ring,
you
proceed
to
wrap
it
(in
reality
the
substitute)
in
the
handkerchief,
and
hand
it
to
some
one
to
hold.
The
borrowed
ring,
of
course,
remains
in
your
hand.
Picking
up
with
your
other
hand
your
wand,
you
transfer
it
to
the
hand
containing
the
ring.
Taking
hold
of
it
by
the
extreme
end,
you
pass
the
ring
over
it,
which
a
very
little
practice
will
enable
you
to
do
without
the
smallest
difficulty.
You
then
say,
“I
am
about
to
order
the
ring
which
Mr.
So-and-so
is
holding,
to
leave
the
handkerchief,
and
pass
on
to
this
wand.
For
greater
security,
I
will
ask
two
of
the
gentlemen
present
to
hold
the
ends.
Will
some
one
volunteer
for
the
purpose?”
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