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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
330
The
secret
consists
in
the
use
of
two
balls,
one
of
which
(that
handed
round
for
inspection)
has
no
speciality.
The
other
is
divided
into
two
parts,
the
section
being
vertically
through
the
bore.
(See
Fig.
106.)
These
two
parts
fit
closely
together,
and
being
(as
is
also
the
solid
ball)
carved
in
concentric
circles
parallel
to
the
opening,
the
division
is
not
readily
noticeable.
The
two
halves,
a
and
b,
are
hollowed
out
to
contain
the
rings,
each
having
three
slots
or
mortices
cut
at
right
angles
to
the
direction
of
the
hole
through
the
ball.
When
the
performer
retires
to
fetch
the
ball
and
rod,
he
places
the
borrowed
rings
in
these
slots.
When
the
two
halves
of
the
ball
are
brought
together,
the
rings
will
encircle
the
hole
through
the
centre,
and
the
rod,
when
passed
through
the
ball,
will
pass
through
the
rings
also.
The
performer
places
the
trick
ball,
thus
prepared,
under
his
waistband,
or
in
one
of
his
pochettes,
and,
returning,
hands
for
inspection
the
brass
rod
and
the
solid
ball.
While
these
are
being
examined,
he
palms
the
trick
ball,
and
in
passing
over
the
rod
apparently
the
ball
which
has
just
been
examined,
adroitly
substitutes
that
which
contains
the
rings.
After
having
thrown
the
handkerchief
over
the
rod,
he
passes
under
it
his
hand,
still
containing
the
solid
ball.
It
is
an
easy
matter
to
pull
asunder
the
hollow
ball,
and
this
in
turn
is
palmed,
and
the
solid
ball
passed
to
the
end
of
the
fingers,
before
the
performer,
again
uncovering
his
hand,
which
he
brings
out
palm
downward,
carelessly
throws
down
the
solid
ball,
as
being
that
which
he
has
just
taken
off
the
rod.
This
is
the
only
part
of
the
trick
which
requires
any
special
dexterity,
and
any
difficulty
which
may
be
at
first
found
will
quickly
disappear
with
a
little
practice.
When
the
ball
comes
apart,
the
rings
are,
of
course,
left
on
the
rod.
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