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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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When
the
performer
apparently
tightens
the
knot,
he
in
reality
only
strains
one
end
of
the
handkerchief,
grasping
it
above
and
below
the
knot.
This
pulls
that
end
of
the
handkerchief
out
of
its
twisted
condition
in
the
knot
into
a
straight
line,
round
which
the
other
end
of
the
handkerchief
remains
twisted;
in
other
words,
converts
the
knot
into
a
slip-knot.
After
each
successive
knot
he
still
straightens
this
same
end
of
the
handkerchief.
This
end,
being
thus
made
straight,
would
naturally
be
left
longer
than
the
other
which
is
twisted
round
and
round
it.
This
tendency
the
performer
counteracts
by
drawing
it
partially
back
through
the
slip-knot
at
each
pretended
tightening.
When
he
finally
covers
over
the
knots,
which
he
does
with
the
left
hand,
he
holds
the
straightened
portion
of
the
handkerchief,
immediately
behind
the
knots,
between
the
first
finger
and
thumb
of
the
right
hand,
and
therewith,
in
the
act
of
covering
over
the
knots,
draws
this
straightened
portion
completely
out
of
the
slip-knot.
Some
performers
(among
whom
we
may
mention
Herrmann)
make
this
feat
still
more
effective
by
borrowing
half-a-dozen
handkerchiefs,
and
allowing
them
all
to
be
tied
end
to
end
by
the
spectators.
After
each
knot
the
professor
pretends
to
examine
it,
asking,
“What
kind
of
a
knot
do
you
call
this,
sir?”
and
meanwhile
pulls
it
into
the
required
condition.
The
joined
handkerchiefs
are
then
placed
one
upon
the
other
on
a
chair
or
in
a
hat,
and
are
immediately
afterwards
shown
to
be
separate.
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