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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
student
must
be
on
his
guard
against
one
particular
kind
of
knot,
which
cannot
be
pulled
into
the
condition
above-named.
We
allude
to
the
very
common
mode
of
tying,
in
which
the
two
ends
to
be
tied
are
placed
side
by
side,
and
tied
simultaneously
in
a
single
knot.
The
employment
of
this
kind
of
knot
may
generally
be
avoided
by
holding
the
two
ends
to
be
tied
at
a
tolerably
wide
angle,
so
that
they
cannot
very
well
be
drawn
parallel.
If,
however,
a
spectator
appears
determined
to
tie
this
particular
knot,
it
is
better
to
allow
him
to
do
so,
and
then
remark,
“As
the
knots
are
tied
by
yourselves,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
you
can
have
little
doubt
that
they
are
all
fair.
However,
for
the
greater
satisfaction
of
all
present,
I
will
ask
some
gentleman
to
be
good
enough
to
untie
one
of
them,
which
will
give
a
fair
criterion
of
the
time
it
would
take,
in
a
natural
way,
to
get
rid
of
the
remainder.”
So
saying,
you
hand
the
knot
in
question
to
be
untied,
and
in
subsequently
giving
the
ends
to
be
again
joined,
select
a
more
accommodating
person
to
tie
them.
As
the
tricks
which
follow
mainly
depend
upon
the
substitution
of
a
second
handkerchief,
we
shall
in
the
first
place
describe
two
or
three
modes
of
effecting
the
necessary
exchange,
with
and
without
the
aid
of
apparatus.
TO
EXCHANGE
A
BORROWED
HANDKERCHIEF
FOR
A
SUBSTITUTE.--Have
the
substitute
handkerchief
tucked
under
your
waistcoat,
at
the
left
side,
so
as
to
be
out
of
sight,
but
within
easy
reach
of
your
hand.
Receive
the
borrowed
handkerchief
in
your
right
hand,
and
as
you
‘left
wheel’
to
your
table
to
place
it
thereon,
tuck
it
under
your
waistband
on
the
right
side,
and
at
the
same
moment
pull
out
with
the
other
hand
the
substitute,
and
throw
the
latter
on
the
table.
The
substitute
handkerchief
(which
the
audience
take
to
be
the
real
one)
being
thus
left
in
full
view,
you
may,
without
exciting
any
suspicion,
retire
with
the
genuine
one,
and
dispose
of
it
as
may
be
necessary
for
the
purpose
of
your
trick.
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