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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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This
little
by-play
amuses
the
audience,
and
gives
the
performer
the
few
moments
which
he
requires
for
his
preparations
behind
the
scenes.
Coming
forward
with
a
sheet
of
clean
white
paper,
he
wraps
therein
the
still
blazing
handkerchief,
crushing
it
together
so
as
to
extinguish
the
flames.
He
offers
the
packet
so
made
to
the
lady,
who,
believing
that
it
contains
nothing
but
ashes,
declines
to
receive
it,
when
the
professor,
tearing
the
paper
apart,
pulls
out
the
handkerchief
perfectly
restored,
while
the
burnt
fragments
have
vanished.
The
effect
last
mentioned
is
produced
by
the
use
of
a
double
paper,
pasted
together
round
three
of
its
sides,
and
thus
forming
a
kind
of
bag
in
the
centre.
In
this
bag
the
performer,
during
his
momentary
absence
from
the
stage,
places
the
genuine
handkerchief,
folded
so
as
to
occupy
as
little
space
as
possible.
The
handkerchief,
therefore,
lies
between
the
two
thicknesses
of
the
paper,
and
when
the
rolled
up
packet
is
torn
open
from
outside,
may
be
removed
without
disturbing
the
burnt
fragments,
which
still
remain
inside
the
paper.
Where
it
is
necessary,
as
for
the
purpose
of
this
trick,
to
introduce
some
article
into
a
lemon,
the
necessary
preparation
should
be
made
as
follows:--A
lemon
with
a
thick
hard
rind
should
be
selected,
and
a
plug-shaped
piece,
about
an
inch
and
a
half
in
diameter,
should
be
scooped
with
a
sharp
knife
out
of
one
end.
The
pulp
may
now
be
removed,
leaving
the
rind
a
mere
shell,
while
the
piece
originally
cut
out
will
form
a
kind
of
stopper,
which
may
be
secured
in
its
place
by
thrusting
a
hair-pin
or
piece
of
wire
through
the
fruit
and
plug
from
side
to
side,
and
nipping
off
the
ends
flush
with
the
outer
surface.
When
the
performer
exhibits
the
lemon,
he
takes
care
to
have
the
cut
end
inwards
towards
his
palm;
so
that
the
circular
mark
is
concealed
by
the
fingers,
and
when
he
desires
to
produce
the
handkerchief
he
cuts
the
opposite
end.
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