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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
candle
used
for
the
purpose
of
the
above
trick
is
sometimes
a
genuine
wax
or
composite
candle,
but
more
often
a
mere
pasteboard
tube,
previously
cut
half
asunder
in
the
middle
(so
as
to
break
without
difficulty),
and
then
covered
with
glazed
white
paper,
in
imitation
of
a
candle,
a
genuine
candle-end
being
inserted
at
the
top.
If
a
candle
of
this
latter
description
is
used,
the
performer
must
himself
break
it,
as
a
spectator
doing
so
would
at
once
discover
that
it
was
a
prepared
article.
Before
quitting
the
subject
of
handkerchiefs
burnt
and
restored,
we
may
mention
a
little
appliance
called
the
“handkerchief
table,”
which
is
designed
for
this
purpose.
It
is
precisely
the
same
in
make
and
operation
as
the
table
or
tripod,
described
at
page
139,
for
burning
and
restoring
a
card,
but
a
little
larger.
To
those
acquainted
with
the
card
tripod,
the
use
and
effect
of
the
handkerchief
table
will
be
sufficiently
obvious,
without
any
special
explanation.
THE
SHOWER
OF
SWEETS.--This
is
a
trick
which
is
sure
to
be
well
received
by
a
juvenile
audience.
The
performer
comes
forward
with
an
ordinary
plate
or
salver,
which
he
hands
for
examination,
and
then
places
on
the
table.
He
next
borrows
a
handkerchief.
Laying
it
flat
over
the
plate,
he
lifts
it
up
by
nipping
the
middle
with
his
finger
and
thumb,
letting
the
four
corners
hang
down.
He
then
strokes
down
the
handkerchief
with
the
other
hand,
under
the
pretence
of
mesmerising
it,
when
a
shower
of
burnt
almonds,
chocolate
creams,
acidulated
drops,
etc.,
pours
down
upon
the
plate.
Again
he
strokes
the
handkerchief,
and
again
the
shower
pours
down;
and
the
plate,
being
by
this
time
full,
is
handed
round
to
the
company
to
prove
that
in
the
quality
of
the
sweets,
at
any
rate,
there
is
“no
deception.”
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