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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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It
will
be
observed
that,
in
the
form
of
the
trick
above
described,
the
use
of
both
hands
is
necessary--one
to
hold
the
handkerchief,
while
the
other,
stroking
it
down,
presses
the
springs,
and
causes
the
bag
to
open.
There
is
an
improved
form
of
the
bag,
used,
and,
we
believe,
invented
by
Robert-Houdin,
which
enables
the
performer,
holding
the
handkerchief
at
arm’s
length,
to
perform
the
trick
by
mere
word
of
command,
without
using
the
left
hand
at
all.
The
bag
is
in
this
case
of
the
form
shown
in
Fig.
109.
No
springs
are
used,
but
the
bag,
when
filled,
is
closed
by
folding
down
the
flap,
and
hooking
the
little
ring
over
the
hook,
the
bag
thereby
assuming
the
appearance
shown
in
Fig.
110.
It
is
picked
up
within
the
handkerchief
as
described
in
the
case
of
the
spring
bag;
but
when
it
is
desired
to
produce
the
sweets,
a
slight
inclination
of
the
hook
to
the
left
(effected
by
a
barely
perceptible
movement
of
the
thumb
and
finger)
causes
the
ring
to
slip
off
and
the
flap
to
fall
down,
as
in
Fig.
109,
releasing
the
whole
contents
of
the
bag.
The
trick
may
be
still
further
improved
by
having
two
similar
bags
stitched
back
to
back,
each
with
its
own
ring
and
hook.
In
this
case
an
inclination
to
the
left
releases
one
hook,
and
an
inclination
to
the
right
the
other.
The
two
bags
may
be
filled
with
bonbons
of
different
colours
or
descriptions,
or
the
one
may
be
filled
with
bonbons
and
the
other
with
grey
peas.
In
this
case
you
may
introduce
the
trick
by
some
observations
upon
the
singular
effects
of
the
human
breath,
and
how
greatly
such
effects
vary
in
different
persons.
A
handkerchief
is
borrowed,
and
a
lady
and
gentleman
are
requested
each
to
hold
a
plate.
The
lady
is
requested
to
breathe
on
the
handkerchief,
and
a
shower
of
bonbons
falls
on
her
plate.
The
gentleman
breathes
in
his
turn,
and
retires,
amid
derisive
applause,
with
a
plate
of
peas.
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