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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
EGG
AND
THE
HANDKERCHIEF.--For
this
capital
feat,
which
is
generally
identified
with
the
name
of
Colonel
Stodare,
the
following
are
the
requirements:--A
glass
goblet,
two
small
handkerchiefs
(generally
of
plain
crimson
silk,
and
about
sixteen
inches
square),
a
larger
silk
handkerchief--to
which
is
attached,
by
a
silk
thread
of
about
four
inches
in
length,
a
blown
egg-shell--and
a
hollow
metal
egg
made
of
zinc,
enamelled
white,
with
an
oval
opening
on
one
side
of
it
measuring
about
an
inch
and
a
half
by
one
inch,
or
a
little
more.
The
performer
comes
forward,
having
in
his
right
hand
the
goblet
and
one
of
the
red
silk
handkerchiefs.
The
larger
silk
handkerchief
is
thrown
with
apparent
carelessness
over
the
other
hand,
and
upon
it
rests
the
blown
egg,
so
placed
that
the
thread
may
be
out
of
sight,
while
beneath
the
egg,
concealed
in
a
fold
of
the
handkerchief,
lies
the
second
red
handkerchief,
rolled
up
into
as
small
a
compass
as
possible.
The
metal
egg
is,
meanwhile,
placed
in
the
left-hand
secret
pocket
of
the
performer,
who
introduces
the
trick
as
follows:
“I
have
here,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
a
drinking-glass,
a
couple
of
silk
handkerchiefs,
and
an
egg,
all,
as
you
will
perceive,
of
the
most
ordinary
description.”
He
passes
quickly
in
front
of
the
audience,
as
though
tendering
the
articles
for
examination
(taking
care,
however,
to
keep
his
right
arm
advanced
towards
the
spectators,
so
that
the
glass
and
small
silk
handkerchief
may
bear
the
brunt
of
inspection),
and
finally
places
the
glass
and
small
handkerchief
on
a
table
or
chair
in
full
view.
“Pray
observe,”
he
continues,
“that
not
one
of
the
articles
is
removed
from
your
sight,
even
for
one
moment.
Now,
please
follow
me
closely.
I
will
place
the
egg
in
the
glass,
and
cover
it
over
with
this
handkerchief.”
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