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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
379
TO
CHANGE,
INVISIBLY,
THE
NUMBERS
SHOWN
ON
EITHER
FACE
OF
A
PAIR
OF
DICE.--Take
a
pair
of
ordinary
dice,
and
so
place
them
between
the
first
finger
and
thumb
of
the
right
hand
(see
Fig.
116),
that
the
uppermost
shall
show
the
“one,”
and
the
lowermost
the
“three”
point,
while
the
“one”
point
of
the
latter
and
the
“three”
point
of
the
former
are
at
right
angles
to
those
first
named,
and
concealed
by
the
ball
of
the
thumb.
(The
enlargement
at
a
in
the
figure
shows
clearly
the
proper
position.)
Ask
someone
to
name
aloud
the
points
which
are
in
sight,
and
to
state
particularly,
for
the
information
of
the
company,
which
point
is
uppermost.
This
having
been
satisfactorily
ascertained,
you
announce
that
you
are
able,
by
simply
passing
a
finger
over
the
faces
of
the
dice,
to
make
the
points
change
places.
So
saying,
gently
rub
the
exposed
faces
of
the
dice
with
the
forefinger
of
the
left
hand,
and,
on
again
removing
the
finger,
the
points
are
found
to
have
changed
places,
the
“three”
being
now
uppermost,
and
the
“one”
undermost.
This
effect
is
produced
by
a
slight
movement
of
the
thumb
and
finger
of
the
right
hand
in
the
act
of
bringing
the
hands
together,
the
thumb
being
moved
slightly
forward,
and
the
finger
slightly
back.
This
causes
the
two
dice
to
make
a
quarter-turn
vertically
on
their
own
axis,
bringing
into
view
the
side
which
has
hitherto
been
concealed
by
the
ball
of
the
thumb,
while
the
side
previously
in
sight
is
in
turn
hidden
by
the
middle
finger.
A
reverse
movement,
of
course,
replaces
the
dice
in
their
original
position.
The
action
of
bringing
the
hands
together,
for
the
supposed
purpose
of
rubbing
the
dice
with
the
opposite
forefinger,
completely
covers
the
smaller
movement
of
the
thumb
and
finger.
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