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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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As
the
batter
round
the
sides
of
b
is
apt
to
cause
a
to
stick
pretty
tightly
into
it,
a
folding
ring
is
generally
fixed
inside
a,
in
order
to
facilitate
its
removal
after
the
close
of
the
trick.
THE
WELSH
RABBIT.--This
is
a
trick
of
a
comic
character,
and
in
the
hands
of
a
spirited
performer
is
sure
to
be
received
with
applause,
particularly
by
the
younger
members
of
the
audience.
Its
effect
is
as
follows:--The
performer
brings
in
in
one
hand
a
saucepan,
fancifully
decorated,
and
in
the
other
a
plate,
with
bread,
cheese,
pepper,
etc.
With
these
ingredients
he
proposes
to
make
a
Welsh
Rabbit,
and
to
give
the
audience,
without
extra
charge,
a
lesson
in
cookery.
Chopping
the
bread
and
cheese
together
in
a
burlesque
fashion,
and
seasoning
with
pepper
and
salt
to
a
degree
which
no
palate
short
of
a
salamander’s
could
possibly
stand,
he
shovels
all
into
the
saucepan,
and
claps
the
lid
on.
For
a
moment
he
is
at
a
loss
for
a
fire,
but
this
difficulty
is
quickly
conquered.
Borrowing
a
gentleman’s
hat,
and
a
lady’s
pocket-handkerchief,
he
requests
permission
to
use
them
for
the
purpose
of
the
experiment.
This
is
readily
accorded,
but
the
respective
owners
look
on
with
consternation
when
the
performer
proceeds
to
set
fire
to
the
handkerchief,
and,
dropping
it
still
blazing
into
the
hat,
to
cook
the
Welsh
Rabbit
by
moving
the
saucepan
to
and
fro
over
the
flames.
Having
done
this
for
a
minute
or
two,
he
extinguishes
the
flames
by
lowering
the
saucepan
for
a
moment
into
the
hat.
Then
again
removing
it,
and
taking
off
the
lid,
he
brings
it
forward
to
the
company,
and
exhibits,
not
the
expected
Welsh
Rabbit,
or
“rare-bit,”
but
a
genuine
live
rabbit,
every
vestige
of
the
cheese
and
other
ingredients
having
disappeared.
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