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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
435
The
secret
of
this
ingenious
trick
lies
mainly
in
the
construction
of
the
saucepan,
which
consists
of
four
parts,
designated
in
the
diagram
(Fig.
150)
by
the
letters
a,
b,
c,
and
d;
a
is
the
lid,
which
has
no
speciality,
save
that
the
rim
round
it
is
rather
deeper
than
usual;
b
is
a
shallow
tray
or
lining,
of
the
same
depth
as
the
lid,
fitting
easily
within
the
top
of
the
saucepan;
a,
on
the
contrary,
fits
tightly
within
b;
c
is
the
body
of
the
saucepan,
and
has
no
speciality;
d
is
an
outer
sheet
or
covering,
loosely
fitting
the
lower
part
of
the
saucepan,
and,
like
it,
is
japanned
plain
black,
the
upper
part
and
lid
being
generally
of
an
ornamental
pattern.
(For
our
own
part,
we
much
prefer
either
plain
black
or
polished
tin
throughout,
as
savouring
less
of
mechanism
or
preparation.)
The
presence
or
absence
of
d
does
not
alter
the
general
appearance
of
the
saucepan,
and
cannot,
therefore,
be
detected
by
the
eye.
It
should
be
mentioned
that
d
is
so
made,
that
between
its
bottom
and
the
bottom
of
the
saucepan
is
a
space
of
about
half
an
inch
in
depth,
and
in
this
space,
before
the
apparatus
is
brought
forward,
is
placed
a
substitute
handkerchief,
sprinkled
with
a
few
drops
of
spirits
of
wine
or
eau
de
Cologne,
to
render
it
more
inflammable;
within
the
saucepan
is
placed
a
small
live
rabbit,
after
which
b
is
put
in
its
place,
and
pressed
down.
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