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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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When
he
again
takes
out
the
(supposed)
handkerchief,
and
sets
light
to
it,
it
is,
of
course,
the
substitute
that
is
actually
burnt,
the
genuine
handkerchief
meanwhile
remaining
hidden
beneath
d
in
the
crown.
The
effect
of
the
flames
rising
from
the
hat,
in
which
the
audience
cannot
suppose
any
preparation,
is
very
startling,
and
yet,
unless
the
substitute
handkerchief
is
unusually
large,
or
the
spirit
has
been
applied
with
a
too
liberal
hand,
there
is
no
real
danger
of
injuring
the
hat.
The
performer
moves
about
the
saucepan
above
the
blaze
at
such
a
distance
as
not
to
inconvenience
the
animal
within,
and,
after
a
moment
or
two,
brings
the
saucepan
sharply
down
into
the
hat,
for
the
ostensible
purpose
of
extinguishing
the
flames,
but
in
again
lifting
it
out
he
brings
with
it
d,
and
places
all
together
on
the
table.
Nothing
is
now
left
in
the
hat
but
the
borrowed
handkerchief,
which
may
be
restored
in
any
manner
which
the
performer’s
fancy
may
suggest.
When
the
lid
of
the
saucepan
is
removed,
as
it
fits
more
tightly
within
b
than
the
latter
fits
within
the
saucepan,
it
naturally
carries
b
with
it,
thus
causing
the
disappearance
of
the
bread,
cheese,
etc.,
and
revealing
in
its
place
the
live
rabbit.
Some
fun
may
be
created
by
selecting
beforehand
an
assistant
from
the
juvenile
portion
of
the
audience,
and
dressing
him
up
with
a
pocket-handkerchief
round
his
head,
and
another
by
way
of
apron,
to
act
as
assistant
cook.
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