Lab
Library
Journal
Shop
Sign in
to keep
Share image
1
750
Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
439
After
having
offered
the
string,
which
should
be
about
four
feet
in
length,
for
examination,
the
performer
takes
the
ends
(pointing
upwards)
between
the
first
and
second
finger
and
thumb
of
the
left
hand,
and
the
first
finger
and
thumb
of
the
right
hand,
letting
the
remainder
of
the
string
hang
down
in
a
loop
between
them.
Now
bringing
the
right
hand
close
to
the
left,
he
draws
that
portion
of
the
string
which
is
held
in
the
right
hand
towards
himself
between
the
first
and
second
fingers
of
the
left
hand
(thus
crossing
at
right
angles
that
end
of
the
cord
which
is
held
in
the
left
hand),
continuing
to
pull
until
half
the
length
of
the
string
has
passed
the
left
hand,
and
at
the
same
time
slipping
the
third
finger
of
the
left
hand
between
the
two
parts
of
the
string,
which
will
thus
be
as
shown
in
Fig.
152,
in
which,
for
convenience
of
reference,
the
three
lines
in
which
the
string
now
hangs
are
marked
a,
b,
and
c,
and
one-half
of
the
string
is
shown
black,
and
the
other
half
white,
though
of
course
there
would
be
no
such
difference
of
colour
in
the
original.[L]
The
first
finger
and
thumb
of
the
right
hand,
still
retaining
the
end
which
they
already
hold,
seize
the
portion
b
at
the
point
marked
with
that
letter,
the
third
finger
of
the
left
hand
at
the
same
time
drawing
back
the
portion
a
towards
the
palm
of
the
hand.
The
string
will
thus
be
brought
into
the
position
shown
in
Figs.
153
and
154,
(in
the
latter
of
which,
for
the
sake
of
clearness,
the
thumbs
are
made
transparent),
the
part
now
held
horizontally
between
the
two
hands,
which
appears
to
be
the
middle
of
the
string,
really
being
only
the
immediate
continuation
of
the
end
held
in
the
left
hand.
The
whole
operation
of
arranging
the
string
in
proper
position,
though
tedious
to
describe,
does
not
take
half
a
second
in
practice.
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
