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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
44
TO
“FORCE”
A
CARD.--By
this
phrase
is
signified
the
compelling
a
person
to
draw
such
card
as
you
desire,
though
he
is
apparently
allowed
absolute
freedom
of
choice.
Your
first
step
is
to
get
sight
of
the
bottom
card,
or,
if
you
want
to
force
a
predetermined
card,
to
get
that
card
to
the
bottom.
Having
done
this,
take
the
pack
in
the
left
hand,
and
insert
the
little
finger
half-way
down,
in
readiness
to
make
the
pass.
Make
the
pass
by
the
first
method,
but,
before
uniting
the
two
halves
of
the
pack
in
their
new
position,
again
slip
the
little
finger
of
the
left
hand
between
them.
(The
two
halves
will
now
be
united
at
the
end
which
is
towards
the
spectators,
but
divided
by
the
little
finger
at
the
end
nearest
to
yourself;
and
the
original
bottom
card,
which
is
the
one
you
desire
to
force,
is
now
the
bottom
of
the
top
heap,
resting
on
the
little
finger.)
Using
both
hands,
with
the
thumbs
above
and
the
fingers
below
the
pack,
spread
out
the
cards
fanwise
from
left
to
right,
at
the
same
time
offering
them
to
the
person
who
is
to
draw,
and
requesting
him
to
select
a
card.
Keep
the
little
finger
of
the
left
hand
still
on
the
face
of
the
card
to
be
chosen,
or
you
may
now
use,
if
more
convenient,
the
same
finger
of
the
right
hand,
both
being
underneath
the
cards.
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