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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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The
bag
is
prepared
for
use
by
placing
an
egg
in
each
of
the
little
pockets
we
have
mentioned.
The
eggs
used
are
either
blown
shells
or
imitation
eggs
of
wood
or
tin,
with
one
real
one
for
the
performer
to
break
as
a
specimen,
and
so
lead
the
audience
to
the
belief
that
all
are
equally
genuine.
The
bag
being
brought
forward
is
turned
upside
down--of
course
nothing
falling
from
it.
The
performer
then,
thrusting
his
arms
down
to
the
bottom,
and
seizing
the
bag
by
the
corners
inside,
turns
it
inside
out,
taking
care,
however,
to
keep
the
double
side
towards
himself.
Having
thus
conclusively
proved
its
emptiness,
he
again
brings
back
the
bag
to
its
normal
condition,
and
in
the
act
of
doing
so,
squeezes
with
his
finger
and
thumb
(through
the
stuff)
the
genuine
egg
out
of
its
pocket.
It
falls
into
the
space
between
the
double
sides,
and
by
gently
sloping
the
bag
downwards
in
the
direction
of
the
opening
at
the
corner,
he
brings
the
egg
into
the
outer
bag,
whence
he
produces
it,
and
breaks
it
to
show
its
genuineness,
as
already
mentioned.
Again
he
turns
the
bag
inside
out,
shaking
and
twisting
it,
and
again
produces
an
egg
from
it
as
before,
repeating
the
operation
until
the
supply
of
eggs
is
exhausted.
Sometimes
he
varies
his
proceedings
by
trampling
or
jumping
on
the
bag,
which
he
lays
for
that
purpose
on
the
floor,
with
its
lower
edge
towards
the
audience.
The
eggs
are
thus
on
the
side
remote
from
the
spectators,
and
in
trampling
on
the
bag
it
is
very
easy
for
the
performer
to
avoid
the
particular
line
in
which
he
knows
them
to
be.
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