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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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This
effect
is
produced
as
follows:
We
will
suppose
that
five
eggs
are
to
be
produced.
One
is
placed
beforehand
in
the
mouth
of
the
assistant,
and
four
more
are
placed
in
the
pochettes,
or
tucked
under
the
waistband
of
the
performer,
two
on
each
side.
Having
placed
his
assistant
in
position,
the
performer
secretly
takes
one
of
these
latter
into
his
right
hand,
and
palms
it.
Patting
the
assistant
on
the
head
with
his
left
hand,
he
waits
until
the
egg
appears
between
the
teeth,
and
immediately
on
its
appearance,
raises
his
right
hand
as
if
to
receive
it,
thus
bringing
up
the
palmed
egg
opposite
the
mouth,
while
the
egg
that
is
already
in
the
mouth
slips
back,
under
cover
of
the
hand,
out
of
sight.
The
palmed
egg
is
laid
on
the
plate,
and
the
performer,
in
the
act
of
passing
behind
his
assistant,
palms
a
second
egg
in
his
left
hand.
The
same
pantomime
is
again
gone
through,
save
that
in
this
case
the
right
hand
pats
the
head,
and
the
left
hand
is
held
to
the
mouth
to
receive
the
egg.
After
four
eggs
have
been
produced
in
this
manner,
the
fifth,
which
has
been
all
along
in
the
mouth,
is
produced
apparently
in
like
manner,
but
the
performer
takes
care
that
in
this
instance
it
shall
be
seen
beyond
a
doubt
that
the
egg
really
does
come
from
the
mouth;
which
being
manifestly
the
case
in
this
instance,
the
audience
are
pretty
sure
to
jump
to
the
conclusion
that
all
were
produced
in
an
equally
bonâ
fide
manner.
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