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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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It
is
obvious
that
in
this
form
of
the
apparatus
the
two
pillars,
being
joined
by
the
cords
at
the
points
b
c,
cannot
be
completely
separated,
and
the
fact
of
their
always
being
kept
close
together
at
the
lower
end
is
quite
sufficient
to
betray
to
an
acute
observer
the
principle
of
the
trick.
There
is,
however,
an
improved
form
of
the
same
apparatus,
in
which,
after
the
apparent
cutting
of
the
cord,
the
two
pillars
are
held
wide
apart,
one
in
each
hand
of
the
performer,
and
yet,
when
they
are
again
placed
side
by
side,
the
string
runs
backwards
and
forwards
merrily
as
ever.
The
pillars
are,
in
this
instance,
of
the
form
shown
in
Fig.
161.
They
are
about
six
inches
in
length,
of
light
and
elegant
shape,
having
at
each
end
a
ball
or
knob
of
about
an
inch
and
a
quarter
in
diameter,
flattened
on
one
face
to
allow
of
the
pillars
being
laid
closely
side
by
side.
The
cord,
as
in
the
former
case,
passes
down
the
first
pillar
from
a
to
b,
but
instead
of
passing
out
at
b,
it
is
rolled
round
a
little
pulley
working
in
the
lower
knob
of
that
pillar.
(See
Fig.
162,
which
gives
a
sectional
view
of
the
lower
portion
of
each
pillar.)
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