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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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With
this
introduction,
we
proceed
to
describe
the
trick
as
worked
by
Herrmann.
The
performer
begins
by
borrowing
two
hats,
and
places
them
one
on
the
other,
the
mouths
together,
on
a
chair
or
table.
He
then
(by
palming)
produces
an
orange
from
the
hair
or
whiskers
of
a
spectator,
and
places
this
on
another
table.
He
next
brings
forward
and
exhibits
the
vase,
filling
it
as
he
advances
with
rice
from
the
paper
bag,
and
thus
concealing
the
orange
which
is
already
placed
therein.
He
calls
attention
to
the
genuineness
of
the
rice
and
the
simplicity
of
the
cover,
and
finally
putting
on
the
latter,
places
the
vase
on
the
ground,
or
elsewhere,
in
view
of
the
audience.
He
pretends
a
momentary
hesitation
as
to
where
to
place
it,
and
in
the
slight
interval
during
which
he
is
making
up
his
mind
he
presses
up
the
button
within
the
foot.
This
opens
the
valve,
allowing
the
rice
to
escape
into
the
space
a,
and
leaving
the
orange
again
uncovered.
The
audience
is,
of
course,
unaware
that
such
a
change
has
taken
place.
Leaving
the
vase
for
the
moment,
he
requests
the
audience
to
choose
one
or
other
of
the
three
cones
on
the
table.
The
choice
almost
always
falls
on
the
middle
one
(which,
it
will
be
remembered,
contains
the
concealed
rice).
This
he
places
on
the
top
of
the
upper
hat.
He
next
asks
the
audience
to
select
one
or
other
of
the
remaining
cones,
and
places
this
over
the
orange
upon
the
table,
showing
by
rattling
his
wand
within
it
that
it
is
hollow
throughout,
and,
if
desired,
handing
round
the
remaining
one
for
inspection.
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