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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
498
He
picks
up
the
ball
with
the
left
hand,
and
holding
it
between
the
finger
and
thumb,
apparently
transfers
it,
by
the
pass
called
the
tourniquet
(see
page
150),
to
the
right,
forthwith
getting
rid
of
it
into
the
profonde
on
the
left
side.
“Pray
observe
that
it
does
not
leave
your
sight
even
for
a
moment.”
Then
holding
his
hand
high
above
the
paper
cover,
he
makes
a
“crumbling”
movement
with
it,
immediately
showing
it
empty,
and
lifting
the
cover
with
a
slight
pressure,
so
as
to
carry
the
shell
with
it,
shows
the
ball
beneath.
The
attention
of
the
spectators
being
naturally
attracted
to
the
ball,
it
is
an
easy
matter
to
let
the
hollow
shell
slip
out
of
the
paper
cover
upon
the
servante,
and
again
to
hand
the
cover
for
examination.
Some
performers,
instead
of
using
the
goblet,
work
the
small
cone
with
the
“ball-box”
(see
page
296).
It
is
obvious
that
the
directions
above
given
will
apply
only
where
the
cone
is
of
a
size
so
small
as
to
be
readily
palmed,
in
which
case
it
is
hardly
conspicuous
enough
to
be
used
before
a
large
audience.
Where
a
cone
of
larger
dimensions
is
employed,
it
is
necessary
to
vary
the
mode
of
operation.
We
shall
therefore
proceed
to
describe
the
trick
in
its
stage
form,
as
worked
by
Herrmann
and
other
public
performers.
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