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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
second
improvement
is
to
have
ready
on
the
servante
a
small
piece
of
sponge,
recently
dipped
in
water.
This
is
picked
up
by
the
right
hand
of
the
performer
as
he
places
the
genuine
glass
on
the
servante.
When
he
has
moved
away
from
his
table,
at
the
moment
of
requesting
his
volunteer
assistant
to
take
the
glass,
he
places
the
right
hand
for
a
moment
under
cover
of
the
handkerchief,
and
squeezes
the
sponge,
the
water
that
immediately
pours
from
it
being,
apparently,
accidentally
spilt,
and
so
negativing
any
possible
doubt
on
the
part
of
the
spectators
that
the
glass
is
really
in
the
handkerchief.
With
these
two
additions
the
trick
is
one
of
the
most
effective
that
can
possibly
be
performed,
whether
in
a
drawing-room
or
on
the
public
stage.
THE
BOWLS
OF
WATER
AND
BOWLS
OF
FIRE
PRODUCED
FROM
A
SHAWL.--After
the
explanation
of
the
last
trick,
the
reader
will
form
a
tolerably
good
guess
at
the
means
of
performing
this,
which
has
puzzled
thousands,
and
is
still
one
of
the
most
popular
feats
in
the
répertoire
of
the
conjuror.
The
performer
comes
forward
with
a
shawl
in
his
hand,
which
he
spreads
out
and
exhibits
on
both
sides,
to
show
(as
is
really
the
fact)
that
there
is
no
preparation
about
it.
The
spectators
being
satisfied
on
this
point,
and
the
orchestra
playing
the
“Ghost
Melody”
or
other
appropriate
accompaniment,
he
swings
the
shawl
about
in
time
to
the
music,
finally
throwing
it
over
his
left
shoulder
and
arm,
the
arm
being
held
square
before
him.
The
arm
now
gradually
sinks
down,
and
the
form
of
some
solid
object
is
seen
defined
beneath
the
shawl,
which,
being
removed,
reveals
a
glass
bowl
brimming
with
water,
and
with
gold
fish
swimming
about
in
it.
This
is
repeated
a
second
and
a
third
time,
the
performer
sometimes
discarding
the
shawl,
and
borrowing
a
pocket-handkerchief
among
the
audience
for
the
production
of
the
last
bowl.
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