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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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Alter
having
produced
a
reasonable
number
of
ribbons,
an
effective
finish
may
be
made
as
follows:--A
last
colour
or
combination
of
colours
having
been
demanded,
the
performer
does
not
draw
the
ribbons,
as
hitherto,
completely
out
of
the
bottle,
but
leaves
them
hanging
down
loosely
on
each
side
of
it.
He
now
announces
that,
at
the
word
of
command,
the
ribbons
shall,
of
their
own
accord,
return
into
the
bottle.
The
assistant
takes
his
cue
accordingly,
and
at
the
third
tap
of
the
wand
draws
the
ribbons
smartly
down
again;
their
instantaneous
disappearance
within
the
bottle
being
exceedingly
effective.
THE
NEW
PYRAMIDS
OF
EGYPT,
OR
THE
WINE
AND
WATER
TRICK.--This
trick
may
be
very
well
worked
in
conjunction
with
either
of
the
bottle
tricks
already
described,
and
we
therefore
notice
it
in
this
place.
Its
effect
is
as
follows:--The
performer
pours
out
a
glass
of
wine
and
a
glass
of
water,
finally
transferring
both
to
a
small
decanter.
Placing
the
decanter
on
a
small
round
stand,
and
the
empty
glasses
on
similar
stands
on
either
side
of
it,
he
covers
each
with
a
pyramidal
cover,
and
announces
that
at
his
command
the
mixed
wine
and
water
will
again
separate,
and
pass
into
the
empty
glasses,
the
spectators
being
allowed
to
choose
into
which
of
the
glasses
each
element
shall
pass.
The
choice
having
been
made,
he
fastens
a
tape
or
ribbon
to
the
centre
pyramid,
and
thence
to
each
of
the
side
ones,
giving
the
audience
to
understand
that,
by
a
mysterious
kind
of
capillary
attraction,
the
wine
and
water
will
travel
along
this
ribbon
to
their
respective
destinations.
A
few
moments
having
elapsed,
the
ribbons
are
untied
and
the
covers
removed.
The
decanter
is
found
to
be
empty,
and
the
wine
and
water
to
have
respectively
returned
to
the
glasses
designated
by
the
audience.
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