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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
52
TO
“RUFFLE”
THE
CARDS.--Hold
the
pack
tightly
by
its
lower
end
between
the
fingers
and
thumb
of
the
left
hand,
the
thumb
being
above
and
the
fingers
below
the
cards.
Cover
the
pack
lengthways
with
the
right
hand,
and
clip
the
cards
between
the
fingers
and
thumb
as
if
you
were
about
to
make
the
pass
by
the
first
method.
Keep
the
thumb
unmoved,
but
draw
the
fingers
smartly
upwards,
so
as
to
bend
the
cards
slightly.
The
springing
of
the
cards
as
they
escape
one
by
one
from
the
pressure
of
the
fingers,
and
again
straighten
themselves,
causes
a
peculiar
sharp
sound.
The
ruffle
may
also
be
executed
with
one
hand
only.
Take
the
pack
between
the
middle
finger
at
top
and
the
thumb
at
bottom,
the
first
finger
resting
in
a
bent
position
on
the
back
of
the
cards.
Press
strongly
with
the
thumb,
so
as
to
bend
the
two
ends
of
the
cards
smartly
outwards,
allowing
them
one
by
one
to
escape
from
the
middle
finger,
and
simultaneously
straighten
the
first
finger,
so
as
to
clip
the
lower
end
of
the
cards
between
that
finger
and
the
thumb.
The
ruffle
is
a
mere
flourish,
but
it
is
by
no
means
without
its
value.
We
have
indicated
in
the
last
paragraph
one
of
its
uses,
viz.,
to
straighten
a
card
which
has
been
palmed.
Apart
from
this,
there
are
many
tricks
in
which
it
is
desirable
to
mislead
the
spectator
as
to
the
particular
movement
by
which,
or
the
point
of
time
at
which,
a
particular
effect
was
produced.
This
may
be
effected
by
a
judicious
use
of
the
ruffle.
Suppose,
for
instance,
that
the
trick
consists
in
magically
bringing
a
given
card
to
a
particular
position
in
the
pack,
and
that
the
performer
has
already,
without
the
knowledge
of
his
audience,
placed
the
card
in
the
required
position.
If,
before
showing
that
it
is
so
placed,
he
ostentatiously
ruffles
the
cards,
nine
out
of
ten
of
the
audience
will
be
persuaded
that
this
noisy
movement
is
in
some
way
the
cause
of
the
transposition,
and
will
be
proportionately
the
less
likely
to
discover
the
true
explanation
of
the
feat.
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