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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
522
Acted
with
spirit,
this
little
interlude
is
sure
of
an
uproarious
reception
from
the
juvenile
portion
of
the
audience,
particularly
if
the
operator
possesses
the
magic
bradawl
described
at
page
332,
and
makes
use
of
it
to
bore
a
small
hole
in
the
victim’s
elbow
before
beginning
to
pump
the
wine
from
it.
THE
BOX
OF
BRAN
TRANSFORMED
TO
A
BOTTLE
OF
WINE.--While
upon
the
subject
of
wine
tricks
we
may
mention
this,
which
is
by
no
means
the
least
surprising
of
the
illusions
to
which
“the
bottle”
gives
birth.
The
necessary
apparatus
consists
of
four
pieces.
First,
a
plain
cylindrical
tin
box
A
(see
Fig.
211),
japanned
to
taste,
and
about
six
inches
high
by
three
in
diameter.
Secondly,
B,
a
similar
box,
so
far
as
external
appearance
is
concerned,
but
materially
different
in
its
internal
construction.
This
latter
is
bottomless,
but
has
a
horizontal
tin
partition
at
about
three-quarters
of
an
inch
from
the
top.
These
two
boxes
have
but
one
lid,
which
fits
either
indifferently.
The
third
article
is
a
cylindrical
pasteboard
cover
(Fig.
212),
closed
at
the
top,
and
of
such
a
size
as
to
fit
loosely
over
B,
but
an
inch
or
two
taller.
The
fourth
item
is
a
bottle,
made
of
tin,
japanned
black,
and
of
somewhat
peculiar
construction.
(See
Fig.
213.)
As
a
measure
of
capacity,
it
terminates
just
below
the
shoulder,
the
remainder,
or
body
of
the
bottle,
being,
in
fact,
merely
a
tube
closed
at
the
bottom,
in
which
this
upper
portion
works.
A
spiral
spring
within
the
body
presses
the
neck
portion
upward
into
its
proper
position;
but
if
pressure
be
applied,
the
neck
portion
will
sink
downward
into
the
body,
as
shown
in
Fig.
214,
in
which
condition
it
just
fits
into
B.
A
small
point
projects
from
the
lower
part
of
the
bottle,
and
corresponds
with
a
bayonet
catch
at
the
bottom
of
B,
which
is
in
fact
designed
as
a
case
or
cover
for
the
bottle.
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