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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
523
For
the
performance
of
the
trick
the
operator
will
require,
in
addition
to
the
apparatus
above
mentioned,
an
oblong
deal
box,
half
full
of
bran.
(Rice
is
sometimes
used,
but
is
not
so
good.)
Any
box
will
answer
the
purpose,
so
long
as
it
is
not
less
than
fifteen
inches
or
so
in
length,
and
nine
in
breadth
and
depth.
In
preparing
for
the
trick,
the
first
step
is
to
fill
the
bottle,
or
the
“fillable”
portion
thereof,
with
wine
or
some
other
liquid.
The
bottle
is
then
corked;
B
is
placed
over
it
and
pressed
down,
and
the
bayonet-catch
fastened.
In
this
condition,
but
without
a
lid,
B
is
placed
in
the
deal
box,
and
buried
in
the
bran.
The
box
of
bran
being
now
brought
forward
and
placed
on
the
table,
the
performer
is
ready
to
begin
the
trick.
He
first
draws
attention
to
A,
which
he
hands
round
for
inspection,
as
also
the
pasteboard
cover.
When
they
are
returned,
he
brings
forward
the
box
of
bran,
moving
his
hand
backwards
and
forwards
in
it,
and
distributing
a
few
handfuls
to
show
its
genuineness.
Replacing
the
box
on
the
table,
he
proceeds
to
fill
A
with
bran.
This
he
does
by
dipping
A
completely
in
the
box,
and
scooping
up
the
necessary
quantity.
As
if
to
show
all
fair,
he
pours
the
bran
out
again
into
the
box,
and
then
makes
a
second
dip
to
refill
it.
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