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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
525
THE
BRAN
BOTTLE.--This
is
a
bottle,
which,
being
covered
over
for
an
instant,
vanishes,
leaving
in
its
place
a
heap
of
bran.
The
bottle
is,
like
that
last
described,
of
tin,
with
a
false
bottom
or
partition,
about
an
inch
below
the
shoulder,
so
that
it
holds
about
a
glassful
of
wine.
The
place
of
the
ordinary
bottom
is
supplied
by
a
disc
of
tin,
with
a
raised
shoulder
round
it,
fitting
loosely
within
the
bottle,
so
as
to
drop
out
by
its
own
weight,
unless
kept
in
place
by
some
external
pressure.
The
cover
is
a
mere
cylinder
of
pasteboard,
closed
at
the
top.
The
bottle
is
prepared
for
use
by
filling
the
lower
portion
with
bran,
and
putting
the
bottom
in
place
(where
it
is
retained
by
the
pressure
of
the
fingers),
then
filling
the
upper
part
with
wine.
The
performer
first
pours
wine
from
the
bottle,
and
then
places
it
on
a
plate,
ostensibly
to
show
that
it
does
not
pass
through
any
opening
in
the
table,
but
really
for
a
reason
which
will
presently
appear.
He
now
places
the
cover
over
the
bottle,
and
on
again
lifting
it
presses
the
sides
slightly,
and
so
lifts
the
bottle
with
it.
The
loose
bottom,
having
no
longer
anything
to
hold
it,
remains
on
the
plate,
concealed
by
the
bran
which
pours
from
the
bottle,
and
into
which
the
bottle
is
apparently
transformed.
Meanwhile,
all
eyes
being
drawn
to
the
heap
of
bran,
the
performer
lowers
his
hand,
containing
the
cover,
for
an
instant
behind
the
table,
and
relaxing
the
pressure
of
his
fingers,
lets
the
bottle
slip
out
on
the
servante,
immediately
coming
forward
with
the
cover,
and
carelessly
showing
that
it
is
empty.
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