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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
53
TO
“CHANGE”
A
CARD.
(Filer
la
Carte.)--Some
of
the
most
brilliant
effects
in
card-conjuring
are
produced
by
the
aid
of
this
sleight,
by
means
of
which
a
card,
fairly
exhibited,
is
forthwith
apparently
transformed
to
a
different
one.
There
are
several
modes
of
producing
this
effect.
First
Method.--Hold
the
pack
in
the
left
hand,
as
though
about
to
deal
the
cards.
Hold
the
card
to
be
changed
in
the
right
hand,
between
the
first
and
second
fingers.
(See
Fig.
16.)
The
card
into
which
it
is
to
be
changed
should
have
been
previously
placed
(secretly,
of
course)
on
the
top
of
the
pack.
Push
this
card
a
little
forward
with
the
left
thumb,
so
as
to
make
it
project
about
three-quarters
of
an
inch
beyond
the
remaining
cards.
Bring
the
hands
close
together
for
an
instant,
and
in
that
instant
place
the
card
held
in
the
right
hand
under
the
pack,
(the
second,
third,
and
fourth
fingers
of
the
left
hand
opening
to
receive
it,
and
the
remaining
finger
making
way
for
it
as
soon
as
it
reaches
the
pack).
Simultaneously
with
this
movement,
the
thumb
and
first
finger
of
the
right
hand
must
close
upon
the
card
projecting
from
the
top
of
the
pack,
and,
as
the
hands
separate,
carry
with
them
that
card
in
place
of
the
one
which
the
right
hand
originally
held.
A
half
turn
of
the
body
to
the
left
or
right,
a
quick
downward
sweep
of
the
right
hand,
or
any
other
rapid
gesture,
will
assist
in
covering
the
momentary
bringing
together
of
the
hands.
In
some
cases
it
is
better
that
the
right
hand
alone
should
move,
the
left
hand
being
held
stationary;
in
other
cases
the
left
hand
(the
one
holding
the
pack)
should
make
the
movement,
the
hand
holding
the
single
card
being
motionless.
It
will
be
well
to
practise
both
these
modes
of
making
the
change.
The
direction
in
which
the
performer
turns,
in
order
to
place
the
card
on
his
table,
or
the
like,
will
indicate
which
is
the
best
mode
to
use
in
any
given
case.
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