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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
548
The
ingenuity
of
the
reader
will
probably
suggest
to
him
combinations
to
make
the
trick
more
effective.
To
those
who
have
not
such
ready
invention,
we
may
remark
that
the
trick
may
be
very
effectively
combined
with
that
of
the
ball
that
changes
to
a
rose,
and
vice
versâ
(see
page
300),
or
a
duplicate
rose
may
be
placed
in
the
mouchoir
du
diable
(described
at
page
195),
and
thence
ordered
to
pass
to
the
vase.
THE
CHINESE
RINGS.--These
are
rings
of
brass
or
steel,
in
diameter
from
five
to
nine
inches,
and
in
thickness
varying
from
a
quarter
to
three-eighths
of
an
inch.
The
effect
of
the
trick
to
the
spectator
is
as
follows:--The
rings
are
given
for
examination,
and
found
to
be
solid
and
separate;
but
at
the
will
of
the
operator
they
are
linked
together
in
chains
of
two,
three,
or
more,
becoming
connected
and
disconnected
in
a
moment,
and
being
continually
offered
for
examination.
Finally,
after
the
rings
have
become
involved
in
an
apparently
inextricable
mass,
a
slight
shake
suffices
to
disentangle
them,
and
to
cause
them
to
fall
singly
upon
the
stage.
The
sets
of
rings
sold
at
the
conjuring
depôts
vary
in
number,
ranging
from
six
to
twelve.
The
set
of
eight,
which
is
perhaps
the
most
usual
number,
consists
of
one
“key”
ring,
two
single
rings,
a
set
of
two
linked
together,
and
a
set
of
three
linked
together.
The
“key”
ring
(see
Fig.
235),
in
which
lies
the
secret
of
the
trick,
is
simply
a
ring
with
a
cut
or
opening,
a,
in
it.
For
use
upon
a
public
stage,
where
the
performer
is
at
a
considerable
distance
from
his
audience,
there
may
be
a
gap
of
an
eighth
of
an
inch
between
the
ends,
but
for
drawing-room
use,
they
should
just
touch
each
other.
Some
rings
are
made
to
“clip”
like
an
ear-ring,
and
some
have
the
opening
cut
diagonally
instead
of
square,
but
the
simple
square
cut
is,
in
our
own
opinion,
the
best.
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