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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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A
muff,
being
open
at
each
end,
is
an
excellent
thing
whence
to
produce
any
small
article--e.g.,
a
borrowed
watch,
a
ball,
etc.
For
this
purpose
the
performer
should
take
hold
of
one
end
of
the
muff
with
the
hand
in
which
is
palmed
the
article
in
question,
which
is
immediately
allowed
to
slide
gently
through
the
muff,
and
is
stopped
by
the
other
hand.
If
this
is
neatly
done,
the
keenest
eye
cannot
detect
the
deception.
Some
performers
use
several
small
bullets.
In
our
own
opinion,
a
single
ball
of
tolerable
size
is
not
only
more
manageable,
but
more
effective.
The
mode
of
producing
the
bullet
also
varies.
Some,
instead
of
producing
it
in
the
mouth,
hold
up
a
china
plate
by
way
of
target,
the
bullet
being
held
under
the
two
first
fingers
against
the
front
of
the
plate.
When
the
pistol
is
fired,
the
plate
is
turned
horizontally,
and
the
bullet
released
from
the
fingers.
This
plan
is
sometimes
to
be
preferred,
inasmuch
as
it
creates
an
excuse
for
leaving
the
stage
for
a
moment
to
fetch
the
plate,
an
opportunity
which
is
valuable
in
the
event,
which
sometimes
happens,
of
the
ball,
from
an
excess
of
wadding
or
any
other
cause,
not
dropping
readily
from
the
tube
into
the
hand.
To
meet
this
possible
difficulty,
some
tubes
have
(to
use
an
Irishism)
a
small
hole
through
the
closed
end,
so
that
the
performer,
on
leaving
the
stage,
can,
by
pushing
a
piece
of
wire
through
the
hole,
instantly
force
out
the
bullet.
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