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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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THE
DIE
AND
ORANGE.--The
die
in
this
instance
is
about
three
and
a
half
inches
square.
It
has
the
usual
ornamental
tin
or
pasteboard
cover,
but
there
is
an
additional
item
of
apparatus
employed,
a
square
wooden
box,
with
hinged
lid,
and
of
such
a
size
as
just
to
contain
the
die.
The
effect
of
the
trick
is
as
follows:--The
die
is
brought
forward
in
the
box,
the
performer
holding
the
square
cover
in
his
other
hand.
The
die
being
then
taken
out
of
the
box,
and
placed
on
the
table,
the
box
is
shown
empty,
and
the
cover
placed
over
the
die.
The
performer,
having
mysteriously
procured
an
orange
from
the
hair
or
whiskers
of
a
spectator,
drops
it
into
the
box,
which
is
then
closed.
He
now
asks
the
spectators,
in
order
to
impress
the
facts
on
their
memory,
where
they
suppose
the
two
articles
to
be.
They
naturally
answer
that
they
are
where
they
have
just
seen
them
placed;
or,
if
they
venture
to
question
this,
the
performer
raises
the
cover
and
opens
the
box,
and
shows
that
die
and
orange
both
remain
in
statu
quo.
He
now
commands
the
two
articles
to
change
places.
Lifting
the
cover,
the
die
is
found
to
have
disappeared,
the
orange
having
taken
its
place,
and,
on
opening
the
box,
it
is
seen
to
contain
the
die,
which
is
taken
out,
and
exhibited
on
all
sides
to
the
company.
The
die
and
orange,
being
again
covered
over,
at
command
change
places
as
often
as
the
company
please.
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