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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
576
It
is
a
good
plan
to
have
a
solid
die
matching
those
used
in
the
trick,
to
be,
if
necessary,
substituted
and
handed
round
for
inspection.
If
the
performer
uses
a
trap-table,
it
has
a
very
good
effect
to
conclude
the
trick
by
causing
the
orange
under
the
cover
to
fall
through
the
trap,
and
then,
lifting
the
cover
and
hollow
die
together,
to
show
by
rattling
the
wand
within,
that
both
die
and
orange
have
altogether
vanished.
THE
VANISHING
CANARY
BIRD
AND
CAGE.--This
is
another
favourite
die
trick.
The
performer
exhibits
a
canary
bird
in
a
little
oblong
brass
cage,
measuring
six
inches
by
four.
He
next
exhibits
a
die
three
inches
square,
showing
all
sides
to
prove
that
it
is
solid.
This
he
places
upon
a
tray,
which
is
held
by
the
assistant,
and
covers
it
with
a
fancy
cover
as
already
described.
He
now
throws
a
handkerchief
over
the
cage.
Bringing
it
forward
thus
covered
to
the
company,
he
orders
the
cage
to
vanish,
the
die
to
pass
into
a
borrowed
hat,
and
the
bird
to
appear
upon
the
tray
in
place
of
the
die.
No
sooner
said
than
done;
he
waves
the
handkerchief,
which
is
seen
to
be
empty,
and
on
raising
the
cover
the
bird
is
found
under
it;
while,
on
turning
over
the
hat,
out
falls
the
die.
The
disappearance
of
the
cage,
which
is
of
the
form
shown
in
Fig.
253,
will
be
readily
understood
by
any
reader
who
has
followed
the
description
of
the
“flying
glass
of
water”
described
at
page
367.
The
handkerchief
used
is
double,
and
contains
in
its
centre,
stitched
between
the
two
surfaces,
an
oblong
wire
frame,
in
size
and
shape
exactly
corresponding
with
the
top
of
the
cage.
When
the
performer
throws
the
handkerchief
over
the
cage
on
the
table,
he
takes
care
to
bring
this
wire
shape
immediately
over
the
cage.
When
he
apparently
lifts
the
cage
under
the
handkerchief,
which
he
does
standing
behind
his
table,
he
really
lifts
the
handkerchief
only,
distended
by
the
hidden
wire,
and
with
the
other
hand
he
gently
lowers
the
cage
out
of
sight
upon
the
servante.
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