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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
584
Second
Method.--The
balls
used
in
this
instance
are
five
in
number,
two
large,
one
of
each
colour;
two
small,
one
of
each
colour,
and
one
(a
trifle
larger
than
these
latter),
of
which
one
half
is
red,
and
one
half
white.
The
decanter
is
replaced
by
an
ordinary
wine
bottle
(see
Fig.
258),
prepared
as
follows:--A
tin
tube,
a,
three
inches
in
length,
closed
at
the
bottom,
but
open
at
the
top,
is
made
to
fit
within
the
neck
(just
so
tightly,
that
it
cannot
fall
out
of
its
own
accord),
its
upper
edge
being
turned
over
all
round,
and
japanned
black,
so
that
when
placed
in
the
bottle
it
may
be
undistinguishable
from
the
actual
neck.
The
cavity
at
the
bottom
of
the
bottle
is
filled
with
a
resinous
cement,
in
such
manner
as
only
to
leave
room
for
one
of
the
larger
balls.
The
tube
is
beforehand
filled
with
port
or
claret,
and
placed
in
the
neck.
The
bottle
itself,
which,
if
not
naturally
opaque,
must
be
rendered
so
by
an
interior
coating
of
black
japan,
should
be
nearly
filled
with
water.
Thus
prepared,
it
is
brought
forward
and
placed
on
the
table.
The
balls
are
disposed
as
follows:
the
two
white
ones
in
the
left
pochette
of
the
performer,
the
two
red
ones
and
the
parti-coloured
ball
in
the
pochette
on
the
other
side.
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