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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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This
seeming
marvel
rests
on
a
very
slight
foundation.
The
flags
to
be
produced
are
of
coloured
tissue-paper,
with
flagstaffs
made
of
wire,
or
of
the
“bass”
of
which
scrubbing-brooms
are
made,
so
as
to
occupy
very
little
space.
These
are
rolled
up
together
in
little
parcels,
like
with
like,
according
to
size.
Thus
arranged,
they
are
placed,
the
smaller
ones
in
the
sleeve
of
the
performer,
and
the
larger
ones
about
his
person,
with
the
ends
just
inside
the
breast
of
his
waistcoat.
While
waving
the
first
two
flags
backwards
and
forwards,
he
gets
one
of
the
parcels
from
the
sleeve
into
his
hands,
immediately
unrolling
and
developing
it,
when
the
two
flags
appear
to
have
multiplied
into
fifty.
Under
cover
of
these,
he
draws
down
from
the
sleeve
another
parcel,
which
he
develops
in
like
manner,
and
after
the
sleeves
are
exhausted
has
recourse
to
the
fresh
store
within
the
waistcoat.
He
all
along
takes
care
to
retain
in
his
hands
a
large
and
widespread
bundle
of
the
flags,
which,
being
kept
moving
backwards
and
forwards,
materially
aids
in
covering
the
mode
of
production
of
the
remainder.
THE
UMBRELLA
TRICK.--The
performer
comes
forward
with
an
umbrella,
which
may
be
either
the
common-place
article
of
every-day
life,
or
a
brilliant
fancy
production,
akin
to
Joseph’s
coat
of
many
colours.
This
he
hands
for
inspection,
and
meanwhile
borrows
a
lady’s
handkerchief.
The
latter,
for
safe
keeping,
he
places
in
an
empty
vase,
which
is
left
in
full
view
of
the
company.
The
umbrella,
duly
examined,
he
places
in
a
case,
which
may
be
either
the
ordinary
glazed
oilskin
case,
or
a
special
apparatus
prepared
for
the
purpose.
Whichever
it
be,
the
result
is
the
same.
On
again
uncovering
the
vase,
the
handkerchief
has
vanished,
and
in
its
place
is
found
the
silk
covering
of
the
umbrella.
On
removing
the
umbrella
from
its
case,
it
is
found
to
have
lost
its
covering;
but
the
handkerchief,
torn
in
several
pieces,
is
found
fastened
to
its
naked
ribs,
one
piece
to
each.
These
are
removed.
Again
the
vase
is
covered,
and
the
umbrella
restored
to
the
case.
The
torn
fragments
of
the
handkerchief
are
burnt,
and
their
ashes
invisibly
passed
into
the
vase;
and
on
a
new
examination
the
two
articles
are
found
uninjured
as
at
first.
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