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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
60
TO
DRAW
BACK
A
CARD.
(Glisser
la
carte.)--The
performer
shows
the
bottom
card,
then
dropping
the
pack
into
a
horizontal
position,
face
downwards,
he
draws
out,
with
the
thumb
and
second
finger
of
the
other
hand,
apparently
that
card,
but
really
the
next
above
it.
This
is
effected
as
follows:--Hold
the
pack
upright
in
the
left
hand
between
the
first
finger
and
thumb,
the
back
of
the
cards
towards
the
palm,
and
the
thumb
and
finger
about
the
middle
of
each
side
of
the
pack.
Let
the
third
finger,
which
should
be
previously
moistened,
rest
on
the
face
of
the
cards.
(See
Fig.
24.)
You
will
find
that
in
this
position,
by
moving
the
third
finger,
you
can
draw
back
the
bottom
card
about
an
inch
below
the
remaining
cards,
and
thereby
leave
exposed
a
corresponding
portion
of
the
next
card.
(See
Fig.
25.)
This
is
the
whole
mechanism
of
the
operation.
You
must,
of
course,
take
care,
after
showing
the
bottom
card,
to
turn
the
pack
downward
before
you
slide
back
that
card
in
order
to
draw
the
next
card
in
its
place.
TO
“TURN
OVER”
THE
PACK.--There
are
certain
tricks
(as,
for
instance,
where
you
have
undertaken
to
produce
a
given
card
at
a
particular
number
in
the
pack)
for
which
it
is
necessary
to
deal
a
certain
number
of
cards
from
the
top,
and
then
(without
the
spectator’s
knowledge)
to
continue
the
deal
from
the
opposite
end
of
the
pack.
As
a
necessary
preliminary,
you
must
“face”
the
cards--i.e.,
bring
the
upper
and
lower
portions
face
to
face.
This
you
have
already
been
taught
to
do
by
means
of
the
pass.
Whichever
way
the
pack
is
turned,
it
will
now,
of
course,
show
backs
only.
Take
the
pack
flat
in
the
left
hand,
the
fingers
clipping
it
rather
tightly,
but
without
the
aid
of
the
thumb.
Pass
the
thumb
underneath,
and
with
the
ball
of
the
thumb
press
the
pack
smartly
upwards
(see
Fig.
26),
when
it
will
describe
a
semi-revolution
on
its
longer
axis,
the
lower
face
of
the
pack
being
thereby
brought
uppermost.
If
performed
with
the
hand
at
rest,
the
movement
is
very
perceptible;
but
if
you
at
the
same
time
make
a
semi-circular
sweep
of
the
hand
and
arm
from
left
to
right,
the
smaller
movement
of
the
pack
in
the
hand
is
much
less
likely
to
attract
notice.
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