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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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THE
DEMON’S
HEAD.--This
is
a
large
and
effective
piece
of
apparatus,
standing
about
twenty-eight
inches
from
the
table.
It
consists
of
a
grotesque
papier
maché
head,
representing
that
of
a
demon
or
satyr,
and
painted
according
to
taste.
It
is
supported
by
an
ornamental
brass
column,
about
an
inch
in
diameter,
springing
from
a
velvet-covered
base,
nine
inches
square
and
four
and
a
half
high.
(See
Fig.
286.)
At
the
will
of
the
operator,
the
head
rolls
its
eyes
and
opens
its
mouth,
and
is
sometimes
made
available
in
this
way
to
answer
questions;
the
rolling
of
the
eyes
being
taken
to
signify
a
negative,
and
the
opening
of
the
mouth
an
affirmative.
In
addition
to
these
accomplishments,
the
demon
will
indicate
chosen
cards
in
the
following
manner:
Five
cards
having
been
selected,
are
returned
to
the
pack,
which,
after
being
duly
shuffled,
is
placed
in
the
demon’s
mouth.
The
performer
now
orders
him
to
produce
the
chosen
cards,
when
two
of
them
fly
from
his
mouth,
and
the
other
two
spring
up
between
his
horns.
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