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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
652
It
will
be
found
a
very
convenient
arrangement
to
have
the
magnet
enclosed
in
a
little
mahogany
box,
as
shown
in
the
diagrams,
in
which
condition
it
can
readily
be
fixed
in
any
required
position.
THE
MAGIC
BELL.--Precisely
the
same
in
principle,
though
differing
somewhat
in
detail,
is
the
magic
bell.
The
bell,
which
is
of
glass,
and
of
the
form
shown
in
Fig.
306,
is
hung
up
above
the
stage
by
two
silk
or
woollen
cords,
and
thus
apparently
placed
wholly
out
of
the
reach
of
human
influence.
Nevertheless,
at
the
command
of
the
magician,
it
becomes
endowed
with
seeming
vitality.
The
hammer
strikes
any
number
of
times
at
command,
answers
questions
(with
three
raps
for
“yes,”
and
one
for
“no,”
after
the
approved
spiritualistic
manner),
indicates
chosen
cards,
and
generally
displays
a
remarkable
amount
of
intelligence.
The
reader
who
has
followed
our
description
of
the
spirit-rapping
magnet
will
hardly
require
an
explanation
of
the
magic
bell.
The
brass
cap,
from
which
the
hammer
projects,
contains
a
small
electro-magnet,
the
wire
which
carries
the
hammer
being
fixed
to
the
keeper,
and
bringing
the
hammer
down
smartly
on
the
glass
whenever
the
electric
circuit
is
made
complete.
“But,”
says
the
sagacious
reader,
“how
is
the
circuit
made
complete?
In
the
former
case
there
were
hidden
wires,
passing
through
the
legs
of
the
table,
to
convey
the
electric
current,
but
in
this
instance
the
bell
is
suspended
in
mid-air
by
a
couple
of
ordinary
cords.
How
can
the
electric
fluid
therefore
be
conveyed
to
the
bell?”
The
answer
lies
in
the
fact
that
the
cords
are
not
quite
ordinary
cords.
In
appearance
they
are
two
pieces
of
common
cord,
with
a
brass
hook
at
each
end,
for
the
purpose
of
first
attaching
them
to
corresponding
hooks
in
the
ceiling,
and,
secondly,
attaching
the
bell
to
their
opposite
ends.
But
on
a
closer
examination
it
will
be
found
that
a
fine
copper
wire
extends
from
hook
to
hook
through
the
centre
of
the
cord,
making
it
a
perfect
conductor,
while
yet
not
diminishing
in
the
least
its
perfect
flexibility.
The
hooks
in
the
ceiling
communicate
with
hidden
wires,
and
these
with
the
electric
battery
behind
the
scenes.
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