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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
665
An
inspection
of
the
diagrams
will
already
have
furnished
the
clue
to
the
mystery.
Of
the
two
upright
rods,
one
(that
placed
under
the
left
arm)
is
wholly
without
preparation,
and
may
be
freely
handed
for
examination.
The
other,
A,
is
either
of
iron
throughout
(this
was
the
case
with
the
pretended
walking-stick
used
by
Robert-Houdin)
or
of
well-seasoned
wood
with
an
iron
core,
and
capable
of
bearing
a
very
heavy
weight.
The
lower
end
of
this
sinks
into
a
socket
in
the
low
board
or
table
already
mentioned,
and
thus
becomes,
for
the
time
being,
a
fixture.
In
the
upper
end
is
hollowed
out
a
small
space,
about
an
inch
in
depth,
for
a
purpose
which
will
presently
appear.
The
subject
of
the
experiment
wears,
underneath
her
page’s
costume,
a
sort
of
iron
corset,
or
framework,
similar
to
that
shown
in
Figs.
313
and
314,
and
more
in
detail
in
Fig.
315.
An
iron
girdle,
a
a,
passes
nearly
round
the
waist,
the
circle
being
completed
by
a
leather
strap.
At
right
angles
to
this,
on
the
right
side,
is
fixed
an
iron
upright,
b
b,
extending
from
just
below
the
armpit
nearly
to
the
knee,
but
with
a
joint
c
(working
backwards
and
forwards
only)
at
the
hip,
a
strap
d,
round
the
leg,
keeping
it
in
position,
so
as
to
allow
of
bending
the
thigh.
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