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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
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Such
was
the
figure
which
opened
the
eyes
of
Houdin
to
the
marvels
which
the
application
of
the
simple
laws
of
mechanics
might
produce;
and
his
great
mechanical
genius
enabled
him
to
succeed
even
better
than
he
hoped
when
first
he
began
his
investigations
of
the
automata
that
had
already
been
exhibited.
The
mechanism
of
the
Magic
Harlequin
is
extremely
simple;
in
fact,
it
will
be
found
that
the
most
marvellous
and
astounding
effects
are
produced
by
the
simplest
contrivances.
The
box
containing
the
figure
was
grooved
in
the
back
in
nine
places,
each
groove
terminating
in
a
hole
pierced
through
the
bottom
of
the
box.
Corresponding
exactly
with
these
holes
were
nine
holes
in
the
table
upon
which
the
figure
performed.
Below
these
holes
at
the
back
of
the
table,
which
was
always
placed
close
up
to
the
curtains
at
the
back
of
the
stage,
and
behind
which
the
person
who
manœuvred
the
figure
was
concealed,
were
nine
spring
pistons
worked
by
nine
different
strings
passing
over
pulleys,
each
of
which
performed
a
different
function,
and
were
attached
to
that
point
in
the
figure
which
each
was
designed
to
move.
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