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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
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Professor Hoffmann
706
In
order
that
the
reader
may
more
clearly
understand
how
this
great
optical
illusion
was
produced,
I
will
give
a
full
explanation
of
an
improvement
upon
this
apparently
wonderful
phenomenon--the
Fatima
illusion--when
the
reader
will
more
clearly
comprehend
the
solution
of
what
must
have
hitherto
been
to
him
or
her
a
profound
mystery.
But
before
doing
so
I
may
mention
that
simultaneously
with
the
appearance
of
Colonel
Stodare’s
Talking
Head
there
was
produced
by
Messrs.
Pepper
and
Tobin
an
optical
illusion
founded
upon
precisely
the
same
mechanical
arrangement.
It
was
called
“Proteus;
or,
We’re
here
and
not
here.”
A
cabinet
3
ft.
6
in.
wide
by
6
ft.
high,
standing
upon
four
small
feet
so
that
the
audience
could
see
beneath
it,
was
brought
upon
the
stage.
It
was
then
opened,
and
inside
was
seen
a
pillar
in
the
centre
from
floor
to
top,
on
the
point
of
which
was
hung
a
lamp.
The
cabinet
was
seen
to
be
empty.
A
person
entered
it,
closing
the
door
after
him.
In
a
few
seconds,
when
the
door
was
reopened,
it
was
found
to
be
empty.
This
was
repeated
with
three
different
persons.
A
fourth
went
in,
and
on
the
door
being
opened
the
four
persons
were
seen
inside,
and
emerged
from
the
cabinet.
Of
course,
where
these
men
concealed
themselves
was
the
cause
of
a
great
deal
of
surmise
and
conjecture;
but
the
reader
who
has
seen
this
trick,
after
I
have
explained
the
mystery,
will
marvel
at
the
ease
with
which
he
was
deceived
and
hoodwinked.
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