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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
723
Name
this?
A
pocket
comb.
What
have
I
here?
A
purse.
What
is
this?
A
toothpick.
This
will
puzzle
you?
Court
plaster.
Speak
loud?
A
letter.
Answer
quickly?
A
handkerchief.
Has
it
a
color?
White.
Is
it
perfumed?
Yes.
Tell
me
now?
Keys.
Is
this
of
any
use?
An
almanac.
What
is
this
for?
To
burn
a
cigar.
Do
ladies
use
this?
Yes;
a
pincushion,
needlecase.
Do
you
know
this?
A
walking-stick.
Now,
can
you
tell
this?
A
pocket-book.
Would
you
like
this?
Yes;
a
watch.
Do
you
admire
this?
A
brooch.
Who
gave
me
this?
A
lady--a
bracelet.
What
is
in
my
hand?
A
pin.
Now,
who
gave
me
this?
A
gentleman--a
chain.
What
have
I
now?
Money.
Now,
what
have
I
got?
A
sovereign.
Can
you
tell
me
again?
A
shilling.
Is
this
the
same?
Sixpence.
You
say
I
have
money;
but
you
don’t
say
the
kind?
A
florin.
You
say
I
have
money;
but
you
don’t
say
its
value?
A
half
crown.
You
say
I
have
money;
but
tell
me
its
value?
Ten
shillings.
What
is
the
value
of
the
money?
A
penny.
I
cannot
hear
you?
A
halfpenny.
I
think
I
have
given
sufficient
queries
and
answers
to
indicate
the
simplicity
and
the
secret
of
second
sight.
When
all
the
particulars
of
the
articles
are
required,
although
the
questions
may
seem
perplexing
to
the
spectator,
yet
they
are
extremely
simple
to
the
person
who
knows
each
question
and
its
reply
by
heart.
Here
is
an
illustration
of
a
complicated
series
of
questions,
and
the
reader
will
see
at
once
that
the
answering
is
very
simple:
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
