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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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Now,
had
these
faithful
believers
looked
very
carefully
at
the
rope
and
the
method
of
the
tying,
they
would
have
discovered
that
the
rope
had
previously
been
cut
in
halves,
and
then
knotted
with
a
fast
knot
in
the
middle.
This
knot
is
concealed
by
the
medium
before
he
binds
himself,
by
holding
it
in
his
hand.
The
rope
then,
of
course,
looks
like
one
continuous
whole.
When
the
gas
is
lowered,
he
places
the
two
ends
of
the
rope
beneath
him
on
the
chair,
and,
in
a
manner
which
I
can
scarcely
explain
in
writing
or
even
by
illustration,
so
binds
himself,
that
by
making
a
double
running
knot,
and
placing
this
double
noose
twice
round
his
wrist,
he
can
slip
it,
and
thus
free
his
hand
at
will.
The
knot
may
be
concealed,
because
it
is
never
touched
or
disturbed.
When
the
room
is
again
darkened,
it
is
found
to
be
a
very
easy
matter
for
the
medium
to
perform
any
of
the
usual
manifestations.
Another
test
offered
by
a
medium,
and
which
was
considered
as
convincing
proof
of
the
right
of
his
claim
of
connection
with
the
world
of
spirits,
was
the
well-known
sealed
accordion
test.
The
instrument
was
fast
bound
by
tapes,
and
the
tapes
sealed
at
every
note
so
as
to
prevent
it
being
played
in
the
ordinary
way.
As
soon
as
the
lights
were
out
the
accordion
was
heard
to
play,
not
too
sweetly,
but
sufficiently
well
to
show
that
the
instrument
was
being
manipulated.
When
the
lights
were
again
produced,
the
accordion
was
found
just
as
it
had
been
placed,
fast
bound
by
tapes,
each
note
sealed,
and
the
seals
immaculate.
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