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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
744
VIII.
CARRYING
FIRE
IN
THE
HANDS.--In
performing
this
extremely
simple
trick,
the
audience
must
not
be
informed
of
what
it
is
your
intention
to
do,
but
it
should
be
done
when
there
is
any
delay
in
your
other
tricks,
or
some
hitch
occurs
in
getting
anything
you
require,
and
which
happens
not
to
be
at
hand.
For
filling
up
a
gap
in
a
performance,
it
will
be
found
extremely
useful.
In
giving
an
entertainment
of
magic,
always
have
on
your
table
two
burning
candles;
they
are
both
useful
and
ornamental,
and
serve
to
dispel
any
idea
of
the
spectators
that
you
cannot
perform
your
tricks
in
a
full
light.
You
go
to
the
table,
having
previously
concealed
a
piece
of
paper
in
your
hand
between
the
two
middle
fingers,
and
place
your
hands
around
the
flame,
saying
it
is
perfectly
possible
to
retain
the
heat
in
the
hand,
and
even
carry
the
flame
from
one
candle
to
another.
You
then
blow
out
one
of
the
candles,
and
quickly
place
your
hands
round
the
other,
set
fire
to
the
paper
in
your
hand,
blow
out
the
candle,
quickly
light
the
first
and
then
the
second,
smothering
the
flame
of
the
paper
in
your
hand.
This
trick,
when
well
done,
causes
great
astonishment
and
surprise.
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