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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
·
Professor Hoffmann
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The
long
card
is
the
more
reliable,
as
it
can
always
be
distinguished
with
certainty
from
the
rest
of
the
pack;
but
it
is
very
generally
known,
and
after
having
made
use
of
it
for
one
trick,
it
is
clear
that
you
cannot
immediately
venture
upon
another
with
the
same
card.
It
is
further
comparatively
useless
unless
you
are
proficient
in
“forcing.”
The
biseauté
pack
may
be
used
without
any
knowledge
of
“forcing,”
and
has
the
advantage
that
any
card
may
in
turn
become
the
key
card,
but
it
is
treacherous.
The
necessary
turning
of
the
pack
is
likely
to
attract
observation,
and
any
little
mistake,
such
as
allowing
the
card
to
be
replaced
in
its
original
direction,
or
a
few
of
the
cards
getting
turned
round
in
shuffling,
will
cause
a
breakdown.
Notwithstanding
these
disadvantages,
both
the
long
card
and
the
biseauté
pack
will
be
found
very
useful
to
the
amateur;
but
it
should
be
borne
in
mind
that
both
these
appliances
are
in
reality
only
makeshifts
or
substitutes
for
sleight-of-hand.
Professionals
of
the
highest
class
discard
them
altogether,
and
rely
wholly
on
the
more
subtle
magic
of
their
own
fingers.
We
subjoin
a
few
of
the
best
of
the
feats
which
specially
depend
upon
the
use
of
a
long
card
or
the
biseauté
pack.
A
CARD
HAVING
BEEN
CHOSEN
AND
RETURNED,
AND
THE
PACK
SHUFFLED,
TO
PRODUCE
THE
CHOSEN
CARD
INSTANTLY
IN
VARIOUS
WAYS.--Request
some
person
to
draw
a
card,
spreading
them
before
him
for
that
purpose.
If
you
use
a
long-card
pack
you
must
force
the
long
card;
if
you
are
using
a
biseauté
pack
any
card
may
be
drawn,
the
pack
being
reversed
before
the
card
is
replaced.
The
card
being
returned,
the
pack
may
be
shuffled
to
any
extent,
but
you
will
always
be
able
to
cut
by
feel
at
the
card
chosen.
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