Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

CHAPTER IV. AUTOMATA: PSYCHO. Automaton of Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke 536 Psycho and its Imitators 536 Zoe 539 Fanfare 540 CHAPTER V. MARIONETTES. Taking a Man to Pieces 542 The Living Marionettes 543 CHAPTER VI. CLAIRVOYANCE. Clairvoyance, or Second Sight 545 The Clairvoyance of the Superstitious Ages and the Clairvoyance of the Day 546 Questions and Answers 547 The Reading of Concealed Writing 549 The Addition of Unseen Figures 550 CHAPTER VII. SPIRITUALISM. Spiritualism 551 Mediums and their Pretences 552 Their Tests 552 Various Tying Tests 552 The Sealed Accordion 553 Floating in the Air 554 Floating Tambourines, Guitars, etc. 555 The Spiritual Musical Box 555 Writing on the Ceiling 556 Invisible Writing 556 The Floating Table, etc. 557