Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

What is in my hand? A pin. What is the metal? Gold. Any stone? Amethyst. What have I now? Money. You say I have money; but you don’t say the kind? A florin. Can you tell me again? A shilling. From the illustrations I have given above, the reader will perceive that, provided a large and well-selected assortment of questions, corresponding with replies, be agreed upon, and well known by the two confederates, almost any question may be answered and any article known, together with its properties, color, contents, etc.