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C O P Y R I G H T I N GT GT. B R I T A I N A N D U. U . S. S. A . IM PO RT AN T: The rights of Ma nuf act uri ng any of the items deseribed in this book are strictly re serve d by the publishers. D u p l i c a t e d a n d I l l u s t r a t e d b y U r i c G. G. L e w i s , N o r t h a m p t o n .
The Mys tic Seven* Seve n* v/hose hea dqu art ers are at at Dewsbury, Yorksh ire, England, England, is a mag ic al society formed in May 1934. Seven local amateur and semi-professional magicians formed its first council. M u c h p r o g r e s s h a s "b " been m a d e d u r i n g t h e f i r s t 18 months a n d t h e S oc oc i e t y h a s n o w 1 4 a c t i v e members. The Vice-Presidents of the Society are Chris Van Bern* Horace Goldiii and Levante. During its first year the following profess i o n a l m a g i c i a n s w e r e e n t e r t a i n e d : H o r a c e G-oid.ln, Levante, Paul Rupert (Rupert Howard) jldw jldwer erd d Vict or, Ch ri s Va n Bern, i?red Cu lp it t and Billy O' Conner. 432 Leeds Road, Dewsbury, "England. John B. Vard, Hon. Secretary.
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a great pleasure to m e to h a v e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y and X^x’ ivilege f o r this very c l e v e r and in writing a p r e f a c e in te re st in g bo ok aTH T5 ?IYST1RI33 0':? T H U M Y S T I C S UV Hf ". The s al e o f i t s h o u l d b e p h e n o m e n a l , and I pred ict that it will run into s e v e r a l e d it i on s . I w i s h to c o m p l i m e n t those re sponsible f o r compiling same containing so much original material and e f f e c t s never before s ee n i n p r i n t o r p r e s e n t e d b e f o r e a u d i e nc e s . B e s t w i s h e s f o r its success. Tal ki ng of Success: perh aps the 7ollov/ing 7 My st ic Poi nts o u g h t to b e of some assist ance to m y f e l l o w m e m b e r s o f t h e Ar t to enable them to achiev e it. It is not so di ff icu lt as some co nj ur or s beli eve . J’ or in s t a n c e . ..... POINT 1. The first thing on the road to success is ORIGINALITY. Study your own temperament, y o u r o w n p e r s o n a l i t y and. select your effects accordingly, P O I N T 2 t D o n 't l e t J E A L O U S Y o v e r p o w e r y ou , o r e nv y, whe n you s e e a n o t h e r c o n j u r o r m a k i n g a s u cc e s s w i t h a tr ic k. P O I N T 3„ 3 e i n a ? I T C O N D I T I O N b o t h p h y s i c a l l y a n d m e n t a l l y whe n yo u st ar t to perform . for get everything3'file$, concentrate on 'That you are going to do and say. POI NT 4. v/hen you he ar of som eth ing original, in ve nt ed by s o m e o n e e ls e, somethin g that is bette r than wh at you are doing, don 't copy it. Furthermore, don 't get discouraged, try to create something for yourself. One original effect of your own is far bet te r than f i f t e e n c o p i e d e f fe ct s. POI NT 5. The Art of Con jur ing is like a play. Tri cks are like a c t or s , the prod uce r c h o o s e s t he p l a y e r s and the types acco rding to t h e p a r t t h e y h a v e t o p o r t r a y , therefore be discr imin ate i n t he c h o i c e o f t r i c ks . P O I N T 6. S h o u l d y o u p u r c h a s e a t r i c k f r o m a d e a l e r, rem emb er T h a t t he s a me i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t he p r e s e n t a t i o n a r e given to every purchaser. It is essent ial therefore, same for you to e n d e a v o u r t o r e c o n s t r u c t to suit your own individuality. P O I N T V , La s t, b u t n o t l e as t , p r a c t i c e y o u r t r i c k s w el lc Re h e a r s e w a l k i n g o n a n d w a l k i n g o f f s ta ge . Pay att ent i o n to y o u r h a n d s w h e t h e r y o u a re doing a trick or not. Practice to bow acknowledging applause. HORACE GOLDIN. 3r e c M a g i c i a n ’s Club , L on do n) [V -Pres. My st ic Seven, Dew sbu ry)
PAG3 Pre-face b y H o r a c e Go 1 clin. T h e M y s t i c S e v e n L i q u e u r G l a s s T r i c k , By. Horace Goldin.
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By. C h r i s V a n B e r n
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C h r l s V a n B er n
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Eastern Miracles
By T h e G r e a t L e v a n t e
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The Sword Card Effect
By D o n a l d D e m a i n e
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The Card and Ribbon 'Effect
By John 3. v/ard
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The Great Long Distance Hind Reader
By J o h n B. v/ard
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The X-Ray Card effect
By J o h n B. v/ard
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The Lighted Gas Trick
By L. A. D aw so n
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The Sympathetic Liquids
By M a x L e s t r a ng e
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The Simplex Silk Penetration
By "Cyro'1
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The Simplex Ribbon Effect
By ''Cyro"
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Merli n's Jonder Blocks
By "Cyro"
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Invisible Transit
By A r t h m r W i l m a r
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The Ten Card jlffect
By D a l t o n
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A Novel Cup and Ball Effect
By ? r e d L o d g e
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The Colour Spot Mystery
By H. G. B ea um on t
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Production of Bowl of \/ater and Goldfish.
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T h e M i l k a n d P a go d a M y s t e r y
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EFFECT, A liqu er glass, whi ch can be g 1 ven for examination. G-ive the bottom p a r t seven turns to the left when tho part in question is completely removed from the stem of the glass. Pl ac e the round part o re mo ve d in the eye as a mono cle. Af te r a few seconds, it is ret urn ed to the bo tt om of the stem, a n d b y r e v e r s i n g t he m o v e m e n t , seven turn s to the right, it is scr ewe d on again, when the glas s is agai n given for examination. This trick must be repeated twice in orde r to get the des ire d effect. The first time place the glass in the hand as p e r i’ ig.I. Th e le ft h a n d on top of the glass, the r ig ht h an d _&n the stem the roun d bo tt om part. Hol d the glass t i g h t l y w i t h b o t h h a nd s , g i v e s e v e n t w is t s to the left wi th the right han d only. Let the glass stem slip through your fingers and as you near the seve nth turn let it slip easier, inc rea sin g the movement, j’ or reverse movement, start by turnin g quic kly to the right and as you near the seventh turn, turn ci o it slowly Cto li you are screwing it tightly, Pu t on the fin ger s and stop. Then gi va the gla 5s for examination. You have a glass disc cut from a similar liq uer gla ss to the o n e y o u u s e f o r the trick. Sec ret ly get po ss es si on of this. Ho ld the trick gl as s in yo ur left han d (see J'ig 2) rep ea t ope rat ion s, sho w di sc wh ic h yo u ha ve '‘ removed '1 an d pl ac e same i n y o u r e y e as a mon ocle. V/hen you remov e mon ocl e, to com pl et e t r i c k t u r n s i d e w a ys , s l ip d i s c i n s i d e o f y o u r c o l la r , pre te nd to replace disc on to stem of glass in the palm of your hand as i n P i g 5 . K e p e a t t h e m o v e m e n t s a n d t h e n g i v e t h e g la s s f o r e x a m If yo u are a good pal mis t the disc can be palmed. ination. Pig 3 shows the position of the glass HOT to be exposed to the
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Of s pe ll in g tric ks t here is no end, the on ly riv al of the i’ ou r Ace Trick, so he pre par ed to puz zle your friends., and mak e f r e s h ene mie s. NH17. . .Ye s IfHY/, an d y ou w o u l d sa y th e sa me if y o u saw it and did no t kno w the secret. Wow, as we alway s give credit, let Val Ivans rise and how, for the idea in the fi rst fo rm wa s his. 'Vho he got it fr om we do not kno w or care, hu t it is a da rn ed go od thing. No w l e t ’s get going. EJ.j’ JSCT 25 c ar ds ar e c o u n t e d f r o m to p of p a c k f ac e d o w n on right of table. A no th er 25 are counted on left of table. The two re m a i n i n g c a r d s a r e d i s c ar d e d . Spectato r shuffles bot h heaps and is given free c h o i c e o f e i t he r. Whichever heap spect ator c h o o s e s p e r f o r m e r u s e s f o r t h e e x p e r i m e n t . A c a r d is t a k e n f r o m one of the heaps, ins ert ed in the other, and aga in shuffled. Performer then tells the spectator the chosen card and to prove b e y o n d a l l d o u b t t h a t h e k n o w s it, p r o c e e d s to s p e l l i t f r o m the heap withou t any s l e i g h t s o r m o v e s w h at e ve r . 3>T07 HE RD ' S H O W ,. On top of pa c k ha ve the f ol lo w i n g 25 ca rd s in any ord er: - Ace, 2, 6 and 10 Diamonds ; 3, 7, 8 an d Q of Club s ; Q 4, 5, 8, 9, J, Q, an d K of Shad es; 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 r a n d K o f H e a r ts . P e r f o r m e r r u n s t h r o u g h t he p a c k s h o w i n g f a c e s to t h e a u d i e n c e and fal se shuff les if des ire d (not distur bing top 25 cards). Spectator is asked to assist. MOVES. 1. Spe ctat or deals 25 cards on right of table and ano the r 25 on left of table, discarding the two remaining. 2. Spe ctat or shuf fles both heaps. 3. 7reo cho ice of cit her heap is given. 4. If s p e c t a t o r c h o o s e s h e a p o n r ig ht , h e m a y r e m o v e an y c a r d h e de s i re s , a n d i s g i v e n t he c h o i c e o f r e t u r n i n g i t to e i t h e r hear). If re tu rn ed to hea p fr om wh ic h the car d wa s taken, he a g a i n s h u f fl e s t h a t h e a p a n d p e r f o r m e r p r o c e e d s to n a m e t he card and then spell it out. If card taken fr om the rig ht is re t u r n e d to t he l e f t h ea p, specta tor is aske d to remov e any in d i f f e r e n t c a r d f r o m t h a t h ea p , so a s to m a i n t a i n t h e b a l a n c e o f t w e nt y - fi v e . He a g a i n s h u f fl e s T H A T h e a p a n d p e r f o r m e r n a m e s card and proceeds to spell it out.
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If spec tato r chooses the left heap, he is as ked to selec t a c a r d f r o m t he r i g h t h e a p a n d s h u f f l e i n to the left hea p afte r discarding one card to maintain the "balance of 25. WORKING. Chos en cards are ha nd ed to the per ror me r who d eals them o u t s i n g l y i n t o f i v e h e a p s o f f i v e c ar ds . Per for mer picks up each five, fans them, and asks spe ctato r if he sees his card, '.'/hatever he ap hi s c ar d is in, tha t he ap go es in to the m i d d l e of the othe r four heaps - two above and two below. Cards, are no w dealt out as before, but PA CE UP. Spe cta tor is now as ke d to ind ica te in wh ic h heap he sees hi s card. (N, B. T h i s - i s - w h e r e p e r f o r m e r g e t s k n o w l e d g e of th e c ar d, w h i c h w i l l a lw ay s be the m i d d l e c a r d o f t h at h ea p) . H e a p s a re n o w a s s e m b l e d a s b e f o r e , wi th he ap con ta in in g ch os en ca rd in the mid dle . ("j’ al so sh uf fl e if desired) No mat ter what the card is it can no w be spelled. D e a l c a r d s f a c e u p o n t ho t a b l e w h i l e s p e ll i n g , b e c a u s e some c a r d s s p e l l o u t i n t w e lv e l e t t e r s a n d o t h e r s t h i r t e e n l e t t e r s . I f s p e l l i n g f i n i s h e s o n t h e t w e l f t h c ar d, t he s e l e c t e d c a r d will be next.
T3.??~5CT T w o s h e e t s o f p l a i n g l a s s 8 ;l b y 6 “ a r e p a s s e d to t h e a u d i e n c e f o r e x a m i n a t i o n a n d f a s t e n e d t o g e t h e r w i t h s ma l l g u m m e d l a be l s. T h e s e a re t a k e n b a c k to t he s t a g e a n d p l a c e d in a s t a n d i n f u l l view of the audience. There is no co ver ing for them. A p a c k o f c a rd s i s t h e n s h u f f l e d a n d a s p e c t a t o r s e l e c t s o ne . A p a c k e t o f e n v e l o p e s i s t h e n h a n d e d to h i m a n d a n y o n e i s taken and examined. Uach corn er of the envelop e has one of the g u m m e d l a b e l s a t t a c h e d to i t a n d a f t e r e n v e lo p e h a s b e e n i n i t i a ll e d , i t i s t a k e n b a c k to t h e s t a g e a n d i s f a s t e n e d b y m e a n s of the labels to the centre of the glasses. Sp ec ta to r in the m e a n t i m e h a s r e t u r n e d h i s s e l e c t e d c a r d to t he p a c k, repla ced the pac k in its case, and hol ds it in his hands. Sp ec ta to r is n o w a s k e d t o n a m e h i s c a r d a n d o n l o o k i n g t h r o u g h th e p a c k i t i s found to have vanished and only 51 cards are left. P e r f o r m e r n o w g o e s t o t h e s t a g e a n d p o i n t i n g t o t h e e n v e l o p e on the glasses, says, "Is that the enve lope wi th yo ur init ials across it? I expect you think that the mis sin g card is no w in the envelope . Tha t is ra th er o l d - f a s h i o n e d 11. Taking.'tfoe^glasees o u t o f s ta nd , p e r f o r m e r r e m o v e s t h e e n v e l o p e a n d c a r d i s f o u n d BITt/mN the sealed glasses.
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A p i e c e of a n g l e m e t a l a s inTHOD, shov/n in ?ig 1 is ma de to ho ld two sheets of glass 6 !l b y S ;,t P o u r s s h e e t s of glas s this size are requir ed. Two of them ar e in A y'ig 1 .and two are in B i’ ig 1 The end B is facing audience, T h e g l a s s e s in this end are sealed as explained, with a duplicate card like that to be forced, between them. The two loose sheets are in end A in a n u p r i g h t p o s i t i o n where they are in view. Att en ti on is now called to the two sheets of glass, whi ch are remo ved f r o m t he s t a nd a n d p a s s e d f c r e x a m ination. Stickers are fi xe d on the glasses to bind them together exactly in p o s i t i o n s sh ow n in j’ ig 2. Th e s e labe ls can be shap ed as shown or \ ro un d one s ma y be used. Th es e are ' obta inabl e r e a dy c ut a n d g u m m e d a t a n y s t at i o ne r s . After glasses are sealed are re tur ned to the stand and are in full view of the audience. f o r c e a duplicate Hand the cards to spectator. of the card betw een glasses. On top cf the pack h a v e a c a r d w h o s e b a c k i s t r e a t e d w i t h w a x o r D i a c h yl o n . C a r d i s r etui-ned to p a c k w h i c h i s u n d e r c u t b y p e r f o r m e r s o "that sel ec te d card goes on top of wa xe d one.. ’ Pa ck is sq ua re d and s e c r e t l y p r e s s e d so t h a t s e l e c t e d c a rd a d h e r e s to w a x e d o ne . Cards are returned to c a s e a n d a s s i s t a n t i s r e q u e s t e d to h o l d the same.
The packet of envelopes is then handed to spectator who selects o n e a n d f o u r s t i c k e r s a r e f i x e d to e a c h c o r n e r o f e n v e l o pe , half of each sticker on envelope. The envelope is initialle d. 'Return to stage and mo is te n st ic ker s on envelope. Say, "I shall n o w p l a c e t h is i n t i a l l e d e n v e l o p e o n t he f r o n t o f th e g l a s s e s wh ic h you see be fo re you'1. In say ing this you momentarily c o v e r g l a s s es w i t h y o u r b o d y an d TI P T H ” j G L A S S E S . A N D >STAND j OWSR thus bri ng in g No. 3 set up wit h the card between. At once pla ce enve lope over the glasses (with card between) and stick the labels to the glasses.
v/hen the s ec re ta ry of the Ilystic Sev en as ke d me to co nt ri bu te an ar ti cl e to ''its11 book, I ha d de ci de d on gi vi ng an ex pl an a t i o n o f s m al l p r o d u c t i v e i l l u s i o n s t h a t I h a d i n m i n d. On t h i n k i n g t h e m a t t e r o ve r, I d i s c o v e r e d t h a t m o s t e v e r y o n e e l s e wo ul d be doing the same thing. Therefore, I think this art icle o n O r i e n t a l H a g i c w i l l b e a p p r e c i a t ed , on account o f i t .3 au th en ti ci ty , in t he m e t h o d s of the m a g i c of th e ‘ ilast. One day when pro cee di ng to the theatre at Hanking, I saw a n u m b e r o f p e o p l e c o l l e c t e d o n a v a c a n t p i e c e o f l a nd w a t c h i n g , what I thought to be, Chinese street performers, acro bat s m a g i c i a n s , j u g gl e rs . A l w a y s h a v i n g t he i d e a a t t h e b a c k o f m y min d that there migh t be something I had not seen before, I p u s h e d m y w a y i n to t h e c r o wd a n d d i s c o v e r e d a n o l d m a n of sixty, a you ng fe ll ow of about thirty and two small bo ys of a b o u t s i x o r n i n e y e a r s o f age, giving a perform ance of ju gg l i n g a n d g r o u n d a c r o b at i c s . T h e o l d m a n i n t he m e a n t i m e h a d pi ck ed up a chopper s i m i l a r to o n e u s e d b y a b u t c h e r in t h is country and was cutting up lengths of bamboo about 4 feet long a n d w a s p o i n t i n g e a c h p i e c e w i t h a k n if e . Appar entl y the idea was to use them for pla te spinning. I thought at the time it was rather unus ual t o s ee t h e p l a t e s p i n n e r p r e p a r i n g h i s b a m b o o s h a f t s i n p u b l i c. U s u a l l y t h e y h a v e t h e m r e a d y f o r th e performance. The ol d man, ha vi ng cut the bam boo into i t ’ s var iou s strips, t h r e w c h o p p e r d o w n o n a t ow el , t h e n t u c k e d t he k n i f e b a c k in h i s b e lt . T h e n h e a n d th e y o u n g m a n c a r r i e d o u t a p e r f o r m a n c e o f p l a t e s p i nn i ng . I n t he m e a n t i m e t he b o y s w e r e p r e p a r i n g a t a bl e w i t h t r e s tl e a n d s om e b o w l s f o r a p e r f o r m a n c e o f b e n d ing and contortions. The elder boy, in essa ying the tas k of b e n d i n g b a c k f r o m t he t r e et l e o n t he t a b l e to p i c k u p a b o w l of wat er with his mouth, l e t h i s f o o t sl ip a n d f e l l o f f t he trestle. He was told by the ol d ma n to go ba ck an d do it again, and^ thi s time c o r r e c t l y . In trying the trick a second time, he a g a i n f el l. T h e o l d m a n w a s b y t h is t i me f u r i o u s l y h u r l i n g , what I ima gine d to be, Chinese oaths and told hi m to go bac k again and do the trick. And in doing it.the boy this time fell completely from the trestle.Without any hesitation whatsoever t he o l d m a n p u l l e d o ut o f h i s b e l t t he k n i f e h e h a d b e e n u s i n g to p o i n t t he b a m b o o a n d s t a b b e d t he b o y i n h i s s t o m a c h. Blood s p u r t e d i n a ll d i r e c t i on s . T h e o l d m a n w a s f r o t h i n g a t t he m o u th . On pull ing his knife out of the boy's abdo men and
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wh ils t the boy l ay on his ba ck on the co nj ur or ’ s arms, a pool of bl oo d was to be seen in the holl ow of his stomach. Then the o l d m a n t u r n e d t he b o y o v e r a n d o n t he b o y ' s b a c k could be rseen where the poi nt of the knife ha d be en pu sh ed through. Some of the spectators then made some remarks to £he ol d ma n who was still fro thi ng at the mo ut h and talk ing away. In tho m e a n t i m e , t h e y o u n g e r m a n h a d t h r o w n a c l o t h o v e r th e b o y , w h o w a s n o w l a y i n g o n t he f o r m - l i k e t r e s t l e f a c e d o w n w a rd s . The o l d m a n, s e e i n g t he c h o p p e r l y i n g o n t he t ow el , pi ck ed it^up and thr ew the cloth par tly over the b o y ’s ba ck ex po si ng his head and struck him a short sharp "blow on the 'Sack of the neck and then threw the c loth bac k o ver the boy' s h e a d ,Y/e wi tn es se d b l o o d p o u r i n g f r o m b e n e a t h t he c l o t h f r o m w h a t m i g h t b e t h e ga sh on the ba ck of the b o y ’o neck. A l l t h i s l e f t m e r a t h e r p e r t ur b e d . Presen tly into the crowd c a m e t h e u s u a l C h i n e s e P o l i c e m a n w h o t h r e a t e n e d t o t a k e t he elder C/dnese o f f to p r is o n . The elder Chinese then stated t h a t i f s u f f i c i e n t m o n e y w a s t h r o w n in, h e w o u l d c a l l o n ce rta in spirits that he, the great Hagician, c oul d the n cause the boy to come to life again. Producing several medals out of a cloth ba g he showed t h e m to t he P o l i c e C o n s t a b l e . These med als were appare ntly proof that he was a Magician, The you ng e r m a n a n d t he o t h e r b oy , in the mean time ha d taken up the c o l l e c t i o n . W h e n t h e y d e c i d e d t h e a m o u n t t o b e s u f fi c i e n t , t h e o l d m a n p i c k e d u p a t ow el , p u t i t u n d e r n e a t h t he c lo t h , a n d v i g o r o u s l y r u b b e d b a c k w a r d s a n d f o r w a r d s o n t he b o y ’s n e c k. Pr es en tl y he took away the chopi^er wit h one ha nd an d at the s a m e t i m e r e m o v e d t he c l o t h w i t h t he o th er . There was no mar k wh at so ev er on the b o y ’ s neck, except a fe w smears of wha t m i g h t b e b l o o d , a n d t h e b o y a p p e a r e d to b e q u it e n o r m a l . Then t h r o w i n g t he c l o t h c o m p l e t e l y o f f t he b oy , t he o l d C h i n e s e h im se lf thr ew hi m ov er his knee, wi pe d the '’ b l o o d 11 f ro m the boy’ s stomach; the bo y bowed, we nt away and £at down, an d was quite normal. P r o c e e d i n g to t he T h e a t r e t hi s p r o b l e m h a d w o r r i e d m e c o n s i d era bly and I ha d no soluti on to off er for it. Whi le I was in C e y l o n, I c a me i n t o c o n t a c t w i t h a n A m e r i c a n C a r n i v a l s h o w m a n who also did some magic, I told him of this effe ct I ha d seen a t N a n k i n g a n d h e l a u gh e d , i n f o r m i n g m e t h at h e a l s o h a d s e en them and engaged the troupe,that they were now working for him in the Carnival, an d if I ca re d to come ov er he v/ould hav e t h e m p e r f o r m i t f o r m e a f t e r t h e s ho w, a n d s h o w m e h o w i t w a s d on e. I d u l y w i t n e s s e d t he p e r f o r m a n c e a g a i n a n d m a n a g e d to f a t h o m h o w i t w a s d one . Certain minor points on whi ch I was not quite certain were afterwards c l e a r e d u p f o r m e b y t he Chinese. A f t e r t h e o l d m a n h a d cu t t he b a m b o o s t i c k s i n t o s e c t i o n s , threw the chopper th to l. In the a n t i m e th e
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W h i l e t h i s w a s h a p p e n i n g o n e o f t h e b o y s t h r e w h a l f o f t he f o l d e d t o w el b a c k o v e r t he c h op p e r, covering it and exposi ng i n i ts p l ac e a d u p l i c a t e w h i c h w a s n o t h i n g b ut a h o l l o w m e t a l fake made to represent t he c h o p p e r a n d f i l l e d w i t h a c o l o u r e d l i o u i d l o o k i n g l i k e b lo od . The knife was also d u p l i c a t e d by the Chi-iese hims elf who after he ha d tucke d in the kni fe p r o p e r i n to h i s b el t, a n d w h i l e p i c k i n g u p so m e p r o p s d u r i n g p a r t o f t he p e r f o r m a n c e , subst ituting the real knif e for a knife mad e on the sane lines as that fam ili ar in our country ’ //■herein the b l a d e p u s h e s u p i nt o the h an dl e. Bu t in t hi s cas e, when t h e b l a d e p u s h e d u p i n to t he h a n d le , it fo rc ed out a q u a n t i t y o f b l o o d l i k e l i qu i d, a n d w h e n t h is stru ck the boy i t w a s n a t u r a l l y a s s u m e d th a t w h e n th e b l a d e p r e s s e d i n t o th e b o y ’s bo dy it cause d the bl ood to flow. The re ma in de r of the grues ome perfor mance is an excellent act of sho wma nsh ip and was d one in a mos t con vinc ing style. rjl
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"built in a tre nch about six inche s deep, an d at eac h en d was hea ped a pil e of damp sandThe initi ates ha d irever wa lk ed on fir e "before, but after spe ndin g several hou rs b ea ti ng and c h a n t i n g t h e m s e l v e s i n t o a f r e n s y , t h e y f i n a l l y r a ce d a c r o s s t h e fire. This went on for per hap s thirty rainutes, unti l the fire v/as ” n o n est'*. One of m y st age st aff ha d ca r ri e d ou t th is fi r e w a l k i n g t h e 2/ ea r p r e v i o u s l y a n d h e c o n f i d e n t i a l l y i n f o r m e d m e •‘ that sa hib co ul d do it". Af te r in fo rm in g him tha t I wa s a fi re walker I gleaned the following facts. T h e fi r e m u s t b e w el l b u r n e d a n d th e g r o u n d s u r r o u n d i n g i t m u s t be cool and loose. If any of my readers wil l do this th6 y can become fire~valkers overnight. O
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B y D o n a l d D e m a i ne . Ex-Council Member of the Order of the Magi (Man.) CT President of the Mystic A c a r d i s s e l e c t e d f r o m the Seven (Dewsbury) p a c k b y a m e m b e r o f t h e audshu ffl ed b* ck ience and is into the pack w h i c h i s then divi ded into two heaps and give n to two as sis tan ts to hold. These cards are then scatt ered face down all ov er the stage b y t he t wo a s si s ta n ts . The performer is bli nd fol de d and a s w o r d i s p a s s e d t o h im . O n t he s p e c t a t o r n a m i n g t h e s e l e c t e d c a r d t he p e r f o r m e r i m m e d i a t e l y s t a bs w i t h h i s s w o r d a m o n g t h e s c a t t e r e d c a r d s a n d o n r a i s i n g th e sw o r d t h e s e l e c t e d c a r d is seen on the point. iOTHOD . A n y o r d i n a r y p a c k m a y b e u s ed , but for preference one with a d e s i g n e d b a c k s u c h a s a n a d v e rt i s em e n t. On any card carefully p l a n o u t a m o n g t he d e s i g n s o me p a r t i c u l a r s po t w h i c h y o u ca n b l o c k o u t w i t h p r i n t e r ’s ink. This bloc ked-o ut por ti on shou ld be about the sise of a sixnence. Care must be tak en in doi ng t hi s, e s p e c i a l l y i f t he b a c k o f t he c a rd s a r e r e d o r g r ee n. W h a t e v e r c o l o u r p r e d o m i n a te s , t he b l o c k e d - o u t p o r t i o n m u s t b e in that colour. This allow s for the card to be pa ss ed as an o r d i n a r y o n e u n l e s s o n e w e r e t o c o m p a r e t h e b a c k s of t h e m . I n v i t e t w o a s s i s t a n t s o n t h e s ta ge . Have the pac k fr ee ly s h u f f l e d b y o n e o f t he m. Have an assistant on each side of y ou . A f t e r c a r d s h a v e b e e n s h u f f l e d a n d h a n d e d b a c k to y o u, t u r n t o o t h e r a s s i s t a n t a n d r u n q u i c kl t t h r o u g h t h e c a rd s , saying, *'You note they are all diffe rent ?" Sec ret ly no te p o s i t i o n o f t he c a r d w h o s e b a c k y o u k n o w to b e m a r k e d a n d b r i n g it to t]ie top by mea ns of the pass. Thi s ca rd is no w fo r ce d o n a s s i s t a n t o n y o u r o t h e r si de , u s i n g w h a t e v e r f o r c e y o u p r ef e r . The wri ter pref ers the knife force fo r this as the audience c a n t h e n s ee w h a t i s t a k i n g p l a c e. Aft er card has b e e n fo r c ed , t h o s p e c t a t o r is r e q u e s t e d t o n o t e i t a n d to h o l d it to the audience for them to see what it is. The pack in the m e a n t i m e h a s b e e n h a n d e d b a c k to t he o t h e r a s s i s t a n t a n d t he person with t he s e l e c t e d c a r d r e t u r n s s u c h t o t h e p a c k w h i c h is shu ffle d by the assistant. H o l d i n g o u t y o u r h a n d s y o u r e q u e s t th e a s s i s t a n t h o l d i n g t he p a c k to d i v i d e i t i n to t wo a l m o s t e n u a l p o r t i o n s p l a c i n g a
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A p l a y i n g c a r d i s s h o w n to b e t h r e a d e d o n two lengths of green ribbon as shown above. Each ribbon is pulled backwards and forward to prove that the card is genuinely threaded through the card. Another card of a different s u it i s t h e n h a n d e d o u t f o r i n s p e ct i o n . In this card are fou r slots of the same width as the ribbon. This card is placed in an envelope and sealed or in a Roterb erg Car d Box. Two spec tat ors are req ues ted to hold each of the two ends of the ribbon which i s t h r e a d e d t h r o u g h t h e c ar ds . O n c o m m a n d of the performer a change takes place, the card whi ch was plac ed in the envelope or card box be in g no w thr eade d on the ribbons, wh ic h •are s t i l l b e i n g h e l d b y t h e t wo s p e c t a t o r s, w h i l e t he c a r d w h i c h w a s o r i g i n a l l y t h r e a d e d on the oBdjfch ribb ons is no w in the envel ope or box. can be cards can be e x a m i n e d a n d t he r i bb o ns removed by the assistant. MU'i’IIOJj
Refer to the diagrams. Four 1" slots are cut in two dupl icat e Ten of Spades. The best me th od of cutting these is by means of a s a f e t y - r a z o r b l ad e . C l a m p a ll f o u r c a r d s t o get her and cut as one so that the slots will be of the same size and in the same position. Pro cur e two yar d lengt hs of smooth f " green ribbon and also an extra six-inch piece. The lat ter piece, div ide d into t wo , serves fo r the fak e c ard ( Fig. 2) T h e s e tw o s h or t l e n g t h s a r e t h r e a d e d t h r o u g h t h e s l o t s a n d a n o t h e r c a r d i s t h e n g l u e d a t t he b a c k to f a s t e n the ribbon s and to hide the slots. T h e t wo y a r d l e n g t h s o f r i b b o n ar e n e x t t h r e a d e d t h r o u g h o ne o f the Ten of Spades as in ?ig.4.
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If a Rot erb erg Card bo x is used, prep are such by pla ci ng the unp rep are d iueen of Diamo nds fac e-d own in lower hal f of the box, clo sin g the centre lid over it so that bo x app ear s un pre par ed. The fa ke ,ueen of Di am on ds (*,ig. 2) is th en p la ce d over the thr ead ed Ten of Spades. At a short dist anc e the ribbons can be pul led through the card and the illus ion is perfect, ribbo ns ap pe ar in g to pass across face of card. If an envelope is us ed instea d of the box, such is pr ep ar ed by cutting out the front and flap of an envelope and ins erti ng such ins ide a sim ila r envelope. The Qu een of Di am on ds (<'ig.l) is ins erte d bet ween the fake part and the front of the genuine env elop e and. the two fl ap s are stuc k to get her f a so that the enve lope can be shown app are ntl y empty and appears entir ely unprepared. (?ig.5) The Te n of Spad es (>1ig.3) is pl ac ed in the envel ope and sealed. The envelo pe is ope ned by mea ns of a pap er-k nife after the change has been commanded to take place. You are no w read y to present. Han d out the genuine slotted Ten of Spades for examination. Req uest the assis tant to place it in the card bo x fac e down, or into the envelope if us in g such. You hold open the enve lope for him to drop in the card and seal it.He is then requested to hol d the b ox (or envel ope) in full view. The fake Qu een of D i a m o n d s h e l d o v e r t he g e n u i n e l y t h r e a d e d T e n o f S p a d e s i s t h en s h o w n a n d e a c h r i b b o n p u l l e d t h ro ug h. Card is turned around so that the bac k fac es the audience and the two ribbons pu ll ed lev el so that the card is in the centre of the ribbons, The card and. its fake are then laid face down on pal m of per f o r m e r ’s lef t hand. The left ha nd then sli ghtl y be nd s so as to grip the cards. The two assi sta nts are stand ing one on right and oth er on left of performer. Requ est one of them to pi ck up the two ends of the ribbons over hang ing on your thumb side. As h e g e t s h o l d o f t h e m y o u p i c k u p th e o t h e r t wo e nd s w i t h y o u r right ha nd to han d such to the othe r assistant; turn you r left palm downwards, pa lm in g off the fake card. Requ est the two assistants to keep hold of the ribbons and to keep the threaded card face downward s unti l such time as you tell them to turn it o ve r. I n c i d e n t a l l y t h i s w i ll n o t u s u a l l y b e n e c e s s a r y a s i m m e d iately they see the card in the bo x or envelop e aft er the change, they na tu ra ll y turn over the car d to see if it is a duplicate. Reques t the assistant hol din g the bo x to open it and he finds the Iueen of Diamonds therein. If an enve lope is be in g used, you take this from assista nt find you rs el f open it wi th paperknife. In the mea nti me the fake card ha s been pocketed.
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36 slips of p a p e r , each bea ri ng 8 nam es are sent to a per son by biail. At the bac k of e ach list is att ac hed a bl an k pa pe r of the same size as the one bea rin g the names. Uach pl ai n slip is ex ac tl y the same size as the rest of the blanks. In all there are 64 nam es to select from. 16 are Chri stia n names, 16 are Surnames, 16 Bibl ica l an d 16 Cities. The per son is requ es te d to select any one Chri stia n name a n d to d e t a c h t h e b l a n k f r o m i ts b ac k. He then looks through each list of Chri stian names and detaches all the blanks in the lists in v/hich the selected name a p p e a rs . H e n e x t s e l e c t s a S u r n a m e a n d d e t a c h e s a l l t he b l a n k s f r o m t h e l i s t s i n w h i c h h i s s e l e c t e d s u rn a m e a p p e ar s . This is repeated with the Biblical and the City names. N o w i t s h o u l d b e n o t e d t h at __ each blank is of the same size and that any one name s e l e c t e d m a y have the the same number of blanks. 3IGHT blanks would probably be J’ o r e x a m p l e take the n a m e ^R'UD. R0M3, SCOT T and oth ers r e t u r n e d b u t h a d t h e n a m e F O X , PARIS, be en selected, ’ SIGHT BL AN KS W OU LD STI LL HA TS B7 jUN D'STACHTUD. T h u s a l l l i k e l i h o o d o f a c e r t a i n n a m e i s p r e v e nt e d . Afte r the four names have be en s e l ec t e d, t he p e r s o n s h u f f l e s a l l t h e b l a n k s a n d r e t u r n s t h e m to t he p e r f o r m e r w h o b y r e t u r n of p o s t informs him the name selected. pTIiOD
This requires a little preparation, b u t th e w r i t e r c a n d e f i n ite ly state that the effect is well wort h it and he ha d the names e s p e c i a l l y p r i n t e d o n s li p s m e a s u r i n g 2 “ b y 1 “ a n d blanks cut to the same size. Cut 72 piece s of pa pe r all the same size. Any size will do but 2" by lX'1 is very convenien t. Nin e of the se sli ps mu st be nu mb er ed at the top wi th the figu re *’ l . Th es e are fo r the C h r i s t i a n names. ’ Tine mo re m u st be n u m b e r e d *r2 ,t w h i c h are f o r the Surnames. Nine mus t be nu mb er ed ''3" wh ic h are for the Biblic al names and nine must be nu mb er ed "4" f o r t h e C i ti e s.
following names in the order given: - SJDWIH, TOI.i, DICK, HARRY, HAGGIH , SAM, Fir©, SUSAN. On anot her sheet ma rk ed "1" write JOHN, ALIC'3, SARAH, TOM, j'RHD, SAM, HDWIN, BOB. Co nt in ue wi th tho ot he r sheets ma rk ed “ 'I" pu tt in g ei gh t na me s on ea ch as follows. 1.11ARY BO B 8A H FR H D SU3A2THAR RY DICK HDWIN. l. H T H H L K A G G I H JO HN DI CK HA R RY ?R;3D 3A K TOI.I. 1. HA RR Y SAM SUSAN HA GG IH DICK HD ./IN TOM FRHD. l. TO M HDW IN JO HN ^R'SD BOB SA M SA RA H ALIC'3. l . ^ R H D D I C K H A R R Y H T HH L J O H N S A M M A G G I H TOil. 1. B O B HDv/IN 'iHiSlT?! F R H D J01ET T O M A L I C H HARRY. 1. ■3T.SI73 H THHL H A R R Y TO M BOB ALIC H JANH J OH N. T h e l a s t p a p e r i n t he li s t i s t he K H Y PAP HR name JANH, the only paper containing such.
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N o w p r o c e e d w i t h t he S u r n a m es o n t he s h e e ts m a r k e d ''2 ". V/rite eight names on each sheet in the following order:2, W I L S O N S C O T T CARR WNITH BLAC K BROWN FOX 3 LL I3 . 2. SP HN CH R 3L AK HY BRO./N FO X HL LI S WHITT! C AR R WILSO N. 2.BLAKHY WILSON TALBOT FOX JONHS SCOTT ROBI NSO N W H IT E . 2 .J O N H S R O B I N S O N G R A Y S C OT T F O X BRO./N WIL SON BL AK HY . 2. SCOT T WILSO N JON HS FOX BLA KHY BRO\/N GRAY RO BI NS ON . 2. FOX CA RR WHI TH GRHHN JON HS BRO./N BLA CK SC OTT . 2.GRHH N BLACK JONHS CARR WHI TH F OX BROV/N SCOTT . 2. 'WHITT, BRO-VN H LL IS B LA CK C A R R V/ILSON SCOTT FOX. 2. T A L B O T G R H H N W H I T H S C O T T BLAK HY ROBI NSO N SMITH J O NH S . Th o la st pa pe r is the K H Y PA P HR fo r li st '*S *' an d co nt ai ns the name SMITH, the only pap er hea ri ng such. - N o w p ro ce ed wi th the Bibl ica l nam es on shee ts l'3,(.... 3. M O S H S HVH PAUL DAVID CAIN NOA H SAMSON AD AM . 3. D A V I D A B E L A D A M HAGAR CAIN MIR IAM JUDAS N OA H. 3. N O A H H V H C A I N D A V I D M O S H S M I R I A M A B S O L H M S A MS O N. 3.HVH NOAH ABHL ADAH JUDAS MIR IA M DAVID S AU L. 3. J O N A H M 0 3 H S MI RIA M DAVID SAUL ADA H ABHL H VH . 3. H A G A R JUDAS CAIN ABHL ADAM DAV ID M I R I A M N O AH . 3 . C A I N S A M SO N ABSOLOM NOAH DAVID MIRI AM H V H MOSHS. 3. A D A M M I R I A M SAUL JUDAS ABHL HVH NOA H D AV ID . 3. P A U L HAGAR ADAM NOAH MOSH S SAMSON JOB C AI N. T h e l a s t i s t he K H Y P A P H R name JOB.
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Th e l as t i s the K**JY P A P E R fo r l is t ''4'1 a n d is th e o n l y o ne th at contains the name J'SRUSALIM. Now to the ha ck of each list atta ch at the top end by mea ns of a s t a mp m o u n t o r m u s i c - b i n d i n g s t r ip ( p r e f e r a b l y a l l u n i f o r m size). Nov; tak e a she et of pl ai n wh it e p ap e r ( ab ou t 4 ‘ 'squa rs will do) and lay it on a smooth surface and gently rub one side with a clea n wa x candle. Rub one way only and wh en even rub the ot he r wa y so tha t a thin even co ve ri ng of w a x is left. .:c.v if this waxed sheet is laid on the plain blank slips on the inside of such (the side which is agai nst the ba ck of the list afte r a t t a c h i n g w i t h t he g u m m e d m o u n t s ) and wit h a pen or penci l any 'writing made on the unwaxed side of the prepared wax sheet which l e a v e s a n i n v i s i b l e i m v r e s s i o n i n w a x o n t he b l a n k s l i p . T h i s i s be st done whi le the she.ts are res tin g on a sheet of glass. In the centre of every blank sheet of LIST I wri te a small fig ure "I" thro ugh the wa xe d sheet. Do the same wi th shee ts ''2“w r i t ing a small fig ure on each. Do the same wi th lis ts "3" an d ‘ ‘ 4'1 re s pe ct iv el y, N o w ea ch K ‘ 3Y P A P 7® m u s t h a v e a sm al l c i r c l e drawn aro und the figure (throug h the wa xe d paper, of co ur se )? Now all is ready for presentation. Y/rite a letter to your friend as follows:*1TTTor.i .Tr^nTA'Tn . - i x x i Oo.i. .LOxi C? I
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Sele ct a na me fr om any pa pe r m a r ke d ”1''. Ha ke a no te fo r yourself of such name. T ea r off the blank paper from behind this list of names from which you have chosen one. Lo ok th ro ug h each list of na me s m a rk ed :t1 ;l an d if yo u f i n d t he n a m e y o u h a v e f i r s t s e l e c t e d t h e re i n , deta ch the bla nk pap er from beh in d it. , Igno re all pape rs whi ch do not hav e the.chosen name on it. Tak e up a list ma rk ed " 2l1, se lec t a na me f ro m it a n d d e t a c h the bla nk fr om it. Mak e a not e of name selected. Repeat wi th all the list s ma rk ed "2" as in st ru ct ed in N o, 5, Re pe at wi th lis ts ''3" an d ,,4" re sp ec ti ve ly af te r fi r st se l e c t i n g a n a m e f r o m t h e m a n d m a k i n g a n o t e o f such. K e e p a ll p r i n t e d p a p e r s a n d s e n d a ll t h e b l a n k s to m e a n d by retur n post I will inform, you the fo ur nam es selected. All the blan ks may be shu ffl ed if yo u desi re. to do so.
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O n r e c e i v i n g t h e b l a n k s b a c k y o u w i l l e a s i l y s ee w h i c h i s t h e ba ck and front and whic h is the tor- and bo tt om by means of the re ma in in g po rt io n of gumneci. pa pe r wh ic h at ta ch ed the two together. Tow take a small quantity of Plumb ago and sprinkle it over the wr itt en side and empty the Plumbago ba ck in the box. Yo u will f i n d t he P l u m b a g o h a s 3 t u c k to t he w a x e d i m p r e s s i o n a n d l e f t the figures written thereon showing. Treat each bl ank in the same manne r and then refer to the chart gi ve n below. i’ or exampl es ha d the Ch ri st ia n n am e SA H b e e n s e l e c t e d , y o u w i l l h av e s e v e n p a p e r s r e t ur n ed , w h i c h w h e n d e v e l op ed w it h Pl um ba go wil l ea ch hav e a fi gu re ''I'1 on them. If three bl an ks eac h wi th fig ur e ''3" on them and an ot he r wl i t i t the figure s u r r o u n d e d w i t h a c i rc l e, you kno w the name ROBINSON has bo;n selected. JONAH a n d s h o u l d One o rd in ar y bl an k m ar ke d ''3'' wo ul d ind ica te one blan k ma rk ed " 4" w i t h a c i r c le s u r r o u n d i n g i t b e r e t u r n e d y o u w o u l d t h e n k n o w that JNRUSA7, N M h a s b e e n selected. ^ T r Hi i r\ /' nr< ~r u j 1 i<3 ‘ T .. ‘ ” 1 | List 1, I1 L i s t ..rJ. j List 4. . 1 L i s t 3, .
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Th is ca rd ef fe ct wa s in ve nt ed 'by the w r i t e r o v e r 20 y e a r s a go a n d h a s f o o l e d s e v e r al we ll -k no wn magicians. This is the firs t time the secret of i t s c o n s t r u c t i o n h a s b e e n d i v u l g e d a n d t he r e a d e r h a s t h e assurance that the effect is well worth the time and trouble spent in preparing it. D iVTSCT.
A p a c k o f c a r d s is h a n d e d t o a s p e c t a t o r w h o i s r e q u e s t e d t o s e l e c t a n y c a r d a n d to p l a c e such in woo den or car dbo ard container, to close the lid and to hand it to the performer. By me an s of a small X-r ay tube the per for mer is able to 11see" th ro ug h the l id an d na me the s el ec te d card. METHOD
A pac k of card s shou ld be us ed for the constr ucti on of tiiis e f f e c t w h i c h h a v e a r e v e r s i b l e d e s i g n o n t he b a c k s . Secure a b o u t f i v e o r si x G i l l e t t e S a f e t y -k a s o r b l a d e s a n d a p o w e r ful magnet. V/ipe each bl ad e once or twice a cros s one pole of and will retain t he m a g n e t a n d su c h w i l l b e c o m e m a g n e t i z e d t h e i r m a g n e t i s m f o r y ea r s. ( T he a u t h o r ' s C o m pa q set is still as good as when first made) V/ith a pair of metal-cutting shears or old s c i s s o r s c u t o f f p o r t i o n s f r o m e a ch b l a d e about, ha lf -a n- in ch by quarter-o f-an-inch. The " X - r a y 1 tube is c o n s t r u c t e d of a strip o f s h e e t s i n e m e a s u r i n g 2" by 1". Procure a small c o m p a s s such as can be foun d on a B o y S c o u t ' ss wwhhii s t l e o r i n a p e n c i l - s h a r p ener obta inab le at the conjuror's depot Woolworth's. The strip of zinc is now bent around the compass until it forms a neat tube of sufficient curvature to retain the compass at one end of the tube and yet allow it to be pus he d out into hand. A s t r ip o f g u m m e d t a pe i s f i x e d r o u n d t h i s tube to ke ep it in posit ion. ?ig.l. show s the completed tube. Now we cards
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L/itli the cards fac e down, the TOP RI GH T- HA ND corne r repr es ent s p i AI-IOrTDS; tiae BO TT OM RI G H T - H A ^ D co rn er re pr es en ts CLU BS ; the [b o t t o m LT5«T-HAND corner, H1AR T3; and the T OP L ^73?-H AN D corner , SPADES. No w take any one of the 26 car ds you in te nd to use, t o g e t h e r w i t h o n e o f t he m a g n e t i z e d p o r t i o n s o f b l a d e a n d a p p l y |a little Seccotine to one surface of the blade* •We w il l su ppo se the c ar d is the Two of Di amond s. V/ith th is ca rd fa ce- do wn on table, stick the port ion of blad e in the upp er ri gh t- ha nd corner of the card (the desig n of the cards, of course, all bei ng the same way) at what wou ld be 2 o ’clock, (see ^ig. 2, the top ca rd of examples). Plac e your com pas s o n it to get the correct angle, moving portion.of blade until-.you get Isuch. No w take one of the surp lus cards and glue it ov er the b a c k o f t h e p r e p a r e d c ar d, d e s i g n b e i n g t h a ^ s a m e way. You now ha ve a thic k card. Take ano the r card, wh ic h we wil l say is the Ja ck of Hearts. ^ix your ma gn et iz ed xiortion of bl ad e at what wo ul d be 11 o' clock in the bo tt om l e f t - h a n d c o r n e r o f f a c e down card and apply one of the surplus cards to its back. jFrepare each of the 26 cards in this man ner at the corre ct corn er an d angle, Por the Kin g of any suit the po rt io n of bla de is fix ed in the exact centre of the card with the por ti on set at angl e to make compa ss poin t to wh ichever corn er the suit ma y be. For example, suppo se it is the Kin g of Sijades yo u will fi x the por tio n of bla de in centre of such card, so that the lhand of the compass points to the top left-hand corner. H a v i n g p r e p a r e d a l l y o u r 2 6 c a r d s t h ey w i l l n o w r e q u i r e e a c h s a n d p a p e r i n g w i t h v e r y f i n e s a n d p a p e r to s m o o t h e d g e s a n d c o rn e rs . O n c o m p l e t i o n y o u w i l l h a v e w h a t is a p p a r e n t l y a c o m plete pack of thick cards (and remarkable though it may sound, the autho r has on only two occ asion s had any rema rks to the f a c t t h at t he c a r d s a r e t h i c k e r t h a n u s u a l . ) T h e y w i l l b e a r minute inspection if carefully prepared. Regarding the holder for demon s tr a t i n g the eff ect . Th is is best prepared by purchasing a drau ght - or chess-board. Gut it in half and in the centre of o ne o f t he f o l d i n g h a l v e s cut out a r ec es s t h e ‘ same- size as pl ay in g cards. Also cut out a s m a ll p o r t i o n t o f a c i l i t a t e the removal of any card pla ced in the recess. You no w have a holder complete with lid (port i o n o f b o a r d w h i c h i s h i n g e d to fold over) with a cut-out part.
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■No '.7 d i v i d e t h e o t h e r h a l f o f t he h o a r d y o u c ut o f f a n d g l u e a por tio n of green mate rial of a little larger sise than cut-out portion, over its centre. Glue the whole half over side of the f o l d e r w h e r e c u t o ut p o r t i o n is, and you have yo u r comp leted h o l d e r w i t h lid. To finish it and make it look respectable, j y o u m a y g l u e c o l o u r e d p a p e r a ll o v e r it, f i n i s h i n g t h e e d g e s with Passe-Pa rtout binding and drawing astrological designs upon the lid portion, T h e J o k e r n o w c o m p l e t e s t he h o l de r . This must be glue d I dovn on outsi de of lid exactly over the inside recess. I
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TO ??> IB'SIVT: H a n d out car ds to ge th er w i t h ho ld er an d X - r a y tube. IXo'oap^ss is pa lm ed in left hand) Explain that spe ctat or may s h u f f l e p a c k a n d s e l e ct a ny c a r d h e d e s i re s ( or d r a w a n y c a r d 1 f ro m pac k un se en ) an d pl ac e it i n ho ld er V/ITH PATT1R1T O'? BA CK ITH?, SA iC ./AY AS TH AT OH TH U HOLBTR. Hav in g don e so he mu st ; clos e the li d an d you will then b e able to tell the ca rd by | "v ie wi ng ” it wi th you r "X-ray" tube. Impr ess 01 1 a u d i e n c e t h a t n e t o n l y i s l i d c l o s e d b u t t h e c a r d i s a ls o f a c e - d o w n and at | no time do yo u ope n the lid. Ha vi ng rec eiv ed the tube back, t h e c o m p a s s i s p u s h e d i n o n e e n d . T h e h o l d e r c o n t a in i n g c a r d i s I ha nd ed to you and you imm edi ate ly plac e the X- ray tube at top ■r i g h t - h a n d c o r n e r o f c a r d 01 1 li d (Diamon d corner). If there is ;no mo ve me nt of compass, card cannot be a diamond. Mov e comp ass ■down card to the bo tt om rig ht- han d corner. (Club corner). If I still no mo ve me nt of comp ass hand, card is not a club, so sli de '■ !& will j tube to bo tt om rig ht -ha nd corn er of design on lid. ■suppose the card is the Six of Hearts. Imm edi ate ly the tube 1 g e t s o v e r t h e H e a r t c o r n e r y o u w i l l n o t i c e t he compass han d ■swings rou nd an d po int s to "Six o ' Clock" so you will kn ow it | to be the Si x of Hear ts. ■If no m o v e m e n t at an;/- co rn er y ou kn ow the ca rd is a K i n g so I slide the tube to centre of des ign on lid and ha nd wil l po in t I to wh ic he ve r suit the card hap pen s to be. If no card has be en j pl ac ed in the ho ld er there can not be any mov eme nt whatever. Be-
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In pre sen tin g this trick I mus t first say that this is net my o r i g i n a l t r ic k , although I have worked it with great success for over two years. Also I can say that to my knowledge it has n e v e r a p p e a r e d i n p r i nt , a n d to th e m a n y m a g i c i a n s to w h o m I have shown it, all have expressed their delight at it and have not guessed the secret. j
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Pe rf or me r comes on wit h an inv ert ed gas bracket- to wh ic h is con nec ted a rub ber tube. Att ac he d to the brac ket in the usu al w a y i s t he i n v e r t e d m a nt l e. W i t h s u i t a b l e p a t t e r t h e p e r f o r m e r p r o c e e d s to d e m o n s t r a t e t he p o w e r o f t he m a g i c i a n ' s b r e a t h b y b l o w i n g d o w n t h e r u b b e r t u be a n d a p p l y i n g a l i g h t e d m a t c h to the mantle, wh ic h lights up wi th the same br il li anc e as if it we re con ne ct ed to the gas supply. By giv in g a "tweek'1 to the ear the lig ht goe s cut. This can be rep eat ed sev era l times < The effect never fails to get a good round of applause. 7..T
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All ma te ri al s can be pu rc ha se d at any Y/oolworth's Store an d are as fol low s:One Bijcu Inv ert ed Gas Brack et (6d), one Bij ou inv ert ed ma nt le (3d) and two feet of rubb er gas tubing, (6d). You will also require a small quantity of cctton-wocl. Take the cotton -wo ol a nd make a loose thin "rope" ab out a foot lon g wh ic h is to be plac ed in the rubber tube at the end wh ic h i s c o n n e c t e d to t h e i n v e r t e d b r a c k e t , w h i c h m u s t b e c o n n e c t e d so that it covers the air reg ula tin g apparatus. All that is required to work the trick is a small quantity of pure petrol, (I use Shell) which is poured into the end of the rubber tube. The petrol works i t s w a y d o w n t h e t u be a n d s a t u r a t e s c o t t o n wool on the pr in ci pl e of the cigarette-light er. Do not use too mu ch petrol, just suffic ient to damp the co tton-wo ol. By p l a c i n g t he t u b e to y o u r m o u t h a n d b l o w i n g n o t t oo h a r d a n d a p p l y i n g a l i g h t to t h e m a n t l e , t h e e s c a p i n g g a s w i l l i g n i t e t he m a n t l e w i t h g re a t b r i l l i a n c e , a n d w i l l k e e p a l i g h t so l o n g as b r e a t h pr e ss ur e is there. The ear ‘ ’ tw ee k" is a to uc h of comedy which always raises a laugh. E DI T OR ’S NOTU: The above ef fec t was also sho wn to me by some I n d i a n p e r f o r m e r s w h o u s e d S p i r i t s o f U t h e r - a s m al l p i e c e o f cotton-wool being dipped in the liquid and inserted in tube.
Two tumblers e r e shown, one contai ning red liq uid and the e t h e r c o n t a i n i n g w hi te . A r e d a n d w h i t e h a n d k e r c h i e f r e s p e c tively are also exhibited. The white handkerchief is placed over the tumbler containing the red liquid which is plac ed on a table at one side of the stage. The red ha nd ke rc hi ef i s p l a c e d o v e r th e t u m b le r c o n t a i n i n g t he w h i t e l i q u i d a n d this is placed on a table at the other side of the stage. O n c o m m a n d o f t he p e r f o r m e r a t r a n s p o s i t i o n t a k e s p l a c e and on remo vin g the red handk erch ief it is fo und that the w h i t e l i q u i d h a s c h a n g e d to r e d w h i l s t o n r e m o v i n g t he white handke rchie f it is found t h at t he r e d l i q u i d h a s changed to white. M T jT H O D
P l a c e a f e w d r o p s o f P h e n o l p h t h a l e i n s o l u t i o n t o g e th e r w i t h a pi nc h of sodiu m carbonate in one tumbler. This wil l give the red liquid when filled with water. In the other tumbler place a few drops of Phenolphthalein solution only and fill with water. This will remain clear like water. To each han dke rch ief sew a small metal thi mb le s small holes hav in g bee n pu nc he d in the side of such. The thimble whi ch is sewn to the corn er of the whi te handk erchi ef contain s suffi cient citric acid to half fill it. The thi mbl e whi ch is sewn to the corner of the red hand kerc hie f contain s sufficient sodium carbonate to half fill it. The rest is simple. On cover ing the resp ecti ve tumblers, the conte nts of the thim bles are emptie d into each. The chemical action causes the apparent transposition.
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Three silk handkerch iefs, two red and one white are tied together by a mem be r of the audience. The silks ST* TWO R t O S IU '.? are now p la ce d on the seat of a chair in full vie w of the audience. Perf ormer picks up a soup p l a t e w h i c h h e s h o w s to b e e m p t y a n d p l a c e s s u c h o v e r t h e silks on the chair. I m m e d i a t e l y a n d w i t h o u t a n y c o v e r o v e r t he p l a te , per for mer slowl y draws the white silk through the centre of the plate, ./hen the pl at e is li ft ed it is fo un d that on ly tv/o si lk s re ma in on the cha ir - the two red ones, these be in g tied to gether. METHOD Six silks are required, two red, two whit e and two blue. A w h i t e e n a m e l s o u p p l a t e is a l so r e q u i r e d w h i c h i s f i t t e d w i t h a flap of cardb oard or tin and which goes nic ely i n t o t he bowl of the plate and is held in position with four pieces of w i r e p a s s i n g t h r o u g h t he s i de s of the plate, thus fo rm in g a fal se bot tom to the plate. The real bottom of plate has a . f M hole drilled in the centre. The inside of the plate is painte d b l a c k w h i l s t th e o u t s i d e is p a i n t e d w i t h a s e r i e s o f r e d circles, which help to mask the central hole. T o l o a d t he p l a t e i t i s n e c e s s a r y to u s e a k n i t t i n g n e e d l e and the white silk is pushed through the hole with this leav ing a corne r of the silk protruding. The two red silks are tied together and vested. ;]S:3NTATI0H *T*-»*•R — — r-—,TT11, T h e t h r e e s i lk s a r e h a n d e d o u t a n d a s p e c t a t o r i s r e q u e s t e d to tie the whit e silk bet we en the two red ones. Ta ki ng them fro m the spectator the perfor mer rolls them into a bal l and whil st turni ng to pic k up the plate he switches them for the v e s t e d s i lk s w h i c h a r e p l a c e d o n t h e c h a i r a n d t h e p l a t e i m m e d i a t e l y p l a c e d o v e r them . Slowly pull t h e w h i t e s i lk through the central hole as described in the effect. . .. . .
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seve ral le ngt hs of1 ribbon, eac h of a dif fer ent col our are ex plained. Pe rf or me r i<.i bl in df ol de d an d ri bbo ns p ut in pa pe r ba g a h d m i x e d b y s p e c t at o r . P e r f o r m e r t u r n s h i s b a c k , b a g i s h a n d ed to him and he again faces audience holding bag behind, hint. He prod uces any colo ur from the bag as cal led for. This is r e p e a t e d u n t i l a l l t h e c o l o u r s h a v e b e e n p r o d uc e d . MET HO D S i x 5 " r i b b on s t o g e t h e r w i t h s i x d u p l i c a t e s ar e r e quired. Al so si x ‘ 'bu lld og1* cl ips wi th hooks. Th e six d u p l i cates are- fi xe d in the clips wh ic h are in turn ho ok ed on to p e r f o r m e r ' s ve s t a t b a c k n e a r l o w e r e d ge o f c oa t. The order of these is memorised. PR1S .1NT ATI OH
Af te r per for mer has bee n bl in df ol de d and all t h e r i b b on s m i x e d i n p a p e r b a g, such is handed to perfo rmer w h o f a c e s a u d i en c e . He immedi ately removes ribbons fro m ba g a n d p u t 3 them in ba ck trou ser pocket. 3ach time a ribbo n is c a l l e d f o r p e r f o r m e r r e m o v e s s u c h r i b b o n f r o m c l i p u n d e r co at . /\fter the last colo ur has be en call ed ba g is thro wn out fo r the audience to examine. I
HNS WONDER BLOCKS BY "OYPO" T w o s m a l l b l o c k s o f w o o d a r e p a s s e d f o r e x a m i n a t i o n. One of these is red and the othe r black. A spec tat or is no w a s k e d to w r a p t h e m i n t i s s u e p a p e r a n d p l a c e o n e in e a c h o f his outsi de coat jac kets whi le pe rf or me r’s ba ck is turned. Or, turn ing ro und pe rfo rme r stat es whic h colour of blo ck is in each of the - D o c k e t s . '? J ';v.^run ...'j S' . . : j \ j j_
Black block is made of ebonite, teak or other hard w oo d . R e d b l o c k i s m a d e o f s o f t w o o d l i k e d ea l. ^ach blo ck measures 5 ’ ’b y 2 \ ". A f a k e i s m a d e f r o m a b r a s s w e d d i n g r i n g fro m Woolworth's, cutting it in half and solder ing on the outside a needl e point ( S ee s ke tc h) . This is pai nte d fle shc o lo ur , a n d i s w o r n on t he r i g h t h a n d m i d d l e f i n g e r w i t h t h e p o i n t o u t w ar d s . A f t e r b l o c k s .have b e e n c o n c e a l e d s p e c t a t o r lifts arms whil e you x>ass ha nd over pocket. The ne ed le is secretly pressed into block - if it is red there is no resist a nc e: i f n e e d l e w i l l n o t p e n e t r a t e , it is the bl ac k bloc k.It i s o n l y n e c e s s a r y t o p a s s h a n d o v e r o n e p o c k e t t o kn o w b o t h . METHOD
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-----------------------------------a r e p a i n t e d r o d o u t s i d e a n d b l a d e i ns id e. S a c k b e a r s a l a b e l o n w h i c h i s p r i n t e d T U R KE Y , J A P A N a nd E N G L A N D r e s p e c t i v el y . The tubes are shown to be e m p t y . Performer exj)laincj that each tube represents the country on which its name appears and also they demons trate a m a g i c a l m e t h o d f o r t r a n s p o r t a t i o n o f g oo ds . A s m a l l t u r k i s h t o w e l i s t h en s h o w n a n d s t a t i n g t h a t T u r k e y is fam ous fo r its towels he will pl ace such in tube so marked. H e n o w s h o ws a l a r g e s i l k h a n d k e r c h i e f r e m a r k i n g t h a t J a p a n i s n o t e d f o r i t s s i l k s o t hi s i s p l a c e d i n s u c h t u b e m a r k e d J ap a n. F i n a l l y he d i s p l a y s a em a il c o t t o n p i l l o w - c a s e . a n d a s E n g l a n d m a n u f a c t u r e s f i n e c o t t o n g oo d s, i t is p l a c e d i n s u c h tu be . -
The tubes are now ar ran ged in a row on side table, wi th nam es at the b ac k aw ay f'rom audie nce, ISach tube is the n tak en to a n o t h e r s i d e t a b l e a n d a re g r o u p e d to g et h er . F i n a l l y t h e y ar e p l a c e d i n a r o w w i t h n a me s to f r o n t a n d e a c h t o u c h e d w i t h t he magic wand. P l a c i n g h a n d i n t u be m a r k e d ENGLAND performer withdraws the silk wh ic h sta rte d its jour ney in Japan. From, the tube ma rk ed T U S K jJY h e w i t h d r a w s t h e p i l l o w - c a s e w h i l e f r o m t h e t u b e m a r k e d JAP/iN he takes the towel. I/HTHOD The re are no dup lic ate tubes, nor exc hang e oftubes, no r do the tubes leave the sight of theaud ie nc e at any time. The sk etch giv es the secret. Uadi tube is fitt ed wit h a slide wh ic h is a thin, meta l tube slid ing inside the outer t ub e, the respe ctive names being pr in te d on the slide. A space is cut whe re the label appears to be and stops are fit te d for the slide. Thus it is possible to change the name of any tube to that of another. Tube na rk ed TUKJ OT i s c h a n g e d t o J A P A N, •3HGLAHD to TURK11Y and JAPAN is changed to 3NGLAND.
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a f e w m a g i c i a n s , t he m e t h o d o f p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d th e f a c t t h a t t he c a r d s a r e s h u f f l e d m i s leads the wise ones, A pack of cards i3 shuffled and ten cards are dealt face-down on table. These ten cards are then also shu ffl ed and ha nd ed to spectator who is requested,, while x>erformer turns his 'bade, t o t h i n k of a n y n u m b e r b e t w e e n o n e a n d t e n a n d t o t h e n t a ke the face- down pile a n d to r e m o v e a c a r d a t a t i m e f r o m t h e B O T T O M to t he T O P u n t i l h e r e a c h e s th e n u m b e r o f w h i c h h e i s thinking. This ha vi ng "been done, he places pile in pe rf or m er's han ds wh os e "back is still turned. Per form er turn s rou nd a n d s t a t es w h a t n u m b e r p e r s o n t h o u g h o f a n d h o w m a n y c a r ds he removed. PREPARATION Select t he f o l l o w i n g c a r ds f r o m a p a c k r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e s u i ts a n d s t a c k t h e m i n t he f o l l o w i n g o r d e r f a c e - d o w n f r o m ho tt o m to top :- 10, A, 9, 2 , 8, 3, 7, 4, 6, a nd 5. R ep l a c e these cards on top of the pack. TO PR^S'iSTT D o v e t a i l s h u f f l e t h e p a c k k e e p i n g t op te n c a r d s i n p o s i t i o n . D e a l o f f t e n c a r d s f a c e do w n o n t a b l e a n d s h u f f l e t h e s e i n t h e f o l l o w i n g m a n n e r : - T a k i n g t o p c a r d (5) i n l e f t h a n d p l a c e the next card (6) on top of such,the next card (4) underneath these (under the 5) the next card on top, mext..card-on'bottom e t c . , a n d w h e n f i n i s h e d , f i n a l l y c u t th e b o t t o m t h r e e c a r d s to top thus leaving a four-spot card on face of pile. C a r d s a r e n o w h a n d e d t o s p e c t a t o r w h o t h i n k s o f a n u m b er . P e r f o r m e r k n o w s b o t t o m c a r d to b e a f o u r so w h a t e v e r n u m b e r o f cards spe cta tor thin ks of and mov es fr om bttora to top, all the. pe rf or me r ha s to do is to rem ove fo ur cards fr om top to botto m and glance at whatever card is on face of pile which t e l l s h i m n u m b e r o f c a r d s r em o ve d . T o r e p ea t , simpl y note wh at eve r card happ ens to be on face of pile a n d r e p e a t as above. V/hen be hi nd bac k as ma ny car ds as nu mb er of ca rd seen, o n b o t t o m i s r e m o v e d - f r o m t op t o b o t t o m o f h e a p. The face card again tells number thought of by sipectator.
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T w o c o l o u r e d b e a k e r s s u c h a s a re s o l d i n Jo ol wo rt h* s sto res , on e w i t h a fi gu re 4,1 ’ * p a i n t e d o n i tc side and an ot he r wi th the fi gur e ,r2" are re st in g on a tabl e t o g e t h e r w i t h a p l a t e a n d a sm a l l b a l l — a b a l l m u c h s m a l l e r than the beakers. Y/ater is pou red into be ak er No.l and is d r u n k e n b y p e r f o r m er . B e a k er N o . l is t h e n p i c k e d u p i n p e r f o r m e r ' s l e f t h a n d a n d w i t h h i s r i g h t h a n d h e d r o p s t he s m a l l bal l into it, Pla cin g the pla te ove r the mou th he inv erts the lot an d pla ce s them on the table. P i c k i n g u p t h e b e a k e r m a r k e d "2" p e r f o r m e r p l a c e s it o n p a l m o f l e f t h a n d a n d sh o w s r i g h t h a n d em pty . He no w commands the b a l l to l e a v e i t s p o s i t i o n i n b e a k e r N o . l r e s t i n g o n t a b l e o n the plate a n d t r a n s f e r i t s e l f to b e a k e r N o . 2 on p e r f o r m e r ’s l e f t h a nd . Dipp ing the finge rs of his right han d into the b e a k e r h e p r o d u c e s t he b a l l a n d o n l i f t i n g t he b e a k e r m a r k e d No.l from the plate the ball is found to have vanished. MUTliOD
One beaker is pr ep ar ed as shown in sketch. The bo tt om is cut out of one be ake r and is glu ed t o t he i n s i d e b o t t o m o f N o . l b e a k e r w i t h a s m a ll p o w e r f u l m a g n e t b e t w e en . Two ball s are u s e d a n d a r e o f t h e s p r i n g c o l o u r e d t y p e s u c h a s a re u s e d f o r hat productions. T h e s p r i n g s i n s i de t he b a l l w i l l a d h e r e t o the magnet. One ball is pal med i n t he l e f t h a n d a n d i s i n s e r t e d t h r o u g h the bot tom of the b e a k e r d u r i n g t he a ct o f p l a c i n g N o . 2 b e a k e r o n t he p a l m o f l e f t h an d. The other ball adheres to t h e b o t t o m o f N o . l b e a k e r w h e n s u c h i s d r o p p e d i n si d e. The w a t e r is u s e d to a l la y s u s p i c i o n t ha t a b o t t o m l e s s b e a k e r i s b e i n g u s e d.
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B y H.(*.B’ -;.UJi;CHT I'Ie m b e r of the K y s t i c jeven.
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A "black cu be is sho wn to "be pl ai n on all sides, exc ept the front side whic h is dec ora ted wit h a question-mark. Cube is then pl ac ed on a small stand, a small souare cover which is also shown to the audience is placed over the cube and the whole rested on a side table. At te nt io n is next called to a stan d on whi ch re sts six cards, each bearing a di ff er en t col ou re d spot about the size of a penny, A nu mb er up to 6 is chosen and the p ™ ma gi ci an counts along the cards until he sp^j comes to the ch os en spot card whi ch is seal ed in an env el op e, the othe r spot cards are laid asi de and the envelope put on stand. O p e n i n g t h e e n v e l o p e a p l a i n c ar d i s d is co v- *1^ ered. Co ve r is l ift ed off cube and the miss \ tLL0^ ing spot is discovered on the cube.
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;y0IdIXHG- T h e c ub e is a bout 2 '1 square. On the side opp os it e to the question-mark is gum- 7/N m ed a y e l l o w spot. Th e c ove r is wi tho ut top sutLior bottom so that the audience can see right through. A shell to fit the cube is required. This is also painted black but has a red spot on one side and a gree n s pot on the oppos ite side. It will now be seen that when the cov er a nd s hell are on the cube, the magician has a choice of thre e colours , acc ordin g to which way he holds cube and wh et he r he ra ise s shell wit h cover or leaves same on cube. The cube is also pr ov id ed with a small metal fake whic h is con st ru ct ed ou t of a pie ce of fla t tin as wide as the cube but sl ig htl y lo ng er and the two ends are bent at right-an gles so i t w i l l c l i p o n the side of the cube and cover the yellow spot. The sketches show the complete set. The cube can be sh own on all sides and the fake palm ed ofi in the act of pl ac in g cube on stand. Six spot cards are required, one red, one yellow, one green and three other colours. The red n n J- T . ______________4 v>» nt *5 +* 4 r \ y i O J_ J yellow and_ groan cards, are placed on^ the stand in positions 3 an d 5 cou nt in g fro m ont* .side •_ and will _occ upy positio ns nnw 2> 4 . ..." U 4- . n r VI number -Ti _ _ „ whatever and 6 counting from th; oth er side. Therefor e, lo w or will be chosen. The --------is called, ei th er red, -yel -- „green . chosen car d is switch ed for a plain card in tne act of opening envelope and dropped behind stand as envelope is x>laced on so.ue
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A :fake is ma de as sh own in ?ig.l. This is slipp ed on to a be lt and belt is worn by assistant under her dress. The hook protr udes thr ough the dress. Thin piano wire is strung round the nec k of bowl term inati ng in a loop so that the who le thi ng can be h un g on the h oo k wh i c h as si st ant ha s b e h i n d her. j’ ig. 2. To work, the per for mer enters, takes clot h and shews it to be em pty a nd th en it is he l d as in >?ig. 3 by the p er f or m er aiid the assistant. Unde r cover of the cloth the pe rfo rm er unho oks the bow l fr om as si s ta nt ’ s back, ho lds it, in cen tre of c lot h at the back, and then steps f o r w a r d so t ha t t he c l ot h d r ap e s round the bov/1. No rubber cover is needed for the bowl.
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On a side table stands a small Chin ese Pag oda Cab inet similar to that shown above. This has an op en top and a fr on t that open s by slidi ng up. The perf or me r take s a jug an d pi*oceeds to pour millc from it into the cabinet through the open top. P l a c i n g h i s h a n d i n s i d e t he c a bi n e t, he now takes fro m it a glass of milk,. This is placed on a plate and covered by a small ori ent al d eco rat ed tube. The fro nt of' the cab inet is ra is ed and the inf er ior is se en to be quite emi)ty, aft er wh ic h the doo r is again closed.
The per for mer picks up the pla te that has up on it the glass of" mi lk cover ed by the tube and plac es one ha nd up on the' top of the tube. Sudd enly he turns the wh ol e up si de down. The tube is taken and shown empty — the glass of mi lk ha vi ng entire ly vanished. On lif tin g the front door of the cabi net again, the glass of mi lk .is seen to hav e re tu rn ed - remember , the cab ine t was shown e m p t y o n l y a m o m e n t b e f o r e, f i n a l l y t h e g l a s s i s t a k e n a n d t he m i l k p o u r e d b a c k a g a i n i n t o t he j ug. HTJHOD This is an adaption of the well-known Milko effect, cabinet of original construction. You will require the usual Milko outfit, i.e., a fake glass of mi lk wh ic h is a bottomless t u m b le r w i t h t he i n t e r i o r p a i n t e d to r e p r e s e n t m i l k; an ordin ary glass to ma tc h the fake; and a "ghost tube'* in which the fake may fit (.Fig.l) Also you require the special cabinet wh ic h can easily be constructed.The sketches will clarify the construction of this, also the method of using.
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R e f e r t o F i g . 2, The cabinet is made as shown wit h sides, ba ck and bottom, but no top or front, A loose f r o n t is a r r a n g e d so t h a t i t m a y s l id e u p a n d down - and ma y be rem oved clear of. the cabinet. Notic e the deco rativ e cros s-bar at the top of the fro nt of the cabinet. This is es sen tia l as will be seen. A special fake Is needed for 1*his cab i n e t a n d is s h o w n i n P i g . 3. T h i s c o n sists of a pieoe of stiff cardb oard whic h has been c o v e r e d o n o n e s i de w i t h b l a c k v e lv et . O n t h e b a c k o f t h e door of the cabinet is fa ste ned a m a l e p r e s s - s t u d a n d o n t he f r o n t o f the ca rdb oar d stri p ( that is, o n the velvet side) is fas ten ed the female portion of the press stud; The positions are such as wil l allow them to correspond when bot h are placed in the front of the cabinet.
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A s t he c a b i n e t s h o u l d b e c o v e r e d i n side wit h bl ac k velvet, the effec t of t hi s v e l v e t - c o v e r e d f l a p w h e n p l a c e d in the fro nt of the cabine t is to mak e it look empty. The cro ss- bar at top of cabine t mas ks the top of this fake. WORK ING Door of cabinet is down and inside is a glass with the fake glass rest ing ihside (Fig.4). As mi lk is L|0 l?fc‘ M0V£P p o u r e d i n t o b o t t o ml e s s f a k e i t r e a l l y f c S H O ^ goe s i nto glass'. Fa ke gla ss is li ft ed
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