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MODERN MAGIC A PRACTICAL TREATISE

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THE ART OF CONJURING

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PROFESSOR HOFFMANN.With 318 Illustrations.

WITH AN APPENDIX CONTAINING EXPLANATIONS OF SOME OF THE BESTKNOWN SPECIALTIES OF MESSRS. MASKELYNE AND COOKE.

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CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER III.

CARD TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS" AND NOT RE#UIRING

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p'$s"!( 9*" *" #&'!s &'" #u( o 0$! *& &ll *" ;$7s &'" &7&$ o7"*"'.

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T*"'" &'" o*"' &! 2""' 4o!"s o0 2'$7$7 o7"*"' 0ou' &pp&'"l1 s"p&'&"! #&'!s 21 *"&$! o0 sl"$7*@o0@*&!( 9*$#* 9$ll 2" ":pl&$"! $ !u" #ou's"> 2u 9" *&v" *ou7* $ 9"ll o7$v" &lso *$s s$4pl"' 4"*o!( &s $ $s &l9&1s & &!v&&7" o poss"ss 9o !$00"'" 4o!"s o0

p"'0o'4$7 *" s&4" 0"&.

THE FOUR KINGS BEING PLACED UNDER THE HAND OF ONE PERSON( AND THEFOUR SE/ENS UNDER THE HAND OF ANOTHER( TO MAKE THEM CHANGEPLACES AT COMMAND.

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*" &2l". D'&9 &"$o o *" 0&# *& 1ou *ol! $ o" *&! *" 0ou' ;$7s( &! $ *" o*"' *" 0ou' s"v"s <'"&ll1 *" !$s7u$s"! "$7*s=. Fol! up *" suppos"! s"v"s( &! pl&#" *"4 o*" p&#; Fol! up *" ;$7s( &! pl&#" *"4 o *" op o0 *" suppos"! s"v"s. As *" '"&l s"v@"s 9"'" 2"*$! *" l&s o0 *" ;$7s( *"1 &'" o9 o *" op( 9$* *" ;$7s ":( *ou7* *"&u!$"#" &'" p"'su&!"! *& *" ;$7s &'" upp"'4os( &! *" s"v"s ": 0ollo9$7. D"&l o00(slo9l1 &! #&'"0ull1( *" 0ou' op #&'!s( s&1$7( I &;" o00 *"s" 0ou' ;$7s( &! l&1 *"4 o*" &2l"( '"8u"s$7 o" o0 *" sp"#&o's o pl&#" *$s *&! 0$'4l1 upo *"4. Do *" s&4"9$* *" ": 0ou' #&'!s <9*$#* &'" '"&ll1 *" ;$7s=. As; $0 *" p"'sos. $ #*&'7" o0 *" #&'!s&'" 8u$" su'" *& *"1 &'" s$ll u!"' *"$' *&!s( &!( upo '"#"$v$7 *"$' &ssu'&#" o *&"00"#( #o44&! *" #&'!s *"1 *ol! o #*&7" pl&#"s( 9*$#* *"1 9$ll 2" 0ou! o *&v" !o".

FOUR PACKETS OF CARDS HA/ING BEEN FORMED FACE DOWNWARDS ON THETABLE( TO DISCO/ER THE TOTAL /ALUE OF THE UNDERMOST CARDS.



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pl""( &!v&#" o *" &2l"( &! o2s"'v" *o9 4&1 #&'!s &'" l"0 ov"' &! &2ov" *" 0ou' *"&ps. To *$s u42"' 4"&ll1 &!! *$'1@9o. T*" o&l 9$ll 7$v" 1ou *" &77'"7&" v&lu" o0 *" 0ou' lo9"s #&'!s( C&l#ul&"! &s &2ov" 4"$o"!.

You s*oul! o l" 1ou' &u!$"#" p"'#"$v" *& 1ou #ou *" '"4&$$7 #&'!s( o' *"1 9$ll'"&!$l1 #o6"#u'" *& *" '$#; !"p"!s o so4" &'$*4"$#&l p'$#$pl". You 4&1 s&1( You9$ll o2s"'v" *& I !o o loo; "v" & o" s$7l" #&'!. &!( so s&1$7( *'o9 !o9 *" su'@

plus #&'!s 9$* &pp&'" #&'"l"ss"ss upo *" &2l"( 9*" *"1 &'" su'" o 0&ll su00$#$"l1s#&"'"! o "&2l" 1ou o #ou *"4 9$*ou &'&#$7 o2s"'v&$o.

To NAME ALL THE CARDS IN THE PACK IN SUCCESSION. T*$s $s & ol! '$#;( 2u & v"'1 7oo! o". To p"'0o'4 $( 1ou 4us &''&7" *" #&'!s o0 &9*$s p&#; 2"0o'"*&!( &##o'!$7 o & 7$v" 0o'4ul&( 9*$#* 0o'4s & so' o0 1e1oria tec"ni5

ca. T*"'" &'" s"v"'&l us"!( 2u &ll &'" s$4$l&' $ "00"#. T*" 0ollo9$7 $s o" o0 *" s$4pl"s%

E$7* ;$7s *'"&""! o s&v" N$"1@0$v" l&!$"s 0o' o" s$#; ;&v".

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s*oul! 2" '"! &! 2l&#; &l"'&"l1( s&1( !$&4o!s( #lu2s( *"&'s( sp&!"s. So' *" p&#; 0o' #ov"$"#" $o *" 0ou' su$s( &! *" &''&7" *" #&'!s &s 0ollo9s% T&;" $ 1ou' l"0 *&!(

face up+ards( *" "$7* o0 !$&4o!s( o *$s pl&#" *" ;$7 o0 #lu2s( o *$s *" *'"" o0 *"&'s( *" *" " o0 sp&!"s( *" *" 9o o0 !$&4o!s( &! so o( $ll *" 9*ol" o0 *" #&'!s&'" ":*&us"!. T*$s &''&7"4" 4us 2" 4&!" p'$v&"l1 2"0o'"*&!( &! 1ou 4us "$*"' 4&;" *$s *" 0$'s o0 1ou' s"'$"s o0 '$#;s( o' <9*$#* $s 2""'( &s $ "7&$v"s *" $!"& o0 &'@'&7"4"= *&v" 9o p&#;s o0 *" s&4" p&"'( &! s"#'"l1 ":#*&7" *" p'"p&'"! p&#;( & &su$&2l" oppo'u$1( 0o' *& 9$* 9*$#* 1ou *&v" &l'"&!1 2"" p"'0o'4$7. Sp'"&! *" #&'!s<9*$#* 4&1 p'"v$ousl1 2" #u &1 u42"' o0 $4"s=( &! o00"' *"4 o & p"'so o !'&9 o".W*$l" *" $s loo;$7 & *" #&'!( 7l&#" 8u$#;l1 & *" #&'! ": &2ov" *& 9*$#* *" *&s!'&9( 9*$#* 9" 9$ll suppos" $s *" 0$v" o0 !$&4o!s. You 9$ll '"4"42"' *& $ 1ou' 1er5

noria tec"nica 0$v" $s 0ollo9"! 21 l&!$"s <8u""=. You ;o9 *" *& *" ": #&'!( *"o" !'&9( 9&s & 8u"". You ;o9 &lso *& #lu2s 0ollo9 !$&4o!s% ergo( *" #&'! !'&9 $s*" 8u"" o0 #lu2s. N&4" $( &! '"8u"s *" !'&9"' o '"pl&#" $. As; so4" o" &7&$ o #u*" #&'!s( &! '"p"& *" '$#; $ *" s&4" 0o'4 9$* &o*"' p"'so( 2u *$s $4" p&ss &ll *"#&'!s 9*$#* 9"'" &2ov" *" #&'! !'&9( 2"lo9 *" '"4&$!"' o0 *" p&#;. T*$s $s "8u$v&l"o #u$7 *" p&#; & *& p&'$#ul&' #&'!. A0"' &4$7 *" #&'! !'&9( &s; $0 *" #o4p&19oul! l$;" o ;o9 &1 4o'". N&4" *" #&'!s ": 0ollo9$7 *" #&'! &l'"&!1 !'&9( &;$7*"4 o" 21 o" 0'o4 *" p&#; &! l&1$7 *"4 0&#" up9&'!s o *" &2l"( o s*o9 *& 1ou*&v" &4"! *"4 #o''"#l1. A0"' & l$l" p'&#$#"( $ 9$ll #os 1ou 2u & v"'1 sl$7* "00o' o0 4"4o'1 o &4" $ su##"ss$o &ll *" #&'!s $ *" p&#;.



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THE CARDS BEING CUT( TO TELL WHETHER THE NUMBER CUT $s ODD OR E/EN.T*$s $s &o*"' '$#; p"'0o'4"! 21 *" &$! o0 *" p'"p&'"! p&#; l&s !"s#'$2"!( &!*&s *" &!v&&7" o0 2"$7 l$l" ;o9( "v" o *os" 9*o &'" &#8u&$"! 9$* o*"' us"s o0 *" &''&7"! p&#;. No$#" 9*"*"' *" 2oo4 #&'! 0o' *" $4" 2"$7 $s '"! o' 2l&#;. Pl&#"*" p&#; o *" &2l"( &! $v$" &1 p"'so o #u( &ou#$7 *& 1ou 9$ll "ll 21 *" 9"$7*

o0 *" #&'!s #u 9*"*"' *" u42"' $s o!! o' "v". T&;" *" #u #&'!s ,i.e.( *" #&'!s 9*$#* 2"0o'" *" #u 9"'" & *" op o0 *" p&#;=( &! po$s$7 *"4 #&'"0ull1 $ 1ou' *&!( &s *ou7*"s$7 *"$' 9"$7*( 7l&#" sl$l1 & *" 2oo4 #&'!. I0 $ $s o0 *" s&4" #olou' &s *" 2oo4#&'! o0 *" o*"' o' lo9"s po'$o( *" #&'!s #u &'" & "v" u42"'> $0 o0 & !$00"'" #olou'(*"1 &'" o!!.

THE WHIST TRICK. To DEAL YOURSELF ALL THE TRUMPS. T*" #&'!s 2"$7 &'@'&7"! &s &2ov" 4"$o"!( 1ou 4&1 #*&ll"7" &1 o0 *" #o4p&1 o pl&1 & *&! & 9*$s9$* 1ou. T*" #&'!s &'" #u $ *" o'!$&'1 9&1 <o s*u00l"!=. You 1ou's"l0 !"&l( 9*"( o0 #ou's"( *" u'@up #&'! 0&lls o 1ou. O &;$7 up *" #&'!s( $ 9$ll 2" 0ou! *& "&#* p"'so*&s &ll *" #&'!s o0 o" su$( 2u 1ou' o9 su$ 2"$7 *& o0 *" u'@up #&'!( $s( o0 #ou's"(

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To ALLOW A PERSON TO THINK OF A CARD( AND TO MAKE THAT CARD AP@PEAR AT SUCH NUMBER IN THE PACK AS ANOTHER PERSON SHALL NAME. Allo9 *" p&#; o 2" s*u00l"! &! #u &s 0'""l1 &s *" #o4p&1 pl"&s". W*" *"1 &'" 0ull1s&$s0$"! *& *" #&'!s &'" 9"ll 4$:"!( o00"' *" p&#; o &1 o0 *" Sp"#&o's( &! '"8u"s

*$4 o loo; ov"' *" #&'!s( &! *$; o0 &1 o"( &! o '"4"42"' *" u42"' & 9*$#* $s&!s $ *" p&#;( '"#;o$7 0'o4 *" 2oo4 #&'! up9&'!s. You *" '"4&';( L&!$"s &!7"l"4"( 1ou 9$ll &;" p&'$#ul&' o$#" *& I *&v" o &s;"! & s$7l" 8u"s$o( &! 1" I &l@'"&!1 ;o9 *" #&'!> &! $0 &1o" 9$ll ;$!l1 $!$#&" *" pl&#" $ *" p&#; & 9*$#* 1ou !"@s$'" $ o &pp"&'( I 9$ll & o#" #&us" $ o &;" *& pos$$o. I 4us ol1 &s; *&( 21 &''&7"@4" 2"9"" 1ou's"lv"s( 1ou 9$ll 4&;" *" u42"' & 9*$#* *" #&'! $s o &pp"&' *$7*"' *& *& 9*$#* $ o'$7$&ll1 *"l!. W" 9$ll suppos" *& *" &u!$"#" !"#$!" *& *" #&'!s*&ll &pp"&' & u42"' . C&'"l"ssl1 '"4&';( I $s o "v" "#"ss&'1 0o' 4" o s"" *"#&'!s. So s&1$7( *ol! *" p&#; u!"' *" &2l"( &! '&p$!l1 #ou o00 9"1@9o #&'!s 0'o4*" 2oo4 o0 *" p&#;( &! pl&#" *"4 o *" op. You *" #o$u"( H&v$7 &l'"&!1

pl&#"! *" #&'! *ou7* o0 $ *" !"s$'"! pos$$o( I 4&1 o9( 9$*ou susp$#$o( &s; 0o' *"o'$7$&l u42"' o0 *" #&'!( &s I s*&ll #o44"#" 41 #ou$7 9$* *& u42"'. W" 9$llsuppos" 1ou &'" ol! *" #&'! 9&s o'$7$&ll1 u42"' +. You 2"7$ o #ou 0'o4 *" op o0 *" p&#;( #&ll$7 *" 0$'s #&'! +( *" ": ++( &! so o. W*" 1ou #o4" o ( *" u42"' &ppo$"!( 1ou s&1( I0 I *&v" ;"p 41 p'o4$s"( *$s s*oul! 2" *" #&'! 1ou *ou7* o0. To&vo$! *" susp$#$o o0 #o0"!"'&#1( 9$ll 1ou pl"&s" s&1( 2"0o'" I u' $ ov"'( 9*& 1ou' #&'!9&s. T*" #&'! 2"$7 &4"!( 1ou u' $ up( &! s*o9 *& $ $s *" '$7* o".

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on the top( but if the number called were '), you would achieve the same obect by counting + fromthe top, and passing them to the bottom.

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T*$s '$#;( ul$;" 4os( 9$ll 2"&' '"p"$$o> 2u $ $s 9"ll o & s"#o! p"'0o'4&#" o v&'1 $ &

l$l". T*us 1ou 4&1 o *" s"#o! o##&s$o s&1( 9*" *" #&'! *&s 2"" *ou7* o0( I 9$ll#*oos" 0o' 41s"l0 *$s $4" > 1ou' #&'! 9$ll &pp"&' & u42"' . I $s !"s$'&2l" o &4" &u42"' v"'1 "&' *" o&l u42"' o0 *" p&#; <9*$#* 9" &'" o9 suppos$7 o 2" & p$8u"

p&#;=( &s *" !$00"'"#" 2"9"" *& &! *" o&l u42"' 2"$7 v"'1 s4&ll( $ $s "&s1 o s"" && 7l&#" *" u42"' o0 #&'!s '"p'"s"$7 su#* !$00"'"#"( &! p&ss *"4 o *" 2oo4 o0 *"

p&#;. You &;" $ *$s $s&#" 9o #&'!s ol1( *& 2"$7 *" !$00"'"#" 2"9"" &! (&! p&ss *"4 o *" 2oo4( 9*" *" #&'! 9$ll( &s 1ou *&v" &ou#"!( 2" *" *$'$"*.I0 1ou &'" &2l" o 4&;" *" p&ss( 1ou 9$ll( o0 #ou's"( &v&$l 1ou's"l0 o0 $ o '&s0"' *" '"8u$@s$" u42"' o0 #&'!s o *" op o' 2oo4 o0 *" p&#;.

THE CARDS RE/EALED BY THE LOOKING@GLASS. @@@T*$s $s '&*"' & 6o;" *& & 0"&

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To GUESS FOUR CARDS THOUGHT OP BY DIFFERENT PERSONS.O00"' *" p&#; o 2" s*u00l"!. Pl&#" $ o *" &2l" &! &;$7 o00 *" 0ou' op #&'!s 9$* *" '$7* *&!( o00"' *"4 o &1 p"'so( &! &s; *$4 o o$#" o" o0 *"4( s*u00l" *"4( &! '"u' *"4 o 1ou.

W*" *"1 &'" '"u'"!( pl&#" *"4 0&#" !o99&'!s( $ 1ou' l"0 *&!. T&;" *" ": 0ou' #&'!s( &! o00"' *"4 o &o*"' p"'so $ l$;" 4&"'. P'o#""! $ l$;" 4&"' 9$* & *$'!&! 0ou'* 7'oup o0 0ou'. W*" &ll *" s$:"" #&'!s &'" '"u'"!( !"&l *"4 ou $ 0ou' *"&ps(0&#" up9&'!s. As; "&#* p"'so $ 9*$#* *"&p *$s #&'! o9 $s. T*& o0 *" 0$'s p"'so 9$ll 2"*" upp"'4os o0 *$s *"&p( *& o0 *" s"#o! p"'so s"#o! $ *$s *"&p( &! so o. I 9$llso4"$4"s o##u' *& 9o o0 *" #&'!s #*os" &'" $ *" s&4" *"&p( 2u *" 'ul" 9$ll s$ll &p@

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THE PAIRS RE@PAIRED. A0"' p"'0o'4$7 *" l&s '$#;( 1ou 4&1 #o$u"( As 1ou *&v"o 1" 0ou! 4" ou( I 9$ll '"p"& *" ":p"'$4"( 2u $ & sl$7*l1 &l"'"! 0o'4. T*$s $4" I9$ll $v$" 1ou o *$; o0 9o #&'!s "&#*( &! &ll p'"s" 4&1 6o$ $0 *"1 pl"&s". A0"' 7$v@$7 *" p&#; o 2" s*u00l"!( 1ou !"&l ou 9"1 #&'!s( 0&#" up9&'!s( 2u pl&#$7 *"4 $ #ou@

pl"s. Iv$" &s 4&1 o0 *" #o4p&1 &s pl"&s" o o" &1 p&'$#ul&' #oupl" *"1 *$; 0$( &!o '"4"42"' *os" 9o #&'!s. W*" *"1 *&v" !o" so( 7&*"' up *" #&'!s( p$#;$7 *"4 up*"'" &! *"'" $ &1 o'!"' 1ou pl"&s"( &;$7 #&'"( *o9"v"'( *& o" o0 *" p&$'s &'" s"p&@'&"!. You o9 !"&l *"4 ou &7&$( 0&#" up9&'!s( $ 'o9s o0 0$v"( &##o'!$7 o *" 0ollo9$70o'4ul& Mutus dedit no1en Cocis( 9*$#*( 2"$7 $"'p'""!( s$7$0$"s( Muus 7&v" & &4" o*" Co#$( & p"opl" &s 1" u!$s#ov"'"!. O ":&4$$7 *" s""#" #los"l1( 1ou 9$ll o2s"'v"*& $ #os$ss o0 " l""'s ol1( 4( u( ( s( !( "( $( ( o( #( "&#* 9$#" '"p"&"!. T*$s 7$v"s 1ou*" #lu" o *" &''&7"4" o0 *" #&'!s. 9*$#* 9$ll 2" &s 0ollo9s

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THE WHIST@TRICK IMPRO/ED METHOD. TO DEAL YOURSELF ALL THETRUMPS( THE THREE OTHER PLAYERS HOLDING THE USUAL MIXED HANDS. H&v$7 !"#$!"! 9*$#* su$ <suppos" !$&4o!s= $s o 2" *" 'u4p su$( &''&7" *" p&#; $su#* 4&"' *& "v"'1 0ou'* #&'! s*&ll 2" o0 *& su$( *" $"'v"$7 #&'!s 2"$7 &;" *&p@*&&'!. W*" &2ou o p"'0o'4 *" '$#;( s"#'"l1 ":#*&7" *" p&#; 1ou *&v" *$*"'o 2""

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CHAPTER $.

CARD TRICKS RE#UIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.

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THE MAGIC SWORD. A CARD BEING DRAWN AND REPLACED( AND THE PACK FLUNG IN THE AIR( TO CATCH THE CHOSEN CARD ON THE POINT OF THESWORD.

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CHANGE .H&v" *" su2s$u" p&l4"! $ 1ou' '$7* *&!( &! *ol! *" 4&';"! #o$ op"@l1 o *" p&l4 o0 *" l"0. P$#; up *" 7"u$" #o$ 9$* *" '$7* *&!( & *" s&4" 4o4"'"l"&s$7 *" p&l4"! su2s$u"( 9*$#* 9$ll &##o'!$7l1 0&ll $o *" l"0 *&!( *" 0$7"'s o0 9*$#* s*oul! 2" *"l! sl$7*l1 *ollo9"!( *" 2""' o #o#"&l $. S*o9 *" 4&';"! #o$ $ *"'$7* *&!( &! s&1( You *&v" s"" 4" &;" up *$s #o$ v$s$2l1( I 9$ll 4&;" $ '"u' $v$s$@

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CHAPTER $II.

TRICKS WITH COIN WITHOUT APPARATUS.

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CHAPTER I2.

TRICKS WITH WATCHES.

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CHAPTER 2.TRICKS WITH RINGS.

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TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS.

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TRICKS WITH DOMINOES AND DICE.

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* The reader will understand that nobody has in fact made any such observation, but the overhearingof an imaginary obection is often of great use, as enabling the performer to do some necessary act,which he could not well have done without such prete/t. Thus in this instance, the performer wants aplausible e/cuse --first, for altering his apparent intention of immediately producing a second ball from

the wand( and, secondly, for lifting the middle cup, and so regaining possession of the ball. conuror thus addressing an imaginary obector is said in 6rench "parler d la cantonade," but the phrase has noprecise e&uivalent among 8nglish performers.

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CHAPTER 2$.

HAT TRICKS.

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THE CANNON@BALLS IN THE HAT.

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THE HUNDRED GOBLETS FROM A HAT.T*" 7o2l"s us"! 0o' *$s pu'pos" &'" o0 pol$s*"! $( &2ou 0ou' $#*"s $ !"p*( &! 4&!" 9$*ou o'&4" o' p'o6"#$o o0 &1;$!. B"$7 &ll o0 *" s&4" s$"( &! sl$7*l1 &p"'$7( & l&'7" u42"' o0 *"4 4&1 2" 0$"!o" 9$*$ *" o*"'( &! 1" o##up1 l$l" 4o'" sp&#" *& & s$7l" o". T*" 7o2l"s *us

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A DOEN BABIES FROM A HAT.

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THE MAGIC RETICULES.

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SPECIALTIES OF MESSRS. MASKELYNE AND COOKE.

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ANCIENT AND MODERN MAGIC.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

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!l" p'"0"''"! &4o7 *" s&!( s$''$7 $ 9"ll up o 7" $ *o'ou7*l1 4$:"!. T*" l" *"s&! 7" #ol!. You pl&#" $o & 2&s$ o0 #ol! 9&"' 9o o' *'"" *&!0uls( *" s$' *" 9&"' 9"ll. I 9$ll 2" 0ou! *& *" s&! '"p"ls *" 9&"'( &! #& 2" !'&9 ou p"'0"#l1 !'1. I $sv"'1 $4po'& *& ol1 & s4&ll po'$o o0 7'"&s" 2" us"!( so *& 9*" 1ou *&! 'ou! *"s&! 0o' ":&4$&$o $s p'"s"#" 4&1 o 2" o2s"'v"!.

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/I. THE CHINESE PICTURES. @T*$s $s & v"'1 #u'$ous &! su'p'$s$7 '$#;. You p'"p&'"

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