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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 120 | 104 LATEST MAGIC Even the warmth of the breath is generally enough for these. Anyhow, we will try." You breathe into the tube, and lifting it show the ball, then offering both tube and ball for inspection. It will hardly be necessary to point out to the acute reader that the alteration of procedure in the case of the last tube is rendered necessary; first, by the fact that the tube up to that point contains no ball, and secondly in order to avoid the difficulty of striking a match with the right hand only, the left being otherwise occupied. The trick may appropriately be followed by the exhibition of a few of the usual ball sleights. If it is worked on a "black art" table it may be brought to an effective close by the "dematerialisa- tion," in succession, of the three balls. THE BOUNDING BEANS This is another application of the principle introduced by Signor Molini and utilised in the trick last described. The requisites for the trick are as follows: (1) Mirror glass; at the outset, empty. (2) Two tubes of cardboard, sheet brass, or zinc, as A and B in Fig. 17. The height and width of A are about 31/2 and 21/2 inches respectively. B is a little taller, but a trifle less in diameter. (3) A third tube, C, with its lower edge turned inward an eighth of an inch all around. This tube |