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latestmagicbeing00hoff.pdf | 185 | THE MYSTERY OF THE THREE SEALS 169 now moved away from himself, and the pressure of the brake being relaxed, the coin is now drawn in the same direction. "Quod erat demonstrandum," as our old friend Shakespeare (or was it Euclid) used to say." (To the lender of the coin.) "You must take care of this coin, Sir; it is now charged with a minute quantity of the 'od' force, and SO long as you keep it you can never be 'stony-broke.' I will show you just one more effect with it before I return it to you." While speaking, he has carelessly picked up the coin, and replaced it on the inner side of the screw SO that this shall be no longer encircled by the thread. Picking up the match box from the table, he pushes out the "tray" portion with the fore- finger; then throwing aside the outer case, he picks up the tray, and inverts it over the coin. "I will now show you that the 'od' force still operates even though it is cut off from any direct connection with the subject of the experiment: but in this case a little more power is required." So saying he rubs the glass ball again on his coat- sleeve, and, moving the ball accordingly, causes the coin to travel towards him, the matchbox natur- ally moving with it. In again picking up the coin, to return it to the owner, he detaches it from the disc, which flies back to its original resting-place. |