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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 24 | 14 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. Draw attention to how completely the coin is wrapped up till you arrive at the very last circles, when it will drop into the bowl. Hand the dime to the owner who marked it, and let him de- clare whether he recognizes it as the very one he lent you. His affirmativo will surprise the spectators. SECOND TRICK.-To change a bowl of ink into clear water, with gold fish in it. REQUISITE PREPARATION, TO BE MADE PRIVATELY BEFOREHAND. The same glass bowl as in previous trick. If your bowl has not a foot to it, it must be placed on something that will hold it high above your table. Some small fish, a white plate or sau- cer, a piece of black silk just fitting the inside of your bowl, a spoon of peculiar construction, so that in a hollow handle it will retain about a teaspoonful of ink, which will not run out as long as a hole near the top of the handle is kept covered or stopped. A large tumbler and two or three minnows will do for a simpler exhibition, but will, of course, not be so pleasing to the eye. Place the black silk so as to cover the part of the bowl that is shaded; when damp it will adhere to the glass. Pour in clear water to fill the space covered by the black silk, and placo the fish in the water. Fig. 5. Commence the trick in public thus: Holding the spoon-han- dle slanting up and uncovering the hole in the handle, the ink which you have placed in the handle will run into the bowl of the spoon, and the spoon being held carefully to the surface of the water, concealing the black silk, will give the spectators the impression that you fill the spoon from the glass bowl. Pour the spoonful of ink on a white saucer, and show it round to convince the spectators it is ink. They will see it is undeni- ably ink, and they will conclude, if the spoon were properly |