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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 25 | THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. 15 inted out of the bowl, that the glass bowl contains nothing but ink. Borrowing a silk handkerchief, place it for a few seconds over the bowl, and feigning to be inviting fish to come to the bowl. exclaim Change! Then, placing your hand on the edge of the bowl near yourself, draw off the handkerchief, and with it take care to catch hold also of the black silk. The bowl when uncovered will exhibit the fish swimming about in clear water. While the spectators are surprised at the fish, return the hand- kerchief, having first dropped out of it the black silk on your side of the table. Decline giving any explanation, as people will not thank you for dispelling the illusion. THIRD TRICK,-The Dancing Egg. REQUISITE PREPARATION TO BE MADE IN PRIVATE. An egg-shell that has been blown (my young friends will know that the way to blow an egg is to make a small hole at each end of the egg. Then, by blowing at one end, the yolk will be driven out, and the egg-shell be left empty.) Make a hole also on the side of the egg, in which insert a chip of wood, or a small pin, held by a fine black silk thread, about twelve or fourteen inches long, which must have a loop at the far end, which loop fasten to a button on the coat or waist- coat and have on a dark vest, otherwise the dark thread be- coming visible, will reveal the moving power. FIG. 6. a Commence by borrowing two black hats. If there is an in- strument in the room, ask some one to play a lively tune, as " eggs are fond ofglively music to dance to." Then, with the brim of a hat in each hand, interpose the round of each hat successively under the thread that holds the egg, moving them from your breast toward the egg. The egg will appear to move of itself over the hats, as you place them under it. |