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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 37 | THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. 27 Commence the trick by borrowing two hats place one with its rims upwards on the table, and show that you place in that hat the die with its first cover on it. But say, "I forgot to ap- peal to the company whether they will like to see the trick dong visibly or invisibly." They will most likely say, "Visibly;' bnt it is of no consequence which answer they make, for the process of the trick is the same in either case. Take out from the lower hat the first cover, which is painted exactly like a die, and having placed the second hat (with its rims downwards) on the other hat, display the first cover, and openly place it on the crown of the upper hat. All the specta- tors will believe it to be the solid die itself. Then take your penknife; you may just thrust it into the crown of the hat, and pretend to cut all round the die-cover there lying ; say-" I shall now bid it move into the lower hat, but it will not do so while uncovered, so I must place this ornamental cover over it." Do so; show that you have nothing in your hands or sleeves; then wave your wand or your hand, and say, "Change, pass, die, into the lower hat.' Give it a little time. Then, compres- sing the outward cover gently, lift off also with it the painted die-cover, which it has inside it. Lift up the lower hat, and show the company the solid die lying in it. Show all that the upper hat has received no injury. The illusion to the audience will be that the solid die has pas- sed through the crown of the upper hat without at all injuring it. Return the hats to the owners, and show them to be unin- ured. TRICK 10.-To produce from a silk handkerchief bon- bons, candies, nuts, etc. PREPARATION. Have packages of various candies, wrapped up in bags of the thinnest tissne paper, and place them on your table rather shel- tered from observation. Have also a plate or two on your table. - MEMORANDUM. It will be always desirable to have the table removed two or three yards at least from the spectators, and of a height that they cannot see the surface of it while sitting down in front of it. Gommence the trick by borrowing a silk handkerchief, or any large handkerchief. After turning it about, throw it out on the table, so as to fall over one of these packages. Having carefully observed where the bag lies, place your left |