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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 44 | 34 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. ful in five guesses. After he has tossed up twice, you can take the penny, and say, "Now, I will vary the method of tossing. You shall name now which you choose, 'heads' or "tails.'' Toss up the penny, and while attention is occupied with this, and he is looking to see which is uppermost, heads or tails, you withdraw your left hand from behind you, holding the little an- imal you have concealed, and slipping it into the hat, and turn- ing the hat down over it, exclaim, 'Stay, I mean to pass the penny through the hat upon the table, and the whole affair shall be settled by the result of the present toss. You shall see the heads or tails on the table." By Pass 1, pretend to place the penny on the hat, but retain it in your right hand. Say, "Fly, pass, and quickly." Lift the hat, and show both head and tail on the little animal or pet there concealed. If you should have had a Guinea pig, you must make the guesses go on till your adversary guesses "tails," and then it will make a good laugh to say, "He has won, and he had bet- ter now take it up by the tail.' TRICK 13 -To cook pancakes or a flat plum cake in a hat, over some candles. REQUISITE PREPARATION. Have two gallipots or earthen jars, of a size to go easily into a hat, but of such dimensions that the one reversed will fit closely over the other. Tie worsted or a strip of linen round the smaller gallipot, so as to insure the larger one holding firmly round the smaller one. Have ready some thin, fluent dough, some sugar, and a few currants, enough for two or three pan- cakes or a small plum cake; also a spoon to stir the ingredients up. Have at hand two or three warm pancakes that have just been prepared by the cook for you, with the same ingredients as men- tioned above. Let them be firm and free from grease. Have also at hand two small plates, with knives and forks. Commence the exhibition by borrowing two hats, to give you a choice with which to perform. You can remark that as you should be sorry to injure your friend's hat, you will secure it from being soiled by placing some paper in it as a lining. Hold up the paper to show it is only paper, and then openly place it in the hat, and lay the hat down on its side on the table near you, having the brim towards you. Have therready-prepared pancakes lying near you, and whilst |