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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 48 | 38 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. appear to have cut through the bridge of the nose. A cutler C. uld supply such knives, or they may be purchased at the de- pots for conjuring apparatus. Having placed out these articles on your table with serious- ness and imposing formality, show to the audience the knife that is whole, and call upon them to observe that it is sufficiently strong and sharp. The other knife must be placed somewhere near you, but where it is sheltered from the observation of the spectators. Ask some young friend to step forward, assuring him that you will not hurt him. Mako him sit down on a chair facing the au- dience. After having measured the real knife across his nose, say "But I may as well protect your clothes from being soiled, so I will put an apron round your neck." Goto the table to take up the apron, and, in doing so, placc down the real knife where it cannot be seen, and with your lef' and tako up the conjuror's knife, holding it by the blade, lest any one should cbserve the notch in it. Conceal at the same time also, in your left hand, the piece of sponge. Advancing to the chair, tuck, with your right hand, the apron round the youth's neck. Then pr SS the conjuror's knife firmly over the nose and leave il there, 2S if you had cut into the bridgo of the nose. At the same time gently ¿queeze the sponge, and a little of the liquid will make an alarming appearance on the face and on the apron; go on for a short time, covering the face and apron with (apparent) blood. When the audience have seen it long enough, seize up the apron, wipe the face of the youth quite clean, throw away the conjuror's knife, and exhibit your young friend to the audience all right, and dismiss him with some facetious remark on his courage in undergoing the alarm- ing operation. |