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practicalmagicia00harr.pdf | 76 | 66 THE PRACTICAL MAGICIAN. done so, remove the stopper at bottom of the large bottle as you place it on its stand, and immediately place the large cover over it. The mixed liquid will gradually run out into the concealed cavity in the stand. You must now talk a little magic nonsense, to draw off the at- tention, while you place the special covers over each of the small bottles, so that the descending pipes in the covers fit in the necks of the bottles. Remove the tinfoil with which you had covered the holes at A and B. With a few magic waves of your wand, and words of art, say : "I shall now cause the mixed liquids in the centre bottle to ap- pear severally in their own original bottles." Let the covers re, main a few seconds. Clap your hands. saying: "Change, be- gone !" Lift the centre cover : the large bottle will be seen to be empty. Lift successively the covers from the small bottles : they will be seen to have each their proper wine-one port, the other sherry. TRICK 29.-To Furnish a Treat to the Gentlemen. For this th 3 magic bottle must be procured. One with three or four compartments is amply sufficient. In these placo gin, sherry, and port wine, respectively. The bottle will have three or four holes, on which you place your fingers as if stopping the holes of a flute. You may have a bucket of water and a com- mon bottle, resembling the magic one in size and appearance, near your table. Havo ready also a tray of wine-glasses of thick glass, and holding only a very small quantity. Exhibit the common lottle to the audience, and then place it on your table, and direct attention to somo of the other articles on your table. "Now I must begin my experiment. I will wash and drain my bottle, that you may scc the experiment from the beginning to the end." Place it in the bucket, and while shaking it about, and letting the water run out, exchange it for the magic bottle lying by the bucket. Wipe that carefully with a napkin, as if drying it, and calling two or three of the audi- ence forward at a time, inquire which they prefer. Have the stops according to alphabetical order to prevent your mistaking -gin, port, sherry. Continue supplying the small glasses ase called for, till your bottle gets nearly empty, and then pour them out indiscriminately. Thero will havo been sufficient to satisfy the most enger. But if you wish to continue the trick, you may have a second magic botile prepared in the same way, and you will casily, whilo propounding some magic charm and gesticulating, make some pretence that will enable you to exchange the empty for the seo- ond bottle, and so proceed. |