Downs, T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson), 1868-1938 · Buffalo, N. Y. : Downs-Edwards Co. · leaf 145
rther into the break and then pushed upward and out- ward, which movement forces the chosen card (that is, the card at the bottom of the lower packet) outward until it extends about half an inch from the right side of the pack. The right hand, which covers the pack during this operation, grips the… … Fig. 18 performed, with the back of the right hand toward the audience, the movement cannot be detected by the sharpest eye. When the card is safely on top the performer impresses the audience with the idea that it is an utter impossibility for him to know what card w^as sighted, or to know the…
