Downs, T. Nelson (Thomas Nelson), 1868-1938 · Buffalo, N. Y. : Downs-Edwards Co. · leaf 83
he fan of cards so that only one person can make a selec- tion; otherwise more than one person may remark a card. Consequently, when the three substitute cards are laid on the table the spectators may wonder at the disappearance of the cards they saw. With due attention to this minor detail there… … Fig. 13 Fig. 13 the method of preparation better than a page of description. The fifth card, the king of spades, is unprepared. It is obvious, after a glance at the illustration, that the double cards may be arranged fanwise in the following order: Jack of clubs, queen of hearts, queen of spades,…
