[Clarke, William], 1800-1838 · Boston, Munroe and Francis · leaf 206
figure on the right division ofeach card, leaving the left untouched. By a little dexterity, you may now seem to transform a set of common cards into a painted pack. TO CONVEY A CARD INTO A CHERRY-STONE. Burn a hole through the shell of a nut or cheny-stone, and also throughthe kernel, with a hot… … ^04 TRICKS WITH CARDS. hard, put it into the nut or cherry-stone, stop the hole up with some heeswax, and rub it over with a little dust, and it will not be perceived; thenwhile some by-stander draws a card, observe, It is no matter what cardyou draw; and, if you use the cards well, you will offer…
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