Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 30
entering the swing, the deception is said to beso complete that passengers involuntarily seize the arms of the seats to avoidbeing precipitated below. The illusion is purely an instance of misguided judgment,which is commonly but erroneously called illusion of the senses,and belongs to the same… … The Sword-Trick. Another very ingenious trick consists in apparently stabbinga man to death, the bloody end of the sword appearing at theback, yet leaving the man uninjured. Since the audience natur-ally will suspect that the point emerging from the back is notthe true end of the sword, the trick…
Magic tricks
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