Hindu magic : an expose of the tricks of the yogis and fakirs of India (1913)
Carrington, Hereward, 1880-1959 · Kansas City, Mo. : The Sphinx · leaf 7
6 Hindu Magic what as follows: The native comes forward, almost nude, being covered only with a small loin cloth, of such small compass that the onlooker can … see clearly that there is nothing hidden in or about it or the performer. As the trick (like almost all Indian tricks) is performed in any locality—on the deck of a ship, in one's own room, etc.—all idea of pre-arrangement, trap-doors, etc., is precluded. The performer advances, carrying in his…
Magic tricks · Magic tricks -- India
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