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 9
8 Hindu- Magic several inches in height. This process is repeated five or six times, or even more, at the end of vs^hich time the mango-tree is two feet or more in height. It is even asserted that, in some cases, the tree has been known to bear fruit. So much for the effect of the trick. Now for… … There are numerous ways of performing this mango-tree trick—for trick it is. In the first place, it will be noticed that it is always a mango-tree that is made to grow, and no other shrub. Now, why is this? Surely it is not because the mango is the only tree in India which is ready to the hand of…
Magic tricks · Magic tricks -- India
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