r; after being examined, is placed in a box jnsfc largeenough to hold it. At the will of the operator four half-dollars ap-pear in it; these are taken out and the drawer and box shown to beentirely empty; again it is closed, and in a few seconds opened, when,as before, it is found to contain four… … No. 179—DEMON SWORD. Two or three cards are selected from a pack, returned and shuffled,one of the company keeping possession of the pack. The performerholding a very handsome sword in his hand, asks a person holding thecards to throw them up in the air; upon the instant of his doing sothe…
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![An illustration from L'art de tirer les cartes : révélations complètes sur les destinées au moyen des cartes et des tarots d'après les méthodes les plus certaines, suivis d'un jeu des patiences / par Johannès Trismégiste [i.e. Lorambert]. Orné de 150 figures. (1845)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/wellcome-wellcome_b28750640-24-1.webp)
