Branson, L. H. (Lionel Hugh), b. 1879 · London : G. Rutledge & Sons ; New York : E. P. Dutton & Co. · leaf 102
INDIAN CONJURING The cloth is then thrown over all, the boy and the basket, and while the lid is being placed on top, and the altercation continues, the boy gets into this position, holding the basket lid up with one hand. … The lid of the basket being held up like this causes the audience to think that his former position is unaltered. If one were to take away the cloth and look inside the basket one would see the boy lying something like this. 72
Magic tricks -- India
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