The magician's own book, or The whole art of conjuring (1862)
Arnold, George, 1834-1865, Cahill, Frank · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 29
t it once round, and put both ends intothe left hand. Draw the right hand rapidly along the doublestrings until you come to the place where the strings havecrossed each other, as seen in the engraving. Conceal thejunction with the thumb and finger of the right hand; holdthe strings in a similar… … 1. The twisted string. 2. The manner of holdi^ it. your mouth, and remove with your tongue the little loop thathas been cut off. When you take the string out of yourmouth, the sp*ictators will not notice the absence of so smalla portion of its length, and will fancy that you really ha^^ejoined…
Magic tricks
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