Modern magic. : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. (1885)
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919, Hawkins, Arthur, ca. 1940 · London ; New York : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 145
I fetch my magicsword. You go be-hind your screen, andreturn, holding in yourhand a drawn sword.You place yourself infencing attitude, and,addressing the personwho holds the cards, say, I am going to give you the words, one ! two!three! At the word three ! will you please throw the cards in theair,… … MODERN MAGIC. 3 sight of them. Are you ready ? One, two, three ! M At the wordthree, the cards are thrown, the performer makes a lunge amongthem, and a card is instantly seen fluttering on the point of the sword,and, on examination, is found to be the very card which was drawn. The secret of this…
Magic tricks
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