New ideas in magic : illusions, spiritualistic effects, etc. (1902)
Shaw, W. H. J. (William Henry James), b. 1859, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Blue Island, Ill. : M.N. Smith Co., printers · leaf 55
or instance it is the five of spades, as soon as he sees the number 5 writ- ten down, he watches to see what the suit will be, this he knows the moment he sees the first letter put down, as soon as he sees the S, he knows it is spades, and turns his back or avoids watching person finishing the… … ^^f^^o« «=». FIG. 31.
Magic tricks
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