Riddles and drawing-room magic : humor for quick and dull wits (1907)
Schorb, George · Chicago : Laird & Lee · leaf 99
st the inside of the hand. You may either let the hand drop negligently to your side, or, still better, take the pack between the fingers and thumb of the same hand and offer it to be shuffled. This will give you the opportunity, often very valuable, of seeing what the card in question is. When it… … To “Slip” a Card. Hold the pack in the left hand, having first slightly moist- ened the fingers, which should rest upon the back of the cards* Open the pack bookwise, at an angle of about 45°,
Amusements · Magic tricks · Riddles
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