Sealed mysteries : explaining the latest card mysteries and spirit tricks made public for the first time : with directions for constructing trick cards (1911)
Hull, Burling, 1889-1982, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · [Brooklyn, N. Y.] : Master Technic Publishing Co. · leaf 12
d. The performernow deals the cards slowly face upward upon the table and simplyrequests the spectator to think the word, Stop, the moment he seesthe card. Performer glances at cards now and then while slowlydealing cards upon table till the card is reached, when he exclaimsStop ! which coming at… … Fig. 5 Secret:—Inspection of a pack of cards will show that the cardscan be divided into three classes:—Cards which have an unevennumber of pips (1, 3, 5, 7, 9,) and have a pip in center that pointsupward also the 6 and 8 which have two central pips pointing upward(see illustration, note arrows).…
Card tricks · Tricks
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