Ventriloquism made easy, also, an exposure of magic, and the second sight mystery (1860)
Mason, E., jr. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Wyman the wizard · leaf 34
led, social fellow. lie con-fines himself to Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, and Missouri J Procure a pasteboard box four inches square, openat the top, marked A ; have a second one made of tin,B, that will exactly fit in A, with the outside paintedblack, and ornamented to suit taste in white. Then… … To Perform the Experiment—Have the block Ccovered with B; show the company that it is a solidblock of wood, A being the cover. Borrow two hats,—take one of them in your hand, and hold the insidea little toward you; next take the box B betweenyour finger, and press it so that the block C will bewith…
Ventriloquism · Magic tricks · Precognition
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