Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . orm of lantern is, when shut up, as shown in Fig. 231. MODERN MAGIC 397 To develop it, the wires a and b are each made to describe a semi-circle, as shown by the dotted line, bringing the whole into thecondition shown in Fig. 232, in which condition it is maintained byslipping the loop of a under I. The best plan for lighting in this caseis to have a separatesmall piece of candle, ,Aprepared with a match X iiwick, as above-men-tioned, placed in readi-ness on the servante,and a small pin orsharp nail projectingupwards from the bot-t
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . orm of lantern is, when shut up, as shown in Fig. 231. MODERN MAGIC 397 To develop it, the wires a and b are each made to describe a semi-circle, as shown by the dotted line, bringing the whole into thecondition shown in Fig. 232, in which condition it is maintained byslipping the loop of a under I. The best plan for lighting in this caseis to have a separatesmall piece of candle, ,Aprepared with a match X iiwick, as above-men-tioned, placed in readi-ness on the servante,and a small pin orsharp nail projectingupwards from the bot-tom of the box to actas a candlestick. Thecandles in the lantern will in this case need no special preparation. The performer firstlights the prepared candle by rubbing it against the tablet, and thenpresses it down upon the upright pin we have mentioned. The othercandles are in turn lighted from this, each lantern being put intoshape before being lifted out of the box, which must in this case beof tolerable size, in order to admit of their ready The Butterfly Trick.—This is a trick of Japanese origin,which became very popular two or three years since. In effect it isas follows:—The performer brings forward an ordinary fan, and acouple of bits of tissue-paper, each torn into a fanciful likeness of abutterfly. Taking these upon his hand, he gently fans them, themotion of the air speedily causing them to rise above his head. Stillgently fanning them, he causes them to hover, now high, now low,low fluttering along the wall, now descending into a gentlemanshat, whence they presently emerge to again nutter hither and thitherat his pleasure. The point that most strikes an attentive observer is the fact that,whether they fly high or low, the butterflies always keep they may be a couple of feet apart, sometimes only a fewinches, but they never exceed the above limit$ and the spectator 39S MODERN MAGIC. naturally concludes that an extraordinary degree
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