Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . One of the best isthat of The Cannon-balls in the Hat.—The earliest and simplestform of this trick is limited to the production of a solid wooden globe,blacked to resemble a cannon-ball. The introduction of the ball intothe hat is effected as follows:—The ball, which has a hole of abouttwo inches in depth by one in diameter bored in it towards its centre,is placed on the servante of the-performers table in such manner thatthe hole above-mentioned shall slant upwards and outwards, at *nangle of about 45°. To keep the ball steady, an
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . One of the best isthat of The Cannon-balls in the Hat.—The earliest and simplestform of this trick is limited to the production of a solid wooden globe,blacked to resemble a cannon-ball. The introduction of the ball intothe hat is effected as follows:—The ball, which has a hole of abouttwo inches in depth by one in diameter bored in it towards its centre,is placed on the servante of the-performers table in such manner thatthe hole above-mentioned shall slant upwards and outwards, at *nangle of about 45°. To keep the ball steady, and to prevent itsrolling off, some performers have a slight circular hollow scoopedin the surface of the servante itself. A more convenient plan,however, is to use an india-rubber ring (such as is given to infantsteething). This may be placed on any part of the servante, andmakes a capital rest or bed for the ball. A bit of half-inch rope,with the ends joined so as to form a ring, will answer the samepurpose. MODERN MAGIC. >duce the bnll into the hat,. When the performer desires to intrwhich we will suppose to havebeen borrowed for the purpose ofsome previous trick just completed,he takes the hat with his thumb out-side and his fingers inside the brim,and holds it up with its mouth to-wards the spectators, so as to showindirectly that it is empty (see ). Carelessly lowering his hand,he brings the hat mouth downwardson the table, and, drawing it towardshim, slips the second linger into thehole in the ball (see Fig. 135^, whenthe mere action of crooking theringer brings the ball into the then, still holding the ball sup-ported by the finger, walks away IG I34from the table towards the owner of the hat, with the apparent in-tention of returning before reachinghim, however, he pre-tends to notice that it ifsomewhat heavy, andlooking into it, says. Dear me, sir, thereis something ratherpeculiar about this you aware thatthere is something init ? T
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