Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . e centre oneis hcllow throughout,but the other two haveeach its upper portionoccupied by a hollowchamber or reservoir,divided in two by avertical partition, andtapering down toa tube with a vervsmall opening. Eachof these compartments has an air-hole at the top. (See Fig. 209.) These two covers are beforehand prepared for the trick by rillingthe two compartments of each, one with wine, and the other withwater. The air-holes are stopped with pellets of wax, but for thesake of distinction the wine compartment of each is plugged withr
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . e centre oneis hcllow throughout,but the other two haveeach its upper portionoccupied by a hollowchamber or reservoir,divided in two by avertical partition, andtapering down toa tube with a vervsmall opening. Eachof these compartments has an air-hole at the top. (See Fig. 209.) These two covers are beforehand prepared for the trick by rillingthe two compartments of each, one with wine, and the other withwater. The air-holes are stopped with pellets of wax, but for thesake of distinction the wine compartment of each is plugged withred wax, and the water compartment with white wax. Any otherdistinguishing mark is, of course, equally good. So long as the air-holes are thus stopped, there is no fear of the liquid running performer, having filled the glasses as already described, mixesthe contents in the decanter, and in placing the latter on the stand,removes the wax plug from the bottom, thus allowing the wine torun out, and to percolate through the above-mentioned holes into the. Fig. 209. MODERN MAGIC. 379 stand, where it remains. He next places the empty glasses on theirrespective stands, and places the covers over them. He then askbthe audience into which of the glasses they desire that the wineshall travel, and into which the water. When they have made theirdecision, he has only to remove the red pellet from the cover whichis over the glass into which the wine is to pass, and the white pelletfrom the opposite cover. The tying of the tape from cover to coveris merely designed to give time for the liquids to reach their respectivedestinations, and is, indeed, altogether dispensed with by many per-formers. The air-holes may be stopped by means of tinfoil pastedover them, instead of the wax, if preferred. The toil is instantlyremoveable by scraping with the nail. The Mysterious Funnel—This is a little appliance on thesame principle, which may be incidentally introduced with goodeffect in the cour
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