Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . first finger and thumb ofthe right hand, still re-taining the end whichthey already hold, seizethe portion b at the pointmarked with that letter,the third finger of theleft hand at the sametime drawing back theportion a towards thepalm of the hand. Thestring will thus bebrought into the position Fig. 152. shown in Figs. 153 and 154, (in the latter ofwhich, for the sake of clearness, the thumbs are made transparent),the part now held Ik izontally between the two hands, which appearsto be the middle of the string, really bt ing only
Modern magic : A practical treatise on the art of conjuring. . first finger and thumb ofthe right hand, still re-taining the end whichthey already hold, seizethe portion b at the pointmarked with that letter,the third finger of theleft hand at the sametime drawing back theportion a towards thepalm of the hand. Thestring will thus bebrought into the position Fig. 152. shown in Figs. 153 and 154, (in the latter ofwhich, for the sake of clearness, the thumbs are made transparent),the part now held Ik izontally between the two hands, which appearsto be the middle of the string, really bt ing only the immediate con-tinuation of the end held in the left whole operationof arranging the stringin proper position,though tedious to de-scribe, does not tal ehalf a second in prac-tice. The performer next. requests some person Fjfi ^ to cut the string, thus arranged, in half, and this being (apparently) done, he transfers the * It should be mentioned that, in order to economize space in the diagrams, ui©actual length of the string is represented as much shortened. MODERN MA GIC, 319 string altogether to the right hand, keeping the point of junction ofthe crossed pieces hidden between the ringer and thumb. (See ) He now gives either end to some one to hold, and, placing hisopen left hand near to the end thus held, winds the string rapidly roundit, sliding off as he does so the short piece, which, as soon as it isclear of the longer portion, he presses with his thumb between thesecond and third ringers of the same hand. On again unwinding thestring from the left hand, it is found apparently whole as at first. The principle of the trick being very generally known, youwill frequently find some one of the audience proclaim his acquaint-ance with it, and declare that you have merely
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