The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-05
THIRTY MINUTES OF MAGIC.
How a Prestidigitateur Mystified Party of
Smokers in a Restaurant.
New York
New York Sun.

''Theres Goldberg" said one of the men, sud
denly rousing himself and reckoning to the new
| conner. I'm one of his pupils
Are you going on the stageF
| 'Oh, no; l simply do it for the fun of the
thing. A great many New orll men study
! slelght Of hand and magic Just as girls study the
piano and the harp. Goldberg-hell be over
! here when he gets through talking with That man
| has studio, and his pupils 60 there at certain
! hours Of the day. He teaches them all mum
! Der of elementary tricks at so much a lesson,
and then charges from $50 to $50 extra for eN
| planning tricks that are known to fame
! Are there many teachers of that sort!
'Quite number. Society men devote years
of desultory study to sleisht Of hand tricks.
| Here he comes now
| The magician sat down with a sigh and lighted
| cigar
I'm tired" he said presently I've been
! around to the New York Club amusing dinner
! party for three hours. Besides, ! devoted the
whole afternoon TO a juvenile birthday party IN
| Madison avenue
4 suppose you're thoroughly sick of magic!'
"Oh, no. It's the only thing | never tire OF.
| I've been at it since | was nine years Old. 1t Is
always interesting 10 bamboozle people. By the
| way he said to his pupil. Il played that worn
| out platter trick again at the club
| That's n hoary-headed old chestnut" said the
! pupil rehectively.
| Il know it, it's as old as a minstrel joke, and
yet it always takes. The trick, he explained, lis
really no trick at all After doing number Of
mystifying acts, and just before the party breaks
up take q large pldIJPl, put IL III llle uult pl
the table, and tell the party to put their hands
! on the plate, and the one VINO withdraws his
! hand first is TO set up the wine for the party.
! They all rush up and put their hands on the
plate without thinking and then they stand
around like lot of school-boys, each resolved
never to let 90. Meanwhile. 1 get my coat on
! and go home. Sometimes they stand for an
| hour, and sometimes for less than five minutes
| Some one spoke later of spilitualiSm.
1T is the greatest fraud OF the age said
| the Professor Vehemently. That and second
sight are simply cloaks for magcians tricks.
l don't deny that one mind has decided in
fuence over another, but l do deny the hon
esty of spiritualistic seances and mindread-
| ings."
How much can you influence anyone"
Il will show you the whole extent of my
power any other mans in this respect
said The Professor taking a pencil from his
pocket He borrowed a visiting-card from one
of the party, held it under the table and wrote
q figure on it, Then he folded it up until it
was like a ball. and tossed it across the table to
the writer.
Put that piece of pasteboard in your pocket,
please, and button your coat over it. Now I'll
| tell you what propose to do. Give me another
card Observe, | write on this card y series of
numbers-it doesn't make much difference how
many-they are;
5, l, 3, 6, 2, 4, 7, 9, S.
Now. propose by an effort Of my mind to
make you select the number from this list which
| is written on the folded card in your pocket, and
which you have not seen. Take the pencil and
| card, tossing them across the table, and cross
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Take the card out of your pocket, please and
| open it"
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| ra,oark tb,t ba ,,,as ana ,,-rnar
| s!Aro 1,o,, e1,,a3@ q el-ad thn Professor
OF eoursc / know when / mt n 600 hill in
| my, noclret
! !.ft's a Al billn said the Professor o,ietlv
.,rbe oricinal ~ lin IS in tbn celery class"
| Tho man nulIad ont the hin found If was Al
threw II across In tho Professor nuled the - ant
| If +ba Celery class and ,asned.
! .sXVber,'s that t,ye1,t,y75
! nHera in nv hand
s1TeH. motion is quicker than sigbtr
..yVro,,g aoai1 NIotion connot he onicl,ar thai,
SIGHT The reason Won didn't see me substif1ta
one Of these hills for another is because I dis
tractad ro,,r attention ut tho instant mazda tho
| changes Show us a poker hand if you've got
| cards with you"
| II haven't any. left mine at the club.
| A pack was procured by the waiter, who re
| gafded the Magician with awe, as ne SAID;
very many poker players mon OF the world at
that do not believe that one EXPERT card sharp