The morning times., 1896-10-04
A
Flower
Trick
b. j. C. Bear,I.

One Of the most famous tricks IL ,rcntai
nagicians can be easily duplicated with
the simplest possible equipment
The audience, we may suppose, IS seat
ed before light, uncovered table. Here,
after passing it around for examination,
that those present may see that it s an
ordinary article OF the kind is placed
large platter Or DINER plate. fhr per
former tells the audience this is lone to
show there Is HO pOsSitl,. communication
between the vase. or box, which he pro-
ceeds TO place upon the plate antI any
concealed machinery or apparatus any
where else The vase. which is1d better
he cylindrical ore. the longer III, better,
and which seems 10 have rojhin;; unusual
about 1t Is set upon the Plate. in case a
vase is not ObtaInable a box may re sub
stitutcL The performer makes Ettle
speech.
The performer throws an American flag
over the vase, and as he makes a statement
he introduces il under the llag and bursts
the deceptive surface OF moss. which Is
merely paper, with moss fastened toit, with
paste, and finishes by bidding the audience
watch the plant grow Almost inlmedi-
up from the center and lift the flag. Higher
and higher it raises itself ca IRVING the
drapery with il until il pauses, hanging
about and evidently concealins Something
beneath 1t. The performer advances. bows
to the audience, and asks II some lady
present Will not lift the flIs, saying that
he does not do 80 himself as some artful
substitution may he suspected As some
lady in the audience complies with his
request, beautiful plant in fun bloom
is revealed TO the view OF the a>tonished
and delighted audience. for this trick is
not only very effective, but seems abso-
lutely DeXrlicahle.
II you can procure one OF those
cheap Japanese cylindrical cane and
umbrella holders So commonly found
nowadays StauCInE next ,LC hat rack in
Railways it Will he Just The thing needed.
Inside this must De fitted some kind of
long. narrow box OF wood or tin uf about
the same proportion, aGout oHe=rouTtn the
capacity. as comTaret~ with the uutside
receptacle, as shown in the scctioued view
in figurel. This inner box must be Sc
cured to the outer she'll. If The IJttcr is
cylindrical, by hoops.
In the DeNt diagram, figure =. is shown
4 square for Of tie equipment, in which
| the inner tUX is fastened t0 that which
contains it by means cf clcats. rs shown
at +. E. E. L.
| AT b III this sectional diagram Is shown
a plug fitting in the bottom Of the box
! attached TO the string II u. which is 10
| be pulled when. as before described. the
| nags adjusted over the vase and the paper
! surface torn TO allow the plant 10 rise
through it. Iuside this inner box is the
float { [ c. pierced with hol.S and fitting
easily in its place. so that IL VIII rise when
| The plug u is pulled out, allowing he water
| To enter from the outside box. Secured
TO this float is the plant. and Is the water
rises in the inside box bearing on its sur.
! lace The feat. tie PlaE- gSccuds with il
| with y gradual and stCady motion. Until
the water inside and outside he inner hoN
| has found It's level. About the base OF the
| plaut is placed 4 paper core covered with
| moss pasted To its surface. ~ that when the
water has risen To its full h.ight. which
VIII. OF course, he less Than that it hat
in the outside space. the surface of TIT
moss will be flush with the top of the
Inside box. The paper that foEns tn
surface in the first instance should be "a
as shown III figure 3. SO as 10 be easii!
broken through.