New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

part OF the trick Is 70 C1SpiaE tlc carr sen.
and this also did IN three ways /
plain the three methods Ot discovery -rt. in
the first experiment / drew the ca--e .as
ward one bv one from the TOP ~ r.e -a &.
until Lucy stopped me at any card she
Now, | had previously noted the carl o- t.e
bottom OF the pack, and after pulling H- '.e
trst one or two from the top | secretly t-. .ei
down the bottom card also. about a- .~.l.
Then when Lucy stopped me ! drew '.-e
I had pulled from the top OF the pacS. a-i -He
bottom card with them. Thus when held
the pack UP for YOU 70 look az, II Wa- really
the bottom card the one / had previously
noted. which YOU saw As | knew rH- .--l
perfectly | could of course hnd IL a-a.-. a1
matter how much YOU shuftled the pack
The second way OF discovering --a .--l
chosen was this. When I offered the -..-
spread fanwise, and YOU drew a card RI M ,-
/ secretly pressed the card with my finger -1l
as YOU took it. This made a slight mark .v
which / was able % detect the ca-i easily
enough, after YOU had shufled the pack
The third time | could not mars a0 -r
card with nv finger nail. as | would not --
which was which, so / employee another
method. After YOU had drawn a card held
the rest OF the pack carelesslv IN my h-r-s.
and gently pressed the ends until all the ..-.s
in the pack were slightly concave. I.e0.
when YOU slipped the straight smooth ..-l
back among them the TercSt gl1rl- WAS
sufficient 10 detect the card. After ta.- .t
course bent all the cards back again O. -..-r
safe and simple method
" Now, as to exposing the chosen ca-i Tn
the first instance, YOU remember, / threw -.-
pack on the floor and the chosen card rr--.-.-...
in NV hand. The WaV % do this Is o. sci.
the chosen card. which YOU have already ..--
covered and place II on the TOP 01 tlc r..5
face downward, that IS % say, on the back
the pack. Now, grasp the pack FIRMLY ..-
tween the thumb and fingers uf YOUR r.
hand Hold the finger tips tightly against
back card and the thumb loosely against
front card GIVE YOUR hand a quick ierA t-..
all the cards VIII fly u the floor except tie
back card, which VIII stick - Your fingers j
YOU choose, YOU NAV slightly mOISten vOur
finger tips but tins must be done slightly and
secretly y few TRIALS of this feat viii prove
70 YOU how easy of accomplishment IT Is.
The second way OF disclosing the car
chosen IS To hold the pack as before length
wise and face downward, but take care ---r
the back or chosen card projects all al --
about an inch beyond the others. Dash -.-
cards 20 the tloor. face down. and all Viii -..l
on their faces except the last one. which
resistance Of the arr VIII cause q turn aEr~.
and which VIII invariably land face urV4-
This Is perhaps the Surest and most aSt0 ul-hi-,
way of displaying the card, and after a few
experiments YOU need never fail.
" The third way Is 70 give the pack to another
person 10 hold, face up and with the chosen
card at the bottom OF the pack II the cards
are held as | instructed Lucy 70 hold them,
with the finger tips pretty well under. and --c
thumb near the edge on top a sharp zap -rlal
the hand OF another person VIII make Them all
fall 70 the floor except the bottom card. which
Will be retained by the friction OF the fingers
y variation of this IS 10 hold the car Is y. ,r-
self, and let some one else strike the pack
sharply for YOU.