New-York tribune., 1906-12-09

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pared to amuse his niece and nephew.
~ "Wen play with cards to-day he an
nounced To begin with, We'll try this little
experiment in mind reading
Uncle Bob held the pack OF cards between
his Two hands shutting them rapidly. He
then offered them 10 the children and let them
shuttle the cards thoroughly. Taking the
pack again. he held II, with the backs OF the
cards up, loosely between his two hands
Then, with the finger tips of his night hand he
began drawing down the cards one Dy one
about half an inch from the top OF the pack,
bidding the children stop him whenever they
chose When he had pulled down some fifteen
or twenty, Lucy cried, Stop.
Uncle Bob stopped, and drawing entirely
away from the pack all the cards he had pulled
down, he held them so that the bottom card
could be seen by the children but not by HIM
self He babe them notice what II was, and
Lucy and they saw that 1t Was the king OF
spades.
Uncle Bob then returned the cards % the
rest of the pack, and Immediately handed
them all 10 the children 10 shuttle much
they chose. Then, taking the pack again he
announced that he would show them the card
they had IN mind. He shUttied the Pack, hln-
self and then. graSpinP II between his thumb
and finger tips he flung II sharply on the
floor.
To the delight of the children all the cards
fell to the floor except the king of spades.
which remained in Uncle Bob's hand.
Again thew tired II; but tins time with a
slight variation. Spreading the cards Ike a
tan, Uncle Bob allowed the children % draw
one and babe them note 1t carefully, but on
no account let him see It They did So. and
| returned il to the pack, which Uncle Bob IN
| metliatelv gave 70 them 70 shuttle. They
/ shuiilel it thoroughly, and returned II, where
| upon their wizard uncle remarked that he
would show them their card, or tell them its
name, whichever they chose
| Show 1t 70 us, crIed Fred, 1t lots more
fun So. careIesslv gathering up the pack
| Uncle Bob again flung II % the floor and this
time all the cards reached the floor face down
ward except the three of diamonds. which Law
| face up. staring 1T them. and which was the
very card Fred had previously drawn from the
The third time Uncle Bob merely handed
the pack TO the children bidding them keep
| out one card and give HIM back the rest OF the
| pack They did So, and after they had noted
the card he asked them 10 put It IN the pack
| al any place they chose.
| This they did, and after the usual ShuttlIng,
| Uncle Bob announced that this time Lucy
should show the card herself. So he put the
! pack into LucvS hand, face upward, and babe
| her hold it. with her thumb the top card
and her four fingers underneath. He directed
| especially that her finger tips should extend
under the pack about an inch, but her thumb
on top not more than half an inch.
Hold them tight, Said Uncle Bob, and as
he spoke he himself struck the pack OF cards
a smart rap with his 1oretlnger whereupCn all
the cards fell 20 the ground except the queen
of hearts, which remained IN Lucy's hand,
and which was the one they had selected that
time.
Now. for the explanation" said Uncle
Bob The first thing is, 70 discover the card
chosen. This | did in three ways. The other