The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1909-11-19

Let 1t pass" The third time the pos
SCISSOR Of the wand holds 1t over some
head and inquiries. "The wand rests
over whom?"
Then Is the exile promptly to an
swer. Over so-and-so." naming the
right person. The trick is accom-
plished by having 1t arranged that the
confederate who remains in the room
shall hold the wand over the person
who spoke last before the announce
ment. The wand passes" All the ex-
lie in the next room need be able to
do is to distinguish the voices Of thu
company.
Another mystifying game Is called
Chinese writing" Take grandfather's
cane In your hand: request your con-
federate to step into the hall. All de-
eide upon rather short word, say.
"meat." Both Of you understand that
you will tap with your cane for the
vowels according to their regular or
der: a. one tap: e. two taps; !, three
taps; o, four taps; u. five taps. and
IIldl tie HISl ISltcE ia the WIN
of every remark that you make after
your confederate enters will be con-
sonant of the word she Is to guess.
The taps Of the cane will be the VOW
| els according to their order.
As she enters you begin marking
on the floor with your cane marvel
lous characters, which the whole COM
pany will watch eagerly. AS you
write you say casually, Must write
fast?" Here she gets the an" Then
you make two heavy taps as you
write. which. according to the code
means "E." After little more writ
ing make another single tap for the
"a" Then say naturally, TRY to fol-
low me very closely" which gives her
the 1T" to complete the word. Go on
writing mysteriously for moment
or two and then ask her II she has
read the word all right. She will
doubtless be able to tell the company.
to their great establishment. With a
little ingenuity you can make your re-
marks sound very natural and hence
make the trick seem very puzzling.
/ In another clairvoyant trick one
person goes out of the room while
word, representing some object. Is
| chosen. When he returns. his con-
, federate asks him, 'Is II a -" NAM
. Ing some article the first letter OF
I which Is the first letter of the word
: he is to guess. The guesser replies
9 in the negative. The questioner then
asks, rs it -" naming some ar
v ticle the initial letter Of which is the
: second letter Of the word to be
b guessed. and SO on until the word is
& complete.
Thus, suppose the word was cur.
l. tain. The questions might be. SIS It
3 q candlsi" "Is It an umbrella?" els
F 1t rat!" SIS It q tablet" ''Is 1t an
D. apple?" at Is ice?" rs 1t needle?"
- To all of these the person questioned
O. has answered. NO." but he has been
1t following the first letters Of the
le words. and when the next question
ls comes, rs 1t a curtain?" he answers
YES" II 1t Is preferred to make the
10 trick seem more magical, when he
w has heard the word spelled out he
~ may suddenly interrupt his question
70. er and, rubbing his forehead. say
at wait. l know what 1t Ia. It IL cur
~ tain" However, the company will b
or more apt to guess the trick II 1t !,
Is done in this way.
m.
nd II you have In your company an.
nd person good natured enough to AZ
preciate a joke on himself. the follow
Is ing trick will furnish much fun: An
&c nounce that you will hypnotize an.
nd friend who is willing to follow you
as directions Retire from the roor
,al and take two cups and saucers. Pu
raj your own carefully aside. Then tax
the other saucer and hold It over
lamp or candle until the under part
IN. covered with SCOT. Put the cup bac
est in the saucer Fill the cups with WI
Of ter. Then tell your friend who is |
ma be hypnotixed that II Is impossibl
a." for the spell to work unless he folio
The your directions exactly. Present hill
18th with a cup and saucer. Tell him |
Ida hold these In his left hand. and. loo
or ing straight into your eyes and n
lhe where else. to do exactly what you d
be Then dip the fingers of your rigl
DOR hand In the water. rub them on Il
ties under side OF his saucer is thick VII
In cabalistic passes over your torches
be- and cheeks. The patient to be ny
Noticed will do the same. and ~ Il
om- under side of his saucer Ii thick vi
his SCOT every ,cabalistic pass viii lea
he its mark. The effect on the part
rsa- the company who are entirely unpI
! In pared for this denouement soon
es.. lightens the victim. The SCOT scru
lext on easily and there h no harm dor
81. provided you have been wise enoul
The to select good natured person
Eer. your hypnotic influence.