The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-08-19

visible. From the edge OF this board
hear the foot, a steel rod projects at
right angles to It &c in figure 81. Six
or eight inches from where 1t joins the
board 1t turns at right angles and runs
parallel to the board &c in figure 81 to
a point opposite the head where 1t
again turns at right angles q figure 81
and passes through a small opening in
the black curtain. Back OF the curtain
the rod Is attached to a large block Of
steel, through the center OF which q
powerful screw Is threaded. This
screw is turned by Q. worm gear oper-
ated by a crank. A man turning the
crank causes the screw to turn. The
screw being stationary, the block OF
steel practically climbs VI the screw
carrying with 1t the rod, the board and
the little lady. The steel bar attached
to the board and all parts OF the ma
chine in front of the curtain are rem
dered invisible by being painted a dull
black. matching exactly the black back
ground. Having described the method
of raising the body the most mystifying
part of the trick, g. g., passing the hoop
over the body, will now be explained,
using the small model to make the ex-
PLANTATION clear. "
"It's Very Simple"
Referring to figure 3, take the model
In the left hand holding the end OF the
hair pin 90 between the thumb and
forefinger (this, in the large machine,
is the end which Is attached to the
steel block and screw, taking the hoop
between the thumb and forefinger OF
the right hand, begin by passing IL
Over the head OBJ, keeping 1t at right
angles to the pasteboard, al shown In
figure 4. Carry the hoop over the board
until 1t strikes against the hairpln at
c. Now turn the free end toward you,
entirely off the board, until 1t Is far
enough around to clear the hairptn at
C. Bring 1t back toward b, keeping 1t
parallel with the hairpin e. During the
passage side OF the hoop. will be
between the hairpin Q and the PASTE
board and the other side will be be-
tween you and the hairpin e, as indi-
Gated In figure 8. Continue toward b
or between you and the hairpin e,
strikes the nairpin at 4. The hoop has
now passed entirely around the board
and returned to the starting place, but
1t is plainly evident that the hoop could
not be thrown into the audience from
this position. To. do this 1t is neces-
sary to pass the hoop over the board
again, n that Is the cas- the
magician passes 1t over twice from the
same end. Turn the free end OF the
hoop from you this time until II al
be passed W the end b. Keeping the
hoop at right angles TO the board pass
1t over the board and roc e and off at
the foot d Gas shown in figure 81 and
the hoop is free, having been passed
twice over the board, beginning at the
head, or The end b..
That the start could have been made
at the foot d, should be perfectly plain
to the reader. A trial, however, will
demonstrate 1t. That the same method
could be used with a larger model,
using q larger hoop, Is also very cyl
dent, and that this Is the correct solu-
ton OF the puzzling "Levitation," is
vouched for by in a position to
know the inside workings OF the trick.
Like all other feats OF the conjurer,
1T is easy Then you know how 1t is
done"