Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-24

They count silently, Eight kings threatened to-.
At this point the operator stops by setting down the
three then takes up the two with sharp twist
1T is a black card" says the young woman. 1T
seems to be the deuce of spades" Both begin TO
count Eight kings threatened to save nine'--'
Here the operator stops, picking up the card with
sharp dab of his fingers against the board
"Red this time" says the young woman. Il plainly
see the nine of hearts," And it goes, through the
list. The price of success according to all nina
readers" is constant drill in the count Once this Is
perfected occult wonders are easy.
The adding of four columns of figures OF four hg-
ures each is another clever example of what may be
done with the silent counting. volunteer from the
audience writes the figures on the board, and the
blindfolded medium" adds them, down and across.
The process is the same in the bill test the signals
being given with taps of the chalk and the way in
which the figures written, The first signal is
given by the operator in drawing the line under the
figures A secondary code is necessary to indicate
the amount carried each time.
The usual practice in winding up this test is nina
reading" of figures pointed out by the operator lie
points to various NUMBERS occasionally to blank
spot, in succession and the young woman calls them
off This is done by prearranged rotation, such as
three nine, four, two nothing there eight one SIX
naught, two, nothing there five seyen or any other
system. The OPERATOR OF course follows TINS mem
Orized table i'll pointing. He has several tricks ar
hand fill up gap in the rotation. Suppose, for
instance that there happens be six the board
After she has identified the "one" correctly he turns
to the audience with wink, if planning some SLY
trick, then writes six in a vacant place. She
Immediately names it and the audience smiles de-
lightedly
The calling of figures that pointed out by
person from the audience, usually worked in con-
nection with the above, does not depend upon the
counting process but upon the quick eye and judg
of the operator just the conjurer is able
to force card the operator must know how to judge
where the wayering pointer is going to land by the
way the volunteer advances it. code of signals
does the rest such ANY one," ANY at ALL" amy
one at ALL" mo difference" take your choice" and
others.
Another of the faVorite tests which rely upon
memorZed rotation is the knights tour in chess.
The blackboard is marked into siXty-four squares,
numbered from left to right The problem is to
start the knight anywhere and take it the board
with its proper move, square to be omitted and
no square be crossed more than twice. The oper-
ator permits the audience to the square from
which the start is to be made, then follows the drec
tions of the medium" with the chalk. 1t makes
not the slightest difference where the start is made
for the system is rotary and when the sequence is
once learned can be picked up at any point There
are a number of tables, this being the BEST
l. 1S 49, 80, 60, "a, 64 A. 49, 10, g. 90 g. g. %, Al,
S. 52 g. 56, So "a, T. % 81 43, 2S 49, so 49, 3d. 30
46 &c. 21 So H. %, AZ, 81, 81, G1 55 40 23 s. II, f.
TO- % 49, 81 49, So 3d. 63 As 81. is, g. 12 p H. H. l.
If the start should be made at g. for instance, the
system would simply turn the corner and run on
from II 10 1, Is, SO, &c.