INTRODUCTORY
CHAPTER I
THE MAGICIAN’S WAND， THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE， AND THE MAGICIAN’S DRESS.
The Firing Wand
The Electric Wand
New forms of “Servante”
Substitute for the “Table”
A Mechanical Hat
CHAPTER II
PRINCIPLES OF SLEIGHT OF HAND APPLICABLE TO CARD TRICKS.
The ” Charlier ” Pass
To Force a Card (New Methods)
To Force Three Cards together
False Shuffles (New Methods)
To Change a Card–The Revolution
To Spring the Cards from the one Hand to the Other (with Mechanical Pack)
The Bridge (Additional Methods) . . .
CHAPTER III
CARD TRICKS WITH ORDINARY CARDS AND NOT REQUIRING SLEIGHT OF HAND
Methods of Identifying a Chosen Card
Any number of Packets of Cards having been formed face downwards on the Table， to discover the Total Value of the Undermost Cards. (New Method)
New Numerical Trick with Cards
The Capital Q
To name Cards without seeing them
The “Alternate Card” Trick
The “Spelling” Trick
The “Twenty-seven Card” Trick–To cause a Card selected by one Spectator to appear at such number in the Pack as another Spectator may indicate
A Row of Cards being placed face downwards on the Table， to discover how many have during your absence been transferred from one end to the other. (Improved Method)
CHAPTER IV
TRICKS INVOLVING SLEIGHT OF HAND OR THE USE OF SPECIALLY PREPARED CARDS.
To produce Three Cards at any position in the Pack thought of by another person
A Card being freely chosen from the Pack， replaced， and the Pack shuffled， to make any given Card change to the one chosen
The “Alternate Card” Trick with a Complete Pack
To pass a Chosen Card through the Crown of a Borrowed Hat
To change Three Cards， placed in the Pocket of a Spectator into three others previously chosen
To make a Card freely drawn， and replaced in the Pack， change places with another Card on the Table
To distinguish the Suit of a given Card by Weight
The “Three-Card” Trick
“Changing” Cards
“Walking Pip” Cards
The Cards passing up the Sleeve， and the Diminishing and Increasing Cards
CHAPTER V
THE “CHARLIER” SYSTEM OF CARD-MARKING， AND TRICKS PERFORMED BY ITS AID
The method of Marking
Reading the Cards
The Charlier “Dial”
Method of Calculation
Practical Illustrations
The Mysterious Pairs
To name the Article taken by each of Four Persons
To name the Bottom Card of each of Three Heaps of Cards
CHAPTER VI
CARD TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS.
The Rising Cards (La Houlette) (Improved Methods)
To Catch a Selected Card on the End of a Walking Stick
Frames of various kinds for producing Cards
Field’s Card-Frame
The French Card-Frame
The Sand Frame
The Velvet Frame and Artist’s Easel
The Crystal Frame
The Cabalistic Star， for the production of Cards
The Velvet Cloth
The Black Cloth Target
The Magic Card Case
The Card Drawer. (Improved)
A New Changing Card-box and Tricks therewith
The Magnetic Wand and Walking Card
The Enchanted Hand-Mirror
The Multiplying and Vanishing Cards
CHAPTER VII
METHODS OF SLEIGHT-OF-HAND APPLICABLE TO COIN TRICKS.
The “Jerk-back” Palm
Coin Changes
To Extract a Coin from a Folded Paper
To Wrap a Coin apparently in a Handkerchief
CHAPTER VIII
COIN TRICKS WITHOUT APPARATUS.
To make a Coin vanish from and return to the Left Hand
To rub a Coin into the Elbow
To vanish Coins and reproduce them from the Elbow
The Penetrative Coins
Another Method
A New “Multiplication” Trick
CHAPTER IX
COIN TRICKS REQUIRING SPECIAL APPARATUS
To produce Coins from a lighted Candle
To pass Coins into a Bottle
Multiplying Coins and Tricks therewith
The eight Coins and two Brass Covers
Head or Tail
The Mysterious Tumbler–To pass a coin from a Glass of Water into the Centre of an Orange
The Climbing Coin–A Florin made to climb up the face of a small Wooden Pillar， into a Box at top
CHAPTER X
TRICKS WITH WATCHES AND RINGS.
A Smashed Watch (New Methods)
The Improved Watch Mortar
A Watch found at the root of a Flower
Taylor’s Watch Trick
Devono’s Watch-bag
The “Lady’s Stocking”
The Wandering Ring
Verbeck’s Wedding-ring Trick
CHAPTER XI
TRICKS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS.
A Handkerchief Puzzle
The Instantaneous Knot
The Stretched Handkerchief
To “Vanish” a Handkerchief (Sundry Methods)
The Buatier “Pull”
The “Bare-armed” Vanish
The Dissolving Handkerchiefs
The Two Decanters and the Flying Handkerchief
Multiplication of Handkerchiefs
Red， White， and Blue
The Vanishing Pocket handkerchief found in a Candle. (New Method)
“Flash” Handkerchiefs
The Revolving Candle for Handkerchief
A Pack of Cards transformed into a Handkerchief
A Saucepan to cook a Handkerchief
CHAPTER XII
FEATS OF DIVINATION.
The Expunged Numeral
To Predict the Sum of Five Rows of Figures
The Magic Circle (To discover a Card or other Object touched during the Performer’s Absence)
“Second Sight” Tricks
Reading Blindfold
Dr. Lynn’s “Second Sight” Trick
The Thinkophone
The Box of Numbers
CHAPTER XIII
BALL TRICKS.
The Billiard-ball Trick
Another Method
The Chameleon Ball
The Obedient Ball (Improved)
CHAPTER XIV
TRICKS WITH HATS
Hartz and his “Hat” Trick
The Bundle of Firewood
Flower-garden from a Hat
A New Folding Bouquet
The Cannon-ball Trick (Improved)
The Cannon-ball Globe
The Paper Ribbon and the Barber’s Pole
The Animated Cigar
A Hat with a Hole in it
The Finger through the Hat- The Cork-The Coin-The Cigar
The Wand passed through the Hat
The Magnetized Hat
Another Method
The Smashed Hat
CHAPTER XV
TRICKS WITH EGGS
The Egg made to Sink or Swim at Command
To Balance an Egg on a Table
To Balance an Egg on the End of a Straw
To Spin an Egg on End
To Produce Eggs from an Empty Handkerchief
Another Method
“Patter ” for this and a “Cake” Trick
Prepared Eggs–Paper from an Egg
A Barber’s Pole from an Egg
To Produce Eggs from the Flame of a Candle
Egg Swallowing
To Pass an Egg through a Hat
The Climbing Egg
CHAPTER XVI
MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS.
The Mysterious Release
The Bottle Imp. (Improved)
Conjurer’s Cress
Candle-lighting Extraordinary
The Obedient Candle
Newspaper Cuttings turned into Pale Ale
The Bran Plate
Bran Disappearing from a Glass， and Re-appearing under a Plate
The Flying Glass， Watch， and Handkerchief
The Inexhaustible Punch-bow
The Coffee Trick. (Improved Method)
The Wine and Water Trick. (Improved Methods)
Wine or Water. (Another Method)
The Wine Proof
The Inexhaustible Portfolio
The Horn of Plenty
The Bewitched Fan
A Shower of Flowers
The Spiritualistic Ball， Ring. and Card
CHAPTER XVII
STAGE TRICKS
The New Target， for Watch and Card
The Broken Mirror
The Card in the Candle
The Bewitched Skull
The Talking Hand
The Shower of Gold
The Demon Marksman
The Vanishing Lady
L’ENVOI
