A P P A R A T U S (Miscellaneous) PISTOL:
My o b j e c t in u s i n g a p i s t o l i s b e c a u s e I n o t i c e s e v e r a l newspaper men p r e s e n t , a n d I want t o g e t a good r e p o r t . This i s my d i s s a p e a r i n g p i s t o l , i t doesnt disappear but i t sometimes " g o e s o f f " ,
Plate:
I have here a souvenir o f
really
China.
I value t h i s p l a t e very h i g h l y , i t s been i n o u r f a m i l y ever s i n c e i t was a s a u c e r . SCISSORS:
There are two very i n t e r e s t i n g p o i n t s about t r i c k , h e r e they a r e .
PICTURE:
This i s a p i c t u r e o f daybreak. By the way,why i s i t that night f a l l s and the day b r e a k s .
DRUMHEAD:
I f I p l a c e t h i s r i n g over the o t h e r I get a f i t ,
BELL:
I call this l i t t l e
THIMBLES:
Thimbles are used by l a d i e s and b a c h e l o r s , w e l l sew i t seams.
b e l l Isabel.Because i t
Thimbles are manufactured in the b i g thread and needle man. DICE:
thia
Is-a-bell«
by so and s o ,
I dont l i k e doing t r i c k s with d i c e as a r u l e because they are so e a s i l y s p o t t e d . Dont be n e r v o u s , t h e s p o t s on the d i c e are not catching. Those gentlemen 'who go in f o r s p o r t , e s p e c i a l l y s h o o t i n g , w i l l know something about t h i s a r c t i c l e ,
HAT:
I would l i k e to borrow a hat,any s i z e , f r o m a h a l f p i n t t o a quart w i l l d o . H e r e ' s an empty h a t , I never wear i t but i t comes i n handy at home,my w i f e keeps c l o t h s pegs i n i t . I have here a bowler h a t , i t s a b s o l u t e l y empty,in f a c t there never i s much i n i t , I wear i t m y s e l f .
APPARATUS
BAILS:
(Miscellaneous)
There are many k i n d s o f b a l l s . For i n s t a n c e we have the t e n n i s b a l l , b a s e b a l l , s n o w b a l l , f a n c y d r e s s b a l l , a n d here we have a b i l l i a r d b a l l 9Produce) Things are very bad f o r b a l l s during t h i s d e p r e s s i o n , but perhapsthe most hard h i t i s the g o l f b a l l . What d o e s a b a l l do when i t round.
s t o p s running? I t ibooks
PISTOL:
I w i l l now f i r e the p i s t o l at the h o l d i n g , s i r . w i t h o u t harming you
you are v e r y much.
SCISSORS:
T h i s s c i s s o r s came c l e a n from P i t t s b u r g . That i s some accomplishment t o come c l e a n from P i t t s b u r g .
EASEL:
Allow me t o c a l l y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o t h i s b o a r d . I c o u l d t e l l you i t T s past history but i f I d i d perhaps you would be bored„ I dont want you t o be b o r e d s t i f f even i f t h i s i s a s t i f f b o a r d . Board and l o d g i n g are b o t h r e p r e s e n t e d h e r e . This i s the board and I use i t f o r l o d g i n g a r c t i c l e s o n . T h i s i s a p e r f e c t l y p l a i n b o a r d . You know what that means - p l a i n board - the k i n d you g e t on your v a c a tion. I use a e s a e l so that the t r i c k w i l l be more seen.
easily
DISELAT STAND: I bought t h i s stand from i t i s supposed t o be l y r e shaped,and the salesman thought i t would j u s t s u i t me, They say that hanging i s c a p i t o l punishment so I w i l l hang the — — ^ on t h i s s t a n d . My next experiment w i l l be performed w i t h the a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e s e l o v e l y rainbow s i l k s , a n d t h i s Ornamental stand ( p o i n t towards l a d y a s s i s t a n t )
C A U D L E S ( See a l s o Matches ) I have here a "Monument o f
Greece"«
A c a n d l e i s the cheapest form o f l i g h t , i t "burns from wiclc (week) end t o wick end. I w i l l , l i g h t the c a n d l e because i t burns so much b e t t e r when i t i s l i t . S c i e n c e taught me t h a t ; I .have d i s c o v e r e d that a candle burns much b e t t e r i n S c o t l a n d than i t does i n America. That i s because S c t o l a n d i s the Land o f Burns,, You w i l l n o t i c e the c a n d l e i s burning at one e n d t l j u s t mentioned that because some p e o p l e burn t h e i r c a n d l e at both ends., A l i t t l e g i r l once asked her mother "Where does the c a n d l e flame go when i t g o e s o u t " ? inhe mother r e p l i e d "You might as w e l l ask where £our f a t h e r g o e s when he g o e s o u t " *
CARDS. I can make a l o t o f money p l a y i n g p o k e r , b u t I l o s e i t a l l a g a i n on the h o r s e s . You see I can not s h u f f l e the h o r s e s . In p l a y i n g c a r d s a good d e a l depends on a good d e a l . (Drop a few c a r d s ) Some o f you might t h i n k I ' v e been d r i n k i n g , but r e a l l y t h a t s the f i r s t drop I ' v e had t o d a y . (Drop a fevj c a r d s ) I'M not f e e l i n g w e l l I'm p i c k i n g u p .
tonight,however,
I snap the cards t w i c e and that makes the t r i c k t w i c e as snappy. Cards can be u s e d f o r many games,or they can be doubled i n two and u s e d t o prevent the windows from r a t t l i n g . W i l l you p l e a s e mix the c r a d s j s i r , I ' m t o l d you are a g o o d m i x e r . W i l l you d h u f f l e the c a r d s jnadam,isnt she doing i t n i c e l y * L a d i e s are a l l good s h u f f l e r s , y o u know I mean g e n e r a l l y speaking they ...re generaly speaking. Kindly stand on your head when you see your
card*
You w i l l n o t i c e the king has o n l y one e y e ; t h a t t o some domestic t r o u b l e w i t h the Queen.
i s due ho doubt
S h u f f l e the c a r d s t h o r o u g h l y j I w i l l p i c k them u p . Here we have the f o u r Kings,happy and s m i l i n g . T h e i r quick journey has made them r a t h e r hot and f l u s h e d , b u t we a l l l i k e get a r o y a l f l u s h o c c a s i n o a l l y . The l a s t card i s the Ace o f H e a r t s , h e r e i t i s , s l o w but I t has a weak heart and can not stand a f a s t j o u r n e y .
to
sure.
And here we have the m i s s i n g c a r d s , thereby ca.using g r e a t excitement and c h e e r s o f q u i e t . I s h a l l count the c a r d s very s l o w l y (Count in French) Oh,pardon m e , t h a t ' s French. I used t o speak French v e r y f l u e n t l y , m y f a t h e r was a f r e n c h p o l i s h e r .
CARDS
.
The l a s t two c a r d s I s h a l l capise t o d i s s a p e a r s i n g l y , o r at a t i m e , w h i c h e v e r you p r e f e r . I w i l l now cause the c a r d t o l e a v e my hand and t r a v e l i n t o my p o c k e t , w i t h o u t the a i d o f a t a x i .
one
right
GIANT CARDS: These c a r d s were q u i t e small when t h e y were y o u n g , b u t they grew s u d d e n l y . In f a c t some p e o p l e c a l l t h i s a gruesome t r i c k * This i s the s i s e o f c a r d s I u s e when I am p l a y i n g f o r b i g money.But I b e l e i v e I can l o s e j u s t as much money w i t h the smaller c a r d s . I had t h e s e b i g c a r d s made so that everyone would be a b l e t o see them c l e a r l y , i t s so much e a s i e r than g i v i n g everybody a telescope. I want you t o n o t i c e that o n l y one c a r d i s a c o u r t c a r d , a l l o t h e r s are s t i l l f r e e . You w i l l n o t i c e the Queen i s b l u s h i n g , t h a t Royal f l u s h .
i s known as a
the
C I G A R E T T E S C i g a r e t t e s should "be made o f t o b a c c o , b u t some I have smelt seem t o be made o f h o r s e h a i r blended w i t h g a r l i c . A man I know can push a c i g a r e t t e i n one ear and out o f the o t h e r . Of c o u r s e he works with the govermentjj. and p r o b a b l y t h e r e i s n t much between h i s e a r s t o s t o p i t . This t r i c k e n t a i l s a r i s e in tobacco ( r i s i n g (Production of
Cigarette).
Cigarettes)
This i s much cheaper than buying them. They are a l l duty f r e e . Not a cough i n a c a r l o a d . 9Cough) That must be the second c a r . This method i s r e a l l y
matchless.
T h i s i s much e a s i e r i f you have a o r c h e s t r a t o p l a y catchy. You. know I never get
'fagged'
out doing
something
this.
Fancy paying f i f t e e n c e n t s f o r twenty when you can get hundreds f o r n o t h i n g t h i s way. You w i l l n o t i c e t h e r e are no c o u p o n s , a l l v a l u e i s i n the cigarettes; I taught t h i s t o a Abei'donian once^ and the next day he d i e d from e x h a u s t i o n . I a l w a y s , c o n c l u d e t h i s kxpetfiment by showing how i t i s done, i h f a c t i g i v e the whole t h i n g away. ( D i s t r i b u t e C i g a r e t t e s ) .
C O I N S There are many ways t o v a n i s h a h a l f d o l l a r . For i n s t a n c e a f r i e n d o f mine takes a p i e c e o f paper,wraps the c o i n i n i t l i k e t h i s , t h e n he w r i e s some magic words on the p a p e r , s u c h as So annd So each way,and t h e money simply d i s s a p e a r s and i s never seen a g a i n . I w i l l now make the c o i n l e a v e the paper and pass i n t o the that p r o v e s that good American money w i l l pass anywhere. I came a c r o s s a c o i n dated 1935 - e v i d e n t l y someone i s ahead. The r e a s o n money i s made round i s because i t culate.
i s made t o
forging cir-
You w i l l n o t i c e some c o i n s have a woman's head on them- t h a t e x p l a i n s why money t a l k s . A baker whom i s always l o a f i n g cannot expect t o r a i s e the dough no matter how much he kneads i t . Everyone i s at l i b e r t y t o make money naturaJLly,but i t a r t i f i c i a l l y you are not at l i b e r t y v e r y l o n g .
i f you make
7/hat's t h e use of m o n e y , i f you keep i t you are a m i s e r , i f you spend i t f r e e l y you are a s p e n d t h r i f t , a n d i f you g i v e i t away you are a darned f o o l * T h i s i s the p r i n c i p b l e part o f the p r o b l e m , I hope you dont l o s e i n t e r e s t . The i d e a o f the t r i c k i s c a p i t o l , b u t perhaps I . O . U . some e x p l a n a t i o n s . I want t o borrow some money, I neeed a h a l f d o l l a r - no cheques a.ccepted. I a l s o perform w i t h c o i n s - when I have any. I c o u l d use a one d o l l a r b i l l f o r t h i s t r i c k , b u t w i l l make i t t w i c e as i n t e r e s t i n g .
two
dollars
I am g o i n g t o p l a c e your c o i n i n t h i s t e l e g r a p h b l a n k , y o u know money g o e s q u i c k e s t by wire ( Make c o i n f o l d w i t h paper )
EGGS
An egg i s very cheap "but you s t o p t o c o n s i d e r t h a t i t mean* a whole d a y ' s work f o r a h e n . The l a d y I hought t h i s egg from s a i d i t came s t r a i g h t the c o u n t r y , but she f o r g o t t o say which c o u n t r y .
from
_Will you p l e a s e examine t h i s egg,madam. ( Hand egg t o young l a d y ) I f you want t o know something about an egg ask a c h i c k e n , I a ant to borrow an egg,any s o r t o f egg w i l l d o , a h e n ' s egg or a e l e p h a n t s o g g . Im not p a r t i c u l a r so l o n g as i t i s a good ogg", Dont squeeze the egg t o hard you might bend
it.
The egg has vanished,where do you t h i n k i t has gone? Whats t h a t , u p my s l e e v e ? O h , n o , I o f t e n laugh up my s l e e v e but I never throw eggs t h e r e , ' i t ' s t o r i s k y ; W i l l you p l e a s e put your i n i t i a l s on tho o u t s i d e o f the s h e l l . T h i s w i l l save a l o t o f t r o u b l e j I hate asking p e o p l e t o crawl i n s i d e the egg j u s t t o w r i t e t h e i r i n i t i a l s , F R U I T. W i l l you k n i d l y s e l e c t a orangeimadam? I c o u l d say take one but I l i k e my t i r c k s to be s e l e c t . (Whim f r u i t i s taken) We can not r e f e r t o t h i s orange as Best S e l e c t e d ' f r u i t * Kindly u n d o r s t .nd once you have p i c k e d a o r a n g e , t h e r e cc.n bo no a p - p o a l * I want you to take great c a r e o f t h a t orange as I v a l u e i t v e r y much,it was one o f the f i r s t oranges that was thrown at me when i s t a r t e d doirig m a g i c . I get grape f r u i t now.
G L A S S E S And L i q u i d s
I u s e d t o have a t r o u p o f a c r o b a t s with me,but I have o n l y one tumbler l e f t . I l i k e doing a t r i c k with much s p i r i t i n t o i t .
a g l a s s bacause you can put so
From where you a r e s i t t i n g you see s t a n d i n g b e f o r e you a glass of water. Are you sure that g l a s s does not c o n t a i n any e v i l I have here some o f the s t u f f that runs under much f o r a drink and not enough f o r a b a t h .
spirits?
bridges-too
There has been a good deal i n papers l a t e l y about communica t i n g w i t h the s p i r i t s , b u t the man i n the s t r e e t d o e s n ' t swallow h a l f o f i t . A s c o t c h f r i e n d o f mine has been d i p p i n g i n t o s p i r i t p h e nomena and one n i g h t he a c t u a l l y produced s p i r i t s in my p r e s e n c e , a n d they v a n i s h e d r i g h t under my n o s e . Tonight ± w i l l endeavour t o g e t i n touch w i t h the w o r l d without the a i d o f a c o r k s c r e w , o r any o t h e r devices.
spirit crooked
Some p e o p l e advocate water as a b e v e r a g e t b u t i f i t r o t s your b o o t s just imagine what i t would do t o y o u r stomach. I t i s n e c c e s a r y to c o v e r t h e mouth o f the g l a s s as i t r e s e m b l e s S t . P e t e r s Gate - i t i s the s o u l e n t r a n c e . I have here an empty g l a s s , i t i s never wise t o f i l l i t with moie than i t w i l l h o l d . The s p i r i t s wont m a t e r i a l i z e u n l e s s e v e r y t h i n g i s on the l e v e l - y o u ' v e heard about the spirit level. This b e a u t i f u l g o b l e t was p r e s e n t e d t o me by the Duchess, o f Woolwortbu I t i s made o f s o l i d g o l d but I had i t n i c k i e p l a t e d t o keep the g o l d from wearing o f f . Water i s an e x c e l l e n t
t h i n g i f taken i n the r i g h t
spirit.
HANDKERCHIEFS
I am very proud o f t h i s s i l k h a n d k e r c h i e f , i t t o an American m i l l i o n a i r e - Mr.Woolworth.
once
This i s a v e r y o l d h a n d k e r c h i e f , y o u can t e l l wrinkles.
that by the
This must be shot s i l k .
I see a l i t t l e h o l e i n
You w i l l o b s e r v e t h i s h a n d k e r c h i e f f r o n t part and the back p a r t .
it.
i s in two p a r t s -
This h a n d k e r c h i e f was once a t a b l e c l o t h , b u t i n the wash.
the
the edges came o f f
T h i s h a n d k e r c h i e f i s made o f s t r o n g l i n e n , b e c a u s e hard duty t o f a c e . I want to borrow a h a n d k e r c h i e f , what I h a n k e r - c h c i f l y a f t e r .
belonged
i t has a
i n f a c t a -handkerchief
is
This h a n d k e r c h i e f has a s t i t c h i n i t s s i d e , p e r h a p s i t has been hemmed in too l o n g i n the b o x . I f you v/ant t o sneeze w h i l e I have your h a n d k e r c h i e f , s i r , do not h e s i t a t e to borrow one from some one e l s e . I wont object, Many thanks f o r your h a n d k e r c h i e f , s i r , w h i c h gratitude and no h o l e s .
I return with
I w i l l now make the two h a n d k e r c h i e f s r a c e t o see which f o r s t . The r e s u l t you see i s a t i e .
is
I push the h a n d k e r c h i e f through my f i s t and i t changes c o l o r . This p r o v e s that a m a g i c i a n c o u l d make a v e r y good l i v i n g by dyeing.
MATCHES.
(See a l s o
Candles)
I brought a l o n g my own matches^ as I was t o l d t h e audience here t o n i g h t would be m a t c h l e s s . Most p e o p l e t h i n k that t h e end o f t h e match w i t h the head on i t v i s the h e a v i e s t , b u t r e a l l y that i s the l i g h t e r end. I tought matches would make a very s t r i k i n g
problem.
This i s a match b o x , the o n l y remarkable part about i t i s t h a t i t i s f u l l o f m a t c h e s , a p a r t from that t h e r e i s n o t h i n g p a r t i c u l a r l y s t r i k i n g about i t . I w i l l now throw a l i t t l e l i g h t on a dark s u b j e c t by a p p l y ing a match t o the c a n d l e . T h i s t r i c k has some v e r y s t r i k i n g f e a t u r e s , t h i s i s o n l y one o f them.
RANDOM REMARKS FOR MANIPULATIONS. I sometimes do . t h i s w i t h w a t c h e s ,
just to
oass the t i m e
I think t h i s i s a w f u l l y simple,some t h i n k i t
away,
i s simply a w f u l ,
I had -che honor o f p e r f o r m i n g t h i s b e f o r e the King o f ever thought o f doing i t .
England,
I performed t h i s b e f o r e the P r i n c e o f Wales - , was K i n g , I ' v e taken medals f o r t h i s , b u t I had t o put them back a g a i n , the f e l l o w saw me b e f o r e I c o u l d g e t away. Dont applaud t o l o u d l y , the r o o f i s weak. T h i s i s c a l l e d the Bare Arm Vanish because you can do i t i n a b a t h i n g s u i t - i f i t iBnt t o c o l d . P e r s o n a l l y , I c a l l i t the Bare I'ace Vanish, but judge f o r y o u r s e l f . Dont go away f o r a rauitue -
I wont be l o n g .
When I s t a r t e d you thought I was going you know i t . ^
to
be no good - now
I performed t h i s at the asylum l a s t week, everybody was c r a z y abo ahout i t . Great e x c i t e m e n t i n the r e a r , Shrieks of
and murmurs o f
marvelous.
quietness.
I wish that dear o l d l a d y would s t o p s n o r i n g a l l the o t h e r s .
s h e ' l l waken up
In a c i e n t days the hands were used f o r applauding magicians.
clever
You w i l l n o t i c e my hand never l e a v e s the end o f my arm d u r i n g the e n t i r e experiment. A funny thing about my hand i s that from here t o here i t measures e x a c t l y nine i n c h e s , t h r e e i n c h e s more i t would have been a f o o t . I a l s o have two hands - one on each s i d e . T h i s one i s q u i t e a l l r i g h t , but the other hand, on the o t h e r hand, sometimes g e t s l e f t , which i s n ' t at a l l r i g h t . T h i s i s the l e f t hand, I know i t l o o k s l i k e the r i g h t from where you are s i t t i n g , but i f t h i s one was cut o f f the o t h e r would be l e f t , so i t s a l l r i g h t .
How boys I thank you very much f o r your a s s i s t a n c e , b u t I want t o ask you f o r one more f a v o r . I f you ever f i n d out how that t r i c k i s done w i l l you p l e a s e w r i t e and t e l l me,because I am j u s t dyeing t o know. This t r i c k was shown t o me by a famous Chinese necromanccr by the name o f Ilung-WUN; I b c l c i v e h i s b r o t h e r was Hung- T o o . Hung e v e n t u a l l y l e f t China and came t o t h i s c o u n t r y , he gave up magic and s t a r t e d i n the laundry b u s i n e s s - at l e a s t he made a clean s t a r t . Kindly imagine t h i s i s an Amusement Park. An Amusement park i s a p l a c c where fchey park A u s t i n c a r s . W i l l someone k i n d l y name a number between one and f i f t y , ( s o m e o n e c a l l s number) Tahnk you s i r , I d i d n ' t r e a l l y need the number but I j u s t wanted to see t h e r e 'was s t i l l someone awoke. This t r i c k was w e l l known t o the o l d Romans and some may r e c a l l having seen i t done i n t h o s e d a y s . My next i t jam was taken from the student p r i n c e , when he wasnt looking. \ To make i t trick
i n t e r e s t i n g t h i s evening I w i l l commence my f i r s t first.
I w i l l now show you a v e r y e l e v e r t r i c k which was i n v e n t e d about the time Eve d e c i v e d Adam. My opening t r i c k i s a c c o m p l i s h e d w i t h out the a i d o f a c o r k screw. I once had a very p r e t t y l a d y a s s i s t a n t but I had t o f i r e my w i f e thought she knew t o mant p a r l o r t r i c k s .
her,
I w i l l now show you a very c l e v e r experiment w i c h was i n v e n t e d by a b r o t h e r o f mine. I have two b r o t h e r s , o n e l i v i n g and the o t h e r one i s i n § — ( L o c a l i z e joke town ) In c o n c l u d i n g my entertainment I i n t r o d u c e by s p e c i a l my E x i t .
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I once had two l a d y a s s i s t a n t s i n my act "but I had t o them because nobodyb p a i d any a t t e n t i o n t o me.
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I w i l l now show you a v e r y o l d t r i c k , i n f a c t i t i s so o l d that Noah i s supposed t o h a w t r a d e d two p a i r o f p i g e o n s f o r the s e c r e t of i t . In the days o f o l d , p e o p l e imagined t h a t m a g i c i a n s were i n l e a g u e w i t h the d e v i l and p e r s e c u t e d thorn a c c o r d i n g l y . Sometimes they burned them.at the s t a k e , a n d sometimes thoy chopped o f f t h e i r heads,- but always they were g i v e n the c h o i c e - chop o r s t e a k . My f r i e n d s used- t o c a l l me a model maginian, I was d e l i g h t e d u n t i l ono day I l o o k e d up i n the d i c t i o n a r y and found that the word 'Model 1 means, a small i m m i t a t i o n o f the r e a l t h i n g . I was out p l a y i n g g o l f with a f i r e n d o f mine one day, and quite u n c o n s c i o u s l y I s t a r t e d to w h i s t l e "The wearing o f the Green" A f t e r I was up and a b l e t o go around a g a i n I l e a r e n d t o do . t h i s r trick. > * Nobody ever thought o f i n v e s t i g a t i n g the e f f e c t o f • t h a t has been l e f t t o a young t a l e n t e d m a g i c i a n o f the p r e s e n t daymy name i s on the programe. Into the bag I p l a c e t h e h a n d k e r c h i e f , c l o s e the b a g , p l a c e the bag i n t h i s t u m b l e r , s t a n d the tumbler on the t a b l e , l e a v e the t a b l e where i t i s , and hope f o r the b e s t . I w i l l now g i v e you a d e m o s t r a t i o n o f w i r e l e s s t r a n s m i s s i o n , by means o f t h i s f o r c e an o b j e c t may be moved from one p l a c e t o another in such memarkable r a p i d i t y that i t seems hard t o imagine that the p l a c e i n which i t i s found t o be p l a c e d , a f t e r i t was p l a c e d i n the f i r s t p l a c e , i s n t the same p l a c e as the p l a c e i n which i t was i n the f i r s t plr.ee p l a c e d .
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You may have n o t i c e d t h i s newspaper l y i n g on the t a b l e . Of c o u r s e a l l newspapers have t o l i e somewhere. You v a i l o b s e r v e t h e r e i s n o t h i n g i n the p a p e r . There never was very m u c h , i t s the The c h i c f c o n s p i r a t o r i n my next problem i s t h i s copy o f D a i l y Times. Excuse me f o r b e i n g behind the Times. Go a h e a d , s i r , t e a r the paper i n t o p i e c e s , b i l l from your t a i l o r .
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W i l l .you k n i d l y examine t b . ^ e n v e l o p e , s i r , j u s t s t e p i n s i d e and have a walk around anc| make sjare nobody in t ^ e r o . , W i l l you p l o a s e s t i c k the e n v e l o p e down,I would do t h a t but do not l i k e the t a s t e o f gum.
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T h i s t r i c k i n v o l v e s a number o f e n v e l o p e s and i s very b e n e f i c i a l t o the s t a t i o n e r y t r a d e - i t keeps them moving. TUBES
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A tube or c y l i n d e r i s a l a r g e p i e c e o f a i r surrounded by c a r d board. The b e s t shape f o r a c y l i n d e r has been fotmd by s c i e n t i s t s be r o u n d , s o I s h a l l make m£ne round j u s t t o be on the square.
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There i s no d i f f e r n n c e between t h o s e two t u b e s except that t h i s one i s empty,while the o t h e r one c o n t a i n s n o t h i n g at a l l . To prove t h a t the tube i s empty I w i l l pass my hand through ( Do so ) How t h e r e ' s no 'arm i n that i s t h e r e ? I have here a tube or f u n n e l , and i f you watch mc v e r y the f u n ' I I b e g i n .
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ROPE - RIBBONS - ETC I now t i c what i s known as tho Indian s p i r i t k n o t . I guess they c a l l i t a s p i r i t knot because i t i s t i g h t . W i l l you p l o a s e take t h e s e s c i s s o r s and cut the rope through the e e n t e r . Just cut about an i n c h o f f my hand* (Jump Bake) Pardon m o , t h a t ' s my mistake, 5 1 mean an i n c h away from my hand. I h i s t r i c k i s r i g h t up t o date,we are a l l talcing c u t s t h e s e days, T h i s r i b b o n was a b a r g a i n I p i c k e d up at Department the o t h e r dgty. I dont know who dropped i t but
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You w i l l n o t i c e the r o p e i s so l o n g i t s t r e t c h e s from ohe end t o t h e o t h e r and back again* I bought t h i s r i b b o n at Woolworhts the p r i c e was r e a l l y f i v e c e n t s but I know the young l a d y so she l e t me have i t f o r t e n cents. I bought t h i s r i b b o n at Woolworibhs ;
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Htfrl its the magic ^and. wiljfaiotice" A ^ B » i l v e r ^ tips" b o t h e n d s . That i s so you can d i s t i n g u i s h t h e e n d s from the middle. With thy magic wand I g i v e the two t a p s , o n e iJot and one c o l d , o.nd that makes a l l t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n the w o r l d . WATCHES
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I want t o borrow a watch. I f i n d I can g e t the b e s t watch from a married man,because married l a d i e s always keep a g o o d watch on t h e i r husbands. I wonder i f I c o u l d borrow a watch f o r a few minutes - I see a number o f c h a i n s . T h i s must be a j e w i s h w a t c h , i t ' s hands are always moving. I can e a s i l y t e l l t h i s i s not a new watch, I can p l a i n l y i t s second hand.
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And h e r o , s a i d the young and handsome magician,we have the same o l d watch - I mean the same watch. And the h..nds s t i l l p o i n t at t h r e e o ' c l o c k . E N D . P u b l i s h e d by U.F.Grant 1933
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