Magical Tidbits
BY
PROFESSOR HOFFMANN (1911)
CONTENTS
PREFACE
PART I. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS.
THE RICE AND WATER TRICK
THE VANISHING RICE
TAO LI TAO, THE CHINESE MYSTERY
BALLOONS FROM A HAT
TO DISCOVER AND POCKET (BEFORE ASKING ANY QUESTION) THE CARD
THOUGHT OF BY A SPECTATOR
A NEW PURSE TRICK
A SILK HANDKERCHIEF CHANGED INTO A FLAG
THE CHANGING HANDKERCHIEF BOXES
THE DEMON DIGITS
THE ACROBATIC CARDS
THE BALL OF WOOL TRICK (IMPROVED)
THE NEW CARD FRAME
OUTWITTING THE CONJURER
THE GREAT BOOK MYSTERY
THE CRYSTAL BALLS (IMPROVED METHOD)
PART II. RECOLLECTIONS OF HARTZ
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE
A DEVIL OF A HAT
THE INEXHAUSTIBLE HANDKERCHIEF
THE IMPROVED MONEY COLUMN
THE MULTIPLICATION OF MONEY
THE MYSTERIOUS ADDITION
THE INVERTED GLASS OF WATER
THE MULTIPLYING BILLIARD BALL
THE DEMATERIALISED GLASS OF WATER
CARD, COIN, AND CANDLE
THE WINE AND WATER TRICK
THE WITCHES' KETTLE AND MAGIC PUNCHBOWL
THE AUTOMATIC RISING CARDS
THE PORTFOLIO TRICK
THE SECOND-SIGHT TRICK
THE POCKET-PICKING TRICK
THE AERIAL WALKING-CANE
THE EGG AND RINGS TRICK
CONTRIVANCES FOR "PASSING OFF" .
THE HARTZ "HOOK," FOR WORKING MECHANICAL PIECES OF
APPARATUS
The Magic Bell
The Crystal Cashbox
Hartz's Bird-cage Trick
THE MYSTIC GLOVE AND RINGS
L'ENVOI.