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mentally into 24 pairs, 6 in a row and 4 deep. There are no lines upon
it, but the mind reader and manager have made a mental division of it
with a pin in the centre to guide them, if they are a little clumsy; they
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can readily see any of the 24 divisions mentally, each square
represents a name, 24 common first names.
There is also an imaginary face of a watch upon the table, the XII
being towards the audience and the VI being opposite. The watch is
laid with the ring toward the audience which means 12 o'clock, it is
laid in the third space marked off mentally, which means 8 minutes
after 12, if it had been stopped at 19 minutes after 3 it would be laid
on the right hand of the table. The ring would be pointed to the right,
which would mean that the hour hand was set at 3, the 12th space
indicates the minute hand.
In case the watch was stopped 52 minutes after 12, it would be laid
face downward, which indicates that the time is a half hour past the
hour at which it is (laid) stopped, plus the spaces in which it is laid.
The slate pencil is laid in the space marked "Harry," and the mind
reader knows that Harry was the name written on the slate. The cigar
case is lying in the 6th space and means that there are 6 cigars in it.
The lead pencil is laid in the 9th space pointing toward the 4th place
and indicates that the number is 94. If it was 944 an envelope thrown
carelessly on the table would mean a repeater for the last number.
Any number of tests may be introduced on the above plan. The
committee are satisfied that there has been no collusion and their
report is to that effect.
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Tricks in Magic, Illusions and Mental Phenomena--Hypnognotism
Tricks in Magic, Illusions and Mental
Phenomena
H.J. Burlingame
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Hypnognotism
The feat called Hypnognotism is in effect as follows: Performer
introduces lady and after hypnotizing her, blindfolds her, by placing a
hood or bag of impenetrable material over her head, which fastens by
tightening a cord under her chin or around her neck. This bag or hood
it examined beforehand, placed over flame of candle, to prove that it
will not even show light through it, and is placed over spectator's head,
who will vouch for it being impenetrable.
On the stage is a large easel, with large sheets of glass in an upright
position. The glass is removable and can be replaced by another sheet
when necessary; on a small table are crayons of various colors, placed
so the performer knows the place of each color, and a stick of soap
with which to draw on the glass.
Performer announces that for the first test, he should like to have some
spectator whisper in his ear the name of any object, or design which he
desires drawn by medium, say an animal, flower, cross, anchor, face,
etc. When request is whispered into performer's ear, for example;
"draw an elephant," the performer faces the medium who rises from
chair, takes up crayon and draws the elephant. Performer does not
speak one word, or make any gestures, or even walk.
For second test performer says: "we will now draw in the same
manner, a composite, or combination picture, either a landscape,
marine view, fruit picture, or anything else. Various spectators will
please suggest the composite part of the picture." He steps up to
someone and asks: "shall it be a landscape, marine or fruit?" Say a
landscape is chosen. He then asks another spectator: "shall we have a
clear or clouded sky or a sunset?" Next he asks: "shall we have a
mountain in the background," etc., until he has collected ten or twelve
requests for the composite picture, like this for instance: landscape
with lake, waterfall in background, 2 large trees in front, shrubbery, a
road-way, fence, 3 ships on lake, birds in air, sunset, sky, etc., of
course performer must take care that no one suggests ships when there
is no water, or lighthouse in a country landscape.
The next test is a coin test.
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Performer asks for a coin of any value and says the medium will draw
it in yellow if gold, in white if silver, blue if nickle, red if copper, so as
to show its value and date, then medium draws picture. It appears
reversed on the glass.
The next test: A visiting card is asked for and medium steps over to
glass, and standing behind it writes the name backwards, thus: .htimS
.N .J It will read from front side of glass: J. N. Smith. The reason for
doing this will be seen later on, but audience are told that picture or
object seems to be reflected upon medium's mind as a picture in a
mirror, and while that makes no difference in drawing flowers, since
they appear the same, but it does make a difference in names and
figures, that is why glass is used instead of paper in all tests where
letters or figures are transmitted.
A watch is asked for and owner sets it at any arbitrary time. Medium
draws it as if it were figures, that is, as it would appear in a mirror.
Number, series, and value of bank note is transmitted next.
If it happens to be anything but a U. S. Treasury note, the name of the
national bank is also included. A number or figure is whispered in
performer's ear, and lastly a word or name of a city or of an eminent
man is whispered to him and they are reproduced by medium. Other
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