How to do magic easily and quickly, including illusions, stage magic, parlor magic, sleight-of-hand, and party stunts.
From the Foreword:
The Author of Magic For the Millions is a retired magician of many years experience as a professional showman, entertainer, writer, compiler and creator of humor. He lets us peek into the mysteries of magic; he regales us with a lot of new party stunts; he tells us what to do to amuse guests at the dinner table.
- PUBLISHER'S FOREWORD
- Sawing a Pretty Girl in Halves
- The Famous Mail Bag Escape
- Escape from a Paper Sack
- Madam Spoof, Mind Reader
- The Wonderful Box Escape
- The Seven Card Trick
- The Production of a Live Rabbit
- Astounding Mind Reading Act
- The Sword-Proof Girl
- The Baffling Cloth Bag Escape
- The Restored Ribbon Trick
- Stopping the Pulse
- The Color-Changing Balloon
- The Great Tag Trick
- The Mystery of Names
- The Mystic Jam Jar
- The Clock Trick
- The Barrel Escape
- The Spirit Seance
- The Great Mind Reading Trick
- The Spirit Drink
- The Sensational Boiler Escape
- A Silent "Stop" Trick
- The Seven and Eight Card Trick
- A Good Coin Trick
- The Magic Candy
- The Impossible Possibility
- A Feat of Strength
- The Mystifying Salt and Pepper Trick
- The Mystic Whistle
- The Disappearing Bran
- The Vanishing Handkerchief
- The Traveling Rubber Balls
- The Straw and String Trick
- Water Mystery
- The Paper Kettle
- What Number Do You Prefer?
- The Egg of Columbus
- Wine and Water Trick
- The Rainbow Water Trick
- Ghosts in the Dark
- The Smoke Trick
- The President's Name
- What to Do at House Parties?
- The Man Who Walks Backward
- How to Start the Party
- The Book Review
- The Magic Match Box
- The Animated Rug
- The Big Blowout
- The Tie Thai Binds
- The Funny Funnel
- The Pillow Derby
- The Endless Thread
- Starting a Friendly Argument
- The Comical Cookie Race
- Locating the Dipper
- Matrimonial Marksmanship
- Feeding the Monkeys
- Can You Do It?
- The Confetti Contest
- Blindfolded Greeting
- A Startling Surprise
- The Button Up Race
- The Magic Wind
- A Curious Cut
- Country Telephone
- Painless Palmistry
- Bean the Bubble
- The Delicatessen Dash
- The Battle of Beans
- Three Ring Circus
- Business Is Picking Up (1)
- Glued to the Spot (2)
- Going Up (3)
- The Female Samson (4)
- The Perplexing Pull (5)
- The Hand on the Head (6)
- The Mysterious Lift (7)
- The Chair Lift (8)
- Stunts for the Table
- The Phoney Napkin
- The Cookie Plate
- The Prisoner
- The Conjurers Cup
- Telling Fortunes by the Napkins
PDF 63 pages
word count: 21719 which is equivalent to 86 standard pages of text