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Wehman's Wizards' Manual
by W. E. Skinner

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Wehman's Wizards' Manual by W. E. Skinner

A practical treatise on mind reading, according to Stuart Cumberland and the late Washington Irving Bishop. Ventriloquism as practiced by Valentine Vox and others. Sleight of Hand secrets and methods of performing many marvelous mysteries, such as have astonished the public of all nations.

  • CHAPTER I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
    • The Mystic Wand
    • The Magician's Clothes
    • Magic Tables
  • CHAPTER II. SIMPLE TRICKS WITH CARDS
    • United By A Single Cut
    • To Discover The Value Of Certain Cards On The Table
    • Cards Change Places At Command
    • To Name Successively All Cards In Pack
    • To Tell Whether The Number Is Odd Or Even When Cards Are Cut
    • To Make A Card Vanish From The Pack And Be Found In A Person's Pocket
    • Simulation Of Mind Reading
  • CHAPTER III. SIMPLE CARD TRICKS FOR PARLORS
    • Prevision With Cards
    • Repairing Pairs
    • To Tell Which Cards Have Been Turned Around In Your Absence
    • To Name A Card Chosen
    • A Card Chosen By One Person Appears At Number Named By Another
    • To Name Four Cards Which Have Been Selected
  • CHAPTER IV. SCIENTIFIC MANIPULATIONS WITH CARDS
    • To Palm A Card
    • Two-Handed Pass
    • To Force A Card
    • Other Movements
  • CHAPTER V. CARD TRICKS REQUIRING SKILL
    • Miller's Sword Trick
    • To Nail A Certain Card To A Door
    • Card In A Boy's Pocket
  • CHAPTER VI. CARD TRICKS REQUIRING APPARATUS
    • The Independent Card
    • To Change The Aces
    • To Tell Court Cards When Blindfolded
    • Flying Cards
    • The Walking Card
    • "La Houlette" - Rising Cards
  • CHAPTER VII. SIMPLE TRICKS WITH COINS
    • To Palm A Coin
    • "Le Tourniquet" - The Pass
    • The Ring Of Money
    • To Stick A Cent To The Wall
    • To Change One Coin Into Another
    • To Tell When Blind-Folded Which Side Of A Coin Falls
    • To Pass Marked Coins Into Two Oranges In Succession
    • To Make Two Coins Change Places
    • "Heads" Or "Tails"
    • Intelligent Coin
  • CHAPTER VIII. ILLUSIONS WITH RINGS
    • The Mysterious Ring
    • Kellar's Great Ring Trick
    • The Wizard's Ring
    • The Traveling Ring
  • CHAPTER IX. ILLUSIONS WITH WATCHES
    • The Educated Time-Keeper
    • The Smashed And Restored Watch
  • CHAPTER X. ILLUSIONS WITH HANDKERCHIEFS
    • Knotted Handkerchief
    • The Revolving Handkerchief
    • Vanishing Handkerchief
    • A Handkerchief Which Cannot Be Tied
    • Rope And Handkerchief
    • Magic Plumes
    • Handkerchiefs Transformed
    • The Wizard Handkerchief
    • Candy Produced From A Handkerchief
    • Magic Egg And Handkerchief
    • Handkerchief And Lemon
    • Eggs Brought From A Handkerchief
    • Mysterious Handkerchief And Numbers
    • To Cut A Coin From A Handkerchief
  • CHAPTER XI. TRICKS WITH DICE AND DOMINOES
    • To Tell The Numbers On A Pair Of Dice
    • To Change The Numbers On Dice
    • To Tell The Number Of Dominoes Moved
    • To Tell The End Numbers On A Row Of Dominoes
  • CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS
    • The Mysterious Rose
    • To Pass An Egg Into A Bottle
    • How To Eat Fire, To Bend And Walk On Red-Hot Iron
    • The Chinese Ropes And Rings
    • The Magical Mirror
    • To Extinguish Three Candles And Light Three Others At Command
    • To Change An Egg Into A Bird
    • To Pull Yards And Yards Of Paper From Your Mouth
    • Blood Writing On The Arm
    • Vanishing Knife
    • Eatable Candles
    • The Magic Blackboard
    • The Egg Bag
    • To Produce Eggs From A Person's Mouth
    • The Magic Blow Mill
    • To Produce Bowls Of Fish And Fire From A Borrowed Shawl
    • To Cause A Person's Name Written On A Piece Of Paper To Be Found In An Egg
    • The Mysterious Pigeon
    • To Pass A Five Dollar Note Into A Lighted Candle
    • The Inexhaustible Bottle
    • Cure For Troublesome Spectators
    • To Eat A Peck Of Paper Shavings, And Convert Them Into A Ribbon
    • The Poker Puzzle
    • Magical Illusions
    • The Erratic Egg
    • The Two Communicative Busts
    • The Chest That Opens At Command
    • How To Eat Tow, And Set It On Fire In Your Mouth
    • How To Tell The Number That Any Person Thinks Of
    • The Enchanted Cock
    • To Make Fire Burn Under Water
    • To Produce A Mouse From A Pack Of Cards
    • To Tell The Hour Of The Day Or Night By A Suspended Quarter
    • An Amusing Trick For The Drawing-Room, And A Good Subject For A Wager
    • A Self-Working Turnspit
    • The Magic Snuff Box
    • To Cook An Omelette In A Hat
    • An Explosive Bottle
    • An After-Dinner Feat
    • To Take A Dollar Piece Out Of A Vase Of Water Without Wetting Your Hands
    • The Wonderful Swan
    • A Card Nailed To The Wall By A Pistol Shot
    • The Magnetized Cane
    • The Invisible Visible
    • The Invisible Coin
    • Prince Rupert's Drops
    • The Obedient Dime
    • Knocking The Head Against The Door
    • How To Lift A Flint Glass With A Straw
    • To Put A Ring Through Your Cheek, And Then To Bring It On A Stick
    • The Mysterious Coin; Or, How To Make Cents Pass Through A Wine Glass, A China Plate, A Table, And Fall Into The Hand
    • To Make Water Remain In A Vessel With Holes In The Bottom Of It
    • The Conjuror's Joke
    • How To Melt Metal In A Walnut Shell
    • The Magic Cups
    • To Pass A Quarter Into A Ball Of Worsted
    • To Change The Color Of A Liquid In A Glass Several Different Times
    • The Magical Mirror
    • The Awl Which Does No Harm
    • The Restored Ribbon
    • A Self-Turning Cross
  • CHAPTER XIII. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS
    • To Cut An Apple Into Quarters Without Damaging The Peel
    • The Impossible Omelet
    • The Sign Of The Cross
    • The Visible Invisible
    • The Second Sight Trick
    • Go, If You Can
    • The Card Changed By Word Of Command
    • To Take Away Any Middle Object Without Touching It
    • To Furnish Ladies With A Magic Supply Of Tea Or Coffee, At Their Selection, From One And The Same Jug
    • To Change Water Into Wine
    • To Furnish A Treat To The Gentlemen
    • The Double Meaning
    • To Give A Party A Ghostly Appearance
    • Candles Extinguished And Lighted By Pistol Shots
    • The Gun Trick
    • How To Cut Off Your Nose
    • The Dancing Egg
    • The Magic Bouquets
    • The Magic Shrub
    • To Make Water Rise From A Saucer Into A Glass
    • Fireside Mesmerism
    • The Magic Knife
    • Tricks With The Magic Lantern
    • The Turn Wonder
    • Magical Appearance Of A Globe Of Water Full Of Fish
    • To Find Six Times Thirteen In Twelve
    • The Link Boys
    • The Conjuror's Stroke
    • Rings And Double Ribbons - A Japanese Trick
  • CHAPTER XIV. MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS
    • To Shoot A Small Bird And Bring It To Life Again
    • To Draw Two Figures With Crayon On A Wall, One Of Which Will Light A Taper, And The Other Extinguish It
    • The Tape Trick
    • The Magic Oracle
    • The Magic Star
    • The Magic Book
    • A Man Always Upright
    • How To Remove A Man's Shirt Without Taking Off His Coat Or Vest
    • The Shower Of Money
    • The Vanishing Gloves
    • The Miraculous Casket
    • The Flying Glass Of Water
    • The Rabbit Trick
    • The Chinese Rings
    • The Birdcages From The Hat
    • The Magic Drum
    • Chinese Marble Trick
    • The Aerial Suspension
    • Fire-Eating
    • The Butterfly Trick
  • CHAPTER XV. TRICKS WITH HATS
    • On Skill
    • The Cannon-Ball
    • The Distribution
    • The Shower Of Cups
    • Multiplying Balls
    • Bundle Of Firewood
    • Reticules
    • Dolls
    • Bird-Cages
    • Chinese-Lanterns

1st edition 1892, 86 pages; PDF 112.
word count: 52781 which is equivalent to 211 standard pages of text


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