by Sheridan | Aug 3, 2013 | Tricks Explained
Here are some more very effective tricks which can be accomplished by any boy. First of all, blow out the contents of an egg, and then; when the interior of the shell is perfectly dry, pour fine sand into the empty shell until it is about a quarter full. Finally,...
by Sheridan | Aug 3, 2013 | Tricks Explained
The idea I wish to describe this month is a very pretty one, and should appeal to most Magicians, professional and amateur alike, more especially as there is no prepared table required to produce the effects, and also one of the vases may be utilised to change the...
by Sheridan | Aug 3, 2013 | Tricks Explained
Audiences, as a general rule, like tricks wherein the element of surprise is greater than that of mystery. At first reading, this statement sounds absurd, for every mysterious trick is surprising, yet, an effect might surprise an audience, but not mystify it. The...
by Sheridan | Jul 29, 2013 | Tricks Explained
How to Raise a Ghost. A boy who possesses a magic-lantern can, with a little trouble, raise a ghost in a darkened room. First of all obtain an open box, about three feet long and eighteen inches wide and two feet high. At one end of this place a small swing...
by Sheridan | Jul 29, 2013 | Tricks Explained
How To Get Through A Postcard. By a curious cutting trick this apparent miracle may be performed by following directions. Cut out the picture of the boy upon outside border lines, then with a sharp knife cut this oblong piece of paper, using as a pattern the design...
by Sheridan | Jul 29, 2013 | Tricks Explained
Here is a good trick with a few matches which will keep your friends guessing for a long while before they finally see how the trick is done. Take any number of matches; 15 will do nicely; lay them out in a row and state that you will draw one, two or three,...
