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CHTHICAL SMTE TRICKS

In presenting t h is oofcplfcte a 34 p r a c t ic a l t r e a t is e c f S la te T ricks we are a id in g tftia eh&pter-on Cheai

SULPHURIC ACID (poison)# This w r it in g w i l l be in v is ib le and thes la te s may toe shown and handled, w ith ease* THEY CAN BE BRUSHEDOFF WITH A DRY CLOTH. How, the damp c lo th is apparentlywet w ith water tout i t is a c tu a lly wet w ith a s o lu t io n ofSUB - ACETATE OF LEAD (POISon) The s la te s are washed w ith t h isso lu t io n . When they are dry your message w i l l appear in CHALKWHITE WRITING.

SLATE MANIPULATION (HO FLAPS)

Below we describe a se ries of movosand m an ipu la tions th a t w i l l toe new to most Magicians*

TWO UNPREPARED SLATES ARE ACTUALLY SHOWN (APPARENTLY ) ON ALL SIDES AND YET THE SPIRIT MESSAGE IS IRODUCED WITHOUT THE AID OF FLIPS OR FAKES.

To make these moves c lea r to the student w ithout the use of i l lu s t r a t io n s , we suggest th a t you you number your p a ir of s la te s on a l l four s ides , i . e . Numbers one, two, th ree , four. ( These numbers may toe w r itte n in sm all f ig u res upon the wooden rim s of your s la te s in th e extreme r ig h t hand corner ) N a tu ra lly , these numbers are NOT used in the ACTUAL PRESENTATION of t h is e ffe c t .

Stack the s la te s toge the r, having on th top the s la t# marked one and two. ( Being sure to have the number two s ide on th e bottom)Now the bottom s la te , ( having the numbers three and four on i t ) is placed so th a t the number four side is at th e bottom . This w i l l g ive you the numbers stacked in consecutive order, one, two, three and four from the top to th e bottom when the e la tes are stackedo r placed toge ther.

The w r it in g th a t you w ish to m a te r ia lis e is w r itte n upon the side o f the s la te that we have marked number two on i t s border r im . A fter you hav w r itte n your message on the number two side you are now ready to proceed w ith the t r ic k * F irs t show t o your audience the sides of the s la te numbered One and Four. (HOLDING THE TWO SLATES TOGETHER SO THAT THE MESSAGE ON THE NUMBS TWO SIDE WILLNOT BE IX POSED-- AS IT WILL BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WWO STACKEDSLATES BEING FLUSH WITH THE HUMBER THREE SIDE )

Now place the top s la te on the bottom ( which w i l l b r in g number three on top . Humber four and number one in the m iddle a nd number two ( the side w ith your message on i t ) a t the bottom*

Casually show the top s la te which is number'three, and open the two s la te s outwar&r; . {BOOK* Fashion) which w i l l expos#:th* number ;one and four sides o f the s la te s . Now p lace the s la te s so th a t N umber one w i l l aga in be on top and number three on the bottom Now show the top and bottom of the s la te s as they are he ld together th a t is numbers one and th ree . I t w i l l appear now to th e audience t hat they have seen a l l four sides of th e s la te s , but in r e a l i ty they have missed the message side Number Two*

You now have th e s la te s bound or t ie d ana you are ready to proceed, w ith the balance o f th e e f fe c t . A fter a l i t t l e p rac tise you w i l l make these moves in a n a tu ra l manner ana very qu ick ly , w ithout a seconds h e s ita t io n .

You w i l l f in d upon p e r fe c t io n of t h is ro u tin e th a t you are in possession of a se ries ofi moves th a t w i l l fo ft l cany a Me&iuu and 3t a g ic ia n .

The i l lu s io n created is p e rfe c t. The onlooker a c tu a lly th in k s th a t a l l sides of the s la tes are exhib ited*

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Th w rite r saw The Great B laokstone do these same moves a t one of h is fampus Spook H ite Shows* I t was a c tu a lly a m irac le in t h is Magicians Ifonds*

VISIBLE MATER IALISATION AND INVISIBLE SPIRIT WRITING METHODS.

Pr eamble.

V is ib le M a te r ia lis a t io n Methods of S la te W riting have enjoyed a 1 arge sa l* among Magio Dealers, and an immense p o p u la r ity w ith th e Magicians of the past few years* These methods are the ones th a t a l l Magicians and Pseudo-Magicians h*ve been hoping for fo r years but thought im possible to perform# Doing away w ith a l l mechanical means and processes, fakes and f la p s , as i t does, i t is no doubt the greatest s in g le advancement in t h is p a r t ic u la r l in e o f e ffe c ts th a t Magicians have yet encountered*

( Hothing apparently ) Hot a th in g but an ord inary s la te i3 used. The fac t th a t the message is developed in r e a l sharp chalk w r it in g (That is , a c tu a lly Chalk) and th a t the spectator may wash away t he message at the conc lus ion of the t r ic k , is a lso an added fea tu re . Spectator may even keep th e s la te as a souvenir, as no amount o f ana ly s is w i l l revea l the r e a l chem ical secret*

VISIBLE MATERIALIZATION METHOD NUMBER ONE.

EFFECT: S la te is cleaned w ith sponge and shown repeated ly on bo thsides* I t is then placed upon a stand-rack in f u l l view of the audience. The usua l Book, D ic tio na ry , or Figure A d d it io n Test is made* A spectator is now asked to go to the o la te , (Performer does not need to go near i t ) and spectator upon tu rn in g the s la t# around f in d s the message, word, or t o t a l , in snow white c lea r chalk S la tes m y now be examined most m inutely*

VISIBLE MATERIALIZATION METHOD NUMBER TJO*

EFEECT: In t h is e ffect two s la ts s may be usca, and the messageproduced on one side -- or on two s ides -- or th ree sides or on a l l four s id e s . This i3 poss ib le w ith met h id Humber Two, ana is offered fo r the f i r s t time in Magic to the w rite rs knowledge. The Messages may be produced one at a time or a l l together* In th is method the s la te s are covered w ith a borrowed hankerchief*

INVISIBLE SPIRIT HAND METHOD NUMBB THREE*

EFFECT : An ordinary s la te or s i l i c a t e s la te is exhib ited* This is now thoroughly cleaned w ith a moistened sponge. A short question is now addressed to the s p ir i t World*, such as *Do th y Dea& re tu rn 1 This question is w r itte n across the top _ c f th e s la te in p la in white cha lk , or the spectators i n i t i a l s may be w r itte n there instead fo r la te r id e n t i f ic a t io n . S la te is no.? placed upon stand-rack on your ta b le , or suspended by ribbons across the stage*

Performer now c a l ls ' for message to appear from the 's p i r i t world1 Slowly while the e n tire audience is looking a t the e la te a s p ir i t message v is ib ly l in e by l in e appears w r itte n r ig h t under the question or the i n i t i a l s th a t were always v is ib le a t the top of the s la t* . THIS MESSAGE APPEARS IN PURE WHITE CHALK* The s la te may now be passed to the audience w ith a d ish of c lear waterand a sponge-- and bo th message and question may be washed o f f , too*To PROVE MESSAGE WAS NOTEECHED OR PAINTED UPON THE SLATE.

REQUISITES AND CHEMICALS FOR MATERIALIZATION METHODS*

SPECIAL DESIGNED SLATES.S la tes w ith wooden rims may be used in these experiments, but they are

in fe r io r fo r t h is type o f work* The wooden rims r e ta in the chem ical odor of the b lock out l iq u id s , and make the e n tire te s t obviously ju s t a chem ical t r ic k *

The typ* of Straw Board S la te described, are easy to make and are id e a l fo r a l l methods o f V is ib le M a te r ia liz a t io n .

Procure a large sheet of Straw Board from a Book Binder Supply House. Give t h is board th ree coats of "Blackboard S la te P a in t " (This pa in t is ob ta inab le a t a l l s ign pa in te r stores ) Cut t h is pa in ted board ( a f te r a thorough dry ing , in to s izes of 10 x 13 inches. These s la te s w i l l be found to be s u ita b le fo r a l l of the v is ib le and in v is ib le methods.

They are porous, and absorb and r e ta in the b lock out l iq u id s perfectly*

FORMULAE FOR BLOCK OUT LIQUIDS*

LIQUID *A*......... ..A lcoho l......... One part*

LIOJJI B "........... .or Naptha.

LIQUID " C " . . . . . . .

SPECIAL GRADES OF CHALK FOR METHODS.

There are two grades of chalk us^d in the v is ib le m a te r ia liz a td o n Methods. A l l Messages are w r itte n w ith the s o lf chalk known as "A tla n t ic White" Brand, or "Kroma 53" made by the American Crayon Co* The HARD CHALK is known as the "Dustless Type". This hard dust less type is used in the la s t method fo r w r it in g question or i n i t i a l s on s la te only H

MESSAGE WRITING BEFORE* PRESENTATION. METHOD

F ir s t , sharpen to as f in e apo in t as poss ib le , the f in e white cha lk .Prepare about te n s t i c k s ------ d ip a piece of t h is chalk in toS o lu tio n WAM* Let the chalk soak up w e ll in t h is l iq u id .Remove thecha lk from the l iq u id and shake o f f excess f l u id . S tart w r it in g your message upon the str&w-board s la te . WRITE ViRY LIGHTLY. (You w i l l f in d th a t the w r it in g is scarcely v is ib le - due to the chem ical combination "A" rendering the chalk almost in v is ib le . )Y ou may d isregard t h is , as w r it in g w i l l tu rn snow white upon dry ing Dip chalk in to s o lu t io n "A every three or four words NOTE.As the soft white po in t o f the chalk wears down th a t is as the w ritin g becomes th ic k and broad, d iscard chalk and use a new f in e pa in ted one, dipped of course in the "A* o lu tio n * Upon completing message le t i t dry fo r ts n or f i f t e e n minutes i f possib le Your message w i l l now appear c lear and white, ju s t as any other chalk would appear (Except th a t the w r it in g is very t h in and f in e lin ed ) always bear th is is mind -- WRITE LIGHTLY Keeping the w r it in g t h in and f in e lin e d - Much of the success of these metnods is due to t h is fa c t , as the messages . r i l l deirelope and b lock out quicker when the above is adhered t o . Now while t h is message looks lik e ordinary chalk , a pecu lia r w i l l be no ticed here. I f you rub the message LIGHTLY w ith your finger t ip s i t w i l l be seen th a t th e message w i l l not erase or rub o f f as regu lar or ordinary chalk w r it in g would. Also i t w i l l not wash o f f , w ith a sponge soaked in so lu tio n s , MB" (w ith which you w i l l la te r was the s la te s ) b-jt upon washing w ith the above message merely disappears I The so lu t io n "A" performing the fu n c t io n of b in d in g or ho ld ing the message in ta c t t o th e s la te when i t is l ig h t ly rubber fcver w ith a s ponge soaked in the "B" so lu tion*

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PREPARATION BEFORE PRESENTATION. Method One.

Upon your ta b le h-s-v a largo bowl, (Brass or C e l l in i &r )Bowl should b about six inches deep ana te n to twelve inches indiameter ) In to t h is bowl p lace two sm a ll r^lass cups rmch as used in O ffices to ho ld m oistening sponges e tc . F i l l one of these cup# w ith p la in water. In to t h is p lace a sm all pad of co tton or a em ail s i lk sponge. In to the second cup place wad of co tton or i l k sponge ( s i lk sponges are much b e tte r ) ana f i l l t h is cup w ith l iq u id MBW. Now take your straw board s la te ( .vhich has yourmessage w ritten on i t w ith th e so ft chalk and * fixed* to the s la te .vith l iq u id "A* ) Floor a quan tity of l iq u id *B*over the a l a t e --- - (w r it in g w i l l disappear a t onoe ) TheSoft posous nature of the slate w i l l r e ta in the l iq u id for a minute or more, thus keeping the message blocked out or biank.NOW LIGHTLY wipe the wet surface of the s la te w ith your sponge dipped in th e l iq u id *BH Thi3 w i l l remove tha wet shiny lock - Do not rub too hara. Brush your sponge very, very, l ig h t ly ver th e surface* You are now ready fo r the p resen ta tion :

MATERIALISATION METHODS* (CONTINUES)

B r i ng ta b le as arranged as above In to room ( or you inay have the bowl prepared as above and ha vs an a ss is tan t b r in g the "trea ted w s la te to you. S la te may be shewn iroe ly to your audienoe as i t is now to a l l appearance b lan k . Remember however wliioh side DOES have the in v is ib le w r it in g upon it *

Place your hand in to the bowl, remove from i t the sponge out o f the sm all cup COOT AIMING THE WATER Wash the aide of the s la te th a t is ao t u a l ly b lank (The one th a t ha no message prepared on i t )Wash th ia thoroughly w ith the water soakea s i lk sponge. No# plao the water soaked s i lk back in the bowl- ana wifeh one movement p ick up your other sponge soaked in th e l iq u id *B* Make t h is exchange appear as i f you were merely re-wetting your f i r s t sponge Now tu rn your f i r s t tnlnn your s la t# over (blocked out w riting side toward) and than SQUEEZE OR FLOW the l iq u id from the sponge a l l ovar the surface of the s la ts . This w i l l cause any w ritin g th a t may have developed to aga in disappear* LIGHTLY bruah over t h is surface as i f you were in ten t upon g iv ing i t a thorough c lean ing . S la te may now be shown on bo th sides* A fter t h is "o leansing" place the s la te wherever designated by the auiienoe* (V r it in g side away from them always I ) I f you use two s la tes wash the second s la te w ith the water sponge and place the second s la te upon the f i r s t one - w r it in g to be the in s id e - - Place a piece of chalk between them and b in d s la te s w ith a stout rubber band - chalk between p la tes allow s a ir t o enter thus drying s la tes and developing message . A fter the usua l te s ts the s la tes are opened or turned around a# th e case maybe and message is found to be w r itte n in c lear white cha lk . While the audience is inspecting the w r it in g g ive a spectator the water sponge andin s truc t him to wash the message aw ay-- TO PROVE THAT IT IS NOTETCHed THERE VITH ACIDS, ETC.

ADDITIONAL HINTS ! I IYou may f in d th a t the message w i l l develop too fas t fo r proper presen ta tion and exam ination. This w i l l be tru e i f your 'B* l iq u id is the Benzole. I f you use Naptha fo r your *Bf l iq u id you w i l l f in d your developement a l i t t l # slower, as Naptha evaporates m uch slower th an Benzole, and is not as s u ita b le fo r Parlo r work as Naptha gives o ff a muoh stronger odor th an Benzole. Suggestion :I f your ta b le top is covered w ith flowered cretonne c lo th , th e fo llow ing h in t is a s o lu t io n fo r the 'Too fast developer* e ffe c t .

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I f you uso the at one ~lot *g w ith t he wooden rim s,in p l^oe of t lie rcoowriond'-d et r&;v board ones, th is l* t he methodVO *-1. li -.*

Get a QTTJCUTS 9T*%1? to .fit ths rstjone a l . i t 5A:*.r t o ^.ppaar 'trcn, i t bacpaco worthy of ir^ -nt ion h:rc.T-^o Strar 3 o a r a > li.t -ue u^ctA . Thsy -ire manib*r i n - ny b r i g h t c o lo r s a r e ttug~*cted- KOT35? The njfssafte t o be p roduced i s * r i t t . * n upo n a l l fo u r , i a e a o f t he a J ^ t (??, J The Mer.c)-'-;e? - re f i x e u * t o t he e l i t e s juct *: 0 i n TTu&ber one awtfcod . The P e r fo rm e r now asks t h e f . u i e n o e .vh.it nui/iber-'-u -.iae o f t h e f o u r -. ia e s o f t h e s lu t t h y w nt t h i t o t ppeyr on . A f t sr t h e p e le c t Lon o f a a id *i e rn^ue p rooeea a s fo l lcv?e : I f nmaber one s i d e i s s e l e c t e a w*rh th number one s ia e w i t h y our sronge soukea i n l i q u i a "E*(TM'i c uais- t.? 3'':ve to v-.nich ir ora th e sftieot ea. e iae rvht ah you non free ly uhow ) How nvi .. o tu -l ly Viiefc o f f t h f;,e tha t isr i c ib le to you upon the number two -?ide. Thi*^ i te ia no* p l 7Cf& on th e stand ryck < mc.BB .ge nide a.v&y from iva ience )*.nd the rnes^'ge is* nov; sho,vn y.t th e proper t i i t s .I f the No.2 side is se lected vrish the Ho. ! side w ith the %>t er ?perJge, er.d wi th the No.2 siae w ith the l iq u id "B? and proceed as ?hove

I f the No.3 side in oe lected wato N o .l and Uo-2 sides w ith the woter sponge and the Ho.3 aide w ith the l iq u id "B ". Wash N . 4 W4+v, the water sponge_ * Zh

xx txiw side is selected. Wash the N o .l and No*2 3 idea w itht h e water sponge, and th e N0.3 s ide a lso w ith the water sponge and the No.4 side w ith the sponge soaked, in the "B" l iq u id .

In other words you merely wash o f f the messages from sides th a t are not sfe&eeted by audience w ith th e water sponge, causing message on Bide of the s la te se lect ed becoming b lank ( in v is ib le ) fo r the moment.

INVISIBLE SPIRIT HAND METHOD NUMBER THREE.

In t h i , the la s t method, the Success of i t s performance depends on the showmanship exh ib ited by th e Performer as w e ll as h i a manipulat io ns .

In order to acquaint the reader w ith the process --- we o u t lin e th ie te s t experiment Use a Straw board e la te w ith the message ''f ix ed onto I t w ith th e soft white chalk and the s o lu t io n MAW. A llow the message to become DRY. Now p lace the s la te f la t upon your t i ib e l top (Message r,ide d wnwards) Pour a l ib e r a l q u an tity of S o lu tio n MCW over i t r surface . The message w i l l fade out. A fter the s la te hae soaked up t h is f i r s t flow ing of s o lu t io n MC" aga in pour a goodly qua n t ity o f i t oyer the message side of t he s la te * NOW RAISE THE SLATE TO A VERTICAL POSITION and lean i t aga ins t your stand rack Step br.ck a few feet from th e rack and you w i l l w itness th e process in a c t io n as seen by your specta to rs . As the l iq u id flows aovmwards o f f the s la te the upper l in e of th e meseage w i l l become y is ib le l in e by l in e . This e ffe c t r e a lly uncanny when seen from your present viewpoint (You may le t the l iq u id run o f f on to th e ta b le to p or i f the s la te is hung by c l ip s and a r ibbon le t l iq u id run onto f lo o r or carpet i t is harmless )

STAGE PRESENTATION. For the v is ib le present&.tion of a message under a question w r itte n upon a shown s la te . Also i n i t i a l s of spectator may be placed at the s la te to p fo r fu rthe r id e n t i f ic a t io n .

Have upon your ta b le a shallow pan, s l ig h t ly larger th an the s la te you are to use. Pan should be about one inch deep. ( Pan sunken in to t a b le top and psn bottom covered w ith ta b le top m a te r ia l is a very good idea to use ) . In two corners of t h is pan place two b locks of wood about one inch square. The pan is f i l l e d w ith th e l iq u id "C"

The message is w r itte n upon t he lower h a lf of th e s la te w ith the soft chalk ju s t as in the other met hods. iSfesh the top h a lf of t h is prepared s la te w ith a water soaked s i lk spong (Do th is o f f stage be ing c a re fu l not to get any of the now v is ib le message wet w ith water Upon your ta b le a lso have severa l pieces of the Hard "Dust less Type" Chalk.

With your ta b le set as above walk out upon t he stage wit h the prer&red sl-rte ( v is ib le message 3ide aivay from auaience) In the act of "c lean ing M the y la te in se rt i t w ritin g s ideuow n in to the pan on your ta b le . Proceed to wash the top ^ide of th e s la t w ith the1 iq u id "C" th a t f i l l s th e pan. The bottom side of th e s la te now having been in th e pan long enough to absorb the "Cw l iq u id the message is b lank and the s la te may be removed and flashed to your audience. Show i t on b o th s ides b r ing ing the message side fac ing you You w i l l now see th a t the top h a lf o f t he s la te tha t which you washedo o f f stage w ith a water soaked sponge has re s is te d the b lock out 8 o lu t io n "C*. P ick up a piece o f t he hard dustleso chalk and w rite th e question or the i n i t i a l s you are going t o use. You w il l f in d th a t the hard dustleaa chalk w i l l not uisappear as t he soft one d id but th a t i t w i l l stand in c lear white ou tline* Quickly show t h is question acr6s the top of t he s la te you* 11 have ample tim e before message begins t m a te r ia lia e " i f you've soaked them long enough.Now you m^y place s la te 'wherever se lected and await m a te r ia liz a t io n *

For a v is ib le e ffec t a f te r showing question upon th e to p of s la te , rep lace the s la te in to the pan -- message side a own - having the "question* end re s t in g upon the two b locks OUT OF THE LIQUID

"Washf the upper side aga in and s la te may now be removed from the

* cashing pan# and p lace in a vertio;. 1 p o s it io n aga inst the stu.no. rack or a tta c h to ribbons ana c l ip s ana inng from the oantre o f your sta^c* A l l th a t w i l l be v is ib le no# ia the question or i n i t i a l sas th e c^ao tuay be- But * a t ? l iq u id "C" runs ~o>/n o f f the s la te the f ir s t 11 ns of your answer or Message * i l l become i 11 becom v is ib le r ig h t before your spectators eyes* f i r s t i t *111 appear fr-intly- Then c lear ana white ana. in r a a l .*hita chalk as though i t tfus w r itte n by some in v is ib le s p ir i t bona froMt-he s p ir i t world.

THE VIBRATION OR THI QRCII.UTIQH UETHCiu

E7FEC.T : (a) An ora inary unprepared ate is exhib ited* S l* ie iahe ld by performer - behind h is b*i.ek* Spectator no# nri t apon a la te * h i le he ld in tier former a hands. Perforaer na-tfsa at ona the Figure ** 7ora ~~ or the ^casa^o w r itte n t hare by the

Tfcla lacquer has but one fu n c t io n uo perform. I t renders erassure almost instantaneous* You w i l l f in d th a t chalk marks seem t o s l id e r ig h t o ff at th e touch o f your f in g e rs . How get some J And J Corn P las te rs {Flesh Color ) at your lo c a l jjrug E tore. Get the Ov.-l Bhape. These *.re l i t t l e pada ~'ith a hole through the aetrtre of there* One ide o f t h 6?e l i t t l e oo tton p&dB hats an adhesive surface* Hoisten the sahesi vt- side ana p lace the pau. upon the b a l l of vour thumb. Insert in to the centre ho ls , a piece of chalk about a quarter of *>.n inch in lewgth* This* f le sh coloreu. pad *.111 not fee percept lb la at close range. You ir e no*? res.oy fo r the t e s t . A fter the s la te has been phased for exam ination ana. returned to you 3? r i t e a ft-crd or a number upon it *

While in the acst of era&urc o f t h is a-or4, p l*ce the s la te in ah o r iz o n ta l p o s it io n , one end prseea against the st oas.ch* S low iy ' e racet'h* *or& w ith the c lo th he ld in the r i^ h t hand and a t the same t imc - rew rite i t w ith the b a l l o f the thumb of the le ft ham * (which has th e chalk ho ld ing rad stuck te i t 5 Turn the s la te everAnd r.how the fig ure has bften rubhed r ig h t through*

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ItFl^CTt Performer ,;r itee a question --pons s ing le s la t * . Question isnew eras to. .,-i: h a c lo th . PRLaTO 1 An anowtr a.? pe.ars cm th ie s la te where & rxofiient b&fc-rc *aa a question*

HH'I'OS*. The r.nsur ie j/ r it te n ur.on the .>lut e w ith M$ te a r in * This ^ i l l not be v ir ib le . The quest io n ie 'w ritten - pon the *la.te w ith so ft >?hit e chalk- Karl JDuat less* ty re ,viiJ net uo. The -act of erasing the question w ith a ury c lc t h or .-sj onge, brings out the* never. The soft chalk leb^ac, a aepcait of ..hit e chalk aust on the r S tearin* answer u-.lri. ay t here.

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Thin i* another simpI* 9 ad e ffec t lye method of obi* in lug *A S p ir it ?ieofig'' without the *** of riips>. Thin met hod sv*y aj.o be ud d ir e o t ly aft.rr performing the S la te lcanipuls.t io n described elsewhere in thit> ! anucr i p t . The m . r k i o f the croae-raarjss cf X*b in this- ravt hod la retry be*vllaerir?g i f a one d ire c t ly .fter the above mert ion*a at*,(ilpulat ior**

Performer exh ib it a t wo a? la tvs set t ogt he r, one ;;ligfcly larger than t he other. r.i>; U/ Uia# inch , ana Tar* by T h irteen i*wh t^a lc s a re a g-:y.n upon the lurg* :;l*t** now on top , h is 1&-, f in je r s erase uh#lig h t ly dr&wn UX " that is on the smaller la ta uni^rnstath. Thechalk -vriting > ;i l l erace vrry e *o ily i f t he eraall slc.ts ia pa in ted w ith lacquer as d^ecribc*a in the s ing le ^ la te expJb^nation elsewhere in t h is manuscript* Per former now rem rkc th a t he . * i l l show the inaia.es ' o f the two h.t e*t i-lao.

As he ys t h is , the Ptrforraer takes one s la te in each hand (the laarge one s t i l l covering th e :r.all ) and Under cover of the large 3 la te Performers le f t hand gives the ansa 11 e la te a ha.If

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tu r n and then open tooth s la te s up aga in book fa sh io n . This h a l f tu r n throw# the messafee w ritiK g out o f s igh t* The audience now s ee the side of th e sm all s la te you had marked tout a moment ago w ith an 'X" and had erased away under cover o f the large s la te a described above. The sm all a la te (Blank side fac ing your Audience ) is now la id upon t he laacger 6n e, th e b lank side of which facss out or downwards* Both a la tee are aga in marked, upon the now axpoaed blanK sides w ith an 'X s*.

TheMessage is now upon the in a ide aga in , and may be revealed by the Performer at the proper time-

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