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War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 5, 1 June 1941, Page 17

Become Popular at Parties — BE A MAGICIAN Easy Conjuring Tricks that anyone can perform:— THE BALANCING CARD. THE SILK SERPENT. WONDERFUL, BUT QUITE EASY. WEIRD! NO SKILL OR PRACTICE NEEDED. The serpents of India are said to have wonderful ■. powers, and it is even claimed that the skin of a Price Six Pence, certain snake from Northern India retains its power with full directions. 1® f Wl to live for 1,000 years. With this introduction, the A Good Pocket Trick for BiW ' entertainer shows a green silk handkerchief with . |« nfS a tip ot red attached to one corner, the whole repreAfter Dinner or Party. senting a silken serpent. A knot is tied in the cenThis is a surprising and effec- LtjW) tre ° f the “ ser Pent” and the “serpent head” allowed x• 1 V 4. 1 ' to hang down - Presently, and in full view, the tive trick. You take a glass of “head” ig seen to i i , to ,' the knot & nead is seen to slowly rise upwards to the knot water and balance it on the edge ; through which it passes. and completely unties itself, of a card, that you hold out at & weird effect. Easily operated by anyone. Price 6/6 arm’s length. A good trick to \ ~ — — ' ~ 7 —' perform between more elaborate CHANGING THE NAZI FLAG. feats. AMAZING. Both sides of a Nazi Flag are shown. The per- — — — — former now, simply by a stroke of his hand, causes Pre RAC Toirif Hto insta ntly change its colour, and lo! instead of a IKILA the original Nazi flag we now have a .red,- white and (EXTRAORDINARY) blue handkerchief tied together. A very pretty 1 his is the famous Egg Bag Trick, as done by effect. Easily operated by anyone. Priceforapparthe world’s best magicians; yet it is so simple that atus (with full directions) 6/6 post free, ' with it the beginner can bewilder an audience. An - " egg is passed for examination, and a small bag is ilt shown, both inside and outside, to the audience. The MARVELLOUS MEMORY, performer puts the egg in the bag, and while holding ~ A MOST MYSTIFYING AND SENSATIONAL it, from the outside of the bag taps it on the table J FEAT, f A or against something to show that it is there. Yet, . Price Sixpence on the word of command the egg leaves the bag, • * . which is turned inside out, and shown to be abso- O - The performance of this clever lately empty. Even the onlookers fail to find it in trick causes P rofou nd ? surprise. It the bag. A spectator is now asked to hold the bag, See ™ S absolutely impossible ..for.' when the performer, with sleeves rolled up, fan- WM eVen the "° P henoraenal mental, mediately produces the egg from inside the bag. expert to commit to 'memory ninety Full instructions. Price . • 6/6 groups of six figures, and to be ‘ f'''' ‘ " able to remember any one of them at a moment’s MAGIC CAT?Tm notice. In some respects this demonstration is even STARTLING - SENSATION AT more wonderful and astonishing than the so-called A I LING SENSATIONAL. “second sight” or “clairvoyance.” The audience is Performer hands pack of ordinary cards to a invited to call out any number from one to ninety, member of the audience to shuffle. Cards are cut and the performer instantly announces the six-figure and performer places half in each of trouser’s group that appears in the section of the selected pockets. Audience is requested to name a. card (for number. A diagram with the ninety, groups of figinstance, 7of spades) and high presto! in an in- uresand full directions for performing this amazing stant performer produces the selected card. Easily trick can be had for sixpence. It is quite easy when operated by anyone. Price 6/6 you know how. " - . Write, enclosing Postal Note, to STEWART, LAWRENCE & CO. LTD., II Manners St., Wellington