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Anon.
ROUTINE.
A "KNOTTY"
ROUTINE.
P u l l f i n g e r s o f f l o o p s and y o u w i l l h a v e a k n o t l i k e t h e one
i n f i g . 10.
T h i s i s known as t h e (Tom F o o l s K n o t ) .
Put
i n d e x and thumb o f l e f t h a n d t h r o u g h l o o p , and p u l l t h e e n d s .
R e s u l t i s shown i n f i g . 1 3 ,
This a l s o looks l i k e a genuine
k n o t , b u t y o u can v a n i s h i t b y s i m p l y p u l l i n g t h e e n d s .
"Now my d e a r f r i e n d s , I w i l l show y o u a p o s s i b l e i m p o s s i b i l i t y , w i t h t h e charmed S i l k Of I n d i a .
E v e r y b o d y knows
t h a t i t i s i m p o s s i b l e t o t i e a k n o t v / i t h o u t l e t t i n g t h e ends
g o , b u t l o o k , I t a k e t h e s i l k , h o l d i n g t h e ends l i k e t h i s C F i g . 1 4 ) ( f o l l o w as shown i n f i g s . 1 5 - 1 6 ) t h r o w t h e r i g h t
over the l e f t .
P u t t h e r i g h t h a n d end t h r o u g h t h e l o o p
( b r i n g i n g i t o u t t h r o u g h t h e u p p e r l o o p ( f i g . 1 6 ) and h e r e i s
a GENUINE KNOT",
Show t h a t i t i s a GENUINE KNOT and t h e n
untie i t .
Do i t o v e r a g a i n and u n t i e ,
Now y o u do i t once
more b u t t h i s t i m e i n s t e a d o f u n t i e i n g you shake t h e k n o t o f f ,
t h i s l a s t e f f e c t w i l l a b s o l u t e l y b a f f l e everybody.
You w i l l be a b l e t o a c c o m p l i s h t h i s b y f o l l o w i n g i n s t r u c tions.
The f i r s t move i s shown c l e a r l y i n f i g s . 1 4 - 1 5 .
The r i g h t h a n d goes s t r a i g h t i n t o t h e l o o p a t p o i n t m a r k e d A .
The h a n d i s t h e n p a s s e d b e h i n d B and o v e r C as shown i n F i g .
16.
R e s u l t w i l l be l i k e F i g . 1 7 ,
Now b r i n g h a n d s t o g e t h e r ,
t h i s move i s i m p o r t a n t b e c a u s e i t l o o s e n s t h e l o o p s a r o u n d t h e
w r i s t s , as shown i n f i g . 1 8 - n o t h i n g h a p p e n s , and y o u w i l l
f i n d t h a t y o u h a v e r e t u r n e d t o t h e o r i g i n a l p o s i t i o n , i e , No.
14.
Tho s e c r e t move, on w h i c h t h e t r i c k d e p e n d s , I s shown i n
f i g . 1 9 , t h e r i g h t h a n d r e l e a s e s t h e end V , t a k e s h o l d o f i t
a g a i n above t h e l o o p Z a t t h e p o i n t V - 2 , and t h r o w s t h e l o o p s
o f f t h e hands s p r e a d i n g t h e hands a p a r t .
The t r i c k i s d o n e .
T h e r e i s now no d o u b t a b o u t i t , t h e k n o t i s a GENUINE ONE.
R e p e a t t h i s once m o r e , and show t h a t you make a f a i r
k n o t w i t h o u t l e t t i n g t h e ends go ( ? ) .
The t h i r d t i m e y o u
do i t up t o t h e t i m e o f y o u r s e c r e t move; t h i s l a s t t i m e do
n o t l e t go o f t h e end V.
When y o u g e t t o t h e p o s i t i o n shown
i n f i g . 17 p u l l o f f l o o p o f l e f t h a n d , p u l l i n g t h i s e n d u n t i l the knot t i g h t e n s a l i t t l e , then p u l l o f f loop of r i g h t
h a n d a n d p u l l t h i s e n d , t h i s w i l l make a FAKE k n o t t h a t r e sembles t h e g e n u i n e k n o t v e r y much, and t h i s you can DISSOLVE
b y p u l l i n g t h e ends o r s h a k i n g t h e s i l k r e a l h a r d .
Now you c a n o f f e r t o t e a c h anyone how t o do i t .
Start
as b e f o r e , m a k i n g a l l t h e p r e v i o u s movements u n t i l y o u g e t t o
p o s i t i o n shown i n f i g . 1 8 .
y o u must make a l l o f t h e s e movements v e r y s l o w l y so t h a t e v e r y o n e can see t h a t y o u a r e h o l d i n g t h e ends o f t h e s i l k a l l t h e t i m e .
You t h e n i n v i t e someone t o t a k e t h e two ends f r o m y o u r h a n d s , and t o p u l l t h e
s i l k o f f your w r i s t s .
When t h i s i s done THE TRICK I S DONE.
You p r a c t i c a l l y h a v e n o t h i n g t o d o .
Now f o r t h e l a s t p a r t o f t h i s k n o t t y p r o b l e m .
Hold
s i l k as shown i n f i g . 2 0 a n d a p p a r e n t l y t i e t h e s i l k i n a
single knot.
You t h e n shake t h e s i l k and two k n o t s a p p e a r
in i t .
The i d e a i s t o t i e two k n o t s i n o n e .
The d r a w i n g s w i l l
i l l u s t r a t e the method.
W h i l e one h a n d h o l d s t h e e n d o f t h e
s i l k t h e o t h e r h a n d l o o p s t h e c e n t e r once and a g a i n , see
d r a w i n g s 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 and 2 3 , make t h e f i r s t l o o p s m a l l e r t h a n
the second.
R e s u l t w i l l be l i k e d r a w i n g 2 4 .
B r i n g end h e l d
i n l e f t t h r o u g h l o o p s a n d t i g h t e n (LOOSE).
Showing s i l k as
shown i n f i g . 2 5 .
Shake t h e s i l k h a r d a n d t h e t w o k n o t s w i l l
a p p e a r as i n 2 6 .
A f t e r t h i s undo t h e k n o t s and make one a t
t h e end o f s i l k r e a d y f o r "KING KOBRA" e f f e c t .
I f y o u do n o t
h a v e t h i s l a s t t r i c k , o r d e r one a t o n c e , a n d f i n i s h t h i s
r o u t i n e w i t h t h e most w i e r d and m a r v e l o u s o f a l l t h e l a t e
tricks.
You t i e a k n o t a t one end o f an o r d i n a r y f o u l a r d o r s i l k
s c a r f and a f t e r w a r d s y o u make t h i s u n p r e p a r e d s i l k s t a n d on
e n d , s u r r o u n d e d b y s p e c t a t o r s , i n t h e m i d d l e o f t h e rooma n y w h e r e - a t any t i m e , j u s t l i k e t h e m y t h i c a l ROPE TRICK OP
INDIA.
L a t e r you squash i t and throw t h e s i l k f o r a t h o rough examination.
You can e v e n do i t w i t h a b o r r o w e d s i l k
or l a r g e h a n d k e r c h i e f .
WILL
173
PITT
SYDNEY.
STREET,
ANDRADE.
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