Dad Approved Tricks For Everyone - David Devant - York Estate Summer Must-have [GLJadz17]

The following chapters will be found to be practical lessons in conjuring. Many people have the erroneous idea that if they know how a trick is done they are quite capable of presenting it to an audience. I have always found that a very little experience will show such persons that the mere knowledge of the secret of a trick is not of much value to a beginner unless it is accompanied by some simple instructions showing him the best way of using his knowledge. Therefore, I shall not merely give away secrets of tricks, but shall endeavour to make my explanation of each trick a complete lesson in its performance.

INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I. TRICKS AT THE WRITING TABLE

The Wandering Pencil
The Flexible Pencil
The Vanishing Ruler
The Floating Trick
A Trick With A Point
Curious Paper Patterns
CHAPTER II. TRICKS IN THE SMOKING-ROOM

The Broken Match
Balancing A Cigarette Paper And Cigar
The Cigarette Paper Trick
A Joke With A Match
The Penny Through The Hat
The Mysterious Cigar Bands
The Magic Match Boxes
CHAPTER III. TRICKS AT THE WORK-TABLE

The Scissors Trick
A New Drying Machine
The Colours And The Coin
A Knotty Problem
Silk From Paper
CHAPTER IV. TRICKS AT THE DINNER TABLE

A Trick With Visiting Cards
A Counting Race
The Thirty-One Trick
The Wine Trick
A Water Problem
The Dancing Plates
A Strong Muscle
CHAPTER V. MORE TRICKS AT THE DINNER TABLE

The Vanishing Penny
The Mysterious Threepenny-Bit
A Mere Catch
The Ring And The Handkerchief
A Mysterious Glass
A Weird Orange
A Thought-Reading Trick
CHAPTER VI. TRICKS AT THE CARD-TABLE

A Cardsharper’s Dodge
The Two Aces
A Thought-Reading Trick
The Conjurer’s Nap
The Three Heaps
No Trick Here
The Magic Slap
CHAPTER VII. TRICKS AT THE CARD-TABLE (continued)

A Knowing Card
A Good Memory
The Rising Cards
Fancy Flourishes
CHAPTER VIII. TRICKS IN THE GARDEN

Any View You Like
A Sympathetic Audience
The Waistcoat Trick
Making Money Go
The Sack Trick
CHAPTER IX. TRICKS IN THE BILLIARD-ROOM

The Travelling Balls
The Shot Rabbit
Making A Ball Vanish
A Colour-Changing Ball
Balancing One Ball On Another
CHAPTER X. THOUGHT-READING TRICKS

Concentration Of Thought
An American Trick
The Power Of The Eye
Over The Telephone
Cigarettes In The Case
A Silent Test
Hide And Seek
The Marked Penny
Reading Hidden Messages

1910 STIFF PB - LOOSE SPINE - G COND