64
What are Matches Made of? 66
A Sheep Pen 66
Post and Rail Puzzle 67

SIMPLE MISCELLANEOUS TRICKS

A Good After-Dinner Trick 68
To Remove a Serviette Ring from a Tape Held on the Thumbs of
Another Person 70
An Experiment in Gravity 71
A Scissors Feat 71
Another Trick with a Pair of Scissors 72
An Indestructible Cigarette Paper 73
To Cut an Apple in Two with Your Finger 74
A Trick with Dominoes 74
An Escape 75
Cigarette Papers and Serviettes 76
Four Cigarette Papers 77
A Hindoo Swindle 77
The Elusive Match--a Capital Impromptu Trick 79

SIMPLE CARD TRICKS

AN EASY METHOD OF FINDING A SELECTED CARD

Throw the pack on the table and request some one to select a card. Then
gather up the rest of the cards and request your friend to show his card
to his neighbour, to avoid mistakes. While this is being done bend the
pack slightly while pretending to shuffle it, and cause the card to be
returned and the pack shuffled. The selected card can then be easily
detected among the bent cards by its being perfectly straight. A good
way to finish the trick is to bring the card to the top of the pack and
cause it to project about an inch over the right side; cover the front
end of the pack with your four fingers so that the edge of the
projecting card is concealed, and, with your thumb at the other end,
hold the pack firmly about eighteen inches above the table. Request the
person who drew the card to call it by name. On this being done, drop
the pack on the table, when the projecting card will be completely
turned over by the air in its descent and lie perfectly square on the
top of the pack. Another good finish is to bring the chosen card to the
bottom of the pack, and requesting the person who selected it to hold