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THE REAL SECRET of tno

S T A G E S E C O N D S I G H T A C T . including

THE AUTHOR'S NEW IMFROVED PL*N aND SYSTEM OF ACT by

B U R L I N G H U L L

To which is appended A SUMMARY AND CONDENSED COMPILATION

INCLUDING CVER 330.00 WORTH OP THE VARIOUS "INSTRUCTIONS" "SECRETS" and"SYSTEMS"

FOR THIS ACT AS PREVIOUSLY SOLD AT FROM S5.00 to S12.0d EACH.

INSTRUCTIONS for

SECOND SIGHT ACT,

Tho reason that this act is so puzzling gonorally; and ESPECIALLY to MAGICIANS who have bought what has previously been sold as tho "Explanation" of the SECOND SIGHT ACT, and find upon seeing tho Act, that thay are as much or more mystified than tho general public as to how tho results are accomplished, in spits of tho fact that they believed they had acquired the socket; it- is because, like the secret of the best tricks, it employs

SEVERAL ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PRINCIPLES only ONE of which tho so-called "Secrets" as previously 3old have explained. Tho reader, if a magician, will recall how tricks like the "Clock Dial" etc, are made puzzling by the use of TWO i/IDELY DIFFERING PRINCIPLES as for instance, when the Clock Dial is operated ON THE STAGE by thread, the hand apparently MOVING OF ITS OWN VOLITION and then when the "bright ones" in the audience havo decided that SOME SORT of connection with the hand .MUST exist, tho clock is carried down into the audience. and worked there (though by a DIFFERENT METHOD) so that thay are convinced their conjectures were all wrong. Each method disproves the suspicions of the other, so that a perfect mystery is created, .

How little chanco then, has tho spectator, to solve the secrets of tho SECOND SIGHT ACT whoro the METHODS USED are CHANGED EVERY FEW MINUTES, so that whatever you think you understand about the Act at first is disproved by several subsequent incidents in the Act?

THIS MANUSCRIPT IS NOT A "SECRET" BUT A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.

It endeavours not merely to expose how part of the Act is performed) or even all of it, but to INSTRUCT HOW TO ACQUIRE IT in all its details.

A NEW AND IMPROVER PLAN AND SET OF CODES IS INCLUDED in addition to tho' instructions for the regular act, and to make it still more complete, there is appended a summary of all the six (6) DIFFERENT METH0D3 AND "INSTRUCTIONS" AS PREVIOUSLY SOLD AT VARYING HIGH PRICES AS."INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE SECOND SIGHT ACT."

INSTRUCTIONS CLASSIFIED FOR STAGS. • LYCEUM.CLUB AND PRIVATE PERFORMANCES.

As different methods must bo used for Lyoeum, Club and Stage Performances, they are treated separately, first taking up the most elaborate form -

THE 3TAGE SECOND SIGHT ACT. This, the mo3t elaborate form of tho Act requires the employment of several people behind the soenes and about the theatrej entirely' aside from tho two performers who are seen on the stagaj of whose presence the audience is unaware of,

THE SIX PRINCIPLES EMPLOYED. PRINCIPLE ONE: The Lady "Subject" on the stage has an

invisible telephone in her, hair (which is dressed down over her ears), with wires running down.to metal points in her shoes, which when she is aeated she presses down so they pierce thru a thin carpet rug on the stage, and connect with two floor plates, the wires of which lead on to a telephone transmitter in tho hands of an invisible assistant off stage.

P R L W C I I - ' U E TWO; Thia uoeiatajit or another one 13 situatod at an opening in tho back drop or wings with a pair of field glassos so that he comands a view of tho "House", and can both road tho little imperceptible signals (described hereafter) mado by the performer as he moves about (such as tho direction he faces, and whether he holds his hands at waist, height or above etc,etc.) and also actually SEE the Majority of the articles handed to tho gentleman performer, their color,etc; or their SHAPE(so that they may bo drawn by ludy as explained h e r e a f t e r in c a s e t h o y a r e d i f f i c u l t to d o 3 c r i b c ) a s c l e a r l y shown up by tho field glasses. Thia information is telephoned to tho lady Subject;

PRINCIPLE THREE-. Aside from the foregoing, the performer uses either a WORD CODE for DIRECT COMMUNICATION with tho lady or a silent gesture or Signal Code road by assistant, and telephoned to tho lady to indicate the articles shown hir,i and how far he wishes her to go in describing any article.

PRINCIPLE FOUR. Several confederates are placed in tho audience with spocial articles, mos3agos, etc. which the lady is of course ablo to describe In wonderful detail and rapidity, sonetimos oven going into the history of tho articlos of tho "Fortune" of the "Spectator" (confederate) holding saue; which "Special Stunts" increase tho mystery and wondor, and incident-ally convinco spectators that if she could go into such detail with 01JE PERSON sho could do the 3ame with ANY ARTICLE if aha had time. Incidentally these prearranged stunto take up timo and also enable performer to dodge difficult situations by turning to or having confederate put forth his article, etc. when any difficulty confronts. Confederates are given different articlos each day tho Act plays at tho theatre, so if any of the audience visit subsoquont performances they will not find repetition and suspect collusion,

PRINCIPLE FIVE: Local information, news and directories or investigation are drawn upon to add to tho various effects at times,

PRINCIPLE SIX: Consists of the fact that whilo it appears impossible for the gentleman to communicate a description of so many different articles, numbers of watches, etc, because thia APPARENTLY requires the SPELLING OUT of many words; thoy are not awaro that: FIRST - there are only a LIMITED NUMBER of articles LIKELY to be found In the audience, SECOND - that most of these articles are known to, classified and GIVEN A NUMBER by tho performers, so that it is only necossary to signal a NUMBER to lot her know what the article is, THIRD - those are so CLASSIFIED into set3 and all other "Descriptive Point3" also classified into LISTS of "Colors", "Shapes", etc., that with ONLY A SET OF 10 CODE WORDS, represent tho figures 1 to 9 and 0 (or a set of 10 inporceptible signals) it is possible to indicate anyone of a THOUSAND different articlos colors, numbers, initials, etc. Thus the work Is vastly simplified,

THE IMPROVED PLAN DEVISED BY-THE AUTHOR. This consists of not only vastly 'improved C O D E S both

S I L E N T AND S P O K E N , but an entirely new method which make3 it unnecessary to ask any questions, aa "What is the C O L O R " What is the DATE?" etc, (which is sometimes suspected of being part of a C O D E ) after tho performer has asked the Subject to name the article; but S H E M.-Y GO R I G H T ON D E S C R I B I N G IT I N D E T A I L , apparently spontaneously, though sho is under the control of the performer at all tiino3.

EXAMPLE One of the best systems and one which should be acquired in

addition to whatever general means you use in the

V/ORD CODE

Thia consists of a sot of words to indicnto tho nuKUiraJLs 1 to 9 and the cipher (0). It is necessary to momoriz-o at least TOO sets of words to indicate thoao same numbers for tho reasons which will appear later.

QUESTION CODE "STARTERS"

1. WHAT (is this) 2. WHAT'S (this) 3. WIUT NOW? 3. 4. NOW WHAT? 4, 5. AND NOW? 5. 6. (AND) THIS? 6 . 7. THIS ARTICLE? 7, 8 . i n s x T ? B.

.JAND HERE? 9. .10, OVER HERE? 10. 11. OVER THERE 11.

AFFIRMATIVES

DESCRIBE (this) TELL (this) NAME (this) GIVE (this) STATE (this) LOOK (at this) PICTURE (this) QUICK (- - -) SEE (this)

1. THAT'S RIGHT 6. YES 2, RIGHT 7. WELL? 3.. GOOD 8. CORRECT 4. VERY GOOD 9. GO AHEAD 5. RIGHT SIR? (asked of party) 10 GO ON

The object of having two sets Is two fold as follows:- In the first column the words are all VERY SIMILAR and should bo used whenever possible as they are SO UUCH ALIKE that THEY GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU ASK .THE QUESTION WITH THE SAME WORDS each timo. This feature is a great improvement over all previous existing codos. But in case you havo to signal, say No 5 either for tho FIRST article you arc handed, or after a pause you could not well use "AND NOW" but can use tho alternative Starter:- "NAME (this1)1'

Again if you wish to signal No 45, you use a Code Word from the first li3t for 4 (Now) and a code word from the second list for 5 (Name) making it:

4 - 5 - - - - - - - - 45 "Now Name this object,"

Now when you first enter audience both lady and assistant know you are going to receive articles so your signals will apply only to ARTICLE LIST, and not to "Color", "Shape", etc.

To still further simplify and to make the words you use appear tho same, you use a sot of "AFFIRMATIVES" as below with which after lady has correctly named article, you employ to assure her she is right - AND AT THE SAME TIME SERVES TO GIVE HER THE NUMBER OF THE NEXT "COLOR" "SHAPE", etc. WILL BE For instance:-

Man. "Describe this" Lady. "A watch." Man, "Right" (now as tho.next POINT must be tho

COLOR, she applies the signal "Right" (No 1) to "COLOR" Table, which is either "VThitp" or "silver"; and as it a watch", it must of course bo tho metal).

Lady. "It is a silvor watch". Performer has IN THE MEANTIME opened the watch and noted tho

timo so that ho is ready to signal her tho FIRST figure of the time

with, his next "affirmativeOf course sho ;JLro.:_dy knows what timo the HOUR HAND will be at bocauso sho knows what tine her act appears on tho bill. So supposing tho timo by -watch to b<3 9.21, it is than only necessary to signal tho FIRST FIGURE of tho MINUTE hand (which is 2) so he '-na-; sra (in roply to hor description of the color of watch.)

Man. "That'8 Right" (Lady meimriaes "TWO" but only says: Lady, "Tho tino by the watch is a littlo aftor nino," Man, "Right" (this of course signals "ONE" for tho

second figuro of the minute hand, so 3ho knows tho full timo now. '•. Lady. "To be oxact, it is just twenty one minutes aftor nine".

IT '/ILL DE NOTICED HOW VASTLY SJPijiRIOR THIS CODE IS TO THE FORMER CODES '.TilERE IT WAS NECES:.URY TO .-i5K; "VJHAT IS THE COLOR"? ETC. IN LENGTHY ANJ3 EASILY DETECTED CODES SUCH AS "I want to toll mo what metal this watch is," or "GO, Favor ino with tho time," otc, as was formerly nocossary,

W I T H T H I S CODE YOU IX) NOT N E E D TO A U K A N Y Q U E S T I O N S f o r t h o minuto you start on an article L.u)Y G O E S R I G H T AHEAJJ D E S C R I B I N G I T H E R S E L F , giving thy color, shape, size, time, data, valuo, otc. thus making it soon very wonderful indood. Also you aro one number ahsad all the tirao, and in case you wi3li to give her another number, you can do so by asking a question, in the quostion codo, but asking for the color or data, so that she will know that you aro not taking up a now article.

You simply agroo bofore hand that th.; first descriptive point In a coin will bo the uotal, next the valuo and the next the date, etc. and with a watch, the first will bo the METAL, tho next tho STYLE (opon face, hunting caso, etc. otc.) next the TIME, and in the caso of all miscellaneous articles, tho first will be tho CO.JUR, next the SIZE e.tc.

How does know whothor to go ahoad with the description and whan to apply the signal to a now articlo? Why by tho fact that you havo used an "AFFIRMATIVE" following her naming of tho articlo. So long as you kcop using AFFIRMATIVES like "YES" or "CORRECT , otc. sho keeps on with tho DESCRIPTION IN THE REGULAR ORDER that you havo arranged. But tho minuto you wish to stop' and take up anothor articlo, you simply say "Corrcct (4) MADAME" (meaning stop regular order) NOW (4) otc. "Or you can dispense with an AFFIRMATIVE and simply say "NOW (4) TELL (4) us wh.it this lady has" otc. The fact that you have askod a question informs your partner that you wish to taico up a now article.

A "BE CAREFUL" or "STOP" or "CHANGE THE ORDER" SIGNAL '.Vhenovor you find tho regular ordor will not apply (as in

a caso whore the hour hand of a watch is not tho correct HOUR) or you wish to let your partnor know that aho must "bo careful" simply PREFIX "MADA1.IE" to your remark or question or adjoin It. You can also arrango with hor to understand that whon you END YOUR SENTENCE with MADAUE, it Is to moan that you wish to SKIP ono point in your regular order of description (for instance where the metal of an object Is one you aro not prepared for or tho color is indeterminate) and go right on with the next point, continuing doscription in tho regular order.

It is bettor to walk through the audience and first have •Lady narao a number of different articles rapidly, using the Question Code to signal -

(1) (4) (10) "WHAT is this?" "NOW what?" "OVER HERE?" otc. Then when you come to an article liko a watch or coin

whoro color value, date, initials, otc. may bo givon, why simply 3top and use the "AFFIRMATIVE11 list. If. it is a watch, she will .know that your affirmative signal "RIGHT" (moaning 2) applies to and signals

fixe METAL,,' your noxt -affirmative tho STYLE of the watch, next affirmative applios to tho TiHE, noxt to INITIALS, otc. etc,

In the. case of a coin tho first applios to the METAL, noxt to VALUE, next to D.\TE, etc.

The first signal after any article ha3 boon nanod applios . to tho COLOR and next to INITIALS or SH*?E.

It is not wise to go into the description of any articles except coins, watchos, otc. which nro of gonoral intorost.

HEIGHTENING 'EFFECT. All performers have a few RARE articles "plantod" with

confederates or omployoos who protend to bo spectators and hand up tho articles. This enables the lady to go into tho description of these watchos, coins, etc. in detail, telling tho initials, numb3r of watch, that watch was given to party as a birthday, prosont such a yo'ir, has a dont in a certain corner of it, and describe a picture in it, otc„ as to be very impress-ive. A few of these "fixed'1 stunts interjectod at intervals a'stonishos the audienco and convinces it of her wonderful powers. In one of these "READING?" interrupt lady and 3ay "That will dot Tho gentleman is satisfied and time in growing short." This gives you an excuso to av?:Ld going into such lengthy detail with other articles handed tc you by strangers immediately after.

As you go down the aisle, koep your eye "peeled" for "easy" articles, but do so witnoat appearing to look directly at anyone-this is because if a party with a peculiar article soos you look at his a'nd then turn awayr he will 3uspoot you are avoiding him. But by "Spotting" easy articles from tho corner of your eye, you can turn tc thia party and that, and apparently "not see" anyone you do not wish, to*

Until you are fully "broken in" make it a rule to avoid persons making any noticeable effort to got your attention as they probably have something they feel will catch you. As you finish with one artioio,, it ib a good plan to turn to a nearby person who is not offering anything and a3k him "Have you any-thing Sir1'? A watch., pencil, cigarette case, etc, and as ho is not prepared he will generally cneoriciously accept your suggestion and offer ONE OF THE ARTICLES NAMED or will bring forth a common-place article, easily described. Your verbal suggestion assists in this result of course.

Again, you can touch a fountain pen, initialed handkerchief or Secret Order button, asking "May I taice this Sir?". All these little points make your worlc EASIER and simplify mattersthough you can by tho means hereafter plained, describe any article,,

HOW TO DESCRIBE hN.?AIO,.:At~. AP/?^0I£S t There are throe methoi¥~d':"'ha;v^ articles,, No. 1. First signal that the artj-olo- is something vo bo

wary of. Do this by beginning your ;»Mi:arks with ''Madame" (mean-ing bo careful) can you etc. ''signaling a number in tho SHAPE" list. Lady should then say "J. cannot doscribe the article very well but I will try to draw it for you,'' Sho then draws on a slate a figure to represent either a squuro; circle; triangle; oval, or .whatever shape signaled In asking tho questionc Wh.Ho this is being done, movo out into the aisle with article so that your assistant behind wir.gn CAN GET A VIEW OF IT WITH HIS TELESCOPE and telephone la/y- balanco of information, helped out by such details as you care to signal, The baront outline is accopted by audienco and always applaudod. Therefore, only make a mere outline of the general form and do not attompt ANY DETAILS oven when you learn the article, FOR LATER YOU MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO DRAW DETAILS OF SOMETHING YOU DO NOT KNOW. You can 300 the point of this,

TO AVOID ARTICLE, If for any reason, you find it advisable to avoid an article, and It 13 a small one like a strange lodgo

* button

or'curio, tako it, but allow it to slip from your fingers to tho floor. It is vory hard to find tilings dropped-under' thotrtro soats, so to avoid delay, aftor apologizing for dropping articlo-, tako 3omothing else, and. by tho timo it i3 found you havo moved •up tho aialo out of reach. This cannot bo dono with largo articles, but these ARE EASILY SEEN BY ASSISTANT THRU TELESCOPE, and '.-an bo slcotchod on slate. ANOTHER.PLAN:-

Ask party to put articlo in hi3 pockot until -later, adding "I will havo Hme, dascribo It '7HILE IN YOUR POCKET a littio lator on" When you aro fini3hod and about to go up on tho stsgo, say "IIAMI®11 1 would like to havo describe a few articlos which aro in the pccket3 of persons In the audience, which have not oven boon shown to mel" She -chon would begin; "Tho gor.fclojr.ari in—— seat in----rov/j has etc, giving dutoo oto.., of several coins and bills, (which she is farail?ar vzth. as your manager jravo thorn out in change at the box. office to ticket buyers, and noted down tho soat number of parties (as explained hereafter) and also describe several articlos which your confederates have In thoir pocketB. ^

Ask each person to kindly stand up and state whether description is correct. This r.-)ad'.ug always ear.,no f, groat, astonishment. WHILE SHE IS TALKING step into the wi.ng.'i apparent-ly tox> -che purpose ox' getting her a r'losa of water,, buo while YOU ARE OFF, QUICKLY 'GIVE YOLR .-miSTANT DETAILS OF TKB ARTICLE YffilCH YOU .COULD NOT SJXYML, r.ni walk out with the g3 ass of water. Assistant now telephones to hsr ths details you have y sr. given him and she of course das^ril. re tho article while still in •spectators pocket.

» SURrR-SK READING OP WINS, At certain points'" tho* aot^ the "lady subject can

describe coiii3 their dates, etc., and bills ai:.d their, long serial numbe fj,, while the coins and bills are STILL IN THE POCKETS OF GENUINE SPECTATORS and are not' shown to any one, Th: H mr-.rvel ous . feab injected at intervals has a truly amazing effect aa may well be Imagined,, but it is really quite ea3y to ftco.ciroiJ.ati,,

INSTRUCTIONS; - Take your placo in tho Box Off.-,eg .'usi. before the show Begins and when tho rush for ticket's i,v proateat, layout soveral piles of change, in change of jp.v<?0 or,cs (less prlco of ticket of course) and note dcwn-dai-e-G c-f each pile of coins. Select sorno soatn near center of hor;.:,© and make a memorandum of thoir nurabera, and set a&tdi£ those tlcjtcrta to ba 'given to porsona who want ONE seat -only,,

Whon someone calls for a single orchestra ticket, push forward ono of these "center of tho hov.se" tickets, and as he** puts down his bill, push forward to bho regular box cashier the "Lot No i" of' tho correct change for the party's bi'.U,c

Of course you do not interfere with the regular ticket seller but simply stand at one aide and are apparently helping hira to make change-, As each pile- of change goes out, you simply mark No 1 after your list of seat numbers, and put a corresponding number on your memorandum of the dates of tho coins in the particular pile of change you just passed cute You check off each pile, and tho seat memo .and date memo, and give thorn to your assistant to 'phone to lady when ready,

You should only do this Just BEFORE the show begins, so parties will go right into theatre and not have time to spend the money before the curtain riaes„ It should only be dcn.6 with purchasers of SINGLE seats, aa you would not know which Beat a purchaser of two seats or more would take,, and which his friends would occupy, COLORS ' METALS. 1. WlIrFte' ""SILVER To assist in memorizing, the LIGHTEST 2. YELLOW GOLD, colors are FIRST, then the THREE PRIMARY 3. RED COPPER COLORS (as near the order as in our flag 4. 3LUE : GUNMETAL aa possible) then each of the shados aa

they

5 . ORANGE B R A S S 6 . P I N K P L A T I N U M 7 . GREEN N I C K E L 8 . . P U R P L E P L A T I N U M

J 9. BROWN B R O N Z E

10. B L A C K - I R O N

S H A P E S

WOULD COMBINE WITH THE COLORS IN ORDER? (No, 1 and No,2 would not produce a new shade) but No.2 and No,3 give ORjiNGE, which we there-fore place after the Primary Colors. Then No,2 with No.4 (Green) and No.3 with the next in order No.4 (PURPLE) etc.

1, SQUARE Will do for CUBE also, as most persons incorr-' ectly say square when they moan cubical.

2, 03L0NG 3, TRIANGLE 4, ROUND This does for spherical and hoop or circle also, 5, OVAL 64 to-NY SIDED Doos for octagon; sextagon otc, 7/ STRAIGHT Like rod. 8, CUBE These last three apply whon you wish to 9, SPHERE signal what shape to DRAW on slate, 10,Angled, SIZES NATURE (applying to razors, jewelry, and

"strange articlos) LI SMALL 1 . ROUGH 2 , M E D I U M 2 . S M O O T H 3, Lj..RGE 3. DULL 4 4. STRAIGHT 4, BRIGHT 5^ LONG 5, HARD 6* SHORT 6, SOFT 7, LIGHT 7, SHARP B. HEAVY

Applies to special articlos, pencils etc,) U. S. A. COINS . 1, CENT Coins graduated from the lowest value 2, NICKEL upward. In the case of foreign coin 3i DIME when it has been named as a "Coin" asH 4, QUARTER . "AND NOW what COUNTRY"? thus letting1 5* HALF-DOLLAR the lady know it is foreign and that 6, DOLLAR your signal in "NOW" or whatever one 7, GOLD PIECE 52,50 you are using, applies to COUNTRY, 8, " " ' 5.00 Your AFFIRMATIVE which follows, sho 9, " " 10.00 then applies to number of VALUE 1,2,3, 10 " " 20.00 otc. from the lowest coin of that

nation upward, It is optional whether you batiier-~ui.th FOREIGN coins at all,

'You will 'probably not AT FIRST fiuyvray, as you can easi ly avoid them, and also all secret order emblems, for Lady is not supposed to.seo or to know anything that YOU do not know or see, AS YOU ARB SUPPOSED 20 TRANSMIT ONLY YOUR THOUGHTS to her. You are not expected to be an authority on foreign coinage,

Of course few people are familiar with meny foreign coins or society emblems, so you can take dtand that you are not familiar with thenu However, it .s well tc make out a list of a few of the M O S T F A M I L I A R of these as it creates a good effect, and you can always avcid any that .you Pish to, by means explained under ( A V O I D I N G A R T I C L E S )

BLACKBOARD TESTS Numbers written on large blackboard by audience and added up

by the lady who is seated with ;.er back toward it, and blindfolded, is accomplished in the following manner:-

METHOD ONE Assistant behind screen or wing's sees the numbers

and 'phone then to the lady by the usual 'phone apouratus as explained elsewhere; METHOD OWE Assistant behind screen or wings sons tho numbers and 'phones them to.lady by the usual 'phono apparatus as explained elsewhere. . 'METHOD T'-JO Code word3 arc used, BUT NOT ADDRESSED TO L A D Y . A S the gentlemen who have coma upon .the stage write tho numbers. you bring each one to the board and make a remark TO HIM in a low tone, which i3 not hoard by the audience, but i3 hoard plainly by lady, as "Write it LARGE Sir" (l) Write it GOOD and largo (0) Write largo PLEASE (2) Write C L E A R (3) Write GOOD and CLEAR (4) Make'it P L A I N ( 5 ) Put your numberA HERE ( 6 ) Write it H'iRK ( 7 ) Write it THERE (8) Right HERE (U) Right THERE ( ) etc.otc. or use, "Here is the Chalk" (1) Lot mo havo tho chalk (2) Very Good Sir (3):Thank you (4) That is good and oloar, (5) All tfight, (6) otc. etc* METHOD THREE: Communication is established with the lady and an assistant off stagy by ho ana oi" a familiar SPRING PISTON as 3old by all magical doulors for use on iwgical tables, but which in this case is attached to a box which may be easily screwed to tho stage flpor from underneath tho stage. A snail hole*io then drilled in stage floor 30 the piston will come thru, and-to the h3ad of tho piston is attached a small disc of metal which resembles the head of a nail or taok, which head ha3 a littlo promotion made to screw into the top of piston rod, Whon in place, it appears to bo one of the nails or tacks in floor„ A circular hold is cut in the solo of the lady's right shoe so that by sitting near and placing hor foot over the spring piston "Nail Head", she can fool the numbered signals or strokes of tho piston, the thread of which is pulled the proper number of times to signal oach number, by the assistant off stage. METHOD FOUR: A loop of thread ia pa3sud over tho lady's wrist before sho comes on stage, and by pulling this thread the concealed assistant communicates the numbers, FINALE:- Spectators are allowed to touch numbers on the board which lady calls out. Performer then touches a number of figuros RAPIDLY, which she calls out as rapidly as touched. Performers decide before hand that thoy will touch the following figures only, and-liv the follow-ORDER each time, which is memorized 3 7 1 4 9 blank 6 4 0 7, Whon tapping about board, he touches a blank apao*, and.aa she knows what order this will come in, she calls out "Nothing thora" COMEDY EFFECT:, When all thru remark "Wonderful*1 Sho sees it all with her mind" tapping your forehead to emphasize your remark, and as you touch your head sho calls out "Nothing there"I Pretond surprise as laughter comes,

THE BEST METHOD FOR LYCEUM - is the WORD CODE Feature the blaokVboard AT THE BEGINNING OF PERFORMANCE making that part lengthy, and allowing only little time for article description. Only run thru a few articlos and then collect a few articles in a hat, loading in a few articles of• your own secretly, which lady may describe while with your answers or "Affirmative" signals on those you codo to hor the other articles- contained,. Or if you have assistant in wings place hat on sido with opening away from lndy BUT TOWARD concealed assistant so ho can see articlos and signal thorn to lady,

Reading of Sealed Questions written by audience either one of tho four standard methods will entertain and prevent too much time being given to describing articles, which can only bo accomplished to a limited oxtont in Lyceum, this feature belonging to properly oquipped Stage Acta will full companies of assistants,

T H E F O L L O W I N G I S A COMPILATION O F A L L THE "INSTRUCTIONS" F O R T H I S A C T S O L D B Y M A G I C I . L D E A L E R S , E T C . To-day, INCLUDING;-

i j u ' O JJO.UW Oujncsr i . THE INSTRUCTIONS SOLD AS "THE ZAHCIG and GREAT CARTER HETHOD." Mil-ID READING ACT of (and written by) "HOWE fdlOVffi. THE GREAT POWERS Instructions. MORRITS SECOND SIGHT (Sold at 212.00) SHA7S SECOND SIGHT INSTRUCTIONS (Two methods) ALSO A SUMMARY OP THE INSTRUCTIONS SOLD 3Y LEROY? IIERNIIAN, MYSTO, CLYDE POWERS, otc. and all published articles in tho Ellison Colloction of Magical Books and Albums of Magical Clippings, and Heroward Carringtons contributions.

Extracts of which aro combined in tho following compilation of methods. To avoid constant repetition (as several of the instructions

etc. are identical, and all other foaturo points, oxoept tho systems of coding and arranging tho articlos) only tho differing parts of oach sot of instructions (in other word a the now material

• is .given in each case. THE SILENT "NO CODE" SYSTEM OF SECmlD SIGHT.

This method is sold as tho MOiiRlTTS blLiiNT SjiCOi D SIGHT and for as high as £12,00 by a dealer. It i3 soraowhat scientific and one of those things in Ragic which road and sound very "clover but which unfortunately aro not as good as they seem. I am not statins ray own opinion but that of no los3 an authority on the subjoct than' as well as numerous other performers with whom I havo 001113 in contact* Further no prominent Second SJLght Aot ovor employed,, it.

. : THE SECRET: io that two persons may with practice, learn to ; count together in tho same "time" as is dono in playing music, •'.This may bo practised, either by means of a "Metromon" as usod to Regulate time beats in music, or by a loud ticking clock or again by a pendulum raado with a string and weight. Counting about 70 boats to a second is recommended. When this ability to "Count together" SILENTLY has boon acquired by two persons, so that either, ona can signal to stop counting and both will havo arrived at tho same numbor, (novor going boyond 9) tho next 3top is to employ it to signal numbers. This is dono by using words to signal when to START COUNTING togothor, and aftor the numbor has boon arrived at another signal to STOP COUNTING. For instance taking a coin, porformor may ask tho dato and as lady subjoct knows all dates start with ono, sho says, "The first number appears to bo "ONE", immediately after which both start counting. When performer has arrived at tho number he wishes to signal, he stops hor from counting further by writing tho figure just given on the blackboard, tho tap of chalk on samo plainly being -heard by lady* Lady then gives next figure, and as sho finishes speaking thoy start oounting-again, which is stopped when tho number Is reached by writing on board, A method of oorrocting or preventing ono person getting ahead of the other is by Lady spacing her words or pronouncing them one at a time IN THE SAME TIME THAT SHE 13 COUNTING^ as:- "I think the next num ber is Five" Again -fcho use of a loud ticking watch in man's outside breast pocket, and- ono on Lady's breast, or by watching tho rise and

. fall of the Lady's bosom (two counts to each breath). If the reader wishes to go more deeply into the subject, h,e can find detailed instructions in "Magic Up To Date", by Shaw, or "Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversion, published by Munn & Company,

THE STAGE INSTRUCTING CO.S 15,00 Course 'in

STAGE HIND READING or SECOND SIGHT. NOTE: The grammar, expression and punctuation used is that

of tho original writers.• not mino B.G.G.H, "In Second Sight, you go ontiroly by figuros, from 1 to 0.

Words stand for thoso figures, for instance: Tho lottar (1) stands for ONE 1, ( Q U I C K ) for (FIVE) 5, The word (GO) for ( T W O ) 2 . ( P L E A S E ) for ( S I X ) 6 . (Can) for (THREE) ,3. ( W I L L ) for (SEVEN) 7. ( L O O K ) for ( F O U R ) 4, (NOW) for (EIGHT) 8.

(Now Thon) for:(Nine) 9, (Favor me) for (Clphor)O. P O O

Thus wo have the KEY from 1 to 0 and by combining those words and figure a with the word NEXT and. the word '»ND, added whore the occasion domndo, you can run the number a up to tho thousands, and do so with four or five simple words, placed in proper combination, which I will show you as wo go on in those studios, you will as I havo raid bo able to run t h e figures and articles up into thousands, so that you novor lack a number to be placed on aome Now Article which you may want to add to your Ropertoiro, All you havo to do i3 givo tho article a number; I v;ill explain all t h i 3 a o wo got farther on,

HOW TO COMBINE WORDS TO SIGN.\L NUMBERS OF TWO OR MORE FIGURES (23-106 otc.K

• o 1 0 ( 1 ) want you to ( F A V O R ME) with this article 1 0

Tho word NEXT when used in any line with a Single Figure means that whatever (Code Figure) tho word is placed after, la to bo repeated, a3 in tho next lino,

(1) (NEXT) want you'to toll what this is (1) (GO) on (NEXT) toll what tills la (22) (CAN) YOU (NEXT) toll what this is (33) (LOOK) (NEXT) tell what this i3 (44) (QUICK) (NEXT) toll what this is (55)

TO "MAKE THE FIGURE OR NUMBER ONE HUNDRED "(1) want you to (FAVOR.ME) (Noxt) with this article" - 100 . 1 - 0 - 0 - — - 1 0 0

The word "AND" when placed right after tho word " N E X T " moans that the figure mu3t be R E P E A T E D O N C E M O R E , as example on line be-low:

Ask for tho number thi3 way: • (!) want you (NEXT) to try (AND) tell this article (111)

ARTICLES ,*ND OBJECTS. EACH ARTICLE HAS A NUMBER? and WORDS ARE USED TO CONVEY THE NUMBER OR NUMBERS.

List of Articlos. 1. Pipe 2. Cigar 3. Candy 4. Cigarette 5. Button hook 6. Eye Glasses 7. Necktie 8. Tiepin 9. Watch Chain • 10. Lead Pencil 11. Fountain Pen 12. Pocket Book 13. Hand bag 53. Marble' 54. Eraser 55. Dog whip 56. Horse'Whip 57.' .Velal 58 . Feather Boa 59. Coat 60. Duster 61. Pants 62. Shirt 63. Collar " 64. Book 65. Valiae 66. Hair bru3h 67. Umbrella 68. Parasol

14. Gloves 15. Scis3or3 16. Button 17. Hat 18. Screw Driver

27 Wood Lorgnette 41 Broom 42 Beads 43 Dog Collar 44 Card 45 Photograph

28 Stone 29 Coal 30 Grass 31 Bottle

19."Monkey Wronch 32 Spy Gla33 20. Handkerchief 33 Pockot Mrror46 Card Case 21. Tobacco Pouch 34 Tooth Brush 47 Playingcard 22. Watch Charm 35 Razor 23. Ring 36 Pin 24. Envelope 37 Newspaper 25. Pocket 38 Pan Holder 26. Comb 39 Soap 73, 3hoe Lace' 93 Catfd Case 74, Necktie Clasp 94 Camera 75, Bottle Glue . 95 Doll 76, Printer'aD.ovil96 Rubber'Ball 116 Cup 77, Key King 97 Baseball 117 Bank 784 Lodge Card 98 Needles 118 Spool OiL'fchroad 79, Stamp 99 Matchbox 119Spectaclo Case 80, Rule 100 Toy Balloon 120 HI:ir Brush 81, Tape Measure 101 Pin 121 Nut Crackjr 82. Earrings 102 Cigarotto Case 83. Diamond 103 Whistle 122 Thimble 84. Opera Glass 104 Mouth Organ 123 Cork3crow

105 Jew13 Harp 124 Spoon 106 Letter Knifol25 Table Fork 107 Popcorn . 126 Tublo Knife 108 Sho11 127 Bracelet

123 Watch Bracelet

48 Cork 49 Calendar 50 Toothpowdor 51 Cigarholder 52 Paperweight 113 Fur Coat 114 Razor Hone 115 Razor Strop

85. Handcuffs 86. Badgo 87. String 88. Breast Pin

69 Cigar Cutter 89 Music Roll 109 Can Opener 129 Cigarlighter 70 Pad 90 Song Book H O wail Clippers 130 Toy Pistol 71 Glass ' 91 Walking Stick 111 Finger nail Filel31 Shoo 72 Coupon ' 92 J/iittens 112 Mesh Bag 132 Baskot

137 Golf Ball .. 138 Kayo THE KIND 0? I.WTAL IH' COINS

"After questioner gives the Cuo uWHAT WOU.uD YOU CALL THIS"? and received the answer MONEY, he will then ask what kind of money, and the following tablo will give you tho questions and answers necessary for the occasions:

M E T A L S WHAT KIND O P MONEY - Gold T E L L T H E M E T A L Silvor NOW T E L L T H E M I S T A L - Nickel CAN YOU S E E T H E C O I N Copper D E S C R I B E T H E ME'IV.L - Brass C.VN YOU D E S C R I B E T H E M E T A L IN

TJ1IS COIN Gun Metal "Noxt I will show you.how to toll tho dates of coins, otc.

after tho money has been described, as to whether it Is gold, 3 i l v e r , nickel^ copper etc. Tho following will enable you to toll tho dates of tho coins. If the coin is in tho Nineteen Hundred Cl;\33, the Blindfold will know this, a3 tho Questioner will only ask tho last two figures on a coin liko this, if tho coin is 1913: Tho questioner will 3 a y I (1) want you (CAN) you toll the date on this coin?

I - . - - 3 - '13, "You thus have (1) which means ono, and (CAN) which meana

THREE, ao knowing that tho date on tho coin'Is in the nineteen hundred clasa the answer can only bo (1913)

1 8 - 1 8 If previous to 1900 3ay "(1) (NOW) Want you to tell the

FIRST TWO figures of the date" You may then ask for tho last two figures of the date, and of course the code wordo you employ in the question toll your partner what they are,

THE INSTRUCTIONS SOLD BY LAURA 0. FIXEN A3

"THE ZANCIQ SYSTEM & CARTERS iiETHOD" As sold with affadavit of Laura G.Fixen made before Notary

Public Geo G.Commons of Cook County, 111, and accompanied by "facsimile signature letters of Julius ^ancig" and Certificate from Julius ^ancig to the effect that Laura G. Fixen (tho author) • had completed oancig's complete course in Telepathy, and also a letter from Miss Abigail Price (who presented the Act with Carter the Magician) stating that the system was and as uaod by her,

HOW TO APPLY THE "SECOND SIGHT SYSTEM". Two persons are needed to perform this act, one on tho atage, tho other walks among the apoctators,

Havo a clue for every letter in tho alphabet aa follows: I A Then II Go next 0 Now noxt V Go B Now I Can " P Favor noxt w Can C Favor J Look " Q Tell noxt X Look D Tell K Ploaso next R See next Y PloaaeE See L Will next S Well next Z Will F Well M Quick Noxt T Quick G I next N Then noxt U •

To change your cues, airaply change the letters as you please,

TO TELL LETTERS

In asking for the letter, say to your assistant:

I want tho lottor A

Go on give thia lotWr r 3 Can you givo this lottor C Look* at this lottor D Ploaso give this lottor E V/ill you givo this lottor P Quick givo this lottor G Thon givo this lottor H Now givo this lottor I Favor thia lottor J Tall this lottor K Sea thi3 lottor L See noxt this lottar Y

'•;?oll this lottor M I next want this lottor N Go noxt givo this lottor 0 Can you noxt givo this lottor P Look noxt at this lottor Q Plouso noxt givo this lottor R Will you next givo tttis letters Quick next givo this lotter T Thon noxt this lottor U Now noxt this lottor V Favor noxt tais letter W Tell noxt this letter X Well next thia lottor Z'

"In giving letters, wherever repetition is nocossary, tho worjt "DO" or "NEXT" noun to repoat oither the lottor or numbor, which over you are asking for. •

For instance, I want tho lottor, means (A) But, 1 do want tho letter moans (M) and 30 on. To "Repeat" a number U3e tho cue "next"

, For oxamolo, if you wish No 55 you say "Pleaso next givo this numbor", Ih speaking learn to make your sentence so the audience

cannot discover tho cues. TO | TELL DATES

Months are arranged from 1 to 12, as: January 1 March • 3 February 2 April • • ' 4 etc,

Tho days of tho week from 1 to 7 as: Sunday 1 Tuesday 3 Monday 2 Wednesday 4 otc, To toll a person's ago, aalc him to whi3per his ago to you

giving month and date. In asking your partner you say, Please can you givo mo tho

month and date. . The answer is May 3rd, "Ploase stands for May, tho fifth month, and "can" for 3,

TO TELL ARTICLES, Select your own list of articles and number thorn to suit,

Givo the number to your assistant. Examples:-1 Coin, 2 Comb* 3 Pencil, 7 Card 8 Knife. 9 Cane, 13, Badge,

LODGES AND In giving cues for ^'orders" use the word "represent" instead

of "lodge" or "order", "What doos this represent".

4 Hat, 5 . Purse, 6 Lottor, 10,Umbrella 11.Case 12 Ring,

ORDERS

1 Mason 2 Oddfellow 3 K, of P* 4 Elks 5 Redman 6 Medal 7'G.A.R, 9 Knights of Maccabees

9 R.R. Order lOWoodmon

11 Foresters 12 A.O.U.W, 13 Sons of Veterans 14 Eagles 15 Native Sons Golden

West .16 Columbian Knights 17 Knights of

Columbus 18 Royal Arcanum 19 Royal League

20 Sons of St,' Goorgo 21 Daughters of Rev, 22 Daughters of Rebocca 23 Spanish War Veterans, 24 Eastern Star, .25 Greek Fraternity 26 Mechanic'c Order 27 Owls 28 Hoo Hoo 29 Lamb3 30 Sheep

No further instructions regarding the presentation, etc, are given, ' .

- ' -CODE WORDS. 1. Y03 - - Say - - Speak 6. \7hnt - - kindly 2. Be - - Let - - Look 7. Please - - Prof,or Madam 3. Go.n - - Can't, 8, Are - - Aren't 4. Do - - Don't 9. Now - - Then 5. I/ell,- - Jill - - Won't 10. Tell us

0. Coua - - 'Hurry "Hurry up" Means to REPH.-iT the last letter or nur.bor given "Yes, Now tell us tho date of this coin", would noan 1910,

as "yjs" is 1. "Now i3 9, "Toll us" is ton, Tho balance of thi3 set of instructions is identical with

tho other published "Instructions" of which all aro about on a' par, so far as any real instruction goes, consisting of nothing but the sa;rio old worn out Cor;.o and a list of articles - nothing more,

THE SERIES SYSTEM' OF AKR/VNGING A LIST OF ARTICLES

Arrange your articles into SERI1S3 that is, make up a set of 11 articles which aro more or loss alike, Tho eleventh will bo • tho cipher (0,). Call this Series &1 Then make up a second sot and call it Series *2, and so on until all your articles are arranged into these sets.- and memorize each with its corress-ponding numbor,

In this ca30, arrange a number of words which are easily prefixed to your question sentences, i.e. used to begin your sentence or question with to signal the'"series" or Table, or Set of Articles, while the question itself will indicate the number of the article in that sories. For instance, begin your sentence with "COME" (for series One) or "MADAME" (for Series Two) "Please (6) n'.vrae this article" which means Sorios.'IVo, Articlo No.6, etc. , One cue word for each series.

Then your prefix "Modnrio" or the series word before the question, which then tells what Series the number you give applies to. For THIRD ARTICLE-.in SERIES 2, say "Madame (Series *2) can (No. 3) vou give thlc articlo?"

" THIS THREE'PART NUMBER SYSTEM Tho articlo3 in" this case are"~arrangod in ono list but with

THREE ARTICLES TO EACH NUMBER, as: 1, Watch Compass Clock 2 , Chain Charm Locket (Articles of a L I K E N A T U R E boing 3, Cigar Cigarette Pipe . groupod under each numbor to

assist in memorizing. You give the Number in the word code, and than to let your

partner know which of the throe articlos you moan you use ono of tho THREE CODE v/0RD3 as follows: "Describe, otc" - means that tho SECOND ARTICLE oF the number given and "IIURRY" for the -THIRD ARTICLE.

t It i3 claimed that this system can be memorized moro easily

than others,- A little practice in the well known Memory System of memorizing articles in relation to each other no matter how different they really aro (as is often done for a parlor amuse-ment) will help the student greatly.