Iraq

By: United States. Congress. Senate.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 edition. Excerpt: ... or Come. "Well" is to repeat the last figure. Now for an example: The number 1,234 is needed; attention must only be paid to the first word of a sentence, thus--Say the number. Look at it. Can you see it? Do you know? Suppose the number called for is 100: "Tell me the number. Hurry " So much, dear reader, for the spelling of proper names and conveying numbers to the clairvoyant on the stage. In regard to colors, metals, precious stones, countries, materials, fabrics, makers of watches, playing cards, society emblems, coins, bills, jewelry, wearing apparel, surgical instruments, etc., etc., Heller had them arranged in sets of ten. The first question he asked gave the clue to the set; the second question to the number of the article in the set. Thus but two short questions were necessary to elicit the proper reply from the assistant. Miscellaneous articles were divided into nineteen sets. I will give examples of two: First Set. What article is this? 1. Handkerchief. 6. Basket. 2. Neckerchief. 7. Beet. 3. Bag. 8. Comforter. 4. Glove. 9. Headdress. 5. Purse. 10. Fan. SECOND SET. What is this? j. Watch. 6. Necklace. 2. Bracelet. 7. Ring. 3. Guard. 8. Rosary. 4. Chain. 9. Cross. 5. Breastpin. 10. Charm. Supposing a spectator handed a Rosary to the conjurer. He would call out to his assistant. What is this? (Clue to second set.) Then he would exclaim: Are you ready? The word are would give the clue to number 8. And so on. The clues to the sets were worded very nearly alike, so as to ROHERT HELl.ER. make the spectators believe that the same questions were being constantly asked. Evoking the aid of electricity, Robert Heller was enabled to convey the cue words and numbers of the sets to Miss Heller unthout speaking a word. It...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1234261472
• ISBN13: 9781234261474
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: General Books LLC
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.4" x 9.7"