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Contents:
Hummer #1: THE MAGIC
SEPARATION
Hummer #2: FACE UP
PREDICTION
Hummer #3: LITE - NING
ADDITION
Hummer #4: TWO CARD
TRANSPO
Hummer #5: TWO CARD
LOCATION
Hummer #6: CARD AND
RIBBON
Originally Printed and Published
By
SAMUEL BERLAND
108 W. Lake Street
Chicago
A few words by
BOB HUMMER
It is with great humiliation and
eczema that I present
these half a dozen
"Hummers".
At least no one can say they're
not Hummer's!!!
Performer announces he will make a prediction, and writes something on a piece of paper
which he ask someone to keep until the completion of the effect.
A deck of cards is freely shuffled and someone is requested to assist in the experiment. Deck
is handed out with the request that assistant make two piles, say ten or twelve cards in each
pile, the number of cards in each pile does not have to be the same. Deck is put aside for a
moment.
Now performer turns his back, and further instructs the assistant to turn any amount of cards
he wishes face-up from one to whatever number of cards the pile contains. Now whatever is
reversed in the first pile should equally be turned face-up in the second pile, square up piles.
Now he is told to choose any of the piles and place it on top of deck, and hand deck to
performer.
Performer explains he will add enough cards to the number reversed in deck to make the
complete total he wrote on piece of paper. Deck is placed on table; and the remaining pile is
now placed on top of deck.
The assistant is told to look thru the deck and find all the reversed cards, say twenty cards are
found... paper is opened and the numbers tally.
Secret and How To Perform:
Write a number on paper, a number higher than 18 and no higher than 30 preferred, and
paper folded for someone to keep. Hand deck to be shuffled, and ask the assistance of some
member of the audience. Have them make two piles, and while your back is turned they are
to reverse any number of cards in pile. They should also turn over face up the same number
of cards in the remaining pile. Now let them place any of the piles on top of deck, and hand
you the deck. You face them and place cards behind your back. You count off the top of the
deck with right hand the exact number of cards you have written on your prediction. Now
turn the cards over, and place them so reversed anywhere in the deck. Bring the remaining
pile on top of deck. The trick is finished all that remains is to look thru deck, find the face-up
cards and read the prediction.
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Effect.
Performer hands a deck out for unlimited shuffling. Now person is told to fan cards and hold
it facing toward himself. He is now told to make a free choice between either an ace or
deuce, remove it from the deck and place it face down on table. Now he is told to remove
either a three or four and likewise place it face down on table.
This is repeated with the five and six... seven and eight... nine and ten... jack (11) and queen
(12). Remember the choice of any odd or even cards is not influenced in any manner.
The moment that spectator has removed the final of the six cards selected, the performer
immediately announces the total number that the cards add up to. What is more, you may
repeat the effect immediately and get a different total. The cards are not arranged in any
manner.
Secret:
While the deck is an ordinary one it has undergone a bit of preparation. Select a card having
a center design, and with a razor blade scrape a spot the size of a match head, on some part
of the design. The closest observer won't even notice it. Only the even cards are marked in
this manner. By even cards we mean the 2-4-6-8-10-Q. Shuffle cards and you are ready.
How To Perform:
Hand deck to be shuffled, and instruct someone to fan deck toward himself and select either
an ace or deuce, and place it on table face down. Repeat with the 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, J-Q.
Unknown to assistant you are making mental note of cards he is placing down on table;
whether it is an odd or even card by the center code mark. You need not try to mentally add
the total of the how many even cards in the six that we selected. The total is already figured
out for you. Your Key Number is 36.
If he lays down all odd cards, total is
36
37
38
In other words you simply add one to 36 for every even card in the bunch of six.
The right smart thing about the trick is that it will bear repetition immediately with a
different total.
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placed inside coat pocket. While performer is thus pattering, when he comes to the "king"
being placed in the inside pocket, the right hand grasps edge of coat, and the left hand
holding the deck goes inside of coat, directly in front of card sticking out of vest pocket. The
left hand precedes the opening of the coat by a fraction of a second, so that the card can be
felt by the thumb and fingers of the left hand, which proceeds to annex the card to the top of
the deck, pulling it free of the pocket. The left hand pointing to the pocket of coat, just as
soon as you have done this.
If you know how to do a pass secretly, all right, otherwise place deck on table and give it a
cut. Thus bringing the card in center of deck.
Request them to look thru deck... find the card... and look in coat pocket and remove the
transposed card.
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Show hand empty. You can get rid of thumb tip in pocket, if you wish.
Now pick up deck, and turn cards face-up going thru deck one at a time. The duplicate card
being stuck behind the waxed card naturally makes it appear as though vanished from deck.
Have them pull ribbon free of pocket, and reveal missing card. Allow them to look in pocket
and assure them it is empty.
FINIS
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