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 The Floating Ball pellet of was to the cheek just in front, and stands with his right side towards the audi- ence. Standing away from the chair till the thread becomes taut, the slip knot is drawn ttill the loop fits closely around the ear t it cannot slip off.

The napkin is now crushed into a ball around the thread, which has been allowed to slacken a little by the performer's moving nearer the chair, and placed on the palm. The movements of the ball are controlled by mov- ing the head or bending the body nearer to, or further from, the chair. The sequence of