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19 begins to sew, by moving his hand quickly after he has taken up the stich. It will appear as though he actually passed the knotted thread through the cloth.

How to break a Staff upon two Glasses of Water.

Place the Glasses (being full of Water) upon two joint stools, or such like, equidistant from the ground, and distant one from another the length of the staff; then place the end of the staff upon the edges of the two glasses, so that they be sharp; this done, with all the force you can, with another staff, strike the staff which lies on the glasses in the midst, and it will break without breaking the glasses, or spilling the water

To shuffle Cards in such a Manner as always to keep one certain Card at the Bottom.

A person with a hard hand and stiff joints should never think of playing deception with the cards, as clumsy fingers will not do. In showing tricks with cards, the principal point consists in shuffling them nimbly, and yet keeping one certain card either at the bottom