Excerpt from Conjuring Tricks With Coins, Watches, Rings and Handkerchiefs: From "Modern Magic"
This is a light rod, twelve to fifteen inches in length, and about three-quarters of an inch in diameter. T O the uninitiated its use may appear a mere affectation, but such is by no means the case. Apart from the prestige derived from the traditional properties Of the wand, it affords a plausible pretext for many necessary move ments, which would Otherwise appear awkward and unnatural. Thus, if the performer desires to hold anything concealed in his hand, by holding the wand in the same hand he is able to keep it closed without exciting suspicion. If it is necessary, as frequently happens, to turn his back upon the audience for an instant, the momentary turn to the table, in order to take up or lay down the wand, affords the required Opportunity.
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