BEST BOOK ON THE “BLACK ART.”
PARLOR PASTIMES.
A NEW BOOK ON
MAGIC, CONJURING, LEGERDEMAIN,
AND PRESTIDIGITATION.
BY THE CELEBRATED
PROFESSOR RAYMOND
This work is certainly the most exhaustive one on Magic that has ever been issued. It exposes all the secrets of the Wizard’s Art. No trick or illusion of importance is left unnoticed, and the explanations are made in so simple a manner that any one of ordinary comprehension can readily understand and perform them. The book thoroughly elucidates all the mysteries connected with
| White Magic, | Galvanism, |
| Natural Magic, | Magnetism, |
| Jugglery, | Legerdemain, |
| Sleight-of-Hand, | Necromancy, |
| Electricity, | Fireworks, |
| Chemistry, | Mechanics, |
| Cards, | The Black Art, |
| Coins, | Prestidigitation. |
It also contains a grand assortment of
RIDDLES, CONUNDRUMS, CHARADES, ENIGMAS, REBUSES, TRANSPOSITIONS, ANAGRAMS, PUZZLES, PARADOXES, ACROSTICS, AND PROBLEMS.
A study of this extremely interesting work would make any one thoroughly expert in the art of Amusing, whether in private or public. The work may be consulted with profit either by the Amateur or Professional Magician.
Price Twenty-Five Cents.
Sent to any address on receipt of price. Address