You need have no fear of the result, and can feel quite assured that your money is as safe as if it were in your own pocket. Whatever the explanation may be, the fact remains that no amount of brushing will move the coin the hundredth part of an inch on your open palm.
Fig. 11.—The position of coin in palm.
Do not touch the Coin
Place a dime upon a polished table and ask one of your friends to pick it up without touching either the coin or the table.
Fig. 12.—Showing how coin is removed from table.
A glance at [Fig. 12] shows how the trick is done. Slightly curve your hand so that it almost touches the table, and blow steadily upon the table at a distance of about five or six inches. The force of your breath passing beneath the coin will carry it into your hand.
Quis Separabit?
If there happen to be a newly-married couple amongst your friends, the following little trick may cause them a blush of happiness.