[124] See [Appendix F].

[125] Maskelyne, Kellar, and Hoffmann were all three magicians who changed their minds.

[126] Any prepared gambling device or game, like electrically controlled steel dice; roulette; pointer and arrow revolving artifice; prepared cards, either marked, concave or convex cut, which gives the dealer the advantage at all times. Brace games include everything from a put and take to the changing of a black bag on the top of an innocent looking chiffonier. The games, while appearing to be governed by the law of chance, are secretly controlled by the gambler, or his confederate, in so subtle a manner that it is impossible for the poor dupe, who wagers on the result, to detect it.

[127] Known as fishing.

[128] Society for Psychical Research Proceedings, Vol. XIV, pp. 380, 381.

[129] “Second sight” was presented by Pinetti, the celebrated Italian magician, at the Haymarket Theatre, London, England, Dec. 1, 1784.

[130] A girl named Shireen is holding a similar seance to-day and is able to hit a bulls-eye with a rifle.

[131] A full detailed account of the clever work done by Professor Lewis will be found in Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research, Vol IV, pp. 338–352.

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