Mind Over Mind Or The Marvelous Will Power
A spectator draws three cards from the pack, not forced, and without looking at them, or the performer touching them, places them in his breast pocket, from which he has
previously removed the contents. The performer now calls out the name of a card, and requests the spectator to hand him one of the three cards from his pocket. Upon this being done,
the card is found to correspond with the one previously named by the performer. This is repeated with the other two cards.
This is a vast improvement on the old method of performing a very similar trick, and is highly commended.
The performer asks a spectator to select three cards (making sure that the three cards are selected in a bunch). He then cuts the cards as usual, bringing the card just above the
three chosen to the bottom.
The three cards chosen must now be placed in the pocket with the faces toward the person, which is the natural way of doing it. The performer now notes the bottom card of the
pack, which enables him to know the names of the chosen cards. Sup-pose the bottom card was the five of hearts, the first of the three cards would be the eight of diamonds.
Therefore, the performer asks the gentle-man to place his hand, as quickly as possible, into his pocket and hand him the eight of diamonds, which nine times out of ten will be
correct, for this reason: In the act of the spectator placing his left hand in his right inside breast-pocket, owing to it being done quickly, he will seldom, if ever, place more
than his four fingers in the pocket, the thumb remaining on the outside. For this reason the only card possible for him to take from the pocket in this condition is the top one,
which is the eight of diamonds. If the reader will try this experiment with himself, he will readily catch the idea.
After the first card is produced, the performer calls for the next, which is the jack of clubs, and as there is but one remaining card there can be no mistake, as the performer
asks for the ace of spades.
I find this trick always has a great effect on tilt audience, and causes a considerable amount of excitement and interest.
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