Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1902 — The Disappearing Ball. [ARTICLE]

The Disappearing Ball.

With a sharp penknife whittle ft large cork in the form of a ball about an inch in diameter. Take a human hair and form a loop in it about one and a hulf inches long, affixing the ends to the ball with a little wax or, better still, bv forcing the ends into the cork. Now pass the- forelinger of vour right hand through the hair loop, letting the ball be on the palm when you show it. Place your left hand over the right and at the same time separate the forefinger from the second of your right Quickly push the ball with the thumb of the right hand between the open fingers. The ball falls at the back of the hand, which you keep in such posit km that the companv cannot see the ball hanging tx’hiud. Remove the left hand closed as if it contained the ball. Then open the hand and show it empty. With a little dexterity you may with a quick jerk throw the ball over your hand from the back into the palm and show that it has returned. For this you must make a movement as if catching it in the air. Now break off the hair and give the ball to the company for examination.