Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1902 — The Mesmerized Hat. [ARTICLE]

The Mesmerized Hat.

Provide yourself with an old hat and an ordinary black pin bent in the shape of the letter C. Put the hat on a table, crown upwards, and secrete the pin in your right uand. You will borrow the hat from somebody in the audience. On receiving it, take it in your left hand and while walking to the table place the right hand inside the hat, quickly push the point of the pin up through the crown and stand the hat on the table. You make a few passes over the hat as if you were mesmerizing it. Lay your left hand flat on the hat. Slip your second .i----ger in the hook and slowly lift the hat from the table. After this bring the hat to the table, remove the hand, and in returning the hat you can easily witndraw the pin.