magic and real detectives-第43部分

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sitting　bound　meanwhileor　by　some　such　simple　device　as　the

following：　Suppose　the　seance　room　is　closed　at　one　end　by　a　pair

of　folding…doors；　these　doors　are　locked；　the　key　kept　by　a　member

of　the　audience；　while　the　keyhole　is　sealed；　and　strips　of　gummed

paper　are　also　stretched　across　the　crack　between　the　doors；

sealing　them　firmly　together。　　Confederates　enter　the　room；　in　this

case；　by　merely　pushing　BOTH　doors　to　one　side；　they　being　so

constructed　that　this　is　possible。　　A　small　space　is　now　left

around　the　end　of　ONE　door；　through　which　the　medium's　confederate

creeps！





They　are　the　most　careful　of　investigators；　and；　when　the　medium's

trap　is　located　in　the　door…jamb；　will　pound　the　walls；　and　insist

on　the　carpet　being　taken　up；　when　they　will　get　upon　their　hands

and　knees　and　make　a　most　searching　examination　of　the　floor。　　They

are　the　closest　and　most　critical　of　investigators；　but　they　are

very　careful　to　examine　everywhere　EXCEPT　WHERE　THE　DEFECT　IS

LOCATED。　　Because　one　or　two　men　seem　to　be　making　such　a　critical

investigation；　do　not　allow　that　fact　to　prevent　you　making　one　on

your　own　responsibility。　　Wait　until　they　have　finished　and　then

examine　not　only　where　they　did；　but　more　particularly　where　they

did　NOT。　　Their　examination　is　only　for　the　purpose　of　misleading

others。　　Their　〃tests〃　are　received　in　a　way　to　cause　those　about

them　to　think　they　admit　them　very　unwillingly；　or　because　they

were　so　undeniable　that　they　could　do　nothing　else。



A　great　many　will　probably　deny　that　confederates　are　ever

employed。　　They　are　not；　by　mediums　who　are　not　smooth　enough　to

produce　that　which　appears　so　wonderful　as　to　make　a　good　business

for　them。　　The　writer　would　advise　those　mediums　who　give　such　rank

seances　to　employ　a　few　floor　workers　（they　are　easily　obtained）；

and　see　what　a　difference　it　would　make　in　the　amount　of　business

they　will　do。　　Get　good　ones；　those　who　know　human　nature；　and　know

when　they　have　said　all　that　is　necessary。　　Most　of　them　are

inclined　to　say　too　much；　thus　causing　the　ordinary　man　to　suspect

that　they　are　confederates。











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