Select from a pack the aces, kings, queens, and knaves, together with four common cards of each suit. Lay down the fo…

As in the preceding trick, the ace counts eleven, and the court cards ten each. Let the person who chooses the two card…

In this amusement the ace counts eleven, the court cards ten each, and the others according to the number of their spot…

Take a flat-headed nail, and file it down until its point is as sharp as a needle, and the head quite flat. The nail sh…

Ascertain the bottom card of the pack; hold the cards in your left hand, with their faces downwards. Place your right…

When you have discovered a card, the following plan will make a striking termination to the trick. Get the card to the …

While you are shuffling the cards, contrive to arrange quietly all their heads one way, or as many as possible, rejec…

Tell the spectators that you will call six cards out of the pack. Secure a card,—say the ace of spades,—in the palm of …

Have a needle stuck just inside your sleeve. Hand the cards, &c. just as in the preceding trick, and tell the taker…

Offer the cards to any one, and let him draw one. You then hold the cards behind your back, and tell him to place his c…

Take the four kings out of a pack of cards, and also two other court cards, which are not to be shown. Spread out the k…

As in the last trick , cast a glance at the bottom card, say the ace of spades. Lay out the pack in as many heaps as yo…

While shuffling the pack, cast a glance at the bottom card, make the pass, and bring it to the top. Continue to shuffle…

This is a necessary beginning for card tricks. “Making the pass” is the technical term for shifting either the top or t…

A rising card trick can be accomplished with very little skill by using the simple device illustrated. The only things …