Different sized envelopes are used, three in all. Three spectators are asked to step forward for a simple test of matter through matter. Each is given an envelope to examine. This being done, one man seals the smallest envelope and marks his initials across the pasted flap. He himself puts it into the next larger size envelope. The holder of that one seals and initials in the same manner as the first. This set of two he places in the largest envelope and the third person seals and initials, the nest of three sealed and marked envelopes being then placed…
Of all the single or group reading methods that have been invented and created, I think none have been as practically simple as the window frame idea. I've always thought that it was mine but after eleven years I'm not so sure. I made my first note of it on January 12, 1924 and thought of it while reading about an alcohol envelope feke on page 92 of Alexander's Dr. Q book. I handled a lot of correspondence then and passed it around. Later it was advertised in The Sphinx. Howard Albright used it in his Super-Psychic Mental book, and…
This trick, to my mind, is one of the greatest one man psychic effects used to puzzle an audience. It has all of the necessary elements to make a great talk-maker, and a performer with only a bit of showmanship can't help but make a good thing of it. One with a decent amount of that valuable asset will create an astounding impression whenever he presents the test. Last, but far from least, the effect needs very little preparation, and it can succeed under most exacting conditions. In short, we have before us an idea with unlimited scope. Another of…
This is a clean and simple method for an effective living and dead test. At the finish all material used may be left behind as there is nothing wrong to find. Use five or six blank cards and a drug envelope. Four people write the names of living persons and the fifth writes the name of someone dead. The performer has them collected by someone and mixed. Taking them with the writing sides down, the performer also mixes them a little more and puts the entire packet into the envelope. Holding the envelope to his head, the performer slowly and…