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Ovette, Joseph: Practical Telepathy Revised Edition Available as an eBook from Lybrary.com |
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Comments: "A Technical Treatise in Non-Tecnical Language Designed to Benefit the Profesional and Amateur, and to Give a Broader Insight Into One of the Most Fascinating Branches of Public Entertaining". A revised edition edited by B.W. McCarron is available from Magic World Publishers.
Contents (from revised edition ToC):
5 Nelson Enterprises Catalog Ad
6 Forword
7 Introduction
12 Chapter 1: Sealed Message Reading
12 Effect No 1
16 Effect No 2
19 Effect No 3
21 Effect No 4
23 Chapter 2: Mindreading Answers and Technique
24 How Mindreaders Answer Questions
25 Fake Names and Questions
28 Sensational Answers
29 101 Stock Answers
45 Useful Hints
49 Chapter 3: Mindreading and Office Work
49 A History of Mindreading Acts
52 Plans Schemes and Methods for Office Work
56 A Simple But Effective Mindreading Act (Gifford)
57 General Mindreading Suggestions
58 The Subsidized Hat
59 Mental X-Ray
59 Palmistry
60 Somnolence and Message Reading (Prof Helm)
65 Questions and Answers of Count Chilo and Mabelle
71 Chapter 4: Prof Powers’ Mindreading Act
72 Lesson 1
72 Lesson 2
74 Lesson 3 and Coin Test
77 Lesson 4
79 Miscellaneous Cues
80 Lesson 5
83 Chapter 5: Séance Second Sight & Mediumistic Effects
86 Second Sight That’s Out of Sight
89 Sealed Envelope Mystery for Public Seances
91 Chapter 6: Slate Tests
91 The Blackboard
91 Maly’s Book and Slate Mystery
97 The Chalked Slate Test
99 Tied Slate Tests Using Borrowed Slates
102 The Great Chemical Slate Trick
104 Another Chemical Slate
106 Chapter 7: Dolph Jaggers Versatile Specialty Artist
106 A Brief Biography
108 Confessions of A Mystery Man
113 Illusions
114 A Beautiful Substitution
115 Egyptian Mummy
116 Chapter 8: Supplement and Glossary
116 Telepathic Test
117 Spirit Messages on Arm
117 Haley’s Spirit Message on Arm
118 Improved Spirit Séance
118 Spirit Watch
119 Medium’s Tablet
120 Unprepared Pads for Message Reading
123 Suggestions for Handbills and Other Advertising
127 About the Author
