A Mysterious Discovery

A favorite effect of Percy Abbott, Australian Magician.

Deck of cards is spread out in a row. Performer turns his back and spectator picks up one to ten cards from one end of row, shuffles them, remembers one, places them on other end of pack, and squares up the whole deck. Magician then spreads cards over the table and shuffles them around with his finger tips.

He grasps spectator's wrist and moves his hand above cards. Suddenly he points spectator's hand down on one card. This is found to bear the number of cards which spectator picked up. Then another card is located in the same manner, and this proves to be the card which spectator selected.