XIII
“You shall never want rope enough.”
François Rabelais-Works—Book v. Prologue.
Tricks with ropes, cords, and string have been popular with magicians and the public as far back as our records go, and some of the oldest are still used, with modifications, in present-day magic. The treatment of this subject is divided into three sections: flourish knots, tricks with ropes and cords, and cut and restored rope. It is an extremely difficult task to give a clear explanation of the various moves, twists, coils, etc., which are used in these tricks and it is more than ever necessary that the reader follow the explanations with a rope or cord in hand.
I. FLOURISH KNOTS
The various knots already described at the close of Chapter VIII on silks are also applicable to ropes. The following are practicable with ropes or cords only. The best results will be obtained with a flexible cotton rope about five feet long.
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