Show Tricks Tricks of Fake Mediums Mediums Mediums- I BILLET READING IA I IBy IBy A By HOWARD THURSTON Americas America's Master Magician Fraudulent mediums mediums' often ob obtain obtain ob- ob tam tain remarkable results b bj by apparently app apparently r rea reading ling the contents of a d. folded piece piete e of paper which is held to the mediums medium's forehead This is called caned billet reading The medium Is enabled to read the written question by secretly ex exchanging exchanging ex- ex changing a dummy or blank billet billet billet bil bil- bil- bil let for the one on which the questIon question ques ques- tion is written The medium has the dummy billet concealed in his tight right hand When he apparently r Pick Pickup picks up the genuine billet he really sweeps it into his lap and holds the I dummy to his forehead instead The i lei left hand opens the genuine billet and ti the message is read d b by the tIe them J medium m m y 7 i It i. i tf to t tJ 1 1 c N |