Problemas de conducta en las demencias

Say, "Remember, the black suits are top and bottom". Turn the packet face down, lift off the top three Spades with the right hand and turn the fan to show the faces. As the Spades are turned face down again and replaced on top of the a break beneath them with

the tip of the left little finger.

Pick up the Ace of Spades and scoop up the other Aces with it, which takes the Ace of Spades to the bottom of the packet of Aces. Place the Aces, up, on the face down picture packet and immediate- ly move forward all the cards above the break, lifting this packet to the tips of the left fingers and thumb.

The position now is that the face up Aces, with the three face down Spades below them, are in a squared packet at the tips of the left fingers and thumb. This packet is about an inch and a forward of the face down picture packet which is well down in the palm. There is a clear space of about an inch between the two packets.

With the right fingers slide the Ace of Hearts, naming it as you do so. Turn it face down and slide it under the outer edge of the upper packet. Say, "Below the Hearts in value is the Diamonds". Slide back the Ace of Diamonds, turn it face down and slide it under the outer edge of the upper packet. Do exactly the same with the Ace of Clubs saying, "Below Clubs is Spades". Then lift the upper packet, turn it to show the Ace of Clubs on the bottom as you say, "The lowest value is Clubs". Place the packet square on top of the picture packet

(Clubs then say, "and the highest value is top". Turn the Ace of Spades face down.

Deal the top four cards face down in a line from left to right on the table as you "So they run Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and Clubs". Deal the next three cards one after the other onto the card on the extreme saying, "Three Spades on the Ace of Spades".

Ask, "What is the next suit?" and the answer be "Hearts". Take off the top three cards with the right hand, square them and turn them face up on top of the face down packet, but get a break above the two bottom cards of the packet. Double buckle the bottom two cards as you lift off all the cards above the break, holding them squared from above with the right hand, the thumb at the centre of the inner end and the fingers at the outer end. Move the right hand a little to the right and pull off the face up Jack of Hearts with the left thumb. The side of the Jack should now be protruding over the right side of the face down packet, for the right hand to its packet against the side of the Jack to turn it face down, treat the Queen of Hearts in the same manner, but as it is turned face down, bring the right hand packet square on top

of the left hand packet. Turn the King of Hearts face down. The appearance has been that the faces of all three Hearts have been

actually four cards have been placed between the Queen and King of

Fan off the top three cards of the packet and deal them, one after

the still face down, on the second card on the table. Start fan-

ning the packet still in the left hand, but when the second card is square under the first, turn the two cards up and say, "Remember— Diamonds next". Turn the cards face down then place them squarely on the packet and buckle away the bottom card to turn up and show the Jack of Diamonds; remove the top three cards and drop them face

down on the third card on the table (without dealing Fan

out the three remaining cards face down, square them and turn face up to show the bottom card as you say, "Clubs last". Turn them face down and deal them singly on the card on the extreme right of the row.

Say, "Remember the Hearts, Diamonds and

Hold the hands above the four packets and as you move the

hands around say, cause cards to move from packet to packet".

Turn each packet face up separately, spreading the cards to show that

the four Aces have come together, likewise the Kings, and

Jacks.

NOTE : — When this Chapter was returned after correction, Dai Vernon had

"At the conclusion, all the suits run in perfect Bridge order in each packet of four. Each time the three cards are dealt on the Ace they are dealt one atop the other, except the Diamond pile (third) and this is not noticeable owing to the manner of showing the Queen and Jack and the ending can be varied for a stronger effect.

At the finish turn up Jack of Clubs, Queen of Diamonds, King

of Hearts and Ace of Spades (top, third and bottom cards of the

piles from right to show the of the