Pinetti, Herman: Second Sight Secrets ©1905 Dr. Herman Pinetti, The Dunham Press, CT Hardcover, no dj, 52 pages

Comments: "Being a complete description of many of the the latest effects in mechanical magic, together with secrets and explanations of how many of the performances in second sight and mind-reading are performed."

Contents (from digitized edition of book at US Library of Congress):

5 Preface (Dr. Herman Pinetti)

7 Chapter I Cabinet Tricks
7 Mahatama Miracles
9 Spiritualistic Post Test
10 Cotton Bandage Test

14 Chapter II Table Lifting
15 The Obedient Handkerchief

18 Chapter III The Floating Girl
19 How This Illusion Is Usually Performed

24 Chapter IV Second Sight and Kindred Phenomena
24 Count Cagliostro
25 Chevalier and Madame Pinetti
25 Robert Heller
26 Heller's Method of Telegraphing Information
26 Alternate Manner
29 Medium Question and Answer Session: Blindfolded, as performed by the Baldwins and the Fays
31 Variety of Methods Used: for the above presentation
35 Similar Method: with unprepared boards
36 Methods For Questions Written on Paper
39 Alternative to Confederates
42 Handling Skeptics
44 Other Ways of Getting Questions to the Medium
46 Closing Remarks

48 Chapter V Parlor Amusements
48 Disappearance of a Card Thought Of By a Spectator
49 Discovering a Selected Coin
50 Test In Addition
51 Second Sight Tricks
51 Envelope Trick