Thebasketshouldhavesidesaboutfourincheshigh，andthebottomshouldmeasureaboutsevenandone-halfbyteninches。Thesidesandendsslopeoutward，andthebasketisopenwickerwork。
Suitablebowsofribbonontheendsofthehandleandcornersofthebasketconcealthemechanism。
Inthepresentinstance，theassistantbehindthescenes，afterreadingandplacingthequestionsinduplicateenvelopeswhichthemanagerhadpreviouslynumbered，sealedthemandplacedtheminthesidesofthebasket，bentuptheflapsintoposition，andloweredthehandlelockingtheminplace。Henowpushedthisbasketintoviewonatableattherearofthestage；andwhenthemanagerwasreadytoreturntheenvelopes，hescoopedthedummyenvelopesfromthetablewheretheylayafterthebagwasemptiedintothisbasket。Hethenliftedthehandlewhichreleasedtheflaps，coveredupthedummyenvelopesanddroppedtheoriginalsintoview。
Thesehetookdownandquicklydistributedtothewriters。Beingnumbered，thiscouldbequicklydone。
Iwillnowdescribethemethodemployedonthethirdevening。Thistimedummyenvelopeswereplacedinthesidesofthebasket，andthehandleleftinaloweredpositionwhiletheoperatorgathereduptheenvelopes。Asthemanagerreturnedtothestagehetookthebasketbythehandle。Thisreleasedthedummyenvelopes，andcovereduptheoriginalsretainingthem。Heemptiedthedummyenvelopesuponthesmalltableandthenlaidthebasketonatablenearthefliesintherear，andratheroutofview。Anassistantbehindthescenestookouttheoriginalenvelopes，openedthem，andashereadthequestionsrepeatedthemintoasmalltelephone。Thewiresfromthistelephoneranunderthestagecarpettoapairofmetalplateswithatackinthecenterofeachplatewhichpointedupward。Theseplateswerelocatedundercertainspotsinthecarpetanddirectlyinfrontofthemedium’schair。Therewerealsotwootherpairsofwiresleadingtotwootherpositionsonthestage。Themediumwasdressedasa“Mahatma“onthisevening，wearingalargeturban。Alargetasseldangledbyhisleftear，completelyconcealingasmall“watch-casereceiver“whichwasattachedtothisear。Twotinywiresledfromthisreceiver，insidehiscollar，downhisperson，andwereconnectedinsidehisshoestootherwireswhichpenetratedthesolesofhisshoes。