American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-30

feet, the iuggler shows the company mango
stone, or the stone found ia the centre Of the
eastern fruit known by that name, which va
ries in sIzc from that of an apple upwards.-
This stone the juggler taun plants in the earth
at the depth of several Inches, and covers it up
Not many minutes e2apse until the specta-
tors behold a small green shoot arise from the
spot. Il increases vjsibly in height and size
every moment, until It attains the altitude of "A
feet or so. 1t then begins to send off branches
from the main stem; on the branches leaves
Ecyin to appear, bceting the natural hue of We
getaton. Birds n>Xt present themselves the
whole affair meanwhile, assuming the regular
aspect, in every particular, OF MINIATURE tree
some four feet iI;yh. The bNds are followed
by blossoms, and finally the green fruit Of the
mango meets the astouishCd eyes Of all the
spectators. "Look, but touch rot, " is all this
time the jugger's word, and he himself also
preserves thc character Of l10kcr on. When
the fruit has arrived at something like far
growth for sach Il tree, the originator Of This
extraordinary vegetation plucks it, and hands
it to the spectators.
This is the winding up Of the charm. The
assembled persons handle the fruit, and sec no.
thing in it the slightest degree different from
the ordinary produce Of the mango, elaborated
by the slow vegetation o. months. Oar nitor-
nation ca these neints are portion ct the
fruit brought forth by'ths jugglery, and found
it to taste exactly like the raw mango. The
whole process not detailed usually occupies
about quarter of an hour from the planting
of the stone to the production of the tECit.-
Though he gives away the fruit the performer
does not part with the tree. This teat'which
is perfectly faniliar to all who have been in
India, is certainly an extraordinary ore, afford
ing the most efiectnal evidence of the power
Of deception TO which the race ct l"1gglers
has attained.
The fact OF sitting without seeming support
in the air, is one Of the few first-rase Indian
tricks which have been performed in Europe,
bat even this rs now held somewha. cheap; the
mode Of performing it being pretty clearly un-
derstood. Tho feat s performed III this way;
in the centre of ring of spectators stands
the juggle- with an assistant. When all IS
really for the performance, the assistant holds
an ample cloak of awning over Tie juggler
which covers him completely tor the time
IN few min1.es this covering is geMoved, and
the i;uggler is,esIscovered seated s}egged in
the air. unsaeetantial air, at tie height of u
foot or SO frot. the ground. He is ia the thin
dress of his county, and on one o. his arms,
which is extonded horizontally, III bent form,
and which as well as the other, hes a wide
sleeve upon it, a fold of a cloak was Negligent
ly thro yn, the remainder of the clo1k hang
ing down; To and resting on the groead. This
light contact of the elbow with tie cloak is
all that connects the mar with terrestrial
things. Otherwise, he is totally lcft in the
air; aad how he maintains kiRssef there, is in
applicable &c appearance. But the cloak al
,luded. TO seems to be in careless contact with
another cloak, or portion ct ettire, chat rests
on tia, groucd farther off Now, il is to be
believed that, at the point where the cloak
touches the elbow, spring o. powerful kind
passes up. the sleeve of the arm, ald bends
down under the body, placing him probably on
a hoop. The other end Of the spring passes
of, finds its support under the second or far
ther Of cloak. The spring in allsl;kelihood,
can be tolded up in divisions sc as c5e easily
concealed while the awning isthrown' over the
iuggler at the close of the performance, and
before nc gives liberty to TIE spectators to ex-
anime the spot, which he usually, does.
This is the received explanation of'tle feat,
but there is sog1e difficulty still i'll understand
ing literature of the weight or supper. which
bis placed benea tn the cloak. This must evil
IDENTITY BE- of considerable power to sustain his
frame; and how he gets it out O. the way is
not easily seen. The tcats are the result of a
surprising art, address or contriEance and TO
such the natives of India certainly iac excel
The whole world,