The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-05-12
Hindoo Jur0lers.

Une OF the men, takiDga large eaTthen
vessel with a capacious mouth, filed it
with water, and turned 1t upside down,
when all the water flowed out, but the mo-
ment it was placed with the mouth upward,
it became always full. He then emptied it,
ALLOWING any one to inspect it who choose,
This being done, be desired one of the par
tty would fllit.s His request was obeyed.
tStill, when he reversed the jar, not a drop
OF water flowed, and upon turning 1t, to our
astonishmsnt, It was empty. These and
similar deceptions, were several times re-
peated; and so skillfully were they managed,
that although any Of Us that chose were al
lowed to upset the vessel when full, which
many times, Upon reversing it no water was
to be seen, and yet no appearance Of any
having escaped. examined the jar care
fully when empty, but detected nothing
which would lead to discovery Of the mys-
terry. was allowed to retain and fill it
myself, still, upon taking it up, all was void
within; so that, how the water had tiinp.
peared, and where il had been conveyed
were problems that none of us were able
to expound. The vessel employed by the
juggler upon this occasion, was the common
earthenware of the country, very roughly
made; and in order TO convince us thai il had
not been specially constructed for the pur-
pose Of aiding his clever deceptions, he per-
mitted it to be broken in our presence. The
fragments were then handed round for the
inspection Of his highness, and Ithe party
present with him. The next thing done
was still more extraordinary; large basket
was produced, in which was put lean,
hungry Parish slut. After lapse OF about
minute, the basket was removed, and she
appeared with litter Of severa! puppies
These were again covered, and upon raising
the magic basket, magic goat was presen.
ted to OR view. This was succeeded by 4
pig, in the full vigor Of existence, but which
after being covered for the usual time, ap-
peared with his throat cut. 1t was, howev-
er, shortly restored to life under the mysti.
cal shake OF the wicker covering. Whatren-
dered these sudden changes o.extraordinary,
was, that no one stood near the basket but
the juggler, who raised and covered the an
nimals with it.. When he concluded his ex-
ploits, there was nothing to be seen under
it. and what became Of the different ami
mails which figured in this singular Jecep-
tion, was aquestion that puzzled all. A
man now took small bag of brass balls,
which be threw, one bv one, into the open
air, to the number of thirty-five. None of
them appeared to return. When he had
discharged the last, there was pause for at
least minute. He then made variety of
motions with his hands, and at the same
time grunting forth sort Of barbarous chant.
In few seconds the balls were seen TO fall,
one by one, until the whole of them were
placed in the bag; this was repeated at least
half-a-dozen times. No one was allowed to
come near him while this interesting iuggle
was performed. A gaunt-looking Hindoo
then stepped forward and declared he would
swallowa snake; opening box, he produ-
ced a Cobra di Capcllo, not less than five
feet long and as big as an infants wrist. He
stood apart, at The same distance from us,
and, like his predecessors, would not allow
any one to approach him, SO that the decep--
ton appeared no longer equivocal. He
then, as it appeared to US, took thessnake,.
and putting its tail into his mouth, gradual
ly loweredit into his stomach, until nothing
but the head appeared to project brlween
his lips, when, with sudden gulpl, he
seemed 10 complete the disgusting process
of deglutition, and to secure the odious rep
tile within his body. After the expiration
Of few seconds, he opened his mouth, and
gradually drew forth the snake. which he re-
placed in the box.
The next thing that engaged our attention
was feat ofdexerity altogether astonishing.
Aneldery woman, the upper part of whose
body was entirely uncovered, presented her.
self to our notice, and taking bamboo,
twenty feet high, placed il upright upona
fiat stone, and then, without any support,
climbed TO the top Of it with surprising
agility. Having done this, she stood upon
one leg on the point of the bamboo, balan-
cling it all the while. Round her waist she
had a grille, to which was fastened an iron
socket. Springing from her upright posi-
ton on tae bamboo, she threw herself hori-
zontally forward, with such exact precision,
that the top Of the pole entered the socket
of her iron zone, and in this position she
spun herself round with a velocity that
made me giddy to look at, the bamboo an.
pearing all the while as if supported by
some preternatural agency. She turned her
legs backwards until her heels touched her
shoulders, and, grasping her ankles in her
hands, continued her rotation so rapidly.
that the outline of her body was lost 10 the
eye. and she looked like revolving ball.
Having performed other feats equally extra
ordinary, she slid down the elastic shaft
and raising it in the air, balanced it on her
hip, and finally projected ii to adistance
from her without the application Of her
hands. The next performer spread upon
the ground cloth about the size Of sheet.
Alter while it seemed gradually raised; :
upon taking it up. there appeared thres
pine apples growing under it, which wero
cut and presented 10 the spectators. This e..
considered common juggle, and vet II is
perfectly inexplicabe History of the Brit.
ish Possessions in the East Indies, by X. M.
Martin.
Cheap Light--Another Discovery.
The Worcester (Mass.) Spy, good authori-
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