Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-05-17
HindOO JugglcrS.

One of the men, taking n largo earthen
vessel with capacious mouth, filed il with
water, and turned it upside down, when all
the water flowed out, but the moment it was
placed with the mouth upward, it became
always full lie then emptied it, allowing
any one to inspect il who choose. This be-
ing done, he desired one of the party would
fill It. His request was obeyed. Still, when
he reversed the jar, not drop of water flow
ed, and upon turning it, to our nstonislment,
it was empty. These, aud similar decep-
tions, were several times repeated; and so
skilliully were they managed, that although
any OF us that chose were allowed to upset the
vessel when1ull, which was done many times,
upon reversing II no water was to be seen, and
yet no appearance of any having escaped.
examined the jar carefully when empty, but
detected nothing which would lead to n dis
covery of the mystery. ] was allowed to re-
tain and fill itmyselG STILL upon taking il up,
all was void within; so that, how tho water
had disappeared, and where it had been con-
veyed, were problems that none of us were
able to eXpound. The vessel employed by
the juggler upon this occasion, was the com
mon earthenware of the country, very rough
ly made and in order to convince us that il
had not been specially constructed for the
permitted il TO be broken in our presence
The fragments were then handed round for
the inspection of his highncss, and the party
present with him. The next thing done was
still more extraordinary a large basket was
produced, in which was put lean, hungry
Parish slut. After lapse of about a minute,
the basket was removed, aud she appeared
with litter of several puppies. These were
again covered, aud upon raising the magic
basket, magic GOAT was presented to our
view. This was succeeded by PIG, in the
full vigor of existence, but which, after be-
| ing covered for the usual time, appeared
| with his throat cut. Ii was, however, short
ly restored to life under the mystical shake
OF the wicker covering. What rendered
these sudden changes SO extraordinary, was,
that no one stood near the basket but the Jug
| gler, who raised and covered the animals
with II. When he concluded his exploits,
there was nothing TO be seen under it, and
what became of the different animals which
figured in this singular deception, was n
| question that puzzled all. A man now took
small bag of brass balls, which Inc threw,
one by one, into the open air, to the number
OF thlrty-five. None of them appeared TO
return. When he had discharged the last,
there was pause for at least minute. lie
h'Nh q NuiiCi) VI ulOllbuS WIFI Ills
hands, and at the same time grunting forth n
sort of barbnrous 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 juggle was performed. A
guant-looking llindoo then stepped forward
aud declared he would swallow a snake !;
opening box, he produced Cobra d Cap
clio, not less than five feet long aud as big as
nn infants wrist. lie stood apart at some
distance from us, and, like his predecessors,
would not allow any one TO approach him, SO
that the deception appeared no longer equiv
ocal. He then, as it appeared to us, took
the snake, and putting its tail into his mouth,
gradually lowered it into his stomach, until
nothing but the head appeared TO project be-
tween his lips, when, with a sudden gulph,
he seemed TO complete the disgusting pro-
cess of deglutition, and to secure the odious
reptile within his body. After the expira-
ton of few seconds, he opened his mouth
and gradually drew forth the snake, which
he replaced in the box.
The next thing that engaged our attention
was feat of dexterity altogether astonish-
ing. An elderly woman, the upper part of
whose body was entirely uncovered, present
ed herself TO our notice, and taking a bam-
boo, twenty feet high, placed it upright up
on flat stone, and then, without any sup
port, climbed TO the top of it with surpris-
ing agility. Having done this, she stood
upon one leg on the point Of the bamboo,
balancing il all the while. Round her waist
she had n girdle, TO which was fastened an
iron socket. Springing from her upright
position on the bamboo, she threw herself
horizontally forward, with such exact pre-
cision, that the top of the pole entered the
socket of her iron zone, and in this position
she spun herself round with velocity that
made me giddy TO look at, the bamboo ap-
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 to the eye,
| and she looked like revolving ball. Hav-
| ing performed other faats equally extraordi-
nary, she slid down the elastic shaft, and
raising it in the air, balanced il OH her hip,
and finally projected it to a distance from her
without the application of her hands. The
next performer spread upon the ground
I cloth about the size of sheet. After n
while il seemed gradually raised; upon talk
| ing it up, there appeared three pine apples
growing under il, which were cut and pre-
sented TO the spectators. This is consider
ed common juggle, and yet it is perfectly
inexplicabe. History Of The British Posses
sions IN the East Indies, by r. w. Martin.