Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-18


gul Emperor Jehangire, who gives an ac-
count of it in his autobiography. They
produced living man, whose head they
cut off, in the first instance. They next
divided the limbs from the trunk, and the
mutilated remains lay on the ground for
some time. A curtain was then extended
over the spot, and one of the performers
| putting himself under the curtain, emerged
from it again in few minutes, followed
| by the individual who was supposed to
have been so completely dissected!
His Mogul Majesty gives the following
minute account of some other performan
ces by the same jugglers, which are very
wonderful.
"They took a small bag, and having
| first shown that it was entirely empty,
one of them put his hand into the bag
On withdrawing his hand again, out came
| two game cocks of the largest size and
great beauty, which Immediately assailed
each other, and fought with such force
and fury, that their wings emitted sparks
of fire at every stroke This continued
! for the full space of an hour, when they
put an end to the combat by throwing a
sheet over the animals. Again they with
drew the sheet, and there appeared a
brace Of patridges, with the most bril-
liant and beautiful plumage, which i'm
mediately began to tune their throats as
if there was nothing human present,
picking at worms with the same sort of
chuckle as they are heard to use on the
hill side. The sheet is now thrown, as
in the other instance, over the partridges,
and when again withdrawn, instead of
those beautiful birds, there appeared two
frightful black snakes, with flat heads
and crimson bellies, which, with open
mouths and heads erect, and cOiled to-
gether, attacked each other with the
greatest fury, and SO continued to do.
until, as it appeared, they became quite
exhausted, when they fell asunder.
They made an excavation in the earth
in the shape Of a tank Or reservoir, of
considerable dimensions, which they re-
quested us to tll with water. When this
was done, they spread a covering over
the place, and, after u short interval, hav
ing removed the cover, the water appear
ed to be one sheet of ice, and they desired
that some Of the elephant keepers mi sht
be directed to lead the elephants across
Accordingly, one Of the men set his Gle
phant upon the ice, and the animal walked
over with as much case and safety as if it
were a platform Of solid rock, remaining
for some time on the surface of the frozen
pond without occasioning the slightest
fracture in the ice. As usual, the sheet
was drawn across the place, and. being
again removed, every vestige of ice, and
even moisture of any sort, had completely
disappeared.
They procured blank volume Of the
purest white paper, which was placed in
my hands, to show that it contained no
figures nor any colored pages, whatever,
of which satisfied myself and all around
One of the men took the volume in hand
and the first opening exhibited page of
bright red, sprinkled with gold, forming
a blank tablet splendidly elaborate. The
next turn presented leaf of beautiful
azure, sprinkled in the same manner, and
exhibiting Oh the margins numbers Of
men and women in various attitudes.
The ,iuggler then turned to another leaf
which appeared Of a Chinese color and
fabric, and sprinkled in the same manner
with gold, but on it were delineated herds
Of cattle and lions, the latter seizing upon
the kline in manner that never observed
in any other paintings. The next leaf
exhibited was of beautiful green, SINH
larly powdered with gold, On which was
represented, in lively colors, a garden
with numerous expresses and roses, and
other hewering shrubs, in full bloom: and
in the midst of the garden, an excellent
pavilion. The next change exhibited a
leaf of orange, in the same manner pow
dered with gold, On which the painter had
delineated the representation of great
battle, and two adverse kings were seen
engaged in the struggles Of a mortal con
tilct In short, at every turn Of the leaf,
a different color, scene, and action was
exhibited such as was indeed most plea
sing to behold. But Of all the perform
ances, this latter of the volume of paper
was that afforded me the greatest delight
so many pictures and extraordinary
changes having been brought under view,
that must confess my utter inability to
do Justice in the description
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