The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-01-19
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In the early part Of the last century,
physician named Agricola. living at
Ratisbon, in Germany, obtained great
celebrity by certain discoveries which
he declared he had made as to the
multiplication ofplants and trees. He
could produce, he said, from small
branch, or even leaf large forest
trees in the course of an hour, through
the sole instrumentality of fire. He
wrote several works on the subject,
one of which 'Has published at Am
stcrdam in 1920. Its title was. ''Agri.
culaure par gaite on NouviAe De-
courte," etc. 1t has been supposed
that he learned the secret Of the Hin
doc jugglers, whose feats in the same
line are Of the most extraordinary char
acter.. They actually sow seed Of
any tree the spectator may call for, IN
the earth, and, after n, few -cabalisllc
words pronounced over it, a mulber-
ry, plum, or walnut plant, is grad
uaily seen springing upward, until it
becomes large tree, with its natural
fruit depending from its branches. Nor
is this all. The fruit is pluckcd and
given to the spectator to eat, and
while he is Engaged eating of the, ell
chanted dates or walnuts, the branch
es of the miraculous tree are covered
with birds Of every plumage, who
ill the air with their melody. 4 signal
is given, and the tree with its feather
ed inhabitants disappears in an
instant, leaving behind it no trace Of
its existence.
The author Of the "Oriental An
nual," an English gentleman OF un-
questionable veracity, gives an almost
Incredible description Of juggling
performance at which he was present.
The operator introduced into the
middle Of the circle, Il naked lit
tie girl about eight years old, in q
wicker basket. The little girl is
shown to all the spectators. The op-
orator then enters into conversation
with her, which soon assumes an an
cry tone; he threatens to kill her with
drawn sword; she supplicatcs for
mercy, and while the piteous cries
grow louder, he plunges the weapon
into her bosom two or three times
successiveiy. The earth is dyed with
her blood, while her agolizing groans
announce dissolution. The specta-
tors are ready to fall on wretch
whom they suspect to be guilty of SO
barbarous murder, when the lit
tie girl entered the circle from with
ont, dressed i'll her usual attire, and
as gay as if nothing had happened
to her.
A still more extraordinary feat than
chat was performed in the presence of
the Mogul Emperor Jehanegric, who
gives an account Of it in his autobiogra-
phy. The performers produced q
living man, whose head they cut of
in the FIRST instance. They then divided
the limbs from the trunk, and the mu-
tilatel remains lay on the ground for
some time. A curtain was then ex,
tended 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 SC
completely dissected.
Ills MOpul Majesty gives Inc IOl'
lowing minute account Of some 9th
er performances by the same juggler
which are very wonderful:
''They.took q small bag, and hav.
ing first shown that it was entire.
ly 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 9th
or, 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 sheet over the animals
: Again they withdrew the sheet, anc
there appeared q brace Of partridges
with tho most brilliant and beautiful
plnmage, which Immediately begar
TO tune their throats as if there wa.
nothing human present, picking q
worms with the same sort of chuckl'