Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-02-08
MISCELLA AN Y.
extraordinary Juggling Feat.

Ia the early part of ths last century, a
physician, named Agripla, living at Rats
bon, in Germany, obtaled great celebrity
by certain discoveries which he declared
he had made as to !he multiplication OF
plants and trees. lie could produce, he
said, from small banch, or even from a
leaf, six large foIest trees in the course OF
an hour, through the sole instrumentallty
of fire. He published several works on the
subject, one of which was published at Am
sterdam, in 1920, Its title was, "Agricul-
ture parfaite, ou nouvelle Decouverte," &c.
1t has been supposed that he had learnt the
secrets of the Hndoo jugglers, whose feats
in the same line are of the most extraordi'
nary character. They actually sow the
seed of any tree which the spectator calls
for, IN the earth, and after few cabalistc
words over it, mulberry, a plum or wal
nut plant, is seen gradually sprnging up
wards until it becomes large tree, with its
branches. Nor is this all. The fruit is
plucked and given to the spectators to eat
and while he is engaged in partaking OF the
enchanted dates or walnuts, the branches
of this miraculous tree are crowded with
birds of every plumage, who will fill the all
with their melody A signal is then gwen
and the tree, with its feathered inhabitants
disappears in all Instant, leaving behind il
no trace of existence
The author of the "Oriental Annual al
English gentlemau Of unquestionable vera
city, gives an almost incredible description
of Juggling performance at which he wa:
present.
The operator introduces into the middle
of the circle naked little girl about eigh
years old, in wicket. The girl is showr
to all spectators. The operator then enter:
INTO conversation with her, which soon as
sumes an angry tone; he threatens to Kill
her with the drawn sword, she supplicate:
for mercy, aud while her piteous cries grow
louder and louder, lie olunges the weapon
into her bosom two or >hree times success
tvely. The earth is dy,d with blood, while
her agonizing groans ainounce dissolution
The spectators are redy to fall on the
wretch whom they belive TO be guilty o.
so barbarous murder, when the girl enter.
the circle from without,d dressed in her usu.
al attire, and as gay as I nothing had hap.
pened to her
A still more extraordiary feat than tha,
was performed in the prsence of the Mo-
gul Emperor Jehaugire, no gives an ac-
count of it in his autobiography. The per.
formers produced livingmaa, whose head
they cut off, in the frstinstance. They
next divided the limos frcn the trunk and
the mutilated remains layon the ground fol
some tine. A curtain We then extended
over the spot, and one of the performers
putting himself under the urtain emerged
from it again in a few mntes, followed by
the individual who was Supposed to have
been completely dissected
HIS Mogul Majesty give the following
minute accounts Of some oher performan.
ees of the same jugglers 'hch are very
wonderful.
They took small bg, and having
shown that it was entirelyempty, one OF
them put his hand into th6as on with
dr.w;n, ,, md again, out tme two game
cocts of ,ha = ~rea. beauty,
CoCkS OF ms largest size an. ~
which immediately assaiied seb o.b,r
ted snarks Of" Of ssa ;~ .nAt !nei wings emit
connt;;nnnaS con -. d. every stroke. This
~ '"s ipli sPao Of an hour,