Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-04-05
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Ohirago Tribune scnts The iouo~he
troupe Of Jspane-e jsggiers. some sheen in
number. cane hrre a f.~ DAYS since. ard
are nov PLAYING % crowded houses nightly
NJ ~. Academy q Music. They visit Nev
York soea. snd presume yea ~ih SO
thcua IN Chicagc bstorc leaving iof EHrore.
Ttcy ale the frst IN their Protession Sho
have ever visited Tor, ign countriFs. and arr
rare cu-iosirie. in their ~ay. Their feafs
I'm l.eerss rnsin arr nspch IN the same line
with tlo-e % the Chiue-e jasgie and not
surerror. tui ihrir frsis of strensth. ard
usu.culsr sc'iviiy snd rigidi'y. ard isnpas-
sibiify Of mind and bod. beat any thin. or
earfh. ~ill describe n SINGLE feat for
sample:
A nan STRETCHES himssl Il on a table or his
back. sid POT. his tx. straight up into tb..
air At right angle. 18th his body A boz u
ye.rs Of sge ihen climbs upon his ier; and
LAYS down upon has back. closing his arms.
legs and bead up so A. &c fern him.eh into
The SHAPE Of turtle. Tie nan then whirl.
him around in every eonccivable mAnner.
With ssch rsPilify that the eve cannot fol.
lo~ the movements. using only thc soies %
has naked ieet 20 20 II. Tben be losses tn
boy % INTO the arr. and 81 attendant piae-
e. a wooden box. about the sire Of a soda
cracker box on the FRET q RE man. and the
boy rests upon il. and 5ox and boy are
~hiried together IN a similar manner
1hen the boy and box cone down. =
young man climbs upon the up-.ised feet.
and. lying down on his back. raise. his feet
m turn straight up The old nan pitches
The Young man uP. bon - PLACED bet~ecn
his feel and the back Of the yoang man.
then another box on the youns mans fcct.
ard then thr little boy climb. up % the top
q that. Laws down ca BIS hAck. and put. %
bis f-~t. Then The boy -olis over On o..
side. rhe box lslls from under HIN. and be-
talls upon the feet 81 fbe vounx man.
Who dos Tho sam thing in fnrn. AL then.
~hen the boxes ar~ di.pos-l II. he 10
ni-u srd hoy iunih,e apart ani strike rigl,
side Up. Ike Gals. on their ievS on the floor.
Anofhrr
The oil man stretches himself on Us
back On the table ana puts up his i-ct a.
before. Attendants brinc IN framework.
ike door yard gate. consisting % to
upright posts % SQUARE timber. ssy tire
inches IN diameter. held together. aboui
ihree feet apart. BY tso cross-bar. -hicb
run through The loser part Of q bamboo
some twenty-five fret in length. AMI sbou,
The size Of mans wrist This j. lifted bv
Attendants. ard the lover ends % ib- TO
uPrishts PLACED on the up-aised feet q
tie man on the table. lie balance. TIE
framework md bamboo on his f-et. arI
the feat exciics ihe audience % shouts 20
applause
Then the Etile boy again comes IN. strips
himself. and climbs On the table. thea on
the appraised fret ana then O. tbc TOP o.
tie gate. OF H-siapcd framework. ~be-c
be rests AMI co-r-rrnces 90 hn himself
The msn below D iyine a. b made I'd iro-.
net a wusclc mostnr. sra Row D. mana-~s
20 balance ihc whole framcwork. bow. ard
I'll bamboo 30 ar a. once. havin- nothing
~hafcserfo holi on iy. isamvsfrry Then
IT, bos wraps bsnl arounI - h~ad.
gIr'is up bis loios. and ciisih.- d~Jheraisly
10 tbs Top Of th~ pol-. whirh bsniis Ike a
willow bvnrath hi, wri-hr and swings BIN
hack and forth in The ar. precisely a. 81 De-
~er- climbing a feHihir Young sapIing.
When be rcacbes tbe Top be loses b.. bal
ance and slides down Tire bamboo nearly
20 the bottom. While she sTvciaio-s holi
tbeir breath On terror. lie catches himself
before reading the bottom. opens %. faa.
and. bo-ing nockinriy 70 th- audi~ncc.
eommencrs ftnniug himself The a8Ii~noc
sPplsud immensely. No- b. climb. again
% The top. catches the urt1-n~d focs q
one foo hsH aroond the TOP o. rbe ban
boo. an1 sios'y drops Lis boiv down urtl
D. stands out a. right angles 18th iho pole.
bis arms being ioidcd acro,. 81. breast a.
the time.
Ihcu BE- RECEIVERS himself snd GOES
through a Thousand conforfions ard tree
toad anfies on the pole. And III en-. tia,r
say 80 minutes. nor a band touches thc poe
O. bamboo. shieh - kept IN piace .sisIs b.,
the cris n he urri -ifs resting on the fst
soies 90 ihe man. ~ho b. ltirg beio- on b..
bsck. a. rigii sni irnoas.abie ~ a. F-vp-
tan mummy Thesc Japan~se are a. a-ir
- siu 20 look a.. bit Do '. Mei,-sa mao -
try thr'n on ar such f-afs. anl Gee -here D.
you'd God himself.