Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-11-06
Bengal Iugelars.

10 otASal SugSl6rs.
In the autobiography of the Emperor ia.
hanguler Is an account of the wonderful feats
OF some Indian conjurors, exhibited for the
amusement of the imperial court, which
throw In the shadeall the efforts of our Hell
lers, Hartzes and Hcrmanns The fellow
ing are some of their performances as rela-
ted by the emperor:
The jugglers were first desired to produce
upon the spot, from the seeds one hundred
mulberry trees. They Immediately sowed
In separate places, seeds 10 the ground, and
IN few minutes after mulberry plant was
seen springing from each of the seeds, each
plant as it rose in the air shooting forth
leaves and branches, and yielding excellent
fruit.
In the same manner, by similar magical
process, apple trees, mangoes, 6g trees, al
| mond and walnut trees were created, all
producing fruit, which, Jahanguier assures
! US, was exquisite to the taste.
Before the trees were removed there ap-
peared among the foliage birds of such sur
prising beauty in color, shape, and melody
OF song, as the world never saw before. At
the close of the operation, the foliage, as in
autumn, was seen to put on its variegated
tints, and the trees gradually disappeared
into the earth from which they had been
made to spring. One night, and in the
very middle Of the night, when half this
globe was wrapped in darkness, one of these
seven men stripped himself almost naked,
and having spun himself round several
times, he took sheet, with which he COW
cred himself, and from beneath the sheet
drew outa resplendent mirror, by the radi
ance Of which light so powerful was pro-
duced as to have Illuminated the hemisphere
to an incredible distance round-to such
distance, indeed, that We have the attesta-
tion of travellers to the fact. who declared
on which the exhibition took place. and at
the distance of ten days journey, they saw
the atmosphere SO powerfully illuminated
as to exceed the brightness of the brightest
day they had ever seen.
They placed in my presence large seeth-
ingpot or cauldron, and filling it partly with
water they threw into it eight of the small
er mauns of irak of rice /; when, without ap-
plication of the smallest spark of FIRE, the
cauldron forthwith began to boil In little
while they took off the lid, and drew from it
nearly hundred plattersful each with .
stewed fowl at the top. ef
They produced man whom they divi-
ded limb from limb, actually severing his
head from his body. They scattered these
mutilated members along the ground, aud
in this state they lay for some time.
Ihey then extended q sheet or curtain O.
yer the spot, and one of the men, putting
himself under the sheet, in a few minutes
came from below, followed by the individual
supposed to have been cut into JOINTS, in
perfect health and condition, and one might
have safely sworn that he had never receiv-
ed wound or injury whatever. They caused
two tents to be set up, the one at distance
OF bowshot from the other, the doors or en-
trance being exactly opposite; they raised
the tent walls around, and desired that 1t
might be particularly observed that they
were entirely empty. Then, fixing the tent
walls to the ground, two OF the seven men
entered, one into each tent. Thus prepar-
ed, they said they would undertake to bring
out of the tents any animal we chose to
mention, whether bird or beast, and set
them in conflict with each other, Khaune
Jahaun, with smile of incredulity, order
ed them to show Us a battle between two os-
triches. In few minutes, two ostriches of
the largest size issued one from either tent,
and attacked each other with such fury that
the blood was seen streaming from their |
heads AMI they were at the same time so
equally matched that neither could get the
better of the other, and they were, there
fore, separated by the men, and conveyed |
within the tents
In short, they continued to produce from
either tent any animal we chose to name,
and before our eyes set them to fight in the |
manner [ have attempted to describe and, |
although / have exerted my utmost to dis
cover the secret of the contrivance, It has
Teen so far entirely without success.
They were furnished with bow and a
bout fifty steel pointed arrows. One of the |
seven men took the bow in hand, and shoot
ing an arrow into the air, the shaft stood |
fixed at a considerable height he shot
second arrow, which few straight to the
first, to which it became attached, and so
with every one of the remaining arrows, to
the last of ALL which, striking the sheaf sus-
pended in the air, the wheIe immediately
broke asunder and came to the earth
They produced chain fifty cubits in
length, and in my presence threw enc end OF
it toward the sky, where it remained as If
to something in the air.
A dog was then brought foreward, and
being placed at the lower end of the chain,
instantly ran up, and reached the upper end,
disappeared in the air.
In the same manner hog, a panther,
lion, and tiger, were alternately sent up
the chain, and all equally disappeared at the
upper end Of the chain.
At last they took down the chain and put
1t into bag, no one even discovering IN
what way the different animals were made
to vanish into the air, in themysterious man
ner above described. This Imay venture
to affirm, was beyond measures strange and
surprising.
A young lady, possessing more vanity
than personal charms, remarked in jestlng
tone, but with an earnest glance that she
travelled on her good looks. A rejected