The Portland daily press., 1867-06-05
The Japanese.

The "Fdt Contri6ntor' goes to see Menl-His
Fan Theory Their Wonderful Tricks-He
inaooi,es that he can perform an japanese
Tries 1.-THE Melancholy Result. aa. .. '-''
People who throng Mozart Hall nightly to
witness the wonderful and unique performan
ces of the Japanese Troupe 1.-THE same who wi Il
hold forth in Chicago on Monday night next
are greatly puzzled to know how they are able
to do some of their tricks. They puzzled me
at first, but after studying them closely saw
through them. 1t is The fan that does 1t! 1
could do any OF their tricks if they would only
lend me one of their fans. Ii .i+r'i 1891
A Jap. lies down on his back and balances a
fifty foot liberty pole in perpendicular posi-
ton upon his big toe, which he is enabled to do
by tanning himself vigorously. Then another
Jap. takes a fan, climbs to the summit of the
liberty pole and holds himself out at arm
length with his teeth alone. 1t will be observ-
ed that he fans himself meanwhile. This is
intended to convey to the audience an idea OF
the perfect GOODNESS which possesses him dur
ing the performance of a dangerous feat, but
it is in reality the fan that keeps him up. ii
he should accidentally forget his fan he could
MT stay there at all, They build up the most
remarkable pedestals to climb to the summit OF.
They take a bass DRUM fan it, pour cannon balls
ON top ian them little, then cover them with
a cellar door, fan the cellar door, put coal
scuttle on that fan it, add tea chest still fam
ming, put tambourine on edgeways, tanning
the edgeways, then crockery crate, which is
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a window sash, and when the whole has been
properly famed a young Jap. climbs up on
the summit, and standing on his head fans HIM
self gently and sings out, "A1 Rightr Any
body OF The least penetration can see that it is
the fan that does it, after all. If he should drop
his fan, he wouldn't be all right
The Japanned gentleman who pretends to
explain to the audience lin Japanese) how
these tricks are performed, is careful not to say
anything about the fan business listened
oil haar hax tl,.
he didn't. He only family alluded to it when
he said: "Chee sa bora, nos Ike yO 70 Ike, mats
ka is foo stra, ring shoes to nos hay Chez" 1t
will be seen by the above that he very cum
ningly evaded touching upon the fan directly
1 again assert that with a fan and, perhaps, a
PAR Of Jdpan-k7ees, l could perform all the
tricks they do. =
A tn ought strikes me will prove that am
right before writing any further. Here is a
palm-leaf fan ready to hand. Looking on. in
to tue alley see ladder, a wheel-barrow, a
nail keg and picket fence. With these SIM
pie articles, and the fan, will show these Jap
anese-
Mote by the leading Editor--The infatuated
writer OF the above attempted to demonstrate
the truth of his fan theory, and the result is
four physicians are working over him at this
moment. He has suffered compound frac-
ture OF the arm, dislocated shoulder, some
broken ribs, fracture of the skull, besides
serious internal injuries and the entire de-
struction of his fan. When first observed, he
was wheeling the ladder up the wheelbarrow,
with the nail keg on his head and the picket
fence balanced upon the top of the nail keg =
He carried the fan in his teeth. He had near
ly reached the summit of the wheelbarrow,
when the whole continuance tumbled in a heap.
1t was hard work picking him out of the pick
ct fence. Poor fellow, he always had dread
of going on picket He is delirlous and talks
necessarily in Japanese. He has made use OF
but one coherent expression since the accident.
When asked if he would have something to
drink, he frightened up, CLEAN of intelli-
gence flashed across his tace, and he exclaimed,
"Au right" We hope he may be, but dread
the result of his infatnaton and folly. If seri-
GUS consequences ensue, we shall have his
body Jdpdalned and sent to his friends. Gin
cinndti Times