The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-03-13
HilsdOO JsSggters.

One of the men took large earthen
vessel with capacious mouth, filled it
with water and turned it up side down,
when all the water flowed out, but the
moment it was placed with the mouth up.
ward it became always full. He then
emptied it, allowed any one to inspect who
chose. This being done, be desired one
of the party to Gil it up. Still when he
reversed the jar not drop of water flow.
ed, and upon turning it, to our astonish.
ment, it was empty, These and similar
dcceptions, were several times repeated !;
although any of Us that chose were allow
ed to upset the vessel when full which
He did many times, upon reversing it no
water was to be seen, and get no appear
ance of any having escaped. | examined
the jar carefully when empty, but detect
ing nothing, | was allowed to retain and
I'll it myself, still, upon taking it up, all
was void within so that how the water
had disappeared and where it had been con-
voyed were problems that none OF ue we're
able to exp0und. Tho vessel employed
by the jugglers upon this occasion was the
common earthenware of the country, very
roughly made, and in order to convince
us that it had not been specially made for
the purpose of aiding his clever receptions
he permitted it to be broken in our pres
cnce. The fragments were then handed
round for inspection. A large basket was
produced in which was put lean hungry
perish slut. After lapse of about
minute tue basket was removed and she
appeared with litter of little puppies
These were again covered, and on raising
the magic basket goat was presented TO
our view This was succeeded BY pig in
the full vigor of its existence, but which,
after being covered for the usual time, APP
pcarea with its throat cut. 1t was how.
ever, soon restored to life under the mys.
teal shake of the wicker covering.
What rendered these sudden changes
80 extraordinary was, that no one stood
near The basket but the juggler, who rails
ell and covered the animals with it,
I When he concluded his exploits there
vas nothing to be seen under it, and what
became Of the different animals which fig
urcd in this singular deception, was a
question which puzzled all.
A man now took small bag Of brass
balls which he threw one by one into the
open air to the number of thirty. five
None Of them appeared to return. When
he had discharged the last there was a
pause for at least minute. He then
mado variety of motions with his hand
and at the same time grun,ed forth sort
of barbarous chant In few seconds the
balls we're seen to fall one by one until
the whole were replaced in the bag this
was repeated at least half dozen times
No one was allowed to come under him
while this interesting juggle was perform
/ ed.
4 gaunt looking Hindoo then stepped
forward and declared chat he would swal-
low snake opening a box he produced
a cobra di capello not less than five feet
long and as big as an infants wrist. He
stood apart at some distance from US, and
like his predecessors, would not allow any
one to approach him, so that the deoep-
ton appeared no longer equivoc;l He
then, as it appears to US, took the snake
and putting his tail In bis mouth, gradu-
ally lowered it into his stomach, until
nothing but its head appeared to project
between his lips, when, with a sudden
gulph, he seemed to complete the disgust.
ing process of deglution and to secure tho
odious reptile within his body. After
the expiration of few seconds, he open
ed his mouth and gradually drew forth
the snake, which he replaced in the box,
The next thing that engaged our atten-
ton was feat of dexterity altogether as
tonishing. An elderly woman, the up
per part of whose body was entirely un-
covered, presented herself to our notice,
and taking o bamboo twenty feet long
placed it upright upon fat stone, and,
without any other support, climbed it with
surprising agility. Having done this, she
stood up with one foot on the top of the
bamboo, balancing all the while, Round
her waist she had girdle to which was
fastened an iron socket. Springing from
her upright position on the bamboo she
! threw herself horizontally forward with
, such exact precision that the top of the
pole entered the socket of her iron zone,
and in this position she spun herself round
with velocity that made me giddy to
look at, the bamboo appearing all the
while as if supported by some supernatu.
raj agency. She turned her legs back
wards until her heels touched her shout
ders, und grasping her ankles in her
) hands, continued her rotations so rapidly
that the outline of her body was lost to
the eye, and she looked like revolving
I ball Having performed other feats
equally extraordinary, she slid down the
elastic shaft, and raising it in the air, bal.
auced it on her hip, and finally projected
it to distance from her without the APP
pication of her hands. The next per-
former spread upon the ground cloth
about the size of sheet. After a while
it seemed gradually raised, and upon
taking it up there appeared three pine
apples growing under it, which were cut
and presented to the spectators. This is
considered common juggle, and yet it is
perfectly inexplicable.
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