The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-11-01
BED HOT.
A CoLoRED sALANANDER AND ITIs WARM
LUNCE--rIE DRINKS EoIL!E1 OIL
AID MOLTEN LEAD.

from san Francisco Chronicle, oct. iol
Yesterday afternoon the reporters ot the
sity press and about a dozen less prominent
citizens were invited to participate IN d
Driyatc lunch party given toy ''tili, tl't
African Fire King" under 'he auspices Oh
the manager of Woodward 5 Gardens Ihe
collation. took place at DaslEiway llaH-
Ahnut haIf-past one o clock the guests were
all assembled in the large hail, when
short. thick-set negro entered the room, fol
lowed bv two other SOmbrC-hucd myTmi-
dens, ono of whom carried small Oblong
furnace and the other sack Of charcoal
and variety OF iron rods, bars. etc. The
first was his sable majesty, King Delhi
the others his chefs de cuisine.
The furnace was placed on the floor in
the center of the hall, and soon n fierce fire
was in full blast. -Four flat bars OF iron, in
size and shape very much like ordinary
laths, were slipped through the bars of the
furnace, so that the ends prOtrudcd from
each side, while the center of each was
surrounded by the live Goals, and soon be-
came red hot. a small fire shovel and
some iron rods were also placed amid the
Goals to warm up. While the pot was a
bilin' " the chief performer retired to one
of the undressing rooms. ''He'S Jest gone
in dar to shuck hisself," remarked the
chief cook, in answer to one of the inquisi-
tive repOrteTs-a funny fellow.
''What is he going to do with those hot
irons?'' asked the reporter.
''He's gwinc to rub 'em oLor his face an
hands, an ober his feet"
''Humph - remarked the funny report
er, 1.-The whole thing Will be apt to result
in fizzle if that's the CASE
The darkey didn't seem to see the point,
but continued his interesting disclosures
''He's born in Abyssinia, dis man was-
used to know King IheOdOrus fuSt-ratc.
Indeed ! Wen, do you sup
pose he has seen Livingstone, OF Stanley,
or George Roberts, or any Of those other
Sxplorers?''
Chief Cook-'Dmno, sah-dunno muffin
'bout dat"
THE FIRE KING IN COSTUME.
Further conversation was interrupted by
the entrance of the Fire King, in full Afri-
can court costume-to wit a blue flannel
undershirt and drawers bcspangled with
several stars of our Union forever. The
shirt was rather Short-waisted in the sleeves
and so were the drawers. His big black
arms were bare from the bicepS down, and
below the knee his sable shanks were visi-
BILE in all their5primitivc beauty. His feet
--ah here the pen must pause, for 1t can
not do Justice to those sublime feet. They
looked like a pair of twin aligators, and
the great national characteristic heels were
the finest specimens that have yet appeared
on these shores. They protrudcd astern
the subject were standing erect and a
guillotine blade dropped verticallyfrom the
head, it would amputate about three inch
es of the heel from each limb, provided the
vertical descent was not prevented by in
termediate distinctions. n. B.-This cal
culation was made without the aid Of a the
OdOlite-without the aid of any light, in
fact, beyond that furnished by the charcoal
Ere.
After brief preliminary assurance that
there was no deception about the perform
ance etc. the visitors were allowed to in
Epect the fire proof African. The soles OF
his feet his arms, his shins-vcry tIue shlns
and the calves of his legs were examined
by all who felt sufficient interest to avail
themselves of his offer. Then he advanced
to the furnace, and taking out the fire
shovel, began
THE FIRST COURSE
The blade of the shovel was fairly rcd
hot, yet this cloudy salamander deliberate
" rubbed it over his hands, arm and legs,
without evincing any pain whatever. The
hot iron, which would have burned its way
through an inch board III a very short time,
seemed to have no effect on the mans skin.
There was a light blue smoke emitted dur
ing the contact of iron and hide, but no
scar or blister was left behind The only
inconvenience about the affair was mani
tested by those of the spectators who hap
pened to be ON the leeward side of the man,
and to whose nOstrils were waited the del
icate aroma. 1t smelt worse than GOric<'s
skull when Hamlet, in his pitiful mood,
made use of that ghastly relic for n nose
gay, and evolved his brilliant fancy about
stopping the bungs of beer barrels with the
dust OF dead 'emperors. 1t more nearly re-
sembled the odor of a horses hOOf when
Ginged by the blacksmith iron than any
other perfume that is known to science. 1t
was very pervading stencil.
a NATURAL BLACKSMITH.
The next illustration of the Fire Kings
incOmbustibility copyright securedI was
given with the iron bars, or Stats. Each of
these bars was red hot in the center. and
Delhi took them one at time in his hand,
laid one end on the floor, and then placing
his naked right foot on the kissing hot
iron, bent it to an angle of forty-fve de
Rrees. Then turning the iron over, he
placed his left foot on the centre and again
straightened the hot bar.
\ sKILLFUL POKER PLAYER.
A small iron poker, about quarter of
an inch in diameter, was next taken from
the fiery furnace, and, opening his mouth,
the Fire King inserted the rod some five
inches therein and closed his lips on
on the seething iron. After holding it i'll
this position for few moments, he drew
it out and remarked that it was one of the
most difficult of all his performances, and
that very frequently it rendered him quite
hoarse-scarcely able to speak audibly.
The attendants next lifted from the Goals
section of iron pipe, about one inch in di-
smeter and eight inches in length. By
way of varying the entertainment Delhi
rolled this over the floor with his bare feet
sending forth the familiar old hOrse-hOOfy
perfume again in generous profuseness, and
causing a young lady who witnessed the
feat and shifted the feet to retire in disor-
der. The Chronicle reporter meanwhile
held his nose and gazed III speechlcss ad-
nliration.
HOT BALL.
The spectators were next edited by an
exhibition of Delhi's skill as a ball-toSscr
a small globe of iron, smaller in appear
ance than an ordinary base ball, was pIied
out of its plutonic resting place among the
Goals 1t was not exactly red hot, but it