, 1875-12-27

curved need1c-tooth driven in Garment il deask
leyond hop8. In Illustration Of this cuflou&
Eood.tcmner 10 poisonous snaken We may men.
tion that tho ffiudoos have little or no fear Of
them. II Ia considered rather lucky "a hAvsa
cobsa in the cnupper Of the but. and tho chill.
dran put out milk and eggs evary piRht fot
"their uncEe," who keops down tha rats, and
will ilva whole season abont tha p1aoo without
COMBINE to protect shese reptiles iu India and,
besides all tho mythology which, clusters round
the greah norpons OF fishnu and 'ta entt4nt
worship. li,udoos belevo that cobras ehatd all
for shooting stars BY shyng that whom tht
easpent tinla buried gold no ctlrla round II And
gradually changes 1t into I. gen. which ho fana!.
ss9sp.s,s sr.y ,na % the IN s,s. ss Ssh s ''.T r.
track of Tho h',ntting star IL ths eifaleeuc.
On tho oohrAs hoad ate. by theeo 1mdtao
you Ind tho anakea jowei you may teil ita vaIat
by putting it upon tho surface OF water and
pouring goitl dust ovor it, for tho gosn will na
sink til MI immense amount has bEen tAua do
posltad.
Ii t;aia ai:,gal.r n,.ldnors Of 1ppostion In til.
droatlrd Maya accounts, ~ VIC think it does, fo1
= rood deal Of what eeena otherwise wonderful
in the: Pnakc-cliRttninT Je,tcrday Witnessed b.
tho l'rince, many Of The coniurlnE tricks per-
formed BY Tho sampwaahs rnay, porhhps, 10 aisa
explained b: their knowledge of 4 Way by Which
| tho fnsku 1nAy be pinrhod ho:ween tho lhsota
into Temporary paralysis. Thia 4 trua, as - a'.
| losetl by some anlong thom, might cast light Al
oucn upon the feas exhibtol by Egyptian jtlggezt
! At the Court Of rAaraoh, and hlao uoou d vor3
| common peco Of lesordcmAin "hcl, shn bombay
anaGo-tatncta aaow. and which IL described BY
| Il. l:onraelet in his charrnag volume upon
s'I!le ludia Of 1!ajahn." lie vr,tos: Tho Jug
| ger, having ITO othor garment ca h.m than
i tho hngonti, chooscn nHespent of hasm'css spe-
! ces, and placuB il ostGnhiby in D basxet, which
/ he coEoss with a lid. Ho then risea sud titngs
| his ar1ns About, tho 1hlo mltteripR Roma
cahslistic3 words which hiA compauion Rc-
companies on tamboustne. suddenly
which ho vllrls for aomo minutes npoYo
| htH hcnJ mud then Hn'idenly thrown down.
at cur feet whore it artivea III tho form Of \
serpent. in spite Of The closest attention on :ro
reI,otitons of ths feat, could not detect thu ma
ucnt when tie wand WIS exchanged for tho ser
| tcut." That Is M example Of the marvellous
ndroitnosa OF theao Mats and Madafi OF
PEOPLE VI whe sro tsonght sos 1
Europe. Mr. Nicholson, for example. ,poinss td
tho word Harpopgro In the Nomany language.
which means the same thing and ID almost iden.
tteal IN spelling With sarpeudscp; ono usrns ot
tho Cheat Serpent Vaauki, III tho 1udian my.
tho1ogy. 1t mar, therefore, 10 that III tls
bombay nnnkc-cAar1ners tho rrincs saw the
rniio OF a nation aud OF practices infinitely
moro antique than Agba khan'e ancestor; and
corlainy It ls curious how religious myths have
,nado the Rarpeut al little dreaded By the Hin.
doc peopio IS hn IL dotostcd aud feared " tha
European racey who believe that In Eden, vi
shog ,' rnaist rntncd 81 1t ia q curious point.
however, TINT QUO OF tho aigns Of the dccayinA
influence Of tho 1lindoo religion IL soen iu
TITO Ieaaening yonerat,on shoTn for anAkeB. Fo1
slight reward the agricultural people now Kill
them with much readiness and industry.
The conturoyp Of India aro yet moro rennrkR-
bio than tho HnhEe-charlnors, and nothing doad
byprofeBsionhl initators hero can rival the neat.
usss Of tho lest tricks shown by those naked aud
laughing vagabonds. With absolutely. no paFa,,
pil5ronlia, and only the doorstep Or tho gravel
,nsh for platform. thoy deceive every sense xnd
can outwlt tho most pract!ced observer who ~ q
not bought tho secret Of their art. Tho beat i!u.
sions Of our ''pEeBttdtgltateurs arp bo5Io"cd
from them the famous baaket trick, tho tlsh or
ducks producedin in wator from nowhere. tho child
or man suspended in the alF,-the sendrsis which
croop alonE tho ground 1t sign, hrtd tho chat
ties which roll hsther or thither untouched. o.
without tira emit smoke, or nro suddenly
full Of water and al audaenly omPsy'-nl
those tours de force Will bo shown without .
rag Of garment 70 aid tho deception. or any ap-
paratuB but feu old baskets and red and whlto
cloths. No doubt tho Prince saw yesterday tho
MNkys astonishing coup Of the mango tree.
put forth leaycs. ind to produce fruit before the
amazed eycs Of tho spectators. And II thesa
tricks have, no doubt, ssotne very simple exp!aoa'
tiou, th1re arc others oceasianally shown which
fests, sone Of them ordinarily vitnehssd bg An
Gio-IndiHus aud othetA. some testified to by 70
puted Writer'S such as tho things rotated BY "a
colliot es seen at Nonares Among alrntias
strange exhibitions tlors exists. We belloVe, ths
aolomn Government record Of the feat showr
bya Fakir OF kangrs in the puntnb, who. II
the presence OF Runiest singh'a Court and tut
British Rea!den., allowcd himself to bo buried
alive, having, it waa tail, learned Botno aecret
vay of suspending respiration. According to
The account, thts Nun waB inserred, and whca4
was sown over hia gsavo, which grow, riponed
and was reaped under = guard, after which, tn
, | r$1. +hai, En fakjr thkND forth
and By processes directed By ha friends, restored
TO active lifo. -Judnus Apo!la" sud other
| may lind 1t ali seriously related in official docu
,nelts, aud In any case such IN instance show
. ! what some Of these ulndoo conjurors pretens
| to effect. In truth, the juggling performed b.
name Of tho D.zigahs Of tho HorthHost Is ~
,Atoundlng that thu uess description Of it wou1t
appear too Incredible, letting alone any attamp
~ M, Yr,lAnnftat