Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1875-10-02
Indian Juggling.
SoME WoSDr-.FUL TR1cKs PERFoR.
MED III THE HINDoQs.

The fort Of Calcutta, is often the
scene Of animated festivity, from the
presence of native jugglers, renowned
for their surprising skill and dcxterity.
Tie Performances sof Hhcsc strange
people Sbaye bsch 50 spkcn described! )!
that |, shall only s,a,kc mention Of
one wlliclTstrhck ME -as.bcing curious,
from its having n strong resemblance
to the feats recorded in sacred history,
as having been performed by the
magicians Of Egypt, and in the time
Of Moses, in The presence of Pharaoh
The particular trick alluded to is
the apparent conversion Of brass
coin into u snake. The jugglcr gave
me The coin to hold, md then seated
himself, about five yards fSai p,s, pn
d small rig, from Mli ich l,e peyerat-
tempted to move during the Whole
performance. I showed the coin to
several persons who were close beside
me, OIL form III front of the iugglcr.
Alta sign from him, not only graspcd
tho coin | held firmly in my hand,
but crossing that hand with equal
tightncss with my left, enclosed them
both rs firmly rs could between my
knees. Of course I was positively
certain that the small coin fwas with.
i'll my double fists. The jugglcr then
began u sort of incnntation, accom-
panic.! bya monotonous and dixcord-
ant kind Of recitative, and repeating
the words Gram, Summa," during
some minutes. He then suddenly
stopped, and, still keeping his seat,
made aquick motion with his hand MS
if throwing something at pc, giving
at the same time il puff withlhis'
mouth. At that instant I felt lily
hands suddenly distcnd, md become
partly open, while experienced
sensation rs il Il cold ball of dough, or
some thing equally soft, nasty and
disagrccub bic WAS now between my
palms. [ started to my icot7in ash
toni>hncnt, also TO the astonishmcnt
Of others, and opening my hand found
there no coin; but to my horror and
alarm l saw ayoung snake, all alive;
and of all snakes in the world,
cobra.di-capell", foldc,l, or rather
coiled, roundly up. | threw it INST
antly to the ground, trembling with
rage aud fcar, rs if already lit by the
deadly reptile, which began imnled.
iatcly to craw. along the ground, to
the alarm and amnzemcnt Of every
one present. The iugglcr now got up
for the first time since he had sut
down, and catching hold of the snake
displayed its length, which was nearly
two feat-two feet all ,bpt a,l.incl, AND,
. half. uei then foak itoahti6GsL&
BY the tai, and opening his own
mouth to its widest extent, let the
head of the snake dfop'into it, and
deliberately commenced to swallow
the animal, till the en,l ofthe tail was. 4
only visible; then making sudden
gulp, the whole Of the nnke-w,tsap
parcntly swallowed. After this he
came up to the spectators, and open
ing his mouth wide, permitted us to
look into his throat, but no snake or
snake's tail was yisible-it was seem
ingly down his throat altogether.
During The remainder of tho pSeSfoI1ln. !,
onccs we never saw this spakec, ke,A Again,, ri :,
nor did the man profess his ability to
make it reappcar; but he performed
another snake tick, WHICH surprised
US very much. Hc took. FROM Ills big
another cobra -di,capcllo, and walking
into the ccntcr of the room, enclosed
it in his hands in tolde, state. lie
waved, orshook them for some time in
this condition, and then opened his
fis:s, when, presto the snake was
gone, and in its place appeared several
small ones, which he suffered to fall
from his hands, when they glidcl
about the floor. .fj 2s