, 1875-12-27


heyond hopa. In illustration Of this curiouS
Rood-tcmper In poisonous shaken, Ne may men-
ton that tho niudoos hAve little Of no fear Of
them. It is considered rathor lucky to haysA
cobra in tho chuptter OF the hut, and tho ohi1-
dron put out milk and egga ovary night fot
"thair unclo," who keops down tue rats, and
wi live whole season about the place wshonl
doing any kind OF harm. Religion aud legend
teaidoa all tho mythology which clusters round
the great sor,ont OF Tlshnu and it's ant,aut
Worship. Hlndoos betevo that cobras guard Ill
Kinds Of underground treasures. They nccouM
ssspen! linus buried gold he c,s.a round il and
gradually changes IL into gem, which he finally
poara away tn the Nagss, she strange
eerrent-raco living In tho North. Til
Of tho ttanspor.ed js7ol. Tho luaettol
tn tho cohra's jlpad nre, by thoee Iudiar
legends, tho marks Of kr3shun's feet. When
wa find tho Bnake's Jnwe1 you mny tell ita vault
pouring gold tiuat ovor it: for tho gem will ,.,i
t,uk TIL All fnlnonee amount has been titus do
pos,ted
lf t:4is singular K1;ldnors OF disposition In tht
dreaded AaEa Hccuui1is ~ He think it tloea. FOL
a GOOD doal VI what heems otherwise wonderful
in tho. allako-char,n,ty ye,tcrday witnessed h1
the rrince, many of tha canjurlng tricks per.
formed by this Hampwal!alls mnyt Perhaps. be atpa
explained by thrls Enowletge of way ny sshictl
the fnnko mav DO pinched bc.wccn tho fingers
lnto Temporary raralyaiq. Thr'. II true, ts al
lcsei by sou,a AMONG thorn, might cart light Al
0ncnupon the feat exhibited BY EgYpsia. jngglers
At the Court Of Pharaoh and atso nyos' yer3
common pieco Of fesordesnan which tho Bombay
Fuahe-tatnorS allow. and which IL described bv
H. Eo1aBclet in his charming volume upon
"ILs iu'lia Of sajaha." lie wrltos: ''I'he jIy-
elcr having 'lo other garment On him than
the hn9oWi, chooses asefpenL Of harnl'cts ape
cieB and rlaccH it oBtonaihiy in q basket, which,
ho coyGrs with u lid. Ho then riaea aud hlnEs
lsie arms about, tho wlnie 1uutserinE soao
cabslistic' worda which bIa companion
10 arms himself with b flexible wsnd,
which ho wlrls for aou,o minutes anoya
hin hcas. aud then au,ldenly thrown down,
ut orr feet, whore it arrives in tho form ct q
Acrpebt. III npito Of the closest attention Oh two
repottionH Of this foat, conld not detect this 3-
mcnt when shu wand WAS exchanged for tho ser
lent." That is All exanpls OF tho marvellous
adrcitncss of staBc Sats md Mhdari 0.
snake-peoPlo. who aro thought by aoma
anthcrtlcs. to bo Identical with tho Gypsos Of
Europe. Afr. Nicholson, for example. points 10
tho word sarFongro tn The lomany language,
which means tho eauae thing md 10 almost iden.
ticat ln spelling WITH barpeudrcn: ono nano Of
tho Gfeat ticrpcns yasuks, In tho 1udian my.
thology. II mas, therefore. be that IN lid
bombay unskc-chhrmers tho Prince saw the
re'tc OF q nation hhd Of practices Infinitely
moro antique than hghn khan'a ancestor; hnd
certainly 1t is curious how religious myths hsva
mado tic aerpout M little dreaded by tic Hin.
doc people a. Ao IL dotostel aud feared by tia
European races who believe that ln Eden, II
Burns pats IT. "so gsTs tho infane world t
however, that ono OF tho bigns OF tho decaying
influence OF tho 1findoo religion il Roen iu
the lcsHcning yeneznton ahown for Bnakes. Fof
a slight reward tho agricultural people now kill
tlem with much roadineHB and industry.
The eoDjurorA Of India Aro yet more remarks.
bic than the Rnake-charmors, and nothing dond
by professional ln1ltatorH hero can rival tho ueat
nesa Of tho best trlcls shown hy those naked aud
Jn rkCr,I lat ~
phernalia, and only the aoor.Btop or tho gravel
pnth for platform. thoy deceive every sonso and
can outWls tue most praet!ced observer who haR
not bought tho eecret OF thelr art. The boat llu-
HionB Of orr |prcHtidlgltBteuFH are borrowed
from them tho famous uaa1et trick, tho ash Or
ducks produced in water from no whore, tho child
Or u,An suspended In the air,-the tendri!B whlch
c.oop along tho ground at aiEn. and the chat
without fro emit smoke, Or afo suddenly
full Of water md AZ suddenly ompiT,-Al
thesc tours tta force will bo shown without I
rhg of garment to aid tho deception, OF any ap-
pAratus but fev old baskets and rod and Whito
CLOTHS. No doubt tho Prince SAW yesterday the
MNhyB astonishing coup of tho mango treo.
which iB made to grow out Of nothing to bud. to
put forth leaves. and to produce fruit before tha
amazed eScs Of tho spectators. And II those
tricks hare, no doubt Idouae very simple explans-
ton. thoro arc others occasianally shown which
have never received tue attention they deserve
faata. somo OF them ordinarily Witnessed BY An.
go-1ndians aud others, some testified to by re-
puted writerp, auch as tho things rotated BY ia.
co1Iiot na neen Rt 1onares. Among elmilar
strnngo exhibitions theEs exists, ne beoVe, The
aolemn Government record Of tue feat ehown
By Fakir Of kangsa, in the punjab, who, In
tho presence Of Runjcet singh'a Court and the
British Resident, allowed himself to bo buried
n1.ve, having, it was taitl, learned Bomc ssoret
way Of suapending respiration. According to
the account, thts man was inferred, and wheat
vas sown over bis grave, which grew, Kfponod,
and was reaped under . guard, after which, tho
enEth being reopeucd. tho faks was taken forth,
and BY Processes directed BY his friends. restored
10 active iifo. ~Judlpus. ApcIla" aud oshern
may lind 1t all seriously re!Atod in Official docu
1uents, and In any case such an instance shows
What some Of those Hindoo eoniurors prosond
to effect. in truth, the juggling performed by
Hono of tho D.zgnhs Of tho Northwest is 80
natounding that tho mers description Of 1t would
appear too incredible, leltlng Rlono any attampt
ri cxpItnatiou.