The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-12-07
HlndOO HOcus-POcus.

Many of these HindOO jugglers who
live in the silence Of the pagodas per-
form far SURPRISING the prestidigitat-
ions of Robert HOudin, and there are
many others who produce the most
curious phenomena in magnetism and
catalepsy upon the first objects that
come across the way, that have often
wondered whether the Brahmins with
their Occulet sciences have not made
great discoveries in the questions
which have Recently been agitated in
Europe.
On one occasion, while and others
were in cafe with Sir Maswell, he
ordered his dobochy to introduce the
charmer. In few moments lean
Hindoo, almost naked, with an ascetic
face and bronzed color entered. Around
his neck, arms, thighs. and body were
coiled serpents of differ ent sizes.
After salutiug us, he said: sGod be
with you, am Chibh- Chondor, son of
Chibh-G ontna!h-Mava."
''We desire to see what you can dc"
said our host.
II obey the orders of silva, who has
sent me here" replied the fakir,
squatting down upon enc Of the marble
slabs.
The serpents raised their heads and
Kissed, but without showing any anger.
Then, taking small pipe attached to
wick in his hair, he produced scarce
ly audible sounds initiating the ITALIA
paca, bird that feeds upon bruised
cocanuts. Here the serpents uncoiled
u IvvnC thnV
glided to the floor. As soon as they
touched the ground they raised about
one-third of their bodies, and began to
keep time to the master music. Sud-
denly the Handicapped his instrument
and made several passes with his hands
over the serpents, of whom there were
about 10, all of the most deadly cobra
species of India. His eye assumed a
strange expression. We all felt an un-
detinable uneasinesss, and sought to
turn away our gaze from him. At
this moment a small Shocra, whose
business was to hand fire in small
brazier for lighting cigars, yielded to
his influence, laid down and fell asleep.
Five minutes passed thus, and we felt
If the manipulations were to continue
few seconds more We should all fall
asleep. Chondo then rose, and making
two more passes over the shocra, said
to it: "Give the commander some
fire. The young serpent rose, and
without tottering, came and offered
fire to its master. 1t was pinched, pull
ed about, till there was no doubt of it's
being actually asleep. Nor would it
move from Sir Maswell's side till or
dered to do SO by the fakir.
We then examined the other cob
ras. Paralyzed by magnetic influence,
they lay at full length on the ground.
On taking them up we found them
stiff as sticks. The fakir then awak-
ened them, and they then returned
and again coiled themselves round his
body, On asking us if he could make
us feel his influence, he made few
passes over our legs, and instantly we
lost the use of these limbs; we could
not leave our seats. He then released
lis as easily as he had paralyzed us.
Chibh-Chonder closed his seance by
experimenting upon inanimate Oh
jects. BY mere passes of his hands in
the direction of the object to be acted
upOu, duO WlLuOut leaving ulS seal, Uc
paled and extinguished lights in the
furthest parts Of the room, moving the
furniture, including the divans on
which we sat, opened and closed
doors. Catching sight of HindOO
who was drawing water from well
in the garden, he made pass in his
direction. and the rope suddenly stop.
ped in its descent, resisting all the ef-
forts of the astonished gardener.
With another pass the rope again de-
scended.
asked Chibh- Chonder, "Do you
employ the same means in acting upon
inanimate objects that you do upon
living creatures
He replied, II have only one
means"
"What is it,"
1.-The will. Man, who is the result
of all intellectual and material forces,
must dominate over all. The Brah-
minis know nothing beside this"
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