The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-12-13
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EAIhf "a US . HIfB ~ -
who i've IN the silence % pagodas
perform feats far slrpas-ipg the pres
tigidations u! RJber IIudln aud
here are many others who produce
be NOS, curious phenomena ia mag
aeusm eud catalep-Y upon Ice hrst
ohjecrs THAI come accos5 their way,
that ! have often wondered whether
he Drahmins vita their occult sci
erees Rave not made grsas discover
les 10 the questions which have re-
Gently been agiteted 10 Europe.
o. oHe occasion while | aud 9th
ers we're ia a cafa with Sir MasweIl,
he ordered bis Gobochy TO Introduce
toe cbarmef. Ia d few moments q
ieaa HiEa3o, almost naked, with al
a.cetic face and bronzed color euter-
ed, on his meek, arms. thighs aud
body were colled ,erpents Of differ
cot sizes. After saiu,inE q he said:
God be with YOU, | am Chibh-
Condor, sou Of Chibh-Gontaiah-
MaYa.p
we desire to see what you eau
do SAID our host
u obey The orders OF silva, who
has sent me here" reDlied the fakir,
squattiDg down on one Ct the marble
slabs.
TIE serpents raised their headsand
Kissed, bat without showing a0g an
ger. Then takinga small pipe. al
tached to a wick in his hair, be pre-
duced scarcely audible sounds int
taiIapasf, a bird that feeds
- Nd c8e data rsfcre she
sernpnts uncoiled themselves, add Que
after another glided 70 the aoor. As
soon as they touched the ground they
raised about oue-third oftheir bodies,
and beraa to keep time to their mas
tors music. Suddenly the fakir
dronned his instrument and made
several passes with his hands over
no eernonts. Of whom their were
ahout ten. ell Of the most deadly CO.
b-o s@necies Of India. His eyes as
epmed at once a strange expression.
We oil fell an undesirable uneasiness.
o,d eorrbt to turn away our gaze
from bim. At thi- moment q small
sbocro whose business was % hand
fire in a small brasier for lighting e.
g,rs Welded 70 his influence, lay
down and fell asleep Five MINI e.
nassed thus. and We felt that II the
manipnlations were to continue a
fsw seconds we should al fall asleep
Chondor then rose, and making TWO
moro masses over the sb0cra, sid -
it. Give the commander some fire y
The Young serpent rose, aud withou5
tottorinr came and offered FIRE to its
master. II was pinched, pulled about.
tnl there was no doubt Of its being
actually asleep. Nor would 1t move
from Sir Maswell's side I'LL ordered
TO a. so nv the fakir.
We then observed the o~'eercnbras
Paralvzed hv magnetic i~niiuence,
thev iav at fuU length Do the ground
o, sakirg them NJ we found them
stiff as sticks. They were in II state
~ camnlete eataiepsy. The fakir
then awakened them. and they then
returned and coiled them selves round
| his body. On asking rs if be 'uid
make us feel his influence, be
made q few passes over our legs. AID
instantly we l0st the use Of these
limbs we could not leave our seats
He released US as easily as he had
parelvzpd rs.
Chibh Choudor closed his seance
nv experimenting upon inanimate oh
iects Bv mere passes with his hand
in the direction Of the object TO be
acted upon. aud without leaving his
seat. he naled and extinguisded light
in the farthest par. Of the room, NOV
ed the furniture. including the divans
npo which we sat, opened and clos
ed the doors. Catching sight OF r
Hindoo who was drawing water from
a well in the garden. be made q pass
in that direction, and the rope sud-
denly stopped in its descent, resisting
all the Efforts of the astonisbed gar
dener. With another pass the rope
again descended.
Iasked Chibh- ChondoT. DO yon
employ the same means in acting
upon inanimale objects that yeu do
nnoo living creatures ~
lie replied. Il have only n
means
@What is it:v
THE viii. Men, who Is the result
Of all intellectual and material forces,
must dominate over all. The brah-
mars snow nothing besides this -
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