The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-18
STRANGE JUGGLING FEATS.
NOW a COMPANY or EN0LTsHMEN
WERE AMUSED IN INDIA.

WEhh a ObED IN fhOlAs
Tran -formation Of n Leather strap iato au
Enormous Hooded sneke-A Boy Turned
into Thread Nnchinc-Masie Indeed,
From Bei0raoid.
just rs luncheon had been finished. the
dubash RamaswdmmY, entered tho room, and
announced that the juggiers were In Attendance
In the verandnh The iugglers' party consisted Of
two men, woman, n lad, and child OF about
four years of age. They had with them large
basket, cont aiming their stock In trade, and with
scanty clad. The latter had small Indian tabor
before her, which she occasionally snatcned up
aud struck with the tips Of her fingers. TO add ex-
preston to some Uf the wild chants which were
introduced during the phases OF the exhibition.
A le,thern strap was unrolled and laid on the
ground open TO view; n subdued choral mean
tatou followed there was n slight hut percep-
tbo nervous twitcning motion In the strap,
when one Of tho performers. crying out, Cover
him M cover him mp, or he will bite us l placed
large wick er-wOrk bnskct, called tapAh, over
It, and covered 1t with "A cloth: then. selling a
strange looking musical instrument. the body Of
which consisted OF n small dry gourd. he fro-
dnced a succession Of wild, droning notes, not
unlike The treble Of a bagplpe. His companion
removed the basket. and To lieu OF tho Lea hern
strap, there was an enormous live cobra, hood
tongue, and swaying about foot Of its body
from side to side the rest being arranged In a
undlsguised alarm. Meanwhile the snake,
though evidently charmed by the music
kept his bright ewes directed on the movements
OF the party whom ho seemed 70 regard as his
natural foes. The woman was the first To attack
per enemy . 9y H., sttSs@Stss to NIP
made dart at her hand, but she was too quick
Tor hin. with equal success the lad and the
man who was not playing continued To provoke
the reptile for minute or two. but he Mt length
bit the latter in his hand. The blood tricliied
slowly from the wound, but the man drew from
small bag about his person what appeared to
be small, dark colored, nat stone. and pressing
II upon the wound left 1t there, for 1t appeared
TO have adhesive and s,vptic propertie In about
two minutes the blood ceased to How and the
quasi store dropped OF. A small basket was
then nut before the snake. into which he uuiatlv
glided and was hid from sight.
PULLING DECEPTION.
One Of tho juggiers then brought forth ball
Of fine twine, ana unwound about atty yards OF
4 IN a coil in his hand this coil he cut through
with knife. at clch cnd OF its diameter then
again and again repeated the operation t,li tho
tvino had been divided into pieces not exceed
Ing four Inches In length. Taking up these dis
jecta he put them into the lads mouth and
bldc aim swallow them, which, after some
EFFORT, he to all APPEARANCE did. Then asking
one oi the company for sharp penknifc, the
man obviously made an incisiOn In the skin of
the Lads slO ach. From this no picked out
with tho point Of tae knlfe the end Of "a threld
this thread he puled forth. at nrst gently, then
fa-tet then hand over unnd. until he mad coiled
down on the ground a continuous length OF
MS u hucctption; was marvellous one Tor
the operetion had all the appearance and tokens
Of reality, siuce the skin OF the stomach was
slightly raised round the orince through which
the thread WAS being evidently drawn.
Our friends were fairly puzzled and to add to
their perpleAiiv, the operator cut on the thread
close to the skin. aud placed piece Of sticking
plaster over 1t. having ITO be inferred that the
supply of thread was unlimited, and could be
drawn upon 80 to order
Master, give me one piece OF money" said
he who appeared 70 be the principal Jugglcr,
/ suddenly speaking in English 10 Mr. hawthorne
WHY = asked the latter, taking rupee from
hts pocket anu handing II TO the man.
." Good rupee." said the man. Jerking the coin
into the air with sharp hilip Of bis thumb nail.
and drawing the true ring from the metal.
food rupeel Master sure can hold linn tght
In his hand. 80 as cannot run away"
ITO lie SURE can" replied the young gentle
Master try, then" said the jugsler. taking
Mr. liawthorne's left hand and placing tho ru-
pee On the palm OF ". lie then requested the
gentleman to lace the palm 81 his right hand
over the coin, 10 close botn hands tightly, ana
not let the M 10y any means escape. Thor
! ougnly determined on the point, our young
friend pressed his hands together TIL he was red
! IN the lace.
Master quite sure got money in his rand ?"
! asked tne 1uggler.
quite" W IS the reply.
| :" I an feel him, mastert"
An AsToSIsHKp ENGLIsHNAN.
The Jugcler took the gentleman's two hands
words; then Blowing upon them and giving
"Can YOU feel him now. MASTERY Starting
| from his chair with n bound, the young English
bands and there f on the or SenepeS n n
! tho rupee. but lively, wrigging little brown
SNAKE, about ilitcen inches io9g, witch made
I Now THIS centlemln, who under ordinary cir.
cuwstanc"s was rs brave - lion, by no means
the evil one. Of whom he doubtless believed the
approaching reptile was an incarnation, so Lasti-
~ Tossing p"th legs high ~ In the air, tho wOr-
| thy Captain lost his halan e. ana. together with
the chair. came hehvilv TO tho ground, though
iort9nately with no serious consequences be-
I yund broken back-of the chair we mean.
/ The woTthy skipper soon nicked himself up, and
seeing that tho shake lad been captured by the
/ ial' round whose arm IL WIS now entw lned =,
| joined IN the general Laugh, aud seated himself
az ~ In another chair that was placed for him.
cler. oierin. th e com TO Mr. Hawthorne, with. IL
must he confessed. a regretful look.
no, SAD lhs gentleman, you have fairly
IT might turn into a snake again In your
pocket, YOU were going to add, Hawthorne"
MAGIC GROWTH
Al, An empty hower-pot was now placed
requested that M. comrades might De allowed
/ 10 pring 40 some garden mould from the little
POT 81 ground below. Permission being ac-
turned with small quantity OF fresh earth tied
up In corner Of his cnudder. which was de-
posted ~ the ilower-pot and tightly pressed
down. Taxing from his basket a dry mango.
stone, and handing It round to the COMPANY that
/ they might examine It, and satisfy Themselves
that 1t was really what II seemed to be- tho lug
giaI scooped out lutte eartn rom the centre
OF the flower pot and placed the stone in the
cavity. He then turned the earth lightly over
/ u shu, having poured little water over the sur
nee shut the flower pot out Of view by means
I OF sheet thrown over a small triangle And
now, amid fun chorus of voices ana rat tai -tnt
Accompaniment ~ the tabor, the stone gerni-
! mated presently section OF the cloth was
! drawn aside, and gave TO view tho tender shoot,
characterized by t~o long leaves OF a blackish'
] brown color. Tho CLOTH was read insted. and
the incantation resumed, Not long was IT.
! however before tho cloth was a second
| time drawn aside and IL was then seen
that the two first leaves had given place
20 several green ones, and that the plant now
/ stood nine or ten inches high. A III rd time
/ ana the foliage was much thicker. tine sapling
being about thirteen To fourteen inches m
helsht. fourth time, and the little miniature
! trde' now about eighteen inches In height, had
| Ten or twelve mangoes about the size of wainuts
hanging about ITS branches. Finally after tho
! lapse OF three or four minutes, the cloth was
altogether removed. and the fruit. having the
! perfection OF SIZE, though not OF maturity, was
| plucked and handed 10 the spectators and. on
| Del1g tasted, was found 70 be approaching ripe
moss, being sweetly acid.