The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-19
The charms Of IT.ndoo.sen.


an India correspondent of the Franco
-A0aerican, perform feats far surprising
the prestidigations of Robert Houden,
and there are many others who produce
the most curious phenomena in magnet
ism and catalepsy apon the first objects
that came across their way. that | have
often wondered whether the Brahmins
with their occult 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 Maxwell, he or
dered his dobochy to introduce the
charmer. In a few moments q lcanus
Hlndoo, almost naked, with an ascetic
face and bronze color, entered. Around
his neck, arms, thighs and body were
| coied serpents of different sizes. After
saluting MS he said ssGod be with you.
l am ChIbh-Chindor, son of Chibh-
| Gontualh-Mavao
"We desire to see what you can dc"
said our host.
81 obey the orders of silva, who Las
sent me here" replied the fakir, squat
ting down upon one of the marble slabs.
The serpents raised their heads and
hissed, but without showing any anger.
Then taking small pipe, attached to
wick in his hair, he produced scarcely
audible sounds, initiating the t0iLdpoca,
bird that feeds upon bruised cocoanuts.
Here the serpents uncoiled themselves,
and one after another giided to the
floor. As soon as they touched the
ground they raised about one-thiid OF
their bodies, and began to keep time to
their masters music. Suddenly the
fakir dropped his instrument and made
several passes with his hands over the
serpents, of whom there were about ten,
all Of the most deadly cobra species of
India. His eye assumed strange ex-
preston. We all felt ali undefinable un-
easiness, and sought to turn away our
gaze from him At this moment a
small shocra, whose business it was to
hand fire in small brazier for lighting
: cigars, yielded to his influence, lay down
and tell asleep. Five minutes passed
thus, and we felt that if the mapipula-
: tions were to continue few seconds
more we should all fall asleep. Chondo
, then arose, and making two more passes
over the shocra, said to it !: "Give the
commander some fire.'' The young SER
f penc rose, and without tottering came
and offered fire to its master. 1t was
pipched, pulled about, till there was no
] doubt of its being actually asleep. Nor
would it move from Sir Maxweli's side
: till ordered to do SO by the fakir.
! We then examined the other cobras.
Paralyzed by magnetic influence, they
lay at full length on the ground. On
taking them up we found them stiff as
sticks. They were in a state OF complete
, catalepsy. The fakir then awakened
them. and they then returned and again
coiled themselves around his body. On
7 asking us if he could make us feel his
influerce, he made a few passes over
our legs; and instantly we lost the use
of these limbs; we could not leave our
! seats He then released us as easily as
he had paralyzed us.
: Chibh-CoIflor closed his seance by
experimenting upon inanimate objects
$ BY mere passes with his hands in the
direction of the object to be acted upon
,. and withc NJ leaving his seat, he paled
j. and extinguisled lights in the furLhesl
parts of the room, moved the furniture
Is including the divans upon which WI
sat, opened and closed the doors
E. Catching sight of Hindoo, who wa
drawing water from well in the gal
Is den, be made pass in his direction
and the rope suddenly stopped in it
Sc descent, resisting all the efforts of TIL
d astonished gardiner. With anothe
$. pass the rope again descended.
ie / asked Chibh-Chondor, "Do yo
s employ the same means III acting upo
4 inanimate objects that you do upon liz
s ing creatures 20
1T He replied, 81 have only one means.
'What is it''
It "The will. Man, who is the resul
q of all intellectual and material forces
e. must dominate over all. = he Brahmiu
d know nothing beside this