The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07
.JUGGLERY EXTRAORDINARY
SAMPLES or HINDOO MAGIC THAT
PUZZLED AN OLIOIN.
what n white.Robed Coniurer I,id In broad
Dnyiixht-A MnnRo Tree, Five Feet Hish.
Growing from the Nut In "A single Hour.

Prom he C,retind Her 3D.
| was smoking my chibouk on the wide
Of bungalow or Government inn.
one day in Northern India 1t WIS in January.
but the weather WIS intensely hot. aud my Oak
gahrra. with its rough. unframed horses had
stopped here for midday rest. My Hindos-
tance servant wth an unpronounceable name.
whom had nicknamed Handy Andy" on
account Of certain unhandy ways and merry
twinkle OF the eve that Indicated no lack Of
iIhernian humor any NY g tns RIreh ~ and no
suspected the fellow was consulting his own
l3ndness Tor amusement tpnr ss INN In I'm GUY
thing that would kill time.
A tall. line loosing Hindoo. with q clear;cut.
Intelligent lace. and eyes that looked strnight NJ
you, next appeared on the scene, lie was
dressed in the ordinary long white robe OF his
race. with n rich cashmere shawl wound round
his waist aud his snluntion and manners were
respectful. without the least shade OF servlity.
He was followed Ivy two attendants. carrying
the various indictments Of his profession. which
they spread out before him. aud dozen or two
respectful distance TO enjoy tho free show. The
ground in front OF the bungalow was paved with
large. fiat stones, and upon one OF these the
coniurcr seated himself. curling his legs under
him in Oriental fashion. and asked In Hindos-
tanee. What special trick would tho Sahib
ike 10 see ?" At the same time he barred
muscular. ant united his shawl t" to
open his robe and show me that there was no
runreNItl mechanism p1uI mis- person. L tOl
him through Handy Andy that Iwonld like him
to perform the mango irck-which had seen
once before at Debit without being able to PEN
citrate IT, mysteries He nodded assent, and.
taking box about ten inches square. Allied II
with earth. and N II planted mango nut about
the size Of AN English walnut, having first
handed II 10 me for examination. He then
made a framework. or tripod. Of three sticks.
six or eight feet long and tied together at the
whole with piece VI white muslin. The only
thing thus far ,hgt looked like Snarlatanism
az n ippuntuftnn
eyes. with ouistretched palms. as II appealing
for aid " some higher power.
in front Of the veranda lie went through the
most astonishing performances OF sleightiot.
bnlls In the air. drawing from he mouth color.
ed ribhons OF ntrrminablc length. &C., some Of
winch ! ma, sen oclore' hut never IN broad
daylight. He borrowed my watch. md after
smashing It To .uiers 1t WIS mysteriousy re-
! turned unharm.d to my pocket. He burned my
| handkerchief then poured from vial some
| elixir upon the ashes. and the linen was re.
! stored to mo without amy smell OF fire upon IT,
| Thrse md many other equally curious things
he did tor nearly nm hour. with the most n
| tense grny.V,oi manner. apd anair OF candor
that would disarm suspicion. My eyes were
| wide open. and watched him so lntently az
scarcely TO wink. and yet was unable to detect
| single flaw or account for one OF these trans
Some Of the tricks he repeated at my request.
but the res ut WAS the same, Atthc critical mo-
! ment his motions were quick rs lightning In
all cases where fire was used noticed that he
| either poured some liquid or threw whitish
powder uuon tn flames. which produced for an
| instant u dense smoke and left pungent aro-
| mNtir odor III the air.
In TIL mean time the mango tree was grow.
| ing. Four times. Ut intervals OF ten or fifteen
| minutes. he raised the muslin cover to report
| progress. The Hist time sprout, three or four
inches long. appeared at which he expressed
| satisfaction, and cHrriuily Wutrrcd il from
| small srrnkl!ns not. The next timc i wis u
/ foot nigh. aud the lpnvi seemed Just forming
The third tme It WIS fully two feet in height
| and appeared 10 be growing most vigorously
At The close ot his other performances he tossed
and 10, there was "a mango tree. or bush. about
live feet high. with perfectly-formcd leaves and
branches He brought il To me. and l satisfied
myself beyond question that It was arehl. i've
tree. Ny breaking of Il branch. viii n kept ior
a souvenir. lie then pulled itup by the roots
cnyed and covered with fnc fhrous sprouts
He then emptied the cariiNfrom the box to show
Through Handy Andy orSrcd him twent,
rupees IL he would disc.o-" to me ihe secret oi
the mango tree. then doubled and trebled
sumo q thousand rupees would have been no
t,mptgton. rewarded him with eenerouA
not a Snowman hy profession.
The learned tluss OF Buddhsts repudate and
Il sspise the ErOsser exhibitions Of common
mafir and cfnrlntanism. hut. us the common
people VIII not dispense with these marves 8.
dos not b"long To- tho brotherhood q he con.
vent. and Is allowed to marry. The pract uon.
ers posssss No l!ierh,urri nut hqnd down the
luring rs well rs snake charming is n heredi.
tary profession, ond the mystic practices are
| transmitted from father 10 son.
A very learned friar who is spoken OF rs per-
feclly truthful. says that among the Tnrtars
there Rrr certain men whom they honor above
all others who are idol priests from India. per.
sons of deep wisdom, well conducted. and Of
ne nurest morals, They IRE acqnainted with
and uid Of demons. They can sit in the air
without any visible SUPPORT first on tripod ol
moved, and stil the man remains. not touching
the round he l9rthsr relates mat witl y long
and found nothing upon which his body rested
rms nst perisrmau 20 was prniessedly exhibit
ed in Madras during the present century, and
is minutey described 10y writer's.
And now comes the most astonishing trick Of
all. which has touch OF tragedy 10 give II q
more pquant flavor, shall toll 1t In the quaint
language OF the old chEonl iler. somewhat alb
hreviatcd. Aurr describing very vividly the
basket murder trick, which IL well known il
India. he says: am now about to relate ,
, should s,nrrelv venture 10 insert here Ind il no
been witnessed ~ thousands under my owl
! eyes. one 81 the party took II ball Of cord. and
srnspng one end, threw the other up in the all
D., the reach of our sight He then immcdiatell
; climbed NJ the cord with incredible swiftness
. and WAS soon out OF sight. stood full OF as
: constituent not c9nctiving what was To- come 0
. | this when. To- a leg came timhling down gu
OF the air. Onrol the conlurng company in
stanty snatchrd II up ana threw 1t into II bAsk I
: \ moment after hand came down. and imme
, diatey on that another leg. And in shor
! time all the members OF the body came thu
= ! succrssivcly tumbllng from the air. and wer
! cast together into the basket The last fragmen
i OF all we saw come down was the head. ant
no soon had that toue he'd the ground than Ia
= who had sngtchrd upall the limbs and put then
l into the basket turned them all out again tops
= turvy. And sirai-htwHy saw with these eye
g all those limbs creep together again. and. in
short time. form n whole man. who stood a
and walked about without showing the lens
Y damage! Never IN my life was so astonishe,
MS when bchr,d this wonderful performance
= and | doubted noW no longer that these mis-
= guided men did II with the help OF the devil.
g had nm attack OF palpltAtlOn Of the heart lik
y that which oyereaue me once before in III
y preseuce Of the Sultan Of India when he Shove,
a me something OF that kind. They gave me
y cordial. however. which cured the attack. Tn
+ KAZi Aikhurradin WAS next to me. and QUOT
n he. Wullah. us my opinion there has bee
% neither going up nor coming down. nrithr
= marrine no menlins' lis All hocus pocus
u which was a very wise conclusion 10 come to-"
= spnin'. Most Beautiful Cathedral