Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-13
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Chewing Live Goals.

brazler OF burning charcoal was brought
10, writes an Eastern traveller, and the chorcca |
famed into blsno. The sbeik then wert
through invocation, and suddenly. with bis
bare feet, jumped upon it, and stood there t,r
nearly minute, the lurii fame curling round
them. The moment he got of, tho serpent
eaters rushed forward and filed their mouths
with the red hot charcoal, which was again
famed, the smell of burning flesh becoming
glowing morsels. Live oAas are possibly the
antldote to smokes after you have eaten them,
but the general eff C. Of sll this strange diet
was beginning to have powerful influence up-
on the nerves Of some of the lady spectators,
who protested that they were unable TO witness
turther horrors.
A man now stepped forward, stripped TO the
waist, with skin almost as fair as Euro
pean's. His face had nore of that expression
of fauatical insanity which characterized some
OF his fraternity, but was CAIN and somewhat
common place. The shcik reappcared a.ueG
with skeWer of larger dimensions than he had
thrust through the cheeks of lhe frs. victims,
to the end of which was attached heavy iron
ball. and proposed to run it through the mau's
throat from the 'front.' bringing it out at ths
nape of his mock. At this there vas a general
scrssm of horror and dismsy.
10 vain did the sheik protest that the opera
tion would be absolutely painless, aud show us
the lndurated spots on the opposite sides of the
mans neck through which the instrument was
in the habit of passing, while the nan hims le
smiled With blsud expression of disappoiut.
ment at being deprived off, pleasure to which
he was apparently looking forward. The
repugance Of some OF our party Tss uot to be
overcome, and the shiek turned with su ex,
preston OF contempt to make preparations for
what was to follow. Pushing the same der.
vlsh's Wslst cloth down 90 inch or two, be re-
yealed row of ciostrices which made semi,
circle extending around bis body.
He then drew curved knife, about eight itc!es
long aud nearly two broad, from q sheath and
proposed to plupge it to the hilt 10 his stomach.
1t had short wooden handle about four inches
in length, and there was no possibility of the
blade slipping back into the haudle. But here
again he was stepped by cry of horror from
the ladies. This time the mau himself earnest.
ly joined his protestaions to thnse of the sheik;
his credit seemed OF stska, as there were Wo.
men on the housetops who began to chatter.
and general look of dissatisfaction on tho part
OF the spectators 10 the court yard.
examined both the SCARS and the kuife. The
former were thin, beautifully healed iucisoos;
the latter as sharp as razor and of the fness
steel. l am very sorry that v.racity compels
me to leave this most Interesting experiment to
the readers imagination. The party had nov
made up their minds to leave the place, aud
seemed to have 90 other idea than hurried
escape from the preciEc!s, SO We mads rather
an igncmlnious exit, leaving the shiek bewiId'
ered and somewhat indignant at our pusiilaoI-
nous conduct.