The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-12-07
MARVELLOUS JuGoLERY.
Some of the lncomprehensieI
Things Done in the East Indies.

some or the incomprehenSiele
| Things Done In the East indies.
Ram Chunda Khan, now a resident
Of Leadville, but for many years a
dweller la India, as his name may ina
dicats, was in Denver 9 lys the Times
of that city. Mn Khan resembles
others of his race in figure and feature.
He speaks English with what some
Americans term IAN English accent"
and is fluent and interesting in CONVEX
sation. Talking to Times reporter
about the marvellous skill of the native
jugglers in India, Mr.. Khan said:
81 was at Delhi India, about five
years ago and while there witnessed
jugglery or sleight-of-hand perform
ance that was as interesting to me as
any l had ever sesl. We had dined
with the chief engineer OF the Punjaub,
and after dinner reiterated to the
veranda. The actors, as I may call
them, were seven in number, very Or
binary looking Hindoos, with the ex-
ception of the leader who was as fine
a looking sikh as | had ever seen, and
that is saying great deal. He was
heavily bearded. broad shouldered, and
commanding. His attire consisted of
nothing more than white waist cloth
and turban.
1.-The ground on which the perform
ance was given was the broadened end
of a graveled carriage drive in front
OF the bungalow. Here 1t was not pos
sible that there should be any hidden
stage mechanism nor any concealed
accomplice,s and when the seven actors
stood up in the center of this ground,
each one as, simply dressed as the
leader, one could not help but think
what little chance they had to conceal
about their persons What we look upon
as the usual outfit Of the conjurer.
Standing in a lateral row, the lead
er speaking for the party, they signi-
fed their wish to be counted. We on
the veranda counted them and individ-
ually and collectively reached the
same result THAT there were seven,
neither more nor less. After few
twists and turns of peculiar intricate
dance the men stopped and again ar
ranged themselves In line. They num-
bered only six. One had disappeared.
Going through the same dancing
movements again and lining them
selves as before We counted eight A
third time they danced and one OF the
eight disappeared, leaving the original
number, seven. You must satisfy
your own mind as to how the trick was
done; that is what we were obliged
to do.
1.-The next trick was even more
wonderful than the one which proceed
ed it. The sikh and one of the Hin
docs stepped in front of the five other
men and the sikh, by few passes of
his hands. put the single Hiudoo
under mesmeric or other uncanny in
| fueEce. The leaders hands moved
rapidly over the patients body, the
| strokes ending each time at the left
shoulder. Soon from that point an
| Opaque mass seemed to grow. To this
the operator turned his attention
While he did not appear to touch il
the mass took shape, following the
movements of his fingers. Thus he
moulded it into the semblance of 3
humanform more perfect in every
particular but apparently without life.
1t was joined to the mesmerized Hin.
dooby a filament.
when the experiment had progress
ed thus far we on the veranda expert
enced a curious sensation; we could
feel the concentrated willis of the lead
er and the five idle Hondoos. conferred
on this male Galatea. 1t took unto it
self life. and the leader, with a wave
OF the hand, caused the filament u
disappear. The male Galatea, or bet
ter, the Frankenstein stepped forward
of its own will. One of the Hindoo.
came to the front and threw clotl
around the creatures waist and I'D /
upon the veranda where we sat, and a
the same time collected our rupees ant
four-anna-pieces. We cauld see moth
ing unearthly in the person nor in tn
action OF this handmade being. 1t
eyes were open, but 1t did not speak
but it seemed to notice material thing
and walked unassisted and unguide,
back to the group of jugglers.
AFTER time enough to quiet GU
nerves had elapsed the leader steppe,
forward holding in his hand ball O
colored cotton Irvine, aud retaining
one end of it in his left hand, he tire,
the ball straight up in the air. 1t I'm
wound as it assembled, and just whe
the end futtered loose and we expect
ed to see it all come down with run
bird swooped down and taking tn
end of the cord in It's beSK held tn
line suspended. Presently the lin
vibrated and we could see wigglin
down it serpent which the six
caught and handed to an attendan
who brought it to us. 1t was one {
the deadly and much dreaded cobra
and full of life. We did not dare
touch it and the attendant hurrie
back to receive from the hands of tn
sikh an Indian baby that had com
down the string with rush and la
squirming in his arms.
"The ball of cotton on which thes
mysterious phenomena were seen ws
about the size of bombshell. How
could have contained a live serper
and live baby / am at loss to undel
stand. We thoroughly examined til
baby and pinched it with the usual r.
suit, and can certify that it was a Ii
: ing child with healthy lungs. | ma
mention that when the attendal
. took the baby the sikh took the Sc
pent and swallowed it quietly ar
quickly. All this time the mesme
lied man had stood little apa
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