New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
SOME MARTELS UF HINDOO JCd"LfNG.
AN EXHIBITION OF sLEIGHT OF HAND AND
SNAKE CHARMING AT THE EDEN MCshh'

AN EXHIBITION OF sLElGhi w ""'D ""D
SNAKE CHARMING AT THE EDEN Moehh'
small company of invited guests yesterday after
noon saw unusual exhibition OF magic Il, ' re',
Musee To say that such thing as THIS Is unusual
Is OF course large admission at time whch sieisht
OF hand entertainments given regularly DIT ''''
OF the places Of amusement In the Guy.
jugglers Ilndoos who have just come from heir
own country with Henry Baantino, l nn'u STATES
Consul ct Bombay. There are sevcrai oi ''o',, '''
only three joined In the exhibition YESTERDAY in''
were seigd Janet, Shek janet and sheia L'ii' in''
wore loose white Encn tunes and troaSerN ana oR
red and yellow turbans. when the curtains were
parted the three were disclosed standing on inc saSe'
one OF them playing a little tomom when MAKES
big noise and another playing big bagpiph ""'c"
made n little noise. II was not exactly OaEP'po
other. The bag being rigid. and the whole Instrument
simple I'm form than the Scotch or liish P'p"S'
The man with the pipe took the cover on h'o'
round basket. and a highly decorative copr''uc'
capollo reared It's head. This man played his pipe
before the cobras face. and the other shook MS TOM
tom firious'y. With this encouragement the SNAKE
gradually slid ont Of It's basket and wriggled aoon'
the stage. 1t was perhaps six feet long, ana HS
markings OF handsome design and bright coiorS
1t decidedly lively. but went back INTO us Das'
with apparent willingness when II was invited.
Another basket uncovered. and second COBRA
lifted its head foot or two out OF It and made
several vicious GRADS NJ tne JuESi'T. Ts''" NV
of music did not sooth the reptile and Its baske'
was covered up agan. The juggler next did few
simple tricks OF paming with silver dollars. and then
nveglcd an American upon the stage. The AneFi-
can was supposed to be an expert In silver doas' anu
the jnggler made him bear witness to the fnct that
he counted FIVE Of them into little round box Then
he offered TO pour the dollars into the American
hards and the American only too ready to re-
ceve them. But when the box was Inverted nothing
foil pxtanhcd hands "A snake about Two
feet long. The snake one way and the victim
OF the love OF money the other The moral OF the
trick IS obvious. The jugger Pounced on his sfuirni
Ing pet and shut 1t up In its box.
After n few more Interesting tricks this jugCler
stood aside and gave the man with the tcn-tom the
middle OF the stage lie began by pulling about half
a mile OF string Of various coors ont OF his mouth.
This string he made into little wad and held IT
against his lips. when smoke began 10 make It's way
through it. The juggler took the string from his
lips between which the smoke continued 10 issue
with increasing density and volume. and finally II
mixed with a considerable shower Of spirks. The
jusscr wiped his mouth with a piece OF cloth and
went through the active volcanic stage two OF
three times more.
While they al work. the iuggcrs kept mp
constant chatter, with few words Of English ani
great many words Of something elsc. Presently the
tom tom produced little wooden duck. aboW
big as mouse. lie pnt half cocosnuf shell
fllcl with water the noor and Heated the duck in
IT, then he resigned his tom tom, took the ppc In
stead. stood of a little way and PLACED the duck
tune For time the duck paid attention,
but at last II pm, II, head under the In truly
duck like way. and then became agile and did some
thing very Ike dane" - the music Of the PIPE.
After few more tricks simple sort the cobras
were exhibited again. and the exhibition clO~"d.
Another indoo. Iurshot1m Eao Telane who wanted
II understood that he Ere HMM ~ the highest
caste. showed how hc could mahc embossed flowers
M 1Il oud lls
thereof. This trick but purc skill. and p"
he only amateur nj Thu. being OF tho presfV
caste, and incidentally mentioned that he spoke in
languages 81 his own country besides English. The
lIndoos their way 10 the Worlds Fair. ana
had not been decided YESTERDAY whether they would
give public exhibitions In NcwYork before going On
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