Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-05-18
TRICKS SEEN In INDIA
TWO REMARKABLE FEATS OF INDiA'S
CLEVER JUGGLERS.
The GENERALIZATION of Serpent From q
Glass Of Water Which Afterward Was
Swallowed by the Performer-SleiRhto Of
Hand In Which n Babe Figures

swallowed by the Performer-S1eight OF
Hand In Which n Babe Figures.
An article in recent edition on the
| 1ugglers Of India tended to throw dis
credit on the eastern wizards that have
so long been held in esteem. Whether
or not the tricks the jugglers perform
are wonderful is matter to be deter
mined individually. At any rate, in a
vague way they have the reputation.
Histories and books are full Of the ac-
counts of the miraculous feats that these
tricksters of India can perform.
And now comes Mr. Kellar, a nine
! teenth-century Broadway up -to-datema-
gician. who adds his testimonial to all
the rest as to the superiority of oriental
over occidental magic.
Mr.. kellar. it seems. has also travelled
in India in a search for the wonderful
and succeeded in finding what he could
not understand
Professor kellar isn't very old in years,
although his hair has n very wide part
IN the center, but If you come to count
up his experiences Methuselah isn't in it
with him. There are few places on the
face Of this earth that he has not seen.
and his travels in the spirit world are
also quite extensive. He has pulled rab-
bits ont of the pigtail Of the heather
Chinee on his native heath; he has
wrung silver dollars from the nose Of
the Australian kangaroo and has made
:" .''
80 ~, 9''"'' uii'. VI "aie sAiH'
sum- ea' "Sp' SAYS the professor,
sien' 'oEs'deiaole 'liie IN llidla traV-
'l'hS ,hfouHh 'he country ana visiting
'h' l'r'hclpal ci'les' lha' Is the land OF
','' iidelCiaa' anu nowhere on earth Is
ti'e aft 80 'hofoushly hhown- the indian
mag icliil7 appear 20 nave oeeh born Tor
'he business ana they have developed
!h"'t "''nral ahliitcs ~ Snch wonder
iu4 deeree that many OF the natives be-
hcSe them to possess supernatural pow
ers indeed one almost finds himself
cvhcnrTlng with the general idea after
ne mas witnessed some ot their feats.
Il have attended many wonderful
Feahc"N, bnt can remember none that
impressed mo more than one which |
saw IN the rooms of the Chuddormunzl
c!Ho at Lucknow. was guest Of the
cinh and was invited 70 attend the per
torhance % one Of thu native jugglcrs.
tl1dly consented g Y" present. and to-
i''her with captain jenkins. the presi-
ctnt Of the club, and Captain Powers,
IN "ffcer IN 'the queen nave". who had
Iusi returned from the Zulu war. | took
. -tti near me stage
b"F'hs me early part ot the enter
'1''''i''H, 'H''r were a hai dozen Jug
h"i7 W.T." Fr'orii''d only ordihary
y II "s' "i''1 - ''', S'al 81 i4o eNehlh?
M'-' 'H''''AS'Si. III performed one OF
~ '4' 40 ever saw
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nus '''.' "''i'S IL rom 'ne
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~, ''4S -" ""S hAeu on point
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"if ,-'o ''"' 20 SnaAc' "hlCa
-, A'1 .'iO i''a'-e oi
"',''' '''ete "Pl','i% - AlsSils TIP
was ail4%eN' ! can assure YOU
u"' 'ie 'i'OA was H"t Ht' completed
ii'''''@ ,iie 'op''10 "P'n thc head Win
II ""iu' 'ie Ju-E'ef tooA IL up care
iu-'t anu plActp y p'ck III ihe glass
As we iooAeo II became transformed
III" JeHH' winch III tufh transformed
INTO a Ere"nlsh coiored water. Clearer
ana clearer became me huld until It was
"t ~ orlglha4 Color ana then the Juggler
placed II TO ms hps ana drank the ebire
contents lhat was the most wonderful
'rlck ever saw performed, and 1t i as
mysterious y me to-day AS II was then.
lhere was another trlck performed tho
same evening "hlch was not So wonder
ioi' out was nevertheless remarkable.
y woman with baby swung in
baS around her waist entered tho stage
ana endeaNored !" balance a ball upon
her nose ms she failed TO do on ac-
count OF the hlhdrance afforded by the
enid She repeated the attempt, but
met "lth no better success than on the
hrst tr1al. ne Juggier all the While was
standing on the SIDE OF the stage. appar-
rntiy furious at the repeated failures OF
ne woman ana hhaily III rage he
rushed toward her ana tore the babe
away from her. lhe woman screamed
as she reallzed the danger INTO which
the enid was thrown, and the lndlgna-
ton spread to the audience.
"Unconcerned apparently about the
babe, its mother or the audience. the
Then taking a firm hold on the nacl, of
the bag he whirled it over his head and
brought it down upon the floor with