The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-09-05

Egyptians are very clever, snd so do
some OF the visitors in the audience
think themselves to be; bat woe to
7 the unfortunate one that wants to ex-
plain a tr1ek that an Egyptian or Nj
bisn performs For lnstSDes, while
witnessing performance, one Of the
I sudIeCes who professed TO know Ii
all was requested to -tep forward snd
help the performer. He graeiously
scquIssced- and was then requested
70 hold IN his hands i've copper
COINS, tightly closing his hands; be
was told 10 blow on them. with the
result thSt when he opened his hands
80 sh0E the audience, instead Of five
coins there were eight This seemed
TO surprise him.
But the worst psrt was yet to come.
He had previously explained to the
friends who were With him how easy
the tricks were. The performer in
the second case told him to place al
the coins IN an apparently perfectly
empty wooden box. He did SO. The
performer then covered the box with
g small block OF wood, and after pass
Ing & slight wand over it and
making use Of little native jsrgon
which sounded very like q bull frog
with sore throat. he asked the gen
tleman If he would be willing TO &C.
cspt OF the coins as & souvenir Of his
visit When he expressed his willing
ness 10 do so, what do you imagine
was the result. Evidently not what
he expected: for when the small
block OF wood was removed from the
box and Its contents were emptied
into his extended hands there fell 8
cold clammy, but yet live snake. l
would hardly like to say which of the
two was the most amazed, his snake
ship or the individual into whose
hands he fell viii only add that
the individual did not stay long in
the audience; Of course he may have |
had sn urgent call elsewhere, but it !
seemed to be the impression of the |
audience and his most intimate
friends that for once he did not know /
it al.
II the department Of liberal arts
some exceedingly fine designs are
shown by the Central School of De |
sign founded oy Baron 4. Steiplitz /
at st. Petersburg, also the Imperial |
Founding Home photographs and /
art designs from the Institution of /
the Empress Marie. In the Russian /
exhibit special mention must be made
Of the mail exhibits, illustrated by
excellent models n plaster, true to
nature, VIZ, The transport ofmsil by +
men in Caucasus during snowfslls :"
-Ou 2wheelers with three horses dur
ing autumn By camel in Caueas-
Us = Woman mail bahia Potschts) |
by a special sort Of boats called karbs-
sey BY stays in Russian Lsplsnd and
Siberia. and also by dogs as well as
pouches, and all kinds of mail ma
terial." New South Wales makes
good exhibit OF specimens forming
part OF her chronological museum as
well as her inelymOunted specimens
of bera and excellent photos of |
scenery. The Russian war exhibit is
very fine as regards specimens in the
pedagogie museum Japan comes to
the front in great shape n her educa-
tionsl department, all her Industries
are well represented; her specimens
of the work of students IN the differ
ent schools are excellent, as is also
kindergarten work. The educational |
progress Of japanese pupils made in
two years is amazing in algebra,
anatomical studies and art work.
Very fine carvings are shown, done
by the pupils OF the Toxic blind and
dumb school: letters are made there
with needles. also wonderful work IN
ioinery.
The work done IN the ungraded :
schools Is excellent and very eneour-
sging-cslled ungrsded where only
sparseIy settled, or where only few
can be procured, and where
all sizes and ages of pupils are
taught. Their musical exhibit Is
quite unique over 500 different
kinds Of instruments are shown, and
in another section the different kinds
Of agriculture are shown, tools and
also, the higher classes
IF education taught throughout
Japan
All the United States educational
exhibits are exceedingly fine, and ]
axe the lead in nearly all respects.
Of them respectively more anon. Spe-
Tally noticeable among them are the
herbarium specimens pre- '
Jared by tie pupils Of schools IN the
South Dakota
II. G. A.
Chicago, Aug ), 1888 {