Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1896-05-06
'Wonderfnl TrIek 1 Z

In no country has tAe . c0tt1iA
iurer advanced t@B stage OF per-
lection as iafa5dfa and China. The
marvelsz56fformed by the Chinese are
siaSIlar to those practiced in medieval
Europe and India; such as making
water flow backward, reviving the
dead and flying through the air. Real
Hindoo aud Chinese conJurers look
upon such tricks as swallowing knives
and swords as commonplace.
When the Chinese Viceroy OF khansa
gave an entertainment he always had
on hand a number of magicians VINO
astonished the spectators with their
exploits 1t is related that one OF the
Khan's slaves would make his appear,
ance carrying small wooden pan
with several holes In 1t. Through
these holes were passed number OF
thongs. The magician hurled the ball
into the air. 1t went up 80 high that
it was lost to the sight OF the speeta-
tors. There remained in the con1ur
or's hand but a small end of one OF the
thongs. He requested small boy to
mount the thong. No sooner had the
boy begun to ascend than he rapidly
disappeared from sight. The conlusor
called him three times, but receiving
no answer he snatched up knife, as
liz ine rage, and began TO m9HAgt thp
thong He, too, disappeaeed az rap
idly as had the hall and the hoy.
In short space OF time he startled
the spectators by throwing down one
of the boys hands, the trunk, limbs
and last of all, the head. Finally the
magician himself came whirllng down
through tps slf, 81 Eufg a e .i apa HaRtt
tef ha bad kissed the ground in Front
| Of the Vieeroy, he took the dismem
ibered ps ats OF the body, LAID them 10 T.
their places, gave them a N.v.., 49,, :"
and behold the boy stood once more
erect, and was as SOUND In mind and
body as he had ever been. This trick
was done in the open court yard OF the
palace. The performer had hardly
any clothes on his person, nor any con-
federates to aid him in any manner
This is now q common trick with them
Europeans who have seen ii are forced
to admit that such an occurrence takes
place, but they are not certain thai
they have seen rightly. The Kaz
Afkharuddin, in expressing his opin
ion of the performance. said: wal
lab IT'S my belief that there has
been neither q going uB nor coming
down, neither manning nor iAendihg
tits all hocus pocus.n
, 1t is the Hindoo that has brought
the magic art to such a state of per
/, lection as has never been known be
, fore. Cellar; the well known Ameri
, can magiciaH made 8 tour Of Last In
dia. After his return home he sale
that In no ether PLACE had he seer
such marvellous exhibitions Of eoniqr
. ling.
The mango tree trick is we'll known
. The Hindoo will take small seed, bury
it in little mud, and cover it ovel
, with either jar or little gauze bas
! ket. IN a few minutes the seed ha
! sprouted, and then before your yer!
. eyes a mango tree grows.
One of the great Hindoo tricks il
. performed with chain 70 feet II
+ length. One end of this chain Il
thrown up in the air, where it remain!
as II caught CT something up above
A dog is brought forward, AND, being
placed at the lower end of the chain
runs up to the other end of the chair
: and disappears. The dog is followed
: in turn by q boy, panther, a lion,
, tiger and cat All'Qf these disappear
: and the chain is taken down withQu
any of the spectators discovering hoy
the different animals and boy had van
e ished into space.
1t is remarkable fact that a genu
81 inc Hindoo magician has never visited
' this or any other foreign country