Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-13

the cloth. II grows In size as the
spellbound audience gazes. There is a
faint sound-and-Out hops n grlnnlnx.
ehattering monkey. while from the far
Their edge or the red rag n cobra pokes
It's venomous head and WRITES its bulk
along the planks
The pasSengcrs-evcn tie aailors-
shrink aud shudder. but their feet seem
spiked 10 the deck. 50 one moves.
though disgust and horror are mani
fest on every face.
much larger object heavcs beneath
the cloth-slowly. gracefully. n Hindoo
girl rises 20 her feet. casts the red
cloth from her shoulders and smiles
upon ships company. as silent and
aii'St as were the voyagers I'm that
dread ship. the Mystery"
Before anybody is able TO stir the
juggler claps his hands. his creatures
vanish. he rolls M his coins I'm the red
cloth. ties ~ around his neck. leaps
over the rail into the stream and
swims away
There can be no doubt as to these
mystic performances being Illusions.
for any attempt to photograph them re-
suits In an empty plate.
Hindoo jugglers simply have the pow
or 10 make not only one person. but an
unlimited number Of persons. see. taste
and hear things which do not exist
To attribute this power 20 hypnotism
does not detract from the marvel OF the
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basic principle OF the mystery is the
subjugation OF the weaker to the
stronger will.
Secondarily. there is i'm the Hindoo
race an Increase In the power OF
thought resulting from their intense
love Of solitary meditation. one OF the
nations most pronounced traits from
time immcmOriaL we cannot dispute
that Ire IIinCoos have acquired mental
faculties % which the youa-c- western
civilizations are altogether ignorant.
as "a matter OF experience
The Ihndoo has attained marvellous
results OH Spe.Ul tive philosophy.
Through centuries he has developed
his mental powers 10y pei. stent excr-
else. and persistent eIo~--as with us.
athletes develop ana perfect tie mus.
cles Of the bod
The lIindoo coniUr5r is mo- unlicen ,ed
charlatan. lie is ilaa with n ..vora-
ton" IL may be while he works I'm
the rice field that the Hma1o boy
hears the Mysterious call of Brahma
and tells his parents:
"Kopal ne lihLhl." cit is written
upon my foreLead.'D
At first "thc chosen wanders
through tie streets OF his native town
black ropes OF daak hair falling
about his face. Streaks OF clay across
his forehead and down his nose. sin
gle cotton rag wound about his mid
die. The million goGs taot 5000 Hin
doc years have accumulated for faith
ful souls know that the chosen" has
vowed pilgrimage u Benares-the
residence OF the gods - the IIindOo
Olympus. not striding over tie journey
erect with strong young limbs. but
falling fat on his face. measuring his
length with his brass water bottle for
all the weary way.
Thus does the chosen" accomplish
his pilgrimage. never lacking food or
drink or sleeping mat. for all jewellers
in the land know that he is "a Bair-
agee" - he helps TO keep the world
straight with the gods. Al last. eyes
hloodShot. feet bliSterSi. ne washes in
the sacred Ganges AID bows IN the
great temple at Ben1rcs ANA the
priests recognize his holiness AMI say.
1T is written upon his fore. cad" Aft
err which the chosen" i for years Sc
cluded In the silent places OF India
that by prayer and auSterity and meIi-
tation he may suhdue the body and de-
velop the mind until lie acquires the
occult force whereby he compels his
fellow mortAls to see things which are
not
In the wild recesSes Of his mountains
behind the walls OF his temples cary
Ell into the solid rock-the Hindoo still
holds the key of mysteries that defy
the Ingenuity OF the best. most logical
and most scientific reasoners of the
modern civilization. Los Angeles
Times