Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 June 1899 — FEAT OF JUGGLER. [ARTICLE]

FEAT OF JUGGLER.

Winaoviac Bice fraa Grata kgr Vapidly VUrliag Htaa-lf A boat. "One day in the dutet of an village I saw % carious performance.” writes an East Indian traveler In the Cincinnati Enquirer. “It was condncted by two men—one old and emaciated, carrying a native dram; the other young and well fed, fantastically gowned with an overskirt of colored handkerchiefs and a multitude of bells, which Jangled noisily at his slightest movement; long, ragged hair-altogeth-er a hideous creature. - “The drummer began a weird tomtoming and the other man an incantation. Then be extended a 'supra"—a bamboo tray used by all natives—on which gnyone who pleases places a large handful of rice and the —me quantity of grain. The two ingredients are thoroughly amalgamated, an that It would In the ordinary way taka hours to separate them. “Now the fantastic man with his tray begins, lie turns around slowly, gradually quickening bin pace (the drummer also keeping time), faster and faster, in a giddy vortex, the tray at time almost out of his hands, yet so rieverty handled that not a grain falls ont. It is very trying to watch, bat in a conpln of minutes both stop slmultaaeowsly. and the man shows to the vradofig spectators two litle heaps, one of the rice and the other grain, at different ends of the tray .which In his sickening gyrations he has been able to np tinn." B, "" r ' • - .» " ’ ' ■ . Mu, ■ ■ 1.,