Indian Jugglery

A man is now in Calcutta, hailing írom Delhi, of the name of Burah Khan, who has attained a simply wonderful excellence in the magical art. We ourselves had the pleasure of witnessing some astonishing feats achieved by this man a short time ago at the hospitable residence of the Dutt family, of Wellington-square. We shall mcnuon omy one out 01 severai ieats performed by Burah Khan and his company, whoconsistof threo females. One of these, a young woman, was tied most seourely. Her hands, f eet and body were so fastened thatshe couldonly stir, and no more. She was, in fact, deÍirived entirely of the power to turn her imbs to any use. She was then placed under a conical-shaped cover. People sat close round the skirts of the cloth whieh had boen thrown over the cover. No means of escape was left to the young woman. But yet, after the lapse of five or ten minutes, the cover was removed and the woman was found to have disappeared altogether. When her name, however, was called out by Burah Khan, her voice was heard from the veranda above. This performance took place in the eompound of the family residence of our friends, the Dutts, and the veranda is in the lofty seconcl story, íorming a part 01 tne ieircale apartments. She was there found respontling to the cali of Burah Khan, to the surprise of everybody present. The woman did not and could not know the topography of the house. But how sho extricatedherself and made her way high above to the veranda from within the cover, surprises us to such a degree that we cannot account for the feat on any natural grounds. Even if she was furnished with wings, it is inexplicable how she got outof the cover, unseenand unperceived, except on the supposition that some supernatural agency had been employed. But she herself asserted that she worked the feat by ilvm. We are sure that f Burah Khan gives a few performances at the Town Hall ii Calcutta, he will draw bumper houses and astonish the whole Calcutta public especially the European conimunity But these people do not, unfortunately know how to make money, still less how to make themselves acceptable to the European community of the city. Bural Khan holds very valuable certifícate from the Prince of Wales, Earl de Grey the editor of the Pioneer, and many Eu ropean noblemen and gentlemen who have witnessed his feats in different parts of India.