An Indian Mesmerizer

btrnnge stories reach us from India of the feata performed by a na ti ve mesiiKu-izer, named Ihmi, whose mao-. notic would appear to be found quite irresistible by tile lower animáis upou which lic oxcljisively exerts it.' Ho ives soanoes, to which the public arcinvitcd to bringall maunerofferociousand untamable wild beasts, and likc the Anoient Mariner, holds tlieni viLh his glittering cyc. In a few soconds thoy subside into a condition of -;í:ilcptio stifltoess, from which thcy ean only be revivad bv certain ruua. es" which he solemnly executes with his right hand. Au account oí' one oí" these seances States tliat a snake in a state of violent irritation was bronjjht to liuni by a menagerie proprietor inclosed in a wopdea cage. W'hen deposited on the plattbrni it yas writhiug and hissing nercely. Bülii bent over the cago, and fixed his eyes upon its oceupaut, gently waving liis hand over tJie serpeHt's restless head. In less than a minute the snake stretohed itsolfout.stiffiuied, and lay appai-ently dead. J3uni toofc Hup, and uirust se vera 1 needies int its body, but it gave no alga of lile. A few "passos" then restoral it to its former augry activity. Subsequently a savage do huid iu a lcash by its owiier, was broug-ht in, and, at Buni's commaud, let louse npon him. As it was rushiiig toward him, briStling witli lury, ho raised his hand, and in a second the floroe bruto dropped upon its belly as thouh g trie keil by ligatning. Itsecincd absoluU'ly paralyzed bysome unknovvn agency, ana wasuiliiblo tü move a nmscle uutil releasod from Üie magnetizer's speíi by a