INDIAN JUGGLERY.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4480, 15 May 1883, Page 3

INDIAN JUGGLERY.

A man is now in Calcutta, hailing from Delhi, of the name of Burrah Kahu, who has attained 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 ihe hospitable residence of the Dutt family of WellinKton-square. We shall mention only one of the several feats performed by Burah Khau and his company, who consist of three females. One of these, a young woman, was tied most securely. Her hands, feet, and body were so fastened that she could only stir and no more. She was, in fact, deprived entirely of the power to turn her limbs to any use She was then placed under a conical shaped coter. People sat close around the skirts of the cloth which had been thrown over the cover. No means of escape was left to tbe young woman. But yet, after a lapse of fire or ten minutes, the cover was removed and the woman was found to hare disappeared altogether. When her name, however, was called out by Burah Khan, her voice was heard from the verandah above. This performance took place in the precincts of the family residence of our friends, the Dutts, and the verendah is in the lofty second story, forming a part of the female apartments. She was there found responding to the call of Burah Khan, to the surprise of everybody present. The woman did not and could not. know tbe topography of the .house. But how &he extricated herself and'made her way high above to the verandah from within tbe cover, surprises us to such a degree that we canot account for the feat on any natural grounds. Even if she was furnished with wings, it is inexplicable how she got out of tbe cover,,unseen and nnperceived, except on the supposition that some supernatural agency had been employed. But she herself asserted that she worked the feat by Hum. We are sure that if Burab Khan gives performances in the Town Hall in . Calcutta, be will draw bumper houses, and astonish the whole Calcutta public, especially the European community. 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. Burah Khan holds very valuable certificates from the Prince of Wales, Earl de Grey, the editor of the "Pioneer," and many European noblemen and gentlemen who have witnessed his feats in different parts of India.—lndian Mirror.