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the words from the Koran, he placed inside 

 the boy's skull cap. He then asked him if 

 he saw anything in the ink ; the boy 

 answered No, but in a minute or so began 

 trembling and appeared much frightened. 

 He then said, '' I see a man sweeping the 

 ground." The magician then asked if he 

 knew what a flag was, and, being answered 

 in the affii^mative, directed him to say, '' Bring 

 a flag.'' The boy did so, and presently said, 

 ''He has brouo'ht a flaa:." "What colour is 

 it?" asked the magician; " Red," replied 

 the boy. In the same manner he was told 

 to call for six other flags, which he described 

 as being respectively brought before him; 

 specifying their colours as black, white, green, 

 &c. Whilst this was doing, the magician put 

 the second and third of the small strips of 

 paper on which the invocation was written 

 into the chafing dish, and fresh frankincense 

 and coriander seed being repeatedly added, 

 the ftmaes became quite painful to the eyes. 



After the boy had described the seven flags, 

 he was desired to call for the Sultaun's tent. 

 In about a minute he said, " Some men have 



