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by the wind on the brass chord of an 

 harp. This was soon changed to a rapid hiss like 

 that of a rocket, and Toolemak with a yell an- 

 nounced his return. I had held my breath at the 

 first distant hissing, and twice exhausted myself, 

 yet our conjuror did not once respire, and even 

 his returning and powerful yell was uttered with- 

 out a previous stop or inspiration of air. 



" Light being admitted, our wizard, as might 

 be expected, was in a profuse perspiration, and 

 certainly much exhausted by his exertions, which 

 had continued for at least half an hour. We now 

 observed a couple of bunches, each consisting of 

 two stripes of white deer-skin, and a long piece 

 of sinew, attached to the back of his coat. These 

 we had not seen before, and were informed that 

 they had been sewn on by Tornga while he was 

 below."* 



Captain Lyon had the good fortune to witness 

 another of Toolemak's exhibitions, and he was 

 much struck with the wonderful steadiness of the 

 wizard throughout the whole performance, which 

 lasted an hour and a half. He did not once ap- 

 pear to move, for he was so close to the skin 

 behind which Captain Lyon sat, that if he had 

 done so he must have perceived it. Captain Lyon 

 did not hear the least rustling of his clothes, or 

 even distinguish his breathing, although his out- 

 cries were made with great exertion, f 



* Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon. London, 

 , pp. 358, 3 

 Id. p. 366. 



1824, pp. 358, 361. 

 td. p. 



