m every airection with their long knives. 
They strike with all their might until, 
the bamboo giving way, the basket is 
almost completely flattened, and seems 
no longer capable of containing any- 
thing. They then re-form the circle 
and resume their chant, to which a 
voice now responds from the forest. 
The sound gradually approaches, and 
at last seems to come from the basket, 
which becomes more and more dis- 
tended ; the lid is removed, and the 
child springs out. This trick is very 
adroitly performed, and, though capable 
of being explained to Europeans, ex- 
cites lively astonishment in the Indian 
spectators. 
The top trick is likewise very curious. 
The juggler gives a vigorous impulse 
to the top, which he places on the top 
of a small stick balanced on his nose ; 
then, according to the request of the 
spectator, the top suddenly stops, or 
•• again g:oes on spinning. This last part 
of the ')peration M. Rousselet thought 
by far the most extraordinary. That the 
top should stop is intelligible ; but that 
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