Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.t3.73

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The acrobats used to perform another amazing trick. They used to kill a man in front of the audience and cut him in forty pieces, which were concealed under a shroud. The dead man then came out alive at their bidding. Among other tricks, mention may be made of the ‘Mango-Trick’. A seedling of mango was put in a vessel with mud and other things, and in a few hours passed through all the processes of sprouting, blossoming and bearing fruits which the spectators verified by tasting the fruits themselves.³ Other demonstrations included the providing of fruits out of seasons, the swallowing of swords and other exhibitions which in ordinary conditions would strike one as marvellous.¹