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SCENES IN INDIA.
observe the first man, who thus supported upon the
crown of his head the whole of the other six, lift one
foot as high as his shoulder; standing thus upon one
leg, and exhibiting a degree of strength and steadiness
not exactly within the scope of my comprehension " ::"
I confess I should be disposed to doubt the authen-
ticity of the manuscript from which this record is
taken, as it relates a number of circumstances mani-
festly impossible, and, to my mind, completely con-
tradicts the historical character of Jehanguire.
The sports having terminated, we made our bows
to the Rajah and retired.
* See Memoirs of the Emperor Jehanguire, written by him-
self, and translated from a Persian manuscript by Major David
Price.
SCENES IN INDIA.
observe the first man, who thus supported upon the
crown of his head the whole of the other six, lift one
foot as high as his shoulder; standing thus upon one
leg, and exhibiting a degree of strength and steadiness
not exactly within the scope of my comprehension " ::"
I confess I should be disposed to doubt the authen-
ticity of the manuscript from which this record is
taken, as it relates a number of circumstances mani-
festly impossible, and, to my mind, completely con-
tradicts the historical character of Jehanguire.
The sports having terminated, we made our bows
to the Rajah and retired.
* See Memoirs of the Emperor Jehanguire, written by him-
self, and translated from a Persian manuscript by Major David
Price.