Show ahe charmers of 1112 india di 4 a of all persons in the world there la Is sone with a calling more weird than that ot of the nake snake charmer of india our picture today scowl two of theao hindus sitting by the roadside while their peculiar pet pets the makes snakes sport before then thern for the amusement of the passers by the serpents shown in the picture are the terrible cobra dl di capellos or hooded makes snakes ot of the east in their native state they are deadly creatures but the jugglers before handling band linc them first extract their faem aar thin they teach them to dance and keep time to music in some of the hindu temples the cobra Is an object of worship being carefully fed with milk and sugar hy by the priests the native natives have hays many superstitions about this snake and even evert believe that the deity assumes that form ahen kindly treated tho the cobra bec becomes mes quite taa tam music hu has a special attraction for Ahe theobra thet robra bra ind and he lie will often come from ibis his biding aidin place when a fla golet or flute Is played in hi his learine learing when a IL bouse becomes anfe test with the eer ser pent eti charmer comes into nto uee lie ile flays his hit flagel an anil th serpents erpen ts come forth and are killed I 1 oo 00 ak SNARE CHARMERS IN |