Show f. S t Swinging Hook in India Y Much indignation is expressed t among Europeans throughout India at at the Imong failure of the government of Madras to t interfere in Iii- Ia loners falura with the tho ceremony of hook swing hook swingIng swing swing- log Ing the particulars of which were recently cabled Investigation does oes not sustain th the excuse of the authorities that It i was a case k of voluntary s suffering as the victim selected se so I was chosen by lot and would probably proba proba- bly idy have bays to to be compelled to submit if i he ha been ben unwilling The custom had bad hac discontinued for about twenty four years g been denounced If i not actually actually actu actu- I ally prohibited by a former lion tion Tho The unusual visitation of famine cattle catte tOD disease and other misfortunes led t tIt ta taIts taIts Its It revival S It Ii appears that the tho victim was not not merely merely mere mere- mere merely ly s u tip by the hooks A curved corned cured knife haifa the tho muscles of his was first thrust t through the back on OD one sido side and an iron hook pushed In n. n Then the same was done on the tho tho other side ide Then man was swung Vung by the tho hooks books book to Ide the end of a polo fifty foot feet long The Tho pole was fastened to a car in such a way that hat the vict victim m was elevated elevate in the air 1 f about t forty forty feet feet The car was then drawn dawn the ho streets amid the cries cres of tho the This Ils was done dono to propitiate the tho gods tied and a figure gare of the goddess was carried car car- ned ried red where whore bu bc would have havo a a full ful view of ot th the proceedings The victim stood the tha torture without a acry a I cry and when released release showed no signs of fatal injury For some soma months to come he ho h will be bo the tIle rc recipient of liberal gifts git at at tile the tle J hands of those for whoso whose benefit ha en endured en- en dured the torture v |