Show hindus in singapore do penance in odd manner the feast of a hindu ceremonial takes place every year in singapore notes a writer in the chicago tribune white clad hindus go slowly down the street stopping every few yards yard to voice a weird chant in their midst to Is one of their countrymen carrying on a form of he Is clad only in short white trousers but wears a string of huge wooden beads with a fantastic charm at the end of it over the upper part of his body and his big head bead Is an ungainly wooden structure dangling with other charms and partially supporting dozens of spears the business ends of these spears are thrust into his body from the waist up lie he fairly radiates radia tes them small silver needles are stuck into his arms up to his bis shoulders A peculiar contrivance holds his tongue half way out of 0 life his mouth while instruments somewhat like batkins are stuck in each side aide of his face at the root of the tongue drawn behind him is a small cart harnessed to his body by fishhook like arrangements thrust into his hips the strangest part of it Is that there Is never a sign of any kind of bodily or mental distress there way may be a dozen such groups on the streets of singapore each day during the feast period which lasts a week when the Is done the groups return to the temple where the curious paraphernalia are removed in each case the worshiper Is given a mouthful of lime juice lie he then proceeds happily on his way apparently much better for his bis experience |