A Mz. Wang Haissan, who is described as a motive of Shanghai, s a gentleman of no. mean accompli ments. If his exploits. doseribad in 4 Chefoo newspaper are accurately chronicled the Indian snake charmret who tootles away on his pipe and makes cobras do the Rumba la. a burbling" amateur in the-art of fondling snakes, Mr. Wang, according to the "Ohe-foo Daily News," is said tobe over irty years of age—why this is given nobody knows—and arrived Chefoo a few days ago The method he uses is to wipe on lone of his fingers a particular kind Jof spice which the snakes like, and Iwherever be finds a. snake-ridden ldistriet he puts out his band and as soon as the snakes smell the spice
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