A FAKIR'S SUIT
Tahra Bey, the fakir whose feats created a sensation, in ;Paris a little time ago, recently accepted- an invitation'from an.elegant acqujiintnnco who desired him. to be his. guest'for, the evening. His' new friend- offered him lobster and duck, and champagno galore, telling tho fakir: that he would pay the bill. At daybreak,' however, the elegant friend. disappeared, and the fakir was presented with a bill for 475 francs (nominally £19).' Ho protested that.ne had been invited, but in spite of his protest the employees of the cafe threw him. out. of the palace. The fakir then commenced a suit for 250,000 francs damages. The proprietor of the place defended the suit on the ground that "when one is a fakir ono is insensible to physical pain." At each of his performances the fakir lay on a plank stubbed with nails, and allowed an athlete to break a 2001b stone; on : his chest. .. " Why, then, should he complain ofa few blowß with the fist?" To ; this the fakir.replied, *' It -is true, X am. insensible to pain when in. a cataleptic state, but I feel pain like anyone elsewhen I am in a normal condition."-" • ' ■ .''-■-
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 7
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196A FAKIR'S SUIT Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 51, 28 August 1926, Page 7
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