Is there no happy spot

Where mortals may be bless’d—

Where grief may find a balm,

And weariness a rest?

Faith, Hope, and Love, best boons to mortals given,

Waved their bright wings, and whisper’d, “Yes! in Heaven!”

—Mackay’s Poems

ON THE SUBJUGATION OF ANIMALS
BY MEANS OF CHARMS, INCANTATIONS, AND DRUGS.

Second Article.
SERPENT-CHARMING AS PRACTISED BY THE JUGGLERS OF ASIA.