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II P.' BLAVATSKY.
U N D E R THE A U S P I C E S OF T H E THEO SO PH IC A L SO CIETY.

YOLUME II.— 1 8 8 0 - 8 1.

B O M B A Y :

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VOLUM E II.

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INDEX.

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A. E.
E ducation------- P resen t and F u tu re In san ity ------caused by E lectricity .. 275
After-stale------ Suicide’s ... ... 2 1 2
Alchemists----- Modern ... ... 190 A spects ... ... ... ... 2 Ita ly — ;— Criminal Condition of .. 227
Ald+ciny • •• • • • 102 E lectric Atlinitics between Man and
N ature ... ... ... .. 98Jin n a th s 90
Anthropology . ... ... ... 183 E lectricity-Cause of Insanity ... 275
Apollonius Tyaneus... ... ... IBS Enoch ... ... ... ..'.1 5 3 K
Apparitions---- Strange ... ... 273 Kali -Yu g 275
E xam ination of W itnesses G old­
Appeal------to the Educated Natives 28
en rules for .. ...------- ... 97 Key------ A lost 107
Archaeological Drink... ... ... 150 K n cp h ... 246
A r t----- Indian, in London... ... 42
Aryans—— Manners and Customs of 244
Astrologers-----Hindu ... ... 2-12 F acts------ Interesting 91 L am as................ ... ... 193
„ Native ... ... ... 198 Fairy Bells .. 157 Life------ w ithout food for seven
Astrology------Hindu aud English ... 222 Fall of Man— A Hindu Version of the 274 months ... ... ... 148
Audiphone----- Dr. Colodon’s ... 93 F asting ... ... ... 275 L ig h tin g M aterial—— a new .. 134
Father, Son, and Holy G host 170 L ittre------ M aximilicn P. Emile ... 247
B. F ellow ------ u distinguished ... 104 Logic versus P erip atetic ... 159
Five-pointed S tar ... 215, 240 Longevity ............................. 42
B arom eter------A novel 248
Beasts------ Useful,—Killing of ... oz F lo w ers----- G row ing w ithout earth. 174 Longevity of Trees ... ... »•» 67
Beauty------Defined ... .. ... 12 „ -------Physiology of 111
JH .
B eg gars------ in In d ia ,.............. ... 41
Beni Elohini ... ... 103, 105, 237 a. M agnetic AHinities between Man nnd
N atu re 98
B crgh ------ H enry ... ... ... 171 G enii-------A re there still ................. 131 Malaria F e v e r------ Cure fo r... 13
Bible Revision • I t • • Ml 233 G eom etry------- On the principles of tho 48
Man----- only a machine
Biblical E rro r ... ... ... 170 ancient IIiudu philosophy... 149 Ma n i 1e s to------ B i si \op’s 161
Brahm o Sam aj.............. ... 131, 178 G erm ain---------------------------- Count St. 108
Maroti Bawa------ Wonders of ... 6 , 202
B uddha’s Religioii- -its Nature and G host------ An uneasy ... ... 101 M arriage------ extraordinary ... 274
Ollice G hosts------ W hy appear •*• • • * 137 M ata------ the goddess of small-pox ... 76
Buddhist C atechism ... 270 God is Phosphorus ... ... ... 241 Materia M edica------E ast Indian
B uddhists------ New Y ork 152 God of the Upauishads 8 15, 112, 271
B urial................ 34 Gold------ pure and artificially Materialism ... ... ... 14, 83
made 19, 00, 78, 100 M atter------ a new theory respecting 1!)
c. Good Indian P rin ce... ................. 09 M atter and Method ,.. 210
G reek Clerical Life ... ................. 220 182
C arlyle 171 M edium ------•wan ted ...
Ceylon- -N ew s from 40 G reek N om enclature-— G uide to 87, 130 Mesmerised prisoner... 148
Chemistry------Alchemical ... 203 Metallic T ra n sm u ta Lion 89, 121
,, -------Ancient and Modern ... 177 H. M eteor ... 147
Children of the Gods ... 103,105, 237 H erbalist------ Indian .., ... 225 M ind------Immateriality of 1?
Christian Orders ••• ••• ••• 1 G0 Himalayan B ro th ers... .. 245 Miracles 2 G0
Christianity-------Stray Thoughts on... 208 Hindu P rophets and A strologers ... 242 M iracles----- Spiritual 128
Chronology------Hindu 80 H indus in Ja v a ... 256 Missing L in k .., • •I 111
•Citania di Briteiros----- Exhumation of 205 Holy Alliance ... 210 Moral Maxims 102
Cosmogony ... ... ... ... 133 Holy G h o st... ... ... ... 107 Mother-laud of Nations 234, 254
Cows----- Killing of... ... ... 52 Horoscopes ... ... 104 M urderers—— Spotless 238
Cremation ... ... ... 34 How he docs it ... 20 Musical V apours ... 157
H um an Life at high latitudes ... 180 M uslins------ Dacca ... 122
D. H um an M ag n ets------N atu re’s ... 154 M ysteries-a treatise on 207, 252
Hymn to S urya ... ... 135
Daynuand Swami------Autobiography ...
N*
H ypnotism ... 112
of .......................................... 24, 129 Nirvana 178
Dayanand’s Views about Yoga ... 40 N um bers ••• •• • 19(J
I.
Death------ No more ... ... ... 185
Decline of Faith ... ... ... 220 Iamblichos ... ... ... 207, 252 o.
Discovery of Fluid Atoms ... ... 225 India------ in ancient days ... 76 Obsession------ epidemic ... 120
Dispensation----- New, dissected ... 179 India------ ‘Past, present, aud fu tu re ... 123 O ccult------ Study of the ... 200
Dnyaneshwari.............. ' ... ... 173 Indian Cotton Men------ Good chance O ccult Phenomena •• • 35, 70
Doctrines----- Ancient, vindicated by for ... ... ... ... 256 Occult Sciences • •• ... 53
Modern Prophecy... ... ... 183 Indian H erbalist . .. 225 Occult W orld ... 230
Domestic Remedies------Hindustani... 1 0 G Indian Sacred Places . . 55 O ccultism ------Claims of ... 258
Dream------ A true ... ... ... 10 Indian Sacred T rees... ... 236 Occ u Hi sm------Tan trie ... 3
Druses..................................................... 193 Indian T lm um aturgy... ... • 87 Our Second Y ear 1, 23
jDurgci-Puju Ml I*( »•« 62 Indian Y oga................. . .. 158 Our Third Year IM 229, 251
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P.
Pali ... ............................. 1 G8 S anskrit Language-A n tiquity nnd Theosophy ... 3G, 49, 200
Paper Domain 121 S anctity of ... . .... f ...,1 9 1 Theosophy------Leaven of ... 117
Paragraph Flashes from the Four; S anskrit Names and W o rd s ... \ .. 101 Theosophy------ Year of ... 85
Quarters ... 170, 205, 225, 24G, 274 Satgoor Swami ... ... ,. 58 Thief-catching ... 59, 99
Peripatetic 150 Science ...................... . .. ... 218 Time-------Signs of the 135
Phenomena------ Curious, in America 110 Science---- -E v id en ce of ... ... 220 Tit for Tat ... ... 192
Phenomena and the Press ... 218 Science------Im perfections of ... 115 Torpedo------ A girl ... 18
Physic?------ transcendental ... 95 Science------Pralaya of modern ... J1
Pilgrim’s Story 203 S corpion-bitc... ... ... 58, 92 V.
Pinda... 12 Scotch W ak e... ... ... 217 Vaccination ... ... , ... 119
Plants----- growing without earth 171 Second S ig h t... ... ... ... 81 Vandals. ... ... ... 148
Posthumous Publication 211 Sense------ a sixth, evolution of ... 215 Vedanta Philosophy ... 55, 83
Pound of Flesh 03 Shollcj'------An A ryan thinker ... 141 Vedas------Antiquity of tho 238, 262
“ Praise liim with the Timbrel nnd Shraddha .. ... ... ... 12 Vimttti-------the new. ... ... 138
Dunce” 201 Shrines— — Mahomedan, iu the Cau­
Pralaya of Modern Science ... 11 casus ................................................. ... 26
w. •
Pranks of “ Spirits” among laymen 54 S i b y l ...........................................................191 Welcome Journal ... ... 253
Prayer----- remarkable answer to 41 Silver F ilagree W ork ... ... 122
Will-Power------its eflicacy ... ... 274
Proceedings of a Committee held on Simon M agus ................................ 188
Wilson—■— Dr., extracts from liis
the 21st May 1881 223 Si tin------Small-pox ... ... ... 70
letters
Psychic Warning ................ 187 Skulls: or Man, Woman, and Child 171 190 •• i 67
Soorb-Ovnness------ a letter from ... 213 Witchcraft------ Belief in •• • 153
Soul------ Definition of ... ... 27 " Witness”------ False ••• 174
Soul------ Genesis of the ... ... 170 Witnesses------ Golden rules of ex-
Questions------by n correspondent ... 33 Spiritualism ... ... 36, 49, 81, 200 amining ... ... .. 949 97
R. Spiritualism ------ Scientific basis of ... 225 Wonderful Finds ••• 170
Wyld------Dr. ................ 9 107
lladiant I le a t.. ... ... ... 157 “ S p iritu a lis t”... ................................230 ••

Rahatship ---- explained ... ... 19 Star-charm for Scorpion-bite ... 92

Railway and other Vandals ... b ta is ...
.. 148 ... ... ... ... 199 Y.
Pa van-----------Dream of... ... ... 90Stone-showers ... ... ... 231 Yak shni H3
Re-incarnation------Hindu story of ... 17G S trange V isitor ... ... ... 84 Yoga------ Dnyuiuuul’s views ou • M 46
Religion-true, defined ... ... 181 “ S upernatural” ... ... ... 57 Yoga------Indian ••• 158
Reply to our Critics................ ... 217 Superstition------ in Essex ... ... 2 Yoga Philosophy—.—Treatise ou 4,
29,. 72, 144
T. Yoga Vi J y a ............................. 103
S. Yudhisthira ... ... ... *• . 153
T alm agc------ Dr. ................................240
Sacrifices-----‘-Animal ... ... 34 T haum aturgy-------Indian. ... ... 87
Sadhoo’s burial------alive at Lahore... 1)4 Theosophical S ociety... ... ... 1‘] z.
Salvation Army „. ... ... 220 Theosophists----- Novel view of th e ... 204 Zoroastrianism—— Vedic source of , 35

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I t Is e v i d e n t t h a t tl io T i l i : o s ; n r n 1ST wi ll o i l e r t o a d v e r t I r c r s u n u s u a l atl* O V li S E C O N D YEAR. .
n n t a g e s in c i r c u l a t i o n . A\ o li av o a l r e a d y s u b s c r i b c r s i n e v e r y p a r t o f
] nuddi.ia , in C e y l o n , B u r i n a h , a n d 011 t l io P e r s i a n (1 n lf . O n r p a p e r a l s o g o e s
to►Gr ea.t B r i t a i n , t r a n c e , G e r m a n y , H u n g a r y , G r e e c e , K u s s i a , C o li s t n lit.i- L ike all other pleasant things, our first year’s relation­
nopie, E gypt, A u stra lia , a n d N o r th a n d S o u th A m e ric a . Tlie follow ing v ery
m o d e r a t e r a t e s li a v o b e e n a d o p t e d :
ships with th e T h e o s o p h i s t ’s subscribers have te rm inated;
A uvkhtising and, th u s every eng agem ent assumed by th e proprietors
l ' i r s t i n s e r t i o n ................. 1 6 l i n e s a n d u n d e r ........... 1 T!upe c. of th e m agazine u n d e r th e contract has been honourably
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e ...............................................1 A n n a . and literally fulfilled.
S p a c e is c h a r g e d f o r n t ( li e r a t e o f 12 li ne n t o t l i e in c li . S p e c i a l a r r a n g e -
I n c n t s ca n b e m a n e f o r l a r g o a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , a n d f o r l o n g e r a n d ti x e d
T he case of th e T h e o s o p h i s t calls for a word or two
p e r i o d s . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a n d c o n t r a c t s f o r a d v e r t i s i n g - , a p p l y to of particular comment. Even in any large city of Europe
M r s s n s . C O O I ’K I l ' k Co., or America, it is a very rare th in g for a periodical of
A d v e rtisin g A g en ts, B ooksellers a n d P ublishers, M eadow S treet, F o rt, this stam p to survive th e na tu ra l indifference or hostility
Bombay.
of th e public for a whole year. O ut of scores of a tte m p t
T o S U B S O 'U lB E liS . m ade within our own recollection, th e successes arc sos
T h e S n b s e r l p t i o l i p r i c e a t w h i c h t h e T l i w i s o l ' l l i s t is p u b l i s h e d b a r e l y few as to be scarcely worth m entioning. As a rule their
c o v e rs c o s t — t h e d e s i g n i n e s t a b l i s h i n g t.he j o u r n a l h a v i n g b e e n r a t h e r
to r e a c h a v e r y w ide circle of r e n d e rs , t h a n t o m a k e a profit. W o c a n n o t
te rm of existence has been in exact ratio w ith th e lum p
af f o r d , t h e r e f o r e , t o s e n d s p e c i m e n c o p i e s f l e e , n o r t o s t i p p l v l i b r a r i e s , s o ­ sum tlieir projectors have been ready to spend upon them.
ci e ti e s , o r i n d i v i d u a l s g r a t u i t o u s l y . F o r th e sam o r e aso n we a r e obliged
to a d o p t t h e p l a n , n o w u n i v e r s a l in A m e r i c a , o f r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r i b e r * t o
In In d ia th e prospect was far worse ; for th e people are
n a y in a d v a n c e , a n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e p a p e r a t t h e e n d o f t h o ' t e r m [. a i d f o r . poor, cut u p into innum erable castes, not accustomed to
M an y y ea rs of p ractical ex p e rien ce have convinecd W e s te r n p u b lish ers th a t ta k e in periodicals, and certainly not to patronize those p u t
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h e b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h
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S u b se rib e is w ishing a p r in te d rece ip t fo r th e ir r e m itta n c e s m u s t send has always been to give two, th re e and even more years’
s t a m p s f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s will b e m a il o
t h r o u g h tlie jo u rn n l. credit to subscribers, an d every Indian publication adver­
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n n d A u s t r a l i a , J ts . S ; in A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h o U n i t e d s t a t e s , A ]’. H a l f
y e a r ( I n d i a ) I l s . 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s 1‘2. B e m i t t a i i c e s i n p o s t a l s t a m p
pate failure ; u nd e r 110 circumstances, they thought, would
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r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g e . A o nmne. v i l ! he m b n d in. Ihe t,„ n h o r v , ' p , r m x t
v .n lil Ihe vw iti-n i t n m t i k d ; in ,,/ o ir a r ia b h i the p u p t r v , '/ l l,e d i m n t l H v t d
a people so strange a magazine, even tho ug h we should
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M o n e y - o r d e r s , U n n d i s , Bill c h e q u e s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , i f in r e g i s t e r e d and as the Society badly needed such an organ, we decided
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(J. J u d g e , Ksq. , 71, B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k . ' was absolutely pernicious, and having seen the universal
, V . * ; ; ^ s,‘’nc '"'eeresoori.va, D eputy Coroner, D edandnw a : Jo h n Jlobcrt adoption in America of th e plan of cash p aym ent in
de Silva, No. >, h o rteb o am S tre e t, Colombo : Don T im othy K urunanitne, advance and its unm ix ed advantages, wc announced t h a t
K andy. * ’
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THE THEOSOPHIST! th e magazine reached, and before the h a lf year was gone,
passed th a t ticklish point where income and expenses
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Many subscribers have been so anxious for our p ro ­
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th e magazine two years in advance, and others have
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hum a n brotherhood ? A nd it is our pride and joy to re­
’Volume having been reprinted, new subscribers who wish alize t h a t all these friends have clustered around us, even
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be charged annas eigh t additional to cover tlie ex tra th e In d ian Government, because they have believed us to
cost of th e republication. Those who order th e ir sub- be sincere and true the friends and brothers of th e ardent
sciiptions to d ate from December, 1871), or any later issue, sons of Asia. T hough our first year began in uncertain­
pay Iis, G.ouly, '
ty, it has closed all bright and full of promise. Where our
m a g azin e h a d one w e ll-w ish e r.th e n , now i t h as tw e n ty ,
aiid b y th e b e g in n in g o f th e th ir d y e a r w ill h a v e fifty. I t
h as becom e a n ec essity to h u n d re d s o f y o u n g A ry a n p a- : in th e villages around 'with a view to baffle th e supposed
trio ts, w ho love to kn o w w h a t' th e ir a n c e sto rs w ere, so ; w itch’s evil designs, b u t w ithout effect— thoy could get 110
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won a p la ce 111 th e re g a rd of e v e n A n g lo -In d ia n s, of w hich
class m a n y in in flu e n tia l p o sitio n s ta k e it. I ts m e rits as • • serious r i o t . ' T h ey would be bound'over to k e e p ’the peace
a u O rie n ta l m a g az in e h av e b e e n ack n o w led g ed b y a m in i- ' for;six months. (This'w as far less troublesome ibr the
b c r of th e first O rie n ta lists .of E u ro p e , w h o .h a y e b e e n .b y it... s;J u d g e t h a n .to;study,;,,the elcm ents of.psychological.science.
in tro d u c e d for th e first tim e to som e o f th e m o st le a rn e d
o f A s ia tic p rie sts, p a n d its a n d shadreex. In' a n o th e r place, •'
in th is n u m b e r w ill be fo u n d a few of th e k in d w ords .th a t
h av e b e e n said to an d a b o u t us, a t th is a n d th e o th e r
sid e o f th e w orld. In sh o rt, th e T h eo so p h ica l S ociety,
a n d its organ, th e T h e o s o p h i s t, are now so firm ly estab -" ' ' .. .
lislied t h a t — e n tire ly .ap art, fro m th e sp le n d id re s u lts of th e
m issio n to C eylon— ev ery lover o f t r u t h m a y w ell rejoice.
W e re w c in clined to b o a s tin g w e m ig h t hold o u t v ery
a ttr a c tiv e in d u c e m e n ts to su b sc rib ers for th e second volum e.
W e p re fe r to le t o u r p a s t p erfo rm an ce s ta n d as g u a ra n te e
o f w h a t w e w ill do in th e fu tu re . W e h av e eu g a g ed so
m a n y v a lu a b le a rtic le s b y th e b e s t w rite rs of A sia, E u ro p e
a n d A m e ric a th a t we liave no h e s ita tio n in p ro m isin g th a t
th e T h e o s o p h i s t for 1880-81 w ill b e . s till m o re in te r e s t­
in g a n d in s tru c tiv e th a n it lias b een for 1879 - 80 . N a t u ­
rally, th e C eylon voyage, a n d th e ta k in g in to th e T h e o ­
sop h ical S o ciety of ev e ry B u d d h is t p r ie s t in th e Isla n d
of an y r e p u ta tio n for a b ility or le a rn in g , w ill le ad to
su ch a co m p lete ex p o sitio n of B u d d h ism in th e se colum n s,
by th e m en b e s t q u alified to speak , as m u s t a r r e s t u n i­
v ersal a tte n tio n . N o O rie n ta l m a g az in e in th e w orld could
ev er p o in t to su ch an a rra y of le a rn e d c o n trib u to rs as
th e T iie o s i’I-iist ma.y a lre a d y p rid e its e lf u pon, ' th e fi-rst principles of th e spiritual n a tu re of m an and its
T h e re w ill b e no c h a n g e in th e te rm s o f su b sc rip tio n , as
w e w ish to m a k e it possible for even th e p o o r e s t, clerk to
ta k e th e m agazine. . O u r frie n d s m u st n o t fo rg et t h a t th e
A m eric an p la n em b ra ce s tw o fe a tu re s, viz., th e sub,script,ion-
m oney m u s t be in th e m a n a g e r’s h a n d s before a n y copy
is s e n t ; an d the jo u rn a l in discontinued at the ex p ira tio n
o f ihe term subscribed fo r . T h e se tw o ru le s a rc in v a riab le ,
a u d th e y h a v e b een a n n o u n c ed on th e first p ag e in every
issue, as m ay be seen upon re fe rrin g to th e P u b lis h e r ’s
notices. T h e S e p te m b e r n u m b e r was, th e re fo re , th e la st
th a t was s e n t to o u r la st year’s su b sc rib ers, c x c c p t to such
as h av e p aid for a f u rth e r te rm . A n d as it ta k e s tim e
b o th to re m it m oney a n d to op en a new s e t of books, we
ad v ise all who' w ish to receive th e O c to b e r n u m b e r to
su b scrib e a t once. W e m u s t again request, t h a t all c h e ­
ques, h u n d is, m o n cy -o rd crs, re g iste re d le tte rs and. o th e r
re m itta n c e s 011 a c c o u n t oi th e m a g azin e m a y b e m a d e to th e
.o rd e r of “ th e P ro p rie to rs of th e T h e o s o p h i s t , ” a n d to
no one else.
IgSgT A s au in d u c e m e n t to frie n d s to m a k e special
ex e rtio n s to in c re ase th e c irc u la tio n o f o u r m ag azin e, wc
h ere b y o iler th e tw o volum es of “ Isis U n v eiled ,” o f th e
la te s t ed itio n , as a prize for th e perso n w ho sh a ll d u rin g
th e n e x t six m o n th s p ro cu re th e la rg e s t n u m b e r of s u b ­
sc rib ers a t o u r a d v e rtise d ra te s. T h e c o m p e tito r m u s t
h im self sen d us th e n am es a n d m oney, or if n o t th e la tte r,
th e n a ce rtifica te from each su b sc rib e r th a t he co n sen ts to
h av e his iiam e c re d ite d on th e c o m p e tito r’s list. 1 '
S U P E R S T IT IO N IN E S S E X .— T h e L o n d o n T i m e s says tlm t a t
th e D u u m o w P e tty S essions, on T u e sd a y , C h a rles a n d P e te r
B rew ster, f a th e r a u d son, labo u rers, w ere ch a rg ed w ith m is­
b e h a v in g th e m se lv es to w ard s S u san S h a rp e , w ife of a n a rm y
p en sioner, liv in g a t H ig h E a ste r, in a m a n n e r lik e ly to lead
to a b rea ch of th e peace. T h e ev id en ce show ed th a t th e
■defendants w ere u n d e r th e im p ressio n t h a t th e c o m p la in a n t
w as-a w itch, an d th e y w an te d to p u t h e r to th e te s t by th ro w ­
in g h e r in a p o n d to see w h e th e r sh e w o u ld s in k o r float. T h e y
affirm ed she h ad b e w itc h e d th e y o u n g e r d e fe n d a n t an d h is
wife, cau sin g th e f u rn itu re in th e h o u se to bo d istu rb e d ,
th e ir d o m e stic an im als to die, th e ir b ed to ro ck lik e a
sw in g iD g -b o a t, a u d a shadow in th e “ sh a p e ” o f th e com -
p laina n t to ap pear in. th e ir bed-room. T he elder defendant
had visited c e r ta in 'r e p u te d “ cunning” men and women
•„ defendants had done m ig h t have led some, years ago. to a
— E d . T u e o s .) '
E D U C A T IO N I N IT S P R E S E N T AN D
, ■: F U TU RE ASPEC TS. • . ■
......................... BY G. T H E S E ;' ESQ.
I f wc draw the balance of th e total results of our present
educational work in England and th e W e st (European
Continent) th e fact will be evident, th a t: we have made
progress only in industry, wealth, knowledge and science ;
but n o n e in wisdom and morals !
T he n u m b e r of stragglers in the ranks of our education­
al arm y is enormous. A t least, fifty p e r cent, of our able­
bodied and able-m inded young soldiers of knowledge and
science are constantly lingering behind in th e rear and
leave a small m inority of th e ir brave comrades alone to
fight in th e b r u n t of th e battle for h um a n progress. A
large m ajority of these stragglers ap pear to have found
no aim and purpose for useful activity iii life. T hey can­
not, or will not get 011, and th u s finally th e y derive no
good. W h y ? asks th e reader. Because th e ir education, has
been dcfectiec ! Because th e y are sadly ignorant of even
wants. A g re a t m any of th e m have no moral hold, no
proper sense of d u ty or honour, b u t are slaves of habit
and low enjoym en ts; in short, th e y are adorers and slaves
of m atter. O f spirit, th e y generally know so little th a t
they do not even believe in th e existence of th e ir own,—
which, of course, m u st be pardoned in the case of those
th a t are so poor in spirit. B u t why have they not risen
to a higher level of intellectual and moral condition ?
Because th e y have had no able teacher to show th em how
to acquire and keep such higher knowledge and gifts !
Physical knowledge and science has been p u t into the
foreground a t modern schools and universities. Young
intellects and memories have been drilled and stuffed with
an immense q u a n tity of minor and retail m a tte r in nature,
of little or no practical use to th e e nlightenm ent and
progress of m ankind,— whilst total ignorance prevails
about th e lrighett laws and principles, 011 which th e d e ­
velopment and prosperity of th e ir own spiritual n atu re
depends. W h y ? Because their teachers knew nothing
about it themselves, or did not even believe in th e exis­
tence of such principles when th e y were told. Our sys­
tems of m odern education have led to th e neglect,of the
d ev elop m en t’ of iiidejiehdcnt '- th o u g h t and spirit and to
th e p u ttin g aside of wisdom and virtue, as things of no
material, and altogether problematical,'value. '
To change this unsatisfactory condition, and to bring to
th e front the m ajority of stragglers now iu the rear; we
m ust p u t th e two unjustly-banished royal sisters of science,
viz., wisdom a n d ' virtue, again into th e ir rightful domi­
nions, and a t h e r head. N o atten tion should be paid to
th e rage and noise of th e sa va n ts of the so-called “ exact ”
N a tu ra l Science, aud of th e rest of th e “ worshippers of
m a tte r,” and disclaimers of “ Spirit.” , T hey will soon be
quieted, for th e ir primitive weapons are 110 match for
ours. W e can drive th e m home to their swamps, where
they may continue to feed upou reptiles, physically and
spiritually. T he result will be a g re a t boon to mankind.
I t will cause a general progress in th e “ right direction,”
and a great economy of time, trouble an d material for th e
welfare, not only of pupils and teachers, b u t of a ll.' I t
will save m an y parents from endless grief, many youths
from bodily ru in aud spiritual misery, who, w itho ut a
moral bold, are constantly exposed to th e danger of being
corrupted, body and soid, th rough th e bad influence of
the false materialistic doctrines now afloat an d believed
in by modern science, and in modern society. This ju s t
alteration in our public and private systems of education
and instruction will bring forth a more enlightened, v ir­
tuous and happy generation. Sciencc will th e n flourish
much better th a n it docs now, where a few scientific sports­
men do, as if they alone had the license of h u n tin g on
the vast domain of science, and the rig ht to tre a t any other
honest man th a t crosses th e ir path 011 it, like a poacher.
Higher and. nobler aims will th e n be discovered, striven
lor and read ied by man, leading to an increase of hu m a n
progress in spiritual and material wealth, t h a t our philoso­
phers never dream t of. : . ;
[Continued from th e Ju ly num ber.] . and becomes possessed of th e power of creation, preser­
A G L IM P S E OF T A N T R W O C C U L T IS M .
1!Y HA1UJ JiA R A D A K A N T A M A JU M D A It. . intellect.* Above th e intellect is a crescent, above which
The third cell, called navel or M a n ip u r lotus above the
second lotus, in the region of the navel, is blue like*
tlie cloud, having te n petals symbolized by th e t e n letters;
da, dlia, 11a, ta, tlia, da, dha, na, pa, and plia, bearing nasal
sounds. T h e Yogi m ust realize th e tr ia n g u la r discus of
fire in it, as well as th re e fire seeds called Sw astika o u t­
side th e triangle. ■ th e two brains meet, and over which th e B rahm ins keep a
W ithin this lotus th e Yogi m u st then contem plate tlie
four-anned god of fire, bright as the rising sun, mounted
on a buffalo. On bis lap, red like a verinillion, is a
Rudra, having throe eyes. H is body is covered w ith ashes.
This old llu d ra is the creator and destructor of th e U n i­
verse. W ith one hand he deals out bo un ty and w ith a n ­
other intrepidity.
W ith in this lotus is a four-handed black-coloured god­
dess called Lakslimi, who wears a red cloth and m any
ornaments, and is crazy.
The fo u rth cell, called, A n u h a ta P a d m a above the
third cell, in th e heart, b rig h t as th e B and liuk a flower, is
a cell symbolized by twelve letters from ka to tlia. ] t-is
called Anuhata Padma. W ith in this cell is tlic smoke-
coloured hexagonal air-ventricle ('TI9T
W ithin th e above-named lotus is th e essence of air
mounted 011 a black antelope ; its colour is sm oky and it
has four hands. W ith in th e essence of air is Isa , w hite as
goose,dealing o ut bounty and intrepidity w ith the two hands.
W ithin this lotus is th e threc-cyed Kal-ini, brigh t like
lightning, wearing a necklace of bones, and holding in
her four hands a snare an d a skull.
W ithin th e pericarp of this lotus, b rig h t as millions of
lightning is a three-eyed S a lii, (negative force.) W ith in
this Sakti is a gold-coloured Siva (positive force) called
Bana. H is head is like a full-blown lotus.
The f f t h cell called Bisudha P a d m a in th e g u ttu ra l
region, is a smoky lotus, having sixteen petals of thecolour
of Biijnonia Lndica symbolized by sixteen vowels. W ith in
this cell is a circular etherial region (jNabho m andalam )
bright as th e full moon. This ether is th e essence of Ak&s,
represented as mounted 011 a w hite elephant.
Tlio Sidhas say th a t w ithin this etherial region (which
is represented as holding a snare, a hook, benediction and
intrepidity in its four hands) is a five-faced, three-eyed,
ten-handed Siva called P a rr a Deva, wearing ,a tiger skin,
and having his body inseparably associated w ith Girija
(negative force).*
There is a goddess, Sdkini, in this lotus, holding a bow,
an arrow, a snare and a hook in her four hands. H e r
colour is red. W ithin th e pericarp of th is lotus is a spot­
less disc of th e moon, which is' the vestibule of final
emancipation.
The hco-petalled lotus *f- called A cjva.— Betw een th e eve-
brows is situated a lotus called A tjn d h aving two petals,
• Tho two forces, positive nnd negative, arc d istin c tly set fo rth in tho
foregoing systom s, but in tlie fifth cell th ey .nro described nsblended into
ono integral wbolo.
+ This is not properly nn in d ependent foroe-contre—situ ated ns i t is in
tlio forehead, betweon the eye-brows; it is strictly speaking1, a wart of tho
sixth coll. . ■ , .
symbolized by th e letters ha and Icsha. I t is a rg e n t like tho
moon-beams and is th e place of communion of Yogis. W ith in
this cell is a six-headed goddess, named l l d h i n i of th e cot
lour of moonbeams ; she holds-in: her four hands books, a
skull, a musical in s tru m e n t :and a rosary. 1 . . : 1
W ith in this cell is situated th e mind, which is known
to be subtle ; and in i t s ’ pericarp is tlie phallus of Siva
called Itara. This symbol of Siva is brigh t as electricity,;
I t illuminates th e .m in d of men with th e tru e knowledge
of God, and is th o primordial symbol of the Vedas ( O m ).
T he Yogi m u s t contem plate it by and by with a steady
mind. ' ’ ' ' ' ' 1' . : " ' ' ' •
Tlie ascetic who can realize iii his m iud tho mysterious
powers lying in this cell is able to pass into other bodied
aud becomes omniscient' and seer of all; H e lives loiig
vation find .destruction. A t th e extrem ity of this cell,
th a t is, a little above th e eye-brows, is i.tlie seat o f tho
is a dot, symbolized by..*J, and near it (the dot) is a Siva,
b rig h t as th e moon. •
' C oncentrating th e m ind a t this place th e Yogi with tho
help of; air can : realize th e illum ination of his soul. . ,
T he seat of the U niversal Infinite Spirit, seer of all, is
in th e brain (at the m o uth of th e S u shu m n a nerve where
long braid of liair to rem ind them ' of tlie P aram apad).
T he Yogi m u s t carry his intellect to t h a t point, where his
luminosity excels th e sun, tho mooii and th e fire ; and this
divine light illuminates th e whole h u m a n organism from
th e brain to th e m u n d a n e discus in th e first cell. • i
T he Yogi who breathes his last in communion w ith this
divine light, being freed frorrl his mortal environm ents
becomes commingled with tho Universal Infinite S p irit
(never again to suffer tlid pangs of birtli and death). ■
H a lf of th e great vocal Siva described above as situated
a t th e foot of the dot is to be considered as th e place of
th e dissolution of the elem ent of air.
The sixth cell, called thousand-]ietalled. lotus a t the
top of tho S a n k h in i- f nerve and of th e great vocal Siva,
described above, is a vacuum (region of E th e r or Akas)
where th e re arc a couple of dots (fissures ?). Below these
dots is the sixth cell, blown topsy-turvy. ‘ ,
G reat effulgence pervades this lotus. W ithin this efful­
gence ■is a triangle b rig h t a s . electricity, wherein is a
very secret vacuum (etherial region of the encased soul ?)
adored by th e immortals. | .
I t is told am ong th e Sidhas t h a t in this vacant place
dwells the great S iv a , whose form is etherial ( A k a s ic ),
and who is t h e destroyer of ignorance and illusion. E ver
and Over does this great Siva im part nectar and instruc-'
tions of self-knowledge to th e Yogi. I t is th e creator of
all objects and th e fo u n ta in 1source of happiness. ' '
The Sivaites call this eth erial region, the seat of S iv a ;
Vaishnavas call it, V ish n u D h d m ; some call it Ila rih a ra -
jv id a ; S a h a * (worshippers of S u ld i or force) call it Devis-
thdn ; th e lovers of duality call it th e foot of I la r g o u r i; and
th e Munis and philosophers call it th e pure place of P ra -
h riti and P n n tsh a (negative an d positive powers, or a ttr i­
butes co-incident, eo-eval m a tte r and th e abstract, superin­
cum bent U niversal Infinite Spirit). . : : ' .. ,
' T h e m a n who can concentrate his m ind a t this place of
divine illumination, conquers b irth and death and is not
bound to any place— heaven, earth or the n eth er worldsj
H e becomes possessed of all the psychic . powers ; ho can '
soar in th e air and his word never fails! ; 1 ■•
T h ere is a phase of th e moon J in this cell, like th e
roseate sun of the m orning possessed of sixteen a ttrib ute s
_• Tlio reader of H indu philosophy m ust bo woll acquainted with tho
diffcronco botw een M anti and lluddki. .
+ Tho to n th psychological norvo. . ,
_ X Tho moon is tlic sym bol of the Tra nerve. I think this place of th e moon
is another fine nerve, conductor of trausim uidane forces, . •
 nnd is as fine as tb e h u n d re d th p a r t of a string of th e
stalk of lotus. I t is soft as electricity aud its face is
tu rn e d downwards.
W ith in th e above-mentioned phase of th e moon is a n ­
other phase callcd N irvana. I t is as fine as a tho usand th
p a r t of th e h u m a n hair and as luminous as twelve suns.
I t s form is crescent-like, and is brittle, (/. e. its luminosity
is not always visible ; it appears and disappears from timo
to time). I t also gives a nim ation to living objects.
W ith in this place dwells th e force called Nirvana, whose
effulgence transcends tens of millions of suns. She is as
fine as a ten-m illionth p a r t of th e h u m a n hair. She is the
m o th e r of th e th ree universes, and from her is incessantly
flowing th e nectar (of tru e h a p p in e s s ). She is th e Jiva
( life ?) of all objects and she im parts tru e knowledge to
th e Yogis.
W ith in this N irv a n a force is th e scat of Siva ( positive
force ), who is pure and eternal, and accessible to deep
meditation. M u n is call it Jlrahm astlurn ; Y aishnavas call
it V ish n u p a d a and some philosophers call it lla m a . In
fact it is the illuminator of th e way to salvation, yearned
after by Yogis.
T h e Yogi, who has well practised l a m a , N iy a m a ,aml
oth e r physical and m e n ta l disciplines preparatory to yoga
a n d who has received instructions from his piiru, should
know K id n h m d a l i n i by H u n k a r *. H e should th e n free
h e r from th e attacks of air and h ea t to which she is su b­
ject. H e should th e n m ake her pass th rough tho Siva
described in th e first cell and conduct h e r th rough lir a h -
Ofnnrandhra (aperture betw een th e tw o b r a i n s ) to th e
sixth cell in th e brain.
T his p ure force k id a k im d a lin i, piercing th e positive
forces in th e first, fourth, and th e two-petalled cells, and
passing through all th e centres of force-evohilion joins the
sixth centre or cell in th e brain. As soon as tlic Yogi dis­
covers her within himself his way to salvation becomes open.
T he
1 * wise Yogi
•
should bring the .
kvlakundalini
• , »
andl his
. acid in air where warm-blooded animals had beeu con­
psyclnc faculties-)* to th e etherial region of S iv a 111 th e
sixth cell, an d thero immerse in deep commune.
W h e n the k id a h u id a lin i drin king nectar a t th e etherial
region returns by her p ath to th e first cell, it is then th a t
th e yogi becomes well acquainted w ith the n ature of all tho
forces dwelling in this m inia tu re universe, th e h u m a n body,
llajshahyc in Bengal,
2nd A ugust, 1880.
JO H N G R A N G ER , W HO B E S ID E S N E A R M IL TO N CENTRE,
S a ra to g a county, missed th e family cat from his premises
ab o u t th re e weeks ago. Im a gine his surprise when, a t
th e end of three weeks, Mistress P ussy re tu rn e d to the
domestic hearth, bringing with h e r a family ol five little
chickens. These she cared for with m a te rn a l tenderness,
covering o h e r little brood a t n ig
o h t and devotingo to th em
every possible attention. A t th e end of a fortnight th e
little family was th o u g h t by its strange protector to be
able to ba ttle alone with th e s te rn realities of life, and,
discharged from h e r care, th e y are now as rational and well-
conditioned chickens as th e county affords. B u t the end
was not y e t with this chicken-hearted cat. The owner of
th e animal, en tering his barn a week ago, found th e four­
footed poulterers’ friend in a hen ’s nest, endeavouring with
all th e “ henergy” of h e r nature, to im p a rt to an egg the
genial w arm th which is effectual in th e process of in ­
cubation. To lend dignity to th e operation, Mr. G ranger
p u t five more eggs un der th e rem arkab le quadruped, and
upon th e se th e cat has since sat, leaving her charge for
only a few m inu tes a t a time. T h e strange sight has
a ttra cte d m any spectators, who eagerly discuss th e effect
upon th e price of barnyard fowl if th e extraordinary be ­
haviour of this cat should become catching. P ussy’s chicks
arc peeping.— Troy Times.
• Tho T an trik m ystic syllablo
+ Tho S anskrit word is J ir a ; b u t I th in k it is n ot used to moan tho on*
casod soul. Tho othcrial region in tho b rain, it would ap pear, is th o placo
assigned by m ystics to tho soul, which, though encased pro fnnpore, is in fact
th e U nirorsal Infinite S p irit itself. E m ancipation is n o th in g moro than tho
breaking up of tho m undano caso tb a t environ* it, an d ynpa is tho means to
fffcct the disbolulivp pi tbo various a ttrib u te s form ing th e psychic body,
[C ontinued from th e S eptem ber num ber.] t
A T R E A T I S E O X T H E YO G A P H IL O S O P H Y .
BY N. C. PA U L, G.H.M.C., SUB-ASSISTANT SURGEON.
T he following words are endowed with th e property of
inducing sleep, by dim inishing th e exhalation of carbonic
acid :— Soham, Oin, Bam, Lam, Ram, Yam, Bam, Ham,
&c., &c. T h e word Om, which, for one, has the property
of diminishing th e q u a n tity of carbonic acid evolved from
th e lungs during a given time, is employed to designate
th e S u prem e Being. The pronunciation of this word,
which prolongs the K um bhaka, or interval between an
inspiration and expiration, is monopolized by the Brahman
tribe of th e H indus. A boy p u t himself to sleep, says Dr.
Radcliff’ by pronouncing th e word cnf> 4o0 times. Any
word which prolongs th e K u m b h a k a (interval), when pro­
nounced slowly and distinctly, m ay be selected as a h y p ­
notic word. Such a word is cup, th e pronunciation of
which threw th e C hristiau boy into a condition of hypnotic
sleep. J a p a is one • of th e most essential ceremonies of
Yogis. C ounting their rosary is also a very common prac­
tice of Yogis. Tlio aerial Brdhm an of Madras, who prac­
tised th e suspension of b reath (pranayaina), counted his
beads while he m aintained th e aerial posture, with his
hand resting upon a Y oga-danda or s t a f f ; and Parama
S w a ta n tra P urushanauda Brahmachiiri, who practised Yoga
towards th e latte r end of th e eig hteen th century a t Benares,
and slept upon a bed of iron spikes, was given to counting
hts beads. A m o ng st th e orthodox H in d u s th e counting of
the sacred beads leads to indigestion and costiveness.
Many of the noted Ja p is of Benares cannot digest moro
th a n eig h t ounces of solid food, which is usually dal and litii.
W h e n the same air is breathed more th a n once, the
q u a n tity of carbonic acid in th e expired air is increased.
Allen and Pepys state th a t air passed nine or ten times
th rough th e lungs contains 9'5 per cent, of carbonic acid.
Mr. Coatliupe found th e average q u a n tity of carbonic
fined u n til they were becoming comatose, to be 1 0 42 per
cent., whereas, if th e y were allowed to remain in it until
they had become asphyxiated, it contained 12.7o per cent.
T he act of b re ath in g tho same air more th a n once is
known to tho Yogis, who call it th e Praniqia.ua Yoga. This
is one of th e easiest m ethods of effecting self-trance,
W h a te v e r tends to increase th e absolute q u a n tity of car­
bonic acid evolved from the lungs, induces the system to
absorb a proportionately increased q u a n tity of oxygen in a
given time. F o r every grain of oxygen t h a t is absorbed,
2'54.‘i!)l grains of normal blood are decomposed.
Anim als which breathe rapidly, consume much oxygen,
exhale much carbonic acid, and possess a higher te m p e ra ­
tu r e th a n those which breathe more slowly. T he te m ­
p era tu re of a child, whose respirations arc more frequent
th a n those of an adult, and who cun less easily bear hunger,
is 1 0 2 '.”) F . ; and th a t of an adult, who requires less nou­
rish m en t th a n th e former, is 90.') F. A bird dies from
w ant of food 011 th e th ird day. I ts h ea t is 100’ to 10!).’
T he serpent, which, w hen placed for an hour under a
receiver, consumes scarcely so m uch oxygen as to enable
th e re sulting carbonic acid to be detected, lives for three
months, and even longer, w ithout food. T he Yogi, liko
th e serpent, endures th e privation of air, water, and food,
by dim inishing his respirations through th e practice of
H a t h a and R a ja Yoga, of which a full account will be
given in th e sequel.
Comment.—Dr. Tanner of New York, wlio lias set himself
lo prove “ tlmt it is possible to do without any food—sustain­
ing tho body on water nml air only for forty days nnd forty
nights, ” is said by the American papers to lmve been suggested
through a reforeuee to (lie duration of Christ’s temptation iu
the wilderness. But this special number of “ forty days” is
older than Christianity, and was practised by more than one
pre-christian ascetic, 011 the strength of ancient pathology which
knew the limit of man’s endurauce and had well calculated the
powers of the vital organs. Beyond—no man, unless he is in a
complete state of hybernation, can go. Thus, is the extreme
limit to the Jain fast prescribed as “ forty days and wc hope
' to furnish nn unimpeachable proof in some future number
tlmt thero arc liere, iu Bombay, men wlio practise and carry out
this forty dnys’ fast successfully. We know personally two such
fanatic*. A month earlier our statement would have been not
only questioned but positively denied, “ ns the opposite of Dr.
Tanner’s theory has been stoutly maintained by tho orthodox
American physicians.”
According to the H in d u ltishis, tlicrc are five stages of
the suppression of respiratory movements. They arc as
follows : 1 . Pranayania ; 2 . P r a ty a h a ra ; 3. l)h u ra n a
4. Dliyana; and, 5. Saniadhi.
Tlie following table shows th e duration of th e inspira­
tion, interval, and expiration, of each of th e abovo stages
of tlie suspensation of the respiratory movements.
D u r a t io n , in S k c o n d s.
Interval.
Pranayama........ 12 seconds. 324 seconds.
Pratyahara,...... do. (!4<S do.
Dharana,........... do. 1 2 !)(> do.
Dliyana.............. do. 25!)2 do.
Saniadhi............. do. T.184 do.
T11K NORM AL NITM11KR O F IN S P IR A T IO N S D IF FK R K , IN
D IFFK R K N T A N IM A L S , AS SHOW N BY T H K FO LL O W ­
ING TABLK.
Names o f A n im a l*. N o r m a l number o f in sp ira ­
B ir d s. tions per minute.
P ig e o n ...............................
Common f o w l .............
Duck .................................
Heron ................................
M a m m a l ia .
Monkey ............................
M a n .....................................
Guinea pig .......................
.......................................
Cat .....................................
Goat ................................
R a b b it................................
Horse ................................
R k p tilk R a ck .
Tortoise ............................
Of all the above animals the tortoise has th e least
respiration. I t is endowed with th e power of supporting
the abstraction of atmospheric air and of en du ring a sus­
pended respiration (Pranayaina). I t also lives to a great
age. One instance is recorded of a tortoise having lived
1 1 0 years.
Comment.— Wc believe this period underrated. A t Colombo,
Ceylon, we were shown iu a gnrden a gigantic land turtle,
about five feet long nnd three-and-ii-half wide, -which— if we
have to believe the inhabitants—linn lived in that place and
known the Dutch iu its palmy days. But this is not yot scienti­
fically proved to us.
The tortoise is more tenacious of life ; it is notorious for
enduring long abstinence, and is composed and tran qu il in
its manners and habits. I t can refrain from eating and
breathing for a great pa rt of th e year. This a nim al retires
under ground about th e middle of November, and comes
forth again about the middle of April. It, therefore, sleeps
five months in the year ; and du rin g this long hybernal
repose it neither breathes nor eats. I t sleeps a g re a t part
of th e summer, it retires to rest before every shower of
rain, and does not move a t all on wet days. W h e n it first
awakes from its winter sleep it discovers b u t little in ­
clination for food, but in th e h eig ht of sum m er it grows
voracious. As th e summer draws to a close, its appetite,
however, declines, so tha t for th e last six weeks in au tu m n
it hardly eats a t all. M ilky plants are its favourite nourish­
ment. I t is, further, insensible to severe wounds. 1 1
Comment.— When Dr. Tanner had fatted for over twelve
days, some interesting experiments were made by the physicians
to determine whether or not his sensibility was diminished.
Says tho New York 'Tribune of July 8 :—
“ The lesthesiomcter was employed, an instrument consisting
of two sharp points which aro arranged at light angles to a
graduated scale upon which thoy can be moved backward and
forward. This was npplied to Dr. Tanner’s feet, legs, hands,
and arms. IIo was almost invariably able, to tell whether one
point, or two had been applied, even when they wore very near
together. li e distinguished distances as small ns three-eighths
of an inch, and the opinion of the physicians was that his sensi­
bility had not diminished.”
Had the physicians gone on with these experiments, they
would liavo probably ascertained that lie gradually became quite
Expiration*. insensible to physicnl pain.
T he L acerta Palustris is an other animal of a similar
nature. T h is creature lives on insects, and hyberuates like
24 seconds th e land turtle. Common salt is highly poisonous to it,
do. and it dies on being im mersed iti salt water. I t is rem ark ­
do. able for reproducing different parts of the body when
do. deprived of th e m by accident. I believe this circumstance
do. first a ttracted th e a tte n tio n of a European medical practi­
tioner iu G re a t Britain, who discovered the new plan of
tre a tin g Phthisis pulmonalis by enjoining abstinence from
common salt. I t is by observing a die t similar to t h a t of
this reptile, th a t th e Yogis of In d ia have learned the h y­
gienic property of abstinence from common salt. Many
faqirs of In d ia abstain from common salt for years together.
r h o w inter dorm itory of a Yogi m ay be compared to
th e hybernacuhim of a land turtle. T he Him alayan m a r­
mot, which has a small respiration, hyberuates five months
34 in tlie year. I ts respiration is very nearly suspended d u r­
.‘{0 ing hybernation. T h e evolution of carbonic acid ceases
21 with th e subsidence of th e animal he a t to th a t of the
22 atmosphere. A nd to this circumstance th e endurance of
th e total abstraction of atmospheric air, and of food and
30 drink, m ay be fairly attrib u te d . _
A m ongst the circumstances which favour hybernation
12
3(1 th e chief are as follows :—
1 .— Abstinence. This renders th e system more suscep­
2K
tible of the influence of cold ; it induces th e loss of animal
24
tem perature, which subsides to th a t of th e external atm o­
24
sphere, .and produces sleep. Religious fasting has been
3<;
practised by most nations from the earliest times. P y th a ­
Ki
goras fasted for no less th a n forty days, and Christ abstained
from food aud drink for as m any days together.
F a stin g is a common practice amongst th e Hindus.
3
Widows of th e superior castes, who are forbidden to marry
arc enjoined to fast two days every month, in addition to
other lasts, which arc oppressively numerous in India, aud
more especially a t Benares, th e focus of H in d u supersti­
tion.
Comment.— Simple justice compels us to remind tho reader
that rigid fasts do not pertain merely to “ Hindu superstition.”
The Homan Catholics have as many, and more than one com­
munity of monks—especially iu the East—in their incessnnt
eudeavour to “ subdue flesh,” adds to such fastings self-torture 1
111 the way of hair cloth, nnd constant flagellation. In India,
Native Christians and Roman Catholic converts are made, as n
penance after confession, to whip themselves in the presence •
of their priests till “ the blood trickloB iu torrents,” according
to the expression of an eye-witness who saw the scene hut a
short time ago. 1
A faithful H in d u widow, who observes .all fasts pre­
scribed by th e xhastras and abstains from th e indulgence
of sexual appetite, generally enjoys good health ; and in-
stancesoflongevityam ongst abstin en t and continent H indu
widows are not very uncommon at Benares. The longe­
vity of H in d u widows is, in fact, proverbial. I t were, indeed,
to be desired t h a t th e m oderation in diet which ensures
long life, should be practised by Europeans visiting I n d i a , ,
as such persons fall, in great numbers, victims to re p le tio n ..
2 .— Sheltered situations, as caverns, burrows, &c. &c. ,
These secure hyb ernating animals from extrem e vicissi- .
tudes of weather. T he gupha, or subterranean retreat, of.
 nn In d ia n Yogi is nothing b u t an im itatio n of th e winter
hybernaciilnin of tlie Jaml turtle. Tlie g u p h a is as
indispensably necessary to th e Yogi for th e practice of
Yoga as the cavern is lor th e ir w inter rest to some of tlie
hybernating animals.
3— A state of rest or repose is indispensably necessary
to hybernation. Many insects reduce th e ir n um b e r of
respirations by a state of repose. A Yogi who practises
suspension of th e breath, resorts to tranquil postures,
called the Siddlmsana and Kamaliisana,— th e influence of
which 011 th e expired air may be more readily imagined
th a n described. A German physiologist, alone could do
justice to them, by analyzing th e air contam inated by a
Yogi accustomed to sit in one of these postures for more
th a n twelve hours in the day.
4.— Confined atmosphere also conduces to hybernation.
This is b e tte r secured by burrows and caverns, which the
hybernating anim als construct w ith such ingenuity as to
allow of no free ventilation. T h e Y ogi’s g up h a is so con­
structed th a t th ere is no ventilation, and no disturbance
from light and sound.
5.— Non-conductors of heat are essentially necessary to
hybernation. H y bern atin g anim als in general m ake use
of hay, straw, cotton, wool, dry leaves of various plants,
&c. &c., for beds, in order to p re v e n t th e radiation of the
e a rth ’s tem perature. A Yogi, im ita tin g them , prepares
liis beds from k u s’a grass, cotton, and the wool of sheep.
0.—
. Aliments. T he softest vegetables
O and th e lightest
© were discovered iu time, but, the chances would be against, him
animal food are indispensably necessary to hybernation.
According to th e H in d u Rishis, th e chief alim ents t h a t
conduce to hu m an hybernation are rice, wheat, barley,
mfmg (Phaseolus mungo), milk, sugar, honey, glii, butter,
&c. In addition to the foregoing aliments, a Yogi in d u l­
ges in th e following vegetables :— Boerhaavia diffusa alnta
(Punarnavii), Jussieu repens, (Ililamachika), Clienopodi-
um album (vdstuka), Cassia sophera (kalakiisunda), A ma-
ra n th u s spinosus (kanttiinatiya), and Tricosanthes Dioiea
(Piitola). Of p u n g e n t alim ents he takes only ginger. H e
regards common salt as highly prejudicial to health. H e
abstains from this condiment, all his life. H e also abstains
from acid and p u n g e n t articles of diet. Flesh, fish, wine,
oil, mustard, onions, garlic, and carrot a are forbidden to
such as in tend to lead a religious, moral, intellectual, or
hybernal life. Rice, bai ley, and w heat constitute th e chief
articles of food of some of th e burrowing anim als that, pass
th e w inter in a torpid state. T he marmot, which is
distinguished for its long hybernal sleep, is extremely fond
of milk. T he badger, which passes th e greatest p a rt of
th e w inter in a h a lf torpid state, is fond ot honey. T he
turtle, which abstains fiom e ating and breathing for a
great p a rt of th e year, is fond of m ilky plants, such as
lettuce, dandelions, sow thistles, &c. &c. The L accrta
Aquatica, which is noted for repairing th e loss of its legs,
tail, and eyes, and which hybernates, dies when immersed
in salt water.
F ro m th e above observations it is quite evident the
Yogi’s selection of alim ents has been th e result of ages of
observation of the habits of tem perance am ongst torpid
animals. . can afford to speak of him.
Comment.-—Tlie well-known peculiaiity of the serpent to
live for months together without- tood, nml to cost off its skin,
or to rejuvenate ; nml, its extreme longevity having suggested
to the undent naturalists nml philosophers tho idea that tlio
secret nnd instinctive habits of the ophidians might be tried upon
ihe liumnn system, they set to watching, and found that in­
variably before retiring for Ihe cold season into ils hole, the
serpent rolled itself in the juice of a certain plnnt which it did
by crushing the leaves. This plant— its name being a secret
among the Raja Yoga— brings 011 without any elaborate prepara­
tion or training for the occasion as in the case of the Ileitha
Yoga— n dead comu, during which all tho vital functions aro
paralyzed and the processes of life suspended. , The Yogas
have learned to regulate the duration of this trance. As, wliilo
tliis state lasts, 110 wear and tear of the organs can possibly
take place, and hence they caunot “ wear out” ns tliey slowly
do even during the natural sleep of the body, every hour of
such a state generally produced towards night and 10 replace
the hours of rest, Is an hour gained for the duration of human
life itself.' Thus the Raja Yogas have been sometimes known
to live the double and triple amount of years of an nTcrngo
human life, and occasionally, to have preserved a youthful ap-
pcnrance for an unusual period of time and wlieii they were
known to be old men— in years. Such at least, is their explana­
tion of the apparent phenomenon. F o r one who has seen such
enses nnd assured himself that the nssertion wns an unimpcncli-
nble fact, nnd who, at. the same time, utterly disbelieves in tlio
possibility of magic, whether divine or infernal, unless the exis-r
tc-ncc of its wondrous phenomena can be accounted for 011 tlio
principles of exact science and shown as due to natural forces,
cannot, well refuse to listen to any such explanation. I t may bo
but little plausible, and the probabilities against tlic advanced
theory seem great. Yet— it is not one utterly impossible ; and
this, till we have n better reason to reject it, tlinu our simpio
ignornnco of the existence of such a plant—must be considered
sufficient. Ilow often exnet science is led astray by its dogma­
tism is once more proved iu the following defeat of tlie ortho­
dox “ regular” physicians, ns noted by the I\Teto York Tribune
und in the same case of Dr. Tanner.
Another account, issued 011 the 7th July stntcs :— “Dr. Tanner
claims that the crisis is past. No severe craving for food was
experienced this morning. Should none make itself felt the
test will hereafter devolve entirely upon the ability of tbe vital
organs to maintain their functions without food. One physi­
cian expresses the opinion thnt Dr. Tanner willsuddenly be­
come delirious alter the twelfth or thirteenth day. following
thnt event he may die at any moment from lock-jaw or convul­
sions of tlio muscles. lie might be resuscitaled it his condition
owing to liis excessive weakened condition. The principal
change to-day in his condition is n decline in tempera lure, it
being !I8'25 at six p . m . I f it falls five degrees more tlic result
will be fatal. The doctor is still resolute and hopeful.”
* . * * * . * *
And yet, the telegram from New York given in our last, num­
ber announcing tlmt Dr. Tanner has gone without any food for
forty days and has survived-. is there ! •
(T o be continued.) '
M A R O T I B A B A ’S W O H D E R S .
BY G. S. K lIA P A liD K , KKQ. '
1
W h e n se tting o u t last from my native place for Bom­
bay, 1 observed to my friends and relations, who had come
to th e station to see me off, th a t as it was very hot, 1 was
likely to be very th irsty 011 th e way. Im m ediately one
who will foim th e subject of this memorandum, stooped
down and picking up a few pebbles from th e graveled
platfouu, and holding th em a. m om ent in liis closed hand,
changed them into four large balls of sugar of two different
kiinlt — one, used by us to satisfy hunger, th e other, to
quench thirst. T his s t a i t k d seine b u t not many, for lie
is well know n in those parts to l:e a g re a t Yogi or “ magi­
cian”— in th e b e tte r and revived sense of the word.
I have known him upwards of five years, with excep­
tionally good opportunities of obseiving him night and
day. H e made a stay of a few m o nths with us, hence my
knowledge and th e confidence and certainty with which I
Many stories are current
abo ut him, and are universally believed. 1 will, however,
c ontent myself with giving a few of them, th e instances
having mostly happened u n de r my personal observation.
T hey also a d m it of easy verification. One has b u t to go to
U m raw ati, in th e Bcrars, and see my father, Mr. Srikrishna
N arahara, or Mr. D evidaspant Bhow, and be will be en­
abled to converse personally with th e Yogi. .
Once he was standing near a large well a t Elichpur
w ith some few friends, including myself. One of them
had two nice silver boxes (tavits) of curious workmanship,
and lie produced th e m to be shown to Maroti Baba (this
is th e ascetic’s name) and asked him to tak e care lest
th e y fall into water. T hereupon th e Biibii told him to
throw them into th e water. H e hesitated, b u t was finally
prevailed upon to do so ; and 'apparently had no reason
to repent, for w ithin a few seconds, the Baba, asked him
to feel for them in bis (the owner’s) own pocket, which he
did, and found th e identical boxes, ' ’
 The E x tra Assistant Commissioner a t Karanja, nearly
forty miles away from Umrawati, was auxious to see tbe
l>aby, and wrote many pressing letters of invitation to
him, b u t all in vaiiu It, however, happened t h a t one of tlic
parties in a civil ease before him, m entioned th e B a b a as
one of the witnesses. T he Mmisiff was highly pleased at
this unexpected chance of obtaining his attendance. A
legal summons was issued and duly served, b u t th e Biiba
refused : to go. H e was now a t Umrawati. H is friends
represented to him th e dangers of disobeying a summons,
but despite these repeated representations and rem on­
strances, lie p u t off going from day to day, u n til a t last the
very day appointed for th e bearing of th e case arrived.
Even th e n he was inexorable, and his friends gave up
the m a tte r in despair, w ith an inward trem b ling for the
consequences. On th e appointed day, th e Bdbu, as usual,
breakfasted a t 10 A.M., with his friends, and th e n sat down
to his wonted work of m e d ita tio n , w ith g re a t case and
composure. Upon this th e friends rem arked th a t it'w ou ld
have been infinitely b e tte r for him to have gone, b u t as
it could not now be helped, th ey would seek out a legal
practitioner to see if the consequences m ig h t be avoided.
On hearing this th e B a b a roused himself, took his turban
and said th a t he would go. T he distance was mentioned
to him, and the impossibility of crossing it urged, b u t to
no purpose.! H e was seen to go out of th e front door, b u t
further on, none could trace liim. A few days after they
heard tliat the Baba duly attended the C ourt on th e same
day, and a t tlic same hour, at Karanja.
Once he happened to meet th e D ep u ty Commissioner
of Nagpur, who having previously hoard of liis “ super­
natural" doings, begged him to favour him with an exhi­
bition. Upon being answered in the affirmative, and ask ­
ed what lie wished to see, he said th a t he would like to
pluck mangoes from th e N iin tree before which he was
standing. T he Baba said “ certainly ; this is not difficult.
Pluck as m any as you like •” and straightw ay everybody
saw th a t in an instant the tree in question had become
thickly laden with nice, eatable mangoes. This D e p u ty
Commissioner wa.s aii English gentleman.
■ Once tho Baba was asked to cause to appear some edi­
ble substance th a t should be in such a condition as to
show th a t it m ust have been instantly brou ght from a
great distance. T he questioner m entioned a peculiar
sweetmeat th a t is m ade in S u ra t and nowhere else, and
asked th a t he m ig h t have sonic hot from th e cooking pan.
A t once the wonder-worker p u t liis hand u nder his garm en t
and handed th e th ing demanded anil hot, as had been asked.
This respected and extraordinary man appears to be not
more than 25 or !50 years old, b u t he is known to be far older,
and his oldest friends have rem arked no change in his face
or person since they have known him. H is father before
him was a Yogi, and th e son in his youth showed no
signs of his subsequent pious self-abnegation ; b u t ju s t
before th e father's death, he called his son to his
side and conversed with him in strict privacy. W hen th e
parent had breathed his last and the rites enjoined by
religion had been observed, the p resent B a b a left home
and was seen by no one for above twelve years. W h en
he returned he had become an ascetic and began showing
the marvellous psychic powers above indicated. How he
learned the secret or from whom, no one knows, for. upon
his experiences du rin g the period of his absence from his
home and friends he has ever maintained strict silence.
Parel Hill, Bombay, A u g u s t 1880. ' tion of desires and determ ines by the observance of pre­
A SOCIETY, CALLED THU Al(VAVATSAJ, SOCIETY, HAS BEEN
formed in Ktuiliyana, K attyw ar, and has adopted the
following sensible rules :— ■ .
(I). To devote an hour every m orning and evening to
meditate upon the Divine S p irit in a secluded spot and
perfect calm state of mind, passing all th e tim e in holi­
ness, • r ■: '
1 (2 ). To speak always th e truth, know ing t h a t our
conscience is a witness to all our actions, ' , , ,,
• (3).: To eat, drink, &c., w ith all men, bearing well in
m ind th e fact th a t all were alike when t h e y were born,:
and to regard all m a nk in d as one brotherhood. •• 1 •
(4). N o t to com m it adultery or give way to lustful
desires ; in short, to gain m astery over th e passions of th e
body. " ' • ■ - ■ :• ■ ■ : ' • •••' •• :
(5).""To be simple and regular in eating and d rin k in g ,1
in wearing clothes and speaking and in all habits. • '
(6 ). : N o t to use intoxicating liqtiors or drugs.' '
(7.) N o t to tease or kill any animal, knowing well th a t
all are alike, th e creatures of one God, and th a t others feel
the same pain as ourselves. ,i 1 :
(8 .) To be honest in all our dealings, and never to have
recourse to lies or to fraud. 1 >
(!)). To rem em b er all our evil actions and to try to be
free from th e m . ' 1
(10). To avoid th e company of immoral persons. '1
(11); To abstain from early marriage. ’ '
(12). To consult our conscience as to w hat is r ig h t an d
w hat is wrong, and th e n to adopt the proper course which
intuition m ay dictate.
(I.S). To be kind to th e poor and to assist th em in
proportion to our means.
[Continual from the May •number.]
THE NATURE A N D O F F IC E OF B U D D H A 'S
R E L IG IO N .
HY TIIK RIGHT REVD. II. SUMANGALA, F.T.S. ,
: (Saim iid Samadhi). R i g h t M e d ita tio n .
T he devotee who is desirous of entering into m editation
has various ways of doing it, b u t as P ath a v ik a sin a is the
tirst course, I shall here explain the m a n n e r in which
this process of m editation is practised. T his is done by
calling
t . O to our m in d th e existence
. . . of .the . earth. T h e in ­.
dividual who may have practised meditation in a previous
existence finds it. comparatively easy in th e present one.
This process of meditation is generally practised by th e
devotee, expressing th e determ ination th a t he w ill by this
m editation free himself from decrepitude, death, &c., aud
w i ll a tta in th e prim ary stage of meditation. T hus d e te r­
mined, he procures a q u a n tity of earth of reddish colour
found at th e b a n k of rivers and frames a circular struc­
ture (Kasinamandala) in a retired spot, such as a jungle,
a cave, or a shed covered with boughs, near th e abode of
au ascetic. T he clay of which this structure is m ade m ust
not be blue, entirely red, yellow, white or variegated in
colour. The stru ctu re m ay e ith er be portable or fixed. The
portable stru ctu re is m ade by daubing th e earth ground
into a fine paste on th e cloth fixed on a square frame of,
sticks. T he fixed structure is made thus. A certain n u m ­
ber of sticks is fixed into th e ground and encircled with bark.
T he enclosure is filled with earth, the surface levelled
and daubed with th e paste prepared as s tated above, and a
circle drawn w ith a circumference of one span and four
inches. This being constructed in a secluded spot, th e
devotee bathes, takes his breakfast, and after some rest,
retires th ith e r and in a sitting posture on an elevation of
one span and four inches from th e ground, and a t a dis­
tance not further than two-and-a-half cubits from the
Kasinamandala, brings to his m ind the folly of h u n ting
after sensual pleasures and the sublimity of the destruc-i
cepts of B ud dha and oth er sublime teachers to rise above
all worldly cares and a tta in Nirvana. W ith such a: firm
determ ination he should w ithout an effort direct his eyes on|
the stru cture before him as lightly as if he was looking a t a
mirror. This should be repeated as often as possible, and in,
this way the eyes should be fixed on th e structure for a short,
time and then closed, facing it all th e time. This is to be
repeated until th e Uggalia N im itta (the sign th a t t h is '
stage of .meditation is attained) becomes apparent. Being
th u s engaged iu m editation he. m ust lifive. in m ind a word
expressive of material e a rth which should be repeated
often aud often. T he Pali words are Pathavi, ■Mediiri^
&c„ etc. These or any other word th a t can w ith convenience
he u ttered, ought to be repeated hy tlie devotee, Pathavi
is desirable. Repetition or practice will soon lead th e
devotee to the a tta in m e n t of his object. A lte r repeating
th e word h u nd reds of times, he secs th is circular structure
before h im even when his eyes are closed. This is a sign th a t
U gg aha N im itta has attained. A t this stage of m e d ita ­
tion, desires begin to cease and th e devotee is on th e
right track towards th e a tta in m e n t of Samadhi. H e
should th e n return home. H ere th e M an dala will appear
to him and if it does not, he should go again to th e place,
and once more recover this power. W h ilst engaged in these
devotional trips he lias to provide him self with a light, a
pair of sandals with soles, and a walking stick. W h e n
this stage of m editation is attained, it is to be understood
th a t he has succeeded in th e conquest of sensual desires.
Obstructive sinful desires will be checked, wicked and sin­
ful thoughts subdued and Patibluiga N i m it ta will show
itself and the sight of the KasinainamUda will afford
greater pleasure.
(To be continued.)
T H E GOD O P T H E U P A N 1 S H A D S .
]!Y JO G 1N M IA N A T H BOSK.
T he g re a t philosophical subject of th o u g h t and spe­
culation th a t engaged th e closest and th e most serious
atte n tio n of th e wisest, th e best, and th e p u re st of Aryan
llishis of ancient A ry a v a rt was God. To pry into th e
hidden depths of D ivine N a tu r e was th e absorbing
pursuit of the holiest A ryan sages of antiqu ity. I t
would not be a violation of t ru th to assert th a t the
only nation 011 th e face of th e earth t h a t used to study
the Incom prehensible C reato r w ith real enthusiasm and
devotion was th e H in d u Aryans. T h eir continuous resear­
ches into this subject were crowned with great success,
hardly a tta in ed by oth er nations ; for th e fruits of these
researches, as have been h a nd ed down to us, clearly show
how very perfect and sublime was th e ir knowledge of God.
T he Aryan conception of God is the soundest, truest,
most philosophical, and, I m ay add, scientific th a t has ever
been formed by any portion of m ank in d. 1 th in k it is
th e highest, th e noblest, the m ost sublime, an d th e most
perfect conception th a t m an has ever formed of th e
{Supreme K in g of this mighty, illimitable, and boundless
E m pire— th e Infinite tiliivei.se. In this essay it will be
my hum ble endeavour to represent this Aryan concep­
tion of God as briefly as I can.
T he Aryans ta u g h t of God as th e cause of all th a t exists
— the Cause of all Causes— th e F ir s t Cause— th e only
C reator of the Universe.
" H e wlio is the Cause ol all Causes is w ithout any a p­
pearance, and free from diseases.”
“ cfcr: ” 'C
“ T h e S uprem e Spirit-— the cunte o f the v u ivt ree is the
greatest of all.”
“ y m : ” 11
“ T he Lord who is the only one w ith o u t a second—
h a th created th e firm am ent and th e m aterial world.”
“ ft fTqrs^Tc^cr a fo ssil
“ The Lord th o u g h t of creating th e universe, and H e
by the force of his th o u g h t created all t h a t exists.”
T he Aryans did not believe in th e etern ity of m a tte r — in
th e co-existence of God an d m a tte r. They ta u g h t th a t
m a tte r was created by God and th a t it was never un-
cl'cate. They sang;-—
“ ^ ^ fo fo f^ro rcr 1
I m ^ 3 ? r w .$ 5 T f r .s * R t
‘‘ N o th in g o f 't h i s U niverse existed before. Before
creation, existed God alone who is True, one only w ithout
a second, and w ith o u t birth. H e is th e great spirit. H e
is w ithou t decay, im mortal, eternal, and fearless,”
T h e Vishnu P u r a n a says :—
“ W h e n th e re was n e ith e r day nor night, ne ith e r earth nor
sky, ne ith e r light nor darkness, when there was nothing
t h a t could be seen or felt by th e physical senses or the
faculties of th e mind, th ere existed th e One G reat Being—
God.”
T he A ryans ta u g h t t h a t th e Lord God needed n o t the
help of m a tte r to create this universe. H e b rought into
existence th e vast universe unaided. H e th o u g h t of crea­
tin g th e U niverse and im m ediately H e created it, or, to
express in Biblical language, the Lord said— L e t there be
vniverte an d th e re was universe.
“ T he Lord th o u g h t of creating th e universe and by
th e mere power of his th o u g h t H e created all th a t exists.”
T he A ryans ta u g h t th a t all th a t happens in th e universe,
happens throu gh th e fear of th e Lord ; t h a t is, they happen
according to the laws established by Him.
'O i, 'O
“ On account of fear for God th e Lord the fire burns,
the sun shines, and th e clouds, th e wind, and death, do
their duties.”
T he Aryans ta u g h t th a t God is the M ighty Ruler
and Governor of th e Universe.
" ^ f l s f w s i F T : f l s f a i f a q T c r : l”
“ E v e ry th in g is u n d e r H is control; H e is th e O idaiucr
and M aster of all.”
“ 11”
“ H e is th e Lord of all, th e M aster of all, and th e S u p ­
porter of all beings.”
“ This S u p re m e S p irit is th e R u ler and Master of all.
H e govejnetli all th a t is in this universe.”
“ H e is th e ruler of t h e Past and th e F u tu r e .”
T h e Aryans ta u g h t th a t God not only lules and governs
th e Universe, b u t H e is also incessantly providing for all
beings th e ir necessaries.
“ w i ten all creatures sleep, th e Perfect Being, who is
1.wake, creates the necessaries of tlieir lives.”
*\
“ H e provides th e various necessaries of th e creatures
w ith H is various powers.”
T h e Aryans ta u g h t t h a t every th in g depends on God
for its existence, activity, and life ; th a t creation exists
because God exists, and t h a t if the Lord God pleases to
separate H im se lf from it, it would im m ediately cease to
exist. T h e A ryans seem to have ta u g h t most em phatical­
ly th e Paulin e doctrinc-—“ In H im we live, move, and have
our being.”
*8 : ’’Ii
“ T he heavens, th e earth, th e sky, the m in d and the
senses'—all these exist, being d ependent 011 H im ,”
W n ’’
“ H e is th e M aster of all, th e Lord of all, the J h 'm n vpmi
u-ftom a ll d tp im lfo r their txidtnce, and the Friend of all,”
 " He, oil whom tlic worlds depend for th e ir existence,
is the G reat S pirit who was never born.”
faar: ^
“ The worlds exist depending upon H im .”
“ qPHCT Rr®PJ<r ? [ |j |F I sf)sr
: I^
“ Tliey surely know this O ldest and H ig h e s t Being, who
know H im as th e Life of Life, E y e of Eye, E a r of Ear, and
Mind of Mind.”
The A ryans ta u g h t th a t God depends on nothing for
his existence b u t Himself.
“ God who is existing in H im self, is alone w orthy to be
known.”
T he Aryans were most eloquent on th e subject of God's
omnipresence and existence in every object as if H e was
its very life and soul. They had a clear conception and a
vivid realization of this glorious a ttr ib u te of God by m eans
of intense contemplation and m editation which th e y always
practised and whereby they trained th e ir souls so as to
enable them to behold th e Lord in every thing.
N
" God pervades all things in this U niverse.”
' ‘‘ t t
“ H e walks, and y e t H e walks not; H e is far, and still
H e is n e a r ; H e is in all things, and again H e is without
all things.”
C\
„ T ] ie U niverse is filled with t h a t Perfect Being.”
^q^R
: I
“ H e is above nnd below n s ; H e is b e hind and before
tis ; H e is on our rig h t and on our left,”
T1 ie A ryans ta u g h t t h a t tlic best place for m an to be­
hold the Lord is. the hum an soul ; God is nowhere else
manifested so vividly as in th e soul of man. Tlie soul is
His best Temple. Tho consciousness of this fact led tlie
Aryans in later times to adopt the scientific method of Yoga
to sec tho Lord reflected on the surface ol the soul, and
commune witli Him.
“ irR*R'cr *fr nsroi
vj* q**r sq}»R|N
NO N N
flprsm r ftqfacrr ’’ll
“ H e who has realized th e True, Wise, and Infinite Lord
with him self in the form of his soul, enjoys nil th e plea­
sures he desires to enjoy w ith th e all-knowing God.”
‘ ‘ l? ^ » T
<5
" Those who truly know th e n a tu r e of th e ir ijouls, b e ­
hold th e pure, the formless and th e b lig h t Lord in H is
shining and best sh e a th — th e soul.”
“ a1 *T5Ilt^”
" l i e dwclleth in th e soul,”
T he Aryans had a clear conception of God being the
greatest, highest and most powerful of all beings. They
taug ht th a t none is or can be gre a te r and higher th a n
He.
“ ^ s f i f aN
r q R t f c r ^ 1% *t
i ^R'mfwfaqfr
: ll”
" T here is none who is th e Master of th e Lord or who
has th e power to dictate law to H i m ; H e lias no organs of
action. H e is th e Cause of all ami th e M aster of th e
II mind. H e has 110 Procreator and no Master.” : •.
; " “ I • ,,
: q r o R f r e T r c s w r w r *t=5 R ^ : ”n
ll” " K now th e Lord as th e one. H e is beyond compari­
son. H e is eternal. This Holy, Deathless, Great Spirit
is above th e heavens. H e is the G reatest of all beings,
and Indestructible.”
T he A ryans ta u g h t t h a t God is deathless, indestructible,
unborn, uncreated, eternal.
“ *r s t r W ftprer f a q f a ^ R ^>3c n ^ r w ^ ^ f w Ni ”
“ T he S u prem e S p irit is n e ith e r born nor docs H e die.
H e is omniscient. H e has proceeded from no cause, nor did
H e ever become any object.
" H e is w ithoiit d eath and fear.”
“ ^ ^ R R fa q R i^ R sS ta w fa fa a r:
r’
“ He, on whom th e worlds depend for th e ir existence, is
the great soul who has no birth.”
“ f l 'p i r q a : r
“ H e exists to-day; H e will remain for ever.”
: || I 11 th e forty-seventh c h a p te r of the Shanti P a r v a of the
Mahdblii'l rat, th e devotee addresses th e Lord thus:— “ Thou
a r t True, w ith ou t a second, Indestructible.” Again, in the
eightieth chap ter of th e D ronn P a r v a of th e Maluibhiirat
we find— “ God is th e source of all. Like ether, H e is
without birth, death or destruction.”—
T he A ryans believed God to be Omniscient, the knower
of all— the present, the past, and the future of every object.
flsfaoK n
:’’il N
a ff c s T F R t o ir’
“ Knowledge enables th e wise to behold in every
object the L o r d who I,notes a ll objects superficially and
particularly nnd whose glories are in the earth and the
heavens.”
ll”
“ T1 lose who know God say,'—know H im to be th e Lord
whom none can comprehend, b u t who knoweth every thought
o f every m in d .”
“ ^ ^ 5 m 1”
“ H e knows all things th a t can be known, b u t none
knows H im .”
“ 3Tft?TRt R f R l ’’
N | “ N one has known H im , b u t H e knows all.”
fe5 -:n ”
“ ?r to r n * f ^ q r ^ cN
r ” 1
“ H e has n e ith e r b irth nor death ; 7/e is om niscient."
Ill the thirty-fifth chapter of the B h ish m a P a rv a of
th e Mahabhiirat, th e devotee addresses th e Lord as
follows:—
“Thou a rt th e only knower of all andThoti a rt the only know-
able”. I 11 th e thirty-first ch apter of th e same P a r v a God
declares to H is worshippers—■“ 1 know the present, th e past
and tlie future, b u t none know eth me.”
T he Aryans had a clear conception of God being All-wise,
^ I n tl ie U panishad, H e is often called or the Wise.
By calling H im “ D y n an a m ” the Aryans m e a n t th a t God *
^ is perfectly wise in a l ib is actions, and unlike m an and all
finite creatures is infallible.
 T he Aryans 1could perfectly conceivc t h a t God is the
' ' “ w \ S T ^ tT R 1 . , l!. .
P u re st a nd ' th e Holiest of Beings— th a t n o th in g in H im is • * ^ ‘i l l
im pure or unholy, and th a t n o thing im p u re or Unholy ^ S - ^ J T .R* \ ||1* ”
• »\
could come from H im . • ’ :
" T h e Sup rem e S p irit th a t is in ,th e innerm ost recefises
“ a q ^ q r i T - f f r q ^ m ^ 'J T w r r ^ f s ” I of our being is dearer th a n son, wealth, a n d all other
pos!sessiolis.’ ‘ 11 1'■ 1 ' ' • " ■
“ H e is omnipresent, P u re w ithout organs of action, w ith ­
out veins, w ithout pimples, llo b j a n d im pevvious to si/n,” T he A ryans fully com prehended th e im m ateriality of
th e D ivine Being. T h e y sang :—■ ,|
, " VS . cTT STST . | ”c ‘'O • r
“ H e is called th e P ure, th e S uprem o Spirit, and the
Im inprtal.” . ■ ; .■ . >
|| ’’ ■' ■
! “ T he great soul Who is void of any sin." I n th e forty- “ H e is ne ith e r thick nor thin, ne ith e r short nor long;
seventh chapter of th e S/ianti P arva of th e Mahabh&rat w ith ou t colour, or humour; H e is ne ith e r d a r k n e s s nor
(Jod is th u s addressed;— T hou a rt w ith ou t any fault or sin. shadow, n e ith e r wind nor sky, unm ixed w ith any material
TlioU a r t the Lord of all.” object, without savour or odour; H e has ne ith e r eyes nor
T he Aryans had a clear conception of th e Infinite Good­ cars, nor voice. H e is w ith ou t mind, light, bodily life, and
face. ; T here is nothing to which lie could be compared,”
ness of God.
< tw r : ” I1 ■ " \ “ a ’’ : ;
God is omnipresent, t/ood, and is w ith in all objects.” “ H e is beyond na m e and appearance.” • .
Calling God or th e ; S uprem e S p irit is a suffi­
“ 5IPCT ” I " : • ciently clear and strong proof th a t th e Aryans conceived
' " H e is AlKpeace, Good and One w ithou t a second.’' God as a Being perfectly immaterial, having no qualities
T h e Aryans ta u g h t th a t God is an A ll-happy nnd in ­ of m aterial things. ; .
cessantly Joyous Being ; th a t unlike m an l i e is never sub ­ T he Aryan, conception of God is by no menus a nthropo­
je c t to grief or sorrow which is the a ttr ib u te of a.fin ite morphic. T h e A ryans a ttrib u ted no h u m a n qualities to
nature. God, and eloquently proclaimed H im to be devoid of every
th in g hum an. .

il ” :
“ aNifaqrcTRHHRCtar
C, NO
:li”
“ H e docs not possess hands and yet H e holds th in g s ;
“ W ho could have moved, who could have lived, had the
H e has no feet, and y e t H e walks; H e has noeyes, and yet
A ll-Jo yo u s S uprem e S p irit not been present in all space ?
H e secs ; H e d o es n o t possess ears and yet H e hears.”
l i e m etes o ut joy to all beings.” ■ ■ •

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f t a f r a i d 3 T R '£ 11 ’’ ' ' . • I
“ The G reat Soul [w h o ] is sinless, w ith ou t decay or
“ These beings proceed from th e A ll-J o y o u s Suprem e
death, grief or sorrow, hu ng er or thirst.” ... .
Kjiirit, live throu gh H im and a t th e tim e of t h e dissolution
of th e universe go to H im and en ter into H im .”
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“ q K R T R ^ ' R ’R i(( “ l i e is w itho ut inind, light, bodily life and face.” . .
“ The wise by m eans of their knowledge see everywhere
’ , “ || ’* ; : :
the Lord who manifests H im self as th e A ll-Jo yo u s and
Im m o rtal Being.” '■ : “ l i e has no body, no senses, and no physical organs of
T h e Aryans t a u g h t th a t God is nn Infinite Being— a Bc- action.”
in»- t h a t has none of th e finite qualities, and whatever be ; ‘ ‘; cR R < T tR cR tf ^ 'T J R H T q iT ” = ■ .
th e quality, H e possesses it to an infinite degree.
“ H e who is the Cause of all Causes is w itho ut any a p - ‘
« m ^ r jr 'c t m R rtc i nenri ^ friR j” pcarance and free from diseases.”
“ 1 Le who has known in th e sky of his soul th e Lord who T he A ryans ta u g h t th a t God in a Being whom none but.
is True, All-W ise an,d In finite.” By calling God ST^cT the H im self can perfectly comprehend, th a t H e is not perfect­
Aryans m e a n t th a t H e is infinite in all I lis a ttr ib u te s — in­ ly comprehensible to man, th a t we could know God only
finite in power, knowledge, wisdom, goodness, holiness, partially and im p e rfe c tly ,' and th a t this partial and im ­
jo y as well as in tim e and space. perfect knowledge of God is th e highest knowledge of
H im t h a t we could possibly possess. Thu A ryans had a
T he A ryans could very well conceivc t h a t God is the tru e conception of t h e exact n ature of the incomprehen­
F riend of all, th a t H e acts towards all creatures as a friend sibility of th e D ivine N a tu re . • 1 : '
would towards his friends. ,
“ c W *Tcf *TcT : | ’
“ qgm sT R gsra;' | ” '
^ f a s T R f t^ T R ^ r R sT rcR f^T R cT R
“ l i e is the M aster and th e Lord of all, th e B eing upon
whom depends every thing, a nd the F rien d o f a ll.’’. “ H e who thinks t h a t he has not been able to know the
I n th e fifth chapter of the B/tat/vai G ita we read Lord, has known H im , and he who th in k s th a t he has been
able to know the Lord, has not known H im . I t is the be-,
“ 'a
fTrST f l Wosc f R l | ” - lief of a tru ly wise m an t h a t lie has 1iot known the Lord,,
“ H e is th e Frien d of all beings.” : while an ignorant m a n believes th a t he has known the
T h e Aryans had a b rig h t conception of th e close and Lord.” ' , . : ' . . ..
in tim a te relationship between God and man. A nim ated “ JTIC ^ ft * I I • ;
by a firiii and devout conviction of th is relationship, they
exclaimed:— ■ :"1' 5rt:«r ^ ^ ii ” d ; i .' ■!.;
 “ I do not th in k I have known the Lord perfectly. I t
is not a fact th a t I know not God, nor is it a fact th a t I
know Him . H e who .among us knows th e m eaning of tlie
Faying— 1 I t is not a fact th a t I know not God, nor is it ft
fact th a t I know H im ,’ knows th e Lord.”
|| ”
"n
“ I f yon th in k th a t yon have known th e Lord perfectly,
then surety 3’on have known very little of I lis N ature.
“ ^ s n n r ^ u ftr ^ f q C r *r i%-
| cTltfccl f ^ ’-TT
cfT?-^ I ” 1'
“ H e is n ot an object of tho oye, nor of th e tongue, nor
o f the mind. W e do not know any tiling particularly of
H im , nor do we know how to discourse ab ou t H is N ature.
H e is different from all known au d unknow n objects.”
From th e foregoing it is plain th a t th e Aryans were
a n y th in g b u t idolators. The Aryans were n o t idolaters in
.any sense of the term. Tliey denounced a n d despised all
■descriptions of idolatry. They pronounced idol-worship
fit only for those who arc 011 th e lowest step of th e ladder
o f spiritual knowledge and culture, for those who find it
difficult to comprehend God as a Formless, Invisible and
Infinite Being. T he Aryans distinctly declared t h a t God
could never be a finite object.
^ || ”
“ Know H i m to be God who cannot be spoken of by
speoch b u t who has given us speech. A ny of th e finite
objocts which people worship is not God.” ,1
“ ^ | chst* ^ ik re-
% s f c s ijq r c r a - n ”
“ Know H im to be God whom m en cannot th in k of in
th e ir minds, b u t who reads every th o u g h t of every mind.
Any of the finite objects which people worship is n ot God.”
“ ST qfaJTT 37i%- ^ •* I ”
“ H e hns 110 image; H is nam e is th e Great Glorious.”
“ a ^rc^ q q tP p frtcrr ”
“ H e is beyond nam e and appearance. ” In th e forty-fifth
chapter of the U dyoga P arv a of th e M ahabharat/i we find
God declaring— “ My n atu re is unspeakable ; th e ignorant
only represen t m e as a fish or a tortoise.”
All th e ftJilofaix I have quoted above are from th e U pani-
shads— th e fountain head of th e purest Arj'an theology.
The U panishads are th e oldest and earliest theological'
works extant. Before th e Tripitaka, th e Avesta, and th e
Bible had any existence, th e U panishads were composed
and th e ir lig h t was illumining th e minds of th e people of
sacred A rya v a rta . T he above sketch will, I believe, en­
able any m an to form a fair idea of th e n a tu re and ex­
ten t of th e knowledge of God the A ryans posressed. I t
would ap pear to every theological stu d e n t t h a t no other
nation lias till now been able to form such a hig h and
noble conception of God as these A ryans of hoary
an tiquity did, and t h a t in point of tru th , reasonableness
and purity, th e Christian, th e Parsee, th e M ahom edan and
every o ther sectarian and denominational conceptions of
God fall far behind th e Aryan. T h e Aryans were th e
most enlightened Theists, and if th e re be any religious
body whose conception of God approaches th e A ryan more
than th a t of any other, it is the most.enlightened religious
body of th e Theists of th e present cen tu ry — theists like
Theodore Parker, Francis W illiam N ew m an, Charles
Voysey and Debendra N a th Tagore. Does it not speak
volumes of th e mental and spiritual progress of th e Aryans'
th a t their conception of God is .even to. this day th e
highest and best th a t man'cUn form and grasp ? ' ' ' '
f T IIE P R A I A Y A OF M O D E R N S C IE N C E , -
■ I f Science is rig ht th e n th e future of. our Solar System
-—hence of w h a t we call th e Universe— offers b u t little of
hope or consolation for 1 our descendants^ Two of hep
votaries, •Messrs. Thompson and Klansius, have sim ultane­
ously reached th e conclusive opinion t h a t the Universe' is
doomed, at some future and not so very remote period, to;
u t te r destruction. Such is also th e theory of several o th e r
astronomers, one and all describing th e gradual cooling off
and the final dissolution of our p la n e t in term s nearly id e n ­
tical w ith those used by th e greatest H indu, and even somo
of th e Greek sages. One m ig ht almost th in k he were
reading over again Manu, Kanada, K apila and others.
T h e following are some of th e newest theories of our
W estern p a n d its . ■ ' ■• ;■ ■: ■ • •
“ All th e ponderable massos which m u st have separated
themselves a t th e evolution or f ir s t: appearance upon th e
earth from the primeval mass of matter, will reunite them-'
selves again into one gigantic and boundless heavenly body,
every visible m ovem ent in this mass will be arrested,'
and alone th e molecular motion will remain, wliich will
equally spread throughout this ponderous body und er th e
form of h e a t . . i . . . ” say our scientists. K anada, th e atom-
ist, th e old H in d u sage, said as m u c h ... “ I n creation,” I10
remarks, “ two atoms begin to be agitated, till a t length
they become separated from th e ir former union, and th e n 1
unite, by which a new substance is formed, which possess­
es th e qualities of th e thin gs from which it arose.” '
Lohschmidt, th e A ustrian professor of m athem atics and'
astronomy, and the English astronomer, Proctor, treating
of th e same subject, have both arrived at ano th er and
different view of th e cause from which will come th e future
dissolution of th e world. They a ttrib u te it to th e gradual
and slow cooling off of th e sun, which m ust result in,
the final extinction of this pla n e t someday. All th e planets
will then, following th e law of gravitation, tum ble in
upon th e inanim ate, cold luminary, and coalesce with it
into one huge body. If this thing should happen, says th e
German savant, an d such a period begins, th e n it is im-.
possible t h a t it should last for ever, for such a state would
not be one of absolute equilibrium. D u rin g a wonderful
period of time, the sun, gradually hardening, will go on.
absorbing th e rad iant h e at from th e universal space, and
concentrating it around itself. , ..
B u t let us listen to Professor T ay upon this question.
; According to his opinion, th e total cooling off of our planet
will bring w ith it unavoidable death. A nim al and vege­
table life, which will have, previous to t h a t event, shifted
its quarters from th e north e rn and already frozen regions
to the equator, will th e n finally and for ever disappear from
th e surface of th e globe, w itho ut leaving behind any trace
of its existence. T h e earth will be wrapped in dense,
cold and darkness ; th e now ccaseless atmospheric motion
will have changed into complete rest anil silence ; th e last
clouds will have poured upon th e earth th e ir last rain :
th e course of th e streams and rivers, bereaved of their,
vivifier and m otor— th e sun— will be arrested ; and th e seas'
frozen into a mass. O u r globe will, have no other light
th a n th e occasional glim m ering of th e shooting stars,
which will not }ret have ceased to p e n e tra te .into and be­
come inflamed in our atmosphere. Perhaps, too, th e sun,
un d e r th e influence of th e cataclysm of th e solar mass,
will y e t exhibit for a tim e some signs of vitality ; and thus
h e a t and light will re-enter it for a short space of time,
b u t th e reaction will n ot .fail to i'e-assert itself :. th e sun,
powerless and dying, will again become extinct and this
tim e for ever. Such a change was rem arked and actually
took place in th e now extinct constellations of th e Swan,
th e Crown, and th e O phiuchus in th e first period of the ir
cooling. A n d th e sam e fate will reach all the other pla­
nets, which, meanwhile, obeying th e law of inertia, will
go on revolving around th e extinct sun.... F u r th e r 011,
th e learned astronom er depicts the last year of the expir­
ing globe in th e very words of a H in d u philosopher de ­
picting th e P v a la y a :— “ C o ld 'a n d death blow from the
n orthern pole, and spread along th e entire face of th e earth ‘
 nine-tenths of which have already expired. Life, hardly
perceptible, is all concentrated a t her' h e a rt— the equator,
in tho few rem aining regions which are y e t inhabited,
nnd where reigns a complete confusion of tongues and
nationalities. T he surviving representatives of th e hum a n
race are soon joined by th e largest specimens of animals
which are also driven there by th e iutenso cold. One ob­
ject, one aspiration huddles together all this varied mass
of beings—-the struggle for life. Groups of animals,
w ithout distinction of kinds, crowd together into ono herd
in th e hope of finding some heat in th e rapidly freezing
bodies ; snakes th re a te n no more with tlieir poisonous
fangs, nor lions and tigers with tlieir sh arp claws ; all th a t
each of them begs for is— life, nothing b u t life, life to the
last m inute ! A t Inst comes th a t last day, and th e pale and
expiring rays of th e sun illuminate th e following gloomy
scene ; the frozen bodies of the last of th e h um a n family,
dead from cold and lack of air, 011 th e sh o res of a likewise
rapidly freezing, motionless sea” !...
T he words m ay not bo precisely those of th e learned
professor for th e y aro utilized from notes ta k e n in a foreign
language ; b u t th e ideas are literally his. T h e picture is
indeed gloomy. B u t th e ideas, based upon scientific,
m athem atical deductions are not new, aud we have read
in a H in d u a u th o r of th e pre-ehristian era a descrip­
tion of the same catastrophe as given by M ann in a language
far superior to this one. Tlie general reader is invited to
compare, and th e H in d u reader to see iu this, one more
corroboration of th e g rea t wisdom and knowledge of his
forefathers, who anticipated th e m odern researches in
almost everything. ' »
“ Strange; noises are heard, proceeding from ev ery p o in t...
These are th e precursors of the N ig h t of Brahm a. D usk
rises a t the horizon and th e sun passes aw ay...G radu ally
light pales, h e a t diminishes, u ninh ab itab le spots m ultiply
011 th e earth, th e air becomes more and more rarefied ; the
springs of waters dry up, tlie g re a t rivers see th e ir waves
exhausted, the ocean shows its sandy bottom, and plants
die....Life and motion lose the ir force, planets can hardly
gravitate in space ; they are extinguished one by one...
S u ry a (the Sun) flickers and goes out ; m a t te r falls into
dissolution ; and B ra h m a (the creative force) merges back
into Dyans, th e unrevealed, and his task being accom­
plished, he falls a sle e p ....N ig h t for th e U niverse has
come !...” (By Vamadeva.)
B E A U T Y .— A B E A U T IF U L PER SO N IS T H E N A T U R A L FORM
of a beautiful soul. T h e m ind builds its own house. The
soul takes precedence of th e body, and shapes the body
to its own likeness. A vacant mind ta k e s all th e meaning
out of th e fairest face. A sensual disposition deforms the
handsomest features. A cold, selfish h e a rt shrivels and
distorts tho best looks. A mean, grovelling spirit takes all
th e dignity out of th e figure and all tlie character out of
th e countenance. A cherished h atred transforms the most
beautiful lineam ents into a n image © of ugliness.
O I t is im ­
possible to preserve good looks w ith a brood of bad pas­
sions feeding 011 the blood, a set of low loves tra m p in g
through the heart, an d a selfish, disdainful spirit e n th ro n ­
ed in th e will. Badness and beau ty will 110 more keep
company a g re a t while th a n poison will consort with health,
or a n elegant carving survive th e furnace fire. T he ex­
perim en t of p u ttin g th e m tog ether has been tried for
thousands of years, b u t with one un varying result. There
is 110 sculptor like th e mind. T here is n o th in g th a t so
refines, polishes, aud ennobles face and mien as the con­
sta n t presence of great thoughts. T h e m a n who lives in
th e region of ideas, moonbeams th ou gh th e y be, becomes
idealised. T here are 110 arts, 110 gymnastics, 110 cosmetics
which can contribute a tith e so m uch to th e dignity, th e
strength, th e ennobling of a m a n ’s looks as a great p u r ­
pose, a high determination, a noble principle, an d u n ­
quenchable enthusiasm. B u t more powerful still th a n any
of these as a beautifier of th e person is th e overm astering
purpose and pervading disposition pf kindness in tlie
heart. Affection is th e organising force in th e hum an
constitution. W om a n is fairer th a n m an because she has
moro affection th a n man. Loveliness is the outside of lovo.
Kindness, good-will, a prevailing desire and determination
to mako others happy, m ake tho body a te m p le .— M oray
{Scotland) Weekly. Nen'x. t
S11R A D D H A A N D P IN D A . .
B Y SI. V . S O O B U A B A O . :
I n tho March T h e o s o p h i s t , three questions about
“ S h ra d d h a ” and “ P in da ” havo been raised with tho
request of an expression of th e E d itor’s views also 011 th e m .
Tlie answer, given by Swamiji D ayanand, is not a t all
satisfactory, b u t very much against th e prevailing H in d u
custom.
As th e T h e o s o p h i s t , an interesting and valuable J o u r ­
nal, is devoted to O riental philosophy, religion, &c., it is
roquested th a t this le tter m ay bo published therein for
th e benefit of its readers.
T he th re e Vedas, th e eighteen “ Sinritis” and tho
P uranas (also eighteen in number) are th e chief a utho ri­
ties accepted by th e H in d u s in performing th e ir religious
rites. Such holy sages as Mann, Yadnyavalkya, &c., are tho
authors of th e “ Sinritis” and Vedoyasa is of th e P u rars,
T heir philosophical and religious discussions are even now
held in high esteem. I t is only by a reference to these
religious te x t books ,th a t tho tru e m ean in g of th e word
“S h ra d*d h a ♦” can be fixed,’ th e origin of th e H tin d u custom
O
of performing “ S h ra d d a” traced and th e po in t— w hether
the offering of P in d a benefits in any way the persons for
whom it is offered, satisfactorily solved. A reference to
th e Shlokas from 191— 200 of th e “ M anu Sm riti,” chapter
III., “ S hra d d h a P ra k a rn a ” w ith th e ir commentary, would
show how tlie H in d u custom of performing Shradd a arose.
According to M anu and other sages, t h e word Shradda
means th e offering of eatables or money instead to
“ departed ancestors. ” This is said to confer ete r­
nal bliss 011 them . ( V ide V idnyaneshw ar’s commentary,
Y ddnyavalkya Sm riti, Acliara Ivanda, and, also, ShlOka 274
C hapter I I I . Mauu.)
F rom this it is plain t h a t th e word S hradd ha does not a t
all signify th e service of th e living parents with all devo­
tion. O f course, nowhere is it stated t h a t we should neg­
lect our living paren ts ; b u t it is everywhere strictly en­
joined th a t we should worship th e m like gods during their
lifetime and perform S h ra d d h a in th e ir honor after death.
I t m igh t be asked here how tho departed ancestors
who m ay have gone to heaven or hell in accordance with
th e ir former virtuous or vicious deeds, can receive the
blessings accruing from th e performance of Shraddha. The
answer is t h a t they do receive such blessings through the
three sects of representative deities, viz., Vasu, I lu d ia and
Aditya. ( Vide Shloka 2 G8 A chara Kanda, Y&dnyavalkya
S m riti and also V idnyaneshw ar’s com m entary 011 th e same),
I wish to point out th a t tlie article, published in the
F e b ru a ry T h e o s o p h i s t u n d e r th e title of “ A case of
genuine H in d u lnedium ship” can be ta k e n as an ex­
ample to show t h a t tlie offering of P in d a by a H in du
benefits departed ancestors for whom it is offered.
T h e point C. cannot be answered as I have 110 time to
search for S m riti texts, supporting th e non-performance
of S h ra d d h a for dead children. I leave it to be decided
by some P a n d it well versed in D h a rm a Shastra. As an
a u th o rity are annexed th e S an sk rit texts to be published
along with this letter. . 1
Coimbatore, March 1880. i
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H c K R R r: fqcr^qrt ?N s'R q r : | U'qwrw srnw w ^ Mr. C. H . V an der Linden, one of our most respected
wr ^ 3I ^ r : I K II 3TRT*r « r a w *ths*tr “ m Thcosophists, sends us th e following facts for publication,
nnd says th a t he has himself seen th e experim ent tried
tim r ^SRpfar ^rg; t R qK qrsfa q s r ^ a r : qRm' over nnd over again. W e earnestly hope with our learned
w ^r : jto ? p 55 ^rr^r^T q ^ q ^ R ” sr*£r qfiqcr 11 *srr.'S[ contributor th a t th e experim ent m ay be tried here in
India by our Oudli friends and others, and th e results
?ts;w w R^rc :, “ ^ r r i ^ ? *>w ?r<w3fqw made known for th e information and consideration of the
public. . i
qr s^qfq ^ q r fqrn?R ” qrsrq^q" “ Some tim e ago I noticed in our daily press th a t in
fqsTR ^ m rcw cT q q ^ s*rr^r^ fq^R II Oudli, thousands of people died last year from malaria
fever ; and, as we receive through th a t most ably conduct­
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ed and well-written magazine, T he T hkosophist , so much
light from our Indian B rethren upon th a t most im portant
^v©^<['R
, R fT r^ T T ?'vo t *3Rvi W qRPTR.” *R5TTSffi
*C subject— soul-development— I feel under g reat obligations,
aud beg to give them, in exchange, some of my experiences
*1r% ^ ft<R fr^q ^ q r ^ R R favftqR n * m n with th a t m alignant scourge, malaria fever. I t may per­
“ qsi?r57icr rcfaqefT^q. ssrgrr flirr^cT: 1 <RRq<pir haps serve to save th e lives of m any a victim to tha t
dreadful disease. Some, surely, will laugh a t it, others
>rqilt q c ^ R ^ q ^qq ” 11 q * w 5?fa> ?3ts- t : n a m will call it ridiculous, b u t I hope th a t the readers will try
qw r : <^ri?r *<r sp isp r ^ q ^ ^ it nnd give me th e results.
^ qfrfc JTnR’r ir w t r t <n1r sfiqftfa I tf^Rtqitq qTt
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“ In 1859,w hen in G overnm ent employ of my native coun­
try ,H o lla n d ,I lived in Leem oaidcn— a city in the northern
*rrsrq^q w f t i%q^r 11 *r«rr 11 qtfs^r fc R *Rr: p a r t of th a t country. T hrough carelessness and lack of fore­
sight on th e p a rt of th e city government, w'e had to
fq ^ : jsrr:s’ s w : sfr^^f^rr ^ q rw rfq ^ T ^ r.f^ crfq^ft: suffer from malaria fever in its most vehem ent character ;
ll $11 a m «tw * r *rrq : ^ resrR *F&roffaR thousands of people wcro th e sufferers and a great many
died or dragged the consequences along for many years.
ffarcfrr^ra ii q»-rr n *• =rsr^r ^Tre'qq-q ^ q^RH My family belonged to th e Inst category. U pon my re­
* n r «\ : iq^rfc ?TS5' *r^qR. rq^qfasr cp«qrft t
quest the G overnm ent removed me to U trecht, one of the
oldest and most health y plaecs in th a t p a r t of th e world.
£qar flit<rrq-q n q?rr s q ^ i r s 3t | r 3t?K h r ^ q r I had a boy of ab ou t two years old, who, it seemed, could
R *rr?r farff sitre rqftrer s u r r ^ -q % , ^ r r s r not get rid of th a t fever. F o r more th a n two years it
baffled all the a tte m p ts of the most skilled physicians and
s ’qar flfecrr <^q ^ q ^ rrr^ : ffarfc s i t ^-q% , ara- the best of care to cure the boy. But, one day, a lady neigh­
«?rfasR ^q;<u ^q ^q 5^iTq:fa5w£ s t I ^ r -, bour told us t h a t she w anted to try to take th a t fever
away. She was a God-send ! O ur grateful nceeptnnce of
3T<T*Jifa0R £q<rr q*qr*rq" : jpn^i'XftrsHr^qRrfc^r her help was expressed in less time th an it takes me to
e n n w ir : <TRfa ^q^r<f[-crqqi% : qR *j q^rsfR £ V© ^
write down this sentence. Said she, “ as soon as th e chill
sets in, call me a t once.” We did so. She took a pair of
<r%^ qlsT^cT: q?ir qRr w qr'T^RFq' 5-^^r ?r? scissors and cu t th e finger and toe nails of th e patient
qr^n?^r *qqqq*r^R crm«?ft q^ who lay trem bling as an aspen leaf ; she gathered the nail
va ^ t cuttings, p u t th em on a bu ttered piece of bread, which she
^qqr?r ^r^^tRrK ^ r ^ ifq ^ ^ - q w c qr^^r gave to a dog, a n d ................ th e fever broke up the same
^sTi^qr ^srr sif^fcr ferr arrr^rr ^ : fq^r fqcrr moment, never to return, b u t the dog was seen no more.
L a ter I tried this cure several times t over and over a«ain
©
Riq^rR^^rjqr-^r, ^ q ^ ?"q?TTr?-q- ^q *rr.i; srq^i: and it never failed— only I om itted feeding a dog with
^ng; q;*qpT )Tcrr • 11 ” h»t ^q?if^ iranr the nails b u t only threw th e m away.
“ W h e n asked by w hat theory I explained this cure, I
JT^cqfuri q^ffr^3T ^qcTi^RRirriii^^ ? r m ust say I had none a t th a t time, but after I studied
II mesmerism more or less and became interested in Indian
philosophy, I tried to explain it as follows :— ‘ Does not
th e magnetiser, in m a k in g passes, throw out by way of his
fingers, w hat is so deficiently understood ns vital jh iM ;
TH E T H E O S O P H IC A L S O C IE T Y . consequently, for healfhy vital force, by way of the fingers
is a gate, so to say, to pass out ; why not for diseased fluids
T h e Founders of our Society, Colonel Olcott nml M a­ forces or w hat it may be called, as well ? B u t the sufferer
dame Blavatsky, left for Sim la on tiie 27th of August. On by his ignorance or incapability to throw off th a t disensed
thoir way they stopped one day a t Allahabad, whence they fluid is helped by cu ttin g off' his nnils.’* H ow far this
proceeded to Meerut, where th ey passed about a week with theory is correct I cannot say ; anyhow it is short and
Swamiji Dayiuiand Saraswati. Colonel Olcott delivered a plausible, and worth to be investigated, for if found to be
public lecture there, and th e n they w ent to Sim la on th e true, how m any o th e r diseases will have to succumb to this
7th of September. T here th e y have been receiving the harmless remedy.
most gratifying politeness from m any of th e principal “ The facts stated above, I can testify to as a Brother,
officers of the Government. On the evening of S e p te m ­ as being real aud having come under my own observation
ber 17, F. 11. Hogg, Esq., Director-General, Post Office, while living in Holland. O ur Oudli brethren may try the
India, gave a dinner a t his house in th e ir honour. Among remedy and g e t th e blessings of many a sufferer for the
those present were A. C. Lyall, Esq., Secretary to th e Gov­ given relief.”
ernm ent of India, "Foreign D e partm ent, H o n ’ble C. Grant,
Secretary to th e Government of India, H om e D ep artm en t, • N nil-euttinp belongs to tho popular belief. Some persons th a t I knew,
wouM nlways cu t th eir tin^er-nnils on Friday to p rev en t tootbncjic, Is therQ
D, Fitzpatrick, Esq., Secretary to th e Government of I n ­ anything known ubout it in Iucjut!
 A T H E O S O P H IS T O N M A T E R I A L I S M .'
BY P. lU T IIN A V E L A .
Tlie A ugust n u m b e r of tlie TriuosorniKT contains a very
ably written article from tlie pen of a learned F a rsi m em ­
ber of the “ Theosophical Society,” which deserves careful
study by all Freethinkers. I t is full of very wise observa­
tions, here and there interspersed w ith some pu n g e n t
criticisms on the negative tendency of the age in regard to
certain truths, which theosophists feel themselves bound
to reveal to the world a t large. The article seems to all
intents and purposes to have been aimed a t th e lending
scientists of the present, century, though th e w riter m akes
us believe t h a t 'i t is only “ certain sc ie n tists ” whose tea c h ­
ings are deleterious to th e intellectual well-being of the
rising generation. I f we closely look into th e m atter, we
shall find th a t it is not a few and “ certain scientists ” b u t
th e leaders in science, the very van t h a t lead th e nation in
the path of intellectual progress, t h a t are m aterialistic in
th e ir teachings. W e are told t h a t “ previous to last qu a rte r
of a century, European materialistic ideas had made little
progress in this country, b u t now it has to a certain ex te n t
succeeded in teaching the youn g minds to deny every­
th in g old, and live in an atm osphere of negation.” W e do
n o t quite, endorse the above opinion with our approbation;
ns it is a little too strained to be true to a certainty. I t
is undeniable th a t it is only to a very limited exten t th a t
the W estern m aterialism has influenced th e minds of our
young men, b u t it is open to question w h e th e r such young
minds have been ta u g h t absolutely to deny w hatever is
old, and to breathe in an atm osphere of pure negation.
Modern materialism, so far as we know, has done m uch to
provoke a spirit of doubt, in the credulous minds of people
long accustomed to blind and u n h e sita tin g faith, and a
laudable thirst for knowledge. T h is scepticism is so
essential to th e progress of h u m a n ity t h a t u ntil doubt
began there was no knowledge. I n th e language of Buckle
“ doubt is th e p arent of all in quiry” w h e th e r after spiritual
or materialistic truths. And it is a most salutary sign of
th e tim es th a t young minds have begu n to doubt by virtue
of the teachings of the scientists, and th a t for th e very
reason th e y are open to conviction. T h e ir love of enquiry
has been all the more intense, in spite of th e “ can ker of
do u bt” th a t has been raised only to eat away th e rusty
faith, which lias for ever bedim med th e bright parts of
man. While avowing t h a t m ankind owe a vast debt to
Science, for its wonderful inventions and discoveries, which
arc essential to the well-being of man, th e theosophical
critic of materialism points out p rom inently the powerless-
ncss of Sciencc in offering a solution to “some problems ot
vital importance for th e well-being of m ank in d.” True,
modern science is not all-embracing and does n ot arrogate
to itself th a t it can solve all the problems of existence.
On th e other hand it is still in its infancy, considering th e
vast.ness of the universe, and the multifarious forces, botli
vital and physical, t h a t are a t work in it. I t has not yet
dived into th e very depths of nature, and rausacked her
unbounded resources. I ts materials are y et very scanty,
only limited by the finitude of th e h u m a n powers. B u t
the conclusions th a t can fairly be draw n from some of its
undoubted truths, set a t defiance some of m a n ’s old pre ju ­
dices and convictions. The fact of th e incompetence of
Sciencc to unravel certain mysteries in nature, and to
explain th e why and how of h e r secret workings, is no
ground for believing in a ny th in g t h a t ignorance and
abnormal experience may offer to tlie world in respect of
th e unexplored parts of nature.
“ M atter,” our learned F a rsi observes, “ in th e present
century has almost been deified,and th eex isten ce in th e un i­
verse of any other power or force outside, and independent
of matter, is denied.” H e re th e theosophist is a little too
imaginative and inaccurate, and lays him self open to criti­
cism. I f deification consists not in prostrating oneself
before a thing, imploring mercy and begging of blessings,
b u t in asserting and declaring the omnipresence and om ni­
potence of an existence which cannot be denied and glory­
ing in its self-sufficiency, surely m a tte r deserves all such
deification. A nd it is. no shame to extol n a tu re ’s powers,
and h e r unbounded resources. A nd unless it can be
a u o g a te d th a t m an can go beyond the illimitable bounds
of nature, and ascertain th e essence of tho very u ltim a tu m
of m atter, and th e laws governing its multifarious pheno­
mena, and unless also it can he asserted and pointed out
th a t here th e powers of m a tte r are a t an end,” it is sheer
waste of a rg u m e n t to advance th a t there is a power or forco
outside and in dep en den t of m atter. The assertion th a t
there i s . such a power or force, implies ' t h a t m a n has
■nm\n all about m atter, and th ere is nothing else for him
o iiiow abo ut it. W e do not th in k why m a tte r should
s ° f its im m a n e n t power or force, which in
ac ua lty is inseparable from it, unless it be to glorify an d
<ei y th e abstraction and clothe it with h u m a n attributes.
oice ui its statical or dynamical aspect cannot be dissoci-
p C( from m atter, whose manifestation it is. And it is
°i our theosophist to prove th a t motion exists indepen­
!, o' 1 ■ body m oving or even can be so conceived.
cience says he, “ boasts th a t it has divorced spirit from
terrestrial regions a t le a st; b u t modern spiritualism like a
goblin assum ing protean shapes seems to stare cold m a te ­
rialism almost o u t of countenance. More th a n tw enty mil­
lions of persons of various nationalities and countries of
th e civilized world believe in th e reality of these pheno­
mena.” T he “ spirits” of old have really be e n divorced
from th e terrestrial regions b u t w ith th e / ' spirits” of tho
enlightened m odern science has vet to war. H ow far any
one will be justified in bring in g into a discussion of this
kind any m a tte r to uching th e num erical streng th of those
arrayed on each side of th e points a t issue, we leave it to
our readers to judge. Science takes no account of th e
num b e r of m e n t h a t believe in a certain doctrine, be it
tw e n ty millions or infinitely more or bo it of civilized men
or otherwise. N o r can it be swayed by any nu m b er of
publications th a t have appeared in favour of a theory th a t
cannot stand th e rigid te st of Science. All t h a t Science
has to do is to en qu ire w h e th e r a certain belief accords
w ith th e universal experience of mankind, and can bo
subjected to th e laws of inductive reasoning, and if not, to
pronounce t h a t it is e ith e r false or lies beyond tho bounds
of rational and philosophic inquiry. By this declaration
it is n o t to he m e a n t t h a t science in cases in which it
may find impossible from w ant of more accurate knowledge
to give a decisive opinion or offer a satisfactory solution,
would deny the t r u t h thereof. F a r be it from supposing
th a t she is dogmatic in her assertions. I f mesmerism and
modern spiritualism have n ot been raised to a science, it
is not the fault of those t h a t ignore th em ; b u t ra th e r of
those t h a t strive to m a k e men believe in them, w ithout
ta k in g th e trouble to offer to the world a systematic
p resentm en t of th e doctrines and of the laws which regu ­
late th e ph eno m ena in question. Men like Mr. H . G.
Atkinson, Mr. Crookes, Mr. Prideaux, Capt. V aliant
and Dr. Elliotson, have worked hard in th e field of mes­
merism and b ro ugh t to light m an y wonderful facts bear­
ing upon the t r u th of mesmerism, b u t it is reserved for
nobler m inds to strik e o u t a generalization, and raise
mesmerism into a science. And we long to see a day
when th e marvellous and th e almost inexplicable powers
of m ind such as those manifested in clairvoyance, somnam­
bulism and others, shall be explained 011 purely scientific
principles. W e shall in a future n u m b e r deal w ith the
la tte r half of the article in th e T h e o s o p h i s t und er review, 1
and hope to be able to do th e fullest justice to th e feel­
ings of our Thcosopical friends, while wishing always to
shield m aterialists from u n m erited attacks. , 1 ,
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A HAD PER SO N , W IL L ALWAYS T U T A N : U N C H A R ITA B LE ,
construction upon th e motives and deeds of others, "whether
good, bad or indifferent, '' ' : 1 ; 1 !|
 (Continued from the Augus t nu m ber .)
Priyangii f t q 1S!3 ' Aglaia
O Roxburgh
© iana.
E A S T I N D I A N M A T E B I A M EDICA. Ile m lka *5 $ ^ : P iper aurantiacuni.
Group IX .— A nti-fat remedies and those winch remove , Snoohee . Eiiphorbii neriifolia.
tlie im purities a tta ck in g th e seminal Huid. They are :—
V ia g h r a n a k lia T O S T , W1H T O N a ils o f a tig e r .
*r^ra*r,
K a p ik a tc b o o M u c u n a p iu r ie n s .
Sanskrit. Marathi. Latin (Botanical).
C h orap u sh p ee ^ ]• A n d r o p o g o n a c i c u l a r i s .
m i i i rr.-r-T Sehrebera swietenoidcs '»rfcn^r J
M u sh kaka HWBl, ^1355 Roxb
S a r a la (s a ija ) r a s a T f5 S R e s in o f sh o r e a r o b u sta .

Palasha 'JOT B u te a frondosa. ( f V m ^ ) ^1^3- JA k l .1K' ° \ cau sed by

G r a n tliip a r n e e '. ~ ^ \ a n in s e c t .o n r h u s s u c c c -
Dlidvfi *ri*nsr Conocarpus latefolia,
. ? -> * ~ ^ d a n ia . :
C hitraka , R^F Plumbago (two varieties.)
S h recv esh ta k a ^ 'H 1 j^ e s j n 0 f p i n u s l o n g i f o l i a .
Madana ^55 R and ia duinetorum . ' ) J
Shinshapa Sesbania Egyptiaca. r ( R e s in o f a n u n d e te r m in -
Toorooshkfv
Vajravrikslia (fT'ffl) g * (® tT O r )3 ^ | e d s p e c ie s o f B o s w e llia .
- ( I. T erm inalia ehebuli. ( R e s in of B. T h u r r ife r a
Koondoorooka
T iila la 1 „ b o llo ric it | or sen ata. |
^ ^ !5. P h y lla n th u s emblica. A g a in , A g a llo c h a a q u ila r ia . ,

Vegetables of this group purify semen and prevent S p r ik k a , , T r ig o n e lla c o r n ic u la ta . ,

fatty degeneration. T h e y also abate or cheek fluxes and O osh eera : A n d r o p o g o n m u r ic a tu s .

are litliontriptic. They act remotely in reducing haemor­ B hadradaru P in u s lo n g ifo lia . .............
rhoids and mucous polypi, possibly by preventin g th e K oonkoom a C r o c u s s a tiv u s .
tendency to congestions. :

i
C a ly s a c c io n lo n g ifo liu m a iu l
Group X. Irritants, stomachics, an d carminatives. c a lo p h y llu m in o p h y llu iu

*T 515551. ( f e i n a l e p i s t i l s o f f lo w e r s .)

Sanskrit. Marathi. L^atin (Botanical). G r o u p X I I ,— P u r ifie r s o f m ilk , a lte r a tiv e s a n d c u r c r s .o f

d y s e n t e r y a n d m u c o u s d ia r r h o e a . ,
Pippalco P ipe r longa. :
Gaja-pippaleo T'»ft) R 5 if ( W ) ,, w urm H K sm sr^m R sr) 1
C h itra k a P lum bago rosea > Sanskrit. Marathi. ’ ’ Latin (Botanical), !
Shringavera Zingiber officinale. V acha TO®' A c o r u s c a la m u s . . :
Mariclia P iper nigrum ' M o o sta C y p c r u s lo tu n d u s .
Renuka-bija Si P iper aurantia. ; A tiv is h a ^ncTl^r^f A c o n itu m lie te r o p liy llu m .
E!a VsRl E lettaria eardainonium, A bhaya T e r m in a lia e h e b u li.
Ajnioda ■3T*TJTT^ Pim penella involuerata. J ih a d r a d a v u P in u s d eod ara.
Indrayava W riglitia pubescens. N a g a k esa ra fn n ^ C M e s u a fe r r e a ,
Patlia '7^13' r|55 Cissampelos hernandifolia, lla r id r a ^ 55^ C urcum a am ada. ;
Jc e r a k a NX A n e tb u m sowa, I J a r u lia r id r a ^ 1 ^ 5 5 ^ (W ? c r ) B c r b e r is L y e ia .
S arshapa Sinapis sp. . K a la s h c e ^ frjg-^nr U r a r ia la g o p o id e s .
*Tr?l^Sr . X u ta ja b e cja 5 .^ ^ W r ig litia p u b e sc e n s.
Mahanimba S t r i f e Aihmtlius excel,?a. M adhooka , B a s s i a J u t ii'o lia .
Fala-hingoo smrsfl Ptycliotis m ontana.
G r o u p X I I I .— D e o b s t r u c n t s a n d la x a tiv e s ( ? )
Bliargoe MK’T Clcrodcndron infoituiiatiini.
’ JOT n 3 ^ n ^ l5 1 f T .
Madhurasa Glycyrrbiza glabra.
Ativisha A conitum lieteropliyllum. Sanxl rit. Mai a/hi, Ljalin (Botanical).
Vacha Acorus calamus. S liia m a ^ R cT T ^ V cW d ) H e in id is r n u s I n d ic u s .
M a h a s liia m a ' G y m n e m a s y lv e s tr e . ’
T he vegetables of this group arc local stimulants, acting
T r iv r ita f^f^TR C C o n v o lv u lu s tu r p e tlm m .
as gentle irritan ts of the skin and mucous membranes, and
are, therefore, capable of removing local congestions, w h e r­ D a n te e C r o to n p o ly a n d r u m
e ver'th ey m ay occur. T h ey act rem otely as stomachics, f P la d e r a d e c u s s a ta (N .O .
kindling appetite, removing spasm an d pain in th e intes­ S h a nk hinee
( G e n tia iu e ).
tines ( Carminatives or pain-cliarmers ). T hey also remove R o d h r a , T iliv a k a ^ ) S y m p lo c o s r a c e m o sa , 1
coryza or catarrh of th e nasal mucous membrane.
„ . ■ f M e llilo t u s o ff ic in a lis .
Group X I.— N e rv in e stimulants, alcxipliaimics, cosmetics K a m p illa k a . ^ o f) ,

and alteratives of th e skin. K ram ooka A r e c a b e te l.

P u tr a sh r e n e e S a lv in ia c u c u lla ta . •
(ja v a k a s lie e ^f^T S’oS ( ’i t r u l l u s e o l o c y n t l i i s . '
Sundcrit, Marathi. JA/tin (Botanical).
R a ja v r ik s h a C a th a r to - c a r p u g fis tu la .
( Elettei'ia or amom unl K a r a n ja (tw o ) =T vfrT^r^T f P o n g a m ia g la b r a ' a n d
E la l^RT*
[amoinum.
(_ Cardamoi: v a r ie g ie s J ( h i i I^ ,TTS!) ( C o u s a lp in ia b o n d u c e lla .*
Tagar Valeriana Hardwekii. G oodooehee T in o s p o r a C o r d ifo lia . 1
X o o sla Costas speeiosus. S a p t a l a v e l s a t a l a l^T%?Ti7 M im o s a e o e c iiie a .
Manvsoe V aleriana Jatam ansi. T c lih a g a la n tr e e g T H f® R o u r e ia s a n ta lo id e s . , ,
Rohisliatrina f r r ^ IT>cf Citronella vulgaris. T r is n u lie e E u p h o r b ia n e r iifo lia .
D liia in a k a tw a k | ^ , . S u v a rn a k sh cerce A r g e m o n e ln e x ic a n a ,
. . Y ^T®RfTf ■ C in n a m o in u m ze y la n ieu n i,
(chanda) ) J ■
* W liy tliosc tw o botnuicnlly d istin ct plantfl belonging to entirely cliffcreut
Nftgapushpa 'Tl'Rt'TI M eaua ferrea. : ord ers ure dasscti to g eth er, can n o t be detsrm ined, ; ■
 R e m e d ie s o f th is g r o u p a ct hy d is s o lv in g or liq u e fy in g A TRUE D REAM
fu cc c s a n d s o r e s o lv in g t h e p r o d u c t s o f d i s i n t e g r a t e d t is s u e s
13Y G U S T A F K I S E N , E S Q .
or m o r b id e x c r e tio n s . T hey rem ove c o n s tip a tio n and
s p a s m o d ic c lo s u r e o f t h e b la d d e r a n d a re, th e r e fo r e , u se fu l A t th e a g e o f fif te e n , I had o c c a s io n to a t t e n d a p u b lic
in a ll c a s e s o f in t e s t in a l c o lic . s c h o o l in th e q u a in t o ld to w n o f W is b y , in th e is la n d
o f G o tla n d in th e B a ltic Sea. W is b y is a very o ld
G r o u p X I V .-— D i g e s t i v e s o r p e p t ic s a n d r e p r e s s o r s o f b ile
H a n s e a t i e t o w n , s u r r o u n d e d b y a la r g e o ld w a ll, w ith b a t­
a n d a ir ( p u r e s to m a c h ic s ).
tle m e n ts a n d to w e r s in a to le r a b ly good order. F o r m e r ly
Sanskrit. Marat hi. L a t i n {B o ta n ica l). o n e o f th e w e a lth ie s t a n d m o s t p o w e r fu l c itie s o f th e H a n -
s e a tic L e a g u e , it is now m e r e ly a v illa g e o f fo u r o r fiv e
B r ih a te e S o la tiu m I n d ic u m .
th o u s a n d in h a b it a n t s , a n d , o f th e fo r m e r s p le n d o u r , n o t h in g
K a n t a k a r ik a „ tr ilo b a tu m .
r e m a in s e x c e p t nu m erou s and m a g n ific e n t r u in s o f once
K u ta ja p h a la W r ig h t ia a n t id y s e n te r ic a . g r a n d a n d r ic h c a t h e d r a ls . O n e o f th e m , a n d c e r ta in ly
Patha T T C 3 S t e p h oa nn ei a ohfe rt nh ae n fdi n
i f eo sl ti a o. f a l l , i s t h e o n e c a l l e d S t . C l e m e n s . I
M ad h ook a m s- B a s s ia la tifo lia . k n e w it w e ll. M any a n e v e n in g a fter th e sch ool w as
fin is h e d , w e , b o y s , u s e d to m e e t u n d e r its lo fty v a u lt s a n d
T h e s e c u r e d is o r d e r s o f d ig e s t io n , and r e lie v e a n o r e x ia .
a r c h e s , a n d p la y a n d ru n th r o u g h it s w in d in g w a lk s a n d u p
T h e y a rc c o r d ia l; th o y r e lie v e s tr a n g u r y a u d p r o m o te th e
and dow n its h a lf-d ila p id a te d s ta ir s , w h ic h everyw here
h e a lin g o f u lc e r s .
in t e r s e c te d th e e ls e m a s siv e w a lls , in a v e r y r e m a r k a b le
G r o u p X V .— A n ti-b ilio u s a n d a n ti-in fla m m a to r y a g e n ts ; w ay. For w hat p u rp o se a ll t h e s e in t r ic a t e w a lk s ' w e ro
fe b r ifu g e s , d e t e r g e n t s (th o s e w h ic h c le a n s u p p u r a t in g su r­ o r ig in a lly m ad e, 1 do n ot know , as I have s e e n n o th in g

fa c e s o f u lc e r s o r w o u n d s c a u s e d b y a b r e a c h o f th e t is s u e s ) , s im ila r a n y w h e r e e ls e .
and a le x ip h a r m ic s (- w h ic h n e u tr a lis e m o r b id flu id s and A m o n g t h e t e a c h e r s in t h e p u b lic s c h o o l, w as one C. Y .
B e r g m a n , w ith w h o m I b e c a m e m o r e in tim a te ly a c q u a in t­
p o is o n s .)
ed. H e w a s a m a n o f d e e p le a r n in g , e s p e c ia lly ill h is to r y ,
Sanskrit. Maratlii . JsOJin {Botanical). la n g u a g e s and a n tiq u itie s . O f t h e r u in s o f t h e c ity , a n d
e v e r y th in g p e r ta in in g to th e m , h e had m ade a th o ro u g h
P a to la T r ic h o s a n t h e s d io ic a .
s t u d y , to w h ic h s e v e r a l o f h is le a r n e d w o r k s o n t h e .s u b je c t
C handana S a n ta lu m a lb u m . '
c o u ld te s tify . B e s id e s , th e P r o fe sso r w a s a lw a y s w illin g
K oochandana P tc r o c a r p u s s a n ta lin u s .
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V
. (1 ( .a n d d e lig h te d to serve as c ic e r o n e to fr ie n d s , who w ere
M oorva C le m a t is tr ilo b a ta . le s s a c q u a in te d w ith t h e r u in s th a n h im s e lf.
G oodoochee '1 5 5 ^ T in o s p o r a c o r d ifo lia . P r o f e s s o r B e r g m a n li v e d n o t v e r y fa r fr o m S t . C le m e n s ,
P a th a tTT:?55 B ig n o n ia s u a v e o le n s . and one day w hen I v is ite d h im he p rop osed a w a lk
K a to o - r o h in e e NJ H e l l e b o r u s n i gOe r . t h r o u g h t h e r u in , and w ith in a fe w m in u te s w e reach ed
th er e.
T hey rem ove fo ? to r of th e m o u th , d im in is h e x c e s s iv e
It had b een and s till w a s au o ld s a y in g th a t a la r g e
h e a t, r e lie v e v o m it in g a m i a c t r e m o te ly b y r e lie v in g itc h in e s s
tr e a su r e o f s o m e k in d w a s or h a d b e e n h id d e n i n t h i s r u in
o f th e s k in a n d c u r e e r u p tio n s o n th a t su r fa c e .
b y th e a n c ie n t m o n k s , s h o r tly b e fo r e th e C h u r c h h a d b e e n
G r o u p X V I .— A n ti-in fla m m a to r y or a n t ip h lo g is tic a g e n ts bu rn t and sack ed d u r in g one o f th e m an y w ars o f th a t
in c lu d in g n u tr itiv e to n ic s a n d g a la c ta g o g u e s . e n lig h t e n e d , th o r o u g h C h r is tia n t im e — t h e M id d le A g e s . I
Sanskrit. Marathi. Latin {Botanical). a s k e d th e P r o fe s s o r a b o u t t h e o r ig in o f t h is s to r y , a n d w a s
to ld t h a t th e s a y in g w a s th a t a fe w years a fte r th e d e ­
K a n k o le o U n d e te r m in e d .
s tr u c tio n o f th e C h u r c h , a G o tla n d ic s a ilo r , a t t h e t im e in
K s lic e r n - k iin k o lc e T O ’ ;j
I ta ly , h a p p e n e d to overh ear a c o n v e r s a tio n b e tw e e n tw o
m o n k s , w h o c o n s u lte d w ith e a c h o th e r , h o w b e s t to r e c o v e r
ltis S m k a } ? ^¥^num sp . ? a g o ld e n g o o s e w ith fif te e n g o ld e n e g g s, secreted som e­
M o o d g a -p a r n e e U n d e te r m in e d . w h e r e in t h e n o w r u in e d C h u r c h o f S t . C le m e n s in W is b y .

M o sh a -p a r n e e ? „ T h e s to r y g o e s o n to sa y th a t t h e s a ilo r , o f c o u rse, im ­
m e d ia te ly w e n t h o m e , sea r c h e d S t . C le m e n s a s w e ll a s lie
( %^TtcT )
M e d ;i c o u ld w it h o u t p u llin g d o w n t h e w h o le C a th e d r a l a n d fo u n d
{ fm ifl | ”
n o th in g .
M aham eda ,, „
B u t , s a id P r o fe sso r B ergm an , e v id e n tly d iv in in g m y
C h in n a r o o h a T in o s p o r a sp .
th o u g h ts, “ d o not fr e t y o u r s e lf a b o u t t h e fin d in g o f th e
K a r k o ta s h r in g e e \ U n d e te r m in e d . tr e a su r e , as, 1 b e lie v e , it is h e r e n o m o r e , a t le a s t s o m e ­
th in g h a s b e e n fo u n d , o f th a t I am s u r e .” I n a tu r a lly
T o o n g a -k sh ir e e ( ’tftrT B a m b iis a a r u n d in a c e a . grew in t e r e s t e d , a n d u p o n e n q u ir in g fo r t h e r e a so n o f s u c h
a b e lie f, h e le d m e u p one of th o se w in d in g s ta ir w a y s ,
a u d s u d d e n ly s to p p in g in fr o n t of a la r g e sq u a r e sto n e ,
Padm aka N y m p lu e a sp ,
w h ic h s e e m e d o n ly lo o s e ly in s e r t e d in t h e w a ll, a n d , p o in t ­
P r a p o u n d r ik a ff N e lu m b iu m sji.
in g to th e sa m e , to ld m e th a t w ith th is sto n e w as con ­
R id d l ic e U n d e te r m in e d . n e c te d a n a t le a s t s a id s tr a n g e s to r y .
V r id d h e e ( „ 6) „ “ I n t h a t li t t l e b r o w n -p a in te d , t im e w o r ii-h o u s e , o p p o s ite
M r id w ik a 37^ V it is V in ifc r a . S t . C le m e n s ,” h e w e n t o n to sa y , “ th e r e liv e d o n ly a fe w
J e e w a n te e U n d e te r m in e d . years ago, a g o ld -a n d -s ilv e r -s m ith , M r. S tr o m w ith w ife
and a fe w c h ild r e n . B ad lu c k in b u s in e s s a n d h a rd tim e s
M a d lio o k a *T*IiT B a s s ia la tifo lia .
had red uced th e ir m eans c o n s id e r a b ly , and in fa c t,
M o s t o l t h e p la n t s a ff o r d in g t h e a b o v e r e m e d ie s s e e m to b r o u g h t th e u tm o st p o v e r ty in t h e h o u s e a n d a ll o f th e ir
grow on th e H im a la y a s and o th e r m o u n ta in o u s sp o ts. fe w v a lu a b le s w e r e p a w n e d lo n g a g o . B e in g a n e a r n e ig h ­
T h e y a r e tu b e r o u s , a ff o r d in g m il k y j u i c e s w h e n fr e sh , a n d bou r, I o fte n , p e r h a p s d a ily , sa w th e fa m ily , and M rs.
c o n t a in in t h e ir r o o ts f e e b ly h i t t e r p r in c ip le s , s u g a r a n d a n S t r o m , w h o d id o u r fa m ily w a s h in g , c a lle d fr o m t im e to
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n iz e d e v e r y th in g s h e h a d s e e n in h e r dream . A t la s t s h e n o t b u t b e a lw a y s t h i n k i n g , fo r i t is i t s n a t u r e . S w e e tn e ss
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b e fo u n d b e h in d . A n d so w e p a r te d , a p p a r e n tly o n ly fo r v e r y “ h a r m o n io u s u n io n of our o r g a n is m s .” C o r r e c tly ,
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ta k e n ill w ith ty p h o id fe v e r w liic h kept m e in b e d fo r o r ig in a l a to m s— it is s a id to b e “ d e a d .” H ere a pow er
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w h ile it lin g e r s 011 aught it know s no nought and vice s t u b b o r n p r e j u d ic e b e in g v e r y c u r io u s , b y t h e w a y , in m e n
versa. O ur m in d , even in c o n te m p la tin g a th in g , g e ts o f s c ie n c c , w h o , ever s in c e th e d is c o v e r ie s o f V o lta , h a d
so fu lly im in e r g e d in it th a t it is q u ite u n c o n s c io u s a d m itte d th e fa c t— s c ie n tific a lly e s ta b lis h e d by su ch p h y ­
e v e n o f its o w n e x is te n c e o r d o in g s . I t ca n n o t fe e l h a p p y s io lo g is ts of n o te as D u b o is-R a y m o n d , B ro w n -S e q u a r d ,
or u n h a p p y a t its a c tio n s u n til i t c o m e s to t h a t p o in t w h e r e E c k a r d t,B a x t e r , a u d o th e r s — t h a t e le c t r ic it y is b e in g c o n s t a n t ­
i t h a s to j u m p fr o m o n e t h in g to a n o th e r . I t is t h e n t h a t it ly g e n e r a t e d in a ll t h e t is s u e s o f t h e liv in g a n im a l e c o n o m y .
r e c o g n ise s w h a t it h a s b e e n so lo n g d o in g . O ur m in d is
T h e c a s e n o w u n d e r n o tic e s e e m s to b e a ttr a c tin g a t th e
so s m a r t a n d q u ic k in p a s s in g fr o m one p o in t o f v ie w to
p r e s e n t m o m e n t a g o o d d e a l of a tte n tio n fro m p h y s ic ia n s
a n o th e r, and th e in te r v a l is so sh ort t h a t w e a r e a lm o s t
a t L o n d o n (C a n a d a ) ; e s p e c ia lly ns th e p h e n o m e n a in v o lu n ­
u n a b le to m ark o u t its m o tio n le s s s ta te , a n d a r e a lm o s t
t a r ily p r o d u c e d b y a y o u n g la d y o f g o o d fa m ily , are q u ite
le d to be proud of h a v in g a p e r fe c t k n o w le d g e o f w h a t
o u t of th e range of w hat has h e r e to fo r e b e e n o b serv ed .
lia s p a ssed w ith in . B ut w h ile it b e g in s a jo u rn ey in
T h e g ir l h a d b e e n s ic k fo r o v e r tw o years, b u t is now en ­
th e vast fo r m id a b le w ild e r n e s s of (n o th in g ) it ca n jo y in g u u e x c e p tio u a lly g o o d h e a lth . The p h y s ic ia n s w h o
n o m o r e c o n tin u e it s ju m p s , th e r e b e in g 110 p lu r a l it y in it. had never been a b le to com prehend h e r d is e a s e , u n d e r ­
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t e r ia l o b j e c ts fo r a lo n g w h ile , t a k e s s h e lt e r in th e im m a ­ w e ll. S in c e h e r c o n v a le s c e n c e s h e h a d becom e a k in d ot
te r ia l a s it is h a b itu a te d to r ep ea ted changes to refresh p e r a m b u la tin g e le c tr ic b a tte r y . T h o u g h n o t e s p e c ia lly ner­
its e lf. T h a t r e tir e d s t a t e o f o u r m in d w e c a ll s le e p in g ; it vou s, y e t 110 o n e c a n e ith e r to u c h h e r o r p lu n g e h is h a n d
h a lt s t h e r e u n t il i t is a w a k e n e d b y any e x te r n a l fo r c e, or lin k e d w ith h e r s in t o a b a s in o f w a te r , w it h o u t r e c e iv in g a
u n t i l i t f e e ls n a t u r a lly t ir e d o f t h a t s t a t e . I f o u r m in d in t h e te r r ib le s h o c k . T w e n t y o r m o r e h e a lt h y v ig o r o u s p e r so n s,
c o n te m p la tio n of a m a te r ia l o b ject has no a s s o c ia tio n s fo r m in g a c h a in a n d h o ld in g e a c h o t h e r s h a n d s, fa ll to th e
t o a w a k e n a n d fo r c e i t fr o m o n e p o in t t o a n o t h e r , i t w o u ld ground upon her m e r e ly to u c h in g th e hand of o n e of
b e n o le s s t h a n a s le e p fo r it. B y th is it is c le a r t h a t th e th e m ! L ik e a m a g n e t, s h e a ttr a c ts e v e r y m e ta llic o b jec t
w ord " s le e p ” does- not mean death or absence of our mind, in t h e r o o m t o h e r s e lf . W h e n a b o u t t o p ic k u p a k n ife , it
b u t its p e iie c t im m e r s io n in a s in g le or 11011- q u a l i t y of a t u r n s i t s b l a d e t o w a r d s h e r , b e f o r e s h e h a s e v e n t o u c h e d it ,
th in g . I n s le e p , it is o n ly to th e p h y s ic a l w o r ld t h a t o u r a n d t h e n e e d le s , in (heir pcqier sacks, hang to t h e tip s of
m in d is s a id to b e a b s e n t o r d e a d , b u t n o t to its e lf. O ur h e r f in i'c r s . As soon as sh e e n te r s in to a r o o m a ll th e
m in d is s u b j e c t to m e e t w it h a n o t h e r o p p o r t u n it y fo r r e t u r n ­ p e r s o n s p r e s e n t f e e l h e r in f lu e n c e .j s o m e fa ll a s le e p , o t h c is
i n g t o t h e im m a t e r ia l w o r ld , w h e n le f t q u it e h e lp le s s a fte r becom e s ic k at th e sto m a c h and so nervous th a t
t h e p e r fe c t in ju r y or lo s s o f o u r o r g a n s w h ic h a r e its c h ie f th e y are u n a b le to e n d u re h er p r e s e n c e fo r m o r e th a n a

in s t r u m e n t s fo r p e r c e iv in g t h e e x te r n a l o b je c ts. T h a t our fe w seco n d s. H er ow n s is te r w d io tr ie d to ie s i s t th is

p o w e r , fe ll in to d r e a d fu l c o n v u ls io n s . In fa n ts aw ake at
m in d f a ils t o a c t it s f u ll p a r t w h e n o u r h e a lt h fa ils , is o n ly
h e r a p p r o a c h a n d b e g in c r y in g ; b u t s h e h a s b u t to str o k o
b e c a u s e it s y m p a th iz e s w ith our body and fe e ls it a d u ty
th e m once, and th e y fa ll in to a h e a v y , le t h a r g ic s le e p .
. to fe e l a n d th in k o fte n o f th e d is e a s e ca u g h t. T h e fo r c e T h e s a m e fa r e s w it h g r o w n -u p p e r so n s. A n im a ls su c c u m b
o f t h e lo v e o f o u r m in d to w a r d s th e b o d y is s o g r e a t t h a t it t o t h e s a m e e x tr a o r d in a r y in flu e n c e , a n d t h e fa v o u r ite d o g
o f t h is v e r y e le c t r ic y o u n g p e r s o n s le e p s fo r h o u r s t o g e t h e r
is a lm o s t c a p tiv a t e d a n d e n s la v e d b y it. T o p r o v e t h e c a s e
a t h e r fe e t, s tiff and m o tio n le s s , and deaf t o t h e c a ll ot
w h e r e i t is n o t so c a p tiv a te d we m ay ta k e t h e in s ta n c e
ev ery one. B u t h e r m is tr e s s h a s b u t to s o ftly pronounce
o f o u r h o ly Y o g is w h o m e e t w it h 110 c h a n g e s w h a te v e r in
h e r n a m e a n d th e d o g in s ta n tly a w a k e s.
tlie ir lif e o r p o w e r s a t a n y t im e , w h ic h is c h ie f ly o w in g to E ven s c ie n c e , s c e p tic a l and h a r d -s lie lle d a s it is , h a s
th e r e s ig n a tio n th e y m a k e o f t h e w o r ld n n d c a r n a lis in . r ec o r d e d in its p a st e x p e r ie n c e s e v e r a l s im ila r c a ses. D r.
S c h n e id e r s p e a k s a t le n g th o f a C a p u c h in fr ia r w h o, ou
r e m o v in g h is c o w l, u s e d to p e r c e iv e “ a num ber o f crack­
lin g s , s h in in g s p a r k s p a s s in g fr o m h is s c a lp .” A la d y w a s,
fo r y e a r s , in a n e le c t r ic a l s t a t e so d iffe r e n t fr o m t h a t o f s u r ­

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 in s u la te d , s a y b y a carp et or o th er n o n -c o n d u c tin g m e - : T h e s p a c e c o v e r e d b y t h e m o tio n o f m o le c u le s lia s n o m o re
d iu m , s p a r k s w o u ld p a s s b e t w e e n h e r p e r s o n and any ob­ r ig h t t o b o c a lle d m a t t e r t h a n t h e a ir t r a v e r s e d b y a r ifle
ject sh e app roached ; s o m e tim e s , “ fo n r la r g e sp ark s p er b u lle t h a s to b e c a lle d le a d . F r o m t h is p o in t o f v ie w , th e n ,
m in u t e w o u ld p a s s fr o m h e r fin g e r t o t h e b r a s s b a ll o f th e m a t t e r is b u t a m o d e o f m o t io n ; a t th e a b s o lu te ' zero of
s to v e a t t h e d is ta n c e of o n e -a n d -a -h a lf in c h .” T he phe­ te m p e r a tu r e t h e in t e r -m o le c u la r m o v e m e n t w o u ld s to p , a n d
nom en on w as fir s t n o t ic e d d u r in g t lie occu rrence o f an a lth o u g h .something r e t a in in g t h e p r o p e r tie s o f in e r tia and
a u r o r a -b o r e a lis , w h ic h fa c t goes to prove D r . R e ic h c n - waiter,
w e ig h t w o u ld r e m a in , as w e know it, w o u ld cease
b a e h ’s t h e o r y t h a t t e r r e s t r i a l m a g n e t i s m is n o t c o n fin e d to to e x i s t .— Banner of Light. ■ •■ ■ '
th e a n im a l k in g d o m , b u t, p e r v a d in g th e w h o le u n iv e r s e ,
im b u e s every a to m , w h e th e r of a n im a te or in a n im a te
m a tte r , m a y b e p e r c e iv e d in v a r io u s w a y s b y s e n s it iv e p e r ­ T R U E GOLD A R T I F I C I A L L Y M ADE.
so n s, h a s th o g r e a t e s t in flu e n c e u p o n lif o a n d h o a lt h , o r lik e
An account. of somo E xperim ents on M ercury, Silver, nnd Gold, mndo a t
e le c t r ic ity a n d g a lv a n is m , h a s tw o o p p o s it e p o le s , a u d m a y Guildford in May 17S2, in tlie L aboratory of Ja m es Price, M.D , F U.S.,
b o a c c u m u la t e d in , o r c o n d u c t e d a w a y fr o m , a n im a l b o d ie s . to wltieii is prefixed an abridgm ent of Boyle's Account of a D egradation
of Gold.

TltAKSCT.UiKD FOR “ t h e TlIEOSOrillST'’ BY FETER DAVIDSON, ESQ., F.T.S.

A S E N T E N C E IN T H K A R T IC L E ON “ HATIATSTIIP ” IN T IIE
A u g u st nu m b er, has been cau gh t u p b y th e a d v e r s a r ie s o f Introduction.
o u r c a u s e a n d m a d e m u c h s p o r t o f. W e w is h t h e m jo y o f A fr e q u e n t p e ru sa l o f a n c ie n t c h e m ic a l w r ite r s , a n d a n
t h e i r m a r e ’s n e s t . The e x p r e s s io n w as th is : “ W e even e a r ly a t t a c h m e n t to t h e m e t a llu r g ic b r a n c h e s o f c h e m is tr y ,
m o t [in C e y lo n ] th o se w h o h a d q u ite r e c e n tly e n c o u n ter ­ in c lin e d th e a u th o r o f th o e n s u in g n a r r a tiv e to b e lie v e
ed su ch h o ly m en [th a t is , m en w h o h a d a c q u ir e d 1 th e th a t th e w o n d e r s r e la te d in books at p resen t little read ,
e x a lte d p s y c h ic a l pow ers o f a d c p t s l i i p ’] ; a n d a c e r ta in th o u g h fr e q u e n tly e x a g g e r a te d h a d a t le a s t som e fo u n d a ­
e m in e n t p r ie s t w h o jo in e d our S o c ie ty , w a s s h o r tly a fte r tio n .
p e r m itte d to s e e a n d e x c h a n g e s o m e o f o u r s ig n s o f recog­ T h e p h e n o m e n a w h ic h he c o n tin u a lly m e t w it h in th e
n itio n w ith o n e .” W e e x p r e s s ly e x p la in e d in t h e a r tic lo p u r s u it o f h is e x p e r im e n ta l e n q u ir ie s c o n tr ib u te d g r e a tly
in q u e s t io n t h a t b y th e te r m Rahat we m ea n t an a d ep t, to s tr e n g th e n th is o p in io n ; h e fo u n d a ls o t h a t s o m e d is ­
o r o n e w h o “ lia s d e v e lo p e d h is p s y c h ic a l pow ers to th e ir c o v e r ie s s u p p o s e d to be m od ern w ere r e a lly r e c o r d e d in
fu lle s t e x te n t.” Su ch a p erso n is know n in I n d ia as a very a n c ie n t w r ite r s , but in te r m s so ob scu re th a t th e
Itixhi o r a Yogi, a n d th e r e are m a n y sta g e s a n d degrees of fa c t m u st, r a th e r be a p p lie d to e x p la in t h e d e s c r ip tio n ,
d e v e lo p m e n t b e fo r e th e p in n a c le o f s p ir itu a l p e r fe c tib ility th a n t h e d e s c r ip t io n to illu s t r a t e t h e fa c t.
is r e a c h e d . T hus a R abat m ay be of a lo w e r o r h ig h e r T h e p o s itio n s o f th e S p a g y r ic P h ilo s o p h e r s r e s p e c tin g
degree o f d e v e lo p m e n t. The fo u r d egrees or sta g e s are m e ta ls , s e e m e d to be very e a s ily r e c o n c ile d w ith th e n o ­
Suska IVidttrxidn ( l o w e s t ) , Tividdh.ya (th ir d ), Shat Ahhitj- tio n s o f m o r e m o d e r n c h e m is ts .
ita ( s e c o n d ) , a n d Siwu-pilidimbiapat (fir s t,) th o h ig h e s t. T h a t th e ir in f la m m a b le p r in c ip le in m o d e r n la n g u a g e ,
W e a ffir m e d a n d rep eat t h a t n e ith e r in I n d ia , E g y p t , n o r or t h e i r s u lp h u r in t h a t o f t h e a n c ie n t s , is t h e s a m e in a ll,
C e y l o n , lia .s t h i s a n c i e n t w i s d o m d ie d o u t, a n d i f w e b e lie v e is n o w u n iv e r s a lly a llo w e d .
th a t th e r e s till s u r v iv e its a d e p ts and in i t ia t e s , i t is b e ­ T h a t th e im p e r fe c t m e ta ls had a s a lin e p r in c ip le , th e
c a u s e w e s p e a k fr o m p e r so n a l k n o w le d g e a n d n o t by hear­ a n c ie n t c h e m is ts kn ew or b e lie v e d , and, a c c o r d in g to
say. A C e y lo n C h r is tia n j o u r n a l c h a r g e s us w ith “ c h ild ­ B o er h a a v e , d e n o te d it b y a cross a tta c h e d to th e ir c h a r a c ­
is h c r e d u lit y in b e l i e v i n g in t lie s o -c a lle d e m in e n t p r ie s t, te rs, as in %h9 and th e lik e . The m ost e x c e lle n t o f
a n d g iv in g p u b lic ity to a n im p o s it io n and a m y t h .” The m od ern c h e m is ts , P r o fe sso r B ergm an of U p s a l (fro m th e
le s s o u r a d v e r sa r y sa y s a b o u t im p o s itio n s and m y th s th e e x p e r i m e n t o f t h e a c u t e S c h e e l e w h o h a s d e m o n s t r a t e d a il
b e t t e r : h is h o u s e is o f g la s s , a n d h e h a d b e t t e r n o t th r o w a c t u a l a c id in a r s e n ic ) su sp ec ts an a c id , a t le a s t a s a lin e
s to n e s in o u r g a r d e n . W h e th e r th e p r ie s t d id o r d id n o t b a s is to b e c o m m o n to a ll t h e im p e r fe c t m e t a ll ic s u b s ta n c e s .
s e c a n d e x c h a n g e s ig n s w ith a str a n g e r w h o is a c q u a in te d , O f th e ir e a r th s, m ost have a llo w e d th e d iv e r s ity ; b u t
w ith th e o c c u lt s c ie n c e s , and h e n c e w h a t th e B u d d h is ts s p e c ific g r a v it y b e in g u s u a lly c o n s id e r e d a s th e le a s t du­
c a ll a rah at of som e one o f th e d eg rees, is im m a t e r i a l : b io u s m a r k o f r ea l id e n t it y b e tw e e n tw o b o d ie s , o th e r w is e
w e b e l i e f ! h e d id , in a s m u c h a s tw o o f o u r p a r ty o f D e le ­ d is s im ila r , it s e e m e d p r o b a b le t h a t M e r c u r y a n d G o ld h a d
g a t e s a ls o h a d a s im ila r e x p e r i e n c e a t t w o d if fe r e n t p la c e s a b a s is n e a r ly a lik e .
on th e I s la n d — to sa y n o th in g o f th o e x p e r ie n c e o f th e
T h e r e m a r k a b le a n a lo g ie s b e t w e e n t h e h a b itu d e s o f S ilv e r
E d i t o r o f t h i s m a g a z i n e , o r t h a t o f a. c e r t a i n o th e r p erso n ,
a n d M ercu ry , to c h e m ic a l s o lv e n ts a n ti o th e r a g e n ts, a re
not of o u r S o c ie ty , w h o b o th sa w a n d c o n v e r s e d w ith su c h
k n o w n to e v e r y c h e m is t.
a n in d iv id u a l. I f th e p r ie s t d id s e e h im , h e sa w a liv in g
T h ese, an d a th o u sa n d o th er a n a lo g ie s , to o o b v io u s a s
m a n ,n o t a g h o s t , or a g o d , o r a s p ir it. A f e w w e e k s a f t e r la n d ­
w e ll a s to o m in u te to r e la te , occu rred in a c o u r se o f in ­
in g in I n d ia , a n d w h e n n o n e b u t h a lf a d o z e n of B om bay
c e s s a n t e x p e r i m e n t , in w h ic h a n a r d e n t c u r io s i t y in v o lv e d
g e n t le m e n k n e w o u r S o c ie t y s ig n a ls , C o lo n e l O lc o t t ,b e in g a t
th e a u th o r a t a very e a r ly p e r io d ; a n d w h ic h , in con se­
t h e lv a r li C a v e s , in t h e M o f u s s il, w a s a c c o s t e d b y a H in d u
q u e n c e o f h is b e in g p a r tly e n g a g e d in in s tr u c tin g o th er s,
mnyashi w ho fir s t g a v e h im th e m o s t im p o r ta n t o f o u r
a n d fr o m v a r io u s c a u s e s n o t m a t e r ia l to t h e p u b lic , h e h a d
s ig n s a n d t h e n a ll th e r est. W hen ask ed w h e r e lie h a d
o c c a s io n to com pare w ith p a ssa g es in books c o n ta in in g
le a r n t th e m , h e a n s w e r e d t h a t h is guru (te a c h e r ) had sen t
“ a ll s u c h r e a d in g a s w as never r e a d .” A m o n g th is m a ss
h im f r o m ------------------------t o K a r l i , o r d e r i n g h i m to a r r iv e th e r e
o f u n fo r m e d m a tte r, w here o p in io n fo u g h t w it h o p in io n ,
a t p r e c is e ly t h a t h o u r a n d m e e t a w h it e m an to w h o m ho
s h o u ld g iv e th ese s ig n s and a m essa g e w h ic h h e th en
and chaos judged the strife, th e s p e c io u s g litte r o f som e
b r o k e n g e m s , a llu r e d h im to p r o sec u te h is sea rch , and; if
d e liv e r e d . The p o in t fo r b o th e n e m ie s and fr ie n d s to
p o s s ib le , d iv e to th e b o tto m : th e tu r b id s tr e a m d id n o t
r e a liz e is t h a t B u d d h a d e c la r e s t h a t t h e s ta te o f R a b a t, or
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The Journal of Science s ta te s th a t P r o fe sso r C r o o k e s h a s fa c ts to t h e la t t e r w o u ld b e u n in t e llig ib le . I t m iis t, th e r e fo r e ,
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effe c t upon our sen ses o f th e m o v e m e n ts of m o le c u le s . ju d g e s. H a v in g , th e r e fo r e , p a r tly a s s ig n e d h i s r e a s o n s fo r
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p e c u lia r a d v a n ta g e s . c o u ld in d u c e h im t o t a k e s u c h L a b o r io u s and in d ir e c t m e ­
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w h o s e t it le s a d o rn th e fo llo w in g p a g e s, a r e to o w e ll k n o w n to t a l in d e p e n d e n c e a n d o f c h e m ic a l r e p u ta tio n .
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A m ong th e r e m a in d e r , som e— m em b ers of a s o c ie ty , in g c r e d it ; b u t tb e c u r io s ity of th e p u b lic h a s b e e n so
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sacred fu n c tio n of o th er s m u st have im p e lle d th e m to o ffe r s t h e f o llo w in g s u c c in c t a c c o u n t o f b is e x p e r im e n ts —
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in e x p e r im e n ta l p h ilo s o p h y and s tu d io u s of its c h e m i­ and c a u tio u s e x a m in a t io n o f th e sp e c ta to r s, w h ose rank,
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c o m m e r c ia l v a lu e .
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A s t h o fir s t p r o c e s s w a s q u i c k l y m e n t i o n e d , m o r e s p e c t a ­ o b t a in it.
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W ith c o n fid e n c e , th e r e fo r e , in h is ow n in t e g r it y and
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a u t h o r l i t t l e t o w i s h fo r , i n p o i n t o f t e s t i m o n y .
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T h e e x p e r im e n t s , h o w e v e r , w h ic h it is t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e
by t h e r e c e n t h o n o r s, w ith w h ic h th e U n iv e r s ity to w h o m
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a t a c o n s id e r a b le d is ta n c e fr o m t h e c a p ita l, w o u ld n o t a d m it v id g a r s c r u t in y ; a n d lie m u s t e v e r r e m e m b e r w it h r e s p e c t­
o f th e ir b e in g s e e n b y m a n y to w hom th e a u th o r w o u ld fu l g r a titu d e th a t sh e e n la r g e d h is in s titu tio n s to p la c e
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T h e w h o le o f t h e m a t e r ia ls p r o d u c in g th e e x tr a o r d in a r y p r o fe s so r s a n d w it h a p p r o b a tio n o f t h e A c a d e m ic S e n a t e .
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in g t h e p r o c e sse s w h ic h a r e n o w to b e r e la te d ; n o r c a n th e Abstract of Boyle's Account of a Degradation of Gold.
a u t h o r fu r n is h h im s e lf w it h a s e c o n d p o r tio n , b u t b y a p r o ­
A s e v e r y fa c t becom es m ore p r o b a b le in p r o p o r tio n to
cess e q u a lly te d io u s and o p erose, w h ose e ffe c ts he has
th e n u m b e r o f s im ila r in s ta n c e s , it m ay not b e im p r o p e r
r e c e n tly e x p e r ie n c e d to be in ju r io u s to h is h e a lth , a n d o f
to p u ttin g to th e fo llo w in g r e la tio n , a c o n c is e accou nt of
w h ic h lie m u s t th e r e fo r e a v o id t h e r e p e t itio n . T h e r e p e ti­
t io n in d e e d w o u ld a v a il b u t li t t le t o e s t a b lis h t h e fa c ts, or
t h e c e le b r a te d e x p e r im e n t o f B o y le , 011 G o l d .
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r e s e n t, is in d e e d tr u e , b u t a s t h e s p e c ta to r s o f a fa c t m u s t c u la r ly fr o m t h e N o te s 011 B o e r h a a v e 's c h e m is tr y , u n d e r
e a lw a y s le s s n u m erou s th a n th o se w ho h e a r it r e la te d , t h e a r tic le s , H is t o r y o f C h e m is t r y a n d M e ta ls , m a n y n a r r a ­
t h e m a jo r ity m u s t a t le a s t b e lie v e , if t h e y b e l i e v e a t a ll, tiv e s of changes of m e ta llic b o d ie s specifically s im ila r to
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P r e v io u s to th is p u b lic a tio n , t h e a u th o r h a s h a d fr e q u e n t a melioration. B o y l e ’s e x p e r im e n t r e s e m b le s o u r s, generi-
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o f th e p rocess, and , therefore, th e fa c t is not tru e . O th er s t h e p r o o f o f a m e ta llic tr a n s m u ta tio n .
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t h a t th e w h o le w a s a t r ic k , a n d w ith o u t k n o w in g or e n ­
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t h e y sa w i t w ith th e ir o w n e y e s , a n d to u c h e d i t w ith th e ir S u p e r s t i t i o n i n E s s e x ........... 2 T h e T heosophical Society... 13
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m u ch su ccess and p r o s p e r .”— Indu-Prakash, (B o m b a y ) far E a s t . — I'he. S p iritu a lix t, (L ondon) O cto b e r 3.1, 1879.
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11........... W e h a v e n o s p a c e t o d o j u s t i c e t o a l l t h e a r tic le s a frie n d ly n o tice from its o ld e r contem poraries.^ B u t wo
in th e p r e s e n t n u m b e r o f t h e T h e o s o p h is t . T h a t it is a h av e ta k e n su c h in te r e s t in it from th e b e g in n in g of its
c r e d it to its p r o m o ter s, n o o n e w ill be d is p o s e d to deny. career, i t h as so w ell ju stified o u r in te re st, th a t w e need
T h e g e t - u p is e x c e l l e n t fo r a B o m b a y p r e s s . T h e T iie o s o - no excuse for re tu r n in g to i t for th e fo u rth tim e. I ho
p iiis t s h o u ld f in d m a n y r e a d e r s .”— The I n d ia n Spectator, c u rre n t (Ja n u a ry ) n u m b e r is te e m in g w ith to p ics of p e c u lia r
(B o m b a y ) O c to b e r 1 2 , 1 8 7 9 . ' valu e to th e In d o p h ile in science, a rt, a n d philosophy,
“ ........... I t i s n e e d l e s s t o p o i n t o u t t h a t a m o n th ly m aga­ w h ile to h im w ho ‘ rea d s as h e ru n s, its co lu m n s open u p
z in e u n d e r her (M in e B l a v a t s k y ’s ) a u s p ic e s cannot but fresh av e n u e s of th o u g h t w hich, lik e so m a n y new d is­
b o c o m e a p e r io d ic a l o f s t r o n g in te r e s t fo r th e la r g e and coveries, fill h im w ith g la d su rp rises a n d te n d to ex p a n d
v a r ie d p u b lic ly in g b e tw e e n t h e tw o r e lig io u s e x tr e m e s — his n arro w vision. I n th is re sp e c t th e e s ta b lis h m e n t of th e
a th e is tic m a te r ia lis m o n th e o n e s id e a n d s im p le o r th o d o x y T h e o s o p h i s t m a rk s a new e ra in th e h is to ry of m o d ern
o n t h e o t h e r .— The Pioneer, (A lla h a b a d ) O c to b e r 1 .1 ,1 8 7 9 . A r y a v a r t; an d ev e ry tr u e A ry a n h e a r t w ill b e a t in u n iso n
“ ........... W e c a n o n l y s a y t h i s m u c h h e r e t h a t t h e i s s u e t o w ith th is ex p ressio n of o u r sin cere h ope t h a t th e I iik o -
hand fu lly m e e ts th e e x p e c ta tio n s th a t w ere fo rm ed of S o i ’H i S T m ay h av e a long, p ro sp ero u s a n d u se fu l c a r e e r ...
i t a s to t h e m a t t e r i t w o u ld c o n t a in . W e w is h e v e r y s u c ­ B o m b a y R eview and Indian, A d v e rtis e r, J a n u a r y 17, 1880.
c e s s t o t h e j o u r n a l i t s o r i c h l y d e s e r v e s .”— Native Opinion, “ T h e F e b r u a r y n u m b e r of th e T h e o s o p h i s t has j u s t
(B o m b a y ) O c to b e r 2 0 , 1 8 7 9 . b e e n p u b lish e d , an d it is p e rh a p s th e m o st in te r e s tin g for
“ ........... T h e T h e o s o p h is t m ade its app earance, as pro­ th e lovers of m y stica l lo re of an y ot th e s e rie s..............
m is e d , o n t h e 1 s t o f t h is m o n th , a n d a n y o n o w h o s e c u r io ­ The Bombay Gazette, F e b ru a ry 3, 1880.
s it y h a s b e e n a r o u s e d b y th e m is s io n o f M a d a m e B la v a ts k y “ I t s lis t of ‘ a d d itio n a l su b sc rib e rs’ th ro w s a h alo of g o ld en
a n d h e r f r ie n d s fr o m A m e r ic a , m a y fin d m u ch to in t e r e s t h e a lth o ver th e co lu m n s of th is m o n th ’s T h e o s o p h i s t .
th em in a p eru sal of th e v a r ie d c o n te n ts of th e new T h is is sa tisfac to ry . ‘ T h e feast of good th in g s w ith
m a g a z i n e ........... ”— The Timea of India, O c to b e r 1 5 , 1 8 7 9 . w h ich th is lu sty c a te re r m o n th ly p ro v id es th e p u b lic has
receiv ed accession o f s tr e n g th a n d sa v o u r from a P a rsi am i
“ ........... T h e r e i s a t o n e o f e l e g a n c e a n d s c h o la r s h ip about
a M oslem c o n trib u to r. T h is too is sa tisfa c to ry .........”—
th e w h o le o f t h is p e r io d ic a l, w h ic h a lm o s t le a d s 1 5 u r o p e .a u
B o m b a y R eview a n d Indian, A d v e r tis e r , F e b r u a r y 7, 1880,
r e a d e r s to e n v y it. T h e tr a n s la tio n s o f th e I n d ia n sacred
“ .........T h e b u sy T h eo so p h ists h av e a lre a d y c re a te d a
d o c u m e n ts g iv e n have th e a d v a n ta g e of b e in g r e v ise d
by H in d u s a n d t h e r e is , a c c o r d i n g l y , a d e c i d e d l y O r i e n t a l
w ide in te r e s t iu th e ir d o in g s ...”— The Harbinger of Light
a s p e c t to t h e w h o le w o r k , w h ic h c o n tr a s ts w ith th e a t t e m p t s
(Melbourne), M arch 1, 1880. _
c e r ta in G e r m a n s p e c u la to r s h a v e m ade to see th e V edas
“ .........A s re g a rd s th e o b je ct in view in com in g to In d ia ,
th r o u g h t h e s p e c t a c le s o f V a te r la n d i f not of V a te r . A ll
we c a n n o t see t h a t a n y o th e r re s u lt b u t good can com e,
stu d e n ts of O r ie n ta l lo r e w ho have d e r iv e d th e ir id e a s
of honest, en d e a v o u rs to b rin g a b o u t a b e tte r, a closer,
fr o m th e current p h ilo lo g ic a l t r e a t is e s , w h ic h a r e , iu fa c t,
in tim a c y in th o u g h t, w ord an d ac tio n b etw e en th e v ario u s
c h ie fly m e r e d ilu tio n s o f S c h le ic h e r , m u s t p e r u s e t h is w o r k races to b e fo u n d in tlie E a st, esp ecially b etw e en th e
fo r t h e m s e lv e s , and, if th e y have p a tie n c e , w ill be a b le g o v e rn in g an d th e g o v ern ed . W e b eliev e m o st sincerely,
to u n d e r s ta n d fo r t h e m s e lv e s h o w s o m e H in d u s a c c e p t a ll th a t by fa r th e la rg e r p o rtio n of th e ev il th a t is a t w ork
th e sacred w r itin g s of th e E a st. A p e r io d ic a l of th is in o u r p ossessions in th e E ast, m ay be a ttr ib u te d to th e
n a tu r e b e in g p u b lis h e d a t th e p r e s e n t m o m e n t m u s t a ttr a c t w ide g u lf w hich se p a ra te s th e E u ro p e a n from th e N a tiv e .”
so m e a tte n tio n o n th e p a r t o f th e in t e llig e n t H in d u s , w h o -— The Ceylon Times, J u n e 5, 1880. .
(a t le a s t s o m e o f th e m ) h a v e not been a lto g e th e r ground “ T h e T h e o s o p h i s t fo r M ay is ra p id ly in creasin g its
d o w n u n d er th e M a h o m e d a n r e lig io n of th e E a st. S till m e rits as a h ig h -class lite r a r y o rg a n .........W e m arv el a t th e
th e r e is n o t a w o rd in t h is 2> a p o r w h ic h is o ffe n s iv e to a n y b e a u ty a n d ac cu racy w ith w h ich th is m ag azin e is e d ite d .—
c la s s of th e o lo g ia n s . To sh ow th a t it is a th o r o u g h ly P u b lic O p in io n , (L o n d o n ), J u n e 12, 1880,
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sing jee o f E d u r .
D r. l ’e s t o n j i Jam sh ed ji, Iu M edical
C h a rg e o f S ta le D isp e n sary , L im ri.
J a g a u n a th Ie h h a ra m , E sq ., J u d g e , H ig h
C ourt, N o w a n a g a r.
D o s a G o p a lji S hall, E sq ., H o n o r a r y S e ­
c retary , L lo y d L ib ra ry , L im ri.
S e c r e t a r y t o t h e M a n s a n g j i ’s L ib ra ry ,
D hrangadra.
N a n a b h o y H a n c h h o d , E s q . , P o s t Officc,
B liuj.
P u r s h o tta m U m ia s h a n k a r A cliarya, E s q .,
P o s t O ilice, B liu j.
S u r a j r a m B h a g w a t r a i n , E s q ., S e c r e t a r y to
th e B ird w o o d L ib rary , W a d h w a n .
D al pa tra m P i a n j i w a n K h a k a r , E sq ., E d u ­
cational In sp e c to r, B liuj. ' pad, C u d d a p ah D istrict.
l l a r i N araysm , E sq ., T r a n s l a t o r to l i i s
H i g h n e s s th e G a e k w a r o f B a ro d a .
D r. B a tu k rain S obliaram M e h ta , L .M .& S .,
S tatu M ilita r y M e d ic a l O fficer o n W a r -
slia, B a r o d a .
V asa n ji K a llia n ji D esai, E s q ., L . C . E . ,
O verseer, 1st G rad e, C ity A ssistan t
E n g i n e e r ’s O ffice, B a r o d a .
M a n n ih d M anoeklal, E sq ., B roach.
M a u c h a rsh a P a lan ji, E sq ., H o n o r a ry S e ­
cretary , N o w p u r a H ead in g Room , S urat.
V illial N a r n y a n P a tlia k , E sq ., I le a d -m a ste r,
H i g h S chool, S u ra t.
K a o S alicb T riin b a k r a i V a r a j r a i , P e r s o n a l
N a c b S ubha, K a d i D ivision.
E ra m ji D orabji, E sq., W a n o w ri, P oona.
B a l k r i s h n a V i z i a r u n g u m M o o d e l i a r , Es<j.,
Poona.
D. Saw oo llo o sen n a , E sq ., S h o lap u r B a ­
zaar, Poona.
E . A. P c r r o u x , E sq ., S e o rin a ra y a n , B ilas-
pur.
C . A n n a m a l a i M n d a l i a r , E sc]., S c i e n t i f i c
A g~r i c u l t u r i s t ,' A h m e d n a "O,a r .
l ’a n d n r a n g . l a n a r d a n P u r a n i k , E s q . , P o o n a .
N a rso P a rsliu ra in G a d re , E sq., O v ersee r,
P . VV. D . , ' P i m p l c g a u m B u s w a n t . .
G a n e s h K r i s h n a A p t e , E s q . , B . A . , L . C . E .,
A ssista n t E n g in e e r, Irrig a tio n D e p a r t­
m ent, D h a rw a r.
C h in ta m a n I I. S ohni, E sq ., P le a d e r, B a rsi.
N a ra y a n L a k sh m a y a B h a tk a l, E sq ., S ch o o l­
m aste r, K a rw a r.
M oonshee G oor P ershad, E x tr a A ssistant
C onim issio n cr, B a la g h a t.
M . R a tn a S a b h a p a ty P e le a r, E sq ., S u b ­
R e g is tra r o f M adura.
V . S u b h ia e , E sq ., D e p u t y T e h sild a r an d
M a g istra te , M oodookala there.
l!ai M an n ilal, C h u d d e rg h a t, H y d e ra b a d
(D e k kan).
D orabji Dosabhoy, E sq ., H yderabad
(D ekkan).
ltu s ta m ji Y iceaji, E sq ., C hudderghaut,
H y d erab ad (D ekkan).
G angooloo N arasim ooloo C h itly , E sq.,
A b k a r i T a l u k d a r , I I i s H i g h n e s s N i z a m ’s
G overn m eu t., H y d e r a b a d , ( D e k k a n .)
C h e ra g h A li, E sq ., C h u d d e rg h a u t, H y d e r ­
abad, ( D e k k a n ) .
N a w a b M o o k u rru m o o d D aw lali B a h ad u r,
C hud d erg h au t, H y d e ra b a d (D ek k an ).
B a lk rish iia G o p alji, E s q ., T a lim C o n t r a c t ­
or, N a r a m g a d a , H y d e r a b a d ( D e k k a n ) ,
D r. Ja in s h e d ji M auockji, H is H ig h n e s s
N i z a m ’s G o v e r m n e n t , J a l n n , H y d e r a ­
bad (D e k k a n ).
L a i Iu S h i v D a y a l , B . A . , A s s i s t a n t E n g i ­
neer, Ilo shangabftd.
It. V e n k o b h a c h a ry E sq ., S e c r e ta r y , A r y a
S am aj, llo s p e tt.
P . S rc e n c v a s H o w , E sq ., J u d g e o f the
C o u r t o f S m all C auses, M a d ras.
S ecretary , L ite r a r y Society, T rip lic a n e ,
M adras.
M . V ira ra g h a v a C h a rin r, E sq ., M a n a g e r o f
th e H in d u T rip lic a n e , M adras.
V . M a d h a v ra o N a id u , E sq ., T rip lican e,
M adras.
B . J a y n r a m l ’illay, E s q . , S u p e r i n t e n d i n g
E n g i n e e r ’s O ffice, M a d r a s .
S ecretary , M a su lip a ta m A ssociation, M a-
sulipatam .
K a tta m u ri V en k ata S ubharaya:lu G aru,
S e c r e t a r y to t h e V e d a s l i a s t r a P r a b o -
d h iu i Sablia, M u s u lip a ta n i.
B. B h u j a n g r a o , E s q . , M i r a s e e d a r a t V a y a l -
I I . S u b b a r a y a A iy a r , E sq ., D e p u t y C o l­
le c to r, T r ic h in o p o ly .
M ajo r M clcland lie u d e rso ii, C lub, O ota-
cam und.
C. S. S o o b ra m a n ia P i l l a y , E s q . , A s s i s t a n t
M a ste r, H i n d u C ollege, T in u e v e lly .
S e r e e S o o b r a m a n i a l ’illay, P u r o o r a n n y
M itta d a r, T in u e v e lly .
G . H an iasam y P illai, E sq ., D is tric t M u u -
silt; T i u n e v e l l y .
S. T onoo?a\vm y M ud c lia r, E sq ., D istric t
M unsill, D aram p u r.
M. S. M o o to o saw n iy N a id u , E sq ., 1st C lass
H o s p ita l A ssistant, N a m k a l, S alem D is ­
tric t.
M e s s r s . A b r a h a m a n d C o ., C o m m e r c i a l
H all, B e llary .
M . lv . S o o b b a H a o , E s q . , C o i m b a t o r e .
L a l l a M u l k 1 H a j , O ffice o f I n s p e c t o r o f
P o s t O H iee, M ooltan.
H adlia K r i s h n a T h a p u r , E s q ., 2 n d M a s te r ,
D is tr ic t S chool, M o o ltan .
B a b u M o t i l a l G h o s h , 1 . V. S . K a i l w a y ,
M ooltan.
J . T h o m a s, E sq ., A c c o u n t a n t G e n e r a l ’s
O ffice , L a h o r e .
B ab u J a m a la P crslm d, C h ie f T re a su ry
C lerk , L ahore.
S h u n k a r D ass K h u u a h , E sq ., H e a d C lerk ,
A g r a B a n k , L ahore.
L a l l a D w a r k a D a s - , H o n o r ’s C l a s s , G o v ­
e r n m e n t C ollege, L a h o re .
l l a r i C h a u d , E sq ., S e c re ta ry , D harm a
P a r d h a n i Sablia, K a p u r t h a l a .
D r. B e h a re e L all, G u r d a s p u r .
P a n d i t M o tilal, J u d i c i a l A s s i s t a n t C o m ­
m issioner, G u r d a s p u r .
D iw a n R a iu n a tli B a h a d u r, E x t r a A s s is t­
a n t C om m issioner, J u l l u u d e r C ity .
Hai Ilak u m at H ai, S h e r a f- g a u - K h a n ,
D elhi.
Gopal S a m A rya, E sq ., D e p u ty C o m ­
m i s s i o n e r ’s O ffice , K o h a t .
B a b u K a s h i N a th C liatterjee, S e c re ta ry ,
M u n ic ip a l L ib ra ry , L u d h ia n a .
L a lla . I t a m R a t t a n , R a i s , L u d h i a n a .
L alla G a n g a R a m , C .E ., E x e c u tiv e E n g i­
neer, A m ritsar.
B a lm H o m g u tty M ookerjee, M a n ag er,
S ta te R a ilw a y s, Sealdah, C alc u tta.
I lis H ig h n e s s R a ja S o u re n d ra M ohun
T a g o re , C .I.E ., P a th u ria G h a t, C a lc u t­
ta .
D r. G riffith E vans, M .D ., Ilo lly O ak,
Sim la.
J . G . M e n g e n t, E sq ., C a lc u tta.
C a p ta in C. T . B in g h a m , D e p u t y C o n s e r­
v a to r o f F o re s ts , M oulineiu,
B a b u M a h esln v ar P ra sad , caro o f lta i
l l a r i h n r C h a ra u L ai, D e p u t y M a g is ­
t r a t e , C h a t.r a , l l a z a r i b a g h D i s t r i c t .
Sri P . J a g a u n a th Raj S ahob G ora, D iw an
B a h a d u r t o H i s H i g h n e s s tlio M a h a ­
ra ja o f V izian ag ran i.
B a lm N a g B a ld e o B a ksli, B e n a re s.
B a b u B a n w a ri L ai M issera, P o lice C o u r t
S u b -I n s p e c to r, M u d d e lip o o ra , Bliagal-
pur, B engal.
B a b u B r a j N a t h B lia lla e lia n d ji, C a n o o n g o i,
Jessore.
E . C. B u c k , E sq ., C .S ., C a w n p u r.
B ab u B enee M a d h ab B h a tta c h a ry a , G o v ­
e r n m e n t S ecre ta ria t,N .-N Y . P . a n d O u d li,
A llah ab ad .
B a b u T a ru c k N a t h M o okerji, M o o n e sraim
J u d g e ’s C o u r t , M i r z a p u r .
Babu R am rup Ghosh, H ead -M aster,
H i g h S chool, M irz a p u r.
B a b u N a g e s h w a r P r a s a d , J u d g e ’s C o u r t ,
G orakhpur.
B a liu D h i r c n d r a L a ll K h a s f g c e r , C a r e o f
1st S u b - J u d g e o f C o m illa h .
K u m a r S h y a m L ai Singh, A cco u n tan t
R a jp u ta n a S ta te R a ilw a y , A h m e d a b a d .
M a jo r do M o n tm o re n c y , B ah raicli, O udli.
B a b u K lie tte r C h u n d e r Bose, K aisnibaugh,
L u c k now.
M oonshce K ali P ra sa d , P leader, M a ckbul-
gunjc, L u ck n o w .
B a b u C h u n d u n G opal, E s tim a to r, E x e c u ­
tiv e E n g i n e e r ' s O ilice, L u c k u o w P r o ­
v in cial D ivision, L u ck u o w .
M o o n sh eo N a r a in D ass, J u d g e , S m all
C nuse C o u rt, L u c k n o w .
D r . M a n o l m r L a l l , A s s i s t a n t S u r g e o n in
c h a rg e o f S u d d c r D isp e n sary , Rae-B u-
reli (O u d li).
l l a r i D a s S ing lia, E sq ., D e p u t y C o m m is­
s i o n e r ’s O ffice, S i t a p u r .
S ecretary , C ity L ib ra ry , U m raw ati.
T a]isi L ai, E s q ., R e g is tra tio n C le rk , S .It.
O ffice, J a m o o e e i n D i s t r i c t M o n g h y r .
B haskar ltam chandra Sahasrabooddhe,
E sq ., D e p u ty A s s is ta n t A d j u t a n t G e n e ­
r a l ’s O ffice , K u r r a c h e e .
M a d h a v L ai, E s q ., C a n o o n g o i, P a r w a y a ,
Oy»- .
B a b u J a g e s h w a r P ra sa d T iw a ri, Head­
M a s t e r , S t a t e S c h o o l , C h a r k l i a r i iu B u n -
delkhaud.
D iw a n B a h a d u r to I l i s H i g h n e s s tho
M a h ara ja o f T rav an c o rc, T rev aiid ru m .
Do. Dn. Do.
S ecretary , L ib ra ry and H ea'ding R oom ,
T rich u r.
M irz a M usa C ow scr, E sq ., P e rsia n T ra n s ­
lator, H i g h C o u rt, B o m b a y .
lta g lm iia th R a m c lm n d ra, E sq ., R a m p a rt
R ow , Bom bay.
S c rn b ji S lia p u rji B e n g a li, E sq ., M a la b a r
H ill, B om bay.
M o r a r jc o R a y e je e , E s([., C le r k , L o c o m o ­
t i v e a n d C a r r i a g e D e p n r t ’n e n t , B. B.
a n d C. J. R a ilw a y , P arcl.
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th e w o r k ) .

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t h e r e w a s n o o n e in h is r o o m w ith h im . E x tr e m e ly su r­ e n tr a n c e to th e te m p le , w h e r e sto o d th e huge sta tu e of

p r is e d , I q u e s tio n e d h is d is c ip le s a n d p u p ils , a n d le a r n t th e B u ll-g o d N a n d i. P la c in g m y c lo th e s and books on

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mo th e “ S ib s a n d a ,” “ H a t- p r a d ip ik a ,” “ Y o g -B ij” and god h im s e lf), s h e o ffe r e d and d e s ir e d m e to accept am i

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tr a v e ls . S o m e o f th e s e b o o k s tr e a te d o n th e N a r ic h a k a n t, a ll. Tho curd b e in g very sou r proved a good a n tid o te

a n d N a r ic h a k a r s (n e r v o u s s y s te m ) g iv in g v e r y e x h a u s tiv e fo r th e bhang and d is p e lle d a ll s ig n s of in to x ic a tio n ,

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w h ic h fin a lly m a d e m o d o u b t a s to t h e c o r r e c tn e s s o f th e s e j o u r n e y to w a r d s th e h ills a n d t h a t p la c e w h o r e t h e N e r b u d d a

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d o u b ts, b u t h a d fo u n d a s y e t n o o p p o r tu n ity . O ne day, I tr a v e llin g so u th w a r d . Soon I fo u n d m y s e lf in a d e s o la te

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R id d in g m y s e lf o f th e b o o k s w h ic h I la id near by, and, to a dead sto p . The road had a b r u p tly d is a p p e a r e d

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sh ore. I th e n p r o ceed ed to c u t h im o p e n w ith a la r g e o f w ild p lu m tr e e s a n d v e r y th ic k and huge g ra sses w ith

k n i f e in t h e b e s t m a n n e r I c o u ld . I to o k out and exa­ no s ig n s of any p a th in it, w hen s u d d e n ly I w a s fa c e d

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I c a r e fu lly e x a m in e d and com pared th e m w ith th e de­ devour m e ...I sto o d m o tio n le s s fo r som e tim e a n d t h e n

s c r ip tio n s iu th e b o o k s. F in d in g th e y d id not ta lly a t s lo w ly r a is e d m y t h in c a n e over h im ...a u d , th e bear ran

a ll, I to r e t h e b o o k s to p ie c e s a n il th r e w th e m in to th e a w a y te r r ifie d . S o lo u d w a s it s r o a r in g , t h a t t h e v illa g e r s
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a r r iv e d n e x t a t F u r r u k a b a d ; w h e n , j u s t a s h a v in g p a ssed w h ic h in t h o s o h il ls w e r e t h e h a b ita n t o f b o a r s, b u ffa lo e s ,
S r c cn jc er a m I w as e n te r in g C aw npur by t .h e road ea st e le p h a n ts , tig e r s and o th er fe r o c io u s b e a sts. I ask ed
o f th e c a n to n m e n t, th e Sam vat year of 1912 w as com ­ th e m not to fe e l a n x io u s fo r m y sa fe ty , fo r 'I w a s p r o ­
p le te d . te c te d . I w a s a n x io u s to s e e t h e s o u r c e s o f tlie N e r b u d d a
and w o u ld not change m y m in d fo r fe a r o f a n y p e r il.
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T h e n s e e in g th a t th e ir w a r n in g s w ere u s e le s s , th e y le ft
p la c e b e tw e e n C aw npur aud A lla h a b a d . In th e b e g in ­
m e a fte r h a v in g m ade m e accept a s tic k th ic k e r th a n
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m y o w n fo r “ s e lf -d e fe n c o ” th e y s a id , w h ic h s tic k I im ­
lo r a m o n t h or so near th e s h r in e o f B r in d a c h a l A so o -
m e d ia te ly th r e w a w a y . .
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p ie c e s of m y c lo th e s .a n d even m y ow n s k in , b le e d in g A . P . B e r jc w a s r e a d a t t h e th ir d p r e lim in a r y s it t in g o f th o
a n d e x h a u s te d I g o t o u t o f it. It had grow n q u ite dark m em b ers o f th e ">th A r c h a e o lo g ic a l S e c tio n , a t T iH is , o n
b y t h a t t i m e , b u t e v e n t h i s -------- i f it i m p e d e d --------- d i d not N o v e m b e r 2 , 1 8 7 9 , a u d lia s ju s t b e e n p u b lis h e d . The ex­
arrest m y p rogress onw ard, and I s till p r o c e e d e d , u n til tr a c ts fr o m it n o w g iv e n w ill d o u b tle s s b e o f g r e a t in t o r e s t
I fo u n d m y s e lf e n tir e ly hem m ed in by lo fty rock s a iu l to s o m e o f o u r I n d ia n rea d ers.
h ills th ic k ly grow n over w ith a d en se v e g e ta tio n , but F o r la c k o f sp ace w e w ill b r ie fly e n u m e r a te th e m ost
w it h e v id e n t s ig n s o f b e in g in h a b ite d . Soon I p e r c e iv e d im p o r t a n t o f s u c h to m b s a n d s h r in e s , or, a s t h e y a r e c a lle d
a fe w h u ts, su rrou n d ed by heaps o f c o w d u n g , a flo c k o f in t h e p a p e r , th e h o ly la n d m a r k s of th e M u s s u lm a n s ,”
g o a ts g r a z in g on th e banks of a s m a ll str e a m of c le a r to g e th e r w ith so m e o f th e le g e n d s and s u p e r s titio n s
w a te r , a n d --------- a fe w w e lc o m e lig h t s g lim m e r in g b e tw e e n a tta c h e d to th e m .
t h e c r e v ic e s of th e w a lls . I le s o lv in g to p ass th e n ig h t (1 ). A t th e Kesldialt (w in te r q u a rters) o fN o U K H A ,
th e r e , a u d go no fu r th e r till th e next m o r n in g , I to o k th e y h a v e th o to m b of one Y u sso n f-E ffen d i A khunda—
s h e lte r at th e fo o t of a la r g e tr e e w h ic h o v e r s h a d o w e d p e r io d u n k n o w n . A l l p e r s o n s , a fflic te d w ith e ith e r c h ills
o n e o f th e h u ts. H a v in g w a sh ed m y b le e d in g fe e t, my or fe v e r, h a v e b u t to p e r fo r m a p ilg r im a g e to th is to m b .
fa c e and hands in th e str ea m , I had b a r e ly s a t to r ea d T a k in g a h a n d fu l o f e a r th fr o m t h e to m b , t h e y p o u r som e
m y p r a y e r s, w h e n I w a s s u d d e n ly d is tu r b e d in m y m e d i­ w a te r o n it, d r in k it , a n d arc cured .
ta tio n s b y t h e lo u d s o u n d s o f a to m -to m . S h o r tly a fte r ,
(2 ). N o t fa r fr o m t h e v illa g e o f B a b a r a tm a , t h e r e s ta n d s a
I s a w a p r o c e s s io n o f m e n , w o m e n and c h ild r e n , fo llo w e d
m a u s o le u m o f g rea t ren ow n. I t is a m e m o r ia l to t h e S a in t,
by th e ir cow s and g o a ts e m e r g in g fro m th e h u ts and
B a b a I ly u t y a b e , w h o s e r v e d fo r y e a r s t h e P r o p h e t M e h o m e t
p r e p a r in g fo r a u ig h t r e lig io u s fe s tiv a l. U pon p e r c e iv ­
in t h e c a p a c it y o f a g a r d e n e r . A n a t iv e o f M e k k a , t h e B a b a
in g a s tr a n g e r , t h e y a ll g a th e r e d around m e, and an o ld
d ie d in I n d ia . H a v in g v is it e d t h e s e p a r ts in t h e C a u c a su s,
m a n c a m e e n q u ir in g fr o m w h en ce I h ad app eared. I to ld
B a b a I ly u ty a b e ch o se fo r a p la c e o f w o r s h ip B a b a r a tm a ,
th e m I had c o m e fr o m B en ares, and tv a s o n m y p il g r im ­
and cau sed th e in h a b ita n ts to b u ild th is to m b w ith th e
age to th e N erb udda so u rces, a fte r w h ic h an sw er th e y
s m a ll m o s q u e a t t a c h e d t o it. E v e r s in c e t h a t tim e , p e o p le
a ll le ft m e to m y prayers and w ent fu r th e r on. But
v is it t h e p la c e every M onday and T h u rsd ay. H ere a ll
in a b o u t h a lf a n h o u r, c a m e o n e o f t h e ir h e a d s m e n a c c o m ­
k in d s o f d is e a s e s — p r o v id e d t h e y a r e d is tu r b in g th e body
p a n ie d b y tw o h illm e n and sat by m y s id e . H e cam o
o f o n e o f t h e F a i t h f u l — q u ic k ly d is a p p e a r .
a s a d e le g a te to in v ite m e to th e ir h u ts. B u t, as b e fo r e ,
A le g e n d , d o u b te d b y n o n e , t e lls u s t h a t a t th e tim e o f
1 refu sed th e o ffe r (fo r th e y w ere id o la to r s ). H e th en
t h e v is it o f t h is S a in t t o th e p r o v in c e o f S h e k in , a g ig a n t ic
ordered a la r g e fir e to be lit near m e and a p p o in te d
s n a k e — s o m e s a y a d r a g o n — w a s d e v o u r in g t h e in h a b ita n ts ,
tw o m en to w a tc h over m y sa fe ty th e w h o le n ig h t.
c r e a tin g th e r e b y a g r e a t te r r o r in t h e n e ig h b o u r h o o d of
L e a r n in g th a t I u sed m ilk fo r a ll fo o d , t h e k in d h e a d s ­
B a b a r a tm a . B a b a I ly u ty a b e k ille d it w ith h is arrow and
m a n a s k e d fo r m y “ k a m a n d a lu ” (a b o w l) a n d brought it
th e n c u t o ff its h e a d . T h e b o d y a n d th e h e a d b o th b eca m e
b a c k t o m e fu ll o f m ilk , of w h ic h 1 drank a lit tle th a t
p e tr ifie d , a n d a r c s h o w n to th is d a y : th e b o d y a t th o to p ,
n ig h t. H e th en r e tir e d , le a v in g m e under th e p r o te c ­
a n d t h e h e a d a t t h e fo o t, o f t h e h ill.
tio n o f m y tw o g u a r d s. T h a t n ig h t I so u n d ly s le p t u n til
daw n, w hen r is in g and h a v in g c o m p le te d m y d e v o tio n s , (•'!). T h e to m b o f E l-B a b a , a n o th e r ren ow ned s a in t, is
I p r e p a r e d m y s e lf fo r fu r t h e r e v e n ts . n e a r th e v illa g e o f O k h o o ta .

(4 ). T h e t o m b o f S h e i k O s m a n is s it u a t e d b e t w e e n t h e
( T o Le c o n t i n u e d . ) v illa g e s o f I b r a h im -k e n d y and E y v a z la . As th e S h e ik
w as a ren ow ned djccjcct (a h o r s e m a n ), h is lo v e fo r h orses
h a s s u r v iv e d t h e d e a th o f h is b o d y . T he ow ner o f a s ic k
h o r s e h a s b u t t o t a k e i t t o t h e S a i n t ’s t o m b , l e a d it th r ic e
H O W H E D O E S IT- a r o u n d th e g r a v e , a n d th e n m ix u p so m e o f its c la y w ith
n a t u h k . t h e a n i m a l ’s f o o d , a n d th e h orse w ill b e s u d d e n ly cured .

(5 ). N e a r th e v illa g e o f M o o h a ss, s ta n d s th e to m b of
L ik e t h e c o u n t r y its e lf, m a n y in s titu tio n s in th e U n i­
M o o h a s s -H a d ji-A g a , s p e c ia lly reveren ced b y th e in h a b it­
t e d S t a t e s r u n to s iz e in a w a y a p t t o a s to n is h th o d w e ll­
ers in our “ tig h t lit tle is la n d .” So it is w ith h o te ls . a n t s o f t h e p l a c e , w h o s e p a t r o n t h e S a i n t is .

T h u s a t so m e o f th e m m an y h u n d red s arc s im u lta n e o u s ly (6 ). N ear A r a b — O d j a g i, th e s h r in e o f S h e ik A rab-

d in in g in o n e room . A t th e e n tr a n c e th e h a ts, e t c ., of H a d j i- A g a a tt r a c ts t h e w h o le p r o v in c e , and is c o n s id e r e d
th e g u e sts arc d e p o s ite d w ith a p e r s o n in a tt e n d a n c e to a s t h e m o s t im p o r t a n t p la c e o f p ilg r im a g e . I t is e s p e c ia l­
r e c e iv e th e m . H e does not check or arran ge th e m in ly p r o p itio u s to c h ild r e n a n d to b a r r e n w o m e n .
any p a r tic u la r order, a n d he in v a r ia b ly r e sto r e s th em , (7 ). N ear K y u to v a n , on th e to m b of S h e ik S h a li-
e a ch to t h e r ig h t o w n e r , a s t lie v e m e ro
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g- K o b a d , t h o s e , a f f lic t e d w it h r h e u m a t ic p a in s , fin d i n s t a n t a ­
room . The d iffic u lty of th e fe a t n a tu r a lly depends on
n e o u s r e lie f.
t h e n u m b e r o f h a ts in c h a r g e a t t h e s a m e tim e . T h e m ost
(8 ). A t t h e g r e a t v illa g e o f G a m z a li, o n e m a y v is it th e
r e m a r k a b le c a s e w h ic h h a s c o m e u n d e r t h e n o tic e of th e
to m b of S h e ik M o o la h M ahom ed, m u ch ren ow ned fo r
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it s o c c u lt p r o p e r tie s . N o p erso n , g u ilty at any tim e , o f
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fo r m e r at th e h o tel says t h a t lie fo r m s a m e n t a l p ic tu r e n e a r t h e v illa g p o f Z o o n o o t. I t is t h e p la c e o f p ilg r im a g e
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he s h o u ld m ako th e fa c t known,
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A N O T H E R D E F IN IT I O N OF SOUL.
th a t of h is w h o le fa m ily . A t K orsh ec, th a t of Shah
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I n th e A p r il T h e o s o p h is t , B a b u A m r itla l D e of Jey-
th e to m b s o f tw o s a in ts of th e sa m e nam e S y o d -K h a lif.
p o r e e x p o u n d s w h a t lo o k s lik e a n a p h o r is tic tr u is m , th a t
A t th e m arket to w n of P e o r a h a ssa n — th o grave of a
“ m in d is m a t e r ia l.” H e d e fin e s m in d to be th e “ r e s u lt
s a in t o f th e s a m e n a m e .
of th o h a r m o n io u s u n io n and a d ju stm e n t of th o v is ib le
(1 ). I n D a g n e s t a n , a t a s h o r t d is ta n c e fr o m D e r b c n t — ■ f u id la te n t o r g a n is m s or th e organs th a t m ake up th e
th o to m b s o f t h e fo r ty m a r ty r s , c a lle d K a r k h ly a r . h u m a n fr a m e , h a v in g it s s e a t in t h e c e n tr e o f t h e nervous
s y s te m ,” a n d d e d u c e s th a t “ th e org a n s jo in tly fo rm th o
(2 ). I n th e s a m e n e ig h b o u r h o o d t h e r o c k o f D u ld u l— c a u s e , a n d t h e m in d is t h e r e s u lt ,” t h a t t h e b o d y is m a te­
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in d e n te d t h e ro ck w ith one o f its fo r e h o o fs. P ilg r im s , o r g a n s w h ic h “ fo r m o n ly th e d iffe r e n t p a r ts o f t h e body ”
m o s tly w o m e n , a rc to b e seen h ere ev ery T h u rsd ay. are a ls o m a t e r ia l, m o r ta l and d e s tr u c tib le as a m a tte r
o f c o u r se , a n d t h a t c o n s e q u e n tly th e “ organs p o r is h w ith
(3 ). W h e n a c h ild is t a k e n s ic k , h is fa c e a n d b o d y are
th o b o d y ,” and th e m in d w ith th o o r g a n s, it b e in g th o
b e s m e a r e d w it h p a in t a n d h e is t h e n c a r r ie d to Sabnovo,
“ r e s u lt o f t h e ir u n io n .” T h u s, a c c o r d in g to B a b u A m r itla l
a v illa g e , d is ta n t a b o u t a m ile fro m D e r b e n t. T hero ho
D e , th o h u m a n m in d b e in g m a te r ia l, m o r ta l and d e str u c ­
is b u r ie d in e a r th t a k e n fr o m th e to m b o f som e fo r g o tten
t ib le , h a s n o e x is t e n c e a fte r p h y s ic a l d e a th o f m an.
s a in t, a n d , i f n o t s m o t h e r e d , is ta k en to a sto n e know n
u n d er th e n a m e o f Kan/ash, t h r ic e c a r r ie d a r o u n d it, and In th o J u ly T h e o s o p h is t , o n e o f its co rresp o n d en ts,
t h e n — p r o n o u n c e d h e a le d .
w h ile e x p r e s s in g h is fir m b e l i e f in t h e tr u th o f th e ab ove
p r o p o s itio n , su g g e sts tw o d iffic u ltie s w h ic h n e v e r t h e le s s
(4 ). N ear D ja lt c h a n is a c e le b r a te d sto n o c a lle d
seem to h a v o h e ld h im in s u s p e n s e fo r s o m e tim e or at
H id jc k -P o c r e y . I t h a s a c a v ity lo a d in g to a s u b te r r a n e a n ,
le a st u n til a s a tis fa c to r y s o lu tio n o f t h e s e d iffic u ltie s is
and a w a te r fa ll tu m b le s over it. W om en w h o h a v e lo s t
m ad e. T h e s e t w o d i f f i c u l t i e s a r e :—
t h e ir m ilk c o n ic t o d r in k t h is w a te r , a n d aro r e sto r e d to
h e a lth .
1 st. H ow does th e im m a te r ia l s o u l, le ft a lo n e a fter
th e d e s tr u c tio n o f th e hum an body and w ith it of its
hum an m in d , su ffe r th e con seq u en ces of good or bad
A S T R A N G E CASE OF LETHARGY IS N OT IG ED 1SY THE
a c tio n s it m ay have d o n e d u r in g th e life -tim e , w h e n th e
ITan over (Umi'rier a n d a t t e s t e d b y t h e m e d ic a l jo u r n a l of
fa c u ltie s o f fe e lin g , k n o w in g & c ., w h i c h are a tt a c h e d to
B rem en. A t G r a m b k e , in th e v ic in ity o f t h e la t t e r c ity ,
th e m in d , m u s t n e c e s s a r ily v a n is h fo r e v e r , s im u lt a n e o u s ly
a young g ir l, th e d a u g h te r of a r ic h la n d o w n e r fe ll
w it h t h e d e s tr u c tio n o f t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y a n d th e m in d ?
a s le e p seven m o n th s ago, and c a n n o t b e a w a k e n e d s in c e .
H er fa th e r , who is th e b o u n r o m e is te r o f G ram bk e, has
2 n d ly . H ow is it th a t th e g h o sts or d e p a r te d s o u ls
liv in g at h is h o u se several w e ll-k n o w n p h y s ic ia n s w ho
do p o ssess (a s th e a n c ie n ts b e lie v e d , and as even th e
in th e in te r e s ts o f s c ie n c e w a tc h th e g ir l in c e s s a n t ly a n d
savants o f our day are now b e g in n in g to jo in w ith tlio
scu d r e g u la r b u lle tin s about her sta te to th e m e d ic a l
ig n o r a n t p u b lic in b e lie v in g ) t h e f a c u lt ie s o f fo o lin g , fe a r ­
p ap ers. S in c e sh e fe ll in to h e r le th a r g y s h e has aw aked
in g , & c„ w h ic h m u s t p e r is h w ith t h e m in d , if th e m in d
b u t th r ic e a n d t h a t h u t fo r a fe w h o u r s. H e r sta te can b e
is d e s t r o y e d w it h t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y ? ' 1
b est com pared to th e h y b e r n a t iv e p rocess of a m a rm o t.
P lu n g e d in her s le e p , sh e is c o m p le te ly m o tio n le s s and H o a ls o e n q u ir e s w hat is Soul and w hat boeom es of
r ig id , lif e b e in g fe e b ly m a n ife s t e d but by a h a r d ly per­ it a fter d e a th . ,
c e p tib le trem o u r in her p a le lip s . H er p a r e n ts have
v a in ly tr ie d to h a v e h e r s w a llo w som e l ig h t fo o d , b u t h e r N o w , w ith o u t p r e s u m in g to b e a b le t o s o lv e t h e s e d if fi­
sto m a c h r e jec ts e v e r y th in g . T h is str a n g e d is e a s e began c u ltie s , I w ill m e r e ly a d v a n c e a th e o r y w h ic h m ig h t h e lp to
in Janu ary la s t w hen s h e w a s s ix te e n . D u r in g t h e b r ie f le s s e n in g th e p e r p le x ity e n v e lo p in g th ese q u e s tio n s and
in te r v a ls of her c o n s c io u s n e s s , w h ic h w ere o b served to to le a d u s to th e ir lo g ic a l s o lu tio n . I w ill tr y to e x p la in
o c c u r a t a b o u t e v e r y tw o m o n th s , s h e w a s q u ite s e n s ib le o f it as b r ie fly but as c le a r ly a s p o s s ib le . To a v o id , h o w ­
e v e r y th in g , b u t sh e h a s n o id e a o f th e tim e t h a t h a s p a sse d ever, a n y m is u n d e r s ta n d in g , I m u st sta te th a t it is not
s in c e s h e h a s b e e n a s le e p ; n e it h e r d o e s s h e r e m e m b e r any m e r e ly out of m y ow n im a g in a tio n , but one fo r m e d b y
d ream s. T h is sta te seem s to b e a c o m p le t e b la n k in h e r d e g r e e s in to a s o m e w h a t n a tu r a lly a c u te a n d a c tiv e im a ­
m em ory. S tr a n g e ly enough , her body is not at a ll as g in a tio n , a s t h e r e s u lt of u n s y s te m a tic b u t r a th e r e x te n ­
red uced a s' m i g h t have been e x p e cted . s i v e r e a d in g o n s u b j e c t s a n a lo g o u s t o it,
 A c c o r d in g to t h is th e o r y th e n , w h ile tlie m in d m ay be w o r ld s , t h e n i t fills iu th e s c a lo o f c r e a tio n and is su b ­
c a l l e d m a t e r i a l in o n e s e n s e , i t is n o t m a t e r ia l p r o p e r ly so je c t to o r tr a n s m ig r a tio n . H e r e a ls o th e m in d
c a lle d . R a th e r th a n to a c c e p t t h e d e fin itio n o f th e m in d e x is t s a s in t h e a b o v e c a se . ' : 1
g iv e n by B abu A m r itla l D d, I p r e fe r to b e lie v e th e T h e c a u s e o f w h ic h t h e a b o v e c o n d itio n s a r e t h e r e s u lt,
h u m a n m in d to be th o in v is ib le lin k or c h a in , th a t in ­ is to be fo u n d in (g o o d o r b a d a c tio n s ) a n d ^TRT^TT^f,
te llig e n c e , t h a t w ill-p o w e r , t h a t m y s te r io u s s o m e th in g th a t
( k n o w le d g e o r ig n o r a n c e (if d i v i n e l a w s a n d t h e t r u e con­
c o n n e c ts (1 ) th o S p ir it, or th e D iv in e L ig h t en ca sed in c e p tio n o f th e D e it y .) The pow er w h ic h p r e s id e s over
th e d o u b le fr a m e o f th e a s tr a l b o d y a n d t h e p h y s ic a l b o d y ,
a n d *TT'TT$TF5T i s t h e m i n d . .
(2 ) th o a s tr a l o r o tlio r ia l b o d y c a lle d t h e S o u l e n c a s e d in th e
S o lo n g a s t h e s p ir it is u n a b le to s e p a r a te it s e lf fr o m t h e
p h y s ic a l b o d y ; (:)) a n d t h o p h y s ic a l b o d y o r th e m a te r ia l
sou l and a tta in fin a l b e a tit u d e , th e m in d or w ill-p o w e r
f r a m e o f fle s h a n d b lo o d , A n d , a c c o r d i n g t o th e d e d u c ib le
b e a r s its c o n s ta n t c o m p a n y . T h e s e p a r a tio n o f t h e s p ir it with
a rg u m en t o f cau se an d e ffe c t, th e m in d is th o r e s u lt of
ihe soul fr o m t h e p h y s ic a l body under w h a te v e r c ir c u m ­
th o h a r m o n io u s c o m b in a tio n o f th e th r e e u n iv e r s a l com ­
s ta n c e s is n o t a s u ffic ie n t c o n d it io n fo r t h e s e p a r a tio n or
p o n e n t s o f a ll o r g a n ic a n d in o r g a n ic l i v i n g b o d ie s , v iz .— t h o
d e s tr u c tio n o f th e m in d or w ill-p o w e r . T h u s th e m in d m a y
S p ir it, th e S o u l, a n d th o B o d y w h ic h a r e p e r v a d e d th r o u g h ,
be m a t e r ia l so lo n g as th e s p ir it is c o n n e c te d w ith th e
in d iv id u a lly a n d c o lle c t iv e ly , a n d b r o u g h t in to c o n ta c t b y
so u l a n d th e b od y, b e c a u se it is in c o n ta c t w ith m a tte r ;
t h is in v is ib le a n d m y s t e r io u s c h a in . T h u s it w ill b e seen
h u t it is n o t m a te r ia l, w hen, s e p a r a tin g fro m th e m a te r ia l
th a t not o n ly a ll th e a n im a ls and th e s o -c a lle d liv in g
b o d y , it r e m a in s o n ly w ith th e s o u l a n d th e s p ir it ; u n le s s
c r e a tu r e s, but a ls o th e m in e r a l and v e g e t a b le k in g d o m s
b y m a te r ia l it is m eant th a t o f w h ic h th e sou l is but
l i a v o l i k e t h o h u m a n b e i n g , ( 1 ) a s p i r i t ( 2 ) a s o u l , (!}) a b o d y ,
a p o r tio n , t h a t is to s a y , t h e s o u l or th e a str a l b o d y o f th e
(•(<) nnd a m in d or w ill-p o w e r p e r v a d in g th ro u g h and
U n iv e r s a l D iv in e S p ir it,— th e U n iv e r s a l o th er , (A k a s li,
b in d in g to g e th e r a s it w e re th e tr ia d . The p ow ers, te n ­
— t h e s h o r e le s s s p a c e c o - e x is t e n t w it h F i r s t I n t e llig e n c e ) is
d e n c ie s , a n d c o n d it io n o f th e m in d , m u s t v a r y in d iffe r e n t
m a tte r a s it c o n ta in s and is in t e r m ix e d w ith th e p r im i­
o r g a n ic and in o r g a n ic b o d ie s a c c o r d in g to th e d e v e lo p ­
t iv e g e r m s o f m a t te r . T h u s , a g a in , th e m in d d o e s n o t p e r is h
m e n t, p u r ity n n d c o m p a r a tiv e p r o p o r tio n s o f s p ir it, sou l
w ith th e p h y s ic a l b o d y a n d , th e r e fo r e , it is th a t th e sou l
and m a tte r o f w h ic h th e y are co m p o sed . W h ile , o n th e
p o p u la r ly s o c a lle d is c a p a b le a fte r d e a th o f a p p r e c ia tin g
o n e h a n d , th e s p ir it is h o ld fa st b y th e so u l a n d th e b od y,
a n d e n jo y in g th e r ew a r d o f g o o d a c tio n s and fe a r in g and
on th e o th e r h a n d , b y its n a tu ra l a ttr a c tio n to w a r d s th e
s u ffe r in g th e p a in o f p u n is h m e n t fo r bad a c tio n s d o n o
U n iv e r s a l S p ir it o f w h ic h i t is but a n in f in it e s im a l p a r t,
d u r in g p h y s ic a l lif e ; a n d t h u s it is a ls o why th e g h o sts
it p e r p e tu a lly s tr u g g le s to d is e n ta n g le its e lf b o th fro m
or d e p a r te d s o u ls d o p o s s e s s t h e fa c u lt ie s o f t h e m in d .
th o so u l and th e body, and th e s o u l d o c s th e s a m e w ith
T h e a b o v e is s u ffic ie n t t o a n s w e r tir e q u e r ie s , “ W h a t is
r e g a r d to t h e m a t e r ia l b o d y . T h e m in d o r w ill- p o w e r is t h e
Soul a n d w h a t b e c o m e s o f it,” a n d y e t it m ig h t b e r e p e a t­
a r b ite r o f th is s tr u g g le . It r e ig n s s u p r e m e a n d c o n tr o ls
ed th a t h u m a n s o u l is b u t a p a rt o f th e D iv in e Soul or
th o c o m b a ta n ts. Thus it e x e r c is e s a h ig h b u t v e r y r e s p o n ­
a p art o f th e U n iv e r s a l E th e r . The V e d a n tists c a ll th e
s ib le p o w er, a n d h a s, th er e fo r e, to e n jo y or s u f f e r ( WFcTT)
fo r m e r a n d t h e l a t t e r JTJn^T^T. T h e H e r m e tic p h i­
th e good or bad r e s u lt o f th e s tr u g g le in exnet propor­
lo s o p h y s a y s , “ A s a b o v e , so b e lo w .” I m a y a d d “ A s w ith ­
tio n to th o d is c r e tio n u s e d . T h e s tr u g g le d u r in g t h is life
o u t, so w ith in .” The h u m a n s o u l a b s o lv e s in t o t h e U n i ­
m a y e n d in o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w a y s . '
v e r sa l S o u l or E th e r , n o t w hen it is sep a ra ted fr o m th e
( I .) If by th e grace of m in d , th e s p ir it su cceed s in
body of fle s h and b lo o d , but fr o m th e s p ir it w h ic h it
e n tir e ly b r in g in g th e s o u l a n d t h e b o d y u n d e r its c o m p le te
e n c a s e s , in th e sa m e w ay as th e b o d y o f fle s h and b lo o d
a n d s u p r e m e c o n tr o l w h ile y e t r e s id in g in th e m , th en it
is r e s o lv e d , a fte r p h y s ic a l d e a th , in to th e e le m e n ts of
b e c o m e s wTfTfT H frT o r a B u d h a , a n d a t t h o t im e o f p h y s ic a l w h ic h i t is c o m p o s e d .
d e a t h , is a b s o lv e d in to th e U n iv e r s a l L ig h t., 'i.e. o b ta in s I a m f u l l y a w a r e t h a t t h e a b o v e t h e o r y is o p e n t o som e
or I n t h is c a s o t h e m in d , o f c o u r s e , d is s o lv e s a t o b j e c tio n s a n d is a t v a r ia n c e w ith t h e o p in io n s and id e a s
d e a th . of m any le a r n e d m en in e s s e r r tia l p o in ts , but I cannot
( 2 .) If th e s p ir it su cceed s in c o m p le te ly d is e n ta n ­ sh ak e it off' u n t i l a n o th e r, m o r e lo g ic a l a n d c o n v in c in g ,
g lin g its e lf fr o m t h o s o u l and th e b o d y o n ly a t t h e tim o is fo u n d s u ffic ie n t ly p o w e r fu l to d r iv e it a w a y .
o f p h y s ic a l d e a th , t h e n it g e t s or a ll a t o n c o n n d
m ix e s it s e lf w ith th e U n iv e r s a l D iv in e L ig h t. H ere a ls o
t h e m in d d is s o lv e s . A N A P P E A L TO T H E E D U C A T E D N A T I V E S .
(tt.) If th o s p ir it su cceed s o n ly in s e p a r a t in g its e lf
fro m th e p h y s ic a l body but not fr o m th e sou l or th e
HY 11AHU K. N. HASU.
a str a l body aud if th e a str a l body is s u ffic ie n tly p u r i­
I n d ia w as once th e great c en tr e o f c iv ilis a tio n and
f i e d a n d f r e e f r o m a n y t a i n t (*fT?R T ) o f th e m a t e r ia l b o d y , e d u c a tio n ; a n d its v a r ie d s c ie n c e s , a r ts, and p h ilo s o ­
th e n th e s p ir it o n ly w in s a m ove onw ard on th e la d d e r p h y , a s tr o n o m y , a s tr o lo g y , p u r e and m ix e d m a th e m a tic s ,
o f c r e a tio n or th e c ir c le of e v o lu tio n , a n d e n te r s a w o r ld g eo d esy , m e ta p h y sic s , lo g ic , p o e t r y , & c ., w ere ta k en and
m o r e s u b lim e th a n o u rs, su c h as & c ., and se n t o v er to th e d iffe r e n t c o u n tr ie s ot E urope and A sia ,
fr o m w h ic h th o s e E u r o p e a n c o u n t r ie s r e a c h e d t h e c lim a x o t
e v e n tu a lly a tta in s th e f i n a l b e a t i t u d e , /. e., o r f a f f 11!,
c iv ilis a tio n a n d e d u c a tio n by c u ltu r e ; b u t t h o s e s c ie n c e s
w hen it e n tir e ly sep a ra tes fr o m its a str a l body or sou l a n d a r ts g r a d u a lly s u n k in th e a b y ss of th e m o st o p p res­
w h ic h b c c o m c s m o r e a n d m o r e p u r ifie d a n d th in at every
s iv e fo r e ig n r u le in m e d ia e v a l I n d ia . T hrough th e m e­
m o v e fo r w a r d in t h o u p p e r w o r ld s . I n th is c a se th o m in d d iu m of W estern c iv ilis a tio n and e d u c a tio n , th o s e v e r y
a c c o m p a n ie s th o D uad (s p ir it a n d s o u l) as th e r e s u lt of s c ie n c e s a n d a r ts a r e a p p e a r in g anew and c r e a tin g a g o o d
th e ir c o m b in a tio n . ■ d e a l o f w o n d e r in m o d e r n I n d ia .
(4.) I f th e s p irit a t th e m o m e n t o f p h y sic al d e a th se p a ­ The a s tr o lo g y of a n c ie n t I n d ia is th e m ost w onder­
ra te s to g e th e r w ith th e a s tra l body o r soul from th e fu l o f a ll t h e e x is t in g s c ie n c e s , a lth o u g h m a n y o f its p o r­
p h y sical body w h ile th e a s tra l b o d y is n o t y e t sufficien tly tio n s h a v e b e e n c o m p le te ly d e s tr o y e d a n d lo s t in m e d ia > -
p u rified , b u t is im b u e d w ith b ad a c tio n s d u rin g life or val tim e s . The p resen t d ila p id a te d c o n d itio n of th e
b a d th o u g h ts a t d e a th , tlie s p ir it is p lu n g e d in to th o s c ie n c e a n d e v e n it s r e lic s have of la te c r e a te d , a good
w orld of bad sp irits, such as &c. In th is d e a l o f w o n d e r in t h e s c ie n t if ic w o r ld . .
case th e m in d also ex ists as th e r e s u lt o f th e c o m b in a tio n T h e r e a r e p e o p le w h o a r e q u ite in c r e d u lo u s in th e b e ­
o f w h a t re m a in s a fte r d e a th . . lie f o f t h e s c ie n c e o f a s tr o lo g y , a lth o u g h it s w onders have
(;">.) I f a t th e tim e o f d e a th t h e s p ir it n n d th e s o u l s e p a ­ o f la te , b e e n r e v e a l e d in m any c o u n tr ie s o f. E u r o p e and
r a te fr o m t h e m a te r ia l b o d y b e fo r e t h e s o u l a tta in s p u r ity A m e r ic a . I t is o u t o f s h e e r m a d n e s s t h a t su ch p e o p le d o
and d e v e lo p m e n t e s s e n t ia ll y r e q u ir e d t o v is e t o t h e h ig h e r n o t b e lie v e in it s t r u t h e v e n w h e n m any a s t r o lo g ic a l c a l-
d ila t io n s m a d e b y I n d ia n a s tr o lo g e r s lia v e been corrob o­ W ith o u t a fe w rem a rk s, th e above ta b le w ill not be
r a te d b y fa c ts a n d t lie ir tr u t h s la id b a r e b e fo r e th e ir eyes. w e ll u n d e r sto o d . If a m a n ,’ l i v i n g© o n v e g©e t a b l e s ,J l o s e> s
T h ere w ere m an y sea ts fo r t h e c u l t u r e ot th a t w on d er- 1 0 0 0 g r a in s in w e ig h t in a g iv e n tim e , t h e s a m e m a n w ill
c r e a tin g s c ie n c e — a s t r o lo g y — in d iffe r e n t p a r ts o f I n d ia , lo s e 1 4 4 5 g r a in s of h is w e ig h t d u r in g th e sam e tim e ,
o n e o f w liic h w as M u rsh ed ab ad . M o st of th e e m in e n t w h ile liv in g u p o n m ix e d d ie t ; a n d 2307 g r a in s w h ile
a s tr o lo g e r s c r e a te d m a r v e ls h e r e in b y g o n e d a y s , a n d lia v d liv in g u p o n a n im a l fo o d .
g o n e th e w a y o f a ll e a r th ly th in g s . W e m ay here nam e A s tu d io u s m a n d ig e s t s b a d ly w h e n h e liv e s u p o n m ix e d
o n e o f th o s e v e te r a n a s tr o lo g e r s , H iv a n a r a y a n a V id y iir a tn a o r a n im a l fo o d . But he d ig e s ts th e hyb ern al a lim e n ts
B h a t t a e h a r y a o f M u tr a p a n i, B c r h a m p u r , w h o is s t i l l liv in g w ith e a se . W it h m ilk d ie t h e c a n u n d e r g o m e n ta l la b o u r
an d w h ose w o n d e r fu lly a c cu ra te a s tr o lo g ic a l c a lc u la tio n s w h ic h w o u ld b e p a in fu l a n d in j u r io u s to d ig e s t io n , s h o u ld
h a v e c r e a te d a g r e a t d e a l o f s e n sa tio n h e r e a n d a b ro a d . lie liv e u p o n a n im a l o r m ix e d d ie t. M ilk is th e norm al
It is a m a tte r of deep regret and h u m ilia tio n th a t fo o d o f an in t e lle c t u a l m a n . M e n t a l la b o u r , w h e n i n d u l g ­
th e m od ern e d u c a te d I n d ia n s do not ta k e a b it o f in te r ­ e d in a ft e r m e a ls o f m ix e d o r a n im a l d ie t, is th e p r o lific
est in th e recovery and in th e cau se of th o fu r th e r ­ s o u r c e o f a n in f in it e v a r ie t y o f d is e a s e s . T o p a in te r s , en­
an ce o f th e lo n g -lo s t A ryan s c ie n c e s , and th e y are not g r a v e r s, p o e ts , m a th e m a tic ia n s , a n d s c ie n tific m e n in ge­
p r o n e to encourage th e v e te r a n I n d ia n p h ilo s o p h e r s , n e r a l, t h e n a t u r e o f w h o s e a v o c a tio n s r e q u ir e s fix e d a t t e n ­
w ho m ay s till be fo u n d liv in g in m any a c o in e r of t io n a n d m e n t a l a b s t r a c t io n , m il k is a d m ir a b ly a d a p te d . .
th e vast I n d ia n e m p ir e , fo r th e r e -e s ta b lis h m e n t of
T h e fo llo w in g t a b le s h o w s th e a n a ly s is o f m ilk .
th e bygone fa m e of th e p h ilo s o p h y and th e s c ie n c e s
o f th e a n c ie n t I n d ia n s ; b u t, on th e o th er h a n d , th e y d is ­
c o u r a g e th o s e I n d ia n p h ilo s o p h e r s by th e ir arch rem ark s Cow's-milk, as 14400 | 28800
100 1000
a n d d e r is io n . W e, th e r e fo r e , m ake a n e a r n e s t a p p e a l to analysed by grains, or grains , or 2
grs . grains.
th e m a sses o f th e m od ern e d u c a te d n a tiv e s to in s til th e Jjiebig. 1 seer. I wers.
m in d s o f th e v e te r a n I n d ia n p h ilo s o p h e r s , of d iffe r e n t W a t e r ............... 87. 080 870. 80 12539. 520 25070. 940
s c h o o ls o f I n d ia n p h ilo s o p h y and s c ie n c e s , w h o a rc s till C a r b o n ............. 0. 9 8 2 (>!). 8 2 1005. 408 2 0 1 0 . 8 1 (i
f o u n d l i v i n g , s c a t t e r e d o v e r , i n d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f I n d ia ,, w i t h H ydrogen. . 1. 144 11. 44 104. 730 .3 2 9 . 4 7 2
th e s p ir it of encouragem en t fo r th e fu rth e r a n ce a n d im ­ N i t r o g e n ___ 520 5. 2 0 74. 880 1 4 9 . 7 (i0
p r o v e m e n t o f th e A r y a n s c ie n c e s and p h ilo s o p h y , a n d fo r Oxygen........ 3. 0 4 9 30. 49 525. 450 1050. 912
th e recovery of th e fu ll h a rv est of fa m e, w h ic h I n d ia S a lts a n d e a r th s. (> 25 0. 25 90. 000 180. 000
o n c e h a d t h e g o o d lu c k t o g a t h e r in .

R ic e is a n o th er a r tic le o f d ie t u sed b y th e Y o g is of
Merhawpur, Sept. 1880,
I n d ia . I t s c o m p o s it io n is s h o w n in t h e t a b le f o llo w in g .

[C ontinued frotn tlic October

14400
A T R E A T IS E O N THE YOGA F IIIL O SO T JIY Ricc. 100 grains. 1000 grains. grains, or
1!Y N. 1'AtJI,, G'.IUI.C., NU.H-ASSISTANT SUliGEOX. 1 seer.
7. 0 70. 1094. 4
C o l o n e l T o W im c lid , a n E n g lis h o ffic e r o f e x c e l l e n t n a t u ­
42. 1030 421. 030 0002. 9184
r a l p a r ts, a n d o f g r e a t h o n o u r a n d in t e g r it y , c o u ld d ie or
H ydrogen ........... 5. 754 57. 54 828. 570
e x p ir e w h e n h e p le a s e d , a n d a g a in r e v iv e . He o b served
N i t r o g e n .................. 1. 2 0 8 12. 08 182. 592
th e s tr ic t e s t r e g im e n , liv in g o n th e s o fte s t v e g e t a b le s and
O xygen .................. 42. 8744 428. 744 9173. 570
t h e l i g h t e s t a n im a l fo o d , d r in k in g a s s e s ’ m il k d a ily , even
S a lts a n d ea rth s. 4. 57. 0
in t h e c a m p , a n d , fo r c o m m o n d r in k , B r is to l w a te r . By ■*
a n a b s t e m io u s c o u r s e o f d i e t h e c o u ld s u s p e n d t h e r e s p ir a ­
W h e a t is a n o t h e r s t a p le a r tic le of d ie t of Y o g is . Its
tio n a n d p u ls a tio n , a n d t h e r e b y a s s u m e a c o n d it io n s im ila r
to d e a th , o r th e s a m a d h i o f th e I n d ia n fa q lr s . L ow d ie t c o m p o s itio n is a s fo llo w s .
a n d a s ta te o f c o m p o s u r e or r e st w e re t h e p r in c ip a l m e a n s
e m p lo y e d b y t h e E n g lis h o ff ic e r to a s s u m e th is d e a th -lik e
app earance. T h e fa q ir w h o w a s b u r ie d a liv e fo r 4 0 days 14400 grs.,
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t

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in t h e tim e o f R u n j c e t S in g h , and th en exhum ed a liv e , or 1 seer.
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liv e d e n tir e ly u p o n m ilk p r e v io u s to h is b u r ia l, and ab s­

10. 100. 1440.
t a in e d fro m fo o d , d r in k s , and a ir , a ll th e tim e he w as
( 'a rb o n................ ..... 40. 557 405. 57 5840. 108
b u r ie d . T o a ll in t e n t s a n d p u rp o ses he h y b ern a ted . A
H ydrogen .................. 5. 53 55. 3 790. 32
J a q ir , w h o h y b e r n a t e d i n J e s s e l m e r e , liv e d e n tir e ly upon
N i t r o g e n ............................ 2. 149 21. 49 308. 550
m ilk .
O xygen ......................... 39. 759 397. 59 5724. 300
T h e a b o v e fa c ts e s ta b lis h , beyond d o u b t, th e p r o p e r ty 2. 288.
S a lts a n d ea rth s ... 20.
in m ilk o f c o n d u c in g to h y b e r n a tio n . A ll th e p r o fa n e
a n d sa cred w r itin g s o f th e H in d u s e x to l m ilk as an a li­
m e n t fa v o u r in g lo n g e v it y . I b e lie v e it is to th e h ig h ly B a r l e y i s a n o t h e r a r t i c l e o f t h e Y o g i ’s d i e t . T h e E m p e r o r
h y g i e n i c p r o p e r t y in m il k t h a t t h e c o w ow es its s a n c tity A kbar, w ho w as n o ted fo r j u s t ic e a n d m o d e r a tio n , liv e d
a m o n g s t th e H in d u s , w h ose u n p a r a lle le d b e n e v o le n c e to
upon b a r le y and a n e th u m sow a. A c c o r d in g to U r.
t h e a n im a l is n o to r io u s .
B eck m an and B o n s s in g a u lt, b a r le y , d r ie d at 212° F .,
A ll h y b e r n a l a lim e n ts d im in is h th e e x h a la tio n o f car­
c o n ta in s 2 .0 2 p e r c e n t, of n itr o g e n . A c c o r d in g to th e
b o n ic a c id fr o m t h e lu n g s . T h e y , th e r e fo r e , d im in is h th e
w a s te o f th e a n im a l e c o n o m y . la te s t a u t h o r ity , it h a s th e fo llo w in g c o m p o s itio n .
The fo llo w in g ta b le sh o w s th e r e la tiv e w a ste of th e
b o d y fr o m d if fe r e n t v a r ie t ie s o f d ie t.
14400 Ill's.,
Barley. 100 grains. 1000 grs.
Specific number, indicating of 1 seer.
Names of diet.
least e in a given time.
9 37 ~ 93. '7 : 1349. 28
( l a r b o n ................................ 44 32 443. 2 0382. 08

'V e g e ta b le d ie t. 1000 H y d r o g e n ......................... 2 38 23. 8 342. 72

M ix e d do. ] 445 N i t r o g e n .......................... 1 8 18. 2 5 !). 2
A n im a l do. 2307 O x y o - e n .............................. 40 47 404. 7 5827. 28
S a l t s a n d e a r t h s ___ 1. 00 10. (i 2 3 !). 04
 M e a t , w h i c h t h e Y o g i's a b s t a in fr o m , lia s th e fo llo w in g
c o m p o s itio n . Q uantity. Q u a n tity o f Nitrogen.
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Fresh meat. 100 grains. 1000 grains. F r e sh m e a t. . . 1000 37. 02
W h e a t. . . . do. 21 . 40
B a r le y . . . . do. IS. 00

f
W a te r ........................ 750. 12 10N 01. 2
75. 0 .1 2
00
R i c e ............................... do. 12. (58
C a r b o n ......................... 12. 072 120. 72 1 8 (5 7 .
F resh c o w ’s - m i l k do. 20
H y d r o g e n .................. 1. 807 18. 07 273. 10
F r e s h a s s e s ’- m i l k do. 03
N i t r o g e n .................... 3. 702 37. 02 541. 75
O xvgen .................. 5. 31 5. 31 704. (54
S a lts a n d e a r th s. I. 057 10. 57 152. 23 F rom th e a b o v e ta b le it is e v id e n t th a t a s s e s ’ m ilk is
t h e le a s t s t im u la n t to th e c ir c u la tin g s y s te m ; and, o w in g
to th is c ir c u m s ta n c e , C o lo n e l T o w n sen d , who u sed
T h e n u m e r ic a l p r o p o r tio n o f c a r b o n to oxygen, in car­
a s s e s ’ m ilk h a b itu a lly , a c q u ir e d th e p o w e r o f e x p ir in g an d
b o n ic a c id , is a s 1 t o 2 .0 0 0 . C a r b o n ic a c id t h a t is th r o w n
r e v iv in g w h e n h e p le a s e d .
o u t fr o m t h e lu n g s a n d t h e s k in , a r is e s fr o m th e c o m b in a ­
tio n of th e carb on of th e a lim e n ts w ith th e in s p ir e d W o m a n ’s m ilk c o n ta in s .1 9 5 1 0 p e r c e n t, of n itr o g e n .
oxygen. W h e n t h e o x y g e n is d e f ic ie n t in t h e a lim e n t, its 1 0 0 0 p a r ts o f th is m ilk c o n ta in 1 .0 5 1 0 o f n itr o g e n . I t is
c a r b o n , in o r d e r t o b e c o n v e r t e d i n t o c a r b o n ic a c id , r e q u ir e s th e lig h t e s t o f a ll a n im a l a lim e n ts . A c h ild a t t h e b rea st
m ore oxygen fr o m th e a tm o s p h e r ic a ir w h ic h can o n ly e n jo y s a lo n g e r r e p o s e , in c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e lo w s t im u la t ­
b e a c c o m p lis h e d b y in c r e a s in g t h e n u m b e r o f r e s p ir a tio n s . i n g n a t u r e o f w o m a n ’s m i l k , w h i c h i s t h e o n l y n o u r i s h m e n t
T h e fo llo w in g ta b le s h o w s t h e n u m e r ic a l p r o p o r tio n ot it ta k e s u n til it is w e a n e d .
c a r b o n to o x y g e n , in d iffe r e n t a lim e n ts r efer r ed to in th e
The hyb ernal a lim e n ts , su ch as b a r le y , lic e , w h e a t,
fo r e g o in g ta b le s .
su gar, g h e e , m ilk , & c. & e ., p ro m o te lo n g e v it y , in c r e a s e
pow er and str e n g th . T hey are p le a s in g to th e p a la te ,
n o u r is h in g , p e r m a n e n t, a n d c o n g e n ia l to th e body. A c­
Numerical imqmrtion of carbon to
Alim ents. c o r d in g to th e B h a g a v a t G itd , a ll a lim e n ts w h ic h are
oxygen.
n e it h e r to o b itte r , to o s a ltis h , to o h o t, to o p u n g e n t, to o
a s tr in g e n t, n o r to o in fla m m a b le o r h e a tin g , a r e r e g a r d e d a s
F resh M eat to .409 ,sati/a yuni fo o d . T h e y a r e s a id to b e p a la t a b le , n o u r is h in g ,
M i l k .................. .5 2 2 p e r m a n e n t, a n d c o n g e n ia l to t h e b o d y .
B a r l e y ........... .9 l.‘t
W h e a t ........... .ON S L KK P .
R i c e .................. 1.001
A s Y o g a , o r h u m a n h y b e r n a t io n , is n o t h i n g m ore th a n
p r o lo n g e d s le e p , it m a y not be a lto g e th e r u n in te r e s tin g
to d is c u s s t h e s u b je c t o f s o m n o le n c y b e fo r e w e e n te r u p on
A n im a l fle s h , w h e n u s e d a s a n a lim e n t , r e q u ir e s m o r e a t ­
t h e d iffic u lt su b je c t o f s e lf -tr a n c e p r a c tis e d b y t h e I n d ia n
m o s p h e r ic o x y g e n , a n d h e n c e it is n ecessary fo r a c a r n i­
fa q ir s . S le e p m a y b e d e fin e d t h e re]ro se o f t h e organs o f
vorous a n im a l to a c c e le r a te r e s p ir a tio n by m o tio n . A
s e n s e a n d m o tio n . “ I t is o f in e s t im a b le v a lu e to m an.
tig e r , w h ic h liv e s e n tir e ly u p o n fie s h d ie t , m oves to and
I t k n its u ]) t h e r a v e le d s le e v e o f care. It is th e d e a th
fr o e v e n w h e n c o n f in e d in a n ir o n c a g e , in order to con­
o f each d a y ’s lif e . It is sore l a b o u r ’s b a th . It is th e
s u m e t h e m o r e o x y g e n fr o m t h e a ir . For an am ount of
b a lm of hu rt m in d s , a n d c h ie f n o u r is h e r in l i f e ’s f e a s t . ”
m e a t c o n ta in in g o n e g r a in of carb on, th e a n im a l m u st
in h a le 2 .2 5 7 g r a in s o f a tm o s p h e r ic o x y g e n . T h e d u r a t i o n o f s l e e p in m a n h o o d is f r o m 4 to 0 hou rs
per day. It- i s l o n g e r w i t h t h e c h i l d at th e b rea st th a n
O n e l i v i n g u p o n c o w ’s m i l k m u s t in h a le 2 .1 4 4 g r a in s o f
w ith o n e t h a t is w e a n e d . I t is lo n g e r w ith b o y s a n d g ir ls
a t m o s p h e r ic o x y g e n fo r a q u a n t i t y o f t h e n u tr itio u s f lu id
t h a n in t h e c a s e o f a d u lt s ; a n d lo n g e r w ith a d u lts th a n
c o n ta in in g o n e o f ca rb o n . H e s h o u ld b e le s s a c tiv e th a n
w ith t h e a g e d .
o n e liv in g u p o n fie s h d ie t. A p erson w ho liv e s upon
b a r le y c o n s u m e s 1 .7 5 3 g r a in s o f a t m o s p h e r ic o x y g e n fo r a T h e r e a r e in s t a n c e s o n r e c o r d , o f in d iv id u a ls s l e e p i n g fo r
q u a n tity o f th e a lim e n t c o n ta in in g one g r a in o f carb on. w e e k s , m o n th s , n a y e v e n fo r y e a r s .
H e th a t liv e s upon w heat con su m es 1 .0 8 0 g r a in s of
Comment.— W e lu iv e o tir s e lf know n a R u s s ia n I n d y —-
a tm o s p h e r ic o x y g e n fo r a q u a n t it y o f t h e a lim e n t y ie ld in g
M a d iu n e K n s h e r e n t n o f , — w h o s e s i s t e r , t h e n a n u n m a r r ie d la d y ,
o n e g r a in o f c a r b o n . O n e liv in g u p o n r ic e r e q u ir e s 1 .(5 0 ') a b o u t 2 7 , s l e p t r e g u l a r l y f o r s i x w e e k s a t a t im e . A f t e r ( lin t
o f a tm o s p h e r ic o x y g e n fo r a q u a n t it y o f t h e a lim e n t con­ p e r io d s h e w o u ld a w a k e , w e a k b u t u o t v e r y e x h a u s t e d and ask
t a in in g o n e g r a in o f c a r b o n . fo r s o m e m i l k — h e r h a b it u a l f o o d . A t th e en d o f a f o r t n ig h t ,
s o m e tim e s th re e w eek s, sh e w o u ld b e g in to sh ow u n m is -
T h e fo llo w in g ta b le s h o w s t h e r e la tiv e q u a n tity of a t­
t a k e a b le s i g n s o f s o m n o l e n c e , a u d a t t h e e n d o f a m o n t h fa ll in t o
m o s p h e r ic o x y g e n , in g r a in s , r e q u ir e d fo r one g r a in of
h e r t r a n c e a g a in . T h u s it la s te d fo r seven y ea rs, sh e b e in g
c a rb o n o f d if fe r e n t a lim e n ts .
c o n s id e r e d b y t h e p o p u l a c e n s a g r e a t s a i n t . It w as in 1841.
W h a t b e c a m e o f h e r a f t e r t h a t , w e a r e u n a b le to s a y .
Relative (pmntity of atmospheric
Alimvnta oxygen fo r each nlimcntnl grain of “ S a m u e l C h ilt o n , a la b o u r e r , a g e d a b o u t 2 5 , r e s id in g a t

carbon. T im s b u r y n e a r B a th , w a s a c c u s t o m e d to fa ll in t o a s ic e ])
fro m w h ic h n o o n e c o u ld rou se h im till a fte r a m o n t h ’s
tim e , d u r in g w h ic h h e n e it h e r a te nor drank. O nce he
M eat . 2. 257 g r a in s .
s l e p t f o r s e v e n w e e k s , d u r i n g w lr ic lr h e m ade w a te r once
M ilk . . 2. 144 „
a m i h a d o n e e v a c u a tio n .”
B a r le y . I. 753 „
W h e a t. 1. o so ,. “ T h e r e liv e d in t h e p a r is h o f C o r ta c h y , in th e c o u n ty
R ic e . . 1. 005 „ of F o r fa r , b e tw e e n 1819 and 1834, a c e r ta in fe m a le ,
E u p h e m ia L in d s a y , c o m m o n ly k n o w n th r o u g h th e m o s t o f
F o r fa r s h ir e by th e a p p e lla tio n of s le e p in g E ffie . H er
A n a lim e n t is m o r e o r le s s s t im u la n t to t h e c ir c u la tin g p e c u lia r itie s w e r e a s r e m a r k a b le a s th o s e o f any one who
s y s te m , a c c o r d in g to t h e m o r o o r le s s q u a n t it y o f n it r o g e n h a s a p p e a r e d irr t h e a n n a ls of h u m a n h is to r y . She w as
c o n t a in e d in a g iv e n w e ig h t o f th e s u b s ta n c e , a s s h o w n b y a d d i c t e d t o w a n d e r i n g , arrd c o m m o n l y l e f t h e r h o m e a b o u t
t h e ta b le fo llo w in g . th e tim e w h e n o th e r p e o p le r e tir e d to r est, and d u r in g
 t lic n ig h t w o u ld fr e q u e n tly w a n d e r fr o m t w e lv e to fifte e n he docs aci/uirc them as well us
exh ib it such p ow ers— though
m ile s . I t w a s rem a rk ed th a t w h e n s h e to o k th e s e n o c tu r ­ the one practising Ilatha. Yoga, but through another and
n a l jo u r n e y s s h e w a s s u r e s h o r tly a fte r w a r d s to fa ll in to f a r more intellectual system. . G e n e r a l l y , t h e y d e n y t h e s e
s le e p i n g fits ; a n d it w a s n o u n u s u a l t h i n g fo r h e r to s le e p p o w e r s p o i n t b l a n k , for r e a s o n s b u t too w e l l - g r o u n d e d . The
tw o or th r e e w e e k s w ith o u t a w a k in g . In th e w in te r of
la t te r n e e d n o t e v e n b e l o n g to a n y a p p a r e n t o rd e r o f a s c e t i c s ,
a n d are o f t e n e r k n o w n a s p r i v a t e i n d i v i d u a l s t h a n m e m b e r s
1 8 2 0 s h e s le p t fiv e w e e k s , a n d d u r in g t h e s p r in g of 1825
o f a r e l i g i o u s f r a t e r n it y , n o r n eed t h e y n e c e s s a r i l y b e H i n d u s .
s h e s le p t s ix w e e k s a n d th r e e d a y s , w h ic h w as th e lo n g e s t
K abir, w h o w a s one o f them , fulm in ate s again st m ost o f tho
s le e p s h e h a d b e e n k n o w n to ta k e . She never to u ch ed
la t e r s e c t s o f m e n d i c a n t s w h o o c c a s i o n a l l y b e c d m e w a rrio rs
h e r s t o ie o f p r o v is io n s d u r in g th e t im e s h e s le p t .”
w h e n h o t s i m p l y b r ig a n d s, a n d s k e t c h e s t h e m w i t h a m a s t e r l y
D u r in g s le e p t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e b o d y is d im in is h e d , h a n d :— ;
tlie n u m b e r o f p u ls a t io n s d im in is h e d , a n d fh e r e s p ir a tio n s “ I n e v e r b e h e l d s u c h a Yogi, O h , b r o t h e r ! w h o f o r g e t t i n g
le s s fr e q u e n t a n d a u d ib le . D u r in g d e e p s le e p th e r e are h i s d o c t r i n e r o v e s a b o u t in n e g l i g e n c e , l i e follow s p ro fess ed ly
about 22 p u l s a t i o n s a n d (5 r e s p i r a t i o n s p e r m i n u t e . ' S le e p t h e faith o f M a i i a o u v a , a u d c a lls h i m s e l f an e m i n e n t t e a c h e r ;
is p r o lo n g e d in p r o p o r tio n a s t h e a n im a l b e a t s u b s id e s to t h e s c e n e o f h i s a b s t r a c t i o n i s t h e fair or m a r k e t. M a V a is tlio
t h a t o f t h e s u r r o u n d in g a tm o s p h e r e . . m i s t r e s s o f t h e false sa in t . W h e n d i d D a t t a t r a y a d e m o lis h ,
a d w e l l i n g ? W h e n d id SuiCilAOUVA c o l l e c t 1111 a r m e d h o s t ?
A deep and p e r fe c t s le e p (s u s h u p ti) h it s been a p tly W h e n d id N a k a d a m o u n t a m a t c h l o c k ? W h e n d id V y a s a u h v a
d e f in e d a te m p o r a r y c e s s a t io n o f a ll t l i e fu n c tio n s of a n i­ blow a tru m p e t ? e t c .”
m a l I ill-, v i z . , n f t h o u g h t , s e n s a t i o n , m e n t a l e m o tio n , and T h e r e f o r e , w h e n e v e r t h e a u t h o r — D r. P a u l —-sp ea k s o f Raja
a ll t h e ir c o m b in a t io n s a n d m o d if ic a t io n s . I n ttu sh iq jli th e Yoga — t h e Ilatha s i m p l y is to b e u n d e r s t o o d .
s o u l is e x t r ic a t e d fr o m t e r r e s t r ia l b o n d s , a n d m an is free , l l a j a Y o g a c o n s i s t s o f e i g h t s t a g e s , v i z ., Y a in a , N iy a iu a ,
f r o m a ll s in s . A sa n a , P n u ia y a m a , P r a ty iih u r a , D lia r a n a , D hyana, and
Yoga lias been differently defined by different a u th o ri­ S a m a d h i.
ties. Some have defined it m ental abstraction ; some Y<nna.— U n d e r th is te r m t h e p r a c tic e o f th e fiv e a c ts
have defined it silent p rayer ; some have defined it the o f r e s t r a i n t i s i n c l u d e d , v i z ., A l i i n s i i , (a b se n c e of v io le n c e
union of th e inspired to th e expired a ir ; some have defined o r c r u e lty to liv in g c r e a tu r e s , u n iv e r s a l in n o c e n c e ), A s t e y a
it th e iinion of m ind to soul. B u t by Yoga I understand (a v o id a n c e o f t h e f t ) , S a t y a (tr u th ), B r a lim a c h a r y a (c h a s ti­
the a r t of suspending th e circulation and respiration. ty ), a n d A p a r ig r a h a (d is in te r e s te d n e s s , or n o n -a c ce p ta n c e
Yoga is chiefly divided into ltd ja Yoga and Ila th a Yoga. o f g ifts ).
I shall first consider R a ja Yoga. U nder th e head o f Y a in a som e of th e b est m oral
m a x im s o f a ll r e lig io n s a r e e v id e n t l y in c lu d e d .
Comment. — H ere th e n u t lio r fu lls in to nn u n m is la k n b lc N iyam a .— A fte r p r a c tis in g Y am a, a Y ogi p r a c tis e d
error. lit; c o n fo u n d s th e llaja w ith tlic Hatha. Y o g in s ,
N iy a m a . U nder N iy a m a are c o m p r e h e n d e d : — S a u c lia
w h e r e a s t h e f o r m e r h a v e n o t h i n g to d o w i t h t h e p h y s i c a l t r a i n ­
(p u r ity , p erso n a l c le a n lin e s s ), S a n to sh a (c o n te n tm e n t,
in g o f th e Jlatha nor w ith any o th e r of th e in im m e r tiljle
Yogins.
s e c t s w h o h a v e n o w a d o p t e d th e n a m e a n d e m b l e m s of p a t ie n c e u n d e r in j u r ie s ), T a p a s y a (d e v o t io n , s e lf -m o r tif ic a ­
W ils o n in h i s Essays on the lie!igions o f the Hindus f a lls tio n , s e lf - d e n ia l) , S w a d h y a y a (k n o w le d g e o f n a t u r e a n d of
i n t o t h e s a m e c o n f u s io n u n il know s v e r y lit tle , if a n y th in g at s im 1), a n d I s w a r a p r a n id h a n a (a d o r a tio n o f one Su prem e
n il, o f t h e t r n o llaja. Yogins w h o lm v c n o m o r e to d o w it h Sira B e in g , th e C r ea to r, th e P r e se r v e r, and D e str o y e r of th e
th a n w i t h I'ishna, o r .•1113'- o t h e r d e i t y . A l o n e , t h e m o s t le a r n e d w o r ld ).
am ong th e Sankara's Dandis of N o r th e r n I n d ia , e s p e c ia lly
t h o s e w h o m e s e t t l e d in U n j p u t n n a w h o w o u ld b e a b l e — i f
Asana .— T h is is a fix e d a t t it u d e o f in te n s e m e d ita tio n .

t h e y w o u l d — to g i v e s o m e c o r r e c t n o t i o n s a b o u t t h e llaja I t is t h e t h ir d s t a g e o f Y o g a . T h ere are m a n y asan as or

J'ogins : fo r t h e s e m e n , w ho have a d o p te d th e p h ilo s o p h ie a l p o s tu r e s , in w h ic h th e Y ogi is d ir e c te d to s it w h ile he
t e n e t s o f S a n k a r a ’s 7 'edanta, a r e , m o r e o v e r , p r o f o u n d ly v e r s e d e n g a g e s in Y o g a , o r t h e a r t o f r e d u c in g o r s u s p e n d in g th e
in t h e d o c t r i n e s o f t h e Tantras -------- te r m e d d e v ilis h b y th o se fu n c tio n s o f r e s p ir a tio n and c ir c u la tio n . O f th e se asan as
who e ith e r d o n o t u n d e r sta n d th e m o r r c j c c t t h e i r t e n e t s w it h th e m o s t im p o r ta n t a r e th e S id d h a s a n a and th e P a d im i-
s o m e p r e c o n c e iv e d o b jec t. I f , in s p e a k i n g o f t h e Dandis, we sa n a .
h a v e u s e d a b o v e t h e p h r a s e b e g i n n i n g w i t h t h e c o n j u n c t io n W i t h o u t t h e p r a c t ic e o f a s a n a , Y o g a c a n n o t b e p r a c tis e d .
“ i f , ” i t is b e c a u s e w e h a p p e n to k n o w h o w c a r e f u l l y t h e s e c r e t s B y th e p r a c tic e o f a s a n a t h e Y o g i is su p p osed to secu re
o f t h e r e a l Yogins— n a y e v e n t h e ir e x i s t e n c e i t s e l f -------- a r e im m u n it y fr o m c e r ta in d is e a s e s .
d e n i e d w i t h i n t h is f r a t e r n i t y . I t is c o m p a r a tiv e ly b u t la te ly
th a t Ihe u su al ex cu se a d o p te d by th e m , in s u p p o r t o f w h ic h B y p r a c tis in g s u c c e s s fu lly th e tw o p o stu r e s, P a d m a sa n a a n d
th ey b r in g t h e ir str o n g e st a u th o r itie s , w ho a llir m th a t th e S id d h a s a n a , o n e c a n e a s ily a t t a in t h e s e v e n t h and e ig h th
lo g i s t a t e is u n a t t a in a b le i u t h e p r e s e n t o r Kali, a g e — lia s s t a g e s o f Y o g a , v iz ., D h y a n a a n d S a m a d h i. The S id d h ii-
b e e n s e t a llo a t b y th e m . “ F r o m t h e u n s t e a d i n e s s o f t h e s e n s e s , s a n a m a y b e th u s p r a c tis e d . P la c e th e le ft h e e l u n d e r y o n
t h e p r e v a l e n c e o f s in in t h e Kali, a n d t h e s h o r t n e s s o f lif e , a n d t h e r i g h t h e e l i n f r o n t o f y o u ; f ix t h e s i g h t u p o n th e
h o w ca n e x a lta tio n b y th e Yoga, b e o b t a i n e d ? ’’ e n q u i r e s sp a ce b e tw e e n th e ey eb ro w s, or th e scat o f th e p h ren o­
Kasihhanda. But t h is d e c la r a t io n can be r e fu te d in tw o l o g i c a l p o w e r , I n d i v i d u a l i t y , a n d , 'w h ile iu th is m o tio n le s s
w ords and w ith th e ir ow n w eap on s. The d u r a t io n o f th o a ttitu d e , m e d ita te upon th e s y lla b le Om, a m y s te r io u s
p resen t Kali Yuga. is 4 3 2 ,0 0 0 years of w h ic h 4 ,9 7 !) have w o r d , t h e f r e q u e n t in a u d ib le r e p e t it io n o f w h ic h is s a id to
a lr e a d y e x p ir e d . It is a t th e v e r y b e g in n in g of Kali Yuga e n s u r e r e le a s e fr o m w o r ld ly e x is t e n c e .
th a t K r is h n a and A r jiiu a w ere born. I t is s in c e V i s h n u ’s
e ig h th in c a r n a t i o n th a t th e co u n try had a ll its historical T h e secon d p o stu r e is th e P a d m iis a n a , w h ic h is th u s
Y o g i n s , fo r a s to tlio p r e h i s t o r i c o n e s , o r c la im e d as su ch , w c p r a c tis e d . P la c e t h e le f t f o o t u jio n th e r ig h t th ig h , aud
d o n o t lin d o u r s e l v e s e n title d t o fo r c e t h e m u p o n p u b lic n o t ic e . th e r ig h t fo o t u p o n th e le ft t h ig h ; h o ld w ith th e r ig h t
A re wc th e n to u n d e r sta n d th a t none of th e se nu m erou s h a n d tlie r ig h t g r e a t to e , a n d w ith th e le f t baud th e le ft
s a in t s , p h i l o s o p h e r s a n d a s c e t i c s fr o m K r i s h n a dow n to t h e Into g r e a t te e , (th e h a n d s c o m in g fro m b e h in d th e back and
V is h n u B ra h m a ch a ri B a w a o f B o m b a y had e v e r T ouched c r o r s in g e a c h o th e r ) ; r e s t t h e c h in on th e in t e r c la v ic u la r
t h e “ e x a l t a t i o n b y Y o g a ?” T o r e p e a t t h i s a s s e r t io n i s s i m p l y s p a c e , a n d fix t h e s i g h t 011 t h e tip o f t h e n o s e .
s u i c i d a l in t h e ir o w n in t e r e s t s .
T h e S id d h a s a n a a n d P a d m a s a n a a re b o th tr a n q u il and
I t is n o t t h a t a m o n g t h e Ilatha Y o g in s — m en w ho at tim e s
q u ie t p o s tu r e s , fa v o u r in g a tr a n q u il c ir c u la tio n and s lo w
h ad rea c h e d th ro u g h a p h y s ic a l and w e ll-o r g a n is e d sy ste m o f
r e s p ir a tio n . In th e se p o stu r e s th e Y o g is s it and pro­
t,r u in in g I h e h ig h e s t p o w e r s ns “ w o n d e r -w o r k e r s ”— th e r e has
n o u n c e in a u d ib ly t h e h y p n o t ic s y lla b le O 111, and m e d ita te
n ever been a m an w o r th y o f b e in g c o n s id e r e d a s a tr u e Y o g in .
u p o n it, in o r d e r to t r a n q u illiz e c ir c u la tio n a n d r e ta r d th e
W h a t w e s a y , i s s im p ly t h is : t h e llaja. Yogin t r a in s but liis
m en ta l aud in te lle c tu a l p o w ers, le a v in g th e p h y s i c a l a lo n e , r e s p ir a to r y m o v e m e n t s . B y p e r s e v e r in g p r a c tic e , t h e Y o g is
a n d m a k in g b u t l i t l l c o f th e e x e r c is e o f p h e n o m e n a s im p ly o f p r o lo n g t h e d u r a tio n o f th e a b o v e u a m e d p o s tu r e s, a n d , iu
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c o m e a d e p t in t h e p r a c tic e o f t h e s e p o s tu r e s . T h e re th e y w ay. T h is p r o c e s s is to be p r a c tis e d fo u r tim e s in th e
liv e u p o n h y b e r n a l a lim e n ts , a c ir c u m s t a n tia l accou nt of c o u r s e o f t h e d a y , fo r t h e p e r io d o f 48 m in u te s e a ch tim e .
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W h e n a Y o g i, b y p r a c tic e , is e n a b le d to m a in ta in h im ­ o f w h ic h a t t e m p t to in c r e a s e g r a d u a lly th e d u r a tio n of

s e lf iu o n e o f th e a b o v e m e n tio n e d p o s tu r e s fo r t h e p e r io d P r a n a y a m a u n til a b le to p r a c tis e th e fo llo w in g p rocess.

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p o r tio n a l to th e red uced c o n d itio n of c ir c u la tio n and s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a t h fo r t h e p e r io d o f 54.0048 s e ­

r e s p ir a tio n , w ith o u t in c o n v e n ie n c e , lie proceeds to th e c o n d s, a n d t h e n e x p ir e th r o u g h th e r ig h t n o s tr il fo r th e

p r a c tic e o f P r a n a y a m a . T h is is th e fo u r th s ta g e o r d iv i­ p e r io d o f 27.3024 s e c o n d s . N e x t i u s p i r e t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t
n o s t r i l f o r t h e j>eriod 0f 13.0512 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e
s io n of Y oga. It is th e s u s p e n s io n of t h e r e s p ir a to r y
m o v e m e n t s , w h ic h t h e Y o g is d a ily p r a c tis e w it h a v ie w to b r e a t h f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 54.0048 s e c o n d s , a n d i n s p i r e s l o w l y

p u r g in g t h e m s e lv e s fr o m m in o r s in s . L ik e th e H im a la y a n t h r o u g h t h e l e f t n o s t r i l f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 27.3024 s e c o n d s

m a r m o t, a Y o g i liv e s in a su b te r r a n e a n r etr e a t, w h ic h is a n d , la s tly , in s p ir e th r o u g h t h e le f t n o s tr il once m ore fo r

c o n tr iv e d w it h g r e a t a r t, a n d c o n s is ts of an oval cavern, t h e p e r io d of 13.0512 s e c o n d s . S u s p e n d t h e b r e a t h f o r

la r g e e n o u g h to c o n ta in tw o o r th r e e in d iv id u a ls , a n d h a v ­ t h e p e r io d o f 54.0048 s e c o n d s , a n d e x p i r e t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t

in g a n a rro w a n d lo n g p a ssa g e . T h e e n tr a n c e to th e guphii n o s tr il fo r t h e p e r i o d o f 27.3024 s e c o n d s .

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A c c o r d iu g to s o m e Y o g is , P r a n a y a m a is o f th r e e k in d s ,
a tt a in s t o t h e s t a t e o f S a n ia d h i. W h il e li v i n g in t h e fjuphd,
th e A d h a in a , M adhyam a, and U tta m a . The A d lia m a
th e Y o g i liv e s u p o n m ilk , o f w h ic h h e is e x tr e m e ly fo n d ,
P ranayam a e x c itc s th e s e c r e tio n of sw e a t. It is th u s
a n d s i t s a n d l i e s u p o n k u s ’a g r a s s , b l a n k e t s , and s k in s of
p r a c tis e d . I n s p ir e th r o u g h t h e le f t n o s tr il fo r t h e p e r io d
th e sta g . B r e a t h in g t h e c o n fin e d a t m o s p h e r e o f a g u p h ii
p o s s e s s in g u n ifo r m te m p e r a tu r e , h e is n o t tr o u b le d b y t h e
of 2.351)0 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a t h f o r t h e p e r i o d o f
v ic is s it u d e s o f t h e w e a th e r to w h ic h o th e r s a r e lia b le . A
10.2384 s e c o n d s , a n d e x p i r e t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t n o s t r i l f o r
t h e p e r i o d o f 5.1192 s e c o n d s . N e x t in s p ir e th r o u g h t h e
Y o g i is d ir e c te d to p r o n o u n c e in a u d ib ly t h e m a n tr a s , B a m ,
Sam , and L am , (3 0 0 tim e s . H e th en pron ou nces B am ,
r ig h t n o s t r il fo r t h e p e r io d 2.5590 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e
b r e a th fo r t h e p e r i o d o f 10.2384 s e c o n d s , a n d e x p i r e
B h a n i, M a in , Y a m , ll a m , a n d L a m , (>000 tim e s . H e next
t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t n o s t r i l f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 5.1192 s e c o n d s .
pronou nces D am , D h am , N am , T am , T h a n i, D am , D lia m ,
L a s t ly , in s p ir e th r o u g h t h e le f t n o s tr il fo r th e p e r io d of
N a m , P a m , a n d P h a m , 0 0 0 0 tim e s . H e th e n p r o n o u n c e s iu -
a u d ib lv K a m , K lia n i, G a m , G ham , N am , C ham , C hham ,
2.5590 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a th fo r t h e p e r io d o f 10.2384
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J a m , J lia m , N a m , T a m , a n d T lia m . H e th en pronou nces
of 5.1192 seco n d s. T h e secon d v a r ie ty of P n t n a y f im a is
in a u d ib ly A m , A m , I n i, I 'm , U m , U '.m , R im , H im , L r im , c a lle d th e M adhyam a P ranayam a. It is a tte n d e d by
L r im , E m , A im , O m , A u m , A m , 0 0 0 0 tim e s . A nd la s tly c o n v u ls iv e m o v e m e n t s o f t h e fe a tu r e s . I t is t h u s p r a c tis e d .
h e u tte r s in a u d ib ly H a n s a 2000 tim e s . H e fo llo w s th is I n s p ir e t h r o u g h t h e le f t n o s t r il fo r th e p e r io d o f 5.1192
c o u rse o f jo p a fo r s o m e tim e , in o r d e r t o r e d u c e h is r e s p i­ s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a th fo r t h e p e r io d of 20.4708 s e ­
r a tio n , a n d t h e r e b y e n a b le h im s e lf to e n d u r e t h e p r iv a tio n c o n d s, a n d e x p ir e th r o u g h t h e r ig h t n o s tr il fo r t h e p e r io d
o f a ir fo r a t i m e w i t h o u t in c o n v e n i e n c e . D r. G ra n t sa y s of 10.2384 seco n d s. N ext in s p ir e th ro u g h th e r ig h t
t h a t a n a n im a l w h o s e r e s p ir a t io n is s m a ll c a n endu re th e n o s tr il fo r t h e p e r io d of5.1192 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e
t o t a l p r iv a t i o n o f a ir fo r a c e r t a i n p e r io d . b r e a th fo r th e p e r i o d o f 20.4708 s e c o n d s , a n d e x p i r e

H e n e x t p r a c tis e s th e Y a m y a s a u a fo r t h e p e r io d o f th r e e th r o u g h th e le ft n o s t r i l f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 10.2384 s e c o n d s .

m o n th s , in th e fo llo w in g m an ner. H e in s p ir e s th r o u g h L a s tly , in s p ir e th r o u g h t h e le ft n o s tr il fo r th e p e r io d of

t h e le f t n o s tr il, fills th e s to m a c h w it h t h e in s p ir e d a ir by 5.1192 seco n d s, su sp en d th e b r e a th fo r th e p e r io d of

th e act of d e g lu titio n , su sp en d s th e b r e a th , and th e n 20.4708 se c o n d s, a n d e x p ir e th r o u g h t h e r ig h t n o s tr il fo r

e x p ir e s th r o u g h th e r ig h t n o s tr il. H e next in s p ir e s t h e p e r io d o f 20.2384 s e c o n d s . T h e th ir d o r U t t a m a v a r ie ty

t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t n o s t r il, s w a l lo w s t h e in s p ir e d a ir , s u s p e n d s of P r a n a y itm a raise.s1 the P adm asana above the surface,

t h e b r e a th , a n d fin a lly e x p ir e s th r o u g h th e le ft n o s tr il. o f the earth. It is by th e su c ce ssfu l p r a c tic e of th is

B y t h e p r a c tic e o f th e Y a m y a s a n a t h e Y ogi p u r ifie s h is P r a n a y a m a t h a t t h e a e r ia l B r a h m a n o f M a d r a s is s u p p o s e d

s y s te m , a n d is th e r e b y e n a b le d to s w a llo w a la r g e q u a n t it y to h a v e s u p p o r te d h im s e lf in a m ir a c u lo u s p o s tu r e , w h ic h
p u z z le d t h e in g e n u it y o f t h e E uropean sp e cta to r s. It is
o f t h e i n s p i r e d a ir .
t h u s p r a c tis e d . I n s p ir e th r o u g h th e le ft n o s tr il fo r th o
S u s p e n s io n o f t h e b r e a th , or P r a n a y a m a , c a n n o t b e p r a c ­ p e r io d o f 7.0788 s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a t h f o r t h e p e r i o d
tis e d b y a Y o g i w h o e a ts m o r e th a n e n o u g h or le s s th a n of 30.7152 s e c o n d s , a n d e x p i r e t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t n o s t r i l
e n o u g h ; w h o s le e p s to o m u c h or w ho does not s le e p at f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 15.3570 s e c o n d s . N e x t in s p ir e th r o u g h
a ll. A p e r so n w h o is m o d e r a te in e a tin g , s le e p in g , and t h e r i g h t n o s t r i l f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 30.7152 s e c o n d s , a n d
r e c r e a tio n a n d e x e r c is e , is q u a lifie d fo r th e in a c tic e 0f e x p i r e t h r o u g h t h e r i g h t n o s t r i l f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 7.0788
P r a m iy a m a . H e a im s at a pu re, s u b lim e , and p e r fe c t s e c o n d s , s u s p e n d t h e b r e a t h f o r t h e p e r i o d o f 30.7132
d e v o tio n , u n a llo y e d w ith a ll s e lfis h c o n s id e r a tio n s . H e s e c o n d s , a n d e x p ir e t h r o u g h t h e l e f t n o s t r il fo r t h e p e r io d
a s p ir e s to a n e n tir e d is in t e r e s t e d lo v e o f G o d , w it h a v ie w of 15.3570 seco n d s, L a s tly , in s p ir e th r o u g h th e le ft n os­
o f o b t a in in g b e a tit u d e , o r e m a n c ip a t io n fr o m te r r e s tr ia l tr il fo r t h e p e r io d o f 7.0788 seco n d s, su sp en d th e b r e a th
b o n d s, t e c h n ic a lly c a lle d Moksha. W it h a v ie w o f p u r ify in g fo r th e p e r io d of 30.7152 seco n d s, am i e x p ir e th r o u g h
h is s o u l, a Y o g i c o u r ts s ile n c e o r t a c it u r n it y (m a u n a v r a ta ), t h e r ig h t n o s t r il fo r t h e p e r io d o f 15.3570 seco n d s.
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s le e p in g ; tu r n s a w a y h is eyes fr o m te r r e s tr ia l v a n itie s , Comment.—All the above nre, as we said before, the practices
a iu l p r a c tis e s t h e P r a n a y a m a . of H atha Yoga, and conducive but of tlie production of
T l ic follow ing a rc th e p rin c ip a l p rocesses o f P riiiuiyatna, physical phenomena—affording very rarely flushes ot retd
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we set upon this information as liable to nfiord a glimpse of
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h is o r ig in a l w o r k a p p e a r s to b e d e fe c tiv e . I f u n e m p lo y e d , o f th e E u r o p e a n c iv iliz a tio n are th e “ g o d s on ea rth ” to
id l e n e s s is a v ic e . so m e o f th o e d u c a te d y o u th s o f th is c o u n tr y , h e is h a r d ly
to b o d e e m e d j u s t in h is o b s e r v a t io n , w h ic h , wo beg par­
0. W h a t is t h e p e r fe c t s t a t e o f th e s o u l ? I f t h e s e r ie s o f
d o n to sa y , s a v o u r s o f a r e lig io u s sn e e r , t h a t th o y arc as
its im p r o v e m e n t b e a c c e p te d as in f in it e , th e n reason b e ­
in f a llib le a s “ the Booh” o f C h r is tia n s . T h o la w s o f n a tu r e
c o m e s c o n fo u n d e d .
w h ic h t h e y h a v e s tr iv e n in p a r t t o d is c o v e r a n d in te r p r e t
--------+-------- a r e n o t fa llib le , t h o u g h t h e ir in t e r p r e ta tio n m ay be, and
i t is , t h e r e f o r e , d i s i n g e n u o u s t o p la c e t h e m o n a le v e l w ith
(C ontinued from th o O cto b cr num ber.) th o a u th o r or a u th o r s o f th o B ib le , w h o s e in f a llib ilit y has
j u s t l y b e e n r id ic u le d b y a V o lta ir e a n d a P a in e . W e aro
A T H E O S O P H I S T ON M A T E R I A L I S M .
to ld b e s id e s t h a t a p e r u s a l o f t h e w r itin g s o f t h e s c ie n t is t s
“ le a v e s o n t h e m in d a v a g u e id e a o f c e r ta in h e t e r o g e n e o u s
1!Y P . R ATI IN A V E L U , ESQ.
o p in io n s , in c lin in g o n o to d e n y th e e x is t e n c e o f G od and
The T h e o s o p h ic a l c r itic in th o T h e o s o p h is t th u s a t­ th e im m o r t a lity o f t h e S o u l.” Is it b ecau se th a t th e ir
t e m p t s to a c c o u n t fo r t h e h o s t ile a t t i t u d e o f t h o S c i e n t i s t s t e a c h i n g s a r o n o t in a c c o r d w ith th e b e lie f in th o e x is ­
to w a r d s S p ir itu a lis ts , a n d c o n c lu d e s b y s a y in g th a t th e ir te n c e o f a jH’vsonal G o d , a n d th e im m o r ta lity o f th o s o u l,
h o s t ilit y is d u e to th o fa c t “ t h a t s c ie n tis ts a r e u n a b le to t h a t i t s h o u ld b e a d ju d g e d t h a t a p e r u s a l o f t h e ir w r itin g s
s a tis fa c to r ily e x p la in th e c a u s e o f th e se (s p ir itu a l) m a n i­ le a v e s a v a g u e “ id e a o f c e r ta in h e te r o g e n e o u s o p in io n s ” ?
f e s ta tio n s b y t h e k n o w n la w s o f m a t te r , th e a p p lic a b ility I s it r e a lly t h e r e s u lt o f th o in d iv id u a l e x p e r ie n c e of th e
o f w h ic h s e e m s to th e m to b e t h e c r u c ia l t e s t b y w h ic h to w r ite r h im s e lf ? W o cannot b u t lo o k w it h p ity on tliq
j u d g e o f t h e r e a lity or o th e r w is e of a ph en om enon, a ll m a n t h a t c o n fe s s e s t h a t t h e r e s u lt o f h is s c ie n t ific s tu d io s
t e s t im o n y o f a m o s t r e lia b le k in d to th e c o n tr a r y , n o t­ h a s a fte r a ll b e e n a v a g u e and c o n fu se d id e a o f c e r ta in
w ith s ta n d in g .” I f th e q u e s tio n w e r e m e r e ly w h e th e r or h e t e r o g e n e o u s o p in io n s , g iv e n by h is s c ie n tific m a ste r s.
n o t a c e r ta in s p ir itu a l p h e n o m e n o n or m a n ife s ta tio n of H a s h o a c q u ir e d n o t h in g m o r e th a n v a g u o id e a s o f u n d i­
p s y c h ic p o w e r , a lle g e d to h a v e h a p p e n e d , is c r e d ib le , t h e g ested and in c o h e r e n t o p in io n s (? ) e n te r ta in e d by th o
a n s w e r o f th e s c ie n t is t w o u ld m o s t n a t u r a lly b o, th a t th o s c ie n t is t s , to w h o m th e c iv iliz e d w o r ld a t la r g e is under
tr u th o f th e h a p p e n in g o f su ch a p h en om enon, depends groat o b lig a tio n s ? The w o r ld , n o tw ith s ta n d in g our
s o le ly on th e am ount and ch a ra cter of th o e v id e n c e c r i t i c ’s a b n o r m a l e x p e r i e n c e o f o u r s c i e n t i s t s , f e e l s a l l th e
b r o u g h t to b e a r u p o n it ; a n d i t w o u ld b e t h e n q u ite un­ b e t t e r fo r t h e m , a n d h a s g r o w n r ic h e r in k n o w le d g e and
ju s tifia b le o n th e p a r t o f t h e s c ie n t is t to c o n te n d t h a t o n e , w is d o m . I t is a s s e r te d t h a t “ a ll a r g u m e n t s fr o m a n a lo g y
w h o w a s a n e y e w it n e s s o f t h e p h e n o m e n o n in q u e s tio n , c a n r e g a r d in g th o p o s s ib ilit y o f a lif e b e y o n d t h e g r a v e fa il to
r e a s o n a b ly a ffo r d t o d is b e lie v e o r ig n o r e it, fo r t h o s im p le s a tis fy t h e s c e p t ic a l m in d , w h ic h g e n e r a lly d r ifts to w a r d s
r e a s o n t h a t h e is n o t a b le t o e x p la in its cau se. But th o m a t e r ia lis m .” T h is s e e m s to be no argum ent at a ll in
m a t t e r w o u ld b e o th e r w is e , s h o u ld t h e s c ie n t is t h im s e lf b e fa v o u r o f t h e im m o r t a lit y o f t h e s o u l. It has been gene­
a s k e d to p in h is fn ith to a fa c t, e v e n th o u g h it be a fa c t, r a lly a c k n o w le d g e d b y th in k e r s , b o th s c ie n tific a n d sp ecu ­
on th o m e r e g r o u n d o f h e a r sa y , or o n th e te s tim o n y o f o n e la tiv e , th a t a n a lo g ic a l argum ent is lo g ic a lly in s u f fic ie n t
o r m o r e , w h o s e s in c e r it y h e is n o t in a p o s itio n to q u es­ a n d u n so u n d , b e c a u s e it s e e k s to p r o v e to o m u ch . A n d if
t io n : in w h ic h c a s e h e is n o t e v e n bound to an sw er yes a n a r g u m e n t , w h o s e s u ff ic ie n c y fo r p u r p o s e s o f r a t io c in a t io n
or no. A g a in in r e g a r d to th e p o in t w h e th e r a c e r ta in is c a lle d in q u e s tio n , fa ils to p r o d u c e a r a tio n a l c o n v ic tio n •
m a n ife s ta tio n o f th e p o w e r s o f m in d c a n b e s a tis fa c to r ily in t h e m in d s o f s c e p t ic s , i t is n o f a u l t o f s c e p t i c i s m , if , as
e x p la in e d , a n d is s u b je c t to t h e k n o w n la w s o f m a tte r or is s u p p o s e d , t h e y d r ift to w a rd s m a te r ia lis m ! H ow ever,
m in d , t h e s c i e n t i s t lia s b q t o p e a n s w e r t o o ffe r — i t d e p e n d s we a r e to ld th a t “ S p ir itu a lis m ” p r o m is e s to o ffe r us
“ p r o o f's p a l p a b l e o f i m m o r t a l i t y , ” a n d i t r e m a i n s t o b e s e e n
C R E M A T I O N OR B U R I A L ' ’
■ w h eth er i t s h a ll e v e r r e d e e m its p r o m is e . The s c e p tic a l
m in d w ill t h e n b e d r a w n to w a r d s s p ir itu a lis m , and u n til D r. S h ir le y D e a k in sa y s in th o Pioneer :— “ A t tlio
•t h e n l e t i t n o t b e d i s t u r b e d i n i t s m a r c h to w a r d s m a te r i­ m e e tin g of th e B r itis h M e d ic a l A s s o c ia tio n , h e ld at
a lis m . And wo are not c e r ta in , if th e m is s io n of th e C a m b r id g e la s t A u g u s t , a pap er on c r e m a tio n w as read
“ T h e o s o p l i i s t s ” in g e n e r a l is t o r e v i v e a n d s t r e n g t h e n th e in th e P u b lic H e a lth S e c tio n . M any of th e m em b ers
b e l i e f in t h e e x is t e n c e o f a personal ( io d a n d t h e im m o r t a ­ p resen t a fter w a r d s s ig n e d th o fo llo w in g ad d ress to th e
lit y o f t h e S o u l, w h ic h m a t e r ia lis m h a s to a c e r ta in e x te n t IT om e S e c r e ta iy ‘ W e , th o u n d e r s ig n e d m e m b e r s o f th o
su cceed ed in u n d e r m in in g in th e m in d s g e n e r a lly of th e B r it is h M e d ic a l A s s o c ia t io n a s s e m b le d a t C a m b r id g e , d is ­
e d u c a te d m e n o f th e p r e s e n t g e n e r a t io n . B u t th e h o p e o f a p p ro v e o f th e p r e se n t cu sto m of b u r y in g th e dead, and
our P a rx i th e o s o p h is t to s e e th e grand p r o m is e to save d e s ir e to s u b s t it u t e s o m e m o d e w h ic h s h a ll r a p id ly d is s o lv e
s c e p t ic a l m in d s fr o m w r e c k in g 011 th e r o ck o f m a te r ia lis m , th e b o d y in to it s c o m p o n e n t e le m e n ts b y a p r o c e ss w d d c li
r e d e e m e d a t s o m e fu tu r e d a y , s e e m s n o t v e r y b r ig h t. For c a n n o t o ffen d th e liv in g , a n d m a y r e n d e r th e r e m a in s a b s o ­
h e h im s e lf sa y s t h a t “ m o d e r n s p ir itu a lis m is y e t t o o y o u n g lu t e l y in n o c u o u s . 1U n t i l s o m e b e t t e r m o d e is d e v is e d , we
to t e a c h a s c ie n c e o f it s o w n . The th e o r ie s o f t h e S p ir i­ d e s ir e to p r o m o te t h a t u s u a lly k n o w n as c r e m a tio n . A s
t u a lis t s r e g a r d in g t h e c a u s e s o f t h e s e m a n ife s ta tio n s th a t t h e p r o c e s s c a n n o w b e c a r r ie d o u t w it h o u t a n y th in g ap­
have so p r o fu s e ly and p e r s is te n t ly com e to lig h t, are p r o a c h in g to n u is a n c e , a n d a s it is n o t ille g a l, w e tr u s t th e
-necessarily im p e r fe c t, b a se d a s th e y h a v e b e e n 011 c e r ta in G o v e r n m e n t w ill n o t o p p o s e t h is p r a c tic e , w h e n c o n v in c e d
p r e c o n c e iv e d o p in io n s a n d a c o m p a r a tiv e ly sh ort e x p e r i­ t h a t p r o p e r r e g u la tio n s a r e o b s e r v e d , a n d t h a t a m p le r gua­
e n c e .” T h a t S p ir itu a lis m w h ic h is as o ld as m an, lia s r a n te e s o f d e a th h a v in g o c c u r r e d fr o m n a tu ra l cau ses are
not been r a is e d to a s c ie n c e , s in c e th e app earance of o b t a in e d th a n a r c n o w r e q u ir e d fo r b u r ia l.’ A s th e r e w e r o
m an on ea rth , and is yet in its in fa n c y , an d th a t th e m a n y m e m b e r s o f t h e m e d ic a l p r o fe s s io n w ho app rove of
th e o r ie s of its p r o fe sso r s are necessarily im p e r fe c t, are th e p r o p o s a l to a llo w c r e m a tio n , w h o w ere n o t p resen t at
la m e n t a b le a d m is s io n s w h ic h m a t e r ia lis ts w o u ld do w e ll th e m e e tin g , M r. S p e n c e r W e lls , U p p e r G r o s v e n o i'-s tr e e t,
t o t a k e a n o t e o f. W ., h a s c o n s e n t e d t o r e c e iv e a n o t e o r p o s t c a r d fr o m any
m e d ic a l g e n t le m a n w h o m a y d e s ir e to a p p e n d h is s ig n a tu r e
Sth October 1 8 8 0 , 'J to t h e m e m o r ia l. A s th e r e a r e m a n y m e d ic a l m en, b o th
30, Im luppen Street, !- E u r o p e a n a n d n a t iv e , in I n d ia , w h e th e r m em b ers o f th e
Madras. J B r it is h M e d ic a l A s s o c ia tio n o r n o t, w h o m ig h t lik e to s ig n
t h e m e m o r ia l, I s h a ll b e g la d , o n r e c e ip t o f a p o s t c a rd to
t h a t e ffe c t, t o fo r w a r d t h e ir n a m e s to L o n d o n , or, if th ey
A N I M A L S A C R IF IC E S . p r e f e r it, t h e y c a n w r it e d ir e c t. A la r g e e x p r e s s io n o n s u c h
a s u b je c t b y I n d ia n m e d ic a l m en w o u ld n a tu r a lly carry
JiY BA B U K. 1’. M O O K E R JK E , , w e ig h t , s in c e , r e s id in g in a co u n try w here c r e m a tio n is
r e s o r te d to b y m o s t H in d u s , t h e y a r e b e t t e r a b le to ju d g e
S a c r ific e or w hat we c a ll “ B a li ” m eans s o m e th in g
o f t h e a d v a n t a g e s o f t h is m e th o d o f d is p o s a l o f th e dead,
m ore th a n th e k illin g of a n im a ls . The T a n tr a s in c u l­
a n d to w e ig h t h e o b j e c tio n s u r g e d a g a in s t it th a n m e d ic a l
c a te th e p r in c ip le s and p r a c tic e of s e v e r a l s a c r ific e s o f
m e n a t h o m e are. S o m e fiv e y e a r s a g o I u r g e d t h e adop­
■ w h ic h t h e p r i n c i p a l a r e t h e h e -g o a t a m i t h e m a le b u ffa lo e .
t io n o f c r e m a tio n by A n g lo -I n d ia n s as b e in g m ore con­
I t is n o t th e p o o r a n im a l th a t we are to k ill b e fo r e th e
s o n a n t w it h t h e r e v e r e n c e c h e r is h e d fo r o u r dead. I n d ia
G od d ess Ihirt/n or K a li, but th o se e v il p r o p e n s itie s of
is fo r m ost of us a c o u n t r y in w h ic h w e s h a ll r e s id e b u t
t h e m in d of w h ic h th ese a n im a ls are c o n s id e r e d as re­
a fe w y e a r s at m o st, and even w h ile s e r v in g out here,
p r e s e n ta tiv e s . The h e -g o a t is c o n s id e r e d by th o B r a h ­
we are, as a r u le , fr e q u e n tly c h a n g in g s ta tio n s . M o st
m in s to b e t h e a n im a l h a v in g th o fo r e m o st te n d e n c y or
A n g l o - I n d i a n s in t h e c o u r s e o f a f e w y e a r s ’ s e r v ic e have
d e s ir e fo r “ c u p id it y ” a n d t h e b u ffa lo e fo r “ a n g e r .” The
to m ou rn th e lo s s o f so m e, o f th o se n e a r est an d d ea rest
great Jogee S h iv a com p osed th e T a n tr a s not fo r b u t­
to th e m w h o s o r e m a in s lie in t h e c em eter y of som e d is ­
c h e r in g th e poor a n im a ls , but s a c r ific in g anger, c u p i­
t a n t s ta tio n , w h e r e , in t h e la p s e o f tim e , t h e to m b s tu m ­
d ity a n d th e o th e r p a s s io n s — t h e s ix g r e a t e n e m ie s o f th e
b le to p ie c e s a n d th o in s c r ip tio n s b e c o m e ille g ib le u n le s s
hum an s o u l. The o n ly w ay of p u r ify in g th o m in d is
t h e y h a v e s o m e fr ie n d o r agent w ho w ill lo o k a fte r th e
t o g e t r id o f t h e b a n e f u l e f f e c t s o f t h e s i x p a s s i o n s t o w h ic h
graves. H ow m u c h b e t t e r w o u ld it b e to h a v e t h e r e m a in s
a lm o s t e v e r y hum an b e in g is a s la v e , u n til by a hard
o f o u r d e a d r e d u c e d to tw o or th r e e p o u n d s o f a s h e s ? In
s tr u g g le h e c a n su b d u e th e m a n d b r in g th e m under h is
t h is fo r m t h e y c o u ld b e c a r r ie d about and be sa fe fr o m
c o n tr o l. T h e la n g u a g e o f t h e T a n tr a s is to o r ic h of orna­
d e s e c r a tio n and fr o m d e s e r tio n in a fa r o f f f o r e ig n la n d .
m e n ts and a lle g o r ie s to be e a s ily expoun ded ; and it is
A s m a ll h o llo w b u s t o f t h e d e c e a s e d , m o d e lle d in bronze
a m a tte r of great regret th a t th e s u b lim e p r in c ip le s of
o r m o r e p r e c io u s m e ta l, w o u ld h o ld t h e a sh es. The b u st
T a n t i •ie p h ilo s o p h y , its “ adhyantic ” o r s p ir itu a l [m ea n ­
m ig h t be p repared fr o m p la s te r c a sts ta k e n a fte r d e a th
in g has been tu rn e d out by t h e w e a k -m in d e d p r ie s ts to
or fro m p h o to g r a p h s, a n d on th e b a c k of th e b u st w o u ld
t h e b a s e st b r u ta l c r u e lty .
be engraved a sh ort life 1h i s t o r y o f th e d ecea sed . The
Bahsar, 9 tli Sept. 1880. m o d e ll in g o f s u c h b u s t s w o u ld a ffo rd g r e a t s c o p e fo r a r t is ­
tic w o r k . P o s t-c a r d s in s c r ib e d ‘ P le a s e s e n d in m y nam e
as a p p r o v in g of c r e m a t io n ’ s h o u ld be fo r w a r d e d to m e
b y r e tu r n o f p o s t.” '■ .*
“ IIE THAT IIIDETII HATRED WITH LYING LIPS, AND HE
t h a t u t t c r e t li a s la n d e r , is a fo o l.” — Prov. X. 18.
T h e a b o v e t e x t te a c h e s t h a t fo lly a lo n e can r e jo ic e in
EDISO N’S NEW E L E C T R IC . MOTOR PROPELS A CAR ON A
d is s e m b lin g a n d s la n d e r o u s w o r d s. N o m a tte r h o w e a s ily r a ilr o a d f o r t y m i l e s a n h o u r , a n d h e a n t ic i p a t e s in c r e a s in g
to b e v e r ifie d , th e ca se fo w h ic h th e s la n d e r e r in c lin e s th e s p e e d to tw o h u n d r e d m ile s ! I f th is fo rm o f e v o lu tio n

m a y b e, h e is s ta m p e d “ fo o l ” a s s o o n as th e s la n d e r h a s c o n tin u e s w e s h a ll s o o n b o a b le to g e t to a p la c e b e fo r e w e
s t a r t f o r i t .— Banner o f Light. , , ,
p a s s e d h i s l i p s .— Medium and Daybreak. .

NATURAL RELIGION. — Bishop ( r e p r o v i n g d e l i n q u e n t BE T H A N K F U L TH AT YO U R LOT HAS FALLEN ON TIMES

p a g e) : “ W retch ed boy ! who i s i t t h a t s e e s a n d h e a r s a l l ; V v lie u , t h o u g h t h e r e m a y b e m a n y e v i l to n g u e s and ex a s^

w e d o, a n d b e fo r e w h o m even I a m b u t a c r u s h e d w o r m ?” p e r a te d s p ir its , th e r e are none w ho JlftYfr f i r e and fa g o t

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The Pioneer o f O c t o b e r 7 , s a y s :— T h e f o l l o w i n g r e m a r k ­ T h is n a r r a tiv e , r en d o v e r to th e p a r ty , is s ig n e d by

a b l e s t a t e m e n t lu i s b e e n f o r w a r d e d t o u s f o r p u b l i c a t i o n :—
On S u n d a y , th e 3 r d o f O c t o b e r , a t, M r . H u m e ’s h o u s e A. 0. H um e. A lic e C o rd o n . ’
fit S im la , th e r e w ere p resen t, a t d in n e r M r. a n d M rs. M. A. H um e. P. J. M a itla n d ,
H u m e , M r. and M r s . S i n n e t t , M r s . G o r d o n , M r . F . H o g g ’, F red. R. H ogg. W m . D a v is o n .
C a p ta in P . J . M a itla n d , M r. B e a t s o n , M r. D a v is o n , C o lo n e l A. P. S in n e tt. S tu a r t B ea tso n .
O lc o tt , and M adam e B la v a ts k y . M o st of th e p erso n s P a tie n c e S in n e tt.
p r e s e n t h a v in g r e c e n tly s e e n m a n y r e m a r k a b le o c c u r r e n c e s * * * T l le above r e m a r k a b le sta te m e n t concerns
in M a d a m e B l a v a t s k y ’s p r e s e n c e , c o n v e r s a t i o n tu rn ed on an occu rrence ly in g o u ts id e th e ran ge o f th o se w h ic h
o c c u lt ph en om ena, and in th e co u rse of th is M adam e can be a c c o u n te d fo r in an o r d in a r y w a y : b u t i t is ono
B la v a ts k y a sk e d M rs. H u m e if th e r e w as an y th in g sh e a u th e n tic a te d by n in e w it n e s s e s , a ll w e ll- k n o w n in S im la
p a r tic u la r ly w is h e d fo r . M rs. H u m e at fir s t h e s it a t e d , s o c ie ty . It has not la in w ith in th e p r o v in c e of a
b u t in a sh o r t tim e s a id th a t th e r e w as s o m e th in g sh e jo u r n a l lik e th e Piovcer to c o lle c t or d is c u s s th e v a r io u s
w o u ld p a r tic u la r ly lik e to have brought to h e r , n a m e ly , t a le s of w onder c o n n e c te d w ith M adam e B l a v a t s k y ’s
a s m a ll a r tic le o f je w e lle r y th a t sh e had fo r m e r ly p oss­ pow ers th a t have fr e e ly been c ir c u la tin g about I n d ia
essed , b u t hud g iv e n aw ay t o a. p e r s o n w ho h a d a llo w e d a m o n g p erso n s in te r e s te d in o c c u lt r es e a r c h , w it h in th o
it to p u ss o u t o f th e ir p o s s e s s io n . M adam e B la v a ts k y la s t t w e lv e m o n th s . B u t a s p e c ia l c a s e is now p resen ted
th en s a id if sh e w o u ld fix th e im a O
ge o f th e a r tic le in t.o p u b l i c a tte n tio n in a w a y w h ic h p u ts th e fa c ts in a
q u e s tio n very d e fin ite ly in her m in d sh e, M a d a m e B la ­ lig j it w h ic h , h o w e v e r s t a r t lin g t h e y m a y s e e m , illu m in a t e s
v a tsk y , w o u ld en d ea v o u r to p rocu re it. M rs. H u m e th e n th e m c le a r ly e n o u g h fo r t h e p u r p o s e s o f g e n e r a l c o n s id e r a ­
p a id t h a t s h e v iv id ly r e m e m b e r e d th e a r tic le , a n d d e s c r ib e d tio n . I t is r a r e ly o f m u c h u s e t o b u ild t h e o r ie s , o r e v e n t o
it as an o ld -fa s h io n e d b rea st b r o o c h set. r o u n d w it h p e a r ls ,
a tte m p t th e vagu est s p e c u la tio n on str a n g e a n e c d o te s
w ith g la s s a t th e fr o n t a n d th e b a c k m a d e to c o n t a in h a ir . w h ic h a r e c lo u d y in th e ir d e ta ils , or p o s s ib ly su b je c t to
She t h e n ,’ o n b e in O
g a s k e d ,’ d r e w a rouO
gh sk e tc h o f th e
in a c c u r a t e n n r r n t io n . B u t in t h e p r e s e n t e a s e we have a
b r o o c h . M a d a m e B la v a t s k y t h e n w r a p p e d u p a c o in a tta ch ­ v e r y p r e c ise s t a t e m e n t te s tifie d to b y w itn e s s e s of u n im ­
ed to her w a tc h -c h a in in tw o c ig a r e t te pap ers nnd put
p e a c h a b le c h a r a c te r n n d in t e llig e n c e . AVe le a v e it fo r th e
it in h e r d r e ss , a n d s a id th a t sh e h o p e d th e b r o o c h m ig h t p r e s e n t a s it s t a n d s , a s t h e t a s k o f e lu c id a tin g it by any
b e o b t a in e d in th e co u rse o f th e e v e n in g . A t th e c lo s e e x p la n a t io n o f th e o c c u lt th e o r ie s o n w h ic h p h en om ena of
o f d in n e r s h e s a id to M r. H u m o th a t th e p a p e r in w h ic h t h e k in d d e s c r ib e d w o u ld app ear to r e st, can h a r d ly b e
th e c o in had been w rapped w as g o n e. A lit tle la te r in
u n d erta k en a t a m o m e n t ’s n o tic e . It is enough to add
t h e d r a w in g -r o o m sh e s a id th a t tjie brooch w o u ld n o t b e
th a t an y o n e w ho has lo o k e d in to M adam e B l a v a t s k y ’s
b r o u g h t in to th e h o u se, b u t th a t it m u st, b e lo o k e d fo r great w ork, lain Unveiled, w ill b e a w a r e o f th e general
in t h e garden, and th e n , a s th e p a r ty w ent out accom ­
c h a r a c te r o f th e p o s itio n sh e ta k e s up in r eferen ce to
p a n y i n g h e r , s h e s a id s h e lm d c l a i r v o y a n t l y s e e n t h e b r o o c h
su c h p h e n o m e n a a s th is now b e fo r e u s. T hey are not
fa ll in to n s ta r -s h a p e d bed o f flo w e r s . M r. H u m e le d t h e
a lle g e d to b e t h e w o r k o f “ s p ir its ” in a n y w ay. O n th e
w a y to su ch a bed in a d is ta n t p a r t o f th e garden. A
c o n tr a r y , th o w e ig h t o f a ll th o argum ent in th e book
p r o lo n g e d and c a re fu l search w ns m ade w ith la n t e r n s ,
m e n t io n e d is t u r n e d a g a in s t t h e c o n c lu s io n s o f t h e s p ir i­
nnd e v e n tu a lly a s m a ll p a p e r p a c k e t, c o n s is tin g of tw o
tu a lis ts . B u t it is c o n te n d e d b y M a d a m e B la v a ts k y th a t
c ig a r e tte p ap ers, w a s fo u n d a m o n g st th e le a v e s by M rs.
m a n y fo r c e s r e s id in g in n a tu r e a r e o f a k in d w h ic h o r d i­
S in n e tt. T h is b e in g opened on th e sp ot w as fo u n d to
n a r y s c ie n c e h a s a lto g e th e r fa ile d to com prehend, and
c o n ta in a brooch e x a c tly coi r e s p o n d in g to th e p r e v io u s
th a t b y m ea n s of th e se th e w o n d e r fu l ph en om ena, s lio
d e s c r ip tio n , a n d w h ic h M rs. H u m e id e n t if ie d a s t h a t w h ic h
d e s c r ib e s ,— a n d in t h o p r e s e n t e a s e , i t a p p e a r s , has exhi­
sh e h a d o r ig in a lly lo s t. N one o f th e p a r ty ; except M r.
b i t e d — - a r e a c c o m p l i s h e d .— 2 Vts Pioneer,
and M rs. H u m e , lm d ever seen or heard o f th e brooch,
ilr . H um e had n o t th o u g h t o f it fo r y e a r s . M rs. H u m o
had n ever sp ok en o f it to anyone s in c e s h e p a r te d w ith
it , n o r h a d sh e fo r lo n g even t h o u g h t o f it. She h e r s e lf
TIJE V E D I C S O U R C E O F Z O R O A S T R IA N IS M .
s ta te d , a fte r it w a s fo u n d , t h a t it w a s o n ly w h e n M a d a m e
IiV TH E LATE liliAIlMACIIAIM ISAWA,
a sk e d h er w h e th e r th e r e w as a n y th in g s h e w o u ld lik e to
have, th a t th e rem em b ran ce o f th is brooch, th e g ift of
T h e P arsees s h o u ld k n o w th e m s e lv e s to b e o f th e very
lie r m o th e r , fla s h e d across her m in d .
s a m e r e lig io n a s that o f t h e H in d o o s , t h e fo llo w e r s o f t h e
M rs. H u m e is not a s p ir itu a lis t , a n d up to th e tim e r e lig io n e n jo in e d b y th e V e d a s o r V e d o k ta D h a r m a , Tho
o f th e occu rrence d e s c r ib e d w as no b e lie v e r e ith e r in r e lig io n o f t h e p e o p le o f I n d ia in a n c ie n t t im e s w as never
o c c u lt ph en om ena or in M adam e B l a v a t s k y ’s p o w ers. c a lle d t h e H in d o o D harm a, but th e V e d o k ta or V e d ic
The c o n v ic tio n o f a ll p resen t w as th a t th e occu rrenco D harm a. H ow ever, I h a v e h ere u sed th e te r m H in d o o
w as of an a b s o lu t e ly u n im p e a c h a b le c h a r a c te r as an e v i­ o r ig in a lly u s e d b y t h e P e r s ia n s an d A fg h a n s on t h e fr o n ­
dence o f th e tr u th of th e p o s s ib ilit y o f o c c u lt ph en o­ tie r o f I n d ia to d e s ig n a te th e in h a b ita n ts o f th e co u n try
m ena. The brooch is u n q u e s tio n a b ly th e one w h ic h on th e o th er s id e o f t h e r iv e r I n d u s , c a lle d a ls o t h e S in -
M rs. H um e lo s t. E ven s u p p o s in g , w h ic h is p r a c tic a lly d lio o — b e c a u s e n o w - a - d a y s i t is g e n e r a lly u sed b y a lm o s t
im p o s s ib le , th a t th e a r t ic le ', lo s t m o n th s b e fo r e M rs. a ll to d e n o t e t h e in h a b ita n ts of I n d ia . A ll th e r e lig io u s
H um e ever heard of M adam e B la v a ts k y , a n d b e a r in g p h ilo s o p h y and c e r e m o n ie s o f t h e P a r s e e s w ill b e e x a c t ly
no le tte r s or o th er in d ic a t io n o f o r ig in a l o w n e r s h ip , c o u ld fo u n d in s o m e p o r tio n s o f t h e V e d a s . A s in t h e V e d o k ta
lia v e p a ssed in a n a tu ra l w a y in to M adam e B l a v a t s k y ’s o r V e d ic r e l ig io n i t is s a id t h a t th e U n iv e r s e w a s c re a te d
p o s s e s s io n , even th en sh e c o u ld n o t p o s s ib ly have fo r e ­ b y t h e r is in g (s p h o o r ti) of th e c o n s c io u s n e s s o f th e " m i-
t h y a ” o r fa ls e and p e r is h a b le B r a ln n in th e in fin ity o f
• T h e ph en o m en o n h e re in d escrib ed b y a n u m b e r of th o m o st rep u tab lo
sp a ce, so a ls o docs th e D e sa tir , a r e lig io u s w o r k (o f th e
p e r s o n s i n I n d i a n ollicin] c i r c l c s , is o n l y o n e o f a s e r i e s w i t h w h i c h M n d n m o
l i l a v a t s k y li as a s t o u n d e d t l i c S i m l a p u b l i c . S u c h s c i o n t i f i c e x p e r i m e n t s — P arsees) o f u n q u e s t io n a b le a n tiq u ity , sa y s th a t th e u n i-'
f o r o f c o u r s e , i t is u n d e r s t o o d t h a t a l l s u p e r n a t u r a l o r s p i r i t u a l c a u s e f o r v e r se w a s c r e a te d in th e sam e w ay b y B a h m a n o r B h a -'
t h o p h e n o m e n a o f o c c u l t s c i c n c o is r e p u d i a t e d b y M n d n m o B l a v a t s k y , o n
b eh a lf of t h e In d ia n occultists who t a u g h t h e r —hav o been m a d e b v h e r m an A m sa sp a n d , or B h en a m , th e s e c o n d p e r s o n ; t h e fir s t
d u r i n g t h e p a s t s i x y e a r s i n A m e r i c a , K u r o p o a n d E g y p t . I t is h o p e d b y b e in g H o r m u z d , w h o s h o u ld b e tr u ly u n d e r s to o d to b e th e
h e r f r i e n d s t h a t a c o m p i l a t i o n o f t h e p u b l i s h e d a c c o u n t s b y e y e - w i t n e s s e s of
th e s e m a rv els m a y be m a d e a t som e co n v e n ie n t tim e , so ns to show tiia t th e s a m e a s th e E te r n a lly T ru e and U n c r e a te d S e lf-E x is tin g
t h e o r y o f s p i r i t u a l m e d i u m s l i i p wil l n o t a p p l y t o t h e m ; b u t t h a t t h e v m u s t P r in c ip le . The le a r n e d in th e sacred la n g u a g e o f th e
b e a c c o u n t c d f o r u p o n t h e h y p o t h e s i s t h a t t h e r e a r e , i n d e e d , s t i l l l i v i n g in
I n d i a m e n of t h a t class w ho wero revered by o u r aiicostors as P arscc r e lig io n s h o u ld ta k e t h e tr o u b le to "com pare th e
M ahatm as.— J ' .
B r a h m a -A h a in -A s n ii (I am B r a ln n ), a s lir o o ti o f t h e V e d a s ,
 w ith t lie B h a m a n A m s a sp a n d or B lie n a m of tlie D e sa tir , to o k placo in P o rsia tw elv o h u n d re d a n d seventy-fivo
a n d t h e y s h o u ld s e e w h e th e r th o y c a n r e a s o n a b ly rock on y e a rs ago.
t h e s e w o r d s t o b e o f t h e s a m e m e a n in g '. T h o u g h o n a c c o u n t o f t h e i r o r ig in a l w a r l i k e ( k s h a t r iy a ,)
In th e 2 4 th S h lo k a o f th e 4 th A d h y a y a o f th o B h a g w a t h a b its a n d o n a c c o u n t o f th e d iffe r e n c e o f th e c lim a t e of
Q it a , A g n i o r fir e is c a lle d B r a h m a , T here (B r a h m a t h e ir o r ig in a l c o u n t r y fr o m t h a t o f I n d ia , t h e P a r s e e s s o m e ­
is fir e ) t r u ly m e a n s t h a t t h e B r a h m a ( I s h w a v ) e x i s t s in t h e w hat d iffe r fr o m th e H in d u s iu t h e ir c u s to m s a n d h a b its ,
m a te r ia l e s s e n c e o f f ir e as w e ll a s in t h a t o f every o th er a n d w a y s o f liv in g , y e t th o fe w a n d s c a n ty o f t h e ir r e lig i­
th in g e x is te n t in tlie u n iv e r s e . In th e sam e w ay th e ous w orks w h ic h r e m a in at p r e se n t, u n d o u b te d ly provo
a n c ie n t P a r s e e s a ls o kn ew a n d c a llo d th o B rah m a to be th e m to b e th o fo llo w e r s o f th e V e d ic r e lig io n a lm o s t iu
t h e e s s e n c e o f f ir e & c ., a s w i l l b e s e e n fr o m t h e com pound every w ay.
w o r d A t a s h - B e h r a m . T h o u g h , o u a c c o u n t o f t h e d iffe r e n c e N o w a s t h e P a r s e e s ,— o r ig in a lly th e r u le r s a n d in h a b it a n t s
o f la n g u a g e s th e w o r d s B r a h m a n d B e lir n m and B lie n a m o f P a r u s or P e r s ia ,— w e r e p it ie d a n d s u p p o r te d , w h e n t h e y
d o n o t so u n d e x a c t ly th e sa m e , a n d m a y n o t b e ' so under­ fir s t c a m e o v o r t o I n d ia , by th e k in g s and p e o p le of
s to o d b y a ll, y e t it is q u i t e c e r ta in th a t th e ir r ea l im p o r t I n d ia o n a c c o u n t o f t h e ir b e in g k n o w n to b e o f th e s a m e r e ­
is t h e s a m e . • lig io n a s th e ir s , t h e y s h o u ld in th e s a m e m a n n e r b e a lw a y s
s u p p o r te d a n d lo v e d b y th e m e v e n a t th e r is k o f t h e ir o w n
A s in t h e V e d ic . r e l i g i o n i t s f o l l o w e r s a r e o b l i g e d t o put
liv e s . T h a t is to s a y , t h e y s h o u ld p r o t e c t t h e m even lik e
on th e jn n o i o r s a c r e d t h r e a d , s o a l s o care t h e P arsees un­
K in g S ib i w d io h a v in g g iv e n h is w ord and p r o m is e to
jo in e d by th e ir r e lig io n to keep (fo r ever) tlie ir w a is ts
th r ic e g i r d o il w ith a th in w o o le n s tr in g com p osed of
p r o te c t th o b ir d lupol fu lfille d it w h e n t h e t im e c a m e b y
p r e fe r r in g to g iv e up in s te a d a p ie c e of h is ow n fle s h
s e v e n ty -tw o th re a d s. A nd th e r e is not a s in g le P arseo
equal to it in w e ig h t. A nd, on th e o th er hand, th o
w h o w o u ld fo r a m o m e n t d o a w a y w ith th is hiKt! as th ey
P a r see s, k e e p in g a ll t h is in m in d , s h o u ld a lw a y s c h e r is h
c a ll it . I n th o V e d ic r e lig io n t h is s a c r e d th r e a d c a r r ie s w it h
w ith in t h e ir n o b le a n d g r a te fu l h e a r ts a s tr o n g fe e lin g o f
it a n e s o te r ic m e a n in g . It d en o tes th a t every r a tio n a l
r e v e r e n c e .a n d l o v e fo r th e H in d u s , by w h ose k in d n e s s
a n d ir r a tio n a l a n im a l o r s o u l h a s w it h in it s e s s e n c e th r e e
o n ly t h e y e x i s t a t p r e s e n t o il t h e s o il o f I n d ia in su ch a
d is t in c t d is p o s itio n s o f it s ig n o r a n t n a tu r e , w h ic h as lo n g
flo u r is h in g s ta te . A n d le t th e m lo v e th o H in d u or V e d io
a s t h e y e x is t o r a r e n o t d e s tr o y e d , k e e p i t fo r o v e r c h a in e d
r e lig io n n o t t h e le s s , fo r i t is t h e v e r y fo u n d a tio n and es­
to th e u n iv e r s e . T h ose th r e e d is p o s itio n s of th e s o u l's
s e n c e o f th e ir o w n r e lig io n .
n a tu re a re c a llc d t h e Satva, lta ja s a , and T ainam i goons.
The S a tv a ffomxi is t h e c o n s c io u s , t h o u g h t f u l , c r e a t i v e a n d
g o o d d is p o s itio n o f th e s o u l ’s n a tu re of its ig n o r a n c e of
its real s e lf , t h e P a .r a m a tm a ; t h e Jiajns-n is its a c tiv e , S P I R I T U A L I S M A N D T IIE O S O P IIY .
w o r ld ly , a n d m id d lin g d is p o s itio n ; w h ile th e Tam am is (A l e e t u r o d c H v o r c r t , u p o n i n v i t a t i o n , a t tlio r o o m s of th e U nited
it s s lu g g is h , w ic k e d , d e s tr u c tiv e , a n d b a d d is p o s itio n . To S e r v i c e I n s t i t u t i o n o f I n d i a , n t S i m l a , O c t o b e r 7, 18 80 ).
g e t e m a n c ip a tio n or fr e e d o m fr o m th e u n iv e r s a l d e lu s io n ,
JIV COLONKL IIK N R Y S. OLCOTT, ‘
o n e m u st b rea k th ese b o n d s w h ic h keep h im tie d to it.
A nd th is is th e very reason w hy a s a n y a s i— o n e who President of the Theosophical Society. ■
h a v in g e x p e r ie n c e d t h e tr u th o f h is e te r n a l s e lf (F a r a m a tm a )
lia s lo f t w it h in h im no ash a or d e s ir e o f a c q u ir in g w o r ld ly T h e E u r o p e a n a u d ie n c e w h ic h g a th e r e d to h e a r C o lo n e l
(fa ls e a n d illu s io n a r y ) t h in g s ,— n e e d not k e e p th is sa cred O lc o tt d is c o u r s e upon th e m e d iu in is tic ph en om ena and
th r e a d u p o n h is body. th e ir r e la tio n s h ip to T h e o s o p h ic a l S c ie n c e , is s a id to lia v o
been th e la r g e s t ever seen at S im la upon any su ch oc­
J u s t a c c o r d in g to th o fo llo w in g 4 2 n d S h lo k a o f th e 1 1 th
c a s io n . E v e n S i r S a m u e l B a k e r ’s w a s s m a lle r , th o u g h h e
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n e v e r -e n d in g p r o g r e s s io n to w a r d s th e c r o w n in g sta te of m a n w h o , a fte r h a v in g a c q u ir e d a g o o d p e r s o n a l k n o w le d g e
p e r fe c tib ility . N ay, so d e fin ite have becom e th e fa n c y o f tb e c h ie f p h a se s of th e ph en om ena, has a fte r w a r d s
p ic tu r e s of th is Sum m er L and, one c o n s ta n tly read s o f c o m e to d is b e lie v e in t h e ir r e a lity . A nd t h is is m y ow n
baby c h ild r e n g r o w in g in s p ir it lif e to be a d u lts ; o f e x p e r i e n c e a ls o . S o m e h a v e ceased to b e “ S p i r i t u a l i s t s ’1
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c o m m u n ity o n L a k e E r ic w h ic h L auren ce O lip h a n t and in a n h u m b le s p ir it t h e r e c o r d s o f a r c h a ic s c ie n c e . ' '
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m a r r ie d t o a f e m a le s p ir it a n d th a t a c h ild has b le s s e d l i a s b e e n p r o v e n b y t h e e x p e r i m e n t s b f D r . ' H a r d .’a n d M ri
th e ir u n io n ! A n o t h e r c a s e is t h a t o l t h e m a r r ia g e o f tw o C rO o k es, so w e n e e d t r o u b le o u r s e lv e s 110 m ore w ith th e
s p ir it s in p r e s e n c e o f m o r t a l w it n e s s e s , b y a l i v i n g c le r g y ­ m a n y ’ c ru d e c o n je c tu r e s a b o u t ta b le - m o v in g , c h a ir -lif tin g ,’
m a n , w h ic h w iw r e p o r te d la s t year in th e S p ir itu a lis tic and t h e r a p s, b e in g t h e r e s u lt o f m u s c u la r energy o f th e
p a p e r s . A A ir . P i e r c e , s o n o f a n e x - P r e s i d e n t o l t h e U n i t e d m e d iu m o r t h e v is ito r , b u t p a s s 'o n to n o t ic e 's o m e o f th d
S t a t e s a n d lo n g s in c e d e a d , is s a id t o h a v e ‘ m a t e r ia liz e d ,’ fo r m s in w h ic h th is fo r c e- has d is p la y e d its d y n a m id
t h a t is , m a d e f o r h i m s e l f a v is ib le , ta n g ib le body, at th e e n e r g ie s . T h e s e m a y b e se p a r a te d in to p h en om ena in d i­
h o u se o f a c e r ta in A m e r ic a n m e d iu m , and been m a r r ie d c a tin g in t e l lig e n c e a u d c o n v e y in g in f o r m a tio n , a n d p u r e ly
b y n m in is t e r s u m m o n e d lo r t h e o c c a s io n , to a la d y s p ir it p h y s ic a l m a n ife s t a tio n s o f e n e r g y . O f th e fir s t c la s s th e
w h o d ie d a t th e very te n d er age of seven m o n th s and one d e m a n d in g fir s t p la c e is th e s o -c a lle d 1‘ s p i r i t - r a p . ’
w h o , n o w g r o w n in t o a b lo o m in g la s s, w a s a ls o m a t e r ia liz e d By th e se s im p le s ig n a ls th e w h o le m od ern m ovem ent
fo r t h e c e r e m o n y ! The vow s exch anged and th e b le s s ­ c a lle d S p ir it u a lis m w as u sh ered in . T h ese a u d ib le con­
in g g iv e n , th e happy c o u p le sat a t ta b le w ith in v ite d c u s s io n s V ary in d e g r e e fr o m th e s o u n d o f a p in -h e a d t ic k - ’
fr ie n d s , a n d , a f t e r d r in k in g a t o a s t o r tw o , v a n is h e d — d r e s s - in g to th a t o f b lo w s by a ham m er or b lu d g e o n pow er­
co a t, w h it e g lo v e s , s a t in , la c e a n d a ll— in t o t h in a ir ! T h is fu l enough to sh o tte r a m a h o g a n y ta b le . The current
you w ill c a ll th e to m fo o le r y o f S p ir itu a lis m , a n d y o u w ill of p s y c h ic -fo r c e p r o d u c in g th e m se e m s to depend upon
b e r ig h t ; b u t, n e v e r t h e le s s , it s e r v e s to s h o w h o w c le a r a n d th e sta te o f th e m e d i u m ’s sy ste m , in c o m b in a tio n w ith
d e fin ite , n o t to s a y b r u ta lly m a t e r ia lis tic , a r e t h e v ie w s o f t h e e le c t r ic a n d h y g r o m c ta ic c o n d itio n o f th e a tm o sp h e r e .
t h e o th e r -w o r ld o r d e r w h ic h h a v e r e p la c e d t h e o ld , vague AAri t h e i t h e r u n p r o p itio u s , th e rap s, if heard at a ll, a r e
d rea d th a t w e ig h e d u s d o w n w ith g lo o m y d o u b ts. U p to f a i n t ; w i t h b o t h in h a r m o n y , th e y are lo u d e s t and m ost
a c e r ta in p o in t t h is s t a t e o f m in d is a d e c id e d g a in , but I p e r s is te n t. O f th e m s e lv e s th ese r a p p i n g •’ p h e n o m e n a are'
n m so rr y to s a y S p ir it u a lis t s h a v e p a s s e d th a t, a n d b e c o m e s u ffic ie n tly w o n d e r fu l, b u t th e y b e c o m e an h u n d r e d -fo ld
d o g m a tis ts . L ittle b y little a b o d y o f e n th u s ia s ts is fo r m ­ m o r e s o w h e n w e fin d t h a t t h r o u g h t h e m c o m m u n ic a tio n s
in g , w h o w o u ld th r o w a h a lo o f s a n c tity around th e ca n b e o b ta in e d Iro m in t e llig e n c e s c la im in g to b e o u r d e a d
m e d iu m , a n d , by d o in g a w a y w it h te s t-c o n d itio n s , in v ite fr ie n d s ; c o m m u n ic a tio n s w h ic h o fte n d is c lo s e sec rets
to th e p e r p e tr a tio n o f g ro ss fr a u d s. M e d iu m s a c tu a lly k n o w n o n ly to th e e n q u ir e r a n d n o o th e r p erso n p resen t j
c a u g h t r e d -h a n d e d in tr ic k c r y , w ith th e ir p a r a p h e r n a lia a n d e v e n , in r a re c a se s , g iv in g o u t fa c ts w h ic h n o o n e th e n
o f tr a p s, fa ls e p a n e ls , w ig s , a n d p u p p e t s a b o u t t h e m , have in th e ro o m w a s a w a r e o f, a n d w h i c h bad to be v e r ifie d
been a b le to m a k e th e ir d u p e s r e g a r d t h e m as m a r ty r s to la t e r b y c o n s u lt in g o ld records or d is ta n t w itn e s s e s . A
t h e r a g e o f s c e p tic s , a n d t h e d a m n in g p r o o fs o f t h e ir g u ilt m o r e b e a u t if u l fo r m o f t h e r a p is t h e s o u n d o f m u s ic , a s o f
as h a v in g been s e c r e tly s u p p lie d by th o u n b e lie v e r s a c u t-g la s s v e sse l str u c k , or a s ilv e r b e ll, heard e ith e r
th e m s e lv e s to s tr ik e a b lo w at th e ir h o ly cau se! Tho u n d e r t h e m e d i u m ’s h a n d o r i n t h e a ir . Su ch a ph en o­
v o r a c io u s c r e d u lity o f a la r g e b o d y o f S p ir it u a lis t s h a s b e ­ m e n o n h a s b e e n o ft e n n o tic e d b y t h e R e v . S ta in to n -M o s e s ,
g o t t e n n in e - t e n t h s o f t h e d is h o n e s t t r ic k s o f M e d iu m s . A s o f U n iv e r s it y C o lle g e , L o n d o n , in h is o w n h o u s e , and M r.
M r. C r o o k e s tr u ly o b s e r v e d in h is p r e lim in a r y a r tic le in A l f r e d 11. A V a lla c e d e s c r i b e s i t a s o c c u r r i n g i n t h e p r e s e n c e
th e Quarterly Jovrihtl o f Science.— “ In th e c o u n tle s s of M is s N ic lio l, n o w M rs. V o le k in a n n , a t M r. W a lla c e 's
num ber o f r e c o r d e d o b s e r v a tio n s I have read , th e r e ap­ ow n h o u se. An em p ty w in e -g la s s w a s p u t u p o n a ta b le
p e a r to b e fe w in s ta n c e s o f m e e t in g s h e ld fo r th e exp ress and h e ld by M is s N ic lio l and a M r. H u m p h r e y to p r e ­
p u rp o se of g e ttin g th e p h en om ena under te st c o n d i­ v e n t a n y v ib r a tio n . M r. A V a lla c e te lls u s th a t, “ a fte r a
tio n s .” S t i l l , t h o u g h t h is is tr u e , i t is a ls o m o s t c e r ta in sh ort in te r v a l o f s ile n c e a n e x q u is it e ly d e lic a te s o u n d as
t h a t w ith in th e p o s t t h ir t y - t w o years, e n q u ir e r s in to th e o f ta p p in g a g la s s w as heard, w h ic h in c r e a s e d to c le a r
ph en om ena have been v o u c h sa fe d th o u sa n d s upon s ilv e r y n o te s lik e th e t in k lin g o f a g la s s b e ll. T h ese co n ­
th o u sa n d s of p r o o fs th a t th e y occu r under c o n d itio n s t i n u e d in v a r y i n g d e g r e e s f o r s o m e m i n u t e s , & c .” A g a in ,’
ip iite in d e p e n d e n t o f th e p h y s ic a l agency of th e p erso n s M r. . W a lla c e says th a t w hen a G e r m a n la d y sa n g so m e
p resen t, an d th a t in t e llig e n c e , s o m e tim e s of a s tr ik in g o f h e r n a tio n a l son g s “ m ost d e lic a te m u s ic , lik e a fa ir y
c h a r a c t e r , is d i s p l a y e d in th e c o n tr o l of th e o c c u lt fo r c e m u s ic -b o x , a c c o m p a n ie d h e r th r o u g h o u t . . . T h is w a s
o r fo r c e s p r o d u c in g t h e p h e n o m e n a . I t is t h is g r e a t r e s e r v e in t h e d a r k , b u t h a n d s w e r e j o in e d a ll th e t im e .” S everal
o f t e s t fa c ts u p o n w h ic h r e s ts , lik e a rock u p on its b ase, o f t h e p e r s o n s in t h i s p r e s e n t a u d ie n c e h a v o b e e n p e r m it­
th e in v in c ib le fa it h o f th e m illio n s o f S p ir itu a lis ts . T h is te d b y M a d a m e B la v a ts k y to h e a r th e s e d u lc e t fa ir y -b e lls
body o f in d iv id u a l e x p e r ie n c e s is th e ram part b e h in d tin k le s in c e sh e cam e to S im la . B u t th e y h a v e heard
w h ic h t h e y e n tr e n c h th e m s e lv e s w henever th e o u ts id e th e m in fu ll lig h t, w ith o u t a n y jo in in g o f h a n d s, a n d in
w o r ld o f s k e p tic s lo o k s to s e c th e w h o le ‘ d e l u s i o n ’- c r u m ­ w h a tso e v er p la c e , sh e c h o se to o rd er th e m . T he p h en o­
b le under th e a s s a u lt o f som e new Inina c r itic , o r th e m e n o n is t h e s a m e a s t h a t of M is s N ic lio l, but th e con­
sh am e of th e la te s t exp osu re of fa ls e m e d iu m s h ip or d itio n s v e r y d if f e r e n t ; a n d o f th a t I w ill h a v e s o m e th in g
tr ic k in g m e d iu m s . I t o u g h t b y th is tim e to have been to sa y fu rth er on. • . ,
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M r. C r o o k e s f o u n d t h e f o r c e - c u r r e n t to b e e x t r e m e l y v a r i­
a w a y t h e a c t u a l e v i d e n c e o f o n e ’s sen ses ; or to m ake a
a b le in th e sam e m e d iu m o n d iffe r e n t d a y s a n d in th e
m a n w h o h a s s e e n a h e a v y w e ig h t s e lf-lifte d a n d s u s p e n d ­
m e d iu m fr o m m in u t e to m in u t e it s flo w w a s h i g h l y e r r a tic .
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tio n ,’ ‘ e x p e c t a n t a tt e n tio n ,’ o r ‘ u n c o n s c io u s c e r e b r a tio n .’
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s c ie n c e , a s a b o d y , a re r e g a in e d w ith su ch c o m p a s sio n a te a lle g e d s p ir its th a t have b e e n g iv e n to th e p u b lic , a n d
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w e r e a t le a s t k n o w n to th e e n q u ir e r s to w hom a d d ressed , w ay ; som e of th e su b je c t-m a tte r b e in g w o r th k e e p in g ,
and w h ic h m ig h t be a ttr ib u te d to th o u g h t-r e a d in g , w e b u t th e g r e a te r p a r t tr a sh . A n o th er m e t h o d is th e im ­
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e x p la n a tio n . I refer to th o se th e d e ta ils m e n tio n e d b r a in of a m e d iu m of id e a s a n d w o r d s o u ts id e h is o w n
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m e s s a g e w a s g i v e n in L o u d o n , p u r p o r t in g t o c o m e fr o m a n t h e d is p o s a l o f p r o p e r t y , d ir e c t io n s fo r t h e r e c o v e r y o f lo s t
o ld m a n w h o h a d b e e n a s o ld ie r in A m e r ic a in t h e w ar of d o c u m en t:; or v a lu a b le s , in f o r m a tio n about m u rd ers, or
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c o r r e c t. In a n o th er ea se, fo r w h ic h M r. J . M . P e e b le s tlie g r a n d so n o f th e fa m o u s c o m p o se r, B a c h . T h e d e ta ils a rc
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s o m e w h e r e e l s e fa r a w a y f r o m E n g l a n d , a m essa g e fr o m t im e p r e v e n tin g m y e n te r in g m o r e a t le n g th in to t h e s u b ­
a n a lle g e d s p ir it w h o s a id lie liv e d a n d d ie d a t Y o r k , and j e c t a t t h is tim e .
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I n p r o c e s s o f t im e lie d id v i s i t Y o r k a n d s e a r c h o ld b ir th fo r s t a r t l i n g r e a lis m w ith th a t of th e a u d ib le v o ic c . I
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h a v e e m p lo y e d m a n y o th e r d e v ic e s to im p a r t in te llig e n c e sh a k e th e room an d n iiu lit a lm o s t have been heard rods
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th e w r itin g h a s b e e n d o n e. A ll th e s e p h e n o m e n a I have p h e n o m e n a , I w ill sp e a k a n o n .
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tr ic k e r y or d e c e p tio n w as im p o s s ib le , I have a ls o h a d a ll— b u t fo r t h e r e c o lle c tio n of th e fa ir y -lik e m u s ic — o f
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m end fo r th e te st. A fte r m u c h in v e s tig a tio n w e c h o se I s a w a tr e e - b r a n c h b r o u g h t in t h e d a y - lig h t. I w as pre­
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of th e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie ty fo r te s tin g . I p u r p o s e ly 011 t h e t a b le d ir e c t ly in f r o n t o f h im .
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s p ir itu a lis tic p h e n o m e n a . S la d e w as te ste d th o r o u g h ly se a r c h a fte r a m e d iu m t o s e n d to R u s s ia . A la d y m e d iu m ,
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th r o u g h th e a ir a n d h a d 110 a r m or b o d y a tta c h e d to th e m . p ia n o a n d , la y in g a s in g le fin g e r a g a in s t t h e u n d e r s id e of
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s e e n a s a n y th a t e ith e r o f m y p r e s e n t b e a r er s m ig h t m a k e t h e p a lm of m y h a n d n n d p ressed it lig h tly a g a in s t th e
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le d a g a in s t h is v o lit io n b y s o m e in v is ib le p o w e r ; N o t o n ly m a n d t h e p ia n o to r is e . A m o m e n t's p a u s e o n ly en su ed
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d u lg e n c e m o r e th a n a ll t h a t h a s p r e c e d e d . F o r som e years
o u t so m u c h p r e ssu r e u p o n tlie e g g a s to b r e a k th e s h e ll.
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m e d iu m is tie p h e n o m e u a . N o t h in g s u r p a s s in g ly n o v e l h a d
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b e e n r e p o r t e d a s o c c u r r in g , a n d t h e in t e l lig e n c e c o m m u n i­
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c a te d th ro u g h m e d iu m s w as not u s u a lly in s tr u c tiv e
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m u c h a s a il o u n c e w e ig h t a g a in s t t h e b a c k o f m y h a n d , a n d o f th e ir g r e a t a u th o r s. B u t in th a t y e a r it w a s rum ou red
it is q u ite c e ita in th a t but v e ry fe w o u n ces o f p ressu re th a t at a r e m o te v illa g e in th e v a lle y of th e G reen
w o u ld h a v e b r o k e n th e th in s h e ll o f th e e g g . .
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w ith o u t h u m a n c o n ta c t. I h is I, iu com m on w ith m a n y ca ses, to u c h e d by any v is ito r . T h is te m p tin g n o v e lty I
o th e r in v e s tig a to r s , h a v e w itn e s s e d . Sitting at a t a b le in d e te r m in e d to w itn e s s , fo r i t c e r ta in ly tr a n sc en d e d in
t h e c e n tr e o f m y o w n lig h t e d d r a w in g -r o o m , I have seen in te r e s t and im p o r ta n c e e v e r y th in g th a t had ever been
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of th em . O n a n o t h e r o c c a s io n m y la te fr ie n d and che­ u n til th e la t t e r p a r t o f O c to b e r . I h o p e y o u w ill b e lie v e
m ic a l te a c h e r , P r o fe sso r M a p e s, w h o w a s a very c o r p u le n t th a t I a d o p te d every p o s s ib le p r e c a u tio n a g a in s t b e in g
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m e r e ly la y in g o n e h a n d 011 t h e to p o f t h e ta b le . A t M rs. le e t w id e by fo r ty l o n g — -I s p e a k f r o m m e m o r y . B e lo w
Y oungs s h o u se, 011 th e e v e n in g b e fo r e n o tic e d , as w e r e tw o r o o m s— a k itc h e n and a p a n tr y . The k itc h e n
m a n y p erso n s a s c o u ld s i t on th e to p of th e p ia n o w ere c h im n e y w as in th e g a b lc -e n d , of co u rse, and p a ssed
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Ih e record s arc fu ll o f in s ta n c e s w here room s or even th e room tw o fe e t, a n d at th e r ig h t, b e tw e e n it and
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a n d t r e m b le a s t h o u g h a h u r r ic a n e w ere b lo w in g , th o u g h door next to th e c h im n e y . A ' w in d o w , t w o fe e t sq u are,
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g lo b c s o f t h e c h a n d e lie r ,a n d t h e n g e n t l y lo w e r e d d o w n a g a in . u p sta ir s , h a n g a t h ic k w o o lle n sh a w l across th e doorw ay,
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is im p o s s ib le fo r a n y o n e to f u lly c r e d it th e m w ith o u t th e th e e x tr e m e en d . T h e v is ito r s , w h o s o m e t im e s n u m b e r e d
c o r r o b o r a tio n of th e ir o w n p erso n a l e x p e r ie n c e . B e lie v e fo r ty o f a n e v e n in g , w e r e a c c o m m o d a te d 011 b e n c h e s p la c e d
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h a v e h is w o r d d o u b t e d — u n le s s I k n e w p e r fe c t ly w e ll th a t 011 a c h a ir in fr o n t, a n d d is c o u r s e d d o le fu l m u s ic 011 a fid d le
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n e a r ly e v e r y la n d u n d e r t h e s u n , and can be seen by any c a u s in g M o z a r t to tu r n in h is g r a v e ; a fe e b le lig h t w as
o n e w h o w ill g iv e tim e to t h e in v e s tig a tio n . . D e sp ite m y g iv e n b y a k c r o s in c la m p p la c e d 011 t h e f l o o r n.t t h e end of
d is c la im e r , y o u m a y t h i n k t h a t I a m t a k in g i t fo r g r a n te d th e room fa r th e s t fr o m t h e p la tfo r m , in a n o ld d r u m fr o m
t h a t y o u a r e q u it e a s w e ll s a tis fie d a s m y s e lf o f t h e r e a lity w h ic h b o th heads had b een rem oved . T h o u g h th e lig h t
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n e s s , u o m a t t e r b o w p l a i n l y I 10 m a y see th a t I can have w o r ld . A t a fir s t s it t in g th is w a s d iffic u lt, b u t p r a c tic c
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e v id e n c e as I have had. H e w ill— b e c a u s e h e m u st— t i m e s o f fiv e , s o m e t i m e s t w e n t y o r t h i r t y m in u t e s , w e w o u ld
r e fle c t t h a t su ch th in g s as th e se are o u ts id e th e u su al s e e t h e s h a w l s tir r e d , i t w o u ld b e p u s h e d a s id e , a n d o u t u p o n
e x p e r ie n c e o f m e n , a n d t h a t , a s H u m e p u t s it, it is m ore t h e p la t f o r m w o u ld s t e p s o m e fig u r e . I t m ig h t b e a m an,
r e a s o n a b le to b e lie v e a n y m a n a lia r th a n t h a t th e even w om an or c h ild , a d e c r e p i t v e t e r a n o r a b a b e c a r r ie d in
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t h e s e b e g g a r s in tlie nam e of r e lig io n . D iffe r e n t se c ts th e ir r e lig io n . T h e e n o r m o u s la b o u r and s k ill e x h ib ite d
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la y d e a d o n t h e fie ld . T h e G o s a w is e n fo r c e d t h e r ig h t of L o r e tt o w h e n lie k n o w s t h a t a n o th er is w o r s h ip p in g th e
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w a n d e r e d in a r m e d b a u d s over th e c o u n try and proved G reek s w ere n e a r ly a ll b e a u tifu l ; but w hat is c u r i­
g r e a t p e s ts to t h e p e o p le . T hey le v ie d c o n tr ib u tio n s fr o m ous t o n o t e is , t h a t i n o t h e r d ir e c t io n s th a n th a t of em ­
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B y r a g h e e s a b s ta in fr o m th e s e . The V a is lm a w a d o c tr in e s fin e a t a s t e a s t h e G r e e k s . H o w c o u ld t h e p e o p le s o r e fin e d
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ly c o n n e c te d w ith t h e r e lig io n of th e p e o p le — b e n e fite d s e n d t h e ir m is s io n a r ie s to t h e H in d o o , a r e r e m a r k a b le fo r
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t h o ir a r t s h a v e g r o w n , a r e w e l l i l l u s t r a t e d in t h e M u seu m . J u b b u lp u r c a r p e ts h a v e n o t o n ly d e te r io r a te d 111 d e s ig n ,
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w ill b e fo u n d 011 t h e b a r r e ls o f m a tc h lo c k s , th e b la d e s a n d s w e e p in g , o r e v e n u n p a c k in g , B r itis h tr a d e c a n sc a r c e ly
h ilt s o f sw o r d s , a n d t h e d is c s o f s h ie ld s . N e v e r w ere m u r­ b e c a lle d a c iv iliz e r w h e n i t t a k e s t h is fo r m . It is n o t b y
d e r o u s a p p lia n c e s m a d e m o r e te m p tin g to w e a r a n d w ie ld . su ch m eans we s h a ll r a is e th e m o r a ls of th e v a r io u s
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K oran 011 t h e f in c ly - t o m p e r e d b la d e , m i g h t fin d abundant m a n y o th er th in g s th a t arc m ost in t e r e s t in g to stu d y ,
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m o n ta l a n d m o r a l c o n d itio n of th e p e o p le r e q u ir e d th e m in c r e a s e th e resp ect fe lt to w a r d s th e ir p ro d u cers. Tho
to th e sa m e e x te n t. A rm s are s till g r e a t ly v a lu e d in th e m o s t b e a u t i f u l t h i n g s .a r e d o n e by v illa g o a r tific e r s , w h o ,
E a st as p erso n a l o rn a m e n ts, and th e ir a r tis ts have cer­ if th e y had b een born in a u E n g lis h co u n ty , w o u ld o n ly
ta in ly m a d e th e m s p le n d id s y m b o ls of p r id e an d pow er. have been rough la b o u r e r s , c a r p e n te r s, or b la c k s m ith s .
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ly w eap on s, but w h ile th a t is an in d ic a tio n th a t m o r e d a y w ill c o m m a n d th e s e r v ic e s of a g o ld s m ith w h o can
general s e c u r ity has been o b ta in e d , i t is m u c h to be re­ m a k e fa r b e t t e r a r t ic le s th a n m o st L o n d o n sh op s h a v e to
g r e tte d th a t wo have not en cou raged th e a p p lic a tio n show . F o o d is v e r y c h e a p , a n d th e c lim a te m a k e s m any
o f th e s k ill a n d ta s te t h e y e x e r c is e d to o th e r p u r p o se s. A t h in g s q u it e s u p e r flu o u s o r in c o n v e n ie n t th a t are w a n te d
w e a lth y E n g lis h m a n w o u ld have 110 a m b itio n to g o o u t here. O f c o u r se , t h e life o f a H in d o o is m u c h lo w e r th a n
p a r tr id g e -s h o o tin g w ith a g u n o f w h ic h t h e b a r r e ls w e r e th a t of th e e d u c a te d and w e ll-s itu a te d c la s s e s in th is
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te r in g w ith r u b ie s 011 a n iv o r y ground ; b u t th is so rt o f p a t i o n s r e q u i r e l e s s sk ill" , w h o c u l t i v a t e n o t a s t e , a n d w h o s o
w o r k w o u ld m a k e h is w ife an e x q u is ite je w e l ca sk et, or s o le n o t io n o f e n jo y m en t is filth y tip p lin g a t t h e p u b lio
a d a p t it s e l f to m a n y u s e s in c o m m o n life . h o u se ? I t is n o t o n ly w e a lth of p r o p e r ty t h a t is d is t r i­
“A m o n g s t t h e m o s t f a s c in a t in g d e c o r a t iv e o b jec ts, a g lo ­ b u te d a m o n g st u s w ith m o n str o u s in e q u a lity , b u t w e a lth
b u la r b o t t l e o f p e a r l- c o lo u r e d j a d e , in l a id in a g r a c e f u l p a t ­ o f m in d is e q u a lly w a n tin g in d iffu s io n . O ur c u ltiv a te d
te r n w ith r u b ie s a n d e n a m e ls , m ig h t, p e r h a p s , c a rr y o ff th e c la s s e s and in d iv id u a ls are as w id e ly s e p a r a t e d fr o m a
p a lm . It b e lo n g s to th e M ogul p e r io d , a n d is s h o w n in h u g e m a s s o f ig n o r a n c e and d e g r a d a tio n as if t h e y liv e d
P l a t e 5 0 o f t h e s e c o n d v o l u m e o f D r . B i r d w o o d ’s c h e a p a n d in a n o t h e r la n d . I 11 I n d i a t h e r e is le s s o f th is in e q u a lity .
e x c e lle n t “ I n d ia n A r ts .” T h e C h in e s e , w h o a r e t h e great T h e v illa g e p o p u la t io n is not so m u c h b e h in d th o r ic h e r
ja d e-w o rk ers, have n o t, I b e lie v e , d o n e a n y t h in g o f th is fo lk s ; in d e e d , th e la tte r fr e q u e n t ly d e se r v e to b e c o n s i­
k in d , and th e I n d is n a r tis ts sh ow ed th e ir fin e t a s t e in d e r e d th e lo w e s t in t h e s c a le . P r o b a b ly th e p e a sa n ts o f
s e e in g w h a t a n a d m ir a b le g r o u n d a sto n e o f t h is p e c u lia r I n d ia e n jo y lif e a s m u c h , or m o r e th a n o u r s d o , w ith m oro
t i n t a n d s h e e n a ffo r d s fo r c o lo u r d e c o r a tio n . w a n ts a n d in s u ffic ie n t m e a n s o f g r a tify in g t h e m ; b u t th e ir
“ The I n d ia n je w e lle r y d e s e r v e s c a re fu l a tte n tio n , a n d r a n g e o f id e a s m u s t b e fa r m o r e lim it e d , a n d t h e ir m o r a l­
m ig h t h e lp to c u r e t h e lo v e o f c lu m s y v u lg a r t h in g s w h ic h ity m u c h w o r se . The upper r a n k s— w ith t h e ir s e c lu s io n
E n g lis h fo lk s a r e s o a p t to fo o l a w a y t h e ir m o n e y fo r . T h e o f w o m e n , p lu r a lit y o f w iv e s , a n d v e r y lim it e d o c c u p a tio n s
c o m m o n p r in c ip le o f E n g lis h j e w e lle r y is w e ig h t o f m e ta l r e q u ir in g in t e llig e n c e — fo r t h e m o s t part d eserve le s s re­
a m i o b v io u s v a lu e o f s to n e s . It n e a r ly a lw a y s s u g g e s t s th e s p e c t t h a n t h o s t e a d y - w o r k in g a n d s k ilf u l a r tiz a n ; a n d t h e
id e a of how m u c h t h a t fr ie n d o f t h e im p e c u n io u s c a lle d n a t iv e r u le r s a r e to o in f la te d w it h p r id e o f c a s t e a n d p o s i­
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p r is m a tic g lit t e r of th e d ia m o n d s , e x h ib it s a n y tr a c e of to b e th e c o n s ta n t o b je c t o f th e ir ca re. _ _
b ea u ty . 1 am a fr a id th e num ber of nude p e r s o n s w ith “ G r e a t c h a n g e s a r e r e a lly g o in g 011 i n I n d ia - , t h o u g h i t i s
w e ll-lin e d p u rses, who w ant m ore a r t is t ic w o r k t h a n is n o t u n c o m m o n to h e a r th e p e o p le s p o k e n o f a s a s ta tio n ­
r e q u ir e d to m a k e a m in ia tu r e g o ld h o r s e s h o e w ith lit tle a r y p o p u la tio n ; a n d if m o r e E n g lis h fa m ilie s s h o u ld s e t t le
s t o n e s fo r t h e n a ils , is v e r y lim ite d a m o n g s t u s, a n d th e ir a m o n g st th e m as c o lo n is ts , th e advan ce w o u ld b e m ore
fe m a le c o u n te r p a r ts a r e p e r fe c t ly s a tis fie d w it h a b r a c e le t r a p id . T h e m o s t im p o r t a n t m en ta l m o v e m e n t is th a t o f
l i k e a c u r t a in r in g , a n d a n im ita tio n o f a r ib b o n tw is te d th e B r a ln n o -s a m a j, w h ic h ta k es a s im p le t h e is t ic fo r m
in a lo v e -k n o t. round a b ig sto n e fo r th e c la s p . P eo­ s tr o n g ly o p p o se d to m e r e m y t h o lo g y a n d to t h e s y s te m s o f
p le in th is sta te of d ark n ess h a v e a good deal t o le a r n c a ste. T h is s h o u ld b e e n c o u r a g e d , a s it b r in g s th e p e o p le
b e fo r e t h e y c a n a p p r o a c h t h e s ilv e r filig r a in w o r k of C u t­ n e a r e r to o u r o w n id e a s .”
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Opinions of Leading Journals.
“ T liis m o n u m e n t a l w o r k * * * a b o u t e v e r y t h i n g r e l a t i n g to m a g ic , m y s t e r y , w i t c h c r a f t , re lig io n , s p i r i t u a l i s m , w h i c h w o u l d ho
v a l u a b l e in mi e n c y c l o p e d i a . ’’— jY orth A m e r ic a n Jten.eir. .
“ I t m u s t lie a c k n o w l e d g e d t h a t s h e is a r e m a r k a b l e w o m a n , w h o h a s r e a d m o r e , s e e n m o r e , a n d t h o u g h t in o r o t h a n m o s t wise m e n .
H e r w o r k a b o u n d s in q u o t a t i o n s f r o m n do z e n d i f f e r e n t la n g u a g e s , n o t for t h o p u r p o s e o f a y a i n d i s p l a y o f e r u d i t i o n , b u t t o s u b s t a n t i a t e h e r
p e c u l i a r v i e w s * * * h e r p a g e s a r e g a r n i s h e d w i t h f o o t - n o t e s e s t a b l i s h i n g a.s h e r a u t h o r i t i e s s o m e of t h e p r o f o u n d c s t w r i t e r s of t h e p a s t .
T o a l a r g e class o f r e a d e r s , t h i s r e m a r k a b l e w o r k will p r o v o o f a b s o r b i n g i n t e r e s t . * * * * D e m a n d s t h o e a r n e s t a t t e n t i o n of t h i n k e r s , a n d
m e r i t s an a n a l y t i c r e a d i n g . ’ — Jlnston E ve n in g T ranscript, .
“ T h e a p p e a r a n c e of e r u d i t i o n is s t u p e n d o u s . P e f e r e n c c to, a n d q u o t a t i o n s f ro m , t h e m o s t u n k n o w n a n d o b s c u r e w r i t e r s in ml l a n g u a g e s
a b o u n d , i n t e r s p e r s e d w i t h a l l u s i o n s t o w r i t e r s o f t h o h i g h e s t r e p u t o , w h ic h h a v e e v i d e n t l y b e e n m o r e t h a n s k i m m e d t h r o u g h . ’ N . J . Jn-

* “ A n e x t r e m e l y r e a d a b l e a n d e x h a u s t i v e e s s a y u p o n t h e p a r a m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e o f r e - e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e H e r m e t i c P h i l o s o p h y in n
w o r l d wliieli b l i n d l y b eliev es that, i t h a s o u t g r o w n i t . ”— lY. Y. World.
“ M o s t r e m a r k a b l e b o o k o f t h e s e a s o n . ”— C om . A dvertiser. _ ,
“ T o r e a d e r s w ho h a v e n e v e r m a d e t h e m s e l v e s a c q u a i n t e d w i t h t h e l i t e r a t u r e of m y s t i c i s m a n d a l c h e m y , t h e v o l u m e will f u r n i s h tlio
m a t e r i a l s for a n i n t e r e s t i n g s t u d y — a m i n e of c u r i o u s i n f o r m a t i o n . ”— E ven in g P ost. . . . .
“ T l i e y g iv o e v i d e n c e o f m u c h a n d m u l t i f a r i o u s r e s e a r c h o n t h e p a r t o f t h o a u t h o r , a n d c o n t a i n a v a s t n u m b e r of i n t e r e s t i n g sto ries .
P e r s o n s f o n d of t h e m a r v e l l o u s will find iu t h e m a n a b u n d a n c e o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t . ”— iY. Y. S u n . _
“ A m a r v e l l o u s b o o k b o t h in m a t t e r a n d m a n n e r of t r e a t m e n t . S o m e i d e a m a y b e f o r m e d o f t h e r a r i t y a u d e x t e n t of i t s c o n t e n t s
w h e n t h e i n d e x a l o n e comprisoR fifty p a g e s , a n d we v e n t u r e n o t h i n g i n s a y i n g t h a t s u c h a n i n d e x of s u b j e c t s w as n e v e r b e f o r e c o m p i l e d b y
a n y h u m a n b e i n g . * * * l i u t t h e b o o k is a c u r i o u s o n e a n d w ill n o d o u b t find i t s w a y i n t o l i b r a r i e s b e c a u s e o f t h e u n i q u e s u b j e c t m a t t e r
i t c o n t a i n s , * ’ • will c e r t a i n l y p r o v e a t t r a c t i v e to all w h o a r e i n t e r e s t e d iu t h e h i s t o r y , t h e o l o g y a n d t h e m y s t e r i e s of t h o a n c i e n t w o r l d . ”—
D a ily Graphic. _ ,
“ T h e p r e s e n t w o r k is t h e f r u i t of h e r r e m a r k a b l e c o u rse of e d u c a t i o n , a n d a m p l y c o n f i r m s h e r c l a i m s t o t h e c h a r a c t e r o f a n a u e p t in
s e c r e t science, a n d e v e n t o t h e r a n k o f a h i e r o p h a n t iu t h e e x p o s i t i o n of i ts m y s t i c l o r e .”— ;V. Y . T ribune.
“ O ne w ho reads th o b o o k carefully t h r o u g h o u g h t to k n o w e v e ry th in g of tho m a rv e llo u s a u d m y stic a l, except, p e rh a p s, th e passw ords.
‘ I s i s ’ will s u p p l e m e n t t h e A n a c a ly p s i s . W h o e v e r loves t o r e a d G o d f r e y H i g g i n s w i l l lie d e l i g h t e d w i t h M i n e , l i l a v a t s k y . T h e re is a g r e a t
r e s e m b l a n c e b e t w e e n t h e i r w o r k s . I ' o t h h a v e t r i e d h a r d t o tell e v e r y t h i n g a p o c r y p h a l a n d a p o c a l y p t i c . I t is e a s y t o f o r e c a s t t h e r e c e p ­
t i o n o f t h i s b o o k. W i t h i t s s t r i k i n g p e c u l i a r i t i e s , i t s a u d a c i t y , i t s v e r s a t i l i t y , a n d t h e p r o d i g i o u s v a r i e t y of s u b j e c t s w h i c h i t n o t i c e s a n d
h a n d l e s , i t is o n e of t h e r e m a r k a b l e p r o d u c t i o n s of t h o c e n t u r y . ' ’- - . V . Y. H erald. _
“ I n n o t h i n g does M a d a m e l i l a v a t s k y s h o w h e r w o n d e r f u l a b i l i t y in a m o r e m a r k e d d e g r e e t h a n i u h e r u se of t h o E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e .
H e r s t y l e is s i n g u l a r l y v i go rou s, p e r s p i c u o u s a n d p i q u a n t . H e r s c h o l a r s h i p is v a r i e d a n d c o m p r e h e n s i v e . I l l m e t a p h y s i c a l _ k e e n n e s s s h e
s h o w s a p o w e r t h a t f e w w r i t e r s o f o u r d a y h a v e a t t a i n e d to. W e d o u b t if M rs. L e w e s ( G e o rg e E l l i o t ) , c a n be c a l l e d h e r e q u a l iu t h i s resp e c t.
H e r cr itic a l i n s i g h t is also m o s t r e m a r k a b l e . I t s e e m s m o r e l i k e a n i u t u i t i o n t h a n t h e r e s u l t of s t u d y , a n d y e t t h a t s h e h a s b e e n a p r o ­
f o u n d s t u d e n t t h e a u t h o r i t i e s r e f e r r e d t o i n h e r w o r k a b u n d a n t l y s h o w F r o m t h e s p e c i m e n s we h a v e s e e n of i t s p a g e s w e c a n v o u c h for
i t s a b s o r b i n g i n t e r e s t , a n d f o r t h e s t r e n g t h a n d f a s c i n a t i o n of t h e s t y l e . ”— E jte s Sarg ea n t.
“ W e do n o t h e s i t a t e t o e x p r e s s t h e o p i n i o n t h a t .she h a s m a d e a g a l l a n t a n d m e a s u r a b l y s u c c e s s fu l ef fo r t a t e l u c i d a t i n g t h e m o s t ,
a b s o r b i n g a n d i m p o r t a n t p r o b l e m s life c a n f u r n i s h . I f t h e veil of I sis h a s n o t i n d e e d b e e n s w e p t a w a y , a t l e a s t so m a n y o f t h e fold s h a v e
b e e n r e m o v e d t h a t w e a r e affo rd ed a p a r t i a l i n s i g h t i n t o t h e m y s t e r i e s a u d s p l e n d o r s of t h e G o d d e s s. I f o u r a u t h o r h a s n o t a c h i e v e d an
u n q u e s t i o n e d t r i u m p h , w h e r e s u c h a r e s u l t w o u l d h a v e b e e n s p e c ia lly g r a t i f y i n g , s h e h a s a t le a s t t h e c o n s o l a t io n of k n o w i n g t h a t s h e h a s
s u r p a s s e d all h e r p r e d e c e s s o r s in a t a s k , c o m p l e t e f a i l u r e t o a c h i e v e w h i c h w o u l d h a v e i n v o l v e d n o h u m i l i a t i o n S h e lias p r o d u c e d <\ u n i q u e
w o r k , a n d it will b e c o m e a classic.”— S acram ento R ecord-U nion, .
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s c l v c s f e lt in t lie E u r o p e a n a n d A m e r ic a n w o r ld s o f t h o u g h t . H . P . B la v a ts k y , th e e r u d ite a u th o r of “ I s is U n v e ile d ,”
N o H in d u need s h r in k fro m c o m p a r in g th e in t e lle c tu a l a n d o n e o f t h e g r e a t e s t liv in g O r ie n ta lis ts . W c w is h th a t
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t h e n a t u r e o f t h o h u m a n s o u l, w e r o t h e l l i s h i s . S in c e th e w it h it s m y s t e r io u s r ite s , w h ic h h a d a lm o s t d ie d in I n d ia ,
T il e o s o p h is t c a r e f u lly a b s t a in s fr o m p o li t ie s , a n d it s p la n a n d w h ic h e v e r y e d u c a te d n a tiv e w a s ta u g h t to r id ic u le ,
is o n e o f a U n iv e r s a l B r o t h e r h o o d , i t s h o u ld be w e lc o m e d s h o u ld r e c e iv e h e lp fro m th is u n ex p ec te d q u a rter, and
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it r e c o g n iz e s th e A r y a n s a s th e fa th e r s o f a ll r e lig io n s and w h a te v e r s u c c e s s th e jo u r n a l m ig h t a tta in in a r r e s t in g t h e
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n u m b e r a r e r e p l e t e .”— Bombay Review a n d I n d ia n A d ­ s a m e t i m e u s e f u l ............. ” — N a tiv e O p in io n , N ovem ber 30,
vertiser, O c to b e r 4 , 1 8 7 !!. * 1870. _ _
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n u m b e r o f e x c e lle n t a r tic le s o n th e s u b je c ts o f T h e o so p h y , in g r e a d in g , m u ch o f it c o n tr ib u te d by n a t iv e s o f I n d ia ,
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m u ch su ccess and p r o s p e r .”— Indu-Prakash, (B o m b a y ) fa r E a s t . . . ”— The Spiritualist, (L o n d o n ) O c to b e r 3 1 , 1 8 ^ 0 .
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te n s iv e c ir c u la tio n am o n g st th e N a tiv e s .”— Statesman. Philosophic Inquirer, (M a d r a s) J a n u a r y 1 1 , 1 8 8 0 .
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v . i n s t s h o u l d f i n d m a n y r e a d e r s .”— Tice I n d ia n Spectator, c u r r e n t ( J a n u a r y ) n u m b e r is t e e m i n g w it h t o p ic s o f p e c u lia r
( B o m b a ,y ) O c t o b e r 12 , 1870. v a lu e to th e I n d o p h ilo in s c ie n c e , a r t, and p h ilo s o p h y ,
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v a r ie d p u b lic ly in g b e t w e e n t h e tw o r e lig io u s e x t r e m e s — h is n a r r o w v is io n . I n th is r e s p e c t th e e s t a b lis h m e n t of th e
a th e is tic m a te r ia lis m o u th e o n e s id e a n d s im p le o r th o d o x y T h k o s o p iu s t m a r k s a n e w era in th e h is to r y of m od ern
o n t h e o t h e r .— The Pioneer, (A lla h a b a d ) O c to b e r 1 .1 ,1 8 7 0 . A r y a v a r t ; a n d e v e r y t r u e A r y a n h e a r t w ill b e a t in u n is o n
“ ........... W e c a n o n l y s a y t h i s m u c h h e r e t h a t t h o i s s u e t o w it h t h is e x p r e s s io n o f o u r s in c e r e hope th a t th e T heo ­
hand fu lly m e e t s th o e x p e c ta tio n s th a t, w e r e fo r m e d of s o p h is t m a y h a v e a lo n g , p r o s p e r o u s a n d u s e f u l c a r e e r ...”
i t a s to t h e m a t t e r i t w o u ld c o n ta in . W c w is h e v e r y s u c ­ Bombay Review aud Indian. Advertise}', Janu ary 17, 1880.
c e s s t o t h e j o u r n a l i t s o r i c h l y d e s e r v e s .”— Native Opinion, “ T he F ebruary nu m ber o f th e T h k o s o p iu s t has ju st
(B o m b a y ) O c to b e r 2 0 , 1 8 7 0 . b e e n p u b lis h e d , a n d it is p e r h a p s t h e m o s t in t e r e s t in g fo r
“ ........... T h e T h e o s o p h is t m ade its app earance, as pro­ th e lo v e r s of m y s tic a l lo r o of any o f th e s e r i e s .................. ”
m is e d , o n t h e 1s t o f th is m o n th , a n d a n y o n o w h o s e c u r io ­ The Bombay Gazette, F eb ru a ry 3, 1880. •
s it y h a s b o o n a r o u sed b y t h e m is s io n o f M a d a m e B la v a t s k y “ I t s lis t , o f ‘ a d d i t i o n a l s u b s c r i b e r s ’ t h r o w s a h a l o o f g o l d e n
a n d h e r f r ie n d s fr o m A m e r ic a , m a y fin d m u ch to in t e r e s t h e a lth over th e c o lu m n s o f th is m o n t h ’s T h k o s o p h is t .
th em in a p eru sal of th e v a r ie d c o n te n ts of th e new i T h is is s a tis fa c to r y . ‘The fe a st of good t h i n g s ’ w ith
m a g a z i n e . . . ; . . ”— 7 ’Ac Time* of India, O c to b e r I ■’>, 1 8 7 0 . i w h ic h th is lu s ty c a te r e r m o n t h ly p r o v id e s t h e jiu b lic h a s
r e c e iv e d a c c e s s io n o f s t r e n g t h a n d s a v o u r fr o m a P a r s i a n d
’ ........... T h e r e i s a t o n e o f e l e g a n c e a n d s c h o la r s h ip about
a M o s le m c o n tr ib u to r . T h is to o is s a t i s f a c t o r y ........... ” — .
t h e w h o le o f t h is p e r io d ic a l, w h ic h a lm o s t le a d s E uropean
Bombay Review and Indian Advertiser, F ebruary 7, 1880.
r e a d e r s t o e n v y it. T h e tr a n s la tio n s o f th e I n d ia n sacred
“ ........... T h o b u sy T h e o s o p h is ts have a lr e a d y c r e a tc d a
d o c u m en ts g iv e n have th e a d v a n ta g e of b e in g r e v ise d
w id e in t e r e s t in tlie ir d o i n g s . .. ”— The H arbinger of Light
by H in d u s a n d t h e r e is , a c c o r d i n g l y , a d e c i d e d l y O r i e n t a l
(Melbourne), M arch 1, 1 8 8 0 .
a s p e c t to th e w h o le w o r k , w h ic h c o n tr a s ts w ith t h e a t t e m p t s
“ ........... A s r e g a r d s t h e o b j e c t i n v i e w in c o m in g to I n d ia ,
c e r ta in G e r m a n s p e c u la to r s h a v e m ade to see th e V edas
w e ca n n o t see th a t a n y o th er r e s u lt but good can com e
th r o u g h t h e s p e c t a c le s o f V a te r la n d i f not of V a tc r . A ll
of h on est endeavours to b r in g about a b e tte r , a c lo s e r
stu d e n ts of O r ie n ta l lo r e w ho have d e r iv e d tlie ir id e a s
! in t im a c y in th o u g h t, w o r d a n d a c tio n b e tw e e n t h e v a r io u s
■f r o m th e current p h ilo lo g ic a l tr e a tis e s , w h ic h a r e, in fa c t,
r a ce s to be fo u n d in th e E a st, e s p e c ia lly b e tw e e n th e
c h ie fly m e r e d ilu tio n s o f S c h le ic h e r , m u s t p e r u s e t h is w o r k
g o v e r n in g a n d th e g o v e r n e d . W e b e lie v e m ost s in c e r e ly
fo r th e m s e lv e s , and, if th e y have p a tie n c e , w ill be a b le
th a t by fa r th e la r g e r p o r t io n o f t h e e v il t h a t is a t w o r k
to u n d e r s ta n d fo r t h e m s e lv e s h o w s o m e H in d u s a c c e p t a ll
iu o u r p o s s e s s io n s in t h e E a s t, m ay be a ttr ib u te d to th e
th e sacred w r itin g s of th o E a st. A p e r io d ic a l of th is
w id e g u lf w h ic h s e p a r a te s th e E u r o p e a n fr o m th e N a t iv e .”
n a tu r e b e in g p u b lis h e d a t th e p r e s e n t m o m e n t m u s t a ttr a c t
■s o m e a t t e n t i o n o n t h e p a r t o f t h e i n t e l l i g e n t H in d u s , w h o
■— The Ceylon Times, June '>, 1 8 8 0 .

(a t le a s t s o m e o f th e m ) h a v e not been a lto g e th e r ground “ The T h k o s o p iu s t fo r M ay is r a p id ly in c r e a s in g it s

d o w n u n d er th e M a h o m e d a n r e lig io n of th e E a st. S till m e r i t s a s a h i g h - c l a s s l i t e r a r y o r g a n ........... W o m a r v e l a t t h e
t h e r e is n o t a w o r d in t h is p a p e r w h ic h is o ffe n s iv e to a n y b e a u t y a n d a c c u r a c y w it h w h ic h t h is m a g a z in e is e d ite d .— ■
, c la s s of th e o lo g ia n s . To sh ow th a t it is a th o r o u g h ly Public Opinion, (L o n d o n ), J u n e 12, 1 8 8 0 .
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A ttrib u tio n -N o n C o m m e rc ia l-S h a re A lik e 3 . 0 U n p o r te d

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to S h a r e — l o c o p y , d is trib u t e a n d t r a n s m it t h e w o r k

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A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r b u ild u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te

© th e r e s u lt in g w o r k o n l y u n d e r t h e s a m e o r s im ila r l i c e n s e t o t h is o n e .

W ith th e u n d e r s t a n d in g that:

W a i v e r — A n y o f th e a b o v e c o n d it io n s c a n b e w a i v e d if y o u g e t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m th e c o p y r ig h t
h o ld e r.

P u b lic D o m a in — W h e r e t h e w o r k o r a n y o f its e le m e n t s is in t h e p u b l i c d o m a i n u n d e r
a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

O th e r R ig h t s — I n n o w a y a r e a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g r ig h t s a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se :

• Y o u r fa ir d e a lin g o r f a i r u s e rig h ts , o r o t h e r a p p lic a b le c o p y r i g h t e x c e p t i o n s a n d

lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

N o t ic o — F o r a n y r e u s e o r d istrib u tio n , y o u m u s t m a k e c le a r to o t h e r s th e l i c e n s e t e r m s o f
th is w o r k . T h e b e s t w a y t o d o t h is is w it h a lin k t o t h is w e b p a g e .
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sp e c ia l n o t ic e s.
It e v i d e n t t h a t, t l i c T i i k u s o I’M i b T will o f f e r t o a d v e r t i s e r s u n u s u a l ad* sm 1UCHA1U) HAS D O N E OUIl SOCIETY THE GRKAT
v a n t a g e s in c irc u la tio n . v. h a v e a l r e a d y s u b s c r i b e r s i n e v e r y p a r t of
I n d i a , in C e y l o n , P u r m a h , a n d o n t h e P e r s i a n G u l f . O ur p a p e r also goes
honour of m isrepresenting its character and objects to an
t o ( t r e a t B r it a in , F ia n c e , G e r m a n y , H u n g a r y , G r e e c e , R ussia, C onstants* E nglish audience. A p a m p h le t edition of “ A Speech
nopie, h g y p t , A u stra lia , a n d N o r th a n d S o u th A m e ric a . T h e follow ing v ery
m o d e ra te ra te s have been adop ted :
delivered in th e Sheldonian T heatre, Oxford, on Mon­
A d v k h tisim ; K ates.
day, May 10, 1880, by Sir Richard T em ple Bart,, G.C.S.I.,
H r s t i n s e r t i o n ............10 l i n e s a n d u n d e r ................. 1 P u p c c .
C. I. E., late Governor of Bombay, in furtherance of
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e , ................ ............................ 1 A m i n . th e Oxford Mission to Calcutta,” j u s t sent us from
S p a c e is c h a r g e d f o r a t t h e r a t e o f 12 l i n e s t o t h e i n c h . S p e c i a l a r r a n g o * England, informs th e Oxonians tliat “ m odern education
m e n t s c a n b e m a d e f o r l a r g e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , a n d f o r l o n g e r a n d fi x e d
p erio d s. F o r f u r t h e r in f o r m a t i o n a n d c o n t r a c t s fo r a d v e r t i s i n g , a p p l y to is sh aking th e H in d u faith to its very foundation and
## M ksshs . C O O P E U & Co.,
“ am ong th e consequences of such a change in th e minds
A dv ertisin g A gents, b o o k sellers an d Publishers, M eadow S tree t, F o rt, of th e people is th e formation of several im p o rta n t sects.”
D ombay.
H e, however, b e th o u g h t him of only th re e — th e Brahmo
T o SU B SC R IB E R S.
Snniaj, th e P r a r th a n a Samaj, an d—---- th e sect of Theoso­
T h e S u b s c r i p t i o n p r i c e a t w h i c h t h e T h e o s o M m s t is p u b l i s h e d b a r e l y pliists ! “ T here is ano th e r sect,” says Sir Richard, “ called
c o v e r s c o s t —t h e ^ d e s i g n i n e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e j o u r n a l h a v i n g b e e n r a t h e r th e P r a rth a n a Samaj, v:hirh. is ncir being established
t o r e a c h a v e r y w id e circle of re a d e rs, t h a n to m a k e a profit. W o c a n n o t
afford, th e re fo re , to s e n d s p e c im e n copies free, n o r to su p p ly lib raries, s o ­ in Poona ; and in th e city of Bombay itself, therein another
cieties, o r ind iv id u als g r a tu ito u s ly . F o r th e sam o reaso n w e a r c obliged sect, called th e Theosopliists.” T he religious opinions of
to a d o p t t h e p la n , now u n iv e r sa l in A m e ric a , of r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r ib e r s to
p a y in a d v a n c e , a n d of s t o p p i n g th o p a p e r a t t h e e n d of th o t e r m p a id for.
two of these three im po rtan t sects are kindly explained.
fllany y e a rs of p ra c t ic a l e x p e ri e n c e h a v e c o n v in c e d W e s t e r n p u b li s h e r s t h a t T h e B r a h m o s “ are almost, tho ugh not entirely, Christians.
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h e b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h You may a! tend one of th e ir lectures, and you will hear
p a r t i e s ; a n d al l r e s p e c t a b l e j o u r n a l s a r e n o w c o n d u c t e d o n t h i s p l a n .
S ubscribe*s w ish in g a p r in t e d re c e ip t fo r th e ir r e m itt a n c e s m u s t sen d tlie speaker begin w ith a te x t from tb e N e w T estament,
s t a m p s f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s wil l b e m a d o and he will proceed for m any m inutes before you will
th ro u g h th e journal.
T h e T h k o n o h n s t wil l a p p e a r e a c h m o n t h . T h o r a l e s , f o r t w e l v e n u m ­ find out th a t he is not a Christian. I n fact, these m en
b e r s o f n o t le s s t h a n 4 0 c o l u m n s R o y a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e r , o r are lingering upon th e very threshold of Christianity,
4i>0 c o l u m n s i n a ll , a r e a s f o l l o w s : — T o S u b s c r i b e r s i n a n y p a r t of I n d i a ,
U s. 0 p e r a n n u m ; in C e y l o n , U s 7 ; in t h o S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a , J a p a n , ‘ almost persuaded,’ to be Christians.” T h e P ra rth a n a
a n d A u s t r a l i a , U s. 8 ; in A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , A 1. Ilnlf Sumnjists arc passed over w ith out notice, tho ug h th e ir
y e a r ( I n d i a ) R s . 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s 12. R e m i t t a n c e s in p o s t a l s t a m p
m u s t b e a t t h e r a t e o f a n n a s 17 t o t h e H n p e c t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t . T h e a b o v e handsome w h ite edifice is one of th e conspicuous orna­
r a te s in clu d e postage. A o v u l l he n i t i r i i l ta, the hon/ss o)’ }>dp‘ V ?< ftt m ents of th e G irgaum q u a rte r of Bombay. B u t he knows
V itlil t!n‘ 'luunijf <s n m t t t v l ; i m w i a b h i the j m p t r w il l In; tfis o > n tin m d
u t the t-x p im tw H . < f the U rm s v h r n 'U d f o r . R e m i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e m a d e i n
all abo ut us a t any ra te : possibly from th e reports of his
M o i i e y * o r d e r s , H u n d i s , Bill c h e q u e s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , if in r e g i s t e r e d secret police. “ T he Theosopliists of Bombay are, I be­
l e t t e r s ) , a n d m a d e p a y a b l e o n l y t o t h e P h o p m I v T o i i s o f T H K T h k o s u I ’IIIST, lieve,” rem arks th e e m in e n t lecturer, “ being instructed by
“ C r o w 's N e s t / ’ P r e a c h C a n d y j B o m b a y , I n d i a .
persons, not natives, b u t of European descent, who have,
A . . i ; mts : L o n d o n ( K n g . ) , l J e r n a r d Q u a r i t c h , 15 P i c c a d i l l y , W ; M . P . (t. after a bandoning Christianity, proceeded to In d ia to dis­
L o y m a r i •. 1’ i‘ain c : N e w Y o r k , S . P . W e l l s & C o . , 787, P r o a d w a v ; P o s t o n ,
M a s s . C o l b y n n d K ic h , D, M o n t g o m e r y P l a c e ; C h i c a g o , 111. J . C . i J u u d y , 5*2, cover in the Vedas, tlie ancient w ritings of th a t country,
L a S a l l e SI. A m e r i c a n s u b s c r i b e r s m a y a l s o o r d e r t h e i r p a p e r s t h r o u g h W . th e tru e source of wisdom.” A nd he most kindly sug­
Q. J u d g e . E s q . , 71, P r o a d w a y , N o w Y o r k .
C e y l o n : Isaac W e ercso o riy a, D e p u ty Coroner, D o d a n d m v a : J o h n R o b e rt
gests t h a t th e one th in g which “ the u p pe r educated
d o S i l v a , S u r v e y o r G e n e r a l ' s Office, C o l o m b o : D o n T i m o t h y K a r u n a r a t n e classes of th e people of In d ia ” need is “ to send o u t to
Kandy. ’
them men of gre a te r culture th an th e ir own.” Stop ping
only to rem ark th a t n e ith e r Oxford nor any other E u r o ­
THE THEOSOPHIST. pean university ever tu rn e d o u t a scholar, the equal of any­
one of fifty In d ia n philosophers who m ig h t be named, we
B O M BA Y , D EC E M BE R 1 s t , 1 SHO. will say t h a t g re a te r ignorance of th e objects and princi­
ples of th e Theosophical Society could not have been
shown. I t is not led by persons who abandoned Chris­
Tlie Editors disclaim responsibility for opinions expressed tianity, since th e y never accepted i t ; nor is it a religious
by contributors in th e ir articles with some of which tliey sect, nor does it profess to be, but, on th e contrary, it dis­
agree, with others, not. G reat latitude is allowed to corre­ tinctly affirms th a t as a society it has no creed, ami takes
spondents, and th e y alone are accountable for w hat they in m em bers of all creeds upon equal terms. W h ile so far
write. _ T h e jo urna l is offered as a vehicle for th e wide from our helping or encouraging H in d u s to “ throw oil'
dispel 11ina.tion of facts and opinions connected with the tlic faith ol their fathers,” wc have been doing our best for
Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences. All who have th e past two years to m ak e them respect th a t faith more
a n y th in g worth telling are made welcome, and n o t in te r ­ th an ever, and to realize th a t their ancestors ta u g h t a b e tte r
fered with. Rejected MSS. are n ot returned. religion, b e tte r philosophy and better science th a n any
oth er nation of E urop e ever heard of. I f S ir Richard
m eans to discourse again a t Oxford upon In dian religious
T I I E OCTO JSK U i \ N l ) N O V JiM B U It M 'M ii E lt S OK THK K JliS T
opinion an d “ sects” he would do well to stud y his subject
Volume having been reprinted, th e subscription for the
first year ( /. p. from October 1871) to S ep te m b e r 1880) a little deeper. H e m ig h t then even ascertain th a t th ere
will be Rs. (»-8 as advertised in th e April an d subse­ is a H in d u sect-leader with some three lakhs of fol­
quent num bers of t h a t Volume, S ubscribers for th e lowers, nam ed P a n d it D ay anand Saraswati Swami, whoso
Second Volume pay Rs. (J only.
Arya Srm nj has fifty branches throughout I n d i g e n e at
 B o m b a y , with' a m em b er of. th e G overnor’s Council ns
P re s id e n t— and the avowed object of which is to prom ote
th e study of th e Vedas.
i I ■ ■ J, ' '
•; •' . aoon. n e ira fr o m c e y lo n .'
Facts of a very g ratifying natu re, and which reflect s. a tta in by th e course of training described by Patanjali
honour, up o n . a ll Concerned, are reported b y Mr. President
Jay ase k a ra from Point de Galle. O u r B ran ch Society
a t t h a t p la ce opened, on th e -lo th Septem ber, according
to previous announcem ent, a secular school, entitled th e
F irst B u d dh ist Theosophical School of Galle. On tho
opening day; '.183 boys wcre' iii attendance, and by t h e
4 th of October the n um b e r had increased to HOo, Of these
o n ly 90 b°ys. are from B u d dh ist temples, 02 are tr a n s ­
ferred from th e R om an Catholic .schools, 108 from the
'Wesleyan schools, and 27 from th e S. P. G . : Mission
schools.' Pupils; arc now being prepared for p re s e n ta ­
t i o n in th e sixth standard of G overnm ent G ra n t E x am i­
n a tio n . ■ T he books used are Laurie's stan dard p u b li­
cations.' Schools- have also been opened by o u r Branches
a t Panadurc, Colombo aud K andy. ‘ a ttainable by man, and w heth er th ey had been attained, or
: iV : VIIC.N’ N'.V .lO l'U N A E o K HliCE.V f D A T E CONTAINS A
report by Dr. R ud olf Falb, th e philologist, Upon his exa­
m ination into the languages of th e In d ia n s of th e S outh
A m e r ic a n C o n tin e n t, which o ught to excite th e wonder
and in terest of all Aryans. T h e learned a u th o r says lie
has discovered the most astounding affinities in tho lan ­
guages'spoken by th e Indian s in Peru and Bolivia, espe­
cially in (^uichiia and A ym ara, with th e S em itic languages,
'Arabic especially. As Dr. F a lb has been familiar with
:tliis latter tongue- from his boyhood his testim on y cannot
In- called in question. Following up this clue ho has
found, first, a connecting link w ith th e A ry a n roots, and,
secondly, has arrived face to face with th e .surprising reve­
lation th a t the “ Semitic roots are universally A ryan.” The
“ common stem s of all th e variants are found in their
purest condition in O.uicluia and Avinara,” from which
tact Dr. F a lb derives the conclusion th a t “ th e high plains
of Peril and Bolivia m ust bo regarded as th o point of exit
o f tho present race.” T his m eans t h a t tho race out-
llowed from Peru and Bolivia towards th e E ast and West
"to people the e a r t h , instead of pouring o ut of th e high
table-lands of Asia. We th u s see one more exam ple ot
tlio kind of learned guesswork which passes c urre nt as
“ Science” and hum bugs th e y o u th of J n d ia in to despising
th e real wisdom of tlieir ancestors which contains the
tru th .
■Ml!, w . Ii. K.; OK I’OOVA, W H ITE S TO E N Q U IR E IK ANY
0)10 can explain th e cause of th e following na tu ra l p h e ­
nomenon. Jn th e d usk of a cloudy evening of J u ly
18 0 1, while travelling by the old road from Byculla
to lvhandalla, through an avenue of trees, he noticed th e
sim ultaneous outtlash of th e lights of m yriads of glow­
worms a t intervals of six or seven seconds. T h e effect
was very striking, and rem inded tho observer of the
■a lternate flash and darkness of th e revolving light in a
light-house a t th e m outh of Bombay harbour. H e saw
the same phenomenon, though not on so grand a scale,
■when going from Bassein to W adhw an in th e m onth of
A ugu st last. O ur correspondent p ertin e n tly asks how
it is th a t so m any millions of glow-worms should cover
and uncover the iuminous parts of th e ir bodies so sim ul­
taneously ; and -queries w hether the tact m ay be a t t r i b u t ­
ed to th e recurrence of six-second waves, or impulses,
of the. all-pervading electric or oth e r fluid, which run
throughout th e universe. This could h ardly be, or else
a six-second periodicity would be observed in th e a u to ­
matic m ovements of all oth e r living things, which is
- not tlie case, or, if a fact, one th a t, to th e best of our
knowledge, has not yet,been recorded,
S W A M I - D A Y A N A N D ' S V I E W S ' A B O U T . YO GA . •
i The recent visit of Col. Olcott and Madame Blavatsky to
■' M e e rut afforded an' opportunity, which ■\Vas embraced, to
elicit th e views of th e Chief of th e A rya Samaj upon
.various subjects. A m o ng these was th e Yoga Philosophy
and th e S ’u ldhis, or psychic powers, possible for man to
- and oth e r Asiatic philosophers. T here has been so much
uncertain ty as to w h a t Swanii D ayanand does believe, and
. his .concurrence with th e Theosophists upon these points
has,been so flatly denied, th a t tho results of th e M eerut
discussions will be read with general interest. A t the se­
veral interview s th e re were always present some witnesses,
and on occasions, as m an y as th ir ty or forty. T here are,
therefore, ample means to corroborate what is here re­
ported, and w hat is compiled from notes taken by Col.
Olcott a t th e time, and th e w ritten mem oranda furnish­
ed a t his request by th re e of the witnesses. '
. T h e first question propounded to th e Swami was
.w h e th e r Yoga was a tr u e sciencc or b u t a metaphysical
speculation ; w he the r .Patanjali described psychical powers
not. T he S w am i’s answer was th a t Yoga was tru e and based
upon a knowledge of th e laws of N a tu re . I t was then
asked w h e th e r these powers could still be acquired, or
th e tim e had passed by. T he answer was th a t N ature's
laws are unchangeable and illimitable ; what had been
done once could be done now. N o t only can th e man of
to-day learti to do all tho things described by the
a ncient writers, b u t he himself, the Swanii, could teach
the m ethods to any ono who m ig ht sincerely wish to take
u p th a t course of life. Many had come to him profess­
ing the ir desire and asserting th e ir ability to command
success ; lie had tried th re e b u t all failed. One was a resi­
dent of Agra. T hey began well, b u t soon grew im patient
of having to confine them selves to w hat th ey regarded as
trivial efforts, and, to the ir surprise, broke down sudden­
ly. Yoga is th e most difficult science of all to learn, and
few men aro capable now. H e was asked if th ere are
now living an y real Yogis who can a t will produce the
wonderful p h eno m ena described in A ryan books. H is
reply was t h a t th ere are such living men. T h e ir n u m ­
ber is small. Th ey live in retired places, and in th e ir
proper persons they seldom or ever app e a r in public.
Tlieir secrets are never communicated by them to pro ­
fanes, nor do th e y teach th e ir secret science (•vidya) except
to such as upon trial they find deserving. ,
Col. Olcott asked w h e th e r these g re a t masters (Mdhdt-
■md#) are invariably dressed in th e saffron clothes of the
ordinary savnyas/ii or f a k i r wc see every day, or in ordinary
costume. T h e Sw ami answered in either th e one or the
other, as they m ay prefer, or circumstances require. In
reply to th e request th a t w ith ou t suggestion he would
state w h a t specific powers th e proficient in Yoga enjoys,
lie said t h a t th e tru e Yogi can do th a t which tlie vulgar
call miracles.1: I t is needless to m a ke a list of his powers,
for practically his power is limited only by his desire and
the stre ngth of his will. A m ong o ther things he can ex­
change th o ug hts w ith his brother Yogis a t any distance
even th o u g h th ey be as far a p a rt as one pole from the
other, and have no visible, external means of communica­
tion such a.3 th e telegrap h or post. H e can read th e
thou gh ts of others. H e can pass (in his inner self) from
one place to ano th e r and so be independent of the ordi­
nary means' of conveyance and th a t a t a speed incalculably
greater than th a t of the railway engine. H e can walk
upon the w ater or in th e air above the surface of the
ground. H e can pass his own soul (dtina) from his own
body into th a t of a n o th e r person, c ith er for a short tim e
or for years as he chooses. H e a m prolong th e natural
te rm of th e life of his own body by withdraw ing his
dt.ma from it during th e hours of sleep, and so, by reducing
th e activity of th e vital processes to a minimum, avoid
tho g reater p a rt of th e natural wear and tear. T he tim e so
occupied is so m uch tim e to be added to th e natu ral sum
of th e physical existence of th e bodily machine. ’
 Question. U p to what'(Lay, hour, or m inute, of liis own
bodily life can th e Yogi exercise this power, of transferring
liis dfm d, or in ner self, to th e body of a n o th e r ?
A nsw er. U n til th e last m in u te or even second of his
n a tu ra l tenii of life. H e knows beforehand to a second
when his body m u st die, and, un til t h a t second strikes, lie
may project his soul into ano th e r person’s body if one is'
ready for his occupancy. But, should lie allow th a t
in sta n t to pass, then he can do no more. T h e cord is
snapped for ever, and th e Yogi, if not sufficiently purified
and perfected to be enabled to a tta in M o k s h a ,* m ust
follow th e common law of re-birth. . T he only difference
between liis case and t h a t of o th e r men is t h a t lie, having
become a far more intellectual, good and wise being
th a n they, is reborn under b e tte r conditions.
Q. Can a Yogi prolong his life to th e following e x te n t;
say th e natural life of his own body is seventy years, can
he, j u s t before, th e death of t h a t body, e n te r th e body of a
child of six years, live in th a t a n o th e r te rm of seventy
3Toa,rs, remove from th a t to another, and live in it a th ird
seventy ?
A . H e can, and can th u s prolong his stay on earth to
abo ut th e term of four h u n d re d years.
Q. Gan a Yogi thus pass from his own body into th a t
of a woman ? ■ '• ■ th e Y oga p h e no m en a are based upon th a t knowledge.
A . W ith as much ease as a m an can, if he chooses,
p u t 011 him self th e dress of a woman, so he can p u t over
his own alm a h e r physical form. E x ternally, h e would
th e n be in over}' physical aspect and relation a woman ;
internally, himself.
Q. I have m e t two such ; t h a t is to say, two persons
who appeared women, b u t who were entirely masculine in
everything b u t th e body. One of them , you remember,
we visited to g e th e r a t Benares, in a tem ple on the bank
of the. Ganges. ' b u t pure influences ; th e frequenting of a pure locality,-
A . Yes, “ Mnjji.”
Q. How m any kinds of Y oga practice are th ere ?
A . Two— Ila th a Yoga and R a ja Yoga. U nder the
former tho s tu d e n t undergoes physical trials an d hardships
for th e purpose of subjecting th e body to th e will. For
example, th e swinging of one's body from a tree, head
downwards, a t a little distance from five b u rn in g fires,
&c. In R a ja Yoga nothing of th e kind is required. I t is
a system of m ental training by which th e m ind is made;
the servant of th e will. T he one— Ila th a , Yoga.— gives
physical results ; th e other— R a ja Yoga— spiritual powers.
H e who would become perfect in R a ja m u st have passed
through th e training in Ilatha.
Q. B u t are th ere n ot persons who possess th e Siddhis,
or powers, of the R a ja Yoga w ithou t ever having passed
th ro u g h the terrible ordeal of th e H atha, ? I certainly
have m e t three such in India, and th e y them selves told
me they had never su bm itted th e ir bodies to torture.
A . T h e n they practised I la th a in th e ir previous birth.
Q. Explain, if you please, how we m ay distinguish
between real and false phenom ena when produced by one
supposed to be a Yogi. ,
A . P h e n o m e n a and phenomenal appearances are of
three kinds : th e lowest are produced by sleight of h and or
dexterity ; th e second by chemical and mechanical aids or
appliances ; th e third, and highest, by th e occult powers
of man. W h e n e v e r a n y th in g of a startling n a tu re is ex­
hibited by e ith er of th e first two means, and it is falsely
represented to have been of an un-natural or super-natural,
or miraculous character, th a t is properly called a Tam asha,
or dishonest deception. B u t if th e tr u e and correct
explanation of such surprising effect is given th e n it
should be classed as a simple exhibition of scientific, or
technical skill, and is to be called Vyavahar- Vidya.. Effects,
produced;by th e sole exercise of th e train ed h u m a n will,
w ithou t app aratus or mechanical aids, are tr u e Yoga.'
Q.' Define tho nature of th e h u m a n dhnd ? ■ ' answer was th a t these were phenom ena of Yoga. ' ‘ Some
• T h e a b s tr a c t c o n d itio n of p u re s p irit, a lm o s t id e n tic a l w ith th e n ir ­
vana of th o K w U U nst.v— K d, T jik o s, . • •
' Q. No, it is .n o t necessary to go so much into detail,'
. w ithou t any a p p a ra tu s and by employing th e ir knowledge
’ '
A . In th e alma, th e re are twenty-four powers ; .filially
I nam e th e m all to'you, and separately explain pach ? : '
W e m erely w an t; a t th is t i m o , > general idea :e>f; .th o
subject., , ■ i ■ :• •
A . A m ong these qualities are will,1 passivity, action,'
determ ined perception or knowledge, strong memory, &(’.*
W h e n all these powers are b ro ught to ' bejir-Aipon t h e ' e x ­
ternal world, th e p ractitio ner produces effects which, are-
properly classed u nd e r th e head of Physical Science.,
W hen lie applies th em to th e internal world, th a t
is Spiritual Philosophy— Yoga— A ntaryoga, or inner Yog.
W hen two men talk to each other from far distant places
by means of th e telegraph, .that is V yavahar- Vidya ; when
of natu ral forces and currents, it is Yoga Vidya. I t is also
Y o g a-V idya when an a d e p t in th e science causes articles
of any kind to be b ro u g h t' to himself : from a distance,
or sends th e m from him self to any distant, place,' in either*
case w itho ut visible moans of transportation, such -as-
railways, messengers, or w h a t n o t . The- -former :s called
A lm rsh a n (attraction), th e la tte r Preshan. T h e ancients
thoroughly understood th e laws of th e attraction and r e - ­
pulsion of all things, in N a tu r e betw een each other, and
T h e Yogi changes or intensifies these attractions and re- ,
pulsions a.t will. ' 1
Q. W h a t are th e pre-requisites for one who wishes to
acquire these powers ? .
A . These a r e : (1) A desire to learn. Such a desire as
the starving m an has for food, or a thirsty one for w ater :
a n i n t e n s e a n d eager yearning. (2) Perfect control over
th e passions and desires. (3) C hastity ; pu re companion­
sh ip ; pure food— th a t which brings into th e body none
one free from vicious ta in t ot an}7 kind ; pure a i r ; and.
seclusion, l i e m u st be endowed w ith intelligence th a t
he may com prehend th e principles of nature, concen-
trativeness— t h a t his th o u g h ts m ay be prevented fiom
w andering and self-control— t h a t he may always be mastci
over his passions and weaknesses. Five things lie m ust
relinq uish-^lgno rance, Egotism (conceit),-Passion (sen­
sual), Selfishness, .Fear of D eath . '
Q. Yon do not believe, then, t h a t th e Yogi acts con­
trary to N a tu r a l Laws ? , .
A . N e v e r ; nothing happens contrary to^th e laws of
N ature. By Ila th a Yoga one can accomplish a certain
range of m inor phenomena, as, for instance, to draw all his
vitality into a single finger, or w hen in IVt.yan (a. state of
m ental quiescence) to know another's thoughts. By R ay.,
Yoga he becomes a Siddha ; he can do w hatever he wills
and know w hatever lie desires to know, even languages
which he has never studied. B u t all these are in strict
harm ony with N a tu r a l Laws. .
Q. I have occasionally seen inanim ate articles d upli­
cated before m y eyes, such as letters, coins, p e n c i l s , articles
of je w e lle r y ; how is th is to bo accounted for ?
A . I n th e atm osphere a,re th e particles of every visible
th in g in a highly diffused state. T h e Yogi knowing how
to concentrate these, does so by the exercise of his will
and forms th e m into any shape of which he can picture-
to himself th e model. ■ . ■'
Col. Olcott asked th e Swami w hat lie would call certain
phen om en a heretofore produced by Madame Blavatsky in
th e presence of witnesses, such as th e causing of a shower
of roses to fall in a room a t Benares last year, th e ringing
of bells in th e air, th e causing of th e flame of a lamp to
gradually dim inish until it almost w ent oiit and th e n ,' at-
command, to blaze up again- to th e top o f ; t h e ' chimney,
w ithout to uching th e regulator in either instance, ’etc. The
of th em m ig h t be im itated by tricksters and t h e n 1' would
be ,mere taman/ia
• . ' •> b u t these- wej-e not of th a t class, ' ’ '
 T he above m em orandum is not claimed to be a verbatim
rep ort of th e interestin g conversation a t M eerut, b u t only
a careful abstract giving tlie spirit of w h a t was said. The
S w am i’s H in d i was in te rpre ted by B abu Balcleo Prnsad,
H ead-M aster of th e N o rm al School, B abu J w a la Prnsad,
Second Clerk of th e M agistrate’s Court, an d B abu Chedee
Lai, G «u m a sh
♦ ta or Purchasing© A g©e n t of th e G overnm ent
Commissariat D ep artm ent.
Tt he facts
« will be interesting to all W e ste rn *biologists,
• mencing w ith t h e first throb of th e circulation of the blood,
nnd especially suggestive to those who aro fam iliar with
th e phenom ena of mediumship.
0.
IS M A N O N L Y A M A C H IN E ?
11Y J O S E P H POI,I,OCK, ESQ.
Dr. D ionysius Lardner, in th e instru ctiv e article on
“ M an” published in his “ M useum of Science and A rt,”
so far departs from th a t more familiar th e m e which lie
designates th e “ rigorous logic of physics and m a t h e ­
matics” as to furnish th e reader w ith his views upon th e
more theological question of th e respective claims of
Materialism and Spiritualisim . W ith t h a t forcible simpli­
city of diction so em in en tly a t tho command of th e
author, and which seems to add streng th to his argum ents,
th e two theories are b ro u g h t with g re a t clearness into
juxtaposition. I t is not, however, difficult to discern on
which side th e a u th o r ’s own sentim ents range themselves.
W h e th e r th e claims of materialism to ou r acceptance be
well or ill founded, th e y are a t least, sufficiently cogent to
be worthy of th e m ost careful investigation.
Tlie case, when briefly sum m ed up, would app e a r to
sta n d th u s :— Spiritualism m a intains th a t th e inner, or
intellectual being, stands altogether a p a r t from th e
physical organization, th o u g h inseparably connected with
i t during life. T h a t a soul, or vital principle, or spiritual
essence of some inconceivable n a tu re is mysteriously
im planted or b re a th e d into the infant, a t its birth, and at.
death, again, a sim ilar performance m u s t be gone through,
for this spiritual essence, or w h atev er it m ay be, has now
to be got rid of. I n both cases, it m ay be observed, th e
presence of th e p rie s t is deemed necessary ; a lthough it
m u s t be obvious to every one, th a t his presence could in
no way change th e course of events, w ha tev e r m ig ht
arise. N o one probably is more fully aware of this th a n
th e priest himself.
Materialism, on th e oth e r hand, discards th e doctrine of
supernatural interference and to th is rejection Dr. L a rd n e r
opposes th e theory now so generally accepted, of th e con­
sta n t casting off from our systems, of worn-out and
exhausted m a tte r, and its replacem ent by particles newly
acquired from th e process of nutrition, by which means,
we are told, th e entire organisation undergoes a change
w ithin a period n o t y e t fully ascertained, b u t supposed by
m an y not to exceed twelve months, A m an of ordinary
stature, it is said, is composed of 14 lbs. of bone, 24 lbs.
of flesh and blood, and 11(5 lbs. of w ater ; or, reduced to
th e ir u ltim a te elements, of 10 lbs of lime, 2 lbs. of charcoal
combined with 2 lbs. w e ight of th e gases t h a t constitute
common air. U pon these facts, it is argued w ith u nq u e s­
tionable potency t h a t reason forbids belief in such a com­
bination accounting for th e intellectual principle residing
in th e h um a n body ; and, th a t, if th a t principle be n ot th e
result of th e organization of those m aterials and of th e
m a tte r itself, it follows necessarily t h a t it m u s t liavo
resulted from something else, and if th a t som ething was
n o t m aterial it can only have been spiritual. T h e qu es­
tio n— so often quoted— is asked ;— “ W h a t was it t h a t
was identical in th e D u k e of W ellington dying a t W a lm e r
in 1852, with th e D u k e of W ellington com m anding a t
W aterloo in 1815 ?” I t can scarcely be supposed t h a t
any one particle of m a tte r was common to liis body on
both occasions. H e m u st have changed m a n y tim es in the
course of th e thirty-seven years th a t intervened ; y e t th e re
was clearly so m eth in g w ithin him t h a t had n o t changed ;
and t h a t something, n o t being m aterial, must, it is con­
cluded, have been spiritual. T he position it m u st be
a d m itte d has every appearance of being unassailable ; yet
a w riter has recently placed th e subject in an o th e r light,
nnd argues, upon d a ta equally well founded, tho opposite
side of t h e question. I t is in this wise th a t lie dis­
courses. T h e vital principle, or, in o th e r words, life, is
n e ith e r more nor less than the effect of organization, com­
and te rm in a tin g when th a t circulation ceases. Unlike th e
organization of tho musical in stru m e n t from th e n am e of
which this word is ta k e n , and which is p u t together in
solid parts, th e animal organization is bu ilt up from a
small an d invisible p oint ; a vital or electric spark, in
fact, passed from one excited body to another, and there
ge rm in atin g aud increasing, increm ent by increment, until
t h a t stage of m a tu r ity is reached when th e circulation of
the blood w ithin it commences, and a new life springs into
existence. T h a t circulation m ay continue only for a few
hours, or i t limy continue for th re e score and ten years
or more, and so long, we are told, as this circulation lasts,
life lasts, and no longer. T he power by which th is orga­
nized body is to be sustained for three score and ten years,
or for w h a te v e r tim e i t m a y Inst, is asserted to be (jalvam c
action, for th e generation of which the body itself forms
a self-acting and self-sustaining battery, and continues to
perform th is function he althily so long as its component
parts work to g e th e r harmoniously. Tho th ree great
functions of this organised body are, th e sensorial,
th e nervous, and th e m uscular ; and these th re e powers,
ta k e n connectedly, constitu te m a n a living, th in k in g
being. T he brain and th e spinal marrow are tho chief
storehouses of these powers. T h ey do not, however, fol­
low each oth e r as cause and effect, b u t ' m u tu ally act and
re-act upon each other. I t is this action and re-action,
w orking like th e pen d u lu m of a clock betw een th e two
ext remes of p ain on th e one hand, and pleasure on the
other, t h a t gives rise to all action both moral and physi­
cal. The im aginary p e n d u lu m like th e real one seeks the
rest and ease t h a t lies betw een th e twro e x tr e m e s : b u t
extremes beget, each other, and th e desired rest is never
p e rm anently arrived at. _
Life m ay be said to commence w ith th e addition of
th e last in c re m e n t to th e complete stru ctu re of th e new'
being and th e consequent com m encem ent of th a t oscil­
latory action which gives rise to its movements while
even y e t unborn. I t is this same action which prom pts
th e newly born infant to relieve a feeling of suffocation
by the inflation of its lungs, and th u s are called into
use tho respiratory organs. This is followed by a feeling
of hunger, which calls forth th e act of ta k in g food, and
tho organs of digestion are th u s called into requisition.
A sense of repletion follows, atten ded w ith other con­
sequences, and these processes are continued so long as
life continues.
L ik e th e w a king from deep sleep, consciousness gra-
duallydaw ns upon th e infan t m in d —the consciousness th a t
it lives .and th e desire to continue to do so ; and from
these instincts, w ith which it came into tho world, reason
by slow degrees asserts itself and, in course of time, as from
a germ or root develops itself into full m aturity. H appily
for us, these instincts rem ain with us th rough life, and not
u nfrequently prove themselves to be a safer guide th a n
even the coolest reason. T h e springs of moral action are
to be found in th e functions of th e animal body. I t is
th e re t h a t th e incentives to th a t action have th e ir roots,
and it m u s t be clearly manifest to all who take th e trouble
to study th e subject for themselves th a t fever or any other
de ra ng e m e nt of th e physical organization influences, often
to th e e xten t of total deprivation, thoso powers of the
m ind which spiritualism m aintains are em anations of the
ind e p e n d e n t “ vital principle” so m ysteriously bestowed
upon us a t b irth and so strangely left to ta k e its flight a t
death. F o r the m ind to be in h ealth y condition th e body
m u st be so, and t h a t th e converse is the case we are
equally well assured. I f organic action be excited by
stim ulants, tb e consciousness becomes more vivid ; if
soothed or allayed by sedatives, th e m en tal perception
becomes more dull. T he ‘‘ vital principle” can bave no
share in tbis ; and if tlie .stimulant or tlie sedative be
ta k en in sufficient quantity, organic action ceases, uncon­
trolled by any influences foreign to th e organization
itself. Tlioi'e are those, to whom it would be simply a
waste of tim e to prove that, every function of th e m ind is
ruled by, and d e pen dent upon, a corresponding function of
the body. This is n ot sufficient for them . Mystery has a
fascination for th e m ajority of persons, which was not lost
sight, of by those who framed th e doctrine of t h a t incon­
ceivable som ethingO which we call th e soul or inner life,’
although its nr!m m d'etre has never been established, nor
its n a tu re ever explained.
W h e n th e newly born infant is separated from its
m o th e r and commences its own individual existence, the
first, m anifestation is given of th a t indissoluble union
betw een th e sen tien t and corporeal conditions of exist­
ence, which applies in all cases and th roug h all subse­
quent, changes. Tho feeling of suffocation and th e feeling
of h u n g e r are m ental perceptions t h a t have to be
appeased through th e organs of respiration and of diges­
tion ; and in like m anner, to th e ir respective organic
functions m u st be referred th e various impulses of the
sensorium. I t is in them alone t h a t are to be found th e
primal forces t h a t move every feeling of the mind, every
passion, and every sym p a th y and a n tipa thy. As the
instincts and th e senses m a k e up th e sum of th e moral
being, so do the brain, the nervous and the muscular
systems, m a k e up th e sum of th e anim al organization.
Together, these forces serve to connect, th e physical and
th e moral w o r ld s ; physical action proceeding from the
external world, throu gh th e senses to th e internal m ind :
and moral action from th e internal mind, through th e
voluntary muscles to th e external world ; and these forces
a n d functions ta k e n in th e ir relation to each other, consti­
tu te man th e living, th in k in g m achine we sec in him. W e
are all ready to a d m it th a t n a tu re creates n o th in g in vain;
to w ha t purpose then, may we ascribe, th e creation
w ithin us of th a t second life or sold, of which wc h ear so
much, and know so little '{
I f wc observe closely th e process of dying, it will be
seen t h a t as th e corporeal organization m ust necessarily
have been complete before th e sensorial powers could
have been evolved from it, so, in like m anner, is it th e last
to yield to death. T h e sensorial powers are th e first to
take th e ir flight, as is evidenced by th e cessation of all
acts of volition. T he nervous powers, which hith erto had
linked the former to th e corporeal fabric, are th e n e x t to
ta k e th eir dep artu re ;a n d th e last to die are th e m uscular
forces, which is evidenced by th e continuance of respira­
tion, even after th e most, powerful stim u la n ts have failed
to aw aken consciousness.
W h a te v e r weight may be claimed for th e argum en ts
adduced 011 c ith e r side of th is question, it will be a d m i t­
ted that, th e y have been drawn from accepted data., and
b u t little is allowed to rest upon m ere assumption.*
KNOWLEDGE IS THE TREASURE OF THE MIND ; Dis­
cretion the key to i t ; and it illustrates all o ther learning,
as the lapidary does unpolished diamonds.
THE WHOLE U N IV ER SE IS VOIJR L IB R A R Y ;
sation, living studies, and re m a rk s upon them , arc your
best tutors.
• Mr. Pollock has ns ably presented bo th titles of the case as any
one could without the help to be drawn from experimental psycho­
logy. T h e materialistic argument, is perfect so f ar as concerns tlio m echa­
nical as pect of the human being ; bu t here stops in tho practitioner of
Asiatic Yoga, and, displaying a group nf phenomena of the possibility of
which tlie materialist never so much as dreamed, shows us t h a t man can only
he comprehended hy those who have studied him in both sides of liis naturo
Tho old maxim *rptYltniUi doret, should be ever borno in mind by uur
m o d e rn p h ilo so p h e rs.— E d. T j ie o s .
[Concluded from the November Number.] . •
S P IR IT U A L IS M A N D T H E O S O P H Y .,
(A lecture delivered, upon invitation, a t the rooms of th e Unitod
Service Institution of India, a t Simla, October 7, 1880)
B Y CO L O N E L H E N R Y S. OLCOTT,
President o f the Theosophical Society.
I will not, a tt e m p t to give you in these few m in u te s of
our lecture, even the bare outline of my observations during
those eventful weeks. Suffice it to say th a t I saw as m any
as seventeen of those rrvciunits iu a single evening, and
that, from first to last., I saw about, five hundred. T here were
a certain few figures th a t seemed especially attached to
th e m e d iu m ’s sphere or influence, b u t th e rest were tho
appearances of friends of th e strangers who daily flocked
to th e place from th e m ost distan t localities— some as far
away as 2,000 miles. T here were Americans an d E uro­
peans, A fricans, and Asiatics, red Indians of our prairies and
w hite people ; each wearing his familiar dress and some
even carrying the ir familiar weapons. One evening, the
figure of a Kliurd, a m an whom M adame Blavatsky had
know n iu Kurdistan, stepped from the closet, clad in his
tall cap, high boots and picturesque clothes. In the shawl
twisted abou t his waist wore t h r u s t a curved sword and
oth er small arms. His hands were empty, b u t after
salaam ing my friend in his native fashion, lo ! his right
hand held a t.welve-foot spear which bore below th e steel
head a tu ft of feathers. Now, supposing this farmer-
m edium to have been ever so much a cheat, whence, in th a t
secluded hamlet, did lie procure th is K urdish dress, tho
belt arms and th e spear a t a. m o m ent’s notice— for Mine.
Blavatsky had but, just, arrived a t Chittenden, and n either
I nor any one else knew who she was, nor whence she had
come. All my experiences th ere were described by me,
first, in a series of letters to a New York journal, and after­
wards in book-form* and I m u st refer the curious to tha t
record for details, both as to w hat was seen and what, pre­
cautions I took against deception. Two suspicions have
doubtless occurred to your minds w h i l e I have been speak­
ing— (a) th a t some confederate or confederates got, access
to the m edium throu gh th e closet-window, or dresses and
dolls were passed up to him from below through a trap or
sliding-panel. Of course, they would occur to any one
with th e least in gen uity of thought. They occurred to
me and this is w hat I did. I procured a ladder and 011
th e outside of th e house tacked a piece of mosquito-net
over th e entire window, sash frame and all, sealing tlio
tack-heads with wax, and stam ping each with my signet
ring. This effectually prevented any nonsense from that,
quarter. A nd then calling to my help an architect and a
clever Y ankee inventor and mechanician, with those
gentlem en 1 made a m in u te practical examination of the
chimney, th e floor, th e platform, th e rooms below, and t he
lumber-loft over-head. W e were all perfectly satisfied
th a t if there was any trickery in th e case it; was done by
W illiam E d d y himself w ithout confederacy, and th a t ilh e
used theatrical dresses or properties, lie m u s t c a n y them
in with him. I 11 th e little narrow hole of a closet there
was ne ith e r a candle, mirror, brush, wig, clothes, water-
basin, towel, cosmetic, nor any other of th e actor's p ara­
phernalia. nor, to speak the tru th , had the poor fa n n e r the
money to buy th e m with. H e took no fee for his seances,
and visitors were charged only a verv small sum for their
board and lodging. I have sat, smoking with him in his
k itchen u ntil it was tim e for th e seance to begin, gone
w ith him to th e u p p e r chamber, examined t he closet
before lie entered it, searched his person, and then seen
r.'ONVER- th e selfsam e wonderful figures come out, as usual in their
various dresses. I th in k I may claim to have proceeded
cautiously, for Mr. A. 11. Wallace, F. R. S., quoted aud
eulogized my book in his recent controversy with Professor
W. B. C arpenter. C a rp e n te r himself went to America to
enquire into m y character for veracity aud publicly a d ­
m itte d it to be unimpeached. Professor W agner of St.
P e te rsb u rg reviewed th e work in a special pamphlet, in
* 1 ‘c u p b fr o m the o ther IIV M , Hurt ford, Conn, J87J), American I’ublisli-
ing Co.
 wliich lie affirms th a t I fulfilled every re q u ire m e n t of
scientific research, and three E uropean psychological socie­
ties elected me H onourary Member, I t should also be
noted th a t four years of very responsible and intricate
examinations on behalf of the W a r D e p a rtm e n t— during
our late American W ar, th e proofs of which service liave
been shown by me to th e Indian authorities— qualified
me to conduct this inquiry with a t least a tolerable cer­
ta in ty th a t I would not be imposed upon. H aving then
seen all th a t has now been outlined to yon, will you wonder
th a t I should have been thoroughly convinced of the reality
of a largo group of psychic phenomena, t h a t science h e lp ­
lessly tries to offer some explanation for ? A nd can you
bo surprised th a t w hatever man of science has, since 1848,
seriously and patiently investigated m odern spiritualism,
he has become a convert, no m a tte r w h at m ay have been
his religious belief or professional bias ?
T he m ention of religion leads me to a certain fact.
"\Yhile th e Protestant, Church has in our tim e ever reso­
lutely denied th e reality of such manifestations of occult
agencies, th e Church of Rome has always ad m itte d them
to be true. In her rubrics there, are special forms ol'
exorcism, and when Miss L a u ra Edmonds, th e gifted
da u g h te r of the honoured American ju r is t above m e n tio n ­
ed, and one of th e most rem arkable m edium s of this
modern movement., united herself w ith th e Catholic
Church, her confessor, a Paulist B ro th e r of N ew Y ork,
drove out her obsessing “ devils” in due form after— as
ho told m e— a terrific struggle. M edium ship was a n a th e ­
matized by the late Pope himself, as a dangerous device of
th e Evil One, and the faithful warned against th e fami­
liars of the circle as his agents for the ruin of souls. There
appeared in France, w ithin th e past few years a series of
books by th e Chevalier des Mousseaux, highly applauded
by th e Catholic prelates, especially designed to collate the
most striking proof of th e demoniac agency in th e pheno­
mena. They are all valuable repositories of psychic facts,
one. especially, Les Moeur* el- P ra tiq u e s des Devious,
which every stu d e n t of Occultism should read. The in ­
dustrious author, of course, convinces no one b u t Catholics
as to his premiss, but, his facts are most welcome and
suggestive. Though th e re is never a grain of religious
orthodoxy in me, and I do not, in the least, sym pathize with
tho demoniacal theory,yet 1 find, after learning what I have,
of Asiatic psychological science, th a t th e Catholics are
much nearer right in recognizing and w arning against th e
dangers of mediumship, th a n the Pro te sta n ts in blindly
denying the reality of th e phenomena.. M edium ship is a
peril indeed, and the last th in g I could wish would be to
see. one whom 1 was interested in become one. T he H ind us
— who havo known these phenom ena from tim e im m e­
morial— give the most, appropriate nam e of bhuln-ddk, or
demons’ post, to these unfortunates. I do sincerely hope
t h a t sooner or later th e experience of In d ia in this m a tte r
will be studied, and if medium ship is to be encouraged at
all. it. shall be under such protective restrictions as th e
ancient Sybils enjoyed in th e temples, u n d e r th e w atchful
care of initiated priests. This is not th e language of a
Spiritualist, nor am I one. I n th e reality of th e ph e n o ­
m ena and th e existence of th e psychic force I do most u n ­
reservedly believe, but. here my concurrence with the
spiritualists ends. For more, th a n tw enty years 1 was of
their opinion, and shared with Mr. Owen and Mr. Wallace
th e conviction th a t th e phenom ena could not be a ttrib u te d
to any other agency th a n th a t of th e departed ones. I
could not, understand how th e intelligence behind the
manifestations could be otherwise accounted for, especially'
t h a t shown in such cases as I have m entioned where the
facts related were unknown to any one a t th e seance aud
only verified long afterwards in d istant countries. B u t
until m eeting Mme. Blavatsky a t th e E d d y s ’ I had n ot
even heard of Asiatic Occultism as a science. The. tales
of travellers aiul t h e stories of th e A rabian N ig h ts I set
down to fanciful exaggeration, and all that, was printed
about. In dian jugglers and th e powers of ascetics seemed
b u t accounts of successful prestidigitation. I can now look
back to th a t m eeting as th e most fortunate event, of my
life, for it, m ade light shine in all the dark places and sent
me out on a mission to help to revive Aryan occult, science
which grows more absorbingly interesting with every day.
I t is-my happiness to not only help to enlarge th e b o u n d a ­
ries of W e ste rn science by showing where th e sccrets of
n ature and of m an m ay be experim entally studied, and to
give Ango-Indians a gre ate r respect for th e subjcct-nation
they rule over, b u t also to aid in kindling in th e bosoms
of In dian youth a proper reverence for the ir glorious a n ­
cestry and a desire to im itate them in their nobler achieve­
m ents in science and philosophy. This, ladies and ge ntle ­
men, is the sole cause of our coming to In d ia ; this ex­
plains our affectionate relations w ith th e people, our res­
pect for th e ir real Yogis. Each of you looks forward to
th e day when you will re tu rn to your English homes ; our
home is here, and here we m ean to end our days.
T he handbills announce m e as th e President of tho
Thcosophical Society, and you have gathered here to learn
w hat Theosophy is and w hat are its relations w ith
Spiritualism.
L e t me say then, t h a t in the sense given to it by thoso,
who first used it., th e word means divine wisdom, or tlio
knowledge of divine things. T he lexicographers h a n d i­
cap th e idea with th e suggestion th a t it meant, the know­
ledge of (iod, th e D eity before th e ir minds being a p e r­
sonal one ; b u t such was not th e intention of the early
theosophists. Essentially, a thcosophical society is ono
which favours m a n ’s original acquisition of knowledgo,
about th e hidden thing s of th e universe by th e education
and perfecting of his own la te n t powers. Theosophy (lif­
ters as widely from philosophy as it. does from theology.
It. iias been truly said t h a t in investigating the divino
n ature and a ttrib u te s philosophy proceeds entirely by the
dialectic method, employing as th e basis of its investigation
the ideas derived from natural reason ; theology, still em ­
ploying th e same m ethod, superadds to the principles of
natural reason those derived from a utho rity and revela­
tion. Theosophy, on th e contrary, professes to exclude all
dialectical process, and to derive all its knowledge of God
from direct and im m ediate intuition and contemplation.
This theosophy dates from the highest, an tiq u ity of which
we have preserved any records, and every original founder
of a religion was a seeker after divine wisdom by the
theosophie process of self-illumination. W h e re do we find
in our day th e facilities for p ursuing this glorious study ?
W here are th e training schools th a t are worthy to be
called th e successors of those of th e Neo-Platonists of
Alexandria, th e H ie ro p h a n ts of Egypt, th e Theodidaktoi
of Greece, or— and especially— th e Risliis of Arvavarta,
noblest of all initiates, if we except th e stainless, th e illu­
minated G a u ta m a Buddha?
T hink for a m om e n t of w hat this theosophical study
exacts of a m an who would really penetrate, th e mysteries
and bccome a tr u e llh tm iiw tn s. The lusts of th e flesh,
the pride of life, th e prejudices of birth, race, creed (so
far as it creates d ogm atism )— m u s t all be p u t aside. T he
body m ust be m ade th e convenience instead of th e des­
pot of th e hig her self. T h e prison bars of sense t h a t in ­
carcerate th e man of m a tte r m u s t be unlocked, and.
while living in, and being a factor in, th e outer world, the
theosophist m u s t be able to look into, enter, act in, and
return from, th e in n e r world, fraught with divine truths.
Are there,— were th e re ever— such men, such demigods,
rather let us say ? T here were ; th ere are. The legends of
th e past m ay seem to us tinged w ith error, wild and fan­
tastic, even; but,nevertheless, suchm en as these existed and
displayed th e ir powers, in m any countries, at. various
epochs. A nd nowhere more than in India, this blessed
land of th e sun— now so poor, so spiritless, so famished
and degraded. This was th e home of ancient Theosophy;
here— upon these very H im alayan m ountains t h a t '
tower so high y onder— lived and ta u g h t th e men who
won th e prize of divine knowledge, whose wisdom— a fer­
tilizing stream — flowed through Grecian and Egyptian
channels towards th e W est. Believe m e or not, as you
will, I am lully persuaded th a t th ere still linger among!
these fastnesses, o ut of th e poisoned moral atmosphere oftliet
 n in e te en th century, fcoeial life, safe from th e blig ht and p er­
secution of bigotry and intolerant modern superstition,
safe from the cruel malice of scepticism— those who are
tru e theosophists. N e ith e r pessimist nor optimist, 1 am
not satisfied th at our race is doomed to destruction, p re ­
s e n t or future, nor th a t th e moral sense of society can be
k e p t undimiuished w itho ut constant refreshm ent from th e
parent fount. T h a t fount- 1 conceive to be theosophical
study and personal illumination, and 1 regard him as a
benefactor to his kind who points to the sceptical, the
despairing, the world-weary, th e heart-hungry, th a t the
vanities of th e world do not satisfy th e soul’s aspirations,
and tru e happiness can only be acquired by interior self­
development, purification and enlightenm ent. I t is not in
accord with th e abstract principles of J u stic e th a t th e
world should be left entirely w itho ut such exemplars of
spiritual wisdom. I do not believe it ever was, or ever
will be.
To him who takes up this course of effort the pheno­
m en a of niediumship are transcendingly im portant, for
they usher him into the realm of th e Unseen, and show
him some of the weirdest secrets of our hu m a n nature.
Along with niediumship he studies vital magnetism, its
laws and phenomena, and the Odyle of Von ileichenbaeh,
which together show us th e real n atu re an d polarities of
this Force, and th e fact t h a t it seems to be akin to the
one great force t h a t pervades all n ature. F u r t h e r proof
he draws from B u ch anan’s psyehometry, and experim ents
with those whom he finds to be endowed with th e psy-
chometrical faculty. I f there are any here to whom this
is a new word, I will say t h a t this is a nam e given by th e
modern discoverer to a certain power possessed by about
one person in four to receive intuitive impressions of the
character of th e w riter of a letter or th e pa in te r of a
picture by direct contact with the m an usc rip t or the
painting. Kvery one of us is constantly leaving th e im ­
press of his character upon everything we touch, as th e
loadstone imparts some of its properties to every needle
it is rubbed against. A subtle som ething— magnetism,
or vital fluid, or psychic force— constantly exudes from
us. W c leave if. ou th e ground, and our dog finds u s ; on
our clothing, and the slaver’s bloodhound sniffs th e scent
and tracks the poor runaway to his hiding-place. W e
satu rate with it the walls of our houses, and a sensitive
psyehometer upon entering our drawing-room can u n e rrin g ­
ly tell before seeing th e family, w h e th e r th a t is a h a p ­
py home or one of strife, W e are surrounded by it as a
sensitive vapour, an d when we m eet each o ther we silent­
ly take in our impressions of our m u tu a l congeniality or
antipathy. W om en have this sense more th a n men, and
m any are the instances where a wife’s prophetic intuition,
unheeded and ridiculed by the husband in th e case of
some new acquaintance, has afterwards been recalled with
regret th a t it should have been disregarded. Hood psy­
chometers can even take from any fragm ent of inanim ate
m atter, such as a bit of an old building, or a shred of an
old garment., a vivid impression of all the scenes of its
history. In its highest manifestation psyehom etry be ­
comes true clairvoyance, and, when th a t soul-sight is
indeed opened, the eye within us t h a t never grows lus­
treless shows us th e arcana of the U nseen Universe.
Theosophy shows th e stud en t th a t evolution is a fact,
b u t th at it has not been partial and incomplete as
D arw in’s theory makes it. As there has been an evolu­
tion in physical n a tu re th e crown and flower of which
is physical man, so th e re has been a parallel evolution
in th e realm of spirit. T he outcome of this is the
psychic, or inner, man ; and, j u s t as in this visible n ature
about us we see myriads of forms lower than ourselves,
so the Theosophist finds in th e terra iiicvr/nita of the
physicist— the realm of th e " Unknownable ”— countless
minor psychical types, w ith m an a t th e top of th e ascend­
ing series. Physicists know of th e elem ents only in
th eir chemical or dynamic relations and properties ; b u t
he who has mastered th e Occult Sciences finds dwell­
ing in fire, air, earth, and water, s u b-hu m an order of being,
some inim ical, some favourable to m an. H e n o t only
comes to a knowledge of them, b u t also to th e power of
controlling th em . T he folk-lore of- th e world has em ­
balmed m an y t r u th s a b o u t this power, which is none
th e less a fact because th e modern biologist tu rn s up
his nose a t it. You who come from Ireland or the Scottish
H ighlands know th a t these beings exist. I do n o t su r­
mise this, I k n o w it. I speak th u s calmly an d boldly
ab o u t the subject, because I have m e t these proficients
of Asiatic Occultism ami seen th em exercise th e ir power.
This is why I ceased to call m yself a-Spiritualist in 187-1,
and why, in 1875, I united with others to found a Theo­
sophical Society to promote th e study of these natural
phenomena. T he most wonderful facts of niediumship I
have seen produced a t will and in full da ylight by one
who had learn t th e secret sciences in I n d ia and Egypt.
U n d e r such circumstances I have seen showers of roses
made to fall in a room ; letters from people in far coun­
tries to drop from space into my lap ; heard sweet music
coming from afar upon th e air, grow louder and louder
u ntil it was in th e room, and th e n die away again out in
th e still atm osphere until it was no more. 1 have seen
w riting m ade to appear upon paper and slates laid upon
th e floor, drawings upon th e ceiling beyond any one’s
reach, pictures upon paper w ith out th e employment of
pencil or colour, articles duplicated before my very eyes,
a living person instantly disappear before my sight, jet-
black hair cut from a fair-haired person’s head, had absent
friends and distant scenes shown me in a crystal, and, iu
A m erica more th a n an h u ndre d times, upon opening
letters upon various subjects coming to me by th e com­
mon post from m y correspondents iu all parts of the world,
have found inside, w ritten in th e ir own familiar hand,
messages to m e from men in In d ia who possess th e theo­
sophical knowledge of natural law. Nay, upon one occa­
sion I even saw sum m oned before m e as perfectly ‘ m a te ­
rialized’ a, figure as any t h a t ever stalked out of W illiam
E d d y ’s cabinet of marvels, i f it is n ot strange th a t the
spiritualist who sees m edium istic phenomena, b u t knows
nothing of occult science, should believe in th e interven­
tion of spirits of th e dead, is it any stranger th a t I, after
receiving so m any proofs of w h at the trained h u m a n will
can accomplish, should be a theosophist and no longer a
spiritualist ? I have not- even half exhausted th e cata­
logue of the proofs th a t have been vouchsafed to me during
th e last five years as to th e reality of Asiatic psychological
science. B u t I hope I have enum erated enough to show
you th a t th e re are mysteries in In d ia worth seeking,
and m en here who are far more acquainted with n a tu re ’s
occult forces than either of those m uch-initiated gentle­
men who set themselves up for professors and biologists.
I t will be asked w hat evidence I offer th a t th e intelli­
g e n t phenom ena of th e medium s are not to be ascribed to
our departed friends. I n reply, I ask w hat unim p each­
able evidence th e re is th a t they arc. I f it can be shown
th a t th e soul of the living m edium can, unconsciously to
his physical self, ooze out, and by its elastic and protean
n ature ta k e ou the appearance of any deceassd person
whose image it sees in a visitor’s memory ; if all th e p h e ­
nom ena can be produced a t will by an educated psycholo­
gist ; if, in th e e th e r of science— th e of th e Hindus,
th e A n im a Mundi of th e theosophists, th e Astral L ight of
th e eabalists— th e images of all persons and events, and
th e vibration of every sound, are eternally preserved— as
these occultists affirm an d experim entally prove— if all this
is true, then why is it necessary to call in th e spirits of the
dead to explain w h at may be done by th e living ? So
long as no alternative theory was accessible, the spiritu a­
lists held im pregnable ground against materialistic science;
theirs was th e only possible way to account for w hat they
saw. B ut, given th e alternative, and shown th e resources,
of psychology and th e n a tu re of the Unseen Universe, you
see th e spiritualists are a t once thrown upon th e
defensive w ithout th e ability to silence th e ir critics.
T he casual observer would say it is impossible, for
instance, for t h a t aged Q uak er lady’s figure to be
a ny th in g b u t her own retu rning soul— th a t her son
could n ot have been mistaken, and th a t if th ere were any
 doubt otherwise her familiar knowledge of th e ir family
m atters, and even her old h a b it of alte n u ite ly pla iting and
smoothing-out her lawn apron identify her amply. B u t
th e figure did nothing and said nothing t h a t was not fixed
in the son's m em ory— indelibly stam ped there, however,
the long d o rm a n t pictures m ig ht have been obscured by
fresher images. And the m e d iu m ’s body being entranced
and liis active vitality transferred to his inner self, or
‘ double’, t h a t double could m ake itself ap p e a r u nd er the
guise of th e dead lady, and catch and com m en t upon the
familiar incidents it found in th e son’s m agnetic a tm o ­
sphere. This will be hard for you to comprehend, for our
W estern scientific discoveries have not as y e t crossed tlie
t hreshold of this hidden world of Force. B u t progress is
.the law of hum an thought, and we are now so near th e
verge of the chasm t h a t divides physical from spiritual
science, th a t it will not be long before we will bridge it.
L e t this stand as a prophecy ; if you bide patiently you will
see it fulfilled. This then is th e present a ttitu d e of parties.
T he promulgation of our views and of m any reports by eye­
witnesses of things done by mem bers of th e Theosophical
Society has been causing g re at talk all over th e world. A
large body of th e most intelligent spiritualists have joined
us and are giving th e ir countenance to our work. Groups
of sympathizers have organized themselves into branches
in m any different countries. Even here in S im la there
has sprung up th e nuclcus of w hat will be an A nglo-Indian
branch. N o country in th e world affords so wide afield as
In d ia for psychological study. W h a t we Europeans call
A nim al Magnetism has been known here and practised in
its highest perfection for countless centuries. T he H in d u s
know equally well tlie life-principle in man, animal and
plants. All over India, if search wero but made, you
would find in th e possession of the natives m any facts th a t
it is most im p ortant for Europe and A m erica to know.
And you, gentlemen, of th e civil and m ilitary branches of
th e public service, are th e proper ones to u n d e rta k e th e
work with H in d u help. Be j u s t and kind to th e m and
they will tell you a thousand things they now k e e p pro­
found secrets am ong themselves. O u r policy is one of g en e ­
ral conciliation and co-operation for th e discovery of truth.
Some tale-bearer has sta rte d the report th a t our Society is
preaching a new religion. This is false : th e Society has
110 more a religion of its own th a n th e lloyal Asiatic, th e
Geographical, the Royal, or th e Astronomical. As those
societies have th e ir separate sections, each devoted to some
specialty of research, so have wc. We ta k e in persons of
all religions and every race, and tre a t all w ith ecpial res­
pect and impartiality. We have r o y a l , noble, and plcbean
blood among us. Edison is our member, and Wallace, and
Camille Flammarion, an d Lord Lindsay, and Baron du P o te t
and the octogenarian Cahagnet, and scores of m en of t h a t
intellectual quality. We have b u t one passionate and
consuming a m bition— th a t of learning w hat m an is, w hat
nature. A re there any here who sym pathize w ith these
aspirations I A ny who feel within th e ir h earts th e glow
of tru e m anhood— one th a t puts a higher value upon
divine wisdom th a n upon th e honours and rewards of th e
lower life \ Come, then, brother dreamers, and I c t u s
combine our efforts
. and our good will. Let us sec 1if we
. ~ . . . »
cannot win happiness for ourselves in striving to benefit
others. L e t us do what we can to rescue from th e obli­
vion of centuries th a t priceless knowledge of divine things
which we call T h e o s o p h y . [Loud applause.]
Upon the conclusion of the lecture, an d when th e applause
had subsided, L ieuten ant-G en eral \Yr. Olphevts, 0. B.,
V. C., R. A., rose and said that, however much those p r e ­
sent m ig h t differ in religious opinion w ith th e eloquent
lecturer, or even in th e m a tte r of the p h e nom e n a he had
described, yet he felt sure t h a t th e th a n k s of th e m eetin g
would be unanimously voted to him for th e im partial and
able address to which th ey had ju s t listened. T he motion
was carried w ith m ark ed sigus of approbation, and the
m eeting th e n adjourned.
T IIE K IL L IN G OF CO W S A N D OTHER
U SEFU L B E A S T S .
HY D A Y A N A N D SAltASWATI SWAMI.
A destroyer in th e universe is always a p a p i or sinner,
and its promoter, a d h a n n i or virtuous. N ow w hat we
ought to consider is w h e th e r th e action of killing cows
and other useful beasts for th e purpose of g e ttin g food is
one which tends to t h e prom otion .or destiuction of the
na tu ral order of the universe. I t seems to be th e latter
from th e following facts.
A cow, when slaughtered, cannot afford food to more
th a n th irty or forty persons a t th e most, while, if p re ­
served alive, she produces on au average ten seers of milk
per diem or 7J lnaunds per m onth. Supposing she has,
first aud last, ten calves, and yields m ilk for ten
m onths after each issue, th en th e total q u a n tity of milk
produced from one cow in her life-time will be 750 m aunds.
Now taking two seers of milk as sufficient food for one
man, one cow a t this ra te can supply food to 15,000 m en
for one day.
Besides, a g re a te r advantage is derived from th e calves.
As stated above, suppose she has ten calves, five m ale and
five female. E ach of th e calves is j u s t as useful as th e cow
herself and, therefore, the preservation of one cow and tho
five she-calvos can supply food for one day to 15,000 x 5 or
75,000 men. L e t us now suppose th a t one bullock, when
used for agricultural purposes, can help to produce, on au
average 8000 m aunds of grain. The fivo he-calves will
th u s produce 40,000 m aunds of grain. T a k in g th e same
daily food for a man, five he-calves will give food to
8,00,000 men for one day. ,
W ith o u t considering th e immense advantage accruing
from th e progeny of these calves aud so forth, which will
increase j u s t like a scries in progression, one and only one
cow w ith her one generation is productive of 8,75,000
m e n ’s food when preserved and of 40 m e n ’s a t th e most
w hen killed.
Moreover, milk and b u tte r are ra th e r nu tritious both to
m ind and body than f le sh ; and as good food always keeps
good health, it also gives tru e courage and other mental
and bodily qualifications w ith ou t which a man cannot be
said to be existing. On account of scarcity of th e milk
and b u tte r m uch grain is used, which has two evident
disadvantages.
1. I t being used in unusually large qu an tities becomes
dear.
2. Considerably gre a te r will be th e q u a n tity of r u b ­
bish a n d filth on th e surface of th e e a rth w hen grain
alone is used as food for man, which will corrupt th e
air au d w ater a n d th u s be th e cause of g re at m any evils.
B eing unable to g e t so nutritious a food as milk and
b u tte r and to live in a b e tte r atm osphere (as stated above)
m en will always be idle and th u s unable to do any
th in g either useful to th e m or to others.
Owing to th e ir m e n ta l weakness, pleasures or sorrows
of this life will also tell m uch upon them.
A little learning is a dangerous thing,
D rin k deep, or taste not th e P L A T O N I C s p r in g ;
T h ere shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
A nd d rin k in g largely, sobers us again.
T homas T aylok .
H E WHO IS P A S S IO N A TE AND HASTY IS GENEH A L LY
holiest. I t is your cold, dissembling hypocrite of whom
you should beware. There is no deception in a bull­
dog. I t is only th e cur t h a t sneaks up and bites you
when your back is tu r n e d ,— B anner o f L ig h t
 TH E O C C U LT SC IE N C E S. w a y s c o n fe r v a r io u s 2> o w e r s o n m a n fo r w o r k in g w o n d e r f u l
th in g s . T h e r e a r e c e r ta in h e r b s w h ic h a r e s a id t o p o s s e s s
. . J!Y Ji.M iU ]!A U A I)A K A N TA M A JU M D A li. th e p o w e r o f a ttr a c tin g p e r so n s or a n im a ls to w a r d s th o se
w h o u s e th e m , j u s t a s m a g n e t ic a ttr a c tio n serv es to draw
T o u s e a S a n s k r it a p h o r is m , t r u t h is c e r ta in ly a je w e l
th e su b je c t in v o lu n ta r ily to w a r d s th e o p e r a to r . T hen
th a t d oes not go about in q u est of an ow ner, b u t, to
th e r e a r e o th e r s w h ic h b y t h e ir a n t ip a th ie s rep el o b je c ts
p o s s e s s it, o n e m u s t fin d i t o u t . T h e sam e s e c ta r ia n n a r ­
fro m o n e a n o th e r . T h e s u b je c tiv e in flu e n c e o f th e m ost
r o w n e s s a n d b lin d p r e ju d ic e th a t d e a fe n e d th e ears of
p o w e r fu l m y s tic m ay h e lp h im to liv e u n m o le s te d in
P ila te a g a in s t tr u th , is m a r k e d ly n o tic e a b le in th is
j u n g le s a n d ca v es, b u t th e r e a r e c e r ta in herbs and r o o ts
b o a stfu l n in e te e n th c e n tu r y of in te lle c tu a l s c ie n tis ts
w h ic h c a n h e lp th e le s s p o w e r fu l a g a in s t fe r o c io u s lio n s
a n d p h ilo s o p h e r s . W h en I sa y th a t th e ocean of I n d ia n
and tig e r s — n a y , th e y m ay liv e on fr ie n d ly te r m s w ith
p h ilo s o p h y b e a r s fu ll m a n y a gem of in v a lu a b le tr u th , I
th e s e a n im a ls . F a s c in a tio n o f m a n or a n y o th er a n im a l,
d o n o t m e a n t o i m p o s e u p o n a n y o n e ’s c r e d u l i t y . I m ean
c a ta le p tic r ig id it y o f t h e b o d y , tem p o ra ry d e p r iv a tio n of
o n ly to u r g e u p o n s u c h of m y co u n try m en as have re­
a n y m e n t a l f a c u lt y & c. & e. a r e s a id to b e fe a s ib le b y th e
c e i v e d fa ir e d u c a t io n iu W e s t e r n s c ie n c e and p h ilo s o p h y ,
j u d ic io u s u s e o f c e r ta in h e r b s , o r b o n e s , h a ir & c. of so m e
th e n e c e s s ity and d e s ir a b ility of m a k in g a b o ld and
a n im a ls . T here are c e r ta in c h e m ic a l p r e p a r a tio n s by
p a t ie n t in v e s tig a tio n . The o c c u lt s c ie n c e s o f I n d ia are
w h ic h t h e s p ir it o f e v e r y p la n t m a y b e p r o d u c e d , w h ic h w ill
th e m o n u m e n ts of her a n c ie n t g r ea tn e ss. M ere id le
r e p r e s e n t th e h e r b fr o m w h ic h it is e x tr a c te d . A s th is is
fa n c y o r m o r b id im a g in a tio n d id not le a d our sages to
w r ite a b o u t tr a n s m u n d a n e fo r c es and th e ir a c tio n s ; th e
very e x tr a o r d in a r y I g iv e it s p r o c e s s i n exlenso fr o m M r.
S i b i l y ’s w ork. “ T ake any w h o le h e r b o r flo w e r w it h its
h id d e n p r o p e r tie s o f h e r b s a n d m in e r a ls ; t h e su n , m oon
r o o ts, m a k e i t v e r y c le a n , a n d b r u is e it in a s t o n e m o r ta r
a n d sta r s, n n d th e ir p o p u la tio n ; th e e le m e n ts o f f ir e , a i r
q u ite s m a ll ; t h e n p u t it in to a g la s s v e s s e l h e r m e tic a lly
a n d e th e r , and th e ir in h a b ita n ts ; t h e h id d e n pow ers of
s e a le d ; b u t be su re th e v essel be tw o p a r ts in th r e e
m a n a u d h is d e s t in y & c. &c. O ur sages w ere m a tte r-o f-
em p ty . T hen p la c e it fo r p u tr e f a c t io n in a g e n tle h e a t
fa c t p e o p le , d a u n tle s s in v e s t ig a t o r s o f tr u t h a n d m a tc h le s s
in b a ln e o , not m ore th a n b lo o d w arm , fo r s ix m o n th s,
m a r ty r s at its a lta r . W ho ever in o th er c o u n tr ie s ,
b y w liic h i t w ill bo a ll r e s o lv e d in to w a te r . ‘T a k e th is
fo r e g o in g p h y s ic a l e n jo y m e n ts, p le a s u r e s aud c o m fo r ts,
w a te r a n d p o u r it in t o a g la s s r e to r t, a n d p la c e a r e c e iv e r
to r e o ff e v e r y c o n n e c tio n w ith ' t h e w o r ld and, s u b je c tin g
th e r e u n to , th e jo in ts of w h ic h m u st be w e ll c lo s e d ;
h im s e lf to e v e r y p r iv a tio n , fa c in g e v e r y dan ger, b u r y in g
d is til it in a san d heat u n til th er e com e fo r th w a te r
h i m s e l f in w o o d s a n d m o u n t a i n c a v e s , w h o e v e r , I rep ea t,
and o il; and in th e u p p er p a rt of th e v essel w ill hang
in v e s tig a te d tr u th fo r it s o w n s a k e ? Y et su ch w as and
a v o la tile s a lt. S e jia r a te th e o il fro m th e w a te r , and
is t h e I n d ia n Y o g i.
keep it by its e lf, but w it h t h e w a te r p u r ify t h e v o la t ile
T h ose w ho do not a d m it th e o c c u lt s c ie n c e s , s m o o th ly
s a lt b y d is s o lv in g , filte r in g , and c o a g u la tin g . W hen th e
a n d v e r y g r a v e ly sa y w h e n e v e r th e s u b je c t is brought to
s a lt is th u s p u r ifie d , im b ib e w ith i t t h e s a id o il, u n t i l it
th e ir n o t ic e th a t su ch th in g s have been e x p lo d e d lo n g
is w e ll c o m b in e d . T hen d ig e s t th e m w e ll to g e th e r fo r
ago. P u t , w h e n t h e p o s itio n o f t h e s e “ e x p lo d e r s ” is c lo s e ­
a m o n t h i n a, v e s s e l h e r m e t i c a l l y s e a l e d , a n d b y t h i s m e a n s
ly v ie w e d , it w o u ld a p p e a r t h a t t h e y a r e n e it h e r a c q u a in t ­
w ill b e o b ta in e d a m o s t s u b t ile e ss e n c e , w h ic h b e in g h e ld
e d w ith th e r e c o r d e d e v id e n c e n o r h a v e t h e y in v e s tig a te d
o v e r a g e n t le h e a t o f a c a n d le , th e s p ir it w ill fly u p in t o
th e m a tte r th e m s e lv e s . T h e su m a n d su b sta n c e of th e ir
t h e g la s s w h e r e i t is c o n fin e d , a n d r e p r e s e n t t h e p e r f e c t id e a
o b je c tio n s is a pelitio prineipil ,— th e y o n ly a s s e r t th a t,
or s im ilitu d e o f t h a t v e g e t a b le w h e r e o f i t is th e essen ce;
s u c h a t h in g is im p o s s ib le . I h u m b ly a sk o f m y c o u n try ­
a n d in t h is m a n n e r w ill t h a t t h in s u b s ta n c e , w h ic h is lik e
m e n to rea d th e e v id e n c e o f m any hundreds o f Y o g is , in im p a lp a b le a s h e s o r s a lt, s e n d fo r th fr o m th e b o tto m of
a l l p a r t s o f I n d ia ., p r o f e s s i n g a l m o s t d i a m e t r i c a l l y o p p o s i t e
th e g la s s t h e m a n ife s t, fo r m o f w h a te v e r herb i t is th e
fo r m s o f r e lig io n . The w itn e s s e s b e in g n u m e ro u s, th e ir
uifii.'/rtuuii, in p e r f e c t v e g e ta tio n , g r o w in g by little and
c h a r a c te r u n im p e a c h a b le au d th e fa c ts n o t p h y s ic a lly or
little , a n d p u ttin g on so fu lly th e fo rm of s ta lk s , le a v e s
m a t h e m a tic a lly im p o s s ib le , n o o n e is e n t it le d to d is p o s e o f
a n d llo w e r s in f u ll and p e r fe c t app earance th a t a n y on e
t h e m a t t e r in a s u m m a r y w a y . T o im p r e s s 011 th e m in d s
w o u ld b e lie v e th e sam e to be n a tu ra l and corp oreal ;
o f m y read ers a n id e a , a v e r y fa in t o n e th o u g h , of w hat
th o u g h a t th e sa m e tim e it is n o th in g m ore th a u th e
t h e o c c u lt s c ie n c e s a r e , I b e g in t h e f ir s t p la c e t o p r e m is e
spiritual idea, endued with' zpiritual exsencr. T h is sh a­
th a t th ey c o n ta in n o th in g in th em th a t, m a y be c o n s i­
d o w e d fig u r e , a s s o o n a s t h e v e s s e l is t a k e n fr o m t h e heat
d e r e d s u p e r n a tu r a l. O 11 th e o th er h a n d , a ll th e o c c u lt
o r c a n d le , r e t u r n s to it s caput mortuum, or ash es a g a in ,
s c ie n c e s a re b a se d u p o n n a t u r a l la w s a n d fo rces, and are
a n d v a n is h e s a w a y lik e a n a p p a r itio n , b e c o m in g a chaos
t h e r e s u lt o f in v e s t ig a t io n a n d e x p e r im e n t,. The end and
or c o n fu s e d m a t t e r .”
a im o f t h e s e s c ie n c e s is t o d is c o v e r and d e v e lo p c e r ta in
T h e tr a n s fe r r in g o f d is e a s e s fr o m o n e s u b je c t to a n o t h e r
p o w e r s in m an, w h ic h , fo r w ant of proper c u ltu r e , lie
by m eans o f herbs and r o o ts is a n o th er very s tr ik in g
dorm ant aud u s e le s s , but w h ic h , i f p r o p e r ly brought to
in s ta n c e o f h o w th e sa m e im p o n d e r a b le a g e n t, v a r io u s ly
a c tio n , can tr u ly g iv e h im th e nam e o f “ th e L ord of
s ty le d a s o d y le , m e s m e r is m . A k a s lia & c ., w o r k s j i o t e n t i a l l y
C r e a t io n .”
in every m an as w e ll a s in e v e r y o b j e c t in t h e . w o r ld ,
T h e in v e s t ig a t io n s o f t h e I n d ia n a s c e t ic s and th o se of b in d in g a ll o f th e m a s i f in o n e c h a in .
M esm er, B aron von lle ic h e n b a c h and B aron du P o tet B u t s p a c e w ill n o t p e r m it m e to r e c o u n t t h e a lm o s t in n u ­
w o u ld s h o w th a t th ro u g h o u t th e u n iv e r s e c e r ta in very m e r a b le m e a n s o f r e n d e r in g h e r b s a n d lo w e r a n im a ls su b ­
s u b t le fo r c e s a r e a t w o r k w h ic h h a r m o n io u s ly b in d in o n e s e r v ie n t to o u r p u r p o se . T h e c u r io u s r e a d e r is r e fe r r e d to
e te r n a l c h a in th e v e g e t a b le , m in e r a l a n d a n im a l k in g d o m s t h e T a n tr ik w o ik s in S a n s k r it a n d to t h e E n g lis h w o r k s o f
o f t h is e a r th w ith e a c h o t h e r a n d w ith a ll t h e w o r ld s and M r. S ib ily , H r . D e e . & c.
s y s te m s b e s id e s ; a n d t h a t m a n , r e a liz in g th ese fo r c es in T h e n t h e h ig h e r b r a n c h e s o f th e o c c u lt s c ie n c e s tr e a t o f
h im , c a n p u t h im s e lf en r<tpport w ith o b je c ts a n d b e in g s th e fo r c e s, in f lu e n c e s o r p o w e r s t h a t m a k e u p th e su b je c t
• o t h e r th a n h im s e lf. “ m a n ” ; th e m ea n s of th e ir d e v e lo p m e n t an d th e u ses
• E v e r y m a n , a s e v e r y o th e r a n im a l or o b je c t, p o ssesses a th a t m a y b e m a d e o f th e m . T h e s c ie n c e o f m e s m e r is m in
c e r ta in a m o u n t o f th is in f lu e n c e w h ic h can be in c r e a s e d a ll its b r a n c h e s h a s th r o w n a flo o d of lig h t 011 I n d ia n
or d ecreased b y c e r ta in o b j e c tiv e m e a n s , j u s t a s m u s c u la r o c c u ltis m , w h ic h m a y n o w b e r e a d a n d in t e llig e n t ly u n d e r ­
fo r c e , v i t a l i t y & e. a r e c a p a b le o f a u g m e n t a t i o n o r d im i n u - sto o d b y a n y a v e r a g e r ea d er w h o h a s but a s lig h t know ­
. tio n by m e c h a n ic a l or m e d ic in a l m ean s, or o th e r w is e . le d g e o f m e s m e r is m . B u t W e s t e r n m e s m e r is m is y e t in
V e g e t a b le s , m in e r a ls a n d a n im a ls a r e th e a u x ilia r ie s w h ic h it s in f a n c y ; a n d it is h o p e d t h a t w it h th e h e lp o f I n d ia n
m u s t b e j u d ic io u s ly u t i l i z e d fo r t h e p u r p o s e o f a u g m e n t i n g . o c c u ltis m i t w ill fa s t g a in t h e p o s it io n w h ic h o th e r s c ie n c e s
or d e c r e a s in g th e se in f lu e n c e s in m an. The a c tio n of now occu py. T here is , how ever, one great d is tin c tio n
. c r y s ta ls and p r e c io u s sto n e s is w e ll-k n o w n ; but th e b e tw e e n I n d ia n o c c u ltis m and E uropean m e s m e r is m ;
Y o g is m e n t io n v a r io u s h e r b s a n d a n im a ls w h ic h in v a r io u s .v iz ., th a t w h ile th e la tte r d e p e n d s u p o n se c o n d a r y so u r ce s
(subjects mesmerised) for tlie discovery of its truths, tlie
former only treats of self-mesmerisation. In tlie one
case the operator has to rely upon th e evidence of liis
patient, b u t in th e other th e self-mesmerised philosopher
observes phenom ena by th e aid of himself alone, in an
ordinary conscious state.
P R A N K S OF “ S P I R I T S ” A M O N G L A Y M E N .
liy “ laymen,” in this case, we mean th a t class of society
and hum anity in general, who are not “ orthodox spiri­
t u a l i s t s ; ” neither are th e y prepared to declare themselves
as believers in th e “ N e w D ispensation” theory. We
include among this n u m b er all ordinary m ortals— C h ris­
tians, sceptics and “ half and hall's”— if we may be p a r ­
doned this unusual expression. W henever, therefore,
we hear of well-authenticated phenomena, alleged to he
produced by some invisible agency— th e “ souls of the
d e p a rte d ” as the spiritualists have it, and outside the ir
temples of orthodoxy— th e “ circle rooms” where m ediums
as high priests aud priestesses lead th e service— we give
th e m far more consideration than we would otherwise.
Such weird phen om en a cannot be easily doubted, nor, if
th e person,al experience and the testim ony of millions of
people from th e rem otest ages is w orth anything, can tliey
be as little disproved as accounted for. N o ; not even hy
th e most rapid freethinkers of Bradlaugh s school, unless
th e y are determ ined to be illogical an d go against the
very spirit of their own teaching— “ Believe b u t in th a t
which your own eyes see, your own cars hear, and your
own hands touch” and whatever th e agency sceptics may
a ttrib u te such phenom ena to. I n regard to spiritualists,
wc would only remind them, th a t in all such strange
events showing a malicious, wicked intelligence underlying
them, our theory of the elementarics, or e arth-bound in­
carnated tho ugh ts of evil m en who have passed away,
holds as good as ever. Such p hen om en a pin all believers
in th e “ angel world” more firmly th a n ever between th e
horns of a very disagreeable dilemma. T h ey have either to
a d m it with the Christians th e existence of the devil, or
w ith th e Kabalists t h a t of th e “ elem entaries.” To speak
frankly, and in all sincerity, we fail to perceive any su b­
stantial difference between a Christian devil— originally a
“ fallen angel’’— and a bad, wicked “ spirit”— or a departed
soul__eacli of which the spiritualists hold as being ot
angelic divine origin. This is th e story. We quote lrom
the C in cin n a ti Enquirer, a well-known A m erican paper :—
A M ISC H IE V O U S GHOST.
A DEFUNCT K A IIJU M D E N G IN E E R S PRANKS.
The Willi tnul Mysterious Run of an Engine-— Unpleasant
Experience of Wipers in a Pit, c jr .
S P E C IA L D IS P A T C H TO T H E “ C IN C I N N A T I E N Q U I R E R .”
“ V i n c e n n e s , I n I ) . , A pril 18.— Y o ur correspondent fell
into the hands of an employe of th e Cairo and Vincennes
’.Railroad a day or two ago, and was regaled w ith one of the
m o s t thrilling tales th a t ever fell on m ortal ears. The
railroad boys are pretty badly worked up over a reputed
ghost at th e ir Round-house in Cairo, and some of their
stories are really startling.
“ E ighteen or tw enty m onths ago an engineer, named
Johnson, was run over by a Cairo and Vincennes engine,
No. 4, near th e Round-house, and th e h a b itu e s of th a t
vicinity claim th a t they have frequently seen Johnson's
spook, and have had other evidence of his presence on
earth. E m p l o y e s who have m e t it have interrogated the
shadow, th in k in g it a hu m an being, only to see it vanish
throu gh a solid brick wall.
“ T he spirit of the defunct engineer does not confine h im ­
self to harmless tricks. Two wipers went down into the
fire-pit for th e purpose of drawing the fire o u t of engine
No. 4, th e same machine which caused Jo h n so n ’s death.
“ W hile they were scraping o ut tlic fire the engine suddenly
started forward, cu ttin g off th e ir re tre a t from th e h o t pit.
Tliey yelled piteously for help, b u t th e ir only answer
was mocking laughter. T he engine th e n slowly crawled
back to its proper position, and th e men, glad of their
freedom, rushed out swearing vengeance on th e trickster,
b u t not a soul was in sight. 1
" A coloured m an undertook to stay by himself in the
Round-house all night, b u t no sooner had he become com­
fortably ensconced th a n missiles of every possible n ature
began to play around his head. Pieces of coal, crow-bars,
spikes, hammers, &c., filled th e air, and Mr. Negro vacated,
concluding th a t lie was not proof against iron in th e form
it was being pushed a t him.
“T he latest exploit of the deceased engineer— a t least to
his ghost is th e act accredited— m ig h t have p u t th e Cairo
and Vincennes Railroad to considerable expense, and sent''
more th a n one life into eternity. L ast Monday, as the
engineer and fireman of a Cairo and Vincennes engine in
th e Cairo yards were sittin g in a building eating their
dinner, steam in th e ir engine being shut off, the machine
suddenly darted up th e line a n d was out of sight in a jiffy.
I t w ent howling over streets and road-crossings, aud did*i
O . . .° *
not slack speed till it reached Mound City, five miles
distan t from th e starting -po in t, where it came to a dead
stand. Those who witnessed th e stop, testify th a t no one
ju m p e d off the engine, nor did any one see th e occupant of
th e cab during t h e flight. Fortu nately, however, th e engine
did not m eet w ith any obstructions on th e run, or the
consequences would, indeed, have been terrible.
“ These are only among the hundreds of incidents related
by th e railroad boys. There is evidently som ething amiss,
and if th e C om pany does not do something to appease the
obstreperous defunct, it is n ot an easy m a tte r to conjec­
tu re w h a t th e consequences will be. T he sceptical
“ pooh-pooh” th e g ho st story, b u t the railroad boys th in k
som ething is wrong.”
A no th e r startling news runs th u s :—
A CHEMATED GHOST.
“ N orth V ernon , I n d ., April 17.'— L ate last night a
residence belonging to J o h n W rape, situated a t a short dis­
tance, west of this city, was destroyed. The house is re­
ported to have been haunted, and it is charged to-day th a t
th e building was set on fire to burn u p the ghosts. W o n ­
derful stories have been told of th e strange sounds th a t
have em anated from this building, and the last family oc­
cupying it claimed t h a t they could see no peace on ac­
count of th e depredations of the now supposed cremated
ghosts. Loss to th e owner of th e building, $800 ; no in­
surance.”
TO H E A R T H E D IS C O U R S E o f w ise m en d e lig h ts UK,
and th e ir company inspires us w ith noble and generous
contemplations.
AN EM INENT W HITER THUS A D V IS E S A STU D E N T :—
“ Live like a herm it, work like a slave, learn everything,
and shun popu lar pleasure.”
NEVER EMPLOY Y O U R S E L F TO D IS C E R N T H E VAULTS OF
others, b u t be careful to m end and prev ent your own :—
iVm lom in M in ia tu r e .
B E A U T Y W IT H O U T V lK T tfK IS L I K E A l ’A I N T E D SEPUL-
ehre, fair w ithout, b u t w ithin full of corruption.
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T H E Y T H A T L A U G H AT E V E R Y T H I N G / AND T l l E Y T HAT
fret a t everything, arc fools alike.
 [Continued from th e August number.]
THE VEDANTA PHILOSOPHY.
E X P O U N D E D BY T H E SOCIETY OF I)E NAIIE S P U N D IT S , AND
T R A N S L A T E D FOR T H E T H E O S O P H I S T , B Y P U N D I T
SUIIY A NARAYAN, SECY.
W e nre now entering
o into a discussion wonderful as . it
is to dwell upon, when we h ear th e V rd a u fis (those wlio
are not well grounded in th e subject) heedlessly run ning
amuck before the body politic th a t th e y are as pure and
holy as lir n h m a who is in no way possessing th e a ttribu te s
of a doer or an enjoycr. Such followers of the V e danta
doctrine as above referred to, being ill-furnished in tlieir
attic stories in such m atters, commit various sins under
th e false colour of having recognised th e tru e n a tu re of
J im . But, to prove th e invalidity of th e ir w rong notions,
w e.bring in the following a r g u m e n t :— Is it possible for a
Irian t o be known as a k in g as long as lie docs n ot a tta in
th e pomp and splendour requisite for him to ta k e hold of?
Mere saying would not be sufficient. As an advice to
th e V edantis, we would say th a t unless th e y bring the
“ m m ui," th e eleventh organ into subjection, th e seat of all
acts— virtuous or sinful— there is no royal road to obtain
salvation, and so to p u t an end to th e troubles of this world.
U tte r in g the phrase “ asirf'” (I am Brahma) would never
suffice to chalk out th e p ath for m u lti or everlasting
freedom. Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed, for
though © Bras: © is a ogood dog © ./yet Hold-fast is i better.
p
For
this reason m an should practise tlie Yogn as th e safest way
of reaching th e point of destination (freedom from tra n sm i­
gration of soul) because it succeeds in an n ih ilatin g the
different inclinations t h a t take tlieir rise in th e h e a rt of
man. This practising of the Yoga m ay be well carried
out and with b e tte r results, by means of its essential
parts,* which are eight in number, being strictly a d m in i­
stered.
1. (i) Harmlessncss (w ir^ r ) '*■ e- n ° t afflicting any
living being by th e different agencies concomitant with
hum a n n a tu re ; (ii) speaking th e tr u th ; (iii) not to be
addicted to thieving ; (iv) control over th e passions
avoiding th e company of beautiful women ; and
(v) keeping aloof from th e horn of p lenty : these are the five
religious observances which constitute yama. (qrr), 2. T he
second necessary step in th e Yoga P hilosophy is also
sub-divided into five main points, viz., (i) cleanliness
(SIR) ’*'•e- keeping th e body clean and the mind pu re ;
(ii) resting contented with as m uch as one can g a i n ;
(iii) refraining “ th e m a n a” (the eleventh organ) and
th e rest of th e te n organs from inn ate passions which
each of them is subject to ; (iv) repeating m entally the
m a n tr a given by one’s own guru,, (spiritual adviser); and,
(v) venerating Brahm a. T h e th ird c onstituent which is
A sana signifies sitting in a certain posture at
th e tim e of religious meditation. U n d e r the fourth group
comes jr m n v a y a m a (JTFTfq'fR) which signifies b re a th in g in a
peculiar way through th e nostrils during th e m ental re­
citation of tlie names or a ttrib u te s of th e Deity. I t is
itself subdivided into three classes ; viz., ( i ) P u ra k a ( q ^ )
by which is m e a n t closing of the rig h t nostril and drawing
up of air through th e left; (ii) h tm b h a ka ( ^ H ? ' ) which is
performed by stopping th e breath by sh u ttin g th e m outh
and closing both nostrils with the fingers of th e rig h t
hand ; and (iii) R echaka which operation assists in
slowly giving off t h e air draw n up th ro u g h th e rig ht
nostril. P r a n n a y a m a can be tu rn e d to one’s advantage by
th e aid of the peculiar postures alluded to in th e above
lines, (as a necessary constituent of th e Yoga) and regula­
rity in diet. One who has availed him self of these two
advantages is sure to perform th e rites of p r a n n a y a m a
w ith o u t any difficulty. P ra n n a ya m a which consists in stop­
ping th e course of p r a m ia v a y v , (in'nr’Tr'j) one of tlie vital
* ( ? , ) w ( -a.) fjRR ( 3 ) a r m ( v ) Jn°riqR ( ^ ) s?*rf-
W { O ^ 4 Q m k ar
airs, p u ts a stop to th e different tendencies of th e “ mana”
because these tendencies are due chiefly to th e suc­
cessive respirations and inspirations of th e vital air
only. N e x t to this in rank b u t equally im portant
comes “ Pratyahara’ ( or the restraining of the
organs so as to be indifferent to disagreeable or agreeable
excitem ent of a th in g according to th e ir respective
spheres. “ Dharanna” ( v ^ i n r ) is th e sixth in order.
According to th e Yoga philosophy th e h eart which
is represented as a lotus has , six divisions ( ^ ) .
Each of these is designed for th e different duties to
be m entally b rou ght into recollection a t the time
of devotion. T h e n follows Dhyana which is the
m ental representation of th e personal a ttribu te s of the
D ivinity to whom worship is addressed ; and, lastly, comes
“ S a n ia d h i’ (tfJTnV) which can be explained as deep and
devout m editation, restraining th e senses and confining
th e mind to the contemplation of th e true n atu re of
th e spirit. A n y body who practises Yoga according to
th e eight essential parts herein related, is sure to become
perfectly initiated in sounding th e backward as well as
th e forward abyss of tim e and a t th e same tim e in a ttaining
th e tr u e knowledge of all mysterious things in the u n i­
verse. B u t th e heel of Achilles of th e Yogis is, th a t they
are so m uch overpowered by the dazzling influence of
the. results of Yoga th a t th e y pay very little regard
towards everlasting freedom w ithout securing which we
are successively b ro ug ht into existence and destroyed.
H e r e we conclude our discussion with this rem ark only
th a t in order to g e t th e righ t sow by th e ear every one
should ta k e tim e by the forelock in worshipping the
“ Most H ig h ” and in seeking th e tru th .
S A C R E D P L A C E S OF IN D IA .
BY T H E I I O N ’b L E BAO B A H A D U R GOP AL RAO H A R I
DESHMUKH,
V ic e -P re sid e n t o f the T h eosoph ical S o ciety.
T here is no country in th e world in which there are
more sacred places th a n in India. H e re every mountain,
river, town, trees, hours, days, men and women are deified.
T he people are ignorant, credulous, and highly religious.
The places of pilgrimage m ay be divided into three
classes— universal, provincial, and .sectarian,
^ 3>rr?T Benares on th e Ganges.
"K W R A llahabad a t the confluence of the Ganges
and Ja m u n a .
3 Gaya on th e Falgoo river.
These three places go by th e name of fcTCWJf.
T h e n th e re are seven towns called ?THTO.
1 A yodhya near Faizabad.
2 M a th u ra on th e Jam una.
3 Maya or H a rid w a r on th e Ganges.
4 K ashec or Benares.
5 Kunclii on th e Toong Bliadra river.
C A w a n tik a or U ja n in Malwa.
7 D w a rk a a t th e western end of Kathiawar.
T he first is celebrated as tlie birth-place and capital of
Ram chandra. T h e second is celebrated as th e scene of the
infancy of Krishna. The fourth is known as th e abode of
Shiva, and th e seventh is venerated as th e capital of
Krishna.
T h ere are twelve places called Joterlingas. They con­
tain S h iv a tem ples b u ilt in times in which Shiva religion
m u st have an ascendancy in India. These places are as
follows:—
1 S o m n a th in K ath ia w a r n ear Vera-
wal.
2 Shree S h ylya Mallikarjoon in the N iz a m ’s country.
M ahakal in U jan in Malwa.
on tlie river Narmada,
 5 K edar ' o n t h e H im a la y a M o u n ta in . 7 A m a r n a th in C a s h m ir .
C B h im a s lia n k a r near Poona at tlio sou rce 8 B r a h m a k u p a t. ' T h is p la c e is n e a r B a d r ik e d a r .
o f t h e r iv e r B h im a . 9 B a d r in a r a y a n . D o .
7 V is h w c s h w a r , in B en ares. T h is is th e p la c e fr o m w h ic h
8 T rh n b ack esh w ar n e a r N a sic k . 10 M o o k ta n a th -D a m o - 1 S h a llig r a m s to n e s a r e p ic k e d
9 V y z a n a th i n t l i e N i z a m ’s c o u n t r y . dar K oon d . ^ up. T hey are u sed as an
10 N a g n a th D o. ■ im a g e o f V is h n u . . .
11 R a m esh w a r n e a r M a d ra s, 11 N o d h u r M .a d h a v in K a th ia w a r . . . ■ , •
12 G h r is n e s w a r n e a r A u r .a n q -a .b a d . 12 M a h a b le s h w a r n e a r S a tta r a .
M o st o f th e se id o ls w ere d estr o y ed b y th o M ahom edan T h is h ill is c o n s id e r e d sa cred
a r m ie s w h ic h in v a d e d t lie c o u n tr y . T h e sto r y o f S o m n a th fr o m th e c ir c u m s t a n c e of
13 C h itr a k o o t.
is w e ll k n o w n in th e h is to r y of I n d ia . M ahakal w as E a rn h a v in g liv e d th er e . It
r e sto r e d b y M a h a d a jee S c in d ia . T lio te m p le of V is li- is n e a r A lla h a b a d .
w esh w a r w a s r e b u ilt . T lio o ld o n o h a s b e e n tu r n e d in to 14 V in d h y a W a s in i.— T h e s h r in e , o f th is god d ess is
a m osq u e. G h r is n e s w n r wns r e sto r e d by A h ily a B ai n e a r M ir z a p o o r . B lo o d y s a c r ific e s a r e o ffe r e d to h e r d a ily .
H o lk a r . S o m n a th te m p le has been changed in to a lo . E la m a .— T h is g o d d e s s is in t h e s o u th o f I n d ia .
m o s q u e , b u t t h e G a ik w a r h a s b u ilt a new one w ith th e 10. T o o ls is h a m .— T h is p la c e is in K a th ia w a r in t h e
a s s is ta n c e o f A h ily a B a i. m o u n t a i n c h a in c a lle d G ir . T here are h o t s p r in g s th er e
Then there .arc four D ham s under w hich com e a n d t h e y c o n t a i n s w e e t -w a te r .
1 R a m esh w a r 1 , T ... 17. S o o d a m p o o r e e .— T h is is t h e s a m e a s G o r e b n n d a in
2 K edar j tw o K a t h ia w a r . I t w a s g iv e n b y K r is h n a to h is fr ie n d S o o d a m a .
3 D w ark a o n e o f th e se v e n to w n s. 18. M n d h a v p o o r . - —T h i s p la c e is in K a th ia w a r and
4 J a g g a n a th in O r is s a . c e le b r a t e d fo r th e m a r r ia g e o f K r is h n a w ith llo o k m in n i.
E v e r y r iv e r t h a t j o i n s t h e G anges is c a lle d it s b r a n c h 19. G o p i T a la v . T h is p la c e is n e a r B e t D w ark a and
t h e la n d in w h ic h th e ta n k is s itu a te d , c o n ta in s w h ite
a n d t h e c o n flu e n c e is c a lle d a sn c rc d p la c e or O th e r
e a r th w h ic h is c a lle d G o p ic h a n d a n . It is u sed by a ll
s a c ie d liv e r s have a ls o o o -
V a is lm a w n s w h o b e s m e a r t h e ir b o d y w ith it. ,
^ ^ JT^ITT th e c o n flu e n c e of th e A lu k n a n d a nnd
20. K u r o o K s h e tr a .— T h is p la c e is n e a r D e lh i a n d is
M a n d a k in i.
c e le b r a te d a s th e b a t tle -fie ld o f B h a r a t.
■s. D o. o f A lu k n a n d a a n d G in d a r . 21. H u m p i V ir u p a k s h a .— I t is n e a r B a n g a lo r e .
3 STCT1! D o. o f M a n d a k in i a n d t h e G a n g e s . 22. U d p i S o o b r a lim a n y a .— T h i s p l a c e i s n e a r M a n g a lo r e .

V ^ D o. o f A lu k n a n d a a n d th e G a n g e s. 23. D h a r n id h a r .— I s n e a r D e e s a in G o o z r a t.
24. S h r e e r u n g a .— T h is p la c e is in T r i c h in o p o ly . The
JJ3H D o. o f th e J a in u n a a n d t h e G a n g e s.
t e m p le is o n e o f t h e la r g e s t in I n d ia .
$ 3T^fIT D o. o f th e K r is h n a a n d V e n n y a near
25. U nant Shayan is in T ravan core. Sh rco U n a n t-
S a tta r a .
p o o r a m is c o r r u p te d in t o T r a v e n d r a m . '
T h e r e a r e fiv e s a c r e d la k e s . 20. K anya K oom aree is th e so u th e r n e x tr e m ity of
I. rrrrR'JT f l W C i n C u t ,c h . I n d ia n e a r T in n e v e lly .
•9. in T h ib e t. 27. J a n a r d h a n is in M a la b a r .
3 i n M .a n v a d .
28. D a r b h a s h a y a n is n e a r E a m e s h w a r .
V 1% ^ near A hm edabad.
29. P f id m a n a t h is in M a la b a r .
^ RTT n e a r M a d ra s. 30. G o k a r n M a h a b lc s w a r is near K arw ar. It is s a id
T h e r e a r e t h r e e a n d a h a l f MfS" o f g o d d e s s e s . T h e y a r e :— t h a t R a w a n p la c e d t h is id o l th e r e .

' 1 M a ta p o o r in B e r a r . 31. E k lin g a is n e a r U d e y p o o r a n d h a s a la r g e r e v e n u e

2 A m ba i n t h e N i z a m ’s d o m in io n s . . fo r its s u p p o r t.
.‘S K o l h a p o o r in th e D e c c a n . 32. H in g a la z is in B c c lo o c h is ta n . It is a fa v o u r ite

4 T o o lz a p o o r near S h o la p o o r . T h is is c o n s id e r e d as d e ity o f G o s a w is . A n im a ls arc k il le d h e r e fo r s a c r ific e s .

B y r a g h e e s a s a r u le d o n o t v is it t h o s e p la c e s w h e r e b lo o d y
h a lf qr?.
s a c r ific e s a r e o ffe r e d .
T h e r e a r c m a n y o th e r p la c e s o f p ilg r im a g e a s fo llo w s —
33. P a n d h a r in a tli or V itt o b a . T h is p la c e is in th e
1. D akore near B arod a. I t is s a id th a t d u r in g th e
P o o n a D is t r ic t . T h is is a fa v o u r it e p la c e of W arkarces or
M ahom edan in v a s io n of G oozrat th e id o l fr o m D w n r k a
fo llo w e r s o f T o o k a r a m .
w a s b r o u g h t h e r e fo r c o n c e a lm e n t.
34. S h a k a m b u r y .— T h is god d ess is in th e so u th of
2. S h fe e n a th . T h e id o l fr o m G o k u l w a s b r o u g h t h e r e
I n d ia . ■
fo r fe a r o f t h e M a h o m c d a n s . The B o m b a y m e r c h a n ts p a y
35. K a m a k s h i is in B e n g a l.
a ta x o f th r e e la k h s to th is te m p le n e a r O odeypoor. T h is
30. N tm a k s h ir is in M adura. The te m p le is one of
g o d is w o r s h ip p e d b y t h e G o s a w i M a h a r a j a n d a ll B h a t t ia s ,
t h e la r g e s t in I n d ia .
L u w a n a s a n d W a n ia s o f G o o z r a t, K a th ia w a r and K u tch ,
37. A m ir k a n la r k . I t i s th e . s o u r c e o f t h e N a r m a d a .
a n d is c a lle d S h r iji.
38. A s h t a V c n a y a e k .— T h e s e e ig h t te m p le s a re in tlic
3. V cnkoba. T h is s h r in e is n e a r t h e T r ip o tc S t a tio n
P o o n a D is tr ic t .
on th e w a y to M a d ra s. T h is god has a la r g e tr e a su ry .
39. P a n c li K edar in A h m e d a b a d .— T h e r e are fiv e
I t u sed to p a y a ta x o f th r e e la k h s a n n u a lly to T ip p o o
te m p le s in th e d is tr ic t. T hey are of th e P r o v in c ia l
S u lta n , b u t t h e B r itis h G o v e r n m e n t h a s r e m itte d th e ta x
c e le b r ity .
a s r e v e n u e fro m id o la tr y .
40. A sh ta S id d lia ,— T h e s e e ig h t s h r in e s are in th e
4 . K a r tic S w a m e e . T h is is t h e s h r in e o n t h e S h e s h a c h a l S a tta r a D is tr ic t.
m o u n ta in . I t is s a id to b e t h e a b o d e o f K a r t ic S w a m e e . S o m e ' 41. B o c h u r a j c c i s i n t h e G a i k w a r ’s d i s t r i c t o f K a d i .
P o o r a n s s a y t h a t h e is a b a c h e lo r , w h ile o th er s sa y th a t 42. K lia n d o b a n e a r P o o n a is t h e fa v o u r ite g o d o f K o o n -
h e w a s m a r r ie d . H e is c o n s id e r e d to b e a s o n o f S h iv a a n d h is a n d D h a n g a r s or s h e p h e r d s .- T h e H o lk a r b e iD g o f th e
a l s o G e n e r a l o f S h i v a ’s a r m y . H e is c a lle d or C om - sh e p h erd ca ste, is a w o r s h ip p e r o f t h is s h r in e .
m a n d c r - in -C h ic f . H e ap p ears to h a v e e s ta b lis h e d S h iv a 43. J o t i b a is n e a r K o lh a p o o r . T h is is th e fa m ily god
D h a r m a in I n d ia . o f S c in d ia in w h o s e s e a l h is nam e ap p ears.
5. V a ija n a tli. T h is s h r in e is d iffe r e n t fro m G u r li 44. A lla n d i is c e le b r a t e d fo r th e to m b o f D n y a n e s h w a r .
V a ja n a tli w h i c h is c o u n t e d a m o n g t w e l v e J o t.ir lin .g a s . It I t is n e a r Poona.
is s itu a te d near C a lc u tta in a fo r e st w h ic h is c a lle d 45. J w a la M o o k h e e is n e a r J a la n d a r in th e P u n ja b . It
J a d k lm n d i. is a v o lc a n o , p e r p e tu a lly b u r n in g but d o in g no in j u r y
0 P a s h o o .p a te s h w a r , T h is s h r in e is in N e p a u l. t o v is ito r s , ' ■
 46. D o lio o is k n o w n a s tlio r e s ilie n c e o f T ookaram . V y a tip a ta M a h a tm y a ) „„ , , •*. i 1
S h iv r a tr i M a h a tm y a | I h e s e are m a h a tm y a s o f d ays. ,
47. P a r l i i s a f o r t o n w h i c h t h e r e i.s t h e t o m b o f l l a m -
(la s s Sw am ee. T o o ls h i M a h a tm y a c e le b r a te s th e m e r it o f w o r s h ip - 1
p in g a t r e e o f t h e m y r t le s p e c ie s ,
48. S id h a p o o r is n e a r A h m e d a b a d . I t is k n o w n n s t h e ■
r e s id e n c e o f K a p il M a lia M o o n i. • E k a d a s h c e M a h a tm y a c e le b r a te s t h e m e r it o f a p a r tic u - -
la r d a y .
4 !) . N ir m a l n e a r B n s s c in c o n t a in s t h e to m b of Shan-
T h e r e a r c in n u m e r a b le b o o k s o f th is d e s c r ip tio n p u t in
karacharya.
c ir c u la tio n and r e a d b y B r a h m a n s in e v e r y t e m p le , h o u s e , ■
•r) 0 . C h ip lo n e is near R a tn n g ir i. T h is p la c e is c e le ­
s t r e e t , v il In ge and to w n . T h ose w ho m ake th is a pro­
b r a te d fo r t h e r e t ir e m e n t o f P arsh ooram , fo u n d e r of th e
fe s s io n are c a lle d P o o r a n ik s a n d th e y are so nu m erou s
c o lo n y o f K o k a n n s th a B r a h m a n s .
th a t m is s io n a r ie s are n o t o n e -tw e n tie th o f th em . T hey
51. (J h in c h w a d is n e a r P o o n a . I t is w e ll k n o w n a s th e
m a k e p e o p le , p a r tic u la r ly w om en, very r e lig io u s , b u t a ls o
r e s i d e n c e o f a s a i n t , c a l l e d M o r a .y a d c v .
ig n o r a n t and c r e d u lo u s . M illio n s o f p e o p le are a lw a y s
■
r>'2. T a p ta M a n ik a r n ik a is a h o t s p r in g in t h e P u n ja b .
se e n tr a v e llin g 't o d is ta n t p la c e s a s p ilg r im s , le a v in g th e ir
G a n g a , o f I la j a p o o r is in t h o l t n t n a g ir i D i s t r i c t . It
hom es and fa m ilie s in th e h o p e o f g e ttin g s a lv a tio n by
is a n a n n u a l s p r i n g w h ic h (lo w s fo r a b o u t tw o m o n th s an d
m e a n s o f t h e s e T ir th a s a n d K sh c tr a s. Som e have r iv e r s
th e n sto p s. S o t h e p e o p le c a ll i t G a n g a .
and ta n k s in w h ic h a b lu tio n is p e r fo r m e d , and o th e r s
■>4. ito w a le s ln v a r or th o s w im m in g m o u n ta in is in
have te m p le s and im a g e s to b e seen . The M a h a tm y a s
tlic P u n ja b .
p r o m is e t h a t n o t o n ly v is ito r s a r c s a v e d , b u t t h e ir f a t h e r s :
• W a z r a b a i, n e a r B h iw a n d i in th e T anna
D i s t r i ac nt d m o t h e r s a r e s a v e d b y p i l g r i m a g e s m a d e b y t h a t d e ­
i s c e l e b r a t e d fo r t h e t e m p l e o f a g o d d e s s . T h ere are n u ­ sce n d a n ts. T h e s o a r e t h e m o t iv e s w liic h in d u c e , p e o p lo to
m e r o u s h o t. s p r in g s . T h e w a t e r is s w e e t a n d is k n o w n fo r w a n d e r a b o u t, in q u e s t o f h o ly p la c e s a n d r iv e r s a n d
its e ffe c t on s ic k m e n , b u t no m e d ic a l m a n has yet p a id la k e s a t t h e s a c r ific e o f m o n e y a n d tim e ,
a n y a t t e n t io n to t h is s u b j e c t in I n d ia . In E u ro p e su ch a
p la c e w o u ld have been very v a lu a b le , w hereas it is a
-------- ♦ --- :---- ‘
n e g l e c t e d j u n g l e in I n d ia .

r>(>. D ew aki I C o o n d ,— T h e s o h o t s p r in g s are in th o

“ T H E S U P E R N A T U R A L .”
S u r a t D is tr ic t. T h e s e H p r in g s havo a m e d ic in a l q u a lity ,
b u t t h e y lia v e h it h e r t o a tt r a c te d w o r sh ip p e r s and not en­ I am p le a s e d to fin d th e d e fin itio n I o ffer e d of th e
q u ir e r s . te r m “ m ir a c u lo u s ,” a s th a t w h ic h is in c a p a b le of any
r a tio n a l e x p la n a tio n w h a te v e r , a p p r e c ia te d b y su ch d oep -
o7. L u s s o n d r n K o o n d is n e a r D akore. The w a te r is
s a ltis h . t h i n k i n g p e o p l e a s t h o c o n d u c t o r s o f t h e T h k o s o i ’H IST . A t
th e sam e t i m e , it, seem s to m e th a t th e r e is an a m b i­
58. G u l t c s ln v a r K o o n d is in P a n oh M a h a ls n e a r T h a s n i.
g u ity in y o u r r e je c tio n o f “ s u p e r n a tu r a l, a g e n c y ,” ( T h k o -
5 !). N a r s o b a c h i W a d i is n e a r K o lb a p o o r . M any s ic k
S O P H IST , V o l . 1, p . >
‘3 1 0 ) , r e q u i r i n g f u r t h e r e l u c i d a t i o n . Y ou
p e o p lo r e p a ir to t h is p la c c fo r h e a lth .
have n o t d e fin e d t h e sp h ere o f “ N a tu r e .” If you m ake
00. K a l i .— T h is t e m p l e is s i t u a t e d in C a lc u t t a . th is c o in c id e n t \fith th e r e a lm of L aw , in c lu d in g th e
GL K is k in d h a is in t h e s o u th o f I n d ia . T h is p la c e is w h o le s p ir itu a l u n iv e r s e w ith in th e te r m , in s is tin g m e r e ly
m e n t i o n e d in t h e R n m a y a .ii a s b e i n g t h e c a p i t a l o f t h e k i n g th a t every p rocess or o p e r a tio n , w h e th e r im m e d ia te ly
S u g r i v a w h o b e c a m e l l a m a ’s a l l y i n t h e e x p e d i t i o n a g a in s t d ir e c te d b y c o n s c io u s in t e llig e n c e or n o t, m u st be con­

L anka. fo r m a b le to la w s of cau se and e ffe c t,— t h e n , w h ile you

s a tis fy th o s e w ho dem and a b o u n d le s s scop e of p h en o­
A l l t h e g r c a .t r i v e r s , — s u c h a s th e G a n g es, th e Jam una,
m enal p o s s ib ilit y , y o u e v id e n tly fa r tr a n sc e n d cu rrou t
th e S a n g o o , th e G o m a ti, th e S a r a s w a ti, t h o N a r m a d a ,,
c o n c e p tio n s o f n a tu r e . I a d m it th a t it is d is g r a c e fu l to
th e T a p ti, th e S in d h u , th e G o d a w a r i, th e K r is h n a ,
th e in te llig e n c e o f a n y p h y s ic is t, p r e te n d in g to b e a n a t u ­
t h e K a w e r i , t h e S n b a r m a t i, th e , T o o n g B h a d r a , t h e V e n n y a ,
ral p h ilo s o p h e r , s o to lim it h is c o n c e p tio n o f th e fo r c es
th e B h im a , th e K s h i p r a , & c .— a r e s a c r e d . A lo n g th e b a n k s
jyonaihly c o n c e r n e d in t h e p r o d u c tio n o f v is ib le p h o n o m e n n ,
o f t h e s e r iv e r s , a t t h e s o u r c e s a n d a t t h e m o u t h s , t h e r e a r e
as to s h u t h is eyes to t h e la t t e r w h e n e v e r h is c o n c e p tio n
to w n s w h ic h are a ls o sacred , su ch as N a s ic k , P a ith a n ,
o f fo r c e s actually c o n c e r n e d w o u ld h a v e t o b o e n la r g e d b y
S o o c ln tir th S:c. rea so n o f th em . B ut a n a tu ra l p h ilo s o p h e r , th o u g h ho
T h e r e a r e s e c ta r ia n p la c c s , w h ic h a r e h e ld s a c r e d b y p a r ­ cannot r a tio n a lly reject any fo r c e as “ a b n o r m a l,” (i.e.
tic u la r se c ts. G udhnda is sacred to th e fo llo w e r s of w ith o u t, or h a v in g no la w ) m e r e ly b e c a u s e lie is ig n o r a n t
Sw am i N arayan. C h u tis g u d near N agpoor is s a c r e d to o f it.s l a w , m a y , i u o n e s e n s e , f a i r l y d e s c r ib e it as “ su p e r ­
t h e fo llo w e r s o f K a b ir . A h im a p r a b h o o is t h e c h ie f p la c e o f n a t u r a l,” a n d a s s u c h b e y o n d h is p r o v in c e . I f, fo r e x a m p le ,
L in g a y a ts . A m r it s u r is t h e c h i e f p l a c e of th e S ik h s & c. fa c ts , o th e r w is e in e x p lic a b le , c o m p e l h im to r e c o g n ise , a s a
T h e J a i n s h a v e t h e ir s a c r e d p la c e s a ll o v e r I n d ia . N um ­ c a u s e , d is e m b o d ie d w ill a u d in t e llig e n c e , a c tin g by in s tr u ­
bers of p ilg r im s a n n u a lly go to th e se p la c c s . T h ese m e n t a lit ie s w h ic h h e c a n n o t tr a c e , a n d th e r e b y dominating
b a n d s o f p ilg r im s a r e c a lle d S a n g h a s . R ic h m e n pay th e t h e n a tu r e w ith w h ic h h e is fa m ilia r , a n d her o p e r a tio n s ,
e x p e n s e s o f a S ftn g h a . T h e s e p l a c c s a r e :— he does not on th a t accou nt a d m it th e “ m ir a c u lo u s ,”

fW cTfaSTC ’T f f e H 'R T (w h ic h is th o .-irrational), but m ay he not sp eak w ith

p r o p r i e t y o f t h e “ s u p e r n a t u r a l ?” H o w c a n h e i n c l u d e t h e
& c.
“ c lo u d -c o m p e lle r ” w ith in any d e fin itio n o f n a tu r e w liic h
T h e r e a r e p a r t ic u la r d a y s a p p o in t e d fo r fa ir s a t d if f e r e n t lie c o u ld p r a c t ic a lly a n d fo r s c ie n t ific p u r p o s e s a d o p t ? It
p la c c s . The p r in c ip a l of th ese fa ir s are at H a r id w a r , is , h o w e v e r , n ecessary to d is tin g u is h b e tw e e n th o se un­
A lla h a b a d , O ja n a n d T r im b a .c k . E a c h o f t h e s e t a k e s p la c e u s u a l p h e n o m e n a w h ic h h e c a n , a n d t h o s e w h ic h lie cannot
o n c e in t w e lv e y e a r s . i n v e s t i gOa t e . The l e v i t a t i o n o f h u m a n b e i n gOs ,’ f o r i n s t a n c e ,7
E a c h p la c e h a s its g r e a tn e s s w r itte n in a book c a lle d is apparently a s u s p e n s io n o f th e la w o f g r a v ita tio n . B u t,
M a h a tm y a . T h ese M a h a tm y a s app ear to have been b e fo r e r e le g a tin g th is p h en om en on to th e sp h ere of th e
w r itte n b y id le B rah m ans w ho w is h e d to in c r e a s e th e ir s u p e r n a tu r a l, it w o u ld be n ecessary fo r t h e p h y s ic is t to
tr a d e nn d p r o fit . T h ese M a h a tm y a s not o n ly c e le b r a te e x a m in e t h e h y p o t h e s is o f m a g n e t ic fo r c e s in th e hum an
s a c r e d p la c c s , b u t m o n th s , d a y s , h o u r s , tr e e s & c. For in ­ body, and o f a rev ersa l o f its p o la r it y u n d e r c e r ta in c o n d i­
sta n c e , tio n s . B u t th e in te r v e n tio n o f “ s p ir its ,” th o u g h t h e y m a y
P r a y a g a M a h a tm y a c e le b r a te s th e m e r it of v is itin g a c t a c c o r d in g to la w s a s in t e llig ib le to th e m a s o u r “ la w s
A lla h a b a d . o f n a tu r e ” are to u s, m ay be c a lle d “ s u p e r n a tu r a l” if it
K a r tic M a h a tm y a c e le b r a te s th e m e r it of d o in g p r o d u c e s e ffe c ts in e x c e s s of w hat th e cau ses h a b itu a lly
c e r ta in c e r e m o n ie s in th e operant a m o n g u s c a n b r in g a b o u t. S u c h are m a n y o f th e
m o n th o f K a r tic . - p h e n o m e n a r e c o r d e d b y P r o fe s s o r Z o lln e r , .(T r a n s c e n d e n ta l
Physics). Tlie rejection by th e Council of th e Royal
Society of Mr. Crookes’ p ap e r “ On th e experimental
Investigation of a new Force” was a disgrace to th e scienti­
fic intelligence
r? of th e age.
C* B u t it was so as a refusal to
receive evidence of facts on th e assumption of th e ir impos­
sibility. I t would have been less objectionable had it
rested 011 some definition, even though too restricted, of
the field of scientific research,
C. 0 . M.
S C O R P I O N - B I T K
JJY P ANDIT PR AN NAT H.
I hope 3Tou will bo good enough to explain th e m ystery
of th e officacy which the following figure undoubtedly 1ms
A t Jodhpore I used to visit Molvi Z ah ur-u l-H asan to
read Persian with him. H e is a g reat scholar in t h a t lan­
guage and in Arabic, and holds an honourable post in the
Raj. I have always disbelieved in th e so-called su per­
natu ral things as magic, spells &c., b u t th e Molvi believed,
for he is a staunch Musalman. One day he asked me
what effect I th o u g h t th e m aking of this figure could have
upon a p art which had been b itte n by a scorpion. I could
see none w hatever and so stated. Thereupon, by a success­
ful experimental demonstration upon th e body of a patient,
lie forced me to recognize th a t th e simple w riting of this
ancient sign or charm upon a venomous bite would
almost instan tly give relief. I desired him to teach me
the figure, which he willingly did, and I only waited for
the opportunity to experim ent for myself. A t last, a person
suffering from scorpion-bite caiue while th e Molvi was
taking his supper ; so I desired him to allow me to try
nnd cure th e man. O btaining his permission I accord­
ingly did so in his presence and, to my surprise, m e t with
great success. Subsequently I saw th e Molvi cure as
mnny as th irty or forty persons w ithou t fail an d he as­
sured me tlm t lie had had equal success in all his p e r ­
sonal experience. As his veracity cannot for a m o m e n t
be questioned, and my own observations fully bear him out,
1 thoroughly believe his statem ent.
Once a t E ra n pu re (near Serohi) I cured a m an 111 the
presence of Babu K heturchander, th e head-clerk in Serohi
Agency, if I am not mistaken. T he m a n was his ser­
vant. H e had been b itte n by a scorpion in th e g re a t toe.
The p a i n gradually increasing and rising up in his body
lie had bandaged tightly his whole leg to try to check th e
growing pain. W h e n brought before m e he could not
stand upon his leg. I bade him open th e bandages, but, as
he hesitated, I myself with my own h and removed th e bind­
ing from his thigh, and drew th e figure described upon it
Rix or seven times. After w aiting a m o m e n t I asked him
where the pain was now. H e said it had descended to
the knee ; then I further unbound the bandage as far as the
calf, drew th e same figure as before, an d again asked him
where the pain was. H is reply was th a t now it extended
no higher th a n the ankle. I th e n drew th e figure 011 the
foot, whereupon the pain was b ro ug ht to th e very point
of th e toe where lie had been b itte n and finding th a t it, had
become a mere trifle which he could easily bear, lie
declared him self cured and walked away after expressing
his gratitude. T he head-clerk was very m uch astonished
to see th e effect of th e m antra or spell, as he called it,
and desired to learn. I was obliged to decline as I was not
th e n allowed by th e man, who ta u g h t me, to com m unicate
th e secret. N a tiv e sculptors* when teaching their trade
to th e ir children, always cause th e m to use their chisel
first in c u ttin g this figure though th ey have no knowledge
of th e m ystery enwrapped in it. T hey traditionally regard
it as a good omen to begin teaching th e ir children with it,
j u s t as th e H indoos first, teach th e word “ O m ” a t the
beginning of a course of instruction in Sanskrit.
SATG OO R SWAMI.
( A n I n d i a n ’s v i e w s o f T h e o s o p h y an d S p iritu alism .)
JSY L A LL A M A IK O O LA L.
T he following is th e result of my m editations and I
give it out for publication in the T h e o s o p h i s t .
1. T here is b u t one Infinite,Self-Existent Spirit, Absolute
in its nature, described in th e V e d a nt as “ S a t (Everlast­
ing), C h it (Intelligence), A nand (Joy).” I ts existence is
proved by the persistent manifestation of consciousness
in nil animals, which cannot be the result of th e combina­
tion of in a n im a te m atter.
2. The existence of a personal God, t h a t is, an O m ­
niscient, All-directing B eing who is Creator and M aster of
th e world, is merely suppositional. T h e idea of such a
God suggests creative and destructive power and know ­
ledge of th e present, p a st and future, all a t once and every­
where, which is an absolute impossibility.
3. T h e world is th e creation of “ Maya.” Tliis^ is no ­
th in g else th a n th e negation of the spirit as evidenced
in th e A h a n k a ra or individualism of animals. I n its
incipient sta te it is th e undeveloped idea of th e tran-
scendcntalists a sort’of involuntary will, som ething akin
to dream b u t w itho ut its consciousness. It, gradually deve­
lops itself into th e forces of n atu re which in th e ir t u r n
produce th e elem ents and the world.
4. Being evolved o u t of th e spirit, th is Maya is liable
to destruction or repose. I t has, therefore, 110 sub stan­
tial existence, b u t has nevertheless the power to manifest
infinite powers and qualities and to compensate and adjust
itself in a variety of ways.
o. T h e consciousness of individualism is manifested,
when, from the simple elementarv, are developed orga­
nized bodies, an d as th e physiological process progresses,
th e consciousness which is simple in vegetables increases
in complexity u n til it is highly developed in m an on
this earth.
G. Consciousness is e ith er positive-universal or nega­
tive-individual. Positive consciousness is impersonal and
negative personal. T h e former is simple consciousness
of existence ; t h e latter, t h a t of existence as an individual.
Sim ple consciousness is th e spirit. Consciousness of indivi­
duality is th e phenom enal or m in d existence.
7. Ind iv id ual consciousness being the result of action of
th e inner universal, consciousness on th e animal organism
is lost when d e a th occurs, and m a y be also destroyed by
tru e knowledge, i. c., absolute knowledge of self in con­
trad istinction to relative knowledge of th e world and its
phenom ena.
8. T h ere is no proof th a t th e animal soul or th e mind
consciousness with its senses and powers of u n derstan d­
ing existed as an e n tity prior to b irth or th a t it will
not cease to exist after death. Oil th e contrary, it is a
palpable fact t h a t th e consciousness of individuality only
manifests itself a t birth, is temporarily lost d u rin g pro­
found sleep and u n d e r tlie influence of mesmerism, and
is destroyed when th e anim al organism entirely ceases
to act.
9. T h e assum ptio n t h a t th e evolution of species is
not physical b u t th e resu lt of metempsychosis, is as un­
reasonable as th a t distinct species were created from the
beginning. On th e other hand, th e gradual physiolo­
gical developm ent of species by variation, climate, and
9 T h e P a n d it protjivbly jneans Mussulmans.— E d , T jieo s,
other causes, is <a conclusion borne out by tlie progressive
tendency of tlie phenom ena of nature.
10. T h e phenomena of spirit m anifestations do not
prove th e existence of disembodied souls, as nowhere have
such been revealed w ith out “ m edium s,” whereas men
have been found a t different tim es who have worked
wonders by tho force of th e ir will. I t m ay be, t h a t W estern
philosophy and scicnce arc still unable to account for
the phenomena, b u t as the Yoga Philosophy and the
Tantras are read and understood, it will be found th a t
they are nothing more than manifestations produced by
an intense concentration of th e m ind upon certain objects.
This innate power of th e ’m ind m ay be called “ animal
m agnetism ” or by an y other name, and all occult or
mystical science is founded 011 the principles of its deve­
lopment. T he Yogi develops it by his Yoga, and the
T a n trik a by recitations of “ Beej M antras ” and diverse
other processes. The principle in c ith e r case is th e same,
viz., tlie increasing of th e m agnetic power of the mind.
B y th in k in g of various things an d giving v ent to the
passions, th e mind loses m uch of its power, hence its in­
ability to fix itself forcibly upon one pa rticular idea.
By th e discipline of Yoga and by means of tru e know ­
ledge which enjoins th e d u ty of discarding every th o u g h t
except of the im m utable self, th e m in d retains much of
the magnetic power which otherwise would have been
lost; and by th e T a n trik a exercises th e m ind recoups
from extraneous objects th e force which it loses in the
daily transactions of life. W h e n by any or all of these
means, a certain a m o u n t of power is retained or acquired,
th e mind by sheer force of its will can create all the
wonders th e eight Y oga Siddhis are credited with. I 11
a nother way, b u t in a lesser degree, th e like result is
tem porarily obtained by recitations of Beej Mantras, and
th e mesmerizing processes iu vogue in th e E astern and
W estern world.
11. Iu th e eight Siddhis is comprised, besides other
powers, th e ability to create “ K a m a rupa ” * w hether of
self or of any other object, to com prehend things a t a
distance, and to a certain e x te n t to subdue and. control
th e forces of n a t u r e ; and this is not physically impossible,
for in this state of the mind, th e Yogi being one with
the infinite spirit, ideas operating a t a distance come
spontaneously to his m ind as if th roug h an electric tele­
graph, and his will-power being much more intense than
the original involuntary idea which created th e world,
he acquires the power of creating things in rapid suc­
cession, b u t lacking continuity of energy, th e objects thus
created only last for a short tim e and vanish as soon
as the will-force is withdrawn.
12. I 11 the case of th e Yogi or th e S id d h a (the possessor
of Siddhis) the motive power is his own will, while in th a t of
tlie medium, it is his will guided by t h a t of th e m esm e­
rize r. T h e Yogi or S id dha rarely exercises this power, for
th e more he uses it for worldly purposes, th e less is lie
capable of realizing his tr u e self which is his u ltim ate
aim. B u t in th e Tantras, there are several systems which
tre a t of the practical application of m agn etic power in
curing sickness, charm ing animals and men, obtaining th e
knowledge of hidden things, and influencing in a certain
way th e course of h u m a n action and destiny.
K3. However useful, practically, this hidden power may
be, and however commendable th e efforts of the T iiko -
s o p h i k t s to build 011 it a scientific system based 011 W e s t­
ern principles, th e point should n o t be lost sight of,
th a t the Siddhis of Yoga and th e T a n tra s are only of
secondary importance.'^ T h e prim ary object of Yoga is
to obtain by mechanical and th a t of th e T antras by che­
mical means, th a t concentration of th e m ind which is
essential to the knowledge of self, and which more gifted
m en can obtain by the simple b u t sustained exercise of
• An illusionnry form, otic whose apparent solidity is a deception of tlio
penses. Observers of “ form manifestations ” should ponder.--Ku. Tlu:os.
f Fot phenomunaHstic purposes, vcs—m ost assuredly. IJut our Indinn
b rother mu«t rem em ber t h a t the Wes t knows nothing of th e existence of
such a powor in man ; aiul until it does know i t t h ere can bo on truly
Gicutitic researches, especially in the d e p a r t m e n t s Psychology, ~ E a T ueogu
th eir reasoning power. Both th e Yoga and Tantrika
systems arc considered inferior to “ Bichar ” or reasoning,
for they arc b u t indirect means to th e acquisition of
th a t knowledge of self which is the direct outcome of
th e la tte r process.
14. This knowledge of self is th e “ M o k s h a ” or true
salvation. I ts fundam ental principles are th a t th e soul
is only the manifestation of spirit 111 Ahankara, t h a t it
docs not exist as an entity, t h a t this A h an kara is th e
negative idea or error and is a t th e root of all worldliness
and misery, t h a t this so-called soul is th e spirit itself,
th a t nothing b u t the spirit exists in reality and t h a t every­
th in g is in it, and it in everything, and so on.
1 To be useful, this knowledge should be practical
and perm anent, otherwise the uniform and lasting hap­
piness which is its result will not be obtained. U nlike
th e Yoga, it does not require abstentation from worldly
e n j o y m e n t; it only directs it in the rig h t path, and gives
its possessor th e ability to enjoy thoroughly.
10. I f any one asks, why all this trouble, if there is
no future individual existence, th e answer is t h a t there
is 110 trouble in acquiring this knowledge ; on the con­
trary, th e more it is gained, th e brigh ter appears th e world
and happier becomes the worldly existence. As lor the
future individual existence, why should it be an object
of desire if it is forsaken for good even in this lile ? And
is it not enough to live well and happy in this life and
th e n pass 011 to th e simple consciousness of one indivi­
sible eternal existence ?
A PHYSIOLOGICAL TEST FOR
TH IEF-CA TCHING,
HY DR. UATUKRAM 8. MEHTA,
M i li ta r y M e d ic a l OJficcr in W a ra sh a , B a r o d a .
M any of your readers are aware, I believe, th a t when
one has lost some valuable article from his house, it is an
old custom am ongst us— now confined only to th e men of
the old school— to send for a man who professes to
detect such thefts. Such professionals are still to be found
in several parts of India. T h ey have different ways of
finding out th e thief, but they all boast th a t th e y do so
by th e agency of some Mantras. F o r my own part, I
do n o t as y e t believe in th e efficacy of Mantras, b u t it has
appeared to me t h a t some physiological t r u th m ay be
found in these tests.
A few days ago an ornam ent of gold worth about
Rs. loO, worn by th e young child of one of my relatives,
was found to be missing. A careful search was made, but
to 110 avail. T here was no longer an y doub t t h a t it had
been ta k e n away by some body, as th e boy did not go out
t h a t day nor the day previous. Instead of informing the
police, 1 th o u g h t it b e tte r first to tr y one test abou t which
I had often heard.
All the sepoys who had come to m y house t h a t day and
th e day previous to gether with all m y servants were called
together and m ade to sit before me. 1 th e n brought a
small q u a n tity of lice and distributed a little from it to
each one present. T h ey were th e n told to chew it for
a while and th en ta k e it out before me.
I m u s t here explain th e rationale of th e test. T he per­
son who has com m itted a th e ft n aturally has great fears
and when he is b ro u g h t in the presence of several others
for such an investigation his mind is necessarily greatly
confused.
Physiology has proved th a t th e various conditions of
m ind influence th e secretions of th e body th rough tho
nervous cords.
I n this test throu gh the influence of m ind the secretion
of saliva is diminished or is almost stopped, a n d therefore,
th e person who has com m itted th e th e ft— although he tries
his u tm ost to chew th e lice grains given to h im — does not
succeed, and, when he takes th e m o ut of his mouth, they
e ither conic out all entire and dry, or, if tho person exerts
liis utmost, th e rice grains are coarsely powdered, b u t still
are dry from w ant of a proper q u a n tity of saliva.
W hen I observed the rice grains from th e m ou th of each
person to whom I had given, I found th a t all b rou gh t out
a large q u a n tity of saliva (as is usual) with th e rice grains,
except one who had no saliva in his m outh. 1, therefore,
suspectcd th is man. B u t as I had great confidence in
him and as I thought he was entirely incapable of such
a, crime, I was doubtful about th e accuracy of th e test.
I, therefore, told all of th em to take some rice u'l'ains once
again. T he person who was suspected asked for some water,
first to gargle his mouth, probably because lie was feel­
ing dryness of the mouth. T he rice grains were again
chewed and again taken o u t by all. T he person who
was suspected asked m e to give him more tim e as lie
said lie could not grind them soon, though he was the
strongest man in the lot. A nd although he was th e last to
take out th e grains and partly succeeded ill grinding
them, th e rice grains were not even moist. I had now
strong grounds for suspecting th e man, b u t hesitated
to give out th e name of th e person as 1 had still some
doubts about the test.
1 told all of them tha t I had been enabled by means
of the test to detect th e thief, but, in order to save him
from disgrace, I would give him twelve hours to restore
the lost article. I f he did not do so w ithin th a t time
the m a tte r would be reported to the police and. his nam e
given out. This occurred in the evening. N e x t morning
i was delighted to tind th e lost article in one of th e
windows of my house.
From the subsequent information th a t I received, and
the dem eanour of th e person suspected, I was convinced
t h a t 1 had detected th e righ t m an by this wonderful
little jihysiological test.
N o t u . — ])r. B a tu k ra m is quite corrcct in his diagnosis,
aud it would be well if all pretended “ miracles” were
examined w ith like common sense. B u t th ere is an o th e r
method of thief-catching jiractiscd in In d ia in which
the thief’s physiology plays no part. We refer to the
“ rolling-pot.” In this case th e thicf-findcr causes w ithout
hum an contact a brass-pot to oscillate and finally roll
over and over on its side, like a waggon-wheel, until it
comes to th e place where th e th ie f or his plu nd er is,
and th ere stops. W ill some friend who has witnessed
this experim en t kindly describe the details and results
of it very carefully for th e benefit of our readers !— El).
T jik o s .
TIIE T H E O S O P H I C A L SOCIETY.
I t is expected that, tho President and Corresponding
Secretary of our Society will reach Bom bay from their
long tour to th e N o rth -W e s t Provinces and P u n ja b
soon after the issue of th e present n u m b e r of this m ag a ­
zine. T he J a n u a r y n um b e r may, therefore, be ex­
pected to contain a report of th e ir observations during
this im po rtan t jou rney ; which, added to th e itinerary of
their previous travels on behalf of th e Thcosophical
Society since th e ir de p a rture from N ew Y o rk — in
D ecember 1878— makes a grand total of about 18,000
miles th a t they have voyaged a t their own expense in aid
of its cause.
TllKIlK IS AN ODIOUS S l ’l l i l T IN MANV
are b e tte r pleased to detect a fault th a n commend a
virtue.— 11'ixdoui in M iniature.
IT IS N O H I . H T O MHIOIC TRUTH AND .IT
to tind it. I t is th e ancient feeling of the h u m a n h eart
th at knowledge is b e tte r than riches.
IK Y O U CAN S AY No 0001), SAY NO
neighbour. ■ .
( C o n ti n u e d fro m tiie O c to b e r N u m b e r,)
P U R E G O LD A R T IF IC IA L L Y M ADE.
A n a c c o u n t o f Momo K x p e r i m e n t s o n M e r c m y , S i l v e r , a n d G o l d , m a d e a t
G u i l d f o r d in M a y 1782, i n t h o L a b o r a t o r y o f J a n i e s P r i c e , M . D . , K.lt.S.,
t o w h i c h is p r e f i x e d a n a b r i d g m e n t of B o y l e ' s A c c o u n t o f a D e g r a d a t i o n
of G o ld .
TiiANf>enim:i) von ” the theosowiist" by pktku imvjdson, ksq., f.ts.,
Boerlmave’s work is in almost every one's hand ; q u o ta ­
tion, therefore, from it would lie sujierfluous ; the works of
Boyle are now less frequently read ; and his historical
account, which, to use his own words, is really, “ a strange
chymical narrative,” was so m uch in point, th a t an abridg­
m en t appears in this place w ith ou t impropriety.
A n abridgm ent r a th e r th a u a transcription was
a ttem p te d , since from th e quaintness of Boyle’s style, his
own narrative would perhaps m ake no favourable im pres­
sion 011 th e ears of m odern readers.
It much resembles th e massive furnitu re of “ other d ays,”
made cum brous by its own ornaments. Y e t perhaps
many would more willingly peruse th e relation in its
original form, as wc view with pleasure th e softened day,
th ro u g h —
S toried w indow s richly dight,
C o s t i n g ;i d i m r e l i g io u s l i g h t . ' ’
For th e gratification of such, arc reserved some frag­
m ents of this work of th e Venerable F a th e r of English
Philosophic C h e m istry ; these, to use th e words, a t least
the th o u g h ts of an elegant writer, appear like the
m ouldering stones of an ancient abbey, interspersed among
th e walls of some more modern, b u t less durable struc­
ture.
* *- * # * * if; * * *
Boyle commenced his preface by apologising for letting
his narration m ake its appearance alone, as it is evidently
a continuation of a larger discourse, b u t adds, th a t it is
an in d e p e n d e n t narrative “ which (says he) i f 1 may so
speak stands vjion ils own legs, w ithout any need o f depend­
in g upon a n y th in g that icas delivered before, and, therefore,
I th in k it no great venture, or in co n g ru ity, to let it como
abroad by itself.”
H e seems to imagine th e gold to have suffered a still
greater deterioration than is represented in th e narrative,
where it is spoken of as appearing like an imperfect metal,
only : yet to tell the tr u th (says lie) I think it teas more
iuibascd th a n so. ,
H e then proceeds to th e rela* ion its e lf:— P yro p h ih is,
by which nam e he usually m e a n t himself, rises in a circle
of virtuosi, an d informs th em th a t he is about to relate an
experim en t which may lead to persuade th e m of th e pos­
sibility of tran sm utatio n ; especially when added to the
preceding discourse, (which with Bayes, wc arc to su p ­
pose, was passed in th e Green-room), b u t adds th a t its result
was not improving, b u t deg rading gold.
A certain Simplicius, who appears as a Thersites among
these chyntical hvroes, starts u p with ail objection t h a t a p ­
pears to be introduced, only th a t it may be answered by
Aristander. . ’
P yro p h ilu x th en ‘'perceiving by several signs th a t he
needed not to o d d a n ything opologetical to trhat A r id cinder
had already said’ to h im ,” resum es his discourse, in which
he labours to remove th e objections th a t arc “ wont to be
I’ l CKSnXS, WHO
fr a m e d against the p o ssib ility o f m etaline transm utation,
fr o m the authority and prejudices o f A ristotle,’’ which, he
however adds, need not bo “ solemnly discussed.”
The regularity of narration may be here in tc riu p te d to
rem ark th a t however unnecessary such solemn discussion
IS H K A U T I I''U1- may appear in th e present era of Philosophy, it was fre­
quently requisite in th e tim e of Boyle. H e had many a
noxious weed, grown ran k with age, to remove from tho
field of Science, before he could proceed in its cultivation.
A nd those who now are employed in raising the pile, should
ILL OF YOUU look back witii reverential g ra titud e to him, who removed
, th e rubbish from its base.
 T he author, it may here be thought, like P yro p h ilu s in
this p a r t o f his speech, m u st have had occasion for “ a short
pause to take breath mid the reader is probably inclined
like Boyle’s in C'rat tppus, to wish th a t he w ould hasten
towards the historical p a rt of his discourse.
Pyrophilus proceeds to relate, th a t m e e tin g a t tho lodg­
ings of one of his friends, with a strang er who bail visited
very remote O riental countries, lie learned from him in th e
course of th e ir conversation, th a t th e chem ists of the East.,
though more reserved, were not less skilful th an those of
Europe ; in confirmation of which lie p re se n ts Pyrophilus
with a small piece of paper folded up, a n d ta k e s his leave.
Pyrophilus, who by uo m ea n s regards this jw p e r as con­
taining a trifle, is scarcely “ consoled” by it, for th e loss of
this virtuoso* company, which he much “ resents.”
He, however, prepares to use the substance contained in
this paper, according to some obscure directions which th e
travelled savant had hastily given ; and takes a witness or
two, aud as an assistant “ an experienced D octor o f P h y s ic ’
very well versed in th e separating and expelling of metals.
For this caution he is much commended by Heliodorus,
who, it appears afterwards, “ d id worthily sustain the d ig ­
n ify he had i n presiding in that choice com pany.'’ Pyro-
p hd us continues his n arration afte r p rofessing'lt to be his
opinion, “that c a u tio u sn ess is a very necessary qualification
fo r him that would sa tisfactorily m ake curious exp erim ents ;
a n d p a rticu la rly in this, whoso event, he thought, would prove
odd e n o u g h ” and lest his assistant’s perception should be
misled by previous information, so as to m a ke him fancy
lie really saw, w hat lie had been told he m ig h t expect, he
resolves to obviate this prejudice as much “ as he innocently
could,” and only informs him th a t he expects a small p r o ­
portion of powder, presented him by a foreigner, would
render gold extremely brittle. H e then opens th e p a p e r
and finds in it a very small q u a n tity of dark red powder,
which they estim ate (without weighing, to avoid waste)
at the tenth, or a t most the eighth p art of a grain. They
next weigh out in “differing” balances two dram s of cupelled
and quated gold, which they fuse in a new and well-
annealed crucible ; on this gold, when fused, th e powder is
projected and the fusion continued for a q u a r te r of an
hour ; after which the gold is poured out into an other
annealed crucible, and suffered to cool.
h i th e fire it had appeared like other fused gold, except
that for two or three mom ents th e assistant observed th a t it
looked like an opal* ; b u t when cold, though exactly the
same weight as before th e fusion, instead of gold, was
ioiiml a lum p of m etal of a dirty colour, as it were overcast
with a thin coat, like half-vitrified litharge, w ith a. little
globule of metal, not yellowish, b u t like coarse silver ; and
the bottom of the crucible was overlaid with a vitrified sub ­
stance, whereof one part was of a tran sp aren t yellow, and
the other of a deep brown, inclining to red ; and in this
vitriiied substance were plainly to be perceived several
globules, more resembling silver th an gold in th e ir a p ­
pearance. The larger piece of m etal n ib bed on th e
touchstone and its m ark compared with those from a piece
of gold and a piece of silver coin, it was found to be
“ 'notoriously” more like the touch of silver than th a t of
gold.
The lum p being struck w ith a h a m m e r was found
brittle and flew into several pieces : and the internal su r­
face of these was of a d irty colour like t h a t of brass of bell-
metal.
One dram of this degraded gold, being expelled with
about six times its w eight of lead, required nearly double
the usual time to complete the operation ; which being
ended, the cupel was found smooth and entire;, tinged with
a fine purplish r e d f and beside th e refined gold there lay
on the cavity of the cupel some dark-coloured recrements,
which were supposed to have proceeded, not from th e lead,
but from the deteriorated metal. On weighing the refined
• Any gold in a certain heat, if there he a slight d rau g h t of air over its
surface, viil hnvo this appearance, even silver nnd coppcr sometimes pre»
t e n t a similnr one.
f Tlio colour usually communicated by vitrified gold,
gold it was found deficient by seven grains. This defici­
ency was supplied by th e above-mentioned recrement ;
whose w eight and fixity, notw ithstanding th e ir appearance
of im purity, indicated th e ir being g o ld ; it was unfor­
tu n a te th a t th e smallness of them, and Pyrophilus’ and his
assistant’s w ant of leisure, prevented th e ir being duly,
ascertained.
T h a t no doubt m ig h t rem ain respecting th e gold e m ­
ployed, a dram and a half, intentionally reserved out of the
parcel of which th e debased gold had been a portion, was
melted by itself, and found to be, as was expected “ fine
and well-coloured gold.”
Pyrophilus confesses lie did n o t try w hat effect aqua
fo r d s would have on the debased gold, lie n ot being
provided with any whose purity he could rely on ; this,
however, ho was “ the less troubled, at,” because lie knew
th a t gold, alloyed w ith silver or some other metals, in cer­
tain proportions, would protect them from the action of the
nitrous acid.*
T he m etal having been hydrostatically weighed, its
specific gravity was found to be th a t of water, only as l o j
to 1. This “ e x o m e n ’ (by which he m eans not a swarm,
b u t an examination) added to th e other experiments, has
ju stly great stress laid on it by Pyrophilus (Boyle), who
observes t h a t to hydrostatical trials he is “ not perhaps
altogether a. stranger” specific gravity is above all other
properties th e least equivocal m ark of identity or diversity
in m etallic bodies ; and by w ha t means soever we may
conceive th e powder to have acted on th e gold in m aking
it brittle, less splendid, or ealeinable, we m u st allow
this alteration in specific gravity, to be by far th e most
wonderful effect of the projected powder.
T he objections to l)r. L e w is f cannot be properly a p ­
plied to t his effect of the experim ent ; and scarcely to th e
others ; for, though gold m ay be rendered brittle by tin
or even by its vapour, (as is said) and its colour altered
by a small proportion of other m a tte r (as is also said), y:et
w hat known substance will alter so considerably its
specific gravity ? I t was on account of this circumstance,
.principally, th a t the present narrative was prefixed to a
relation of experim ents in which the specific gravity of a
metallic substance was changed by a m in ute proportion
of a powder ; and in a very small space of time ;— a
change in this particular, in fixity, and in the capability of
being calcined or vitriiied, aro the most certain marks of
® ♦ . . . ,
th e conversion of a perfect into an i m p e d e d metal, and the
reverse of t h e m of th e contrary.
The aud itors of Pyrophilus appear to have paid great
attention, and to have received much pleasure from the
“ recital” of this notable circumstance superadded “ to the
rest,” for “ the generality o f them am i the President, too" ex­
press themselves to be “ delighted as well as surprised by
looking and, s m ilin g ;”-—after the ir “ m u rm u rin g ” is a
little over, th e worthy a n d eloquent, President returns th e
th a n k s of tho Company to Pyrophilus, iu a speech of
which the reader will easily pardon the omission ; this is
followed by an other from Cruttippus, in which he d e ­
mands why “ it should not be law ful for philosophers to
prize such a lu m p of depraved gold, before th e finest
gold the ehymists are wont to afford us,” and compares, or
ra th e r prefers, this lum p to the medals whose value is
derived from p e rp e tu a tin g some conquest ; as this de­
teriorated gold does the victory of a rt over nature.
Pyrophilus on being requested by th e company to favour
them with his reflections on th e theory of his process,
replies t h a t lie has only had “ some raring thoug hts
about this p u zzlin g sub ject” and declines th e task.
Heliodorus then urges him to “ draw some inferences
and so to conclude.” H e th e n observes, th a t in his e x­
p e rim e n t a change alto gether as wonderful as th a t said
to be occasioned by the P h o j k c t i o n of the alchemists, has
really been produced :— T h a t gold, the most homogeneous
• Brandt's experiments correlative to this aro v/oll-known. The pheno*
niena observed hy Boyle nnd B ran dt ar e similar to thoso proaeuttd by
uny tdloy of metals requiring different solvents.
f I n his u o tc s o n N e u m a n n a n d elsew here,
and im m utable of metals, may in a very short tim e be
exceedingly changed to malleability, colour, homogeneity,
an d in th a t which, as he ju stly observes, is beyond all in
specific gravity, and all this by only one-thousandth p a rt of
its weight of ano th e r substance.
I f any credit be given, an d surely th e highest is due to
Boyle, tlie a u th o r of the experim ents on mercury, which
are next to be related, may hope to derive some sanction
from his authority : compared with Boyle’s experiments,
th e marvellous of his sinks into th e probable. N ay more,— if
Boyle’s experim ent be credited, and who will refuse his
assent ? Let it be rem em bered th a t it was m ade b u t
once, before three or four persons a t most ; w h at then
shall be said of processes, often repeated, before num erous
spectators !
To conclude this abstract already too long, let us
deduce from it tlie following inference, which shall be
given in th e words of B O Y L E , for whom the author,
notw ithstandingO . liis having O am used him self with the
quaiutncss of his language, en te rta in s the greatest
veneration.
T h e ([notation has already been placed on. th e hack of
th e inscription, as a more diffuse motto, b u t m ay be re­
peated here as it cannot be too strongly impressed.
“ W c m ay” says Boyle “ among o ther things, learn from
our experim ent this lesson ; th a t we o ught n ot to be so for­
ward as many m en otherwise of gre a t parts are wont to be,
in prescribing narrow limits to th e power of N a tu r e and
A rt, and in condemning and deriding all those t h a t pretend
to, or believe, uncommon things iu Chymistry, as either
cheats or credulous.”
(T o be Continued.)
TH O U G H TS SU G G ESTED B Y THE
D U IIG A -P U J A .
1!Y A X A R Y A W O R S H J i I ’ER.
No one can deny th a t inward worship is b e tte r than
external rites. B u t it is a common m istake to suppose
t h a t tho la tte r are incompatible with th e former.
W hile outward forms and ceremonies, w itho ut faith and
devotion, arc a mere sham, it is no less true th a t internal
worship is greatly helped by external observances aud ex­
pressions, such, for instance, as th e act of pro strating
ourselves or uttering praises and prayers.
W e m u st rem em ber t h a t we have a double n atu re —•
physical and spiritual. Ho long as we feel ourselves inse­
parably connected w ith our bodily organs, we can never
offer a jm rel/j spiritual adoration to th e Most High.
T he Hebrews of th e old T estam ent, th e n the Christians,
t h e n the Mahomedans, and then alas ! our own country­
m en blindly led by th e ir Christian conquerors and tutors,
would dispense with external images and symbols altoge­
ther. T h e y know not th a t th ey commit th e more sinful
idolatry of believing t h a t G o d is such as they can imagine
to themselves. They would use vocal symbols which arc
110 less external than m aterial images. N ay th e attributes
t h e y ascribe to God—justice, wisdom and mercy,— cannot
b e c o n c e i v e d by m an as other th a n h u m a n . T he very
glorification of H im founded upon the beauty and harmony
of th e Universe, necessarily p artak es of materiality.
W h a te v e r conceptions we have, are all borrowed from m a t­
te r or framed from our own minds, and these can never
r e p r e s e n t the D ivinity who is beyond th o u g h t and ex­
pression.
T he B r a h m a s of th e “ N ew D ispensation” fancy they
“ perceive God face to face.” O f course, this God is as much
a n inwve, or a symbol, as the external images worshipped
by t h e orthodox H indu. T he U panishad s have declared
t h a t H e is known to him who knows H im not, and
unknow n to him who knows H im , i. e., H e cannot be
know n h u t as th e Unknowable. Indeed, tru e spiritual
worship begins when the word “ worship” loses its proper
signification and means entire absorption in H im . W e
cannot worship H im with a, separate in dividuality. We
must cease to be ourselves, b u t be He, to know H im.
So, until we can a tta in to th a t state, we m ust adore
H im in symbols w h e th e r external or internal. Mind and
m a tte r are both extraneous to Brahma, who is Spirit
equally beyond m ind and matter. Brahm a, in his abso­
lute nature, has ne ith e r m ind nor life. Brahma, associated
w ith t h a t mysterious power from which the universe is callcd
forth and into which it (the universe) is collapsed, is termed
Islnvara or P aram eshw ara or Sagu nna Brahma., and, as such,
H e can, by H is O m nipoten t and Merciful Will assume any
form H e likes. This answers th e purpose of worship,
which, as I have pointed out, indispensably needs symbo­
lization.
These symbolical forms th a t th e Sup rem e Being is
believed by the orthodox to manifest, are also typical of
I I is Power and Mercy.
T he Universal M other (Durga) is thus represented with
ten hands which probably represent the ten quarters of
space ( dik ) and her three eyes typify knowledge of
the present, past and future. The M ahis/idm ra whom she
destroys is th e demon of darkness aud evil, her own nature
being Blessed Wisdom (chidanandamayi).
The Sem itic worshippers (under which term I include
those who would act up to th e com mandments of the
Bible and the Koran) would do well to rem em ber th a t
tlieir worship is no less representative and symbolical
th a n th a t of m aterial symbols. Language, which they
cannot dispense with, is after all only a property of m a tte r
— a collection of' sounds. T he folly, too, is to be
pointed o ut of regarding m a tte r as something necessarily
im pure and unholy, as if it were not the production of
th a t H oly Power Himself. There is an other folly— th a t
of supposing th a t th e symbolical worshipper identifies
the D ivinity with m a tte r with all its properties. Absurd !
Even a hum an being can hardly be identified by a t h in k ­
ing man w ith liis m aterial body. The external imago
only serves as a visible symbol of th e Divinity, who, indeed,
is believed by th e devout to fill it specially w ith his
presence. So much th e b e tte r for the fervour of devo­
tion if th e m a tte r is entirely forgotten and the image is
beheld as th e visible manifestation of the all-pervading
Divine Presence— which, in reality, does sustain all the
forms and images of this infinite universe. The theory of
the world being an em anation of the D eity was not only
held by the greatest philosophers of the ancient times, but
is ta u g h t by th a t great British scientist and philosopher,
H e rb e rt Spencer, who laughs a t th e Christian system of
the so-called m onotheism as th e C arpenter theory of
creation. .
OXK L’JI IL O S O I’H K i t IS W OR TH A T H O U S A N D GRAMMARIANS.
Good sense and reason o ught to be th e umpire of all rules,
both ancient and modern. .
—------------------ +■ ...........— .
RICHES HI2til4T l ’RII)K, r i l l DM 1M PA TIE N CE , IM P A T IE N C E
revenge, revenge war, war poverty, poverty humility, h u m i­
lity patience, patience peace, and peace r i c h e s :— Wisdom
i n M in ia tu r e .
A W ISH M AN EN D EA V O U R S TO S H IN E IN H IM SE L F, A
fool to outshine others. :.
CAST NO D IR T IN T O T H U W ELL, T H A T H A T H G IV E N V oU
water. • .
G R A T IT U D E 1’R E , S E R V E S O LD F R IE N D S H IP , AND l'R U C J U R h S
new. .
 TIIE P O U N D OP F L E S H . s u p e r fic ia l are th ese lu d ic r o u s in c id e n ts . The fa r c ic a l
S h y lo c k h a s p a sse d a w a y fr o m th e E n g lis h s ta g e th ro u g h
BY M O N C U IIE I). CONW AY.
fo r c e o f t h e m o r e r e a l c h a r a c te r w h ic h S h a k esp ea re drew ,
W e g iv e ro o m to t lic fo llo w in g a b le e s s a y fr o m t h e p e n
an d a s I b e lie v e , m e a n t to d r a .w ; a n d if th a t g r o te sq u e
o f th e w e ll-k n o w n A m e r ic a n w r ite r w h o h a s b o o n in t e r e s t ­
fig u r e o f t h e o ld G lo b e s h o u ld b e a c te d n o w , h e w o u ld be
in g th e th in k in g p a r t o f t h e L ondon p u b lic fo r t h e la s t
h is s e d in a n y t h e a t r e : a n d t h e g h o s t o f S h a k e s p e a r e , w e r e
d o z e n or m o re y o u r s w ith liis S u n d a y r e lig io n s d is c o u r s e s .
he p r e se n t, w o u ld p r o b a b ly jo in in th e s ib ila n t ch oru s.
T hough our p r e fe r e n c e is to g iv e o n ly o r ig in a l m a tte r ,
S h a k e s p e a r e m a y ;> o t h a v e ; i n t e n d e d a ll th e fa r -r e a c h in g
t h e tr u e th e o s o p h ic a l s p ir it o f k in d ly m u tu a l to le r a n c e in
m o ra l b e lo n g in g to th e a n c ie n t le g e n d o f th e pound of
r e lig io u s o p in io n h a s b e e n to o a b ly r e n d e r e d in M r. C on­ f le s h , but s u r e ly no one can c a r e fu lly c o m p a r c h is S h y ­
w a y ’s E ssa y to w arran t our w ith h o ld in g it fro m th e
lo c k w it h t h e B a r a b a s o f h is c o n t e m p o r a r y w it h o u t recog­
p u b lic .
n is in g a p u r p o s e to m o d ify and so fte n th e p o p u la r fe e l­
“ T h e s c h o la r s w h o , in a r e c e n t W e s t m in s t e r P la y , e v o k e d in g to w a r d s fh o Jew , to p ic tu r e a m a n w h e r e M a r lo w e
fo u r g h o s t s fr o m a n c ie n t G r e e c e to d e c id e 011 th e r e liq n c s h a d p a in t e d a m o n s t e r , i f n o t , in d e e d , t o m ir r o r fo r C h r is ­
e x lm m c d b y D r . S c h lie m a n n , m ig h t w e ll tr y th e ir m e­ tia n s t h e ir o w n in j u s tic e a n d c r u e lty .
d iu m s h ip u p o n t h e e q u a lly m y s te r io u s p a s t o f th e ir ow n
“ L e t u s ta k e o u r s ta n d b e s id e P o r tia w h e n s h e s u m m o n s
c o u n try . T h e y w o u ld c o n fe r a la r g e b e n e f it i f t h e y c o u ld th e M e r c h a n t a n d S h y lo c k to sta n d fo r th . T h e tw o m en
e v o k e tlio g h o s t o f W illia m S h a k esp ea re, and b r in g h im h a v e lo n g le g e n d a r y a n t e c e d e n ts , a n d h a v e m e t m a n y tim e s
b e fo r e th e fo o tlig h ts j u s t now , in order th a t we m ig h t b e fo r e . F iv e y ea rs ago M is s T o u lm in S m ith m ade th o
)d t h im w ith q u e s tio n s w h ic h h a v e lo n g b e e n accumul­ d is c o v e r y t h a t t h e s to r y o f t h e B o n d w a s c o n ta in e d in th e
a tin g . F o r o n e , I s h o u ld lik e to p u t to h im t h e q u e s tio n , th ir te e n th -c e n tu r y E n g lis h poem , Cursor Muncli, th e r e
— W h a t d o y o u t h i n k o f M r . I r v i n g ’s S h y l o c k ? in t e r w o v e n w ith t h e le g e n d of th e F in d in g of th e H o ly
“ W c know ' th a t 110 s u c h fig u r e a p p e a r e d 011 S h a k e s p e a r e ’s C ro ss.
ow n sta g e a t th e G lo b e . S h y lo c k , as a c te d by S h ak es­ “ I n a v a lu a b le p a p e r r ea d to th e N ew S h a k esp ea re S o ­
p e a r e ’s f r i e n d B u r b a g e , w a s a c o m i c f i g u r e . I lis m a k e-u p c ie ty , A p r il 9 , 1 8 7 5 , t h a t la d y q u o te s t h e s to r y . A C h r is tia n
c o n s is t e d of e x c e e d in g ly r e d h a ir a n d beard, a fa ls e n ose g o l d s m i t h in th e s e r v ic e o f Q u e e n E lin c (m o th e r of C on­
p r e te r n a tu r a lly lo n g a n d h o o k e d , a n d a ta w n y p e ttic o a t. s ta n tin e ), o w e s a su m o f m o n e y to a J e w ; if h e c a n n o t p a y
S u c h a fig u r e ! m u s t h a v e b e e n l a r g e l y m e a n t , to m a k e fu n i t a t a c e r t a in t im e h e is to r e n d e r t h e w e ig h t, o f t h e w a n t ­
fo r t h e p i t a n d g a lle r y , o f w h ic h S h a k esp ea re w as r a r e ly i n g m o n e y in h i s o w n f l e s h . T h e b o n d is f o r f e it ; t h e J e w
o b liv io u s , a n d B u r b a g e n e v e r . p r e p a r e s to c u t tb o fle s h ; b u t th e ju d g e s d e c id e th a t no

“B u t a c o n v e n tio n a l s ta g e fig u r e is g e n e r a lly a n e v o lu tio n , d r o p o f b lo o d m u s t b e s h e d . T he Jew b e in g th u s d e fe a te d ,

a n d t h is fa r c ic a l S h y lo c k w as 110 e x c e p tio n . The fa m o u s Q u e e n E lin o d e c la r e s h e m u s t g iv e u p a ll h is g o o d s to th e

Isa a c o f N o r w ic h w a s a ty p ic a l J e w in h is tim e . A th ir ­ S t a t e a n d lo s e - h i s t o n g u e . B u t h e is fo r g iv e n 011 a g r e e i n g

te e n t h c e n t u r y c a r ic a tu r e , p reserv ed in th e P e ll O ffic e , t o t e ll h e r w h o r e t h e H o l y C r o ss is h id d e n .

s h o w s u s t h e p o p u la r n o t io n o f h im . H e is p ic tu r e d as a “ T h e r e a r o e le v e n v e r s io n s o f t h e B o n d s to r y in t h e e a r ly

t h r e e -fa c e d id o l s u r r o u n d e d by d e v ils . The th r e e fa c e s lite r a tu r e o f E u r o p e . I n fo u r o f t h e s e v e r s io n s 110 Jew

arc n o t s p e c ia lly u g ly o r c o m ic a l, b u t r e p u ls iv e enough ; ap p ears. K a r l S iin r o c k b e lie v e s t h a t i t is a n a n c ie n t la w -

a n d w e m a y d e t e c t in t h e f i g u r e t h e r e f l e c t i o n o f a p e r io d a n c c d o t e — a n illu s t r a t io n o f t h e la w o f r e ta lia tio n p ressed

w h e n t h e d ia b o lic a l th e o r y o f t h e J e w w a s s e r io u s , a n d no to a n e x t r e m e . T h e e v id e n c e s h e g iv e s o f its u s e fo r th is

la u g h in g m a tte r . S im ila r ly , in th e o ld M ir a c le P la y s, p u r p o s e a r e in t e r e s t in g ; a n d i t a p p e a r s to m e p r o b a b le th a t

S a t a n w a s a s e r io u s fig u r e , th o u g h he g r a d u a lly becam e it m ig h t h a v e been in th is w ay th a t th e Jew w as fir s t

a m e r e la u g h in g - s t o c k l ik e P a n t a lo o n in th e p a n to m im e s . in tr o d u c e d in t o th e s to r y . W here a Jew and a C h r is tia n

T h e s t a g e - J o w s h a r e d t h e s a m e d e c lin e a s tlio s ta g e -d e v il c o n f r o n t e d e a c h o t h e r in any is s u e it m ig h t be a ssu m ed

— h is s u p p o s e d in s p ir e r . I 11 h i s m a lig n a n t a n d fo r m id a b le t h a t a ll m it ig a t io n s o f t h e m m m u m ju s w e r e r e m o v e d fr O m

a s p e c t h e w a s, in d e e d , in S h a k e s p e a r e ’s day, th e m a in th e q u e s tio n ; o n ly th e n a k e d te c h n ic a l te r m s o f th e la w

fig u r e of a p o p u la r p l a y — M a r l o w e ’s ‘Jew of M a lta ’ ; c o u ld t h e n b e c o n c e iv e d a s r e s t r a in in g e ith e r fro m d o in g

but even he had th e lo n g n ose and su n d ry g r o te sq u e th e u t m o s t in ju r y h e c o u ld to t h e o th e r . T h e r e is an o ld

fe a tu r e s ; a n d it c a n h a r d ly b e d o u b te d th a t in th e s till P e r s i a n v e r s i o n o f th e . t a l e in w h i c h , p e r h a p s f o r a s im ila r

m o r o lu d ic r o u s m a k e - u p o f S h y lo c k , who su cceed ed M ar­ r e a s o n , a M o s le m a n d a n A r m e n ia n c o n fr o n t each o th e r ;

lo w e 's B arab as in p u b lic in t e r e s t , th e G lo b e T h e a tr e a n d in t h i s c a s e t h e f a i l u r e o f t h e b o n d is n o t , b e c a u s e of

f o llo w e d t h e p o p u la r f e e lin g . th e b lo o d , b u t b e c a u s e o f th e e x tr e m e e x a c tn e s s o f w e ig h t
dem anded by th e c o u r t. A 11 E g y p tia n fo r m of th e
“ M r. S w in b u r n e , in h is g r a p h ic and s u b tle ‘ S tu d y of
s to r y h a s a s im ila r e n d .
S h a k e s p e a r e , ’ s e e m s t o r e g a r d M a r l o w e ’s Jew as th e real
m a n , a n d S h a k e s p e a r e ’s a m o u t h p i e c e f o r t h e f i n e s t p o e t r y . “ I t is n o t p r o p o s e d h e r e to d is c u s s a n d c o m p a r e th ese

T o t h i s I c a n o n ly h a lf s u b s c r ib e . M a r l o w e ’s B a r a b a s , t h e v e r s io n s o r th e ir d a te s , im p o r t a n t a s th e y a r e, b u t to p ass

Jew o f M a lta , is c lo s e ly r e la t e d to th e fig u r e o f Isa a c of b eyon d th e m to t h e p r in c ip le s in v o lv e d and th e id e a s in

N o r w ic h s u r r o u n d e d b y d e v ils . H e is 110 m a n a t a ll, but w h ic h t h e y a re r o o te d .

a n im p o s s ib le fie n d . H e k ills a n d p o is o n s C h r is tia n s w it h ­ “ S i d e b y s id e , in a ll a g e s a n d r a c e s , h a v e s t r u g g l e d w i t h

o u t, a n y m o tiv e . A s C h a r le s L am b w r o te : ‘ .H e is ju st e a c h o th e r t h e p r in c ip le o f r e t a lia tio n a n d th a t o f fo r g iv e ­
s u c h a n e x h ib i t io n a s, a c e n tu r y or tw o e a r lie r , m ig h t h a v e n ess. I 11 r e l i g i o n th e v in d ic t iv e p r in c ip le h a s e u p h e m is t ic
b e e n p la y e d b e fo r e th e L o n d o n e r s, b y th e r o y a l c o m m a n d , n a m e s : i t is c a lle d la w a n d j u s t i c e . The o th e r p r in c ip le ,
w h e n a g e n e r a l p illa g e a n d m a ssa c r e o f th e H ebrew s had t h a t o f r e m is s io n , h a s h a d to e x is t by su ffe r a n c e , and in
b e e n p r e v io u s ly r e s o lv e d 011 in th e c a b in e t.’ The average n e a r ly a ll r e l i g i o n s h a s b e e n r e c o g n i s e d o n ly in s u b o r d in a t e
C h r is tia n m u r d e r e d t h e J e w b e c a u s e h e d id n o t lo o k u p o n a llia n c c w ith its a n ta g o n is t. A n e y e fo r a n eye, a to o th
h im as a m a n , a c tu a te d by hum an fe e lin g s and m o tiv e s , f o r a, t o o t h , b l o o d f o r b l o o d , is p r im itiv e la w . P r o je c te d
b u t a s a m i s c r e a n t — t h e w o r d m e a n s ‘ m i s b e l i e v e r ’— w h i c h i n t o h e a v e n , m a g n if ie d in t h e d iv in e m a je sty , it becom es
th en m eant an agent o f A n tic h r is t, in s tig a te d by h is th e p r in c ip le th a t a d e ity cannot be ju st and yet a
p a te r n a l d e v il. ju s tifie r of o ffe n d e r s. ‘ W ith o u t th e s h e d d in g of b lo o d
“ I n t h e c h a r a c te r o f S h y lo c k , S h a k e s p e a r e r e ta in e d t h e th e r e is 110 r e m is s io n of s in s .’ S in c e fin ite m an is
g r o te s q tie r ie w h ic h m ig h t p le a s e t h e r a b b le , at th e sam e n a tu r a lly a s s u m e d to b e in c a p a b le o f d ir c c tly s a tis fy in g an
tim e tu r n in g th e ir scow l to la u g h te r . E ven now , w h ile in f in it e la w , a ll r e lig io n s , b a s e d 011 th e id e a of a d iv in e
M r . I r v i n g i.s g i v i n g h i s p o w e r f u l a n d p a t h e t i c im p e r s .o n a - la w g iv e r , are e n q .it y e d in d e v is in g sch em es by w h ic h
t io n , t lio o c c a s io n a l la u g h r e m in d s u s h ow ’ e a s il y s o m e p a r ts c o m m u ta tio n s m a y b e se c u r e d , a n d v ic a r io u s s a tis fa c tio n s
o f t h e t e x t w o u ld le n d t h e m s e l v e s to a f a r c ic a l in te r p r e ta ­ o f d iv in e la w o b t a in e d . N o d e i t y in f e r r e d fr o m t h e a lw a y s
tio n , i f t h e p a in t e d n o s e a n d c o m ic g e s t u r e s w e r e p resen t. r e le n tle s s fo r c e s o f n a tu r e h a s e v e r b e e n s u p p o s e d a b le to
B u t it is jn u e h m o r e r e m a r k a b le to o b s e r v e h o w rare and fo r g iv e th e s m a lle s t s q i u n til it ^vps e x a c t ly a to n e d fo r .
 For this reason the divine mercifulness has generally be­
come a separate personification. The story of tho ‘pound
of flesh is ono of the earliest fables concerning thoso
conflicting principles. °
"The following legend was related to m e by a H indu, ns
o n e h e had been told in his childhood. T he chief of the
Ind ian triad Indra, pursued the god Agni. Agni changed
himself to a dove in order to escape ; b u t I n d ra changed
himself to a hawk, to continue the pursuit. The dove took
refuge with Vishnu, th e second person of th e triad, the
H in d u Saviour. I n d r a flying u p demanded tho dove ;
Vishnu concealing it in his bosom, refused to give up the
dove. Indra th e n took a n oath t h a t if th e dove were not
surrendered he would te a r from V ish n u ’s breast an
am o u n t of flesh ecpuil to the body of th e dove. Vishnu
still refused to surrender th e bird, b u t bared his breast.
The divine hawk tore from it the exact q u a n tity , and th e
drops of blood— th e blood of a S a viour— as th ey fell to
the ground wrote the scriptures of th e Vedas.
“Am ong the various versions of this story in India, I
liavo not been able to find .any in accepted sacred books
which preserves w ith the simplicity of this folk-tale the
ancient moral antagonism between th e deities now- found
in alliance as a triad. H in d u orthodoxy has outgrown
th e phase of faith which could sanction t h a t probably
provincial legend. Its spirit survives in one of V ishn u’s
titles, Y ad jn a Varalia, ‘ the boar of sacrifice,’ derived from
V ishn u’s third incarnation by which he saved the world
from demons by becoming himself a victim. W e m ay see in
the fable reflections of a sacrificial age ; an age in which
the will and word of a god became inexorable fate, b u t
also tho dawning conception of a divineness in the m itig a­
tion of the law, which ultim ately adds saving deities" to
those which cannot be appeased.
“T he earliest version, probably B.C. 300, is the story in
th e M a h a b h ara ta ( V a n a parva"), of th e trial of tho best
of m a nkind, K in g Usinara. In d ra and Agni, wishing to
te st his fidelity to th e laws of righteousness, assume th e
forms of falcon and pigeon. The la tte r (Agni) pursued by
the former (Indra.) seeks and receives th e k in g ’s protection.
T he falcon demands th e pigeon, an d is refused on the
ground t h a t it is written th a t to kill a twice-born man,
to kill a cow, and to abandon a being t h a t has ta k e n refuge
with one, are equal sins. This is a quotation from th e Laws
of Manu. The falcon argues t h a t it is the of law of n ature
th a t it shall feed 011 pigeons, and a law against n a tu re is
no law. H e (the falcon) will be starved, consequently his
m a te and little ones m ust perish, and th u s in preserving
one th e king will slay many. T h e falcon is offered hy
U sinara other food— a boar, bull, gazelle,— but th e falcon
declares th a t it is not th e law of its n a tu re to eat such
things. T h e king theii declares t h a t he will not give up
th e pigeon, b u t he will give a n y th in g else in his power
which th e falcon may demand. T he falcon replies th a t he
can only accept a q uantity of t h e k in g ’s own flesh equal
in weight to the pigeon’s body. U s in a ra gladly accedes to
this substitution. Balances are produced, and th e pigeon
is placed in one scale. T he king cuts off a piece of his
flesh th a t appears large enough, b u t is insufficient ; lie cuts
again and again, b u t still th e pigeon outweighs his piled-
up flesh. Finally, all his flesh gone, th e king gets into
th e scale himself. T he two gods th e n resum e th e ir
divine shape, announce to U sinara th a t for th e sacrifice
h e has made he will be glorified in all worlds th ro u g h o u t
eternity, and tho king ascends transfigured into heaven.
“This legend is repeated under th e title S y m a - K a p o -
tiy a m (Dove and H aw k) in th e P u r a n a S a r v a n 'a n in
th e Bodleian Library, where it is in Bengali characters.
T h e re is another version in th e Murkinuleya P a r a n a
(ch. iii.) in which In d ra appears to th e sage Vipulasvan
in th e form of a large famished bird. F in d in g th a t this
bird can only be nourished by h u m a n flesh, th e sage
appeals to his sons to give it some of th e ir flesh ; and on
t h e i r refusal he curses them, and tells th e bird th a t after
he has performed certain funeral ceremonies his body
plial} be for its nourishment. W h ere u p o n I n d ia bids the
sage abandon his body only by the power of contemp­
lation, reveals his divine nature, and offers Vipulasvan
w hatever he m ay ask.
“I n d r a here says, ‘ I ea t no living creature,’ which shows
a moral advance. P erhaps his conversion m ay have been
in some measure due to th e teaching of B uddha. I t is
instructive to compare th e M ahabhdrata legend with an
early B u d dh ist version cited by M. Foucaux from the
■Dxmiff-lountj, * a version all the more significant because
the hero of it, Sivi, was traditionally the son of U sinara
and had already appeared in th e fourth book of Malui-
b h a ra ta as tried in th e same way w ith his father, and w ith
the same results. Sivi had become a popular type of
self-sacrifice. According to th e B ud dh ist legend, Indra,
perceiving t h a t his divine existence was drawing to a
close, confided to V isvakarm an ■f- his grief a t not seeing
in th e world any m an who would become a Buddha.
Visvakarm an declared K in g Sivi such a man. The falcon
nnd pigeon test is th en applied. B u t th e Buddhist
Sivi does not, like his B rahm an prototype, offer to com­
pensate th e falcon w ith th e flesh of other animals. H e
agrees to give his own flesh. The gods descend and weep,
tears of emotion a t seeing th e king as a skeleton out­
weighing th e dove which his flesh could not equal. Nor
is th e B uddhist saint cau gh t u p to heaven. H e is offered
the empire and throne of In d ra himself b u t refuses it ;
ho desires only to be a Buddha. Sivi’s body is restored
to gre ate r beauty th a n before, and he becomes B uddha
amid th e joy of gods and men.
“O the r versions show the legend furth er detached from
Bral imanic ideas, an d resting more completely upon B u d ­
dh a’s compassionateness to all creatures. Of this de­
scription is one in th e ‘ Sermons ’ by Asphagoslua, for the
translation of which I am indebted to Professor Beal.
S ak ra (a nam e of Indra), tem pted by a heretic to believe
th a t the teaching of B u d d h a was false, and th a t men
followed it from motives of self-interest, sought for a
perfect man who was practising austerities solely for
th e sake of becoming a Buddha. F inding one, Sivaka
Baja, he agreed w ith V isvakarman to te m p t him. All
happens as in th e old legend, except th a t S ivaka rests
his refusal not upon th e law of Manu, nor upon th e sancti­
ty of asylum, b u t upon his love of all living things. To
this his mercifulness the falcon appeals, reminding him of its
own young and Sivaka calls for a knife and cuts off a piece
of his flesh, not caring w h eth er it is more or less th a n tho
body of the dove. H e th e n faints. All living creatures
raise lamentations, an d the deities, much affected, heal
the wound.
“The influence of Buddhism is traceable in th e modi­
fications of th e original legend, which show' th e sacrifice
not accepted as it was in th e case of Vishnu and to some
e x te n t in t h a t of U sinara, whose earthly life terminates.
W ith B u d d h a th e principle of remission supersedes th a t
of sacrifice. H is a rg u m e n t against th e B rah m an ic sacri­
fice of life was strong. W h e n they pointed to these
predatory laws of n a tu re in proof of th e ir faith th a t th e gods
approved th e infliction of pain and death, he asked th e m
why th ey did not sacrifice th eir own children ; why they
did not offer to th e gods th e m ost valuable lives. T h e fact
was t h a t th e y were out-growing direct hu m an sacrifices—
preserving self-mortifications-—and animals were slain in
co m m utation of costlier offerings. This moral revolution
is traceable in the gradual constitution of Vishnu as a
Saviour. T here is a later legend th a t Vishnu approached
Sivi in th e form of a B rahm an in w ant of food, b u t would
accept none except th e flesh of Sivi’s son Vrihad-Garbha.
T he king killed and cooked his son and placed the food
before th e Brahm an, who then bade him eat it himself.
Sivi prepared to do so, when Vishnu stayed liis hand,
revealed himself, restored th e son to life, and vanished.
This legend belongs to a transitional period. Its out­
come is found in several H in du folk-tales, one of which
has been told by th e charming story-teller, Mr. W. II. S.
* 7> M uhahhnrata, p. 241.
+ The ‘ oiiiniticcnt,’ who offered up nil worlds in n ^encrtO pfvcrificc, nmi
endod by sacrificing himself.
Ralston. T he king of a country is dying, and a poor
man is informed of the fact by a disguised ‘ fate.’ H e
asks if th ere is no way to save th e k in g ’s life, aud is told
th e r e i.s b u t one way; if a child should be sacrificed, with
its own consent, t h a t would save th e king. T he man
re tu rn s home and proposes to liis wife t,o slay their
beautiful little boy. She consents ; th e boy having also
consented, th e knife is about to descend on the child,
when tlic fates n.ppear, announcing t h a t they only wished
to try his loyalty to his king, who had already recovered.
“AVe may feel p retty certain th a t originally th a t king
was a deity, though not so certain th a t the knife was
arrested w itho ut killing an ything a t all. In several popu­
lar fables we find tho story preserved essentially in the
old sacrificial form to teach the rewards of self-sacrifice,
though, in order to escape the scandal of a hum an sacri­
fice, the self-devotion is ascribed to animals. Tims in
th e P a n ch o ta vtm , a pigeon roasts itself to save a famished
bird-catcher, who had Just, captured his m ate ; and the
bird-catcher presently seeing its rad ia n t form rising to
heaven, spends his life consuming his flesh in th e fire
of devotion, in order th a t he also may ascend there.
“In the Semitic story corresponding to t h a t of Vishnu
and Sivi, the H in d u Abraham , we m ay see th a t where a
god is concerned th e actual sacrifice cannot be omitted.
T h at may do in th e case of a dying k in g or hun gry hawk,
b u t not for a deity’. In the case of A braham and Isaac the
demand is not rem itted b u t commuted. T he ram is accept­
ed instead of Isaac. B u t even so much concession could
hardly be recognised by th e H ebrew priesthood as an
allowable variation from a direct demand of Jahve, an d so
th e command is said to have been given by Elohim, its
modification by Jahve. The cautious transfoimation is
somewhat in the spirit of th e disguises of the Aryan
deities, who may partially revoke as gods the orders they
gave as hawks. I t would indicate a more advanced idea if
we found J a h v e re m ittin g a claim of his own instead of
one made by th e Elohim.
“I t is worthy of a rem ark th a t in some regions where
this change of names in th e st.orv of A b ra h a m ’s sacrifice is
overlooked or unknow n by Semitic religionists, th ere has
sprung u p a tradition th a t the sacrifice was completed and
the patriarch ’s son miraculously restored to life. Thus, in
another branch of the Jew ish religion we find Mohammed
flinching a t tho biblical story. H e does not like to adm it
th a t Allah altered his word and purpose except for a
serious consideration, so he says, ‘ W e ransomed him with
a noble victim.’ T h e Moslems believe t h a t Isaac was not
th e n born, and th a t it was Ismael across whose throat
A braham actually drew th e knife, which was miraculously
k e p t from killing th e lad, according to some, b u t others
say resulted in a d eath and resurrection.
“Last year the highly educated S ta te of Massachusetts
was thrilled with horror by th e tidings t h a t a man, named
Freem an, had offered up his beautiful and only child,
E d ith Freem an, as a sacrifice to God. I t occurred in the
historical town of Pocasset. A thousand years ago the
N o rth m e n who first discovered A m erica wintered there,
and possibly th ey th e re offered hu m a n sacrifices to th eir
god Odin,— t h a t is, if they got hold of one or two red
m e n ; for there has been a notable tendency among m en
in such cases to prefer other victims than themselves for
their gods. Since th a t first landing of w hite men in
America the religion of Odin had yielded to th a t of
Christ ; Pocasset and all New' E ngland had been convert­
ed to C hristianity ; th e Bible had found its way iuto every
home. Y e t this well-to-do citizen, Mr. Freem an, and his
wife, had learned in Sunday School abou t A b ra h a m ’s touch­
ing proof of his faith. They had pondered over th e lesson
until they heard the voice of Israel’s God sum m oning thom
to a sim ilar sacrifice, and th e y com m itted a deed which
probably would have shocked even those rude Vikings
who wintered a t Pocasset a thousand years before. So
much m ight th e worship of a pitiless prim itive deity arrest
the civilisation of a household in th e land of Channing
and Parker. Th ey prayed over the little girl, then the
knife was plunged into her heart. L ittle E d ith is now in
h er grave. T h e God of A braham and Isaac got his pound
of flesh this time. T he devout priest of th a t horrible
a lta r has j u s t passed from his prison to an asylum. To
the m any who have visited him he pu ts questions hard to
be answered. ‘ Do you believe the Bible or not ?’ he says.
‘ I f you do, and have read the account of Abraham, why
should you deny th a t God could require a man to sacrifico
his child ? H e so required of me. I did, hope and believe
t h a t he would stay my hand before the blow fell.. W hen
he did not I still believed he would raise myr child to life.
But tha t is his own affair. I have given that, which I loved
most, to God, because he commanded me.’ T he American
people waited to see w hether a Christian com m unity which
trains up children to admire th e faith of A braham would
hang th em when th ey grew up to im itate t h a t faith so
impressed upon them . The embarrassing dilemm a was
escaped after eigh t months, by g e ttin g Freem an into an
asylum for tho insane, w ithout trial.
“ I observed last year, soon after the occurrence of this
tragedy, a rude p icture of it in th e Police Gazette, or some
such paper, exposed in the shop windows of London. The
designer had placed a crucifix near the little victim ’s head.
I t is probable t h a t F re e m an and his wife never saw a
crucifix in th e ir lives ; they belong to the hardest, baldest
dogmatic Protestantism . The rude artist perhaps placcd
th e crucifix in his picture because the Abrahamic sacrifice
was supposed to be typical of a holier one,— a sacrifice in
which a son was offered up to satisfy th e fatal law of a
father. In the hu m a n sacrifice symbolised by th a t cru­
cifix culm inated all these sacrifices of which mention
has been made ; a n d there was embodied th a t principle
which has m ain tained through th e ages th a t though to
forgive may be hum an, to avenge is divine.
"Let us re tu rn now to Shylock and the Merchant whose
life is forfeit. Shylock represents th e law, th e letter and
rigour of it. H e is I n d ra tearing V ish nu’s breast ; Elohim
de m anding Isaac’s death ; th e F ir s t Person exacting the
Second Person’s atoning blood. H is bond, his oath regis­
tered in heaven, its sanction by Venetian law, are by him
identified with eternal justice. I t is th e irrevocable ‘ thing
spoken,’ fa iu m , weird,or word. Portia is exact iu telling
him t h a t he represents th a t ‘j u s t i c e ’ in whose course,
‘ none of us should see salvation.’ The Je w personates his
god precisely. N or is there w anting a certain majesty in
his position. T here is noth in g mean about Shylock now,
w hatever there may have been a t first. H e has been called
avaricious. I t m u st be remembered, however, that, during
those ages, th e wealth of th e Jew s was the main factor in
th e ir survival. T here is, indeed, an illustration of this in
th e only version of th e Bond legend which has any pre­
tension to be considered historical. A J e w named Ceneda
forfeited a pound of his flesh to a Christian merchant, on a
wager ; th e case was brought before the Pope, Sixtus V.,
who decidsd th a t th e Christian m ust pay' 2,000 scudi to his
treasury for a tte m p tin g manslaughter, and th e Je w pay in
an equal sum for h aving hazarded his life, th a t being a
taxable p ro pe rty belonging to the Pope.
“T he Jews, suspected for ages of obtaining their wealth
from Beelzebub, really accumulated it because th ey had no
desire to spend it on gentile baubles and Christian world­
liness, having no country of th e ir own. They k e p t it— or
tried to keep it— religiously, to lay a t their M essiah’s feet
when he should come ; and if they had not possessed it they
would long ago have been exterminated. Balzac tells us
of a mcdiaival seneschal in France who declared the Jews
to be th e best taxgatherors in his region. I t was his cus­
tom to let them gain money as bees collect honey ; then
he would swoop down on th e ir hive and take it all away.
T h e Je w s were also restricted in their relations to various
kinds of property, a n d almost driven by oppressive statutes
to th e dealings in money w hich brought opprobrium upon
them. I n h a tin g Antonio because he lent money without
interest, and so lowered the rate of usance in Venice, S hy ­
lock was h atin g him for underm ining th e existence of liis
 tribe. T h a t it was n ot personal avarice is presently
proved, when Shylock scorns tliricc his principal proffered
to cancel his bond. F o r now he has been summoned by his
own woes, tho tak in g away of his d a u g h te r and his pro­
perty, including th a t ring mourned because given by his
lost Leah.—artfully contrasted with th e surrender by the
Christian lovers of the rings they had vowed never to p art
with — to stand forth as an avenger of th e ages of wrong;
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heaped upon his race. T h a t is a messianic m o m ent for
Shylock, and ducats become dross in its presence. W hen
th e full tidings of his woes and wrongs are told him he
cries, “ T he curse never fell upon our nation till now : I
never felt it till now.” Thenceforth wc m ay see in Shylock
th e impersonation of the divine avenger of a divinely chosen
people, and the majesty of his law confronting an opposing
world.
“On th e oth e r hand stands Antonio, representing rath er
feebly, u ntil he too is summoned from being a m ere rich
m erchant to become a shorn victim, th e opposite principle.
H e stands for the Christ, the forgiver, the sufferer. In
th e course of its travels the legend had combined w ith one
told by H yginus. T he patriot Moros having conspired to
rid his country of its tyrant, falls into th e hands of th a t
tyrant, Dionysius of Sicily, who orders him to be crucified,
l i n t Moros is allowed a respite and absence of three days
to visit his sister, his friend Selenuntius having agreed to
become his hostage. On his way back, Moros is impeded
by a swollen river, and when he reaches the place of execu­
tion finds his friend on th e point of being nailed to the
cross. T he two friends now insist each on being crucified
for the other, a t which sight Dionysius is so affected th a t
he releases both, resolves to be a more h u m a n e king, and
asks the friends to take him as ‘ the third in th e ir bond of
friendship.’ I t is rem arkable th a t this legend (which
suggested to Schiller his ballad D ie Jliir/jselmJ't, th e S u re ­
tyship) should have been a popular one a t th e beginning
of the Christian era, introducing as it does an exactor of
vicarious suffering— th a t too by a cross— and ending with
the tyran t becoming one iu a trinity of friendship.
“Shakespeare has brought this vicarious feature into a
prominence it never had in any version he could ever
ha ve seen, and his art, creating as it m ust in organic con­
sistency, has dramatised th e psychological history of
mankind.
“Antonio, the m erchant called on to suffer, is the man
who gained nothing a t all from th e bond. H e has incur­
red tlie danger nnd penalty in order th a t his ra th e r w orth­
less friend Bassanio may g e t the money necessary to secure
a rich m arriage which shall free him from his debts. I t
is the just, suffering for the unjust. A ntonio is th e man
who gives, hoping for nothing again ; in low simplicity' he
lends out money gratis ; and,, when Shylock agrees to lend
th e th ree thousand ducats, th e m erchant says, ‘ This
H ebrew will tu rn Christian ; he grows kin d.’ A t the
trial, Antonio speaks like th e predestined victim :
I am a tain ted wether of the flock,
fl e e t e s t for death.
An.I, when the trial is over, Antonio is the only man
who offers to relax his hold on th e J e w ’s property. H e
gives iij) his own half, and takes the other only to give it
away to Shylock’s da ughter and her husband.
“To be kind Antonio calls Christian ; b u t it was not th a t
spirit which finally b ro ug ht him into th e same fold w ith
his judges. His life is spared on condition of his becom­
ing a Christian. Professor Morley and other critics say
th a t was harsh. B u t Shylock is no longer a genuine Jew,
and Shakespeare properly relieves th a t race of his con­
nection. T he Jew s had, indeed, in prim itive ages, begun
with the cyc-for-an-eye principle, b u t fiery trials had long
ta u g h t them patience under injury. Shylock, rem inding
Antonio, when he asks help, of his outrages, says:
•Still h a v e 1 b o r n o i t w i t h a p a t i e n t shru g:,
f o r K u ff cm ji cc is t | i o b a d g e o f all o n r t y i b e ,
So had it been for many ages, and the Je w had relegated
the principle of vengeance to his fossil theology, practically
becoming th e p a tie n t victim ; while, on the other-
hand, Christianity, reaching th e throne, had antiquated
Christ’s principle of mercy, and was dealing out the ri­
gours of the Ju d a ic law which Israel had outgrown bv suffer­
ing. B u t when Shylock repairs back to the old eye-for-an-
eye spirit, when he draws from th e armoury of the ancient
law th e old weapon of retaliation, it is only to find th a t
th e sacrificial knife grown rusty for a Jew is b rig h t and
keen enough in Christian hands. In pressing to practiso
th e blood-atoncinent and vicarious principle he enters
upon Christian ground, and Shakespeare rightly baptizes
him a Christian.
“W e may naturally question w h ether Shakespeare m e a n t
this irony. Did he intend any subtle h it when he made
these Christians claim as a co-religionist, ripe for baptism,
a m an who had ju s t attem p te d to take a fellow-man’s life ?
T h a t cannot be affirm ed ; b u t it is notable th a t th ere
should be in the play another passage liable to th a t con­
struction. Shylock’s enemies h a v e j u s t converted his
d a u g h te r Jessica into a good Christian ; and the first sign
of the work (if'grace in her h ea rt is th e facility with which
she steals and squanders her fath er’s money. Shakespeare
does not fail to connect with this pious robbery th e Chris­
tian customs of the tim e towards Jews. W h en th e rob­
bery and elopement have been planned, th e J e w s Chris­
tian servant, Lancelot, says to Jessica :
There will come a Christian by
Will be worth a Jewess’ eyo.
T h a t seems to be a plav upon th e th e n familiar phrase
‘ ■worth a J e w ’s eye’— a Je w having often to pay an enor­
mous sum in order to avoid having his eye p u t out. W ith
th a t Christian usage th e poet apparently connects the
robbery of Shylock’s treasure. So by adopting th e Chris­
tian usage of tlic time, by saying to Antonio w ha t King
Jo h n said to the Je w s — ‘ Y our money or your flesh,'—
Shylock had given evidence of a change of heart, and his
r ig ht place was in th e Christian fold.
"B u t among all these representative figures of the Vene­
tian court-room, transformations from th e flying doves and
pursuing hawks, bound victims and exacting deities, of
ancient mythology, th e re is one who possesses a signi­
ficance y e t to be considered. T h a t is Portia. W ho is
this gentle woman in judicial costume ? She is th a t
hu m a n h e a rt which in every age, amid hard dogmatic
systems and priestly intolerance, has steadily appealed
against th e whole vindictive systeni— w heth er Jew ish or
C hristian— and, even while outwardly conforming, m anag­
ed to rescue h u m a n love and virtue from it. W ith his
wonted yet over-marvellous felicity, Shakespeare has made
the genius of this h u m a n se n tim e n t slipping through the
technicalities of priest-made law, a woman. I t is, indeed,
the woman soul which has silently vei!ed the rude h ere­
ditary gods and laws of barbarism — th e pitiless ones—
w ith a host of gentle saints and intercessors, until the
heartless systems have been left to theologians. Inside
th e frowning buttresses of’ dogmatic Theology th e h e a rt of
woman has b u ilt up for th e home a religion of sym pathy
and charity.
“Portia does not argue against the technique of the
law. She agrees to call th e old system justic e — so m uch
the worse for justice. In th e outcome she shows th a t
this so-called justice is no justice a t all. A nd when she
has shown th a t the le tte r o f ‘ justic e ’ killeth, and warned
Shylock th a t he can be saved from the fatal principle he
has raised only by invoking the spirit which givetli life,
she is out of th e case. Shylock now sues for mercy before a
Christian Shylock. A nd Portia like Maty and all sweet
interceding spirits t h a t ever softened stern gods in
h u m a n hope— turn s from th e judicial Jahv es of th e bench
to th e one forgiving spirit there. ‘W h a t mercy can you
render him, A ntonio’ ? T h e Christian Gratiano interposes
' ‘ A h alter gratis : nothing else for God’s sake 1’ B u t
(Jlirist is heard, however faintly, above him, and Antonio Society in K m jht.nd. — “ T h e p e o p le h e r e a r e so t a k e n u p w i t h
th em se lv e s t h a t th ey c a n n o t b estow m u c h a tte n tio n u p o n others.
forgives his p a rt of Shylock’s penalty.
I t is t h e s a m e a m o n g s t t h e m s e l v e s . E n g l a n d is d i v i d e d i n t o m a n y
“ Forgiveness is tlie a ttrib u te of man. W e may reverse l i t t l e E n g l a n d s — t h e r e is a n E n g l a n d of fash ion , of classical l e a r n i n g ,
P o rtia ’s sta te m e n t and say that, instead of Mercy dropping of a n t i q u i t i e s , of sc ien ce, o f p ro fes sion , of c o m m e r c e , o f s p e c u l a t i o n ,
o f p o l i t i c s — all d a b b l e i u t h e l a s t ; b u t i n e a c h of t h e f o r m e r , i t is a
as the gentle rain from heaven, it is projected into heaven m e r e a c c i d e n t if o u e o f o n e s e t k n o w s a n y t h i n g of w h i t is g o i n g o n
from compassionate hu m an hearts beneath. A n d heavenly in a n o t h e r . T h e s e t s w e r e v e r y l a r g e , c o m p r e h e n d i n g m a n y
power doth then show likest m a n ’s when mercy seasons t h o u s a n d s each ; so t h a t t h e r e is a w i d e field of i n t e r e s t , o n l y t h a t it
tlie vengeance of nature. F rom the wild forces above not is local a n d d i s c o n n e c t e d . B o o k s a r e p r i n t e d a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s
w h i c h a r e n e v e r h e a r d of iu t h e R o y a l S o c ie ty . T h e P h i l o s o p h i c a l
only droppeth gentle rain, b u t th u n d e r and lightning, T r a n s a c t i o n s h a v e n o t six r e a d e r s in O x f o r d , a n d t h e R o y a l A s ia t ic
famine and pestilence ; it is man with his lightning rod, S o c i e t y 's p r o c e e d i n g s a r c u n k n o w n t o b o th .. T h e T r a n s a c t i o n s of t h e
his sympathy, his healing art, who tu rns th e m from their R o y a l S o c i e t y of L i t e r a t u r e e v e n d o n o t find t h e i r w a y t o t h e
path and interposes a shield from th e ir fury. Conse­ C o llege l i b r a r i e s o r r e a d i n g - r o o m s , a n d i f p u b l i c a t i o n s a n d p r o ­
c e e d i n g s i m m e d i a t e l y u n d e r t h e i r o w n n o se s a r e n o t s c e n t e d , wo
quently all religions, beginning with tre m b lin g sacrifices
need n o t m a rv e l t h a t B engal R esearches a n d A s ia tic J o u r n a l s do
to elem ental powers personified— powers th a t never for­ n o t a t t r a c t n o t i c e . I t is of no u se t o c a l c u l a t e o n p o p u l a r i t y i n
give— end w ith th e worship of an ideal man, th e h u m a n E n g la n d . I t is n o t t o b e h a d fo r a n y t h i n g b u t a n o v e l or a
lover and saviour. T hat evolution is invariable. Criticism n ew sp ap er.”
m ay find this or th a t particular deified m an lim ited and A nd th e following— which shows how thoroughly Dr.
imperfect, and may discard him. I t may ta k e refuge in W ilson’s views agree w ith those expressed in the T hko -
pure theism, as it is callcd. B u t it am oun ts to the same .soi’lfl.ST for S e p te m b e r in connection with th e subject
thing. W h a t it worships is still a m an,— an invisible, of th e th re a ten e d dissolution of Prof. W eber’s Sanskrit
vast man, b u t still a man. To worship eternal love, T e x t Society. W h a t Dr. Wilson found true in 1844, the
suprem e wisdom, ideal moral perfection, is still to worship un ha p p y Prof. W e b e r also bewails iu 1880.
man, for we know such a ttrib u te s only in man. T h e re ­ S a n s k r it .— “ I a m g o i n g t o p u b l i s h a t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e Sml-
fore, th e Shylock-prineiple is lion-human nature, hard k/ty« Jlltax/iya w i t h M r . C o l e b r o o k e ’s t r a n s l a t i o n of S a n k h y i
natural law moving, remorselessly on its p ath from cause K a rik u , a n d t h e n t h e t r a n s l a t i o n of t h e K am nu-di. I ' m u s t do
s o m e t h i n g o f t h i s k i n d , f o r m y c r e d i t 's s a k e ; b u t to s a y t h e
to effect ; the Portia-principle, th e quality of Mercy, t r u t h , t h e p e o p le h e r e c a r e n o t h i n g a b o u t S a n s k r i t . T h e y cart)
means the purely h u m a n religion, .which, albeit for a time equally little a b o u t a n y th in g litera ry , a n d n o t m u c h a b o u t a n y ­
using th e term s of ancient naturc-w orship and alloyed t h i n g sc ien tific. E a t i n g , o s t e n t a t i o n a n d p o litic s a r e t h e t o t a l of
with its spirit, m u st be steadily detached from those, and E n g l i s h e x i s t e n c e . I h a v e a v e r y m e a n o p i n i o n of m y c o u n t r y m e n . "
on the ruins of every sacrificial a ltar and dogma build the
temple whose only services sliall be mail’s service for m an .”
L O N G E V I T Y OF T R E E S .
— ( T h e Nineteenth Century.)
From observations made on specimens still in existence
the longevity of various trees has been estim ated to be, in
round numbers, as follows : Deciduous cypress, 0,000 years ;
th e m ost e s te e m e d h a u l- 1' e a k v ch an d m itth a , baobab trees, 5,000 ; dragon tree, 5,000 ; yew, ‘5,000 ; cedar
F.T.S., of Calcutta, has j u s t given the public one more fruit of Lebanon, .‘5,000; “ g re a t trees ” of California, 3.000 ;
of his constant industry in th e publication, of a biogra­ chestnut, i?,0()0 ; olive, 2,500 ; oak, 1,000 ; orange, 1,500 ;
phical sketch of th e late Dewaii Rameomul Ben. This Oriental plane, 1,200 ; cabbage palm, 700 ; lime, 000 ; ash,
rem arkable Bengali gentlem an died in tlie year 1844, 400 ; eocoanut palm, 1500 ; pear, .‘i()0; apple, 200 ; Brazil
a t the age of sixty-one sincerely regretted by every one wine palm, .150; Scotch fir, 100, and th e balm of Gilead
who had had th e honour of his acquaintance. To s te r­ about 50 years. Such examples are quite sufficient to
ling integrity, methodical business habits, and g re a t com­ prove th e t ru th of a rem ark of Schleiden’s, th a t there
mercial sagacity, he added an ardent patriotism and a dee]) seems to be “ a possibility of a compound plant living ou
reverence and love for th e religion and literature of his w itho ut end .”— B a nner o f L ight.
country. Foremost iu all schemes for the benefit of his
race, including education, he was a t th e same tim e asso­
ciated with, and th e valued frielid of, m any of th e best
I M P O R T A N T N O T IC K .
Englishmen of his day who were connected with In d ian
administration. A m ong these was th e late Ilcv. Dr. 11. W e beg to draw th e a ttention of our readers to the
11. Wilson, who after having been in th e most intim ate P ublisher’s Notice on the first page of this issue, from
relationship with him in th e Asiatic Society, th e Mint which it will appear t h a t th e Office of this Journal has
and other places for thirty years k e p t up a correspondence been removed from 110, Grirgaum Back Hoad, to the
w ith him alter his (Dr. W ilson’s) re tu rn to E ngland and u n ­ “ Crow’s N est,” Breach Candy, near W arli Bridge, Bombay,
til th e D ew an’s death. E xtracts from these letters of Dr. where all correspondence in regard to the Magazine as
Wilson are given by Babu Peary Chand in the present well a.s all communications for Madame Blavatsky, Col.
pam phlet. Among them are th e following which will Olcott, and th e o ther officers of the Theosophical Society,
be read w ith i n t e r e s t :— should be addressed u ntil furth er notice.
Jlam Jfohuii Hoy— “ I n a l e t t e r I w r o t e t o y o u I m e n t i o n e d t h e .
d e a t h of R a m M o l i u n H o y . S i n c e t h e n I h a v e seen M r. I I a r o ’a
b ro th e r, am i h a d som e conversation w ith him on t h e su b je ct. R a m TABLE OF CONTENTS.
M o l i u n d i e d of b r a i n - f e v c r ; he h a d g r o w n v e r y s t o u t , aiul l o o k e d full
i i n d H u s h e d w h e n 1 sa w h i m . I t w as t h o u g h t h e h a d t h e li v e r , a n d Page. Page.
h i s m e d i c a l t r e a t m e n t w as for t h a t a n d n o t f o r d e t e r m i n a t i o n t o t h e G o o d N e w s f ro m C e y lo n . . . 40 “ T h e S u p e r n a t u r a l . ”............. 57
h e a d . I t a p p e a r s also t h a t m e n t a l a n x i e t y c o n t r i b u t e d t o a g g r a v a t e S w am i D ayanatuF s V iew s S c o r p i o n - B it e ............................ 58
liis c o m p l a i n t . H e h a d b e c o m e e m b a r r a s s e d f o r m o n e y , a n d was a b o u t Y o g a ............................. 4(5 S a t g o o r S w a n i i ....................... 58
o b l i g e d t o bo rrow ' of h i s f r i e n d s h e r e ; in d o i n g w h i c h h e m u s t h a v e Is M an only a M achine ... 48 A Physiological T e s t for
b e e n e x p o s e d to m u c h a n n o y a n c e , as peop le i n E n g l a n d w o u ld as S piritualism an d T heoso­ T h i e f - C a t c h i n g ................... 59
■soon p a r t w i t h t h e i r lives a.s t l i e i r m o n e y . T h e n M r. S a n d f o r d p h y ............................................ 49 P u r e G o ld A r tific ia lly m a d e , (ill
A r n o t , w h o m h e h a d e m p l o y e d a s h i s S e c r e t a r y , i m p o r t u n e d h i m fo r T h e K i l l i n g of C o w s a n d T h o u g h t s .sugge sted b y t h e
t h e p a y m o n t of l a r g e a r r e a r s w h i c h he called a r r e a r s of s a l a r y , a n d o t h e r u s e f u l B e a s t s .............. 52 D u r g a - P u j a ............................ 02
t h r e a t e n e d l i a i n M o liu n , i f n o t p a i d , t o do w h a t h e h a s d o n e sinc e T h e O c c u l t S c i e n c e s .............. 53 T h e P o u n d of t'lesli .............. 6JJ
P ra n k s of “ S p irits” am ong E x t r a c t s f r o m D r. W i l s o n ’s
liis d e a t h , c l a i m as h i s o w n w r i t i n g a l l t h a t R a m M oliun p u b lish e d L e t t e r s ...................................... <>7
L a y m e n .................................. 54
in E n g la n d , l a s h o r t , R a m M o l i u n g o t a m o n g s t a low', n e e d y , u n ­ T he V ed an ta Philosophy ... 55 L o n g e v i t y of T r e e s ................... (>7
p r i n c i p l e d s e t o f peop le, a n d fo u n d o u t his m istake, I suspect, S a c r e d l ’la e c s of I n d i a ......... 55
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Y o u are free:

to S h a r e — l o c o p y , d is trib u t e a n d t r a n s m it t h e w o r k

to R e m ix — to ad ap t th e w o rk

U n d e r th e f o llo w in g c o n d it io n s :

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A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r b u ild u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te

© th e r e s u lt in g w o r k o n l y u n d e r t h e s a m e o r s im ila r l i c e n s e t o t h is o n e .

W ith th e u n d e r s t a n d in g that:

W a i v e r — A n y o f th e a b o v e c o n d it io n s c a n b e w a i v e d if y o u g e t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m th e c o p y r ig h t
h o ld e r.

P u b lic D o m a in — W h e r e t h e w o r k o r a n y o f its e le m e n t s is in t h e p u b l i c d o m a i n u n d e r
a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

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• Y o u r fa ir d e a lin g o r f a i r u s e rig h ts , o r o t h e r a p p lic a b le c o p y r i g h t e x c e p t i o n s a n d

lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

N o t ic o — F o r a n y r e u s e o r d istrib u tio n , y o u m u s t m a k e c le a r to o t h e r s th e l i c e n s e t e r m s o f
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A GOOD I N D I A N P R I N C E .
I n contrast with th e lives and habits of m any In d ia n
Rajahs, th e exam ple set by th e wise ruler of Travancorc
is W o r t h y of all praise. A yo u th passed in study, in th e
acquisition of practical knowledge of affairs, in chaste liv in g
in travel to observe his own and other S ta te s__these
were his preparatives for th e high duties of sovereignty,
upon which, at th e d eath of th e late regretted M aharajah,
he has j u s t entered. H e has been compared by the E ditor
of a recent lecture of liis upon “ O ur In du strial S tatus,”
which lies before us, to tliat m ighty Romanof, P e te r tlie
Great, wdio laid th e foundation of modern Russian Empire.
T he comparison is not strained as regards the zeal of th e
two princes for th e welfare of th e ir respective countries.
And, indeed, lla m a V ann a of Travancore showed no less
bold defiance of e tiq u e tte th an Peter, in his crossing the
boundaries of his own province to go elsewhere and gain
practical knowledge by personal experience for th e future
good of his people. W ith all the allurem ents of ati
Oriental court, and the bad example of other R ajahs as
precedents to draw him into th e coarse pleasures of Z enana
life, this new sovereign is nevertheless a m an of u n b le ­
mished morality, a n a rd e n t s tu d e n t,a n d a conscientious,
accomplished and j^ in s t a k in g statesman. I f his fellow-
princes would b u t im ita te his virtues in even a small decree,
brig hter days would dawn for this poor India, and th e
people once more taste th e happiness of which they have
been so long deprived. I n th e p a m p h le t nnd er notice, his
E ditor gi ves us this correct portrait of this rem arkable
young prince.
_ “ A most accomplished English scholar. H ighly affable ami
intelligent, easily accessible to all educated men, Ins moral charaoter
can bear the closest-, .scrutiny. H e has resisted all the te m pta­
tions of In dian royalty and is not a victim to vile parasites, but
•the sincere friend of all deserving men, aiul of the cause of
enlightenment. . .
“ The best th a t can be said of hint is th a t he has the good of his
country at heart. There are many of his position similarly inclined
iu this country, b u t while th eir intentions are confined within their
bosom Ilis Highness of Travancorn puts his exertions into practical
shape for the public good. IJe found an invincible opposition in
In dia among the well-to-do classes to take t.o such professions as
agriculture, so in order to give an impetus to the industry lie
started himself as an agriculturist ; and buying a tract of lanil or
an imperfect plantation of the lute General Cubben in partnership
■with fta.jah Sir Madava Hao, has made a model coffee plantation,
not with any motive to aggrandise his own wealth, bu t only as an
incentive for the Travancoreans to follow him as agriculturists.”
T he E d itor m ay well say “ we live in an age of wonders
und p ro g re ss” when we see “ an In d ia n M aharajah of
tlie first- order busying him self with agriculture, and what
is more, ta k in g a personal interest and working in earnest
to lead others to follow him .” ’
T he lecture of H is H ighness is replete with common
sense, and quite free from exaggerations of speech ami
ideas. I t shows a close familiarity with th e industrial and
agricultural resources of his State, and points out an easy
way to develop th e m with public and jnivate advantage.
Travancorc is one of th e most fertile provinces of I n d i a /
T he population num bers abo ut twelve lakhs (12,00,000)*,
and as y e t—-thanks to th e j^reservation of th e primeval
.forests— has been free from drouths. T he P rince says
that “ it will be difficult to name another land which,
 ■within so narrow limits, combines so many, so varied,
and so precious natural blessings.” Those agricultural
prod ucts -which represent the m ax im um of value w ithin
th e m in im u m of bulk, such as cotton, sugar, indigo, tea,
nutm egs, coffee, cloves, tobacco, cardamoms, cinnamon,
and th a t royal tre e of trees, th e cocoa-palm, are in d i­
genous, or m ay be cultivated w ith th e greatest ease. All
t h a t lacks is enterprise, energy and practical education.
A n d these, if we m ay ju d g e from a perusal o f Prince R am a
V arm a ’s lecture, are more than likely to be stim ulated
and brou gh t into action u n d e r liis wise rule an d as the
result of his courageous and patriotic example. Now th a t
he has become tlie ruler of TraTancore, n o th in g will be
easier th a n for him to im po rt for the free use of his su b ­
je c ts superior seeds and grains, and bulls and stallions
of valuable strains of blood. A little money judiciously
an d honestly laid out in th is way will add incalculably
to th e wealth of th e State. I t will not be difficult for
h im tn arrange a plan upon an economical basis for th e
im provem ent of th e agriculture of th a t garden spot of
I n d ia whose destinies are un der his control. H e deserves
and will have th e w arm est sy m pa thy aud good wishes
of every friend of India. I t is h azarding n o th in g to prog­
nosticate th at, if his life should hap pily be spared, he
will m a ke Travancore, n o t only one of th e w ealthiest
and most orderly am ong In dian States, b u t also one of
th e most renowned for learning.
O CCU LT PH E N O M E N A .
A correspondent of th e P ioneer, “ A,” w riting from
Sim la says :—
" As m any jo kes have been c u t in th e papers lately
ab ou t the recent brooch incident, it seems desirable to
show th e public t h a t believers in M adam e B lavatsky’s
theories and powers have a good deal more th a n th a t to
<?o upon. W rite rs of light-hearted criticism on the
"folly’ of th e persons who a tte ste d t h a t incident, would
have shown considerable self-confidence in any case, under
th e circumstances, b u t this le tte r m ay p erhaps help to
account for w h at seems no dou bt to even your more cau ­
tious readers so strange, th e fact t h a t several m en of
cultivated u n d e rs ta n d in g have been induced to build
(what seems) a new and startling faith on (w hat seems) a
small foundation.
“ F ir d h j.— L et th e reader u n derstand th a t phenom ena
of th e kind with which I am dealing have n o th in g to do
w ith spiritualism. A generation slow to ta k e in new ideas
will persist in talk in g as if occultism and spiritualism
were one and th e same. T hey are not only different in
reality, b u t antagonistic. T h e theory of Theosophists,—
J say ‘ theory’ in deference to th e frame of m ind in which
most of your readers will approach this letter, th o u g h I
m ig h t as well talk of th e theory th a t Sim la is a place
situated on th e skirts of th e H im alayas,— th e theo ry of
the Theosophists is t h a t a developm ent of th e ir higher
faculties has enabled certain persons to com prehend and
practise a science t h a t has been secretly hand ed down from
A d e p t to A dept during a long course of ages. This
science embodies various discoveries concerning th e laws
of m a tte r and force, especially those of anim al magnetism,
and th e H u m a n W ill as trained, n o t by clumsy^ self­
mortification, but by a perfectly refined moral and in te l­
lectual discipline. I f A depts are scarce, th a t m ay be held
as explained sufficiently for practical purposes by rem e m ­
bering t h a t a n A d e p t m u s t be a m a n who, for a long
course of years, has been absolutely chaste, absolutely
abstemious, totally cleansed of all selfish aims and am bi­
tions in life, and earing so little for th e world th a t he is
willing, by prolonged exile from it, to purify himself by
degrees from all th e ‘ bad m a g n e tis m ’ which contact w ith
th e common herd engenders.
" Now the Adepts, though n o t m ixing w ith the World
more th a n th ey can help— and by m eans of tlieir own
th e y cao do w b at th e y have to do, w hile alm ost en tirely
w ithdrawn from th e World,— are deeply interested in the
World, as regards the h u m a n ity th a t inhabits it. I t would
ta k e too long to explain even th e little, relatively to w hat
m ig h t ap paren tly be learned in time, t h a t I have been
able to learn so far abou t th em ; b u t having said this
much I have cleared the way for an explanation as to the
position in which M adam e B lavatsky stands— one which
is constantly misconstrued to h e r disadvantage. Madame
B lavatsky has climbed some of th e rough steps which
lead to A deptship, b u t constantly assures us th a t she is
not a n A d e p t herself. F rom h e r childhood, however, she
has been clairvoyant, and w hat spiritualists call ‘ mediuin-
istic.' I n other words, she has natural peculiarities which
have facilitated th e developm ent in her of the faculties
required for th e lower grades of Adeptship. The faculties,
ns I say, have been cultivated u p to a certain point, and
th e re sult is th a t M adam e B lavatsky is now en ro/pjtori
w ith the Adepts, in a way which no person not gifted
in a rem arkable way and possessing considerable occult
training, could be cn rapjw rt. This prelim inary explana­
tion is, of course, mere assertion. F o r brevity’s sake I had
to give it in a straightforward way unsup ported by evi­
dence. 1 come now to this p a rt of m y story. Madame
B lav atsky certainly has th e power of m aking an y solid
object she likes,— any piece of furn iture or any window
pane,— em it th e sounds which are know n as ‘ spirit-raps’
a t will. I have seen h e r do this in a hundred different
ways, and most of h e r friends have seen it too. The forcc
employed is sometimes strong, sometimes weak. I have
never known it fail altogether, b u t when it is strong, I
have repeatedly seen Madame Blavatsky stand or sit quite
clear of th e table a t which she m ight be trying the
experiment, au d ,— 110 one else being anywhere nearly in
contact w ith it,— by merely m ak in g mesmeric passes a t it,
cause it, a t each m otion of her hand, to em it sounds as if
knocked w ith a knuckle. Many respectable people here
would be quite ready to swear, or give th e ir words of
honour, th a t they have heard this in th e way I describe.
Now, in course of time, an y sane person studying these
phenom ena, m u s t grow absolutely certain t h a t they arc
produced by the agency of a force which ordinary sciencc
does not understand. I have heard th e m un der so many
different conditions t h a t there is no conceivable theory of
imposture, which could be otherwise than absurd as a p ­
plied to them . N e x t we come to another manifestation.
A t will,— th ou gh as in th e case of th e raps, th e power
varies,— M adam e Blavatsky can cause bell-sounds to ring
o u t of th e air w here th ere is no tangible body of any kind
to produce them. I should add explicitly th a t I have heard
th e bell-sounds scores of times ill all sorts of different
ways and places, iu rooms and in th e open air, when 110
one else b u t myself has been by, and when parties of peo­
ple have been present. T here are p len ty of other witnesses
to th e m besides m)rself.
“ I f any rational person will seriously th in k of th e m a t­
ter, he will see th a t having obtained, as 1 have described,
absolute certainty, th a t Madame Blavatsky produces many
superordinary effects by th e exercise of peculiar forces and
powers, one approaches th e consideration of incidents like
th e brooch ph enom enon in a frame of mind which would
be impossible otherwise. It is not claimed th a t th e more
startling feats are accomplished by Madame Blavatsky’s
agency alone. T h e y are said to be the work of superior
A depts w ith w hom she is in occult communication. But,
e ither way, a scientific observation of which Madame
B lavatsky is th e visible agent, leads us from comparatively
small beginnings like th e raps .and bells to th e disintegra­
tion of m a tte r .and psychological telegraphy with persons a t
a distance. I m ay now describe some recent incidents which
fortify th e position of believers in th e brooch incident.
“ A b ou t te n days or a fortnight ago my wife accom­
panied our T heosophists one afternoon to tlie top of Pro ­
spect Hill. W h e n there, Madame Blavatsky asked her in
a jo k in g way, w h a t was her h e a rt’s desire. She said a t
random and on th e sp u r of th e moment, “ to g e t a note
from one of th e ‘ B rothers.’ ” ‘ The Brothers,’ I should
explain, aro tl)c superior Adepts- Madame Blavatsky took
 from lier pocket a piece of blank pink p a p er tliat bad been
torn oft- a note she lmil received tlia t day. Folding this
ii]i into a small compass, she took it to th e edge of th e hill,
held it up for a m o m e n t or two between h e r bands, nnd
re tu rn e d saying th a t it bad gone. She presently, after
communicating mentally, by h e r own occult methods, with
th e distant ‘ Brother,’ said he asked where my wife would
have th e letter. A fter some conversation it was decided
th a t she should search for th e note in a pa rticular tree.
G ettin g up a little way into th is she looked all ab o u t for
a time and could not find any note, b u t presently tu rn in g
back her face to a branch right before h e r a t which she
had looked a few mom ents before, she perceived a pink
three-cornered note stuck on the stalk of a leaf where no
such note bad previously been. T b e leaf, t h a t m u s t have
belonged to tb e stalk, must have been freshly torn off,
because th e stalk, was still green and moist,— not withered
as it would naturally have become if its leaf had been
removed for an y length of time. T be note was found to
contain these few words :— 1 I have been asked to have a
note here for you. W lm t can I do for you ? ’ signed by
some Thibetan characters. N e ith e r M adam e Blavatsky
nor Colonel Olcott had approached tbe tre e du rin g my
wife’s search for th e note. T h e pink pap er on which it
was written appeared to be th e same t h a t my wife bad
seen, blank, in Madame B lavatsky’s hand shortly before.
“ A few days after this Madame B lavatsky accompanied
a few friends one morning on a little picnic in tho direc­
tion of th e waterfalls. T here w'ere originally to have
been six persons present, including myself, b u t a seventh
joined th e p arty ju s t as it was starting. W h e n a place had
been chosen in th e wood n ear the upper waterfall for th e
breakfast, th e things brought, were spread out on the
ground. I t turned out th a t there were only six cups and
saucers for seven people. T hrough some jo k in g about
this deficiency, or th ro ug h some one professing to be very
thirsty, and to th in k the cups would be too small,— I can­
not feel sure how th e idea arose, b u t it does not m a tte r,—
one of th e p arty laughingly asked M adame Blavatsky to
create an o th er cup. T here was no serious idea in the
proposal a t first, b u t when Madame Blavatsky said it
would be very difficult, b u t th at, if we liked, she would
try, the notion was ta k e n up in earnest. M adame B lav a t­
sky as usual held m ental conversations w ith ‘ th e B ro­
th e rs,’ and th e n w andered a little abo ut in th e im m ediate
neighbourhood of w here wre w’ere sitting, and asked one of
th e gentlemen w ith us to bring a knife. S h e m arked a spot
on th e "round and asked him to dig w ith th e knife. The
place so chosen was th e edge of a little slope covered with
th ick weeds and grass and shrubby undergrow th. T he
g en tlem an w ith the knife tore up these, in th e first
instance, w ith some difficulty, as th e ir roots were tough and
closely interlaced. Cutting, then, into th e m a tte d roots
and earth w ith th e knife and pulling away th e debris w ith
his hands, he came a t last on th e edge of so m eth in g white,
which turned out, as it was completely excavated, to be
th e required cup. T he saucer was also found after a little
more digging. T h e cup and saucer both corresponded
exactly, as regards th e ir pattern, with those th a t had been
bro ugh t to th e picnic, an d constituted a seven th cup and
saucer when b ro ug ht back to the place w here we were to
have breakfast. A t first all th e party appeared to be en­
tirely satisfied with th e bona Jides of this phenomenon,
and were greatly stru ck by it, b u t in th e course of th e
morning some one conceived th a t it was not scientifically
perfect, because it was theoretically possible t h a t by means
of some excavation below tb e place where th e cup and
saucer were exhumed, th ey m ight have been th r u s t up
into th e place where we found th em , by ordinary ineans.
E very one knew th a t th e surface of th e ground where we
dug had certainly not been disturbed, nor were any signs
of excavation discoverable anyw here in th e neighbour­
hood, b u t it was contended t h a t th e earth we had ourselves
throw n about in digging for th e cup m ig ht have obliterat­
ed the traces of these. I m ention th e objection raised not
because it is otherwise th a n preposterous as a hypothesis,
but because th re e of th e persons who were a t th e picnic
have since considered th a t th e flaw described spoilt th e
phenomenon as a te st phenomenon. In any case, it is not
worth while to discuss th e m a tte r further, because I come
now to an other experience, besides th e perfection of which
as a te st experim ent, th e two above described cannot b u t
appear u n im p o rtan t (though in reality to a stud ent of
occult mysteries th e cup phenom enon is by far th e
greater). I t had come to pass t h a t I had been perm itted to
e n te r into some direct correspondence w ith one of th e
Brothers. O f th e letters 1 have received, I will only say
th a t th e y are unequivocally w ritten by a m an of great
culture, th ought, and brightness of intelligence, th a t only
here and th ere do th e y show th e faintest traces of unfami­
liarity w ith English idioms, though the writer, 1 have rea­
son to know, is a native of this country, .and th a t I cannot
exaggerate m y sense of th e privilege of having th u s formed
th e gifted B rothe r’s acquaintance. W e were bound on
another picnic to th e top of Prospect Hill. J u s t before
starting, I received a short note from m y correspondent.
I t told me th a t som ething would be given to my wife on
th e hill as a sign from him. W hile we w;ere having our
lunch, M adam e Blavatsky said th e B rother directed h e r to
ask w h a t was th e most unlikely place we could th in k of in
which we would like to find a note from him, a n d the
object which he proposed to send us. A fter a little ta lk
on th e subject, I an d m y wife selected th e inside of her
ja m p a n cushion, against which she was th e n leaning. This
is a strong cushion of velvet and worsted w'ork t h a t we
have bad some years. W e were shortly told th a t th e
cushion would do. My wife was directed to p u t it under
h er rug for a little while. T his she did inside h e r ja m p a n
for perhaps h alf a m inu te, and th en we were directed to
cut th e cushion open. This we found a task of some diffi­
culty as th e edges wero all very tig h tly sewn, b u t a p e n ­
knife conquered th em in a little while. I should add
t h a t while I w'as ripping a t th e cushion Madame B lavat­
sky said there was no hurry, th a t th e le tte r was only then
being written, and was n o t q u ite finished. W h e n we got the
velvet and worsted work cover cut open, we found the
inner cushion containing th e feathers sewn up in a case of
its own. T his in tu rn had to be cu t open, and then, buried
in th e feathers, my wife found a note addressed to m e and
a brooch— an old familiar brooch which she had had for
m any years, and which, she tells me, she remem bers hav­
ing picked up off h er dressing-table th a t morning while
ge ttin g ready to go out, tho ugh she afterwards p u t it down
again, and chose a n o th e r instead. T h e note to m e ran as
follows :— ‘ My dear Brother,— This brooch, No. J, is placed
in this very strange place, simply to show to you how very
easily a real phenom enon is produced, and how still easier
it is to suspect its genuineness. M ake of i t w h at you like,
even to classing me w ith confederates. T h e difficulty you
spoke of last nig h t w ith respect to th e interchange of our
letters I will try to r e m o v e ...A n address will be sen t to
you which you can always use ; unless, indeed, you really
would prefer corresponding through pillows. Please to
rem ark t h a t th e p resent is not dated from a ‘ Lodge,’
b u t from a K a shm ir Valley.’ T h e allusions in th is note
have reference to various rem arks I made in th e course of
conversation du ring d in n e r tb e preceding evening. '
“ Madam e Blavatsky, you will observe, claims no more
in connection with this phenom enon t h a n having been tho
occult messenger betw een ourselves and th e B ro th er in
K ashm ir who, you will observe, appears to have w ritten
th e letter in K a shm ir w ithin a few m om ents of th e time
a t which we found i t inside our cushion. T h a t persons
having these extraordinary powers could produce even
more sensational effects if th e y chose, you will naturally
argue. W h y th e n play tricks which, however conclusive
for th e one or two people who m ay define th e ir conditions,
can hardly be so regarded by others, while th e public
generally will be a p t to suppose th e persons who relate
th e m liars or lunatics, ra th e r th a n believe t h a t a n y th in g
can take place in N a tu r e except with th e permission and
approval of th e R oyal Society. Well, I th in k I perceive
some of th e reasons why th e y refrain, b u t these would
ta k e too long to tell. S till longer would it ta k e to answer
 by serious a rg u m e n t the nonsense which tlie publication
of th e brooch incident No. 1 hns evoked all over Indin.
L e t th e jo ke rs enjoy themselves. Th ey th h ik we, th e
occult minority, are w rong: we know they nre, and joking
breaks no bones, though perhaps it is going a little too
far, and trespassing beyond the limits of good form, when
th e question w h eth er M adame Blavatsky nnd Colonel
Olcott arc cheats and impostors is openly discussed. They
nre people, a t all events, who have sacrificed for these
works all th a t the world generally holds dear, having
possessed these good things originally in ample measure
in lands th a t would seem to most of us h ap p ier lands
than this. T h ey have come to labour hero for th e rest
of th e ir lives a t a task which th e y have set beforo
themselves as a duty, th e spread of th e ideas which they
receive from th e B rothers about th e ‘ U niversal B ro th e r­
hood,’ and tho developm ent of th e ir society. I f Madame
Blavatsky fails to convince this or t h a t person t h a t slio
has learned a n y th in g more th an th e general run of peoplo
know, th e re are ways in which m en of good feeling may
express th e ir incredulity,— and other ways which, in th e ir
eagerness to g e t as much fun as possible out of Mrs.
H u m e ’s brooch, too many writers in tho In d ia n Press
have preferred.”
T he above narrative is transferred to these pages not
to provoke th e idle curiosity of th e reader, b u t as a bit of
collateral proof th a t certain branches of n atural law may
be more thoroughly learned in In d ia th a n in Europe. The
exhibition of these Siddhis, or powers, was m ade a t Simla
solely to convince persons educated after tho W estern
methods th a t th e occult forces of N a tu r e are far b etter
understood by Asiatic proficients th a n by even the most
em ine n t authorities of m o dem Physical Science. This
object, it will be seen, was gained. W h ile,'th erefore, it
has been most disagreeable for Madame Blavatsky to see
her motives and personal character so grossly traduced as
they have been by th e ignorant, y e t in provoking a wide
interest in, and discussion of, Occult Science, th e re has been
a t least some adequate compensation. I f she has suffered,
the cause of t r u th has unquestionably been th e gainer.
[C o n tin u e d from th e N ov em b e r nnm lier.]
A T R E A T IS E O N T H E YOGA P H I L O S O P H Y .
] J V N . C . 1’ A U L , O . B . M . O . , S U B - A S S I S T A N T S U R G E O N .
T here are e ig h t varieties of K u m b h a k a which Yogis
practise with a view to study th e n a tu re of th e soul.
T h ey arc as follows : Suryabhedl, Ujjayl, S'itkrirl, Sitali,
Bluistrika, B hram ari, M urchchha, and K evala K um bhaka.
There are two processes which are essentially necessary
for th e practice of th e above Kurnbhakas. These are the
Kliecharl m udra and the Mhlabandha.
K hechari m u d ra is th e act of length ening the tongue
by incising th e fraenum lingua; and by constant exercise.
A Yogi cuts th e fraenuin lingua:, rubs th e tongue with
liis hands, and milks it. W h e n th e tongue gets le n g th ­
ened by th e division of th e fraenum lingua) and by the
milking process, and reaches the gullet, th e Yogi is e n ­
abled to s h u t th e rinia glottidis by pressing back the
epiglottis w ith the point of t h e retroverted tongue.
A largo an d long tongue is indispensably necessary to
hum a n hybernation. T he turtle, salamander, and guana,
which hybernate, have rem arkably long and large tongues.
A Yogi, by artificial means, lengthens his tongue, tu rn s
back th e poin t of it into th e guliet, presses th e epiglottis,
which sh u ts the rima glottidis, and confines th e inspired
air within th e system.
In practising this m udra, a Yogi fills th e lungs and
intestines with th e inspired air, sh u ts up all the apertures
of body w ith the waxed cotton balls, assumes the Padina-
sana, and th e n shuts the rim a glottidis by m eans of the
epiglottis pressed upon by th e po in t of the tongue wedged
into th e gullet, i . “ In 1875, Dr. A. Hew son made a favourable rep ort of his
By th e practice of this mudra, a Yogi is supposed to be
a b le to overcome death. H e becojnesa poet or a prophet
a t will. H e becomes a p ure soul, and can p enetrate th e
secrets of the past, th e present, and th e future. W ith o u t
it he enn never be absorbed into God. By th e practice of
this m udra lie becomes insensible, to b e a t and cold, to
pleasure and pain, and holds communion w ith th e “ S u ­
preme, Incorruptible, Invisible, Eternal, Inexhaustible,
Inconceivable, Omniscient, Omnipresent, and O m nipotent
Being,” which by th e learned is term ed th e Parania
P u r n s h a or G reat Spirit. •:
Comment.-—As llie science and study of Yoga Philosophy per­
ilous to Buddhist, Lnnmic and other religions supposed to bo
atheistical, i. e., rejecting belief' in n personal deity, nmi us
n Vedantin would by no means use such nn expression, we must
understand the term “ absorption into God ” in the sense of
union with tho Universal Soul, or Vtirama Purushu—lho
Primal or One Spirit.
This m u d ra removes hunger, thirst, and sleep. Tho
blood of a Yogi who practises this inndra for th e period
of 24 years, becomes converted into chyle. The saliva
th a#t is sucked or deglutated
O during© th e continuance of
this nmdWi, is term ed A m r ita .
M hlabandha is a process by the practice of which an old
man becomes a youth. I t is th u s practised. Place tho
left foot u n d e r and t h e rig h t foot in front of you and
breathe the same air over and over again. Or, sit in the
losture term ed th e padmasana. The Yogi th en extends
lis lower extremities, inspires through th e righ t nostril,
rests h is 'c h in on his breast, places his forehead on his
knees, holds his g reat toes with his hands, and suspends
th e breath. W h en fatigued, ho expires th ro ug h th e left
nostril, and commences a similar process th rough th e left
nostril, and, lastly, th ro u g h th e rig h t nostril. This con­
stitutes th o 'P a s 'c h im a sth a n a of the Yogi.
Comment.— This posture will hardly have, the desired effect
unless its philosophy is well understood and it is practised
from youth. Tho appearance of old age, when the skin has
wrinkled nnd the tissues have relaxed, can be restored but
temporarily nnd with the help of Maya. Tho M ulnhandha is
simply a process to throw oneself in sleep (thus gaining the
regular hours of sleep).
T he SuryidihcdA K um bhaka consists in inspiring th rough
tlie right nostril, suspending the breath, and then expiring
throu gh the left nostril. In this kumbhaka., inspiration is
in.'ule through th e rig h t nostril. Suspension of th e b reath
is effected by resting th e chin on the breast {ja la n d a ra
bundha) ; and expiration is performed through th e left
nostril, upon which th e hairs of the body become erect.
Tho posture employed in this k u m b h a k a is th e padm asana
or sukhusana. By th e repetition of this kum bhaka, cepha­
lalgia is relieved, corryza cured, and th e worms found in
the froytal sinuses arc expelled.
U jjayl K u m b h a ka .— By th e exercise of this K u m ­
bhaka, a Yogi enhances his personal beauty. I t is thus
practised. Assume th e posture called Suklulsana, render
th e two nostrils free by th e first K um bhaka, inspire
through both nostrils, fill" the stomach and th ro a t with the
inspired air, suspend th e breath, and then expire slowly
through th e left nostril. H e th a t practises this K uni.
b h a k a gets rid of pulm onary, cardiac, and dropsical, dis­
eases. By this K u m b h a k a a Yogi cures all diseases dep en d­
e n t upon deficient inhalation of oxygen.
Comment.— And if any one feels inclined to sneer nt tlio
novel remedy employed by the Yogis to cure ‘‘ corryza,”
“ worms” and other diseases— which is only a certain mode of
inhalation,— his attention is invited to the fact that these illi~
terate nnd superstitious nscetics seem to have only anticipated
the discoveries of modern science. One of the latest is reported
in the last number of the New York Medical Record (Sept.
1880), under the title of “ A new and curious Plan for deaden;
ingPaiu.” The experiments weie made by Dr. Honwill, a
well-known physician of Philadelphia, in 1872, and lias been
since successfully applied as an nmeslhetie. We quote it. from
the Dubuque D aily Telegraph.
experience with it to the International Medical Congress, and at
a recent meeting of the Philadelphia County Medical Society several
papers were reud ou the subject, and much discussion followed.
I n using the method, the operator merely requests tho patient, to
breathe r a p id ly , m a k in g itlm ut 1 0 ( 1 r e s p ir a tio n ,» p e r m in u te , e n d in g
i n r a p i d pxtfH m j e x p ir a tio n s . A t the eml of from two to five minutes
an entire or partial absence of pain results for half a minute or
more, and during tha t time teeth may be draw n or incisions made.
The patient may he in any position, b u t th a t recommended is
lying on tin-.side, and it is generally best to th row a handkerchief
over the face to prevent distraction of the patient’s attention.
When the lv.pid breathing i.s first begun the patient may feel some
exhilaration ; following this comes a sensation of fulness in the
head or dizziness. The face is a t first flushed, and afterwards pale
or even bluish, the heart beats rather feebly and fast, b u t the sense
of touch is not affected, nor is consciousness lost, T he effect is
produced more readily in females than in males, and in middle-aged
more easily than in the old ; children can hardly be made to
breathe properly. I t i.s denied th a t thero is any possible danger.
Several minor operations, other than frequent dental ones, have
been successfully made by this method, and it is claimed th a t in
dentistry, surgery, and obstetrics, it may supplant the common
aiuestheties. Dr. Ilewson’s explanation is th a t rapid breathing
diminishes the oxygenation of the blood, and th a t the resultant
excess of carbonic acid temporarily poisons the nerve centers. Dr.
Jionwill gives several explanations, one being the specific effect
of carbonic acid, another the diversion of will-forco produced by
rapid voluntary muscular action, and, third, the damming up of
th e blood in the brain, due to tho excessive amount of air passing
into the lungs. The Ite rn r d is not satisfied w ith the theories, bu t
considers it well proved th a t pain may be deadened by the method,
■which it commends to the profession for the exact experimental
determinat ion of its precise value.”
A n d if if. bo well proved that, ab ou t 100 respirations per
m inute ending in rapid pulling e x p iratio n s can successfully
deaden pain, then why should not a varied mode o f inhaling
oxygen be pro du ctive of o th e r and still m ore e x tr a o rd in a ry
results, y e t unknow n to science b u t aw aitin g h e r fu tu re dis­
coveries. ?
Sitkara Kum bhaka.— I t is thus practised. E x p ire through
both nostrils, after yawning, ( which i.s a deep and
prolonged inspiration,) inspire through th e m o u th with
th e two rows of te e th in contact, producing th e sound of
c. c., suspend th e breath, and then expire throu gh the
nostrils. T his practice increases the b e a u ty and vigour
of the body ; it removes h u n g e r and thirst, indolence and
sleep ; and au gm ents th e irritability of th e system. By
this K u m b h a k a a Yogi becomes a cold-blooded and an
in dependent being.
S ita li K um bhaka.— I t is th u s practised. A pp ly th e
tip of th e tongue to th e soft palate, inspire by th e
combined exertion of th e tongue and soft palate, suspend
th e breath, and expire slowly th rough both nostrils,
after relaxing th e whole system. By th e u n in te rru p te d
practice of this K u m b h a k a for th e period of one m onth, a
Yogi is said to acquire great te na c ity of life, and power
of repairing th e effects of injury. H e becomes proof
against all sorts of inflammation and fever. L ik e crabs,
lobsters, serpents, lizards, salamanders, toads, frogs, and
turtles, which exhibit none of th e p h e n o m e n a of inflam­
mation, a Yogi becomes a cold-blooded creature, and is
e xem pted from fevers, splenitis, and several organic
diseases. H e is endowed w ith th e p rop erty of casting his
skin, and of enduring the privation of air, water, and food.
By becoming a cold-blooded creature lie can th e b ette r
endure to spend his tim e in solitude and devotion.
A Yogi who lives entirely upon milk, ghi, and cold
water, is com p eten t to practise this K u m b h a k a , which
promotes a, love of stu d y and retirem ent, an d renders the
system susceptible of self-trance, a condition in which he is
said to be susceptible to peculiar spiritual impressions.
By tl lrec years’ practice of this K u m b hak a, a Yogi is said
to hold communion w ith th e Suprem e Soul.
I t is believed th a t th e serpents cast th eir skins by the
practice of this K u m bhaka. T he fact of th e cool surface
of the skin of a serpent may be a ttrib u te d to this peculiar
mode of respiration. As the serpent has a long narrow
tongue, it can easily practise this K u m b h a k a by tu rn in g
its tongue back into th e fauces, and inspiring throu gh the
nostrils. . moral nature, and awakens th e soul. I t induces w ha t is
T he Sitali K u m b h a k a may be regarded as an admirable
im itation of th e respiration of a, serpent, which, of all
animals, i.s th e most rem arkable for abstinence, and which
can endure the privation of food, drinks, and air, for the
longest period, . . ,
B h a strik a K um bhaka.— T h is is th e fifth K u m b haka.
I t promotes appetite, opens th e th re e superior valves of
th e intestinal canal, and cures all p u lm on ary and hepatic
diseases. I t is an excellent substitute for exercise. The
B hastrik a K u m b h a k a is th u s practised. Place tbe left
foot upon th e right, thigh, and tb e right foot upon tho
left thigh, straighten th e neck and back, m ake the palms
of’ th e hands rest upon th e knees, s h u t th e mouth, and
expire forcibly throu gh both nostrils. N ext, inspire and
expire quickly until you are fatigued. T h en inspire
th rough the rig ht nostril, fill the abdomen with the in­
spired air, suspend th e breath, and fix th e sight on the tip
of th e nose. T h en expire through th e left nostril, and
next inspire through th e left nostril ; suspend th e breath,
and expire th rough fho righ t nostril. I t is by this variety
of respiration th a t th e chameleon assumes the apparent
conditions of plum pness and leanness. This animal be­
comes p lum p by inflating its lungs and intestinal canal
w ith th e inspired air, and then becomes lean by a single
expiration from those organs. The long-continued hissing
sound which serpents produce to alarm th e ir prey, is effect­
ed by the expulsion th ro ug h th e ir nostrils of a great volume
of air ta k e n into th e lungs and th e intestinal canal by
long continued inspiration. I t is by tak in g more air into
th e system than is employed in oxygenating th e blood,
th a t most of th e reptiles are enabled to lighten th e ir
bodies, and to swim over lakes and rivers, or perform
b o u n d i n g motions on the diy land. T he act of taking
in more air th a n is subservient to respiration, is the
characteristic feature of all by bern atin g animals ; and
th e ancient, H in d u philosophers, observing this fact in
nature, discovered this variety of respiration. A n I n ­
dian Yogi becomes p lum p by inflating liis intestinal canal
w ith th e inspired air, and th e n lean by expiring th e in ­
spired air. H e becomes light by introducing a largo
q u a n tity of th e inspired air into his system, and he becomes
specifically heavier by compressing th e inspired air within
th e system. Such is th e explanation of two of the
“ perfections ” of th e Yogi. W h e n a Yogi fills th e whole
intestinal canal w ith th e inspired air by the practice of
this kum bh ak a, he is said to acquire th e property of
casting his skin, and of altering his specific gravity at
pleasure.
B h r a m a r l Kum bhaka.— I t consists in respiring rapidly
w ith a v i e w to a u g m e n t th e anim al h e a t by quickening
th e circulation, in th e first instance, and th e re b y to lower
th e animal heat by profuse perspiration, and when the
te m p e ra tu re of th e body is reduced indirectly by the
rapid and violent respiratory movement, th e n by suspend­
ing the breath. A Yogi, seated in one of the tranquil
postures, begins to respire throu gh liis two nostrils, at
first very gradually. I n a short time he renders his res­
pirations more an d more frequent, until he is bath ed in
perspiration. H e n e x t inspires through both nostrils, and
suspends th e breath, and th e n expires slowly.
M urchchhd K um bhaka.— This induces fainting. I t is thus
practised. S it in the posture of siddhasana, inspire in
such a way as to produce th e sound of raining, suspend
the breath, resting the chin on th e breast until you ex­
pect fainting, and th e n expire. Should fa in tin g occur you
are certain t h a t the k u m b h a k a is successfully practised.
A Yogi is directed by th e G heran da S anhita to inspire in
such a way as to produce th e sound of raining, to rest his
chin on th e chest, to suspend th e breath, to stop tb e ears
w ith th e fingers,
O ' to listen to th e sounds of the right o ear
with th e left ear, and to expire (when he ceases to hear
any sound,) throu gh th e nostrils.
K erala K um b h a ka ..— This is th e eighth or last k u m ­
bhaka. I t cures all diseases, purges from all sins, pro­
motes longevity, removes darkness of mind, enlightens the
called Samadhi. This k u m b h a k a can only be practised by
a Yogi who lives for a long tim e in a subterranean retreat
constructed according to t h e directions laid down in the
Yoga Silstra, who subsists entirely upon milk, and who is
well experienced ill th e knowledge and practice of th e fore­
going kuinbhakas and of th e K hechari m udnl. Tlic Yogi
makes
t 24 ^incisions in tlie fracnum lingune,
O ' cach incision
. . .
being performed on every e ighth day. A fter ench incision
be milks tlie to ngue for seven days with astringent, oily,
and saline substances, twice a day. D u f in g six whole
m onths he lives entirely upon milk, and practises the
suspension of breath in his subterranean retreat, gradually
diminishing tho am o u n t of bis food. A t th e approach
of winter, when lie finds tlm t he can stop th e b re a th in g
by swallowing tho tongue, lie lives for a b o u t a week on
glil and milk, abstains from all sorts of food for a day or
two, fills tho stomach and intestines w ith th e inspired air,
sits in tho posture of siddhilsana, takes a deep inspiration,
fills th e lungs with tb e inspired air, shu ts th e lim a glot-
tidis with tlio glottis pressed backward by tho point of
th e tongue swallowed into the fauces, and th u s suspends
th e breath, with his eyes fixed upon th e space between
th e eyebrows.
'' A p u pa of sphina ligustri, which, in th e m o nth of
A ugust, im mediately after its transformation, weighed
71. 1 grains, in the m onth of April following weighed 07. 4
grains • having thus lost only 3.7 grains in the period
of nearly 8 m onths of entire abstinence. T h e whole of
this expenditure had passed off by the cutaneous and re­
spiratory surface. B u t when th e changes in th e internal
structures are nearly completed, and th e perfect insect is
soon to be developed, tb e respiration of th e p u p a is g re a t­
ly increased, and gaseous expen ditu re of th e body is
a ugm ented in th e rates of th e volume of its respiration,
which is greater, the nearer th e period of development.
Thus, in th e same insect th e dim inution of weight, which
was so trifling during eigh t m onths’ quiescence and a bsti­
nence, am ounted, in tlie succeeding 51 days, to nearly half
th e original weight of tbe pupa, since th e perfect insect,
im mediately after its appearance on th e 24th of May
weighed only thirty-six grains.”
H ow tho Panjftbl fakir, by suspending bis breath, lived
40 days w ith out food and drinks, is a question which has
puzzled a great many learned men of Europe.
Comment.— But. Dr. Tjumer’s successful experiment of fast­
ing 40 days tlmt lias been just completed, verifies tlic Piuijnbi
phenomenon which otherwise would bo disbelieved altogether
by scientists.
I f we compare th e habits of th e h y b e rn a tin g animals
with those of tlie Yogis, we find t h a t they arc identically
th e sam e; and consequently it is no wonder th a t we hear
of a Yogi’s abstaining from food for a m on th or two.
According to S 'u k a Deva, who is a high auth ority on the
subject of hum an hybernation, a m an is considered adept
in Pranayjlina when he ean suspend his respiratory move­
m ents for th e period of five m inutes and twenty-four
seconds. A d a m lin states t h a t P ra n a y a m a consists in
th e inaudible pronunciation of Om one thousand times.
According to the Ka.s'I Khanda, Pra na ya m a consists in the
suspension of b reath for th e period of fifty seconds.
I n order to preserve, himself from th e corruption of the
world, to court the delights of solitude and study, and to
dedicate his mind to nothing tem poral, a Yogi has re­
course to M ita h a ra and Pruiiayama.
I have already given a full account of Prtfnayuma. I
shall now describe Mitahara.
T h e aliments of m an are e ith er prim ary or secondary.
Of th e first class are wheat, barley, and rice. These are
the staple or substantive aliments, in contradistinction to
others which are called secondary. T be secondary or
adjective, articles of diet are chiefly milk, sugar, ghl, honey,
mung, and five culinary vegetables. T h e prim ary articles
of diet are mixed w ith secondary ones, and constitute th e
food of man. A Yogi is directed to ta k e 1728 grains of any
of the above prim ary aliments, along w ith necessary
q uantities of the secondary ones. A h e rm it or vd-napraxtheb
should ta k e 345G grains of rice, or wheat, or barley, along
w ith the nocessary quantities of usual hybernal secondary
aliments, while a worldly m an m u s t take double th e al­
lowance of alim ents prescribed to th e herm it.
Milk is th e only a lim e n t t h a t can be ta k e n by itself, it
combining th e properties of both classes of aliments. A
Yogi should consume as m uch milk as contains 9 7 5 grains
of carbon, while a h e r m it takes as much of t h a t nourishing
fluid as contains 1 9 5 0 grains of carbon ; and, lastly, a
worldly m an m u st consume a q u a n tity of t h a t n u trim e n t
containing 3 9 0 0 grains of carbon. .
T h e worldly man, in India, from the above statem ent, is
ta u g h t to consume, daily, 8 ounces and 1 dram of carbon,
with a view to m ain tain liis health. T he h e rm it consumes
4 ounces and 3 0 grains of carbon ; and, lastly, th e cold­
blooded and hybernal philosopher, who is insensible to the
stings and motions of sense, is directed to consume two
ounces and fifteen grains (Troy weight) of carbon in his
hybernal aliments.
P ra iyd Jtd ra .— T his is the fifth stage or division of Yoga.
I t is th e suspension of th e senses. Dr. Wilson defines
P ra ty a h a ra to be control of th e senses. A Yogi who lives
upon a dish of rice prepared w ith bu tter, sugar, an d milk,
ond acquires th e properties of gentleness, knowledge, and
resignation, practises th e suspension of th e respiratory
m o v e m e n ts ; and when he suspends th e b reath for 10
m inutes his senses become suspended.
T he organs of sense are susceptible of external im ­
pressions. T he eyes are acted upon by colour, which
is of seven sorts, white, blue, yellow, red, green, orange,
and variegated. T h e ton gue appreciates savour, which
is of six sorts, sweet, acid, saline, bitter, astringent, and
pungent. T h e organ of smell cognises two sorts of odour,
fragrance and stench. T h e organ of hearing tak es cog­
nizance of sounds, which, according to th e Yogis, are of
ten kinds. And th e organ of touch perceives th e feelings
of hardness, softness, roughness, slipperiness, heat, cold,
&c. &c. T he organs of sense are called th e organs of
intellect (Buddhlndriya).
A Yogi restrains bis senses, j u s t as a tortoise draws
in all its members, by tb e following processes.
1 s t P R O C E S S . — Be seated in a q u ie t an d tra n q u il pos­
ture, and fix your sigh t on the space betw een th e eye­
brows, or th e seat of th e phrenological power term ed
Individuality. This process is daily practised for th e space
of 10 minutes, when only th e senses are suspended.
2 n d P r o c e s s .— Be seated in a tranquil posture, and fix
your sight on th e tip of th e nose for th e space of ten
minutes.
3 r d P r o c e s s .— Close th e ears with th e m iddle fingers,
incline th e head a little to th e left side, and listen with
each ear alternately to th e sounds produced by the other
ear, for th e space of 10 minutes.
4 t h P r o c e s s .— Pronounce inaudibly, twelve thousand
times, th e mystic syllable Om, and m e d itate upon it daily,
after deep inspirations.
5 t h P r o c e s s . — This is th e kapalasana, in which th e
Yogi m a intains an erect posture, w ith th e head resting
on th e ground.
According to S 'u k a Deva, a Yogi’s senses are suspend­
ed w hen he can suspend th e respiratory m ovem ents for
the period of 1 0 m in u tes an d 4 8 seconds. A fter the
restraint of th e senses, the Yogi renders his mind tr a n ­
quil, w ith a view to a d a p t it to acquire wisdom (jn d v a ) .
H e brings back th e w andering thoughts, and dissolves
th e m in th e contem plation of th e soul.
Pratyahara, is th e preparatory process to Dharanst, wliieli
is a steady immovable abstraction, with th e breath sus­
pended, th e m ind collected, and all n atu ra l wants sub­
dued. T h e symptoms of Dharana. closely resemble those of
th e cataleptic condition of th e body.
D h a ra n a .— This is th e sixth stage or division of Yoga.
I t is th e suspension of th e operations of th e mind. W h en
a Yogi suspends th e respiratory m ovements for two hours,
he is said to accomplish th e D harana, which has for its
object a tran qu illity of m ind free from every degree of
sensual disturbance.
1 s t P r o c e s s . — R e p e a t th e mystic syllable O m 1 4 4 , 0 0 0
tim es in silence, and m e d itate upon it, and you will sus­
pend th e functions or operations of the mind.
 2 n d P rocess .— F ix th e eyes upon th e p o in t of th e nose
for th e period o f 2 hours.
Uni) P rocess .— F ix tlic eyes upon th e space b etw een th e
eye-brow s for tw o hours.
4 t i i P rocess .— A fter a few forcible inspirations, swallow
th e tongue, and th ereby suspend th e breath, and suck
and degiutate th e saliva for two hours.
5 t h P r o c e s s .— L isten to the sounds
< w ithin th e right
© S u prem e Soul), w ith ou t an y effort of th e mind.
car, abstractedly, for two hours, w ith t h e left car.
According to S 'u k a Dcva, a Yogi is blessed w ith a t r a n ­
quil mind, when his respiratory m ovem ents arc suspended
for the period of 21 m in u te s and .‘50 seconds.
D hi/dna.— T his is th e seventh stage or division of Yoga.
I t is th e intense and abstract contem plation of th e soul,
after th e suspension of th e operations or functions of th e
senses and of the m ind. I t is the suspension of th e
respiration and circulation for th e period of 24 hours.
W h e n a Yogi keeps his head, neck, and body steady,
in a state of absolute quietude, and his senses and mind
free from sensual and m en tal excitements, for 24 hours,
he is said to be in a state of Dliyana. I t has for its object
th e property of aw akening th e soul.
1 st P hockss .— P ronounce slow ly and in aud ib ly th e
m ystic syllable Om 1,728,000 tim es, in one p osition of
absolute rest.
2 n d P rocess .— F ix th e sig h t on th e tip o f th e nose for
24 hours.
3 r d P hockss .— F ix th e sigh t on th e space b etw een th e
eye-brow s for 24 hours.
D u rin g th e state of Dliyana, th e Yogi acquires the
power of elairvoyancc, and is said to hold communion
w ith the S uprem e Being.
According to S ’u k a Dcva, a m an is said to hold com­
munion with the S u prem e Being by suspending his re­
spiratory m ovem ents for th e period of 43 m in u te s and
12 seconds.
S a m a d h i.— This is th e eighth and last division of Yoga.
I t is a state of perfect hum an hybernation, in which a
Yogi is insensible to he a t and cold, to pleasure and to
pain. A h yb e rn a n t Yogi is insensible to blows and
wounds. H e is insensible to th e effects of fire. H e is th e
same in prosperity and adversity. H e enjoys an ecstatic
condition. H e is free from lust, fear, and anger. H e is
disengaged from all works. H e is not affected by honour
and dishonour. H e looks upon gold, iron, and stones
with th e same unconcerned eyes. H e is the same in love
and hatred. H e is th e same amongst friends an d enemies.
As th e water of a river beats th e shore when th e re is
wind, so th e unsteady m ind roams w ith th e continuance
of respiration. J u s t as th e waves dim inish ■when th e air
becomes still, so th e m ind moves not when th e respira­
tion ceases. W h a te v er diminishes th e respiration renders
th e m ind calm.
1 st P rocess .— Practise the K evala K u m b h a k a , of
which a particular account has been given , in th e preced­
ing pages.
2 n d P r o c e s s .— R ep eat th e m ystic syllable Om 20,730,000
tim es, in silence, and m ed itate upon it.
3 rd P rocess .— Suspend the respiratory m ovem ents for
th e period of 12 days, anil you will be in a sta te of
Samadhi.
According to S'uka Deva, one acquires a perfect condition
of h u m a n hybernation when one’s respiratory movem ents
arc suspended for th e period of one hour, twenty-six
m inutes, and twenty-four seconds. In a state of h u m a n
hybernation a Yogi is not poisoned by snakc-bit.es, lie
rem ains unaffected by the c u ttin g of weapons, he is not
afflicted w ith pain when bro ught in contact w ith fire.
Like the h yb cruating animals, Yogis resist th e injuries ot
weapons an d fire. They die not when drowned in w ater ;
nor do th ey dry u p when exposed to air. They live -with­
out food, water, and air, while in th e condit ion of Samadhi,
Yogis, like th e torpid animals while hy beniating, are in ­
capable of c o m m itting sin iu act, tho ught, or speech.
A Yogi whose functions of respiration and circulation
are suspended, is deprived of th e power of com m itting sin
iu act, th ought, or spcecli. Sam adhi, then, is th e total
suspension of th e functions of respiration and circulation,
b u t not th e extinction of those functions.
Professor W ilson explains Sam adhi to be th e entire oc­
cupation of th e th o u g h ts by the idea of Brahm a (the
As I have treated of th e various branches of Raja Yoga,
by which a Yogi analyses th e various corporeal, intel­
lectual, moral, sensual, and religious principles of which
man is composed, and by which he segregates or awakens
th e soul to th e contemplation of, and absorption into, th e
S uprem e Soul, th e Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer of the
world,— 1 will now give a succinct account of H a th a Yoga,
which th e Panjab i faqir successfully practised before a large
concourse of N a tiv e and European gentlemen.
C o m m e n t.— T h is system, evolved b y long ngcs o f practice
until it wus b ro u g h t to bear th e above-described results, wag
no t practised iu In d ia alone in th e days o f an tiquity. Tlio
greatest philosophers o f all countries so ug ht to acquire these
pow ers ; and certain ly, behind the ex tern al ridiculous postures of
th e Y ogis of to-day, lies concealed the profound wisdom o f the
archaic ages ; one th a t included among o th e r th in g s a perfect
know ledge o f w h a t are now termed physiology and psychology.
A m m on ius Saeens, P o rp h y r y , Proelu s aud others practised it iu
E g y p t ; nnd G reece and Koine did not shrink even at all in their
tim e of philosophical glory, to follow suit. P y th a g o r a s speaks
o f the celestial music of th e spheres th a t one hears in hours of
ecstacy ; Zeno finds a wise man who hav ing conquered all pas­
sions, feels hap pin ess and emotion, bu t in th e midst of torture.
P la to advocates the m an o f meditation and likens his powers
to those o f the d iv inity ; an d we see the C hristian ascetics
them selves th r o u g h a mere life ot contemplation and self-torture
acquire powers o flev ilatio n or oithrobacy, w hich, th o u g h a tt r i­
buted to th e miraculous intervention of a personal God, are
nevertheless real and the resu lt o f physiological changcs iu tbe
h um a n body. “ T h e Y o g i ” says Patanjali, “ will b e a r celestial
sounds, the songs and conversations of celestial choirs. H e will
have the perception o f th e ir touch in their passage th ro u g h the
air,”— w hich translated into a more sober language m eans th at
the ascetic is enabled to see w ith th e spiritual eye in th e A stral
L ig h t, hear w ith the spiritual e ar subjective sounds inaudible to
others, and live aud feel, so to say, in the U nseen U niverse.
“ T h e Y ogi is able to e n ter a dead or a living body by the
path of tb e senses, and in th is body to a c t as tho ug h it wero
his o w n .” T h e “ p a th o f th e se n s e s”— o ur physical senses
supposed to originate in th e astral body, th e ethereal counter­
p a rt of man, or t h c jiv - a lm a , w hich dies w ith the body— the
senses are here m e a n t in their spiritual sense— volition o f the
h ig h e r principle in m an. T h e true Raj Y ogi is a Stoic ; and
K ap ila, w ho deals bu t w ith the latter— utterly rejecting the claim
of t h e Y o g i s to converse du rin g Samadhi w ith th a In fin ite
I s w a r — describes th e ir state in the following words :— “ T o
a Yogi, in whose mind all things a re identified as spirit, w hat
is infatuation ? w h at is © g rief ? l i e sees all things
O as one' : he
is destitute o f affections ; he neith er rejoices in good, nor is
offended w ith e v il ...A wise man sees so many false th ings iu
those w hich a re called true, so much misery in w h a t is called
happiness, th a t he tu rn s a w ay w ith d is g u s t.. . H e w ho in the
body has obtained liberation (from the ty ra n n y of the senses)
is o f no caste, of no sect, o f no order, atten ds to no duties,
adheres to no shastras, to no formulas, to no w orks o f m erit ;
h e is beyond the rea ch of speech ; he rem ains at a distance
from all sccular concerns ; lie has renounced th e love and the
kn ow ledge o f sensible objects ; he flatters none, he honours
none, lie is n o t w orsh ipp ed, lie w orships none ; w h e th e r ho
practises a nd follows th e customs o f his fcllowmeii or not, tills
is his charac ter.”
A nd a selfish and a dis gustingly misanthropical one th is
ch ara cter would be, w ere it th a t for w hich the t k l ' k a d e p t
would be striving. B u t, it m u s t n o t be understood lite r a lly ,
and wc will have something more to say upon the subject iu
th e following article w h ich will concludo D r. P a u l ’s Essay ou
Y o g a Philosophy.
( T o bv continued>)
 IN D IA I N A N C IE N T D A Y S.
B V SA JjIG HAM I! Y A H A, ESQ ., K. T .
T h e nam e I n d ia was assigned to tliis extensive country
by Greek writers, wlio borrowed it from th e Persians
— H in d u being tlie nam e given by tlie a n cient Persians
to th e inhabitants of th e banks of th e river Sindhu.
From the above appellation, by the change of .1 into A,
the Persian word l l i v d is derived anil applied to the
whole of India. This land was once th e cradle of every
a r t and science, “ was celebrated th ro u g h o u t m any ages
for its riches and valuable natural productions, its b e a u ti­
ful manufactures and costly merchandise, the munificence
of its sovereigns and th e early civilisation of its people.”
Those who are absorbed in th e study of historical science
will never take th e s ta te m e n t I m ake ab o u t this,— if I may
use th e expression— “ epitome of the whole e a r t h ” for false
praise. O ur ancestors, called the A rya n s in a ncient times,
had no equal in any branch of learning or knowledge ; they
m ight bo term ed the pioneers of modern civilisation and
progress. F o r th e ir progress in scientific investigation was
so advanced th a t even the “ lights” of the present day
express th eir admiration for the high intellectual position
our sages had gained, considering the remote period in
which they lived. T hat a t a very remote period they were
conversant with every branch of knowledge including the
mechanical arts and handicrafts, 110 body will deny, and
therefore, 110 a rgum ents need be used 011 this head. T he
num erous professions spoken of in th e ordinances of
' Maim show th a t the people of th a t period possessed almost
all th e requisites of civilisation. Philosophy was th e ir
favourite study. T he B rahm ins spent th e ir tim e in read­
ing the Vedas. T h ey were renowned for the p u rity of
th e ir truthfulness, while th e virtue of continence was one
for which they were famed.
T he customs and m anners prevalent
A r y a n s as illustrated and described in the famous work
w ritten by th e learned sage Manu styled th e M an ava-
d.harimishastra or the laws of Maun, were good and deserv­
ing© of recommendation.
I t cannot be denied t h a t the persons who m ake ju s t
and wise laws for th e benefit and goo.'l governm ent of
tlieir countries bestow an everlasting boon, not merely
upon those contemporaneous with th e ir enactm ent, b u t
also upon future generations. F o r this reason th e ir m e ­
mory ever lives in th e ininds of posterity.
Moses, th e law-giver, is to this day revered by the
Jew s ; similarly, Zoroaster by th e Parsees ; and Confucius
by the Chinese. I n th e same m an ner th e H in d u s m ust
ever respect the nam e of their g reat legislator Manu, tlie
a u th o r of th e most renowned Law-book of the ancient
H indus. This work is not only a law treatise in th e ge n e ­
ral acceptation of the term : it had b e tte r be styled an
universal guide 011 all points. For, it propounds m e ta p h y ­
sical doctrines, teaches th e a r t of governm en t and amongst
num erous oth e r tilings treats of th e soul after th e death
of the body. T he subjects which it discusses m ay be
enum erated under the following h e a d s:—
“ I. Creation. 2. Education and the duties of a pupil
or the. first division. .*}. Marriage anti th e duties of a
householder or th e second division. 4. M eans of subsist­
ence and private morals. />, Diet, purification and the
duties of women. 0. The duties of an anchorite and an
ascetic or the duties of th e third an d fourth divisions.
7. Government and the duties of a king and th e m ilitary
caste. 8. Ju d ic a tu re and law, private and criminal.
!). Continuation of the former an d th e duties of the
commercial and servile castes. JO. Mixed castes and th e
duties of the cast es in times of distress. 11. Penance and
expiation. 12. Transmigration and final b eatitude.”
Y o ur readers will know these e ither by perusing th e te x t
of this work in the S ansk rit language or its English ver­
sion by Sir W. Jones, an accomplished S a n sk rit scholar.
(T o le co n d u u cd .)
TH E S IT L A O R M A T A — T H E G O D D E S S OF
' S M A L L -P O X .
8.
IlV BADU N O B IN K. IU N N liK JE K ,
D e p u ty C ollector a n d M a g istra te , J k r /ia m p o r e . ■
A b ou t six m onths after my father’.s death, th e follow­
ing events occurred in our family. .
My father left behind him my widowed mother, my
younger sister whom he loved most and myself. A bout
six m onths after his death, 1 believe it was in J u n e . 186.1,
though I do not rem e m b er th e dates exactly, I was
employed a t S h e rg h o tty in Beliar. My mother, sister,
w ife,daughter and a m atern al uncle with his wife lived,with
tue. I om itted to m ention above t h a t my grand-m other
(father’s m other) and two uncles (elder brothers of my
lather) as well as o ther members of th e ir family were also
th e n alive. One portion of th e entire family with the
g rand -m other lived a t Benares and th e rest, except those
who w'cre with me, resided a t th e family residence at
Bhowanipore in th e suburbs of Calcutta.
T he season a t Beliar a t th e tim e of our narrative, i. c.,
about J u n e 1861, was very hot and dry, find small-pox
w'as raging in the neighbourhood. My sister who was
unfortunately not protected either by inoculation or vac­
cination caug ht th e infection and every day she grew
worse and worse. I t soon became evident th a t th e most
m alig nan t form of th e confluent type of th e disease had
broken out. 1
I was th en a very sceptical young man, openly discard­
ing everything idolatrous and it was ra th e r to please my
m other who is a bigoted H indu, t h a t in tho absence of
a good doctor I was a t last induced to allow her to get
a P u ro h it or priest to place a G h atta* of Sitla, (the
H in du goddess of small-pox, called Mata in Beliar) in a
corner of th e room in which th e p a tie n t was. The priest
am ongst the then made twice a day— in th e morning as well as evening—
homa before it and chanted portions of the M arkand P urana
which treats all ab ou t th e M ata ( literally th e mother,)
or Sitla. This hom a was believed to purify the air, and
th e P u ra n a P a t (recitation from the Purana) to lull the
m ind of th e patient, or otherwise to withdraw her a tte n ­
tion a t least for a time, from h er sufferings which were
indeed agonizing.
© © ■
She suffered as if slio was placed in th e m idst of red-
hot coals. E ig h t maids were engaged to fan her night
and day ; b u t notw ithstanding th a t she could not allow
the fanning to stop even for a moment, it really gave her
little or 110 relief.
O 11 th e seventh or th e eighth nigh t I noticed th a t my
m aternal uncle looked somewhat terrified and puzzled, but
when 1 pressed him to give th e reason, he said th a t nothing
had happened.
A day or two afterwards a t ab ou t 1 o’clock in th e after- .
noon, while th e maids, my m other and myself were all
seated around the p a tie n t— myself being engaged in fanning
her (as my sister preferred my fanning to t h a t of others
and as she said th a t t h a t alone gave h e r some relief,)—
she suddenly asked my m other to offer a seat to our father
and call him into th e room instead of allowing him to
stand so long at th e door. W e were all surprised and
th o u g h t she was g e ttin g delirious. W e could not, however,
do any th in g but- exchange a few hurried looks. My
m other pretended as if she did not h ear her, and
asked her what she meant, when she distinctly repeated
w ha t she had said before and, pointing to th e door, said
“ don’t you see him standing there all this tim e ? ” I did
not know w h at to say, but, rapidly collecting my thoughts,
told her not to trouble herself about him. H e being the
master of the house would take a seat whenever lie liked.
This satisfied her.
The same phenom enon occurred a t about the same tiino
the n ext day and th e day after. I got a doctor to examino
* A n e a r t h e n ch a tty m a r k e d w i t h r e d v e r m i l i o n n m i filled w i t h w a t e r 1
w i t h qn e a r t h e n p a n c o n t a i n i n g a q u a n t i t y of u n h u s k « d r i c e p l a e o d oil'
u, m u u g o t w i g o n t h o m o u t h o f t h o c/«eftya os a s u b s t i t u t e f o r t h o id o l ,
if a n y th in g was wrong witli her head, but, lie could detect
nothing. H e r eyes were clear, and, except th e above
talk, her conversation on all o th e r m a tte rs was free, in te l­
ligent and intelligible. A t abo ut 10 a. m. on th e third or
fourth day of these occurrences, she observed to our m o th e r
t h a t a. S itla beggar was w aiting a t the outer ga te (which
could not be seen from h e r room) and th a t it would be
well if he were given so m ething and s e n t away. 1 was
th e n called from the adjoining room and told the above. 1
w ent out and actually found a Sit,la beggar waiting. 1
paid the man, and, re tu rn in g to tlie patient, told her
th a t th e m an gave h e r his blessings. She was then
pleased and smiled. B u t no sooner had I left h e r and
returned to my room, th a n she rem arked sorrowfully to our
m other— “ W h a te v e r brother m igh t do, he will have to
return home w itho ut me. You will all seme day re tu rn
home, even sister-in-law ( m e a n in g my w if e ) who likes
the place so much (out of all of us, my wife really liked
the place very much) will have to leave it, and I alone am
destined to stay behind you all."
My m o th er was compelled to leave h e r u n d e r some
pre te x t as she could not stop h e r tears when she heard
w hat my sister had said. She, however, re tu rn e d soon and
consoled her in every possible manlier by advising h e r not
to think as she did.
About one o'clock in the afternoon, as I was ta k in g a
short nap in my room after breakfast, 1 d re a m t th a t 1 had
fallen asleep beside my sister while fanning h e ra n d th a t oil
touching her body 1 felt it as h ot as if it wa.s one large block
of burning charcoal. I shuddered and awoke, and heard a
l i o i s e in her room. I a t once got up and w ent th e re to
upbraid the maids and my m o th e r for m a k in g so m uch
noise in th e p a tie n t’s room. My mother, however, told me
that, it was only a short tim e since th e G h a tta made a
peculiar sound like “ p a t p a t p a t" iu rapid succession, and
th a t simultaneously th e patient, trem bled all over and
became unconscious ; th a t the maids said t h a t as jMota had
come 1 should be; sent for ; and th a t the p a tie n t had j u s t re ­
turned to consciousness when 1 came in. My sister then
called me in, asked me to ta k e a. seat beside h e r a n d fan
her, and complained of th e noise and tu m u lt made.
As requested by her, I told all to keep q u ie t and gave
them strict orders that., if they w anted me, I should be
quictlv asked to come in, b u t on no account should any
lioise be made in or n ear the p a tie n t’s room.
My m other looked anxious and showed as if she wanted
to tell me something, b u t I made her a sign to keep
q u ie t then. All was th en quiet and still. I th o u g h t
to myself th a t probably a frog had found entrance into
the room and had croaked a t the tim e from behind
the Ghatta. in th e corner, which made th e weak females
believe th a t the G ha tta had m ade the sound. I had th e r e ­
fore intended th a t when th e priest should come, 1 would
have the frog brought out and make; a fool of all of them.
W hile 1 was t h u s th in k in g th e G h a tta recommenced th e
“p a t ]><it ” sound, j u s t as if some one was w a lking upon
pieces of broken earthen vessels, with wooden shoes on.
The sound proceeded from the very centre of th e G h a tta
and not from its bottom. Simultaneously too, my sister
trembled from head to foot and became unconscious. My
mother and the maids were eager to draw my a t t e n ­
tion to the phenomenon, b u t hy a wave of the hand I
ordered them to keep quiet. The oldest maid-scrvant,
however, spoke out and rem arked “ Babu, don’t you see th a t
the Mata is come, first to th e G h a tta and thence to th e
patient, who is now entirely obsessed by th e Mata ? She
is evidently pleased with your poojah. As you are the
m aster of the house, you m u st not lose a m om ent in ask­
ing her for alms (a figurative mode of speech used by
Beliar females denoting g ra n t of th e p a tie n t's life). Do
so a t once. If you have any doubt, you can question
her.” My m o th e r also said “ do so, d on’t hesitate.”
I then asked a t once my sister who was trem bling all
over, quite senseless— “Arc you th e M ata or has it pleased
her to visit this hum ble servant’s h o u s e ? ” My sister
replied by a, nod of th e head signifying “ yes.” T hen fol­
lowed th e following dialogue between me and th e Mata.
Q. H a s th e re been any defect in th e jw ija h or has
any other tiling been done to displease you ?
A. (By a nod) No.
(,). Then be pleased to give me alms ?
A. (By a nod) No.
Q. W h y not ? I f th e re be any f'aidt in me, tell me
and 1 will correct it. ■
A. (By a nod) No.
Q. H ere a fter people will th in k you to be a cruel god­
dess, if, n o tw ith sta nd in g t h a t there is n o thing to displease
you, you should refuse m e alms. K indly give me your
Baboo (literally arm,'—a peculiar position of th e rig ht arm
used to signify hope, or th a t there is no fear).
She extended the left arm. (1 was seated on th e left
side.)
T he m aid here pointed out th a t it was the wrong arm
and m e a n t nothin*;.
<1. W h y do you deceive me ? A nd why do you not
extend th e proper arm ?
She then extended h er rig h t arm, b u t as soon as it
touched m y extended hands, instead of raising th e palm
as she should, waved it so as to signify, “ go away, you
w on’t have it.”
Q. You still refuse me alms, and why ?
She still waved h e r hand in th e same way.
Q. You w on't give me alms ? You won't g r a n t m y
prayers ? ”
A. (She shakes her head to say) No, no.
A t this stage, suddenly th e sounds stopped, my sister
re tu rn e d to consciousness and looked amazed at the siirht
of our peculiar a ttitu d e &c., and showed a desire to know
what the m a tte r was and asked me to fan her as usual.
W c said we th o u g h t she was dream ing and we wore
w atching h e r anxiously and th a t nothing else had happened.
W e gave h e r this answer in order th a t her suspicion
might, not be raised or to h e a r her if she had a ny th in g to
say. B u t she said nothing. T he whole scene occupied
abo ut four minutes.
A b out two or three hours after this she died th a t very
afternoon. All this time I was beside her. To th e last
m om ent she did not u tte r a single incoherent word after
the above dialogue was finished. 1 had th e G h a tta
and the whole room closely searched, b u t no frog or any
th in g else to account for the phenom enon was detected.
N o b o d y has been able to solve th e m ystery these tw e n ty
years. I have, therefore, sent this to you, believing t h a t
th e phenomenon has some bearing on the occult sciences
and th a t you will probably be able to give some solution.
My m aternal uncle told us after my sister’s death t h a t
on the night in question as he was looking a t th e p a tie n t
from outside the window of th e room he felt t h a t some one
wras also doing th e same from behind him, th ru stin g his
head through and over his (uncle’s) shoulders. H e looked
behind him b u t perceived none. Thence he concluded
th a t Jtmwriootx (P luto’s messengers) were visiting tho
p atien t ; and added th a t as such an omen means a death
in the family, lie did not divulge the secret a t th e time.
TH K JSlU DEfiHOO jl O F A W A U K K O A N W K D JH K O W AS A
B ap tist and th e bride a Methodist. They had agreed
that, im mediately after th e ceremony they would decide by
chance which should embrace th e other's religion. Thu
officiating clergyman declined to toss up a coin, partly
because he would not countenance such a proceeding, and
partly because, being a Methodist, he m ight be accused
of fraud if the bride won. T h e bride herself finally
threw the coin and lost. W h e n she went to join t/io
Baptists, however, th ey rejected her because she did n o t
believe in close communion. T h a t displeased tbe husband
and he w ent over w ith h e r to the M ethodists.— B m vn er o f
Liijld, '
 (C ontinued from th e D e c e m b e r num ber.)
P U R E G O LD A R T IF IC IA L L Y M AD E.
A n a c c o u n t of so m e E x p e r i m e n t s on M e r c i n y , S ilver, n n d G old, m n d e n t
G u i l d f o r d i n M a y J 7S—, i n t h e L a b o r a t o r y o f . f a m e s P r i c e , M D , l' \U S.,
t o w h i c h is p r e f i x e d a n a b r i d g m e n t o f B o y l e ’s A c c o u n t o f a D e g r a d a t i o n
TR A N S C H IH K l l F O K “ T H E T H E O S O I ’I I I S T "
E X F E E I M E N T S ON M E E C U R Y A N D S IL V E E .
KXt’KlUMKNT I.
Mnde May tlic (ith 1782, before the
Francis Grose, Mr. Russell, and
men mentioned in the introduction
of the process, then resident in the
H a lf an ounce of m ercury provided by Captain Grose
(bought, a t a n apothecary's in th e town) wa.s placed in
it small Hessian cruciblc, b ro ugh t by Mr. Russell, on a flux
composed of borax (also b ro ught by him) and a small piece
of charcoal ta k en o u t of a scuttle (fortuitously) by Mr. ]).
Grose, and exam ined by th e rest of th e company, and
u small piece of nitre also taken out w ith o u t selection,
by the llcvd. Mr. Anderson, from a q u a n tity in common use,
in th e la b o r a to r y ; these being pounded to g e th e r in a
m o rta r which all th e company had previously inspected,
were pressed down into th e crucible with a small pestle ;
on this flux th e m ercury was poured by Mr. Anderson,
and upon it half-a-grain carefully weighed out by Mr.
Ilussell of a certain powder, of a deep red colour, lurnished
by Dr. Price ,was p u t on it by Mr. Anderson.
T h e cruciblc was th e n placed in a tire of a moderate red
h e a t by Dr. Pricc, who from his gre a te r facility in m anaging
th e fire from long habit, was th o u g h t m ost eligible
to conduct th e experiment- H e repeatedly called th e
a tte n tio n of th e com pany to observe t h e stages of the
process, and to re m a rk iu every p a r t of it th a t any
volun tary deception on his p a rt was impossible.
I n ab ou t a q u a r te r of an hour, from the projection of
th e powder, and th e placing of th e crucible in the lire, he
observed to th e company, who on inspection found his
observations true, t h a t the mercury, th o u g h in a red-hot
crucible, showed no signs of evaporation, or even of
boiling ; th e fire was th e n gradually raised, w ith attention
on the p a r t of the company, and repeated calls lor th a t
atten tion from Dr. Price, th a t no undue, addition mighty be
m ade to th e m a t te r in th e crucible ; iu a strong glowing
red, or r a th e r white, heat, a small dip being ta k e n on th e
po int of a clean iron rod, and when cold the scorhr. so
ta k e n and knocked off, were shown to th e company and
found replete w ith small globules of a whitish-coloured
metal, which Dr. Price observed to th e m could not be m e r ­
cury as being evidently fixed iu th a t strong he a t ; b u t as he
represented to th e m an interm ed iate substance between
9 and a more perfect metal.
A small q u a n tity of borax (brought by Mr. Russell) wns
th e n injected by him and the fire raised, b u t with th e same
precautions on th e p a r t of Dr. Price to subject everything
to th e m in u te inspection of th e jiersons present, and alter
continuing in a strong red-w hite h e a t for abo ut a q ua rte r
of an hour, th e crucible was carefully tak en out and
gradually cooled ; on b reaking it, a globule of yellow
m etal was found a t bottom, anil in th e xcorHV smaller
ones ; which collected and jilaecd in an accurate balance
by Mr. Russell was found to weigh j u l h j ten grains.
T h is m etal was in the presence of th e above-mentioned
gentlem en sealed up in a phial impressed with th e seal
of Mr. Anderson, to be sub m itted to fu tu re examination
thou gh every one presen t was persuaded th a t tire m etal
was Gold.
T he seal being broken the n ext morning, in th e p r e ­
sence of th e former company and of C aptain A usten, and
th e m etal hydrostatieally examined, th e w e ight of th e
larger globule (the others being too m in u te for this mode
of examination) was found to be in air !) grains anil a q u ar­
ter, and in distilled w ater of te m p e ra tu re Falir. o0° plus,
it lost som ething more th a n j| (but not q u ite an half) of
a g rain ; th e difference was not appreciable, as no smaller
w e ight than th e eighth of a grain was a t hand, b u t wns
ju d g ed by all th e company to be nearly intermediate, i. c.,
:nr •'— a t ha lf a grain th e specific gravity would be rather
more th a n 18 : ] ; if only | was lost in w ater th e specific
gravity would exceed 24 : 1, the in term ediate would be
21 i. nearly ; b u t as the loss seemed ra th e r more than
HV r K T K I l B A Y I D S O X , KSl) , I ' . T S . th e interm ediate, th ou gh app arently and decidedly less
than half a grain, th e specific gravity m ust have been near­
ly as 20 : 1, and in this estim ate all present acquiesced.
A fter this hyclrostatieal examination, th e globule was
flattened by percussion with a thin plate, and exam ined
Eevi.l. M r. Anderson, Captain by Mr. Russell in th e m a n n e r of artists for commercial
Ensign D. Grose—the gentle­ purposes ; on finishing his scrutiny he declared it to be
as the most proper witnesses
town.
as good gold as th e grain gold of the rr/hn'rs, and th a t
he would readily purchase such gold as th a t which he
had j u s t examined, a t th e highest price demanded for
th e p u re st gold.
T he plate being th e n di vided, one half was before the com­
pany sealed up by Mr. Anderson to be subm itted to a trial
of its purity, which Dr. Pi ice proposed, requesting his friend
Dr. Higgins, of Greek" S tieet, to make ; th e remainder
being p u t into acpia regia of nitric acid and sal-ammonia
afforded a solution sufficiently rich, before the company
separated, to yield w ith solution of tin, a richly-coloured
crimson precipitate.
C aptain Grose was accidentally absent when th e precipi­
ta te was made, b u t saw it n ext day. In about four hours the
portion of th e lnctal employed was completely dissolved,
aud th e n e x t m orning before Captain and Air. D. Grose, and
Mr. Russell (Mr. Anderson, being prevented from coming),
th e solution being divided into th ree portions, th e fol­
lowing ex perim ents were made.
To the first portion, diluted with water, was added a
q u a n tity of caustic vol : alkali, and the precipitate,
which was copious, being duly separated an d dried, about
a grain of it was placed on a tin plate, was he a te d and
found to explode s m a r t l y ; this experim ent was repeated
th re e times.
To the second portion diluted, was added a portion of the
solution oftin, in aqua regia, a beautiful crimson-coloured
p recipitate was im m ediately formed in cousideiable q u a n ­
t i t y ; which, when dried, was mixed with a fusible frit
composed of flint-powder, and th e fluxes proper for the
ruby glass of cassius, in th e proportion of f> grains of
th e p recipitate to ^ij of th e frit, and in a vitryfying heat
afforded in a b o u t .’3 hours a, transp arent glass, which by
heatin g again, assum ed an elegant crimson colour, and
th e re m a in d e r which continued in th e fire, also acquired
a b rig h t red colour.
T h e th ird portion being mixed with vitriolic ether,
im p arte d to it th e yellow colour given to this fluid by
solutions of gold ; and the ether being evaporated in a
shallow vessel, a thin purplish pellicle adhered to the
side, spotted in several places with yellow.
Dr. Higgins soon after receiving th e piece of metal,
favoured th e a u th o r w ith an answer, in which he notified
t h a t th e packet came to him under th e proper seal,
th a t he was well satisfied of th e j>itrtiy of the gold he
received, and th a t he considered the a u th o r’s experi­
m e n t as exclusively sufficient to have ascertained the
n a tu re and p u rity ot th e metal.
KXl’KJUMKNT II.
11 aile a t Dr. Price’s, May 8, 1782, before Sir Philip
Clarke, Dr. Sjience, the Rev. Mr. Anderson, Captain
Grose, Mr. Russell, and E nsign 11. Grose.
H a lf an ounce of mercury, procured from one Mr. C u n­
ningham , an apothecary of the town, was placed on a flux,
composed of an ounce of powdered charcoal, two drams
of borax and one scruple of nitre, and on it, when a
little warmed, was projected one grain of a white powder,
furnished hy Dr. Price.
' A fter th e crucible had acquired a red heat, the whole
company saw th e mercury lying quiet a t the bottom ,without
boiling or sm oking in th e least, anil -it continued iu this
 tra n q u il state after it had gained a full red heat. I t was
continued in a fire gradually augm ented to a white heat,
nearly three, qu arters of an hour, a smaller erucihle, ^ w r i -
oimli/ htspfciiul, being inverted on it, to preven t coals fiom
falling in ; and the crucible being th e n withdrawn and
cooled, many globules of white m etal were found diffused
through the whole mass of scoria”, of these; globules wero
collected to the w eight of ten grains, before th e company
.separated, and consigned to th e care of Mr. Russell, wdio
took them away with him.
P a r t of th e rem ain in g globules being afterward,s col­
lected by p ou nding th e crucible and washing over the
powder, the whole m elted together a m oun ted to th irteen
grains.
])r. Price rem a rk e d on this process, th a t having taken
too great, a q u a n tity of charcoal the globules were thereby
dispersed over the whole mass, and th e powder having
been sprinkled against the sides of th e crucible had not
produced its g reatest effects. A nd th a t some of the m e r­
cury which had escaped its action m ust have been vola­
tilised by the h e a t ; and this on inspection of th e covering
crucible was found to be true. T h e e xperim ent was
therefore th e next morning repeated in the presence of
Mr. Anderson, C aptain and Ensign Grose and Mr. Russell.
K X l’ KlilMKN'P I I I .
The rem aining half ounce of m ercury wa.s employed :
the charcoal and borax both ta k e n w ith o u t .‘- election from
large qu an tities in th e laboratory wero powdered by
Ensign Grose, and th e mercury charged in the crucible a.s
in the former experiment. Barely half a grain of the
white powder, weighed out. by Mr. .Russell, was projected
on the mercury, which by some accidental delay had
begun to boil in th e crucible.; b u t on th e application of
tho powder, th e ebullition ceased, although th e crucible
and contained m ercury was subjected to a m uch greater
h e a t ; and it. continued without boiling, even when of a red
heat. T he crucible was gradually heated to a white heat,
and when cooled and broken, thero was found in th e b o t­
tom a well-collected bead of fine w hite metal, weighing
four grains.
E X P E R IM E N T IV.
On the same day, and th e same persons being p resent
as a t the preceding experim ent, the following was made on
silver. ’ appearance not usual in fused silver. Ten grains were re­
Mr. Ilussell weighed o ut sixty grains (one dram) of grain
silver, which he had purchased of Messrs. Floycr and Co.
refiners in Love Lane, Wood Street, Cheapside ; this q u a n ­
tity wa.s placed in a. small crucible on some of th e flux
made as above, before th e company, by Ensign Grose ;
and on th e silver, when in fusion, was projected a bare
half-grain of th e Red Powder, used in th e first experiment.
The crucible was then replaced in the fire, and continued
there for a b o u t a qu arte r of an hour, a piece of borax,
taken a.t, a venture, out of a ja r containing a large q u a n t i­
ty, w'as throw n on th e metal by Ensign Grose.
Dr. Price soon after, from the appearance of the flux,
im agining the crucible to bo cracked (by th e cold and
moisture of th e borax), took it out of th e fire, and finding
th a t what he suspected had happened, did not replace it ;
when cool it. was broken, and th e b utto n of m etal was found
a t the bottom, which, when weighed, appeared not to
have lost any of its original, weight, so t h a t fortunately
only the flux had transuded.
E X P E R IM E N T V.
T h a t no doubt m ig h t arise from th e failure of the
crucible in th e last experiment., a sim ilar one was made in
the presence of tlie same persons, w ith th e addition of
J. .1). G arth w aite of------ Esq , who was also p resen t a t the
latter part of E xp erim ent IV. .
T hirty grains of the above-mentioned grain silver were
by Mr. Russell weighed out, nnd p u t into a small Hessian
crucible, on a. flux of charcoal and borax m ade before the
company, with tho same precautions as in E x p e r i m e n t! .
On the silver when fused, was projected by Mr. Anderson
a hare h a l f g ra m of the Red Powder, and about, five,
m inutes after some glass of borax (to .avoid th e moisture
contained in crude borax) was throw n in by one of t.he
company. T he crucible after being k e p t in a red-white
h e a t for about, fifteen m inu tes was tak en out, and when
cold broke ; a t bottom of th e scoriec, or ra th e r flux, which
in this experim ent was neatly fused, lay th e bu tton of
m etal which was found nearly, i f not.e.ractly o f its original
weight.
It was th e n tried by Mr. Ilussell in th e a rtist’s m a n n e r;
as was also the piece of metal obtained in E x perim ent IV.
H e found hoik of th e m to contain Gold ; the la tte r iu
larger quan tity, as m ig h t be expected from the relative
proportion of th e powder and silver in th e two ex­
periments.
Dr. Price also exam ined th e m etal on the touch-stone
(Ba.saltes) and with nitrous acid ; when all the company
saw th e m a rk of gold remaining, while a m ark from a
piece of th e very parcel of grain silver from which the
portion used in these experim ents had been taken, and
placed by th e side of th e m a rk from th e graduated or
enriched silver, totally vanished on w ettin g it with the
aqua fortis.
T he mark from th e enriched silver rem ained (of a
yellow colour) after repeated affusions of weak and strong
aq u a fortis. So th a t th e company were entirely con­
vinced th a t gold w7as now contained in th e fused silver.
T he chemical reader will probably anticipate Dr. Price’s
observation:-—t h a t of the known metallic substances of a
gold colour, su lphurated tin could not w ithout decom­
position, have sustained the h e a t employed in these
experim ents ; and th a t copper, or rcgulus of nickel,
would have been dissolved by th e nitrous acid, equal­
ly w ith th e silver. T h e rem ark is indeed scarcely
necessary, for had it been possible to have secretly intro­
duced into the crucible any of these metals (and none of
the company would for a m om ent tolerate th e idea of such
an a tte m p t having been made by th e operator), the iden­
tity of w eight observed was sufficient to prove t h a t nothing
b u t th e crimson powder had been added.
A fter th e pieces of m etal had been then separately exa­
mined, th ey were m elted together, and when cool it was
rem arked that, th e surface of th e culot of m etal was
elegantly radiated w ith a lternate stria; and furrows ; an
served by Dr. Price for his own examination ; and the
other 80 grains were tak en by Mr. Russell, to be assayed in
tho refiner’s m anner.
Dr. Price found th e proportion of gold to be -J of the
whole mass.
Mr. Ilussell in t.he course of a, few days caused all th e
above-m entioned gold and silver, and the m ixture of gold
and silver, to be assayed in th e a r t i s t ’s manner, for th e
refiners, a t th e office of Messrs. P r a t t and Dean, Assay-
Masters, near Cheapside.
T hey assayed each portion separately, and reported the
gold and silver to be of th e most complete purity ; and
the enriched silver to contain gold in th e proportion of
one eighth of th e jo in t weight, and this report be also
repeated before th e spectators of E x p e rim en t V II. on
May 25.
It was rem arkable th a t both the refiner and assay-
m aster at first affirmed th e impossibility of success in the
process ; and, prejudiced by received opinions, questioned
th e purity of th e metals, th ou gh they looked much like
ordinary gold. T h e assay instantly dissipated their
doubts ; and th ey owned, with astonishment, th a t the
metals were entirely pure, and certified the ir purity in
th e ir official report.
E X P E R I M E N T VI.
Made, May 15, 1782, before Sir Philip N o rto n Clarke
th e Ilevd. B. Anderson, Captain Grose, Dr. Spence, Ensign
Grose, and Mr. H allam by, and several times repeated before
Mr. Anderson, Dr. Spence and Ensign Grose.
Two ounces of mercury were by one of th e company
taken out of a cistern in the laboratory containing about
 two h undredw eights of quicksilver (for experim ents on I I I N D U C IIR O N O L 0 G Y.
the gases) and in a small wedgewood iron m o rta r rubbed
I ! V T H E H O N ’R L E R A O B A H A D U R G O l ’A E R A O I I A R I D E S H S t U K I T ,
with a drop or two of vitriolic e th e r ; on th is mercury,
Vice- P r e s id e n t o f the T h to so p h ic u l S o ciety. .
which was very bright and rem arkably fluid, barely a grain
of th e white powder was put, and afterwards rubbed up T he mode of calculating tim e am ong the H in du s is
w ith it for ab ou t 3 minutes. very interesting. T he tim e is called “ K a l ” or “ Mahakal.”
On pouring the $ out of the mortar, it was observed to I t has n e ith e r be ginning nor end, but, for the purposes of
have become blackish and to pour sluggishly ; after s ta n d ­ astronomy and history th e time is divided as follows :—
ing 10 minutes, on being poured o ut of the vessel in 15 = 1 773T
which it had stood, it was found considerably less fluid 30 ^T9T I
th a n before ; and in a q u a rte r of an hour's tim e so increas­ 30 -= 1
ed in spissitude as hardly to pour a t all, b u t seemed full — 2 7??
1
of lumps. Being now strained through a cloth, a su b ­
GO = 1 arfrctsr
stance like an amalgam, of a p re tty solid consistency rem ain ­
ed behind ; th e unfixed mercury being expelled from 15 = 1 7$f
this mass, by placing it on charcoal and directing th e 2 w = 1 JTW
flames of a small lamp on it with a blowpipe, a bead of 2 — 1
fine w hite m etal remained fixed in a strong red heat ; 3 : -- 1 am
which by every subsequent trial appeared to be silver ; 2 377^ = 1
th e w eight of the bead th u s collected, weighed and
GO = 1
exam ined before th e company separated, was 18 grains ;
b u t much remained in th e strained mercury. This was 72000 ---■ 1
afterwards separated and weighed 11 grains ; th e whole 6 3T^rf TC: = 1 Do.
obtained was therefore 2!) grains, or an increase in pro ­ 432000 7^’ = 1 Uo.
portion to th e powder as 2.8 : 1. 8(54000 77 • = 1 8HK77
Five dram s of mercury ta k e n out in th e same m a n n e r 12DG000 77 — 1
as th e above two ounces, were rubbed up with vitriolic = 1
1728000 77 c ^
ether, and afterwards with barely a q u a rte r of a grain of
4 1
the red powder ; a mass like ail am algam being obtained by
straining it after it had stood abou t a q u a rte r of an hour, 10 377<rrc =r 1
and th e unfixed and u n tin g e d m ercury driven off before 360 77 = 1
th e blowpipe, as in th e former experim ent, a bead of 7L = 1
yellow metal remained, weighing 4 g r a i n s ; and after 14 = 1 ^7<K
straining some tim e longer, 2 \ grains wore obtained, both 14 1 ^57 or JtS^RT
of which resisted a q u a fortis on th e touch-stone, and a =
smaller q u a n tity being dissolved in aq u a regia, a p u r ­
1000 H^r77 = 1 Do.
ple precipitate was produced from th e solution by th e solu­
tion of tin and a brownish one by solution Ferri Vitriolati 36000 7ic?7 = 1
IV rg m (Green Vitriol or Copperas) ; in this experiment, 1000 sRf — 1 71? of
therefore, th e increase of gold was to th e powder e m ­ 1000 = 1
ployed, as 2 4 : 1, exclusive of th e w eight of the powder. 1000 Ti$T7 = 1 T7R 7 of JTf rRf^f
T he former p a rt of this exp e rim e n t was repented on
T here are several ways of calculating tim e according to
Sa tu rd a y th e 18th day of May, before th e Rev. Mr.
Manning, th e Rev. Mr. F u lh am , th e Rev. Mr. Anderson, th e revolution of t h e Sun, Moon, J u p ite r, P itre and Dev.
th e Rev. Mr. Robinson, and Dr. Spence. Two ounces of 3 GO = 1 f«E77^
mercury tr e a te d as before mentioned, (after exhibiting 1200 [^77^ - 1 ^15177
p heno m en a sim ilar to those above related) afforded a = 1 si7K
2400 ])o
mass, one half of which only (to avoid th e noxious m e r­
3G00 Do. = 1 ifeff
curial fumes of th e whole) after having th e m ercury ex­
pelled from it by a white heat before th e blowpipe, 4800 Do. = 1 *fcT
c.
yielded upw ards of 12 grains of a w hite metal, th a t in each Y u g th ere is Sandhi and Sa ndhynnsh
every trial to which it was subm itted, appeared to be 100 = of
silver. w* of smc
200 Do. =
T he product, therefore, including th e silver contained
in th e strained m ercury would have been nearly as 28 : 300 Do. = do. of 7<rr
1 ; as in th e former experiment. 400 Do. do. of ?rT
A small portion (about 51’j) of th e above mercury being 100 Do. = ot‘
p u t into an other vessel, an d about th e sixth of a grain of 200 Do. do. of 5T7IC
th e red powder p u t 011 it, the m ercury after being ground 300 Do. = do. of 7rTT
up with it, and standing some time, was strained as the = do. of ^
former, ami th e small mass so obtained, placed before the
400 Do.
blowpipe. I t yielded som ething more th a n a grain of I n th e Kali Y u g first 100 years are and the last 100
metal, which examined by nitric acid 011 th e touch-stone, years are flWTftr and 1000 is 2 ^ 7 7*r. Many ju rists hold
evidently contained gold, as was a p p a re n t to th e company th a t certain customs which are prohibited durin g the Kali
before the ir leaving th e laboratory. I t was intended to Y u g may rem ain in force during the Sandhi which is not,
have been subm itted to other trials, b u t from its m in u te ­ the~propcr K ali Yug. 100 divine years are equal to 30000
ness and form, was accidentally lost. hu m a n years. E ach Y u g is divided into 4 quarters
( T o be continued.) T he c urre n t year is 4!)81 from th e beginning of Kali.
14 M anus are nam ed as follows:—
TIE IS A MAN W H O T H R O U G H IMS E A R N E S T N E S S I N SEUk-
ing knowledge forgets his food, nnd, in his joy for having •s. ^ f r t K ? 3
found it, loses all sense of his toil, and, th u s occupied, is i vs > ^ c r
unconscious t h a t he has almost reached old age. . Coarse ? 0 SSTtTISffni
rice for food, w ater to drink, th e bended arm for a pillow
— happiness may be enjoyed even with these ; but, w itho ut
virtue, both riches and honour seem to me like th e passing Properly speaking, th ere o u g ht to be 3G000 ^ 7 in the
c lo u d ,— Con/ucius, life of Brahma,, E ach P u r a n pretends to give the history
of a p a rtic u la r Kalpa. Tlic following nro th e names of
somo <jf th e Kalpas :—
1 7. ^cT^RFr
3 V r ’-jfiT
«. ^ ^$57
vs
% { c 5?TR
tl SIC^cT
**. X of the. ])nk laid : cash and a fight for it had been expected,
3?lfFT
>». «T*T 75 *TR7
•»->' cTc’T^T’T
S3 ■vs. sffJT
■3.3 X i tfTT>r=r
q'tc
-A ’TRT^
•3.'9 'R M •s.*; Tiri
x\ b 5 Rrf
E a c h ^ 5 7 contains 14 ^•T; si; ’ each *R
sy contains 71 H ns ia n ?;
w h e n 1000 al'e tlividcd by 14 it will give 71
io r one *R. T he total will he 9i)4. The rem aining ()
sire considered as in ter-regn um s which elapse between one
Mann dying and another commencing.
M ahakal or time deified is represented as an idol w ear­
ing a string of heads, which means generations which pass
in time. This idol is represented as sittin g in a burial or
bu rning ground and its occupation is destruction of the
world. God Mahakal or Shiv is nothing more th a n deifi­
cation of time.
A N E C D O T E OF SEC OND S I G H T .
(I' .X' J P A C T S J-ROM ailF, DTABV O P
S T U A R T H l'A TSO N , 1 ST ItKN OAL
Though stories of second sight are recorded by th e
hu ndred, I th in k tho following may prove interesting, as I
have never yet. seen quite a parallel case. Two officers,
nam ed Gall and Barrow of the oth Madras Cavalry, were
employed on political d u ty in Oudh ill th e year 1M“>(j,
and, a t the tim e of the event here recorded, were resi­
d en t in Lucknow. Both were married, th e la tte r to a
Scotchwoman possessed of the faculty of second sight.
T hey were both engaged for a day’s Florican shooting a t
a place, some th irty miles distant, from cantonm ents, and
were to travel together by palanquin Dak, Gall pick
ing up Barrow on his way out ; 011 tho former’s
arrival he found Mrs. Barrow, weeping, w ringing her
hands, and hysterically forbidding h e r husband's d e p a r­
ture, in consequence of a dream in which she had seen
him m u rd ered : (Jail’s wife having had no disturbing
dreams, his g uns being with him and his dak laid, he
determ ined on going 011 alone and started w itho ut further
delay.
About midnight, lie was aw akened by th e bearers calling
out— Hai, Hai, p h a tta r kaun p h e n k ta hai, (‘ H ullo, who is
throwing stones),— and suddenly his palkee was dropped
by the frightened bearers who lied into th e jung le; Gall,
thrown out by the shock, saw by th e light, of one or two
torches t h a t a nu m b e r of armed natives were su rro u n d ­
ing him, upon which he rolled noiselessly, round and
round off the road and succeeded in shrin king into a
nullah close by ;— lying there he saw spears arisen into
his palkee, cuts made at it with tulwars and blows with
“ latces,” and
“ T h a n k e d w ith t. l ia n k s ^ i v in s :,
W h a t e v e r G o o s m a y be
th a t he him self was n o t in it.
After discovering his escape, th e robbers m ade free with
all his p rop erty and decamped into outer darkness leaving
him entirely alone ; however, before long, one of his bearers
returned to the scene and with th e m a n ’s aid he m anaged
to m ake his way to a yillagc some four or five miles off where
he was well looked after by a most hospitable “ Cotwal” who
gave him a horse to ride th e tw enty miles back to Canton­
ments, on— with th is aid lie got safely I k . me, very thankful
for his narrow escape.
A year afterwards all the inhabitants, the Cotwal in­
cluded, of this very village, were apprehended, and a large
nu m b e r tried and sentenced to transportation, for parti­
cipation in a murder. D uring th e course of the trial it
came out th a t th e attack 011 (jail had been headed by the
Cotwal. (his civil friend). Scouts had given information
and the nullah where Gall had hidden, was to have been
th e last “ resting-place” of any who had gone down in
th e scrimmage.
One more anecdote from tho same diary and I have
done..— A bout th e year IN.'iO th e Veterinary Surgeon of
the 14th Dragoons blew his brains out with a pistol ; the
charge was simply powder, b u t was so large th a t his head
was blown clean away from his shoulders, the lock of the
pistol also being blown off. Three days after, one of
th e syces 011 the, as yet unsold, horses of th e deceased,
came ru n n in g over to F eatherstonehaugh, an officer of
th e same regim ent, in a state of alarm, bordering on
madness, and swore th a t their m aster walked about, every
evening in the stables, wilh his head off and appeared to
be looking a t his h o n e s ; all th e other natives about the
stables fully corroborated this statem ent.
N o th in g would induce them to re main in the eempound,
so th e horses were removed to another stable, after which
no m ention is m ade of th e ir being again troubled or
visited by /icm/leiis sjn’ctrps,
H O W S P I R I T U A L I S M TS E X P O S E D .
1SY X. ]>. K . . . . K.T.S.
T H E I.A TE CA1 T A I N
J.TOTJT CA V A LR Y .) “ S p i r i t u a l i s t s a r e r e j o i c i n g 011 tlic a d d i t i o n of A n o t h e r e m i n e n t
m a n of S c i e n c e t o t h e i r r a n k s ; t ’r o fe s s o r Z o l l n e r o f L e ip z ig lias
d o n e f o rt.lie n o t o r i o u s m e d i u m S l a d e w h a t M r . C r o o k e s d i d f o r
H o m o , a n d lias p u b l i s h e d t h e re s u l t of h is i n v e s t i g a t i o n s in a v o lu m e
entitled 7 'n tn sct iid e n t(d j ’h ysics. K, w o u l d s c a r r e l v be w o r t h
w hile to e n t e r up o n u serious reg u la tio n of th e s e p ernicious doc­
t r i n e s w e r e it. not. f o r t h e effect p r o d u c e d u p o n t h e p u b l i c when
t h e y f in d t h a t m en in w hose pov:er - o f c r itic a l abservotion. th e y hare,
ev e n / reason to co n fid e a re so c< tnplct"ly l a ! a s tr a y by tla m . * * * * »
“ W c m a y a s s u m e tlmt. t h e r e s o u r c e s o f t h e c o n j u r i n g ai t. are
i n a d e q u a t e t o p r o d u c e a ll t h e p h e n o m e n a claim ed. for .S piritualism ,
a n d we will also a l l o w t h a t t,he t e s t i m o n y of suc h m e n as Mr. C r o o k e s
o r P r o f e s s o r X o l l n e r is u n im p e a c h a b le ; b u t we a r c f a r f r o m a c c e p t ­
in g t h e i r c o n c l u s i o n t h a t t h e r e f o r e tlio p h e n o m e n a , d i d t a k e p la c e as
d e s c r i b e d , o r were, n o t d u e t o t r i c k e r y . T h e g r e a t p rinciple , of
c o n j u r i n g — a n d we m a y v e n t u r e t o s a y of iiiediunw liip-.- co n s i s t s
n o t in d o in g a n in exp lica b le. th in // b u t in p ro e u rin i/ g o o d evidence
o f its h a v in g been d o n e ; a n d it. is a f a c t of c o m m o n e x p e r i e n c e in
t h e p r o f e s s i o n t h a t p e r s o n s a c c u sto m e d to close s c u n tific ob serva tio n s
a rc the ea siest to deceive.
“ T h a t P r o f e s s o r Z o l l n e r a n d liis f r i e n d s a e l e d in p e r f e c t g oo d
f a i t h , b e l i e v e d w h a t t h e y s a i d , a n d t o o k every p re ca u tio n , th e y eo id d
th in k of, w e a r e p r e p a r e d t o a d m i t ; b u t i t is p l a i n to t h e m e r e s t
ty r o i n c o n j u r i n g th at, t h e y d i d n o t t a k e t h e s i m p l e s t p r e c a u t i o n s
w h i c h a c o n ju r e r w o u ld s t a n d 011 liis g u a r d a g a i n s t . T h e ca u s e of
c o m m o n s e n s e h o w e v e r ti n d s g r e a t c h a m p i o n s as well. O11 F r i d a y
t h e ISrd i n s t a n t , Air. S t u a r t C u m b e r l a n d , a w e l l - k n o w n o p p on en t, of
S p i r i t u a l i s m , gave, b e f o r e a cr i t i c a l a u d i e n c e a t C h a r i n g C ro ss H o t e l
a r e p r o d u c t i o n of m o s t of t h e u s u a l l y so -called m a n i f e s t a t i o n s of
S p i r i t u a l i s m f o llo w in g u p ea ch wil-h a u e x p l a n a t i o n of t h e m e t h o d
e m p l o y e d . M r. S. C u m b e r l a n d ' s m e t h o d s a r e in fact t h o s e of t h e
m e d i u m s t h e m s e l v e s a n d c a n be g i v e n i n a n y p r i v a t e r o o m .
A i n o n o s t t h e f e a t s e x h i b i t e d w e r e c l a i r v o y a n t r e a d i n g of card s
en clo sed on se a l e d e n v e l o p e * , a n d t h e m y s t e r i o u s r e p r o d u c t i o n o n
t h e e x h i b i t o r s a r m o f w r i t i n g w liich o n e of t h e c o m p a n y p r e s e n t
had w ritte n ju s t before a n d th ro w n in to a h a t : a dark seance w ith
i t s a c c o m p a n y i n g m y s t e r i e s of r a p s , l u m i n o u s h a n d s a n d lloat i n g m u ­
sic al i n s t r u m e n t s w a s g i v e n a n d c e r t a i n w e l l - k n o w n s p i r i t s “ m a t e r i -
al i z e d " a n d c a m e in p e r s o n b e f o r e t h e au dience.* * * * * A s p i r i ­
t u a l i s t p r e s e n t e n t e r t a i n e d t h o c o m p a n y w i t h a d e s c r i p t i o n of w o n ­
d e r f u l f e a t s p e r f o r m e d i n h i s o w n h o u s e suc h as the, p l a y i n g 011 his
o w n p i a n o b y u n s e e n h a n d s , w h i l e locked, d u r i n g a seance a n d c h a l ­
l e n g e d t h e e x h i b i t o r t o d o t h o l i k e . " ' * Mow a l t h o u g h t h e e x p o s u r e
a t ( /'h a r in g C r o s s H o t e l d i d n o t i n c l u d e t h e s e s o m e w h a t m o r e o s t e n ­
t a t i o u s f e a l s of p i a n o - f o r t e p l a y i n g l e v i t a t i o n a n d so 011, the m eth o d s
b y v h ic h these tric k s a re p e r fo rm e d arc. so v e i l th o u g h not g e n e r a lly
l-noirn, t h a t we h o p e M r . C u m b e r l a n d w ill b e i n d u c e d on s o m e f u t u r e
occasio n to e x h i b i t t h e m . * * , * J.t c a n n o t b e to o o f t e n r e p e a t e d t h a t
 tlie q u e s t io n is fine of nvutw tnc /done, a n d t h e m o r e o f t e n i t is d e ­
ta in m em bers of th e B ritish A sso cia tio n at a llo w in g a
m o n s t r a t e d tli.it. tl i e a l l e g e d m i ra c l e s of s p i r i t u a l i s m c a n b e p r o d u c ­
e d b y n a t u r a l m e a n s a n d t h a t e v i d e n c e of t h e m h i t h e r t o c o n s i d e r e d p a p er on s o m e ord in a ry fa c ts of m esm erism and s p iritu ­
t o h e con clu s iv e m a y c o n t a i n a flaw o r a fallacy, t h e m o r e l i k e l v a r e a lis m to b e read b efo re a m e e tin g o f th e S o c ie ty a t G la s­
t h e u n i n i t i a t e d t o h e p r o t e c t e d f r o m r a s h ded u ct,io n s e n t a i l i n g gow, a iu l had c o n seq u e n tly nursed w r a th a ll th e w h ile
l i t m e n t a h l e r e s u l t s t o r t h e ca u s e of t r u t h , sc iencc a n d r e l i g io n . '’ w e n t w ith h is frien d J)r. D o n k i n ” * a n d h a d one hasty sit­
_ T h u s w r ite s a se lf-sa tisfie d critic* e v id e n tly a n in itia te ting. The m ed iu m at first h e ld a clea n sla te , w ith a
in th e co n ju rer's art. P o in tin g ; out several supposed cru m b o f sla te-p en cil 011 it s s u r fa c e a g a in st, t h e u n d e r sid o
‘ H aws and fa lla cies’ w h ic h to a m an of h is stron g com - of a ta b le a n d a fte r a w h ile th e r e w a s fo u n d to b e a lia m o
m on sensc are so m any g la r in g defects w h ich .'it once p o o rly w r itte n 011 th e sla te. T h is w as w ip e d o ff a n d th o
p r o v e t h e t r i c k e r y of the. w h o l e , h e d ism isses th e su b ject s la te a g a in h e ld , w h e n a d e la y h a v in g ensued P rofessor
as u n w orth y o f ‘ serio u s r e fu ta tio n .’ A cco rd in g to th is L a n k ester was asked b y D r. S la d e to catch h o ld o f th o
th eo r y , scie n tific o b se rv e r s cannot in t h i s c a s e h e t r u s t e d , s la t e w i t h hirn , b u t in s t e a d o f so d o in g h e sn a tch ed a w ay
for t h e y aro t h e m o s t g u l l i b l e o f m o r ta ls . ‘ T y r o s in con­ th e sla te 011 w h ich lie fou nd w ritten som e, tw o or th reo
ju rin g ’ w o u ld do m uch b etter ; and c o m m o n s o n s e '— in w ords. A rm ed w ith th is scientific observation ho h a d th o
w h ic h s cie n tists are d e fic ie n t— a llied w ith c o n ju r in g m u st, m ed iu m tr ie d b y a m a g istr a te b efore w h o m th e o n ly e v i­
h e n c e f o r t h s u p p l y t.he d e t e c t i v e s fo r e x p o s in g th at p ern i­ dence h eld relevan t was th a t o f th e P rofessor and h is
c io u s c h e a tin g w h ich goes by th e nam e o f sp iritu a lism . frien d w h o d e p o s e d t h a t t h e y o b s e r v e d certain m o v e m e n ts
A few m ore Stuart C u m b cr la n d s are th e o n ly person s of S la d e's a rm w h ic h th ey imagined to b e c a u s e d b y h is
w a n te d to b rin g th o se p oor m isg u id ed b ein g s, th e sp ir i­ w ritin g 011 th e sla te as it rested 011 h is k n ee s, u n d e r th o
tu a lists, to th e ir s e n se s a n d sa v e th e m from p erd itio n . ta b le. M a sk e ly n e , th e con ju rer, a d v e r tiz e d h im s e lf 011 t h e
L e t n s i l l u s t r a t e t h e c r i t i c ’s m e t h o d . A and B are both o cca sio n b y g iv in g a p erform an ce on b e h a lf of h is fr ien d
i l l ; a, p h y s i c i a n who is sent for, c o n ies in, and m erely t h e P rofessor, to h elp th e m a g istr a te to s e e th ro u g h th o
observes th e ou tw ard . s y m p t o m s o f A , bu t, r e f u s e s to e x a ­ tr ick s o f m e d iu m s ; w h ile 011 th e oth er sid e M essrs.
m i n e h i m , w h i l e g o i n g u p t o 1! r e m a r k s e x a c t l y th e sam e M assey, A lfred W a lla ce, Joad, Joy, and Dr. W y ld , gavo
a p p a r e n t s y m p t o m s in h im , m a k e s a c a r e fu l d ia g n o sis, a n d ev id en c e th at th ey had seen th e phenom ena o f sla te-
fin d in g out, a certain cause for th e d isea se, i n s i s t s — in w r itin g occu r w ith th e m e d iu m u n d e r te st co n d itio n s w h e n
sp ite of th e protest of A ’s frien d s— u p o n a scr ib in g th e frau d was q u ite out o f q u estio n . To th e m a g istra te,
ca u se to A s m a la d y , and tr e a tin g h im a cco r d in g ly . AVhat how ever, ilie conjectures of a, J ’rofessor w ere q u ite c o n v in c ­

w o u ld be sa id o f such a p h y sic ia n and h is trea tm en t ? in g , a n d h e s e n t e n c e d D r . S la d e to th r e e m o n t h s ’ rig o ro u s

A n d y e t th e critic w o u ld h a v e u s a d o p t a s im ila r m eth od . im p r iso n m e n t 011 :U st O c t o b e r LS7G, fin d in g h im g u ilty
H e cares not, to probe th e m ed iu m w ith h is su p erio r u n d er th e V a g ra n ts’ A ct, as 110 o th er ch a rg e w o u ld a p p ly .

k n o w l e d g e o f t h e c o n j u r in g art, b u t w o u ld set u p a. c o n ­ O n a p p ea l, how ever, he w as a c q u itte d and a t o n c e w ent,

ju r e r to c o p y a fe w p h e n o m e n a b y t h e aid o f s u n d r y h e lp s over to th o C o n tin en t. From B ru sse ls he offered to re­

an d on th e str en g th o f th a t perform ance, in s is t u p o n m a k ­ tu rn to London w ith one w itn ess and m eet P rofessor

in g p e o p le accept, h is co n clu sio n th a t e v er y one of th ese L an k ester and a w itn e s s o f h is a t h is ( L a n k e s t e r ’s ) own

m a n ife s t a tio n s is d u e to ju g g le r y . house, and, u sin g th e P ro fesso r's own sla tes, ta b le and
ch a irs, g iv e h im a d a y lig h t seance on c o n d itio n
A s M r. S t u a r t C u m b e r l a n d -!* h a s b een ta k in g us in to
how ever th at he sh o u ld p le d g e h is w ord of honour to
co n fid en ce a n d has been e x p la in in g t h e w h o le trick , let
fa ith fu lly report to th e p u b lic e v ery th in g th at m ig h t
us p u t h im on th e sam e p la n e as th e g en u in e; m ed iu m .
occur w h eth er fa v o u ra b le or u n fa v o u ra b le, a n d have th e
S ea rch in g h is p erso n , d iv e s t in g h im of th e v a rio u s little
tw o w itn esses certify to th e accuracy of th e statem en t,
articles h e n e e d s m u s t w a n t, a n d s e p a r a tin g h im from h is
and seco n d ly th a t, if h e c h o s e to in d u lg e in a n y fu rth er
a s sista n ts, frien d s or co -a d ju to r s, we sh a ll p la ce h im in a
leg a l p ro ceed in g s a g a in st h im , h e sh o u ld not tak e any
room o f ou r o w n ch o o sin g , w h e n le t h im rend our sea le d
s t e p s for 4 8 h o u r s a ft e r t h e seance. T h is m o s t rea so n a b le
letters, m a k e m u sica l in str u m en ts flo a t, show lu m in o u s
offer w a s n o t a c c e p t e d , b u t D r . S la d e succeeded n everth e­
hands and “ m a teria lized sp ir its” an d explain the tricks by
le ss iu g i v i n g a s e r ie s o f s a tisfa cto ry phenom enal seances
w h ic h h e can a c c o m p lis h su c h an d th e lik e feats, a n d th e r e
before scien tific m en in several E uropean c a p ita ls and
w ill b e g o o d g r o u n d for a s s e r t in g th a t sim ila r phenom ena
fin a lly rea ch ed S t. P e te r sb u r g , w h ere, fu lfillin g h is e n g a g e ­
o b ta in ed th rou gh m e d iu m s are m ost p ro b a b ly due to
m ent, h e returned to A m e r ic a after an absence of m ore
tr ic k e r y . B ut, M r. S . C u m b erla n d , d e p r iv e d o f h is m a­
th a n tw o years. T h e fo llo w in g w ill giv e, t h e r e a d e r s o n ic
te ria l h e lp s , c o u ld do n o th in g of th e k in d w h ile several
id ea as to th e phenom ena, th a t occur under D r . S l a d e ’s
m e d iu m s ig n o ra n t o f th e s im p le s t tr ick s o f ju g g le r y h a v e
m ed in m sh ip . M r. H. W edgew ood sa y s:— “ I took tw o
been proved by som e of th e m ost sce p tica l a n d clea r­
sla tes, b r e a th e d 011 th em , rubbed th em w ith m y p ock et-
headed o f m e n to g iv e rise a g a in an d a g a in to v a rio u s
h a n d k erch ief, and, p u ttin g th e r u b b ed faces to g eth er, tied
m o st a sto u n d in g p h e n o m e n a u n d er such and m ore strin g ­
th em fast w ith a p ie c e o f cord, w it h a f r a g m e n t o f sla te-
e n t test con d itio n s.
p en cil b e tw e e n th em . The sla tes w ere p la c e d flat on a
A nd now a g la n ce back at th e, e p i s o d e in co n n e c tio n
ta b le an d w ith o u t r e m o v in g m y e y e s from th e m for a m o ­
“ w ith th e n o to r io u s m e d iu m S la d e ” w ill n o t b e o u t o f p la ce.
m ent, 1 p la c e d b o th m y h a n d s upon th em and S la d e on e
“ H e n r y S la d e w h o had b een before the piddle of America
o f h is. P r e s e n t l y w 'e heard the writing begin and w h e n it
for fifteen years as a medium 011 h i s w a y to fu lfil a n en­
ceased , I to o k th e s la te s in to another room le a v in g S la d e
g a g e m e n t w ith a scien tific, c o m m it .t c e of th e U n iv ersity
en tra n ced b e h in d a n d u n ty in g fou n d th at 011 one, f a c e w a s
of St. P e t e r s b u r g s to p p e d for a t im e in L ondon and was
w r itte n in very good hand th e 2 7 t h V erst; of th e 1st
g iv in g d a y lig h t seances w ith co m p le te success .to a great,
C h a p t e r o f C e n e s i s in ( i r e e k fr o m t h e S c p t u a g i n t a n d 011
num ber o f em in en t, liter a r y and scic n tific m en w hen
t h e o t h e r a m e s s a gC
*e i n E n gOl i s h . As th e s l a t e s b e l o n go e d
P rofessor L a n k e s te r w 'a s in d u ced b y h is frien d S ergean t,
to S lad e, it m ig h t, b e su ggested th at th ey w ere prepared
C o x to g o a n d s e e for h im s e lf. T h is d e te r m in e d m a teria list
b efo reh a n d w ith in v isib le w r itin g b u t 1 a n sw er th a t th e
w h o had p rev io u sly b e e n shocked at th e conduct o f cer- . . . ^
w ritin g as i t s t a n d s c a n b e w i p e d w i t h th e, m e r e s t t o u c h

* fr a tu n fa i/ H er!' !'-, of September 11. a n d co u ld not h a v e e s c a p e d o b lit e r a t io n in its in v isib le,

Tha S p i r i t u a l is tf of October 8, thus speaks of this juggling show of sta te w h e n th e sla tes w e re w e ll r u b b ed b y m e .”
Mr. Cumberland
“ The atten dan ce was miserably thin on hot)) occasions, fdthough several S p ir i t - w r it in g or ‘ P sy e h o g r a p h y ’ as it is ca lled is n o t
wero present with free orders. On Monday tho proceedings evoked occa­ u n k n o w n in I n d ia . T h e author o f ‘ A r t-m a g ic ’ d escrib es
sional hisses, also somo disparaging criticisms from 11011-Spiritualists, hut
on Tuesday tho performance passed off hotter. It began with somo th e case of Sanom a, a ch ild of seven years of age, th e
simple conjuring Irieks, the method of which was easily seen through, d au gh ter o f a M a la b a r B ra h m in . On a trip o d su p p lied
bu t towards th e close one or two of a little cleverer n atu re were exhibited.
w ith a pen and a sheet of paper she w o u ld rest her
A t rare intervals some of the imitations hore a feeble resemblance to tho
real tiling, bu t if Mr Cumberland exhibited the bes t which conjuring can
do. conjuring performances have a tendency to str ongly eonlinn cenlidcnce * “ The ftlndc case ’’—an interesting pam phlet by Mr. Staintou Moses—
in tho «>;'»nnineness of iwinif<’stntions through real niediumship.0 is well worth vending.
 hands and head and by decrees lall into a trance, when in
ab ou t half an hou r the sheet would be covered with
S a n sk rit verse— w ritten in a. beautiful hand containing
some of tho most sublime philosophical thoughts. P e r ­
haps some .Malabar friends will be able to solid us fu rth er
accounts of Sanoma and her father who is said to have
been well versed in occultism. Dr. .Slade is not the only
medium through whom the phen om en a of Psychography
have been observed, for several others have shown the like,
and the in vestigations th a t Professor Zollner has so carefully
made after so much notoriety gained by the medium, would,
if the account thereof were read w ith out bias of any sort,
forcibly show th a t there is a mysterious agency a t work
in such eases, and th a t trickery is out ot question.
Like .Henry >Slade, a lady clairvoj’an te was accused,
and tried by a. E icneh Court, when the celebrated Ju le s
Eavre defended her and Baron D u Potet, tho prince of
living magnetizers, was ready to prove h e r powers, b u t the
judges were afraid to see h e r rendered elairvoyante and
ultim ately acquitted her.
T he superior detective power of th e conjurer of which
the critic seems to be enamoured appears in relief in the
following case. A celebrated p restid ig ita te u r (Iloudin)
gave some clever performances in A lgeria and passed
among the natives for a real magician. H e found, however,
among the barbarians certain m en a t whom he could
shoot, leaden bullets from a revolver w hen the bullets
would just, stop short of the m ark and fall down haimless.
H e was satisfied tha t it was no trickery, but, when Tie
himself, according to the high reputation th a t he had ac­
quired, was asked to show th e same feat, he was obliged to
have recourse to a trick. P re te n d in g to exam ine th e
bullets, he substituted counterfeit ones of blackened wax
and subm itted to tho test. This is not an isolated
instance, for other E u ropean travellers have testified to
like occurrences having come u nder their observation in
the interior of Africa. Tho most renowned of conjurers in
the above case had helplessly to a d m it th a t while he
.simply excelled in sleight of hand, th e illiterate b a r ­
barian could show the astonishing power of a charm or
spell w h atev er it m igh t be. Often have well-known
conjurers laughed a t the credulity of scientists and others
in believing th a t th e real am] h igher pheno m ena of spiri­
tualism and mesmerism could be counterfeited by presti­
digitation, a knowledge of which is certainly useful in
detecting the huge am ount of im posture th a t goes by the
name of spiritualism, b u t which has been powerless to
find out the supposed trick of the genuine medium.
I t is not, meant, here, to discuss the tru th or falsity of
psychic phenomena, for t h a t is a different question. The
m eans adopted howevei by the m ajority to arrive a t a
correct estim ate of these manifcstat ions have not always
been such as t-o insure a. thorough investigation. N u m b e rs
of those who have tried to throw opprobrium on th e sub­
je c t have been speaking ab ou t it second-hand, leaving the
most direct and satisfactory course. I f th e experience of
several m en of various ranks in life, whose judgm ent, we
otherwise respect has been to th e effect, th a t these ph eno ­
m ena are genuine, those others who love to know and
teach the truth, ought, for the benefit of mankind, to
take the trouble to test the medium s over again, taking
care, to solve all. possible doubts. Any tricks, im postuic,
deficiencies, so brought to light, would be a homo-blow to
th e cause of spiritualism. To phenom ena of so unusual
a nature it were unwise to accord easy credence ; one
could scarcely be too cautious about, the m atter, and yet
to pour forth ridicule, suggesting imaginary doubts, and
have recourse to dastardly ways of suppressing facts th a t
do not accord with one’s preconceived opinions is simply
th e perversion of tr u th for selfish purposes. jS 'o te sti­
mony, however high, seems in this case to carry conviction
, except to those who actually exam ine like phenom ena for
themselves and a strong concensus of unim peachable evi­
dence from various quarters is needed to do away with the
prejudices against it and allow it a fair hearing among
thoughtful men. Spiritualists have courted ra th e r th a n
.shunned honest inquiry. Every ‘ Haw or fallacy’ properly
pointed out, every reasonable doubt expressed, and every
trick oi-deception for counterfeiting phenom ena fully ex­
plained, is a safeguard against imposture, and therefore use­
ful for us to know, b u t to speak with th a t supercilious air
w ith which the reviewer above quoted begins his critique
is only to retard th e progress of T r u th about which he
grows so eloquent at the end. Those who are eager to
expose Spiritualism ought, first to study its history, leave
aside th e ir dogmatism, m oderate their temper, aud im ­
partially inquire for some length of time before they come
forward to surprise the public by pointing to their own
superior intellectuality as a proof of the falsity of the
spiritual goblin.
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( ( 'o n ti i iu e c l f r o m t h e i J c c c m b e r n u m b e r . )
THE V E D A N T A PHILOSOPHY.
KX P O U N D K I) J'.Y T H K SOCIKTY OF HKXAJIHS I'UNDITS, AKD
TKAN.Sr.ATKJ) FOJ! T D K T il JCOSO.PIl 1ST, JIV i'U N D I T
S l ’ ltVA NAI.AYAN, SF.CV.
I t has been satisfactorily shown in the Vedanta th a t
only an impression of the Great- and Glorious fountain-
head of light has sufficiently pervaded th e whole
Universe. B u t we are ta k e n aback at the excessive
han kerin g of men after tem poral happiness which, when
compared with the h ighest happiness is thrown
in th e background only, i t is worth dwelling upon th a t
there is no body in this world who loves one in whom he has
no interest. T he wife loves the husband for her sake ; the
husband loves tlie wife for his ; and so do the father and the
son for each o ther’s sake. Thus we see it is an impulse
of nature t h a t directs every b od y not to u n d e rta k e dis­
interested works. B u t m a n ’s ownsclf, or in other words
his soul (3}[?irr), which is said to constitute aflection not
devoted to any one else 5*t), is termed the
real form or n atu re of the highest happiness
L et th e readers picture to them selves th a t th ere is no
real happiness in any of the worldly indulgences
for the hood does not constitute the monk. I t is not
from the worldly indulgences as it strikes us at th e first
sight th a t we derive our pleasures, b u t from the re­
flection of our own self or Alma which, being irregu­
larly reflected and hence not well developed on the retina
of our heart, m akes us think in a wrong way. I t is ex­
plained t h u s : — If a hungry m a n were to get as much food
as is sufficient, to satisfy his hunger, he would certainly be
not inclined to eat anv more. Even a single additional
m outhful would seem disgusting and taste bitter. In the
same m ann er one who prefers a-galaxy o fb e a u ty is sure to
experience th e first sting of displeasure after he has en­
joyed their company. To a father the first meeting of his
son on his way back to home after a long and dangerous
journey th rough distan t countries would certainly give
birth to an inexpressible fatherly affection, which would
vanish by degrees after years of daily visitations.
Im a gine to yourselves here again and see if our argu ­
m en t is not well fished for, th a t a woman who is the
cause of her h u sb a n d ’s pleasure is not on the same footing
w ith the second wife of th e same m an ; while she is
ne ith e r th e cause of pleasure nor displeasure to one who
has done away with th e worldly desires. I t is th e mis­
conception of men to th in k there is pleasure in sexual
indulgence. T he reason why man should think so is th a t
his heart when subject to such desires feels wavering fits
until he has them gratified. D uring th e time his heart
gives way to th e w avering tits above referred to, th e image
of his A tina is regularly reflected.
A nd until th e fumes of his passion subside and the
image of liis A lm a is leflected with full vigour in his lieai t,
he is never b ro ug ht home, b u t attribu tes his pleasure to the
indulgence only. As for example, when a vessel full of
water is p u t in sunshine where wind is blowing strong
the image of th e sun is not reflected in it, b ut a change
of position (where there is 110 wind) makes th e iniagu
 seem as bright, as the sun from whom t l i u incident ravs
arc directed. .1. lion to doubt tha t that wa.s the o n l y posi­
tion lor the reflection of t l i e .sum’s image, is a mistake.
It was tlie wind tliat caused agitation and produced
irregular reflection of the image in the water. Similarly,
owing'to our heart suffering from heavings caused by
our ignorance, we nre impressed with the wrung notion
th a t our pleasure was due to th a t indulgence. B ut
we fe el pleasure o n l y when the image of our A lin a is
well reflected in the mirror of our heart,.
Hence wo conclude th a t those who engage themselves in
fruitless pursuits instead of investigating the tru e nature
of H im whose reflected beam is winnowing fragrance of
happiness iu flic created world, are like anim als of lower
orders, devoid of tails. Suffice it to say th a t they are inferior
even to the lower animals, for, when the lower anim als
die, their constituents are differently used by th e living
beings, b u t alas ! m a n ’s body is of no use a t all. I t is
wisdom alone th a t exalts man, without which he is
more degraded even th an the animals of the lowest order.
A S T R A N G E V I S IT O R .
*I C h iro yo M / ''try h a s a ch a t K ith a t h u d f r i t u d in h is s t u d y - -
t e n o n s cirein n ^ta n t ittl ceid en ce corro b o ra tire n f the r t u l i t y o f
the rtsttn t a c i'n u u s a n d s ta r tlin g c .vp iritn e e.
W h e th e r th e spirits of the dead have ever returned to
earth and made themselves known, spiritually or physically;
there are those who are as willing to testify t h a t tliev have
seen the rehabilitated forms of d eparted friends as to the
every-day facts of their normal existence. A t the same time
there seem to be very few people who will believe reports
of this kind, mainly because they cannot be a u th enticated .
.Irreligious people explain away such alleged experiences
by noting tha t they belong to the excessively religious
whose minds have become warped by dwelling on the
supernatural and any alleged recognition of the form of a
departed friend is nothing more nor less th a n a freak of
the imagination. Scientists simply laugh at such things
as impossible and decline to argue th e question. I f other
instances of th e alleged
.M AX I F IO S TA TIO X ' Ol - ’ S I ‘I ii I T S
in bodily form have been reported from g re a t distances,
the Times is able to present the facts of a g e n tle m a n ’s
experience in this city which can be readily verified by the
scientifically doubtful, if there is any such disposition.
Th e g en tlem an referred to is th e l!ev. H a r k 11. Fors-
cutt. There is no reason to d oubt th a t Mr. F o rsc u tt told
the reporter, who saw him yesterday, th e unqualified
t r u th ; and w hat he said was indirectly su b sta n tia te d by
circumstances which he did not direct and over which he
had no control. Mr. Forscutt is a, man of intelligence, is
clear-headed, and is as certain t h a t he was n o t deceived
by any fantasy of the brain as any man is th a t he knows
his best, friend when he meets him in bodily form.
The Tintcs recently contained an account of the death
from sewer-gas poisoning of F r a n k Culver, a t No. (!!)(>
W est Jackson Street, and also stated th a t his babu was
sick from the same cause, and was not expected to recover.
Mr. Culver died on Tuesday, J u ly '27.
T i l K <MI 11-1) J ) 1101)
a week fi'niii the following' Friday, or on Aug. (i. 'The Kev.
iMr. Forscutt was called to conduct, th e funeral services
of th e father, and afterwards of th e child. ' I t was a t the
funeral of the la tte r t h a t he made the s ta te m e n t th a t
F ra n k , as Mr. Culver was familiarly called by him, had
reappeared to him since his d eath and said t h a t he
wanted his child to come to him. Mr. F o rsc u tt spoke of
the; interview between himself and Mr. Culver as real ;
and to get th e details of the conference betw een them,
the visit to him was made yesterday by th e representa­
tive of the Times.
Air. Forscutt was found in his study a t No. fit!) W e s t
Lake Street. • H e had th e appearance of a m a n who is
guided by plain cyinmonsense and answ ered th e q u e s­
tion p u t to him in as matter-of-fact a way as could bo
desired. H e said th a t lie was sittin g in his study just, one
week after th e d e a th of Mr. Culver, quietly reading, liis
th oug hts were on a, subject entirely foreign to anything
p ertaining to Mr. Culver, when he was suddenly impelled
to look up.
MJi. t ' ULViO.ll STOOD B J O F O I ! 10 H IM
not more than six feet distant, and as n a tu ra l as he had
seen him dozens of tim es in th e study. I t did not occur
to him th a t Mr. C ulver was dead, and th a t his body had
been buried. As soon as he looked up, Mr. Culver said
in his familiar tones : “ 1 w ant Pearl. I w ant h e r to come
with me.” Mr. F o rsc u tt says t h a t he asked : “ Do you
think it would be b e tte r for h e r to go than to stay here ?
H av e you any knowledge of future evils which m ight
befall her 011 e a rth ? ” “ No, I have not,” Mr. C ulver
replied, “ b u t I want h e r w ith me. 1 w ent to her to-day
and called her, and she lifted u p h er hands and cried for
‘ papa.’ 1 know she wants to come.”
Mr. F o rs c u tt says he replied to th e effect t h a t it was a
question which should predom inate fatherly or motherly
affection, b u t he would advise t h a t th e m a tte r be subm it­
ted to th e Lord, and say, “Thy W ill he done.” H e would go
to the m o th e r and encourage her to sub m it to th e afflic­
tion if it should s e e m lie s t for Pearl to die.
In a m o m e n t th e apparition was gone, and it was not
for some m in utes afterwards th a t Mr. F orscu tt was able to
realize th a t F r a n k was dead and t h a t it was his disembodi­
ed spirit with which he had been talking.
Pearl, Mr. C ulve r’s little girl, had been sick a few days
previous to this, b u t it was not y e t believed by any
one th a t
SIl K M U ST DUO.
T he a tte n d in g physician had said nothing to indicate
th a t she would not recover. As Mr. F o rs c u tt realized
w hat had tak en place in th e inteiview between him self
and the father, he became convinced th a t th e child’s d e a th
was assured. H e p u t on his h a t and coat and went
im m ediately to th e house of Mrs. Culver to prepare her
for th e worst, l i e called her aside, and said th a t he
feared Pearl m u s t go. Im m e d ia te ly th e m other said :
“ I am afraid so, too, for Pearl threw up her hands this
morning as she lay in bed, opened h e r eyes, and called
‘ Papa, papa, papa.’ 1 believe she saw him, as she seemed
unusually pleased.”
Mr. F o rsc u tt then told her th a t F ra n k had paid him
a visit, and said th a t he had called Pearl, and th a t she
replied to him precisely as she described.
T he re po rte r called a t the house of Mrs. Culver, and
learned th at th e circumstances were as Mr. F o rsc u tt had
repeated them. F u r t h e r more it was learned th a t flic
child had not called for its papa, beforo or after th e time
mentioned, except when she saw his face in th e coffin
before th e burial. I t was also learned th a t the child
and father wore un usually fond of one another. Pearl
was only fourteen m o n th s old, b u t was
I'X U S U A L L Y ' i'iUOUOOlOUS
and tho father had often spoken of tho pride he should take
in giving her superior training. This seems, in th e mind of
Mr. Forscutt, to account for his solicitude after his death.
D u rin g the day of the occurrence narrated, th e child
seemed much better, apparently happy over th e recogni­
tion of h e r father. O 11 th a t night and the succeeding
days she began to grow worse, and died 011 Friday.
Mr. F o rscu tt is th e pastor of a congregation which wor­
ships und er th e appellation of L a tte r D ay Saints in the
Crystal block, a t No. (if!) W est L ake Street. H e believes
in accordance with his denomination t h a t spirits aro per­
m itte d by God to assume mortal shape and reveal th e m ­
selves to thoir friends, b u t says th a t this is the first, expe­
rience of his in receiving one who has departed this life.
Mr. Culver had come to be quite intim ate with him before
his death, and on th a t ground he accounts for his ap pear­
ing before him. Mr. F o rsc u tt m aintains th a t he never had
a more real experience in his life, and laughs a t th e idea
th a t it could have been imaginary,— The C h h vy o Tim es,
 A Y E A R OF T H E O S O P H Y . from th e u n iv ersa lly resp ected M aharanee S u rn o in o y e e,
and another of tw en ty rupees, from a w e ll-w ish e r in
The D ia l of T im e m a r k s off another of th e w o r l d ’s
B e n g a l,— w ill th ose who d irect th e S o c i e t y ’s a f f a i r s be
H o u r s ... .A n d , as th e O ld Y e a r passes in to E te rn ity , lik e
regarded by th e m as m a k in g m oney out o f th eir o ffices?
a ra in -d ro p fa llin g in to t h e ocea n , its v a c a n t p la ce 011 th e
And th ese fig u res, w h ich m ay m o st rea d ily be v e rified ,
c a le n d a r is o c cu p ied by a successor w h ic h — if one m ay
are ou r o n ly answ er to th e c a lu m n ie s w h ich have been
cred it th e a n c ie n t p r o p h etic w a rn in g s o f M oth er S h ip to n
m a licio u sly circu la ted b 3r s o m e who d id not, an d oth ers
a n d o t h e r s e e r s — is to b r in g w o e a n d d is a s t e r to s o m e p o r ­
who did, k n o w th e tru th.
tio n s o f t h e w o rld . L e t it go, w ith its j o y s a n d triu m p h s,
T h e tr ip to C e y lo n o c c u p ie d s e v e n t y - s e v e n d a y s in all, t h e
its b a d n e ss a n d b it t e r n e s s , i f it b u t lea v e b e h in d for our
seco n d o n e to N o rth ern In d ia one hundred and tw en ty-
in stru ctio n tlie m em ory o f ou r e x p e r ie n c e a n d t h e lesso n
five days. T hus, th e Founders have been absent from
of our m ista k es. W ise is lie who lets “ th e dead P ast
Bom bay 011 d u ty tw e n ty -n in e w eek s out of th e fifty -tw o ;
b u ry its d e a d ,” a n d tu r n s w ith c o u r a g e to m e e t t h e fr e sh e r
th eir tra v els e x ten d in g th rou gh tw e n ty -fiv e degrees of
d u tie s o f th e N e w Y e a r ; o n ly th e w e a k a n d fo o lish b e m o a n
l a t i t u d e , from . Lahore at th e extrem e n orth of In d ia , to
t h e ir r e v o c a b le . I t w ill b e w e ll to ta k e a b r ie f retrospect
M atara, t h e s o u th e r n m o s t p o in t o f a n c ie n t Lanka, E ach
o f t h o s e i n c i d e n t s o f t h e y e a r LStfO ( A . D . ) w h i c h p ossess
o f th e In d ia n P r e sid e n c ie s h as co n tr ib u te d a q u o ta o f n e w
a n i n t e r e s t for m e m b e r s o f t h e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie t y . The
m e m b e r s ; a n d a t th e form er c a p ita l o f th e la te lio n -h e a r te d
m o re so s in c e, in c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e a b s e n c e from B o m b a y
llu n j e e t S in g h , a b ra n ch w a s r ec e n tly o r g a n ized by S ik h s
o f th e P r e sid e n t and C o rresp on d in g S ecretary, th e a n n iv e r ­
a n d P u n ja b is, u n d e r th e title o f th e “ P u n ja b T h e o so p h ic a l
sary d a y o f th e S o cicty w a s n o t p u b lic ly celeb ra ted .
S o c ie ty .” D u r in g th e tw e lv e m o n th P r e sid e n t O lc o tt d e li­
J t w i l l not, b e n e c e s s a r y to en te r m in u te ly in to th ose vered sev e n ty -n in e lectu res an d addresses, a m a jo rity of
d eta ils, o f a d m in istra tio n w h ich , how ever im p o rta n t in w h ich w ere in terp reted in th e H in d i, U rdu, G u zera ti,
t h e m s e l v e s ns lin k s , w e a k o r stroiu r, i n t h e general ch a in
, O’ O a n d S i n h a l e s e l a n go u a goe s .
of progress, and how ever th ey m ay have taxed th e M a n y m is c o n c e p tio n s p r ev a il as to th e n a tu r e a n d o b jec ts
p a t ie n c e , n e r v e , o r o t h e r r e s o u r c e s o f t h e c h i e f officers, do o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty . S o m e — S ir R ich a rd T e m p lo
n o t a t all in t e r e s t t h e p u b lic . I t is n o t so m u c h e x p la n a ­ in t h e n u m b e r — fa n c y it is a r elig io u s s e c t; m a n y b eliev e
tio n as rcmdtx th a t arc d e m a n d e d an d th e s e , in o u r case, i t is c o m p o s e d o f a th eists ; a th ird party are c o n v in c e d
abound. E v e n o u r w o r st e n e m y w o u ld b e forced to a d m it, t h a t its so le o b je c t is t h e s t u d y o f o c c u lt scien ce and th e
w ere h e to look c lo sely in to our tra n sa ctio n s, th at th e in itia tio n o f g r e e n hands in to th e Sacred M y steries. If
S o c i c t y is i m m e a s u r a b l y s t r o n g e r , m o r a lly , n u m e r i c a l l y , a n d w c h a v e had o n e w e c erta in ly h a v e had an h u n d red in tim a ­
a s r e g a r d s a, c a p a c i t y f o r f u t u r e u sefu ln ess, th a n it w a s a tio n s from str a n g e r s t h a t t h e y w e r e r e a d y to j o in at once
year ago. Its n a m e hns b e c o m e m o s t w id ely k n o w n ; its if t h e y co u ld b e su re t h a t t h e y w o u ld sh o rtly be endow ed
fe llo w sh ip h a s b e e n e n r ic h e d b y th e accessio n o f s o m e v ery w ith xiddhlx, or th e pow er to w ork o ccu lt phenom ena.
d istin g u ish e d m e n ; it has p la n te d n e w branch so cie ties in T h e b e g i n n i n g o f a n e w y e a r is a s u it a b le t i m e to m a k e o n e
In d ia , C ey lo n , and else w h e re ; a p p lica tio n s are now m o re a t t e m p t — w e w ish it co u ld b e th e la s t— to set th ese
p e n d in g for th e o r g a n isa tio n of still oth er branches, errors r ig h t. S o th en , le t u s a g a in s a y :— (!) T h e T h e o s o ­
in N e w S o u th W a les, Sydney, C a lifo rn ia , In d ia and p h ic a l S o c ie ty te a c h e s n o n e w r elig io n , a im s to d e s tr o y 110
A u s tr a lia ; its m a g a z in e h n s s u c c e s sfu lly e n te r e d th e se c o n d old o n e, p r o m u lg a te s 110 c r e e d o f its o w n , fo llo w s 110 r eli­
v o lu m e ; its lo ca l is s u e s w i t h th e G overnm ent of In d ia g io u s le a d e r , a n d , d i s t i n c t l y a n d e m p h a t ic a lly , is vot a sect,
h a v e b e e n fin a lly a n d cre d ita b ly settle d ; a m isc h ie v o u s nor ever w as one. I t a d m its w o r th y p e o p le o f a n y r elig io n
a tte m p t by a h an d fu l o f m a lc o n te n ts a t B o m b a y to d isru p t to m e m b e r s h ip , 011 t h e co n d itio n o f m u tu a l to le r a n c e and
it has m ise ra b ly fa iled .* It lia s m ade o fficial a llia n ces m u tu a l h e lp to d isc o v er tr u th . T he Founders have never
w it h t h e S a n s k r i t S a m a j o f B e n a r e s , t h a t is to sa y , w i t h t h e c o n s e n te d , to b e t a k e n a s r e lig io u s le a d e r s, t h e y r ep u d ia te
m o s t d is tin g u is h e d b o d y o f o r th o d o x S a n s k r it p a n d its in th e a n y s u c h id e a ,a n d t h e y h a v e n o t ta k e n a n d w ill n o t t a k e d is ­
w o rld , w ith t h e o t h e r S a b h a o f w h ich P a n d it R a m a M isr a cip les. (2 ) T h e S o c i e t y is n o t c o m p o s e d o f a t h e is t s , n o r is it
S h a s t r i is M a n a g e r , a n d w i t h t h e H i n d u S a b h a , o f C o ch in a n y m o r e c o n d u c t e d in t h e i n t e r e s t o f a t h e i s m t h a n i n t h a t
S t a t e ; w h ile, a t th e s a m e tim e , s t r e n g t h e n in g its fratern a l o f d eism or p o ly th e ism . It h a s m e m b e r s o f a lm o st, every
r ela tio n s w ith th e A r y a S a m a jn s o f th e P u n ja b a n d N o r t h ­ r e lig io n , a n d is o n e q u a l l y fr a te r n a l t e r m s w ith each and
W e s t e r n P ro v in ces. B esid e s a ll th is, w e can p o in t w ith all. (•'!) N o t a m a jo rity , n o r e v e n a r esp e c ta b le m in o rity ,
j o y a n d p rid e to th e r esu lts o f th e la te m is s io n to C ey lo n n u m e r ic a lly sp e a k in g , o f its fello w s are s tu d e n ts o f o ccu lt
w h ere, w ith in th e sp ace o f fifty -se v en d ays, seven branch scien ce or e v er e x p e c t to b e c o m e adepts. A ll who cared
so cie ties o f B u d d h ist laym en , one E cclesia stica l C o u n cil for th e in fo rm a tio n have, been to ld what sacrifices are
o f B u d d h is t p riests, and one scien tific s o c ie ty w ere orga­ necessary in order to g a in th e h ig h er k n ow led ge, and
n ized , n n d s o m e h u n d r e d s o f new fe llo w s w ere added to fe w a re in a p o s itio n to m a k e o n e t e n t h o f th e m . H e who
o u r list. jo in s our S o c ie ty g n in s no sid d h is by th nt net, n o r is
A ll th is w o rk c o u ld n o t b e a c c o m p lis h e d w ith o u t g rea t th er e n n y c e r ta in ty th a t h e w ill e v e n see t h e p h e n o m e n a th a t
labour, m ental a n x ie ty , nnd p h y sica l d isco m fo rt. If to a lo n e m e e t w ith a n a d ep t. S o m e h a v e en joyed both th o se
th is be add ed th e b u rd en o f a corresp on d en ce w ith m a n y o p p o r t u n it ie s a n d so t h e p o s sib ilit y o f t h e phenom ena and
d ifferen t c o u n tries, and th e tim e req u ired for m a k in g th e e x iste n c e o f “ S id d h a s ” do n o t r est u p o n ou r u n v erified
tw o j o u r n e y s to N o r t h e r n In d ia and o n e to C ey lo n , our a sser tio n s. T hose who have seen th in g s have perhaps
frien d s at a d ista n ce w ill see th a t w h a te v e r o th er b la m e been a llo w e d to d o so 011 a c c o u n t of som e personal m e r it
m ay p ro p erly attach to th e Founders, who have never d etected b y th ose w h o show ed th em th e sid d h is, or for
c la im e d in f a llib ility o f a n y sort, t h a t o f la z in e s s a s s u r e d ly is o th er r ea so n s k n o w n to t h e m s e lv e s a n d o v er w h ic h w e h a v e
n o t to b e cast in th e ir te e th . N o r , w h e n t h e y le a r n t h a t th e 110 c o n t r o l .
w ork d o n e sin ce le a v in g A m e r ic a , th e tr a v e llin g e x p e n se s For th ou san d s of years th ese th in g s have, w h eth er
and th e fittin g and m a in ten a n ce of th e H eadqu arters rig h tly or w ro n g ly , been guarded as sacred m y ste r ies,
esta b lish m e n t has cost som e tw en ty th ou san d rupees, and A sia tic s at least n e e d not be r em in d e d th at often
w h ile th e cash rec e ip ts of th e T reasurer (ex clu siv e of even after m on th s or years of th e m ost faith fu l and
th o se from C ey lo n , R s. 2 ,4 4 0 , w h ich sum is set a sid e a ssid u o u s p erso n a l serv ice, th e d iscip les o f a Y ogi have
as a sp ecia l fu n d to b e u s e d in t h e i n t e r e s t o f B u d d h i s m ) not been show n “ m ira cles ” or endow ed w ith p ow ers.
have been o n ly one thousand two hundred u v d forty W h a t folly, th e r e fo r e , to im a g in e th a t hy e n te r in g any
vvpccp, a ll to ld , in c lu d in g one d o n a tio n o f tw o hu ndred so ciety one m ig h t m ake a short cut to a d e p tsliip I
T h e w ea ry tra v e lle r a l o n g a s t r a n g e ro a d is g r a t e f u l even
* S e c r e t l e t t e r s l*y f o r m e r m e m b e r s d e n o u n c i n g i t s F o u n d e r s , s e n t t o to fin d a, g u id e-p o st th a t show s h im h is way to b is
P n r i s :uid o t h e r T h c . o s o p h i s t * a n i l p r e t e n d i n g t h n t t l i e 1 3o m b ny S o c i e t y w ns p la ce of d estin a tio n . Our S o c ie ty , if it does naught
v i r t u a l l y e x t i n c t (i t s h>.st m e m b e r s having- r e s i g n e d ) w o r e s e n t b n e k t o ua
w ith n ew p r o t e s t a t i o n s of f rie n d sh i p a n d lo y a lly a u d •e x p r e s s io n s o( else, p erfo rin s th is k in d ly office for th e searcher after
scorn lor tho conspirators.—E d. T hiso s , T ru tJ). A iid it is m u c h .
 Before closing, one word m ust be said in correction of
an u nfortun ate impression tliat has got abroad. Because
our p a m p h le t of Rules m entions a relationship between
our Society <and certain proficients in Occult Science, or
“ MaYiatmas,” m any persons fancy th a t these g rea t men
are personally engaged in th e practical direction of its
affairs ; and that, in such a case, being prim arily responsible
for th e several m istakes th a t have occurred in th e adm is­
sion of unworthy m em bers and in other m atters, they can
ne ith e r be so wise, so prudent, or so far-seeing as is claimed
for them. J t is also imagined t h a t th e P re sid en t and
Corresponding S ecretary (especially th e latter) are, if not
actually Yogis aud M ahatm as themselves, a t least persons
of ascetic habits, who assume superior moral excellence.
N e ith e r of these suppositions is correct, an d both arc posi­
tively absurd. The adm inistration of the Society is, unless
in exceptionally im p o rta n t crises, left to th e recognized
officials, and th e y are wholly responsible for all th e errors
th a t are made. Many m ay doubtless have been made
and our m anag em ent m ay be very faulty, b u t the wonder
is th a t no more have occurred, if th e m ultiplicity of duties
necessarily imposed upon th e two chief officers and th e
world-wide range of activity be ta k e n into account. Colonel
Olcott and Madame Blavatsky do not pre te n d to ascetism,
nor would it be possible for th e m to practise it while in
the thick of the struggle to win a p e rm a n e n t foothold for
th e Society in th e face of every possible obstacle th a t a
selfish, sensuality-loving world puts in th e way. W h a t
either of them has heretofore been, or e ith e r or both
may in th e future become, is q u ite a different affair.
A t present they only claim to be trying honestly and
earnestly, so far as th e ir natural infirmities of character
permit, to enforce by example and precept th e ideas
which are embodied in the platform and llulcs of the
Theosophical Society. Once or twice ill-wishers have
publicly ta u n te d us with not h av in g given practical
proofs of our alleged affection for India. O u r final
vindication m ust be left to posterity, which always renders
tliat justice th a t th e present too often denies. But
even iiow— if we may ju d g e by the tone of our correspon­
dence, as well as by the enthusiasm which has every­
w h e r e greeted us in th e course of our journey in gs— a
p a l p a b l y good effect has been produced by. our appeals
to the educated Indian public. Tho moral regeneration
of In d ia and the revival of her ancient spiritual glories
m ust exclusively be the w ork o f her own sons. All we
can do is to apply th e m atch to th e train, to fan the
smouldering embers into a genial, w arm th. A nd this wc
a r e trying to do. One step iu th e r ig h t direction,_ it
will doubtless be conceded, is th e alliance effected _ with
th e Benares pandits and attested in th e subjoined
d o c u m e n t :—
Articles of U nion between the Sanskrit Sabha, o f B enares,
a n d the Thcosophical Society, i n the interest o f S anskrit
Literature and Vedic Philosophy,
A t a special m eeting held this day— the President,
P a n d it Bapu Dcva Shastri, in th e chair— th e S a n sk rit
Samaj, after listening to an address from Col. II. S.
Olcott' P re s id e n t of th e Theosophical Society, in which a
proposal was made for co-operation betw een tho two socie­
ties, unanim ously adopted th e following preambles and
resolution :—
1. W hereas th e interests of S a n s k rit L ite ra tu re and
Vedic Philosophy and Science will be em inently promoted
by a brotherly union of all friends of A ryan learning
throug ho ut the world ; and _ _
2. W hereas it is evident t h a t th e Theosophical Society
is sincerely devoted to th e accom plishm ent of th is most
worthy object, and possesses facilities which it is desirable
to secure ; therefore, _ h u m a n longevity.
(3). Resolved th a t this S a m a j accepts th e offer m ade
on behalf of the Thcosophical Society an d hereby declares
itself in friendly union with the said Society, for th e p u r ­
pose specified, and offers to render w hatever assistance it
can for th e carrying out of such plans as m ay be agreed
upon betw een th e governing officers of t h e two Sam ajas,
Provided, nevertheless, th a t this act of union shall not be
understood as m ak in g either of the two societies subor­
dinate to the rule or jurisdiction of th e other.
Benares, Margashirsha Shuddha, 13th S a m v a t 1937,
corresponding to 30th N ovem ber 1880, Tuesday.
(Sd.) B n p u D c v a S h a s tr i, P r e s id e n t ,
,, Bal S h astri, V ice -P resid e n t.
,, G 'a n g a d h a r S h a s tr i, S e c r e t a r y .
5Ti^fr
D h u n d lrn ja S hastri,
U am u K ris h n a Shastri,
?rr*fT
D am odnr Shastri,
P an dit Yageshw ar Shadm a, <rf^cT s m c srwfi
J Ja b u S h a s t r i ,
K esh av a S hastri, ‘ srra;3Ti*fr
G ovind S h a stri,
snsrr
Pram ada Pasa Jlitrn. Hon.
M em ber. ft?
H e a d -Q u a rters of th e Theosophical Society, Bombay,
Decem ber 25, 1880. Ratified by unanim ous vote by
th e General Council, an d signed and scaled on its behalf
by th e P re sid e n t-F o u n d e r u nder a Resolution this day
adopted.
H. S. OLCOT
President, Theosophical Society.
These custodians of S ansk rit learning have promised
to p u t i n w riting the precious treasures of Aryan philoso­
phy, and to co-operate w ith us to give th e facts a world­
wide circulation.
T he London S p iritu a list remarked, th e other day, tha t
we were doing m uch for Spiritualism in India. I t m ight
r a th e r be said we arc doing much to m a ke know n th e im ­
portance of m esmeric science, for wherever wc have been
we have spared no pains to show the close an d in tim a te
relationship th a t exists between our modern discoveries in
mesmerism, psychometry, and odic force, and th e ancient
Ind ian science of Y oga Vidya. W e look forward with
confidence to a day w hen th e thorough dem onstration of
this connection will give to both Asia and Eu rop e th e
basis for a perfect, because experim entally demonstrable,
science of Psychology.
PEOPLE H AV E OFTEN B E F O R E , SA Y S T I I E “ P I O N E E R , ” B E E N
crushed on railways ; b u t it m ay be doubted if .any rail­
way train till recently has been guilty of destroying a
life t h a t had endured for 125 years. A t K harkoft in
S o uthe rn R ussia th e other day, th e re lived an old woman,
th e relic and curiosity of th a t city, whose 125th b irthday
had j u s t been celebrated by the Municipality and Govern­
m e n t Officials— for C ou nt Loris Melikof, while Governor
of th a t province, had ta k e n a great interest in her. She
was born in 1755, and was th e contemporary of many an
historical personage long since passed away. A rdotya
had preserved, to th e last day of her life, her strength
and activity ; and her memory was wonderful. B o m a
serf, she had supported herself by h e r own labour at
k n ittin g and sewing, and had found tim e moreover, to
fall into an occasional trance, and give h e r hearers the
benefits of h e r discoveries and explorations in th e world
of th e dead. On th e 7 th of S e p tem ber last, while
crossing th e railway track on her way to th e m arket, she
was knocked down and killed by a w retched locomotive ;
which thus, in a mom ent, p u t an end to an experiment of
extraordinary in tere st as regards th e possible extent of
IF SELF BE D E N IE D F o il THE GOOD OF OTHERS, WE
receive im m easurably more th a n we bestow. W e have
as m any fountains of happiness as there are hearts and
lives to whose happiness we minister.— Phrenological
Journal,
 I N D I A N T i l A U M A T U R G Y.
13Y C . 1’. H O G A N ,
I t may perliaps bo interesting to th e readers of tlio
T h k o so ph is t to know something of th e marvellous
powers of a great In d ia n magician nam ed Hossein K han,
the same, I believe, who is noticed a t p, 117 vol. 1 of this
magazine. Many of thorn have doubtless witnessed his
performances ; b u t th e m ajority have perhaps never heard
of the man, an d it is to those th a t I would now address
myself.
Before, however, proceeding to a recital of my personal
experiences of his tr u ly wondciful exhibitions, it may be as
well to give a brief sketch of the circumstances connected
with the m a n ’s acquisition of his powers as related by
himself. I was personally acquainted and on ra th e r
intim ate term s with him. F rom him I learnt, if my
memory does n o t deceive me, t h a t he wns a native of
H yderabad (Deccan). I lis father, ho said, was an a d e p t in
th e magical a rt and had u n d e r liis control a n u m b e r of
powerful spirits (djins). I t wns his father who had initiated
him in these minor m ysteries an d tra n sm itte d to him th e
strange powers he so often exhibited. A t his initiation,
according to his own account, lie had had subjected to his
control seven spirits (d jiv s ), on th e distinct condition it
would seem t h a t he should lead a moral and tem p e ra te
life. H e used to say t h a t ever since he had acquired his
powers, he had experienced nn im p e d im e n t in his speech
which aceompanicd him thiougli life ; and as a m a tte r of
fact, he was a c o n fiim e d stam m erer when I first became
acquainted with him in Calcutta. T he proxim ity or
othenvise of his spirits was betokened to him by th e
stoppage of his b re a th in g by one of his nostrils— 1 forget
wliieli. H ence it was th a t lie was not prepared at all
hours to gratify th e curiosity of his admirers, b u t had to
bide the convenience of llu z r u t, as he used to nam e his
a tte n d an t spirits. T h e life which he led being a n ything
b u t moral or tem perate, Hossein K h an, as he himself
declared when our acquaintance began, had already been
deserted by six of his spirits, because of his evil ways of
life ; and rendered himself so obnoxious to th e rem aining
one th a t he was in constant dread of th e consequences of
its righteous displeasure which, as I have myself witnessed,
was frequently manifested w ith evident in te n t to inflict
upon him some bodily injury.
In stature he was somewhat, above th e m iddle h e ig h t;
of dark brown complexion, and a ra th e r robust physique ;
on th e whole, his personal appearance was r a th e r ple a s­
ing th a n otherwise. H is dissipations, however, a t last
underm in ed his mental, if n ot his physical, stre ng th and,
as 1 am informed, he died abo ut th ree years ago.*
Such was th e marvellous individual of some of whose
th a u m a tu rg ic achievements I shall now proceed to give
an account, based upon personal observation.
Being on ra th e r friendly term s w ith m y family, lie
was accustomed to drop in w ith o u t formality a t all hours
of th e day. O n one occasion, as we were a t dinner, Hossein
K h a n p u t in his appearance. Observing some guavas on
th e table he rem a rk e d tha t we o u gh t n o t to be satisfied
to eat such insignificant fruit. A t his re q u e st th e guavas
and a napkin were passed over to him. H e placed the
fruits in th e n a p k in which lie asked one of th e family to
hold securely in one hand, and stand in g in th e room,
to stretch his other hand out of one of th e doors leading
to the verandah. To g uard against th e possibility of
deception or collusion, ano th er m e m b e r of th e family steal­
thily passed out unobserved to watch if any foul play was
attem pted. In a few m om ents th e h and held outside
was observed to trem ble slightly, wdien Hossein K han,
who, it m u st be mentioned, was all th e while seated at
the table, called for the napkin. On exposing the
contents to the wondering gaze of our family, it was found
th a t th e guavas had disappeared and in th e ir place were
• I t so ciiis t o b o n n o p e n q u e s t i o n w h e t h e r I l u s s n n , o r H o s s e i n , K h n n
is n o t s ti l l a l i v e . A g e n t l e m a n r e p o r t s t o h a v e r e c e n t l y s e e n h i m a t
M oradabad W e j u d g o t h a t w h a t e v e r liis t h a u m a t u r g i c p o w e r s m a y o r m a y
n o t o n c o h a v e b e e n , h o lias n o n e n o w , b u t is f e e b l y i m i t a t i n g b i s f o r m e r
r eal p h e n o m e n a w ith s h allo w tr i c k s of le g e r d e m a in ,
the same n u m b e r of freshly plucked delicious mangos-
ESQ.
teens, a non-indigcnous fruit procurable only from S inga­
pore and th e Straits.
T h a t there was no deception, sleight-of-hand, or collu­
sion, is sufficiently clear from th e fact th a t (1) Hossein
K h a n came dressed in th e ordinary M ahomedan costume
and could not possibly have b ro ught th e mangosteens
with him unperceived ; (2) th e fruit substitu ted seemed to
be freshly plucked off th e tree, as was evident from
th e fresh condition of th e stems, which in th e specimens
procurable in th e m a rk e t are always dry and withered,
and, moreover, th e fruit was cold and dew-moistened;
and (',)) n ot only was Hossein K h a n closely watched when
m anipu lating th e guavas, b u t one of the m em bers of the
family as stated above stole out unobserved to see th a t
no fruit was passed into th e room from outside.
( T o be continued.)
A G U ID E TO G R E E K N O M E N C L A T U R E *
B E IN G AN ATTEMPT TO F A C IL IT A T E THE STUDY OF THE
G E O G R A PH IC A L , H IST O R IC A L , M Y T H O L O G IC A L , S C IE N ­
T IF IC AND L IT E R A R Y N O M E N C L A T IV E OF T H E A N C IE N T
AND MODERN W ORLD AND OF GREECE IN PA R T IC U L A R ,
W IT H THE A ID OF S A N S K R IT .
1SY D A Y A K A M A VARMA,
Secretary A rya Sam aj, M ultan, P unjab.
T h e book of which th e opening chapter is now laid
before th e readers of th e T h e o s o p h i s t lays no claim to
originality. As far as possible, th e language of the
authors from which it is compiled will be made use of
to render the contents forcible, and to assure th e public
th a t no exaggerations are made on the part, of th e com­
piler. The convenient, and to th e Asiatic student, familiar
form of dialogue lias been adopted in preference to the
didactic m ethod of instruction.
Q. H ow far have th e a ntiq ua ria n s of Greece succeeded
in unfolding the origin of th e ir people, the structure of
th e ir language, and th e ir prim itive s e ttle m e n ts ?
A. T hey have entirely failed. T hey have not only
displayed a profound ignorance of th e early language of
Pelasgian Hellas and tu r n e d twilight into darkness, by
absurd a tte m p ts to derive the w’ords and customs of
remote a n tiq u ity from th e Greek language— a language at
th a t period not in existence— but, on th e contrary, they
have unknowingly originated a gigantic system of absur­
dities and a tissue of tales, th e opprobrium of history and
th e to rm e n t of the enqu iring mind.
Q. To w h a t earlier language should we th en refer for
solid information, since th e Greek language cannot explain
its nom enclature ?
A. W e should tu rn to th e Pelasgian language, which
was in existence before th e Greek made its appearance.
Q. Is th e Pelasgian language still in existence ?
A. Yes, it is. I t is th e Sanskrit, both pure and in
th e Pali dialect ; sometim es p a rta k in g of th e form and
substance of the Cashmirean, and very often of the struc­
tu r e and vocables of th e Zend— th e old Persian.
Q. Is there any proof of this ?
A. T h e proof is one of t h e most practical t h a t can be
imagined ; a proof geographical and historical, establishing
iden tity of nom enclature in th e old and new country of
th e Aryan settlers, and acquiring th e power, by the
S anskrit language, of restoring to plain common-sense, th e
absurdities of th e whole circle of G reek literature.
Q. E x plain th e term “ G reek ?”
A. I n th e province of th e Pelaskas (Pelasgas) or peo­
ple of B ihar (Picrians), about ten miles to th e south of th e
la tte r city, was situated a magnificent, and even in th e
days of K rishna, an an cien t city. I t was th e royal city of
th e M agedanians (Makedon.ians) or Kings of M agadha ;
* Based on Max Miillor’s Leeturcs on J'hiJolopy ; Fococko's India in
Greece ; T odd’s Annals of Raja sthan ; J’ococke’s Farly History of
Great B r i t a i n ; I’oeoeke's Karly History of li(n-c ; Wavatsky's Isis
Unveiled ; Asiatic llcscnrchcs ; Jacolliot's Bible in In dia ; kc. &c.
he n ce its title of tlie “ Raja G rih a ” or “ royal mansion.”
T h e people or clans of “ G riha” wero, according to the
re g u la r patron ym ic form of tlieir language, styled “ Gra-
h i k a ” whence th e ordinary derivative “ G raihak — os ”
(Graik-os), Graecus, or Greek. Tho kings of M agadha
were lords p ara m o u n t and emperors of ln<)ia for above
tw o thousand years, and th e ir country was the seat of
learning, civilization and trade.
Q. W h o were th e Pelasgi ?
A. T he Pelasgi were th e people who settled in the
cou ntry afterwards callcd Greece. They are so called
because they emigrated from Pelasa, th e a ncient nam e
for th e province of Bihar, in Aryavarta. Pelaska is a
derivative form of Pelasa, whence tlie Greek “ Pelasgos.”
Q. "Who were th e M akedonians ?
A. Tlioy were the people of Maghedha, an o th e r nam e
of th e province of Pelasa-, or Bihar. M aghedha is so
called from th e num erous families descended from th e
sage Magh of th e sacred books of A ryavarta, proudly
styled th e offspring of S u ry a Rishi.
Q. Explain th e t e rm Saxon ?
A. The word Saxon is a compound of “ Saca” (Sakas),
a trib e in h a b itin g N o rth e rn A ryavarta, and ( Sans ) ; Sanu
m e a n in g descendant. T he Saxons were so callcd because
they were descended from the Sakas of N o rth e rn A ry a ­
varta.
Q. W hence did the A bantes derive tlieir nam e ?
A. The A bantes were th e splendid R a j p u t tribes of
A banti * or Ougein, in th e province of Millvu. These
clans distinguished themselves pre-em in en tly 011 th e plains
of Troy as daring and liaidy warriors.
Q. W h a t does Asius, one of th e early poets of Greece,
rem a rk about king Pelasgus, th e ancestor of th e Pelasgi ?
A. The poet m akes k in g Pelasgus spring from “ Gain,”
which he translates as “ black earth.” This is a fable.
Q. W h a t is th e historical fact ab ou t th is k in g ?
A. K in g Pelasgus was a native of Gaya. I t was Gaya,
a sacred city of Pelasa (Bihar) t h a t b ro u g h t forth king
Pclasgus, and not “ Gaia,” th e Earth.
Q. W h a t does yEschylus state ab o u t th is king, and
w hat is the. fact ?
A. yEschylus makes king Pelasgus th e son of “ P ala’c-
tlion ” and th is he undoubtedly was ; b u t th e poet cannot
explain th e term Pakucthon. K in g Pelasgus was the
son of Pahecthon or old land of th e Greeks. H e was a
son of th e Pali-cthon or “ the land of Pali,” so called from
Pali, th e language of Palasa, M agadha or Bihar.
Q. W h en ce did the Locrians of Greece derive th e
nam e “ Ozoloe, ” according to Greek writers, and w hat is
th e fact ?
A. T he Greek writers explain th e term “ Ozoloe” in
th re e different ways ; first, th a t the Locrians derived the
name “ Ozoloe” from the fetid springs ( Ozo to s m e l l ) ;
secondly, th a t th e y were so named from th e bad odour (ozee)
of tlieir bodies and clothing, th e la tte r being th e raw
hides of wild beasts ; thirdly, th a t they were so called from
a certain ozos (branch or sprout) which was miraculously
produced, miraculously planted, and miraculously grew
up into an immense vine. The historical fact is th a t
these Ozoloe were Ooksli-Waloe, or Oxus people.
Q. In w hat relation does th e Pelasgian language stan d
to th e G reek ?
A. S om ew hat in the same relation as the Anglo-Saxon
language to th e English.
Q. \VI10 were the Cyclopes, and w h a t do th e Greek
writers know about th e m ?
A. The Greek writers arrive a t three different results
respecting these people. First, t h a t th e Cyclopes were
archers; secondly, th a t they were builders; thirdly, th a t th ey
were miners. W h en a system produces various results in an
indefinite series, we cannot b u t suspect th a t th e formula
for calculation is incorrect. Now let us tu rn to th e fact.
The te rm “ Cuclopes ” f is a c o rrupt form of GoclopSs;
* W r i t t e n a l s o " A v n n l i , " t h o “ v ” a n d “ l>” a r c p r o n o u n c e d i n d i f ­
f e r e n t l y in A r y a v a r t a , a c c o r d i n g t o p r o v i n c i a l uso.
*f* c a n d h a r o u s e d ns i d e n t i c a l w h e n r e q u i r e d b y t h e G r e e k f o r m , ns
G o c la * or G o k l a s ; L a c c d i c m o n o r L a k e d t e p i o u j b o t h e x p r e s s e d b y th o h a rd
Roun d o f /• i n k i n d .
th e Gocla chiefs, * i. e. th e chiefs who lived in the Gocla
country, a district lying along th e banks of th e J u m n a ;
th e “ Goclapes ” being so callcd from th e ir pastoral habits
in tending th e Goclas or herds of cattle. T he Gocla dis­
trict was th e residence of N a n d a and of K rishn a during
his youth. T h a t part of Greece which was colonised by
these Goclapes of th e J u m n a was th e Goclades, by the
Greeks w ritte n Cuclades, by the English Cyclades, f
t h a t is, “ th e land of th e Guc’ias.”
Q. Give th e origin of th e Abyssinians ?
. A. T he Abyssinians (Abusinnians) are th e people who
emigrated to Africa from Abusin, a classical na m e fer
th e Indus.
Q. I n what form is A busin reproduced in Greece ?
A. T h e A busin is reproduced in Greece as Corinth.
Q. W h y was th e nam e Corinth given to th e city
which was colonised by th e Abyssinians of Africa ?
A. The n am e C orinth is a corruption of Cor’-Ind. T he
people living a t Cor,’ a m outh of th e Indus, emigrated
to Africa w here th ey gave to th e ir country th e name of
Abyssinia. From this cou ntiy they w ent to Greece and
settled in a place which they nam ed Corinth (Cor’-Ind).
Q. Show th a t th e Parsis, or people of Paras (Persia),
are descended from th e Aryans ?
A. The Parasoos, th e people of Paraso6J Rama, th e
warriors of th e axe, penetrated into the country which
was called after th e ir nam e Paras (Persia). They are the
people of B harata. T h e old nam e of this country Iran
/
is derived from Arya.
Q. Explain th e m ean in g of E u p h ra te s ?
A. E u p h ra te s is a corruption of E u -B h ’rat-es, which
m eans “ the B h ’ra ta Chief.” T he B h a ra t chief Parasoo
gave this nam e to th e principal stream th a t pom s its
waters into th e Persian Gulf.
Q. W7ho are th e E lum au ? Trace th e ir origin ?
A. N e a r th e m o u th of th e E u ph ra te s are a people
called th e “ Elumtei.” T he town of Ilium in Asia Minor
is called after them. They also appear in Greece where
they n am ed th e ir country Elym iotis ( E l y m i o , and desli,
country.) T he Eluinrei were in fact a race of R a jp u t eques­
trian warriors living 011 th e banks of th e Y ’Elinn §
(Jlielam.)
( T o he continued.)
L A H O R E A R Y A S A M A J :— T he third anniversary of the
L ahore A ry a Samaj occurred on the 7th N ovem ber 1880,
and the following g entlem en were selected and appointed
as mem bers of the Executive C om m ittee for th e n ext year.
; _
L ala Sain D ass— P resid ent
„ J iw a n D ass— Vice-President.
Bhai J a w a h ir Singli— Recording Secretary.
L ala l l u t t u n C hand Bary-Corresponding Secretary,
„ R am Sah a ie — Treasurer.
„ Snkli D ial— Librarian.
., Mungoo M ull— Executive Member.
„ Kunclan Lall do
„ Gobind Saliai. do ,
„ Madan S ingh do
,, G u n p u t R ai do .
„ Bliai N ih a l Singh do
R u t t u n C h u n d B a k y ,
Corresponding Secretary.
20th December, 1880.
'
D IO G E N E S , WHEN BLAMED FOR TH R O W IN G A GOBLET
of wine on th e ground and wasting so m uch liquor,
answered : “ Irlad I d ru n k it, there would have been a
double waste. I as well as th e wine would have, been
lost.” ______________________._________
* F r o m G o k l a a n d h a , a p r i n c e o r c h ie f . 'J lie Y i s n r g n h of t h e S a n s k r i t
is o f t e n (s up p lie d h y t h e G r e e k o r L a t i n a s p a , )ias.
t S a n s k r i t d c s (d esh ) signifies a l a n d or c o u n try .
± P a ra s o o , t h e axe.
£ T h e >/ a m i j n r e p r o n o u n c e d i n d i f f e r e n t l y i n A r y a v a r t a , according1
t o 'p r o v i n c i a l use, as K a r y a a n d K a rja , A ry a an il A rju.
 M E T A L L IC TR A N SM U TA TIO N A N A L L E G E D A r a b ic it is c a lle d bhasma, ash es). And he to ld m e how to
FACT* prepare th e la tter su b sta n ce, th at I m ig h t sa tisfy m y self.
BY M U I1A M M E D A R IF, A cco rd in g ly , 011 th e eig h th day fo llo w in g , I v isite d
h i m a g a in , t a k i n g m e r c u r y , c h a r co a l, m u s k e t barrel, cru ci­
]\ a z i r of the Cvllcch.rx Ccvrt, Btncres.
b les, a n d o x id e of silv er of m y own p r e p a r a tio n . The
In in y n a tiv e tow n of A m eh ta , in th e d istr ic t of o x id e I m ade from th e P a tia la rupee, w h ich , as your
S a h a r a u p u r , th c i e is a p e r s o n n am ed R a h im B uksh, alias r e a d e r s k n o w , is o f t h e p u r e s t q u a lit y . W ith m y ow n hands
“ M u n ja ,” w h o p e r fo r m s v a rio u s rem a rk a b le phenom ena. I m a d e t h e fire, m i x e d t h e a m a l g a m , a n d c a r r ie d t h e ex­
H e w as fo r m er ly a sowar in one of th e P u n jab ca v a lry
. . O ’
p e r im e n t u p to t h e p o in t w h e r e t h e bar, s tr u c k o u t o f th e
r eg im en ts, b u t, m e e tin g w ith , and g a in in g th e f a v o u r of, t u b e , is t o b e a n o i n t e d . T h is tim e in ste a d o f fou r, I u s e d
so m e h o ly m a n — w h e th e r M u ssu lm a n or H in d u , I do not e ig h t to la s o f m e r c u r y b y h is d ir e c tio n s : liis rea so n b e in g
k n o w — lie r e c e iv e d fro m h im th e pow ers h e n ow ex ercises. th a t th e o x id e I had prepared w as stron ger th an w hat he
U p o n g a i n i n g t h is k n o w l e d g e lie r e s ig n e d fr o m t h e serv ice. used. I to ld h im th a t E uropean ch em ists so lid ify G5
H e is not an ascetic, but p a rtak es o f th e sam e k in d of to la s o f m e r c u r y w ith 3 5 to la s o f silv er. T h is a g a in , I10
food as oth er M u ssu lm an s, m eat in c lu d e d . H e d rin k s s a i d , w a.s w r o n g ; l i e w i t h one to la of silv e r-o x id e co u ld
n o liq u o r, h o w e v e r , n o r d o e s lie in d u lg e in im m o ra l p le a ­ so lid ify fou r, eig h t, and even tw elv e to la s of m ercury
sures. H e is o f a r e s p e c ta b le fa m ily a n d is w e ll th o u g h t a c c o r d in g to t h e m a n n e r in w h i c h he sh o u ld prepare tlio
o f in t h e c o m m u n it y w h e r e h e r esid e s. A b o u t tw o m on th s o x id e w ith h is v e g e t a b le p o w d ers, a n d to t h e d ifferen t v e g e ­
ago h is old reg im en t was sta tio n ed at D e lh i, and th e t a b le s lie m i g h t e m p lo y . I t h e n a s k e d h im for t h e o i n t m e n t
c a p t a in ot one of th e tro o p s v isite d h im and expressed to a p p ly . H e ordered h is servant to g iv e m e som e. Ho
liis e n t ir e b e l i e f in th e o ld s o w a r ’s o ccu lt k n ow led ge. I h a n d e d m e a p ie c e a b o u t h a lf as la r g e as a p ea, w h ic h u p o n
w ill n o w b riefly s ta te what I have seen h im do m y se lf. b e in g rubb ed 011 t h e bar b e c a m e v e r y liq u id , a n d I s m e a r e d
H e a lin g from som e frien d s tlia t R a h im h ad freq u en tly t h e w h o le s u r fa c e . I t h e n m e l t e d t h e b a r in m y o w n c ru cib le ,
m a d e silv er b y th e tr a n s m u ta tio n o f b a ser m e ta ls, I w ent th e sam e green fla m es b ein g g iv e n forth . W hen th ey
to h im a n d e n te r e d in to c o n v e r s a tio n u p o n th e s u b je c t. I c ea sed flick erin g , h e to ld m e all was ready. I th rew out
m a in ta in e d th a t th e d isc o v eries of m odern c h em istry th e m etal 011 t h e ground, le t it c o o l, h a d it c a r e f u l l y t e s t e d ,
w ent to p r o v e th a t th is tr a n sm u ta tio n w a s an im p o ssib i­ an d a g a in I had pure silv er, w h ic h w e ig h e d n in e to la s—
lity , a n d h e m i g h t in fer from m y a r g u m e n t t h a t I h a d no eig h t, th e w e ig h t of th e m ercury, and one, th at o f th e
fa ith in a n y c la im s t o t h e c o n tr a r y . H e r ep lie d th a t th e o x id e of silv er. T h ir ty persons w itn essed th is second
ch e m ists w ere w rong ; he h im se lf not o n ly knew th e ex p erim en t.
phenom enon to be p o ssib le b u t co u ld do it h im self. I
I m a d e a th ir d e x p e r i m e n t m y s e l f in h is p r e s e n c e , w ith
d e m a n d e d t h e p roof, w h e r e u p o n h e to o k a sectio n of an
t w e lv e to la s o f m e r c u r y a n d o n e t o la o f o x id e o f silv er, t h e
o ld m u s k e t b a r r e l clo sed at one end, put in to it about
o x id e b e in g p rep a red a fter a n o th e r fo rm u la th e M u n ja g a v e
fou r to la s w e ig h t o f m ercu ry , a n d a d d ed to it o n e to la of
m e. T h e sa m e resu lt fo llo w ed , th e p rod u ct b e in g th irtee n
a dark b ro w n ish p o w d e r w h ic h lie sa id w a s th o o x id e of
to la s of pure silv er. I had it tested in t h r e e w ays, v iz,
silv er, but prep ared after a secret fo rm u la . H e t h e n la id
b y d isso lv in g it in n itric a c id ; m e l t i n g it w ith lea d in
a w e t clo th o v e r th e m o u th o f th e barrel a n d m o iste n ed it
a cru cib le a n d t h e n e v a p o r a t i n g t h e lea d ; a n d m e lt in g it
from tim e to tim e as th e w ater in it evap orated . The
in a cr u c ib lc in b o n e -d u s t. In each case th e w e ig h t was
im p rovised retort w as put in a charcoal lire and kept
u n d im in ish ed , w h ich w o u ld not have b e e n so if it had
t h e r e p e r h a p s fifte en m in u tes, th e heat b ein g g r a d u a lly
b e e n an a m a lg a m . I do not know if E u r o p e a n c h e m ists
in creased u n til it w as stro n g e n o u g h to m e lt silv er. The
are a w a r e o f t h e fa c t tlia t m e ta ls in a s ta te of fu sio n w ill
barrel w a s th en rem oved from th e fire and a llo w e d to
s p o n t a n e o u s ly m o v e in t h e c r u c ib le in c u r r e n t s p e c u lia r to
c o o l in t h e a ir. H e th e n in v e r te d th e tu b e an d g iv in g it
th e m s e lv e s ; silv er and g o ld ru n n in g in one d irectio n ,
a b lo w w ith a h a m m e r c a u sed th e con ten ts to fa ll out.
copper an d oth er b a s e m e t a l s in another, & c. T h i s fact
In stea d o f th e sem i-flu id m ercu ry w h a t I now saw was a
is n o t i c e d in. o n e a n c i e n t A s i a t i c b o o k , a n d is fa m ilia r to
s o lid b a r of m e t a l, lik e silv er, but sh in in g b r illia n tly as
our g o ld and silv er sm ith s. G o ld a n d silv er run from
th ough p o lish ed , and 011 th e su rface h a v in g c ry sta llin e • 1 •
r ig h t to left, a n d so around th e cir cle ; oth er m e ta ls in
d ep o sits. A t th e req uest of a b ystan d er th e ex p erim en ter o . . . . .
th e o p p o site d irectio n . By th is test a lso th e p u rity of
c u t off a sm a ll p ie c e from th is bar, put it in a c ru cib le ,
th e silv er w as proven.
a n d th e m ercu ry b e in g p r e se n tly ev a p orated a b u tton of
pure silv e r r e m a in e d in t h e b ottom o f t h e cru cib le. I n d i a is fu ll o f r e l ig io u s c h e a ts , w h o w a n d e r a b o u t in t h e
H is n e x t ste p w ns to ru b th e bar o f m e ta l w ith a fatty g a r b o f th e rea l a s c e tic s o f a n ea rlier a n d b e tte r g e n e r a tio n ,
su b sta n c e th a t r esem b led ta llo w m ix e d w ith y e llo w bees­ and both M u ssu lm a n s and H in d u s have com e to look
w ax, after w h ich he pounded in to fr a g m e n ts p u t it in to a u p o n t h e w h o le cla ss w ith su sp icio n . But now an d th en
c ru cib le , a n d m e lt e d it. W h ile m e ltin g , it e m itte d p a le, tru e m en , m e n w h o h a v e b y a scetism or t h e sp e cia l favou r
g r e e n ish fla m es. W h e n t h e s e fla m e s s u b s id e d lie p r o n o u n c ­ o f s o m e h o ly p e r so n a g e a c q u ir e d sp iritu a l pow ers, are to
e d th e e x p e r im e n t c o m p le te . T h e c r u c ib le h a v in g cooled , b e m e t w ith . O n e can u su a lly recogn ize th em by th eir
th e m etal was tu rn ed out upon th e ground, broken r efu sa l to e x h ib it th eir siddhis (p ow ers) to g ra tify id le
in h a lv e s te s te d b y e x p e r t saonars (silv e r -sm ith s), a n d p ro ­ c u r io s ity or for t h e s a k e o f g a in . R a h i m B u k s li w o u ld s e e m
n o u n c e d to b e p u r e silv er. Upon b e in g w e ig h e d it was to b e o n e o f th is k in d in a sm u c h a s he a d d s n o t h in g to h is
fo u n d to b e o f e x a c t ly fiv e to la s w e ig h t , m in u s t h e w e ig h e d w e a lth th o u g h h e h o ld s th e sec r et o f tr a n sm u ta tio n , and
p o rtio n w h ic h a t t h e e a r lie r s ta g e o f t h e e x p erim en t had o n ly a llo w s th e s p e c im e n s o f silv e r p r o d u ce d in h is e x p e ri­
been cut off and su b jected to th e test of m ercu ria l m e n t s to b e ta k e n aw ay upon th e so lem n p ro m ise th at
e v a p o r a tio n . th e ir v a lu e sh a ll b e g iv e n to th e poor.
1 am n a tu r a lly o f a sce p tica l tu rn of m in d as to a ll
th e s e a lle g e d m ira cles, a n d I fr a n k ly sa id to th e M unja (T o he continued.)
th at I was not sa tisfied . For aught I knew he m ig h t
have been p la y in g a trick upon m e, and som e of th e
b y sta n d er s m ig h t b e h is a cco m p lices. H e took m y rem ark OUR LONG ABSENCE FROM BOMBAY HAS PREVENTED
very q u ietly , sim p ly sa y in g th at he w o u ld repeat th e our reviewing Mr. C. C. Massey’s excellent translation of
e x p e r im e n t w ith m y own cru cib le s, retort, m ercury and Professor Zollner’s g re a t work, Transcendental P hysics, in
o x id e o f silv er. (I u s e t h is c h e m ic a l t e r m as th e best I which are described his experim ents with Dr. Slade, the
c a n fin d , b u t t h e w o r d in t h e P e r s i a n is kvshta, k illed . In A m erican m edium. Dr. Zollner’s contribution to the
* T h e a b o v e n a r r a t i v e is fcivcn b y a M n h o m r d n n c r c n t l e m a n of c r e d i b i l i t y
science of spiritualistic p henom ena is one of the most
personally know n to us l i e h a s m a d e a c a r e f u l s t u d y of m o d e r n c h e n i i s - valuable t h a t has ever appeared. N e x t m o nth it will be
t r v t o c o m p a r e i t w i t h a n c i e n t a l c h e m y , a n d i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h tl io l a t t e r
bus co n su lted a b o u t tw o th o u s a n d A rabic an d P e rsia n auth o rs. W c
properly noticed ; as will also Dr. George W y ld ’s smaller
a r c p r o m i s e d ovcft*ionnl e s s a y s f r o m h is jieii, work 011 th e higher aspects of Theosophy and Spiritualism,
 T E E J I N N A T I I S : A B I T OF I N D I A N
FOLK-LORE.
Some years ago there lived in Ghazeepoor a poor b u t
well-educated and respectable Mahomedan, who, finding
th a t he was unable to obtain employment-, opened a day
school. A m ongst the pupils th a t he gradually acquired
was a very nice-looking and intelligent lad, who besides
being a very apt scholar, showed g re a t a tta c h m e n t
towards his master, for whom he very frequently b ro ug ht
presents. On one occasion th e lad b ro u g h t some very
rare sweetmeats ; and in presenting th e m to his t u to r
said “ My m other has solicited your kind acceptance of
these.”
“ Y our m o th e r” repeated th e Moulvee Saheb. “ T h e n
you have no father, my son ?” “ Yes I h a v e ” replied the
boy. “ Indeed !” said th e Moulvee Saheb. “ I n t h a t case
1 should like to pay my respects to him, an d th a n k him
for th e handsome gifts of which you, m y child, have
been, so frequently, th e bearer.”
“ 1 will mention your wishes to my fa th e r” answered
th e lad,“ and if he is pleased to gratify your desires, I
will very gladly conduct you to him.”
E ith e r th e following day or somo day afterwards, th e
lad told the Moulvee Saheb t h a t th e necessary permission
had been granted, and th a t if th e Moulvee Saheb did him
the honour of accompanying him, ho would take and in ­
troduce him to his (the lad’s) father.
In th e evening, when th e rest of th e scholars had been
dismissed, th e Moulvee Saheb attired him self becom­
ingly, and accompanying th e lad, started on his visit.
They both w ent along for some tim e ; b u t when tlie
Moulvee Saheb discovered t h a t th e tow n had been left
behind, and they had entered into th e open country, lie
became somewhat curious, especially as th e direction m
which they were going exhibited no signs of habitation.
“ W h e re does your father live, my child ?” “ Oh ! close
by,” replied th e boy. “ Close by ; where ? You m u st
be jesting, my son, because I can sec no dwelling-houses
here.” “ You will see them presently,” answered the lad.
W hen th e m aster and pupil had arrived close to a clump
of wild J o h n n i bushes, th e lad stopped and t h u s addressed
the Moulvee.
“ W e have nearly reached our destination, b u t before
we proceed further I m ust tell you th a t I belong to the
race of J in n a th s and I am abo ut to ta k e you to our city.
In perm ittin g you to visit him, my father has done you a
great honour ; b u t you m u s t swear t h a t von will never
reveal to any living creature th e way to our abode ; for, if
ever you a tte m p t to disregard your oath and discover th a t
place, th a t very moment you will he struck stone-blind.”
T he Moulvee took th e necessary oath, and the lad lifting
a tra p door which hith erto had been invisible to th e eyes
of the former, conducted his tu to r by m eans of a flight of
steps into th e city of th e Jin n a th s. To th e Moulvee’s eye
everything appeared as in the U p p e r World. T here were
houses ; shops ; merchandize ; conveyances passing to
and fro ; dancing ; music ; in fact ev erything th a t one
sees in a h um a n city. The Moulvee Saheb was in tro ­
duced to th e lad’s father, who tre a te d his son’s tu to r with
m arked kindness and consideration. The intimacy existed
for years and during these years th e Moulvee Saheb was
the recipient of heaps of tangible favours from th e elder
Jin n a th .
One of th e Moulvee’s friends wondering a t th e pro­
sperity of th e former began pestering h im about the secret
of i t ; and the Moulvee Saheb iu an unguarded m om ent
foolishly revealed it to his friend, who a t length persuaded
the Moulvee “ j u s t to show him th e trap-door.” Pie even
agreed to th a t ; b u t j u s t as he was on th e point of
revealing th e spot, he was struck stone-blind t
T he above was comm unicated to m e by Syud A— H —
Sub-Collector of th e Huzoor Tehseel, B ------ at th e time
when th e Moulvee was alive and living at Ghazeepoor. He
may be living th ere now, for a u g h t I know to the
contrary.*
W. N. S.
19th December, 1880. •
E X T R A C T S F R O M T H E “D R E A M OF R A V A N "
BY AN E N G L I S H F . T . S.
T he following extract from th e series of papers called
th e ‘ D ream of R avan ’ seems to me to give a clear ex­
planation of N irvana.
“ T he various conditions of b ein " under which man
exists are represented to us in th e Y e d anta systeni under
three d istinct aspects, which contain really th e same idea
more or less fully developed. In th e first most summary
view, man is a duality, he comprises two modes of exis­
tence, one natural, th e other reversed. T he original,
normal and tru e mode of his being, which is, therefore,
characterized by th e term Sva-R u pa or O w n - F o h m is
th e S p i i u t - C o n d i t i o n (Atmadasha). In this his sub­
stance or being is consolidated Being— T h o u g h t— Bliss—
in one [sachchid— anandaghana.] H is state eternal T urya
or ecstacy. T he opposite or reversed mode of his being
is th e L i f e - C o n d i t i o n ( jiv a -d a sh il) comprising a subtle
inward body or soul, and a gross outward body of matter,
existing in th e two states of dream ing and waking.
Betw een these two conditions lies a gulf of total uncon­
sciousness, a profound and dreamless sleep.
I n the second view given in the T a ttv a Bodha and many
other works, m an is represented as a prismatic trinity,
veiling and looked th ro ug h by a primordial u nity of light
— gross, outw ard body, subtle internal body or s o u l ;
a being n e ith e r body nor soul, b u t absolute self-forget­
fulness, called the Causcbody because it is the original
sin of ignorance of his tr u e n ature which preci­
pitate s him from th e spirit into th e life condition.
These three bodies existing in th e waking, dreaming, and
sleeping states, are all known and watched by th e spirit
which stands behind aud a p a rt from them in th e eternal
vigilance of ecstacy or spirit-waking. This prepares us
for the complete view of man as a quaternity, namely,
th ere are four spheres of existence, one enfolding the
oth e r— th e inmost sleep of T u ry a in which the indivi­
dualised spirit lives th e ecstatic life, th e sphere of tra n si­
tion, or Lethe, in which the'spirit, plunged in the ocean
of Ajnana, or total unconsciousness, and utterly forgetting
its real self, undergoes a change of gnostic tendency
(polarity ?) and from not knowing a t all, or absolute u n ­
consciousness, emerges, on the h ith e r side of t h a t L e th e an
boundary to a false or reversed knowledge of things (vipa-
r i t a j n a n a ) u n d e r th e influence of an illusive Prajnsi, or
belief in, and tendency to, knowledge outward from itself
which delusion it th oroughly believes and now endeavour,
to realise ; whereas th e tru e knowledge which it had
in th e state of T u ry a was all w ithin itself in which it
intuitively knew and felt all things. A nd from the sphere
of Prajna, or outknowing, this struggle to reach and
recover all t h a t it once possessed w ithin itself and lost,
to regain for th e lost intu itio n an objective perception
th ro ug h th e senses and understanding in which th e spirit
became an intelligence— it merges into th e third, or
dream sphere; where it believes in a universe of light
and shade and where all existence is in th e mode of
Abliasu or phantasm . T here it imagines itself into the
Linga-deha (Psyche) or subtle, semi-material, ethereal
soul, composed of a vibrating or knowing pentad, and
a b re athing or un d u la tin g pentad. T he knowing pentad
consists of simple consciousness, radiating into four dif­
ferent forms of knowledge, th e ogoity or consciousness of
self th e ever-changing desiring m ind or fancy, th e t h i n k ­
* A n d for a u g h t wc k n o w to th o c o n t r a r y th e v en e ra b le p e d a g o g u e m a y
h a v e d r e a n j t a d re a jn .— E d. T h e o s .
 in g , r e fle c tin g , rem em b erin g fa cu lty , and th e apprehend­ Its own primordial mode, ecstatic being
in g and d eterm in in g ju d gm en t. The b r e a th in g pentad
I t s infinite nature it contemplates
As mirrored forth in the temporal fates
c o n ta in s t h e five v ita l aura, th e b rea th o f life, and th e Which nw ait on its going forth as a soul;
fou r nervous a?th ers th at produce sen sa tio n , m o tio n , an d F or then the universal sum
th e o th e r v ita l p h e n o m e n a . . Of its destinies past or in time to come
Lies open like :i scroll.
F r o m th is su b tle p erso n ifica tio n a n d p h a n ta sm a l sp h ere,
it p r o g resses in to th e outw ard sphere w here m atter and
sen se arc tr iu m p h a n t, w here th e u n iv erse is b e l i e v e d a
[ T r a n s l a t e d f o r t h e T i i k o s o f h i s t b y M r s . E . K.
s o lid r e a lity , w h e r e a ll t h i n g s e x i s t in t h e m o d e of A k tira
f r o m L ic h t M r.hr Licht..}
or su b sta n tia l form , and w here th at w h ic h su c ce ssiv e ly
forgot itse lf from sp irit in to a b so lu te u n co n sc io u sn e ss, I N T E R E S T I N G FACTS.
a n d a w o k e o n th is sid e o f th a t b o u n d a r y o f o b liv io n , in to
BY HE RR OBERLIEUTENANT SCHEFFER.
an in tellig en ce stru gsrlin ff
. ° t OO O outw ard and from th is in to a
. . - . p
co n scio u s b r e a th in g n erv o u s so u l, n o w o u tr e a h s e s itselt O n e o f m y a c q u a in ta n c e s r e c e n tly d r e w m y a t t e n t io n to
• . * 1
from soul in t o a b o d y w ith five o r g a n s o f p e ic e p t io n a n d a fact h ith e r to u n k n o w n to m e ; t h e m ore su rp rizin g as I
fiv e o r g a n s o f a c tio n to s u it it, for k n o w i n g an d a c tin g in h a v e e v e r b e e n a lo v e r o f n a tu r a l h is to r y a n d its c u r io sitie s.
th e extern al w orld w h ich it once h eld w ith in but has T h a t in q u e s tio n r e la te s to o n e o f o u r m o s t b e a u tifu l n a tiv e
w rought out of itself. E ach state has an em b o d im e n t ( G e r m a n ) b u tterflies, p o p u la rly ca lled th e “ A d m i r a l ”—
o f id e a s o f its o w n . The e tern a l, ever-p resen t in tu itio n s ( V a n issa A t a l a n t a ). On th e under sid e of its w in g s
th a t are ever p resen tto th e sp irit in its first th e n u m b ers “ 1 8 8 1 ,” are clea rly m arked, and so p la ced
state, are in th e s e c o n d u t t e r l y f o r g o t t e n for a tim e, th a t th e body of th e b u tterfly com es b etw een th e tw o
and th en em erge reversed, lim ite d and tra n sla ted eights. S o m e m a in ta in t h a t in s o m e of th e s e b u tterflies th e
in to d iv id ed su ccessiv e in tellectio n s, or rath er, g ro p in g s num ber 8 is a 7 o r 9, but th is is p ro b a b ly 011 account
o f a s tr u g g lin g a n d as y e t, u n o rg a n ize d in te llig e n c e , h a v in g of th e fo rm a tio n of th e num ber p a rta k in g m ore of th e
reference to p la c e and tim e and an extern al h isto rica l o ld A r a b ic character th a n of th e m odern one. In
w o rld w h ic h it s e e k s , b u t cannot at once rea lise o u tsid e several e x a m p le s w h ic h m ig h t have e a sily been in ju red
itself. In t h e th ird t h e y b e c o m e p ic tu r e d by a creative d u rin g cap tu re 110 such ir r eg u la rity appears. In one
fan cy in to p h an tasm s o f jierso n s a n d ev en ts in a w orld th a t 1 ex a m in ed I fou n d th e n u m era ls all q u ite p erfect,
o f lig h t a n d s h a d e w ith in us, w h ic h is v isib le even w hen th e num ber 1, lik e a corn u co p ia . If one is led to co n ­
th e eyes are clo sed in slu m b er and is a prophecy nnd nect th is fact w ith s p ir itu a lism sev era l in te r e s tin g reflec­
forecast sh ad ow o f th e c o m in g w o rld . In th e fo u rth th e t io n s arise, m o r e e s p e c ia lly i f o n e c o n s id e r s t h a t t h is b u t t e r ­

o u t f o r m in g or o b j e c t iv i t y is c o m p le t e . T h e y are e m b o d ied fly h a s our new n a tio n a l co lo u rs p a in te d 011 th e upper

b y th e sen se s in to extern al r ea litie s. That a n cien t seer p a rt o f its w in g s. O n e m a y a s k a n x i o u s l y w h a t is in s to r e

(K avi Purana) w h ic h th e G ita and M a h a b lia ra ta m en­ for G e r m a n y in 1 8 8 1 . O w in g to its w e ll-k n o w n m etam or­

t io n a s a b i d i n g in th e breast o f ca cli, is, fir st, a prophet p h o se s th e b u tte r fly h a s in a ll ages been regarded as th e

a n d p o e t, t h e n h e fa lls a s le e p a n d aw akes as a b lin d fo ld sym bol of Psyche (01 so u l). C o m b in in g th is id e a w ith th e

lo g icia n and h isto ria n , w ith o u t m a ter ia ls for r ea so n in g fact th a t th e n u m b e r 1 assum es th e form o f a co rn u co p ia ,

or a w o r ld for even ts, but g r o p in g to w a rd s th em , n ext, a m a y o n e n o t h o p e t h a t s p i r i t u a l i s m w i l l fin d m o r e general

p a in ter w ith an ear for in w a rd p h an tasm al m u sic to o , a c c e p t a n c e in o u r c o u n t r y in 1 8 8 1 ? I 11 a r e c e n t n u m b e r o f

at la st, a scu lp to r carvin g out hard p a lp a b le so lid ities. Licht Mehr Licht t h e r e is m e n t i o n m a d e o f a c h ild m e d i u m ,
J u lio de A lp h o n so by nam e. B orn at V era C ruz, and
H ence, ev en ts d e stin ed to occur in th e outw ard w o rld
n o w o n ly s e v e n y e a r s old , lie is w e ll-k n o w n a lr e a d y as a
can never be fo resh o w n or rep resen ted w ith co m jilete
h e a lin g m e d iu m . T h is ch ild h e a ls a t tim e s b y im p o sitio n
a ccu ra cy in t h e s p h e r e o f d r e a m s, but m ust be tra n sla ted
of hands, at oth ers by herbal p rescrip tio n s. H e w arns
in to its fa n ta stic lan gu age. S u re ly , N ir v a n a is id e n tic a l
h is p a r e n ts th a t h e m u s t so o n lea v e th em , and seem s to
w ith T urya, a state th e p recise reverse of th e ord in a ry
rem em ber a state of p r e -e x isten ce in w h ich h e says he
l i f e — in w h i c h sp irit is a ctiv e (m atter) and a ll fe e lin g
w as a p h y sicia n . ’
a n d id e a s b e lo n g in g to t h e b o d ily life a r e d e a d a n d th ere­
fore d e fin a b le as t h e a n n ih ila tio n of th e sen su al, ju s t as S o m e fr ie n d s o f o u r s h a v e a l i t t l e g r a n d c h il d 7 y e a r s o ld ,
lig h t is n o th in g to darkn ess. As th e sam e w riter says w h o a t o n c e lea r n e d num bers w ith o u t any tro u b le by a
e l s e w h e r e :— m ost cu rio u s n atu ral m eth od . She a lw a y s d istin g u ish e s
th em by th eir colour/!. E ach in v a ria b ly appears o f its
To tlie spirit iR 110 time, own certa in co lo u r to her, v iz : 1, a lw a y s very w h ite ;
P a s t or future, space or clime, 2, red , “ sp otty r ed ," s h e calls it ; 3, b l u e ; 4, y e l l o w ; 5,
Before or after, here or there y e l l o w ; G, b l a c k ; 7 , y e l l o w ; 8 , b l a c k ; 1 0 , b l u i s h .
111 its own, its primordial state
Of unity, purity, power find grace, These num bers are to her sight always th e same though
11 1 itself it mirrors all linite fate ; varying in dep th of shade,
I’oKKeKsing in oneness gazing on all
T h a t lmtli befallen or nliall befall ---- —■«----------
■ .
Its evolution ill time aud space.
Such is the universal range THK OCCURRENCE OF TH E C H R IK T M A S AND NEW YEAH
Of the spirit’s boundless view ;
Such the Eternal S p irit life holidays caused a trifling delay in the publication of tlie
W ithout succession, devoid of change, present n um b e r of our magazine. I t was always intended
Duality, passion or strife ; t h a t it should ap pear as nearly as possible 011 the first day
Condition of the free—tlie doubly blest, of each m onth ; though now and then, in consequence of
Highest activity in unbroken rest,
Threefold being, thought and bliss, extra exertions 011 the p a rt of our industrious printer, it
Crowded in one happiness. has reached its patrons some days in advance of time.
Hence often man, chancing on some new scene •
W hither in life his footsteps never bore, ------
H earing some voice marking some well-marked mien,
Feels vaguely all familiar were of yore. THE THANKS OF THE T H E O SO PH IC A L SO C IE TY ARE
He seems to live again scenes lived or dream ed before,
A nd wonders where or how it could have been. due to Epes Sargent, Esq, a well-known and highly esteem ­
They are seen by the spirit rapt and sublime ed American author, for a set of school books such as are
N ot in a former, b u t out of all time
W hen retiring into itself, used in the Boston Public Schools, for the use of our new
From the world of sin, and passion, and self, Theosophical B u dd hist Schools in Ceylon. Col. Olcott has
And, concentrated in th a t deep
Mysterious and illumined sleep—• forwarded th e parcels to th e ir destination, and 110 doubt
T h e b o d y ’s tr a n c e —t h e spirit, seeing v e shall h ear of good results from th e m in time.
 T IIE S T A R -C H A R M F O R S C 0 R P I0 N -D 1 T E .
[A medical officcr in H. H. tlic N iz a m ’s service sends
the following unexpected testim ony corroborative of tbe
efficacy of a caballistic rem edy for Scorpion-bite which
appeared in our December num ber.— E d . T h e o s .]
“ In th e T h e o s o p h i s t for the cu rren t month, Page 5 8 ,
you liave inserted a communication entitled “ Scorpion-
liite,” by P a n d it P lan N a th , in which he testifies to the
efficacy of th e quinque-angular star w ritten th u s :—
“W ithin this month 1 have tested the rem edy by tracing
the figure on th e bodies of 3 patients, who were in agony
from the sting of scorpions, and I was quite surprised to
find th a t it acted indeed as a charm. 1 m arked th e dia­
grams on th e extreme end of th e pain, righ t over the
shoulders of 2 patients, who had been stu ng in th e finger,
and desired them to tap th e ir palm oil the ground. T he
pain instantly receded to the elbow. T h e n ext tracing
of th e diagram was near the elbow, w ith th e same pre­
cautions, and the pain receded to th e wrists ; and a third
tracing on the wrist brought down the pain to the finger-
ends where th e sting took place. Of course, it lingered
there for a few hours, b ut all three p atients were happily
relieved from the agonizing pain. My third p a tie n t was
stung in th e toe, and th e pain rose to h e r hip joint.
This° was a. female, the other two males— all poor peoplo
of the working class. I traced tho figure with a pen and
common ink ; the first time, only in joke, before several
witnesses who were present, for I never im agined th a t it
would do any good. My former remedy in this complaint
was a sat urated solution of alum dropped in each eye,
which also often acted like a charm. T he present remedy
has equally surprised both myself and those who were
present around me.”
1 J . M„
Jauluah , 22nd December 1880.
A FEW () K OUR OLD SU B S C R IB E R S HAVE
surprise and some little feeling tlm t th e ir paper was dis­
continued a t th e close of th e 1st Volume. One, th e
Principal of a G overnm ent College, th o u g h t th a t a t
least the copy sent to t h a t institution m ig h t have been
continued w ith out insisting upon the fixed rule of
pre-payment. I t only needs to refer to the plain
announcem ent made in this magazine a t th e very com­
m encem ent to show t h a t no offence was intended by
the discontinuance and none should be taken. Every
subscriber has had j u s t the num ber of issues he b a r ­
gained for as every fu tu re one will have. W e adopted
a simple rule of which experience has a thousand
times dem onstrated th e excellence, and we should not
be asked to break it. N o r will we.
U PO N RETU RNING! FROM T H E CEYLON VOYAG E W E W E R E
greatly pained and shocked to hear of the sudden death
of our oldest H in du friend and Theosophist, Mr. Mulji
Thackersey— of whom a biographical sketch was long
since promised by a friend. A nd now on again reaching
home we learn th a t our esteemed contributor, Mr. Ram-
chandra Bapuji, has j u s t died. H e wns a most respect­
able, genial and intelligent M aratha gentlem an. F o r this
reason wc are obliged to close our columns to th e further
debate upon “Puzzles for th e Philologist.” by Mr. M, Gracias
and our late lam ented friend.
THE CONDUCTOR OF T H IS M A G A Z IN E, R E T U R N IN G TO
Bombay late in December, and after the first two forms'
had been printed off finds with regret th a t a description
of certain recent pheno m ena a t Sim la has been copied
from t h e Pioneer. A p a rt from the questionable taste of
re p rintin g com plim entary personal notices into one’s own
jo u rn a l— a fault not conspicuously ours— we would have,
preferred om ittin g th e present article since it has already
been widely copied from the P ioneer and com eback to us
from almost th e four qu arters of th e world, and in several
different languages. I n common with all who have made
any study of Occult Science, we have the greatest re p ug­
nance to th e fame of a worker of wonders or “ miracles.”
Since the discussion of th e Sim la occurrences began, some
two m onths ago, wc have been flooded with all m ann er of
absurd requests t h a t we would find missing persons and
property of sorts : as th ou gh no nobler use could be made
of one’s tim e and occult knowledge th a n the tu rn in g of
one’s self into an “ occult retriever”— to use the Pioneer's
happy expression. Once, and for all, let it be understood th a t
Madame Blavatsky pays no atten tio n to such idle requests,
and th a t she deserves no credit for the Sim la phenomena,
which— as a careful reading of th e Pioneer le tte r will
plainly show— were understood to have been done by
quite a different person.
rr i s u n d o u b t e d l y a g r e a t e n c o u r a g e m e n t t o c o n ­
tributors to th e T h e o s o p h i s t to discover th a t their
articles are read with in te re st in distant countries. The
valuable series of papers upon E a st In dian Materia
Medica th a t Dr. P a n d u ra n g Gopal is w riting have been
praised in m any different quarters, and by the last mail a
box of medicinal preparations and dried herbs used in
Bombay medical practice were shipped to Mr. \V. H.
Terry, of Melbourne, Australia, who had read Dr. Pan-
durang's contributions, and anticipates th a t ultim ately a
considerable trade in these drugs will spring up between
the two colonies.
W e r e g r e t to s a y t h a t t h e 1s t v o lu m e o f th is
Surgeon. magazine will soon be o ut of sale. T h irty copies ony now
remain, and, after these are gone, no more can be had
a t any price. Those, therefore, who wish to possess a
Complete set from th e beginning would do well to send
in th e ir orders w itho ut delay. T he price, G-8, will not be
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ju s t been received from Mr. Bout-on, the N ew Y ork
publisher, for sale on his account. *1 lie orders on hand from
subscribers and friends can therefore be filled a t once instead
of after th e usual delay caused by in denting from London.
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T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S .
Page. Pnge
A (!uoil Indian Frince ... G!) A Year of Theosophy ... 85
Occult Phenomena ............ TO Indian Thaumaturgy ... 87
A Trent ise on tho Yogi’, A Guide to Greek N om en­
Philosophy ..................... 72 clature .......................... 87
In dia in Ancient Days ... 76 Metallic Transm utation ail
The Sitla ov lUata,—The Alleged F a c t ...................... 89
•Goddess of Snmll-Pox ... 70 The J in n a th s : A P i t of
Pure Gold Artificially made. 73 Indian F o l k - L o r e ............ 90
l-lindu Chronology ............ 80 Extracts from the “ Dream
Anecdote of Second Sight Si of 11 avan ” ..................... 90
Iio w Spiritualism is Exposed 81 Interesting Facts ... 91
The Vedanta Philosophy ... Si The Star-Charin for Scor-
A Strange Visitor ............ 84 bion-bite............................. 92
P rin ted a t th e Industrial Press by I!. C ursctjcc & Co., nnd published by
th e T hcosoj’bicnl Society, a t B reach Candy, Bombay.
 S U P P L E M E N T
THE THEOSOPHIST-
V o l. II. No. 4. B O M B A Y , J A N U A R Y , 1881
A. W O R D W IT H O U R F R IE N D S .
T h a t cause must be weak aud desperate, indeed, th a t
hns to resort to tlie arts of th e slanderer to prop it up
nnd injure its chosen victims. And it is truly la m e n t­
able to see people a d opting these tactics against th e Th eo ­
sophical Society and its Founders. Soon after we reached
India we were obliged to begin legal proceedings against
a missionary organ, to compel its E d ito r to apologize
for some base slanders he had indulged in ; and readers
of the T h k o s o p h i s t are aware of the conduct of the C hris­
tian party in Ceylon, and th e ir u tte r discomfiture a t P a n a ­
dure. However great our efforts to avoid any conflict,
with them, some strange fatality seems to bo for ever
urging these good people to adopt questionable measures
to hasten th e ir own u ltim ate ruin. Our Society has been
their favourite mark. T he most recent shot was fired
at. Benares by a. well-known convert to th e Christian
faith, who, unable to lay hold upon a n y th in g disreputable
in our Indian career, did his best to injure us in a cer­
tain important, direction by sneeringly suggesting to a.
very high personage thn t Col. Olcott was a m an of no
position in liis own country, and had doubtless come to
India as an adventurer, to m ake money out of th e people.
Happilv his venom was poured into u nsym pathetic ears.
Yet, as he is a man of a certain influence, and others of
our friends have also been similarly approached by him
and other enemies of ours, such calumnies as these cannot
be well overlooked. We are qu ite a ware t h a t a document,
of such a nature as tho present, if launched 011 the public
w ithout a word of explanation, would give rise to criticism,
nnd perhaps be th oug ht in ba.d taste, unless very serious
and im portant reasons can be shown for its appearance.
Such reasons unquestionably exist, even were no account
to be taken of the malicious plot of our Benares oppo­
nent. W hen, in addition to this, we reflect th a t ever
since we landed in this country, impelled by motives,
sincere and honest,— though, perhaps, as we now find it
ourselves,— too enthusiastic, too unusual in foreigners to
be readily believed in by natives w ithout some more su b ­
stantial proof th a n our simple word— wc have been su r­
rounded by more enemies and opponents th a n by friends
and sympathizers ; and t h a t we are two strangers to
rulers as well as th e ruled,— we believe th a t 110 avail­
able proof should be withheld th a t will show th a t at.
least, we are honest and peaceful people, if n ot actually
that which we know ourselves to be— most sincere friends
of India and h e r sons. O ur personal honour, as well
as the honour of th e whole Society is a t stake a t the
present moment. “ Tell m e w hat your friends were
and I will tell you w hat you are” is a wise saying.
A m an at Colonel O lcott’s time of life is not likely to so
change in character as to abandon his country whore he
has such a n honourable past and where his inci m e was so
large as it was, to come to India and tu rn “ a dv e nture r.”
Therefore, we have concluded, with Col. Olcott’s perm is­
sion, to circulate the following documents. They are b u t
a few out of many now lying before 11s, t h a t show liis
honourable, efficient, and faithful career, both as a m e m ­
ber of the Bar, a private gentleman, and a public official,
TO
from th e year I 8 0.S down to the very m om ent of his d e ­
parture from th e U n ited States for India.. As Colonel
Olcott is not a m an to sound his own praises, th e writer,
his colleague, m ay state th a t his nam e has for nearly
th irty years been widely known in America as a promoter
of various public reforms. I t was he who founded (in
IN’>(!) the first scientific agricultural school t h e r e u p o n
the Swiss model ; it was he again, who aided in introduc­
ing a new crop now universally cultivated ; addressed
three S ta te legislatures upon the subject by invitation ;
wrote three works upon agriculture, of which one passed
through seven editions, and was introduced into the school
libraries ; was offered by Governm ent a botanical mission
^to Caffraria, and, later, th e Chief Commissionership of
A griculture ; and was offered, by M. Evangelides of Greece,
the Professorship of A griculture in the U niversity of
Athens, l i e was a t one tim e A gricultural E ditor of Horace
Greeley’s great journal, th e '/'ri/ninr, and also American
Correspondent of th e H u v k Lane E.rpres.«. For his public
sei vices in connection with agricultural reform he was
voted two Medals of H o n o u r by the National ( U . S . )
Agricultural Society, and a silver goblet by th e American
Institute. .
T he breaking out. of tb e fearful civil war in America,
called every man to serve bis country. Col. Olcott,
after passing through four battles and one siege (the
capture of F o rt Macon), and after recovering from a severe
illness contracted in th e field, was offered by the late Secre­
tary of War, th e highly honorable and responsible appo int­
m e n t of Special Commissioner of the W a r D ep a rtm e n t; and
two years later, was at the request of the late Secretary
of the N avy ordered 011 special d u ty in connection with
that, branch of the service, additional to his regular duties
in the W a r D e pa rtm e nt. H is services were most con­
spicuous, as his papers— which include a complimentary
report, to the U. S. Senate, by the Secretary of the N a v v—
prove and as the reader of th e following documents will
easily infer.
A t the close of the M a r the national army of one million
men was quietly disbanded, and was re-absorbed back
into th e nation as though nothing had happened. Col.
Olcott resumed his profession, and was shortly invited
to take th e Secretaryship and practical direction of the
N ational Insurance Convention, a conference or league of
the officials oft.be various S ta te G overnments for th e p u r -
jwse of codifying and sinqdifyirig th e laws affecting insu­
rance companies. Accepting, he was thus for two years or
more in th e closest contact with, and the trusted adviser
of, some of the leading S ta te public functionaries of the
U nion ; and a s ta tu te drafted by him, in connection with
ano th er well-known legal gentlem an (Mr. Abbott), was
passed by ten S ta te legislatures and became a law. W h a t
his public services were in this connection, and how he
was th a n k e d and honoured for them, m ay readily be seen
by consulting th e two large volumes of the Convention’s
“ Transactions,” which are in the Library of the Theoso­
phical Society, a t Bombay.
This brings us down to th e year 1872. I 11 1876 ho was
deputed by H is H onor th e Mayor of N ew Y ork City to
 collect a public subscription in aid of a charitable object.
I n 1877 lie was one of an In te rna tio na l C om m ittee chosen
by th e Italian residents of N ew Y ork to erect a m o n u m e n t
to Mazzini, iu Central Park. T he same y ear be was Hon,
Secretary of a N ational Com m ittee, one m em ber of which
was th e j u s t elected P resident of th e U n ite d States, General
Garfield— formed to secure a w orthy representation of
A m erican arts and industries a t th e Paris E xjw sition
Universelle, of 1878. I n the following year he left N ew
Y ork for India, and ju s t before sailing received from th e
P re s id e n t an d the Secretary of S ta te (whose office cor­
responds with th a t held by Mr. Gladstone, in England) a
•diplomatic passport, such as is only issued to th e most
-eminent American citizens, and circular autograph letters
recom mending him to th e particular favour of all U. S.
Ministers and Consuls, as a gen tle m a n who had been
requested to promote in every practicable and proper way
th e m u tu a l commercial relations of th e U n ite d S ta te s and
India. A n d now if the enemies of th e Theosophical
Society can produce an “ a d v e n tu r e r ” w ith such a record
a n d such testimonials of integrity and capacity, by all means
let th e m nam e th e ir man.
H . P. B L A V A T S K Y .
A F E W OF C O L OLCOTT’S TESTIM O N IA L S.
A. D. 1856.
•(From Appleton's N ew Am erican Cyclopaedia, vol. I., p. 226,
cd. o f 1859.)
“ Tlio only private school exclusively devoted to agricultu­
ral education, is the. Westchester Farm School, commenced at
Mount Vernon, N. Y., in the spring of 1856, by Henry S.
Olcott and Henry C. Vail. These gentlemen purchased a
farm with the view to the cultivation of the soil, and the
gradual establishment of an agricultural school ...................
Ih e instruction is given through daily recitations and occasional
lectures.” . With sincere wishes for your success in the new paths of
A. D. 1857.
Mount Vernon Horticultural Society.
J u ly 14, 1856.
II. S. OLCOTT, E sq,
D e a r S ii :,
A t the last meeting of our Society it was
“ Resolved, that the thanks of this Society be presented to
Mr. Olcott for his able address on the evening of our June
Exhibition.”
In acquainting you with this Resolution, permit me to ex­
press my own gratification in listening to the address to which
it refers.
I am very respectfully yours,
J A M E S HOW LAND,
Corresponding Secretary.
(From the President o f the New E n g la n d H orticultural
Society.)
Bostont 31 arch 7, 18.37.
II. S. OLCOTT, E sq.
Mv dkak S ir ,
A special evening session of the Agricultural Committee of
the Legislature of Massachusetts will be held next week, for
the purpose of hearing your views with respect to the adapt­
ability of' the new sugar plant,, H olcus Saccharatus, to cultiva­
tion in New England. There will be a full attendance of the
members of both Houses, as there is great public interest in the
subject .............
Yours very truly,
MARSHALL P. W ILDER.
A. D. 1860.
Tiik U n i t e d S ta te s A g ric u ltu ra l S ociety,
S m i t h s o n i a n I n s t i t u t i o n 7, W ashington D. C.
Ja n u a ry 13, 1860.
On the motion o f Hon.. Fred'k Sm yth, o f N ew H am p­
shire, seconded by Jl. 0. Tayloc, ' lisq., o f Virginia, it was :
Resolved that, as Mr. I I k n r y S. O l c o t t , of New York, a
life member of the United States Agricultural Society, is about
to visit California, he be appointed a Delegate to the Societies
and Exhibitions in that, State ; and that he be requested to
communicate the result of his observations to the Journal of
agriculture, published by this Society.
A ttest :
REN P E R L E Y POORE,
Secretary, United States Agricultural Society.
A. D. 1865.
(From the Judge Advocate-General o f the A rm y.)
W ar D epartm ent.
B u r e a u of M il it a r y J usticr .
Washington, D . C., September 28, 1865.
C o l . II. S. OLCOTT,
Commissioner of War Department.
Sir ,
Your letter announcing that it is your purpose at nn early
day to sever your connection with the War Department, and
return to private life, has been received.
I cannot permit the occasion t.o pass without frankly ex­
pressing to you my high appreciation of tho services which
you have rendered while holding the difficult and responsible
position from which you are about, to retire. These services—
the results of which have been constantly under consideration
before this Bureau— were signally marked by zeal, ability
and uncompromising faithfulness to duly. You have been the
means of rescuing vast sums of the public money from pecula­
tors and swindlers, for whom the vigor and skilfulness of your
investigations have been a continual terror. You have thus
not only largely advanced the material interests of the Govern­
ment, but have also accomplished much towards the purifica­
tion of those branches of tho public service lying within the
field of your labors. I t affords me pleasure to say, that so far
as my observation has extended, you have, done your work
thoroughly and courageously, in despite of the clamors aud
calumnies with which, in the interests of fraud aud crime, you
have been so often and so groundlessly assailed.
action and enterprise, upon which you propose to enter, I am
very respectfully,
Your obedient Servant,
J. IIOLT,
Judge Advocate-General.
(F rom the Secretary o f the N a v y .)
N avy D epartment.
W ashington, Oct.. 18, 1865.
Sir,
An experiment iu substituting a new system of ac­
counts for the present, one, having been made in the Boston
Yard under the direct ion of Col. II. S. Olcott, aud the samo
having resulted satisfactorily, the Department has decided to
introduce it into other Yards, [t is believed that it will sim­
plify tlie business of tho station, offer many important checks
to fraud and negligence, and materially aid the Commandant iu
the performance of liis routine duty. The Department has
accordingly instructed Col. Olcott to proceed to Philadelphia
without delay aud take the necessary steps to apply the new
system to the Navy Yard nnd Station under your command.
You will please afford him and liis assistants all facilities they
may need to execute the orders of the Department with
promptness and precision. You will instruct tlie Heads of the
several Departments, including the Station aud Yard Pay­
masters. to furnish whatever information or assistance may bo
required iu conducting this important reform to a successful
issue.
Very respectfully,
G. WELLES,
S ecretary of tho Navy.
To C o m m o d o r e J . 15, H u l l , U.S.N.
Commandant, Navy Yard,
Philadelphia, Pa.
(Special Order of the W ar D epartment.) '
W ar D epa r tm en t.
W a s h in g to n C ity ,
February 20, 1865.
Officers of the Quartermaster’s nnd Commissary’s Depart­
ments, and all others in t,he Military Service, are hereby ordered
to afford Colonel H. S. Olcott, Spccial Commissioner of tho War
 Department, any and all facilities which lie may require in tlio
execution of the orders of this Department ; taking liis official
receipt for such property as may be turned over to him, nnd
this shall be their authority l'or the same.
By order of the Secretary of War,
C. A. DANA,
Assistant Secretary of War.
(From the former Assistant Sccrctarg of War.)
A shtabula, A u g u st 2 0 ,1 8 0 5 .
Col. H E N R Y S. OLCOTT.
D ear S ir,
I take great pleasure in stating that during the period I held
the oilice of Assistant Secretary of War, you were for a long
time in the service of the War Department as a Commissioner
for the investigation of frauds upon tho Government in tho
purchase of Army supplies, nnd that you discharged the duties
of that office with great ability, energy and fidelity.
I congratulate you upon the favorable auspices under which
you return to private life, for you will have, from your fellow-
citizens, the respect which is due to your patriotism and
honourable service to the Government, during the Rebellion,
while your great industry and talent will insuro you success.
I am, with great respect,
Very truly yours,
P. II. WATSON.
(From the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.)
N avy D e p a r t m e n t .
Washington, December .SO,
C o l . U . S. OLCOTT,
Special Commissioner of the Navy Department.
Mr peak S ir,
Upon your resignation the Secretary of the Navy addressed
you a letter commendatory of your conduct whilst acting under
tho directions of this Department. Further words from me
are almost unnecessary, but having been intimately associated
with your official action, I may be permitted to bear testimony
to tho great zeal and fidelity which has characterized your con­
duct under circumstances very trying to the integrity of an
officer.................... That you may be as faithful in the future as
you have been in the past, is the sincere wish of
Your friend,
G. V. FOX,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
(From the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.)
Tl! E AS URY D KFARTMENT.
Washington, Oct. 2 4 , 18(j5.
C o l. II. S. OLCOTT,
Special Commissioner, War and Navy Departments.
My peak S in ,
Learning that, with the close of the War it is your intention
to close tbe business of j our Commission and to enter upon a
new field of duty, it occurs to me to write to you expressing
my appreciation oft.be ability and faithfulness with which you
havo discharged the important trusts committed to you during
the past few years, and of the value of the services yon have
rendered to the War and Navy Departments and the
public.............
I wish to say that I have never met with a gentleman
entrusted with important, duties, of more capacity, rapidity aud
reliability than have been exhibited by you throughout. More
than all, I desire to bear testimony to your entire uprightness
and integrity of character, which I am sure have characterized
your whole career, and which have never to 1113' knowledge been
assailed. That you have thus escaped with" no stain upou your
reputation, when we consider the corruption, audacity and
power of the many villains in high positiou whom you have
prosecuted and punished, is a tribute of which you may well be
proud ; and which no other man occupying a similar position
and performing similar services iu this country has ever
achieved.............
I am, Yours very truly,
WM. E. CHA N DLER,
. Assista nt Secretary of the Treasury.
(From the lion. Edwards Pierrepont, late U. S. Minister
Plenipotentiary and Ambassador Extraordinary, at'the
Court of St. James.)
N e w Y o r k , November 3 0 , 1 8 6 5 .
As Colonel Olcott is about to resume private practice, I
deem it just to him to state that I have known him in the
Kohnstamm case, and have had good opportunities to judge of
his ability and fidelity in the prosecution of the criminal case
and in the civil suit, both of which were very complicated
and very difficult. The skill, the labour, the ability, the good
sense in I liligence ns well as fidelity displayed by Colonel
Oleot.t iu both cases and in every instance, wero not merely
commendable, b it truly admirable.
EDWARDS P I E R R E P O N T .
A. D. 18G7.
In this year, Mr. Chandler retired from the Treasury, and
recommended the President to appoint Colonel Olcott as his
successor. This suggestion was seconded by a large number
of the first citizens, including tbe law officers of Government
at New York, Brooklyn, nnd other places, leading bankers,
the ex-Assistant Treasurer of the United States, Mr. Cisco, and
the Washington representatives of all the influential newspapers
of the country. Among Colonel Olcott’s papers are a number
of those documents from which I only select the following :—
(From the Hon. John Sedgwick, Justice of the Superior
Court of New York.)
N kw Y ork, 2 nth M ay 1807.
18(!5.
My pear S ir ,
I wish to communicate with you on a delicate subject,
but one of g re a t. importance to the country. I learn with
regret that you will resign your office of Assistant Secretary of
tho Treasury, and I take the liberty of mentioning to you as
your successor, my friend Colonel II. S. Olcott. I know that
lie is entirely competent to fulfil all the requirements of the
post. I have known him for twenty years and nothing has
ever happened to abate my great esteem of him. I never
knew a man who could do more work, more promptly and
effectuall}' than he. lie has never been daunted by any ob­
stacles, nnd his courage and determination are of an uncommon
kind. lie, too, is very ingenious and always has reserved re­
sources. I believe no one has been more tried in the fire than
he, nnd he is unscathed.
Very truly yours,
JN O . SEDGW ICK.
(F ro m the P resid en t o f the N ew Y o rk Gold, E x e h a n je .)
N e w Y o r k , 2bth November 1 8 6 7 ,
SIR,
I t affords me pleasure to add my testimony to that
of some of our principal citizens as to the integrity, capacity
and energy of Colonel II. S. Olcott, whom I havo known per­
sonally many years, nnd to recommend him to your favourable
consideration for the position of Assistant Secretary of the
Trensury in ense a vacancy should occur. The duties of the
office, I believe he would discharge to the entire satisfaction of
the Government and the country.
Very respectfully, your obedient Servant,
II. M. BENEDICT,
President, N. Y. Gold Exchange.
To the P r e s i d e n t .
(Endorsement by the cx-Assistant Treasurer U. S.)
I cordially concur in tho above.
J O H N J. CISCO.
.Vote by the compiler.— A political crisis occurred about
this time, in which Colonel Olcott sided with the party of the
American Congress against, the President, and his appointment
to the Treasury, which had been fully determined upon by the
President, was, of course, not made.
II. P. 15.
 . A. D. 1872. an agent as yourself to manage the American exhibit at Paris,
Very respectfully,
(Invitation to attend, as a Delegate, the eighth Session
H. S. OLCOTT,
of the International Statistical Congress.) . Corresponding Secretary o f the American Union
, [T ra n sla tio n .] o f P aris Exhibitors.
S t. P k te r s r u r g , M ay 10/22, 1872. Room 24, Post Office Building,
S ir, N e w Y o r k , Dec. 2G, 1877.
I liavc the honour to inform jou that, the eighth Session of the To Col. II. S. O l c o t t ,
Intcrnationn.1 Statistical Congress will open on tho 10/22 A u­ Corresponding Secretary oj the
gust, and tlmt its duration is lixed at six days, without count­ ' ■ Am erican Union o f Paris Exhibitors.
ing two festival days (the 13/25 and the 15/27). In presenting D e a r S i is,
to you herewith a copy of tho preliminary plan for the pro­ In response to yours of December 24, I have to say that I
gramme of tho forthcoming session, I have the honour, in the will meet the Committee of which you are Secretary at the
name of the Organization Committee, to beg you to honour the room of the Directors of tbe Union Trust Company, on Saturday
Congress of St. Petersburg with your presence. Appreciating the 29tb in-t., at three o’clock p. jr. I will then gladly receive
at its high value all tho interest taken by you in the develop­ the applications for space which have been collected, nnd thank
ment of science and of the work ot’ tho Congress, I dare hope the Committee for its services in connection with the necessary
that, you will kindly lend your aid to tlic labours of the ap­ preparations for the representation of this country at the Paris
proaching session ............. Exposition of 1878. And I will also be happy to receive any
Accept, Sir, the assurance of my great consideration. suggestions that, the gentlemen of the Committee may be pleas­
P. SEMENOW, ed to offer.
Vice-President o f the Organization 1 Yours trulv,
Committee, and Director o f the R. C, McCORMICK,
Central Statistical Commission Commissioner General for the United, States,
o f the Em pire o f Russia.
SP E C IA L PASSPORT.
To M r . I I k . n r t S- O l c o t t , . No. 398.
Secretary of the National Insurance U n ited S ta te s of A m e ric a.
Convention of the United States. Department, of Slate.
N ew Y ouk. To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting : Know
ye, that the bearer thereof,
Colonel II. S. O l c o t t , '
is about proceeding abroad,
(From the jSational Insurance Convention.) These are, therefoie, to request all whom it may concern to
N ew York City, Oct. 25, 1872. permit him to pass freely, without let or molestation. And to
extend to him all such fi iendly aid and protection, as would be
COL. II. S. OLCOTT. ,
oxtended to like citizens of Foreign Governments resorting to
D ear S ir , tlie United States. '
The National Insurance Convention, having duly con­ In testimony whereof. I, William M. Evarts, Secretaiy of
sidered your letter of resignation, passed the following Resolu­ State of the United States of America,
tion unanimously. , Have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Seal of this
' Yours very truly, Department to be affixed, at Washington, ,
This 12th day of December, A. D. 1878, and of the Inde­
O L IV E R P IL L S B U R Y , pendence of the United States of America,
Secretary o f the Convention. The one Hundred and Third.
“ R e s o l v e d :—That Col. II. S. Olcott, late Secretary of this WM. M. EVARTS.
Convention, hns discharged the onerous duties of the position
with marked skill, ability aud fidelity : that the uniform cour­ (From the Secretary o f S ta ff.)
tesy and unwearied attention extended to its members and the D epartment of Sta t e,
zeal and singleness of purpose manifested iu facilitating the Washington, December, II , 187<S.
business of the Convention, and promoting its usefulness, To the Diplomatic aud Consular Officers of the United States.
G entlemen.
demand especial mention : that, while accepting his resignation
we embrace the occasion to express our unabated confidence This will introduce to you Colonel Henry S- Olcott,
in, and friendship for him, as a gentleman ; and hereby tender of New York City, who is about to proceed to India, on a
hirii our sincere thanks for services rendered, and our best journey, the special object of which is to advance the interest
wishes for liis future success and happiness/’ of the commerce of the United States with the East.
Inasmuch as the Department takes a lively interest in the
subject of increasing our trade with foreign countries, it is
desired that Colonel Olcott may receive at your hands every
attention and assistance that may bo consistent with your
A. D. 1877. duties to extend to him.
(Correspondence in the matter of the Paris Exhibition of I am, Gentlemen,
1 8 78.)' Your obedient Servant,
WM. M. EVAIU'S.
C ORR ESPO N DEN CE.
No. 71 Broadway, . (From the President o f the United States.)
N e w Y o r k , I ) e c . 24, 1877. E x e c u t i v e M ansion,
lion. R i c h a r d C. M c C o r m i c k , W a s h i n g t o n , December 1G, 1878. :
To U .S. Ministers and Consuls. ; :
U. S. Commissioner-General, :
G entlemen, ’
New York. Colonel II.* S. Olcott, of New York City, has beeij
D ear S ir , requested by the Honourable Secretary of State, during his pro­
The object for which the American Union of Paris Exhibi­ jected trip to the East, to make reports from time to time regard­
tors was formed having been accomplished, in the passage of ing the condition and prospects of commerce between the
the French Exposition Bill by Congress, aud the appointment United States and India.
of yourself as Commissioner-General, the Committee desires to Any facility that you may properly extend to him in the
disband ihe organization and adjourn sine die. I will thank furtherance of this object, will be duly accepted as entirely in
you, therefore, to name an early day when you will meet tho accord with the general policy of this Government in promoting
Committeo at the Directors’ room of the Union Trust Company, our trade with foreign countries.
to receive tlie applications for space which have been collected, . Very truly yours,
and our felicitations that the United States has secured so able R. B. H A Y ES.
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U n d e r th e f o llo w in g c o n d it io n s :

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A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r b u ild u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te

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h o ld e r.

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a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

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lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

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th is w o r k . T h e b e s t w a y t o d o t h is is w it h a lin k t o t h is w e b p a g e .
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S PE C IA L N OT IC ES.
I t Is e v i d e n t t h a t t h e T i iK o s o r i li f i T wil l o f f e r t o a d v e r t i s e r s u n u s u a l ad* D R . C O L O D O N ’S A U D I P H O N E .
VnlitiU'a* i n c i r c u l a t i o n . W o h a v e a l r e a d y s u b s c r i b e r s i u e v e r y p a r t o f
In d ia , iu C ey lo n , B u rm a h , C hina, a n d on th o P e r s ia n G u lf. O u r p a p e r A nd Jesus “ re b u k e d th e foul s pirit, s ay in g u n to
also goes t o G r e a t B rita in , a n d I r e l a n d , F ra n c e , S pain, H o lla n d , G e rm a n y , him ... l h o u d u m b a n d d eaf spirit, I ch a rg e thee,
N orw ay, H u n g a ry , G reece, Russia, A ustralia, S ou th A frica, th e W e s t Indies O l'irk ° l'x "4 alK' ° “ t c r m o r c il lto h i m . ”
a n d N o r th a n d S o u th A m erica. T h o follow ing v e r y m o d c r a to r a t e 9 h av e
b e e n a d o p t e d : &e ., i; c , , &c.
AnVKItTIKING R a TKS.
. I n 1879>an A merican nam ed Rhodes, residingat Chicago
F i r s t i n s e r t i o n ............. IG l i n e s a n d T i n d e r.............. 1 Ti u p c c .
invented an apparatus, which he called th e audiplw ne and
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e ...............................................1 A n n a . which was imm ediately adopted by m any institutions for
S p a c c is c h a r g e d f o r a t t h e r a t e o f 12 l i n e s t o t h e i n c h . S p c c i a l a r r a n g e * deaf-mutes. The success of th e apparatus surpassed all
ni enb* can^ b e m n u o f o r 1aTL'C a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , a n d f o r l o n g e r a n d fi x e d
periods. F o r f u r t h e r in f o r m a ti o n anil c o n t r a c t s f o r a d v e r t i s i n g , a p p l y to
expectations : m two or three months, with its help the
poor, afflicted patients learned to hear and distinguish th e
, , M i s s u s . C O O P E R k Co,,
A d v e rtisin g A g en ts, B ooksellers a n d P u b lish ers, M eadow S tre e t, F o rt. sounds of the h u m a n voice, and even to know th e differ­
Bombay. ’
ence between th e sounds of several musical instrum ents
T o SU B SC R IB E R S. ....... ........................' , A p p i e r results weie attained with those persons
T h e S ubscription p rice a t w h i c h t h e T i i i : o s o 1' H i s t is p u b l i s h e d I m rwho
clv w ithout being dumb, simply suffered from deafness.
co v e rs c o s t— t h e d e s ig n in establishing tho jo u rn a l hav in g been rather I h e Rhodes apparatus has th e form of a fire-scrceu
t o r e a c h a v e r y w i d e c i r c l e of r e a d e r s , t h a n t o m a k e a p r o l i t . Wc cannot
afford, th e r e f o r e , to s e n d sp e c im e n copies free, n o r t o s u p p ly lib ra rie s s o ­ and is made of a thin, strong india-rubber. T he
c i e t i e s , o r i n d i v i d u a l s g r a t u i t o u s l y . F o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n 'w e a r e o b l i g e d top of th e a p p aratu s is cut in th e shape of a n arc
t o a d o p t t h e p l a n n o * u n i v e r s a l in A m e r i c a , o f r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r i b e r s t o
p a y m a d v a n c e , a n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e p a p e r a t t h e e n d o f t h e t e r m p a i d fo r and joined with the handle by two cords, stretched so
M an y years of practical ex p e rien ce have convinced W e s te r n p ublishers th a t tightly, as to bend it entirely. Applying to th e teeth of
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h o b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h
p a r t i e s ; a n d all r e s p e c t a b l e j o u r n a l s a r e n o w c o n d u c t e d on t h i s p l a n th e u pper jaw th e bended end of the screen the deaf
. S u b sc r i b e r s w i s h i n g a p r i n t e d r e c e i p t f o r t h e i r r e m i t t a n c e s m u s t s e n d person suddenly acquires th e faculty of hearing sounds
s ta m p s for r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s will bo mado
th r o u g h th e journnl. «i«mu of a certain volume and to. discern words and musical
T h e Tn Ku. sorni .S T will a p p e a r e a c h m o n t h . T h e r a t e s , f o r t w e l v e n u m ­ notes. If tlie deaf-m ute p atie n t had been previously able
b e r s o f n o t le ss t h a n 40 c o l u m n s K o y a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e or
4S0 c o l u m n s i n a I, a r c as fo ll o w s : - T o S u b s c r i b e r s i n a n y p a r t o f I n d i a
to articulate a few syllables, then., with the help of th e new
Ils.. 6 p e r a n n u m ; i n C e y l o n ^ Us. 7 ; i n t h e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a J a p' I ’ apparatus and u nder th e guidance of an experienced tu to r
a n d A u s t r a l i a I ts . 8 ; m A f r i c a , f c u r o p c , a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , £ l’ | l a |f he very soon learns to understand and repeat with preci­
> e a r I n d i a Its. 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s R e m i t t a n c e s in p o s t a l s t a m p
m u s t b e a t t h e r a t e o f a n n a s 1 , t o t h e I t u p c c t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t 1 T h e a l ovo sion words and whole sentences. In short, the areat
r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g e . J>o n a m e ir lll he a i t , r , , l h i the b o o h m e rit of tlie and,pi,one, say the most competent au th o ­
n n t d the r , r e m itt e d ; a n d in r a r ia b h , the Va P, r V-Ut be d l c j i u u e d
a t h e e x p ir a tio n o f the t n „i. S c r i b e d f o r . J t e n . i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e n n d c . rities, is beyond question. I t has b u t one defect ■it is
M o n o y - o r d e r s , I l u u d i s , Bill c h e . i n e s , („ r T r e a s u r y b i l l s if in J ' very expensive, and cold, frosty weather causes th e india-
o t t e r s ) a n d m a d e p a y a b l e o n l y t o t h e P n o n u i i T o n s o k Ti n ; T i n oa"oi'„T st
B r e a c h C ru x ly , H o t n b a y , I n d i a . “ w jaui n i s r , ru b b er m em brane to shrink and burst

« T T M B OCTOltKIl ANf. NOVKMBKIl NttMIIKKS OF TUB MUST V 0 U .M P IIVVINC

In consequence of this, a Geneva scien tist Dr. Colodon,
b e e n r e p r i n t e d , t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e l i r s t v e a r (/. ,. f r o m O c t o b e r l sYn t n
had th e idea of perfecting th e discovery by replacing the
S e p t e m b e r IbSO) will b e Its. (i-S a s a d v e r t i s e d in t h e A p r i l a n d s i d . s e , n ^ t
b e r s o f t h a t A o l u n i e . S u b s c r i b e r s f o r t h e S e c o n d V o l u m e p a y I ts . (j o n l y . " ' " " ’ (T r a t" S ? a ,stiU silHI)lcr o n e - o n e th a t
.liodld be cheaper and more durable a t the same time A t
A r k n t s : L o n d o n ( E n g . ) , B e r n a r d Q u a r i t c h , If, P i c c a d i l l y W M P r
L c j m a n e , f», l t u c N e u v e d e s P e t i t s C h a m p s , P a r i s , F r a n c e • \ I ' v ,l
first, lie tried to use instead of tlie india-rubber niem-
bicinc, th m metallic and even wooden plates, b u t these
p » i ^ ; , ““ : would not answer. Then, he experim ented with various
i T : i d " ; ; ^ ; , v 'v „ ; r lcr thoir i,ni,ors q- kinds of paper, and after a good deal of research found at
last w hat he wanted m a specimen of cardboard m ade
K andy.
:
C hina : K elly a n d W a lsh , Shanghai.'
" dicrt
Jll,lotlO K n n m a ra tn c , from nettles, which is used for polishing, a .ul known in
^ r a i e e as carton d o r /u s . T he latter acted quite as well
as th e india-rubber m em brane and had the enormous a d ­
THE THEOSOPHIST. vantage of lowering the cost of th e apparatus to b u t 50
centimes (less th a n 8 annas), whereas th e American one
BOM BAY, F E B R U A R Y 1 s t , 1881. cost d ) fiaiics (Rs. 20). This cardboard has all th e re ­
quired compactness, elasticity, and homogeneity in its
T rfefr q f r y t j f : | „ ,♦ , iiuhtmvite in uiicKiii
thickness,
T II EK E IS NO R E L IG IO N I1 IG H E U T1IA N T R U T II. th ie c centimetres wide, and four centimetres, in length is
m otto o f the. M a h a r a ja h s o f cut out of it. A portion of th e disc is saturated with a w ater­
proof composition, so as not to be liable to decay as a result
1w ll l C ,lVll,U>rs (l!scl!;im responsibility for opinions e x i n x ^ d m rttlK t iS1C7 ’S tm,t breathing on it ; this being tho
by contributors m their articles, with some of which thev p a i t th a t the deaf m an applies to his upper teeth, while
agree, with others, not. Great latitu d e is allowed to e o m - disc A s C1|rCSSeS th c oppcsite part, so as to bend the
spondents and they alone arc accountable for w hat thev disc A sound wave, strik in g th e convex surface, produces
a vibiation m th e teeth which is transm itted into the
tym panum and is distinctly heard by the deaf person. This
Rhodes Sf CqU,l CS r ithC1' COnls handles like th a t of
fered with. R ejected M SS. are n o t retu rned. th e s on Iid s 1)i f 1* , i m t " T fy t h ° disti' ^ ' . e s s between
V ] )>. Colodon takes a small bit of hard wood
sl)Ilt m lts m >tWle (.about th e size of th e “ sardine” or
 T II I'] T II K U S O I* li 1 S T
strin g-tig htcn cr in a violin), and attaches it. to llia t part: of
the cardbourd disc which is w ater-]iroof; this obviates tlio
necessity for th e deaf person's placing tho cardboard in the
m onth. All lie ban to do i.s to apply to liis tipper teeth the
b it of wood and the result will be equally c o m p le te !
It is difficult to imagine an app aratus more simple, less
complicated or cheaper. Every deaf m an i.s now enabled
to prepare for himself as m any such audi/dam es as he
likes almost w ithout cost. I ts extrem e simplicity n a tu r a l­
ly raised serious doubts as to its practical titness. To
th in k th a t a bit of .simple cardboard, applied to the teeth
of a deaf man, was able to retu rn him his faculty of
hearing and discerning sounds, was held to border on the
miraculous. B u t a series of experim ents m ade a t Geneva
by Dr. Oolodon, in th e presence of num erous witnesses,'
including a host of physicians, dispelled every doubt. They
had a t last to bow before one more wonder-working force
iu n a tu r e . ...... a little piece of cardboard ! The most
convincing and crucial test of all, is unanim ously declared
to be the one tried by D r. Colodcn upon eight, deaf and
du m b pupils of Dr. Zegcr, th e well-known professor of the
D<‘ if-mute Institu te. These eight young m en had
improved so far already, u nd e r the tr e a tm e n t of the learned
doctor, that, simply, by th e motion of th e ir tu to r ’s lips,
they could understand -whole sentences and pronounce
distinctly a few words. F irs t of all, Dr. Colodon ascer­
tain ed tiie precise distance a t which it became absolutely
impossible for them, even with th e help of acoustic
instrum en ts—-to discern the slightest musical sound.
Placing th e m a t such a distance from a, violin, a piano, a
violoncello, and soveral other instrum ents, th e inventor next
furnished each of them with a u audiphonc. N o sooner
had they applied it to th eir teeth, th a u they im m ediately
received the faculty of hearing and discerning even the
faintest sounds ! T h e ir eyes were th e n tigh tly bandaged,
so as lo prevent their seeing either the instrum en ts or th e
motions of those who played upon th e m ; but notw ith­
standing this precaution, th e y could invariably tell each
tim e w h ether the sound proceeded from a violin, a piano,
o r a violoncello, and w hether the note struck was a high
or a low tone &e. A similar experim ent was tried with
th e hum a n voice. .With th e ir eyes bandaged, and when
unable to observe the motion of tli<j lips of the speaker,
they, notwithstanding, received very distinctly words and
sentences ■pronounced a t a certain distance from the
am liphoM . A fter only a few experiments, th e eight
p a t i e n t s were even enabled to repeat distinctly and
w i t h o u t the slightest mistake th e sounds they had ju s t
heard, u tte re d by the hu m an voice. According to Dr.
Zeger’s opinion, b u t a very short period of tim e is now
required, with, th e help of Dr. Colodon’s wonderful new
apparatus, to teach any deaf-and-dum b person to speak, even
t h o u g h he he one of th e least gifted pupils. T he “ Colo­
don audiphonc” is shortly to be tried a t Paris, at the
celebrated “ D eaf-m ute In s titu tio n ” of the Abbe l'Enc.
W J. IO j \ K K T U K ( J E N l / i y r : C H U rS T IA N S ? M l ! , i ’. J . T H O M A S
w riting upon the belief of F re e -th in k e rs in th at a d ­
mirable and useful magazine, F re d bought, (Sydney) inci­
dentally quotes some statistics relative to th e sects of
Christendom, which our Ceylon branches will find use­
ful to remember. .In the “ D ictionary of Sects, Heresies,
Ecclesiastical .Parties, and Schools of Religious T hought,”
edited bv th e .Itev. -I. II. Blunt,, M.A., F.S.A., in 1S74, are
descriptions of 12 Jew ish Sects ; (J .Heathen Religions ; I 3
H eretics referred to in th e N ew T e sta m e n t ; ">'> Harly .Here­
t i c s between the. Apostolic Age and A.I), ol.'!; ">2 L ater
H eretics A.J). 313-700 ; 40 Media;val Sects and H eresies ;
58 Continental. Sects of the Reformation and later d a te ; I ■>
English Sects (long e x tin c t): I.S Chief .Existing Sects iu
England, to gether with 23 other English Sects “ very insig­
nificant and some of them nearly e x t i n c t 33 Scottish
Sects; 41. American S e c ts; 24 R ussian S e c ts ; also 22
“Church Parties ;” and 38 Schools of Thought. H e re are 42')
ways of getting Lo the Christian H ea v e n pointed out
since the “ Apostolic Age ;” W h a t wonder th a t so many
y e t contused aud prefer to stay “ H e a th e n .”
[ F e b r u a r y , 1 >S8I,
T H E S A D J1 0 0 ' S B U R I A L A L I V E A T L A H O R E :
,, I M P O R T A. N •T N E W■ T E S T I M O N Y . - 1•
A t page 20 of th e present Volum e of this Magazine, in
the late Dr. P a u l’s Treatise . n-poh the Yoga Philosoph'y,
allusion is made to th e well-known case of th e voluntary
inhum ation of a Sadhoo, or religious man, for forty days,
and his subsequent resuscitation,, in the presence of
M aharajah R u n jee t Singh. This case has long been
quoted by E urop ean and American writers upon physiology
and psychology as an instance of extreme physical endu­
rance. I t was originally printed in Sir Claude W a de ’s
.Camp and. Court of Runjeet Singh, and in Dr. MacGregor’s
History of the Sikhs. Of these thoroughly . credible
witnesses, th e former was British Resident a t Lahore, and
th e la tte r the Residency Surgeon. Their two accounts
substantially agree, an d th e evidence certainly is conclu­
sive th a t this sadhoo, or fakir, offered to allow himself' to
be buried alive for forty days, -was done up in a sack,
locked in a chest, anil sh u t up in a chamber specially
excavated iu the ground of one of R u n je e t’s gardens ; where
a detail of th e M a harajah ’s own body-guard watched the
place night and day until th e expiration of th e period
agreed upon, l i e was. th e n exhumed, taken out of his
several confining covers, and after various frictions and the
application of h ot cakes of flour to th e crown of his head,
fully resuscitated. A m ong other la ter authors who have
quoted from W a d e ’s aud Maegregor’s works, is Miss Cathe­
rine Crowe, who gave th e story a t length in her Night -
side of Nalure. O ur reeent visit to Lahore offered too
favourable an op portunity to collect from surviving
witnesses corroborative testim ony upon this famous ease to
be neglected. AVe heard of two respectable N ative
gentlem en wdio had been present a t th e time in question,
and from one, now an octogenarian pensioner, b u t former­
ly Sir C laude’s own clerk, wc th rough th e kindness of
Lala Birj Lall, of th e G overnm ent Advocate’s Office a t
Lahore, obtained th e interesting narrative which is given
in the subjoined letter, and which our friend has kindly
translated from the oriyiiial
© Urdu.
'T ra n s la tio n o f a le tte r dated, L u d h ia n a , 10th N o v e m b e r 1880, fr o m
B aboo d o iw .lla P e r s h a d , P e n sio n e r, la te clerk to C olonel W ade,
P o litic a l A g e n t a t M a h a r a ja R u n je e t S in g h 's J h ir b a r, to L e i l a
J iir j L a l l, ./le a d C lerk, G o v e rn m e n t A d v o c a te 's Office, L a h o re.
“M v D kar F r ie n d L alla. B irj L all ,
“W ith niy com plim ents to you, .1. beg to state th a t I
received your le tte r dated 8 th November, 1880, by yester­
day’s post ami have not been able to reply sooner on
account of headache, from which I am not yet quite
relieved even now.
“T he Sadhoo a b o u t whom you enquire came from the
Deccan with liis disciples to L ahore and was perfectly
skilled in th e a r t of Samadhi. T he M aharaja Runjeet
S ingh tested him, and s h u t him up in a wooden box of the
.Punjabi fashion, which was locked up, and was placed iu
th e B araduri of the G arden called Sardar Gowla Singh
Bhuraniawabla, situate on the banks of Rawi river. The
doors of this Baraduri were closed with pu k k a bricks, and
a m ilitary guard was appointed to watch ou the roof and
a t th e closed doors of this building until th e experiment'
was finished. i t was agreed t h a t the Sadhoo should be
taken out from t h a t place alive after forty days. W hen
this period was ab o u t to expire, Colonel W a d e , : the Politi­
cal A g e n t of th e B ritish Government, arrived a t Lahore
with a stall'of English officers (including Dr. M urray and
Dr. McGregor), on a mission from th e Governor-General.
T he M aharaja R u n je e t Singh informed Colonel W ade,
throu gh F a k e e r Azeez Deen (one of th e principal cour­
tiers of the Maharaja), t h a t a Yogi who was buried in
Sam adhi forty days previously was to be taken out the
n e x t morning, and th a t it would be highly desirable th a t
Colonel W ade, w ith th e Doctor an d other European offi­
cers, should be present ou th e occasion. N e x t morning
Colonel W ade w ith all his staff w ent to the spot, and a
few m inutes later, th e Maharaja, accompanied by Raja
Shyan Singh, R aja H e era Singh, and other principal
courtiers apd a ttendants, arrived aud ordered. M\ssur Boli
R a m , liis T r e a s u r e r , to b r in g t h e k e y s o f t h e H osed doors T R A N S C E N D E N T A L P H Y S I C S .*
a n d to o p e n th e m . T h e so lid b r ic k -w o r k w a s d e m o lish e d
A s was rem arked la st m on th , th e now w o rld -k n o w n
an d th is w a s d o n e. T h e M a h a ra ja th o u o r d ered tlie w o o d e n
box to b e o p e n e d and th e box was a lso o p e n e d . T hen
w ork of P rofessor Z o lln er, 011 h is e x p e r im e n ta l in q u iry
i n t o the. t h e o r y o f a f o u r t h d im en sio n o f space, w ith th e
th e d iscip les of th e S a d h o o took h im out of ih e box, and
p la ced h im before tlie d o o r o f th o B a ra d u ri. The S a d lio o a id o f D r. H e n r y S la d e , th e A m e r ic a n sp iritu a l m e d iu m ,
is o n e o f t h e m ost v a lu a b le th a t h a v e ever appeared in
w as fou nd w rapped in. a Bhagwon (lig h t red d ish ) cloth
c o n n e c tio n w ith th e m ed iu m istie phenom ena. M odern
s e w n all o v e r so as to form a closed bag. W h e n th e body
o f th e S a d lio o was unw rapped, th e M ah araja asked C o l. sp iritu a lism has spaw ned a lm o st a s . m any books as a

W a d e t o r e q u e s t t h e D o c t o r t o e x a m i n e t h e S a d h o o ’s b o d y , fem a le h errin g does of eggs ; and out o f th e num ber a ll

a n d th e d o cto r fe lt th e p u lse a n d sa id th at it w as stopped, b u t a fe w m igh t, as w e ll have never appeared. But now

and th a t th ere w as 110 s i g n o f life in t h e b o d y . M ea n w h ile and a g a in th e en q u iry in to th is su b ject has b egotten

t h e S a d h o o ’s d i s c i p l e s opened th e m ou th , ears, n o str ils s o m e w o r k t h a t is a: perm anent c o n trib u tio n to t h e p ro­

and eyes of th e S a d lio o , w h ich had all been p lu g g ed g r ess o f scien ce. A nd P rofessor Z o l l n e r i s of th at cla ss,

w ith cotton an d wax, and rubbed th e oil o f a lm o n d s over i t is t h e r e c o r d o f a series o f s i t t i n gOs , or s e a n c' e s . , - w i t h

th em . A fte r th e y h ad d o n e th is th e S a d h o o ’s ey es w ere o n e o f t h e m ost, s t r a n g e l y e n d o w e d ‘ p sy ch ics’ o f our tim es.

o p en ed a n d h o b r e a th e d h e a v ily a n d lo u d ly , m a k in g a n o ise S l a d e is a m an who seem s to be surrounded wri t l i an

so m eth in g lik e th e h issin g o f a b ig b la c k snake. T h is aura, or m a g n e tic a tm o sp h e r e , c a p a b le o f so s a tu r a tin g th e

b r o u g h t l i f e i n t o t h e S a d h o o ’s body, and lie bathed h in t- ob jects a b o u t h im as to m a k e th e m su b je c t to d isin teg r a ­

s e lf w ith th e G a n g e s w a te r , w h ic h h a d b e e n p r o v id e d b y h is tio n a n d r e in te g r a tio n a t th e ca p rice of som e in tellig en t

d iscip les. T h e M aharaja th en gave h im som e m ilk to p o w er w h ic h hears, con sen ts, w ills, and executes. He

d rin k , a p recio u s hhilat (coat of honour) w orth 2000 f a n c i e s i t is t h e h o v e r i n g s o u l o f h is d ecea sed w ife w h ich ,

ru p ees, an d to o k le a v e w ith h is a t t e n d a n t s a n d r e tu r n e d 'to h o w e v e r , is b e l i e v e d t o y ie ld , its p la c e m o m e n t a r i l y to o t h e r

liis p a la ce. T h e B r i t is h o fficers a lso r e t u r n e d to ( h e ir t e n t s . 1s p i r i t s ’ t o w rite th eir own m essages to th eir own (sur­

“ T h is S a d lio o had a rrived at Lahore, w h e n K o u n ia r v iv in g ) frien d s, i n t.heii: o w n l a n g u a g e s — l a n g u a g e s w h ich

N o w n ih a l S in g h w as m a rried , an d used to say th at be n e ith er S la d e nor sh e ever knew . .M ost m e d iu m s have

c o u ld s it in s a m a d h i fo r o n e y e a r . I f th e B ritish G overn­ so m o o n e or tw o form s o f phenom ena p ecu lia r to th em ­

m e n t sh o u ld w ish to te s t h im , t h e y m ig h t, b u t in c a se of selv es. T h u s, W illia m E d d v p rod u ces w a lk in g , and s o m e ­

su ccess h e w o u ld e x p e c t th e m to m a k e o v e r to h im th e c ity t im e s ta lk in g , fig u res o f d ea d p e o p le ; M e s d a m e s Thayer,

o f C a lc u tt a as th e r ew a r d o f h is lab ou rs. o f A m erica , and G u p p y -V o lc k m a n n , of E n g la n d , hnvo

“ N o w , 1 h a v e to ld y o u w h a te v e r I sa w w ith m y o w n ey es. show ers of flo w e r s ; th e D aven p orts show ed d etach ed

P le a s e read o v e r th is le t t e r to C o lo n e l O lc o tt and a c q u a in t h a n d s front t h e ir c a b in e t w in d o w , a n d m u s ic a l in s t r u m e n t s

h im w ith t h e a b o v e m a tte r s 011 m y b eh a lf. fly in g th ro u g h t h e a ir ; F o s te r h a s n a m e s in b l o o d - w r i t i n g

ooze u p u n d er th e sk in o f h is arm , and p ick s -th e sam e
Y o u r s tru ly ,
n a m e s o u t o f a lo t o f 'w r itte n b a llo ts str ew n on t h e ta b le ;
“ J o w a l l A P liiiK H A D H a l d k r , P en sio n er.
and so 011. S l a d e ’s c h ie f sp e cia lity is to g e t a u to m a tic
“ L u d h ia n a , 1 0 th N o v e m b e r , 1 8 8 0 .”
w r itin g u p o n sla tes u n d e r p erfect te s t co n d itio n s ; b u t he
O n e in ter e stin g fact w a s e lic ite d in c o n v e r s a t i o n w ith is a lso , s o m e t i m e s , c la ir v o y a n t , h a s v a p o r o u s fig u r e s a p p e a r
another g e n tle m a n who bad k n o w led g e of th o above in t h e room , a n d under P rofessor Z o l l n e r ’s o b serv a tio n ,
d e scr ib e d even t. W e bad expressed th e o p in io n th at lie p r o d u ce d a s er ie s o f n o v e l a n d a s to u n d in g phenom ena
th e S a d lio o co u ld not have been a tru ly p io u s a scetic illu stra tin g th e p a ssa g e of m a tte r th ro u g h m atter. T h is
s in ce h e a llo w ed M ah araja R u n jeet S in g h to m ake L eip sic savant, it m u s t b e n o t e d , is o n e of th e m o st e m i­
h im c o stly p resen ts. Our in fo rm a n t rep lied th a t th a t w a s n en t a m o n g astron om ers and p h y sicists. H e is a ls o a p r o ­
th e very o b serv a tio n m a d e b y th e M ah araja to th e o ffi­ fou n d m e ta p h y sicia n , th e frien d and com peer of th e
c e rs o f'h is D urbar; and th at c o n seq u en tly th e S a d lio o b rig h test, c o n te m p o r a r y in tellec ts o f G erm any. H e had
w a s a llo w e d to d e p a r t.- ’ W h e r e a s , had I k ; refused th e lo n g su r m ised th a t b e sid e s le n g th , b readth , an d th ick n e ss,
presents, he w o u ld have been k ep t t h e n 1 as a h o ly m a n t h e r e m ig h t b e a fo u rth d im e n sio n o f spacc, a n d th a t if th is
and revered as a sa in t. H e had a c tu a lly lea rn t h o w to w ere so th e n th a t w o u ld im p ly another w o rld of b eiu g ,
h y b o r n a tc in sa m a d h i, b u t had' not freed h im se lf from d istin ct from our t h r e e - d im e n s io n a l w o rld , w ith its own
the w eaknesses o f com m on m en. in h a b ita n ts fitted to its fou r d im en sio n a l la w s and con­
d itio n s, as w e a re to ours of th ree d im en sio n s. He was
n o t t h e © r ig in a to r o f tb is t h e o r y ; K a n t , a n d , la ter, G auss,
“ WIIAT IK YOUR SECRKT ?” ASKED A LADY OF TURNER, th e m eta p h y sica l g e o m e te r , h a d fo r e ca st its c o n c e p tib ility .
t h e d is tin g u is h e d p a in ter. H e r ep lied , “ I h a v e 110 secret, B u t, th e e x p e rim e n ta l d en o m in a tio n la c k in g , it r em a in e d
m a d a m , b u t h a r d w o rk .” as a m e r e in te lle c tu a l s p e c u la tio n u n til Z o lln e r w a s en a b le d
S a y s D r. A r n o ld : “ T h e d ifferen ce b e tw e e n o n e m a n and to so lv e t h e p r o b le m , a n d to c o n v in c e h is great co llea g u es
a n o t h e r is n o t s o m u c h in t a l e n t as in e n e r g y .” W e b e r, F e e h n e r and S ch eib er. T h e p u b lica tio n of th ese
“ N o t h i n g , ” s a y s R e y n o ld s , “ is d e n ie d w e ll- d i r e c t e d la b o r , ex p erim en ts has created an in ten se in ter est th rou ghout
a n d n o t h i n g is to b e a t t a in e d w i t h o u t it. ’ t h e w o rld o f s c ie n c e , a n d th e d is c u s sio n b e tw e e n th e par­
“ E x c e l l e n c e in a n y d e p a r t m e n t , ” s a y s J o h n s o n , “ c a n n o w tie s o f p ro g r essiv e and c o n serv a tiv e t h i n k e r s is a ctiv ely
b e a tta in e d b y t h e la b o r o f a life tim e , b u t it is n o t to be and e v en a n g r ily p ro ceed in g . O ur space does n o t p e r m it
p u r c h a s e d a t a le ss p r ic c .” : a v ery e x h a u s tiv e r e v ie w o f P rof. Z o l l n c r ’s b o o k , a n d a s it
“ T h e r e is b u t o n e m e t h o d , ” s a y s S y d n e y S m ith , “ and sh o u ld b e in t h e lib ra r y o f e v e r y o n e w h o p r e te n d s to b o ld
th at, i s h a r d l a b o r ; a n d a m a n w h o w i l l n o t p a y t h a t p rice in te llig e n t o p in io n s u p o n th e su b jects o f F o rce, M a tte r and
. for d i s t i n c t i o n h a d b e t t e r a t o n c e d e d i c a t e h im s e lf to th e S p irit,, t b e read er m u s t be left to seek in its p a g e s th e
p u r su it o f a fo x .” m ajor part o f its w on d erfu l co n ten ts. . ,
“ S te p b y ste p /' reads th e French proverb, one goes , B riefly , th e n , th e fa c ts aro th ese : Z o lln er started w ith
v e r y far.” . th e p r o p o sitio n th at, g r a n tin g , for a r g u m e n t ’s sake, th e
. “ N o t h i n g , ” s a y s M i r a b e a u , “ is im p o ssib le to a m a n w h o , e x is t e n c e o f a w o rld of fou r d im e n s io n s w ith fo u r - d im e n ­
1 can a n d w ill. . T h i s is t h e o n l y l a w o f su c c e s s.'” s i o n a l i n h a b i t a n t s , t h e s e l a t t e r o u g h t t,o b e a b l e t o p e r f o r m
“ H a v e y o u e v e r e n t e r e d a c o tta ,g e o r t r a v e l l e d in a c o a c h , th e sim p le e x p e r im e n t o f tr y in g hard k n o ts.in an e n d less
e v e r t a lk e d w it h a p easan t, in t h e field , o r lo itered w ith a
m e c h a n i c a.t t h e l o o m , ” asked S ir E dw ard B u lw er L ytton ,
* T ra n a re n d c n ta l P h y sic s . An account of Experimental Investigation*!
“ w ith o u t fin d in g th a t each o f th e s e m e n h ad a ta len t you
from tlio scientific trentises of Johnnn Carl I'riednch Zollner, Professor of
have not, k n e w s o m e th in g y o u do not?” . Physical Astronomy nt tho University of Leipsic; Mem IN'V.il ^nxcn Poe
W h a t m e n w ant, is n o t in ta le n t , but p u r p o se ; in o th e r of rtcicne.es ; kc., kc- Translated from ' German, with a Preface nnd
Appendices, by Charles Carleton Mnxscy, of Lincoln’s lpn, Bnrrister-at-
w o rd s, n o t t h e p o w e r to a c h ie v e , b u t t h o w ill to la b o r. Lftw, (Vice-President of tho Theosophical Society).
cord. F o r th e fourth dim ension of apace— or, shall we
say, th e fourth p ro p erty of m a tte r— m u st he perm eability.
So, when he knew th a t th e m edium Shule was com ing to
Leipsic he took a cord, tied th e two ends to g eth er, and
sealed them w ith wax which he stam ped w ith his own
signet. S lade came and th e Professor sa t w ith him a t a
table, in broad daylight, th e ir four hands laid upon the
table, S la d e ’s feet in sight, and th e endless cord w ith th e
sealed end lying on th e table u n d er th e Professor’s thum bs,
and th e loop hanging down and restin g upon his lap. I t
was th e first tim e Slade hnd heard of th a t k in d of an ex­
perim ent, and no one had tried it w ith an y m edium . In
a few seconds th e Professor felt a slig h t m otion in th e
cord— which no one was touching— an d upon look­
ing, found to his surprise and jo y th a t his w ish had been
gratified. Only, instead of oue k n o t four had been tied
in his string. To a scientific m ind like his, th is result,
th o u g h infinitely less sensational th a n h u n d red s of m cdiuin-
istic phenom ena, was as conclusive and im p o rta n t a proof
of the theory of four dim ensions, as was th e falling of a
single apple to N ew ton in corroborating his im m ortal theory
of gravity. H e re was clearly an instan ce of th e passage of
m a tte r th ro u g h m atter, in short, th e corner-stone of a
whole system of cosmic philosophy. T his ex p erim en t he
frequently, an d in th e presence of several w itnesses, had
repeated. As a fu rth e r te st he b e th o u g h t him of h av in g
tu rn e d two rings o u t of solid pieces of wood of different
species— one of oak, th e o th e r of ald er wood— w hich lie
stru n g on a cord of catgut. H e also p u t on th e strin g
an endless band, w hich he had cu t from a bladder.
H e th e n sealed th e ends of his cord as in th e previous ex­
p erim ent, and as before, held th e seal on th e tab le u n d e r
his two thu m b s, le ttin g th e loop w ith th e tw o wooden
rings and th e endless band or rin g of bladder, h an g down
betw een his knees. S lade an d he sa t— again in full day­
lig h t— a t tw o sides of th e tab le, w ith all th e ir h an d s in
view, and th e m ed iu m ’s feet w here th e Professor could see
them . J u s t n ear th e fa rth e r end of th e ta b le stood a
sm all, round-topped stand, or teapoy, w ith one sto u t
pillar to w hich th e top was p e rm a n e n tly attach ed , and
th re e bran ch in g feet. A fte r a few m in u te s h a d elapsed a
ra ttlin g sound was h eard a t th e sm all stand, as of wood
knocking ag a in st wood, and th is sound was th rice repeated.
T hey left th e ir seats and looked aro u n d ; th e wooden rings
h ad d isap p eared from th e endless c a tg u t cord ; th e cord
itse lf was found tied in two loose knot*, through which the
endless bladder band icas hanging uninjured. T he two
solid wooden rings w ere— w h ere? E ncircling th e p illar of
th e sm all stand, w ith o u t th e slig h test solution of th e con­
tin u ity of th e ir fibres or those of th e p illa r ' H e re was a
p erm an en t, m ost u ndeniable proof th a t m a tte r could be
passed th ro u g h m a tte r ; in short, to th e v u lg ar a ‘ m iracle.’
N um erou s o th e r like phen o m en a w ere o btained during
th e th ir ty sittin g s which Professor Z ollner had w ith Slade.
A m ong th e m th e abstraction of coins from a herm etically-
sealed box, and th e ir passage th ro u g h th e ta b le on to a
slate held flat ag ain st th e u n d er side of th e ta b le -to p ;
w hile sim ultaneously tw o fragm ents of slate pencil
laid on th e slate a t th e com m encem ent of th e ex p eri­
m ent, w ere a t th e close found to have passed into th e
sealed box. A gain, two sep arate endless bands of leath er
laid loosely u n d e r th e hands of Professor Z ollner on th e
table, w ere u n d e r his very h an d s m ade to interlock, one
w ith th e other, w ith o u t tlie b re a k in g of th e seals or any
in ju ry to th e fibre of th e m aterial. A w ork, tak en from
th e lib rary shelf and laid upon a slate w hich Slade held
p a rtly u n d er th e edge of th e table, disappeared, and
a fte r th e sitters had vainly searched for it for th e space
of five m in u te s all over th e room, and th e n reseated
th em selv es a t th e table, it p resen tly fell stra ig h t from
th e ceiling of th e room on to th e tab le w ith violence.
T h e room was light, th e seance was a t eig h t in th e
m orning, and th e book fell from th e direction opposite
to th a t in w hich Slade was s i t t i n g ; so no h u m an hand
could have throw n it. T h e sm all table, or stan d p re ­
viously referred to, on one occasion, no one to u ch in g it,
began to slowly oscillate. W h a t ■fu rth er happened we
will let D r. Z ollner him self describe :— <
“ T he m otions very soon becam e greater, and th e whole
tab le approaching th e card-table laid itself u n d er the
latter, w ith its th ree feet tu rn ed tow ards me. N e ith e r I nor,
as it seem ed, Mr. Slade, knew how th e phenom enon would
fu rth e r develop,* since d u ring th e space of a m in u te which
now elapsed n o thing w hatever occurred. Slade was about
to tak e slate and pencil to ask his “ spirits” w h eth er we
had a n y th in g still to expect, w hen I wished to ta k e a
n earer view of th e position of th e round table lying, as I
supposed, u n d er th e card-table. To my and S lade’s g re at
asto n ish m en t we found th e space beneath th e card-table
com pletely em pty, nor w ere we able to find in all th e rest
of th e room th a t tab le w hich only a m in u te before was
p resent to our senses. In th e expectation of its reap p ear­
ance we sat again a t th e card-table, Slade close to me, at
th e sam e angle of th e tab le opposite th a t near which th e
round tab le had stood before. W e m ig h t have sat about
five or six m in u tes in intense expectation of w hat should
come, w hen suddenly Slade again asserted th a t he saw
lights in th e air. A lthough I, as usual, could perceive
n o thing w hatever of th e kind, I y et followed involuntarily
w ith m y gaze th e directions to which Slade tu rn e d his
head, d u rin g all w hich tim e our hands rem ained constant­
ly on the table, lin k ed to gether (iiber-eivander licgend ) ;
u n d er th e table, my left leg was alm ost continually touch­
ing S lade’s rig h t in its whole ex ten t, which was quite
w ith o u t design, and owing to our proxim ity a t th e same
corner of th e table. L ooking up in th e air, eagerly and
astonished, in different directions, Slade asked m e if I did
n o t perceive th e g re a t lights. I answ ered decidedly in
th e negative ; b u t as I tu rn e d my head, following S lade’s
gaze up to th e ceiling of th e room behind m y back, I
suddenly observed, a t a h e ig h t of about five feet, th e
h ith e rto invisible tab le w ith its legs turnedupw ards, very
quickly floating down in th e air upon th e top of th e card-
table. A lth o u g h we in voluntarily drew back our heads
sideways, Slade to th e left and I to th e right, to avoid
in ju ry from th e falling table, y e t we were both, before th e
round table had laid itself down on th e top of th e card-
table, so violently stru c k on th e side of th e head, th a t I felt
th e pain on th e left of m ine fully four hours after this
occurrence, w hich took place a t about half-past eleven.”
T he E n g lish -read in g public is u n d er m any obligations
to Mr. M assey for his tran slatio n and synopsis of the
G erm an edition of D r. Z ollner’s work. H is self-imposed
and en tirely disin terested (he reaps no pecuniary profit
from it) task was th e m ore difficult inasm uch as he was
alm ost en tirely self-tau g h t in G erm an, and his satisfactory
rendering of his a u th o r is all th e m ore to be adm ired. In
a preface of some forty pages, Mr. Massey introduces us to
th e several personages concerned in th e ever-m em orable
Leipsic experim ents, and shows th e ir ev id en t good faith
and credibility ; w hile in an appendix of tw en ty more, he
handles w ith able lu cid ity th e question of th e two sides
of th e proposition th a t evidence, to com m and assent, should
be proportioned to th e p ro bability or im probability of the
fact to be proved.
I t will in te re st our readers, and perhaps th e public, to
learn th e circum stances which led to Mr. S lade’s v isit to
E urope in 1877, from w hich such startlin g results have
happened. In th e w in ter of 1870-7 th e professors a t tho
Im p e rial U n iv e rsity of S t. P etersburgh, Russia, d eter­
m ined— un d er th e pressure of very au gust a u th o rity —
to form a com m ittee for th e scientific investigation
• • • i
of th e m edium istie phenom ena. T he H on. A lexandre
Aksakof, R ussian Im perial Councillor, and now an
officer of th e Theosophical Society, having long studied
th e subject, was invited to lend his help. H e, th ere­
fore, asked Colonel O lcott and th e Conductor of this
M agazine, both th e n in A m erica, to select out of the
• • T h o m o v e m e n t of h e a v y o b je c ts w i t h o u t a n y possiblo c o n t a c t b y S lad e
w a s so c o m m o n t b n t wo l o o k e d o n t h o m o v e m e n t o f tb<j t p b l e a s o n l y t h q
b e g i n n i n g o f q f u r t h o r s u c c e s s i o n o f pUen©moD*»
 best American mediums one whom they could recommend
to th e Committee. A careful search was accordingly
m ade and Mr. Slade fixed upon for th e following reasons :—•
(1) H is phenomena all occurred in full l i g h t ; (2) T h e y were
of a character to convince scientific m en of th e real presence
of a force and the absence of ch arlatanry and sleight-of-
h a n d ; (•*!) Slade was willing to be placed u nder any
reasonable test conditions and assist in try in g scientific
experim ents— the importance of which he was intelligent
enough to appreciate. So, after he had su b m itte d himself
for three months to an enquiry by a Special C om m ittee of
our fellows, expressly chosen by President Olcott, out of
th e skeptics in our Society ;a n d th e C om m ittee had favour­
ably reported, Mr. Aksakof was recom mended to engage
liim. In due tim e th e choice was ratified, th e necessary
money to pay Slade’s passage was sent to us, and the
medium sailed from New York for Russia, via England.
H is subsequent adventures, including his arrest and trial a t
London upon a malicious charge of a tte m p te d fraud,
release, au d triu m p h a n t vindication of his psychic powers
a t Leipsic and other E u ropean capitals,— are all well
known. It, is not too much to say th a t in this one case th e
agency of the Theosophical Society was productive of an
effect upon the relations of exact science with psychological
research the importance of which m ust be felt for long
years to come. N o t only was Slade originally chosen
by Theosophists for the E uropean e xperim ent and sent
abroad, b u t a t his London trial he was defended by a
Theosophist barrister, Mr. Massey ; a t S t.P e te rs b u rg another
Theosophist, Mr. Aksakof, had him in c h a r g e ; and now
Mr. Massey has bequeathed to future generations of English
readers the full story of his wondrous psychical gifts.
G O LD E N R U L E S F O R TH E E X A M IN A T IO N
O F W IT N E S S E S .
HY D A V ID PAUL BROWN.
T h e n am e of Mr. David Paul Brown, of th e P h ila d e l­
phia Bar, is known th ro u g h o u t all A m erica as t h a t of
one of th e ablest and most successful criminal lawyers of
the day. These “ Golden Rules” of his em body in a suc­
cinct form all the essential principles to be observed by
counsel in th e m a n ag em ent of witnesses, and should be
memorized by every one who aspires to rise in his profes-'
sion. W e are led to transfer th e m to our columns
because, among our subscribers, are a very large n u m b e r of
pleaders and law-students to whom th e directions will be
especially valuable. T h ey are as follows :—
“ There is often more eloquence, more mind, more kno w ­
ledge of hu m a n nature displayed in th e exam ination of
witnesses th a n in the discussion of th e cause to which their
testimony relates. Evidence w itho ut a rg u m e n t is worth
much more th a n argu m ent w itho ut evidence. In the ir
union th e y are irresistible.
“ The trisil of a cause may be aptly compared to th e pro­
gress of a painting. You first lay your groundwork, then
sketch your various figures, and finally by th e power and
coloring of a rg u m en t separate them or group th em to ­
gether with all th e advantages of light and shade. B u t
if th e groundwork be imperfect or th e delineations
indistinct, your labor will frequently commence where it
ought to conclude, and even after all will prove u tte rly
unsatisfactory if not contemptible. Or perhaps it m ay
more ju stly be likened to a complicated piece of music,
■wherein a single false note m ay destroy th e entire harmony
of th e performance.
“ F ir s t as to your own witnesses:
“ I. If they are bold and may injure your cause by pert-
ness or forwardness, observe a gravity and ceremony of
m an ner toward them which m ay be calculated to repress
th e ir assurance.
“ II. I f they are alarmed or diffident and th e ir thoug hts
are evidently scattered, commence your exam ination with
m atters of a familiar character rem otely connected w ith
the subject pf th e ir alarm or th e m a tte r in issue; as, for
instance, W h e re do you live ? Do you know th e parties ?
How long have you known th e m 1 &c. A nd when you
have restored th em to th e ir composure, and the m ind has
regained its equilibrium, proceed to the more essential
features of the case, being careful to be mild and distinct
in your approaches, lest you may trouble th e fountain
again from which you are to drink.
“ I I I . I f th e evidence of your own witnesses be unfavor­
able to you (which should always be carefully guarded
against) exhibit no w ant of c o m p o su re ; for there are
many minds th a t form opinions of th e n a tu re or character
of testimony chiefly from the effect which it may appear
to produce upon the counsel.
“ IV. I f you perceive th a t the mind of th e witness is
im bued w ith prejudices against your client, hope b u t little
from such a q u a r te r — unless there be some facts which
are essential to your client’s protection and which th at
witness alone can prove, either do not call him, or g et rid
of him as soon as possible. If the opposite party perceive
th e bias to which I have referred he m ay employ it to
your ruin. In judicial inquiries of all possible evils, the
worst an d th e least to be resisted is an enemy in the
disguise of a friend. Y o u cannot impeach him, you can­
not cross-examine him, you cannot disarm him, you cannot
indirectly even assail him, and if you exercise tiie only
privilege th a t is left to you and call other witnesses for
th e purpose of explanation, you m u st bear in m ind th a t
instead of carrying the war into the enem y’s country, the
struggle is still between sections, of your own forces, and
in th e very heart perhaps of your own camp. Avoid this
by all means.
“ V. N e v e r call a witness whom your adversary will be
compelled to call. This will afford you th e privilege of
cross-examination, take from your opponent th e same p ri­
vilege it th u s gives to you, and iu addition thereto, not
only render everything unfavorably said by th e witness
doubly operative against th e party calling him, b u t also
deprive th a t party of th e power of counteracting tho
effect of th e testimony.
“ VI. N e v e r ask a question w ithout an object, nor
w ith ou t being able to connect th a t object, with th e case,
if objected to as irrelative.
“ V II. Be careful not to p u t your question in such a
shape th a t if opposed for informality you cannot sustain it
or a t all events produce a strong reason in its support.
F re q u e n t failures in th e discussions of points of evidence
enfeeble your stren gth in th e estim ation of the ju ry , and
greatly im pair your hopes in th e final result.
“ V I I I . N e v e r object to a question from your adversary
w ithou t being able and disposed to enforce th e objection.
N o th in g is so monstrous as to be constantly m aking and
w ithdraw ing objections ; it either indicates a w an t of
correct perception in m aking them or a deficiency of reason
or of moral courage in not m a kin g them good.
“ IX . Speak to your witness clearly and distinctly, as if
you were awake and engaged in a m a tte r of interest, and
m ake him also speak distinctly and to your question.
H ow can it be supposed th a t th e Court and j u r y will be
inclined to listen when th e only struggle seems to bo
w heth er th e counsel or th e witness shall first go to sleep.
“ X. Modulate your voice as circumstances may direct.
Inspire th e fearful and repress th e bold.
“ XI. N e v e r begin before you are ready, and always
finish when you have done. I n other words, do not
question for q uestion’s sake, b u t for an answer,”
• C r o s s -E x a m in a t io n .
“ I. E xcept in indifferent matters, never take your eye
from th a t of the w i tn e s s ; this is a channel of communica­
tion from m ind to mind, the loss of which nothing can
compensate.
(t W i t h f a l s e h o o d , h a t r e d , a u g e r , scorn, despair,
A n d a l l t h o p a s s i o n s —al l t h e s o u l is t h e r e . ”
“ II. Be not regardless, either, of th e voice of the w it­
ness ; n ext to th e eye, this is perhaps th e best interpreter
of his mind, T he very design to screen conscience from
 crime— tlie m ental reservation of th e witness— is often
manifested in the tone, or accent, or emphasis of tlie voice.
F o r instance, it becoming im portant to know th a t th e witness
was a t tho corner of Sixth and C hesn nt streets a t a certain
time, the question is asked. W here you at, th e corner of
Sixth and C h e stn u t streets a t six o’clock ? A frank w it­
ness would answer, perhaps, “ T was near there. ’ B u t a
witness who had been there, desirous to conceal the fact
nnd to defeat your object, speaking to th e le tte r rath er
than spirit of the inquiry, answers “ No," a lthough lie
may have been within a stone’s throw of the place, or at
th e very place, within ten m inutes of the time. The
common answer of such a witness would be— “ I was not
a t tho corner at six o'clock!' ' existence, must, necessarily have as many relations w ith the
“ Em phasizingboth words plainly implies a m ental evasion
or equivocation, and gives rise, with a skilful examiner, to
the question, “ A t w hat hour were you a t the corner ?” or,
“ A t what, place were you a t six o’clock?” A nd in nine
instances out o fte n , it will appear th a t th e witness was at
th e place about, the time, or a t th e tim e abo ut the place.
T here is no scope for further illustrations ; b u t be w atch­
ful, I say, of the voice, and the principle m ay be easily
applied.
“ I II . Be mild with th e mild, shrewd with th e crafty,
confiding with the honest, merciful to th e young, th e frail,
or the fearful, rough to the ruffian, and a th underbolt to the
liar. B u t in all this, never be unm indful of your own
dignity. Bring to bear all th e powers of your mind, not
th a t you may shine, but th a t virtue may trium ph , and
your cause may prosper.
“ IV. In a criminal, especially in a capital case, so long
as your cause stands well, ask h u t few questions, and be
certain never to ask any, the answer to which, if against
you, may destroy your client, unless you know th e witness
perfectly well, and know that, his answer will bo favorable
equally well, or unless you be prepared with testim ony to
destroy him if he plays th e traitor to th e t r u th and your
expectations.
“ V. A n equivocal question is almost as m u ch to he
avoided and condemned as an equivocal answer, and it,
always leads to or excuses an equivocal answer. S ingle­
n e ss of purpose, clearly expressed, is the best tra it in the
exam ination of witnesses, w heth er they be honest or the
reverse. Falsehood is not, detected by cunning, b u t by the
light of tr u th ; or if by cunning, it is th e cunn in g of the
witness, and not of th e counsel.
“ VI. If th e witness determ ine to be wily or refractory
with you, you had b etter settle th a t account w ith him at
first, or its items will increase with th e exam ination. L et
him have an opportunity to satisfy him self e ith e r th a t he
has mistaken your power or his own. B u t in any result
bo careful th a t you do not lose your tem per. A nger is
always the precursor or evidence of assured defeat in every
intellectual conflict.
“ V II. Like a skilful chess-player, in every move fix
. your mind upon tho combinations and relations of the
g a m e ; partial and tem porary success may otherwise end in
total and remediless defeat. ‘
“ V III. N ever undervalue your adversary, b u t stand
steadily upon your guard ; a random blow may be ju s t as
fatal as though it were directed by the most consummate
skill. T he negligence of tho one often cures and some­
times renders effective tho blunders of another.
“ IX. Be respectful to the C ourt and to the jury, kind
to your colleague, civil to your antagonist, b u t never
sacrifice the slightest principle of d u ty to an overweening
deference toward either.”
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is anxious to procure a nu m b er of skins of th e tig e r and
leopard. H e would like, if possible, to have them in an
unm utilatod condition, th a t is, w ith tho heads and elaws
attached, b u t a t any rate to get them . Will our subscri­
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T H E E L E C T R IC A N D M A G N E T IC A F F IN IT IE S
R E T 11rE E N M A N A N D N A T U R E. :
W ith o u t going too deeply into certain vexed questions
based upon w hat th e orthodox men of science please to term
the “ hypothetical ” conclusions of the Psychological School,,
whenever we m eet with discoveries m ade by the former,
coinciding perfectly w ith the teachings of the latter, we
th in k ourselves entitled to make tlieni kno w n to th e world
of skeptics, F o r instance, this psychological, or spiritual,
school holds th a t “ every being and naturally-formed object
is in its beginning, a spiritual or monadial e n tity ” which,
having its origin in th e spiritual or monadial plane of
latter as it lias with th e material or sensuous plane in which
it physically developes itself. T h a t “ each, according to
species, evolves from its monadial centre an essential aura,
which has positive and negative magnetoid relations with
the essential aura of every other, and that, mesmeric a t ­
traction and repulsion exhibiting a strong analogy w ith
magnetic .attraction and repulsion, this analogous attraction
aud repulsion obtains not only between individuals of tlio
same, b ut of different species, not only iu anim ate b u t in
inanim ate n ature.” (Clairvoi/ance, Jlycjienic and Medical,
by Jacob Dixon, L. S. A. L.) . 1
T hus if we give our a tte n tio n b u t to th e electric and
magnetic fluids in men an d animals, and the existing mys­
terious but. undoubted interrelation between these two, as
well as between both of th em and plants and minerals, we
will haye an inexhaustible field of research, which may
lead us to understand more easily th e production of certain
phenomena. The modification of the peripheral e x tr e ­
mities of nerves by which electricity is generated and dis­
charged
o in certain o jrenera of fishes,‘ is of the most
. wonder-
t
ful character, and yet, to this very day its nature remains
a mystery to exact science. F o r when it lias told us th a t
th e electric organs of the fish generate the electricity which
is rendered active by nervous influence, it lias given ns an
explanation as hypothetical as th a t of the psychologists
whose theories it rejects in ioto. The horse has nerves
and muscles as well as a fish, and even more so ; th e exist­
ence ofaniinal electricity is a well-established fact, and the
presence of muscular currents has been found in th e u n d i­
vided as well a,s in the di vided muscles of all th e animals,
and even in those of man. And yet by t h e simple lashing
of its feeble tail a small electrical fish prostrates a strong
horse! W hence this electric power, and what is th e u l t i ­
m ate n atu re and essence of the electric fluid ? W h e th e r as
a cause or effect, a prim ary agent or a correlation, th e rea­
son for each of its manifestations is yet hypothetical. How
much, or how little has it to do with vital power ? Such
are th e ever-recurring and always unanswerable queries.
One th in g we know, though, and th a t is, t h a t th e pheno­
m ena of electricity as well as those of h e a t and phospho­
rescence, w ithin th e anim al body, depend on chemical
act ions; an d th a t those ta k e place in the system j u s t as they
would in a chem ist’s laboratory ; ever modified by and su b­
jected to this same mysterious Proteus— the Vital Principle,
of which science can tell us nothing.
T he quarrel betw een (Jalvani and Volta is well known.
One was backed by no less an auth ority than Alexander
H um boldt, the oth e r by th e subsequent discoveries of Mat-
teueci, Dubois Reymond, Brown-Sequard, and others. By
th e ir combined efforts, it was positively established th a t a
production of electricity waft constantly going on in all the
tissues of the living anim al economy; that, each elem ent­
ary bundle ol'fibrils in a inuscle was like a couple iu a gal­
vanic b a tte r y ; and th a t th e longtitudinal surface of a
muscle acts like th e positi ve pole of a pile, or galvanic bat­
tery, while the transverse surface acts like th e negative
pole. Tho la tte r was discovered by one of tho greatest physi­
ologists of our century-—Dubois Ileymond ; who, neverthe­
less, was th e greatest opponent of Baron Reichenbach, the
discoverer of th e Od Force, and ever showed himself the
most fierce and irreconcilable enemy of transcendental spe­
culation, or what, is best known as the st udy of the occult,
i.e., the yet undiscovered forces in nature, , -
 E v e r y n ew ly -d isco v ered p ow er, each h ith e rto unknown appearance. I t is p r o d u c e d e v e n b y t h e m o tio n c o m m u n i­
c o rr e la tio n o ft li.it g r e a t a n d u n k n o w n F o r c e or th e P r im a l
c a t e d in r id in g ; a u d a r u b b in g w it h t h e h a n d c a u s e s sp a r k s
C ause ot all, w h ich is no less h y p o th e tic a l to sk e p tic a l a n d d istin ct c re p ita tio n s to b e e m itt e d .”
s c i e n c e t h a n t o t h e c o m m o n c r e d u l o u s m o r t a l s , w a.s, p r e v i o u s
From som e facts elicited b y M. J. Jones, of Peckham ,
to its d iscovery, an occult power of nature. O nce on th e
w e fin d t h e m a n a lo g o u s to t h e e x p e r i m e n t s o f D r . R c i e h e n -
track o f a new p h en o m e n o n scien ce g iv e s a n ex p o sitio n o f
bach. W e observe th at “ a n ia g n eto id rela tio n su b sists
th e ta c t s — tirst i n d e p e n d e n t o f a n y h y p o th esis as to th e
b e tw e e n su b jects of a nervous tem p era m en t and sh ells— ■
c a u s es o f th is m a n ife sta tio n ; t h e n — fin d in g th eir a cco u n t
th e o u tg r o w th o f liv in g e n titie s, a n d w h ich , o f course, de­
in co m p lete and un satisfactory to th e p u b lic , its v o ta ries
te r m in e d th e d y n a m ic a l q u a litie s o f th e ir n a tu ra l c o v er in g s.”
b e g in to in v e n t g e n e r a liz a tio n s, to p r e se n t h y p o th e s e s b a se d
T h e e x p e r im e n t e r v e rifie d t h e r e s u lts u p o u fou r d ifferen t
u p o n a certain k n o w le d g e o f p r in c ip le s a lle g e d to b e a t w o r k
se n sitiv e sub jects. H e says th at he "was first draw n to
b y rea ssertin g th e la w s o f th e ir m u tu a l c o n n e c tio n a n d d e ­
th e e n q u ir y b y th e fa ct o f a la d y lo o k in g a t a c o lle ctio n o f
pendence. T hey have not explained th e p h en o m e n o n ; th e y
sh ells, c o m p la in in g o f p a in w h ile h o ld in g one of th em .
lia v e b u t s u g g e s te d h o w it m ig h t b e p r o d u c e d , a n d offered
H is m e th o d of e x p e r im e n tin g w a s sim p ly to p la ce a sh ell
m o re or le ss v a lid r ea so n s to s h o w h o w it c o u ld n o t b e p r o ­
i n t h e s u b j e c t ’s h a n d ; t h e purpiim chocolatuw, in about
duced, and yet a h y p o th e sis from th eir o p p o n e n t,s’ cam ])
fou r m in u te s , p r o d u c e d co n tra ctio n of th e fin g ers, and
th a t ol th e T ra n scen d en ta lists, th e S p iritu a lists and P sy­
p ain fu l, r ig i d i t y o f t h e arm , w h ich effects w ere rem oved
c h o lo g is ts , is g e n e r a lly la u g h e d d o w n b y t h e m b e fo r e a lm o s t
b y q u ick p asses, w ith o u t co n ta ct, from th e sh o u ld ers off a t
th e s e la tter h a v e o p en ed th e ir m o u th s. W e w ill n o tic e a few
th e fin g er s.”
of th e n e w ly -d isc o v e r e d e le c t r o - m a g n e tic p h e n o m e n a w h ic h
A g a in , he ex p erim en ted w ith about th irty sh ells, of
are still a w a itin g an e x p la n a tio n .
w h ic h h e tr ied tw e lv e , 011 M a y !J, 1 8 5 3 ; o n e o f t h e s e c a u s ­
In th e sy stem s o f certain p e o p le th e a ccu m u la tio n and i n g a c u t e p a in in t h o a r m a n d h e a d fo llo w e d b y in s e n s ib ilit y .
s e c r e t io n ot electricity , rea ch u n d e r certa in c o n d itio n s, to “ H e t h e n r e m o v e d t h e p a t i e n t to a sofa, a n d t h e s h e lls to
a v ery h ig h d egree. T h is p h e n o m e n o n is e s p e c ia lly o b s e r v ­ a sid eb oard . “ I 11 a s h o r t t i m e ” s a y s M r. D i x o n , fr o m w h o s e
e d in co ld am i dry clim a tes, lik e Canada, for in sta n ce book w e q u o te th e e x p e r im e n t, “ to h is a sto n ish m en t th e
as w e ll a s iu h o t, b u t a t t h e s a m e t i m e , d r y c o u n t r ie s . T hus, p a tien t, w h ile still in se n s ib le , g r a d u a lly ra ise d h e r c la sp e d
— 011 th e a u th o r ity of th at w ell-k n o w n m ed ica l jo u rn a l, hands, tu r n in g th e m to w a r d s th e sh e lls 011 th e sid eb o a rd ,
th e Lancet — one can freq u en tly m e e t w ith -p eo p le who stretch in g th e arm s out at fu ll le n g th , and p o in tin g to
have but to approach th eir in d ex fin g er s to a gas-b eak th em . H e put dow n her han ds; she ra ise d th em aga in ,
from w h i c h a .stre a m of g a s is is s u in g , t o l i g h t t li c g a s a s if h er h ead an d b od y g r a d u a lly fo llo w in g . H e had her re­
a b u rn in g m atch had been a p p lied to it. The noted m oved to a n o th e r room , separated from th a t co n ta in in g
A m e r i c a n p h y s i o l o g i s t . D r . J . 1:1. H a m m o n d , p ossesses th is th e sh e lls b y a n in e -in c h w a ll, a passage, a n d a la th and
ab n o rm a l fa cu lty u p o n w h ich h e d isco u rses at len g th iu p la ste r w a ll ; th e p h e n o m e n o n , str a n g e to say, w a s rep ea ted .
h is sc ie n tific a r tic le s. T h e A frica n e x p lo r e r a n d tra v eller H e th e n h a d th e sh e lls r e m o v e d in to a b a c k room , a n d s u b ­
M iteh iso n in fo rm s us of a still m ore m a rv ello u s fa c t,. s e q u e n tly in to o th e r p la ces, o n e of w h ich w as ou t of th e
A V h ile i n t h e w e s t e r n p a r t o f C e n t r a l A f r ic a , he happened hou se. A t e a c h r e m o v a l th e p o sitio n of t h e h a n d s a lte r e d
a t v a r io u s t i m e s in a fit o f p a s s io n a n d e x a sp er a tio n a t th e to e a c h n e w p o s itio n o f t h e sh ells. The p a tien t co n tin u ed
n a tiv es, to d eal w ith h is w h ip a h e a v y b lo w to a negro. i n s e n s i b l e .. . for fo u r d a y s . O n t h e th ir d o f t h e s e d a y s t h e a r m
T o h is in te n s e a s to n is h m e n t t h e b lo w b r o u g h t o u t a s h o w er of t h e h a n d th a t h ad h e ld th e sh e lls w n s sw o llen , sp otted ,
o f s p a r k s f r o m t h e b o d y o f t h e v i c t i m : t h e t r a v e l l e r ’s a m a z e ­ and d a rk -co lo u red . O 11 t h e m o rn in g of th e fou rth day,
m e n t b e in g in ten sifie d b y h is r e m a r k in g th at th e pheno­ th ese app earances had gone, and a y ello w tin g e o n ly re­
m enon provoked 110 c o m m e n t s , nor see m e d to e x c ite any m a in ed 011 t h e hand. The efflu en ce w h ic h had a cted m o s t
su rp rise a m o n g th e o th e r n a t iv e s who w itn essed th e fact. p o t e n t ly ,in t h is e x p c r im e n t , p r o c ee d e d from th e cinder murex
T h e y a p p e a r e d to lo o k u p o n it as so m e th in g q u ite usual and th e ehania viaerophylhi , w h ic h w as m o st w o n d e r fu l; th e
a n d in t h e o r d i n a r y r u n o f t h i n g s . It was by a series of purjmrata cookia, cerethinum
oth ers o f th e tw e lv e w ere th e
e x p e r i m e n t s t h a t h e a s c e r t a in e d a t last, t h a t u n d e r c e r ta in orth.,pyrula ficordin, tea urchin. ( A u s t r a l i a ) , valuta can-
a tm o sp h eric co n d itio n s and esp ec ia lly d u r in g th e slig h t­ tioiea, volute, muxicapurpura chocolatum,purpura hyppocas
e st m e n ta l e x c ite m e n t it w a s p o ssib le to e x tr a c t from th e tannin, mehtne/ria, jhtviinc.it,, a n d monodonta dcelivex.”
e b o n y -b la c k b o d y o f n ea rly e v e r y negro of th ese reg io n s I 11 a v o lu m e en titled “ T h e N a tu ra l and th e S u p ern atu ­
a m a s s o f e le c tr ic s p a r k s ; in o ld e r to a ch iev e th e pheno­ ral ” M . J o n e s rep orts h a v in g te ste d th e n ia g n eto id a ctio n
m e n o n it .sufficed t o g e n tly stroke' h is sk in , or even to o f v a rio u s s to n e s and w ood w ith a n a lo g o u s resu lts; b u t,
to u c h it w ith th e h a n d . W h e n th e n e g ro es r e m a in e d ca lm as w e h a v e n o t see n th e w ork w e can say n o th in g o f th e
and q u iet 110 s p a r k s co u ld b e o b ta in e d fro m th e ir b o d ies. ex p erim en t. I n th e n e x t n u m b e r w e w ill e n d e a v o u r to g iv e
so m e m o re facts a n d th en proseed to com pare th e “ hy­
In th e American Journal of Science, P rofessor L o o m is
p o th e se s ” o f b o th th e e x a c t and th e p sy ch o lo g ica l scie n c e s
s h o w s t h a t ‘' p e r s o n s , e s p e c i a l l y c h i l d i e n , w e a r i n g d r y s l i p ­
as to th e causes of th is in ter-a ctio n b etw een m an aud
p ers w ith th in so les, a n d a silk or w o o lle n dross, in a w a r m
nature, th e Microcosm and th e Macrocosm.
loom h ea ted to at le a st 7 0 ’, a n d covered w ith a th ick
v e lv e t carpet, often becom e so e le ctric a lly ex cited by
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sk ip p in g across th e room w ith a sh u ttlin g m o tio n , a n d r u b ­
b in g th e sh o es across th e carp et, th a t sp a rk s are produced TH E P H Y S IO L O G IC A L T E S T FOR TH IEF -
o n t h e ir c o m in g in c o n t a c t w it h o t h e r b o d ie s , a n d 011 th eir
C A T C H IN G I N TH E N O R T H E R N
p r e se n tin g a fin g er to a g a s-b u r n e r , th e g a s m a y b e ig n it­
ed. S u lp h u ric eth e r h as b e e n th u s in f la m e d , a n d in d ry,
R O N KAN.
' co ld w e a th e r sparks, h a lf an in ch in le n g t h , have been J!V KHAN SAHKLi NOOK KHAN, l ’as.
g iv e n forth by y o u n g lad ies w ho had been d a n cin g , and
I n s p e c to r o f l ’olicu, T a n n a D is tr ic t.
p u lv e r iz e d resin h a s b e e n th u s i n f l a m e d ”. So m uch for
electricity generated by hum an b ein g s. But th is force I read w ith g r e a t in te r e st th e story of th e p h y sio lo g ica l
is e v e r a t w o r k t h r o u g h o u t a ll n a t u r e ; a n d w e are to ld b y test for t h ie f - c a t c h in g , s u p p lie d to y o u b y D r. B atu k ram ,
L i v i n g s t o n e in h is Travels in South Africa, th a t th e hot an d in serted a t p a g e o f th e p resen t v o lu m e o f th e Th eo
w in d w h ic h b lo w s d u rin g th e dry seasons over th e desert s o l ’j u s t w ith an ed ito ria l fo o t-n o te. A V it li reference to
fro m n o r th to so u th “ is in s u c h an e le ctric state th a t a y o u r n ote, I b e g to sta te th a t 011 t h e 2 ”) t l u l a y o f A u g u s t 1 8 8 0 ,
bunch o f ostrich feath ers, h e ld a few seconds a g a in st it, s e v e r a l g o ld a n d s ilv e r o r n a m e n t s , to t h e a g g r e g a t e v a lu e o f
b e c o m e s as stro n g ly ch a rg ed as if attach ed to a p ow erfu l I i s . (JO, w e r e s t o l e n f r o m t h e hou se of a W a d w a l, nam ed
electric m a c h in e, a n d c la sp s th e a d v a n cin g hand w ith a M a h a d e o J h a o ria , in N u r p u r , a v illa g e tw o m ile s w e stw a r d
s h a r p c r a c k l i n g s o u n d ........................ B y a l i t t l e f r i c t i o n t h e f u r . from th e D h a u a R a ilw a y S ta tio n 011 t h e B . B . & C . I. lin e .
of the m antles worn by th e natives givey o u t a lumimmg On th e day fo llo w in g a B lia g a t R am ji B aja W a rli, of
 Joo
Koubsul, was called to enquire into tlie theft. Tlie
B hagat requested all th e villagers of th e W adwnl castes,
seventy in number, to be assembled on the open ground
in fron t of th e P a te l’s house. There, in th e presence of
all lie took o u t a small brass pot of a round form from
his hand-bag, and p u ttin g it on th e ground, chanted
some K okani words. A fter a tim e th e pot became
self-agitated and began to roll abo ut th e assemblage
until it touched th e feet of one Barik Mangla, brother
to a clerk in th e F a m ily P rin tin g Press, in Fnnas-
wari at Bombay. On asking him if he were guilty, he
a d m itte d th e offence before th e P a te l B apu N ana, and
said he had given over th e property to one B h a g u r J h i n a
for disposal. B u t th is inan having been questioned by the
people of N u rp u r, denied all knowledge of th e theft, and
said th a t Barik was liis enemy. Thereup on Barik was a r ­
rested by th e Patel, and taken before t h e F o u j d a r o f Dlianu,
who made enquiries and finding no direct proof against
the accused, released him 011 th e 10th of Se p te m be r 1880.
Hence ang er and a spirit of revenge took root in th e h eart
of Mahadeo 011 account of losing his ornaments, which
were not produced by B arik although a B h a g a t was em ­
ployed with a view to find o u t th e t r u t h of th e case. T he
result was t h a t on th e n ig h t of th e 9th N ov em b er 1880,
Mahadeo w ent into th e field of Barik, which is n ear th e
Railway line, and killed him th ere in th e presence of his
wife, Radki. T h e case is now u n d e r investigation by th e
D istrict Police.
B am lora,
oth December, 1880.
(Concluded from tho J a n u a ry number.)
P u re g o ld a r t if ic ia l l y m a d e .
A n a c c o u n t of so m e E x p e r i m e n t s o n M c r c u i y , S ilver, a n d G o ld , m a d e a t
G u i l d f o r d i n M a y 1782, i n t h e L a b o r a t o r y o f J a m e s l ’r i c e , M . D . , F . K . S . ,
t o w h i c h is p r e f i x e d a u a b r i d g m e n t of B o y l e ' s A c c o u n t o f a D e g r a d a t i o n
o f G o ld .
( T H A N S t i t l D I ! I ) l'OK “ T1IK T l l K O S O I’l l I S t ”
EXPERIMENTS ON MERCURY A N D SILVER.
E x i ’KitiMKNT V II.
Made, Saturday, May 25, 1782, in th e presence of the
Lords Ouslow, King, a n d Palmerstone, S ir R o be rt Barker,
and Sir Philip N . Clarke, B a rts ; th e Rev. 0 . Manning,
B. Anderson, G. Pollen, J. Robinson, Clerks ; D r. Spencer,
W illiam Maim Godschall, W illiam Sm ith, W . Godschall
Junr., Esqs., Messrs. Gregory and Russell.
,^ij mercury were ta k e n from th e cistern formerly
m entioned, and in a similar m anner, and rubbed u p w ith
a few drops of Y it : E th e r, in th e small m ortar, as in
E x p e rim e n t VI.
A bare grain of th e w hite powder was projected, and
afterwards rubbed up with it. T he mercury, which
before th e addition of th e powder had been very bright
aud fluid, was now perceived by th e com pany to be dull
and run h e a v ily ; it was poured o u t into a small glass
vessel and after standing for about 45 m inutes, was p u t
into a cloth to be strained. I t now p oured so sluggishly
th a t th e latter portion of it seemed in a sta te interm ediate
between fluidity and solidity, or to use a te rm less scienti­
fic, b u t like m an y o ther vulgar ones, very descriptive,
poured “ groaty.”
A great p a rt of th e superfluous m ercury bein g strained off,
a mass similar to an amalgam was left in th e cloth; and the
rem aining mercury which could not be pressed o ut bcino-
driven off by fire from a portion (about a fourth) of th e
whole mass, a globule of white m e ta l which had all the
appearance of silver remained, and was k e p t in a w hite
heat for ab o u t 2 minutes, before th e blow-pipe. This
globule weighed about 10 grains, so t h a t th e whole product,
by means of one grain, would have been found, if collected’
to be 40 g r a i n s ; besides w hat was left iu th e expressed
mercury.
T h e ff H E o s o P l i i s T i [February, i s s l . '
On the same day and before th e same company :— H alf
an ounce of m ercury revoirfied from cinnabar, brought by
the Rev. Mr. Anderson, was by him placed in a small
round E nglish crucible, taken from among a nu m b er ot
others in the laboratory, by Lord Palmerstone, on a flux
composed of a small piece of charcoal and a piece of borax,
both ta k e n casually-by some of th e com pany from large
quantities, and pounded in a m ortar previously imspected'
by those present.
T his flux being pressed down in the crucible w ith a small
pestle, also examined, th e mercury was poured into the
depression, by one of th e spectators, and on it h a lf a grain,
bare weight, of th e Red Powder, was p u t by Lord P a lm e r­
stone. T he crucible being then covered w ith a lid taken
in th e same m anner as th e crucible from among m any
others, and shown round to th e company, was placed in
th e furnace, surrounded by lighted charcQal.
One or more of th e company, particularly th e Lords
K in g and Palm erstone were during th e whole tim e of the
experim ent close to th e furnace and operator ; and as
requested by him, gave th e closest atten tion to every part
of the process.
W h e n th e crucible had acquired a full red heat, th e
cover was removed, and several of th e company saw th e
mercury in . a tra n q u il state, n e ith e r evaporating nor
boiling, in which sta te it continued even when th e m er­
cury itself was com pletely ignited.
T he cover being replaced, tlie fire was gradually raised
to a w hite heat, t h e crucible being continued in this h e a t
for 30 minutes, was tok en out, cooled, and broken.
A globule of m e ta l was found a t bottom, neatly fused,
and exactly fittin g th e concavity of th e divided scow'tr,
T his globule fell out by th e blow, am ong the fragments
of th e crucible, and was ta k e n up and shown round to
th e com pany by Lord Palmerstone, and in th e ir presence
replaced in th e hollow of th e vitrified borax, to which it
was accurately adapted.
M any oth er globules were diffused throu gh tlie scoricr,
a tta c h e d to th e sides of th e crucible, fragments of which
JIT l ’ETK It D A V I D S O N , K S ^ ., K T . S ) ■were distributed am ong th e company a t th e ir request.
T h e bead which lay a t th e bottom, weighed about 10
grains, and was ta k e n away, tog ether w ith the silver, by
Mr. Godschall, and by him afterwards tran sm itted to
Lord Palmerstone, to be.submitted to proper examination.
Mr. Godschall return ed th e gold with th e Assay-mas-
te r’s report on it and on th e silver. T h e Assay-master,
whom Mr. Godschall for g re a te r certainty on this occasion
had th e precaution to have recommended by th e Clerk of
th e G oldsm iths’ Company, reported both th e gold and
silver to b e perfectly pure.
Dr. Price, though well acquainted with the characters
employed by Assay-masters in m aking th e ir reports (which
are peculiar to th em ) unwilling to rely entirely on his
own knowledge, and being desirous to offer collateral
evidence to th e public, showed th e gold and th e report to
Mr. Lock, an experienced goldsmith, and a m agistrate of
t h e city of Oxford, w itho ut informing him of any of th e
above particulars.
Mr. Lock (before two gentlem en of Magdalen H a ll
wdio w ere present) affirmed th e m etal to be by the R eport
pure Gold ; which he added was confirmed by its ap p e a r­
ance ; and t h a t it consequently was superior to gold
of th e E nglish S ta n d a rd .
Two experiments, similar to those m ade on Saturday,
May 25, were repeated on a larger scale, before some of th e
above company on th e Tuesday following ; with th e same
a tte n tio n on th e ir part, and more on th a t of th e Doctor
to the regulation of th e fire ; which he observed to them,
being now less engaged an d his attentio n n o t divided,
he could employ to produce a much greater effect.
Twelve grains of tho w hite powder produced from 30 ot,
of m ercury upwards of an ounce and a quarter, or 000,
grains of fixed w hite mutal ; or in proportion of 50: 1/
A nd two grains of th e Red Powder, produced from one
ounce of mercury, 2 drains, or 120 grains of fijted amj
tinged m e ta l, i , e ., GO tim e s its own weight,
 These last portions of gold and silver, as well as a p art
of th e produce of th e former ex perim en t have had the
honor of being subm itted to tlie inspection of H is Majesty,
who was pleased to express his royal approbation.
T1 lis honor may be m entioned with th e less im p rop rie­
ty, as it is conferred by a sovereign equally revered for his
patronage of Science, and beloved for his am iable conde­
scension.
p h il o s o p h y i n s a n s k iu t n a m e s a n d
W O RD S.
BY RAO BAHADUR DADOBA PANDURANG.
The names o f V hhnu.
N a raya n a.— This is another well-known nam e of Vishnu-
The forms and the attributes which were described in th e
shloka given in the preceding p a rt of th e present article
(see T h e o s o p h i s t No. 1 0 ) are peculiarly app rop riate to
V ishnu under his present denom ination N arayana, as
will be seen from th e following definition of th e t e r m —
w tftarnsfcr : knowledge t h a t th e whole U niverse is Vasudeva obtains
sm aW T : Wcr: II
This verse is translated by Prof. H, H. W ilson as
follows:— • m a n tra held peculiarly sacred by all th e Vaishnavas, and
“ The waters are called N ani, because th e y were the
offspring of N a r a (the Sup rem e S p i r i t ) ; and as in th e m
his first (Ayana) progress (in th e character of Brahma)
took place ; he is thence nam ed N a ray ana (lie whose place
of moving was the waters).”
T he above is th e well-known verse of Manu, I. S., re n ­
dered by Sir W. Jones, probably prior to th e translation of
Prof. Wilson as follows :—
“ The waters are called N ara, because th e y were t h e
production of N ara, or c the spirit’ of God ; and since th e y
were his first Ayana,, or place of motion, he is thence
named Narayana., or ‘ moving on the w aters.” 5
T h ere appears to me not m uch difference in the la n ­
guage of these two translations of the same verse, though
the “ moving on th e waters” is an idea more in consonance
with the language of the Christian Scrip tu res th a n th e
wording of th e present te xt can strictly warrant.
Different w riters have more or less modified the above
te x t from Manu, and have given different explanations of
the name N a ra y a n a as suited their own ideas. Thus, the
Markandeija, Vayu, and the Linga P u ra n a s in citing the
same verse have modified its wording as follows :—
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STO W sncm : 11
Apa is th e same as Nara, or bodies (Tanavah) ; such, we
have heard (from the Vedas), is the m eaning of A]>a. H e
who sleeps in th e m is thence called N arayana.
W e have not as y e t m et with w ater as the m ean in g of
the word T a n u (plu : Tanavah) as is given in th e above
modified verse, and th e m eaning must, therefore, be tu rn e d
and twisted in order to render it perfectly intelligible.
W h a t strikes me, particularly in this, as it m u s t strike
many of the readers of this paper,is, t h a t th e nam e N ara-
yatia should be suggestive of an idea tallying so exactly
with what Moses conceived, as is now supposed some three
or four thousand years ago, when he wrote* th e well-
known verse in Genesis, which says— “ A n d th e S p irit of
God moved upon th e face of th e waters.” I t is difficult, b u t
very interesting to conceive how could th e coincidence of
these two ideas em a na tin g from such d ista n t and different
sources have ever occurred ; unless they could be traced to
the very source in th e conception of w ater as being an ele­
m ent universally know n for its creative an d prolific n a ­
ture, which it ultim a te ly derives from th e all-pervading
Supreme S p irit inhering in it.
1Rather, is alleged to haVQ been w ritten,—E d,
Vasudeva.— This is: ano th er nam e of Vishnu. I t is
derived from V a s,” to dwell, from V ishn u’s abiding i n all
things, and all in him, in conformity w ith th e e x p la n a tio n
of th e te rm as is found given in S a n sk rit—
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I n the M ahabh urata it is explained as follows ,
“ H e causes all things to dwell in him, and he abides in
all ; whence he is n am ed Vasu ; being re splendent as th e
sun, he is called D eva : and he who is both these, is den o­
m inated Vasudeva.”— ( W i l s o n ’s V i s h n u P u r a n a . )
T he same idea seems to be propounded in the Bhag-
vadyita in which K rish n a commends the knowledge of
th e nam e V asudeva in th e following verse :—
“ A fter m an y generations th e person who has a tru e
m e ; ( s a y s K rish n a to Arjuna) such a person is m ag n a n i­
mous and not easily to be found..”
T he nam e V asudeva is th e very essence of th e holy
known am ongst th e m u n d e r th e peculiar appellation of
tfsr or th e holy form ula of twelve syllables ; which
is constantly repeated by th e m in th e ir devotions.
( T o be continued.)
A N UNEASY GHOST
BY B IRJ LALL, ESQ.
As 1 have read m any interesting accounts of spiritual
manifestations in your journal, I feel inclined to a cquaint
your readers with a singular experience of this nature. ■
I have felt very g re a t interest in th e phenomena of
spirit-m anifestations from the early days of my life, and
have consequently been m a king num erous enquiries from
tru stw orth y sources. Some years ago th ere lived a t
Lahore an old P u n d it of a very high position, well versed
in Sanskrit and acquainted with th e English language
also. H e held a very im p o rta n t position in M aharaja
R u n je e t S in g’s Durbar, and had good opportunities of
being associated with every E uropean officer. H e had a
very exalted mind and was much above th e superstition by
which the common Hindoo P u n d its are generally suspect­
ed to have been influenced. I had th e honor of being
well acquainted w ith this Pundit, and on more th a n one
occasion I enquired of him of the tr u th of spiritual
phenomena, telling him th a t I would not believe a n y t h i n g
b u t w hat m ig h t be the result of his personal experiences. Ho
related to me th e following story, which 1 write here
verbatim.
“ Many years ago” said he " I knew a K h u tre e resident
of Lahore who often used to come to me, and a ttend ed
regularly a t leutha reading a t my tem ple every evening.
T his man was well know n for his devotion, and was con­
sequently called Bhagat. A fter a few years, this Bhagafc
died, and his departed spirit began to manifest itself through
his living younger brother, whom he used as ‘ m edium .’
This spirit m anifested himself very often, and used to tell
strange things th roug h his medium. H e even sometimes
predicted future events, which afterwards came to pass
exactly as he had predicted. The sign of the m anifesta­
tion was t h a t the m ed iu m used to become senseless su dd en­
ly, and after one or two minutes, while the living body of th e
m edium appeared quite senseless, the spirit used to ta lk
through th e vocal organs of the medium. In th e course of
tim e th e fam iliarity of the spirit became so g reat w ith th e
m edium th a t th e spirit used to come whenever th e m edium
 would merely recall him to mind. T h e news spread abroad,
and I was a t last informed of it. I could n o t believe the
story a t first, and sent for the medium, viz., th e younger
b rother of th e deceased man. I enquired of him w h e th e r
th e story I had heard was true, and he answered in th e af­
firmative. I asked him to show me th e p h e n o m e n o n ; w here­
upon he lixed his m ind upon the spirit and im mediately
fell senseless 011 the ground. A fter a m in u te th e spirit a d­
dressed me thus,— 'Good morning, Pu n d itje e ; I now sec you
after a lo n g time. I used to come to yo ur tem ple to h ear
leutha. Now tell m e w hat do you wish to ask me and
why have you called me.’ I was quite astonished to
hear this speech of th e supposed spirit, and told him th a t
before I asked my questions he should tell me th roug h w hat
bad K a r m a he had become a ghost, or an earth-bound
soul. T h e spirit replied,— ‘W h y do you ask this, Pundit.je ?
This has no connection w ith your object. I am hap py in
th is sta te also, and even now I spend m uch of m y tim e in
devotion, as I used to do w hen living on earth with th e m a ­
terial body.’ I then asked h im some questions as to th e
fu tu re fate of some principal m en th e n residing a t
Lahore, and th e spirit predicted th e ir destinies exactly as
it c a n u to pass th ir ty m onths afterwards. Som etim e after
th e spirit obliged his brother, th e medium, to go to Gya
and perform his s h r a d d h a ; and after this was done, the
spirit n e ith e r spoke nor appeared any more.”
W h a te v e r view your readers m ay ta k e w ith respect to
this fact, I regard its a u th e n tic a tin g evidence so strong
t h a t I am not prepared to deny it, tho ug h I am a great
•sceptic about these things.
Lahore ,
11 (A November, 1880.
S O M E M O R A L M A X IM S .
BY TANDIT DAYANAND SARASWATI, SWAMI.
I.
1. N o th in g is created w ith ou t a purpose or uselessly ;
th a t is to say, every th in g th a t is, is useful.
2. Losing b e tte r gain for smaller present advantage is
entirely improper.
1J.
(To suffer) a smaller disadvantage for a higher good is a
wise action.
1IT. . to such a condition as to w ithstand th e effects of fire,
W h a te v e r is contrary to natu ral laws, is always opposed
to science, to God and wise men.
IV.
T r u e wisdom and learning yield g re a ter advantages to
others ; as a m a n holding a lamp in his h a n d gives light
to others w ith a very little profit to himself: T he
A lm ig h ty ’s creation is solely for th e adv an tage of others.
° Y.
T rue dharma, or religion, harm s no one.
VI.
K ings aud subjects aro related exactly as p aren ts and
children. I t is th e d uty of p arents to do good for th e ir
children and to e xtirpate every cause of th e ir uneasiness.
I f not, th e pa re nta l duties rem ain unfulfilled.
V II.
I t is a filial d u ty to do every th in g .that m ay benefit
parents ; w itho ut this, a child’s duty is unaccomplished.
V III.
T he tru e m an is lie who, w ith out regard to g re a t or lesser
considerations, adopts tru e doctrines and acts accord­
ingly ; and is never intim idated by those who arc strong,
nor ever afflicts those who arc weak and infirm.
IX.
P rop er m en are those who ne ith e r like dogs arc
enemies of th e ir own race, nor, like monkeys, wage war
against oth er races of animals ; b u t arc always friendly
to virtuous persons and th e opponents of miscliicf-
■makers. - ' ■
■ X. ; '
Good m en are those who do good themselves and make
others to do th e same, and are always protectors of the
good. T he opposite qualities are shown by bad (dusht)
men. ‘ : '
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ALCHEM Y.
BY M U H A M M E D A R I F ,
N a z ir o f the Collector’s Court, Benares.
T h a t which is commonly known in this country as U k -
sccr and which in th e English language is te rm e d Elixir,
a ppertains to th e science of Alchemy and has generally
been a d m itte d by Egyptians, Hindus, Chinese, Arabians,
and Grecians as a probable m eans of tra n sm u tin g m e t a l s ;
although as to th is m a t te r there have been m any sceptics
and th e same diversity of opinion prevailed in Europe down
to the days of Iii chard Bacon and others who supported
th e views of th e learned Gaber. W h e n th e light of
knowledge dawned on th e Arabian intellect, m uch a t ­
ten tion was bestowed on this subject, and after
many experim ents th e enquirers were divided into two
sects, th e one a d m ittin g and th e other ignoring th e
m u tability of metals ; th e ringleader of th e la tte r sect
was H a k im Yakoob, of K un d, whose works on scientific
subjects are most prolific, and who wrote especially on the
im probability of m u ta tio n of m etals with such force th a t
several of th e other sect who, notw ithstanding th a t they
were themselves m en of excessive attainm ents, began to
waver and change t h e ir views on th e subject. T he principle
of his theory was t h a t th e heretofore-made assertions of
learned doctors th a t every metal was a composition of
mercury and su lp hur was an error, a nd that, on th e contrary,
metals of all denom inations were independently created
and n o t composed.
T his view was m aintained by an other learned doctor,
Takki-oo-D een Elimed, son of T u m m e e m a h , who has like­
wise w ritten a work on th e subject. E ven Moulvie Saina
a t th e com m encem ent of his literary career e n tertained this
view of th e m atter, and it was not until after m any ex p e ­
rim ents t h a t he arrived a t th e conclusion th a t metals are
compositions. H e ascertained after th e most indefatig­
able researches t h a t arsenic and mercury can be brought
au d it is whilst th e y are in this sta te th a t we are
able to tra n s m u te copper into silver. H e has in liko
m ann er discovered t h a t su lp hur being reduced to
a similar condition is capable of tra n sm u tin g copper
into a semblance of gold. H e goes on to say th a t
th e m u ta tio n of metals can be effected in two ways, viz.,
e ither by a dding some heterogeneous matter, or by rem ov­
ing some of the component substances. The deductions
of H a k im Yakoob, of K und, and of Takki-oo-D een
Ehmed, abovementioned, were subsequently controverted
by Zacharish of Kazee, and Nujum-oo-Deen, son of D ar
of Baghdad, respectively. ,
L a te r on, one Ish m ael alias Tagrai, a son of Hosein, wrote
a work entitled “ I s h ta h a d u tt” in support of th e possibility
of m utation, in which he has completely vanquished th e
expositors of th e adverse views ; th e ir principal a rg u m e n t
being t h a t all bodies differ from one another in twelve
distinctly essential properties, viz., color, smell, taste, den ­
sity, sound &c. &c., a n d th a t they cannot all be changed to
th e essentials of a n o th e r substance,or body. B u tls h m a e l ha3
proved by experim ents th a t each of th e twelve properties
is capable of being changed separately as well as collective­
ly ; as, for instance, thou gh th e na tu ra l sulphate of mercury
(shingrijf) differs in all th e twelve essentials from mercury
and sulphur, y et th e artificial sulphate of mercury is made
to assume the same properties as th e n a t u r a l ; iu like m a n ­
ner artificial ammoniacal salt and borax are made to assume
all th e properties of the natural. There were, however,
some who opposed this view, b u t they were materialists
who would n o t be convinccd, simply because they never
witnessed th e m aking of gold or silver, and th e ir opinions
cannot, therefore, be held to have nmcli w e i g h t ; for some of
th e most unquestionable authorities on the subject have
opined th a t un til th e actual properties of these bodies can
be definitely determined, it is p rem atu re to offer a contra­
dictory opinion.
Such were th e contentions am ong th e ancient authors ;
th e contradictions now offered by th e m odern writers in
Europe are based on the fact t h a t gold and silver being
held to be elements, similarly with oxygen, hydrogen and
other gaseous bodies, defy all a r t in th e ir production, as do
the other elements. B u t those wlio have urged this a r g u ­
m e n t give 110 proof of these being actually elements, so
th a t un d e r these circumstances th e same issue is obvious
as was first attained, viz., th a t until th e actual properties
can be definitely determined, no contradiction to the theory
can with c ertainty be adduced. More anon.
Q U E S T I O N S A N S W E R E D A B O U T YOGA V I I) YA.
A H in d u gentleman of th e Madras Presidency pro ­
pounds a nu m ber of questions ab ou t Occult Sciencc which
we answer in these columns, as th e information is often
demanded of us and we can reach all a t once in this way.
Q. Do you or Col. Olcott u n d e rta k e to teach this
wonderful V id y a to any one who m ay be anxious to
learn it ?
A. No : th e correspondent is referred to our J a n u a r y
num ber for rem arks upon this point.
Q. W ould you like to give proofs of the existence of
occult powers in m an to any one who may be sceptically
inclined, or who may desire to have his faith strengthened,
as you have given to Mr. and Mrs------ and th e E d itor of
the Amrita Bazar Patrika ?
A. W e would “ lik e ” t h a t every one should have such
proofs who needs them, but, as the world is ra th e r full of
people-—some tw enty-four crores being in In d ia alone—
th e th in g is impracticable. Still such proofs have always
been found by those who sought th e m in earnest, from
th e beginning of tim e u ntil now. W e found them in
India. B u t th en we spared n e ith e r time, trouble nor
expense iu journeying around the world. ^ m ediumistic faculty, which can be developed by effort
Q. Can you give such proofs to one like myself who is
at a great distance ; or m u st I come to Bombay ?
A. Answered above. W e would not u n d e rta k e to do
this thing, even if we could, for we would be run down
with thousands of curiosity-scekers, and our life become a
burden.
Q. Can a married man acquire th e Vidya? _ _
A. No, not while a Grihasta-. You know the invari­
able rule was th a t a boy was placed a t a te n d e r age
und er his g u ru for this tra in in g ; he stopped w ith him
until h e was 25 to 30 ; th e n lived as a m arried m an
15 to 20 years ; finally retired to th e forest to resume his
spiritual studies. The use of liquors, of beef, and certain
other meats and certain vegetables, and the relations of
marriage prevent spiritual development. _ ter. O ur correspondent should read th e book.
Q. Docs God reveal himself by inspiration to a Yogi ?
A. E very m an has his own ideas ab o u t “ God.” bo
far as we have learned, the Yogi discovers his god in
his inner self, his A tm a . W hen he reaches th a t p oint he
is inspired—-by th e union of himself with th e Universal,
Divine Principle— Parabrahm a. W ith a personal God— a
God who thinks, plots, rewards, punishes and rep ents—
we are not acquainted. N o r do we th i n k any Yogi ever
saw such an one— unless it be true, as a missionary affirm­
ed, th e other day, a t th e close of Col. O lcott’s lecture at
Lahore th a t Moses who had m urdered a m an in E g y p t and
the adulterous murderer, (David), were Christian Yogis !
Q. I f any adept has power to do any th in g he likes, as
Col. O lcott said in his lecture a t Simla,* can he m ake me,
who am hungering and thirsting after th e Vidya, a
thorough a dept like himself ?
A. Colonel Olcott is no adept and never boasted of
being one. Does our friend suppose any adept ever
• Col. O lcott never s a i d A n y t h i n g of tho k i n d , — E d ,
became such w itho ut m ak in g himself one, w ithou t break-*
ing through every im pedim ent through sheer force of w i l l
and pSOUJj-powkh ? Such adeptship would be a mere farce;
“ A n a d e p t p . e c o m e s , h e i s n o t m a d e ” was th e m otto of
th e ancient Rosicrucians.
Q. How is it th a t in th e presence of such clear proof
th e most civilized nations still continue to be sceptical ?
A. The peoples referred to are Christian, and although
Jesu s declared th a t all who believed in him should
have the power to do all m an ner of wonders (See Mark,
X X V I, 17,18), like a H in d u Yogi’s, Christendom has been
w aiting in vain some eighteen centuries to see them.
A nd now, having become total disbelievers in th e possibi­
lity of such S id d h is, they m u st come to India to get th e ir
proofs, if they care for them a t all. '
Q. W h y does (Jol. Olcott fix th e year 1848 as th e tim e
from which occult phen om en a have occurred ? -
A. O ur friend should read more carefully and not p u t
us to th e trouble to answer questions th a t are quite
useless. W h a t Col. Olcott did say was th a t Modern
Spiritualism dates from 1848.
Q. Are th e re any such mediums in In d ia as W illiam
Eddy, in whose presence materialized forms can be seen ?
A. W e do not know, b u t suspect there are. W e
heard of a case a t C alcutta where a dead girl revisited
her parents’ house in broad daylight, and sat and con­
versed with h e r m o th e r on various occasions. Medium-
ship can be easily developed anywhere, b u t we th in k it a
dangerous th in g and decline to give instructions for its
development. Those who th in k otherwise can find w hat
they w ant in any c u rre nt n u m b e r of th e London S p i r i t ­
u a list, th e A lodium and D aybreak, th e Melbourno
H a rb in g er o f L ig h t, th e A m erican B a n n e r o f L ig h t,
or any other respectable Spiritualistic organ.
Q. H ow do these m edium s g e t th e ir powers ;— by a
course of training, or as th e result of an accident of th e ir
constitution ? '
A. Mediums are m ainly so from birth ; theirs is a'
peculiar psycho-physiological constitution. B u t some of
th e most noted medium s of our times have been m ade so
by sitting in circles. T here is in m any persons a la te n t
and the right' conditions. T he same re m ark applies to
adeptship. W e all have th e la te n t germs of adeptship in
us, b u t in th e case of some individuals it is infinitely easier
to b ring th e m into activity th a n in others.
Q. Col. O lcott repudiates the idea of spirit agency as
necessary to account for th e production of pheno m ena ;
y e t I have read t h a t a certain scientist sen t spirits to
visit th e planets and repo rt w hat th e y saw there.
A. P erhaps reference is made to Professor W illiam
Denton, th e A m erican geologist, a u th o r of th a t interesting
work The S o u l o f Things. H is explorations were m ade
through psyehometry, his wife— a very intellectual lady
thou gh a g re at sceptic as to spirits— being t h e p syc h o m e ­
Q. W h a t becomes of th e spirits of th e departed ?
A. There is b u t one “ S p irit”— Parabrahm a, or by
w hatever o ther nam e one chooses to call th e E ternal
Principle. T he “ souls” of th e d eparted pass th ro ug h
m any other stages of existence after leaving this E arth -
body, j u s t as th e y were in m any others anterior to
th e ir b irth as m en and women here. T he exact t r u th
about this m ystery is known only to th e highest adepts ;
b u t it m ay be said even by th e lowest of th e neophytes
t h a t each of ns controls his future rebirths, m aking each
n ex t succeeding one b e tte r or worse according to his present
efforts and deserts.
Q. Is ascetism necessary for Yoga ?
A. Yoga exacts certain conditions which will be found
described a t p. 47 of our D ecem ber number. One of these
conditions is seclusion in a place where th e Yogi is free
from all im p u ritie s—w h e th e r physical or moral. I n short,
he must get away from th e immoral atm osphere of th e
world. I f any one lias by such study gained powers,
he cannot remain long in th e world w ith o u t losing th e
g re ate r p a r t of his powers— and t h a t th e high er and
nobler part. So that, if any such person is seen for
m any consecutive years labouring in public, and n either
for money nor fame, it should be know n th a t he is sacri­
ficing him self for th e good of his fellow-men. Some day
such m en seem to suddenly die, and th e ir supposed re ­
mains are disposed o f ; h u t y et they m ay not be dead.
" A ppearances are deceitful”— th e proverb says.
P R O P H E T IC H O R O S C O P E S *
BY THE LATE HON. M O K A ltJI
My uncle, Prem ji Jivan, was a g reat believer in astrolo­
gy and a patron of learned Brahmins, whom he consulted
on all im p o rta n t m atters. One of these, nam ed N a n a
Josliee, was renowned for his skill. H e would cast horo­
scopes and read th e past and future as th ou gh th e y were
a n open book. W h e n m y uncle was ab o u t 30 or 35 years
of age, N a n a cast his horoscope and prophesied, among
other things, th a t a t th e tim e of his d e a th he would leave (
an estate of a certain am ount, which was a t least six times
as much ns he was th e n worth. H e even stated th e exact
sum in rupees, annas and pies. H e died at th e age of 54
an d his estate was adm inistered by m e as executor. Upon
calculating the assets it tu rn e d out t h a t th e exact sum
nam ed by Nana, n in ete e n years before, not one an n a more
or less, was in th e estate.
A n o th er instance. A gentlem an, occupying a very high
position in India, relates th e following :— My horoscope was
drawn more than forty years ago a t th e tim e of childhood.
I t mentioned th a t a t the age of 1 9 , 1 would have a daughter.
T h is proved true. T h e horoscope of my son was drawn.
A certain bad aspect of th e heavens was prophesied for
a specified day, which caused his m other and myself g re a t
apprehensions. U n til two days before th is tim e th e child
was well, and we had him out riding in th e carriage ; b u t
on th e evening of th a t very day, he was ta k e n ill aud on
t h e fatal day of p r o p h e c y , was taken from us for ever.
T hus, let there be as m any false prop hets a n d lying pro ­
phecies as you will, th ere are still m e n left in In d ia who
are able to forecast h u m a n destinies. H ow th e y do it I
will not pretend to say ; perhaps it m a tte rs little if they
only do it a t all.
I T M A Y r.E N E W S T O S O M E R E A D E R S T H A T T H E R E I S
supposed, by modern astronomers, to be some connection,
n o t unlike th a t dreamed of by th e old astrologers, between
th e position of th e planets and the fortunes of our earth.
Not, of course, as used to be supposed in Christendom, and
is still believed in this and other E astern countries, th a t
t h e lives of individual m en are influenced, b u t th a t the
period of perihelion, when the superior plan ets approach
th e sun, is one of m isfortune arising from natural
causes. I t is alleged t h a t th e history of g re a t epidemics,
for example, confirms this theory. T he view is that, a t
such times, th e te m p e ra tu re and other conditions of our
atm osphere are so seriously disturbed as naturally to
e ngender irregularities. I t is not w ith ou t a ra th e r creepy
sensation, therefore, th a t we learn t h a t th e perihelia of
th e four gre a te r planets are now about to coincide for tho
first tim e during about two thousand years ; an d if th e
theory be true, we may look for extrem es of wet and
d ro ug ht followed by famine, and intensified by pestilence.
T his seems to confirm M other S h ip to n ’s lugubrious
prophecy th a t “ T h e world to a n end shall come, in eighteen
h und red and eighty-one.” I t is some comfort, however,
to know t h a t this pessimist old lady has been cau gh t
trip ping in some of her predictions. S h e announced th a t
London streets would be deluged in blood when the
dragon on th e top of Bow Church should m e e t with th e
• • T h o f a c t s g i v e n in t h e p r e s e n t a r t i c l e w e r e c o m m u n i c a t e d t o a f r i e n d a n d
b y h i m w r i t t e n o u t i n M r . M o r a r j i ’s p r e s e n c e s o m e t i m e p r i o r t o h i s u n t i m e l y
a n d r e g r e t t e d dtceM.se. I t w o u l d b e v e r y i n t e r e s t i n g t o k n o w h o w f a r h is
o w n h o ro s c o p e f o r e c a st his dcm iso. W o will a l s o g l a d l y r e c e i v e t h o t e s t i ­
m o n y of o t h o r r e p u t a b l e H i n d u g e n t l e m e n u p o n t h o s v i h j c c t o f t h e i r froro*
Hcopes, —ft p ,
grasshopper of the Royal Exchange. T h a t m eeting actually
took place in 1820, 'when th e two architectural monsters
lay in th e same m ason’s yard for repair. N o blood,
however, was shed, excepting t h a t of an unfortunate
carpenter who was knocked on th e head in H y de P a rk iii
th e riot th a t accompanied Queen Caroline’s funeral in
the following year.-—The Pioneer. ■
N o t e : T h e n e x t step will be for th e m odern astro­
nomers to discover th a t no mere change in atmospheric
te m p e ra tu re accompanying th e conjunctions of planets
G O K U L D A S ., C .I.E .
affects h u m a n destinies, b u t a far more im portant and occult
power, the m agnetic sym path y between the various p la n et­
ary orbs. Astrology m ay have fallen into contempt
u nde r th e influence of im proved modern science, b u t u n ­
doubtedly th e tim e is coming when it will again have
th e atte n tio n it deserves and recover its ancient dignity
as a sublime science. P erhap s th e following paragraph
from th e B a n n e r o f L ight, m ay serve as a help to those
who would understand th e occult forces th a t pervade our
globe, and m ake it sensitive to solar m a g n e t is m :— :
“ I t is reported th a t Mr. IT. C. Strong, of Chicago, has invented
a telephone by which electric earth-currents cun be utilized to
tr ansm it messages without the use of wires A magnetic survey
has been commenced, forty-five stations for observation establish­
ed, and a system adopted by which to record the variation or
declination of the needle. The hypothesis is th a t the magnetic
needle is acted on by carth-eurrents, which bend round the dry hills
and mountains, takin g by preference the course of the damper val­
leys and the streams. According to it well-known law, the needle
tends to set iicross the stream-liues of au electric current : and, if
earth-currents exist, having a general direction from cast to west,
th e abnorm al deviationsof the needle are thereby fully accounted for.
I t is proposed to search for these currents according to Matteucei’s
method, employed in Europe many years ago ; th a t is, by long tele­
graph lines grounded a t each end and without a battery. That
earth-currents do exist is a well-known fact. I t remains to investi­
gate th eir direction and strength.
ANO TH ER D IS T IN G U IS H E D F E L L O W . ,
A short tim e since we had the pleasure of announcing
th a t th e aged Baron du P o te t de Sennevoy had accepted
th e diplom a of H onorary Fellow of our Society, and we
published his most encouraging and com plim entary letter.
T here is one more nam e attach ed to th e splendid career of
Magnetic Science in F ra n c e during th e last half century,
which th e historian of Modern Psychology will not perm it
to be forgotten. I t is t h a t of Alphonse Cahagnet, who
charm ed th e public in 1848 w ith his Celestial Telegraph,
a record of his experiences with certain singularly lucid
clairvoyantes, and who is now living, a septuagenarian
philosopher, honoured and beloved by all who know him,
especially by stu d e n ts of magnetism. H e too now gives
us tho right to inscribe his nam e 011 our list. I n all, he
•
has published eleven works, 111 tw enty-one volumes, his
latest, Cosniogonie et Anthropoloyie, having accompanied
his le tte r accepting th e H onorary Fellowship diploma of
our Society, of which a translation is appended. I t is our
a rd e n t desire th a t a close and in tim ate relationship should
be developed betw een th e Theosophical Society and the
F rench school of Maguetists, for th e ir work ru ns in
parallel lines. I f th e W e stern psychologists can throw
light upon our Asiatic Yoga Yidya, so can th e la tte r send
its brillant rays into every corner of th e modern field of
exploration, to m ake th e shadows disappear and enlighten
th e p a th towards th e H idden T ru th . Some of our
em ine n t new confreres have promised to come to In d ia
one day, in which case they would do good and receive
good in return. W ith a close union betw een all classes of
stu dents of Occult Science— spiritists, spiritualists,magnet-
ists, Indian mystics, and the theosophists— a g re a t advan­
tage would inevitably result to the cause o f truth, and
th e mocking laugh of the sceptic, the ignoramus and the
fool would be answered by irrefutable F A C T S . ■
O u r Society for th e first tim e in history offers a broad
’ and easy bridge by whioh tQ cross th e chasm, ’
 M. C a h a g n e t ’s L e t t e h .
A rgent euil, October 25, 1880,
To th e Secretary of the Theosophical Society.
E steem ed Madam and Fellow Student,
I beg you to be so kind as to th a n k for me th e General
Council of tbe Theosophical Society for th e honour it has
clone me in adm itting me as an H onorary Fellow, upon
the nomination of Monsieur Leyinaric, of th e Psychological
Society of Paris.
Deign, dear Madame, to say to the Council— of which
you are not one of tlie least active m em bers— t h a t tbe
foundation of such a society has been th e dream of my
whole life. To bring together all men w itho ut subjecting
them to any other burden th a n t h a t they should group
together to offer their homage, in full personal liberty of
conscience, to the Universal P a r e n t ; to form b u t one
family linked together by fraternal love ; to know b u t
devotion and especially ju stice for each a n d all : t h a t
is an aim, indeed, to strive after, th a t is w orthy of every
h e a r t free from egoism and pride ! Alas, is not this aim
placed at the very extrem e end of our individual educa­
tion, a t the last stage of our painful journey, and perhaps
even a t th a t of our successive existences ? N o m atter,
it is always good to raise our th o u g h ts towards it, and
never to lose sight of it by the way. Roman Catholicism
attem p ts som ething of this S ort ; b u t it does not seem
willing to leave each m an to tak e the p a th of his choice.
I t offers b u t a single gate of entrance to the sanctuary
tha t hides the secrets of life : and of it, it claims to hold the
only key. Those who would enter m ust profess b u t one
creed, one faith, and blindly accept its tea c h in g —a te a c h ­
ing which leaves too much to desire to be regarded as
unique.
Coquercl the Younger, a P ro te s ta n t divine, b e tte r grasp ­
ed the religious question w hen ho would have avoided
m aking it obligatory upon th e aspirant for a seat a t the
fraternal board of th e ir churches to believe any more in
the divinity of Christ th a n in th a t of any other. H e
regarded the temple as a holy place, which each man
entered to pray to the D eity of his own studies and choice.
Tho clergy, assembled to decide upon this modification
in dogmatic belief ta u g h t by them, rem ained uncompro­
mising pastors ; and poor Coquercl has now gone to su b­
m it his proposition in th e spheres of th in ke rs released from
th e sad necessity of always m aintaining th e ir point. Will
tho theosopliists of our tim e be wiser and more fortunate?
Assuredly yes, if th e ir teachings, religious and social, are
k e p t within tho following limits. L et us love one another,
protect one another, and instru ct each other, by example
as well as precept. L e t us not dem and in religion only
th a t which wo ourselves believe. L e t th e same rulo
apply in questions of politics and social aspirations. Let
us not play th e tyrant. L e t us not dispute, nor quarrel,
nor, above all, speculate upon each other. Love, much
love ; and J u s t ic e , to which one and all, w ith o u t a single
exception, shall be subordinated. Help, assistance, w i t h ­
out counting which is most needy, him who gives or him
who receives ; since he who gives w ith th e ono hand
receives hy th e other. Who, then, can possess w itho ut its
having been given to him ? L et us desire t h a t the
H o tte n to t and th e Parisian may be two m en who will
take each oth er by th e hand w ithout noticing w h e th e r
either lacks or has th e conventional education or tho
fashionable dress.
T herein is the law of life, its administration, its preser­
vation, and, let us add, its immortality.
Accept, good Madame aud Sister in Theosophy, m y
fraternal greetings.
A lp. C a t ia g n e t .
P. S.— K ind ly salute for m e our brothers of th e Society,
Col. O lcott especially. This le tte r is accompanied w ith a
copy of th e latest work I have published, u n d e r the title
of Cosmogonic et Anthropologic : or God, th e Earth, and
Man studied by Analogy. I beg your accept?nee of it as
a m ark of my g re a t personal esteem,
An apology is due to M. C ahagnet for th e non-appear­
ance of this benevolent communication in an earlier issue.
I n fact it was translated and posted a t Benares in time
for the Decem ber number, b u t unfortunately th e parcel
of M SS was lost in the mails before reaching Bombay.
A ud now, t h a t we have atten tively read his recent work
he so kindly sent us, we m ust add a few words as much
respecting th e a u th o r as his intensely interesting little
volume. Cosmogony a n d Anthropology ; or God, the E arth,
and M an, studied, by A nalogy is, asabove stated, th e title of
tho latest of his long series of works upon the most tra n ­
scendental subjects. O u r respected Brother, M. Alphonse
Cahagnet, is now iu his 73rd year, and one of th e earliest,
as a t present most widely known, spiritists of France.
F ro m his youth he has been known as a seer and philoso­
pher. I n fact, ho is th e modern Jacob Boehme of France.
H u m b le and unk no w n a t th e beginning of his career, liko
the theosophist of Silesia, his early education was as
deficient if we may ju d g e from his own confessions. A nd
as he went on with his writings, self-taught .and self-'
inspired, moro than once perhaps, his friends th e Reincar-
nationists m ig h t have had good reasons to suspect th a t
th e soul of the G erm an mystic had descended once more
upon earth, and accepted a new trial under tho very same
circumstances as before. As in Boehme, so in h im tho
highly contem plative mind, th e same rare powers of
intuition, an d an identical and most ex uberant fertility
of imagination ; while his deep-rooted love of th e m ys­
terious workings of n a tu re is th e c o un te rpa rt of t h a t of
th e poor shoem aker of Goerlitz. Tlie only substantial
difference betw een the tw o— a decided improvement,
though, in th e modern mystic— is a total absence in
M. C ahagnet of a n y th in g like a pretension of being
d ivin ely inspired. W h ile B oehm e ended his too short
'career (ho died hardly forty) by seriously im agining h i m ­
self in direct com m unication and conversation with tho
Divinity, th e F re n c h seer claims for himself b u t th e faculty
of perceiving tilings sp iritu a lly . Instead of grovelling in
th e formalistic pa th of m odern science, which leaves no
m argin for th e intuition al perceptions, and yet forces upon
th e world hypotheses which can hardly claim any firmer
footing th a n liko hypothetical speculations based upon pure
intuition, ho prefers to learn as much t r u t h as ho can
find about all th in g s in th e domain of metaphysical
philosophy. Y e t bo th B oehm e and Cahagnet have sought
“ to light a torch for all who aro longing
o © o for t r u th .” B u t
while the works of tho former, such as Aurora, or the
R isin g o f the Sun, are full of ideas largely speculated
upon hy philosophers who had preceded him as well as
by later thinkers, such as Hegel, whose fundam ental
doctrines of speculative philosophy bear a striking resem ­
blance to those of Boehme, th e works of M. Cahagnet,
from tho S p ir itu a l Telegraph to tho work under notice,
are absolutely original. T h e y have nothing of th e crude,
enthusiastic and figurative language of th e G erm an
theosophist, b u t startlin g and bold as are tho flights of
his im agination into th e hazy regions of speculative
science, his language is always sober, clear and intelligible.
I n short, our venerable bro th er is as much th e child of, and
th e outgrow th of, his century, as Boehme was of tho modireval
ages. Both rebelled against th e dead le tte r of scholasticism
an d dogmatism, and both view th e D ivinity not as a p e r­
sonal being, b u t as an ete rn a l unit, the Universal Substance
undefined by any h u m a n qualification, th e u n fa th o m a b le;
as incomprehensible to h u m a n understanding as th e “ abso­
lu te nothing.”
T he last work of M. C ah agn et as a diametrical devia­
tion from th e general hypotheses of Modern Science is
so original, and so full of novel ideas— which tho author
is far from claiming to be infallible— th a t to take only a
short notice of it would be to do an injustice to our readers,
especially theosopliists. W e have, therefore, concluded
to give adequate space for a proper presentation of the
views of one of our most em in e n t French theosopliists iii
th is “ J o u r n a l of the Theosopliists.” Some of las ideas,
moreover, so strangely coincide w ith those ta u g h t in the
occult, or esoteric schools of th e East, t h a t we will try to
poin t out, as we proceed, all such sim ilarities of thought, as
well as those which clash w ith th e said philosophy. As
the mystic speculations o fB o e h m e — “ abstruse and chaotic
lucubrations,” as they m ay appear to m a n y — have been se­
riously studied and analysed by th e g reatest think e rs of
every century since his days, so th e profoundly original
teachings of M. C ahagnet have already a ttra c te d a ttention
and found m any an adm irer and disciple am ong the
wisest philosophers and mystics of France. S h u n n in g dog­
m atism , tru e and sincere as tr u th itself, instead of impos­
ing liis own views upon the reader, he always modestly ac­
knowledges his ignorance, and liability to err in his
“ analytical impressions.” H e begs t h a t tho reader will not
allow himself' to be influenced by liis propositions. “ Study,
an d either accept or reject th e m ”— are his first words ; for
“ these propositions em anate neither from H erm es Trisme-
gistus, nor Zoroaster, nor from Mount Sinai, nor y et from
Confucius, nor'Socrates, nor Jesus, nor least of all from
Ig n a tiu s L oyola...T hey are 110 more tlie result of con­
scious revelations th a n th a t of vast and profound m e d i­
tations, though they do descend 011 m e from tho "Unknown.
Accept th e m as they are, and th in k of th e m w hat you will,
b u t I would advise you before rejecting th e m to tr y and
grasp them by analogy, by more ciosely stu dy in g chemistry
and physics...I dare not ask you to w ithdraw within your
ownself, in order th a t, acquiring a b e tte r knowledge of your
eqo you might, perchance, discover in yourself such superior
spiritual faculties as would enable you to become th e most
skilful of philosophical locksmiths by furnishing you with
keys which alone such faculties can give you.” So honest a
guide as this one feels he may safely follow through th e de­
vious paths th a t lead th rough the mistlarid of speculation
u p to tho light of tru th . W o will begin our selection from
his work n ext m onth.
H I N D U S T A N I D O M E S T IC R E M E D I E S .
BY P A N D IT JA S W A N T R O Y B H O JA P A T R A , A SSIST A N T
S U ltG E O N .
T he contribution of P a n d it P ra n a n a th 011 th e efficacy
of th e charm-cure, or th e w riting of a qu in que-angular
fio-uro 011 the extrem e or proximal end of th e limb bitten by
a°scorpion, has, we are glad to find, i n d u c e d th e trial of
similar experim ents elsew here; among others,, by a surgeon
of J a u ln a , whose evidence was published in th e J a n u a ry
number, and with u nvarying success. It, therefore, affords
us gratification to notico by way of com m ent th a t th e occult
power of an impression, tactile or mental, has in 110 small
n u m b e r of authenticated cases, proved a blesssing to th e
suffering. T he sequence of a cure following a poisou-
bite, oiyto say tlie least, th e relief of agonising pain su d ­
denly caused by th e sting of a venomous insect, _through
m ental, or ra th e r psychological, agency, is in itself no
small gain to hum anity. A nd if it could be established by
experiments conducted elsewhere by faithful and u n p re ­
judiced practitioners, iu all cases of scorpion-bites, we
m igh t by and bye te st th e influence of psychological
me'thods of cure in cases of stronger and more venenata
poisons, like t h a t of th e snake.
T he apparen tly real efficacy of th e m ethod of tr e a t­
m e n t a ttested to by three of our contributors naturally
leads us to examine more closely th e relations of th e
symptoms caused by scorpion-poisoning to the probable pa­
thological condition temporarily induced by th e poison ;
and to a t te m p t the solution of a question which suggests
itself regarding its intim ate n atu re and action 011 man. W e
have first to determ ine w he the r it is a local irritant,
spending its action 011 th e nerves of th e part, or a blood
poison which produces the symptoms developed by th e bite
through th e blood vessels of th e b itten part. _ _
To approach th e solution of tips problem, it is necessary
to analyse th e symptoms observed after the bite. L e t us,
therefore, see what they are. T h ey are found to be an in­
stan taneous feeling of severe b u rn in g in th e p a rt attacked,
a s if a live coal were placed 011 i t ; an a v r a proceeding
from the p a rt th roug h th e limb up to its fu rth e r extremity,
or as far as the junction of the limb with th e tr u n k of the
body ; this fu rth e r lim it being th e arm -p it if th e bite was
in tho hand or th e forearm, and th e groin, if it was in the
foot or th e leg. T h e n a general stun ning of th e system fol­
lowed by cold perspiration all over th e body, and a feeling
of exhaustion or prostration, due to a shock to th e nervous
system as well as th e mind. T he above represents, indeed,
th e whole train of im m ediate symptoms following th e bite.
W e need not here refer to th e after effects, for, th e y are nij,
in m any cases. Most of them are indicative of local in­
flammation involving th e absorbents w here th e bite is
caused by a m aturo scorpion. .
I t suffices our presen t purpose to state th a t th e influ­
ence ot the poison does n o t travel beyond th e neatest large
plexus of lym phatics ; and it is also probable th a t th e poi­
son is not im m ediately absorbed by th e blood-vesseis, for
if it were graver and even, fatal symptoms would have more
frequently onsued. I t is tru e th a t 110 direct experiments
have y e t been m ade with th e scorpion-poison, isolated like
th e snake poison, on th e lower animals ; and its venenosity
and th e mode of death have not been determ ined. B u t
nevertheless we assume th a t its operation is t h a t of an
irritant, and caustic a tta c k in g one or two of th e tactile
Pacenian corpuscles of th e rate mvcosmn, or tlie tru e skin,
which are highly endowed with sensitive nerves. T he
sudden shock caused by th e injection of the poison in the
intim ate stru cture of th e skin becomes intensified, it is pro­
bable, from these circumstances, viz, first, in the absence a p ­
parently of any visible cause, and secondly, u n d e r th e wonted
fear when th e animal is observed, which popular know ­
ledge connects with th e action of a scorpion-bite. I t is,
therefore, a pp a re n t th a t any m ethod which will divert the
m ind from such a notion will m itigate fear, and th a t th a t
which also combines w ith it an opposite influence on the
nervous currents, m u s t for a tim e check th e aura, neutial-
ise the tendency to congestions, and allay th e morbid
muscular irritability, which shows itself in th e tem poiary
cramps accompanying th e aura. Both these effects can be
controlled by a strong, positive cu rren t artificially thrown
over the p a r t from th e nearest nerve-centre downwards to
the p a rt attacked ; hence it is probable t h a t a h ea lth y man
with a strong will and determ ination to throw a cm re n t of
his own vital m agnetism 011 th e b itte n p a r t m u s t succeed
in relieving pain and helping th e absorbents to ta k e an
i n c r e a s e d action and decompose th e poison. I h e poison
itself becomes in tim e chem ically disintegrated .and earned
away through the system by absorbents. B u t this is an
assumption which experim ents conducted with th e poison
will alone separately determ ine. Relief from suffering, 111
th e meanwhile, can therefore be most certainly derived by
the help of th e psychological tricks described by our con­
tributors.— El).
D r . B i i o j a p a t r a ’s N o tes.
I call th e m “ domestic” because th ey are remedies1used
by unprofessional persons, such as nurses, priests, fakirs
&c These remedies m ay be classed u nd e r two heads .
1st. Those which act upon th e mind or nervous _system
of the p a tie n t by exciting th e imagination, and which may
be nam ed Psychological ; 2nd. Those acting by th e ir
physical or chemical properties on th e system ' y ien tak en
internally, or applied locally to th e p a rt affected, and
which m ay be te rm e d M edicinal.
As in th e last few num bers of th e T H E O S O P H I S T , some
such remedies have been given for scorpion-bite, I take
this subject first of a ll; and after treatin g on th e stings
and bites of other animals, I will deal with diseases 111
which such remedies are generally used. , , ,
S c o r p io n -s t in g .
W h e n a person is s tu n g by a scorpion he first feels an
agonizing pain in th e p a rt where the sting has entered the
skin. I t shoots probably along th e course of th e nerve
supplying that, part, towards its roots ; or, in other words,
th e sting produces au excitem ent of the nerve, winch pain
is felt along th e course of th e nerve th u s affected. Now
anv th in g th a t changes this state of th e nerve will relieve
the pain. To bring on t h a t change several methods are
t r i e d , the object being to a ttra c t th e p atient s .attention
a w a y fr o m the su fferin g p a rt. Some m ake passes over
 th e seat of the pain, generally from above downwards to
the p a r t stung, witli a rod of m etal or wood. O thers
write or merely draw figures a t th e painful part, or on the
ground in front of the patient. Some a t th e same tim e
when m aking passes or writing figures recite certain
“ Mantras. Others only preten d to do charm s or spells
w ithout uttering a word, b u t merely u tte rin g now and then
an unmeaning sound.
The following remedies have been tried in my presence,
nnd I am in a position to testify th a t alm ost all of th e m
liave proved successful.
A fruit or a leaf of a p la n t of exactly th e shape of a
scorpion, which was given by a Yogi, was shown to the
p a tie n t and th e p a in disappeared.
My cousin reads th e M untra of G ayu tri over a glass of
water, asks th e p a tie n t to drink seven m o uthfu ls of it a t
one breath, aud wash his hands, feet, and arm s with th e
remainder.
I and my uncle, a t the suggestion of Dr. C h c ta n Shah,
iised to give the p a tie u t a little of th e black powder of d e ­
generated wheat (rye) and tell liim to apply th e same like
m rm a (antimony) to th e eye opposite to th e side stu ng by
a scorpion. P atien ts who came crying to us w ent away
cured and thankful always.
The following medicines have been reported to me by
others :— If during an earth -quake a person stands upon his
hands and kisses a lu m p of e arth several times, t h a t earth
moistened w ith water aud m ade into a paste, and applied
to the seat of pain, is said to relieve th e pain a t once.
K endeir wood rubbed on a stone w ith a
little w ater and applied, lias a similar effect. M ulm undi
B u ti ) is also similarly used.
Smoke-black and sujee, rubbed tog ether with a. little
warm water and applied to th e p a rt stung, is also said to
be useful.
The head of a fly, moistened w ith saliva and tied over
th e sting, is said to relieve pain.
Loonak juice, warmed an d applied as a wash
to th e scat of pain, is also used by some. .
Multan, P u n ja b ,
J a n u a r y , 1881.
( T o be continued.)
D R . W Y L D ’S F E W B O O K *
Some months ago (sec T h e o s o p h i s t , Vol I p 2 1 3 ) ex­
ception had to be taken in these columns to the views
officially propounded by Dr. Wyld, th e respected P resident
of our British Thcosophical Society, in regard to th e d i­
vinity, or superlative divine perfection of Christ. T he
mischievous and wrong impression was given to th e p u b ­
lic th a t th e Theosophical Society proper, and especially
its London Branch, shared our colleague’s opinions
upon th a t subject. O u r Society was presen ted almost in
the light of an U n ita ria n Christian sect, whereas th e very
opposite was th e fact, it not being a sect of any kind.
Issue was also jo in ed with our esteemed friend and b rother
as regards his estim ate of the aims, m ethods and character
of H indu proficients in Occult Science. A t th e same time
it was made d e a r th a t u nd e r our rules, our colleague was a t
perfect liberty to hold his own religious opinions, and to
p u t th em forth on his own responsibility, whatsoever they
m ig h t be. T h e present work comprises th e scries of
thoughtful, scholarly and interesting papers which the
a u th o r has contributed to current, B ritish literature upon
the topics designated in th e title. T he tone of all is in ­
spiriting to th e moral sense, stim ulative of spiritual aspira­
tion,and calculated to win th e regard for Theosophy of those
b etter and broader minds among C hristians who are able
to tolerate a seeker after divine tr u th even thou gh he be
• Theosophy a n th h r . Jlifjh t.r TAfc, or
■M u a c n lo u A M a n . J ty C J .N V .............. M .lJ ., K d i u ’r, P r c s i d o n t o f t h o B r i t i s h
T h co so p h ical S o c ic ty . L o n d o n , T rlib n o r an d C o , 1880,
known by th e ir C hurch as a pagan or a heathen. W ith
th e religious questions debated by th e author, wc do not
care to meddle, since his Biblical illustrations an d q u o ta ­
tions will carry littlew eigh t among th e Asiatic readers of our
magazine, an d his appeals arc more cogent for a W e ste rn
public. B u t in his ch apter 011 Amesthesia as a m eans of
experim entally proving the existence of th e soul (pp 118­
132), he comes upon ground w here he m ay m eet w ith th e
brightest and noblest of Aryan psychologists. T he idea is not
an original one, it having often been discussed, th o u g h the
fact seems to have escaped his notice and th a t of his c ritic s;
b u t it is full of interest. H e says :
“ I n the year 1800, H u m p h re y Davy, th e n tw enty-tw o
years of age, suggested th a t th e inhalation of nitrous-
oxide gas m ig h t be used in surgical operations as a m eans
of p reventing pain ; b u t it was not un til 1844 th a t Mr.
Horace Wells, a den tist residing at Hartford, Connecticut,
used it in extracting teeth, and th u s dem onstrated the
t r u t h of H u m p h re y D a vy ’s conjecture.
“ I 11 th e year 1840, Dr. Morton, of Boston, U. S.,
dem onstrated for th e first tim e th a t th e severest surgical
operations could be performed w ithout pain un der th e
inhalation of th e vapour of sulphuric-ethcr. Lastly, Sir
Ja n ie s Simpson, of Ed in bu rgh , in th e same year, introduc­
ed the beneficent use of chloroform in the labours of
child-bed.
“ Ana'sthetics having th u s conferred on poor suffering
hu m a n ity th e inestim able blessing of painless surgery,
I ask with reverence and hope : Are anaesthetics n o t yet
destined to confer on th e hu m an race th e infinitely
greater boon of scientifically dem onstrating th e existence,
free from th e body, of th e hum a n soul ?
“ I t is tr u e t h a t th e vast majority of h u m a n beings do
instinctively believe in th e existence of th e hu m an soul;
and this is of all arg u m e n ts the strongest, because any
spiritual belief which is all b u t universal in th e hu m an
mind, m ust be regarded as an instinctive revelation in
harmony w ith th e n a tu re of man, and therefore tru e ; and
when, further, th is instinct is found to increase th e h a p ­
piness and welfare of th e h u m a n race, th e proof to me
seems absolute, because 110 falsehood can produce u ltim ate
good.
“There are, however, among the scientific minds of the
present day, an ever-increasing n um b e r of thoughtful,
truthful, and benevolent men, who do ubt or deny th a t
there exists any e ntity or ego a p a rt from th e body, and
these m en assert th a t w hen th e bodily organisation dies
th e m an himself, so far as evidence goes, becomes extinct.
"L et us th e n inquire w h eth er or not this materialistic
assertion is true, or w h e th e r th e use of anaesthetics cannot
dem onstrate t h a t th is assertion of unbelief is contrary to
fact.
“ I t has been long know n t h a t persons who have been
all b u t drowned, so as to appear actually dead, b u t who—■
it may be after hours of restorative Inborn-— have been
restored to consciousness, have sometimes declared t h a t
th e process of drowning, after th e first struggle, was not
agonising, b u t actually pleasurable.
“These individuals have sometimes said th a t the entire
history of th e ir lives flashed before them as if p hotograph­
ed instantaneously, and t h a t th e n they have seemed to
ascend to heavenly regions and celestial felicity.
“Again, m any of those who have inhaled nitrous^oxide,
which produces asphyxia exactly analogous to th a t of
drowning, have expressed th e ir enjoyment of like h a p p i­
ness, even as th e ir te e th were being extracted.
“T he same results have often followed th e use of cliloro-
form ; and I myself, some six years ago, 011 one occasion)
while inhaling chloroform as a relief to the agony of
passing a small calculus, suddenly, to my surprise, found
m y ego, or soul, or reasoning faculty, clothed, and 111 the
form of m y body, standing abo ut two yards outside my
body, and contem plating t h a t body as it lay motionless on
th e bed.
fiv v x n n ic s a n d (hr D iv in e a v d
“This startling discovery was to me most significant and
I have m entioned th e fact to m an y others since. 1
 “ Y este r d a y , b e c o m in g su d d e n ly a w a k e n e d to tlie im ­ “I t h e r e f o r e s u b m i t t h a t s c e p t i c s h a v e , w i t h th e use of
p o r ta n t sig n ifica tio n o f th is e x p e rien ce , I c a lle d 011 th ree a n a3sth etics, a p h y sic a l a n d s c ie n tific m e a n s o f testin g th e
m e d ic a l m e n w h o h a d v ery g r e a t e x p e r ie n c e in th e g iv in g b eliefs a n d a ssertio n s o f p n e u m a to lo g is ts as to th e e x ist­
o f a n a esth etics. e n c e o u t s i d e t b e b o d y o f t h e s o u l o r e g o a s a s c ie n t if ic fact.
“ I n rep ly to m y q u estio n , one g e n tle m a n sa id , ‘ I c a n “T h e s c e p t i c w i l l d e n y t h a t t h e a ll b u t u n iv ersa l b elief
q u ite b e lie v e y o u r a ssertio n , as I h a v e o fte n h e a r d p a tie n ts of hum an b e in g s in th e ex isten ce of th e soul has any
e x p r e s s a s im ila r id ea , a l t h o u g h in a con fu sed w a y .’ A n ­ scien tific w e ig h t. H e w ill fu rther d en y th e a u th o r ity of
o t h e r g e n t l e m a n sa id , ' H e h a d h i m s e l f 011 th r e e o cca sio n s sp iritu a l rev e la tio n s. H e w ill d iscred it th e ex p erim en ts
t a k e n ch loroform , a n d o n e a c h o c ca sio n lie fo u n d h im self, o f m esm e rists, a n d d e n y th e a ssertio n s o f H in d u or C h r ist­
as it w ere, p le a sa n tly w h ir lin g and so a rin g in th e a i r ;’ ia n e c s ta tic s ; b u t if be ex p e rim e n t w ith m e d ic in a l anaes­
a n d t h e th ird g e n t l e m a n sa id , ‘M y p a tien ts have often th etics 011 b i s o w n p e r s o n , a n d fin d out, as I and oth ers
sa id t h a t u n d e r m y o p e r a tio n s t h e y fe lt n o p a in , but saw have done, th a t th e soul m ay be projected o u tsid e th e
all I w a s d o in g lik e sp e c ta to r s lo o k in g on and w a tch in g body, a n d e x te r n a lly e x is t as tlie tru e ego, h e m a y th e n be
th e o p e r a tio n s.’ in d u c e d to b e lie v e in t h e e x is t e n c e o f t h e h u m a n so u l.
“I n c o n n e c t i o n w i t l i t h e s e f a c t s c o n c e r n i n g d r o w n i n g a n d “ I f th u s th e soul can be d em on strated as a fact, th e
a n a esth etics, I w ill h e r e d r a w a t t e n t io n to w h a t a re c a lled n e x t s t e p is t o p o s t u l a t e t h a t t h e e g o , or so u l, or m i n d is a
m esm e ric ex p erim en ts. unity.
“I h a v e , d u r in g th e la st fo r ty y e a r s w itn e s s e d m a n y m e s ­ “ A ll v isib le su b stan ces are com pounds, and as com ­
m e r ic e x p e r im e n ts, a n d I h a v e fo u n d th at certa in in d iv i­ pounds are lia b le to d isin teg r a tio n , decay, and d eath .
d u a ls, w h ile th e ir m in d s h a v e b e e n c o n c e n tr a te d 011 a p o in t, E v e n t h e r o y a l g o ld c a n th u s be, fr o m its lia b ility to slo w
an d th eir b r e a th in g h as b e c o m e slo w er and slo w er, have d eca y , s h o w n to b e n o t an e le m e n ta r y but a com pound
passed in to tra n ce m ore or less profou nd, and w h ile in su b stan ce. B u t th e soul as a unity is in ca p a b le of d iv i­
th is sta te it is w e ll known from th e ev id en c e of sio n , t h e r e f o r e , in c a p a b le o f d e c a y , a iid is t h e r e f o r e i m m o r ­
D r. E sd a ile , o f C a lcu tta , a n d o th er s th a t t h e severest sur­ ta l* . ;
g ica l o p era tio n s have been p erform ed not o n ly w ith o u t
“ F in a lly , th o se w h o h a v e d em o n stra ted th e e x isten ce o f
p a in , b u t w h ile th e p a t ie n t h a s at th e sam e tim e passed
th e ir sp ir itu a l n a tu r e k n o w t h a t in so d o in g th ey d em on ­
in to e c s ta tic jo y s.
str a te t h e e x is t e n c e o f tb e F a t h e r o f a ll S p ir it — G od.
“T h e h is to r y o f e c s ta tic m a r ty r s h a s fu r n is h e d a d d itio n a l
“ T h is c o m m u n ic a tio n c a lled forth in The Spiritualist,
e v id e n c e in th is d ir e c tio n .
th e fo llo w in g in te r e stin g corrob oration s o f m y v ie w s : —
“ T h u s w e fin d in m e s m e r i c t r a n c e a c o n d i t i o n o f th in g s
e x a ctly a n a lo g o u s to w h a t w e s o m e tim e s fin d d u rin g th e EM A N C IPA T IO N FROM THE FLESH.
a d m in is tr a tio n o f an aesth etics.
‘ D r. W v l d ’s l e t t e r , i n c o n n e c tio n w ith th e in te r e stin g
“ L a stly , th o se w h o h a v e s tu d ie d O r ie n ta l T h e o s o p h y k n o w
q u estio n o f th e p sy c h o lo g ic a l in flu en ce of a n esth etics, is
th a t th ere is an order of H in d u a sce tic s who, h a v in g
r e c e iv in g t h e a t t e n t io n a m o n g S p ir itu a lis ts t h a t it d e ser v e s.
p a ssed th eir liv es in fa stin g , co n tem p la tio n , a n d prayer,
A s y o u say, if th o sp irit c f m a n can b e sep a ra ted from tb e
can so d isc ip lin e th e ir b o d ies as b y p r a c tic e to r eta in th e
b o d y b y th e ju d ic io u s u se o f a m esth etics, a n e w and easy
breath u n til th ey b e c o m e a sp h y x ia ted .
branch o f ex p erim en ta l p sy c h ic a l in v e stig a tio n has been
“T h e y a s s e r t t h a t t h u s t h e y c a n p r o j e c t th e ir so u ls from
opened up. And, tru ly , D r. W y ld has put it p la in ly
th e body, b ecom e entranced, and ascen d to G od.
e n o u g h w h e n lie s a y s : ‘ W h e t h e r b y d ro w n in g , a sp h y x ia ­
“T h e R o m ish sa in ts, w ith o u t ex a ctly p ra c tisin g th e
tin g gases, m e s m e r ic a sp h y x ia , in tern a l b rea th in g , or th e
S a m e m e t h o d , so far as t h e b reath is concerned, also at
self-im p o sed a sp h y x ia o f th e H in d u a scetics, or th e en-
p erio d s becam e entranced, and, ‘ a scen d in g to heaven,
tr a n c e m e n ts o f th e e c s ta tic sa in ts, th e modus opemndi is
u n ite d th e ir s o u ls w ith th e L o rd .’
a n a lo g o u s a n d th e r e s u lt id en tica l, n a m e ly , th e tem p orary
“ N o w a ll t h i s is one. d ea th o f th e body, and th u s th e tem p orary freein g o f th e
“ W h eth er by d ro w n in g , a sp h y x ia tin g gases, m es­
so u l.’
m e r ic a sp h y x ia , or ‘ in ter n a l b rea th in g ,’ or th e self-
‘ T h i s is p la in s p e a k in g , b u t I b eliev e it to be, to all
im p o so d a s p h y x ia o f th e H in d u a sce tic s, or th e en tran ce-
in t e n ts a n d p u rp o ses, a tr u e p o sitio n , a tem p orary actu al
m e n t s o f th e e c s ta tic sa in ts, th e m o d u s opcrandi is a n a lo ­
a b s e n c e o f v i t a l i t y i n t h e bod }', w i t h a q u ick en in g o f th e
gous and th e resu lt id e n tic a l, n a m ely , th e tem p orary
sp ir it.
d eath of th e body, an d th u s th e tem p orary freein g o f th e
so u l. A s S t. P e te r says, ‘ D e a d in th e bod y, b u t a liv e in ‘ That I have expressed a n a lo g o u s o p in io n s in your
p a g e s w ill be show n from a c o m m u n ica tio n o f m in e in
th e sp irit.’
“T h i s a s p h y x i a is d a n g e r o u s if p u sh e d to o far by th e The Spiritualist of J u ly 14, 187 0 . '

o p era tio n o f m e d ic in a l su b s ta n c e s ; b u t in th e cn tran ce- ‘ If, t h e n , w e b e a r i n m i n d th at anythin<j w h ic h d u lls

m en t produced by m e sm e rism or ecstasy, th e c o n d itio n th e b o d ily energy m ay, and p ro b a b ly w ill, q u i c k e n a n d
m a y e x i s t for h o u rs , d a y s , or e v e n w e e k s , w h i l e t h e ecsta­ g iv e sco p e to sp ir itu a l e n e rg y , n o ta b ly sleep , d isea se, or
tic d ecla res 011 h i s retu rn to e a rth -c o n sc io u sn e ss th a t he th e use of certain drugs, w h ic h la tter are often
lia s in s p ir it o u t s id e h is b o d y b e e n in P a r a d ise , a n d b e h e ld tak en to in d u c e such a s t a t e — h a sc h isli, for in sta n ce ,
th in g s im p o ssib le to utter. A lth o u g h St. Paul says p r e p a r e d for h e m p b y t h e Z u lu s and oth ers, and o p iu m
th a t w h e n c a u g h t u p in to P a ra d ise h e b e h e ld th in g s not b y th e C h in ese — w e m u s t a lso s e e t h e rea so n w h y v is io n s
la w f u l to u t te r , lie k n e w n o t w h e t h e r h e w a s in or out of are so c o m m o n ju s t before death . The carnal state is
th e body, now 011 t h e e b b , a n d t h e s p i r i t u a l 011 t h e f l o w ; t h e f l e s h i s
" T h e s c e p t ic w ill sa y all th is p r o v e s n o t h i n g b u t h a llu ­ 110 l o n g e r s u b d u i n g t h e s p i r i t , t h e r e a l s e l f , t h a t w h i c h i s
cin a tio n a n d d ream s. our tru e n orm al sta tu s ; w h ile th e cause of h a sc h isli and
“I n r e p l y t o t h i s o b j e c t i o n , I w o u l d s a y th a t tra n ce is a op iu m , so o ften p ro d u cin g v isio n s th at are d isa g reea b le,
c o n d itio n e n tir e ly b e y o n d m e r e sleep , a n d th a t v isio n s of n o t to sa y m o n stro u s, m a y w e ll be, b e c a u se th e lo w m oral
th e sp irit are e n tir e ly d istin ct from th e d r e a m s of im p er­ state w h ich in d u ces th is i n d u l g e n c e , a n d w h i c h s t a t e is,
fect sleep . _ for th e m o s t p a rt, v a s tly in c r e a se d by th e in d u lg e n c e in
“N o o n e in m e r e s l e e p c a n s u b m i t t o p a i n f u l o p e r a t io n s , s u c h n a rco tics, b r in g s w ith it real ghostly experiences cor­
n o t o n ly w it h o u t flin ch in g , b u t w ith t h e sin ile of jo y 011
liis fa c e ; a n d 110 o n e d l e a l n s t h a t h e is outside h is body ; * W o b e g t o d i f f e r In t h i s w i t l i om* l e a r n e d n u t l i o r an»l B r o t h e r . Spirit/
tilo no is a u n i t y . T l i o *<>"l a s a n a g g r e g a t e c o m p o u n d o f v a r i o u s f n c u l ti d s
h e d r e a m s th a t h e is w ith h is b o d y . M oreover, th ose w ho n n d b u t to i t —c h a ra c te r is tic t r a i t s w h ich go to fo rm its indiv id u ality , n o t
a w a k e from d r e a m s a t o n c e n d m it th e dream , b u t th ose o n l y c a n i t b e c a l l e d a Viiitij, b u t i t is n o t e v e n a n e l e m e n t a r y s u b s t a n c a
s i n c o it ? v e r y i n d i v i d u a l i t y p r o p e r r e s t s u p o n a v a r i o t y o f q u a l i t i e s , w h i c h
w h o retu rn from th e r ev ela tio n s of en tran cem en t assert o n ly w h e n lik ed t o g e t h e r m a k o i t w liat i t is—a p s y c h ic e n t i t y . T a k o
th a t th ese w ere n o t d rea m s ; and, th erefore, scep tics who in s a n ity , for in s ta n c e ; m o n o m a n ia a l t e r s th e e n tity gre a tly ; c o m p le te lu n a cy
d e s t r o y s it . T h o f o r m e r is d u e t o t h e d e r a n g e m e n t o f o n e f a c u l t y ; t h o l a t t e r
m erely suy'i/est ex p la n a tio n s ca n n o t have th e w e ig h t of t o a g o n o r a l d e r a n g e m e n t o f t h e b r a i n . W e o u g h t t o I c a r u t o m a k e a (Us*
th o se w h o assert th e ir b e lie fs from e x p e rien ce . tin c tio u b e tw e e n t h e m a te r i a l soul a m i p u r e s p i r i t , — E d,
 responding with th e spiritual state of th e victim to the
degraded habit. T he above rem ark is probably equally a p ­
plicable to some of tlie effects of d e liriu m trem ens, &c.”
“ By the above it will be seen that, though 1 had not
comprehended the full light of actual tem p orary d e a th as­
sum ed by Dr. VVyId, yet th a t I was not very far off it, and
tiiat we arc greatly indebted to Dr. Wyld for his discrimi­
nation, and tlie results of liis experience.
“Ur. Wyld points o u t this g re a t difference between a man
during sleep aud a man in a trance or vision of th e spirit.
H e s a y s : ‘ N o one in mere sleep can sub m it to painful
operations with a smile ot joy upon his face.’ Personally I
was never subject to au auftMthr-tic but once. N itro us oxide
was tne agent in the case of a rattier formidable array
of dental operations. I expected to have had to ta k e the
gas two or tu re e times, but it was all over a t one sitting,
w h i c h n u k e d me think m a t I must have been abseut ra th e r
long, ividtiy visions nave been vouchsafed me, but 1 know
of none tuac gave me the exquisite delight of th a t ana-s-
tlietic, and never did 1 so regret the aw akening as on th a t
occasion ; and 1 feel now, after Dr. W yld s powerful eluci­
dation, the fruit of much experience on his part as a mes-
menser, th a t I was th e n really temporarily, to all intents
aud purposes, dead iu th e body but alive in the spirit.
“ tto 1 th in k I have been shown, now, not only th a t I
can and shall live without th e body— a fact I never d o u b t­
ed — out also th a t 1 can and may, and probably shall,
finally live in happiness. Yet 1 would not have auy suppose
th a t 1 take to myself any honours, or assume th e least su ­
periority over cue least worthy of God's creatures on ac­
count of this my pleasing experience of th e body’s death,
so to speak, f o r a short time, or on an y oth er account. I t
was simply what almost all sensitives feel when iu a state
of catalepsy; they, too, generally feel reg ret a t awaking.
I t was simply g e ttin g rid for a short tim e of th e pains
and penalties of cartti life : for much of our purgatory is,
I think, undergone here— a throwing off, for a very short
season, the clog of the body. A nd surely few have more
reason to appreciate this than one who, like myself, has
been for m any years a bodily sufferer.
“ No. This was the experience of g e ttin g rid of a heavy
millstone, for a few minutes, th a t one hopes at least to
throw off for a longer time when he dies.” . consequently, it would seem th a t a long series of trials
M.A. (Can tab.)
T1IE PSYCHOLOGICAl< EFFECTS OF 1SREATI1ING
NITROUS OXIDE.
We have received the following letter in connection with
the interesting question raised by Dr. Wyld of th e psycho­
logical influence of a n e s t h e t i c s :—
(To the E d ito r o f “ The S p iritu a list.”)
“>Snt,— Since, th e publication of Dr. W yld s article in
your last number, a rem arkable s ta te m e n t has been made
to me by a gentlem an to whom I had j u s t adm inistered an
auoesthetie. Knowing my p a tie n t (an em in e n t literary
reviewer and critic) to be of great intelligence, I asked
him iinmediatelely ou recovery to describe any sensations
or impressions he may have experienced. W ith consider­
able earnestness an d excitem ent he said (in nearly his own
words), ‘ I th o u g h t I had in some way, y o u know, got to the
bottom and behind everything, saw the cause am i reason o f
things,and understood the m ystery o f life a n d the great secret
that all have sought,.’ And' I called to others to p u t iu
writing what it was, au d how I found it out, b u t I now
remember nothing more th a n this. l!
“W alter H. C o f f i n .
“ J u n io r A thew eum Club, Piccadilly, W.
“ December 28, 1879.” _ found th e light of the sun to be painful to him, in which
“ T he above sensations may be compared with those of
Sir H um phrey Davy, who made a long series of experi­
ments upon himself, to ascertain the effects of breath in g
lutrous oxide. A bout one of his earlier experim ents he
s a y s _ way, b u t acquired a splitting headache, and experienced
“ I gradually began to lose th e perception of external
things, and a vivid and intense recollection of some former
experiments passed through my mind, so t h a t X called
out, ‘ W h a t an am azing concatenation of ideas !’ ”
“ In one of his later experiments, S ir H u m p h r e y Davy
experienced th e following sensations :—
“ ‘ I began to respire tw enty quarts of u n m in g le d nitrous
oxide. A thrilling ex te n d in g from the chest to th e ex­
tremities was almost im m ediately produced. I felt a sense
of tangible extension highly pleasurable in every lim b j
my visible impressions were dazzling and a p p a re n tly
magnified ; I heard distinctly every sound in th e rooin,
and was perfectly aware of my situation.* By degrees, as
the pleasurable sensations increased, I lost all connection
with external things ; trains of vivid visible images rapidly
passed through my mind, and were connected with words
in such a manner, as to produce perceptions perfectly
novel. I existed in a world of newly-connected and
newly-modified ideas. I theorised— I imagined th a t I m ade
discoveries. W h en I was aw akened from this semideliri-
ous trance by Dr. K inglake, who took th e bag from m y
m outh, indignation and pride were th e first feelings p ro ­
duced by the sight of the persons about me. My em o­
tions were enthusiastic and s u b lim e ; and for a m in u te
I walked round the room, perfectly regardless of w hat
was said to me. As I reeoveied my former state of m ind
I felt an inclination to c o inm u uicite th e discoveries I had
m a i j during th e experim ent. I endeavoured to recall
the ideas ; they were feeble and indistinct ; one collection
of term.?, however, presented itse lf; aud with th e m ost
inten ?e belief and prophetic manner, I exclaimed to Dr.
K i n g la k e ,‘A'othhu; ecists but th o u g h ts !— the universe is
com pjsetl o f i npressious, ideas, pleasures, a n d p a i n s ! ”
About three m in utes an d a half only had elapsed d u rin g
this experim ent, though the time, as measured by th e
relative vividness of th e collected ideas, appeared to me
much longer.’ ”
“On th e assum ption th a t anccsthetics occasionally sepa­
rate tlie soul from the boy, the above is an example how
entrance into th e spiritul state suddenly transformed ono
of the g reatest physicists of modern tim es into an idealist.
“ Sir H u m p h re y D avy did not e n te r this exalted state
on the first occasion of breath in g nitrous oxide. Hu
frequently breathed th e gas, and felt pleasure in so d oing;
lie gradually increased th e q u a n tity inhaled u ntil he
reached the m ax im u m in the foregoing e x p e rim e n t;
with each individual is necessary in order to ascertain by
experim ent w h e th e r th e spirit can be temporarily separa­
ted from the body by the use of nitrous oxide. T he after
effe c ts of th e experim en t j u s t quoted were pleasing ; Sir
H u m p h re y Davy was in a happy, lively frame of m ind all
th e rest of the day.
“ N itro us oxide has not the same effect upon all who
breathe it. Some experience no pleasurable sensations ;
others acquire a headache ; others again indulge in lively
muscular exercise. Mr. W ynne, M. P.. was one of th e first
to try its effects ; lie inhaled seven quarts of it w ithou t
m uch effect upon his specially stubborn organism. One
Ja m e s Thomson found it to cause pains of the day before
in his back and knees to re tu rn to him, and was quite sure
of the accuracy of his observations on this point. W h e n
nitrous oxide is used before dental operations it is breath ed
through a large orifice, and the p atie n t quickly passes
as a general rule, into a state of insensibility. To expe­
rience its exhilarating effects it must be b reathed through
a small orifice. Sir H u m p h re y Davy found th a t the more
he breathed it th e more did liis susceptibility to its influ­
ence increase, in which respect its action upon a sensi­
tive resembles repeated applications of the power of m es­
merism. D u rin g the sta te of psychical excitem ent ho
respect his sta te bore a resemblance to tranee-m ediuim hip.
I n pursuit of knowledge S ir H u m p h re y D avy intoxicated
himself in eig ht m inutes by d rinking sufficient wine for
th e purpose ; he discovered no short cut to heaven th a t
sensations altogether unlike those produced by nitrous
• » In a|l these experim ents, a fte r tho first m inute ^ y ( chocks beeiim*
purple.—II. 1).
oxide. I t is not certain w hether when u n d e r th e maxi-
nium influence of this gas he did not see spirits an d hear
them talk, b u t was afraid to say so, for he owns, in ih e
sta te m en t already quoted, to having seen something, and
heard words in an abnormal way,probably by clairaudience.
Davy says of th e after effects of breathing th e gas— “I
slept much less th a n usual, and previous to sleep iny
m ind was long occupied with visible imagery.”— E d . S h h .
“ T hese letters are strongly confirmatory of m v views,
and go to show th a t ana'sthetics liberate th e soul by, as it
were, drowning th e body. T h a t in fact th e y drive th e soul
out of th e body and th u s render the body incapable of
experiencing pain, for it is by the m ind th a t pain is known,
and hence the lower th e m ental organisation in anim als
the less sensitive are their bodies to pain.
“ The expression used by Mr. Coffin’s patient, when
u nd e r amesthesia, th a t ‘ he had got to th e bottom and
behind every thing, and saw th e cause and reason of
things, and understood the mystery of life and the g reat
secrct th a t all have sought ’ is th e expression of
th e profound tru th s known to adepts and ecstatics ; while
the expression used by Sir H u m p h re y Davy, when u n d e r
the influence of nitrous oxide, t h a t ‘ n o th in g exists b u t
th ought,’ was a profound revelation of D ivine Philosophy.
I would therefore urge 011 Scientists, Psychologists, and
Materialists further experim ents w ith a n e sth e tic s as a
means of arriving a t an experim ental dem onstration of
the existence and powers of th e hum an soul.”
T he N ovem ber Jo u rn a l o f Scicnce contained a review of
Dr. W yld’s book, by a critic who had evidently lead Dr.
N. C. P a u l’s p am ph let on Yoga Philosophy, and found in
th e Yoga processes therein described and in an apparently
ingrained personal h atred of occultists, enough to m ake
liim say “ Above all I hold t h a t every friend of h um anity
should wage
O a war of exterm ination againstO ascetism as
one of th e foulest survivals of ignorance and savagery.”
Very pretty and very scientific sentiments, these ; so
characteristic of th e bread th and fairness of tbe modern
scientists' This writer falls afoul of occult science in
a m anner of b rutal jest, using almost the identical words
th a t the N ew Y ork editors employed against our Society.
Dr. W yld happened to m ention t h a t the In dian Yogi
could raise his body in th e air when a t his devotions.
G ranted, says th e London sceptic, now let him do it here
and float above th e heads of th e crowd. Or if he cannot do
it here let him dot it a t Bombay or Calcutta. Meaning th a t
unless it is done as demanded, ergo an In d ia n Yogi never
did a ny th in g of the sort. T his is th e stuff our scientists
call logic and lay down as law. T h e y — and, unhappily,
Dr. Wyld also— forgot th e known effects of Som a juice in
th is m a tte r of liberating soul from body and opening the
divine sight. See the panegyrics to this royal sap in
th e most- a ncient literary relics of m a n k in d — the Vedas.
So marvellous was its potency th a t it was hailed as some­
th in g royal— a king ; “ the king of the world, th e
k ing of heaven and earth, th e conqueror of all.” (See Chips
fro m a German Workshop, vol. I, 28.) I n the Rigveda,
Varuna is styled som apd, th e sonia-drinker. H e comes in
his chariot, drawn by two yellow horses and attend ed by the
Maruts, to quaff th e draughts of it presented by his wor­
shippers, and then, iu th e fury it produces, drives off a t
once to transfix Vritra, and break open th e fastnesses of the
m ountains : this highly poetical im agery evidently refer­
ring to tho soul-liberating potency of th e sacred juice.
Prof. W h itn e y (Oriental and L in g u is tic Studies, p 145)
p u ts into metrical form R o th ’s translation of a hym n of
the Rigveda, from which we ta k e th is v e r s e : ■
1NDHA.
1 love the prayers, th e wishes, th e liba tio ns ;
T h e odors vise ; th e iS'omre-presa is ready ;
. T h e y d r a w a n d win me w i t h th e i r invo ca tio n ;
j\Iy c o u rsers here carry m e fo rw a rd to them .
Reference to noma is found in th e Persian A vesta-, b u t
on Indian soil its use was so general for inspirational
purposes, and its effects were so splendid, th a t th e hym ns in
its honour fill one entire book of th e Rigveda. “ Som a”
says W h itn e y “ is th ere addressed as a god in the highest
strains of adulation and veneration ; all powers belong to
him ; all blessings are besought of him, as his to bestow.”
T h e use of narcotics, then, to assist th e develop­
m e n t of th e psychic powers dates back to th e earli­
est dawn of our race. F ro m In d ia and Persia th e cultus
travelled westward through Babylonia, Egypt, Greece and
Rome to F a r Europe. T h e Egyptians produced an intoxi­
cating substance from hemp, called A ssis. T h e y rolled it
into balls of th e size of a chestnut. H aving swallowed a
few, they experienced ecstatic visions. J o h a n n W eir
mentions a p la n t in th e Lebanon (7 heangelides) which, if
eaten, causes persons to prophesy. Kainpfer informs us
that, a t : a festival in Persia, an exhilarating drink Was
brought to him, after drinking which he experienced the
sensation of flying through th e air among the clouds. Tho,
illustrious Van H e lm o n t in his JJemens idea, (§ 12) de­
scribes'the effects of doses of N a p elh is upon himself. His
brain retained the idea of m ovem ent and sensation spread­
ing themselves from th e head th ro u g h o u t th e body, “ yet
th e whole power of' th o u g h t was really and unm istakeably
situated in the p it of th e stomach, always excepting a
sensation th a t th e soul was in th e brain as a governing
power. F o r the above and other most interesting details
of this p a r t of th e subject the reader m ay consult >Enne-
moser (H ist, ot Magic, 1, 82). •
A m ong th e G reek fables is one which describes how
Venus, m ourning the death of Adonis, threw herself upon
a bed of lettuces to drown her grief. And in Winwood
Reade’s V eil o f Is is (p. 10G-7) we read th a t it was one of th e
rites of th e D ruids of B ritain “ to procure a virgin and to
Strip her naked, as an emblem of the moon in an uncloud­
ed sky. T h e n they sought for th e wondrous selago or golden
herb. She who pressed it with her foot slept, and heard
th e language of animals.” W e have now only to cross the
Atlantic and th e re wc find th e n edieine-men, or inspired
prophets and oracles of th e wild Red Indians, intoxicating
themselves by swallowing g re a t mouthfuls of th e smoke of
tobacco, and in the phrensy th u s produced seeing visions
and prophesying fu tu re events.
. C U R IO U S P H E N O M E N A I N A M E R I C A .
HY S. 7i. S E X T O N ', ESQ ., F.T .S .
In th e course of recent studies, I tried th e following
mesmeric experiment. I p u t my sensitive, a young lady
of about eighteen, into th e mesmeric state, and told her
to go to a Masonic Lodge th a t I knew m e t th a t evening,
and describe to me w ha t took place. A fter lying uncon ­
scious for abo ut an h o u r and a half, to all appearance
without life, except for a very slight breathing, she
said “ I am b a c k ” ; and after telling me th a t th e first per­
son she encountered was a man with a draw n sword iu h is
hand, who, of course, was th e Tyler, she w ent ou aud
described the ceremony of th e third degree, th e candidate and
th e inm ates of the Lodge, giving m e his, and several of th e ir
names. All these particulars I enquired into th e next
day, and found th e y were correct in every particular.
I had also a curious experience with a Chicago m ed iu m —
a Mrs. R. H. Simpson. I asked “ Skiwaukee,” th e control­
ling spirit, or w hatever it was th a t professed to be th e
spirit of an Indian, if he could bring me a lock of hair
from a mesmeric sensitive of mine. H e said ’’ W e will try ;
you m u st will your sensitive to sleep.” H e th e n asked
for an em p ty envelope, told me to p u t th e envelope between
two closed book-slates, p u t the slates 011 the top of th e table,
lay my hands 011 one end, and have th e m edium lay hers
on the other. W e did so, and after waiting for about five
minutes, th ere came th e sound of th re e raps. W e took th e
; slates apart, opened the envelope, and inside was a lock of
hair, of th e colour of th a t of th e sensitive mentioned above.
I t had th e appearance of having been b u r n t from th e head.
The next day I received a le tte r from my sensitive saying,
“ W h y did you will me to sleep ? ” W hen I awoke, my
head felt as if it had had a hot iron passed through it.
W ith th is sa m e m e d iu m I have h ad w ritin g com e in sid e
closcd slates. In one instance a live snake was b ro ug ht
by th e invisible a g e n t ; in ano th er a. live fish. F o r physical
manifestations she is one of the best I have ever met, and
she submits to any te st you may propose.
T H E M IS S IN G L IN K .
A good m any of th e W estern papers are terribly ex­
cited over a b it of news j u s t arrived in Europe from
Sangoon. T he most, radical and freethinking of them crow
over the fact, a.s well they may in th e interest of t r u t h —
as though the thickest, and h itherto most im penetrable
of th e veils covering Mother N a tu re 's doings had been
removed for ever, and anthropology had 110 more secrets
to learn. * The excitement, is due to a little, monster, a
seven-year old boy, now on exhibition at, Sangoon. Tlie
child is a native of Cambodia, quite robust and healthy,
yet exhibiting in his anatom y th e most precious and
rare of physical endowm ents— a real tail, ten inches long
and 1 J thick at its root!
This original little sample of h u m a n ity — unii/ue, we
believe, of his k in d — is now made out. by th e disciples of
Darwin and Haeckel to be the bond ( bony ?) fide Missing
Link. L e t us suppose, for a rg u m e n t’s sake, t h a t tho
evolutionists ( whose colours we certainly wear) are right
in th e ir hypothesis, and th a t thechorished theory of having
baboons for our ancestors turns o ut true. Will every
difficulty in our way bo th en rem oved? By no m eans:
for, then, more th a n ever will we have to try to solve the
hitherto insolvablo problem, which comes first, th e Man
or the Ape ? It. will bo the. Aristotelean egg and chicken
problem of creation over again. W e can never know tho
t r u t h until some streak of good chance shall enable
science to witness a t different periods and u n d e r various
climates either women giving birth to apes, graced with
a caudal appendix or female orang-outangs becoming
mothers of tailless, and, morever, sem i-U nm an children,
endowed with a capacity for speech a t least as great as
th a t of a moderately clever parrot or mina.
Science, is b u t a broken reed for us in this respect, for
science is ju s t as perplexed, if not more so, than th e rest
of us, common mortals. So little is it able to enlighten
us upon the myst ery, th a t the men of most learning are those
who confuse, us the most in some respects. As in regard
to the heliocentric system, which, after it had been left
an undisputed fact more than three centuries, found in
th e later p art of our own a most serious opponent in
Dr. Shroepfer, Professor of Astronomy a t th e University of
Berlin, so the Darwinian theory of th e evolution of m an
from an anthropoid, has am ong its learned opponents one,
who, though an evolutionist himself, is eager to oppose
Darwin, and seeks to establish a school of his own.
This new “ perfectionist” is a professor in th e H u n ­
garian town of Funfkirclien, who is delivering j u s t now
a series of lectures thro ug ho ut Germany. “ Man,” says
he “ whose origin m ust be placed in th e Silurian mud,
whence he began evoluting from a frog, m u st necessarily
some day re-evolute into the same animal !” So far well
and good. B u t the explanations going to prove this
hypothesis which Professor Charles Deezy accepts as a
perfectly established fact, are rather too vague to enable
us to build any th in g like an im pregnable theory upon
them. “In the primitive days of the first period of evolu­
tion,” he tells us, “ there lived a huge, frog-like, m a m m a r
lian animal, inhabiting the seas, b u t which, being of th e
amphibious kind, lived likewise 011 land, breath in g in tho
a ir as easily as it did in water, its chief habitat, though,
was in the salt sea-water. This frog-like creature is now
w h a t we call— man (!) and his m arine origin is proved by
th e fact th a t he cannot live without sa lt.” T here are other
signs about man, almost as impressive as th e above by
which th is origin can be established, if wc may believe
this new prop het of science. F or instance, “ a well-defined
re m n a n t of fins, to bo seen betw een his th u m b s and
fingers, as also'his insurm ountable tendency towards the
clem ent of w ater” : a tendency, we rem ark passim , more
noticeable in th e H in d u than th e H igh lan der • 1
No less does th e H u n g a rian scientist set himself
against D a rw in ’s theory of m an descending from th e ape.
According to his new teaching, “ it is not th e anthropoid
which begot man, b u t the la tte r who is th e progenitor of
th e monkey. The ape is merely a m an returned once more
to its primitive, savage state. O ur Professor’s views as
to geology, and th e u ltim ate destruction of our globe,
coupled with his notions regarding the future state of
m ankind, are no less original and are the very sweetest fruit
of his Tree of Scientific. Knowledge. Provoking though
they do general hilarity, th ey arc nevertheless given out
by the “ learned” lecturer in quite a serious spirit, and
his works arc considered a.mong the text-books for colleges.
I f we have to credit his statem ent, then we m ust believe
t h a t “ th e moon is slowly b u t surely approaching the
ea rth .” T he result of such an indiscretion on th e p a r t of
our fair Diana, is to bo most certainly th e following ! “ T he
sea waves will, some day, immerse our globe and gra­
dually subm erge all th e continents. T h e n man, unable
to live anv longer on dry land, will have b u t to return to
his primitive form, i. e., he will rebecome an aquatic animal
— a mnn-frog”. A nd th e life-insurance companies will
have to s h u t up th e ir shop and become b a n k ru p ts— lie
m ight have added. D aring speculators are advised to
take th e ir precautions in advance.
H aving perm itted ourselves this b it of irreverence about
Science— those, rather, who abuse th e ir connection with
ic—-we may as well give here some of the more acceptable
theories respecting the. missing link. These arc by 110
means so scarce as bigots would like to m ake us believe,
Shw cinfurth and o ther g rea t African travellers vouch­
safe for th e tr u th of these assertions and believe they have
found races which may, after all, be the missing links-—
between man and ape. Such are th e A kka s of Africa ;
those whom H erodotus calls th e Pigm ies (II. 32) and the
account of whom — n otw ithstanding it came from th e very
pen of tho F a th e r of H istory— was until very recently
believed to be erroneous and they themselves m y th s of
a fabled nation. But, since th e public has had th e most
trustw o rth y narratives of E uropean travellers, we have
learned to know better, and no one any longer th in k s th a t
H erodotus has confounded in his account m en and tho
eynoc.ephaloid apes of Africa.
W c have b u t to read th e description of th e orang-outang
and of th e chimpanzee to find t h a t these animals— all b u t
the hairy surface— answer in nearly every respect to these
Akkas. T hey are said to have large cylindrical heads 011
a thin neck; and a, body about four feet high ; very long
arms, perfectly disproportionate, as they reach far lower
th an th e ir knees ; a chest narrow a t the shoulders and
widening tremendously toward the stomach which is always
e n o rm o u s ; knees thick, and hands of an extraordinary
beauty of design, ( a characteristic of monkey’s hands,
which w ith th e exception of th e ir short th u m b s have
wonderfully neat and slender fingers ta pering to th e ends,
and always prettily shaped finger nails.) The A k k a s ’ walk is
vacillating which is due to the abnormal size of their
stomach, as in th e chimpanzee and the orang-outang. T heir
cranium is large, profoundly depressed a t th e root of the
nose, and surm ounted by a contracting forehead sloping
directly backward ; a projecting m outh with very thin
lips, and a beardless chin— or ra th e r no chin at all.
T h e hair on th e ir heads does not grow, and though less
noisy th a n tho orang-outang they are enormously so when
compared with other men. On account of th e long
grass which often grows twice th e ir own size in the
'regions they inhabit, they are said to ju m p like so many
grasshoppers, to m ake enormous strides, and, to have
all th e outward motions of big anthropoids.
Some scientists t h i n k — this time with pretty good
reason— thnt, th e Akkas, more even th a n th e Matimbas
of which d ’Escayrac de L a u tu re gives such interesting ac­
counts— th e Kimosas, and th e Bushin, of austral Africa,
are all rem n a nts of the m issing link,
 H Y P N O T IS M .
T h e views of medical m en iu regard to H yp n o tism or
self-mesmerisation have been greatly stren gthen ed of lato.
This is evident from the roport by Dr. Grishhorn, of St.
Petersburg, a t the latest m eeting of the Society of th e
St. Petersb urg Physicians, on N ovem ber 18 (Dec. 1), a
report which is full of interest. U n til recently, tho p h e ­
nom ena of hypnotism have been only accepted u n d e r a
quasi protest, while mesmerism and clairvoyance were
regarded and denounced by the best authorities in Science
as pure charlatanism. Tlie g reatest physicians rem ained
sceptical to the reality of the phenomena, u n til one after
th e nose, or on th e spot between tho eye-brows. I t was
known nnd practised by the ascetics in order to produce
th e final Sam ndhi, or tem porary deliverance of th e soul
from th e body ; a complete dise nthra lm e n t of the spiritual
man from tho slavery of th e physical with its gross senses.
I t is being practised un to the present day.
{C ontinued fro m th o O ctober n u m b e r.)
E A S T IN D IA N M A T E HI A M E D IC A.
BY PANDURANG G O P A L , G .G .M .C ., F .T .S .

tho o ther came to learn b e t t e r ; and these were those, of

course, who had the patience to devote some tim e and labour G roup No. X V II. contains-
to personal experim en t in this direction. Still m any have Sanshrit. M arathi Botanical. '
th u s acquired th e profound conviction th a t there exists in
Oushaka srrfw fi A saline earth.
man a faculty— mysterious and yet unexplained— which
causes him un der a certain degree of self-concentration to Stindbava R o ck -salt.
become as rigid as a statue and lose more or less his con­ Bitumen,dark,unctuous
sciousness. T h a t once in such a nervous state, a t tim es his exudation from the
spiritual and m ental faculties will seem paralyzed, and but,
Siiajatu f$T®R??r
rocks (of t.ie Yiti-
th e mechanical action of th e body alone remain ; while a t
others it will be q u ite the contrary : his physical senses Kaseesd
J
two |
dhya hills). .
becoming benum bed, his m ental and spiritual faculties will
vas) Alums of two kinds.
acquire a most wonderful degree of acuteness. T& f
Last summer, Dr. Grishhorn made, with Professor Berger, Hindoo nb Gum assafoetida.
• » i • • • • ©
a scries of hypnotic experim ents and observations in the Toottha Sulphate nf copper.
Breslau hospital for nervous diseases. One of th e first p a ­ These drugs dim inish congestions and fat, and act as
tients experim ented upon was a young girl of about twenty, diuretics, lithontriptics, and resolvents of internal deposits.
who suffered actually from rheum atic pain. Professor B e r­ Group No. X V I I I . In te rn a l refrigerants.
ger, applying to th e tip of her nose a small h a m m e r used for
auscultations, directed her to concentrate all her a ttention Sanskrit. M a ra th i. B otanical. '
upon the spot touched. H a rd ly a few m inutes had elapsed, Sariva Hemidismus Indicus,
when, to his utm ost astonishment, the girl became quite (3T^H5!)
rigid. A bronze sta tu e could not be more motionless and Chandana Santalum album
stiff. T h en Dr. G rishhorn tried every kind of experi­
m e n t in order to ascertain th a t the girl did not play a p a r t .
K 'ochandana Pierocarpussantalinutn
A lighted candle was closely approached to her eyes aud it Padmaka Nelumbium speci^sum.
was found t h a t th e pupil did not c o n t r a c t ; the eyes re­ K ashm aree-fala 'fra (jrinelina pai viflora.
m aining opened and glassy, as if th e person had been dead. Madhuka |
H e th en passed a long needle through her lip and moved pushpa j ^3 Bassia latifolia.
it in every direction ; b u t th e two doctors rem arked nei­ Ushira *n55[ Andropogon muricatus
th er th e slightest sign of pain, nor, w hat was most strange,
was there a single drop of blood. H e called her by h e r name; These allay th irst and relieve th e dryness of the fauces
th e re came no answer. B u t when, ta k in g h e r by the hand, and cool th e blood. T h e y cool th e blood and diminish the
ho began to converse with her, th e young girl answered all excessive formation of h e a t in th e tissues and blood. They
his questions, though feebly a t first and as if compelled by are, therefore indicated in fevers, accompanied by the
an irresistible power. increase of blood-heat which is th e most pro m inent and
c onstant sym ptom of inflammatory fevers (recognised
T he second experim ent proved more wonderful yet. I t formerly by the term ‘bilious fevers.’ )
was made w ith a young soldier, who had been ju s t brought
into tho hospital, and who proved “ w hat th e spiritualists G roup No. X IX . D ru gs similar in action to th e above,
call a m e d iu m 7’— says th e official report. This last experi­ b u t whose special properties are not specified. '
m e n t finally convinced Drs. Grishhorn and Berger of the Sanskrit. M arathi. B otanical.
reality of th e doubted phenomena. T he soldier, a G er­ Black sulpnide of an­
man, ignorant of a single word of Russian, spoke in his Anjana
timony.
trance with th e doctor in th a t language, pronouncing the
most difficult words most perfectly, w ith o u t th e slightest The real stuff’ is not
foreign accent. Suffering from a paralysis of both legs, determined. Somo
during his hypnotic sleep he used th em freely, walking make it as sulphide
with entire ease, and repeating every m ovem ent and ges­ of lead and others as
tu re m ade by Dr. Grishhern with absolute precision. T h e the watery extract of
Russian sentences he pronounced very rapidly, while his
Berberis known as
own tongue he spoke very slowly. H e even went so far
as to write, a t the doctor’s dictation, a few words in th a t hasot,. ^
language, quite unknown to him aud in th e Russian cha­ Nagapushpa Meriiia ferrea.
racters. Aglaia
H Roxburgbiana.
©
Priyangoo ( ? )
The debates upon this most im p o rta n t repo rt by a well- W . A. ,
known physician, were announced to take place a t th e next Neclotpala Nelumbium speciosum.
meeting of th e Society of the S t P etersbu rg Medical Prac­ Nala ■T5T Arun lo karka.
titioners. As soon as th e official report of the proceedings I 'analina Undetermined
is published, wc will give it to our readers. I t is really
interesting to witness how th e men of science are g ra ­
Keshara Crocus sativus. '
dually being led to acknowledge facts which th e y have Mad hooka Bassia latifolia
hith erto so bitterly denounced. Group No. XX. Cordials and a p petisers, which clear
H ypnotism , we may add, is nought b u t th e T rataka of th e urine by equ alising the circulation of the fluids, Some
the Yogi, th e act of concentrating his m ind on the tip of of th e m are* 9tlb-acid and others astringent,
 Sanskrit M arcith!. Botanical. Rodhra vel
Parooshaka Grewia Asiatica. Lodhra
j- ^I’sT Symplocos racemosa.
Draksha ?rr^ri Vitis vinifera- f Bombax malabarica
Kat-phala Myrioa sapida Savar-rodhra < (Gummy exudation
Dadima 37fa4 Punica granatuin. ( from.) ‘
Raj ad an a Buchanania latifolia Pal ash a »T55tf Butea frondosa '
Kataka-phala f^T^rsS? Strychnos potalorum. Nandee vriksha fm.
Cs 1 ^ Cedrela toona.
Shakaphal ? f Nymphfea odorata.
( Terminalias & phyllan- Padma kesnra < (stam ens and pistils
Trifala
| thus eniblica. t of.)
These drugs are g rateful to the tongue and act, as cor­ Group X X I I I . T his is also a supernum erary group of
dials, appetisers and equalisers of th e circulation by mild astringents, refrigerants and alteratives of uterine
clearing th e urine of its impurities. circulation. T h e y also promote th e formation or secretion
Group No. X X I. Sedatives of pain, cordials and cool­ of lymph. T h e y are :— '
ing agents.
: Sanskrit Marathi Botanical.
Sanskrit Marathi. Botanical.
Nyagrodlia Ficus Indica.
Pnyangoo j ^ Celastrus paniculata. Oodoombara ,, religiosa. .
Undetermined. Ashwattha f7T 55 ,, religiosa. i, ;
.Samanga 1
Dhatakee Grislea tomentosa. Plaksha m u 99 •

f Calysaccion lougifoli- Madhooka Liquoritia offianates.

P oonnaga Kapitanak T T U H r f'TTSS Theopesia populnea
( uni.
Kakoobha Terminalia tomentosa.
Rakt i-onan- ) •„ f Erematoxylon campe-
Atnra aqNi Mangifera Indica.
dana ) ( cm. 7
Koochaudana 'Ttf’T Ca?salpenia sappan. Koshainra
Choraka tT'TC Valeriana Hardwickii.
A D’liramo-r e s i n o i i s
Tamala-patra Cinnamonium tatnala.
exudation from the
Mocha-rasa outer bark of Butea Jamboodwaya (•>. "j Sizygium jambolanum.
frondosa. (2 var.) j

Peevala ^ ifia r Buchanania lat’folia.

1 var Rasan-
ja n a ) (rnfsR) 1 f Galena or sulphide of Madhooka
Ruhinee r i f o t
Bassia latifolia.
Soymida febrifuga.
2 var. S r o -f 'j lead.
Vanjula Jonesia Asoca.
tan jana * V Nanclea kadamba.
Tr , ( The fruit of Myrcstica Kadamba
Koombheeka j nloschlt!L J _ ■ Badaree sfk Ziziphus jujuba.
Tindookee Diospyros glutinosa.
„ , . ^JT55tcTToJ ( The stamens & pistils o
Padma kesar q[ lotug flowers Sallakee nr a; * T Boswellia serrata.
Rjdhra rrsT ■
Symplocos racemosa.
Yojanavalee iffsrs Uubia manjista. _ Bombax Malabarica.
^ . . f Desriiodiurn Gnngeti- Savava-rodhra Cf'sT
Deergha-mula -I Bhallataka Semecarpusana cardum
° CUtll.
Palasha ’i ’o S K Butea frondosa.
Most, of these drugs, or even all ot them, abound in an
a stringent and colouring principle which is cooling and Nandee-vrik- ) \ Cedrela toona.
astring ent in its cffects, and therefore, in th e presence of sha j J
this ingredient, when adm inistered in th e iortn ot an in ­ Group X X IV . Rem edies wliich act as mild appetisers,
fusion or decoction, prove efficacious in allaying and even specially allaying sym ptom s arising from an excass of bile.
checking inflammations wherever they may occur. ^ They relieve vomiting, hiccup and thirst, and reduce or­
Group No. X X I I . This is app arently a subordinate or ' or ‘internal’ ’heat. T h ey are also febrifuges.
gaaic
O
supplemental g roup to the previous one,.but drugs included
in this group have been credited with a special virtue, viz, Sanskrit. Marathi. Botanical.
of being specifically useful in controlling dysentery or Goodoochee Tinospora cordifolia*
inflammatory diarrhoja, and of being useful in curing in te r­ Nitnba Melia a^idaracta.
nal ulcers, th a t is, ulcers or supp uratin g sores situated in
Koostoom-
the internal viscera of the body. T hey heal ulcers or pro­ Coriandrum sativum.
mote the healing processes in all branches of tissue. booroo
Sanskrit AfarathL Botanical. Chandana Santalum album.
( A fragrant wood resem-
Ambashta or? TTfrS- R55 f Cissampelas hernandi-
| bling toon brought
Patha ) ( folia.
Padinaka from Malwa or Sou­
Dhatakee
thern India (Oodoy-
koosooma \> Grislea tomentosa.
chand Dutt.) '
(f lo w e r s ) )
Group XXV. Sim ple refrigerants. They are comprised
Samanga Sida acuta R^r
in a:! enu m eration of th e varieties of the flowers and the
Katvanga a? Calosanthes Indica. flowers of the Bassia latifolia. ,
Madhuka Bassia latifolia. : Group X X V I. This group includes drugs which exert a
^masr ( iEsjle marmelos (the very remote action through the vascular system on the
Bmva peshika ~ \ - e - L \
1 f;ss \I u n rip e t i u u t ) circulation generally and on the uterus also. They
relieve congestions and all atonic, conditions of the system.
• T h i s p l a n t is i d e n t i f i e d w i t h d i f f e r e n t s p e c i e s , b u t w c i d e n t i f y i t w i t h
t h e C e l a s t r u s o n t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t t a j - n i ^ h a u t a w h i c h is t h o m o s t r e l i a b l e
They promote digestion and purify th e secretion of the
of nil w o r k s o n d e s c r i p t i v e m a t e r i a r a e d i c a . m am m ary glands ( milk ), and in the long run cure or
 modify bilious fevers (febrifuge), T liey contain th e follow­
ing ' self-evident— e ith e r F a th e r C hiniquy is one of the most
consumm ate falsifiers of th e 19th century, or there are
. Sanskrit, Marathi. B otanical. priests connected w ith th e confessional of th e Catholic
; Moosfa 5THc*ipn
Cyperus rotundus. Church, more diabolical and corrupt th a n th e loftiest
Haridra Curcuma zedona. imagination can conceive ; in fact, words are inadequate to
express the ir subtle cunning and lasciviousness; F a th e r
Daru-haridra Berberis lycia.
Chiniquy depicts in a glowing language ‘ the struggle be­
Hareetakee Terminalia ehebuli fore th e surrender of womanly self-respect in th e Confes­
Anialaka 3?N°5 m emblica. sional. H e claims th a t ‘ Auricular Confession is a deep
Beblieetaka ^fsi „ bellerica. pit of perdition for th e priest,’ and th a t th e ‘ Confessional
Kooshta vie, Costus speciosus. is th e Modern Sodom,’ and th a t it destroys all th e sacred
Hairuavatec Piper aurantium. ties of marriage and h um a n society.”
Vacha Acorus calamus.
Patha raw ^ f Stephanonia hernandi- P H Y S I O L O G Y OF FLOW ERS.
^ ( folia. H ardly tw enty years ago, the nam e of Darwin, now one of
Katoo-rohinee Helleborus niger. th e most p rom inent in science, was very little known. I t
is b u t since the appearance of his book— “ The Origin of
Ateevisha wferf^ { A(f litum lieterophyl-
l lum. Species”— th a t th e nam e o fth isg r e a tn a tu r a lis t acquired tb e
Dravidee Amomum cardamomi. enormous popularity it has enjoyed ever since. From th a t
tim e to th e present, “ D arw inism ”— represented as a hypo­
Chitraka Pumbngo rosea. thesis by his opponents, and term ed theory by his disciples
Group X X V II. This is a triad consisting of H ari-
— has made a gigantic progress, and now even the most
ta k e e ( f^ -^ f) ) Beblieetaka ( ^ ^ r ) and A m alaka (arNoSf), irreconcilable foes of th e D arw inian scheme of evolution
th e ilried pericarps of th e fruits of which trees form the are unable to lower its importance. This is why th e a p­
. tri/aln combination, so commonly used in all Hindoo pearance of a new work by Darwin is hailed in th e scien­
households. These, mixed together and used, relieve tific as in th e literary world as an event of th e first
costiveness, m itigate u re thritis (common inflammation magnitude. T he one just published in London by M u r­
of th e urinary canal), relieve cerebral congestions, and act ray bears th e interesting title o f “T he Power of Move­
as alteratives of the skin. m e n t in Plants.” Solely devoted to th e investigation of
Group X X V I I I . This is another triad group of drugs one of th e most interesting questions of vegetable p h y ­
which are stim u la n t and acrid, acting on mucous tracts siology, it explains, or ra th e r defines and develops, th e
generally, b u t more especially on t h a t of th e stomach and ideas of Linnauis, well-known as the “ H ours of Flowers’”,
small intestines. They are solvents of phlegm and fat, and found, we believe, p artly in his celebrated Genera
stomachics, relieve anorexia, visceral obstructions and spe­ P l a n t a r u m and partly in tb e P hilosoph ia B o t a n ic a *
cially exert th e ir action on th e skin and the nasal mucous B u t Darwin does not limit his researches to th e investiga­
membrane, tion of the phenomenon known as th e “ sleep of th e flow­
(T o he continued.) ers”. H e goes fu rth e r and, bringing forward a variety
of facts discovered by him, proves th e existence of a cir­
cular or ra th e r an elliptical m ovem ent in th e flowers,
AN IN F L U E N T IA L ROMAN C A TH O L IC ORGAN IN A M E R IC A , which affords th e m th e g reatest benefit and explains a t
th e Catholic M irror, says :— th e same tim e a world of phenom ena. T h e Aristotelean
A troupe of A rabs is in this country giving e xh ib i­ hypothesis about th e analogy which exists between th e
tions of tlio dress and customs of the people of th e East. motions of th e vegetable, and th e animal worlds, is th u s
One of them, a Bedouin nam ed Sheik Abou Dayeh, was finally and conclusively proved.
present the other day a t a ballet performance in a theatre T h e roots of the plants are assimilated by D arw in to
in Boston. W hen th e Amazons filed out before th e th e h u m a n brain ! T h e y fulfil in relation to th e p la n t the
footlights in th e ir scant costume, he tu rn e d to th e m a n a ­ same functions which, in the animals, is fulfilled by the
ger of th e troupe, who was with him, and asked w hether nervous system. F ro m cell to cell is tra n sm itte d th e con­
the young women were all orphans. sciousness of th a t which takes place a t the surface and the
“ Oh, no,” answered th e manager. various extrem ities of th e body. One of the most in te r­
" Have they brothers and fathers ?” asked th e Bedouin. esting of Mr. D arw in ’s descriptions is th e rotary m ovem ent
“ Yes,” he was told. of th e stalk around its own axis. O ur space is too limited
“ Well,” he said, “ why d on’t th e y kill these g irls? I to allow us th e possibility of treating th e subject at any
would if th ey were my sisters before I would allow th em length. W e can only add th a t Mr. D arw in’s new work treats
to appear like this.” of th e physiology of flowers under every possible aspect,
Y e t th is degrading and corrupting kind of dancing, to and explains with m athem atical precision a num b er of
which the Sheik would p u t such a bloody end, is going most in terestin g phenom ena, as, for instance, th e well-
on every n ig h t in half a dozen vile dens in this town, the known m ovem ents of th e sensitive plant, th e mymosa
people of which are supposed to form a com m unity of jn tdic a, th e direction chosen by th e creepers, &c. T h e
Christians. work is w ritten iu clear aud most intelligible language, and
From this we “ h e a th e n ” may ju d g e t h a t th e morals of o ught to be read by every lover of naturo and of modern
a Christian country are not so severe as to compel the science.
police to prevent the dancing of almost naked women in
public. I f any th in g half so shameless were perm itted
am ong H indus, all Christendom would lift u p its hands MR. J. G IL L IN G H A M , IN A RECENT C O M M U N IC A TIO N TO
in horror. T he severe rebuke of th e Catholic jo urna l is th e M e d iu m and D a y b r e a k (London), describes the evil
very creditable, b u t a Catholic priest has j u s t given a effect upon a mesmeric subject of th e iufluence of an
glimpse behind th e scenes of the confessional which is im pu re niagnetiser, and sensibly adds, “ Hence the awful
th u s noticed in th e R eligio-P hilosophical J o u rn a l, of danger of sitting in circles [for mediumistie phenomena]
Chicago :— with natures which, if opened to the light, would make
“ The Priest, the W om an and the Confessional. By one scream with terror as having all the virus of the pit
F a th e r Chiniquy. Chicago : A. Craig & Co., publishers, [Hell]. H e gives an illustrative fact of science, de­
1880. . ' m onstrated by th e gastrograph, to show the infinite
“ This book is one well calculated to create a sensation,
especially among those not familiar with th e interior ami • T h e f ir s t o f t h o s e w o r k s is c o n s p i c u o u s f o r u n f o l d i n g t h e m y s t e r i e s of
t h e fl o w er s f o u n d e d o n t h e s e x u a l i t y o f p l a n t * o n d h o l d s t h e c h i e f p U c o
ecret workings of th e Catholic Church, One th in g is t i m o n ^ t l io w o r k s o f K a r l y o n L i n n te u * . •
 transmissibility of the subtle aura o f m aterial things.”
“ Place th e pole of a battery in a tu m b le r of wine, and at
some distance away, miles it may be, place an other glass
with w ater and insert the other pole of t h e battery ° the
w ater will become fused w ith th e qualities of the
wine.”
THE IM P E R F E C T IO N S O F SC IE N C E .
Mr. R obert Ward, discussing the questions of H e a t and
L ig ht in th e November J o u r n a l o f Scicnce, shows us how
utterly ignorant is sciencc about one of the commonest
facts of n a tu r e — the heat of the sun. H e says :— " The
question of th e tem p erature of the sun has been th e su b ­
je c t of investigation by many scientists. N ew ton, one of
th e first investigators of the problem, trie d to determ in e it,
aud after him all the scientists who have been occupied
with calorim etry have followed his example. All have be ­
lieved themselves successful, and have formulated tlieir re­
sults with great confidence. The following, in th e chrono­
logical order of th e publication of th e results, are th e te m ­
perature (in centigrade degrees) found by each of th e m :
Newton, 1,600, 300°; Pouillet, 1,461°; Zollner, 1 02,200°
Secchi, 5.344.840°; Ericsson, 2,726, 700° ; Fizeau, 7,500°;
Waterston, 9.000.000 ; Spoeren, 27,000° ; H . Sainte-Claire;
Deville, 9.500° ; Soret, 5,801,840°; Vicaire 1,398° ; Violle,
1,500°; Rosetti, 20,0 0 0 °. The difference is, as 1,400° again st
9,000,000°, or no less th a n 8,998, 600°! T h e re probablv
does not exist in science a more astonishing contradiction
th a n th a t revealed in these figures.” A n d again. E ver
since the science of geology was born, scientists have ac­
cepted th e theory t h a t th e h eart of our globe is still a
mass of molten m atter, or liquid fire and only a th in crust
is cool and solid. Assuming th e e a r th ’s d ia m e te r to be
about 9,000 miles, this crust they have e stim a te d to be
relatively to it only as thick as th e film of a h uge soap-bub­
ble to its entire diameter. And th e y have assum ed th a t
tlie alleged increasing te m p e ra tu re in certain d e e p mines
as we go from the surface downwards sup po rted this
theory. B u t science, through th e m outh of Mr. W ard, re­
bukes this as a fallacious theory thou gh still, w ith o u t suf­
ficient d a ta — “ it is confidently asserted t h a t t h e interior of
th e earth is in a red-hot m olten condition, and t h a t it is
radiating its h e at into spaco, atid'so growing colder. One of
th e results of th e Challenger and other explorations of th e
deep ocean is to determ ine t h a t th e w ater tow ards its
bottom is freezing cold. Considering t h a t th e ocean
covers nearly three-fourths of th e entire globe, th is fact
certainly, docs not support the th e o ry of central heat
accompanied by radiation. T h e coldest water, it is true,
usually sinks by its g reater weight to w ards th e bottom,
and that, it m ay be said, accounts for its coldness ; but,
ou the theory of radiation the w ater of th e ocean has been
for long geological ages supported on th e thin crust of th e
earth, through which th e central h e a t has been constantly
escaping ; and y e t it is still of freezing coldness !
Experience would say t h a t the h e a t cannot have escaped
through th e water w ith ou t w arm ing it, because th e capacity
of water for heat is g re a te r than th a t of a n y o ther su b ­
stance. W e can no more imagine such a radiation, and con­
sequent accumulation of h ea t ill th e ocean, w ith o u t the
natural result of a great rise in tem perature, th a n we can
believe in a pot resting for hours on a h ot fire w ith o u t th e
usual result of boiling water. W e have no reason, th e re ­
fore, to believe, as has been suggested, t h a t th e earth is
growing colder, or th a t we, in common with all living
things,© ’ are destined to be frozen o ut of existence and the
earth itself finally swallowed u p by th e sun.”
And now let us ask our sm art young grad uates of B om ­
bay, Calcutta, Madras and Lahore how they like this view
of th e infallibility of th a t modern science for whose sake
they are ready to abandon the teachings of their ancestors.
Is there a n y th in g more unscientific in th e ir speculations,
granting, even, t h a t th e y are aa stupid ?
OUR RESPECTED COLLEAGUE, PANDIT ADITYARAM BHATTA-
charaya, of Allahabad, writes to warn th e public against
a ju g g le r hailing from Delhi who is going abo ut the
country p reten ding to do some wonderful phenom ena by
th e help of djins, or familiar spirits. A m ong other things
he pretends to cause th e re-appearance of a gold ring
thrown into a w e ll; a feat ascribed to H assan K han.
T h e fellow agreed to do this trick for a reward of Rs. 20,
and a day was fixed. H e first k e p t th e company waiting
while he w ent through th e usual ju g g le rs’ repertory of
sleight-of-hand illusions, and finally when he saw tlieir
patience was alm ost exhausted, did his g re a t tam anha. I t
proved to be only a clumsy affair of s u b stitu tin g a du p li­
cate ring to be throw n into th e well, and k eeping the
original concealed abou t him to show a t the rig ht time.
Persons with a craving after these marvels should bear
in m ind th a t a m an who takes money for showing siddhis
is, ten to one, a h u m b u g and a cheat. Real sadhoos
never traffic in th e ir spiritual gifts. Mr. A dityaram
made th e D elhi m an the very sensible offer, t h a t instead
of throw ing th e ring into the well he should drop it into a
large j a r of w ater whence it could easily be recovered.
B u t it was not accepted.
T H k PUKSIDKtsT a n d c o rre sp o n d in g se c re ta ry or
thc^ Theosophical Society ta k e this occasion to express
tlieir w arm est acknow ledgm ents to th e following friends,
f°r g re a t kindness received, du ring th e ir recent trip to the
N o rth -W e s t Provinces and the P u n ja b :— His Highness, th e
M aharajah of Benares, and the officers of his D u r b a r ;
H . H. Rajah S iv a p r a s a d ; Babu P ram ada Dasa M ittra ;
P a n d it R um a Misra Sastri a n d th e other officers an d
m em bers of the L ite ra ry Society of Benares P a n d its ; the
E nglish D e b a tin g Club, Benares ; Swamiji D ayanand,
S a r a s w a ti ; Babu Chadee Lall, and the A rya Samaj of
M e e r u t ; the officers and m em bers of th e A rya Samaj,
L a h o r e ; the officers and members of th e A rya Samaj,
A m r its a r ; th e officers and members of th e A rya Samaj,
M ultan ; Lala G un ga Bislien, Commissioner’s Office, Uin-
b a l l a ; the officers and m em bers of the Arya Samaj, Cawn-
pore ; P a n d it S u n d e r l a l ; B abu Avinas C h a n d ra B anerjec;
B abu S h ib R a k h a n Sliukal (Joint-Sec. A llahabad I n s t . ) ;
th e A rya Samaj, aud others, Allahabad.
“ T HE CARIBS AKE DESCRIBED AS A CHEERFUL, MoDKST,
courteous race, and so honest am ong them selves th a t if
they missed a n y th in g out of a house they said q u ite •■na­
turally, ‘ th ere has been a Christian here.’ ”— P r im i tiv e
C u ltu re ; by E. B. Tylor.
HE, WHO EATS RICE FACING HIMSELF TOWARDS T HE EAST,
shall prolong his days ; he who eats facing th e south, shall
accum ulate riches ; he who eats facing towards th e west,
shall obtain both health and wealth ; and no m an should
e at rice facing th e n o r th .—■A ncient E astern Proverb.
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TA BLE OF CONTENTS.
Dr. Colodon’s Audiphone ... 93 Some Moral Maxims............ 102
The Sadhoo’s Burial alive at A lc h e m y .................................. 102
Lahore : im p o rta n t new Questions answered about ,
Testimony............................. 94 Yoga Vidya ..................... 103
Transcend intal Physics........ 95 Prophetic H o ro sco p es....... 104
Golden Rules for the E x a m i­ Another distinguished Fel­
nation of Witnesses............ 97 low ................................... 104
Tlie Electric and Magnetic Hindustani Domestic Re- :
inedies.................................. 106
Affinities between Mau and
Nature ................................. 98 Dr. W yld’s New Book....... 107
The Physiological Test for Curious Phenomena in Ame­
Thief-catching in the N or­ rica ...................................... 110
thern K o n k a n ....................... 99 The Missing Link ................ I l l
P ure Gold artificially made 100 H y p n o tis m ............. ............... 112
Philosophy in S a n s k r i t E ast Indian Materia Medica 112
Names and Words............ 101 Physiology of Flowers ........ 114
Au Uneasy G host................ 101 The Imperfections of Science 115
P r i n t e d a t t h o I m l n d r i a l F r e w b y 13. C u r s c t j e o k. Co., a n d p u b l i s h e d b y
th o T h eo so p h ical Sooioty, a t B rea ch C an d y , B o m b ay . ■
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M any years of practica l experience have convinced W e ste rn pu b lish e rs th a t
goes w ithout saying, then, th a t th e aim of Society was not
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h e b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h to destroy b u t to b e tte r and purify spiritualism. The
p a r t i e s ; a n d al l r e s p e c t a b l e j o u r n a l s a r e n o w c o n d u c t e d o n t h i s p l a n .
S u b sc rib e rs w ish in g a p r in t e d re c e ip t f o r th e ir r e m itt a n c e s m u s t sc u d
phenom ena we know to be real, and we believed th e m to
s t a m p s f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s w il l b e m a tl o be the most im p o rta n t of all cu rren t subjects for investiga­
th r o u g h th e journal. tion. For, w h e th e r th ey should finally prove to be
T h e T hkosopjnst will a p p e a r e a c h m o n t h . T h e r a t e s , f o r t w e l v e n u m ­
b e r s o f n o t le s s t h a n 40 c o l u m n s R o y a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e r , o r traceable to th e agency of th e departed, or b u t m anifesta­
480 c o l u m n s in al l, a r c a s f o ll o w s T o S u b s c r i b e r s in a n y p a r t o f I n d i a , tions of occult natural forces acting iu concert w ith la te nt
I’s. 0 p e r a n n u m ; in C e y l o n , Us 7 ; iu t h e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a , J a p a n ,
a n d A u s t r a l i a , Us. $ ; in A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , £ 1. H a l f psycho-physiological h u m a n powers, they opened up a
y e a r ( I n d i a ) Its. 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s 12. R e m i t t a n c e s in p o s t a l s t a m p great field of research, th e outcome of which m u s t bo
m u s t b e a t t h o r a t e o f a n n a s 17 t o t h e R u p e e t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t T h e abovo
r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g o . iW> n a im w i l l hn oi(< rr<l i n the book* o r p<?p>r enlig htenm ent upon the m aster problem of life, Man and his
u n ti l t/if. moiK ff is m n itte .d ; u».<l in.r,ariabht 1h,<i pupe.r w il l ?><; ilis c n n tin a e d Relations. W e had seen phenomenalism ru n n in g riot and
a t the ex p ira tio n . o f tlw U 'v m s ’lhsci'H w l f o r . R e m i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e m a d e i n
M o n o y - o r d c r s , H u u d i s , Bill e h c q u c s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , i f iu r e g i s t e r e d
tw enty millions of believers clutching a t one drifting
lo t t o r s ) , a n d m n d e p a y a b l e o n l y t o t h e P kopiuktoks of t h i ; T hfosophist , theory after an other iu th e hope to gain th e tru th . We
B re a c h C an d y , B o m b a y , In d ia . S u b s c r ip ti o n s c o m m e n c e w ith t h a V olum e.
had reason to know th a t th e whole tr u th could only be
t f l F T H E O C T o n r. l t ANI> NOVKMBKK NITMHKHS o f T H K F M tS T VOl,t\M E HA V IN G found iu one quarter, the Asiatic schools of philosophy,
b e e n r e p r i n t e d , t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e f i r s t y e a r (■/. e. f r o m O c t o b e r 3879 t o and we felt convinced th a t th e t ru th could never be dis­
S e p t e m b e r IN80) will b e Us (5-S as a d v e r t i s e d iu t h e A p r i l a n d s u b s e q u e n t n u m ­
b ers of t h a t V olum e. S u b sc rib e rs fo r th o S eco n d V o lu m e p a y Rs 0 only. covered un til m en of all races and creeds should join like
A o k n t s : L o u d o n ( K n g .) , B e r n a r d Q u a r i t e h , 15 P i c c a d i l l y , W . ; F r a n c e . P . G . brothers in th e search. So, ta k in g our stand upon th a t
L e y m a r i e , 5, R u e N e u v e d e s P e t i t s C h a m p s , P a r i s ; N e w Y o r k , F o w l e r ground, we began to point th e way eastward.
a n d W e l l s , 75-5, B r o a d w a y ; B o s t o n , M a s s , C o l b y a u d R i c h , 9, M o n t g o m e r y
P l a c e \ C h i c a g o , III. J C B u n d y , {)->, La , S a l l e S t . A m e r i c a n s u b s c r i b e r s O ur first step was to lay down th e proposition th a t
m a y a l s o o r d e r t h e i r p a p e r s t h r o u g h W . Q. J u d g e . E s q . , 71, B r o a d w a y , even a d m ittin g th e pheno m ena to be real, they need not
N e w Y o r k . M e l b o u r n e , VV. i l . T e r r y , P u b . H a r tn n y r r o f L h jh t.
of necessity be ascribed to departed souls. We showed
C e y lo n : Isaac W eeresooriya, D e p u ty C oroner, D o d a n d m v a : J o h n R o b e rt
d e S i l v a , S u r v o y o r G e n e r a l ’* Oflice, C o l o m b o : D o n T i m o t h y K a r u n a r a t n e th a t there was ample historical evidence th a t such p h e n o ­
K an d y . C h in a : K elly a n d W alsh, S h a n g h a i , m ena had, from the rem o test times, been exhibited by
men who were not mediums, who repudiated th e passivity
THE THEOSOPHIST. exacted of mediums, and who simply claimed to produce
th e m by cultivating in h e re n t powers in their living selves.
B O M B A Y , M A R C H 1 s t , 1881. H ence the b urden of proving th a t these wonders were and
could only be done by th e dead with the agency of passive
medial agents, lay w ith th e spiritualists. To deny our
proposition involved c ith er the repudiation of the te sti­
T H K R t i 13 NO R K L I G I O N llH U im T H A N T R U T H . mony of the most trustw orth y authorities iu m any coun­
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tries and in different epochs, or th e wholesale ascription
of m edium ship to every wonder-worker mentioned in
T he Editors disclaim i*esj)o 11sibi 1ity for opinions expressed
history. T he la tte r horn of the dilem m a had been tak e n.
by contributors in th e ir articles, with some of which they
Reference to the works of th e most noted spiritualistic
.agree, w ith others, not. G reat la titu de is allowed to corre­
writers, as well as the new spaper organs of the movement,
spondents, an d they alone are accountable for w hat they
will show th a t th e thaum s, or “ miracles,” of every
write. _ T he jo urna l is offered as a vehicle for the wide
“ magician,” saint, religious leader, and ascetic, from th e
dissemination of facts and opinions connected w ith the
Chaldean Magusti, th e a ncient H indu saint, th e E gyptian
Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences. A ll who h a v e ’
Ja n n e s and Jam bres, th e H ebrew Moses and Jesus, and
an ything worth telling are made welcome, a n d not in te r ­
th e Mussulman Prophet, down to the Benares Sannyasi of
fered with. R ejected MSS, are not returned, -
M, Ja co llio t, and th e com m on fa k ir of to -d ay , who has m ad e
 1 I« ■ THE T II E .0 S 0 B 11 i S T .
Anglo-Indian mouths gape with wonder, have each and all
been spoken of as tru e mcdiuinistic marvels. This was the.
best th a t could be done with a difficult subject, b u t it could
not prevent spiritualists from thinking. T he move they have
thought, read, and compared notes, du rin g th e past five
years, with those who have travelled in Asia and studied
psychological science as a science, th e more has th e first
acrid feeling against our Society abated. We noticed
this change in the first issue of this magazine. A fter
only five years of agitation, without abuse from us or any
aggressive propagandism on our part, th e leaven of this
g re at tr u th has begun to work. I t can be seen on every
side. W c arc now kindly asked to show E urope and
A merica experimental proofs of th e correctness of our.
assertions. L ittle by little, a body of persons, including
some of th e best minds in the movement, has come over
to our side, an d m any now cordially endorse our position
th a t th ere can be no spiritual intercourse, c ither w ith th e
souls of the living or the dead, unless it is preceded by
self-spiritualisation, th e conquest of th e m eaner self, th e
education of th e nobler powers within us. T he serious
dangers as well as th e more evident gratifications' of
incdiumship, arc becoming gradually appreciated. P h en o ­
menalism, thanks to th e splendid works of Professor
Zollner, Mr. Crookes, Mr. Varlcy, aud other able experim en­
talists is tending towards its proper limits of a problem of
science. There is a tho ughtful and more au d more earnest
study of spiritual philosophy. W c see this not alone
among th e spiritualists of G reat Britain, Australasia, and
th e U n ite d States, b u t also among th e intellectual aud
numerous classes of th e Continental spiritists, and th e
mi'.gnetists. Should nothing occur to break the present
harmony and impede th e progress of ideas, we m ay well
expect within another five years to sec th e entire body
of investigators of the phenom ena of mesmerism and
mcdiumism more or less imbued with a conviction th a t
th e greatest psychological tru th , in its most unadulterated
form, can be found in the In dian philosophies. And, let
it be remembered, we ascribe this great result not to
an ything we few may personally have done or said, but to
th e gradual growth of a conviction th a t th e experience of
m ankind and the lessons of the past can 110 longer be
ignored.
I t would be easy to fill many pages w ith extracts from
the journalism of to-day th a t sustain th e above views, b u t
we forbear. W herever these lines are read— and th a t will
be hy subscribers in almost every q u arte r of the globe—
tlieir tr u th will not be denied by im partial observers.
Merely to show th e tendency of things, let us take th e
following excerpts from the S p iritu a l Note*, and the Revue
Spirite, organs respectively of the spiritualist and th e
spiritist, parties. T he first says :—
“ From certain delicate yet well-defined signs of the
times we arc led to believe t h a t a great change is g ra d u a l­
ly passing over the spirit of th a t system which, for the
last thirty years, has been called by th e not altogether
happy title of Modern Spiritualism. Tliir, change is
observable, not perhaps, so much in th e popular aspect of
the subject which will, doubtless, always remain, more or
less, one of sign and wonder. I t is probably necessary
th a t such should be the ease. I t is very likely a sine.
van. th a t th ere should always be a fringe of ', th e purely
marvellous to a ttia c t the criers of the ‘ Lo here ! lo there !’
from whose num bers th e higher and inn er circle of initiates
m a y be from time to time recruited. I t is here wc dis­
cern the great value, with all th e ir possible abuses, of
physical manifestations, materialisations, and th e like.
These form th e alphabet of the neophyte. B u t th e change
which strikes us a t the present m om ent is w hat wc may call
the rapid growth of the initiate class as opposed to the
neophytes : the class of those who have quite grown out
of the need of these sensible wonders (a need through
which, however, they have duly passed) and who are pre­
pared to pass to th e sublimest heights of the Spiritual
philosophy. W e cannot b u t regard this as an em inently
happy sign, because it is the evideuce of normal growth,
. : . ......... . [March, LS8JL
W e have had first the blade, th e n th e ear, b u t j now 'wc
have th e full corn in th e ’ear. Am ong the m any tevidenccs
of this change we-note two especially,; each of which has
been mentioned already in .these columns in its Single
aspect. One is th e publication of Dr.' W yld’s book>on
Christian Theosophy, th e other the formation and develop­
m e n t of the secret society, called the Guild of th e : Holy
Spirit. W e are not prepared to com mit ourselves to ia il
th e doctrines of Di\ W y ld ’s book, '•> T h e Guild would- be
very probably too ecclesiastical in its stru cture for m any of
our leaders— it is founded, w e'm ay lneiltion, by a 'c l e r g y ­
m an of th e Church of E n g la n d — b u t in each case we notice
w hat is called a ‘ levelling up.’ W e perceive th a t th e
param ou nt idea is not to call spirits from the vasty d e e p —
not to force the hand of th e S p irit world (so to say) an d
to compel its denizens to come ‘ down’ (or ‘ u p ’) to us,
b u t so to regulate life as to open up th e dorm ant sense on
our side, aud enable us to see those who are not in a land
th a t is very far off, from which they have to come up or
down to us. This, we happen to know, is pre-em inently
th e case with th e Guild, which, beginning by being reg u­
lative of life and worship, includes a m argin for any
am ou nt of th e th au m aturgical element. We may not say
more ; b u t we m ay also point to every page of Dr. W y ld ’s
book as an indication of a sim ilar method ; and we notice
th e supervention of th a t method with much satisfaction.
I t will never be the popular method, b u t its presence,
however secret, in our m idst will work like leaven, aud
affect th e whole mass of Modern S piritualism .”
T H K “ U H V U K S l ' I U l T K , ” H D I T til) Ii Y T H A T H O N o U R K l ) A N D
thoughtful F re n c h spiritist, our friend, M. Leymarie, F.T.S.,
has devoted many pages to Theosophy during th e past
three years, and commended our Society’s plans and
principles to public notice. I n a recent issue appears a
review- of our progress from the beginning to the present
time. “ W e may say” it remarks, r‘ th a t even now this
Society is ou the highroad towards a grand success. Its
birth seems likely to be th e beginning of a most im por­
ta n t philosophical aud religious m ovem ent in both
hem ispheres; while a t the same tim e contributing to a
moral regeneration among the Hindus, so sadly d egenerat­
ed by centuries of different oppressions............. In our
opinion th e Theosophical Society is a g rea t centre of
research, and its magazine, the T h k o s o p i u s t , the channel
through which we (Europeans) may to a certain extent
share in th e same.”
F or the m agnetists none, of course, are so well au th o ­
rized to speak as Baron du P o te t and M. Alphonse
Cahagnot. T he former wrote us (see Vol. I., 117) “ Receive
me, then, as one closely identified with your labors, an d
rest assured t h a t the rem ainder of my life will be con­
secrated to the researches th a t your great Indian sages
have opened out for us.” T he la tte r said “ The founda­
tion of such a Society as yours has always been th e dreaui
of my life.” . ■ •
H istory teems w ith examples of the foundation of sects,
churches and parties by persons who, like ouselves, have
launched new ideas. L e t those who would be apostles
and write infallible revelations do so, wc have no new
church b u t only an old t r u th to commend to the world.
Ours is uo such ambition. Ou the contrary, we set our
faces like Hint against any such misuse of our Society.
I f we can only set a good example and s tim u la te ,to a
better way of living, it is enough. M an’s best guide, reli­
gious, moral and philosophical, is his own inner, divine
sense. Instead of clinging to th e skirts of any leader in
passive inertia lie should lean upon th a t better self—
his own prophet, apostle, priest, king and saviour. N o
m a tte r w hat his religion, he will find within ,his
own n ature th e holiest, of temples, the diviuest of
revelations. .i , „ i. . ,i
D O E S V A C C I N A T I O N P R E V E N T S M A L L - P O X '!
Tlic N ovem ber Journal o f Science (L ondon) contains
an interesting review of Dr. P a r k in ’s new work E pide­
miology, or tlie Remote Causes of Epidem ic Diseases in tlie
A nim al and Vegetable Creation,” wliieli is well worth read­
ing. Dr. P ark in ’s theory is th a t “there oeeur certain ' pes­
tilential epochs’during which the world is at. frequent in te r­
vals devastated by epidemics which travel in a d e te r­
minate direction from Central or E astern Asia to the
west of Europe, and even to Am erica ; th a t during such
epochs all diseases, oven those not considered as c om m uni­
cable from one person to another, increase' in frequency
nnd violence ; t h a t these epochs nre fu rth e r m arked by
Epizootics and by "b lig h ts” or widespread diseases in tho
vegetable world, and are attended by a general intensi­
fication of earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts, fogs,
seasons of abnormal heat or cold, and oth er convulsions of
inorganic nature. Such an epoch is generally ushered in by
th e appearance of new diseases, or the reappearance of
maladies th a t had become obsolete. T he last great p esti­
lential term, Dr. Parkin thinks, began about the seventh .
century, and the fatal wave or current, rolled westward
w ithout check to the beginning of th e eighteenth century.
D u rin g this time a succession of epidemics raged, among
them the fearful plague, or Black Death. In ISO:) an
epidemic of yellow fever nt Malaga carried off 30,000
)ersons. The plague visiting London in 1005 destroyed,
jetween tho months of J u n e and December, 20,000 p e r­
sons, or one-third of th e then whole population. According
to Sydenham it had invaded England everv th irty or forty
years. In 1770 it was a t Marseilles,in 1771 and 1772 a t Mos­
cow, in 1815-10 iu th e N eapolitan dominions. B u t des­
pite its frequent, challenges to medical science tho best
authorities have confessed th a t of its tre a tm e n t little is
known ( See Am. Cyelo. X II I , 300). Nor, in fact, is a n y ­
thing definiteknownas to th e causes of epidemics in general.
T he autho r of the medical articles in tho Cyclopedia ju s t
named prophetically ( A l) . 185!)) says:— " T lie progressive
sciences of meteorology and physical geography will pro­
bably soon throw additional light upon these difficult
questions.” Dr. P a rk in ’s new work comes almost as a
fulfilment, of this prophecy. H e seems to have conclusively
disposed of two pot popular theories, th a t of th e sanitary
reformers th a t dirt is the primal cause of epidemics, and
th e notion t h a t they are propagated by contagion. Such is
also the opinion of th e reviewer in tho J o u r n a l o f Science,
who admits th a t th e historical facts m entioned by Dr.
Pa rk in “arc decidedly opposed to both.” As examples
lie cites th e facts t h a t “ th e cholera has been known to
travel steadily for hundreds of miles in th e tee th of a
strong monsoon. I t often works up a river, showing
th a t it is not occasioned by infections m a tte r draining
into the current.” And he adds significantly, “ alike in
epidemics of plague, cholera, and ycllow-fever, it has been
found th a t classes of people who from occupation or habit
were most exposed to the air suffered most, whilst those
who k e p t themselves shut up escaped. How ill this agrees
with the teachings of the sanitary reformers !”
B u t we have not referred to this subject merely to show
the helplessness of W estern scientists in facc of one of
these mysterious waves of death t h a t flow around the
globe a t intervals. T he im mediate cause is the bearing
they have upon tho subject of compulsory vaccination
in India, W e have before us an interesting public
document* kindly sent us by th e learned Dr. Leitner,
President of the Government University College, Lahore.
Tho opinion of th e A nju m an upon th e Bill m a k ­
ing vaccination compulsory having been asked
by th e P u njab Government, th a t body after a sensi­
ble and tem perate debate, advised against the
adoption of the compulsory clause. T h e H in d u members
especially, and Dr. L eitner himself, pointed out th a t if
th e ignorant H in du s should once learn th a t the vaccino
* Proceedings of the Anjwn(tn‘i'Punjab%-in connection with the frofosed assuming the. pestilential proportions which it displayed
Vaccination JJill, etc, ■ . :■ :
lymph is obtained from ulcers on th e teats of th e cow,
there would be a general protest, perhaps forcible1 resist­
ance, to th e enforcement of th e Act. For, while certain
products of th e cow are regarded, upon the auth ority of
Shastras, as holy, all others, including blood and its im ­
purities arc regarded as most im pure and unholy. And
any one who should knowingly perm it either of them
to e n te r his body in any manner, would lose caste. W e
are not aware w hat action was taken by the authorities in
th e premises, b u t if it is not too late perhaps those in
charge of th e subject will be interested in the following
extract from th e same article (“ The S anitary Millen­
n iu m ” ) in the Journal o f Science :—
“ Am ongst the diseases which had become less fre­
qu e n t nild less severe, b u t which have since resumed an
epidemic and highly dangerous character, a p rom inent
place is due to small-pox, especially as its alleged p reven­
tive, vaccination, has taken rank among the political,
questions of the day. W c are told th a t if this disease no
longer carries off its victims hy tons of thousands, as iu tho
dark ages, th e change is due to vaccination. B u t thero
can bo n ot a shadow of doubt th a t small-pox had begun
to decline long before the discovery of J e n n e r wns intro-,
duccd into practice.
“In 3722 Dr. Wagstaffe wrote t h a t the m ortality among
children did not exceed .1 per cent, of the cases. From
1700 to 182") th e re was not a single epidemic of small­
pox in England. Yet, according to a report published by
th e College of Physicians in 1807, only about H per cent,
of th e population were vaccinated. Now if we admit th a t
the im m u n ity gained by this operation is absolute and
permanent, how is it possible'that th re e vaccinated persons
out of every 200 would protect th e rem aining 107 ? A t
th e present time ab ou t 07 p e r c e n t, of th e population are .
supposed to he vaccinated. Y e t so far from being able to.
protect th e residual .*5 p e r cent it is considered t h a t t,lu;v
are imperilled by th e obstinacy or neglect of this small
minority. W c have th e lamentable fact that, whilst
vaccination has become all b u t universal, small-pox has
reappeared among us not in isolated cases b u t in epide­
mics succeeding each other a t short intervals, and each
more deadly than th e foregoing. T hus in th e epidemic of
.1857-58-50 the deaths were 14,244 ; in th a t of 1803-04-05
20,050, and in th a t of 1870-71-72 44,840. T h us in tho
first interval the deaths from this cause had increased 50
per cent, whilst tho population had grown only 7 per cent.
In tho second interval th e deaths from small-pox have
risen by 120 per cent, b u t th e population only 10 per cent.
A n other ugly fact is th a t th e n u m b e r of persons who have
been vaccinated b u t who are subsequently attacked with
small-pox is steadily' on the increase. A t the High gate
small-pox hospital from .1835 to 1851 th e previously-
vaccinated formed 53 per cent, of th e total small-pox
cases adm itted. I n 1851-2 it rose to 00’7 per c e n t ; in
1854-5-fj- to 71*2 per cent ; in 1850-00 to 72 ; iu 1800 to
81'1 aud in 1808 to 84 per cent. How arc such facts to
be reconciled with tlie orthodox theory t h a t vaccination is
a safeguard against small-pox ? W h a t would be th e con­
clusion formed by an unprejudiced statistician if these
figures were laid before him ? If a grows more common
as b increases in nu m ber and general distribution no man :
in his senses will argue th a t is a hindrance to a. The
very opposite conclusion, that b is causally connected with
a would seem more legitimate. How th e credit of vacci­
nation is to be saved is not apparent. W c cannot cut tho
kn ot by supposing t h a t modern medical practitioners are
less careful and skilled in the performance of th e opera­
tion or less scrupulous in th e selection of vaccine lymph.:
There remains, then, merely the conclusion th a t small-pox,
too, has had a period of cessation during the latter p a rt of
th e past century and th e first qu arte r of the present ;— .
th a t the a p p a re n t success of vaccination was mainly due.
to its coincidence with this temporary lull, and th a t th e .
disease is now rapidly regaining its old virulence and re-'
jn the days of our forefathers,” , j . • '
 I t is b u t fair to rem ark th a t our esteemed colleague,
Dr. D. E. Dudley, President of th e Bom bay Theosophical
Society, tak es exception to th e accuracy of th e abovo
statistics of mortality, and b u t for th e exigencies of liis
rapidly growing practice would have added a note. Pos­
sibly he m ay find tim e to do so n ex t m onth. Meanwhile
let us hear from native medical practitioners, astrologers,
and pandits what th e Shastras have to say as to tlio cause
of epidemics and other abnormal phenomena.
A nd here is another m a tte r upon which E urope would
like to be informed abo ut by them. I t is ta k e n from
S p iritu a l Notes (London).
“ According to Dr. Vinconzo Peset y Cervcru tlio crystals of
hremoglobulin obtained from tlie blood of different animals liavo
forms so distinct and characteristic th a t the origin of a sample of
blood may tlin.s be determined ! All th a t is required is to mix tho
blond with a little bile, when crystals not exceeding 0.003 metre in
size arc formed ill the muss. The shapes of the crystals aie said to
be as fellows:—Man, right rectangular prisms ; horses, cubes ; ox,
l'liombohcdroiis ; sheep, rhombohedral tables ; dog, rectangular
prisms ; rabbit, tetrahedrons ; squirrel, hexagonal tables ; mouse,
octahedrons, &c. Commenting on these allegations the Jo u rn a l of
Science sagely suggests th a t “ if th ey are confirmed th ey may serve
for tlio solution of a most im portant question raised by Dr. Lionel
Beale. If the theory of Evolution be true, the crystals obtained
from animals which are nearly related should be either identical or
such aN are in form easily derived from each other. Should the
liajinoglolmlin crystals- -e. (]., of the horse and the ass, of the dog
and the fox, of the rabbit and the hare, or of the ra t and the mouse—■
belong respectively to different systems, it will supply a serious
argument in favour of independent creation !”
A N E P I D E M I C O B S E S S IO N .
A fearful epidemic, rem inding one of the gloomy scenes
of the mediaeval .ages has j u s t broken o ut in th e Italian
province of Udino, horrifying th e clergy, and stirring up
th e whole body of physicians and police. I n the A nnalcs
<V Ili/r/iene, a, inodical journal, edited by Dr. Collin, who
bases liis information upon th e official reports made by
physicians called from th e largest cities of Ita ly to witness
th e strange facts, we find th a t th e epidemic originated, in
.1.878, with a woman who suffered for eigh t years with
hysteria suddenly transformed into violent convulsions,
accompanied by convulsive howls and blasphem y (?) As
a m a tte r of course, th e parish priests declared a t once
th a t she was possessed of an “ evil spirit,”— w hether
from God” as in th e case of Saul, or from some one else
who keeps a supply on h and th e good fathers ventured
not. to .say. Hence, it was decided t h a t th e p a tie n t should
be purified according to th e rites prescribed by th e Holy
( ■hurch, and th e Evil One driven out of her with great
solemnity. But, strange to say, from th e very m om ent tho
exorciser touches the sufferer, instead of h er being relieved,
the poor woman fell into a worse fit th a n ever, and from
th a t day, tho convulsions became more terrible th an ever.
T h e mere sight of the priest, and th e ringing of bells,
especially seemed to bring them on with renewed vio­
lence. Seven months later, three young girls of the
.same com m unity got th e same kind of convulsions .accom­
panied by identical screams. They were sub m itted to
exorcism with as solemn a ceremonial as in th e first case,
b u t w ith no b e tte r results. Tlieir disense became p e r ­
fectly unmanageable. Since then from four women, tho
num ber of p a tie n ts has increased to forty, th e sufferers
being young from 10 to 20 years of age, w ith th e excep­
tion of three old grannies, who followed suit. Filially, a
young soldier, on leave a t th e said village, caught the
same disease and exhibited the identical symptoms.
D uring the fit, tlie patients call th e devils by whom they
a*-e obsessed by their names, state th e day when they
entered into them , and describe the persons whose bodies
they (the fiends) had inhabited before they chose to give
these th e preference. A num ber of them boasted of th e ir
clairvoyant powers, of being able to speak in any foreign
languages they chose. I n proof, th ey usually u tte re d
rertain incomprehensible sounds to which they gave the
names of L a tin and French, The p atients ftre fill alik§
affected by bell-ringing ; and church ceremonies such as
exorcism and public prayers only make m atters worse.
N o t only do they fail to afford any help, but new cases
are developed at every exorcism.
I n th e ir official reports the physicians, sent to the spot
to inquire into th e causes of the epidemic, a ttrib u te tho
la tte r partially to th e hysterical tendency of the first
three patients, and partially and especially to the fanatical
influence exercised over the population by th e local priests,
who do everything they can to develop am ong th e m a
blind superstition. T he devil and his doings are more
talked about th a n God in th a t locality. “ T han ks to the
daily teachings of the crafty and remorseless clergy,” says
th e paper “ th e im agination of every female in the district
is filled with old legends and narratives about cases of
obsessions which h appened du rin g th e mediaeval period,
and th e ceremony of exorcism has firmly convinced tho
patien ts th a t th ey were, indeed, u nd e r the influence of tho
evil one. In th e neighbourhood of th e infected locality,
there is an old church called th e “ Clangetto shrine,”
having had for several centuries th e reputation of success­
fully driving th e devils o u t of the bodies of th e obsessed,
a n d — it has to live. ' T h e epidemic is of th e most obsti­
na te kind. Since th e beginning of the judicial inquest, a
nu m b e r of new cases have developed, which became of so
scandalous a character as to necessitate th e help of the
troops. T he village is declared in a state of q u a ra n tin e —
a regular siege. A nd it required a whole battalion of
soldiers to forcibly carry away seventeen obsessed patients,
who are now safely lodged in th e U dino hospital.
T he P a ll M ali Gazette of J a n u a ry 7, 1879, printed a
lette r from its Rome correspondent in which this epidemic
and another curious psychological case were mentioned,
H e wrote as follows :—
“ I n a little village away up in th e province o fU dine,
on th e borders of Ita lia Irredenta, there is a great alarm
and commotion ; for th e young girls of th e place, one
after another, are showing outward and visible signs of
being possessed by a devil. According to all accounts
th ere are now about th ir ty young women in this unhapp y
condition. W h y th e Evil One should have selected so
obscure a village for his operations does not seem quite
clear. Indeed, the blame is laid not on him, b u t on th e
priests. Inquiries made by th e authorities have elicited
th e fact th a t in L e n t last year a series of discourses wero
delivered by a priest, in which he described a t great
length and with much detail tlie pains of hell ; thereby
terrifying weak young women th a t they were already lost
and t h a t the devil had entered into them . Tho priests,
who at first were rather pleased with th e impression th e ir
brother made, have since found th a t thou gh they had
raised the spirit thoy had no power to lay it again. Holy
water produces no effect, th e most searching exorcisms
fail, and even such practical measures as beating th e
person affected have been found useless. W hile the fit of
madness is on, the ‘‘ possessed” crow like cocks, or mew
like cats, or bark and howl like dogs and wolves. W h a t
is worse, they shock th e ir neighbours by blasphemous
and obscene language ; being especially violent against
th e priests, cursing th em for th e ir inability to relieve their
suffering by casting o u t th e devil. The prefect of the
province has sent a commission to Vcrzcgnis, the nam e of
the village, to see w hat can be done to stop the progress of
this madness ; for, by force of example and terror, it'
th rea te ns to spread. T he people of the district are
ignorant and uneducated, and cannot be persuaded b u t
th a t the devil is really a t large amongst them. I t m ust
be remem bered th a t the rural population in m any parts of
Ita ly is no fu rth er advanced in civilization th a n England
was two or th re e hundred years ago.
“ A curious incident of th e same kind was related to me
a few months ago by a friend who had heard it from the
lips of one of th e doctors a t th e lunatic asylum a t Siena.
A t Siena there is a very large asylum in proportion to the
nuiriberof inhabitants, b u t it is nearly always full, Among
 tlie p atients is a m an who was formerly servant to a priest
in th e town, ami ljad been rem arkable for his piety and
devotion. A year or two ago
* he began to show * signs of
,, , • • . i i t
religious mania, and liis master, iti hope of t curing him,
sent him to a country-house for change of air aud scene.’
T h e man appeared to get better, and alter some months
r e tu rn e d to the town, b u t the m ania soon began to show
itself again. H e had an idea t h a t lie was a bishop, and
used to preach in the streets ; so it was resolved to place
him in tlie asylum. Two atte n d a n ts were sent with a
carriage to remove him ; and, to g e t him away quietly, he
was told th a t lie was to officiate a t a religious function. As
he was driving through th e streets he blessed th e people ;
and on nearing th e asylum he expressed a wish to go in
and bless “ the poor mad people,” and so was ta k e n in. I t
was easy to persuade him th a t the patients were his flock,
and he used to preach to th em and to assist th e keepers
in many little ways ; and so, being gentle and harmless,
he became a great favourite. A m ong his flock was a very
violent lunatic, who constantly used language so blasphe­
mous and disgusting th a t it shocked th e keepers, and even
the other patients.; and to this m an he specially devoted
his attention, trying to reason with him and bring him to
a calmer state, b u t always in vain. One day, w ith ou t any
warning, he fell on the blasphem er and strangled him ;
telling th e keepers th a t th e man was possessed w ith a
devil, th a t he had long tried to cast him out, b u t in vain,
and so, as the possessed creature was too wicked to live,
he had killed him. B u t now it, seemed as if t h e spirit of
th e dead man had entered into his m urderer. Religion
was forgotten, and its place was ta k e n by all th e vicious
passions of his victim. T he most, blasphem ous language
continually issued from lips th a t h ith e rto had been pure
of evil speaking ; his gentle n a tu re gave place to th e
violence which had characterized th e man he had killed ;
aud from being th e most tractable of patients he has now
become ono of the most dangerous, and th e one of whom
the keepers are most in fear. They all firmly believe
th a t th e evil spirit cast o u t of th e m urdered m an actually
did e n te r into th e body of the murderer.”
A P A P E R D O M A IN .
One of the greatest curiosities of th e Universal exhi­
bition of Sydney was a house b uilt entirely of paper-
mass, and furnished w ith everything out of th e same
material. Its frame is composed of pressed paper, tho same
as th a t of which car-wheels arc m ade ; its exterior walls
are constructed of th e so-called carton-pierre, and the
em p ty space between th em and th e inner walls is filled
w ith paper clippings. T he interior walls are decorated
with charm ing arabesques, and upon th e im itation stucco
of th e ir surface run wreaths in basso relievo. T h e doors,
wiiidow-frames, and floor aro of th e same material. All
th e house furniture and appurtenances, candlesticks in­
cluded, are m ade of p a p ier inache: even to th e fire­
place, stoves and bedsteads. The carpets and curtains are
also made of p aper ; sheets, blankets, pocket h a n d k e r­
chiefs, ladies’ wearing apparel, caps and bonnets, aro
iabricated out of paper. According to tho reports of the
press, during several dinner and su pper parties given in
th a t remarkable house, th e tables, plates, dishes, knives,
forks and glasses— though happily not the food— wero of
paper-mass. A company for applying practically and
bringing iuto use th e various inventions exhibited in th a t
original dwelling has just been formed a t Sidney. Query :
Will any fire insurance company u nd e rta k e to insure th e
now famous “ Paper-house ?”
A CORRESPONDENT, W R IT IN G FROM BENGAL, S A Y K :—
“ I ta k e this opportunity to inform you t h a t a t a village
called Sonamukbi, about four miles from th e Paniglm r
Station on the E. I. Railway (D istrict Barwau) I am t o l d ,'
there still lives a Brahm an, nam ed T aru ck Mukerjee, who
can swallow stones, bricks, even nails, in fact a n ything th a t
his m outh will admit, and again disgorge
^ O O in th e same
condition. H e will swallow sherbet, i . e . , sugar dissolved
in water,) and give o ut sugar and w ater separately. H e
has got a free pass from th e Railway authorities on which
is endorsed the reason for issuing the pass, opposite the
word “ w hy” th u s ‘ extraordinary man.’ H e is said to
have made all the tickets disappear at, th e Burdwan
Station, on one occasion,” (In his pockets ?) , :
[C onlinuort fro m th o J a n u a r y n u m b e r ,]
T R A N S M U T A T IO N OF M E TA LS, A PACT. ,
HY MUHAMMED AUJF,
N a z ir o f the Collector's Court, Benares.
T he silver-inaker R ahim B uksh of Amelita village—
sixteen miles south from S a h aru n p u r— has, as I have
already rem arked, o ther strange powers than th a t of tho
m aking of .silver out of baser metals. A m ong other things,
he professed to be able to tra n sm u te copper into gold. Let
me describe an experim en t I saw him try.
A friend of mine, nam ed Faiz Mohammed, conversing
with th e M unja rem arked th a t modern chemistry, which
had superseded alchemy, denied the possibility of trans­
m u tin g copper into gold, and called it an exploded dream.
On th e oth e r hand, Aboil Saina, in his old book on
alchemy, affirms that, this can be done by the use of
some oily p reparation from sulphur. W hich was right ?
T he M unja said th e alchemist was right. H e went into
a corner, and searching about showed us an old vial
containing nothing b u t having a greasy smear on its
inner surface. This, tho M unja told us, was the resi­
duu m of this very oil of sulphur, which he had himself
prepared for an experiment, b u t finding it of inferior
quality, he had em ptied it out. A very m inute portion of
it, not even one drop, adhered to the bottom of tho vial,'
H e scrapcd this up on a bit of stick, and rubbed it on a
copper coin which he then laid in th e hot sun. A fter it
had been exposed some ten m inutes or so he examined it,
b u t no change a t all was to be observed. This, he said,
was proof of the inferiority of th e sulphur-oil as, if it had
been good, th e h a lf a n n a would have been tu rn e d into
gold. H e then laid it in a gentle fire so as to heat,
w ithout melting, it. A fte r another q u a rte r of an hour it was
removed, and we found it of a yellowish color on both sides
though th e oil had been applied b u t to one side. I
suspected th a t tho oil had contained somo strong mixture
of zinc, which I knew would einbronze tho copper coin, at
least on tho surface which it had touched. 1 so remarked
to th e Munja, b u t he calmly called for a chisel and told
mo to cut tho coin in two. I did so, an d f o u n d it o f the
same yellow tin t through and through. I t was given to a
goldsmith to ru b on his touchstone, and by him pro­
nounced to have no appreciable q u a n tity of gold iii it. I
myself m elted tho pieces in a crucible and th e resulting
butto n of m etal retained th e same yellowish hue. i
tasted it, and sm elt it, b u t'i t had none of the peculiarities
of brass. W h a t it was I do not know, b u t it certainly
was ne ith e r gold, copper, nor brass. My friend Faiz
Mohammed had seen him do this experim ent once before
aud with th e same result. T he half-transmuted coin he
had k e p t in strong vinegar to see if it would corrode like
copper, b u t after long exposure no verdigris was formed.
Goldsmiths in th e village also told me th a t tlio Munja
had made o ther experim ents of a similar kind, b u t had
only succeeded in g e ttin g th e yellowish m etal 1 had seen
him make.
One curious feat of his was the following. H e would
cause each of a n u m b e r of persons to take a splint or stalk
of a certain k in d of grass, called seenl: — of which natives
m ake brooms and which are also used as tooth-picks^—
and cut th em all to one leng th —say a span. Each man
holding his stick, th e M unja asked who desired his stick
to be increased in length. One having expressed tha t
wish, th e M unja would clap his hands once and snv Ba.r
 ji'to ! (Increase !). H e would th e n — w ith o u t him self having
touched eith er of th e sticks or approached any of tho
bystanders— order us to m easure th e sticks again. T liat
of th e man who had spoken would be found to have
become an inch longer th a n tho o th ers ! I saw him do
this 011 tw o successive days, one stick being elongated on
each day. I was, however, told by rep u tab le w itnesses
th a t th ey had seen him m ake six or seven sticks grow
longer in a single day. I asked him how to account for
th e phenom enon, b u t his only reply was, “A sk m e n o th in g ;
see for yourself.” I am satisfied th a t th e re was n e ith er
sleight-of-hand nor confederacy. B u t this, of course, is no
proof for others.
H o does a h an d k erch ief feat which rem inds one of
some of the so-called “ sp iritu al phenom ena” th a t arc d e­
scribed by E uropean w riters upon m edium ship, and I th in k ,
is quite as wonderful. H e will le t th e b y standers tie
as m any knots as they choose iu th e ir h andkerchiefs and
throw them all into one pile on th e floor. H e will then
w ith out touching them , throw his own cloth over th e
heap ; and then calling upon each one to say bow m any
knots he has tied in his handkerchief, he touches th e heap
with a seven-jointed bam boo stick once for each knot,
rep eatin g each tim e th e word Kliolo ! (open !). W h en th e
whole n um b er of strokes has been given, he causes th e
covering cloth to he rem oved, and lo ! every k n o t is
found to have disappeared. T his I saw him do only once
and w ith a single h andkerchief— th a t of F aiz M oham m ed
— in which seven kno ts had been tied as tig h tly as pos­
sible ; two persons having even pulled th e two ends of
tho h an d k erch ief w ith all th e ir stren g th . T he u n ty in g was
accomplished as rapidly as he could touch th e covered
handkerchief w ith bis stick or wand.
E xperim en ts like th e above th is stran g e m an is doing
every day. I cannot say w h eth er he w ould show th em
to Europeans, b u t I have no d oubt of it. C ertain ly th e
captain of his old troop lias been seeing th em off’ and on
for several years past. W hen I called on Ila h im B aksh
to bid him farew ell I asked w hat good advice he had to
give me. H is answ er was th a t he hoped I would not
enslave m yself w ithin th e narrow bounds of m odern
science, b u t extend m y stu d ies to th e w ider range of th e
ancient science, whore I would find th a t o u r ancestors had
learned secrets of n aturo w orth th e finding out.
Benares, December, 1880.
SECRET D RINK IN G “ AT HOME.”— THE SPREAD OF INTEM-
ierato h abits in th e large P residency tow ns am ong young
Siiu d u s may well alarm all tru e friends of India. Slowly,
y et surely, it is sapping tho best n atio n al tra its and
preparing a direful fu tu re for th a t educated class upon
whom oil hopes of A ryan regeneration arc based. Theso
young men do not often have an o p p o rtu n ity to see th e
reverse of th e b rig h t p ictu re of E uropean civilization, for
there are few enough in terested in th e m to show it. L et
us a t least do our p a rt by giving th em a glim pso of
th e state of society in one of th e m ost pious, enterprising,
and intellectual cities of G reat B ritain . H ow would theso
young H indoos like to sec their wives and d au g h ters
copying th e ir own vice after th e following fashion ?
A writer in the E d i n b u r g h D a i l y Review gives a rath e r appal­
ling picture of the extent of secret drinking among ladies in th at
town. H e nays :— “The other day, in the ladies’ room of one of
the confectioners in Edinburgh, T counted twelve ladies afc one time,
each drinking spirits, porter or alo (none had wine); one, a girl not
14 years old, consumed a bottlo of stout. A t the counter of the
same shop, while I was buying some “ sweeties,” two young ladies
under 20 paid for three “ brandies and soda.” In the same plaoe,
nt another time, about noon, I was shocked to see a lady order and
drink a glass of raw brandy, and go away without eating anything. A
friend who witnessed a similar incident said the draught was follow­
ed by liberal applications of eau-de cologne to cover the offensive
smell. I a m credibly informed th a t school girls, with books in
hand, go to confectioners for “ nips” of cherry brandy, more th au
one such visit being paid by the same girl at ditterent shops on her
■way home ; anil iu ono case the owner of the shop got a severe
reprimand from a young girl for having entered her bn.ndy in th e
family passbook, as she intended to pay for it herself separately.”—
T h “ lU n d ig o Advertiser,
D A C C A M U SL IN S A N D S IL V E R F IL A G R E E '
■ WORK. ■ 1i
A “ Lover of A rt ” in I h e O rie n ta l M iscella n y s a y s :—
One of th e finest qualities of Dacca m uslin is th a t known
as S h a u g a tl T he word m eans “ presen tatio n ” or “ gift.”
Sharbati and M n h n a l K h a s are other designations applied
to th e finest qualities. M u lvia l khas (i. e. K in g ’s m uslin),
is also used as a generic nam e for all the finest webs. T he
second and th ird q u alities are called respectively A h -
rawan (ru n n in g w ater) and Shabnam (dew.) T he chief
differences in th e m an u factu re of these consist in th e n u m ­
ber of threads in th e w arp ; th e finest has more th a n 1,800,
th e second q u alities 1,400 and so on, th e threads being finer
in proportion to th e ir g re a te r n u m b e r. There are moro
th read s in th e w arp th a n in th e woof— th e proportion be­
tw een them being generally as !) to 11. T he trade in these,
celebrated fabrics has, for som e tim e past, been steadily'
declining, owing to th e ir costliness and th e introduction of
E nglish goods. T he finest D acca m uslins are, consequently,
now very difficult to ■procure. T here are still, however,
a few fam ilies a t N aw ab p u r capable of producing these
exquisite tissues, b u t th ey m u st be specially ordered, and,
generally e ith e r th e m aterial or th e capital for its purchase
has to be supplied. A h a lf piece (10 yards) of th e highest
quality of "M a lu u d k h a s” cannot be m ade in less th an four
or five m onths. T h e prices of th e finest tex tu res range from
Ils. 100 to Rs. .‘500 p er piece of 20 yards ( about a yard in
w idth). A b -ra w a n and Shabnam are now m uch m ore in
use th a n th e finest qualities. A whole piece of th e finest
quality can be m ade to pass th ro u g h an ordinary sized
finger-ring. T av ern ier relates th a t a P ersian am bassador
on his re tu rn hom e from In d ia presented to his S hah a
sm all cocoaimt. shell, n o t large ® th a n. an ostrich egg DO stu ,d ­ •
ded w ith pearls ; th e co n ten ts consisted of a D acca m uslin
turban, 30 yards long.
T he th re a d used for th e finest m uslins is m ade a t
D ham rai, tw en ty m iles n o rth , of D acc a; it is spun by
w on'cn, by tliu fingers only, and direct from th e finest
cotton ; it is so costly th a t an ounce will fetch from Rs. 20
to Rs. 50.
I t has been a d isputed question w hether even th e very
finest D acca webs have n o t been equalled by th e highest
q u alities of E uropean m achine-m ade m uslins. Dr. Forbes
W atson, in his work- on th e T extile M anufactures ,of
India, gives an exceedingly in te re stin g account of a series;
of experim ents, (by count of threads, by w eighinent, and by
microscopic determ in atio n of th e diam eter of th e thread,
th e num ber of filam ents in it, and th e diam eter of the
filam ents them selves), aud th e resu lt was alto g eth er in
favour of th e D acca fabrics. D r. W atson concludes his
account th u s :— “ However viewed, therefore, our m anufac­
turers have so m e th in g still to do. W ith all our machinery
and ivo n d ro u s a p p lia n ces, we have hitherto been, u n a b le
to produce a fabric which f o r fineness or • u t i l i t y can equal
the ‘ woven-air ' o f D acca— the p ro d u c t o f arrangements
which, a p p e a r ru d e a n d p r im itiv e , b u t to/rich in reality are
a d m im b ly adapted fo r their purpose.” .
C uttack is well-know n for its silver filagree work. A n
outline of th e processes em ployed by th e Sonars (silver­
sm iths) in m aking th e w oik is given below :— ■
Purification o f s ilv e r :— O ne p a rt of lead and sixteen
p arts of silver are m elted to g e th er in a small earth en cup,'
which is placed in a larg e e arth en pot or furnace filled
w ith b u rn in g charcoal. T he pure silver is th en extracted
and placed in an o th er earth en vessel in a furnace, and
again m elted. W hen th e q u a n tity of silver is small, the
m elting is perform ed in a sim ple earth en pot filled with
burningO charcoal,’ th e h e at of which is sustained a t high
pitch by being blown upon th ro u g h a bamboo tube ; in
m elting a large q u a n tity a furnace, blown by bellows, is
employed. .
Casting into bars T he m olten silver is formed into
sm all bars or sticks by being ru n into m oulds m ade by
 hollowing o u t channels in bricks, oil being poured into
tlie m atrix before th e silver is ru n in.
B e a tin g in to plates W hile th e stick of cast silver is
still .somewhat soft, it is ham m ered upon an anvil ; th en
sm eared w ith an acid, heated, and beaten again and again :
a, stick of silver w eighing a to la is h eated and re-heated,
d u ring th e process of beating, a t least te n tim es before it
atta in s the required te n u ity for draw ing in to wire.
D raw ing into wire :—T iiis is effected by th e use of a
draw -plate called a.janta (a p la te of iron pierced w ith
holes of different sizes). O ne end of th e piece of silver
being carefully beaten to a p o in t sm all enough to be passed
through th e largest, of th e holes in th e ja n ta , is seized
by a p air of pincers, and th e hole is pulled th ro u g h T he
end is again beaten to a poin t for insertion in to th e n e x t­
sized hole in th e plate, and th e w ire is th e n pulled
th ro u g h it in like m anner, and so on u n til th e required
degree of fineness is obtained. T h e largest-sized wire,
used for th e m ain lines of tlie design, is, a fte r being drawn
through the. janta, slightly flatten ed by th e h am m er ; th e
th in n e r wire for th e m ore delicate details is tw isted in the
following m anner :—-One end of th e w ire is fastened to an
in stru m e n t like a very large needle, w hich is held betw een
th e feet ; th e o th e r end is attach ed to a piece of sto u t
thread, which, being rolled in th e hands, com m unicates
the motion to th e wire and produces in it a slig h t helical
twist, the m in u te play of lig h t and shade upon w hich adds
considerable lu stre and b eauty to th e filagree work. The
wire is heated and tw isted a lte rn a te ly some th re e or four
tim es, if too g re a t a degree of tw istin g be a tte m p te d a t
once, w ithout th is freq u en t h eating, th e w ire would break.
F orm ation o f the pattern. .’— T h e m ain lines (formed of
th e th ick er flattened wire) are laid down upon a sh eet of
ahral: (mica) and flattened to it by a p eculiar cem ent.*
W ith in the m ain lines of th e design, th e sm aller filagree
details, which have been separately made, out of various
thicknesses of th e tw isted w ire (slightly flatten ed by the
ham m er), are carefully arran g ed in tlieir place and cem en t­
ed to th e mica. T h u s held together, th e p erm an en t
soldering is effected. T h e solder used is silver w ith an
alloy of pew ter. A small q u a n tity of th is is p u t upon th e
parts to be joined, and th e whole is placed over a file
until the solder is m elted and th e union of th e several
lieccs secured. F o r soldering th e m ost m in u te portions a
amp and blow -pipe are used, th e filagree work being held
beneath the lam p in a small tray. T he whole process of
forming the p a tte rn consists in m aking u p th e m in u te
com ponent forms (which are first b en t an d fashioned by
pliers and pincers into th e required shapes) into larger
sections of th e design, jo in in g these u p again into still
larger portions, again u n itin g these into g re a te r groups,
aiul so on u n til th e work is com pleted. A large object
th u s consists of m any hundreds of sep arate pieces which
have in th is way been fitted together.
Cleaning a n d finishing :— T h e delicate snowy ap p ea r­
ance which a finished piece of silver filagree w ork p re ­
sents is produced by heatin g ami steep in g in acid— a
process which is th rice repeated ; after tin s t.he object is
rubbed w ith b u rn t borax, again dipped in acid, and th en
brushed over w ith r it It a-f* w ater. Finally, certain p a rts of
th e design are polished by burnishing, an d th e work is
completed. . th ro u g©h th e m ists of th e ir own ignorance
T ilK M ALA, O il H IN D U A N N A LS 01-’ T H K
of G ujarat, by tlio H on. A lex an d er K inloch Forbes,
(G ujarati E dition, Bom bay, LH70) says, p. 270, th a t iu
1827 Mr. Bavadoll, C ollector a t A lnnedabad, was ordered
by th e B ritish G overnm ent to enquire in to th e castes of
G ujarat, aud reported 207. O riginally th e re Were b u t
four— B rahm in, K schatryia, V aistrya and Sudra.
* I t is t h u s m n d e :— A g u m is o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e k e r n e l o f a s m a l l f r u i t
ca ll e d L a i nek ; t h i s is w o t t e d a n d r u b b e d o n ft .sto ne, t h o n ' m i x e d w i t h a l i t t l o
borax.
f H ifhu., t h e v e r n a c u l a r n a m e f o r I h e p l a n t f i e p h u h is sa .p o n a n ’a , t h e o u t e r
p a r t o f t h e p u l p y f r u i t o f w h i c h a s w el l k n o w n f o r i t s d o t e r g o n t ^ u a l i t i e ^
tho n a m e b e i n g m c r o i y a c o n t r a c t i o n o f &y><? buH cus*
A G L A N C E . A T IN D IA , P A S T , P R E S E N T A N D
FU TU RE. ,
( A le c tu r e * d e l iv e r e d u p o n in v i ta t io n b e f o r e audiciicos of N a ti v e s n n d
E u r o p e a n s , n t A m r i t s a r , O c t . 20 , 1 8 8 0 ; L a h o r e , N o v . ] ‘2 ; M u l t n n ,
N o v . 1!) ; C i i w n p o r e , N o v . ‘2 9 ; U o t m r e s —b e f o r e I I . II. t l i e M a h a r a j a h —
' D e c . 7 ; A l l a h a b a d , De::. 22.)
1SV COLONEL HKNRY S. OLCOTT,;
Prcsidettt o f the Theosophical Society.
. T he P a st. ■ . .
W h en we look over th e accounts th a t have been w ritten
w ithin our own lnodern historical period about the
m igrations of peoples, th e rise and fall of em pires, th e
characters of g re a t m en, th e relative progress of science,
th e arts, lite ra tu re , philosophy and religion ; and when
we see how th e positive assertions of one w riter are denied
point-blank by another, and th e n th e facts of both proved
false by a th ird who conies a fte r them , is it too m uch to
say th a t H isto ry is, for th e m ost p art, a system of bold
lying and ig n o ran t m is-statem en t ? I th in k not. A nd
I am q u ite sure th a t o u t of all th e historians who have
figured d u rin g th is epoch th a t I have m entioned, hardly
one can be acq u itted , or will be acq u itted by posterity, of
incom petence or som ething worse. O f all th e u n tru s t­
w orthy historians th e w orst is he who w rites in th e in terest
of some one religion o ag©a in st th e religions
o ^ of others. I t
would seem as though, no m a tte r w h at his creed, he con­
sidered it a pious d u ty to lie as m uch possible for th e
glory of his p artic u lar god. A sim ilar blig h t is seen resting
upon the consciences of political historians, though not so
fatally, for if th e ir p a rty in te re sts are b u t cared for, th ey
can afford to be in a m easure fair in o th e r directions. I t
seem s im possible, therefore, to g a th e r any idea of eith er
E gyptian, G reek, R om an, A ssyrian, European, or A m erican
history w ith o u t reading all th e historians to g eth er .and
ex tractin g th e tr u th o u t of the clash and conflict of error.
I t will not be req u ired th a t I should give in th e very
few m inutes for which I shall detain you, e ith e r a list of
th e historians or specim en ex tracts from th e ir works, upon
w hich th e above opinion is based : it being shared by
m any of th e ablest com m entators. Suffice it to say th a t
th e E uropean histrio g rap h ers have never had u n til
w ith in a very rec en t period— say not more th a n one cen­
tu ry — any m aterials for w ritin g even th e m ost m eagre
outline of A ryan history. U n til th e E nglishm an, S ir
W illiam Jo n e s and his compeers, and th e F renchm an
B nrn o u f led th e way into th e splendid garden of S ans­
k rit lite ra tu re ; u n til th e astonished eyes of th e W est saw
its glorious flowers of poesy, its fru its of philosophy and
m etaphysics, its crystal-like riv u lets of sciencc, its niagni-
fic'iiitstructures of philology; no one dream ed th a t th e world
had had any history w orth speaking of before th e tim es
of th e G reek and llo in an civilizations. W estern ideas of
E gyptian, P ersian, B abylonian, Chinese, and In d ian
achievem ents— physical, intellectual and m oral— were as
hazy as a fog. L ike th e wayfarer who tries, w ith th e
help of th e stre e t gas-lam ps and th e lanterns of his
servants to pick his w ay th ro u g h London streets, w hen
one
•
of those dense• fogs ®
of th eirs tu rn s. noon. into
i
black
.
night, they, th e historians, w ere groping after th e facts
o and— religious
o
prejudice. Y ou m ay look th ro u g h any g reat library you
please, and you will find th e re whole shelves of auth ors who
1’ R O V I N C K
have tried th e ir best to prove th a t everything has happened
w ithin th e last (5,000 years. Yon will see some n o t asham ed
or afraid to say th a t A sia derived her religious ideas, h e r
industries, and h er very language from th e Jew s or early
C hristians. Y on can find books w hich try to prove th a t
S a n sk rit is a derivative from the H ebrew , You can also
* A p p l i c a t i o n s h a v i n g ’ b o o n s e v e r a l l y m a d e t o m o f o r p e r m i s s i o n t o is s u o
th is Ic e tu re hi n p a m p h le t form , a n d to tra n sla te H in to Bengali, U rd u ,
H i n d i a n d T a m i l , I t Was t h o u g h t e x p e d i e n t t o l e t i t f i r s t a p p e a r i n t h o
T h k o s o p i u s t , w h e n c e it m a y b e t a k e n fo r th e ab o v e p u rp o s e s b y a n y ono
w h o m a y t h i n k i t w o r t h h is w h i l e t o g o t o t h e n e c e s s a r y t r o u b l e , a n d
expense. < : • •
• . H . S, O l c o t t .
Xtomfay, l§Slt * ■ cr
 i2 4 t H E ! T H E OS O P K IS l’.
rend argum en ts from C hristian w riters to show th a t th e
parental resem blance of H in d u m ythology to Biblical
stories is due to th e fact th a t S t. Thom as, one of the
alleged disciples of Jesus, came to In d ia and preached his
religion here ! T he theory th a t A ryavarta was th e cradle • m any ages the' E gyptians traded w ith th e ir old homes and
of European civilization, th e A ryans th e progenitors of
W estern peoples, and th e ir lite ra tu re th e source and
spring of all W estern religions and philosophies, is com­
paratively a th in g of yesterday. Professor Max M iiller and
a few o th er S an sk ritists of our generation have been b rin g ­ ■th a t th e old civilization of E gypt is the d irect o u t­
ing about th is change in W estern ideas. L e t us hope th a t
before m any more years roll by, we m ay have out' th e
whole tru th ab o u t A ryan civilization, and th a t your
ancestors (and ours) will be honoured according to th e ir
deserts. T he pride of m odern people m ay receive a shock,
b u t th e ancients will be vindicated and th e cause of tru th
advanced. ' book had been prin ted , before th e doors of a school had
The fact will th e n appear, far more d istin ctly th an
ev en now, th a t long before th e first page of th e B ible was
w ritten, generations before th e Jew s had a n atio n ality to
boast of, beforo th e foundations of B abylon w ere laid, or
th e first stone of th e E g y p tian pyram ids h ad been hew n—■
and th a t, according to B aron B unsen and Boeckh, m ust
have been m ore th a n 5,700 years B. C— th e A ryans were
enjoying a splendid civilization, and had perfected a
gram m ar and language w ith which none o th e r can com ­
pare. If asked to prove m y words, I m ay do so by
propounding a question. To w hat age of th e world s
history m ust th e beginnings of th e E g y p tian S ta te , the
m onarchy of Mena, th e founder of E gypt, be carried back?
Those most interested in th e solution of th is problem
hesitate even as to th e d u ratio n of M anctho’s d ynasties—
from M ena to th e last P h arao h — th e m ost em in en t m odern
Egyptologers not d arin g assign to it a m ore recen t period
than betw een 5,000 and 0,000 years B. C. A nd w hat do
th ey find on th e very thresh o ld of E g y p tian history, fu r­
th e r back th a n which W estern history cannot p e n e tra te ?
W hy, a S ta te of th e m ost m arvellous civilization, a S tate
already so advanced th a t in co ntem plating it one lifts to
rep eat w ith R enan, “ one feels giddy a t th e very idea,
(o n estpri,s de raiig e) and w ith Brugsch : “ th e re are no
ages of stone, bronze anti iron in E g y p t...... ....W e m ust
openly acknow ledge th e fact th a t, up to th is tim e a t least,
E gypt throw s scorn upon these assum ed periods.” A nd
now, E gyptian history and civilization being th e m ost
ancient we have, and th is history p ic tu rin g to us, nearly
8,000 y e a r s ago, a people already highly civilized, not m
tho m aterial sense alone, as Brugsch tells us, b u t in social
and political order, m orality and religion, th e n e x t question
would be w hy we should sa.y th a t In d ia and n o t E gypt
is th e older. My reason m ay seem a t first glance
paradoxical, y e t nevertheless, I answ er— because notkim j
is known o f Ind ia , 8,000 years ago. A nd whim I say
nothing is know n I m ean know n by us, th e W estern
nations, for th e B rahm ins have th e ir own chronology and
no one lias th e m eans of proving th a t th e ir calculations
are exaggerated. B u t we E u ropeans know nothing, or a t
least have know n noth in g of it u n til now, b u t have a rig h t
to more th a n suspect th a t In d ia 8,000 years ago sen t a
colony of em igrants who carried th e ir a rts and high civiliza­
tion into w h at is now know n to us as E g y p t. T his is
w hat B rugsch Bey, th e m ost m odern as well as th e m ost
tru sted Egyptologer and antiq u arian , says on th e origin
of th e old E gyptians. R egarding th ese as a branch of th e
C aucasian fam ily having a close affinity w ith th e Jndo-
f G erm anic races, lie insists th a t they “ m ig rated from Asia,
long before historic m emory, and crossed th a t bridge of
n a t T o n s , th e Isth m u s of Suez, to find a new fath erlan d oil
th e banks of th e N ile ........’’ T h e E g y p tian s came, accord­
ing to th e ir own records, from a m ysterious land (now
shown to lie on th e shore of th e In d ia n Ocean) th e sacred
J ’u n t ; th e original hom e of th e ir gods— who followed
thence afte r th e ir people who had abandoned them , to
th e valley of th e N ile, led by A nion, H o r and H atlior.
T his region was th e E gy p tian “ L and of th e Gods”—
J ’a - N U T K K , . in old E g y p tian — or lio ly -lan d , and now
p ro v ed b ey o n d a n y d o u b t to h av e b e e n q u ite a d iffe ren t
[Marcli, 18Si.
place th a n th e ‘ H oly L a n d ’ of Sinai. By th e pictorial and
hieroglyphic inscriptions found (and interpreted) on the
walls of th e tem ple of the Q ueen H ash top, a t D er-el-bahri,
we see th a t th is P u n t can be 110 o ther th an India. For
: th e reference here m ade by them to th e nam es of the
Princes, of P u n t and its fauna and flora, especially the
nom enclature of various precious woods to be found b u t
in India, leave us scarcely room fo r' th e sm allest doubt
come of th a t of th e still older India, m ost probably
' of th e Isle of Ceylon, w hich was in prehistoric days
p a rt and parcel of th e g re a t C o ntinent as th e geologists
te ll us.
So th e n we see th a t thousands of years before a single
spark of civilization had appeared in Europe, before a
been opened, those g re a t A ryan progenitors of ours were
learned, polite, philosophic?,1, and nationally as well as
individually great. T he people were not, as now, irrevo­
cably walled in by castes, b u t th ey were free to rise to
th e highest social dignities, or sink to th e lowest positions,
according to th e in h ere n t q u alities th ey m ig h t possess.
If th ere were g re at philosophers in those days, so also
th ere were g re at philologists, physicians, m usical com­
posers, sculptors, poets, statesm en, w arriors, architects,
m anufacturers, m erchants. In th e Chi'ttooshushtee-kSla-
Nirmly?!,, of Vatsiivfinit, arc m entioned fifty different pro­
fessions th a t were followed in th e Vedic period, and th a t
shows th a t not only th e actual comforts, b u t also th e
luxuries and am usem ents of a civilized com m unity were com­
mon then. W e have th e enforced testim ony of m any C hris­
tian authors, whom certainly no one will suspect of p a rtia ­
lity for India, th a t n e ith e r in w hat th e W est calls ancient
nor m odern tim es have th e re been produced such trium phs
of th e h um an in tellect as by th e A ryans. I m ig h t fill a
separate book w ith extracts of this kind, b u t it is unneces­
sary ju s t now. I will cite only one witness, th e Rev.
W illiam W ard, a B a p tist M issionary of S eram p u r and
a u t h o r of a w ell-know n work on In d ian H istory, L iterature,
and M ythology. T h e ir gram m ars, he says, “ are very
num erous, and reflect th e highest credit on the ingenuity
of th e ir authors. In d eed , in philology th e H indoos have
perhaps excelled both th e ancients (m eaning, no doubt, the
G reeks and Rom ans) and th e m oderns. T h eir diction­
aries, according to him , “ also do th e h ig h est cred it to
th e H indoo learned m en, and prove how highly th e
S an sk rit was cu ltivated in form er periods.” T he H indoo
sages “ did not p e rm it even th e m ilitary a rt to rem ain
u n e x am in e d ...... . it is very certain th a t th e H indoo
K ings led th e ir own arm ies to the com bat, and th a t they
wero prepared for th is im p o rtan t em ploym ent by a
m ilitary education ; nor is it less certain th a t m any
of these m onarchs were distinguished for th e highest
valour aud m ilitary sk ill.” A fter recounting m any
im portant facts, Mr. W ard says, “ F rom th e perusal
of th e preceding pages it will appear evident th a t tho
H indoo philosophers w ere unquestionably m en of deep
eru d itio n .............and th a t th ey attracted universal homage
and applause ; some of them had more th a n a thousand
disciples or scholars.” A nd in concluding th e foiirth
volum e of his work lie pays your ancestors th is m erited
■com plim ent: “ N o reasonable person will deny to th e
H indoos of form er tim es th e praise of very extensive
learning. T he variety of subjects upon w hich th e y wrote
prove th a t alm ost every science was cultivated am ong
them . T he m anner also in which th e y tre a te d these
subjects proves th a t th e H indoo learned m en yielded th e
palm of learning to scarcely any o th e r of th e ancients.
The more th e ir philosophical works and law books aro
studied th e m ore will th e enquirer be convinced of the
depth of wisdom possessed by th e authors.”
Now I have been often asked by those who affirm tho
superiority in scientific discovery of m odern nations,
w h eth er th e A ryans or th e ir contem poraries could show
an y th in g so splendid as th e electric telegraph and tho
1 steam engine, My answ er ia th a t th e properties of steam
arc said to have been know n in those ancient days ; tlia t
prin tin g wa.s used a t a m ost rem ote a n tiq u ity in China. ;
and that, th e A ryans lmd, and certain of th e ir descendants
now have, a system of telegraphing th a t enables conversa­
tion to be carried 011 a t any distance, and th a t requires
n e ith e r poles, wires, nor pots of chem icals. You wisli to
know w hat th a t is t I will tell you, find tell it to the
very beards of those ignorant, half-educated people who
m ake fun of sacred things, and who are not asham ed to
revile their forefathers upon th e stren g th of some superficial
English education they m ay have picked up. Y our
ancient Yogis could, and all who have acquired a certain pro­
ficiency in occult science, can th u s talk, even now, with
each other. Some of you may honestly dou b t it, b u t
still it is true, as any a u th o r who lias w ritten 011 Yoga, and
every one who lias practised it from th e an cien t Rishis
down to some living Yogis of our day, will tell you.
A nd th e n th e A ryans— if we m ay believe th a t good
man, th e late Braimicliari B aw a— knew a branch of
science ab o u t wliich th e W est is now speculating much,
b u t has le a rn t next to nothing. T h ey could navigate th e
a i r ; and not only navigate it b u t fight b a ttle s in it, like
so m any war-eagles com bating for the dom inion of the
clouds. To be so perfect in aeronautics, as lie ju stly
savs, they m ust have know n all th e arts and sciences
related to th a t science, including th e stra ta and cu rrents
of the atm osphere, th e ir relative tem p eratu re, hum idity,
and density, and th e specific gravity of th e various gases.
A t the M ayasabha, described in th e B harat, lie tells us,
were microscopes, telescopes, clocks, w atches, m echanical
singing-birds and articu latin g and speaking anim als. T he
“ A shtar V idya”— a science of which our m odern professois
have not. even ail in k lin g— enabled its proficients to com­
pletely destroy an invading arm y by enveloping it. in an
atm osphere of poisonous gases, filled w ith aw e-striking,
shadowy shapes, and w ith awful, sounds.
T he m odern school of C om parative Philology traces the
m igration of A ryan civilization into E urope, by a study
of m odern languages in comparison w ith th e Sanskrit.
A nd we have au equally, if not a still more, strik in g m eans
of showing th e outflow of A ryan thought* tow ards the
W est in th e philosophies and religions of Babylonia,
Egypt, Ureecc, Rom e and N o rth e rn Europe. Ono lias
only to p u t side by side th e teachings of Pythagoras,
Socrates, P lato , A risto tle, H om er, Zeno, H esiod, Cicero,
Seievola, Varro and Virgil, w ith those of Veda-Vyasa,
K apila, Goutam , P atau jali, K aiiada, Jaim in i, Nil rad a.,
Panini, Marichi, aud m any others we m ig h t m ention, to be
astonished at th e ir id e n tity of conceptions—an identity
th a t upon any oth er theory th a n th a t of a derivation of
th e younger philosophical schools of th e W est from th e
older ones of the East, would be sim ply m iraculous. T he
hum an m ind is certainly capable of evolving th e like ideas
in different ages, ju s t as h u m an ity produces for itself in
each generation th e teachers, rulers, w arriors and artisans
it needs. B u t th a t th e views of th e A ryan sages should
be so ideutical w ith those of th e la te r C reek and Rom an
philosophers as to seem as if th e la tte r were to th e former
like th e reflection of an object in a m irror to th e object
itself, w ithout au actual, physical transm ission of teachers
or books from th e E a st to th e W est, is som ething opposed
to common sense. A nd th is again corroborates our con­
victions th a t th e old E g y p tian s were em ig ran ts from
In d ia ; nearly all th e famous ancient philosophers had
been to to le a rn her wwdom, from th e Jew ish
Muses to th e C rock Plato.
A nd now th a t we have seen— how ever im perfectly, for
the. Ihem e is inexhau stib le— w h at In d ia was in th e olden
tim es, and w hat sort of people were her people, le t us,
move th e panoram a forward and throw a glance a t the
In d ia of our own days. •,
THE P i t KS K N T .
I f one who loves th e m em ory of th is blessed A ryavarta
would n o t have liis h e a rt filled w ith sorrow lie oug h t not
to p erm it him self to dwell too long over th e past. For,
as th e long procession of g reat men is passing before his
in ner vision ; and he sees them surrounded w ith the
golden lig h t of th e ir m ajestic epochs, and then tu rn s to
view th e spectacle th a t is presented by th e India of to-day,
it will be hard, th o u g h h e were th e m ost courageous of
souls, to escape a senso of crushing despair. W here are
those sages, those warriors, those g ia n t intellects of yore '(
W here the happiness, th e independence of .spirit, th e self-
respecting d ignity th a t m ade an A ryan feel him self fit to
rule th e world, and able to m eet th e very gods 011 equal
term s ? W here arc th e cunning artisans whose taste and
skill, as exem plified in th e m eagre specim ens th a t rem ain,
were unrivalled ? W h ith e r are departed th e B rahm ins
in whose custody were all th e treasures of A siatic know ­
ledge ! G o n e : all gone. L ike th e visions of the n ig h t
they have dep arted into th e m ist of tim e. A new n a tio n
i* being fa b ric a te d out o f the old m a te r ia l i n co m b in a tio n
v'it/i m u c h a llo y. The In d ia of old is a figm ent of th e im a­
gination, a faded picture of th e m em ory ; th e In dia of to ­
day a stern reality th a t confronts and supplicates us. The
soil is here, b u t its fatness is dim inished ; the people re ­
m ain, b u t alas ! how hungry and how degenerate. India,
stripped of her once lim itless forests th a t gave consta n t crops
and ab u n d a n t fe rtility by regulating the rainfall, lies baking
in th e b listerin g beat, lik e a naked v aletudinarian too
helpless to move. T he population has m ultiplied w ithout
a corresponding increase of food-supply ; u n til starvation,
which was once th e exception, has become alm ost habitual.
T he difference betw een so-called good and so-called bad
years to a t least 40 m illions of toilers, is now only th a t in
th e one th ey starve a, little less th a n in the other. C rushed
in heart, deprived of all hope, denied th e chances of m uch
b etterin g his condition, the poor ryot, clad 111 one little
strip of cloth, lives 011 from hand to m outh in hum ble,
pious expectation of w liat to him will be th e happiest of
all hours— th e one th a t ushers him into th e o th e r world.
T he union of the olden days is replaced by disunion, pro­
vince is arrayed against province, race against race, sect
against sect, bro th er against brother. Once the nam es A rya
and A ryavarta w ere talism ans th a t moved th e h e art of au
Indian youth to its depths, sent th e flush of blood into th e
cheek, and caused the eye to glitter. Now, th e demon
of Selfishness sits a th w art all noble im pulse ; the struggle
for life has m ade m en sycophants, cowards, traitors. The
brow of a once proud nation is laid iu the dust, and sham e
causes those who revere her m em ory to av ert th e ir gaze
from th e sickening spectacle of her fallen greatness.
M ighty cities, once th e homes of hives of population, the
centres of luxury, th e hallowed repositories of religion and
science, have crum bled into d u s t ; and eith er the filthy beast
and carrion bird in h ab it th e ir desolate ruins, or the very
recollection of th e ir sites is lost. Now and then th e delv­
ing archaeologist exhum es some fiagm ent which serves
to verify th e ancient A ryan records; but, ten to one, he
tries to tw ist th e ir evidence into a corroboration of
some p e t theory th a t denies a g reater an tiq u ity th au
a handful of centuries to Indian civilization.
I t is not my province to deal w ith th e political interests
involved in th e full consideration of our subject. I f 1
were in th e least com petent to handle it— wliich I cer­
tainly am not, after such a mere glim pse as 1 have had
of th e situation, and w ith th e tastes and habits of a life
opposed to m y dabbling in politics a t all— 1 would never­
theless abstain. F o r my in tere st in In d ia is iu her lite ra ­
ture, h er philosophy, her religion, and her science ; it was
to study them I came. A nd it is upon glancing a t those
th a t I am constrained to express my sorrow tlia t things
are as they are. T he B rahm ins I find engaged as clerks
to G overnm ent and to m erchants, and even occupied in
m enial capacities. H ere and there a learned man is to bo
found, b u t th e m ajority receiving 110 encouragement, to
devote th e ir lives to abstract science or philosophv, have
given up th e custom of th e ir forefathers, and th e ir glory
is departed. Som e still linger about th e tem ples, and
rep eat th e ir shlokas and shastras in a parrot-like w ay ; and
ta k e w hat gifts th e stingy and im poverished public may
fling a t th e m ; and waylay th e E uropean visitor w ith
 outstretched palm and th e droning cry of baksheesh ! B u t
in th eir tem ples th e re are no longer any sacred m ysteries,
for th ere are few priests who have become in itiated, and
few who even believe th a t th ere are secrets of N a tu re th a t
th e ascetic can discover. T he very successors of P a ta n -
ja li, Sankara, and K an ad a doubt if m an has a soul, or any
la te n t psychic powers th a t can be developed. A nd th is
fashionable scepticism ta in ts th e m inds of all Y oung
India. The flower of A ryan y o u th are-tu rn in g m a te rial­
ists under th e influence of E uropean education. H o p e—
th a t bright angel th a t gives joy, and courage to th e hum an
intellect— is dying o u t ; th e y have no longer hope in a
life of the hereafter, nor in th e splendid possibilities of
th e life of th e present. A nd w ithout hope, how can
th e re be th e Cheerful R esignation u n d er evils th a t begets
Perseverance and P lu ck ? Wo have th e au th o rity of S ir
R ichard Tem ple, late Governor of Bombay, for saying
th a t “ m odern education is shaking th e H indoo faith to
its very foundation.” T hese are th e very words he
u tte re d not long ago, in a speech a t th e U n iv ersity of
Oxford, th e p am p h let report of which I have h ere in my
hand. A nd he m entions as chief am ong th e effects of
tlm t change th e form ation of th e th re e g re a t “ religious
sects” of th e B rahm o Sam aj, th e P ra rth a n a Sam aj an d —
m ost absurdly— th e Theosophical Society, which never was
nor ever pretended to be a sect 1 T he A ry a Sam aj lie
does n o t so m uch as m ention, though th e P resid en t of th e
B om bay Sam aj— Rao B ah ad u r Gopalrao H u rre e Desli-
m ukli— is a m em ber of th e Bom bay G overnor’s Council,
and th e forty or fifty branch Sam ajis already founded by
D ayanund Swauii include perhaps as m any registered or
affiliated m em bers as th e o th er th ree societies together.
S ir R ichard tells th e E nglish people th a t now is th e tim e
for th e m to send out more m issionaries, as Y oung In d ia
is ready to tu rn C h ristian as it were in a m ass ! Now I
believe this is a perfectly erroneous supposition. As I
see it, th e young H indoos outside th e reform atory Sam ajes
arc losing th e ir old religious belief w ithout gaining or being
ready to em brace any other. T hey are becom ing exactly
like th e g re a t mass of educated y outh in E urope and
Am erica. Influenced by th e sam e causes, th e y require
th e same treatm en t. I t is Science which u nderm ined th e
foundations of R eligion ; it is Science which should be
compelled to erect th e new edifice. As an incom plete
study of N a tu re has led to A theism , so a com plete one
will lead th e eager stu d e n t back to faith in his in n e r and
nobler self, and iu liis spiritual destiny. For, there
is a circle of Science as of all other thiugs, and th e
whole tru th can only be le a rn t by going all th e way
round. This, I th in k , is th e stro n g est corner of th e
edifice of Theosophy th a t we are try in g to raise. O ther
agitators come to th e young g eneration claim ing a u th o ­
rity for some book, some religious observances, or some
m an ns a religious guide aud teacher. W e say
“ We interfere w ith 110 m an ’s creed or caste, preach no
dogma, offer no article of faith. W c p o in t to N a tu re as
th e most infallible of all divine revelations, an d to Science
as the m ost com petent teach er of its m ysteries.” B u t the
science we have in m ind is a far wider, higher, nobler
science th an th a t of th e m odern sciolists. O ur view
extends over th e visible and invisible, th e fam iliar and
unfam iliar, th e p a te n t and th e occult sides of N atu re. In
short, ours is th e A ryan conception of w hat science can be
and should be, and we p o in t to th e A ryas of a n tiq u ity 'a s
its m asters and proficients. Y oung In d ia is a blind crea­
tu re whose eyes are not y et open ; and th e nursing
m other of its th o u g h t is a bedizened goddess, herself blind
of one eye, whose nam e is M odern Science. T here is an
old proverb th a t “ in a company of blind m en, th e one­
eyed m an is a kin g ,” aud here we see it practically exem ­
plified. O ur W estern educators know ju s t enough to
spoil our spirituality, b u t not enough to prove to us w hat
m an really is. T hey can draw Y oung In d ia aw ay from
th e ir old religion, b u t only to plunge th e m 1 into tho
swamp of doubt. T hey can show us th e ingenious m echa­
nism of our v ital m achinery, th e com position of our
digesting fluids, th e proportion of fluids aiid solids in our
fram e. B u t A tm a is an 1unscientific postulate and
Psychology a species of poetry, in th e ir eyes. Shall we
th e n say th a t m odern education is an unm ixed blessing to
In d ia ? Look a t _ our In d ian youth and answer.' Sir
R ichard Tem ple is rig h t in saying th a t th e foundations of
th e ir faith are shaken ; th e y are indeed, b u t he d o e s! not
seem to perceive th e proper rem edy. I t is n o t C hristia­
nity, which itself is to tte rin g before th e m erciless assaults
of th e liberal m inds w ithin its own ho u seh o ld ;1 I t is
p re-em inently uncongenial to th e H in d u m ind. 1 No
im ported faith will afford th e panacea for th is spiritual
disease th a t is spreading oh all sides. W h a t is needed is
th a t th e V eda shall be once m ore restored to its ancient
hold upon th e In d ia n m ind. N o t th a t it should be accept­
ed as a m ere dead letter. N o t th a t it should have a
m erely ta c it reverence ; b u t an in te llig en t appreciation of
its intrinsic m erits. I t m u st be proven, not sim ply
asserted, th a t th e V eda is th e fountain-source of all reli­
gions, and contains th e indications of a . science th a t
em braces and explains all sciences. To whom shall we look
for th is vindication of ■its m ajesty ? To whom b u t to
those who u n ite in them selves a t once th e advantages of
modern critical cultu re and fam iliarity w ith th e S anskrit
lite ra tu re ; an d — m ost im p o rtan t of all— th e know ledge of
th e hidden m eaning of Vedic allegory and symbolism ?
F or th e inspired V eda is often hidden u n der th o visible
w riting an a nestles betw een th e lines ; a t least th is I
have been told by those who profess to know tho tru th .
A nd ignorance of th is fact, and th e ta k in g of the V eda in
its dead -letter sense, is w hat has driven thousands of th e
b rightest intellects into infidelity. Com parative Philology
will not do our in terp reta tio n for us, it can only show tho
d ead -letter m eaning of th e d ead-letter text. A n esteem ed
Fellow of our Society— Mr. S h ankar P andurang P a n d it—
is doing th is literal translation work a t Bombay, w hile
m any others are busily tracing th e several stream s o f
W estern ideas back to th e p aren t spring in th e Veda. B u t
M odem In d ia needs to be in structed in th e m eaning of
th e Vedic authors ; so th a t th e age m ay have for itself th e
perfect certitude th a t in those far d ista n t ages science was
so well understood as to leave 110 necessity for us to cast
aside as rubbish th a t Book of Books - a t th e behest of
m odern self-styled “ au th o rities” in Science. A n In d ian
civilization restin g upon th e Veda and other old national
works, is like a strong castle b u ilt upon th e rocks : an
Indian civilization restin g upon W estern religious ideas,
aud patched w ith im ported ideas th a t are fitted only to
th e local traditions and environm ents of th e ir respective
birth-places, is b u t a rickety house of cards th a t th e first
blast of stern experience may topple over. W e certa in ly
cannot expect to see un d er th e totally different condi­
tions of m odern tim es an exact reproduction of A ryan de­
velopm ent ; b u t we can count upon th e new developm ent
having a strictly national character. W hoever is a tru e
friend of In d ia will m ake him self recognized by his desire
to nationalize her m odern p ro g ress; her enemy, he who
advocates th e denationalisation of h er arts, industries,
lines of thought, and aspirations. T here are men of b o th ;
sorts am ong th e class who have received th e priceless
blessing of education— and, I am sorry to say, hundreds,
if not thousands, who are settin g th e pernicious exam pla
of aping W estern ways, th a t are "oou only for W e ste rn
people, and of im ita tin g W estern vices th a t are good for
no people, am ong them th e excessive use ’ of spirituous
liquors. I see also everyw here a lot of rich sycophants,
who hum bly bow th e knee to every E uropean they m eet in
th e hope of recognition and reward. T hese poor fools do
not realize th a t a people in te n se ly m anly, independent
and self-respectful like th e E nglish can only feel con­
te m p t for those who cast aside th e ir own dignity and self­
respect. N or are th ey so dull as not to detect, under all
th is m ask of servile politeness, th e concealed scowl of
hatred, aud un d er th is faw ning and cringing, th e m ean
lust after titles aud deco ratio n s.1 A n E nglishm an honours;
a brave foe, an d scorns a sneaking hypocrite. Before-
In d ia can hope to m ake th e first recuperative ste p tip th e
long slope down which she has been four m any centuries-
 dfiflccndiD^i •h er youth m ust learn th e lesson th a t itrue
manhood is based upon self-respect. A nd th ey m ust learn
once more to speak th e tru th . T hero was a tim e when a
Hindoo s word pledged to an o th er m an, no m a tte r w hether
H indoo or stranger, was sacredly kept. English gentlem en
lhave told me more th an once, th a t, th irty years ago, one
m ig h t have lolt a lakh of rupees even uncounted w ith a
N ative banker w ithout ta k in g a receipt, and be sure of
n o t being wronged out of a single pie. Can it be done
now ? F riends of m in e—n ative gontleinen connected
w ith the ju d icial establishm ent— have told me, some w ith
m oistening eyes, th a t lying and p erju ry had of lato grown
so common th a t m agistrates could scarcely believe a word
of tho testim ony offered by e ith e r side unless corroborated.
The m oral to n e of th e legal profession has been p e r­
ceptibly raised, b u t th e m endacity of th e general public
has reached a low level. Do you th in k a national resus­
citation can be even d ream t of w ith such a bottom less
d epth of m oral rottenness to lay its foundations upon ?
Many o r th e b est friends of A ryavarta have confessed all
these things to me, and in accents of despair foretold th e
speer’j y ru in of every thing. Some, th e other day, w ent so
far as to say th a t in all th e N o rth -W est and P u n jab — to say
n o th in g of oth er provinces— six m en of th e tru e p atrio t-
'aero m ould could not be found. T his is not m y opinion.
Bome of you m ay recall th a t in all m y addresses to th e
In d ia n public I have ta k e n th e hopeful view of th e situ a­
tion. I do not wish to deceive myself, le t alono others,
for I hope to live and die in th is land and am ong th is
people. I rest m y ju d g m e n t of In d ian evolution upon th e
whole course of A ryan evolution, not upon a fragm entary
b it of th e same. T he new environm ent is evolving a new
In d ia which in th ree chief respects is th e com plete a n ti­
thesis of th e older one. Old In d ia — and, in fact, even
m odern India, th e one of, le t us say, th e eig h teen th century
— was (1) A siatic to th e core ; (2) it had m ore land th an
cultivators ; and (3) its soil was unexhausted. B u t th e
ibrand-new In d ia of to-day, suckling of M anchester, B ir­
m in g h am and Sheffield, and h u n tin g -g ro u n d of th e
shikarri and th e m issionary, is p u ttin g on E uropean
clothes, and th in k in g along E uropean lines ; its land is
overcrowded ; its soil going at a galloping pace to ­
w ards actual sterility . N o p ro p h et is required to forecast
w hat th is involves. I f ‘ fertile France,’ as D r. H u n te r
calls it,* is crowded, w ith 180 people to th e square m ile ;
and green, fair Irelan d is so over-populated, w ith 169
persons to th e square mile, th a t she pours h e r em igrants
in to A m erica b y m illions ; and E n g lan d ’s people, w hen
th ey exceed 200 to th e square m ile g ain th e ir food only
by tak in g to m anufactures, m ines and city industries—
w hat m u st we th in k of hapless In d ia ’s lo t ? T hroughout
B ritish In d ia th e average population is 243 persons to
th e square m ile ; and th e re are portions— as, for
instance, in th irte e n districts of N o rth e rn In d ia equal in
size to Irelan d — w here th e land has to su p p o rt an average
of 680 persons to th e square mile, or m ore th a n one person
to each acre ! T he F am in e Com m issioners rep o rt th a t in
B engal 24 m illions of h u m an beings are try in g to live
upon th e produce of 15 m illion acres, or ab o u t h alf an aero
apiece. As D r. H u n te r says “ T h e In d ia n soil cannot
support th a t struggle.” A nd w hat th e n — is it asked ?
W ell, death to crores : th a t is th e g rin n in g skull behind
tho gold cloth and g litte r of these p ag ean ts ; tlie terrib le
words traced in th e invisible in k of F a te betw een the
lines of these college diplomas. T h is sta te of th in g s is 'th e
result of definite causes, and in th e ir tu r n these effects
become causes of fresh results far ahead. F rom th e ex­
perience of th e p ast m ay we always prognosticate w h at is
likely to come. A nd th is brings us to th e th ird , and last,
branch of th e subject of th e evening. ' well supported and honoured as in form er days ; w ith the
.................. 1 THE FUTURE. ■ m ost d ista n t districts bound to g eth e r by a netw ork of
W ho shall raise th e cu rtain th a t n o w 'h a n g s in black,
heavy folds before th e Is to Be ? Only th e eye of th e
perfect seer can p e n e tra te th e secrets of th e com ing ages.
' * England's Worl in India. By W. W. iluntor, C.I.E., LL.I)., London;
1881, Smith Eldor & Co. . . . V '
T he true Yogi of old could foretell events beoause he had
acquired th e power to pass a t will into th e sp iritu al
universe, and in th a t condition th e P ast and th e F u tu re
are all m erged into one conscious P resent ; as to an
observer who stands a t th o centre of a circle, every point
in the circum fercnce is equally distant. B u t th e tru e
Yogis aro now few, and if any aro to be m et am ong us,
th e y aro hiding them selves more and m ore carefully
every day from th e sight of men. W e m u st th e n proceed
by th e deductive, since we m ay n o t by th e in tu itiv e, pro­
cess. And, as wo are helped by Com parative Philology to
theorize upon th e origin and destiny of language, so by
th e study of C om parative H istory we m ay a t least get
some idea of th e probable outcom e of tho social forces we
see a t work in th e In d ia of to-day. T hrough th is glass,
then, I sue th e country after having reached th e predes­
tin ed lowest level of adversity— predestined, I m ean, by
th e universal cyclic law which controls th e destinies of
nations, as th e law of gravitation does th e orbits of the
p lan ets— rising again. A ction 'and reaction— tho sway of
th e pendulum of hum an events— follow each other.
N ations, though ever so splendid and powerful, are stam p­
ed out under th e iron heel of reactive destiny if th e ir
in h eren t vitality be weak. B u t when it is strong, th en ,
indeed, m ay we bohold th e m ajestic spectacle of a nation
reviving from its very ashes, and startin g afresh on th o
road to greatness. To which category shall we assign
In d ia ? I know not w h at others m ay say, b u t for m y
p art I do m ost firm ly believe in her future. I f she had
been weak of vitality she would have been obliterated by
various causes ; nay, if she had not had an in h eren t g ian t
strength h er own vices would have destroyed h e r before now.
She has survived every thing, and she will live to renew
her strength. H e r best sons are being afforded not only
th e opportunities for education, b u t also of train in g in
hundreds of offices in practical statesm anship, under th e
greatest n ation of ad m inistrators of m odern tim es— my
own country of A m erica not excepted. E u ro p e a n educa­
tio n is creating a now caste which in to guide the nation
up the hill. A nd, as th e A ryan of form er tim es was th e
very prince of philosophers, so it is in th e order of n atu re
th a t his descendant should become in tim e am ong th e
ablest of statesm en. A lready broader and higher spheres
of usefulness are opening before him , p a rtly as th e result
of his own im portunities, p artly because of th e greater
economy of ad m inistration th a t his admission to th e higher
preferm ents seems likely to offer. W e are perhaps a t th e
threshold of a new era of In d ia n civilization, an era of
enormous developm ent. T he bad crisis may be postponed,
perhaps alm ost averted, by th e aid of liberal science. I f
th e present peaceful and stable order of things should
continue— and surely such would be the sincere prayer of
every ono who wishes well to India, for change would
m ean a plunge back into chaos— we shall see th e barriers
gradually m elt aw ay th a t have k e p t th e people apart.
G radually th e y are realizing th a t, however d ista n t th e
P u n jab m ay be from Travancore, or C utch from Bengal,
th e people are y e t brothers, and th e children of th e same
m other. W hen th is conviction shall once possess th e
whole body of th ese 24 crores th e n th ere will, indeed, be
th e re-birth of th is nation. A nd then, w ith all th e m odern
im provem ents in arts, science and m anufactures superadd­
ed to ab u n d a n t labor ; w ith schools thronged w ith eager
students ; w ith th e know ledge of th e A ryans un earth ed
from th e d u st of th e ages ; w ith th e V eda revorenced and
appreciated by th e whole educated class, who are now
eoquetting w ith Infidelity, w ith A theism , w ith sciolistic
Science— w ith ev erything th a t is calculated to despiri-
tualize and denationalize th em ; w ith S a n sk rit teachers
railways and o th e r public w o rk s; w ith th e m ineral and
agricultural resources of th e country fully developed ; w ith
th e pressure of population adjusted to th e capacities of the
several districts ; and w ith th e last chains of superstition
broken, and th e eyes unbandaged th a t have been so long
 w ithheld from seeing th e tr u th — th e day of A ryan regene­
ratio n will have fully dawned. T hen once m ore shall
A ryavarta give b irth to sons so wise and so good as to
provoke th e ad m irin g hom age of th e world. W hen shall
we see this glorious day ? W hen shall In d ia tak e the
proud place she m ig h t have in th e fam ily of nations ?
All, when ! T he oracle is silent, th e book of destiny
none have read. I t m ay be only after a cen tu ry or cen­
turies ; it cannot be soon, for the pendulum swings slowly,
and on th e dial of F ate th e hours are m arked by cycles
and epochs, not by hours or single generations. E nough
for us tlio prosent hour ; for out of tlio p resen t comes th e
future, and tho things we do and those we leave undone
weave tho w arp and woof of our destinies. We are minsters
of causes, b u t slaves of th e ir results. T ake th is tru th
to heart, you who h ear me, and rem em ber th a t w hatever
y o u r iaitli— if you have any faith a t all in m an's survival
after d eath — w hether, as H indus, you believe in Karina,
or, as B uddhists, you believe in Ska.ndha, you cannot
escape th e responsibility of your acts. W h a t you do that,
is good or bad, nnd w hat you m ig h t do b u t leave undone
will equally be placed to your account by th e Law of Com ­
pensation. T he lesson of th e h our is th a t every In dian
m other should recall to th e child a t h er knee th e glories of
th e past, th a t every son of th e soil should keep green the
m em ory of liis ancestors, and th a t each should do w hat he
can, in every way and all ways to be w orthy of tho nam e
of an Aryan.
S P I R I T U A L MIRACLES.
M R . L A U R E N C E O L I P H A N T ’S N K W B O O K .
Mr. L aurence O lipliant, in his lately published very
in tere stin g and ingenious book en titled “ T h e L a n d of
Gilead,'” gives a t page 420, et seq., a curious account of
some “ Dervish M iracles ” ho w itnessed in 1870, at
Damascus, “ a t all tim es a cen tre of occult know ledge.”
l.V S H X S in iL IT Y TO P H Y S IC A L P A IN .
T here is a certain S h eik h R uslan A boutou, who resides
in a q u a rte r of Dam ascus, know n ns th e M aidan, nnd
celebrated for his m ystical powers, which he was prevailed
upon to exh ib it to Mr. O liphant. and a large party, in ­
eluding some ladies. T he S h eik h , a tall handsom e m an
of about fifty, w ith a b rig h t in tellig en t eye, and decidedly
pleasing expression, received them a t th e door of his co urt­
yard, which was already tolerably full of n ativ e spectators
and of persons who were to tak e p a rt in th e perform ances,
and th ey took th e ir seats on a divan in an ap artm en t, on
one side open to th e court, w hile from th e o th er doors led
into th e house. A fter pipes and coffee, th e S heikh w ent
into nu inner room, and reappeared w ith a bundle of long
iron skewers ; beckoning to a dervish, he m ade him open
his m outh and proceeded w ith th e u tm o st coolness to pass
a skew er from th e inside th ro u g h each cheek so th a t the
points could be plainly seen protruding. H e th en perform ­
ed a like operation on a rem arkably handsom e youth of
about sixteen, his son, whose large clear eyes rem ained
calm ly fixed, and whose countenance in no line indicated
th e slightest pain. N o t a drop of blood flowed in either
case. Tho two victim s stood q u ite unconcerned w ith th e ir
m ouths pressed back, and th e projecting skew ers showing
the points th ro u g h th e ir cheeks.
('JIE W IN 'G A L IV K S C O R P IO N .
L eaving them in th is a ttitu d e , th e S heikh w ent again
into his room and b ro u g h t a sm all square box, from which
he took a scorpion of u nusual size, its vicious tail curling
and strik in go its own back as it w rithed betw een his fingers.
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This he handed to an o th er dervish, who in stan tly dropped
th e lively re p tile into his m outh, crunching it w ith g reat
ap p aren t gusto ; being ns large as an ordinary land crab, it
was a big m outhful, and seemed to w hip up into a sort of
lather, as he chewed it with a perfectly im passive coun­
tenance, ' a fiery furnace, and com ing out as unscathed as Shadracli,
Mr. O lip h an t now suggested th a t the company, being
satisfied in regard to th e skewers, would feel more comfort­
able if th ey were extracted ; as it was unpleasant to see
two m en w ith th e ir cheeks trussed, and seem ing to be
g rinning inanely w ith th e ir m ouths pressed back. The
SI leikh, after ta k in g long deep inspirations and m u tterin g
incantations, je rk e d out the skewers. T he points were
bloodless, and the outside of tho cheeks showed only a
slight induration like th a t of a cicatriscd wound ; there
was no redness or inflam m ation.
T H E F IR E -T E S T IN DAM ASCUS.
A brazier of bu rn in g charcoal was then brought in, and
th e charcoal fanned into a blaze. T he Sheikh th e n w ent
through an invocation, and suddenly with his bare feet
jum ped upon it and stood there for a m inute, th e livid
flame curling round his feet. The m om ent he got off, the
seorpion-eater nnd two or th ree other dervishes rushed
forward arid filled th e ir m ouths w ith th e red-hot charcoal,
which was again fanned, th e smell of burning flesh becom­
ing powerful and sickening as they crunched th e glowing
morsels. T he nerves of th e lady spectators now began to
fail, and w hen th e S heikh produced a larger iron skewer
w ith a heavy iron ball attached to one end, and proposed
to run it through a m an ’s th ro at from th e front, bringing
it out a t tlie nape of th e neck, th ere was a general scream
of horror and dismay. Tho S heikh in vain protested th a t
th e operation would be absolutely painless and showed the
in d u rated spots on th e sides of th e m an’s neck through
which th e in stru m e n t had often passed. T he repugnance
of somo of th e p a rty was not to be overcome. T he S heikh
th en pushed down th e m an's w aist-cloth a little below the
w aist and revealed a row of cicatrices, which m ade a sem i­
circle ex tending round th e body. H e then drew a curved
knife about eight inches long and nearly two broad from a
sheath, and proposed to plunge it to th e h ilt in tho m an’s
stomach. I t had a short wooden handle about four inches
in length, and th ere was no possibility of th e blade slip­
ping back into th e handle. B u t here again ho was stopped
by a cry of horror from th e ladies ; the S heikh and the man
himself, who seemed to consider his credit at stake, p ro test­
ed, and th e re was a general look of dissatisfaction on the
p a rt of the native spectators. Mr. O liphant exam ined both
th e scars and th e knife ; th e form er wero th in beautifully
healed incisions, and th e la tte r sharp as a razor and of the
finest steel. T he p a rty how ever wore determ ined to seo
no more, and m ade ra th e r an ignom inious exit, leaving
th e S heikh bew ildered and som ew hat in d ig n an t a t th e ir
pusillanim ous conduct.
T H E S H E I K H ’S A C C O U N T O F H I M S E L F .
The nex t day th e S heikh visited Mr. O liphant, and had
a long interesting conversation w ith him. H e said ho
was th e hered itary descendant and sp iritual chief of the
O rder of Bedawi, which num bered about 10,000 dervishes.
These were scattered th ro u g h o u t Islam and in all classes
of society ; lie nam ed one of high ran k ; th e O rder was
secret to a g reat extent, though some openly professed
m em bership. Its founder was S heikh Said A hm ed el
Bedawi, who lived ab o u t 200 years ago, nnd is buried in
th e C hurch of the C rusaders a t T antali in Egypt. H e had
been initiated into these m ysteries, b u t it was not profess­
ed th a t th ey originated with him , the power to perforin
them d atin g back to an unknow n period, and com ing still
fu rth er E ast ; it was generally hereditary and was to bo
cultivated by m uch intense prayer and concentration of
will. I t was the same power which had been exercised by
th e sages and seers of th e Bible and other sacred books,
and was not confined to his Order, nor absolutely to Mos­
lems. In great abstraction he som etim es passed into trance,
when he saw and conversed w ith the S heikh el Bedawi,
b u t it was never p erm itted to him to reveal w hat passed
a t the spiritu al interview s. H e w ent on to say th a t the
peculiar stren g th of th e Bedawi lay in th e ir power of deal­
ing w ith fire, and th a t if Mr. O liphant would stay in
D am ascus long enough he wo.ild show him men going into
 Meshech, and Abednego. H e also explained th a t tlio
pow er of healing incisions and p reventing th e flow of blood
resided in th e saliva, to which a healing pow er had been
im parted by an initiatory d ra u g h t after a rigid m ystical
probation ; so th a t w etting a finger w ith tho tongue, and
pressing it 011 a wound in stan tly stopped effusion of blood
and healed it. T he S heikh fu rth e r observed that, though
these practices were not recognised by th e K oran, they
wero perm itted for a special purpose, and th is was to con­
vince unbelievers th a t th e powers claim ed by seers and
holy men of old were n o t m ere fables, and rem nrked
somewhat, slyly, “ W here would C h ristian ity be w ithout
th e belief in th e possibility of sncli powers, seeing
th a t it is b u ilt upon m iracles and wonderful occurrences
received upon th e evidence of th e senses of persons, proba­
bly more easily deceived than ourselves, who lived ages
a g o ? ” * O 11 th is Mr. O liphant rem arks w ith regard to
the m odern lofty scientific scepticism as to th e evidence of
one’s own senses and those of others, th a t th e re m ust be a
limit, to such scepticism, or one would be left, w ithout any
ground for believing in anything.
One of the party w ith Mr. O lip h n n t subsequently w it­
nessed a sim ilar perform ance a t A leppo, when he saw the
knives plunged into th e bodies of dervishes, leaving only a
cicatrix w ithout any effusion of blood, and was unable to
discover any deception in th e m atter. Mr. O lip h an t also
m et an E nglish m edical m an who had lived all his life in
th e East, and who had repeatedly seen, and had ab u n d ant
opportunities of exam ining th e piercing th e th ro a t with
the skewer, and th e p lu n g in g th e knife into th e stomach,
and told Mr. O lip h an t he was u tte rly unable to explain
how it was done without, causing death, m uch less the
effusion of blood, or to account for it by any trick or sleight-
of-hand operation.
S E C R E T C I R C L E S TN I N D I A .
So far Mr. O liphant, who does not seem to be aware
th a t idential w ondrous feats are and have im m em orially
been practised in th a t fu rth e st E ast, w hence th e S heikh
inform ed him th e pow er originally came. T here are secret
circles in In d ia in which, it is w hispered, such m iracles
may be witnessed, and very likely M adam e B lavatsky
could, if she chose, have som ething to say upon the
subject.— London S p iritu a list.
ATost, u n d o u b t e d l y s h e w o u l d Imve m u c h t o sa v ; n n d , t o b e g i n
w ith , H in t slip novel- ,snw “ m i r a c l e s ”— tlie. v e r y n a m e of w h i c h s h e
re j e c t s w i t h s c o r n — e i t h e r i n .such “ c ir c le s” o r i n a n y o t h e r . H u t sh e
lias w i tn e s se d m o s t w o n d r o u s “ p h e n o m e n a , " a n d f a r m o r e w o n d e r ­
f u l t h a n nn y sh e lias se en in E u r o p o a n d A m e r i c a . — E d .
SW A M I D A Y A N AND A N D O T H E R P U N D IT S .
T he bold aud bellig eren t chief of th e A rya Samaj
appears to bo creating more of an ex c ite m e n t th a n ever
am ong th e H indus. H e is heard from in every direction,
and was lately th e cause of a g re a t convocation a t C alcutta
of P u n d its from Gauda, N avodipa and K ashi to discuss
the orthodoxy of certain religious usages th a t he had as­
sailed. F rom th e Pioneer s rep o rt it appears th a t about
:!()() P u n d its from C alcutta, N avodipa, B liatpara, Y ikrani-
pore, Jcssore, Burclwan, and other p a rts of th e country
were present 011 th e occasion. Tlie following native
gentlem en and noblem en also atten d ed th e m eeting :— Tlie
H on’ble M aharajah Jo te n d ra M oliun Tagore B ahadur,
C.S.I., M aharajah K om ul K rishna B ahadur, R aja R ajen-
der N arayan D eb B ahadur, R aja H aro u d ra K rish n a B aha­
dur, Dr. Sourendra Moliun Tagore, C.I.E, th e H o n ’ble Rai
K risto Dass Pal B ahadur, C.I.E., B abu Jo y k iscn M ooker­
jee, M. Jain n a N arayan Tew ari of Cawnpore, M. B anka
Beliari B ajpyu of Cawnpore, S eth N arayan Dass Rai
B ahadur, S eth Joogul Kissore, S eth M oliun Lall, S eth
H ansraj, Lala G liura Mull and some 400 others. P u n d it
M ahesh C hunder Nyarat.ua, Principal, S a n sk rit College,
was appointed Secretary of th e m eetin g . T he Secretary
* C o m p a re .John ix, 0 , L n k e xx ii . f»l. M n r k xv i. 18 , A r t s x x v li i. ft.
explained th e objects of th e m eeting and tlion proposed
th e following questions for solution.
F irst Q uestion.— W h e th er or not th e B ra m a n Dha/] of
th e Vedas is as valid and au th o ritativ e as th e Mantra Bhng
or S an h ita Bha.g ; and w hether th e other Sinritis are as
valid and a u th o rita tiv e as M anu S m riti.
P u n d it R ain S ubarm annya alias R am S ubba Sliastri
gave th e following answ er to th e above question :— By the
te x t “ Y ad A"oi K inchaw M onurabadat lad veshajiem ” in
Y agni S anhita, th e validity of the whole of M anu Sm riti
is au th o ritativ ely established. In C h ap ter X I. of M anu
S m riti th ere is a te x t which runs as follows :— “ At.ascha
annaseha D evcta.diksha biprobona bashan vivi dharclia
u pan ish a old ram a sam viday sutribi, &c. This text
proves th a t tho upnnishadh contained in th e B ra m a n B h a g
is as valid and au th o ritativ e as th e Vedas. In T aitari
J a g u r Veda A m unyuk there occurs th e following tex t :—•
“ S m riti P ra ta k shu m atihynuin, &-c.” T his te x t proves tlio
validity of all Sinritis.
Second Question.— W hether or n o t tho worship of
V ishnu, Siva, D urga, and o th er H indu deities, th e perform-,
ancc of S hrad cerem onies after death and bath in g in tho
Ganges, are sanctioned by th e Shastras.
P u n d it gave the following answers to th e above question :
— In R iga Areda S an h ita th e re occurs th e te x t “ Tavos
Sriai M aruto V eva m argaondti rudrayahyu jarnnia cliaru
chit,rani.” T his te x t sanctions the worship of Siva. In
R asu tu rp an i U panishadh there is a text, which sanctions
th e worship of t.he im age of V ishnu. In Y agir Vedas
there is a te x t which sanctions th e perform ing of shradlia
of deceased persons. T here is another te x t which also
clearly shows th a t a person failing to perform his father’s
shrad cerem ony becomes a Chandal, In Raj Vedas San­
h ita th e re is a te x t which sanctions pilgrim ages to holy
places.
T h ird Question.— W h eth er the words “ A gni m ila puro-
h ita n u ” in th e R ig V eda m ean god or fire.
Pundit, gave th e following answ er :— T he prim ary m ean­
ing of “ A g n i” is fire and its secondary m eaning is God.
I t is not reasonable to leave a,side the p rim aiy meaning oj
a vjord a n d take its secondary meaning.
F o u rth Question.— W h e th er Jognas are perform ed for
purifying air and w ater to secure salvation ?
P u n d it R am retu rn ed th e following answ er :— Jognas
are perform ed not for purifying air and water, b u t for
securing salvation as shown by the following tex t in Y agni
Vedas. T here is a passage which clearly shows th e Jognas
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are for securing entrance into H eaven. .
These answers will, of course, be tak en as au thoritative
by all orthodox H indus, b u t th e A rya Sam ajists will doubt­
less hold to th e ir opinions as before. E ven were S,vanliji’s
in terp retatio n s of th e Vedas and other, sacred w ritings far
less correct th an th ey are, his Samaj would still continue
to grow rapidly, for he is always at. work, giving him self
hardly any rest, while our orthodox friends are doing
nothing, or next, to nothing. T he mass of young H in d u s
are not Sanskrit, scholars, and it, is 110 wonder th a t they
should be won over by hundreds of th e Sw am i’s views,
enforced as th ey aro by an oratorical power of the highest
order and a d eterm ined will-force th a t breaks down all op­
position.
C R EM A TIO N S A N C TIO N ED AT R O M E .— L I T T L E BY LIT T L E
th e prejudices of AVestcrn people against the practice of
crem ation are m elting away. AVe read iu th e Catholic
M irror th a t at. Rome th e dem and for permission to pur­
chase an area in th e cem etery of th e Campo Verauo and
erect, thereon a furnace for th e purpose of crem ation has
been th e subject of an an im ated debate in the Municipal
Council. T he n um ber of m em bers present, and the a tte n d ­
ance of th e public, was unusually large. Drs. Baccelli
and P a tti advocated th e system, aud after a vigorous
opposition, sustained 011 th e part, of th e C atholic m em bers
by the C om m endatory de Rossi, th e celebrated C hristian
archaeologist,, and by Prince Cliigi, M arshall of th e ( ’011-
clave, th e m ajority voted in favor of perm ission being
granted,
 (C ontinued from tho J n n u n rv num ber.) ■ '
whose country was called in Greek, Hella-dos, in S an sk rit
A G V ID E TO G R E E K N O M E N CL A TU R E . H ela-des (H ela and desli land). :
Q. W hat, A ryan tribes gave th e ir nam e to tho E uxine
]>Y J M Y A I U M A Y A R M A ,
sea., also called Black Soa ? Give tho etym ology of th is
S e c re ta ry A r y a S a m n j, M u lta n . word? How do the G reek w riters explain it a n d 'w h a t
does th e S an sk rit history say ?
Q. E xplain tho m eanings of tho so-oalled G reek nam es A. Tho whole tribes of the Aswas were tho clans, who
“ H ydaspes” and “ Acesincs.” descending from A m ooor O xus— in fact, tb e “ Ox-nd-racao”
A. Tho H ydaspes is a corruption of S a n sk rit Ood-Asv-os oi' Rajas of th e O xus”* boldly encountered the M ace­
which m eans “ tho river of tho horse chiefs” (horsemen), donian hero. These were the chiefs who founded a king­
aud is ano th er nam e for Y 'llu m or ,Tholam.’“ dom around and gave an enduring nam e to the E uxine
A.cesinos is a corrupted form of A ca-sin-es— (Aca, Sea. T hey were the chiefs of the Oxus, and th e ir k in g ­
w ater ; Sin, th e In d u s ; os, a chief), /. tho chief of the dom was that, of th e Oox-ina. (Eux-ine) or “ kings of th e
w aters of the Indus. I t is an o th er nam e for Chenab. Oxus,” a compound derived from Ooxus and ilia, a. king.
Q. W ho were th e Cha.hlea.ns ? ' O f this the G reeks m ade Euxinos. The old tra.dition i.s
A. C haldea f is a corruption of Ciil, tribe, and Deva, th a t th is soa was first callcd Axeinos or the inhospitable,
a god or B rahm an. T he country colonized by th e tribe of th a t it was th en changed to Eu-xoinos or th e hospitable.
D evas or B rahm ans was called Chaldea, w hence tho word T he old term is m ost fortu n ately preserved; Ooxa w ith
Chaldeans. ina will by th e rules of Snnd/ii. (com bination) exactly m ake
Q. W lm t was tho original sta rtin g -p o in t of tlic good th e old nam e Ookshainos (Axeinos). .T h u s th e
Chal-doans? " G reek m yth is Axeinos, the inhospitable (sea); the Sans­
A. S hin -ar (Sin-war) tho country of “ the people of k rit history— Ookshainos, “ the chiefs of th e Oxus.’’"I*
the Indus.” Q. W ho aro th e Locri in h abiting th e borders of tho
Q. (live an instance of an em igration ■from th e still Euboean S ea ?
more eas'erly districts of A ryavarta, to th e banks of the A. These are the in h ab ita n ts of Logurli, a large dis­
E u p h rates ? tric t in A fghanistan, south of Cabul.
A. T he “ Bojialan”* or “ people of B opal” em igrated to Q. W ho are th e Boeotians in h abiting the north-w est
th e liv er E u p h rates 011 tho banks of which th ey b u ilt tlio part, of A ttica ?
vast city which the C reeks called "B ab u lo n ,” also know n as A. T he B m otians are the K slietriyas or great w arrior
Babylon. casta of N orth -W estern India. T hey are th e “ B aihootians,”
Q. W ho are the A nco-bar-i-tes ? Trace th e ir origin ? a people who em igrated to Greece from tb e fertile banks
A. T he Anoo*bar-i-tes are th e people whom we find of the Belioot (Jhelam ), th e m ost w esterly of the five great
groiqied along th e southern banks of th e E u p h rates. rivers of th e P unjab. T he regular derivative form of
They em igrated from Bhagalpoor and its neighbourhood. B ehute is Ba.ihute, signifying “ the people of the B eluit.”
“ A nco-bar-i-tes” is a. corruption of “ A.nga-poor-i-desli,” T he term Balioot is, however, more especially connected
th e country of Anga-poor. “ A nga” is that, d istrict which w ith th e “ Bahoo” or “ a rm ” (of B ra h m a) whence tho
in classical A ryan w ritings includes B engal proper and w arrior caste of A ryavarta is m etaphorically said to havo
BImgalpur. sprung.
Q. Show th a t tbo pooplo of B anaris em igrated to Q. W h at A ryan tribes colonised the large island of
Persia ? Euboea, im m ediately flanking the province of Btr.otia to
A. Tho in h ab itan ts from B anaris (Sanskiit, V aranashi, th e east. _
from th e two stream s, Vara and N aslii) are d istin ctly seen A. T he island of Enbcua is so called from it.s having
near the banks of tho T igris as “ Cossaei,” i.e., tlio people been colonised by the w arlike clans of the “ Eu-Bahooyas.”
of Casi, the classical nam e for Banaris. Those warriors are Bah.oo-ja,J i.e., born (m etaphorically)
Q. Trace th e origin of th e H ellenes ? from the arm (of B rahm a). N ot only so ; they are E u-
A. The land of H ellas—a nam e so d ear to civilization bahoi>yas,§ it1., tb e Bahoo-jas or warriors par eminence.
and tho a rts — was called from th e H a la m ountains in H ence th eir settle m e n t was Kubota, or the land of “ the
Belooehistsin. T he chief's of th is country were called g re at K slietriyas.”
“ lleliu n es'’ ^ or “ th e chiefs of th e Hoi a.” T here is not Q„ From what, A ryan tribe did the continent of Asia
tho slightest doubt, however, th a t both th e nam e of this receive its nam e ?
m ountain and th a t of tho chiefs of th is country was of a A. The noble tribes of Aswas— the m ighty chiefs of
secondary form, viz., “ H ob,” th e Surya, d em onstrating the O xus— by thoir num bers and prowess gave from thoir
th a t they were of tho genuine ric e of R a jp u ts who were appellation “ A sii” th e ir endearing nam e to the continent
descended from th e S u ry a king. In th is case th e form a­ of Asia. T his is H istory.
tion of the term H ellenes in S an sk rit would be identical Q. W h a t does M ythology say about th e origin of th e
with the Creek. O f th is fact thero can be no reasonable word “ Asia.”
doubt from th e following considerations. H elen (tho A. M ythology says that, th e continent of Asia received
Surya king) is said to have, left bis kingdom to Aiolus, his its nam e from A.sia one of th e sea nymphs, who m arried
eldest son, while he sent forth D orus and Z u th u s to m ake Ja lie tu s and becam e th e m other of A tlas, P rom etheus &c.
conquests in foreign lands. H ayajj is th e title of a renow n­ Q. Trace tho origin of the Scandinavians I
ed tribe of R ajput warriors. T hey were also called ■ A. The Scandinavians are th e descendants of th e
“ A sii” or “ Aswa” and th e ir chiefs were denom inated A ryan K slietriyas. T he E uropean term Scandinavian and
“ Aswa-pas” or th e “ Aswa-chiefs” and to use th e words of th e A ryan K shotriya or “ w arrior ca.ste” are id e n tic a l; the
Conon a,s quoted by Bishop T h irlw a ll,. “ the p atrim ony form er being a S an sk rit equivalent for th e latter, “ Sc.andaT
of Aiolus (the H aiynlas) is described as bounded by th e N ablii” (Scandi-N avi) signifies Scanda chiefs (warrior
river Asopus (Aswa-pas)*, and th e E ni-peus.” Such th e n chiefs). In tho m artial m ythology and w arlike poetry o f '
was the Asopus, th e settlem ent, of th e 11 ay a tribe th e th e Scandinavians and th e R ajputs (Aryan K slietriyas) a
Aswa chiefs, the children of th e “ S u ry a k in g ” or H elen wide field exists for assim ilation. ' '
: ( l'o be continued.) ' ,
* Tl io // n n d j nrc p r o n o u n c e d i n d i f f e r e n t l y in A i y a v a r t a , a c c o r d i n g t o
p r o v in c ia l use
+ M’h e s o u n d o f /• in S a n s k r i t is v e r y f r e q u e n t l y l o s t in CJreok * O x u s ( u d , w a t e r : I ’-ijn. a k i n g \
* H h o o p n ln n p e o p l e o f Uh o o pa l in M a lw a . J j h o p a l f o r m ? t h e e x n e t b o u n d ­ f T h e G r e e k t e r m “ O x u s ” s h o u l d bo p r o p e r l y “ O o k s l i a ” so c a l l e d f r o m ;
a r y " f t h e old A r y a n p r o v i n c e of M a l w a O n k s h a , a n ox , w h i c h is n t o n c e v e r y f a i r K n ui is h a n d S a n s k r i t T h e s e w a r li k o .
£ F r o m l l e l a a n d Inn a k i n g . 1I e l a - i n a l»y l.lie r u l e s of S u n 'lh i o r c o m ­ t r i l l s w e r e :i r a c e o f s h e p h e r d s w h o s e w e a l t h l a y c h i e f l y iu tl .e O o k s h a ,
b i n a t i o n m a k i n g l i e l n i n e s , “ t h o c h i e f s d e s c e n d e d f r o m t.hn S u r y a k i n g / ’ (n n ox )
II l l a y a a n d A s w a a r c s y n o n y m o u s t e r m s f o r “ h o r s e ’’ Itahon-jn. ( I5ahoo, t h e a r m ; jn. bo i’h), /•' , I n r n f r o m t h e a r m . Tl io
*i A s w a p n s ( A s - o p n s i A s w a c h i e f s , t .<-, A s w a n lior.se a n d p o s a t h i e f . It l e t t e r / o f t e n a s s u m e s t h o s o u n d of ?/.
a p p e a r s t<» i n d i c a t e t h e i r e*‘*lel>rif.y n s h o r s e - i n o n , 5: T h o ( J r e e k /y i is i-!u* c o r r e s p o n d i n g f o r m t o t h o S a n s k r i t >S" ( well )
 A R E TH E R E STILL G E N II*
IIV A.J. M O H A M K D J’A N A I l , ; charm ing, and liis moral character w ithout a stain. Add
T ranslator H. I t 's G azetteer D epartm ent.
To corroborate Mr. H o g an ’,s account-'of H ossau Khan
D jinni, published in th e Ja n u a ry num ber, L would say a
lew words respecting m y own observations.
I have been an eye-w itness to some ot' th e wonderful
perform ances of this iiian a t Agra. To convince me of his
extraordinary powers, he m ore th a n once asked me to
tlnow my ring in a well situ ated close to his house. W itli
my own hands I liave w rapped up th e ring and throw n it
into the well, and to my surprise w ithin half a second
found it again in my pocket. It- was noted of him th a t if
lie sim ply touched a tiling though kept- u n d er lock aud
key, it would be carried to liis house by liis genii.
A sim ilar instance th a t came u n d er my notice is th a t
of a peon a t A jm ere now living, who claim s to have a
sp irit un d er his command and with its help to g e t anything.
!ln one of the districts of Ajmere;, w here lie wa.s se n t o u t to
serve summons, and where 1 w ent oil a to u r of inspection,
a friend sent for him and asked him to g et w liat I
should suggest. I asked him to produce for me oii the
spot different sorts of opium from C alcutta, M adras, and
lvatyawa.r. In less th an five m in u tes th e re was a. heap
of opium before me. H e had sim ply to look up and p u t
his hand behind bis back, whence th e n e x t m om ent he
would produce th e opium . 1 have got his jlfa-ntram w rit­
ten down, and will be glad to send a copy to any respect­
able person on application, but, of course, his perm ission
would first be necessary. T he man, 1 believe, is now living
a t Ajmere.
H yderabad (D ekh tn ), Jan. 22, JS 8 L
T H E B R A IIM O S A M A J .
Kver since we came to India friends iu E urope and
America have been asking us to tell th em som ething
about, the? Brahm o Sam aj. F o r th e ir sake th e following
particulars are given :— T his new T heistic C hurch, whose
foundations w ere laid by th e banks of th e llo o g h ly and
which lias b':eu for fifty years spreading its doctrines by
press and m issionary, lias ju s t celebrated its anniversary
a t Calcutta-. A m ong th e religious m ovem ents in which
o u r century lias been so fertile th is is one of th e m ost
interesting. We only regret th a t its salien t features could
i n t h a v e been described in these colum ns by one of its
several gifted and eloquent leaders, as th e theory of our
Society is th a t no stran g er can do full ju stic e to a n o th er’s
i'ait'.i. We have been prom ised such an exposition of
B rahm oism more th an once by Brahm o friends, b u t u n til
now have received none. We m ust, therefore, w hile waiting,
m ake th e best of th e m eagre d ata supplied in th e official
rep o rt of th e late anniversary, as found iu th e S am aj’s
organ, th e S u n d a y M irror, of’ Ja n u a ry .SO. A splendid
lecture, by th e Rev. Pro tap C h under M ozunular, one of
the chief B rahm o apostles, which we were so fortu n ate as
to hear a t Lahore, helps us in a degree to u n d erstan d the
real character of the m ovem ent. H is subject was “ T he
relations of th e B rahm o Samaj with H induism aud C hris­
tian ity ,'’ and his discourse was fluent aud eloquent in a
h ig h degree. He is a quiet, self-restraining man, w ith a
pleasant voice, and an alm ost perfect- com m and of English.
N o t yet having visited C alcutta, we have not had th e good
fortune to meet th e “ M inister," or chief apostle, of the
“ New D ispensation,” as it is now styled.
'The Brahm o Samaj, as is well known, was found-
-od by th e late R ajah R am M ohun Roy, a Rarhee
Brahm in, son of Ram K hant Roy of Burdw an, aud one
of th e purest, m ost philanthropic, and enlightened men
In d ia ever produced. H e was born about 1774, was given a
thoiiowglii education iu th e vernacular, P ersian, A rabic
and .Siuiskrit, aud, later, m astered E nglish thoroughly,
. a c q u ired 'a knowledge of Hebrew, G reek and L atin, aud
studied F rench. H is intellectual power was confessedly
very great, w hile his ' m anners were m ost refined and
to this a dauntless moral courage, perfect modesty, warm
hu m an itarian bias, patriotism , and a fervid religious feeling,
and we have before us th e picture of a m an of th e noblest
type. Such a person was th e ideal of a religious reform ­
er. H ad his co nstitution been more rugged, and his
sensitiveness less acute, lie m ig h t have lived to see far
g'rea te r fruits of his self-saciifieing
F © labours than he . did.
. .
One searches th e record of his life and work in vain for
any evidence of personal conceit, or a disposition to m ake
him self figure
O as a heaven-sent messenger. © H e th ought
©
he found iu th e elem ents of C hristianity th e highest
moral code ever given to man ; b u t from first to last lie
rejected as unphilosophical and absurd the T rin itarian
doctrine ot th e C hristians. The missionaries, instead
of hailing him as an ally to win the H indus from
polytheism , and bring th em three-fourths of the way
tow ards th e ir own standing-ground, b itterly attacked
his U nitarian views, and obliged him to publish sun­
dry pam phlets showing th e weakness of th e ir cause
and tlie logical stren gOth of his own. H e died in England,
O o ’
S eptem ber 27, and was buried on th e 18th of
October, leaving behind him a circle of sorrowing acquaint­
ance th a t included some of the best people of th a t coun­
try. I t is said by Miss M artineau th a t his d eath was
hastened bv th e anguish he felt to see the awful living
lie th a t practical C h ristian ity was iu its stronghold.
Miss M ary C arp en ter does not touch upon this point iu
h er M emoir of his L ast D ays in E ngland, b u t she prints
am ong o ther serm ons th a t were preached after his
decease one by the Rev. J. S cott Porter, a Presbyterian
clergym an of Belfast, Ireland, in which he says th a t
“ Offences against th e laws of moralit}', which are too
o fte n passed over as trivial transgressions iu European
society, excited th e deepest horror in him .” And this is
q u ite enough to give th e colour of tru th to Miss M artineau’s
assertion, for we all know w hat th e morals of C hris­
tendom are. ,
These particulars about th e founder of the Theistic
C hurch of India, are necessary if we would understand what
Brahm oism was m ean t to be, in seeing what it now seems—
we speak guardedly from a desire to avoid doing any
injustice— from its reflection in its organ, the Mirror.
W e have said th a t R am Mohun Roy never proclaimed him ­
self as an apostle or redeem er; th e whole tone of the
evidence in Miss C arpenter's book shows him to have been
h u m ility personified. A nd now let us turn to th e official
report of th e B rahm o anniversary of Ja n u ary 14 and 27(
ultimo.
T he address of Babu K esliub C hunder Sen was deli­
vered a t th e Town H all on the 22nd to some three th o u ­
sand people, and all accounts agree iu saying th a t it was
a m asterly display of eloquence. The next m orning an
ufxab, or prayer aud conference m eeting, was held in the
Brahm o M audir, or house of worship. T he vadi, or preach­
ing place, was decorated w ith plantain trees and ever­
greens, and “ the smell of incense was felt everyw here”—•
rem inding us, one would say, of a C atholic church. The
service began a t !) aud ended a t half-past twelve, when
th ere was interm ission of half an hour for refreshm ents,
“ p u ris and sw eetm eats.” A t 1 there was a service in
Bengali, i t 2 one in H in d u s ta n i; th en followed the reading
of essays on the N ew D ispensation, hymns, and th en for*
an hour Y oga, or silent contem plation. Then came an
hour and a half of chanting (sluikirta.n) and arati, praise-
giving. A t 7 I’.iU., th e event of th e da}', and apparently
one th a t alm ost overshadowed th e lecture of Mr. Sen,
came off. It- was th e consecration of the “ F lag of the
New D ispensation,” a crimson silken banner m ounted
upon a silver pole, and for the occasion “ fixed on th e open
space of m arble pavem ent in front of the pulpit.” A t su n ­
set the cerem ony of unfurling th is flag began ; we will
le t th e M irro r tell us w hat this was. “ A new form of
evening worship called A rati,-was first gone th ro u g h ......
The B rahm os had composed a grand hym n for the occasion
 glorifying tho many attrib utes of th e Suprem e M other in
profound language and sentim ent. T he worshippers
held each a lighted candle in liis hand, creating a brilliant
and picturesque effect. Dozens of musical instruments,
from the English bugle and gong to the traditional conch-
shell, were loudlv, ami simultaneously performed upon. The
varied and deafening peals issuing from these instruments,
combined with tho voices of scores of men, wlio stood up
and went around in ;i circle with th e b urning tapers in
their hands, heartily chanting the a r a ti 11311111, produced
upon th e immense crowd present an effect which m u st be
felt to be described.”
I t will occur to every one acquainted with H i n d u
national customs to compare the crimson banner of the
Bralunos with th e one of similar colour and material
which is hoisted on the golden flag-staff of th e temple
of Patm aiiabhan at Trcvandrum a t the beginning of
A rdf tn, or bathing festival. ] f th e latte r is an appendage
of th e idol-worship which the F o un der of th e Brahm o
Church so abhorred, is not the la tte r ? A nd is a festival
of lights less heathenish in a Brahm o Mam.lir than in a
H in d u te m p le ? These things may be innocent enough iu
themselves, for surely many will see only iosthetic taste iu
the waving palms, the burning ineenso, the disuniting wor­
shippers marching around the silver-mounted crimson ban­
ner, w ith their lighted tapers. But are 1here not some well-
wishers to the spread of pure tlieistlc religion who will
perceive in these the sure signs of the approach
of a pompous ritualism, which in the progress of time
will stillc what there is of spirit in th e new church and
leave only a gorgeous formalism in its place ? This is
exactly what has happened to Christianity and to B u d ­
dhism ; as one may a t once see in b u t contrasting the
pontifical pageantry of the Romish and Greek churches
with the alleged primitive simplicity of the apostolic age,
and th e ornate ceremonial of modern exoteric Laiiiaism
with th e rigid aseetism aiul self-restraint of the primitive
Buddhistic praetiec which many of th e most learned Lamas
now try to restore. I t is to be hoped th a t th e leaders of
th e new departure will keep in mind the sensible precept
of Rani Moliun Roy (see Montfi.li/ Iteposi.tort/ [Calcutta] for
182.S, Vol. X V III., p. 4.S0). “ lit’ a, body of men a tte m p t
to upset a system of doctrines generally established in a
country and to introduce another system, th ey are, in my
humble opinion, 111 d u ty bound, to prove th e truth, or at
least, the superiority of their own”. I11 his anniversary
lecture Mr. Sen protested agat-Mt being taken as a prophet
or m ediator between tlod and, M an, yet a t the same time
lie announced himself aiul certain of his associates as the
Apostle* o f a S e w D ispensation, chosen and commissioned
to usher it 011 its conquering career. Calling these col­
leagues about him in tthe sight of the congregation,
O O OO ’ he,’ as
one having the superior authority, im p aited to them their
divine mission. “ You are chosen” said he b}’ th e Lord
of H eaven to preach his saving tr u th to the world. B e ­
hold the Hag of the New Dispensation before you, under
the shadow of which is th e reconciliation of all th in g s........
Go, preach, spread the spirit of universal union which
this Hag before you represen ts............ Iu token of your vow
of allegiance touch the banner, and bow down to God to
give you strength an d th e light of faith.” Whereupon,
says the M irror, “ The apostles then each and all touched
the banner, and bowed the ir heads to God.” Here, besides
th e contradictions which we have italicized a few lines
back, are all the dramatic elements of a, superstructure of
divine inspiration, apostolic commission, infallible teach­
ing, and a dogmatic creed ; to arise, perhaps, even before
th e present ‘ Minister’s ’ death. I11 fact, Air. Sen appears
to forecast this already for, answering to the self-formulated
question whether th e Brahm o Samaj is “ simply a new
system of religion, which hum an understanding has
evolved,” he elearlv claims something far higher for it.
• 1 l/ 1 • • •
“ I say it stands upon the same level with th e Jewish
dispensation, the Christian dispensation, and the Vaisli-
liava dispensation through Cliaitanya. I t is a Divine
Dispensation fully entitled to a place among the various
dispensations nnd revelations o f the world. But is it equal*
ly divine, equally authoritative ?” I10 a sk s; and answers*
“ Christ's Dispensation is said to be divine. I say tha t
this Dispensation is equally divine. A s m r e d l i/ the L o rd
o f Heaven, has sent th is JSew Gospel unto the world." And,
again, “ H ere you see God’s special Providence working
out th e redem ption of the laud th rough th e instru m enta­
lity of a complete dispensation with its f u l l complement of
apostles, scripture, a n d ■inspiration.” I t is too much to
say this is b ut a poetic figure of- speech. Mr. Sen is a
m aster of English aud should certainly know th e value of
these words. T he public is therefore fully w arranted in
recognizing in him one more bidder for the honours aud
distinction of an inspired apostle and messenger of God
upon earth, in short, an a v a ta r. Should his church
endorse this claim, future generations of Bralunos m ay be
laying their heads and their gifts a t the feet of descendants
of the Rajah of Kutcli-Behar, as true Mussulmans now do
in th e cases of lineal descendants of the P rophet’s family,
and as do the Sikhs in th a t of Baba K h eim Singh Vedi,
of llawal Pindi District, sixteenth living representative of
th e line of G uru N auak.
THK UK A l l . M O LEADER AND Y O C I I N I S M . — A C O R R E S l ’ON'-
dent asks what we liave to say with respect to the follow­
ing paragraph, which he professes to have copied from the
In dian M irror, th e organ of th e Braluno Samaj, of
Ja n u a ry 2.‘i, 1881 “ The Theosophists who are now iu
In d ia profess to bring back those days of Y vga in which
holiness was combined with the jjower ot doing super­
natural things. W e were a little amused to hear the
other day of their strong belief th a t the leader of our
movement, w hether he will confess it or not, does really
possess the occult powers, being a man of Yoga himself.
F o rtun ately for India, those days are past recall. The
world will survive supernaturalism of all sorts, and the
only miracles which will be believed in are those which
result from th e extraordinary moral forces and strong
resolves of the h u m a n will directed by injunctions from
the divine spirit above.”
W c have only to say th a t some one has apparently
imposed upon the good n ature of our Brahm o friends.
Such an idea as th a t of Mr. Sen’s being a Yogi never
entered the head of any theosophist whom we have heard
express an opinion about t h a t gifted Bengali orator. I f he
is responsible for the reflections indulged in by the writer
of th e paragraph upon the general subject of superuatural-
ism, apropos of miracles ami the Theosophical Society, we
deeply regret th a t ono of such talents should so grossly
misconceive us aiul our beliefs. The more so, since he
claims direct inspiration from God, and presumably
.diould be able to get a t th e truth. If there is one thing
more than another th a t our Society’s Founders do not
believe iu it is a miracle, w hether as a disturbing effect in
th e laws of m atter, or a special divine commission to any
individual. There never was a time, in our opinion, when
holiness or sinfulness “ was combined with the power of
doing su p e rn a tu ra l things.”
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_ T ill: KJIIST N (Jill!K it HAS A t ’P E A R I M ) AT LO1
ND0N OF A
journal called the Kneph, under the thoroughly competent
editorship of Dr. K e n n e th R. H. Mackenzie. I t is
to be the official organ of th e “ A ntien t and Primitive Rite
of Masonry,” a hotly which has a peculiar interest in all
th e archaeological and bibliographical questions connected
with the history of Craft Masonry. Tiie Masonic rituals
of initiation are all of a highly symbolical character, hav­
ing often a mystical meaning which th e members of lodges
do not dream of. I t is to be hoped, however, th a t as
modern research into th e secrets of the ancient cults goes
deeper below the surface, masons will find much light
thrown upon th e ir now meaningless “ work.” W e wish
the Kneph all the success it may deserve, as its Editor is
one ot th e very few Masons who are thoroughly well
versed in the secret m eaning of th e old symbolism, now
lost to th e average Masoy.
 COSM OGONY AN D A iV T H U O F O L O G Y : O U D E I T Y ,
E A R T H A N D M A N S T U D IE D B Y AN ALO G Y.
- r.v a l v i i u n . s k c a i j a g n k t , f . t . s . *
' ' C ll A I’TKH I. . '
: . . C reator nnd C reation . ' ; >
' ' T li c B i b l e — p r e s u m a b l y tl i c m o s t a n c i e n t w o rk iu tlio
World’s li b ra ri e s ('.) — b e i n g , 110 b e t t e r t h a n a n o b s c u r e
a c c u m u l a t i o n of p r e t e n d e d r e v e l a t i o n s u p o n u n i v e r s a l
■cosmogony in g e n e r a l a n d t l i a t o f o u r E a r t h esp e c ia lly ,
fails i n o u r c iv ilized a g e to e n l i g h t e n u s u p o n t h a t s u b j e c t.
I t cannot, b e a r t b e s l i g h t e s t c r i t i c a l e x a m i n a t i o n , o r h o ld
i t s g r o u n d w h e t h e r a g a i n s t ’ t h e w e a k e s t te le s c o p e , t h e
p o o rest c h e m i c a l l a b o r a to r y , o r e v e n a s i m p l e e le c tr i c a l
pile. T h i s w o r k t h e n , is n o w p r o v e d to b e o n e o f t h o s e
p r o d u c t i o n s w h ic h m u s t b e la id a s i d e a n d classifie d w i t h so
m an y o th e r books containing no m ore th a n h u m a n and
d r e a m y vagaries. , 1
i If. o u t s i d e t h e C h u r c h (to h i m w h o b e l i e v e s i n t h e
s e c r s h i p o f t h a t bo ok ) t h e r e is 110 p o s s ib le s a l v a ti o n , t h e n
w i t h o n e w h o h o ld s t o s u c h a n o p i n i o n w e r e f u s e to a r g u e
a t .all. T h e sc ie n c e of c o s m o g o n y e v e n a s u n d e r s t o o d b y
o u r s c i e n t i s t s is,, in o u r o p in i o n , i f n o t s o m e t h i n g to b e
e n t i r e l y r e j e c t e d fr o m i t s 1v e r y ro o t, a t l e a s t a s c ien ce , to b e
clo sely-v e rifiejl a m i . r e c o n s t r u c t e d . T h i s w e w i l l , n o w t r y
t o do, b v g r o u p i n g t o g e t h e r o u t of t h e v a r i o u s h u m a n
h y p o t h e s e s offered u p o n t h e s u b j e c t f r o m t b o d a y s of old
d o w n to o u r ow n, iu o n e h e a p , t h o s e w h i c h w o u ld s a tis f y
o u r re a s o n a n d logic, w h i l e a t t h e s a m e ti m e , r e m a i n i n g
i n h a r m o n y w i t h facts.
■ L e t u s t h e n p u t t h e B i b l e a s i d e a ild 1h a s t e n to o p e n
t h e b o o k o f a n a lo g y , c o r r e c t e d b y re a s o n . C u v ie r hav in g
s p o k e n , t h e B i b l e m a y a s w e ll b o ld it.s t o n g u e .
T o d e fin e is t h e a i m o f h u m a n r e a s o n , a n d to s y s t e m a t i s e
is it s d i r e c t r e s u l t . ' , ' ' ,
W e w ill t h e n b e g i n t,o s t u d y o n c e m o r e t-li,".t, g r a n d
s u b j e c t o f co sm o g o n y . B u t w e h a v e to d o so in t h e t r u e
s p ir it o f a n h o n e s t t h i n k e r , a n d f r o m t h e s t a n d p o i n t ot
n n i m p a r t i a l a n d cool o b s e r v e r o f facts. N o hew church
s h a ll we o p e n ; s till less do w e i n t e n d t o b u r n i n c e n s e to
le a r n e d im b e c ile s . W e e v e n m e a n to t u r n o u r b a c k fr o m
t h e s t a r t u p o n t h o s e pro fesso rs w h o a ff irm t h a t t h e y a lo n e
close t h e r e v e l a t i o n s o f t r u t h u p o n a ll s u c h q u e s t i o n s , a n d
jo in t h e r a n k s o f o n ly t h o s e w h o a r c lo y a l ly s e e k i n g tp
f a t h o m t h e la w s o f t h e un iver.se .......... T h e s e la w s c a n b u t
fo r c ib ly le a d us o u t o rise fr o m fa cts a n d r e s u l t s u p w a r d to
t h e causes, to con fess t h a t e v e r y t h i n g is p r e c e d e d b y
s o m e t h i n g else, t h a t e v e r y f a t h e r lias b e e n iu h is t u r n t h e
so n ' o f a n o t h e r f a t h e r ; t h a t e v e r y b e in g , e v e r y ; p r o d u c t i o n ,
is p r o d u c e d b y a n o t h e r b e i n g a n d a n o t h e r p r o d u c t i o n , a n d
h e n c e , t h a t w h a t s o e v e r 'i s , a n d ex is ts, e x i s t s b u t t h r o u g h
s u c h m e a n s ot e x is te n c e .
S u p p o s i n g ouv m e n o f s c ie n c e a r e s u f f ic i e n tl y l e a r n e d to
e v e n .a d m it of sp o n ta n e o u s c reatio n s : tb e h itte r a re none
t h e less t h e r e s u l t of, a n d o u t c o m e of, t h e p r e - e x i s t e n t s u b ­
s t a n c e w h i c h g o e s to fo r m t h e m . T h e n ih il , is t h e a b y s s
o f o u r re a s o n ,fo r w e c a u i i o t see nothin;/ p r o d u c i n g som ething ^;
w e h a v e t o k e e p e v e r p r e s e n t b e fo re o u r eyes, t h e h i e r a r c h i c
su c c e s sio n o f t h e o b j e c t s o f c re a tio n . , u n d e r a n o t h e r n a m e t a k e t h e p lace of Tumar, as d e f i n e d b y t h e
<JOJ), AtJCUl’vDlNU TO THE TKACHIXOS OK THli J’HOFESSOKS
OF 11ELUSION, a n d 0 0 1 ), ACOOUPINU TO HITMAN REASON.
'. W h a t a r e w e , to u n d e r s t a n d by th e n a m e God \
W e h a v e to u n d e r s t a n d b y i t t h a t it is a n i n d i v i d u a l i s a t i o n
w h ic h m e n f e lt t h e n e c e s s ity o f c r e a t i n g ; t h e i n d i v i d u a l i s a ­
tio n o f I n t e l l i g e n c e lm d o f F o r c e , w h i c h h a v e p r o d u c e d ,
d e v e l o p e d aiid p r e s e r v e d in e t e r n a l a c t i v i t y all t h i n g s w e
see, as w ell as t h o s e w h ic h a r e w i t h i n t h e s co p e of a n y o f
o u r s e n s e s ......... M e t l i i n k s t h a t i t w o u ld b e fa r m o r e r a t i o n a l
to b e li e v e t h a t t h i s fic titio u s p e r s o n a g e is a c o m p o u n d o f
w h a t w e w o u ld call m oth er th o u g h t* ; o f h a r m o n i o u s
id e a s f o r m i n g a c e n t r e o f a c t i o n s a n d a c e n t r e o f
T ''' ' *■ A u t h o r of t h e l£ A r c a n e s of F u t u r e L ife u u v e i l e d . ’' . . ■•
propulsion, a focus of all th e other th o u g h ts of w hich' the
universe is com posed...... . wdiile th e being w hich our
professors of religions p rese n t to us u n der th e nam e of
God, is no m ore th a n th e individualisation of tb e prbt-o-
typic intelligence which th ey seek to circum scribe w ithin
a form which would answ er th e needs of- th e ir m aterial
senses ! • ' - ■■ •: - 11 !■■■1 ; 1 ■': - i
W ith o u t stopping to discuss this proposition we say .th at
th e m e rit of th e te rm mother thoughts which , we offer iii
its stead, is th a t it com bines th e sp iritual w ith . th e
inaterial s ta te s ; localises, individualises, and. harm onises all
things we see, and th e n preserves them in a succession' of
different s ta te s ! ■ '
' . , •' 1 ■ '■ • 1 '• .
B u t some m ig h t argue, th is deity as defined by you,
th is In tellig en ce of all intelligences, this Force of all the
forces,* th is m anifestation of th e spiritual and m aterial life,
did it act b u t in th e first instance, or does it still act as it
did th e n ? D oes it, in short, keep on produc-ingeternally ? W.e
can answ er th e question b u t by analogy, and,.basing our­
selves upou th e m eans em ployed by our globe in its
phenom enon of reproduction. T hese a p p lia n c e s, havo all
th e ir defined objective points, w hich rep resen t th e goal to
reach ; th e y are all subject, to the g reat sy m pathetic law of
a ttra. ctio n s and ajisreiiations— law divided in to a sue­
1 50 O ,
cession of states, forms and different actions; i.e., causing
th in g s to succeed, precede, and follow each other.-)-: . . • . ,
T h e close analogy betw een th e m aterial works of this
In tellig en ce and those of m an, leads us to confess our
in ab ility to und erstan d any o th e r possible m ode of action.
H ence, it forces us to ad m it th a t, as a series of thoughts
resu ltin g in various m odes of ap preciating ' o r viewing
th in g s aro born from one first (instinctive, or chaotic and
amdetiiiod) thought, so tb e first aggregative potency must,
have acted in th e sam e m anner, and th a t it could create
th e m a te ria l universe, or ra th e r th e m aterial state, b u t in
th is wise, viz., by unconsciously im posing on it th e task
to he (tak e its various forms) by a succession of various
.ways of ap p reciatin g or view ing it.j. '.,
To be w h at ?— th e reader m ay ask. 1 i
T h a t w hich th is In telligence w ith o u t d o u b t’ combined,
as it seems to have given to ev erything th a t ’ which is
useful to it individually and useful to all ; and .to. have
placed every atom in its rig h t place in order to avoid a
general cohesion. I t woiild seem thence, th a t this In te l­
ligence must, have com bined its aggregating conceptions,
through and' w ith the help of th e mother thoughts
above-nam ed ; and th a t We offer (since it could not com ­
bine ’p ersonally). T hese m o th er thovghis h a d ; united
1 * W c m a y bo d o u b t f u l w h e t h e r o u r B r o t h e r O a h a g n e t 1 m e a n s b v
liis “ M o t h e r T h o u g h t s ’’' t h e s p i r i t u a l t r a n s c e n d e n t a l essen ce s w h i c h
A r i s t o t l e c a lls p r i v a t i o n s a n d i ' l a t o calls f o rm s , sp e cies i m p r o p e r l y
u n d e r s t o o d a n d k n o w n a s i d e a s ; t h o s e e t e r n a l , i m m u t a b l e essence s
r e m o v e d a l t o g e t h e r f i o i n t h e s p h e r e o f Reuse, a n d c o g n is a b le m o r e b y
i n tu itio n th a n reason. B u t w h e th e r or n o t he meaiis t h a t substance
o f w h i c h t h e w o r l d is b u t t h e s h a d o w a n d w h ic h g iv e s the. l a t t e r ' t h o
J i t t l e of p a r t i a l reality i t poss esse s, h i s d e f in itio n o f t h e a b s t r a c t D e i t y
is u n d o u b t e d l y t h a t o f t h e V e d a n t i u s , w h o d e f in e I ’a r a b r a h m ,
absolute I n t e l l i g e n c e a n d F o r c e I tself, a n d h e n c e d e v o i d of e i t h e r
i n t e l l i g e n c e o r fo rce . I n s u c h a case h i s M o t h e r T h o u g h t s ” -would
m o d e r n sc h o o l of B e n a r e s V a d a n t i n s , t h o u g h w e d o u b t t h a t M.
C a h a g n e t h a s t h e r e m o t e s t i d e a o f t h e exis te n ce,: l e t a l o n e t h e p h i l o ­
s o p h y , of Y e d a n t i s m . — El). T heos. .
1 f T h i s i d e a b e s i d e s b e i n g t h e b a s ic p r i n c i p le of t h e m o d e r n L aw
of E v o l u t i o n w h i c h all t h e H i n d u , B u d d h i s t a n d E u r o p e a n T h eo -
s o p h i s t s a c c e p t i n i t s f u n d a m e n t a l te a c h i n g , is t h a t of t h e H e r a c li-
t a n d o c t r i n e i n r e g a r d t o t h e p h e n o m e n a l w o r l d t h a t of t h e “ p e r p e ­
t u a l How o f all t h i n g s . ' ’— Ed. Theos. ,
+ W e d o n o t feel q u i t e s u r e w h e t h e r t h e av.tho r a d h e r e s t o t.he
A r y a n d o c t r i n e of t h e n e g a t i o n of t h e r e a l i t y o f m a t t e r , w l i i c h w as
also t h a t o f P l a t o , b u t i t d o es s e e m as if t h i s c o n c e p t i o n of t h e D e i t y
r e m i n d s o n e of t h e P l a t o n i c d o c t r i n e s of t h e C o s m o s b e i n g b u t
“ t h e s h a d o w of T h e S h a d o w a n d of t h e d e i t y o f t h e ' E le a t ic s ,
■whose A b s o l u t e w a s n o t a m e r e a b s t r a c t i o n , a c r e a t u r e o f p u r e fa n c y ,
b u t t h e t o t a l i t y of t h e o b j e c t i v e u n i v e r s e as d i s c e r n e d b y t h e 1 soul,
•which i t s e l f a s c o m p a r e d w i t h t h e b o d y , is b u t a s u b t l e r sp e c ie s of
matter,—Ed. T heos. ' • ' • 1 111
fur tlie purpose we m u st th in k * ... To a d m it th a t it could
have been otherw ise is to lay down a proposition which
our reason would have to reject.
T h a t which composes th e existence of ev ery th in g in
l i f e : a m i life is but a thought u n itin g its e lf to another
thought. Upon th is im p o rtan t question we m ain tain our
belief th a t th e re m u st be a succession in th e m an ifesta­
tions of th e mother thoughts wc propose, as th e re is one
in th e m anifestations of o u r own th o u g h ts ........lor th o u g h ts
■which would not succeed to each o th er would be n u llities ;
while successive th o u g h ts are a co n tin u al m anifestation of
th e m eans of life.
You speak of laws which govern th e to tality
(ensemble) of th is life. Is it th ese m other thoughts, which
have prescribed th em ?— m ig h t again be asked. To this
wc answ er, th a t it is more rational to ad m it th is than to
m ake these laws come from one being, who having
pre-existed all could not act in th is wise, b u t by evolving
ou t of h im self th e creation wc see aro u n d us. W e prefer
believing in a grouping of such m o th er thoughts (more
or less num erous), u n itin g am ong them selves in order
to harm onize th e ir own relations as well as those of other
• 'T ho u g h ts” less elevated th a n them selves in know ledge
of every description. Such d irectin g or g u id in g th o u g h ts of
life b e tte r satisfy our reason ; th o u g h ' owing to th e
paucity of lig h t it possesses, it (the reason) is unable
to elucidate a p r io r i how far exact are its jierceptions.
Therefore, we say, th a t it appears m ore ratio n al to believe
and ad m it th a t it is the “ th o u g h ts” which co n stitu te all th e
visible life, every th in g existing, and w hich govern th e m ­
selves and one over th e o th e r by hierarchic rm /o y th a n an
ideal being who answ ers b u t poorly to th is im m ense task
of universal ruling. W c say “ by h ierarchic order,” for
we compare th e ir g ro u p in g to those of th e te rre stria l
ooveriim ents w here from th e su m m it to th e base every
group and every in d iv id u ality plays a hierarchical part.
I t lias been revealed to u s f th a t th e co n stitu en ts and all
n a tu re are so arranged in stra ta of th o u g h ts w hich are
respectively active and passive (agent et patient), i.e.,
influencing m u tu ally each other, in o rder th a t from th e
hig h est and strongest to th e lowest and w eakest of groups,
all should co n trib u te to th e universal harm ony, anil th a t, this
is th e only existin g God to be found, as we believe, a deity-
form ed of all, w ithout, therefore, being of necessity a
pan th eistic god.* T here does n o t exist a single being in
th e universe, not a form th a t is not a grou p in g or cluster
of th o u g h ts ; as we th in k we have sufficiently proved in
our “ E tud es su r l’hom m e e t su r le libre a rb itre .”
T he professors of religions will, as a m a tte r of course,
reject th e above proposition, for being w h a t th ey are,—
funeral un d ertak ers of Reason, th e ir gocls m u st bring
th em in profit and honour. W h a t arc these gods ? I f
we search for them in th e days of th e 'm ost hoary a n ti­
q u ity we will find b u t p u p p ets which w ith th e help of
strings, are m ade to move and speak by p arties interested
in tlieir glorification. L e t us b u t throw a glfinee a t th e
(rod worshipped in days of old by 700 m illions of believers
!I_the B rahm a, th e oldest of all th e know n gods. W e will
see this God, th is focus of intelligence, incarnating him self
iu V ishnu— we do n o t know why, and V ishnu in his tu rn ,
en terin g first into a fish to hook out from th e deep the
• Would we not bo warranted in thinking that, the authors of the ing th e la tte r, and will give a w ell-regulated, changeless
V e d a s which mention such a legion of deities inferior to, and depen­ and exceedingly b rillia n t lig h t so long as it has no contact
dent on, i ’arabrahm, had also somo such “ M other Thoughts'’ in
t h e i r spiritual clairvoyance i Hence polytheism or the plurality
of .rods becomes comprehensible. Tlie anthropomorphiKation of
these abstract principles is an afterthought ; human conception
«»cnerallv dragging down to the level of its own terrestrial, gross per­
ceptions every " id e a , however philosophical aud sublime,.—E d . T h k o s .
f The a u t h o r is a s p i r i t i s t as well as a magnetizer.
tion must have come either from a clairvoyante, Komnambule, or
“ s p i r i t . ” (See R e v e l a t i o n s b e y o n d th e g r a v e . 1 A'ol).— K l \ T h k o s .
J W e d o n o t see how the inference can be well avoided, though,
once we admit of a Deity, the God of the pantheists seems the
only reasonable one. True pantheists do not say that even/thing
is G od--for they would be fetich worshippers then ; b u t th a t God
l a in everything and the ivholc in God.— E d . T i i e o s ,
Book of th e Law w hich had been pilfered by a dem on ;
th en into a tortoise whose task it becam e to support
th e worlds th rea ten ed w ith being u p se t by giants, for
th e m ere sake of obtaining a lum p of b u tte r they were
fond of. A t an o th er avatar, V ishnu becomes a pig to
fight th e b e tte r a giant who, having rolled up th e E arth
lik e a sh ee t of paper, was carrying it away on his shoulders.
W e would like to enquire on w h at th e n did th e giant
w alk ? '
A t his fourth incarnation, he becomes a m onster half­
man, half-lion, who tears in pieces th e profane Iran ian
g ian t who dared to question his subjects upon religious
subjects.
A t the fifth V ishnu, u n d er the shape of a B rahm in, finds
m eans to introduce him self into tb e th ro a t of a prince
who to rtu re d his people, and m akes him ask for mercy.
T he sixth, seventh aud eighth incarnations, or avatars,
are of th e sam e character.
A t th e n in th , V ishnu becomes more reasonable. H e
assum es th e shape and nam e of B uddha, a god who had
four arm s an d a divine intelligence.* I t was tim e lie
should for his pro tracted existences become monotonous.
Man, such are th y gods ! Those of Moses, of th e pagans,
of C h ristian ity , Loyola, and hundreds of others, arc th ey
any more reasonable or acceptable 1 W e th in k not. L et
us th e n cast aside all such stories of h u m an fancy and give
ourselves up to a m ore serious study.
A N E W L IG H T IN G M A T E R IA L .
A.n exceedingly in terestin g experim ent, was lately tried
a t Paris, in th e “School of A rts and T rades’’ by a H un g arian
nam ed K ordig, w ith a new volatile com bustible sub­
stance, offered to th e world as an im proved lig h tin g
m aterial. H av in g placed upon th e table several lam ps
filled w ith th e substance u n d er experim ent, and w hich
gave th e m ost ogorgeous light, the discoverer announced
O ^ O c5 J g
his in ten tio n to prove th a t th e new com bustible substance
could be used w ith o u t th e slig h test d an g er from eith er
com bustion or inflam m ability and supported his assum p­
tion w ith th e following curious phenom enon. P ouring
ab u n d an tly of th e fluid on his high hat, M. K ordig
lit th e substance w ith a m atch. T he result was an im ­
m ense colum n of flam e ascending from it to th e ceiling.
To th e surprise of all, th e inventor quietly p u t th o blazing
h a t on his head, and stood in view of the surprised public,
like a huge and living “ burning bush,” u n til th e flames
d artin g low er and low er down th e volatile substance sud­
denly w ent o u t and disappeared. The h a t upon inspection
was found absolutely uninjured, even th e glossy hairs of
th e surface p resenting no appearance of having been in
th e least affected. T he H u n g aria n proceeded after th a t to
pour of tb e sam e liquid upon th e wooden parquet (inlaid
floor) soaked in it his fine cam bric pocket-handkerchief and
throw ing it upon th e ground set fire to th e delicate
tissue. F o r a few seconds th e floor was changed into a
Homing sea, b u t upon th e blaze suddenly going o u t n eith er
th e parquet, nor th e h an d k e rc h ief was found to present any
appearance of any change w hatever. T his m aterial in
now proved to possess th e following precious qualities It
can burn w ith o u t a wick, in any glass vessel, w ithout b u rst­
w ith air, w hich m akes th e substance volatilize im m ediately.
To th e num erous questions offered to him by th e curious
* I t is quite evident th a t M. Cahagnet knows nothing of thu
H indu religions, less yet of Aryan philosophy. AVe have omitted
translating a page or tw o as they are. full of inaccuracies. Thu
The revela­ venerable au tho r having derived his information upon the religions'
of In dia from an old book called R e l i g i o u s c e r e m o n ie s a n d c u s t o m s o f
a l l th e p e o p l e s on. t h e g l o b e ; b y a s o c i e t y o f m e n o f S c i e n c e , and dated
1783, it becomes clear how he. came to mix up the a m t a r s and endow
“ the Light of Asia”— Gautama IStuldha—with four arms. The)
“ men of science,” even in the days of Sir Joh n Williams often
confounded the sou of the king of Kapilavastu with the Scandinavian
Odin and m any other myths,—E d. T heos ,
audience, K ordig would give no satisfactory answer,
m erely tellin g th em th a t th is substance was refined
n a p h th a, of a very volatile n atu re, w ith an a d m ix tu re of
o ther, th e secret of w hich was found by him in H ungary.
T h e chief in g red ien t in it is, as some people th in k , a
m ineral substance found in old wells, of n a tu ra l oils th a t
exist in some p arts of H ungary. T h is substance after a
certain and vet, secret process of distillatio n yields tho
peculiar fluid which is now sold a t l i francs (about
7 annas) th e kilogram of 2 1 lbs. I t has a feeble sm ell of
n a p h th a and produces, if poured on th e band, a sensation
of cold resem bling th a t of ether, which is due, no doubt, to
evaporation.
S O L S T I T I A L H Y M N TO S U I i Y A , T H E V E D I C
S U N -G O D .
TiV A. J. a.
N ow SuRYA, m ighty-handed,
T urns his chariot in th e sk y —
T h u n d erin g ’m id th o stars on high,
A nd th e w intry A narchs banded,
D read in g him th e m ig h ty -h an d ed
L ike pale ghosts before h im sweep,
S hivering down tlie sunless deep.
Lo ! he strikes th e fiery coursers
G rasping tig h t th e brazen reins,
F ierce they stam p, w ith fury sn o rtin g —
B itin g a t th e brazen reins.
A nd th e lig h tn in g s flash from u n d e r ;
As th ey stam p, loud peals of th u n d e r
lloll along th e heavenly plain :
But, he strikes, and strik es again.
I n d r a laughs to see th e God
T am ing th u s th e fiery brood,
I ndra sm iles and clouds arc b re a k in g —
Isles of blue appear, ■ Je a n do D icu, 153 E udists, 120 R edem ptorists, 91 F athers
S pring from h e r long sleep is w aking,
Love a n d Hope arc near.
Away! tho ch ario t sw iftly rolling,
S teeds th e ir golden m anes far w aving
A nd th o ir nostrils, wide, fire flashing,
F lam es around th e axle crashing,
F ire sparks from th e w heels are dashing,
As the}1" g rin d th e d u st of worlds
S h attered and to ru in hurled
A nd th y golden h a ir is stream in g
In the tem p est of th e flight,
A nd thy flashing eyes are beam ing
Ocean floods of fiery light,
T o rren t stream s of love’s delight.
G reat S uiiya ! O pen-hearted,
Godly giver, free to all,
H e a r th y children from th ee p arted
H ow upon th y nam e th e y c a ll!
F riend of all '
G enerous-hearted !
A ll th e p lan ets round th ee singing,
L aug h in g w hile th e heavens are ringing
_ W hen th e y see th y coursers prancing
(Jp th e skies,
W hen th ey see th e glory glancing
F rom th in e eyes :
W ith th e lives th a t live upon th em
Offer u p th e ir h earts to thee
W hen th ey feel ste rn W in te r flee,
F o r thou b ringest to th y children,
In th y beating, loving heart,,
All th in g s th a t can jo y im part,
(M /’iiim n atid Daybreak, .Tan. 7 .)
T H E S I G N S O F T H E T IM E . .,
H ow rap id ly th e salu tary leaven of F rce th o u g h t is
w orking its way into every class of society th roughout
E urope and A m erica, m ay bo seen iu tlie rapidly suc­
ceeding events of th e day.
F reethought.
T he great, goddess of intellectual Freedom is destined
to become th e final saviour, th e last avatar, to countless
m illions of b rig h t intellects. H ith e rto enslaved, chained
by th e shackles of enforced and degrading dogmas to the
door-sill of th e T em ple of S uperstition, such freed minds
are joyously proclaim ing th e “ good tidings,” causing
others to welcome th a t noble, inspiring genius, and each
day m u ltip ly in g tlie ir conquests. M any a theological
fortress u n til now believed im pregnable, has been shaken
to its very foundations by th e repeated blasts of the
m agic-w orking tru m p e t of th e Joshuas of the day ; and
its walls like those of old Jericho in th e Old T estam ent
fable, have crum bled to th e dust. T he dom ain, held for
ages by th e “ L o rd ’s E lect,” is now invaded from all sides,
and no Je h o v a h appears to w ith er th e sacrilegious
han d and say in voice of th u n d e r “ touch ■ not mino
an o in ted .” T his dom ain is now reclaim ed and soon will
be torn for ever from th e daily w eakening grasp of
theology. T he m ulticoloured m onks and Je su its aro
being driven o u t of F rance in crowds. T hey who have
poisoned for ages th e young plastic m inds of children,
ty in g them , for life to th e arid p a th of one narrow belief,
a p a th hem m ed in as by two gran ite walls by th e double
belief in a personal national deity and a personal national
devil— are gone, and w ith them th e ir pernicious influence.
A ccording to the re tu rn s published by th e F rench Govern­
m ent, and w hich we copy from the Pioneer, th e religious
orders w hich were dissolved during th e p ast year comprised
2,404 Jesu its, 409 Franciscans, 40(5 C apuchins, 294 D om i­
nicans, 240 O blates, 239 .Benedictines, 176 Carm elites,
170 F a th e rs of th e Com pany of Mary, 108 B rothers of St.
of St. Berti.ii, 80 Basilians, 75 C arthusians, 08 F ath ers of
th o A ssum ption, 53 M issionary F ath ers, 53 F ath ers
of th e Missions Alm shouses, 51 P riests of th e Im m acu­
late Conception, 45 F a th e rs of th e E nfans de Marie,
4L B ro th ers of S t. P eter-in-V inculis, 32 B arnabites, 31
Passionists, 30 F a th e rs of St. Jo sep h ’s Refuge, 28 F ath ers
of St. S auveur, 27 Canons of th e L ateran , 25 M onks of
St. Eden, 20 F a th e rs of th e Com pany of Mary, 20 Marists,
20 F a th e rs of O ur L ady of Sion, 20 F a th e rs of the
C om pany of S t. Irena;, 18 B ernardins, 14 Som asque
F a th ers, 12 F a th e rs of th e C ongregation of St. Thomas,
11 T rin itarian s, 10 Cam elians, 9 F a th e rs of th e C hris­
tia n D octrine, 8 M issionaries of St. Francois de Sales, 4
Peres M inim es, 4 C am uldians, and 3 P riests of “ th e H oly
C ountenance or 5,339 in all. In addition, th e Dccrees
apply to 1,450 T rap p ists who have n o t yet been expelled.
W h a t B radlaugh has for years been doing in E ngland by
elevating th e standard of F re e th o u g h t am ong th e work­
ing classes ; and th e fearless, indom itable Colonel R obert
Ingersoll has done for America,, now a whole p arty does in
th e h ith e rto bigoted P a p ist France. T he latest news is
about th e ir doings am ong th e young, and it m ay be seen
in th e following e x tract from th e P io n e e r :—
I n f a n t il e F reethought. !
“ Tho group of F re e th in k e rs of th e N in e te e n th A rron-
dissem ent convoked th e ir adherents on th e 23rd Ja n u a ry
to a festival, in th e shape of a d istribution of N ew Y ear’s
gifts to th e children of the m em bers of the association, and
some 1,500 people responded to th e appeal, assem bling at
th e Salle F a v ie r a t Belleville. Before the proceedings
commenced, th e children present feasted th e ir eyes on
several tables covered w ith presents, consisting of play­
things, books, and bonbons. T he chair was ta k e n by M.
Rochefort, who was surrounded by several shining iights
of th e party, including T rin q u e t and the L aureate, Clovis
H uglies. Tlie P re sid e n t’s opening speech was sh o rt and
characteristic. I t ran as follows ;— ‘ C itoyennes, Citoyens
— U ntil now th e words ‘ childhood and freo th o n g h t’ iiavo
appeared incom patible. T he C atholic C hurch u n der­
stands childhood to m ean th e tran sfer of an in fan t from
th e arm s of th e nurse into th e hands of th e priest. T h eir
p lay th in g s are replaced hy holy V irgins of wax, while
instead of th e wolf th ey are frightened w ith th e devil.
W ith such an education children, p repared for servility
hy m eans of superstition, are ready on 'e n te rin g life to
becom e clericals. I t is because you have wished to free
yourselves from all stupid trad itio n s tlm t you also wish to
keep your children from en te rin g any church. P riests of
('very sect all row in th e sam e boat— th e ir one doctrine
is rascality.’ W hen th e applause which greeted these
words had subsided, M. Rochefort read a le tte r from Mdlle.
Louise Michel, aud a speech was delivered by M adame.
Rousade, a Socialist, and a clever speaker, whose tirades
against religion were received with enthusiasm . T he chil­
dren, for whoso benefit t,ho fcte was g o t up, and who had
anxiously aw aited th e end of th e speechifying, w ere th en
called to the platform , w here a p re se n t was handed to each
by M. R ocheiort, th e poorest in appearance receiving also
tick ets for clothes and boots.”
Tn view of such an ag itation and change in tho d rift of
religious thought, wo cannot b u t w onder n t th e tenacity,
w ith which some Protestant C hristians cling to th e dead
lette r of the Bible, blind to th e fact th a t, how ever sophis­
tical and clever th e ir argum ents, it is, im possible for any
one who does not wilfully sh u t his eyes to tru th , n o t to se6
th a t th e revised New T estam en t has tho ro u g h ly u p S e t th e
m ost im port,ant ' theological strongholds.1 ' liv e n th e ju s t
rem ark of tho B rahm o S irn d a y M irror— I? a book ' wliieli
is revelation and is considered infallible a t th e sam e time,'
is capable of revision, including significant omissions and
changes, how can th e world have faith in any book-revela-
tion, and how can E nglishm en co ntentedly stick to th e
E nglish Bible as an infallible au th o rity on all th in g s”—
has called o u t tw o earn est an d lengthy protests from well-
educated E nglish gentlem en. T here is one om inous fact)
though. W h ile th e critical o nslaught on th e Old T e sta­
m en t has destroyed such p e t theories as th e “ m iracles"
of Moses (oj)inion of Canon Cook), th e prophecies of the
com ing of C h rist in P salm s (Dean Jo h n so n ’s opinion)
and others, it has reinforced, so.to say, and le g a l iz e d belief
in th e Devil. In tho L ord's P ra y e r th e w ords........ “ and
deliver us from evil,” are now m ade to re a d ........ “ deliver
us from th e evil one” stand in g now in th e A nglican as
they stand in th e C reek Church. T h e whole C hristian
world is now bound to believe in his S atan ic M ajesty
m ore th an ever ! T h e F ien d lia.s been legitim atised.
True, th e S criptures have been cut, added to, and
revised since th e days of Ezra, tim es innum erable. A nd
so in a century or two, th ey m ay be revised once more,
u n til— if them selves are not, wholly o b lite ra te d — the D evil
at, least may be m ade to re tire to th e cerebral solitudes of
theological terro rists whence he o ught never to have been
conjured up to plague m ankind.
1 C im rsT iA N “ B l e s s i n g s .”
It, is am using to find, how those who evid en tly must,
be young recru its in journalism , perhaps b u t of a few
years’ standing, shrink horrified before th e im precations
frothed a t th em by certain religious b ig o ts ! W e alm ost
expected to h ear th e classical ejaculation of M on«lm m
h o rre n d a m -informe ingens, cut lu m e n adem ptum ! a t the
end of th e article signed “ P. R .” in th e P hilosophic I n ­
quirer, of Feb. 20. A fter tre a tin g his readers to thirty-two
B illingsgate words (occurring in fifty-five lines) th a t had
been lavished upon him by th e ed ito r of th e Catholic
Review, who proceeds to curse him w ith bell, book and
candle, P. R. gives u p “ th e controversy in despair.” T here
certainly is b u t. little hope th a t an y “ h e a th e n C hinee,”.
H indu, or, in fact, h eathen of any sort could ever com pete
in vile abuse on equal term s w ith such a lite ra ry P oly­
phem us as th is pious opponent seem s to be. Y et, Mr,
P. R., and th e editor of th a t clevei' and highly h o n e st1little'
M adras w eekly— th e P h ilo so p h icIn q u ire d —ought not to be
so selfish as to deprive th e ir readers a t once of such highly
en terta in in g polemics. T h e y m u st certainly sec as clearly
as th ey th a t any m ere filthjfhrow ing opponent 'is not
form idable. H e m akes it only to o'plain th a t b ein g 'u tte rly
unable to offer a single good arg u m en t in defence of his
cause, in h u rlin g -thirty-tw o fishei'women’s ' objurgations'
instead, lie m u st' feel th e ground very s h a k y u n d er ’liis
feet. T he sh outer and curser is always in th e wrong; and
his noise is iu proportion to 1his h u rt. N o am ount
of tex tu a l criticism Upon th e Bible or exposures of
th a t m ost cunning of all hum an schem es— Theology—
can disgust so m any people perhaps ready to listen
to the professed “ W ord of Cod,” as tho frequent p u b ­
lication of such a defence of religious dogmas as the
one u n d e r' notice. L e t th e n p u r esteem ed colleague' 6f
M adras sacrifice him self by all means, for th e in ­
struction and good of hu m anity. F o r six years have we
been collecting in six huge volum es th e printed v itu p er­
ations against us personally and th e Theosophical Socicty
by religious bigots, (W ere we ib u t to com pare notes, the
e p ith ets of “ w retch ” “ blockhead ” “ fool ” “ stupid, pedan­
tic fool ” “ in carn ate d o v il” j? im p of in iq u ity ” and “ off­
spring of th e fath er of lie s ” th a t have stu n g P .' R., would
be found only feather: w eights, if into tho otlifer pan of
th e scale w e.w ere to throw th e clerical and o th er “ bless­
ings” bestow ed u p o n 1 us by ,tb e : charitable C hristians.
Some years ago Mr. G ladstone took the trouble bf collect­
ing into a n e a t p am p h let u n der the title of th e “ Speeches
of Pius IX .,”: th e “ flowers. of speech”; \ as -hel calls th e
choice com plim ents ; showered - o n 1 ■heretics by the
late V icegerent of ,God, ,in I;his ^ P ap a l DiM oifrses. The
v itu perations ' em ployed by 'the; editor of ■''.the Catholic
Reviewer against P. R., as quoted in th e i Philosophic
Int/u.irer, seem like th e love-whispei's of a fair m aiden by
comparison w ith w hat H is H oliness m anaged to g et off.
We recom m end Mr. Gla.dst,one’s pam phlet to the perusal of
our colleague if he he has n o t seen it.' L e t our M adrassee
B ro th er ta k e a v eteran ’s word and experience for it th a t
unm erited abuse by an enem y is the best o f advertisements
fo r a paper. " ' , 1 ' ’ ■, ;
T I I K A I j LKCJICD H E A L M K A N IN G OK K D T H 'A T IO N A l, Mis­
sions in In d ia.— W c confess to having read w ith great
surprise an au th o rita tiv e explanation tha.t th e l'eal object,
iu view in tho establishm ent of the C hristian i V ernacu­
lar E ducation Society w as— Revenge !■• In th e Wisbeach
A dvertiser, an English jo u r n a l. of- wide circulation— of
N ovem ber 20, 1880, is th e report of a public m eeting
to collect funds for th e above-nam ed society.' Col. S. D.
Y oung, an old Indian officer, appeared as ,t delegate from
th e society in Loudon, th e Revs. Littleivbod, B ellm an
ami H ollins attended, and th e chair was oCciijiied by tho
Rev. Canon Scot.t. Col. Y oung w ent bn to'describe the
dark and dreadful heath en ism of th e . H indus, and said
th a t th e M utiny of 1857 “ although a dreadful affair
and a tim e of m ourning for E ngland, was th e beginning
of good for In dia,” for, it was the, im m ediate cause of
th e organization of the. V ernacular .Education Society.
“ U p to 1858 the m issionaries hail to do all kinds of
work, and th ey were th u s burth eu cd and hindered in
th e ir efforts to christianize th e people. T h e y had had
up to th a t tim e to sit down aud c o m p ile ; th e school
books, tran slate them into native languages, &c., which
caused th em to lose h alf th e ir tim e. T his state of things
caused Dr. V enn and H en ry C arr T u ck er to originate
th e C hristian V ernacular E ducation Society as a m em o­
ria l o f the m ut iny, a. thank-offering to God fo r h is goodness
to them during that dark p erio d and A C H R IS T IA N
R E T A L IA T IO N upon the n a tives.” ; , ,. (
Now th is is charm ingly frank, andi w e ought to bo
grateful to th e V ernacular Education Society’s official dele­
gate, Col. Y oung, for so liberally showing us the Society’s
little gam e. D oubtless, now th a t th e poor blind , H in d u
 March; IfiSlI] T H 'B ' T H E 'O S O P I t T S T .
h eath e n s know w hj' thcil* d ear friends a re sehding th e m 1
Ro m any teachers, thoy will ap p reciate th e 1 delicacy of
m otive w hich lias begotten such zeal. 'P ity tlm t Col.
Y oung forgot to m ention th is before he left In d ia ! • ■
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1 I7 7 F G H O STS APPEAR?'
HY AIjKXAXDKR WII.DKR, iVJ’.S..
Vision am i visibility are m a tte rs n o t thoroughly u n d e r­
stood. N ow here is th e re uniform ity of pow er. T here is-
color for instance ; one person will c o rre c tly .1d iscrim inate
where an o th er will confound various hues. . A K ashm irian
girl, we are told, will perceive and arran g e th re e h u ndred
d istinct shades in a tex tile fabric, where, th e Lyonnaisc
can descry b u t a single tin t. T h e m eridian of th e day is
onr criterion of su n lig h t; b u t th e owl prefers th e more
lum inous m idnight. 11 is all a., mn.ttei- of .comparison,, a s ’
we are compelled to ackno w led g e.. P u re lig h t is itself
invisible ; hence th e ancient, Chaos whore} only N ig h t
existed, was but, th e creation of schoolm en, lleally, it
was not, and could not, be ; th e All which included all,
was always light,. T h e n ight-side of N a tu re is th e d a y ­
tim e of the soul.
I t is often th e practice to fteat. all concepts as well as
exam ples of p re te rn a tu ral .m anifestation as; delusion and
hallucination.! Philosophy, which yvas o n c e . considered, as.,
relating to th e th in g s th a t,a re ; is now regarded by. c e rta in ;
scientific wise,-acres, ins jpi,,.o/-t|iodoxly-jirmiigrol ,pon.glom-|
orate of what.hasibe.en sciontifical]yiobserv'(>d ; and w isdom ,,
which was anciently revered. as,being, the, tru th concerning t
real being, is now only p et down as a cu n n in g .w arin ess.,
I t is th e having, of-eyes. to 'see on .the d ark side alone, n •
H e rb e rt Spencer asserts that, any w orld-w ide belief,;
which has been p ersisten tly e n te rta in e d th ro u g h o u t past
ages, may be assum ed,as h av in g a .foundation in tru th .;
T he one p e rsiste n t belief of archaic, tim e, w hich : has .p e r­
vaded all th e world religions, th e fa ith s, and philosophies
of eveiy people, has been th e existence of ghosts. ; All
races of hu m an kind speak alik e — H in d u ; and G erm an ;;
Sem ite and ./Ethiopian ; A frican ,and A ustralian ! and
M alay and A m erican. “ T h e,d ead still.liv e,’,’ said Ossian,
“ for we have seen th e ir ghosts.” :. T h e - disciples of P y i
thagoras w ere never w illing t-o believe th a t th e re was an
individual living who had not, beheld a demon. T he faith
in spirits and sp iritu a lity transcended all. o th e r knowledge.
H ow curiously . it sounds t o .b e told;: th a t h y steria and,
nervous disturbance are tho i cause of ap p aritio n s ; th a t
th e re are innum erable varieties and grad atio n s . of living,
anim als betw een m an and th e nomad, b.ut th a t th e in finite,
beyond us is.an unpeopled void !’ • Science; m ay cxplor.ei
th e field ot phenom ena, b u t th e world: of. actual i living,
en tity , is only th e realm of su perstition, i Aye, be it, so.;
In siipei'-shtion wc descry neither, illusion nor delusion,,
but a sim uluii/ upon the im m ovable foundation of, essential
t r u t h ! I t is th e d e g ra d a tio n , of th e h u m a n in te lle ct,
which gave th e word any o th e r m eaning. ■... .. : .
T here is a faculty of tiie m ind w hich.enables th e form ­
in g of im ages from ideas, ren d erin g them iobjective liket
m em ories invested w ith visible substance. W illiam B la k e ,.
the artist,, would fix in his m ind th e featu res of a person,
who was sittin g for a picture,, and after th a t, w hen in a
proper mood and condition, would reproduce th e form and,
lineam ents so accurately as to be able to m ake t h e ' siinu-,
lacruni answ er th e pui’pose of fu rth e r sittings. 'P ro b ably
th e im age left on th e ;r e tin a of his eye, had become, a
negative, as in th e cam era of1 th e p h o to g ra p h e r, and so
enabled him to do this. ,,
A ll visions are not created en tirely by tho p ro je c tin g 1
of ideas from tho interior consciousness. T h e world beyond
our physical ken, is as full of living- find in te llig e n t beings
as tho ouc wc daily encounter. It is in a degree sub­
je c tiv e to ns, y et distinct. T he sam e faculty which o n -1
ablod B lake to evolve anew th e form and figure of his
sister, will also m ak e visible th e shape of such of those
beings ns may im press them selves'upon t h e in terior con**'
sciousness. In order to do th is th ere is usually some strong-
m otive ou th e p a rt of tho other, ns well as the peculiar con­
dition of th e seer. O ne class of such incentives proceeds'
from kinship. T he sam e affections which characterize
th e living, are -equally vivid in th e world beyond ; and
so, very often t-hofee whom we account dead are active
■ around the living. So vivid was th is concept w ith th e .
; m ore p rim itiv e ; people, th a t every fam ily invoked and
m ade gifts to its p atriarch al ancestor, as a dem on or <1ivi-'
nity, to aid, pro tect anil even counsel th e m em bers. The
old serpent,-w orship,■phallistn or other symbologies, as well
as tu te la ry divinities, had th e ir origin in th is idea. Voices
perceived interiorally, a n d 1 even heard as from w ith o u t,1
were not, uncom m on. Som etim es th e p rotecting sp irit-
was in a -m a im e r 'v is ib le — n o t 't o all, b u t to p a rticu la r'
individuals. F rie n d sh ip of a close, personal character
woiild also favor th is seeing of demons; <■ ' ‘
1 O th e r m otives, n o t always so w orthy, would carry with
them the pow er of ren d erin g th e spectral appearance
visible. No one crosses th e boundary line of the cfirt.h-
life, and is m ade b e tte r or poorer by tb e change. I f sel­
fish, sordid, or avaricious, the same sentim ents abide,'
and ten d to keep th e person in th e neighbom hbod of the
object, of his inordinate) passion. T he disposition to invoke
th e aid of*living individuals; will operate to induce him
to seek avenues of 'com m unication; some of w h ic h -w ill
be, so im perceptible, as to m ake th e obsessed suppose tho
m anifestation personal and subjective, while Others will
cVlmJ re su lt in a ctu al apparitions. ;In th is case, a.vapor;
or iicrv b 'sp irit eiivelopek' the*•other.'and render^ ;it visible:*
T his ' is n o t so Very1m a rv e llo u s; th e s e ; personalities fir#
about its just, as ihucli w hen We - are liot a w a re 1of it; as-
w hen ’We ’a r e ' v ividly' conscious.: T he very a ir i.4 alive
w ith forces, th a t blend m o re or less w ith our physical
conditions. T he presence of those who once lived here
likd ourselves ife ho more rem arkable. E very religion
th a t was ever cheriSed by m an, and even th e religion of
th e future, is an outcom e of this fact. • 1• • ', .
' T he hum an facility by w hich these th in g s'a rc perceived,
is do rm an t in some and vivid in others, b u t exists in
every im m ortal being. “ T he soul is in a degree prophetic,”■
says Socrates. A ccording to Novalis, th e seer is for the
moment,' of vision, m agnetic. 1T here are persons; it, ■is
known, who can a t tim es produce th a t quality in m etal ;•
and even change th e properties of Water or drugs by con­
te m p latin g tlifeim:" P re sen tim e n t and sensitiveness >are;
psychical, b u t will n o t alone come lip to seership hud d n ir-
voyance ; th e in n e r m ind enables this. I ! i - - '>
A n idea or imago' w hich is vivid in-one person's .m ind,
will be th o u g h t or w itnessed as an objective reality byi
an o th er who is en m p /to r t or close sym pathy. “ A ppari­
tions of persons, places, and even buildings, will be seen as
actually before th e eyes.., Persons often a t a distance, will
com m unicate to oth ers or m ake th em know or, w itness
what, th e y ,them selves are a b o u t.j O ften this will be done
by in ducing dream s ; because, when th e external senses
, are locked u p -th e in te rio r faculties m ay be m ore.,easily,
reached. : Persons d y in g have th e rem arkablei power of
inn,king th e ir voice au d ib le to others, and even of becoming
visible to th em . T he phosphoric em anation of th e nervous
system , m ay be in some m an n er accountable f o r ; tins,
phenom enon. I t is . idle to declaim against all this : as.
vagary and hallucination. Prof. G raham Bell m akes Ins
voice audible a t several h u n d red feet distance , by, .the
agency of a s u n b e a m a n d n e ith e r doppelganging, second
sights, w raithvisions n o r .'o th e r liko displays, are . much,
moro w onderful. : |, ., •■ ' . :■ . j. •; i |
Few ghosts have been given a resting-place in th e B ible•
T he com pilers and redactors p e rm itte d “ angel’s visits,’
but. seem to have euhem erized th e ancestral and other
spirits into sages and p atriarchs' or sheiks of tribes: : A
few, however, are left, to preserve th e m em ory of the race.'
T he O beah woman a t th e spring of D u ra evoked the
p ro p h et Sam uel from th e underw orld, so th a t Saul might,
obtain an augury. In th is case th e earnest desire of the
 K ing, reaching tow ards th e oth er a.s w ith a death-gripe,
drew him into exterior perception, as friction evolves
caloric in wood. E lijah wrote a le tte r after going to
heaven ; Eliphaz, th e friend of Job, saw a sp irit and heard
its voice ; th o u g h we, like Jerem iah , would call it a
“ vision from bis own h eart.” Je su s is rep u ted to have
held an interview w ith Moses or Elias. O ne or tw o other
analogous occurrences are reported.
A pparitions or empoitMV. wero characteristic of tlie
E letisinian initiations. Some of th e m anifestations appear
to have been produced by th eatrical m achinery. P erh aps
others w ere m ade visible by th e m agic d rau g h t, which each
neophyte was required to swallow. A n cien t priests and
hierophants were skilful in such com pounds and distil-
m onts. T he Vedic Som a, th e A ryan H aonia, th e A k k a­
dian neck tar, and th e Bacchic wine, were all m agical. I
do u b t there being any alcoholic brew ing ab o u t any of them .
A brain satu rated w ith th e crude vapor of alcohol, or th e
fum es of unw holesom e and undigested food, or sensualized
in any o ther way, would come sh o rt of clear th o u g h t or
vision. B u t such herbs as aconite, atropa, cannabis, helle­
bore, m audragora and certain spicery w ere em ployed ; and
it is a curious fact th a t m any of th e old m agical drugs
em ployed to prom ote clairvoyance and m ystic dream ing,
have in late r tim es appeared in th e pharm acopoeias
M any ot th e apparitions seem to have been due to a
m orbid anxiety, or some in fatu atio n ab o u t th in g s or p e r­
sons. T he p revalent beliefs and even theologies which
were cherished d u rin g lifetim e, are often avowed by th e ir
ghosts. A ny dogma, how ever absurd, can be supported by
testim ony th u s procured, and overthrow n in like m anner.
B ut, more frequently, th e ghost or sp irit is m agnetized by
th e seer or interm ediary, and speaks or suspires w hat he
would like or expect. A nciently when th e proper en to m b­
ing of th e dead was regarded as a v ital m atter, spectres
would beset th e living in order to obtain th e rite s of
sepulture and th e custom ary offerings of food an d drink.
Some, whose bodies had been m u tilated or to rn to pieces,
would beseech th e restoration of th e m issing parts. W hen
0110 religion supplanted another, ghosts of th e form er faitli
appeared to encourage unconvinced persons to resist th e
innovation. T he w itchcraft of th e M iddle Ages, which iu
its form er character of w isdoin-craft bad been honored, was
th u s th e m ost form idable an ta g o n ist of th e C hu rch for
centuries.
Tho m assacre of St. B artholom ew took place in Paris
in 1580, on th e accession of th e n u p tia ls of th e tirst
B ourbon king, O’ th e n D u k e of N avarre. A dm iral Coligni,
O '
th e chief of th e P ro te sta n ts of France, and a statesm an of
rare ability, was th e n assassinated. H e was afterw ards
perceived by a seer, years before th e F ren ch R evolution,
engaged actively in p rep arin g for th a t event. T h u s did
“ coming events cast th e ir shadows before.”
I have alluded to th e p re te rn a tu ral sy m p ath y often
existing betw een persons of kindred blood. Such feel and
th in k alike sim ultaneously, and are affected by sim ilar
im pulses and disorders, even when a t g re a t distances apart.
Som etim es wives and h usbands have a like common
nature, and are p rophets to each other. C h arlo tte B ro nte
declared th a t th e audible call and response of R ochester
and Ja n e Eyre were recorded occurrences. W h en George
S m ith, th e A ssyrialogist, was dying in H ieropolis, a friend
in London heard liis own nam e called by him in d istin ct
voice. T he deceased fath er of th e D u k e of B uckingham ,
th e unscrupulous favorite of C harles I., visited a college
friend repeatedly, and constrained him to w ait upon th e
D u k e w ith a w arning to change his course or be killed.
T he D uke disregarded th e appeal an d was assassinated
some m onths later. A t th e d eath of D ante, th irte e n cantos
of th e .Divine Corned;/ could n o t bo found. A b o u t eight
m onths afterw ards, th e poet appeared to his son Jacopo,
and told him th a t he still lived. L ead in g th e young man
to his form er sleeping-cham ber, he touched a p a rtitio n and
told him th a t th e desired m a tte r was there. N e x t day
th e m i s s i n g m anuscripts were found as indicated, m ouldy
w ith dam pness, On th e night, of th e 1st of F eb ru ary
1733, A ugustus II., Saxon K ing of Poland, appeared to
F ield M arshal V on G ruinbkow , and announced th a t he
had expired a t th a t m om ent a t W arsaw. Exam ples of this
sort can be cited indefinitely.
In short, ghosts appear for th e purpose of procuring
somo fancied comfort or advantage for them selves or
o thers to whom th ey aro in some way allied. T h ere seems
to be generally a b re a th of earth, a soil or ta in t about
them , in these cases. I t requires peculiar conditions of body
and atm osphere as well as of m ind, to enable one to see
them . F asting, seclusion, contem plation, th e use of some
peculiar d ru g or beverage, are often im p o rta n t adjuncts.
I t is not exceptional th a t persons of m inor account are
favored w ith th e spectacle, while others m ore concerned
are excluded. E vocation or conjuring will som etim es
rouse u p th e denizens of th e o th e r world ; b u t oftener, I
suspect, th e voice or apparition produced is counterfeit,
even d u p in g the seer him self. I t appears to me th a t very
m any of th e utterances, m aterializations and other ghostial
displays are evolved from th e persons w itnessing them ;
and I m u st regard th em as outside th e dom ain of a tru e
sp iritu ality . T he kingdom of God, wc m ay be sure, does
not come w ith observation, b u t is in stead a presence—
Reliijio-Philosophicid Journcil.
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TH E N E W V IM A N .
A p lan lias ju s t been su b m itted for th e consideration
of th e Odessa B ranch of th e Im p erial Technological
Society for an aerial ship, w hich does not req u ire a gas
btllo o n for th e purposes of flight. T h e inventors of th e
new ap paratus, Messrs. H enrizzi and V on Offen, allege th a t
th e y have discovered a force w hich can be m ade to coun­
te ra c t th e force of g rav itation. T he aero stat is of th e
following dim ensions ; 40 feet long, 24 feet broad, and
10 feet high. Its general form is conical, it being of the
sam e construction as th e ship “ B oogshprit.” I t is sot
in m otion by two screws of th e m achine, th e principle
of which is still a secret of th e discoverers. T he whole
w eight of th e ap paratus, th e engine included, is about
400 lbs. T h e m aterial for its construction is prepared
by H enrizzi and V on Offen, and is also as y e t a close secret,,
and th e m ost im p o rta n t of all th e secrets. T he engine
and th e co m p artm en t for luggage are situ ate d in the
lower p a rt of th e ship. T he engine is a tw o-forced
one and m oves and is claim ed to propel th e vessel
a t th e rate of 40 feet a second. T he g re a te st advantage
of th e new air-m achine over all others w hich have
been su b m itte d u n til now, consists in its m oving not only
w ith b u t ag a in st tlie w ind ; and also th a t in case of
any breakage in th e m achinery, it does n o t involve any
danger to th e passengers, as it never could drop suddenly
to the earth , b u t would, iu case of accident, gradually
descend, or be m ade to su p p o rt itse lf for a certain tim e
in th e air, and even continue m oving for a sh o rt dis­
tance e ith e r forw ard or backw ard.
T h e apparatus, it is affirmed, can be raised a t will and
to any h e ig h t one likes, and th e am ount of luggage it
tak e s depends only upon th e stowage capacity.
T he O dessa B ranch of th e Technological S ociety found
th e idea of th e new aerial vehicle very feasible, and,
given th e above designated force and w eight, to prom ise
certain success. T he Society confirmed and endorsed the
assertions of th e discoverers th a t no injury to th e m achi­
nery could com prom ise th e safety of th e passengers or the
principles above enunciated. A t th e suggestion of the.
Society, th e in ventors sub m itted th e ir project to th e
M inister of W ar, th e new air-ship being in te n d ed solely
for m ilitary operations. A considerable sum of m oney
was aw arded to th e two inventors to enable th em to begin
th e work of construction im m ediately.
T his exam ple of th e incessant progress of m odern
scientific discovery will be all th e m ore in te re stin g to the
reader since it comes as a tim ely supplem ent to Col.
O lc a tt’s lecture on In d ia and em phasises th e fact th a t th e
A ryans were, indeed, our progenitors in most of th e useful
arts,
 Tho Jlussian war authorities in devoting a large sum
for th e construction of the new war aerostat, show w hat
great importance they give to th e invention. B u t by
turning to th e Indian lecture and noticing w h at th e
Bramaeha.ri Bawa says ab ou t tlie V im a n Viilya of the
Aryans, it will be observed th a t Messrs. H enrizzi and
Von Offen have yet a deal to learn before they can supply
air-ships in which contending armies can fight battles
in the air, like so m any war-eagles contending for the
dominion of th e clouds. A n d th e a rt of war m u s t be far
more perfected th a n now before an army can be a n n ih i­
lated by artificially induced poisonous mists.
IN T H E “ S U N D A Y M I R R O R ” O F F E B R U A R Y 2 0 , WE F I N D
paragraph in which Sir Richard T em ple’s opinion 011 th e
Brahm o Saniaj is quoted from his “ In d ia in 1 8 8 0 ” to th e
effect t h a t “ q u ite recently th e y (the Brahmos) have adopted
the n am e of Theosophists.” This, one of th e many inac­
curate .statements made in liis book by Sir Richard
T em ple upon In d ia iu general and In d ia n religions
especially, seems to have spurred th e Brahm os to a quick
repudiation of any connection w hatever with tlie Theoso­
phists. T he able organ of the N ew D ispensation sa y s:—
“ T he reference to th e Theosophists is a mistake. Tho
Brahmos have never identified themselves w ith the
Theosophists.”
A m e n N o r have th e Theosophists identified themselves
with them. B u t w heth er e ith e r th e one or th e other
have acted th e most wisely in this, is ano th er question.
The Theosophical Society includes members of nearly every
known religion, sect, and philosophy, ne ith e r of th e m clash­
ing or interfering with th e other, b u t each trying to live in
peace with his neighbour. T he universal tolerance
preached by us is b u t th e active protest against m ental
slvery. W e haven as is known, purely Buddhistic, purely
Christian and purely orthodox H in d u branches, and
societies allied with us ; and union is strength. B u t of
this anon. F or th e present we would be glad to learn from
our esteemed friends and B ro th ers— if unhappily not.
allies— the Brahmos, why, while hastening to repudiate
Sir Richard’s connection of th e m with ns, they have
allowed.to pass unnoticed an other still more serious •* m is­
take” made by the ex-Governor of Bombay. Speaking
of th em in his lecture (in furtherance of th e Oxford
mission to Calcutta) he said t h a t th e Brahm os “ are
almost, though not entirely, C hristians”........ “ lingering
upon the very threshold of C hristianity ” .................
“ almost persuaded to be Christians ?” Unless there has
been a like repudiation of th e uncalled-for charge which
has escaped our notice, is it possible t h a t th e la tte r should
have been passed over only because C hristianity is popular
am ong the British rulers and Theosophy— is not ?
t h e r o y a l s o c ie t y a n d s p ir it u a l is t ic l it e r a t u r e
O ur esteemed contemporary, the S p iritu a list (London)
notes th e fact t h a t the Hoval Society has actually con­
descended to express its than ks for a p resentation copy
ofZ ollner’s Tm n sceiulen tal Physics. U n til now its practice
was to take all such donations, insert tlieir titles in th e
library catalogue, b u t never say 1 T h a n k you,’ for fear of
compromising its dignity ! Mr. Harrison, th e editor, who
is fond of a good joke, recalls an anecdote abo ut S ir John
Lubbock, which is to th e point. Once Sir J o h n exhibited
in the theatre of the Royal Institution, a p icture of au
African savage, armed to th e teeth, cowering behind his
shield, lest in defiance of popular superstition, lie should
cast eyes upon liis passing mother-in-law. Mr. H arrison
dryly adds :— “ Some Englishmen, it m ay be rem arked
in passing, are in a similar state of demoralisation 011
b ette r grounds. Superstition dies hard, b u t it is pleasing
to sec, now t h a t the ground has long been broken by
g re a t men, th a t others are beginning to peep out from
behind tlieir shields, aud we hope t h a t spiritualists will do
nothing to frighten th em off again, by suddenly presenting
11101c proved facts of n a tu re th an timid creatures are able
to bear,”
IT W AS O N L Y T H E O T H E R DAY T H A T T H K T H A N K S O F T H E
Theosophical Society were conveyed to Mr. Epes Sargent,
of America, for a donation of his school-books to our
school for boys, a t Ft. de Galle, Ceylon. I t is now our
sad d u ty to announce his decease from cancer of th e tongue.
Mr. S a rge nt was one who not merely won the respect of
all with whom he came into contact, b u t .also their affec­
tion. There was som ething so sweet , and winsome in his
tone, expression of face and .sentim ents; such candour
and evident devotion to w hat was good and tru e ; and withal
such a dignified purpose to act up to his light and
his convictions, th a t for him to m ake an acquaintance was
to secure a friend. T h e Sp ivitiu tU d (London) calls him
A
“ t h a t dear friend of every friend of hum anity,” and the
Boston T ra n sc rip t, a highly respectable newspaper, which
Mr. S a rg e n t edited for ab ou t six years, thus ju stly depicts
him as a j o u r n a l i s t :—
“ It in rare th a t one meets with .a quieter or simpler nature th an
th a t of the deceased. Y e t the observer would have been mistaken
who supposed this indicated lethargy either mental or moral. Blr.
Sargent— when anything .w oke his righteous indignation, and it
was easily excited against w rong—was not an easy antagonist to
vanquish. The fund of reserved power he possessed generally
enabled him to trium ph in liis literary controversies. Still, he was
constitutionally averse to disputatious of any kind. Scrupulously
considerate of the rights of others, he seemed to glide, rath er th an
light his way through the world. H is symmetrical qualities, intel­
lectual and ethical—his even balance of various faculties—brought
trium phs in his way as their natural fruits, it would seem. The
laurels he plucked were gathered with such a spirit th a t no one felt
aggrieved by the event. I11 him the ‘ elements’ were gently and
kindly mixed, and the memory he leaves behind has 110 tain t of
harshness or rancor.” .
H e was the a u th o r of various books 011 education which
possess such superior m erit th a t Mr. Jayasekara, Manager
of our Galle school, declares th em b etter th a n .any English
series lie has ever seen. A “ Cyclopaedia of Poetry ” upon
which he had been engaged for some years, was completed
only about a m o nth before his death ; about which time
lie .also p u t to press liis “ Scientific Basis of Spiritualism,”
one of the most valuable works upon this subject over
published. I11 fact, Mr. S a rge n t in his works, “ Planchette,”
“ Proof Palpable of Im m ortality,” and this last one above­
mentioned, has bequeathed to the literature of th e sub­
je c t three m ost valuable contributions.
FLANNEL IS A R M E N T S , FOR O U T SID E AS W E L L AS IN SID E
wear, are in such general use in India, th a t th e follow­
ing excellent directions for preventing shrinkage of
woollen stuffs will 110 doub t be appreciated. They are
given to us by a friend who learned th e secret from th e
nuns of a convent in Italy. W ash th e stuff in soft water,
very hot w ithout its actually boiling, soap it w ith
plenty of common bar-soap, m aking an abundance of suds.
T h en rinse it clear with hot water, wring it v e r y lightly,
— aud shake out the excess of moisture, then hang it over a
line to drip. W h e n it is nearly dry two persons m ust
take it by th e corners, hold it horizontally and pull and
shake it, as they would a carpet to get rid of the dtist.
Then p u t it back on th e line and let it dry. The stuff
m u st never 011 any account be immersed in cold water.
TABLE OP CONTENTS.
Page.
r- • 1 1 I’ago.
The Leaven of Theosophy. 117 A G uide to G reek N o m e n ­
Does Vaccination P rev ent c l a t u r e ...................................... 13 0
Small-Pox ..................... Hi) Are there still Genii ? ........ 1 3 1
Au Epidemic Obsession ... 120 T h e B r a h m o S a n i a j .............. 131
A Paper Domain ................. 121 Cosmogony an d A n th ro p o ­
Transm utation of Metals, a lo g y : o r D e i t y , E a r t h a n d
l-’aet ................................... 121 M a n s t u d i e d b v A n a l o g y . 133
l)aeca Muslins and Silver A n e w L i g h t i n g M a t e r i a f . . . 134
Filagree W o r k .................. 122 Solstitial I l y n m to S urya,
A Glance a t India, Past, the _ Vedic Suu-God....... 13f>
Present and Futu re ....... 123 The Signs of the T i m e ...... 13:1
Spiritual Miracles ............ 128 W h y G hosts A p p e a r . . . . . i:;7
Swanii Dayanand and other T h e n e w V i m a n ....................... iyg
Pandits .......... .................. 12!J
P r i n t e d n t t h e J n th tn lr ia lP r c M b y J). C u r s c t j c c & Co., n n d p u b l i s h e d b y
t h e Thcosoj>lucal S o c ie ty , n t B ro ac h C a n d y , B om ba y.
 ' r i i c f o l l o w i n g L i s t is a c c u r a t e l y c o p ie d l'roiri. th e > i a i l n i g - F e g i s t e r s , , of. tiie T H E O S O P H I S T , a n d jw il l sh ow , r to
a d v e rtise rs a n d o u r frien d s th e w o r l d - w i d e circu latio n , w h i c h th is M ag azin e h a s attain ed .

A gni. . .. , D h u lia. . . N a g p u r . .; , . |.V’tiynl.ptid.. , .

A hnicdabad. D i d want'.. N a ld an g a., ; Vellore. ,
A ln nednagar. Diksnl. . / N atn k u l. , J i l lu p u r a m .
*T•’ ’ ' ! 1
: V iz a g n p a l a n i
' A jm ere .' . ' . 1 D in ap o re. 1 , , ■ N annilain. '
’ A liga rh . D um raon. : N aosari. . , V izian ag raiii.' i
A llahabad. ‘ ' Frandol. " ’ 1 N arail, , W adhw au. ' • ' ‘ 1 ;
A lm o ra . Fafehgnrh.' 1 N i i? ik .' 1,1 ' ' I IWdndewash. *1' ' 1; ; 1
. \m olapuram . Ferozepnr. • ' " ''•' Xasrirja >irj. IV a rd h a. ' • ‘1 i' i,(
A m ritsar. G an devi. :i . ■'! Negapiitiim. 1 1A u ib l a n f/ v d d t’. '•( C c j l o n ) .
A n tp o r c . ' G h adech i, .i ■ i N o a k h u ti.''' • B a l t i m o r e M d . ' ■! i
A m i. G liazipur. ' ,,, . ; ;, .,. N ow anagari' 1 B atlcij ( E u ffla r id .) • i •:
A ttoek. , . G h o r a i n a r a . ; , :. ,; ,. N o w s l ie r a . I ,i-. Iiii -m in gliatn.' • !, . .i s■■. j
A zim ganj. . , G o d h r ii. , ; Nnsneeritbud. B elfast (Ire la n d .) . .,j
littg h o u d e e . , G orakhpur. Oodeypore. B o s t o n ( U . S. A . )
. B u h eri. , , . G u j r a n w a l a . t, M . Ootaea.m un d. G abul.
B n ,hr civil. .G u n /o o r . ,, Vdchinarhi. ’ C a h t . " '! ’-' ■ . ii ' > i'< ■
B ahsar. G tm la sp u r. ' '' . Pahm pur. -I C alifornia. ! • ■ : • ■i 1
Balaghat;. l7lTa r u r ,' '' 1 ' ■
. ■ 'I
. ^ I ’a l i d h i i rp u i '. ‘ > •Cape T o w n ( S . A f r i c a . )
B u l id e w u n g a n j . Jav.ohabad.' : ' ' ,l P a n v a y a (G yn). C h risU iu isu n d (N o rw iiy .)
Banda. Jakhnirn. ' ‘ ’ /' . P n t i is h p u r . . 1 C i n c i n n a ti ( U . S: A.) , i : ,
B andipur. I l o s h a n g a b a tl . ' J ’anufwnda. .Colombo. ( C e y lo n ) , .
Bundoru. Llospctt. Pet.lad. . . : 1 .C o lo r a d o ( U ; S. A . ) ;.
B a n g a lo re. . H yderabad (D ek k an ). Vilihhii. C o rf u ( G r e e c e . ) ' p ,
B ans liarei 1ly. H y d en ib ad (Sind). ,: P iin p tilg ao n .' , , C ounty D ow n (Ireland.).;
BauHdil. In d i.. ■• ■ ■ ;1 ' 1 Polur. •, .D o d a i u l u w a ( C e y l o n . )
IU
B apatla. ‘ Indore. • ••••’• •• " ' • P u o n it. ’ , ■ D iu ie d in ( A ii x tr a l ia .\ '
IT
B aroda. J a lg a o n . ',, J ’utccala. " ' E lb crfeld (G erm any!) '
B arrachpore. J a ln a . , ' . H ah Bnreli. ' ' G lo u cester M a s s .' ' .
B a rsi. Jam nagar. . ........... ... liahn.ta. H a g u e (H o lla n d .) ''
B nsti. Jam ooee. : - , : ... t liai/Hir. ' ; l l a r t . i o r d (IT. S .1 A . ') ' 1 '
Bellary. Jcssore. •' , , . R a ja lin in iid ry . J a m a i c a (I1rest In d ie s.)'
B enares. i ' Jeypore. • . <■ . ■ ! Bnj'uitptir.' ■ K i m d y ( C e j ' l o n . ) ' i •■■' ■■■ ■ r
B e r li a m p o r e (B engal). Jh e lu n i. ■ ........................... R a jk o t.. ! - i K eg n ila (C ey lo n .) i .M
: B erliam pore (M adras). J i a g t i n j . , ,., ■ . ;i lianinad. •' ■ 'K o n t ( E n g l a n d . . ) ; . n , >,
B e tu l . . . ' . . ; .. Ji(/ne.: . ... ; .., R a w alp in d i...: i ; K o u i t y u i i ( B u r m t d i . ) .;.■ j ..
B ha g iiIpur. Ju b b u lp o re .: .;, i , ,,, . ‘ R a y n a . 1,,1 ;. , L ancaster (E n g la n d ;); . ,,
Bhandara. , J u l l u u d u r C ity , j | t R o liri. , j L o nijon. . ... j t ..
H haunagar. Junagarh. , : | llohta\<. , ; M Madrid. (Spain..') ,t
Kadi. ; R oorkee. , , ; , M anchester (E n g la n d .) ,
B b iw an di. ■-! 1
B lm j. ( C u t e h . ) _ K a ly a n . ' ' , , U o ia^h g arli.,, .. M a n i l l a . ( P h . J s . ) ., ! ;'.’t ^
B husaw al. 1 Kamptce. ' ' ‘ ! R ungpore. , ;• M a rseilles ( F r a n c e .) '
B ic h ra n p o r c . K n pu rt.liala . ’ , , llu p ar, , ' ’ M a r s h a l l Totcri. ( U. 'S. A .)
B i la r i . ' K arachi. ' ‘ ' 1" ' Snburillflti.. ' M elbourne (A u stralia.) ' '
B iltm p u r . ' ' lvurwar. •' ■: ; ■ 1 Sahiiraupur. ' . M i n t i e i i p o l i s (IT. S . A . ) '
K n s a u li. ' :l ....................... S a id a p v t . ' ' ' 11 ' M o rn y sh iro (S c o tla n d .) ’ 1
B o m b a y .' 1
Borsad. i K alari (D u n e n i D istrict). • i S a k i'a iid .’ 1 ’ M osco w ( R u ssia.) ■
B roach. Khandesh. Sam ba!p u r. 1 ■1 ■■! M o iihn ein ( B . B u r m a . ) ' •
K lia n n a . Siingniitiici'.' ‘ '■ ■■■: ! -M u scat. ( A r a b i a . ) >- --. - I :
B u la n d s h a h r.
K haraghora. •i Suta.ru. :' f ' | N e w J e r s e y ( U . S. A l) ,
. Blildana. '■ . . .
Bulsar. :, , ,; ! K h u s h a lg a i'h . ,... .. S atk h irn .' . . I N e w - Y o r k . ,. ..i; ■
B urrisal. ; Ivohat. .: ; . si Saugor. •, ■ j ■ I N ice (F ra n ce .) , ,i | ,.
C a lc u t ta . , Kolhapur. ......... • Secunderabad.I I N o r t h :Y o r k s h i r e . , . . . . .. ,?
K ott'i. : ( ., Seoui. . , i j O dessa (R u ssia.) , . (i .
Calient. '
Cusscryode. L id io rc .. ' , S eoriim rtiyen. • . , P a n a d u f e (C ey lo n .)
L a !g u d ;/. ' '. '' S l i a l i a b a d ( D e k k a n . , ) ;, Paris. '
C aw nporc. . . ,- , • .i .. i • ,i ..
Challdaiisi. , L arkatui. ’ ' ' ish ah ja h an p tir. , _ I.,. Ic n n s y lp a n ia ... ., ,
L in iri. ' .......... ". " S her])ur (B en g al.) P h i l a d e l p h i a '. ' '" U ‘ ' "
C lm n d e rn tig o re . ' '
Cliiijit'.'t. 1 ' L ucknow . ' . ." ' S lio lap u r. P o in t de G alle.
C hm 'kilii. ' L u d h ia iu i. ■■ ' ' Sialkot: i ' :; ' I 1 <‘ P r o v i d e n c e (LT. S : A .) : >' i
C h atta. ' Mndt'h[)iirii ( v ia B h a g a l p i t r . ) Sibi.,-,1 Q u e e n sla n d ( A u s t r a l i a . ) .
M adras. ; * S i m hi. il ■ ■ . [f '■ R angoon ( B u r u n d i . ) : ,li ,i
Chelterpor.
Chini/icara. M adura. r m • ' ..’ S irsa. ; ,, l l u t g u m a (Cei/lon.)
C hittagong. M agcpara. ■ i \ -II R o c iieile ( U . S. A .) ],Vr ■
M a i n p u r i . ,, . , S o o /n tl. j. , . S h a n g lt a c ( C h in a .) , , , .
Cliittut'. ■! .
M ai,duh. S rirangam . , , . S hrew sbury. . .
C h o o a d a n j'a h .
M alk ap u r. S ricili/m tu r. , S o u th S h ields. • ■
Cochin.
Coconadn. •' M an blio oni. Snhhur. . . S t. P e t e r s b u r g (R u ss ia .) . 1
C o im b a to r e . Msindvi (Glitch). S n ltu n p n r. ; S tre ath iim . ( , ” '
Iu.!
C otn b ae o im m . ' M a n g a lo r e . 1 • ■ ' ': Surat. ' S ty rin (A u s tria .) ; ' '
Co m illuh. MtisulipatanV. , ' T ajp iir.' , •Sussex.’ " ' '1
Conjeveram . . M eerut. ' , ! ", , T a n n a . ’1' 1 ' ' S ydney (A u stra lia .) '
C nddalorc. Mei-nua. : , , T c ru m a iig itlllm . T a n g a l l c (C etjlon.) 'I i
M ir/.tip ur. ,. ' .. i T in n e v e l l y . • : 1' U tto x etef) •■ '■■ !•' ■'
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I t Is e v i d e n t t h a t t h o T i l K o s o i 'i l i s t w il l o f f e r t o a d v e r t i s e r s u n u s u a l a d ­ SH ELLEY A N ARYAN T H IN K E R .
v a n t a g e s in c irc u la t io n . \ \ e li a v o a l r e a d y s u b s c r i b e r s i n e v e r y p a r t o f
I n d i a , i n C e y l o n , l i u r m a h , C h i n a , a n d oil t h e P e r s i a n G u l f . Our paper l!Y S011ABJI J . l ’A DSHAII,
a l s o goe.s t o G r e a t B r i t a i n a n d I r e l a n d , F r a n c o , S p a i n , H o l l a n d , G e r m a n y ,
N o r w a y , H u n g a r y , G r e e c e , .R u ssi a, A u s t r a l a s i a , y o u t h A f r i c a , t h e W e s t A s st. Bee. S e c y , o f the T heosoph ical S o ciety.
I n d ie s, a n d N o r th an d S o u th A m e ric a . T h o follow ing v e ry m o d e r a te rated
lia vo b e e n a d o p t e d : ■ T he N in e te e n th C en tu ry is a tim e of triu m p h for th e
A d y e u t j s in g H a t e s .
F i r s t i n s e r t i o n ............. 2G l i n e s a n d u n d e r ..............1 R u p e e .
H indu, th e B u d d h ist and th e Z oroastrian. T he deep
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e ...............................................I A n n a . tru th s em bodied in th e Vedas, th e D ham m a-pada and th e
S p a e o is e l m r g e d f o r a t t h e r a t e o f 12 l i n e s t o t h e i n c h . S p e c i a l a r r a n g e , A vesta, are being dem onstrated every day 1by m odern
m e n t s c a n b e m a d e f o r l a r g o a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , a n d f o r l o n g e r a n d f ix e d
p e r i o d s . F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n alicl c o n t r a c t s f o r a d v e r t i s i n g , a p p l y t o
E uropean scholars ; and th e lig h t of m odern scientific
M k s s h s . C O O P E R k Co., research, both m aterial and spiritual, has illu m in ated
A d v e rtisin g A g e n ts , B ooksellers a n d P u b lish ers, Jlo ad o w S tree t, F ort, m any a d ark nook and crevice in those venerable m onu-
Bombay.
'In e n ta l tem ples of old. I t is, indeed, a rem arkable sign of
T o SU B SC R IB E R S. th e tim es, th a t th e a n cien t and pre-historic A ryans are no
T l i e S u b s c r i p t i o n p r i c e n t w h i c h t h e T i i E o s o i ’i n s T is p u b l i s h e d b a r e l y longer looked upon as th e ig n o ran t barbarians, who ieft
c o v e rs c o s t — t h e d e s ig n in e s t a b lis h in g t h e j o u r n a l h a v i n g b e e n r a t h e r
t o r e a c h ;i v e r y w i d e c i r c l e o f r e a d e r s , t h a n t o m a k e a p r o l i t . W e cannot
to th e ir descendants th e baneful legacy of su p erstition and
a f f o r d , t h e r e f o r e , t o s e n d s p e c i m e n c o p i o s f r e o , n o r t o s u p p l y l i b r a r i e s , So­ idolatry. A ll E u ropean lite ra tu re of to-day m ay be said to
cieties, o r individuals g ra tu ito u s ly . F’o r t h e s a m o r e a s o n w e a r e o b l i g e d breath e in th e atm osphere of A ryan th o u g h t, and th e
to a d o p t t h e p la n , n ow u n iv e r sa l in A m e ric a , of r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r ib e r s to
p a y in a d v a n c e , a n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e p a p e r a t t h o e n d o f t h o t e r m p a i d f o r . “ L ig h t from th e E a st” has done m ore to cleave th e n atal
M an y y ea rs of practical e x p e rien ce have convinced W e ste rn pu b lish e rs th a t gloom of W estern barbarism th a n th e eig h teen en tire
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h o b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h
p a r tie s ; a n d all re s p e c ta b le jo u r n a ls a r e now c o n d u c te d on th is plan. centuries of C h ristian tw ilight.
S u b sc rib e rs w ish in g a p r in t e d r e c e ip t f o r th e ir r e m itt a n c e s m u s t sen d This hopeful change m ay be perceived not only in scien­
s t a m p s f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s . will b e m a d o
th ro u g h th e journal. tific lite ra tu re b u t also w here we m ay least look for it—-in
T h o T i i i . o s o r i i i . S T w il l a p p e a r enc li m o n t h . T h e r a t e s , f o r t w e l v e n u m ­ poetry. Mr. E dw in A rnold has w ritten a noble poem 011
b e r s o f n o t le ss t h a n 4 0 c o l u m n s R o y a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e r , o r
4SU c o l u m n s i n al l, a r c a s f o l l o w s : — T o S u b s c r i b e r s i n a n y p a r t o f I n d i a ,
S akya M uni. S o uthey had preceded him by two poem s on
It s . G p e r a n n u m ; in C e y l o n , Us. 7 ; in t h o S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a , J a p a n ! In d ia n subjects, w hich lie called his “ E astern E pics.” B u t
a n d A u s t r a l i a , R s . 8 ; i n A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , £ 1, J l a l f
y o a r ( I n d i a ) It s . 4 ; S i n g l o c o p i e s a n n a s 12. R e m i t t a n c e s in p o s t a l s t a m p
neith e r S outhey nor Mr. A rnold has come independently to
m u s t b o a t tl io r a t o o f a n n a s 17 t o t h o l i u p e c t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t . T h e a b o v o think like th e Aryan. Mr. A rnold succeeded, where Southey
r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g o . X o n a m e w il l he. en tered -in the I n m t i - o r j x t / x r sen t failed, by the fact th a t In d ia was his residence for several
tin t'd the mtme>/ i.s' reaiif.b <i; a m i in c a r ittb lt/ the, p a p e r m ill he (U sciuitiiiu etl
v t the e x p ir a tio n t f the te rm si'bscribetl f o r . R e m i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e m a d e in years. B erkeley in th e beg in n in g of th e eig h teen th cen­
M o n e y - o r d o r s , I l u u d i s , liill c h e q u e s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , if i n r e g i s t e r e d tu ry had, perhaps, in d ep en d e n tly and w ith o u t any help
l e t t e r s ) , a n d m a d e p a y a b l e o n l y t o t h e P i k i n i m t u k s o k Ti n; T i l k o s o I ' i m s t
b le a c h Candy, Bom bay, In d ia . S u b scrip tio n s co m m en co w ith th o V o lu m e .’ from th e E ast, in his “ Principles of H u m an K now ledge”
and his “ D ialogues” a tta in e d to some of th e hig h er walks
1
W T I I H OITCUII'.R ANI NOVKMnKIl N U.MIJEIIS O f THK KU ST VOLUME HAVING 1 of H in d u th o u g h t. B u t his im m aterialism did not save
b e e n r e p r i n t e d , t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e l i r s t y e a r \i. e.. f r o m O c t o b e r 18(1) t o
S e p t e m b e r 1SS0) will b e Rs. (i-8 a s a d v e r t i s e d i u t h o A p r i l a n d s u b s e q u e n t n u m ­ him from C hristianity, nor th e desire to convert th e A m eri­
b e r s o f t h a t V o l u m e . S u b s c r i b e r s f o r t h e S e c o n d V o l u m e p a y I ts . (j o n l y .
A g e n t s : L o n d o n ( E n g . ) , B e r n a r d Q u a r i t c h , 16 P i c c a d i l l y , \V. ; F r a n c e , P. 0
can Indian, and hence he w ent 110 fu rth er th a n he did in
L c y m a r i e , fi, K u o N c u v c d e s P e t i t s C h a m p s , P a r i s ; N e w Y o r k , F o w l e r his two m asterpieces of youth. B u t th ere was ono
a n d W e l l s , 7»:J, l l r o a d w a y ; U o s t o n , M a s s , C o l b y a n d R i c h , 9, M o n t g o m e r y E n g lish m an in th e beginning of th e p rese n t century, who
P l a c e ; C h i c a g o , 111. .I. C . l i u n d y , U2, L a , S a l l e S t . A m e r i c a n s u b s c r i b e r s
m a y a l s o o r d e r t h o i r p a p e r s t h r o u g h W . Q. J u d g e , E s q . , 71, B r o a d w a y electrified all E urope by his vigorous denunciation o f
N e w Y o r k . M e l b o u r n o , W . 11. T e r r y , P u b . l/a rliiin ii-r n f L iu h l W e s t Inrli os • C h ristia n ity and th e variety of moral leprosy which th a t
C. E T a y l o r , S t . T h o m a s . ’ J J ‘
C e y l o n : Is a a c W eorosooriya, D e p u t y C o ro n er, D o d a n d m v a : J o h n J to b e rt system of religion had introduced into th e civil fabric of
d o S i l v a , S u r v o y o r G o n e r a l ’s Ollice, C o l o m b o : D o n T i m o t h y K a r u n a r n t n e ■h u m anity, l i e was th e grandson of a baronet, h eir to a
K a n d y . C hina : K elly a n d W alsh, S h an g h ai. f
large fo rtu n e ; and y e t he chose to throw away all tlie solid
advantages of rank and w ealth, and raised th e bold sta n ­
THE THEOSOPHIST. dard of revolt. H e declared w ar ag ainst priests and p o ten ­
tates. By word and deed he preached and waged a crusado
B O M B A Y , A P R IL 1 s t , 1 8 8 L. against religion. All orthodox C hristians were horrified—
even infidels believed he was going a little too far. E ccle­
q -rftT < ra : i siastical and legal anath em as were showered 011 his devoted
head. H e was avoided like a leper in the streets. H is
T IJU ttE IS NO M L JG IO N H IG H E R TH A N T R U T H .

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children were snatched aw ay from him by an edict from
th e Lord Chancellor. B u t all th a t hum an m alice could do
failed to tam e or break his spirit. T he m an, who created
Tlie E ditors disclaim responsibility for opinions expressed such a fur<ire in Europe, who had been cursed by th e
by co ntributo rs in th e ir articles, w ith som e of w hich they clergy, and had his civil rig h ts forfeited to law, is now
agree, w ith others, not. G reat la titu d e is allow ed to corre­ recognised as th e first of poets and th e m ost perfect of
spondents, and th ey alone are accountable for w h at th ey men. T his m an was Shelley.
w rite. T he jo u rn a l is offered as a vehicle for th e w ide I do n o t m ean to a tte m p t a life of this “ p o et of poets,”
dissem ination of facts and ojiinions connected w ith the nor even a critical m em oir of his w ritings. Such a task
A siatic lcligions, philosophies and sciences. A ll who have were im possible in th e b rie f space at m y com m and. A ll
a n y th in g w orth te llin g are m ade welcome, an d n o t in te r ­ I wish to do is to show th a t Shelley a ttain ed to w hat n e ith e r
fered with. R ejected M SS. are n o t re tu rn e d .
B erkely nor Southey, nor indeed any o th e r E uropean
writer, lias ever approached. The secret of this success
lies in th e fact th a t Shelley sang u n d e r th e influence of
intuition and inspiration, and th u s he was always nearer
th e tr u th th a n others, who seek to 'g ra tify th e same
a rdent longing by som ething outside them selves and by
Laborious study. I t is an old saying ascribed, I th in k, to
Plato, th a t if w hat you seek is not w ithin you it will never
be found w ithout you. T his t r u t h was e m inently verified
in th e case of Shelley. F ro m his own in tuitional percep­
tions he concluded th a t the first step to bring a b o u t the
“ m illen nium ”— the golden age— was universal love and
brotherhood. l i e was a theosophist w ith ou t his k no w ­
ledge. Indeed, his philosophy— and he was a philosopher
with a system— was based 011 Love. B u t his Love was
not th e selfish and narrow passion for one object or indivi­
dual ov com m unity. I t k new 110 l i m i ts ; it em braced all
mankind. I11 t h a t magnificent poem — E p q tsy c h id iv n — he
Bays in the genuine platonic spirit :
“ N arrow
T h o h e a r t t h a t loves, t h e b r a i n t h a t c o n t e m p l a t e s ,
. T h e life t h a t w e a r s , tl i c s p i r i t t h a t c r e a t e s ,
One object anti one form, and builds thereby
A sepulchre for its eternity !”
B u t he w ent still further. One ot his poems opens w ith
this splendid line :
“ E arth, Ocean, Air, beloved Brotherhood !”
And, then, lie goes 011 to say how this brotherhood has
inspired him w ith a natural pietv, and in language, which
■Would fill the h e a rt o f a B uddhist with joy, he en treats th e
brotherhood :
“ If 110 bright bird, insect, or gentle beast,
I consciously have injured, but- still loved
And cherished these my kindred ;—th en forgive
This boast, beloved brethren, and w ithdraw
No portion of your wonted favour now !”
Shelley in th u s demolishing a Personal God, of : course
wages a determ ined w ar against all who believe in such a
Being. T h e priests come the most u n d e r his lash. For
th em lie has 110 mercy. All crimes are traced to their
influence. I t is they who have invented th e Personal God,
and it is th e ir in terest to keep up the belief in the
masses, 011 whose wealth aud life and happiness they prey.
T his is scarcely an exaggeration. All crime and all misery,
I am compelled to say w ith Shelley, may be traced to the
Personal God and his priests. And y e t th e H in d u s and
Parsees, in spite of th e distinctly pantheistic teachings of
the W;c?««and the A v e s t a ,cling to,and cherish,a God invent­
ed by the C hristians— a God who is not to be found in th e ir
respective scriptures. Once resolve to have n o thing to do
with th a t b ug bear of a Personal God, and w hat Shelley
predicts m ig h t come to pass :
“ The loathesome mask has fallen, the man remains
Sceptrclcss, free, uneircumscribed, b u t man ; ■
Eipial, unclassed, tribeless, and nationless,
E x e m p t from awe, worship, degree, the king
Over himself ; just, gentle, wise ; b u t m a n .”
Shelley was th e n a p a n th e ist ; and like th e pantheism
:;
of the Veda* and th e Aventa, his p antheism was poured
out in noble hym ns addressed to th e Sun, th e Moon, the
stars, th e winds, ocean and air, and all t h a t symbolizes th e
g ra n d e u r or th e serene m ajesty of th e Universal Spirit. H is
worship for all th a t is beautiful in th e wide world a m o u n t­
ed to idolatry. L ik e th e Greek priestess in th e tem ple of
Apollo, from worship he often passed into trance ; and
while in th a t state of Sam adhi, th e wondeis which he saw
in his visions left him pale w ith astonishment. Some of
these visions he lias w reathed into poetry, which th e
initiated alone could understand. As for th e world—
“ The cold, grey, lampless, void, unpeopled Wot I d /’

M ark th e use of th e word “ boast” in th is rem arkable pas­
sage, and th e hum ility th a t runs th roug h th e lines. One
m ig h t fancy B u d d h a using th e same language in his
Self-communions. T he same h um ble and te n d e r spirit
th a t runs through the philosophy of th e great Indiaii
prince and yogin pervades th e poetry of Shelley. God is
U n ive rsal, and fills the universe with love a n d wor­
ship. T he spirit of God, therefore, pervades all th a t is.
I t m u s t be th e knowledge of this fact t h a t gave b irth to th a t
orand precept— “ Thou slialt not kill.” Shelley also reasons
m the same manner. H is heart beats w ith boundless
compassion for m ankind and, indeed, all living things, as
we liave seen. H e pleads for a worm :—
“ The spirit of the worm beneath the sod
I 11 love and worship blends itself w ith God !”
A fter this introduction, the reader will be curious to
know something more ab ou t Shelley’s opinions oil “ the
vexed questions” of the day. H e is popularly know n as
an atheist. B u t this error cannot be corrected too often.
I t is tru e th a t in Queen M ab he says t h a t “ th e re is 110
God !” B u t he im m ediately adds in a foot-note :— “ This
negation m u s t be understood solely to affect a cieative
defty. T he hypothesis of a pervading spirit, co-eternal
with th e universe, rem ains unshaken.” A nd in connection
w ith this spirit, he exclaims in his beautiful elegy on th e
death of K e a ts— Adouain — 111 words p re g n a n t w ith pro-
Ibuudest th o u g h t :
“ The One remains, the many change and pass ;
Heaven's light for ever shines, earth’s shadows fly ;
Life, like a dome of many-coloured glass,
Stains the white radiance of eternity,
U ntil Death tramples it to fragments.”
T he origin of a Personal God he explains in a characteris­
tic and m telligent m ann er in his R e volt o f I d a m :
“ W h at is th a t Power ! Sonic moou-struck sophist stood
Watching the shade from his own soul upthiow n
Fill heaven and darken earth, and in such mood
The form he saw and worshipped was his own,
Ilis likeness in the world’s vast mirror shown ;
And ’twere an innocent dream , b u t th a t a faith
Nursed by fear's dew of poison grows therein,
And th a t men say th a t Power has chosen Death
Ou all who scorn its laws to wreak immortal wrath,”
th e world h ate d t h a t gentle soul, laughed a t his visions
and called him m ad ; and, therefore, he resolves t h a t these
visions
“ The cold world shall not know,”
I m u st not here neglect to m ention th a t Shelley was a
profound believer in th e g re a t philosophical doctrine of
double existence— the doctrine th a t every object has its
exact counterpart. H e has carried th e philosophy even
further. H e believes, th a t history survives in a sort of
phantasm al world, and speaks when evoked by th e hu m a n
spirit. By th e help of m odern science, this belief is dis­
covered to be based on tru th , and it is really wonderful
how capable Shelley was a t all tim es to grasp t r u th w ith
a single intuition a l glance ! This theory lie has embodied
in two of his poems. I11 Queen Mab th e spirit of th e
heroine is separated from the body, while th e la tte r con­
tinues to fulfil its functions. T he disembodied spirit th en
wanders in th e world w ith ou t any hindrance from tim e
an d space, and gathers knowledge from “ forbidden lore.”
Yet, in an o th e r poem, allusion is m ade to Zoroaster, which
explains a ridiculous belief of m odern Parsees. T h e Litter
have a tradition th a t t h e ir prop het often held high talk
with angels and w ith God : b u t where Parsees have failed
to un derstan d th e tradition, Shelley has succeeded. I n
P rom etheus U nbound, the greatest lyric poem of th e
century, th e E a v t h th u s s p e a k s :
“ E re Babylon was dust,
The Magus Zoroaster, my dead child,
Met his own image walking in the garden :
Tlmt apparition, sole of men, he saw.”
T h a t is to say, Zoroaster often saw, w h a t We now-
a-days call, his double. T he In d ia n Yogis have been
know n to project th e ir double K a r m a - r u j j a to the most
d ista n t parts of th e world. Zoroaster was not th e “ sole
of m e n ” who saw his apparition. Shelley himself, after hav­
ing passed into one of his trances, was confronted by his
spectre, who addressed to him these ominous words," Sietc
soddinfatto "— are you satisfied ?— and vanished !
' L ike th e V edantists and th e Buddhists, Shelley had
perfect faith in th e doctrine of evolution ; and like them
lie had come independently to construct the theory of
cycles. T h e la tte r th e E u rop ean m in d is loath to com*
 prehend, for it saps th e very foundation of C h ristian ity .
B u t S helley was no C h ristian ; and even if he had been
one, he loved tru th too passionately to discard it in order
to leave liis religious beliefs unshaken. H e was ,111 a rd en t
s tu d e n t of N atu re, lie was h e r h ig h -p riest, and she d e li­
vered to him m any an oracle, wliich she com m anded him
fearlessly and tru th fu lly to convey to th e m inds of m en.
In th a t beautiful Ode to the WeM W ind, lie th u s expresses
liis passionate desire to in stru c t m ankind :— . very soul ruslios o u t tow ards S h e lle y as an unapproaclied
“ Drive m y th oughts over the universe.
Like withered leaves to quicken a now birth,
And, by the incantation of this verse,
Scatter, as from an unextingiiishod hearth
Ashes and sparks, my words among m ankind.”
The desire is now being fulfilled. “ T he idea of th is
poem is th a t n a tu re moves in cycles, each of which p re­
pares for those which follow ; tlia t th e w ind w hich strips
th e leaves from th e trees, sows th e seeds of fu tu re forests ;
and th a t w in ter is th e h arb in g er of spring.” T his is b u t
a cardinal instance of th e m an n er in w hich he dwells
upon th e analogies b etw een th e world of sense and th e
w orld of s p ir it; u n til th e veil w hich p a rts th e m seem s to
be half-lifted.
I f we go a step fu rth er, we find th a t S helley lias again
independently w orked o u t th e th eo ry of th e om nipotence
of tbe hum an w ill— th a t g ran d secret of th o god-like
power of th e In d ia n Yogis. I t is tru e th a t a G erm an p h i­
losopher, th e w ell-know n Jo h a n n G ottlieb F ich te, had
alm ost abo u t th e sam e tim e p ublished th e sam e views
in liis D octrine o f Science. B u t F ich te w en t 110 fu rth e r
th a n to suggest th e indefinite prolongation of physical life
by th e exertion of will-power. Shelley, on th e o th e r
hand, cared n o th in g for th is k in d of im m o rtality . H is
hopes were fixed on D e a th !
“ D ie
I f thon wouldst be with th a t v.'hieh thou dost seek ;
Follow where all is fled ! ”
A nd he was rig h t. T he Yogis, doubtless, possess the
power of prolonging th e ir ea rth ly life indefinitely. B u t
th ey do not choose to do so. T hey, too, like S h elley con­
sider life as a necessary evil, an d do not wish to prolong
it. Shelley, unlik e F ichte, would have a nobler use m ade
of w ill-pow er:
“ l i e who taught man to vanquish whatsoever
, C'an be between the cradle and the grave
Crown'd him th e King of Life.”
How wonderfully correct is he in all his in tu itio n s ! H e
com prehends a t a glance th e situ atio n of th e Yogis, w ith ­
o u t having ever heard of them . W h a t a w ail of despair
is in th e lines w hich follow :
“ 0 , vain endeavour,
I f on his own high will, a willing slave,
He has enthroned th e oppression and the oppressor ! ”
Mr. T o dhu n ter, th e la te st student of Shelley, has this
note on th e above passage :—■“ I f th is will be depraved ;
if life can breed new w ants, and w ealth can ren d from
those who toil and groan a thousandfold for one of thci
gifts of liberty an d n a tu r e ; th e n w h a t boots it tlia t m an ’s
w ealth be inexhaustible, and m an’s power, w hich lies
dorm ant in his th o u g h t, be u n lim ited ? ”
I could adduce m any m ore passages in proof of my
assertion th a t Shelley was g reatly ahead of liis contem po­
raries in th e solution of th e g re a t problem s of life and
death. H e has been often com pared to th e old G reek
philosophers. H e has been called th e g re a t disciple of
Plato. B u t to m y m ind, he was a great V ed an tic or B u d ­
dhistic th in k e r, though th e Vedas an d th e D ltam m a-pada
lie had had no access to. W h a t a pow erful “ a d e p t” had he
m ade if th e accident of b irth had placed him in th e E a s t !
O ne cannot h e lp re g re ttin g th a t a life so noble, so disin­
terested, so aspiring to th e h ig h e st arcane of sp iritual
science, should have been cut off a t th e early age of tw enty-
nine !
B u t even in th e course of th e few years allo tted to him ,
he did m ore th a n a dozen p reten tio u s nam es have done
after ljim d u rin g h alf a century. S h elley ’s n am e will live
w h e n -th o se of T yndall and H uxley are forgotten ; and
for th o reason, th a t lie did not lim it th e vast energies of
his soul to th e investigation of only a protoplasm , b u t
of th e p e rm an e n t intorests of suffering h u m a n ity ;' To
use th e words of Mr. W . M. R ossetti “ T h ere is no poet
— and no m an e ith e r—-in whose b ehalf it is m ore be.
fittin g for all n atu res, and for some n atu res more inevitable,
to feel th o privileges and tlio delights of enthusiasm . The
poot, and om braces him as a dearest friend,”
Y A K S IIN I,
BY THAKUn GANESH SIN G .
In th e year 1801, I was w ith m y father who was th e n
th e T elisildar of Jah a n o b a d in th e B areilly d istric t
(the tehsil has since been abolished). I w itnessed m yself
some perform ances done by one who claim ed a b ility to
com m and th e Y akslm i.
Now, m y fath e r found ono evening a young m an of
ab o u t 30 years of age proudly seated on a chair in th e
m a rk e t of th a t place. H e wore a gaudy apparel and
had liis long h air tie d behind liis neck. H is peculiar
a ttitu d e excited th e a tte n tio n of my fa th er who w ent over
to th e fakir (as he so w ished him self to be know n), and
asked him a few questions, b u t he replied in a vague and
proud m anner, p re te n d in g th a t he was a good Yogi. My
father, though not a Yogi himself, can still well distinguish
th em as he has been a constant visitor to th e se m en since
liis boyhood and, therefore, he doubted th is m an ’s sanctity.
W h en he reached his tehsil he sen t him word to leave th e
P argand and earn his living elsewhere. B ut, in stead of
going o u t of th e Pargana, th e fakir w ent to th e m arghat
of th e tow n (a place set a p a rt by th e H in d u s to bu rn
1 th e ir dead), p u t him self over a jh id a w ith his head down­
ward, supported by a stick both ends of w hich were tied to
a rope,— a foot high from th e ground— and th e rope slung
over th e branches of a tree, and w ith his toes upw ards,
grasping th e rope on e ith e r sides, said th a t he would th u s
bring a curse on th e T elisildar.
On seeing this, m any persons were frightened and re ­
ported th e m a tte r to m y fa th e r who, thereupon, ordered
four peons to a p p reh e n d th e fak ir and b rin g him to
th e tehsil.
F in d in g th e fakir in th e above posture, none of th e
peons dared speak to him . On th e one hand, th e y dreaded
th e curse of th e fakir, and on th e other, th e risk of losing
th e ir situations. T he la tte r consideration, however, asserted
itself. T hey took coura,ge and begged th e fakir to come
down th e jh id a . A fte r a short pause, he obeyed and
accom panied th e m to th e tehsil in q u ite a different a ttitu d e .
H e besm eared his whole body w ith ashes of his dhuni,
('this th e B airagi fakirs of th is country generally burn
before th em as a p a rt of th e ir Yoga), covered him self w ith
a few rags, and took a p o rtm an teau in his hand.
Soon a fte r th e apprehension of th e fakir, it was w his­
pered in tow n th a t he owed certain sum s to some bazaar
shop-keepers— confectioners, p n r i vendors, and th e like
— and in th e m eanw hile a n u m b er of claim ants gath ered
round him and claim ed th e ir dues.
My fa th e r en quired of th em why th ey sold th e ir things
to a w andering fakir of no m eans before g e ttin g any
th in g in retu rn .
T hey said b u t h esitatin g ly th a t he knew how to
tu rn baser m etals into gold and silver, and th a t th u s lie
had been paying all of them since liis arrival there. T hey
also added th a t he had lately m ade an anklet, and th a t
on its disposal lie was to discharge his liabilities. T he
fakir was im m ediately p u t into custody, and th e an k le t
sought after. I t was b ro u g h t a fte r a d iligent search, and
on te s t found to have a coating of silver and n o th in g b u t
lead inside.
T he rep o rt of liis b ein g th u s caught and found an im ­
postor spread abroad. I n a few days, a heap of silver orna­
m e n ts w hich on te st w ere a ll found base was bro u g h t in.
 As m y object is n o t to en u m erate th e p articu lars of
th e case, I tu rn to m y narrative. T h e fakir who rem ained
for a tim e in custody, began to req u est th e w atchm en
and o ther persons who occasionally visited h im to g e t him
released and, in re tu rn , prom ised th em th a t he would show
th em w onderful tamashas. I m ention a few of th e m here
which he did. O ne day one of th e com p artm en ts of th e
sepoy's line was cleaned a t his req u est an d n o th in g was
left inside. A cu rtain was th e n h u n g over th e door.
Tho fak ir w ent inside th e co m p artm en t alm ost naked,
ami, to th e asto n ish m ent of all present, b ro u g h t a p a t tai
full of cooked rice and p u t it before them . P resen tly he
produced an o th er of th e sam e k in d w ith a n u m b er of
fresh flowers and fru its which th a t neighbourhood did
n o t yield in th a t season.
T he very evening p erh ap s he was seated n ear th o well
inside th e tehsili enclosure, and a few m en w ere draw ing
w a ter from it. H e w ent to th em and asked one of th em
w h eth e r he would like to see some t.amn.vha. On liis
answ ering in th e affirm ative, he took from his h a n d the
lota (pot) full of w ater ju s t th e n draw n o u t of th e well,
shook it a few seconds an d gave its contents to m any
p resen t who to th e ir g re a t asto n ish m en t found it to be
^ sharhat (syrup). I did not ta s te it myself, and he refused
to allow mo to do so w hen I asked him .
A n o th er n ig h t alm ost all th e teh sili officials w ere assem ­
bled in m y fath er's w aiting-room , m y fa th e r n o t being
excepted. T h e fak ir was also called in. Som e of them ,
who were K aitli (a caste), requ ested h im to show th e m some
w onderful perform ance su ited to th e ir taste. H e said “ all
rig h t,” and asked them to send a m an to have a lota full of
fresh w ater draw n o u t hy only one hand. T his being
done, th e lota th u s b ro u g h t was given to th e fak ir who
•simply handed it over to one of th e officials, a K aitli, who
was sittin g close to him , an d asked him to p our it out
in a shallow broad vessel. A sm all q u a n tity of it th u s
poured appeared to all p resen t like deep red w ine and
sm elt sim ilarly. T he fak ir th e n told th e sam e official
to p u t his hand inside. O n doing this, he found a piece
of raw liver and showed it to all who w ere present.
M any o th er sim ilar th in g s were done hy him . H e lmd
fu rth e r prom ised to show a g rand m ina-bazaar (fancy
m ark et) w hen a tig e r would also m ake his appearance
w ith o u t in ju rin g anybody. T h is was delayed for some
tim e iu order to finish some p relim in ary cerem onies
w hich, he said, he was req u ired to do. M eanw hile, som e­
body th re a te n e d him th a t his head would be chopped
off if he did such th in g s an y more. T h is frightened him
so m uch th a t he never did any th in g a fte r th a t, till he was
se n t over to B areilly for his tria l in th e crim inal court. '
My gran d father, who was p re se n t on th e above occa­
sion, said th a t th ese perform ances can be done by o b tain ­
ing control over Y akshni, b u t th a t m en acquiring such
powers are req u ired to do some filthy practices for a short
tim e only and, therefore, good m en n ev er a tte m p t it. As
in those days I was q u ite young, and did not have u n d e r­
sta n d in g enough to learn from him m ore on th e subject,
th e th in g rem ained b uried in m y h e a rt. B u t now I sec
great, efforts are being m ade on all sides to solve th e
n a tu re of such phenom ena. Y o u r jo u rn a l being tlie chief
organ devoted to such topics, I beg leave to solicit a
sh o rt space for it on one of its colum ns. W ould any of
th e learned readers of your jo u rn a l bo w illing to w aste
a few m om ents to say w h at th is Y ak sh n i is, and w h eth er
it is w orth asp irin g to ? . . . ■1 ;
Jiv a n V arnia, 13 Feb., 1881. : •
N o te .— I t certainly is n o t w orth th e w hile of an y sensi­
ble m an to spend tim e in learn in g such p u e rilitie s as are
above described. T hese are th e baser branches of occultism .
A Yogi who gets frig h ten ed a t an y th r e a t is no Yogi,
b u t one of those who learn to produce effects w ithout
know ing or having le a rn t w h at are th e causes. Such men,
if not tricksters, are sim ply passive m edium s------ not
a d e p t s ! — E d , T iie o s. ’'
, . ( C o n c l u d e d f r o m tl io J a n u a r y n u m b e r . ) ' 1 ''
A T R E A T IS E O N T H E Y O G A P H I L O S O P H Y .,
BY N. C. PAUL, G.IUI.O., SUB-ASSISTANT SURGEON.
, HATHA YOGA.
H a th a Y oga tre a ts of th e various m ethods by w hich one
can a tta in to th e sta te of self-trance, and acquire th e power
of hybernating.
Tho H a th a Yogi, lik e th e R aja Yogi, lives en tirely upon
m ilk, previously to his acquiring th e condition of sam adhi
or h um an hybernation. H e lives in a ijuphd or su b te r­
ranean cell, and avoids th e society of man. F irs t of all, he
p ractises th e six cleansing processes. H o th a t can m ain ­
tain good health on th e allow ance of two seers of fresh
cow’s m ilk in th e course of tw enty-four hours, is com petent
to th e practice of th e six processes, which are as follows:—
N e ll.— T his is th e first process. I t consists in th e act
of passing a tw isted cord of delicate thread, of two lines in
diam eter, and eleven inches in length, th ro u g h ono of tho
nostrils, and brin g in g it o u t a t th e m outh. T his process
is perform ed a lte rn a te ly through both th o nostrils. This
is a very easy process. •
D h a u ti.— T his is tho act of swallowing a bandage of
linen m oistened w ith w ater, m easuring th re e inches in
b rea d th and fifteen cubits in length. T his is ra th e r a
difficult process. B u t very few faqirs can practise it.
C omm ent . — A n d n l m p p y t h i n g i t is, that, t li e p ro c ess
is so difficult, us w e d o not, k n o w o f a n y t h i n g lm l f so
disgusting. N o tr ue R a j a Y o g i w ill e v e r c o n d c s c e n d to p r a c ­
t is e i t B e s i d e s , a s e v e r y p h y s i c ia n c an e a s il y tell, t h e p r o ­
c ess, i f r e p e n t e d , boconics n v e r y d a n g e r o u s o n e fo r t h e e x p e r i -
m entor. T li o f o llo w in g “ p r o c e s s e s ” n r e still m o r e h id eo u s ,
nnd a s u s e l e s s for p s y c h o l o g ic a l p u r p o s e s .
P a s t/.— T his is th e act which th e holotlmria pent-artes
practises alm ost every m om ent of its existence. (See
Lancet, 1833-1834, Vol. 2, page 9G0.)
G u ja k a rm a .— T his is t.he a c t of vom iting a large q u a n ­
tity of w ater, after filling th e stom ach and oesophagus
w ith th a t liquid, by fixing th e sight on th e space betw een
th e eyebrows. T his is a very sim ple process.
N a u l i .—-This is th e a lte rn a te exercise of th e recti muscles
of th e abdom en, w hile th e back and abdom en are stra ig h t­
ened. I have seen m any faqirs practise th is process.
T m tal-a.—-This is th e act of fixing o th e sig o h t on the
tip of th e nose, or upon th o space betw een th e eyebrows,
u n til tears come into th e eyes. A H a th a Yogi n ex t prac­
tises th e following m u d ras or im m ovable postures.
Comment ..— I t is n e e d le s s to r e m i n d t h e c o n s t a n t r e a d e r s o f
t h i s m a g a z i n e o f o u r c o m m e n t s u p o n t h e v i ta l difference b e tw e e n
th e R a ja and H a th a Y ogis. R u t it m a y b e o f s o m e use to
t h e g e n e r a l r e a d e r , i g n o r a n t o f w h a t h a s b e en w r i t t e n , fo t u r n
to p a g e 31 o f t h is v o l u m e ( N o v e m b e r 1 8 8 0 ) , nnd see fo r t h e m ­
selves. M a n y nro th o se w h o h a v e in o u r d a y s a d o p te d th e
n n m e o f Y o g is, w i t h a s l i t t le id en o f tr ue “ Y o g i s m ” n s n
p o o r C h i n a m a n h a s o f th o c e r e m o n i a ls a n d c t i q u o t t e of th e
Q u e e n ’s D r a w i n g - r o o m . ’ :
Khochari, M udra .— T h is is th e act of sw allowing the
tongue, w ith a view to producing suspension of b reath.
I quote th e following cases of insensibility and su sp en ­
sion of respiration consequent upon th is M udra. > '
“ I was called,” says D r. Law, “ to a negro child in the
tow n of S abarra, in Brazil, born in a sta te of asphyxia. I
exam ined his m outh, found th e tongue tu rn e d over, and
very deep in th e fauces. W ith th e in ten tio n of rem oving
any foreign m a tte r th a t m ig h t perhaps obstruct the
passage of air, I p u t m y finger into th e m o u th of th e
infant, and, m oving th e tongue to draw it forth, th e air
rushed in forcibly, and th e child began to cry and to
b rea th e .”— Lancet. 1832-33, Vol.' 2, page 3G1. '
T he following passage occurs in Notices o f B r a z il in
1828-29, by th e Rev. R. W alsh, L. L. D .” In speaking of
th e foreign slave-trade, he re m a rk s :— “ T he w retched
slaves often inflict d e ath upon them selves in an extraor­
din ary m anner. T hey b u ry th e ir tongue in tho th ro a t in
such a way as to produce suffocation. A friend of m ine
 was passing w h e n a slave was tied and flogged ; after a
few lashes, lie h u n g liis head, a p p e a r in g lifeless ; and,
w hen tak en down, was actu ally dead. H is ton g u e was
found wedged in th e oesophagus, so as com pletely to close
th e trachea. T he slave who, by th is action of his tongue,
provokes death, h ith e rto has been supposed to be dead ; and
in m any instances, p erh ap s w ith o u t any exam ination a t
all, his body has been consigned to th e grave.”— Lancet,
183G-1837, Vol. 2, p. 2r,8.
“ Mr. J. T. B atten , of T ooley-street has forw arded to
us the following p articu lars of his tre a tm e n t of an in fan t
which had lost all signs of v ita lity for a space of nearly
h a lf an hour directly after its b irth :— : Mrs. 11. gave b irth to
th e child on th e 4 th in stan t. S he had previously had
th ree children, each of which, bom betw een th e eighth
and th e n in th m onth, had expired a t b irth , u n d e r sim ilar
circum stanccs, having, however, been left w ith o u t any
efforts a t resuscitation. On th is occasion, says Mr. B atten,
m y d eterm in atio n was to net. w ith th e g reatest care, so
th a t th e chord was not tied u n til th e in fa n t had cried
powerfully, and its m aternal p ulsation had ceased. I t
was at, this period th a t v ita lity seem ed to cea.se. The
m om ent placental circulation stopped, th e crying rapidly
lost p o w e r: p resently respiratio n failed, and anim al h eat
receded, so th a t j u s t th re e m in u tes after b irth every sym p­
tom of anim atio n subsided. T he skin was of a cadaverous
aspect, while th e surface of th e body was q u ite cold, and th e
h eart and lungs were left 'w ith o u t a vestige of im pulse.
I first applied friction to th e chest by m eans of gin, which
happened to be in th e ro o m ; and having directed it to be
w rapped in flannel, and in stru cted th e n urse to procure
h o t water, m y n e x t step was to inflate th e lungs ; which,
having no ap p aratu s a t hand, was effected by m y m outh,
b u t w ith a re su lt en tirely fruitless so far. A w arm b a th
was now formed, of th e te m p e ra tu re of m y own blood, in
which th e child was im m ersed ; and th e fat-lik e m a tte r
being w ashed from th e surface of its body, artificial
resp iration was again resorted t o ; th is was easily effected,
as ju s t described, d u rin g th e pressure of th e fingers upon
th e oesophagus and nostrils,— of course, a lte rn a te ly e m p ty ­
ing th e lungs by a sim ilar process. B u t n o th in g seemed
of any service; and a q u a rte r of au h our had now elapsed
since th e signs of life had subsided. H a v in g introduced
my fingers upon th e epiglottis, which seem ed to rest in a
ra th e r tenacious m an n er in its situation, and raised its
apex a little, artificial respiration was again persevered
in : when, to m y surprise and satisfaction, signs of re tu rn ­
ing life showed them selves. T h e surface of th e thorax
and th e lower ex trem ities seem ed to resum e th e ir n a tu ra l
colour, anim al h e a t g rad u ally retu rn ed , an d au occasional
m ovem ent supervened. Tw enty-five m in u te s had now
elapsed, and a full space of h a lf an h our had passed before
th e vital functions were decidedly restored.”—-Lancet,
1833-34, Vol. 2, page 8G1.
T.'.ie comm on practice of q u ie tin g infants, em ployed by
nurses, consists in th ru stin g into th e ir m o u th s a bag m ade
of w ash-leather, containing sugar. I t m ay be considered
as a su b stitu te for th e K hechari M iu lra .
T here are tw o a u th e n tic cases of h u m an h y b ern ation
on record.
L— T he account of th e faquir of th e P u n ja b is th u s
described in th e words of D r. McGregor. “ A faquir,
who arrived a t Lahore, engaged to b ury him self for any
len g th of tim e, s h u t u p in a box, and w ith o u t e ith e r
food or drink. R u n je e t n a tu ra lly disbelieved th e m an ’s
assertions, and was d eterm in ed to p u t th e m to th e test.
F o r th is purpose th e faqu ir was sh u t u p iu a wooden
box, w hich was placed in a sm all a p a rtm e n t below th e
m iddle of th e g ro u n d ; th e re was a folding-door to his
box, wliich was secured by a lock and a key. S u rro u n d ­
ing th is a p a rtm e n t th ere was th e garden-house, th e door
of which was likew ise lo c k e d ; and outside th e whole, a
high wall, having its door-way b u ilt u p w ith bricks and
mud. I n o rder to p rev en t any one from approaching
th e place, a line of sentries was placed, and relieved at
regular intervals. T he strictest w atch was k e p t up for
the space of forty days and forty n ights, a t th e exp iration
of which period th e M aharajah, atten d ed by his grandson
and several of his Sirdars, as well as G eneral V entura,
C ap tain W ade, and myself, proceeded to d isin te r the
faquir. T he bricks and m ud were removed from th e
o u ter d o o r-w ay ; th e door of th e garden-house was n e x t
unlocked, and lastly th a t of th e wooden- box containing the
faquir. T he la tte r was found covered w ith a w hite
sheet, on rem oving which, th e figure of th e m an p re­
sented itse lf in a sittin g posture. H is hands and arm s
were pressed to his sides, and his legs and th ig h s crossed.
The first step of th e operation of resuscitation consisted
in pouring over his head a q u a n tity of warm water.
A fter this, a hot cake of atta was placed on th e crown
of his head ; a plug of wax was n ex t rem oved from one
of his nostrils, and, on th is being done, the m an breathed
strongly th ro u g h it. T he' m outh was now opened, and
th e tongue, wliich had been closely applied to th e roof
of th e m outh, b ro u g h t forward, and both it and th e lips
anointed w ith ghee. D u rin g this part of th e proceeding,
I could n o t feel th e pulsation of th e wrist, though th e
tem p era tu re of th e body was m uch above th e n atu ral
standard of health. T he legs and arm s being extended,
and th e eyelids raised, th e form er were well rubbed, and
a little ghee applied to th e latter. T he eyelids p re ­
sented a dim m ed, S uffused appearance, like those of a
corpse. T he m an now evinced signs of re tu rn in g an im a­
tion ; th e pulse becam e perceptible a t th e wrist, w hilst
th e u n n atu ral te m p e ra tu re of the body rapidly dim inished.
H e made several ineffectual efforts to speak, and a t length
u tte re d a few words, in a tone so low and feeble as to
render th em inaudible. W h en th e faquir was able to
converse, th e com pletion of th e feat was announced by
th e discharge of guns, and other dem onstrations of joy.
A rich chain of gold was placed round his neck by R u n ­
je e t, and ear-rings, bawbles, and shawls were presented
to him .”
C o m m en t.— W h ile 111 L aho re, we had this identical story
from nil eye-w itness, a native gentleman, who wns clerk to
S ir Clnudo Wailo nt the tim e o f tho occurrence. H is in terestin g
na rrativ e will he found n f pnge 94 o f this volume (F eb. 81).
I I .— T he account of th e second faqir is th u s described,
in th e words of L ieut. A. H . Boile.au, “ I have ju s t w itnessed
a singular circum stance, of which I had heard during our
stay a t this plaeo, b u t said n o thing about before, the tim o
for its accom plishm ent n o t being com pleted. T his m orn­
ing, however, a m an who had been buried a m onth, on
th e bank of a tank, n e ar our camp, was dug o u t alive,
in th e presence of E su r Lai, one of th e m inisters of th e
M uharaw ul of Jaisu lm er, 011 whose account th is singular
individual voluntarily was in terred a m onth ago. H e is
a youngish m an, ab o u t th irty years of age, and his nativo
village is w ithin 5 kos of K u rnaul ; b u t he generally
travels ab o u t th e country to A jniere, Kotali, Indore, &e.,
allows him self to be buried for weeks, or m onths, by any
person who will pay him handsom ely for th e same. I 11
th e p re se n t instance, th e R aw ul p u t this singular body
in requisition, u n d e r th e hope of obtaining an heir to his
th ro n e ........H e was buried a t Jaisulm er, in a small build­
ing about tw elve feet by eight, b u ilt of stone. I n the
floor was a hole, th ree feet long, two and a h alf feet wide,
and perhaps a yard deep, in which he was placed, in a
sittin g posture, sewed up in his shroud, w ith liis feet (or
legs) tu rn ed inw ards tow ards th e stomach, and liis hands
also pointed inw ards tow ards th e chest. Two heavy slabs
of stone, six feet long, several inches thick, and broad
enough O to cover th e m outh of the O srave,’ so th a t he could
not escape, were th e n placed over him , and I believe a
little earth was plastered over th e whole, so as to m ake
th e surface of th e grave sm ooth and compact. /T h e door
of th e house was also b u ilt up, and people were placed
outside, th a t 110 tric k s m ig h t be played. A t the ex pira­
tion of a full m outh, th a t is to say, this m orning, Ihe
w alling of th e door was broken, and th e buried m an
d ug o u t of th e grave. H e was perfectly senseless, his eyes
were closed, his hands cram ped and powerless, his stom ach
sh ru n k very m uch, and liis te e th jam m ed so fast together,
th a t th e y w ere forced to open his m outh w ith an iron
 instrum ent, to pour a little w ater down liis throat. H e
gradually recovered his senses, and th e use of his limbs,
and when we went to see him, was sitting up, supported
by two men, and conversed in a low feeble tone of
voice........Cornet M cN agh ten ,,..assistan t to th e ag en t to
1 /’’I . « • ♦
th e Governor-General in Rajpootana, p u t his abstinence
to the te st a t Pookur, by suspending him, for thirteen
days, s h u t u p in a wooden chest........T he man is said,
by long practice, to have acquired th e a r t of holding his
breath, by sh uttin g th e m o uth and stopping th e interior
opening of the nostrils with his to n g u e ........ H is powers of
abstinence m ust be w o n d e rfu l; nor does his hair grow d u r ­
ing th e time he remains buried. I really believe th a t
tlicro is no imposture in the ease.”
Both these faqirs were H a th a Yogis. They practised
the Khechari M udra successfully, and th ereb y acquired
the power of abstinence from air, water, and food, for a
long time. ■ and secured by a bandage.
Comment .— I n r e fe r c n c c lo tlio a r r e s t o f t h o g r o w t h o f tlio
linir, som e a d e p t s in tho s c c rc t scien ce, w h i c h is g e n e r a l l y k n o w n
in I n d i a u n d e r th e nnm e o f Y o g a , c la im to k n o w s o m e t h i n g
inoro th a n th is. T h e y p r o v e t h e i r a b il i ty to c o m p l e t e l y s u s ­
p e n d tho fu n c tio n s o f life each n i g h t d u r i n g t h o h o u r s i n te n d e d
fo r sleep. L i f e th e n is, so to sa y, h e ld in tol.nl a b e y a n c e .
T li e w e a r a n d te a r o f t h e i n n e r as well a s t h e o u t e r o r g a n is m being'
t h u s a rtificially a r r e s t e d , a n d t h e r e b e in g no p o ss ib ility o f w a ste ,
t h e s e m en a c c u m u l a t e a s m u c h vital e n e r g y for u se in t h e i r
w a k i n g s t a te as t h e y w o u ld h a v e l o s t in sle ep d u r i n g w h ic h
state, i f n a tu r a l, t h e p roc ess o f e n e r g y a n d e x p a n s e o f forco is
still m e c h a n ic a lly g o i n g on in th o h u m a n b od y. I u t h e in d u c e d
s t a te d e s c ri b e d , as in t h a t o f a d e e p sw oon , t h e b r a i n 110 m o r e
d r e a m s t h a n i f it w e r e dead. O n e c e n t u r y , i f pa sse d, WDtild
a p p e a r 110 l o n g e r t h a n ono second, fo r all p e r c e p t i o n o f
tim e is lo st for h im w h o is s u b j e c t e d to it. N o r do t h e h a ir s
or nails g r o w u n d e r s u c h c i r c u m s t a n c e s , t h o u g h t h e y do
for u c e r t a i n t im e in a b o d y a c t u a l l y d e a d , w h i c h p r o v e s
i f a n y t h i n g can, t h a t th e a to m s a u d t is s u e s o f t h e p h y sic al,
b o d y a r e h e ld u n d e r c o n d itio n s q u i te d if f e re n t from th o se o f
t h e s t a t e we call d e a th . F o r , to use a p h y s io lo g ic a l p a r a d o x ,
lifo iu a dead a n im a l o r g a n is m is e v en m o r e in te n s e l y a c t i v e
t h a n it e v e r is in a liv i n g one, w h i c h as w o see, does n o t hold
good in t h e case u n d e r notice. T h o u g h t h e a v e r a g e s c e p tic
m a y r e g a r d th is s t a t e m e n t as s h e e r n o n se n se , th o s e w h o h a v e e x ­
p e rie n c e d th is in t h e m s e l v e s k n o w it is a n u n d o u b t e d fact. T w o
c e r t a i n fa k ir s from N e p a n l once a g r e e d to t r y t h e e x p e r i m e n t .
O n e o f th e m , p r e v io u s to a t t e m p t i n g t h e h y b e r n u t i o n , u n d e r ­
w e n t all tho c e r e m o n i e s o f p r e p a r a t i o n as a b o v e d e s c ri b e d b y
D r . P a u l , a n d to o k all t h e n e c e ssa ry p r e c a u t i o n s t h e o t h e r
sim p ly t h r e w h i m s e l f b y u p ro c e ss k n o w n to h i m s e l f a n d
o t h e r s into t h a t t e m p o r a r y s t a te o f c o m p l e te p a r a ly sis, wliieli
im p o s es 110 lim its o f tim e, m a y l a s t 'm o n t h s as w ell a s h o u r s , a n d
w h i c h is k n o w n iu c e rta in T i b e t la m a s e ri e s n s ...................................
T h e r e s u l t was t h a t w h ilo t h e h a ir , b e a r d , a n d n a ils o f t h e
f o r m e r had g r o w n n t t h e end o f s i x w e e k s , t h o u g h fe eb ly y e t
p e r c e p t i b l y , t h o cells o f t h e l a t t e r h a d r e m a in e d a s closed a n d
i n a c t i v e a s i f h e h a d b e e n t r a n s f o r m e d for t h a t lap s e o f tim e
iu to a m n rb lc st a tu e . N o t h a v in g p e r so n a lly seen e i t h e r o f
t h e tw o m en, o r t h e e x p e r i m e n t , w e can v o u c h o n ly in a
g e n e r a l w a y for t h e p o s s ib ility o f t h e p h e n o m e n o n , n o t for th o
de ta ils o f t h is p e c u l i a r ease, t h o u g h w e w o u ld as soon d o u b t
o u r e x is te n c e as t h e t r u t h f u l n e s s o f th o se f ro m w h o m we h a v e
t h e story . W e o n ly h o p e that, a m o n g t h e sc e p tic a l a u d m a t e r i a l ­
istic w h o m a y scoff, w e m a y n o t find e i t h e r p e o p le w ho , n e v e r ­
t h e le s s a c c e p t w ith a firm a n d p ious c o n v ic t io n t h e s t o r y o f
t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e h a lf- d e c a y e d L a z a r u s a n d o t h e r lik e
m ira cle s, o r y e t th o se w ho, w h i l e r e a d y t o c r u s h a t h e o s o - 1
p liist for h is beliefs, w o u ld n e v e r d a r e scoff a t t h a t o f a C h r i s t i a n .
2.— B h itch ari M u d r a — This consists in directing th e
sight to the point of th e nose, while seated in th e posture
called Padmasana. Both th e K hechari and Bliuchari
mudras produce self-trance in a short time.
3.— Ch ach ari Mu d m .— To practise this m u d ra th e sight
is fixed 011 a point three inches in front of th e eyes. I11
this m udra th e sight should be direct, and fixed for a long
time. W hen th e Yogi is fatigued, he tu rn s his eyes to
the point of th e nose, and then to th e p a rt betw een the
eyebrows, until self-trance is effected.
4.— A'gochari M u d r a ,— This is tlie m ethod of producing
self-trance th rough the function of hearing. A Yogi who
practises th is m udra, plugs th e cars w ith balls of waxed
cotton, and listens to th e sounds of th e left ear w ith th e
rig h t ear, ben d in g th e head a little laterally, tow ards th e
rig h t shoulder, u n til self-trance is effected. ; ■ ,
•">.— Unama'id M u d ra.— T his is th e m ethod of suspend­
ing th e breath , by sh u ttin g all th e outlets of th e-b o d y ,
after a deep inspiration. A Yogi who practises th is m udra
successfully, is said to be able to recall th e soul, to aw aken
it, and enjoy heavenly felicity. H e needs n o t prayers nor
hym ns. H o becom es self-tranced. 1 ■ ;
Comment— This is inoro lik e the real R a ja Yoga, and is
tho truo scientific one. ■
A H a th a Yogi practises th e 4 bandhas or , restrain ts,
which are as follow s:—• . . , ■■ ■ ,,
1-— M ulabandlia.— A Yogi practises th is bandha, by
placing his left heel u n d er h im ,or by sittin g in th e posture
of P adm asana, w ith a cloth ball in contact w ith th e .seal;
: , i
2.— Julandharabandh.a.— A Yogi practises this b an d h a
by resting his chin 011 th e interclavicular region, and
suspending th e b rea th , after ta k in g a deep inspiration.
3.— Udj/anabandha,— A Yogi practis
sh u ttin g th e m outh, swallowing th e tongue, placing tho
rig h t heel in contact w ith th e epigastric region, and closing
th e ears, nostrils, and o th e r orifices, after filling th e system
w ith th e inspired air. •
4.— M ahabandha.— 111 order to practise th is bandha, a
Yogi places his left foot u n d er him , rests his chin on th e
breast, holds liis rig h t foot w ith his hands extended, and
places nis forehead in contact w ith th e k n e e s ; inspires
th ro u g h th e left nostril, fills th e stom ach and lungs .w ith
th o inspired air, fixes his eyes on th e p o in t of his nose,
suspends th e b reath, and, lastly, expires th ro u g h th e rig h t
nostril. H e th e n inspires th ro u g h th e rig h t nostril*
suspends tho b reath, expires th ro u g h th e left nostril, aud,
finally, breath es th ro u g h th e left nostril, expiring through
th e rig h t nostril. W h e n one practises this ban d h a for th re e
successive hours ono is said to be an accom plished Yogi,
and e n titled to practise S am adhi or h u m an hybernation.
OF T H E A SH TA SID D III, OR E IG H T C O N SU M M A TIO N S. 1
1, 2.— A nim a and, A fa h im a .— A cham eleon, by merely,
inspiring air, renders th e whole of its body, from th e head
to th e rectum , tu rg id , round, and p lu m p ; and m erely by a
single expiration of air, th e whole of th e body again
assum es a lan k and lean appearance. T he lean and lank
condition of th e system is technically nam ed A nim a ; and
th e tu rg id , round, and plum p appearance is denoted by
th e term M ahim a.
A Y ogi, im ita tin g th e cham eleon, fills his lungs and th e
whole of th e in testin a l canal w ith inspired air, and
acquires a plum p, round, aud tu rg id appearance (m a h im a );
and becom es lean and lank again (anim a) by a single
expiration. ■ ■ .1
3.—.4,— Lac/luma and G a rim a .— T he sturgeon, by swal­
low ing g rea t d rau g h ts of th e atm osphere, distends not only
th e stom ach, b u t a large bag th a t com m unicates w ith th e
oesophagus, and th ereb y becom es specifically lighter, and
floats above th e surface of th e sea. A Yogi, by long
practice, acquires th e pow er of swallowing large d rau g h ts
of th e air, and, th ere b y produces a dim inution of his
specific g ravity (laghim a.) I t is 011 th is principle th a t th e
B rah m an of M adras m aintained him self in an aerial
posture. ' ■ i : ;
A Y ogi acquires an increase of specific g rav ity (garima)
by swallowing g re a t d rau g h ts of th e air, and com pressing
th e sam e w ith in th e system . :i ■: ■ ' '
Comment.-— T h is is what, three years ago, in describing tho
phenomenon in Isis Unveiled, we called “ interpolarisa­
tion.” (S e e vol. I, op. cit. page 23 & 24 ; paragraph 011
yETIIKOlSACY.) ' 1
5.— P r a p ti.— T his is th e obtaining of desired objects.
A Yogi, in a sta te of self-trance, acquires th e pow er of
p re d ic tin g fu tu re events,* of understanding unknow n la n ­
* I n t h o e t e r n i t y t h e r e is n e i t h e r P a s t ti o r F u t u r e ; l i e n e e — f o r t l i e d i s e n ­
t h r a l l e d S oul f o r I n n e r K g o ) t h e thr©9 te n s q s m e r g e in to one, th q P r e s e n t . ' i
guagcsi'7), of curing divers diseases,^') of d iv in in g the
unexpressed th o u g h ts of others, (') of h earin g d ista n t
sounds, of seeing d ista n t objects, of sm elling m ystical frag­
ra n t odours, and of u n d erstan d in g tlie language of
beasts and birds ('0.
Such is the description of P ra p ti in th e several w orks on
Y oga to which I have had access.
C om m en t a .— A s a d e a f and dum b person learns to und erstand
♦he exact, meaning o f w h a t is said sim ply from th o motion o f
the lips and face of the sp eake r ami w ith o u t u n d e rs ta n d in g
nny lang uag e phonetically, o th e r mul e x tr a senses can be
developed in th e soul ns w ell as in the physical m ind of a m u te ;
a six th and as phenomenal a sense is developed as the re s u lt of
practice, w h ich supplies for him the lack o f th e o th e r tw o.
b. M ag n etic an d mesmeric a u ra o r “ fluid ” can be g e n e ­
rated nnd intensified in e very m an to an alm ost m iraculou s
extent, unless he be hy naturo u tte rly passive.
c. W e h a v e know n of such a faculty to exist, iu individuals
who w ere far from being adepts or Yogis, and had n e v e r h eard
o f th e latter. I t can be easily developed by intense will,
pcrsevernnco and practice, especially in persons who a re born
w ith n ntu ral analytical powers, in tu itiv e perception, and a
c e rta in aptness for observation and p enetratio n. T h ese m ay,
i f th e y only preserve perfect th e faculty of d iv in in g people’s
th o u g h ts to a degree w hich scents alm ost su p e rn atu ra l. Some
ve ry clear b u t q uito uneducated detectiv es in L o n d o n aud
P aris, develop it iu themselves to alm o st a faultless perfection.
I t can b e also helped b y m a th em atical stud y and practice. I f
then such is found to be the case w ith simple individuals,
w hy not in men who h a v e devoted to it a w hole life, helped
onby a study o f the acc um u lated e xp erien ce o f m an y a g e n e ­
ratio n of m y stic and u n d er the tuition of real a d e p ts ?
d. Tlie B i-p a r t Soul is no fancy and m ay lie one day
exp lain ed iu scientific language, w hen th e psycho-physiologi­
cal faculties o f man shall be b e tte r studied, w hen th e possibility
o f m an y a now -doubted phenomenon is discovered, and when
t r u t h will be no lo nger sacrificed to conceit, va n ity and routine.
O u r physical senses have n o th in g to do w ith the spiritual or
psychological faculties. T h e la t te r begin their action w here
tho former stop, ow ing to th a t Chinese wall abo ut th e Soul
E m p ire , called— M ati ku . •
0.— P r a l v nnja. — By P ra k a in y a is m e a n t th e pow er of
casting th e old skin and m a in ta in in g a y o u tli-lik c a p p e a r­
ance for an u nusual period of tim e. By some w riters it is
defined to be th e p ro p erty of e n te rin g into tlie system of
another. W Y ayati, who was old and dccrepid, and y et
anxious to enjoy life,entered in to tlie system of his youngest
son, having left liis own body. So say th e P u ran as.
7.— Vas'ihca.— T his is th e power of tam in g living crea­
tures, or of bringing th em u n d er control.
“ Pythagoras, who visited In d ia, is said to have tam ed,
by tlie influence of his will or word, a furious bear, p re­
vented an ox from eating beans, and stopped an eagle in
its flight ( A ”
Vfts’itw a m ay be defined to be th e pow er of m esm erising
persons by th e exercise of tlie will, an d of m ak in g th em
obedient to one’s own wishes and orders.
Some learned p an d its define V as’itw a to be th e re stra in t
of passions and em otions.
Comment, c.— P e r h a p s the Ilo bilgan s an d the S haberons of
T ibet m ig ht have so m e thin g to tell us if they chose. T h o great,
secret which en w rap s tlie m y s te ry o f th e rein carn atio ns of
th e ir g reat D alay-Lam as, th e i r S u p rem e Ilobilgans, and oth ers
who as well us the former a re supposed, a few d ays a fte r tlieir
E n lig h te n e d Souls have laid aside th eir mortal cloth ing to re in ­
carn a te them selves in y o ung nnd alw ays previously to th a t
very weak bodies of children, h as never y e t been told. These
children w ho are invariably on the p o in t o f death w hen desig­
nated to have th eir bodies bccome the tabernacles o f th e Souls
o f deceased Buddhas, recover im m ediately after the ceremony,
nnd b arrin g accident, livo long years, e x h ib itin g tr a it for trait
the same peculiarities of temper, characteristics, aud predilec­
tions as the dead m an’s. B ut of this no more for the present.
f. T h e se are mesmeric feats and it is only by (in )e x a e t
scientists th a t mesmerism is denied in o ur days. I t is largely
treated o f in Isis', and th e p ow er o f P y th a g o r a s is ex plain ed
iu Vol. I p. 283, et seq.
S.— 1 's’atwa, ov D iv in e Pow er.— W hen th e passions arc
restrained from tlie ir desires, th e m ind becomes tran q u il
and tlie soul is aw akened. T he Yogi becomes full of
B rahm a (the S uprem e Soul)faA H is eye p en etrates all
th e secrets of n ature, lie knows tlie events of th e past,
present, and fu tu re ; and, w hen he is not led astray by tlie
tem p ta tio n s of th e seven preceding “ perfections,” his soul
n o t only holds com m union w ith the invisible, inconceivable
unalterable, om ni-present, om niscient, and om nipotent
Principle, b u t he becomes absorbed into th e essence of the
same. I t is com m only supposed th a t a Yogi who acquires
this power, can restore th e dead to lifeW .
C o m m en t g .— I n w hich ease it. m eans t h a t th e Soul being
liberated front the y o k e o f th e body th r o u g h certain practices,
discipline and p u rity of life, d u rin g the life-time o f th e latter,
acquires po w ers identical w ith its prcm itivc element, th e u n i­
versal Soul. I t has o ve rp ow ere d its m aterial custodian ; th e
terrestrial gross a p p e tite s and passions o f th e latter, from
beint; its despotic m asters h a v e becoino its Slaves, heuee tho
Soul has become free h en cefo rth to exercise its transcendental
pow ers un tram elled by any fetters.
h. L ife onco extinct, can n ever be recalled. B u t a n o th e r
life and a n o th e r Soul can som etimes reanim ate in th e aban ­
doned frame if we m ay believo learned men who were never
known to u tt e r au u n tr u th .
W h e re v e r th e w ord ‘ Soul ’ has occurred iu tho course o f
the above com m ents, th e re ader must, bear in mind t h a t w e
do not use it, in the sense o f au immortal principle in m a n ,
bu t iu th a t of the g ro u p o f personal qualities w hich are hilt
ii congeries o f m aterial particles whose term o f survival is
limited, this s u rv iv a l of the physical, or material, p e rson ality
being for a lo nger or s h o r te r period, pro portionately w ith th e
grossness or refinem ent o f the individual.
V a rio u s correspondents have ask ed w h e th e r the Siddhis of
Y o g a can only be acquired by th e ru d e training o f lln tlia
Y o g a ; aud the J o u r n a l o f S cicn ce (L o u d o n ) a ssum ing th a t
th ey cannot, launched o u t in th e violent ex pressions w hich
w ere recently quoted iu th ese pages. B u t the fact is th a t th ere
is another, an unobjeetionblc and rational process, th e p arti­
culars of which can no t be g iv en to the idle inq u irer, and w hich
m u s t n o t even be touched upon at the la tte r end of n com­
m e n tary like tho p resen t one. T h e subject m ay be re v e r te d
to at a m ore favorable time.
A C O LU M N A R M ETEO R.
N o t far from W arsaw (Poland) on Ja n u a ry 14, occurred
a m ost ex trao rd in ary n a tu ra l phenom enon. As a m a tte r
of religious routine, it was forthw ith a ttrib u te d , even by
th e higher classes of bigots, to a divine p o rte n t— a " sign,”
specially se n t by H eaven to warn good C atholics (Russian
schism atics, of course, excluded) of some extraordinary
coining event. O f w hat n a tu re th e la tte r was to be, lias,
however, not y e t tran spired. So, opinions being too divided
as to th e solution ot th is riddle of Providence, wc m ay lim it
ourselves to sim ply placing th e facts on record. A t ab o u t
2S p.m. on tlie day in question, tlie Sun was hidden by
a dark mass of clouds in th e w estern heavens, and two p e r­
fectly-defined and seem ingly solid gigantic pillars, b ril­
lian tly iridescent, form ed a t th e sam e in stan t a t e ith e r
side of th e som bre mass. Tlie distance of each from th e
S un was ab o u t •'!■’> degrees. T he more th e lum inary d e­
scended th e west, tlie m ore th e y becam e polychrom a­
tic and opalescent, while a th ird pillar of a golden h u e
began projecting itself over th e Sun, th u s form ing a p er­
fect triangle. A t 4 o’clock th e phenom enon reached its
full developm ent and radiancy. I t was im possible to
fix it for more th a n a few seconds. T he sky was clear,
and th e breeze gentle. Tlie th erm om eter m arked 14
degrees of frost by R eam ur's therm om eter. M any women
Hung them selves on th e ir knees before th e th re e fire-
pillars and rem ained for th e hour and a h alf th a t th e
phenom enon lasted, in pray er loudly confessing th e ir sins,
b eatin g th e ir breasts, in tlie full conviction th a t th ey sa\V
b efo re th e m th e a ctu a l g lo r y of th e H o ly T rin ity I

A P R IS O N E R M E S M E R IS E D IN COURT.
According to tlic P aris correspondent of a contem porary,
a rem arkable exhibition has ta k e n place in tb e C ourt of
A ppeal in th a t city. I t seem s th a t last A u g u st a young
m an, nam ed D idier, aged about 22, was arrested for an
offence in th e C ham ps Elysees and sentenced to th ree
m onths’ im prisonm ent. H is friends considering him
innocent, advised him to appeal, and engaged M aitre
R eitlin g er as liis counsel. T he learned g en tlem an a t once
dem anded th a t his clien t should be su b m itte d to ' m edical
exam ination, and tiie court app o in ted for th a t purpose
Drs. M ottet and M esnct, two w ell-know n specialists in
m ental diseases, u n d er whose surveillance th e young m an
was placed for th re e m onths in th e H o sp ital S a in t A ntoine.
A t the end of th a t period th e doctors drew u p a report,
sta tin g th a t D idier suffered from a m ost rem ark ab le
nervous affection. H e lived in a sta te of c o n stan t som nam ­
bulism , th e a ttack s of which could be provoked a t will.
H e was en tirely d e stitu te of any will of his own, and
while in a condition of som nam bulism could be m ade to
perform various acts w ith o u t being conscious of w h a t lie
was doing. A m ong o th e r stran g e facts th e re p o rt stated
th a t D idier was seized w ith som nam bulism one day w hile
in th e Place de la Bastille, and had to be carried to a
lodging-house for th e night. On a n o th e r occasion lie was
seen to g et o u t of bed while asleep, dress him self, and
copy several pages of m usic. T he n e x t m orning he was
qu ite astonished a t th e work he had done. V arious experi­
m ents were m ade 011 him. O n two occasions lie divined
th e secret thoughts of th e doctors. "When th e case again
came before th e court, th e prisoner, who looked very
feeble and em aciated, to tte re d ra th e r th a n w alked to th e
bar. M aitre R e itlin g e r having addressed th e court in his
defence, th e ju d g e s w ere ab o u t to w ithdraw to consider
th e ir verdict, w hen th e doctors offered to confirm th e
statem en ts m ade in th e ir rep o rt by practical ex perim ents
011 th e spot. T h e judges consented, and accom panied Dr.
M ottet and th e prisoner into a side room. H e re by a few
rapid passes th e u n h ap p y su b ject was m esm erised. D idier
was th e n left in charge of two of th e m unicipal guards
on service, th e doctors and th e ju d g es re tu rn e d to th e court,
and the door of th e room was sh u t. D octor M o tte t now'
called th e prisoner by his nam e. T h e n e x t second a
fearful noise was heard. I t came from th e sick young man.
A few m in u tes before a touch of th e finger would have
alm ost knocked him over. Now, u n d e r th e influence of
m esm erism he was like a raging lion. U p s e ttin g the
guards who held him by th e w rists he rushed a t th e door,
broke it open, and, knocking down everybody in his path,
ran up to D r. M ottet. H e re he suddenly stopped, and,
fixing his eyes on his m esm eriser, trem b led from head to
foot in a m an n er terrib le to see. S h riek s of horror ran
th ro u g h th e court. “ U ndress yourself,” said th e doctor to
th e prisoner. In a few seconds D id ier strip p ed him self
of nearly all his g arm ents. “ D ress yourself again,” said
th e doctor, and again th e prisoner obeyed w ith th e same
lig h tn in g rapidity. D octor M o ttet then aw oke his “su b ject”
by blow ing on his face. D id ier fell to th e ground as if
shot ; the doctor, however, soon b ro u g h t him ro u n d again.
“ W hy did you undress yourself before th ese g en tlem en ?” .
asked D octor M ottet. “ T h a t was very im proper.” D idier,
gazing w ith vacant astonishm ent, replied, “ W h a t ! u n ­
dressed m yself; im possible.” A nd th e young m an clung to
th e doctor for protectio n like a child. T h e bench, however,
was not convinced, and appeared to look upon th e whole
affair as a comedy. D octor M esnet m esm erised th e
prisoner, and ordered him to write! from m em ory a le tte r
addressed to him while in prison. D id ier replied,
“ C annot ; because I am iu prison.” T h e doctor insisted ;
w hereon tlio prisoner sat down to a tab le and w rote, word
ibr word, th e le tte r in question w ith o u t a single m istake.
W hile he was w riting it Dr. M o tte t took a loner needle
out of his instrum cnt-casc, an d p lu n g ed it in to th e young
m an’s neck, b u t lie felt nothing. B j th is tim e, however,
th e ju d g es h ad seen enough of these painful ex perim ents,
tind some of th e audience crying out, “ Assez ! assez 1”
th e sittin g came to an end. T he court, considering the-
prisoner was not responsible for his acts, ■quashed the
verdict of th e lower court, and th e u n h ap p y m an was
discharged.—-Pioneer. 1 •,■- •■
R A IL W A Y AN D OTHER VAN D ALS. ■
' W e learn from an Ita lia n jo u rn a l th a t hardly two years
ago “ n o th in g b u t th e in terv en tio n of th e m ost d istin ­
guished influence p rev en ted a railw ay com pany from
destroying th e venerable rem ains of the old city wall built
by Servius T ullius.”
T his is real V andal-w ork, and every archaeologist will
feel deeply g ratefu l to th e “distinguished influence”— w h at­
ever it w as— for th e tim ely intervention. Ethnology,
philology, archaeology, as also every other branch ot
science concerned w ith th e p ast history of m ankind,
o u ght to p ro test ag ain st such ru th le ss destructiveness.
B u t we feel less inclined to sym pathise w ith t h c D iritto
new spaper w hen it tells us th a t th e M unicipal Council of
R om e “ has ju s t decreed th e dem olition of th e G h e tto — a
q u a rte r of th e tow n w hich is still in h a b ite d for th e m ost
p a rt by Jew s.” T rue, th e D iritto gives some good reasons
why it should n o t be done ; b u t it does not tell us how
th e m u n icipality of any large city could w ith o u t causing
every m unicipal nose to rise in rebellion ag ainst it, have
any longer left in ta c t a p est-breeding stench-hole noted
th ro u g h o u t th e world as being th e m ost m alodorous th a t
any city can boast of. W e confess th a t th e projected
dem olition lias some rights, th o u g h to th e w orld’s regrets,
n o t because as th e sam e p a p e r p u ts it “ it is probably ,tho
oldest ‘ Je w ry ’ in th e world or, th a t “ it was recognised
as a Jew ish q u a rte r before th e R om an E m pire arose on
th e ruins of th e old R epublic.” B ut, simply, for th e reason
th a t, “ K in g H erod th e G reat b u ilt a palace there, and
th e A postles, St. P e te r and St. Paul, lived w ithin it during
th e ir visit to th e capital of '■th e em pire.” T he D iritto
rem arks th a t “ m odern utilitarian ism lias little respect for
historic souvenirs.” T rue, b u t how can th e D iritto say th a t
th e M unicipality regards S t. P e te r and S t. P au l ns historical
personages { M auy do not. ;: •
L IF E W IT H O U T FO O D F O R SEVEN M O N TH S.
T he m edical faculty of G erm any have been m uch in te r­
ested lately iu a case of long-standing tran ce on th e p a rt
of a girl of th irte e n years of age. T he facts are, for once,
u n disputed ; aud no possible suspicion of trick or collusion
can arise. T h e p a tie n t lay for tw en y -eig h t w eeks a p p a ­
re n tly in a sta te of profound sleep a t th e H ospital of S t.
J o h n ’s a t K ederw eisel, near B utzbaeli. D u rin g th a t tim e
she never once woke, nor received nourishm ent of any
kind. She was visited by upw ards of six hundred m edical
m en from different p a rts of G erm any during th e duration
of h er trance, and some F ren ch aud E nglish physicians are
also said to have seen her. G reat in te re st was ta k e n by
th e faculty in question w h eth er th e girl would retain suffi­
cient stre n g th to recover on aw aking from lier long sleep,
or w h eth er she would rapidly sink. T his problem is now
set a t rest. T he girl awoke some th ree weeks since, and
has now q u ite recovered, although still rem aining in th e
h o spital under m edical supervision. T he case still conti­
nues to a ttra c t atten tio n , and to give rise to discussions in
m edical circles iu G erm any.* H ow ever sm all th e waste of
substance d u ring so profound and tran q u il a sleep, th e
work of th e lungs anil heart m ust have dem anded, it would
have been th o u g h t some sort of support. The fire of a
furnace can be banked up for some tim e ; b u t sooner or
later, unless fuel is supplied, it will burn itself out. H ow
a h u m an being, even in th e m ost torpid state, can exist for
tw en ty -eig h t weeks w ithout any nourishm ent w hatever, is
a question w hich m ay well puzzle even th e most scientific
of m inds.— E v e n in g Standard, Jan . 2-5.
* I n d e e d ? l ’e r b a p a tl io S a m a d h i of t h e I n d i a n Y o g i m a y a l s o , s o m e
E d . T u jg o s, • • ’
 G E O M E T R Y ON T H E P R IN C IP L E S OF T H E
A N C IE N T H IN D U P H IL O S O P H Y .
HY MUNSHI SADA SUKH LAL.
T his little work in G eom etry is th e re su lt of reflections
suggested by a passage in th e B hagw at, th e fam ous th e o ­
logical book of th e H in d u s, w herein it is said, in reference
to th e creation of th e world, th a t from th e navel of V ishnu
sprang a shoot of th e lotus tre e w hich produced a flower ;
and upon th is flower B rah m a, th e creative pow er of th e
D eity, sat aud created th e m a te ria l world.
W h atev e r m ay be th e real m eaning of th e passage, th e
au th o r of th is tre a tise believes it to be a m etaphorical
description of th e process by w hich solids are form ed in
G eom etry. Tlie navel of V ishnu is th e m a th e m a tic ia n ’s
point ; th e shoot of th e lotus tree, his stra ig h t line ; and
the flower, liis circle or enclosed space or superficies ;
these th re e being th e principal req u isites for th e geom e­
trical form ation of bodies.
T h e a u th o r was th u s led to en q u ire w h e th e r th e re w ere
any trace of G eom etry found in th e old S a n sk rit works.
H e m et w ith some geom etrical figures in th e L ilaw ati of
B haskara, occasionally in his A lgebra, in his astronom ical
works as well as those of o th e r au th o rs ; a n d still m ore
num erous instances w ere found iu th e T a n tra or treatises
oil magic in S an sk rit.
T hese figures show th a t G eom etry was know n to th e
ancient H in d u s in some form or other, for th e y could not
have been accurately draw n w ith o u t a know ledge of the;
principles of G eom etry.
W ith th is conviction th e a u th o r desired to p repare a
G eom etry upon a p ia n of his own, w hich should show in its
chapters how lines were g en e ra te d by points, how space in
differeat shapes was enclosed by lines, an d how solids were
form ed by th e revolution of planes.
T his work is chiefly in ten d ed to draw th e a tte n tio n of
stu d en ts of th e H in d u S h astras to th e subject, and to
assist them in u n d erstan d in g th e construction an d p ro p er­
ties of the figures, th e relies c f th e ir a n c ie n t G eom etry.
T he au th o r com m enced w ritin g th e w ork in his own
language, b u t d u rin g th e course of his labour he th o u g h t
it b e tte r to w rite it first in E nglish, and a fte r th e work
had undergone correction and revision, an d received the
criticism s of co m p eten t m ath em atician s in th a t language,
th e n to render it into th e vernaculars and classical la n ­
guages of th is country.
H e asks indulgence for all im perfections, and begs th a t
th ey m ay be pointed o u t to him so th a t th e y m ay n o t
m ar th e value of th e tre a tise w hen tran slated .
A u a tte m p t to show how th e m etap h o rical expression,
above allud ed to, w hich occurs in th e theological w orks of
th e H in d u s as regards th e th eo ry of th e creation of
!• th e world, was concordant w ith th e
a b stract principles of G eom etry, would
B _____ 0 p erhaps here seem to be p re m a tu re to
_/ b eginners in Science, b u t as th is work
is expected to draw th e a tte n tio n of the
H in d u scholars to th e subject, th e
a u th o r v en tu res to givo th e following
A- B sta te m e n t an d d em o n stratio n in as
sim ple an d b rief a form as possible.
l '>v- 2. L e t A B O D b e a solid (fig . I ) ; and let
D C it be reduced to a superficies A B C D ( jig . 2).
A gain, le t th is superficies be reduced to a
s tra ig h t line AB (fig. 3). T ak e B,’B,”B ”’
________ points in A B tow ards A. I t is e v id en t th a t
A- *1 A B is th u s reduced in le n g th an d a t last
l ' n j . S. A B ’” becomes = 0 . In th is state, A is a
jj.j... H. poin t ; and as it is = 0 , it has no m agnitude.
A IT B u t still it lias existence and position. F rom
this, it is also clear th a t the sam e solid
A BCD , b e in g first reduced to a superfices, th e n to a line,
.lias a t last im m erged in a p o i n t ; an d has, therefore, ita
germ in th a t point. Conversely, it can regain its original
form by th e developm ent of th e sam e germ , viz., th e point.
W c sec th e m aterial world ;7 we see chances o O £oin;r
o
on in it day by day and even every m om ent. W c see old
th in g s d isap p earin g from our view and new th in g s
ever appearing. B u t consideration and observation will
convince us th a t objects which ap peared to have fresh
existence had th e ir germ from w hich th ey sprang. H ence,
it is n o t a m ere conventional idea, if, w ith a view to trace
th e origin of th e presen t existence of th e m ate ria l world,
it be supposed th a t th e whole instead of p a rts (the whole
being a com ponent of parts, and th e disappearing of p arts
being by so m uch th e disappearing of th e whole) im m erges
in p o int A, and th e n em erges from th e same.
Now, le t us see fu rth e r how th e application of geo­
m etrical principles is absolutely necessary to arrive a t th is
conclusion.
T he p o in t A, in its reduced state, has been shown to
have existence and no o th e r a ttrib u te , as regards m atter,
b u t position. T herefore, if it chooses to develop itself
from th is state, it m u st com m ence its operation w ith th is
a ttrib u te only. T hen, th e choice of doing a th in g in d i­
cates W ill, and th e exercise of th a t W ill requires T h in k ­
ing power, D estin atio n , Im ag in atio n and P erception.
Therefore, A m u st have th e W ill, th e T h in k in g power,
th e D estination, th e Im ag in atio n and th e Perception.
L e t A exercise its will to create th e m aterial world.
In its presen t state, it cannot do any th in g b u t change
position, because it possesses no o ther a ttrib u te b u t
position. L e t A change its position and be a t B. To
arrive a t B, it m u st ad o p t som e course ; and as th ere m ay
be num erous courses, it is necessary th a t it should adopt
such a course as m ig h t be th e m ost uniform and defined ;
and a t th e sam e tim e, th e m ost su ited to th e fu th eran ee
of its object. F o r this, it m u st possess Ju d g m en t, and tlie
adoption of a uniform course m u st be its R ule. Thus,
w hen A tak e s a course iu tlie change of position, it
cannot b u t move in a stra ig h t line ; for, th e re can be
nothing m ore uniform and defined than a stra ig h t line.
A gain, when A has m oved to B, it m u st rem em ber
from w h at position it has m oved and w h at course it has
tak en in arriv in g a t B ; otherw ise, th e operation it lias
perform ed will be of 110 fu rth e r use and th e object of th e
first W ill shall have been lost. H ence, A m u st have
M em ory to preserve w hat it has once effected.
A t th is stage, A has gained,as regards its m ateriality, th e
a ttrib u te of len g th beside th a t of position, th a t its original
4 o n e ; and in resum ing fu rth e r opera­
" tion from th e position 15, it can now
work w ith tw o a ttrib u te s, and it
m u st use them both. For, if it uses
only one th e u tility of th e o th er will
C A 13 be lost. L e t A, therefore, n ex t
change its position from B w ith th e
stra ig h t line A B, th e original p o in t— A rem aining fixed
in its first position (jig. 4).
If B, in th is m ovem ent, described a n o th er stra ig h t line,
it would have been a m ere re p etitio n of w hat it had
already done and no fu rth e r object would have been
gained ; A, therefore, m u st possess W isdom to regulate
th e perform ance of its work in a m an n er th a t every
m ovem ent may be for th e creation of a new object. Thus,
B m ust now revolve a b o u t A w ith th e fixed distance
AB, and it should describe a curved line BBB. B u t, if it
goes ou revolving in th e sam e m an n er it will labour for
ever and ever w ith o u t effecting any fu rth e r object. I t
m ust, therefore, stop a t some point w hich should have a
d e te rm in a te position in space. Such a p o in t th ere can be
none b u t C (fig. 4), w hich lies in the sam e stra ig h t line
w ith A B and a t th e sam e distance from A as B. Now, A has
described a stra ig h t line AB, a curved line BBB, and by
th e use of Econom y in th e exercise of its powers has created
a t th e sam e tim e, beside a superficies enclosed by a curved
line and a stra ig h t line, two o th er stra ig h t lines AC and
BC, th e developm ent of which will m ake tria n g u la r re c ti­
lineal piano surfaces as w ill be show n fu rth er.
 T he p o in t C rep resen ts A in its tw o capacities, one
being th e ex trem ity of AC, and tlie other, th e e x tre m ity
of BO ; also, A C rep resen ts tw o lines, one A 13, an d th e
oth er th a t which A m ig h t describe by change of position
if it chose to m ove iu th e first instance tow ards C, iu
stead of tow ards B. In each capacity, th e p o in t C and
th e stra ig h t line AC m u st perform a d istin c t office, o th e r­
wise, th e principle of utilizatio n will rem ain ineffectual.
l'"J- N ow (fly. !> ), th e p o in t ( J h av in g no
n U o th er choice, m u st revolve ab o u t A w ith
th e fixed d istance A C ; and ab out 15
w ith sim ilar distance BC, in one case
describing C C ” C ” ’B, and in th e o th er
0 C C C D (jig. o), till tlic point C as th e
C A ii ex trem ity of A C arrives a t B, it m oving
alw ays upon BC ; and till BD becom es a t rig h t angles to
BA. In th is m ovem ent alth o u g h it app ears th a t A C has
only rep ealed w hat A B had once done, th a t is, it has
again described th e sam e curved line CC ”C ’” B ; y et it
m u st be borne in m ind th a t if A originally moved
tow ards C and described AC, th e re would have been no
such line in existence as AB, in w hich case C C ” C ” ’B
would have been originally described by A C ; and if A C
rep resented AB, th en , in describing C C ” C ” ’B, it has
diverged from th e p o in t C tow ards w hich B h ad converg­
ed : and therefore, it took th e n egative side in opposition
to B, which had ta k e n th e positive side in describing the
curved line C C ” C ” ’B. Thus, if B did th e w ork of crea­
tio n, C did th e work of annihilation, th a t is, it perform ed
an office d istin ct from th a t w hich B did perform . L ikew ise,
B C in revolving ab o u t B, did not only describe a curved
lin e CCCD b u t also in connection w ith AC, it developed
th e tria n g u la r spaces B A C ” , BAG'” ’, &c., and it is, in
one case •--- BD , and in th e o th er --- 0 . T hus, lik e AC, it
also has ta k e n in one case the positive side, and in th e
o th e r th e negative.
Now, in fu rth e r m ovem ent th e p o in ts A an d B re ­
m ain stationary, and (J & D w hich rep resen t them ,
Fi'j' proceed to p e r­
form th e ir func­
tions, th e one,
viz. 1), m oving
on th e stra ig h t
line D B (fly G),
an d th e other,
■vii'. C, m oving
on th e stra ig h t
line BC, and
P k eep in g always
th e sam e dis­
tan ce D C b e ­
tw een them .
A s th e straig h t
line BC, of
which A is th e
m iddle point
(because A B &
A C are equal)
r e p r e s e n ts D C ’ th e p o in t A re p re se n t E, therefore, _E is
the m iddle point of D C ’ ; and w hen D C ’ m oves w ith in
BD & BC, tlie point E, which lies in it also moves w ithin
th e same ; and is always a t th e distan ce of B E from
B. L e t D C ’ m oving w ithin BD & BC be rep resen ted by
C H .K L , &c., th en , E th e m iddle p o in t of D C ’ is re p re ­
sented by M. N . &c., and th is point describes th e curvcd
line EM N A , whose every point is therefore, a t equal
distance from B. C onsequently w hile D C ’ m akes rig h t
angled triangles w ith B D & BC, it also m akes isosceles
triangles w ith B E or BM ,BN ik;c., and both thcSo sets of
trian g les are of various shapes am i m agn itu d es, and _are
all situ a te d in one plan e surface : an d th e figure described
at th e sam e tim e by B E is one q u a rte r of a circle.
I t m u st not be supposed th a t th e curvcd line BBB
(tig. 4) first described by A B, w as a sem icircle, nor
BC was q u a rte r of a circle, nor th a t th e triangles B C ” A
B C ” ” A, &c., were in one p la n e ; because, till th is stage
th a t th e curved line C C C D (fiq. 5) n ex t described by
of th e operations of A no plane surface was formed,
as A B iu revolving ab o u t A, and BC in revolving about
B could m ove in any direction w hatever, th e re being
till th e n no fixed courst to direct th e ir m otion. B lit
now th a t B D & B C have th e ir position fixed, th e space
betw een th em is also fixed, and, therefore, th e stra ig h t
line G H which m oves w ithin th ese fixed stra ig h t
lines, always lies w ith in th a t space. C onsequently tho
points E, M, N , A, re p re sen tin g th s m iddle p o int of D C C ’
or G H , all lie w ithin th e sam e space. Thus, th e figure
BEM N A is one plane surface ; and as all p o in ts in th e
curved line E M N A are a t equal distances from B, th e
figure is p a rt of a circle.
Now, let D B & BC (fig. G) be produced to any len g th s
B P and C ’O tow ards B and C C ’ (as A m ig h t move in these
directions and to any distance in th e first instance) ; let
BO and B P be m ade equal to BD or BC ; and let G H
move, in the sam e m aim er as before, w ithin BC and BO,
and Jet it be represen ted by th e stra ig h t lines y\\ § Al.
T hese lines, lik e G H and K L will m ake rig h t angled tria n ­
gles w ith BC and BO, and isosceles traingles w ith B??i and
B ii &c., and these trian g les also will be of various shapes
and m ag n itu d es ; and a t th e sam e tim e, th e points
A,)/;,)(,S which are th e m iddle points of BC, gh, Al, and BO,
and are a t equal distances from B, will describe an o th er
q u a rte r of th e sam e circle. Therefore, E M N A nm S will
be a sem icircle. Likew ise, it m ay be shown, th a t D C O P
is one plane surface, aud E A S T is one com plete circle.
I t will bo observed th a t th e stra ig h t line G H in
m oving w ithin D B, BC ; BC, BO ; BO, B P ; & B P, BD
m akes all sorts of stra ig h t lines and all sorts of plane
rectilineal figures, viz., th e p erpendicular and th e parallel
lines, th e tria n g u la r and q u ad rilate ral figures, th e poly­
gons, beside a circle which E its m iddle point describes ;
also th a t, all th e propositions given in th is book form ing
th e elem entary plane geom etry are m ere illu stra tio n s or
deductions of th e principles above stated.
So far th e operations of A relate to plane superficies
oul}'. I t still rem ains for it to m ake bodies or solid
figures. T his subject being beyond th e scope of plane
elem entary geom etry to w hich th is book is confined, will
be tre a te d of iu a sep arate treatise. B ut, to com plete th e
*'‘'J 7- explanation of th e m etaphorical
it I? expression referred to in th e com­
m encem ent of th is preface it m ay
be added here, th a t th e point
D, w hich represents A proceed­
ing in its work, according to th e
hypothesis th a t it does not re p ea t
w hat it has once done, and th a t it
does n o t go out of fixed rules, as
above said, shall and m u st move
in th e curved line B E S F B G S H
(fig 7), w hich resem bles th e leaf
of a lotus tree.
A scholar in physics m ay .say th a t to lcduce m a tte r to a
point is im possible, and th a t all experim ents in th e physi­
cal science to produce a perfect vacuum have failed ; and
th u s he m ay im pose im possibility to th e reduction of a
superficies to a line, and of a line to a p o int which is said
to be - - 0 . B ut, w hile lie is perform ing his experim ents,
le t us ask him to explain w hat pow er is it w hich leads
him to certain p redestined or presupposed purposes ; w hat
is it th a t suggests to him to d irect operations in his
experim ents in one way or th e o th e r and enables him to
draw conclusions and establish principles for fu rth e r
investigations. Is it, lie m ay be asked, his hand or any of
th e articles or th e ap p aratuses lie uses in tho conduct ot'
his ex p erim en ts ? H e m u st say iu reply, of course, th a t
it is some hidden power, his reason, his m ind, or by w h at­
ever nam e it m ay be called, which guides him in his
operations. H e cannot surely deny th e existence of sucU
a power. W e m ay th e n ask him w h e th e r a t tho. sam e
tim e tlio process of com position an d decom position (fo
which all liis operations in th e ex p erim en ts arc confined)
are not going 011 in his own person and on a m uch g rander
scale and of far g re a te r im portance ; and again, le t 11s ask
him what, power can th a t be which carries on these pro­
cesses. Analogy will suggest th e rep ly th a t, it m ust bo
some superior power of tb e sam e k in d as before m en ­
tioned. W e would th e n ask him w h eth er such a pow er
has or has not existence. H e cannot b u t say th a t it has,
b u t I10 can assign 110 m agnitude, to it : and any tb in g th a t
exists m ust have position. H ence, it is clear th a t th a t
superior pow er which, as he has a d m itted , conducts th e
processes of com position and decom position in his body,
conies u n d e r th e category of a p o in t; for, w h at is p o int
b u t th a t w hich has existence and position b u t 110 m agni­
tude ; and in th o sam e m anner, it m ay be shown, th a t all
attrib u te s and qualifications tak en iu a b stra c t conic u n der
the sam e category. Thus, th e tr u th of a theological m axim
of th e H indus.
?[%*rrfoT iw h : ^ ^ V 2 — I, and^YB + E C or A G or A G ’= F i- M V<±— 1) = 2
. ^
is established by th e m ath em atical and m ost convincing
proof.
T he above d em onstration, as regards th e m ove­
m ents of th e point A, m ay also be applied fo th e words
F?ri% ^TcTf r w ?
A nd it m ay be observed hero th a t, poin t considered in th e
ab stract is th e synonym of space, and in th a t sense it m ay
be called th e in fin itu m as it. is proved by an algebraical
process. B ut, when it is seen as th e e x tre m ity or b o und­
ary of a line or as th e germ of creation, it is 0.
A P P E N D IX . . because, a curved line is always g re a te r th a n a stra ig h t
To find a stra ig h t line equal in len g th to th e circum ­
ference of a given circle.
L e t there be a circle, wdiose centre is A an d radius
AD. From I) draw D C ta n g e n t to th e circle, and m ake
BD, DO equal to AD. Jo in A B ; A C in te rse c tin g th e
circle a t E and F ; and producing A B tow ards B m ake
BG equal to B F or CE. A bout th e cen tre A w ith tho
radius AG describe th e arc G G ’ su b ten d in g th e angle
BAD. T hen, AG is equal to AG.’ F rom G ’ draw ta n ­
gen t G ’H to u ch in g th e circle a t H . T h e arc D E H is
equal to the radius, or D C.
Because, if it be supposed th a t th e s tra ig h t line BC
rolls upon the circum ference D E H so th a t every p o int
in it touches some point in D E H , and a t tho sam e tim e
keeps its intersection w ith AG, which alw ays describes
about A th e sam e angle as BC describes ab o u t C in th e
same direction, then, it is evident th a t, w hen th e to u ch ­
ing point arrives a t C, AC shall have been so reduced as
to become equal to A D or th e radius, and th e angle A CB
shall become a" rig h t angle, th a t is, BO shall have d e­
scribed abou t C an angle equal to h a lf a rig h t angle. B ut,
as AG also describes th e sam e angle about A and in tho
sam e direction, A G shall have arrived a t A G ’, because,
G A G ’ is h a lf a rig h t angle ; and as A G is equal to A G ’,
th e p o int G m u st coincide w ith G ’. B u t th ere can bo
only one ta n g e n t to a circle from th e sam e point, th e re ­
fore, BC in its presen t a ltered position coincides w ith
G ’H, and th u s tho p o in t C coincides w ith H ; and D C or
th e radius A D m easures th o arc D E H :
T he above dem onstration m ay be easily illu stra te d
th u s : suppose B D C an inflexible rod is placed tan g cn -
tie.ally 011 th e circum ference of th e circle whose radius is
equal to A l). T hen, suppose (JAB, a string, is tie d to it,
at, C and passes th ro u g h tho holes a t A & B ; tho dis­
tance of both the points B & C from D being equal to
AD. Now, if th is strin g be draw n th ro u g h th e said holes
tow ards B, th e p o in t C m u st bond tow ards tho circum ­
ference and a t last m oot it a t some point, tho p a rt of tlio
strin g from A to G will be equal to AB + EC, & CB will
ta k e th e position of H G ’, am i th u s D C will m easure tho
arc D E H .
C a lc u la tio n .— L e t A D = I; th e n A B or A C = V 2 , E C =
F 2 — 1 = Kb— 1 = 2.828— 1 = 1.828 or 1.83 nearly. B ut, A G 3
— A H 2 = HG,* . •. (1.83)’— 1 = H G * : and V (1.83)*— 1
= H G = 1.532. H ence, in th e triangle A H G ’, r : l ::
L. of 1.532 or 9.S14741 : T a n g en t A = 5G,° 3 0 '= r, or
113 = diam eter. Tim s, 3G0__circum : , B ut, by a n o th e r
113~ diam :
m ethod of calculation th e ratio is expressed hy
113
F rom this, it appears th a t th e difference is of 5 o u t of 3G0
or of — , th a t is, th e m easure of tho circum ference,
w hen ta k en th ro u g h o u t by a stra ig h t line equal to th e
radius is g re a te r— ? d th p a rt th an th a t calculated by tho
other m ethod in which infinite num ber of lines as bases of
th o triangles whoso a ltitu d e is equal to th e radius, is
ta k e n ; and as these bases, how ever sm all, a re p arts of
curved line ?.7s : th e circum ference, it is not unreasonable
th a t th e difference, as aforesaid, should u ltim ately accrue ;
line betw een th e sam e two points.
Note.— D esiring th a t th e above exposition of an cien t
H in d u G eom etry, by a H indu, should be accom panied by
th e critical opinion of a m odern H indu geom eter, whose
ta le n t is an honour to India, the MS was sen t to him ,
and he re tu rn s it w ith th e following rem arks.— E d . T h e o s ,
M EM ORANDUM .
" I havo read w ith pleasure th e above brochure on
G eom etry su b m itte d to 1110, and find th a t it contains a
beautiful allegory of th e evolution of th e world o u t of
a point. T he allegory springs from a happy comparison
of th e evolution of geom etrical solids, w h eth er rectilineal
or spherical, from a point, w ith th e evolution of th e m aterial
world o u to f th e subjective. T he dem onstrations of th e th ree
fam ous problem s of a n tiq u ity arc fair. B u t a b e tte r solution
of th e first problem is given a t p. (! of a work ou M axim a
and M inim a by R am chandra, whose m athem atical g en iu s
was encouraged and patronised by th e H o n ’ble th e C o u rt
of D irectors of th e late E a st In d ia Com pany, a t th e recom ­
m endation of Professor D e M organ. T he solution of th e
2nd problem of a n tiq u ity is b e tte r m ade by th o use of
th e eq u ilateral hyperbola. T his way of trisectin g an angle
w ith th e help of tho eq u ilateral or rectan g u lar hyperbola
is know n to every stu d e n t of geom etric conics. T he solu­
tion of th e th ird problem is too short to be clear. I t is
satisfactory, however, and follows as a consequence of
th e solution of th e problem for trisection of au angle.
. “ D. A. D a l v i .”
* S o e T L u n d ' s TClcmont o f G o o m e t r y n n d M en suration, p a g o 228 to
233 t h o n o t e g i v c u i n p ug © %00, ‘
 NEW YORK BUDDHISTS.
A b o u t two years ago, tlio question of B ud dhism was
greatly discussed in th e American, especially th e Now
York, papers. M any an unbeliever in C hristianity had
tu rn e d to th e noble philosophy of th e K apilavastu sago,
and had declared himself a B uddhist, inasmuch as his own
philosophical and scientific convictions responded far easier
to tho logical, though for m any an unintelligent mind
too abstruse, metaphysical conceptions of th e T ripitaka.
W h a t, and who are they who are seeking th e N i r v a n a ?
Is th e N ir v a n a preferable to tlie m odern H e l l ? W h a t
have the orthodox C hristian people to say ? These were
th e questions asked ; am ong m any o th e r answers appeared
one from th e pen of an ex-Christian gentlem an. The
article is not q u ite free from errors, b u t th ere is one idea
ru n n in g clearly throu gh it, and th a t is t h a t it is high time
t h a t the idea of Hell should be given u p by the Churches.
U nless th ey w ant to live to see th e day when, w ith o u t ac­
cepting, or even understan ding w hat th e religion of G a u ­
ta m a liuddha is, almost every in telligent man,— especially
since th e publication of Mr. E dw in A rn o ld ’s splendid
L ig h t o f A s ia — which lias ru n th ro u g h an y n u m b e r of
editions in America— will declare him self a B u dd hist sim ­
ply in th e hope t h a t 110 belief in hell shall be exacted
from him in spite of the recent revision of th e Bible and
th e achievem ents of th e n ine te e n th century. T h a t the
N irv an a .— even as the misconceived doctrine of total
an n ih ila tio n — is preferable to th e C hristian hell in the
eyes of every sensible man, m ay be seen from th e article
above referred to which appeared in th e N ew York Tele-
grctm. T h e w riter said :—
“ The followers of B u d d h a arc supposed to occupy a
large portion of th e ir tim e in th in k in g a b o u t th e N irw a n a
— that, sta te of nothingness to which th e y shall return after
th e ir long pilgrimage and m u ltitu d in o u s metamorphoses
iu th e flesh are over. I t would occupy too large a space to
explain w hat are all th e peculiar te n ets of these singular
religionists, and wc only refer to th e m here in order to
point a moral a t which we shall arrive fu rth e r 011. To
quote th e language of an accomplished w riter upon this
.subject of Buddhism, when an individual dies, th e body
is broken, th e soul is extinguished, leaving merely its
deeds w ith th e ir consequences as a germ of a new indivi­
dual. According to th e g e rm in a tin g power (which is
determ ined by th e m orality of th e actions) tho result is an
animal, a man, a demon, or a god, and id e n tity of souls is
th u s replaced by th e ir continuity.
SANSARA AND NIRVANA.
T he tr u e Buddhist, therefore, th in k s t h a t lie o u g h t to
act well, n o t merely 011 behalf of his own selfish weal,
b u t for th e benefit of th e new “ I ” which is to follow him.
T h e final goal of B u ddh ist salvation is th e uprooting of
sin, by ex hau stin g existence, t h a t is, im peding its con­
tinuance. This life is called th e Sansara. By th e N i r ­
vana, into which we pass after we have gone th ro u g h all
th e metamorphoses of being of which we are capable here,
is meant- “ h ighest enfranchisement,” and by this vague
term is m e a n t what theists would call “ absorption into
God,” and w hat atheists would call “ nothingness." Tt
signifies the enfranchisement from existence w ith ou t any
new birth, the cessation from all misery. I t is described
as the “ beyond” of th e Sansara, its contradiction ; w ithout
time, space or force. Life is considered th e su m m it m
m a lu m , and annihilation therefore as th e siim m u m bonv.m,.
Thoso who accept this faith believe tliac even in this world
a man may rise for a few m om ents into th e Nirvana, pro­
vided he cultivates divine m editation and unselfishness.
M ultitudes of hu m a n beings derive comfort from this sin­
gular belief. One sometimes loses sight of this fact when
dwelling constantly in a C hristian country.
T H E H E L L Q U E ST IO N .
W o have introduced this allusion to the Buddhists,
because it seems as though in some respects th e ir belief is
happier and more rational th a n t h a t of m any of th e e x tre ­
mists am ong orthodox theologians. T he pleasing subject
of hell as a region or condition of eternal pun ishm ent has
now ag itated the public for some months, and as much
interest seems to be ta k e n in it now as ever. I f its exis­
tence or its non-existence could be dem onstrated it would
be the most im p o rta n t them e th a t could possibly solicit the
a tte n tio n of m ankind. B u t this existence or non-existence
cannot be dem onstrated, and consequently, though t h o u ­
sands of people are interested in the subject, com para­
tively few feel an y exceedingly deep and vital concern.
Especially since Colonel Ingersoll has been lecturing 011
the question have millions m ade it a jest, and th e coming
essay on th e m a tte r by th e Count- Joannes will probably
stim ulate jo c ularity still more. T he small class who real­
ly feel a vital in terest in th e m a tte r are th e orthodox
believers in the various churches.
HULL AND NIRVANA.
Of course, th e e n tire body of orthodox clergymen would
listen with an ger to a n y a tte m p t to deprive th em of th e
satisfaction of believing in a hot and perm anen t hell.
W h a t this satisfaction consists in we have in vain a tte m p t­
ed to analyze and understand. I t would seem as though
•a future which precluded the possibility of unnum bered
beings b u rning in agony for ever were preferable to one in
which th a t anguish was a nine qua non. The religion of
th e B u dd hists precludes any such belief as this, and th e re ­
fore recomm ends itself so far as th a t goes, to the religious
world in general. W h e n a man cannot exist in happiness;
for ever, thero is noth in g mipleasing in the prospect of
consciousness being destroyed or only existing in a mild
and gentle manner,, into which no pain can enter. W c
are riot by any m eans advocating th e religion of th e
Buddhists, b u t while so m an y sects are d isputing the
question of hell or 110 hell it, is interesting to know th a t
a religion th a t is embraced by millions of people dispenses
with the idea a lto gether.”
N o tw ith sta n d in g© the argum
O en ts t h a t tim e will never
come when the Church will be able to dispense with hell, it
is idle and hypocritical to argue as we have heard so many
persons do, upon this point. “ I am a C h ristian ” says one.
“Then you believe in H ell aud th e Devil?” “ Oh, no,indeed ;
for this doctrine is ridiculous aud long since exploded.” —
“ T h en you are not a Christian, and your Christianity is b u t
a false pretence”— is our answer.— “ But, indeed, I am one,
for I believe in C h rist”— “ I n a Christ god or a Christ
man ?” “ I f you believe in him in this la tte r capacity, then
you are no more a C hristian th a n a Je w or a M ahom etan ;
for both believe in t h e ir own way t h a t such a m an lived
from th e y ear 1 to th e year 33 ; th e one holding him as
an impostor, and th e o th e r condescending to see in Jesus
a p ro p h e t tho ug h far lower th a n Mahomet. Y e t for all
t h a t n e ith e r of these call themselves Christians,— nay, they
loathe th e very nam e ! A nd if, agreeing with your
Church, you see iu th e crucified ‘ Man of Sorrow’ your
saviour, the very God himself, th e n are you compelled by
this very fact to believe in Hell.”........ “ B u t why ?”— we
will be asked. W e answ er by quoting the words of th e
C hevalier des M ousseaux, in his Moeurs et P r a tiq u e s des
Demons, a book which has received th e approbation of the
late Pope and several cardinals. “ T h e D e v i l i s t h e
C h ie f P i l l a r o f F a i t h ”— he says. “ H e is one of th e
grand personages whose life is closely allied to th a t of the
C hurch ; and w ith o u t his speech which issued so triu m ­
p h an tly from th e m outh of th e S erpent, Ids medium, the
fall of m an could n o t have ta k e n place. T hus, if it were
not for him (tho D evil) th e Saviour, th e Crucified, tho
R edeem er, would be b u t th e m ost ridiculous of su p ern u ­
m eraries, and th e Cross an insu lt to good sense ! F o r—
from whom, would th is R edeem er have redeem ed and
saved you, if n o t from th e Devil the ‘ bottom less p it’—
H ell (p. X ).” “ To d em onstrate the existence o f Satan, is to
re-establish one o f the f u n d a m e n ta l dogmas o f the Church,
w hich serve as a basis for C h ristia n ity and w ithout which,
S a tan would be b u t a nam e”— says F a th e r V e n tu ra de
Raulica, of Romo, th e E x a m in er of Bishops, etc. This, if
you nre a R om an Catholic, A nd if a P ro te sta n t C hristian,
th e n w hy should you ask God in th e “ L o rd ’s P ra y e r” to
deliver you “ from tlie evil one— unless th e re he an evil
one in h ab itin g his h ered itary dom ain of H ell ? Surely,
you would not presum e to m ystify th o E te rn a l, in asking
H im to deliver you from so m eth in g or som e ono in the
existence of which or whom y o n do n o t believe !
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EN O CH AND YU DIIISTIIIRA.
■ BY H A B IT N O B IN K. 'H A N N E It.II.
W hilst reading “ Isis U n v eiled ” (2nd E d itio n ) Vol II.,
page 517, concerning E noch’s ascent to heaven via hell, tho
circum stance of our k in g Y ud h isth ira (the eldest b ro th er
of th e five Pamlavas) who was th e fo under of tho city
“ H astina.” a t once seem ed to offer a parallel.
Y u dhisth ira was for his principles called th e son of
Dlmrma, as well as tho incarn atio n of D h u rm a ; was a prince
nnd a king ; had K rishna for his adviser and guide and did
no t die, being th e only m ortal who was ta k e n up bodily
to heaven. On his jo u rn e y to heaven lie had to pay a
v isit to hell. H e reigned ju s t when th e p re se n t K aliyug
set in which, according to o u r alm anacs, would be 4981
years ago.
According to th e Bible, E noch is th e only person th a t did
not die, h u t was ta k e n u p to heaven. H e w alked w ith
God, and had a city b u ilt and nam ed a fte r him by his fath er
(Gen. chap IV .— 17, and V.— 24 &c.)
T here is m uch difference betw een th e fo u rth and fifth
chapters, Genesis, as to th e genealogy and period of Enoch.
T he fourth chap ter gives 3875 B. for his b irth , (Jain
lor his lather, and M ethusael for his great-grandson. T he
filth ch apter gives .‘$.‘582 B. C., for th e y ear of his b irth , Seth
(the brother of (Jain) for .his ancestor, he being th e sixth
generation from S eth , and M ethuselah for his son. Me-
tliusacl of the fourth cha p te r seems evid en tly to be th e
M ethuselah of th e fifth chapter, both b ein g described as
fath er of L anrech.
F rom th e above it is e v id e n t th a t th ere is m uch erro r and
u n certain ty ab o u t th e tim e of Enoch in th e Bible. Tho
fourth ch a p te r m akes it nearly 500 years ea rlie r th a n the
fif’ih, and it is very far from im probable th a t th e la tte r has
in its tu rn m ade it equally earlier. A ccording to th e
la tte r chapter, his ascent to heaven would be in B.C. 3517.
Now, if we add 1880 to this, it would m ak e th e tim e
5397 year.* ago, or 41(5 years before th e ad v en t of K ali.
If, however, th e fact, of th e re b ein g an error of 500 years
bo taken into account, aud th e period sta te d in th e fifth
ch ap ter be m ade later, th e n th e occurrence would fall ju s t
a fte r K ali had set in and m ake Enoch contem porary of
Y u d h isth ira. A t any ra te th e circum stance of both being
th e only person who did not die, b u t, w ere ta k e n u p to h ea ­
ven and both w alking w ith God, m ake it stro n g ly p roba­
ble th a t ono is th e original of th e other. In S a n sk rit
E noh m eans th a t which leads one to hell. T h e ta k in g of
th e sam e ro u te by both, i.e., v ia hell, is significant, and
the circum stance m ay have somo b earin g on tho nam e
Enoch.
In S anskrit, U d y a n m eans a garden. May th is n o t bo
th e root of E d en ?
Sim ilarly, T v p h a n m eans a sea or riv er in te m p e st
■—a hurricane. M ay h o t th is be th e origin of “T yphon ?”
May not sim ilarly th e S a n sk rit legend of “ U sh a h a ru ”
(incest of Eve or evening) be th e basis of th e fall of E ve ?
According to th e K oran, A dam on being expelled from
paradise fell in th e island of Ceylon, w hence th e nam e
A dam 's P eak. D ocs not th is b espeak an In d ia n or
ra th e r Cingali and, therefore, B u d d h istic origin of th e Old
T estam en t.
O ur comm on T risul (-f-), th e S iva’s arm , th e to p decora­
tion of tem ples, th e household verm ilion w all-m ark, th e
H in d u lig h tn in g conductor, and th e usual forehead m ark,
look so strongly like th e Cross + th a t it seem s th ey are
one and th e ' sam e. M any m ore sim iles m ig h t be easily
nam ed,
B E L IE F I N W IT C H C R A F T .
T h at, n o tw ith sta n d in g th e com bined efforts of science
and of tho b e tte r class of tho P ro te s ta n t clergy, (for tho
C atholics have to believe in th o occasional o u tb u rst of
S atan ) belief in w itch craft is as m uch alive as over am ong
tho lower classes of th e C h ristia n population, is proved
by th e two cases we q u o te from A m erican new spapers.
A bout two years ago, in Texas, th o following scene took
place, and was m uch com m ented upon a t th e tim e by tho
local new spapers.
A t Camptown, W ashington county, a negro man named A l’
Washington, th irty years of age, was waited upon by the following
distinguished negro gentlemen : S lather Parker, late candidate
for County T r e a s u r e r ; Charley C'hilies, Hary, Hubert, Hill Rip-
petoo, Wyatt Wiggins, Press, liotts and another, name nnkowii,
who took Al. out to a tree, and throwing a rope with a suspicious
looking noose a t the end of it over a limb, invited Al. to p ut his
neck in it so th a t tliey could hang him .awhile.
Al. demurred to this proceeding, and souie of this precious party
then presented a gun and threatened to shoot. him, h u t he finally
succeeded in bogging off, and swore out w arrants for the arrest of
the entire tea party.
From his own story it appears th a t a one-eyed fiddling negro
named Lawrence, and some old negro women, have bewitched one
Parker, a brother of M att Parker, and a preacher, an d it was charged
on Al. th a t he had procured “ holier du st” (the decomposed remains
of a human being procured by inserting a reed into a grave),
and injected it into Parson Parker's lungs, since when Parson
P ark er has been unwell, and has experienced all manner of trouble.
A num ber of women in tho neighbourhood have also been be­
witched iu various ways. The whole negro population became ex­
cited, and it was regarded as a clear case for the enforcement of the
old laws of New England against wi:chcmf t.— (Jidvextan Newt.
T he nex t ex am pleis found in th e sam e year,at D avenport
Iowa. T his one is a case of hallucination, based en tirely
upon the ineradicable belief of the sick m en in w itches :—
A STRANGE HALLUCINATION.
I t would be difficult to,conceive a life of greater mental torture
than th a t endured by a farmer in this country, whose ease was
examined by the County Board of Commissioners on insanity.
The patient’s name is Max F rahm ; his home is near Donohue, in
A llen’s Grave township. When a boy he delighted to hear stories
of witchcraft, nnd his friends state he believed in the existence of
witches before there was outward evidence of insanity on the sub­
ject. Two years ago witches commenced visiting him —bothering
him more aud more ; and for tho last four months he has been
subjected to all kinds of suffering by the imagined beings, though
s ine on every other subject, liis wife practises arts of witchcraft
upon him ; his neighbours bewitch his pigs ; everybody tries the
black a rt on him ; the hired girl is th e princess of witches, who
hover over him in groups a t her command and pinch him, prick
him with pins, gibe him aud call him foul names. l i e never said
yes or no, because an answer of th a t kind summons the witches,
who make him retract. ,Witches ask every body to kill him, and
when a person approaches him witches cry out to him th a t he is
doomed. Everybody seeks his life and he lives iu constant terror,
l i e covers his head with blankets, and the witches howl at him and
pull a t the covering ; he hides, aud the witches find him a,ml force
him to fly to the nearest person for protection. Ilis family live in
constant fear of him, and their lives become unendurable with him.
H e can talk intelligently enough on every topic when the witches
are not near, aud sometimes they stay away, for hours at a time.
I t is one of th e most pitiable oases of mental agony brought to the
notice of the Commissioners iu a long time, and they have decided ’
to send him to the Mount Pleasant Asylum, to which institution he
will be taken next M onday.— Davenport Gazette.
T H E I'R U r T F I II, LA N D S W IL L T U R N B A R R EN ; M E D IC IN E S
will lose th e ir v irtu es and efficacies ; u p -starts will be
fam ous and renow ned ; kings will deviate from a d m in is­
te rin g justice ; the B rah m in s will stoop to do unbecom ing
a c ts ; h atred and en m ity will be propagated betw een
wives, husbands an d in tim ate friends ; th e fa th e r will
abhor th e son, and th e son will likew ise d e te st th e fath er ;
— these are th e u n errin g forebodings of th e approach of
th e E ra (K aliyuga) in which salu tary doctrines shall be
buried in oblivion.— O rie n ta l M a x im .
O N E M A N IN T H E W O R L D EX C ELS IN O N E T H IN G , A N D
a n o th e r iu a n o th er ; for th o u g h th ere be favorable winds
on land a ship shall never sail upon it, n e ith e r a chariot
is driven oil th e m ain .— O rie n ta l M a x im ,

N A T U R E ’S H U M A N M A G N E T S .
I f any of us now-a-days ventures t.o relate some weird
experience or seemingly incomprehensible phenomenon,
two classes of objectors try to stop his m o n th with the
same gag. The scientist cries—•“ I have unravelled all
N a t u r e ’s skein, and tho th in g is impossible ; this is no age
for miracles ' ” T he Hindu bigot, says— “ This is the. Kali
Yug, tho spiritual night-tim e of h u m a n ity ; miracles are
no longer possible.” Tims the one from conceit,, th e other
from ignorance reaches thesam o conclusion, ri~. t h a t n othing
t h a t smacks of th e supernatural is possible in these la tte r
days. T he H indu, however, believes th a t miracles did
once occur, while th e scientist, does not,. As for the
bigoted Christians, this is not a Kali Yug, but,— if ono might,
ju d g e by w hat th e y say— a golden era ol'light, in which
tho. splendour of th e Gospel is illlum inating h u m a n ity
n.tid pushing it onward towards greaterint.olloctual trium phs.
A nd as thoy base all th e ir faith upon miracles, the}1' p re ­
tend th a t miracles are being w rought now by God and the
V irgin— principally th e la tte r—j u s t a s in a n c ie n t times. O ur
own views aro well-known— wo do not believe a “ m ira c le ”
ever did occur or ever w i l l ; we do believe t h a t strange
phenomena, falsely styled miraculous, always did occur,
are occurring now, and will to tho end of tim e ; t h a t these
are natural ; and th a t when this fact filters into the con­
sciousness of materialistic sceptics, science will go a t leaps
and bounds towards th a t ultim ate Truth, she has so long
been groping after. I t is a, wearisome an d d ish e a rte n ­
ing experience to tell an y one about th e p h en om ena of
the less familiar side of nature. The smile of incredulity
is too often followed by th e insulting challenge of one’s
veracity or the a tte m p te d im p ug nm ent of one's character.
A n hundred impossible theories will bo broached to escape
accepting th e only righ t one. Y our brain m u st have
been sur-oxcited, y our nerves arc hallucinated, a “g la m o u r”,
has been cast over you. I f the phenomenon has left
behind it positive, tangible, undeniable proof th en comes
th e sceptic’s last, resource— confederaet/, involving an am ou nt
of expenditure, tim e and trouble totally incom m ensurate
with th e result to be hoped for, and despite, th e absence,
of th e least possible evil motive.
I f we lay down the proposition th a t everything is
th e result of combined force and m atter, science will
a p p r o v e ; b u t when wc move 011 and say th a t wc
have seen phenom ena and account for th e m u nd er
this very law, this presum ptuou s science having never
seen your phenom enon denies both your premiss and
conclusion, and falls to calling you harsh names. 80
it all conies back to the question of personal credibility
as a witness, and th e m an of science until some happy
accident forces th e new fact, .ujion his a tte ntio n, is like
th e child who screams a t th e veiled figure lie fakes for a
ghost, b u t which is only his nurse after all. I f we b u t
wait with patience wc shall see some day a, m ajority of the
professors coming over to th e side when* H are, De. Morgan,
Flam m arion, Crookes, Wallace, Zollner, Weber, AYa.gner,
and B utlerof have ranged themselves, and then though
“ miracles ” will be considered as much an a b surdity as
now, y e t occult phenom ena will be duly ta k e n inside th e
domain of exact science and men will be wiser. These
circumscribing barriers are being vigorously assaulted just,
now a t St. Petersburg. A young girl-m edium is “ shock­
ing” all the wiseacres of th e University.
For years m edium ship seemed to be represented in the
Russian metropolis b u t by American, English and French
medium s on flj'ing visits, with great, pecuniary pretensions
and, except, Dr. Slade, th e N e w York medium, with powers
already waning. Very naturally the representatives of
science found a good pretext to decline. B u t now all excuses
are futile. N o t f i r from Petersburg, in a, small hamlet,
inhabited by th ree families of G erm an colonists, a few
years ago a widow, named M argaret Becteh, took a. little
girl front th e House of Foundlings into h e r service. The
little Pelagueya was liked in th e family from th e first
for her sweet disposition, her hard-w orking zeal, and her
great truthfulness, She found herself exceedingly happy
in her new home, and for several years no ono ever had
a cross word for her. Pelagueya finally became a good-
looking lass of seventeen, but, her tem p e r never changed.
She loved h e r masters fondly and was beloved in th e bouse.
N o tw ith sta n d in g her good looks and sym pathetic person, no
village lad ever th o u g h t of offering him self as a husband.
The young men said she “ awed” them. T h ey looked
upon lier as people look in those regions upon the imago
of a saint. So a t least say th e Russian papers and the
Police Gazette from which wo quote the report of tho Dis­
trict, Police Officer s e n t to investigate certains facts of
diablerie. F o r this innocent young eroature has ju s t
become the victim of “ the weird doings of some incom­
prehensible, invisible agency,” says the report.
N ovem ber 1HS0, accompanied by a farm-servant,
she descended in 'o the collar und er the house to g e t some
potatoes. H ardly had they opened the heavy door, when
th ey found themselves pelted with th e vegetable. Believ­
ing some neighbour’s boy m ust have hidden himself 011 the
wide shelf on which th e potatoes were heaped, Pelagueya,
placing th e basket upon her head laughingly remarked,
“ W hoever you are, fill it with potatoes and so help me !”
I n an instan t the b asket was filled to th e brim. T hen the
other girl tried th e same, b u t tho potatoes remained
motionless. Clim bing upon th e shelf, to th e ir am azem ent
th e girls fo u n d 110 one"there. H a ving notified th e widow
Bcetch ot th e strange o c c u rre n c e , the la tte r went herself,
and unlocking tho cellar which had been securely locked
by tho two maids 011 leaving, found 110 one concealed in
it. This event was b u t the''precursor of a series of others.
D u r i n g a period of throe weeks thoy succeeded each other
with such a, rapidity th a t if we wcro to translate the
entire official Reports' it. m ig h t fill this whole, issue of the
T i t e o s o i ’J I i r t . W e will cite b u t a few. _ ^
From tho m o m en t si 10 left th e cellar th e invisible
“ power” which had filled h e r basket w ith potatoes, began
to assert its presence incessantly, and in the most varied
ways. Does Pelagueya N iko laef prepare to lay wood in
the oven— tho billets rise in th e air and liko living things
ju m p upon the fire-place: hardly does she apply a match
to them when they blaze already as if fanned by an invisible
hand. AVIien she approaches th e well,the w ater begins rising,
and soon overflowing th e sides of th e cistern runs in
torrents to her f e e t ; docs she happen to pass near a bucket
of w ater— the same th in g happens. H ardly docs th e girl
stretch out her h and to reach from the shelf some needed
piece of crockery, th a n th e whole of th e earthenware, cups,
turccus and plates, as if snatched from th e ir places by a
■whirlwind, begin to j u m p and tremble, and th e n fall
with a crash a t h e r feet. No sooner does an invalid
neighbour place h erself for a m om en t’s rest on th e girl’s
bed, th a u th e heavy bedstead is seen levitating towards the
very ceiling, then tu rn s upside down and tosses off th e im­
pe rtin e n t i n tr u d e r ; after which it quietly resumes its
former position. One day Pelagueya having gone to the
shed to do her usual e v e n i n g work of feeding th e cattle,
and after performing her d u ty was preparing to leave it
with two o th e r servants, when th e most extraordinary
scene took place. All th e cows and pigs seemed to become
suddenly possessed T he former, frightening th e whole
village with th e most infuriated bellowing, tried to climb
u p the mangers, while th e la tte r knocked th e ir heads
against th e walls, ru n n in g round as i f pursued by some
wild animal. Pitchforks, shovels, benches and feeding
trough, snatching away from th eir places, pursued the
terrified girls, who escaped within an inch of th e ir lives
by violently s h u tti n g and locking th e door of tho stables.
But, a.s soon as this . was done every noise ceased inside
as if by magic.
All such pheno m ena took place not in darkness or d u r­
ing night, b u t in tho daytime, and in th e full view of
the inhabitants of the little h a m l e t ; moreover, th e y wero
always preceded by an extraordinary noise, as if of a howl­
ing wind, a cracking 111 th o walls, and raps in the window-
framcs and glass. A real panic got hold ot the house-'
hold and th e in h a b ita n ts of the hamlet, which went on
increasing a ; every new manifestation. A priest was
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called of course,— as though priests knew a n y th in g of m edium found h erself 0 1 1 th e floor w ith th e rest, and
m ag n e tism !— b u t with no good re su lts: a couple of pots h er ch air began to perform a series of such wonderful
danecd a jig 011 th e shelf, an oven-fork w ent stam p in g aud aerial ju m p s th a t th e terrified spiritists had to ta k e to
ju m p in g ou tho floor, and a heavy .sewing-m achine fol­ th e ir heels and left th e room in a hurry.”
lowed suit. T he news ab o u t th e young w iteh and her M ost opportunely, while th e above case is u n d e r consi­
struggle w ith th e invisible im ps ran round th e whole deration, th e re comes from A m erica th e a c c o u n t' of a lad
district. Men and women from n eig h b o u rin g villages whose system ap p ears to be also abnorm ally charged w ith
flocked to see th e marvels. T h e sam e phenom ena, often vital m agnetism . T he report, which is from th e Catholic
intensified, took place in th e ir presence. Once w hen a M irror, says th a t th e boy is th e son of a Mr. and Mrs.
crowd of m en upon enterin g , placed th e ir caps upon the Jo h n (J. Collins, of S t. Paul, in th e sta te of M innesota.
table, every one of th ese ju m p e d from it to th e floor, and H is age is te n years and it is only recently th a t th e m ag­
a heavy leath er glove, circling round stru ck its ow ner a netic condition has developed itself— a curious circum stance
p re tty sound th u m p ou his face and rejoined th e fallen to be noted. In te llectu ally he is bright, his h ealth is p er­
caps. Finally, n o tw ith stan d in g th e real affection th e fect, and he e n ters w ith zest into all boyish sports. H is
widow B eeteh felt for th e poor orphan, tow ards th e bogin- left han d lias become ‘ a w onderfully stroug m agnet.
ing of D ecem ber, Pelagueya and h er boxes were placed M etal articles of lig o h t w eight
n a tta ch them selves to his
upon a cart, an d after m any a te a r an d w arm expression hand so th a t considerable force is required to rem ove them .
of regret, she was sent off to th e S u p e rin te n d e n t of the K nives, pins, needles, buttons, etc., enough to cover liis
F o u n d lin g H osp ital— th e In stitu tio n , in w hich she was hand, will th u s a tta ch them selves so firm ly th a t th ey c an ­
bro u g h t up. T his gen tlem an re tu rn in g w ith th e girl on not be shaken off. S till more, th e a ttra c tio n is so strong
th e following day, was m ade a w itness to th e p ran k s of th a t a com m on coalscuttle can be lifted by it, aud heavier
th e sam e force, and calling in th e Police, a fte r a careful im plem ents have been lifted by stronger persons tak in g
in q u est had a proces verbal signed by th e a u th o rities, and hold of his arm . W ith heavy articles, however, th e boy
departed. com plains of sh arp pains d a rtin g along his arm . I 11 a
T his case having been n a rra te d to a sp iritist, a rich lesser degree his left arm and th e whole left side of his
noblem an residing a t S t. .Pertersburg, th e la tte r betook body exerts th e sam e power, b u t it is not a t all m anifest
him self im m ediately a fte r th e young girl an d carried her 011 his rig h t sid e.”
away with him to town. T he only m an who has throw n any g rea t lig h t upon th e
The above officially-noted facts are b ein g rep rin ted iu n a tu ral and abnorm al m agnetic conditions of th e hum an
every Russan daily organ of note. T h e piologue finished, body is the late Baron von R eichenbach of V ienna, a
we are p u t in a position to follow th e .subsequent deve­ renow ned chem ist and the discoverer of a new force which
lo pm ent of th e pow er in th is w onderful m edium , as we he called Odylc. H is ex p erim en ts lasted more th a n five
find them com m ented upon in all. th e serious an d arc h ­ years, aiul n e ith e r expense, tim e nor trouble were grudged
official papers of th e m etropolis. to m ake th em conclusive. Physiologists had long observed,
“ A new s ta r on th e horizon of sp iritism has suddenly especially am ong hospital patients, th a t a large, proportion
app eared a t St. P e te rsb u rg — one Mile. P e la g u e y a ”— thus of hum an beings can sensibly feel a peculiar influence, or
sp eaketh an editorial in th e N oroye Yreurya, Ja n u a ry aura, proceeding from th e m agnet w hen dow nw ard passes
1, 3 881. “ Th e m an ifestations which have ta k e n place are m ade along th e ir persons b u t w ith o u t to u chin g them .
in her presence aro so ex trao rd in ary and powerful th a t A nd it was also observed th a t in such diseases as S t.
m ore th a n one devout spiritualist, seem s to have been V itus’s dance (chorea), various forms of paralysis, hysteria,
vpKct, by th e m —-literally an d by th e agency of a heavy A'c. th e p a tie n ts showed th is sensitiveness in a peculiar
table.” “ Hut,” adds th e p ap er “th e sp iritu a l victim s do degree. .lint th o u g h th e g re a t B erzelius and o th e r a u th o ­
not seem to have felt in th e least annoyed by such H ri- rities in science had urged th a t m en of science should
hino proofs. O 11 th e contrary, hardly had th e y picked inv estig ate it, yet, th is m ost im p o rta n t field of research had
them selves u p from th e floor (one of them beforo being been left alm ost u n tro d d en u n til B aron R eichenbach under­
able to resum e his p erp en d icu lar position had fo crawl out took his g re a t task. H is discoveries were so im p o rtan t
from beneath a sofa w h ith e r he had been launched by a th a t th e y can only be fully appreciated by a careful read ­
heavy table) th a t, fo rg ettin g th e ir bruises, th e y proceeded ing of his book, liexearchen on, M agnalism , E le ctricity,
to em brace each o th e r in rap tu ro u s joy, an d w ith eyes H e a t, Jjit/hf, (Jrysta llistU u m , a n d C hem ical A ttra c tio n , in
overflowing w ith tears, co n g ratu late each o th e r upon this th e ir rela tio n s to the V ita l F o r c c ; —-unfortunately o u t of
new m anifestation of th e m ysterious force.” p rin t, b u t of which copies m ay be occasionally procured
In th e S t. Peterslmr<j Gazette, a m erry re p o rte r gives th e in London, second-hand.
following details :—“ Miss P elag u ey a is a young girl of F o r th e im m ediate purpose in view, it needs only be
abo ut nineteen, tho d a u g h te r of poor b u t dishonest p arents said th a t he proves th a t the body of m an is filled w ith an
(who bad th ru s t h er in th e F o u n d lin g H o sp ital, as given aura, ‘ dyuam ide,’ ‘ fluid,’ vapour, influence, or w hatever we
above), n o t very pretty , b u t w ith a sy m p ath etic face, very m ay choose to call i t ; th a t it is alike in both sexes ; th a t
uneducated b u t intellig en t, sm all in sta tu re but, k in d a t it is specially given off a t th e head, hands, an d fe e t;
heart, w ell-proportioned— b u t nervous. Miss P elagueya th a t, lik e th e a u ra from the m agnet, it is po lar; th a t th e
has suddenly m anifested m ost wonderful m odium istic whole left side is positive, and im p arts a sensation of
faculties. S he is a ‘ first-class S p iritistic S ta r’ as they w arm th to a sensitive to whom we m ay apply our left
call her. A nd, indeed, th e young lady seem s to have con­ hand, w hile th e whole rig h t side of th e body is negative,
centrated in h er e x trem ities a phenom enal abundance of and im p a rts a feeling of coolness. In some individuals
m agnetic a u r a ; th a n k s to which, she com m unicates th is vital m agnetic (or, as he calls it, Odylic) force is
instantaneously to th e objects su rro u n d in g her h ith erto in ten sely stroug. Thus, we m ay fearlessly consider ami
unheard and unseen phenom enal motions. A bout five believe an y phenom enal case such as th e two above-quoted
days ago, a t a seance a t which were p re se n t th e m ost noted w ith o u t fear of ou tstep p in g th e lim its of exact science,
sp iritu alists and m edium s of th e S t. P e te rsb u rg grand or of b ein g open to th e charge of su p erstition or credulity.
monde,* occurred th e following. H a v in g placed th e m ­ I t m ust a t th e sam e tim e, bo noted th a t B aron Reichenbaek
selves w ith Pelagueya around a table, th e y (the spiritists) did not find one p a tie n t whose au ra e ith e r deflected a
had barely tim e to sit down, when each of th em received su spended m agnetic needle, or a ttra c te d iron objects like
w h at seem ed an electric shock. S u d d e n l y , th e table lodestone. H is researches, therefore, do not cover tho
violently u pset chairs and all, scatterin g th e e n th u ­ whole ground ; and of th is he was him self fully aware.
siastic com pany to q u ite a respectable distance. T he Persons m agnetically surcharged, like th e R ussian g irl
and th e A m erican boy, arc now aud then, encountered, and
* W c s e r i o u s l y d o u b t w h e t h e r t h e r e e v e r w ill b e m o r o t h a n t h e r o a r o am ong th e class of m edium s th e ie have been a few famous
im w beliovura iu S p irit u a li s m a m o n g th o m i d d le a n d low er classe s o f Russia.
T h e s e a r c t o o s i n c e r e l y d e v o u t , a n d b e l i e v e t o o f c r v o n t l y in t h e d e v i l t g ones. Tim s, th e m edium S lade’s finger, when passed
h a v e a u y f a i t h in “ s p i r i t s , ” c ith e r w ay o v er a com pass, w ill a ttr a c t th e ' n ee d lo a f te r i t
to any exten t. Tlic exp erim en t was trie d by Professors
Zollner and W. W eb er (Professor of Physics, fo under of
th e doctrine of V ib ratio n of Forces) a t Leipzig. Professor
W eber “ placed ou th e table a compass, enclosed in glass,
th e needle of which wc could all observe very d istin ctly by
th e b rig h t candlelight, w hile wc b a d our h an d s jo ined
w ith those of Slade” w hich were over a foot d is ta n t from
th e compass. So g reat was th e m ag n etic a u ra disch arg­
ing from S lad e’s hands, however, th a t “ a fte r a b o u t five
m in u tes th e needle began to sw ing violently in arcs
of from 40° to (50° till a t len g th i t several tim es tu rn e d
com pletely round.” A t a su b seq u en t trial, Professor W eber
succeeded iu having a com m on k n ittin g -n e e d le , tested
w ith th e compass ju s t before th e ex p e rim e n t and found
wholly iinm agnetizcd, converted in to a p e rm a n e n t m agnet.
“ Slade laid th is needle upon a slate, held th e la tte r
u n d er th e table * * * and in ab o u t four m inutes, w hen
tlic slate w ith th e k n ittin g -n e e d le was laid again upon
th e table, tlie needle was so stro n g ly m ag n etised a t one
end (and only a t one end) th a t iron shavings aud sewing-
needles stuck to th is end ; th e needle of th e compass
could be easily draw n round in a circle. T h e originated
pole was a so u th pole, inasm uch as th e n o rth pole of
tlie (compass) needle was a ttra c te d , th e sou th pole
repelled.” *
Baron R eiclienbach’s first branch of in q u iry was th a t
of th e effect of th e m agnet upon anim al nerve ; a fte r w hich
he proceeded to observe th e effect upon th e la tte r of a
sim ilar au ra or pow er found by him to ex ist in crystals.
N o t to e n te r iu to details— all o f which, how ever, should
be read bv every one p re te n d in g to in v estig ate A ryan
science— his conclusion he sum s up as follows :— “ W ith
th e m agnetic force, as we are acq u ain ted w ith it in th e
lodestone and th e lra g n e tic needle, th a t force (“ O dylc”—
th e new force he discovered) is associated, w ith which, in
crystals, wc have becom e acq u ain ted .” H e n c e : The
force o f the m a g n e t is not, as has been h ith e rto ta k e n for
granted, one, single force, h u t consists o f two, since, to that
long known, a new hitherto unknow n, a n d decidedly d istin ct
one, m u st he added, the force, n a m e ly f which resides in
crystals.” O ne of his p a tie n ts was a Mile. N ow otny,
nnd her sensitiveness to th e auras of th e m ag n et and
crystal was phenom enally acute. W h en a m a g n e t was
held n e a r h er h and it was irresistib ly a ttra c te d to
follow th e magnet- w herever th e B aron m oved it.
T he effect upon h er h an d " was th e sam e as if som e one
had seized h er hand, an d by m eans of th is draw n or b en t
h e r body tow ards her feet.” (She was lyin g in bed, sick,
aud the m ag n et was m oved in th a t direction.) W hen
approached close to h e r h and “ th e b aud ad h ered so firmly
to it, th a t when th e m ag n et was raised, or m oved side­
wards, backwards, or in any direction w hatever, h er hands
stuck to it, as i f attached in the w ay in which a piece ot iron,
would, have been.” T his, we see, is th e exact reverse of
th e phenom enon in th e A m erican boy C ollins’s case for,
instead of his hand being a ttra c te d to an y th in g , iron
objects, lig h t and heavy, seem a ttra c te d irresistib ly to his
hand, aud on ly his left hand. R eichenbach n a tu ra lly
th o u g h t of testin g Mile. N ow otuy’s m ag n etic condition,
l i e s a y s :— “ To try this, I took filings of iron, and
brought her finger over them . N o t the sm allest p a rticle
adhered to the. finger, even when it luid j u s t been in contact
w ith th e m a g n e t................. A m agnetic needle finely sus­
pended, to th e poles of which 1 caused h e r to approach
h e r finger altern ately , and in different positions, did not
exhibit th e slig h test tendency to dev iatio n or oscillation.”
D id space perm it, th is m ost in te re stin g analysis of the
accum ulated facts respectin g th e occasional abnorm al
m agnetic surcharge of h um an beings m ig h t be g reatly
prolonged w ithout fatig u in g th e in te llig e n t reader. B u t
wo m ay a t once say th a t since Reichenbach-(' proves
m agnetism to be a com pound in stead of a sim ple, force,
and th a t every h um an being is charged w ith one of these
f o r c e s , O d y le ; and since th e S lade ex p erim en ts, and the
• • T r a n s c e n d e n ta l P h y sics, p . *17.
+ rcichoubaeh, op. tit. pp. 25, 46, 210
phenom ena of R ussia and S t. Paul, show th a t th e hum an
body docs also a t tim es discharge th e tru e m agnetic aura,
such as is found iu th e lo d e sto n e ; therefore th e explana­
tion is th a t in th ese la tte r abnorm al cases th e individual
has sim ply evolved an excess of th e one instead o f the
o th er of th e forces w hich to g e th e r form w hat is com­
m only know n as m agnetism . There is, therefore, nothing
tchatecer o f supernatural in the cases. W h y th is liap-
peus is, wc conceive, q u ite capable of explanation, b u t as
th is would ta k e us too far afield iu th e less commonly
know n region of occult science it had b e tte r be passed
over for th e present.
AN A R C H /E O L O G I C \L D R IN K .
R ecently, d u rin g th e progress of some excavations a t
M arseilles (France), a vast R om an necropolis was found.
T he tom b of th e C onsul C aius S ep tim u s proved to be th e
m o st in te re stin g am ong th e m any opened m onum ents.
B esides w eapons an d old precious coins, an amphora- or
vase, covered w ith half-defaced inscriptions and filled to
ab o u t one th ird of its capacity w ith a th ic k dark en ed
fluid was found. T h e learned archaeologists d irectin g th e
work of th e excavations, proceeded im m ediately to m ake
o u t th e inscriptions. I t w'as th e n ascertained th a t th e
red fluid was real F a le ru ia u w in e—th a t fam ous wine of
F alerno w hich was so often celebrated by H orace. D eci­
dedly th e C onsul C aius S ep tim u s m u st have been a g re a t
epicurean. F ond, d u rin g life, of good cheer, an amphora,
full of th e F a lern ian , had been placed th o u g h tfu lly th u s
beside his body in th e tom b. T he wine, old as it was, m u st
be e x c e lle n t! H ence a Professor P — carrying the am phora
and co n ten ts to Paris, proceeded to sum m on friends, th e
d a in tie st g o urm ands of th e m etropolis, to a re g u la r
G arg an tu an feast. Speeches were pronounced d u rin g th e
re p a st in honour of th e R om an Consul, and the F a le rn ia n
w ine was d ru n k to his m anes w ith g re at en th u siasm .
N o tw ith stan d in g its ra th e r q u eer taste, it was fo u n d delici­
ous, especially w hen sipped betw een m outhfuls o f th e
m ost ro tte n of L in ib u rg er cheeses— ouc ot th e ch ief deli-
catesses iu gastronom y. T h e guests had hardly swallowed
th e last drop of the F alern ian , w hen a telegram was received
from M arseilles ru n n in g th is :— “ Do not d rin k th e w ine.
O th er inscriptions have been deciphered. T he F a le rn ia n
in th e am phora contains th e en trails of th e em balm ed
C onsul.”
Alas ! too late. T he m iserable archaiologists
C* and
m g o u r-
O
m ets had already quaffed off th e deceased R om an in solu­
tion. F o r one m om ent a t least, th e y m u st have deep ly
reg retted n o t to have pledged them selves in a T e m ­
perance Society.
A C 'llK IC K IN G S IG N OF THK IN TEL LEC TU A L, IM PU O V E -
m ent th a t is observable am ong H in d u s is th e app earan ce
of several new jo u rn a ls in t.hc E nglish language. W ell
p rin ted and edited, and an im ated by a m ost w orthy sp irit,
th ey deserve tho liberal patronage of th e N ativ e p u b lic
and th e respect of th e P a ram o u n t class. A m ong these, one
of th e best in every respect is th e Tribune of L ahore. I t
is conducted by valued personal friends of ours, and has
th e cordial good w ishes of our Society for its success.
T he T rib u n e tru th fu lly observes th a t “ to secure a n y th in g
lik e a proper rep resentation of these in terests (those of
th e ‘ m ute m illions’ of U p p er In dia) th e y req u ire to bo
ta k en up by a jo u rn al conducted in th e E nglish language.”
A vernacular jo u rn a l, how ever tru th fu l and powerfully
conducted, can address only th e few officials who are able
to read its co n ten ts ; w hereas an organ of N a tiv e opinion
in E nglish m ay be sen t d irect to E ngland, aud placed, if
necessary, in th e hand of every m em ber of P arliam en t
w hen it is desired to call a tte n tio n to some g re a t wrong,
or dem and th a t some g re a t rig h t-sh all be done to India.
W c expect to have fre q u e n t occasion to com m ent upon
aud support its views.
 R A D I A N T H E A T , M U S IC A L V A P O U R S ,
AN D F A IR Y B E L L S .
_ A n in tellig e n t and ingenious friend in E u ro p e lias sen t
to Col. O lcott a le tte r of which portions arc by perm ission
given below. Tlic p ap er upon th e “ A ction of an I n te r ­
m itte n t Beam of R a d ia n t H e a t upou G aseous M atter,”
read by Professor T yndall, F. II. S., a t th e llo y al Society
on the 13th of Ja n u a ry , was duly p u b lish ed in Nature, for
Feb. 17, 1881, and should he read in th is connection. I t
seems as though Mr. Crookes, in th e d e p a rtm e n t of R a d ian t
M atter, and P rofessor T yndall, in th a t of th e action of
R adiant l l e a t upon Vapours, were run n in g , han d -in -h and,
right tow ards th e te rrito ry of arcane science. T h ey have
not far now to go before com ing to w here wc sta n d aud
wait.— E d . T h e o s .
Til H J.KTTKll.
“ * * * I m ust call your a tte n tio n to a p a p e r read last
T h u rsd ay a t th e llo y al Society by Professor T yndall, as it
has suggested an idea th a t I wish to broach. H is su b jec t
was th e production of m usical notes in th e vapours of
various acids, of w ater, and o th e r substances, by a beam of
radiant h e a t ; upon w hich in q u iry he h as long been
engaged. As th is m ay reach you before you have th e
chaiice to see th e e n tire p a p e r in th e scientific journals
th a t will, of course, publish it, le t m e su m m arize Professor
T yndall's resu lts H e conceived tlic id ea th a t by placing
various gases and vapours iu d ia th e rin a u o u s bulbs (th a t
is, glass bulbs wliich would readily allow beam s of ra d ia n t
h eat to pass freely th ro u g h th e ir sides), and exposing th e
bulbs to th e action of ra d ia n t heat, th e h e a t absorbed hy
different gases and vapours o u g h t to he ren d e re d e v id e n t
by ordinary expansion. H e th e re u p o n devised an a p p a ra ­
tu s to m easure these d ifferen t degrees of expansion. B itt
ju s t th e n he learned of Mr. G raham B ell's h ig h ly in g e ­
nious ex p erim en ts w herein he produced m usical sounds by
directing a beam of lig h t a g ain st th e surface of p la te s of
silenium and o th e r solids. T h is phen o m en o n Professor
Tyndall ascribed to th e action of th e heat-ray.s upon the
particles of th e m e ta l ; and argued th a t if his th eo ry were
correct, a sim ilar (m usical) effect o u g h t to be a tta in e d by
passing rad ian t heat, in in te rm itte n t lay s an d w ith sufficient
rapidity of succession, th ro u g h th e freer p articles ol gas
and vapour. To te st this, he em ployed as sources of his
ra d ia n t heat, first a S iem en s’ lam p connected w ith a dynam o-
m achine, worked by a gas-engine, and, later, a lim e-light,
a red-hot. coal from th e (ire, a red -h o t poker, and a com ­
mon candle-flanie. B etw een th e lieat-rad iatiiig source and
th e bulb o f gas or vapour, he placed a disk of sh e e t zinc
perforated w ith slits and m ou n ted vertically on a w hirling
table ; and which, of course, w hen rap id ly rotated , a lte r­
nately stopped and allowed tho beam of h e a t to pass
through to, and traverse, the bulb of gas a t th e o th e r side.
Placing iu se p a ra te flasks or bulbs sufficient q u a n titie s of
acetic, sulphuric, and o th er eth ers to cover th e bottom s
of the vessels, and holding th em b eh in d th e w hirling
zinc disk, so tlia t th e heat-bcam s which in te rm itte n tly
passed throu g h th e slits could trav erse th e vapours rising
from th e liquids, and loud m usical tones w ere heard. T hese
sounds varied g reatly according to th e vapour or gas tried.
Those which are know n as th e ath c rn ia n o u s (th a t do not
tra n sm it heat) group, yielded th e loudest m usical tones,
some powerful enough for kProfessor T y n d all to h ear
through an clastic tu b e leading from th e bulb of gas to
his ear, a t a distance of 100 feet. C om m on air, thoroughly
deprived of its m oisture, yielded a note so feeble as to be
alm ost inaudible, and dry oxygen and hydrogen behaved
likewise. A flask filled with carbonic acid gave a m uch
louder sound; and th e olefiant gas was so m usical as to
resem ble tlic tone of an organ-pipe w hen th e ex p erim ent
was tried u n d er th e m ost favourable conditions. T he
vapour from boiling w ater gave a loud tone, an d even
■w hen th e flask had been p lu n g e d in a f r e e z in g m i x tu r e .
T h a t th e action of th e heat-ray s upon th e liquids in th e
Hasks was n o t th e cause of th e sounds, lie fully de­
m onstrated. In one ex p erim en t he th o u g h t th is theory
was upset, for a m usical note cam e from a cell filled w ith
a liquid. B u t upon exam ination he found a sm all b u b b le
a t th e surface, which, th o u g h of a d iam eter not exceeding
a q u a rte r of an inch, contained vapour enough to prod lice
th e acoustic v ib ra tio n s; and th is being removed, all sound
stopped. In concluding his im p o rta n t paper, Professor
T yndall said th a t lie th o u g h t it more th a n probable t h a t
in tim e even th e vapours of elem en tary bodies, in c lu d in g
th e elem entary gases, would be found capablc of p ro ­
ducing sounds.
“ My object in going into th ese details is to sug­
g est th e possibility th a t th ey m ay lead us m any
steps tow ards an u n d erstan d in g of th e scientific principle
involved iu th e production of th e raps and m usical sounds,
or fairy-bells, wc have all heard M adam e B lavatsky
m ake so often, a t h e r pleasure, and th a t, fam iliarly, th o u g h
in v o lu n tarily , occur w ith m edium s. Professor T yndall finds
th a t th e passage of broken beam s or pulses of h eat th ro u g h
th e particles of atm ospheric vapour occasions sound ; heat,
wc know, is b u t a inode of m otion ; and heat, electricity,
and m agnetism m u tu a lly correlate aud m ay be m u tu a lly
transform ed. T he London ex p erim en ter, m oreover, con­
je c tu re s th a t th e elem en tary gases will be found capable
of producing sounds. Is it, therefore, too violent a stretch
of fancy to suppose th a t M adam e B lavatsky, having learned
th e exact n a tu re of th e se atm ospheric constituents, th e ir
curren ts and correlations, th e ir relation to th e e th e r or
a h n sd and th e ir responsiveness to im pulses of the hu m an
vital m agnetism , odyle, aura, or wi 11-force— as we m ay
prefer to term it— produces h e r air-bclls by a process
analogous in principle, w ith th a t em ployed by Professor
Tyndall in g ettin g th e m usical tones above described,
though infinitely less ru d e and m echanical T h a t she
projects from h erself a wave of w ill-pow er through th e
a k u m which being tra n sm itte d through a m oist atm os­
ph eric cross-current, produces sound ? W e m u st all
testify to th e f o l l o w i n g facts :— ( a) She has always produced
th e hell-soum ls loudest in fair, cold w eather, th a t is,
in an atm osphere m ost favourable to th e developm ent
of vital electricity in h e r system ; (h ) th e effort she m akes
is always followed by a rapid increase of circulation of her
blood, som etim es even by violent p alp itatio n s of the
heart. N ow we u n d e rstan d th a t universally diffused,
tenuous m edium , know n by us as eth er and by the
H in d u s as al-i.ma, to be th e source of m undane forces,
n a tu re ’s dynam o-m achine, whose action evolves th e visible
universe. A nd, as th e elem en tary gases are coarser pro­
ducts of th e tihm a, receiving th e ir m otion from it, aud
th e hu m an will-force is believed to be .a refined and dy n a­
m ic form of ( d k tx a , why n o t suppose th a t th e w ill-current,
trav ersin g th e atm ospheric elem en tary constituents, sets
th e ir particles in such rh y th m ic vibration as to produce
sound { Wc see ele ctricity in th e presence of aqueous
vapour, producing sound on a m ajestic scale as th u n d er,
and th e sam e elem en t sn apping and sparkling as it is d is­
charged from the h u m an hand, in th e now fam iliar
ex perim ent of lig h tin g gas by sliding over a woollen carpet,
and th e n touching th e iro n gas-b u rn er w ith the tingor. In
th e late Baron Jtcichenbach’s odylic researches it was, m ore­
over show n th a t this v ital aura is discharged from our
hands and feet, and is conductible not only by a
m etallic wire, b u t also by th e atm o sp h ere; also th a t odyle
is g en e tated by electricity and th a t th e electrical atm os­
phere can set it iu m otion. T he heat-rays of the spectrum
he found m ost rem arkably productive of odylic effects, and
no t only th e elem en tary substances, b u t ev ery th in g in
nature, th e gases included, contains it. In short, odylo
is a p roperty of all m atter, in variable and unequal d is­
trib u tio n . T his gives us even a more direct and iinm is-
takeablc connection betw een M adam e B lav atsk y ,th e evoker
of the atm ospheric sounds, and th e v ibrating gaseous
particles whose m u tu a l m otions produce them . F inally,
here again wc tu rn our backs upon supcrnaturalism , and
b r in g o c c u lt p h e n o m e n a w h e re M a d au je B la v a ts k y luig

a l w a y s i n s i s t e d t h e y b e lo n g , t e . / w i t l i i n t h e ' r o a c h o f e x a c t
s c i e n c i — ait e n d we, T h e o s o p h i s t s , al'e a l w a y s s e e k i n g . ”' 1
, •JVbte.-*rIt -is.not for us /to, say ju s t jio w n e a r CJolonei
O lcott’s correspondent, is tre a d in g to . th e lim its of,epcact
tr u th ; b u t he. is on the right, p a th and nof. very f a r .au-ay
fro m his goal. I f we w ere p erm itted , i:we m ig h t b e , m pre * science. A nd th a t im plies tlie, collapse of. d o g m a tic ,, de­
e x p licit,— ED. TlIEOS. . . • . , , 1•
'' A I I I N D U P R O F E S S O R ’S V I E W S O X ' "
: IN D IA N ' YOGA. ' ', 1 ' ' "/
"Wc lay aside o th e r m a tte r already in type to give place
to th e essential p ortions of an “ In tro d u c tio n to In d ia n
Y oga ’ w hich is found in th e Ja n u a ry n u m b e r of Professor
M. M. K u n te ’s S a d d a m h a n a — C hintaniliu. I n th is period
of alm ost to ta l sp iritu a l eclipse iu L idia, it is \yell w orth
th e w hile of every s tu d e n t of A ryan S cience to ' cull cor­
roborative testim ony froin every source. W e are (spiritually
speaking) passing once m ore th ro u g h th e S tone-A ge of
th o u g h t. As our cave-dw elling ancestors were, physical­
ly perfect, if not even g ig a n tic ,, w hile a t th e sam e tim e
in te llectu a lly undeveloped,,so' th is .o u t1 g en eratio n seems
to evince b u t a very ru d im e n ta ry sp iritu a l grasp while
ap p a re n tly developed in in tellect to t h e 1 u tm o st ex ten t
possible. I t is, indeed, a hard, m aterialistic age : a frag­
m e n t of sp ark lin g q u a rtz is its a p p ro p ria te symbol. A nd
y e t of w hat “ kge” and “ g en eratio n ” do we speak T N o t
th a t of th e masses, for .they change b u t little from g en e ra ­
tio n to gen eratio n : no, b u t o f th e ed u cated class, th e
leaders of th o u g h t, th e controllers or stim u la to rs of th e
opinions of th a t g re a t m iddle social group lyin g betw een
th e highly cu ltu re d an d th e b ru tish ly ig n o ran t. They
are th e sceptics of to-day, who are as incapable of rising to
th e sublim ity of V edantic or B u d d h istic philosophy as a
tortoise to soar like th e eagle. T h is is th e class which
has derided th e founders of th e T heosophical Society as
imbeciles, or trie d ,to brand th em as falsifieators and impos-
.tors as th e y have also done w ith th e ir g re a te st m en of
science. F o r six years now, we have been publicly a sse rt­
ing th a t In d ia n Y oga was an d is a tru e science,, endorsed
ancl conlirm ed by th o u san d s of ex p erim en tal proofs ; and
th a t, th o u g h few in num ber, th e tru e In d ia n Yogis .m ay
still be found when th e rig h t person seeks in th e rig h t
way. T h a t these affirm ations should be challenged by
E uropeans was only to be expected, inasm uch as n e ith e r
m odern E urope nor A m erica had so m uch as h eard of the
one th in g or th e o th er u n til th e T heosophists began to
w rite aiul speak. B u t th a t H in d u s— H in d u s, th e descen­
d an ts of th e A ryas, th e heirs of th e an c ie n t philosophers,
th e posterity of whole gen eratio n s th a t had practically and
personally le a rn t sp iritu a l tr u th — should .also deny and
scoff, was a b itte r d ra u g h t to swallow. N evertheless, wc
, u tte re d our message, an d n o t in a w hisper, b u t boldly.
O u r voice cam e back to us alm ost echoless from th e g re at
In d ia n void. H ard ly a brave soul stood u p to say we
w ere rig h t, th a t Y oga was tru e, and th a t th e real Yogis
still existed. W e were told th a t In d ia was dead ; th a t all
spiritu al lig h t had long since,flickered out of h e r torch ; th a t
.m odern Science had proved a n tiq u ity fools aud, since we
could hardly be considered foois, we were v irtu ally asked
if we. were knot knaves to come h e re and spread such
foolish lies ! B u t w lien.it was seen th a t we were n o t to
be silenced ex cep t,, by , counter-proof, au d th a t no such
proof could be given, th e first signs appeared, of a change
, of th e c u rre n t of opinion. . T he old H in d u philosophies
acquired fresh attractiveness, th e ir m ythological figures
w ere infused w ith a v ital sp irit w hich, lik e th e lig h t w ith ­
in a lantern , shone o u t th ro u g h t tlie ir m any-coloured fan­ • w rite and preach w h at th ey like. T he spirits of th e dead
tasies. One of th e b est know n B engalis in In d ia ..w rite s
(M a rc h e ) :— “ You n,re now universally know n and re ­
spected by our people, and you have perform ed a m iracle !
Why, th e o th er day, in a com pany of friends, th e question
was raised how it was th a t th e educated B abus generally
should now be show ing so strong, a n inclin atio n tow ards
.H in d u ism .:, il said it was owing to th e T heosophists,,,and •is " o c c u lt’tran sce n d en talism " w h ic h h a s a h is to ry of ita
it was so a d m itte d by all p resen t.” L e t us say tliiit this
is b u t th e p a rtia lity of a friend— though, indeed,-the w riter
is one of th e leading p u b lic.istsam o n g ith e.H in d u s— it m a t­
ters not. W e care n o th in g for th e credit, we only care for
th e /a c t.- 'lf th is A ry an istic:d rift 'continues it will end in
a th o ro u g h revival ,of ennobling H in d u philosophy, and
graded form s of rqligions, in In d ia and .everywhere else.
Som e tim e ago ' our friend S ab liap atliy ' Sw anii, th e
“ M a d ra s'Y o g i,” 'p u b lic ly endorsed th e t r u t h 'o f all th a t
th e T heosophists had 'sa id about Y o g a and Y ogis.: R ecently,
tlio practical ■T reatise on Yoga, by Ur. N.> C. ;P au l, in
which, th e scientific basis ;of, P a ta n ja li’s su tras was shown,
lias been republished in th ese colum ns. To-day we add
th e te stim o n y ’of one of th e m ost learned of living H in d u s
to th e vbality' of th e Science, and th e existence of real Yogis
am ong us.! A ccording to Prof. K u n te “ th e V edic polity
culm inated, and th e B uddhistic . polity originated, in, th e
Y oga system of P a ta n ja li— a system a t once practical
and philosophical.” H e observes th a t “ D isgusted w ith
objective n a tu re and his ,environm ent, th e A rya iu tho
M iddle Ages of In d ia n H isto ry —t h a t is, ab o u t 1,500 years
B. 0 .— began to look in on him self, to contem plete the
in n e r m an, and to practise self-abnegation.” T his is a
terse sum m ary of th e facts, aiid a ju s t ono. “ A ll re lig io n s”
he continues “ d e c la re th a t God is om nipresent. . Somo
m ysterious sp iritu a l pow er pervades th e universe. W ell
— th is th e Y oga-philosophy calls C h aitauya. A ll religions
declare th a t God is S p irit, and-is allied to th a t in m an
w hich can com m une w ith H im ; yes, th a t w hich th e H oly
G host in flu en ce s^ -th e H oly G host or God dw elling in tlio
sp irit of man; W ell—-these th e Y oga-philosophy charac­
terizes as th e S u p rem e 1S p irit and th e h um an sp irit— th e
P arau iatn u i and Jiv atin n . •■T h e relationship betw een, th e
S uprem e sp irit and th e h um an sp irit varies according to
tlie V edic creed and ■Y oga-philosophy. A nd because of
th is variance,' th e sta n d -p o in t and th e out-look of each is
distinct. T he stan d -p o in t and th e out-look are, however,
th e out-com e !of h is to ric a l' conditions aud environm ent.:
H ence th e Y oga system of philosophy, ou th e in terp re ta tio n
and explanation of w hich wc aro ab o u t to en ter, has two
sides— historical aud philosophical, and we will carefully
point out th e bearings of both.” -
U nh ap p ily Prof. K u n te has had no practical experience
w ith m odern S p iritu a lism and, therefore, totally fails to
give his readers any proper idea of its w onderful phenom ena.
I t would also seem as if lie'Avere equally u n fam iliar w ith
w h at th e T heosophists have w ritten upon th e subject,-for
lie could scarcely have failed, otherwise, to note th a t gen­
tlem en n o t m erely of “ some scientific re p u ta tio n ” b u t of
th e v e ry 1 g re a te st scientific rank, have experim entally
proved th e actual occurrence of m edium istic phenom ena.
W e ta k e and liaVe always ta k e n tlie same p o sitio n a s h im ­
self, th a t th e phenom ena-are not a ttrib u ta b le to “ spirits
o f th e dead;” and in so far as th ey pretend- otherw ise are
a delusion. B u t it will need m ore th a n th e few passing
words lie flings a t sp iritu alists to “ sap th e fo u n d atio n s” of
th e broad fact upon w hich his “'rhapsodists”-■have raised
tlie ir su p erstru ctu re." “ Is Y oga ’m odern spiritualism ?”
— he q u ite superfluously asks, since no one ever said it
was:— aud atiswers “ No, no.” 1 : -. ; :
“ W h a t is it then? M odern spiritualism im agines strange
sights which it dignifies by tlie nam e of phenom ena, and
by calling iu th e aid of th e spirits of th e dead, atteitip ts to
•explain them : 1T h e rhapsodies of girls, w h o se■brains are
diseased, have often am used us. B u t w h a t has astonished
us is: th a t' g en tlem en of some scientific rep u ta tio n have
le n t tlieii* fiid to th e propagation of - stran g e ;stories.
R eader,'an In d ian Yogi knows for certain th a t th is sort of
sp iritu alism is positive d ec eit,1 le t A m erican spiritualists
'do not v isit th e living, nor do th e y concern them selves in
our affairs.' W h en th e ■foundations of A m erican and
E uropean S piritu alism are' th u s sapped, th e su p erstru ctu re
raised by m ere rhapsodists;is of course dem olished. - B u t
In d ia n Y oga speaks of sp iritu al powers acquired by th e
’Y ogis." Yesy it does and does so reasonably. In d ia n Yoga
ow n,”

A sad tr u th lie u tte rs in saying':— ';’
“ A t presen t Y oga is know n b y n a m e only, except in tlife
presence of some Yogis, .w ho in h e rit th e w n n n th , th e
d ep th , and grasp, and aspirations of th e U p an isad s. .
Iu concluding th e portion of h is introduction th a t is
contained in th e p resen t issue of his serial, lie gives us
th e credentials upon which ho claim s a tte n tio n .as a com ­
p e te n t analyst of th e P a ta n ja li su tras. I t m u st be noted
th a t he affirms n o t only to have .personally m et aud
studied with a real liv in g Yogi who, “ w hen d,ne -.pr.epara-
iion (of th e public m ind) is m ade, will reveal him self,” b u t
also concedes th a t an identical faith in th e re a lity of th e
Yoga siddhis— p resum ably based upon obsprved facts-rr
survives am ong H in d u s, C hristians, S ik h s an d M ussal-
mans. T he follow ing passages will be read w ith in te rest
in E urope an d A m e ric a :— .;
“ T he read er has a rig h t to enquire, as to w lm t p re p a ra ­
tion we have m ade for in te rp re tin g an d ex p lain in g th e oc­
cu lt transcen d en talism of th e In d ia n ;Yoga, system ., ,O ur
answ er to th is query is sim ple and short. W e s it first in
th e presence of one who know s In d ia n Yoga., h as practised
its principles, and whose s p irit is im bued w ith its realities,
and th e n we note down his u tteran ces. W e have travel-:
led through In d ia an d Ceylon in q u est of the, know ledge of
Yoga, have m et w ith Y ogis, have gleaned w ith care tru th s
from them , have sat a t th e feet of e m in e n t B u d d h ists in
rem ote Ceylon, have adm ired th e ir asp iratio n s and have
obtained some in sig h t into th e ir stan d -p o in t, W c havo
actually served some em in en t S u p h is for som e tim e, and
obtained glim pses of th e ir Jo c trin c s on , th e b an k of the
Ju m n a. W e have prostrated .ourselves before th e Yogi*
and, by a series of en treaties and h u m iliations, have suc­
ceeded in. securing th e m eans of in te rp re tin g and ex p lain­
ing th e Y oga-sutras of P a ta n jali. A t p re se n t we cannot
directly m ention th e nam e of th e Y ogi to w hom we havo
referred. W h en due p r e p a r a t io n is. m ade, he will reveal
himself. ■ . ;
“ Bu t for w hat purp o se is all th is lab o u r ? ■Q nohono?
T he reply is—p ro bono publico. . W h e th e r we sit down
on th e bank of th e ta n k in A m ritsar, liste n in g to th e
Sikhs, as th ey talk gravely of B rah m a ; or m ix w ith thq
Palavur R om an C atholic C hristian s n e a r C ape C om orin
as th ey speak of th e m iraculous pow ers of th e ir saints ;
w hether w e see a M oslem sa in t in one of tho h u n d red s of
tom bs of D elhi, or a m endicant devotee in M adura in tho
South, we find th a t th e In d ian pop u latio n has supreme
f a i t h in the Y o r /a -p h ilo s o p h j." .......................
L O G IC V E R S U S P E R I P A T E T I C .
I t is hardly th e province of our jo u rn al to notice tlie
fugitive vagaries of occasional correspondents !in- daily
papers, unless by chance some article happens to contain
some useful or very in teresting and q u ite im personal
information. W e have held to th e good rule till now; and
hope to continue. On this principle we would have
hardly given any a tten tio n to a certain parag rap h in th e
B om bay Gazette (M arch 1(1, 18<SI) signed “ your P e rip a ­
tetic,” and headed •“ C u rren t Philosophy” w ere it not for
th e strong illustration it affords us of th a t perverse spirit,
called “ respectable deference to public opinion,” b u t which
“ for short” we call hypocrisy. .The w riter in question
throw s stones into our garden and, b u t . for our . hav-
» i • « « ♦
m g by; this tim e grown som ew hat indifferent - to th a t
sort of thing, we m ig h t well find in his personalir
ties alone abu nd an t excuse for re to rtin g upon him,
B u t we have a far more serious object in view, and
th is once th e speculative lucubrations of th e “ cu rre n t”
philosopher will do us b e tte r service th a n his p arty have
perhaps, bargained for. For, for us, “ P e rip a te tic ” decided­
ly represents a party. H e is th e m outli-picce of th a t
m ajority iu our m odern-day society which has worked
itself out an elaborate policy full of sophistry and paradox,
behind which every m em ber clum sily hides his own p er­
sonal views. T h e words .of th e ir R evelation, “ I would
thou w ert cold or h o t” apply to our m odern society! far
b e tte r th a n to th e church of th e Laodiceans ; and know ing
their . works and ..t h a t . th e y . are “ neithor cold nor, hot,”
b u t like a faithful th erm o m eter follow tho changing m oral
tem p e ra tu re of th e day, we will now analyze some of, tho
desultory rhapsodies of th c | w riter , on i“ C u rren t P h ilo ­
sophy.” W hen we, have done th a t, he is’ a t lib e rty to go
oil chuckling over his pen wliicji .traced his r a t h e r . sta le
denunciation of-the “ sim plicity” of M r......... ........ and th e
Sim la “ O ccultists !” “ T he sim plicity” of th e g en tlem an
whom th e “ P o rip ate tic ” .namos in th e Gazette i n 'f u l l — an
exam ple of bad brooding we shall surely not follow— being
an adjective applied by him to a m an of th e m ost acute and
rem arkable intellect, and one w hoso.ability and talents, aro
universally recognised th ro u g h o u t In d ia and Europe,
speaks ill, by th e bye, for his own powers of discrim ination’
W hen one presum es to sign him self a “ P erip a tetic,” he
o u ght to honour h isclassica l pseudon.yme by a t least bor­
rowing some logic for th e occasion ,if.lie has none him self
to spare. H av in g th u s cursorily noticed th e ^poor fling
a t tlie S im la “ sim pletons,” , we will now lay before our
readers a sam ple of th e logic of th a t alleged pupil of A ris­
totle, which “ P e rip a te tic ” so paradoxically assum es to be.
Q uoting C arlyle’s fam ous proposition (who m ay have
bad such “ P erip a te tic s” in m ind) th a tth e p o p u la tio n o fG re a t
B ritain consists of “ th irty m illions m ostly fools,” and having
offered by way of self-incense *on th e a lta r of patriotism
his own postulate th a t “ th e intellect of th e average B riton
is, however, certainly hig h er th a n th e average in tellect of
general h u m an ity ,” th e critic . p ro ceed s-^if we m ay. bo
forgiven th e A m ericanism — to scalp believers in pheno­
m ena. T he sim plicity of th e “ Sim la occultists,” .however,
he .confesses, “ is outdone by th e innocence of some ‘ title d
people’ who, according to tho evidence of a w itness in.
th e F le tc h e r trial, “ will believe a n y th in g ’— a sta te m e n t
w hich appears strictly accurate.” : 1
F letc h e r and Com pany, to g eth e r w ith tw o-thirds of th o
trad in g professional m edium s, w e'm ay.leave to his ten d er
mercies. H av in g denounced tlie.se for th e last six years,
we even h eartily agree -in some respects w ith th o
w r ite r ; as, for instance, w h e n -h e deprecates those who
“ would believe a n y th in g .” N o one of th e over-credulous
who recognise so readily, in dark seances, in every shadow
on th e wall or in- th e m edium ’s pocket-handkerchief, th e ir
“ aunt, or uncle,or som ebody” has any rig h t to com plain' if
th e y are regarded as “ fools,” though pven in such cases, it- is
far more honourable to be found o u t to be an honest fool,
th a n a cheating m edium . N o r do we blam e th6 w riter
for lau ghing a t th o s e who so tru stin g ly b e lie v e ....... “ th a t
w hen it pleased th o m edium to wind up th e m usical-box,
one of th is intellectu al audience asserted th a t he felt th a t
v irtu e had gone out of him , a n d - th a t: th is m agnetism was
w inding up th e box:” u n ch a ritab le though it bej it is y e t
n atu ral. A nd w ere “ P erip a te tic ” .to stop his philosophical
disquisitions w ith th e ju s t r e m a r k .............. . . “A nd yet p ro ­
bably these ‘ title d ’ fools'w ould be ready enough to talk -o f
th e dark su perstitions of the benighted H indoo, or indeed,
if they happened to be fervent P rotestan ts, of th e sup er­
stitions of th e ir C atholic neighbours, while doubtless
believing th a t th e y them selves were m akin g a scientific
investigation,” th is review ot his “ C u rren t Philosophy”
need never have sceii p rint. W e would not -have even
noticed th e ridiculous b lu n d er he falls into, w ith so niany
other critics, in confusing phenom ena for which th e agency
of “ disem bodied sp irits” is claimed, w ith n a tu ra l ph en o­
m en a for w hich .fcvery tith e of su pernaturalism is rejected.
W c m ig ht have overlooked liis-ignorance, as he was, p er­
haps, nover told t h a t .n a tu r a l are th e o n ly 'p henom ena
T heosopliists accept, an d th e only way th e y a re !try in g to
fathom th e m ystery ; and th a t their object is precisely to p u t
down every elem ent of superstitio n or b elief in th e m ira ­
culous or th e supernatural,' instead of countenancing it as he
believes. B u t w h at are wfc to th in k of apliilosopher, an alleg ­
ed Peripatetic, who after exercising his acute reasoning upon
th e ‘'folly ” of th e superstitions beliefs of th e sp iritu alistsan d
th e occultists, w inds u p liis argum ents w ith th e most u n e x ­
pected rh etorical som m ersault ever made. T he proposition
w hich he em its in th e Same breath seems so preposterously
illogical and m onstrous, th a t wo can characterize it b i\t ip
th e felicitous words of Southey, viz., as “ one of th e most
untenable t h a t ever was advanced by a perverse, paradoxical
intellect.” Listen to him and ju d g e ye, logicians and true
disciples of Aristotle : “ No, no !” exclaims our philo­
sopher .............“ Religious beliefs which are im bibed w ith
our m o th e r’s milk, and which most around us accept, c an ­
n o t be regarded as superstitions. I t is na tu ra l to the
h u m a n m ind to regard doctrines presen ted to i t - w ith the
a u th ority of bygone generations as probable a n d natural.
E arnest belief of this nature m a y mot alv'a ys com m and
ou r respect, b u t it must invariably a ttra c t our sympathy.
T h e superstitious follies of “ ta b le -tu rn e rs” and “ spiritists”
of all sorts can only command our h earty contem pt. How
much exposure will be necessary to teach persons of tliifj
sort th a t secrets of n ature which ha ve been hidden from
investigators like Newton, Davy, Faraday, an d Tyndall are
not likely to be opened to them ?” A nd wc beg leave to
tell him, t h a t lie, who does n ot believe in S p iritu a lism
cannot believe in Christianity, for th e very foundation of
th a t faith is tho m aterialisation o f their Saviour. A
C hristian if he has any righ t a t all to a tta c k spiritual
phenomena, can do so b u t on th e ground of the dogmas of
his religion. H e can say— “ such manifestations are of the
devil”— he dare not say “ th e y are impossible, and do not
c.vist.” For, if spiritualism and occultism a r e a supersti­
tion and a falsehood th e n is Christianity, th e same C hris­
tia n ity with its Mosaic miracles and witches of Endor, its
resurrections and materialisation of angels, and hundreds
of other spiritual and occult phenomena.
Does “ Peripatetic” forget, th a t while th e re are m any
real inquirers am ong well-known m en of science, like
Messrs. Wallace, Crookes, Wagner, Butlerof, Zollner,
H are, Fichte, and Camille Flam m arion, who have th oro ug h­
ly investigated and hence thoroughly believe in th e
phenom ena called “ sp iritu a l” till a b e tte r nam e is found,
and in some cases are even spiritualists them selves; 110
Tyndall, 110 H u x le y .n o Faraday, no investigator y e t since
th e world was created, has over been able to prove, let alone
one of th e religious human, dogmas, b u t even th e exis­
tence o f a God or of th e soul ? W e are n o t “ Spiritualists,”
and, therefore, speak impartially. I f religious “ earnest
belief invariably attracts our sy m p a th y even without
com m anding our respect,” why should not as earnest a
belief in spiritual p he n om e na —t h a t most consoling, most
sacred of all beliefs, hope in th e survival of those whom we
m ost loved while on e a r th — “ a ttr a c t onr sym path y” as
well ? Is it because it is unscientific and th a t exact
science fails to always prove it ? B u t religion is far more
unscientific, yet. Is belief in th e H oly Ghost, we ask, less
blind, th a n belief in th e “ ghosts” of our departed fathers
and m others ? Is faith in an ab stract and never-to-be-
scientifically-proven principle any more “ respectable” or
w orthy of sym pathy th an th a t other faith of believers as
earnest as Christians are— th a t th e spirits of those whom
th ey loved best on earth, th e ir mothers, children, friends, aro
ever near them , th ou gh th e ir bodies m ay be gone ? Surely
wc “ imbibe w ith onr m o th e r’s m ilk ” as m uch love for
h er as for a m ythical “ M other of God.” A n d if one is
not to be regarded as a superstition th e n how far less the
other ! W e th in k th a t if Professor Tyndall or Mr. H uxley
were forced to choose between belief in the materialisation
of th e Virgin Mary at Lourdes . or Knock, and t h a t ot
th e ir own mothers in a seance-room, they would ra th e r risk
to pass for “ fools” in th e la tte r locality. F o r phenomena,
however rarely, have y e t more th a n once been proved real
and so announced by m en of un do ub ted a u th o rity in
science. P heno m en a are based upon scientific grounds ;
011 facts p e rta in in g to exact science— upon physiology,
pathology, magnetism, all correlating into psychological
manifestations. Physical aswellas psychological phen om en a
court e xp erim ent and the investigations of scien ce;
whereas, su p e rn a tu ra l religion dreads and avoids such.
T he former claims no miracles, no sup ern aturalism to
h a n g its faith upon, while religion im peratively dem ands
th e m , and invariably collapses w henever such belief is
w ithdraw n. Personally, as we said before, we do n o t
believe in th e agency of “ disembodied spirits” in the
physical m edium istic phenom ena, b u t it gives us n o r ig h t
for all that, to dogm atise and try to force O thers to reject
th e ir belief. All t h a t we can say now is, th at, the last
word has n o t y e t been told ,of these phenom ena ; and
t h a t as theosophists, L e. searchers after tr u th who claim
no infallibility, we say t h a t th e Spiritualists after all
m ay be as, rig h t in th e ir way as we th in k we.are right
in ours. T h a t no spiritualist has ever' believed in “ m ira­
cles” or supernatural interferences, th e ir im mense litera­
tu re well proves. Can “ Pe rip a te tic ” say' as m uch 1 of
C hristian belief ? H e a r th e Bishop of Bombay pro­
claim publicly his professions of faith : “ W e,” he says to liis
clergy, “ who by professional honour are , bound • to
m a intain and to set forth th e supremacy of th e s up ern a­
tu ra l over th e n a t u r a l .................have staked our very
social existence 011 th e reality and th e claims of th e s u p e r 1
natural. ' O u r dress, our status, our work, th e whole of our
daily surroundings, are a standing protest to th e world of
th e im portance of spiritual things ; t h a t they surpass, in
our eyes a t least, th e more aggressive pretensions of w hat is
temporal. W e are bound then for our own self-respect tb
justify w hat we daily proclaim.” And so is every be ­
liever hound to do in whatsoever lie m ay believe, if he be
b u t honest. B u t th e whole status ' of modern 'faith" is
reflected in these jesuitical words of “ Peripatetic.” Belief
in th e “ su p e rn a tu ra l” m ay hot comm and his respect, b u t
he feels obliged to sym pathize with i t ; for it is th a t of those
around him, and considered respectable; in short, it is the
bread-aiul-cheese S ta te religion, and perchance— th a t of his
principals an d superiors. And y e t for as honest and earnest
a belief as spiritualism, he lias “ b u t contempt.” W h y ?
Because it is unpopular ; because his society people who
were forced into such a belief by th e evidence of facts hide
it from the others, and N icodemus-like they run to its pro­
fessors b u t un d e r th e cover of high t. I t is n o t fashion­
able. Religion and spiritualism are in society relatively
like peg-drinking and cigarette-smoking. A lady who will
n o t blush to e m p ty in th e view of all a tu m b le r of stiff
brandy and soda, will stare, in shocked amazement, at
another of h e r sex sm oking an innocent cigarette ! T h e re ­
fore, is it too t h a t th e writer in th e Gazette who ought tb
have called him self a “ Sophist,” signs h im se lf a “ P e ri­
pa te tic ”. H e is certainly not a Christian, for were
he one, he would never have ventured upon th e lapsus
calam i which m akes him confess t h a t C hristianity “ may
not always com mand our respect” : b u t still lie would
pass for one. Such is th e tendency of our n in e te e n th
century t h a t a m an of th e educated, civilized world, will
ra th e r u t te r th e most illogical, absurd sophism than
honestly confess his belief either one way or the other !
“ I t is na tu ra l”, he finds “ to th e hum an m ind to regard doc­
trines presented to i t w ith the a utho rity of bygone gen e ra ­
tions as probable and natural.” I f this be so, we invite
all the Peripatetics, past, present and future, to point but
to lis a doctrine half as tenacious of life, or more un iv er­
sally believed in by countless “ bygone generations,” ' in
every corner of th e world, th a n the faith in “ ghosts” and
“ spirits.” Really and indeed, we prefer a thousand times
an honest, abusive, uncompromising bigot to a mild-spoken,
sneering hypocrite. 1 ■ •■
T IIE M O ST A N C IE N T OF C H R IS T IA N . •
■ O RD ERS. -
B e n t upon searching for th e origin of all things, the
etymology of names included, and giving every religious
and philosophical system, w ithout prejudice, stirit, or p a r­
tiality its due, We are happ y to inform the world of a new
disco Very j u s t m ade in th a t direction by a young Christian
subscriber of ours. E vidently a biblical scholar of 110
m eagre m e r it— an ex-pupil of St. X avier’s College, Bombay,
his g ra titu d e to th e “ good J e s u it F a th e r s ” led him, as
i t appears, to devote his time and labour to discover means,
th e most conducive to th e greater glorification of his late
professors. H e collects “as m any historical and unim peach­
able facts” as he can possibly find ; facts destined to
form, as he says “ a t some distan t future (when money
is less scarce in India; and th e rupee more appreciated in
E uro pe ?) th e requisite materials f o r a new and ’more
am ple biographical and genealogical sketch of th a t most
rem arkable body of clever m en th a n lias been h ith e rto
possessed by th e ir adm irers.” M eanw hile, having dis­
covered one “ of th e utm ost import,a,nee,” ho k in d ly sends
it to us for insertion in our " estimated, jo u rn a l.”
W e hasten to comply w ith liis innocent and ju s t desire ;
th e more so, as th e subject runs parallel w ith th e line of
stud}7 we pursue m ost devotedly, i.e., th e glorification and
recognition of every th in g p e rta in in g to, and respected by
hoary an tiq u ity , b u t now rejected, vilified, and persecuted by
the ingrate h u m a n ity of our own m aterialistic age. H e
finds, then, on th e a u th o rity of th e H oly Bible, th a t th e
Soeietas Jesu, th a t m ost famous and influential of all th e re ­
ligious orders, was not founded, as now gen erally b u t w rong-
full}’ supposed, b y Ig n a tiu s Loyola, b u t only “ revived and
restored un d er th e sam e nam e” by th a t saint, and th e n
“ confirmed by Pope Paul 111. in 1540.” T h is prom ising
young etym ologist, vindicating th e a n tiq u ity of th e order,
hence its rig h t to our respect and to u niversal a u th o rity ,
shows it loom ing up through th e m ists of w hat he calls
th e “ first historical census,” m ade a t th e com m and of th e
Lord God himself, in co n se q u e n c e of “ .Israel’s whoredom
and idolatry.” W e beg our readers’ pardon, b u t we arc
q u o tin g from th e letter, which quotes in its tu rn from th e
H oly Scriptures (Num bers xxv). O ur pious young friend
m u st not tak e offence if, o u t of regard for th e read er we
sift th e sim ple facts from his long com m unication.
I t appears then, th a t th e Lord God having said to
Mdses, “ T ak e all th e heads of th e people an d h a n g them,
up before th e L o n n ag ain st th e S u n (?) th a t tho fierce
anger of tho L o u t ) m ay be tu rn e d aw ay from Israel,” th e n
P hinehas (the grandson of Aaron, th e priest) ta k in g a
jav elin th ru s t it, agreeably to th e Lord's desire, through
“ th e m an of Israel” and th e M idianitish woman “ th ro ugh
th e belly and th e plague w hich had carried aw ay 24,000
people wa.s im m ediately “stayed from th e children of Israel.”
T his direct in terference of th e hand of Providence had th e
happiest results, and we com m end th e jav elin p lan of
sanitation to th e B oard of H e a lth . By th is m eritorious
act of th ru stin g th e weapon th ro u g h th e w om an’s body,
(whose guilt, we u nderstand, was in being born a M idianito)
having m ade “ an a to n em en t for th e child ren of Isra e l,”
Phinehas, besides “ th e covenant of peace” received oil th e
spot “ even th e covenant of everlastin g priesthood, because
he was zealous for his God.” A nd th is led to fu rth e r
historical and politico-econom ical developm ents.
T he Lord God com m anding Moses “ to vex th e M idian-
ites and sm ite th e m ,” as th e y w ere so disagreeable as
to “ vex” the chosen people, “w ith th e ir w iles........in tho
m a tte r of Cosbi,” th e slain w o m an 'an d — “d a u g h te r ■of a
P rince of M idian, th e ir siste r”— forth w ith ordains a census.
N ow th ere is noth in g very extrao rd in ary in a census
except th a t it is m ore or less a nuisance to the en um erated.
W e have ju s t safely passed th ro u g h one a t Bom bay, ordered
by a less divine, y e t equally im p erativ e au th o rity . N or
would it bo safe to prophesy th a t it will not furnish as
startlin g developm ents .as its H eb raic prototype. T he
discovery w hich our correspondent has lig h ted upon,
will doubtless afford to Dr. Farr, who, we believe, is th e
R eg istrar-G eneral of G reat B ritain and Ireland, a fresh proof
of the im portance of statistical science, since it enables
us a t once to afford needed help to our archaeologists, and
prove th e vast a n tiq u ity of th e J e s u it m axim th a t “ tlie
end justifies th e m eans.” B u t w h at is of real im portance
in th e Mosaic census is th e u n d o u b ted service it has enabled
our young scholar to ren d er to th e R om an C atholic world,
and the old F rench m archionesses of th e F a u b o u rg S t.
G erm ain, in P aris— those pious aristocrats, who have so
recently been sub m itted to th e inconvenience of a lock-up
a t th e statio n for having propria m anu knocked down and
furnished w ith a black eye or two th e policem en who were
expropriatin g th e reticen t sons of Loyola from th e ir fo rti­
fied dom iciles.
To furnish th e J e s u it religious world w ith such a proof
of ancient d escent is to give th em th e stro n g est w eapons
against th e infidels, aud deserve all th e blessings of th e
H oly See. A nd th a t our friend has d one— th is no sceptic
will dare den y in th e face of th e following evidence :—
■ W hen -Moses and Eleafcar, th e son of Aaron, proceeded
to num ber th e children of Israel, all th a t w ere “ able to go
to war,” th e y took “ th e sum of th e people,” including all
th e descendants of those “ who w ent forth out of th e laud
° f E gypt.” A fter e n u m e ra tin g 502,030 m en, we find
th em (N u m b ers xxvi) co u nting up th e sons of “ A sh er”
(verse 4 4 ); “ of the. children of A sher, a fte r th e ir fam ilies:
of Jim n a , th e fam ily of th e J im n ite s .............of Jesni,
th e fam ily of th e .T e,suites” ! ' T hese ^numbered 53,400
m en, and are included in th e “ six h u n dred thousand and a
thousand, and seven hundred and th ir ty ” (v 51) th a t
“ were num bered by Moses and E leazar th e priest, who
num bered th e 'c h ild re n of Israel in th e plains of Moab by
Jo rd a n near J e ric h o ” (v. 03.) ■,
.The inference from th e above is sim ply cru sh in g ----- -to
th e P ro testan ts, th e good J e s u it F a th e rs’ n atu ral-b o rn en e­
mies. N o t only do we sec th a t th e holy order of th e J e s ­
uits had th e honor of o rig in atin g on th e au th o rity of th e R e ­
vealed B ook,«<w and com ing from «/<;)'/c7fr>,whilothe fa th er­
land of th e reform ed faith can boast b u t of a Baron Miln-.
chhausen, b u t th e te x t gives a fatal blow to th e work of
P ro te sta n t prosclytism likewise. N o lover of an tiq u ity , or
resp ectero f an cien t and noble lineage will care to lin k his fate
w ith a denom ination which has only th e quasi-m odern
L u th e r or C alvin for its founder, when he can espouse the
cause of th e sole surviving descendants of one of th e " lo s t
tribes,” w hich “ w ent forth out o f th e land of E g y p t.”
N or can th ey recover th is irreparably lost ground unless,—-
we hardly dare suggest i t —-they m ake friends and ally
them selves w ith some of th e theosophical arclueologists.
For, then, indeed, in our w ell-know n im p a rtia lity to, not
to say u tte r indifference for, both Catholics and P rotestants,
we m ig h t give th em th e friendly h in t to claim kinship for
th e ir revered B ishop H e b e r w ith th e fam ily of th e
“ H eb e rite s” th e d escendants of “ H uber, th e son o fB eria h ”
(v. 45) whose reckoning follows ju s t afte r th a t of .Tesui
and th e “ Jo su ites and in case th e noble bishop of T ran s­
vaal should refuse, to have his ancestors sum m ed
u p in such m otley com pany, our friends, th e P ro te s­
ta n t P a d ris, can alw ays claim th a t th e dissector of th e
P e n tate u ch has pulled to pieces this c h ap ter in th e 1'lu m ­
bers along w ith th e rest, w hich— wo verily believe he has.
T1TE B I S H O P 'S M A N IF E S T O .
To t h e E d i t o r o f t h e T h k o r o p h is t.
M a d a m e ,— P e rm it m e to draw atten tio n in your jour­
nal w hich is devoted to O rien tal Philosophy, to a danger
w hich hangs over th e la tte r. W h ile H is Excellency,
our liberal Viceroy, whose ad v en t p re g n a n t with hope
was bailed w ith joy, and who is every day becom ing
m ore popular, was receiving lately th e M ussulm an d ep u ta ­
tions a t C alcutta, and re ite ra ted to th em th e assurances of
“ stric t religious n e u tra lity g u aran teed to people of India,
by the Q ueen’s P roclam ation of 1858, and re-affirm ed
again by th e E m press’s D elh i Proclam ation of 1870,
th e C hristian priesthood th ro u g h one of its Bishops open­
ly violates both and preaches the necessity o f religious ag ­
gression ag ain st “ tho false religions” of In d ia ! Allow me
t.o quote from th e B om bay Gazette's report a few words
from th e long speech delivered to fhe assem bled clergy
by th e B ishop of Bom bay, on th e occasion of liis L o rd ­
sh ip ’s prim ary visitation, and so prove th a t m y fears are
n o t wholly ungrounded. H av in g noticed tho indifference
of th e C hristians to th e spread of th e ir faith, th e Bishop
said :—
“ B ut, again, our life in In d ia is a school of intellectual
indifference to th e dogm atic claims of C hristianity. To
live am id false religions, and to m ake no effort to over­
throw them, is necessarily to slacken our hold upon th e
R eligion which we know to be tru e. C h ristian ity which
is not aggressive is doom ed to gradual extinction. T his
is tru e in any age, b u t specially tru e in our own, when
th e action of the historical m ethod has been sapping th e
foundations of our beliefs. We. are living in the midst, 'of
fa ls e religions, forced to be the d a ily spectators o f worships
 which we treat, w ith contem pt.....................................................
“ A nd again : “ A l l beliefs are in teresting and valuable
not for their absolute truth,, but. s i m p l y as f a c ts in h u m an
lustory a m l phases i n human development. T h ere is tlio
fundam ental proposition by which our fa ith is assailed.
“ I know hy precious experience that C hristian faith is
(ill-important, to the believer, because it, unites him with God.
T here is th e counter-proposition which alone can m ain­
tain us in tho faith.
" A n d th e necessary su p p le m e n t to th is is a proposition
about o ther religions, w hich m ay su stain us in th a t a tti-
tiulo of aggression w ith o u t which we shall lose o u r faith,
nam ely,— whatever a d u m b ra tio n s o f 2~lo sifivc t ru th m a y
have been vouchsafed to other re lu jio v s , they a re so f a r
d ia b o lic a n d p e rn ic io u s as they keep m en fro m b e lie v in g in
C h r istia n it.y ; fo r there, is none other n a m e w id e r heaven
g iv e n am ong men w h ereby wc m u st he saved.
1 Such is in te lle c tu a l indifference, aud such is tho safe­
guard ag ain st it.”
Reverse th e situ a tio n ; instead of th o . B ishop of B om ­
bay as the orator, im agine Babu K csh u b C h u n d er Son, th e
chief of th e B rahm o Somaj, or Sw am i Duyaiuuid, th e
head and fo under of th e reform atory A ry an m ove­
m ent, and saying to th e ir followers and p u b lish in g to
the world— “ W c live enveloped and stifled by a false
religion,, which is C h ristian ity , and belong to a Som aj, (or
a C hurch) ire kn ow to bo, true, forced th u s to be th e daily
spectators of a w orship wliich w e tre a t w ith contem pt.
. . . . L et us th e n m ain tain ourselves iu an a ttitu d e
of aggression, for th a t religion b ro u g h t to an d th r u s t upon
us unasked i s so far d ia bolic a n d pernicious as it keeps
m en from believing iu B rahm oism , or th e Veda, Sic., &c."
W ould this not be as ju s t and permissn.ble, an d could
his Lordship com plain ? B u t w hat would be th e resu lts ?
Facts are th ere to tell us th a t when M ussulm an or H in d u
has reto rted upon th e missionary and paid him back in his
own coin for th e public reviling of liis faith, it was th e
native who suffered in th e long run ; th e law generally
m anaging to lay its velvet glove upon th e C h ristian and
its claws of steel upon th e N ative.
T he phrase “ strict religious n e u tra lity ” becom es th u s
absolutely m eaningless, and justice w arran ts th e fearless
observations upon th e subject th a t we read iu th e I n d ia n
Spectator of M arch 13.
“ I f th ere is to be religious n e u tra lity in th e real sense
of th e phrase, how is it th a t C hristian churches are b u ilt
and chaplains provided from taxes co n trib u ted by an en ­
tire population th e b u lk of whom are H in d u s and Ma-
hoinedans ? W h y are not these disestablished ? W h y a
portion of th e m onies collected from a vast p o p u lation
having o th er creeds, applied to th e .m aintenance of th e
religious estab lish m en ts of a very sm all p o rtio n profess­
ing a foreign creed ! W here is th e so-called n e u tra lity ?
Only th e o th er day, th e local n ative press pointed out th e
anom aly o f an eligible spot of ground in a m ost aristocra­
tic locality hav in g been given aw ay free in aid of a new
church now being constructed th ere. A nd, as if th a t
g rant-in-aid was not sufficient, it capped it by a su b sta n ­
tial donation in hard cash of Rs. 5,000. I n th e nam e of
th e public we ask w hether th is act of th e provincial Gov­
ernm ent can by any stretch of im agination or arg u m en t
be construed into an act of religions n e u tra lity ? O r was
it not m ore an open breach of th e solem n clause of th e
Q uccn-E m prcss’s proclam ation ? T he hcinousncss of this
p a rtia lity of th e G overnm ent tow ards th e d o m in an t creed
is even more u n ten ab le w hen it is borne in m ind th a t th e
church is not intended for th e use of C h ristian soldiers
b u t for a class of officials in receipt of m ore handsom e
salaries th a n e ith e r a P rim e M in ister of E ngland or a
Secretary of S ta te enjoys, who have n e ith e r physical en e r­
gy nor enough religious enth u siasm to drive down to th e
town C ath ed ral situ a te d only tw o m iles from th e ir aris­
tocratic residences and tak e tho so-callcd religious m inis-
• f • •
trations for tlio benefit of tlieir souls. P erh ap s his L o rd ­
ship (the Viceroy) has already given his a tte n tio n to th is
sin g u lar breach of prom ise, I f not., m ay we appeal to his
high sense of honour and C h ristian virtues to remove th is
repioach of: religious p a rtia lity of which his subordinate
G overnm ent has been proved g u ilty ? W e shall respect
th e presen t G overnm ent's sincerity th e m ore iu this con­
nection if it m aintains indeed th a t stric t religious n e u tra ­
lity of which p a st G overnm ents have ta lk e d so glibly.”
O ur religions— sacred heirloom s we received from our
fathers, and perha.ps th e only orie now loft to us— are
called “ diabolic,” ■“ pernicious” and “ false.” B u t w ere
th e public allowed to im p artia lly ju d g e betw een tho re ­
ligions of H eathendom , and those o f C hristendom upon
th e basis of th e objective results of th e two, in m oral
effect upon th e population, th e palm m ig h t go to th e
former. W e, as a class, n e ith e r th in k nor persecute our
b rothers of an o th er faith, nor do our priesthood urge us
to aggression. “ Live and le t live” is our m otto. A nd
no one can help adm iring and respecting th e B rahm os for
th a t g re at doctrine of universal charity, th a t is, a t least,
inculcated in th e ir publications. Com pare, for instance,
the above words of Episcopal h a u g h ty arrogance, so full
of u n charitable spirit, so an ti-C h ristia n , w ith th e following
which I quote from th e S u n d a y M irror, B abu K c sh u b ’s
personal organ
“ T hough not C h ristians ourselves, we always speak
respectfully and lovingly of C h ristian m issionaries. B u t
w h a t do we g e t iu re tu rn ? D iscourtesy and abuse, in ­
nuendos and contem pt, proud aud patronizing tw addle.
S till wc honor th e Padri, n o t resenting, b u t forgiving his
w eakness for C h rist’s sake, and we m ean to do our d u ty
to th e end of th e chapter, how ever ill-m annered he m ig h t
be. T he Lucknow Witness very politely asks w ith refer­
ence to our leader, ‘ Ts it not about tim e th a t th is g re a t
bubble was pricked.’ H ow is th is to be done ? D r.
T hoburn comes o u t w ith a slashing serm on in his chapel
in C alcutta, and exposes th e hollow ness of B rahm oism
and its leaders by applying ‘ th e to st of fru it.’ C h ristian ­
ity is said to have reclaim ed th e vicious aud th e depraved.
But. have ‘ B rahm o leaders ever a tte m p te d such a th in g V
In his an x iety to be severe th e M ethodist preacher seem s
to cut off the very branch upon w hich lie is seated. H o
says :— ‘ In th e city around th em are th irty thousand
w retched women licensed by our C h ristian G overnm ent to
sit as door-keepers a t th e gates of hell, In all theso
tw en ty years have all th e B rahm o leaders and teachers
of C alcu tta saved even six of th ese th irty th o u san d wo­
m en ?’ ‘ T he fru it’ of eig h te en cen tu ries’ C hristian
inHuencc, according to th e preacher’s own showing, is th a t
a ' C hristian G overnm ent’ unblushingly licenses th irty
thousand w retched women to serve as door-keepers a t th e
gates of hell ! M arvellous F ru it of C h ristian ity ! L e t
th e sensualist rejoice, and le t th e re be la u g h ter and m e r­
rim en t in hell. T h e M ethodist preach er will find it r a ­
th e r difficult to persuade a H in d u or a B rahm o to accept
a religion w hich lias produced such excellent fruits a fter
eig h teen cen tu ries ? A C h ristian G overnm ent patro n iz­
ing fallen wom en and encouraging p ro stitu tio n ! In th e
face of such a d irty fact it is effrontery to apply th e te st
of fruit. As regards th e qu estio n w h eth er our faith has
reform ed th e d ru n k a rd an d saved th e lib ertin e and p ro ­
fligate, we say em phatically, yes. I t is only for th is re a ­
son th a t th e B rahm o Som aj is a power ; it saves sinners.
I f Dr. T hoburn will k in d ly w rite to our Secretary, lie m ay
be p u t in possession of facts and figures, aud nam es too,
if needed, as testim ony.” .
T his needs 110 com m ent. T he policy of “ aggression” of a
C hurch whose founder certainly never countenanced aggres­
sion b u t is represented as the m eekest and m ost forgiving
of all men, did n o t p e rm it it to w ait for th e B isho p’s p u b ­
lished m anifesto of w ar before beginning to a tta c k 11s.
E ver since th e y crept th ro u g h every hole an d crevice into
In d ia tho P adris have abused and reviled our faith in th e
m ost uncalled-for m anner. B u t we m u st n o t be too h ard
upon th em . In som e respects, h e ath e n as we may be, we
m ay well sym pathise w ith th e ir very equivocal position
in our country. T h e ir efforts have proved all b u t fruitless.
T hey have n o t C h ristianised th e m asses nor ever will.
N o r have th e y im proved th e m orals of th e few proselytes
of th e low est castes th e y have m anaged to baptize, for, as
a rule, th e y arc as full of su p erstitio n as th e y ever were,
and m any have become m ore vicious th a n before. I f we
should be p erm itted to give advice we m ig h t tu rn tlie
a tte n tio n of th e m issionaries to a far m ore noble work
th a n th e ir p resent one, and one w hich is far w orthier of
th e ir efforts. I t is to rcch ristian ize— if tliej’' can— th e
thousands and m illions of th e b ap tized W estern people—
“ the heath en a t hom e” who have e ith e r fallen off or never
knew an y th in g m ore of C h ristia n ity th a n th e nam e.
S uch s>, field of labor th e y m ay even find here in India,
if wc can believe th e S ecretary of S ta te for In d ia. Lord
H artin g to n , w ritin g officially to tlie V iceroy an d G overnor-
General of India, says it has been b ro u g h t to his notice
th a t “ a g reat n u m b er of E uropean officials in In d ia do n o t
a tte n d any church or chapel aud stan d aloof from all
m an n er of C h ristian m inistratio n .” “ T his is deeply to be
re g re tte d ,” his L ordship adds, and rem in d in g II. E. of the
fact “ th a t th e established C hurch in In d ia is wholly su p ­
p o rted by th e revenues of th e S ta te ” w isely and ju d icio u sly
re m ark s :— “ If those for whose w ell-being so large an eccle­
siastical establishm ent is k e p t up, do n o t avail them selves
of th e benefit, th e In d ia Council m ay ere long be led to
consider th e p ro p riety of effecting a t le a st considerable
retren c h m en t in th is direction. W h a t chiefly couccrns me
is the fact th a t so m an y am ong th e official classes
should delib erately draw them selves aw ay from all C h ris­
tia n influence and counsel, and th a t, as a necessary conse­
quence, th e ir ch aractcr an d conduct should be so far affect-
cd as to exercise a baneful influence upon th o se aro und.”
R espectfully draw ing th e a tte n tio n of m y Lord th e Bishop
and th e P a d r is to th e concluding sentence of m y Lord
th e S ecretary of S ta te in th is docu m en t w hich urges th a t
“ every leg itim ate effort ought to be m ade by th e In d ia n
G overnm ent to prom ote church-going am ong th e official
com m unity and to a rre st in tim e th e ir m oral an d sp iritu al
degeneracy.” I finish th is le tte r by su g g estin g to the
C h ristian s th e expediency of keeping v h a t they h a ir, b e­
fore th e y direct th e ir efforts and th o u g h ts to ' th a t w h ich
they m a y never get,. A religion which has not enough v ita l­
ity in it to keep tru e to itself its b est ed ucated sons, and
which has to daily w itness thousands en franchising th e m ­
selves and tu rn in g aw ay from its em brace, can h ard ly in d e­
cency ask us to prefer it to our v eteran religions. H ow ever
“ false” y e t it has been preserved in ta c t for m any ages
longer th a n young C h ristian ity has existed, and have h i­
th e rto satisfied all th e sp iritu al asp iratio n s of its devotees.
' P. A. P.
Note,.—Thu above temperate and logical argum ent from one of
th e least ljigotcd Hindus of our acquaintance should bo thought­
fully considered by all Asiatics. Tn fact, it reflects the common-
sense of both Eastern and Western observers. The promised
“ strict neutrality” seems to am o unt to t h i s - - “ You H eathen fel­
lows sliall not ask us to favour either of your religions, nor shall
you say a word when we take the money all you have paid into
the Treasury lo support our priests—th a t few of us either care to
hear—and build our Churches—th a t as few of us care to worship
in. As for your devilish and pernicious faiths, if you don’t see w hat
they really are the Bishop of Bombay docs, and we pay him with
your money to abuse you and your religions. W hat are you going
to do about it — E d . T i i k o s . .
IT IS W K Ijl. K N O W N T H A T M O I l A l ’H A I i l l l J (M IO IT A N V A , OF
N uddea, who is believed by a vast m ajo rity ot Vaislmavs
to be “ an incarnation of A lm ig h ty God,” travelled all
over S o u th ern India. A ccounts of th e works th a t he
did in this p a rt of In d ia, w ill be th a n k fu lly received and
published in our colum ns. W ill n o t some p a n d it friend
a t M angalore or elsew here favour us ?
b U M I N ’ O l ’S P R IN T .— A W K L L -K N U W N ITA LIA N C H I',J U S T
lias succeeded in applying to practical use a wonderful dis­
covery of his. H e has in v en ted a b rillian tly lum inous type
w hich can be read iu u tte r dark n ess and th u s save to th e
poor stu d e n ts expense for light. In daytim e, the type
shows 110 difference from th e com m on p r in t, a n d shines b u t
in jn'oportion w ith th e grow ing darkness. T he inventor is
p rep arin g to ed it im m ediately a large daily new spaper iu
his native place, M u riu o ,
T H E B E N I E L O I I I M : OR, “ C H I L D R E N O F T H E
g o d s :-
WY MIIIZA MOOUAI) ALKE liKCl, I'.T.S.
“ l’n th e b e g in n in g tlie E lohim created th e heavens and
th e e a rth .” S uch is th e in itia l sentence of th e C hristian
B ible. I t is needless to tell those who have th e slightest
know ledge of H ebrew , b u t perh ap s re q u isite for such as
have n o t th a t advantage, th a t th e “ im ” indicates th e
p lu ral num ber, as we have it in m any places in tlie same
book— as " A u a k in i” (the A uaks), •" S era p h im ” (the
seraphs) &c. T h is plural form has (w hether purposely,
or as is m ore probable, from a genuine feeling of being
“ sh ocked” a t finding a seem ingly P olytheistic verse a t the
very com m encem ent of a volum e supposed to be the
foundation of M onotheism, producing a d eliberate convic­
tion of an error h av in g crep t into th e text, it is not neces­
sary to discuss here) b een m istra n slate d as we sec it in
th e E nglish auth o rized v ersion—■“ In th e beginning God
&c. &c.” ,
N e ith e r is it my purpose now to en u m erate or discuss
th e various theories which Jew ish aud C hristian, divines
have in v en ted to p arry th e obviously re su lta n t discre­
pancies and scandals w hich any one m ay him self, by a
careful stu d y o ftlie first ch ap ters of Genesis, perceive to
logically resu lt from th is single perversion. I t is sufficient
to say th a t th e m ost g enerally favored and conspicuous
of th e se have been th e Jew ish co n ten tio n th a t th e plural
form is used o u t of respect or ven eratio n (as th e In d ian s
say op and th e E n glish you, in stead of toom and tliou), and
th e p rev a le n t C h ristia n hy p o th esis th a t it is indicative of
th e T rin ity . M y p re se n t object is to consider, (leaving
aside a lto g e th e r these theological subtilities, acting as a
p u re ly secular in v estig a to r of S h em itic lite ra tu re and
traditions, an d dism issing as far as possible th e rem em ­
brance th a t th ese m a tte rs are m ixed up w ith religious
discussion), w h at are th e probable historical inferences to
be draw n as to th e real n a tu re of th e word “ Elohim .”
W h a t were th e m odifications of th e Prim eval Id ea \ In
pursu an ce of this object we see a t the very first step we
ta k e th a t th e re are th ree principal lines of investigation.
T hese lead us back tl trough— 1 st,— the B ible and the
H ebrew lite ra tu re and trad itio n s ; 2>idly,— the K oran and
th e A rabic lite ra tu re and tra d itio n s ; -h’dly, — the m odern
A ssyrian, Phoenician and C haldean discoveries. T he vast
im portance o f tlie la st can only be rig h tly e stim ated when
we rem em ber th a t fitly years ago it was hardly possible
for a reasonable m an to ob tain any via m edia as a stan d ­
p o in t betw een th e Tom P a y n ite view of th e absolute,
wilful, aud w ickcd forgery of almost, th e whole B ible for
sacerdotal purposes, and th e U ltra -C h ristia n belief iu the
m iraculous in spiration and preservation of every word of
it. T h a t we owe to th e arclneologists whose priceless
labours and discoveries have given us a glim pse of the
developm ent of creeds and peoples for 3000 years back­
w ards from th e u tte rm o st know ledge of our grandfathers.
A ud it is only still m ore recently th a t, th ro u g h th e ex er­
tions of E m m an u el D eutsli aud others, it has been
acknow ledged th a t th e Koran and th e pre-M uham edau
A rabic legends are not m ere perverted aud d istorted
borrow ings from th e Bible, b u t really rep resen t a sepa­
ra te and sim ultaneous developm ent of th e Shem itic creed—
a continuation, so to speak, of th e A braham ic and N oachic
religions th ro u g h th e generations of th e Ish m aelites and
th e Jo k ta n ite s.
Now, th e verse to which we allude is not th e only place
iu th e Bible in w hich th e word E lohim ,” or com bina­
tions of it are found. A little fu rth e r on, in the sam e
chapter, wc find th a t “ th e E lohim created A dam in th e ir
own im age : m ale and fem ale they created th e m .” I f
th is is tak en iu its plain lite ia l sense th a t several beings
(am ong whom according to tho well-known anth ro p o ­
m orphism of the an cien t religions, it is reasonable to su p ­
pose, were some m ale, and some female) created “ Adam ”
(used as a collective te rm — as it still often is iu A sia— for
th e hum an race— which we well know is of two sexes) no
(( m y s te ry ” o r d ifficu lty w h a te v e r re su lts , b u t if, as iu tlw
 i’HE ••i4iE0&0;kH;iS:'JV. (A pril, 18Sl'.

.hnglish authorized version, we endeavour to m a in ta in th e : I t is in th e elucidation of these points th a t'w e receive,

Unity of Elohim, we shall find ourselves lauded in those unexpected assistance from th e o th e r ; two. lines,: of in-,
manifest contradictions alike of sense and g ra m m a r which vestigation to which * W e ' have alluded : as ..proceeding-
have puzzled theologians for c e n tu rie s -^ " And God created throu gh th e A rabian traditions and , the • Chaldean dis­
man in his own im age— and in th e likeness of God created coveries. • For, as is now,, well-known, th e Chaldean .ver-,
he them ; m ale and female created he th e m .” So t h a t it sion of cosmogonical legends does supply a motive for a l l
seems th a t from the Bible so far we aro to glean th a t th e th e m achinery of th e A dam legend of Genesis, .in th e fact'
“ Elohim ’ were many and of both sexes, since in im itation th a t th ere was a war or rebellion .among ‘f th e Gods” (tliei
of them a Man (Adam) and a woman (Eve) were created. Beni Elohim of the Hebrews); and th a t i t was probably to •
But, in th e second ch ap ter of Genesis, we learn still more. secure th e new race as ad he ren ts th a t the defeated A dv er­
I t contains w hat critics have called th e second or J a h - sary (Sat-an) endeavoured to persuade it to eat th e “ for­
vistic account of tho creation, which, even in th e a u th o riz ­ bidden fruit.” W e also see w h y the Adversary persuaded
ed version, is m arked by a “ *1” to denote its distinct the A dam ites to p a rta k e of th e fruit of the: knowledge of:
separation from the former one. I confess I do not myself Good and E v il— viz., first, t h a t such a knowledge was lie-'
see th a t it is irreeoncileable w ith th e prior one, of which cessary for ig norant and innocent'beings in order to p e r ­
it appears a more elaborate version derived from other ceive .t h e . blessings of Im m o rta l Life to be ;gaiued ;from.
sources. In ste a d of saying in g eneral term s t h a t th e e a ting of the Tree of Im m orta lity., H ence also we see
“ Elohim ” created mankind, male and female, it gives a th e reason for the h u rry in -which th e Bible represents
full account, of the procedure and of the p a rtic u la r indivi­ Adonai to have been to tu r n A dam and Eve o u t of
dual m e m b e r of the “ E lo h im ” who actually performed Eden, “ lest th e y eat o f the. Tree o f L i f e and become: Gods.
the work. It was Adonai,* whose personal a n d tribal (Elohim) as ice”. Plain ly being introduced to Knowledge
combined title the translators have chosen to translate th e and Im m o rta l Life by .Satan th ey would-be more likely to
“ Lord God” without considering th e unuecessary t a u t o ­ follow h im th a n liis adversary, and the' whole complexion,
logy it involves to convert th e distinctive and significant of the Biblical study plainly in tim atestliat in tbe a u th o r’s,
lioun “ Adonai” into a mere honorific title. idea Adonai only arrived, to defend liis trees after th a t of
I find it unnecessary to go m uch in this place into th e Knowledge bad been tasted aud before t h a t of Life could:
involved, difficult, and m uch-disputed point as to th e be touched. . . . :
significance, traditional, mythic, or allegorical, of th e n a r ­ T h e M u hanicdan legend of Azazael being the greatest;
rative abou t Eden, Serpent, and th e expulsion of m a n ­ of th e angels, and rebelling because Allah insisted 011 his
kind. Is it a distorted account of some real incid en t of prostrating him self before th e clay figure of A dam beforo
Primeval H istory ? Or, a phase of th e world-mytlis— th e breath of life had been breathed into it,* of tlio legions
whose development has been studied by Max Muller and his of “ A ngels” who followed him, and of his a tte m p t (out of
disciples ? Or, a deliberataly composed allegory 011 th e ang er and envy as th e K o ra n says, b u t probably in tho,
mysteries of life and death, knowledge and ignorance, rig h t . ancient Arabic traditions to secure new subjects-or allies—
aud .wrong > There is m uch to be said for e ith e r of traditions which would, of course, be proscribed and die.-
theso views, b u t their discussion lies out of the scope of out after th e m onotheistic reform of M uhamed) to seduce,
my present essay, th e object of which is, as I have before A dam aud H ova from th e ir allegiance to “ A llah” by tempt-,
said, to ta k e th e a c tu a l s ta te m e n ts as an elucidation of ing th em to eat of a fruit which some M ussulman divines
w hat was a ctu a lly believed as to tho n a tu re and history m ain tain to have been “ w h e a t”, and which conferred 011
of the Elohim a t th e earliest point to which history and th e m a t once the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and th e
tradition reach, w ith the subsequ en t developm ents and n a tu ra l frailties of m a nkind,— fits in . well with th e above.
modifications of the idea. T he only things w ith wliich we I t is tru e t h a t as far as I am aware, no Arab tradition deals
are a t p resent concerned, are these facts and th e ir explana­ w ith th e second t r e e f , b u t in its stead we havo th a t legend
tio n :— 1st,— T h a t the Bible positively m entions (as any whose origin is lost in tb e m ist of a n tiq u ity — of the W a te r of,
one can verify for himself) th e existence of two Life— aud this m ay well be a perverted survival of th e Tree
trees— one, th a t of “ th e knowledge of Good and of Life idea, while the general contour, of th e above legend
Evil”; 2 in lly ,— T h a t *• of life,” or “ i m m o r t a l i t y a fact as to th e secession of-Azazael a n d th e su bsequent events
which th e Christian divines have m anaged so to proves how continuously th e tradition of th e “W ar in H e a ­
gloss over th a t I verily believe most Christians, despite ven,” and the Garden of E d e n had been handed down
th eir study of th e Bible, have a general impression t h a t through those branches of th e Sliemites whose ancestors
there was only one, tree. P erhaps th a t is to evade thediffieul- were Jolt tan and Ishmael. ' ,
ty which would ensue if one of th e ir Hock should dem and (To be continued.) ■
an explanation of th e probable effects t h a t would have
resulted if E ve had accidentally eaten th e F r u i t of Life, * T h e r e could b e no a d e q u a te m o tiv e fo r Azaxncl re fu s in g to o b e y th e
o rd e r of “ G o d ” to w o rsh ip A d a m on th at o rd in ary m o d ern Kchome of
instead of th e F r u i t of Knowledge. 2nd.— T h a t th e “ t h e A n g e ls ” a n d “ m a n ” b e in g a lik e in fe r io r c r e a tio n s o f a S in g le S u p r e m o
Bible only m entions the T e m p te r as the “ S e rp e n t”, never B eing. B u t on th o th e o ry of A d a m b e in g th e c re a tu re of one o u t of th e
triJx' o f E l o h i m , o r o f t h e w h o l e c o l l e c t i r e l y , t h e i n d i g n a t i o n o f a n o t h e r i n ­
telling us th a t it was anim ated by any spirit, or was, in d i v i d u a l o f t h e t r i b e a t b e i n g c a l l e d o n t o w o r s h i p A d a m is h i g h l y n a t u r a l . ■
fact, one transform ed— the general C hristian belief in which + U n l e s s t h e t r e e “ T o h a ” w h i c h i s s a i d t o b e s t i l l i n T a r a d i s c , 13 t h o
doctrine, it has been well said, we owe to Milton. 3 rd.— jv .a iiu n i/ " t r e e ” o f l i f e ( “ W h e a t h a v i n g b e e n e x p e l l e d a l o n g w i t h A d a m a *
T h a t the Bible (if we take its bare words, w ith o u t any b e i n g p r o jitii.n l )— a v i e w s u s t a i n e d b y t h e w e l l - k n o w n b e l i e f t h a t w h e n o n e o f
i t s le a v e s falls t h e “ L ife ” o f a n i n d i v i d u a l m a n is b e l i e v e d to e n d .
subsequent com mentary or explanation or reference after
Genesis) in 110 way enlightens us as to the reason why
T A B L E OF C O N T E N T S .
the Serpent, or any one else should have ta k e n th e
T t ig o .
trouble to te m p t Eve. ' Shelley a n A ry a n T h i n k e r 141 E n o c h a n d Y u d h i s t h i r a ••• 1 15:5
9 I got. a H e b r e w B ib le a fe w d n v s a g o a n d f o u n d t h a t I h a d m a d e a m i s ­ Y a k s h n i .................. .. 143 Belief iu W itc h c ra ft... .4 LVi
t a k e in m y a r tic le o f “ T h e B en i E lo h im N ot. b a v i n # t h o o r i g i n a l b y m o A T reatise on t h e Y o g a N a t u re 's H u m a n M agnets . 154
a t th e t im e 1 t r a n s la te d b a c k (f ro m m e m o ry ) th e “ L o rd (Jo d ” o f tlic se c o n d P h iloso phy .. ... 141 A n Archioological D r i n k . . . .1 5 6
c h a p t e r of G e n e s i s “ A d o n a i - E l o h i m ” w h e r e a s I 1ind i t to b e “ J e h o v a h *
A C o lu m n a r M e t e o r ... 147 Itad iiuit heat, m usical v a ­
E lo h im ,” a fa c t w hich, of co u rse, c o n c l u s i v e l y p r o v e n th a t c h a p t e r , t h o
s e c o n d o r J o h o v i s t i c a c c o u n t o f t b e C r e a t i o n t o b e p a r t Mosaic, t h e P e n t a t e u c h
A P r i s o n e r M esm erised in pours, a n d fairy bells . .. 157
i t s e l f s a y i n g ( E x o d i u s V I ? D o ts lo q u itu r — “ I a p p e a r e d u n t o A b r a h a m , u n t o C o u r t . .. ... . .. 148 A H i n d u Professor's views
I s a a c , a n d u n t o J a c o b b y t h e n a m e o f G o d A l m i g h t y , b u t b y m y n a m e Jch.orak R ailw ay a n d o th e r Vandals 148 ou I n d ia n Y o g a .. . . .. 158
w a s I poi k n o w n u n t o t h e m ” , T h e m istak o J m ad e, of course, show s, even Life w ith o u t food for seven Logic versus P e r i p a t e t i c ... 150
m o r e c o n s p ic u o u s ly t h a n in t h e m a n n e r m e n t i o n e d in t h e t e x t of m y a r tic le ,
m o n th s ... ... ... US T h e m ost ancient of C h r i s ­
th e c o n fu sio u i n tr o d u c e d in to th e s u b je c t b y th e a u th o ris e d v e rso n o f th o
B ib le t r a n s l a ti n g t h o p r o p e r n o u n n a m e s o f d e itie s i n to in d e f in ite a n d v a g u o
G e o m etry ou th e Prin cip les t ia n Orders .. , 100
t i tl e s a s ‘ ‘ t h e I m r d , ” “ t h e A l m i g h t y ” . “ t h e m o s t H i g h G o d , ” k a s y o u w ill of th e A n c ie n t H i n d u T h e B isho p’s M anifesto .. 16 L
1
«oe t h a t in t h e a b s e n c e o f t h e H e b r e w text, a n d f o r g e tf u ln e s s o f t h e e x a c t P h ilo so p h y .. ... 149 Tile Beni Elohim : or,
w o rd u sed I w as in d u c e d to th in k t h a t th o w o rd tra n s la te d “ L o rd ” m ust N e w Y o r k B u d d h is ts . .. 152 “ C hild ren of t h e Gods.”
bo th o u su al o n e { A d o n ai). T h o H eb rew te x t of th e w ords “ So G od created
m a n in h is o w n i m a g o & c ” — r u n s a s fo llo w s ( R o m a n i s e d c h a r a c t e r s ” — “ V ai*
b r a E l o h i m c t h N j£ A d a m b o s u l m o bcaelom E l o h i m hard o t h jakkilr unkeehu P r i n t e d a t t h o I n d u s t r i a l I'rcsil b y Si. C u r s c t j c o & Co., a n d p u b l i s h e d bj*
th e Theosophical S ociety , a t B roach C andy,-B om bay. ,.-,, :, j
foara '
 /Ocreativ
^com m ons
Attribution-NonCom m ercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

Y o u are free:

to S h a r e — l o c o p y , d is trib u t e a n d t r a n s m it t h e w o r k

to R e m ix — to ad ap t th e w o rk

U n d e r th e f o llo w in g c o n d it io n s :

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A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

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S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r b u ild u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te
th e r e s u lt in g w o r k o n l y u n d e r t h e s a m e o r s im ila r l i c e n s e t o t h is o n e .

W ith th e u n d e r s t a n d in g that:

W a i v e r — A n y o f th e a b o v e c o n d it io n s c a n b e w a i v e d if y o u g e t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m th e c o p y r ig h t
h o ld e r.

P u b lic D o m a in — W h e r e t h e w o r k o r a n y o f its e le m e n t s is in t h e p u b l i c d o m a i n u n d e r
a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

O th e r R ig h t s — I n n o w a y a r e a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g r ig h t s a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se :

• Y o u r fa ir d e a lin g o r f a i r u s e rig h ts , o r o t h e r a p p lic a b le c o p y r i g h t e x c e p t i o n s a n d

lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

N o t ic o — F o r a n y r e u s e o r d istrib u tio n , y o u m u s t m a k e c le a r to o t h e r s th e l i c e n s e t e r m s o f
th is w o r k . T h e b e s t w a y t o d o t h is is w it h a lin k t o t h is w e b p a g e .
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I t is e v i d e n t t h a t t l io T i i K o s o r m s T wil l o f f e r t o a d v e r t i s e r s u n u s u a l a d ­
v a n t a g e s in circ u la tio n . W e h av e a l r e a d y s u b s c r ib e r s in e v e ry p a r t of TH E B E N I E L O IIIM : OR, “ C H IL D R E N ' '
In d ia , in Ceylon, B u rm a h , C hina, a n d on th e P ers ian G ulf. O u r p a p e r O F T H E G O D S ." \. n
also g o e s to G r e a t B r it a in a n d I r e l a n d , P ra n c e , S p ain , H o lla n d , G e rm a n y ,
N o rw a y , H u n g a ry , C rocec, R ussia, A u strala sia, S o u th A frica, th o W est UY MIBZA MOOllAD ALEE BEG, F.T.S. ;
In d ie s, a n d N o rth a n d S o u th A m erica. T h o follow ing v e ry m o d e r a te r a t e s
havo beon adopted : O th er curious lines of speculation are opened up by th e
A dv eiit isinc ; R atks . Mooslim idea of “ w heat” being th e “ T ree of th e Know-i
F i r s t i n s e r t i o n .............lt i l i n e s a n d u n d e r .............. 1 R n p o o .
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e ...............................................1 A n u a .
ledge of Good and E vil,’’ i. e., is th e sophistication of
S p a c o is c h a r g e d f o r a t t h e r a t e of 12 l i n e s t o t h e i n c h . S p e c i a l a r r a n g e *
m ankind by civilization as exem plified in th e cu ltivation
m c n t s c a n b o m a d e f o r l a r g o a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , n n d f o r l o n g e r a n d fi x e d of the ea rth in co n tradistinction to th e Prim eval tige of
perio d s. F o r f u r t h e r i n f o r m a ti o n a m i c o n t r a c t s for a d v e r t i s i n g , a p p l y to
Ignorance, and consequently Innocence, typified by th a t
M kssiis C O O P E R k Co.,
A d v e rtisin g A g e n ts , B ooksellers a n d P u b lish ers, M eadow S tree t, F o rt, fruit, “ 011 p a rta k in g of w hich A dam and E ve perceived
Bombay. ■ that they wero Haled” 1 Or, is the “S ta r of th e M orning”—
“ L ucifer’'—th e lig h t-g iv er— wliieli is identified by So m any
T o SU B SC R IB E R S.
T h e S u b s c r i p t i o n p r i c e a t w h i c h t h o T i i k o s o I’HIHT is p u b l i s h e d b a r e l y
w ith S atan, th e A dversary, and Azazael, and “ th e S e rp e n t”
c o v e r s eowt— t h e d e s i g n in e s t a b l i s h i n g t h e j o u r n a l h a v i n g b e e n r a t h e r th e em blem of W isdom, an allegory of th a t lig h t— th e
t o r e a c h a v e r y w i d e Oirelo of r e a d e r s , t h a n t o m a k e a p r o t i t . Wc cannot
a f f o r d , t h e r e f o r e , t o s e m i s p e c i m e n c o p i e s f r e e , n o r t o s u p p l y l i b r a r i e s , so*
lig h t of knowledge'— day— of which th e m orning sta r is
cieties, o r in d iv id u a ls g r a t u i t o u s l y . F o r th e sam e r ea s o n we a ro obliged tlie herald and which is fatal to th a t D arkness,— Ig n o ­
t o a d o p t t h e p l a n , n o w u n i v e r s a l in A m e r i c a , o f r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r i b e r s t o rance— with .w hich' alone th e Innocence due and am en a­
p a y in a d v a n c e , a n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e p a p e r a t t h e e n d o f t h e t e r m p a i d f o r .
M any years of p ractica l exp e rien ce have convinced W e ste rn p ublishers th a t ble to A bsolute re stra in t,— “ T hou sh a lt n o te at^—of th e
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h e b e s t a n d m o s t . s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h fru it”— is com patible ? A nd w hat relation has th is
p a r t i e s ; a m i al l r e s p e c t a b l e j o u r n a l s a r e n o w c o n d u c t e d o n t h i s p l a n .
S u b s c r i b e s w ishing a p r in te d rece ip t f o r th e ir r e m itt a n c e s m u s t sen d story to th a t ot P ro m eth eu s ivho drew 'fire fr o m Heavens,
s t a m p * f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s w il l b o m a d e for th e benefit aud instruction of m ankind, and was! “ dam n­
th ro u g h th o journal.
T h e T h k o s o i ’JMST will a p p e a r e a c h m o n t h . T h o r a t e s , f o r t w n l v c n u m ­ ed” for it ? S hellej' and Byron evidently identified him
b e r s o f n o t le s s t h a n 4 0 c o l u m n s I t o j ' a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e r , o r w ith S atan, and who shall say th a t th e po ets’ instances
4S0 c o l u m n s i n al l, a r e a s fo ll o w s T o S u b sc r ib e r s in a n y p a r t of In d ia ,
11s. G p e r a n n u m ; i n C e y l o n , Us 7 ; in t h o S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a , J a p a n ,
w ere w rong ? B ut, for reasons I have before adverted to,
a n d A u s t r a l i a , R s . 8 ; in A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h o U n i t e d S t a t e s , A 1. l l a l f I feel th a t it is going o u t of th e range to w hich I have
y e a r ( I n d i a ) li s. 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s 12. R e m i t t a n c e s i n p o s t a l s t a m p determ ined to lim it m yself to more th an slightly a d v ert
m u s t b o a t t h o r a t e o f a n n a s 17 t o tl io U u p o e t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t . T h e a b o v e
r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g e . . *Yo n a m e w il l be en tered i n the books o r p iip e r sen t to these in te re stin g questions. ■
u n t i l the m o n ey is r e m itte d .; a n d i n m r i a b l y the p a p e r w i l l be d is c o n tin u e d I t appears then, th a t in spite of th e “ brenk” in evidence
a t the e x p ir a tio n o f the U-rm. svb scrib ed fo r . R e m i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e m a d e i n
M o n e v - o r d e r s , l l u n d i s , Bill c h e q u e s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , i f i n r e g i s t e r e d which for so m any h u n d red years prevented (owing to the
l o i t e r s ) , a n d m a d e p a y a b l o o n l y t o t h o P u o r u i K T o u s o f t h k T j i k o s o I ’H I S T , " h ia tu s ” in th e account of G enesis as to who “ t he
B reach C andy, B om bay, In d ia . S u b sc rip tio n s co m m en ce w ith th e V o lu m e.
S e rp e n t” really was) th e scientific proof of th e fact, th e
f t f r ' T I I R O l' T o H K lt AN D N o V K M H K R NU M UK HS O F T H K F I H S T V O L U M E H A V IN G common C hristian identification of the S nake T e m p ter and
b e e n r e p r i n t e d , t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t l i c l i r s t y e a r (t. e. f r o m O c t o b e r 1879 t o
S e p t e m b e r 1680) will b e Rs l>*8 a s a d v e r t i s e d in t h o A p r i l a n d s u b s e q u e n t n u m ­ T eacher of K now ledge w ith “ th a t old dragon” who revolt­
b e r s o f t h a t V o l u m e . S u b s c r i b e r s f o r t h o S e c o n d V o l u m e p a y Ks G o n l y . 1 ed in H eaven and was “ cast o u t into th e bottom less p it”
A o k s t s : L o n d o n ( E n g . ) , B e r n a r d Q u ar it eh ., 16 P i c c a d i l l y , W, ; F r a n c e . P. G .
L e y t n a r l o , 5, R u e N c u v c d e* P e t i t s C h a m p s , P a r i s ; N e w Y o r k , F o w l e r
aud o u ter darkness w hen defeated by A donai, was after
a n d W e l l s , 75tf, B r o a d w a y ; B o s t o n , M a s s , C o l b y a n d H ic h , 9, M o n t g o m e r y all correct, and th a t th e conception of M ilton’s Cosmogony,
P l a c e ; C h i c a g o , III. J . C . B u n d y , 02, L a , S a l l e S t . A m e r i c a n s u b s c r i b e r s
m a y a l s o o r d e r t h e i r p a p e r s t h r o u g h W . Q. J u d g e . E s q . , 71, B r o a d w a y ,
though undoubtedly u n authorised by th e exact words of
N e w Y o r k . M e l b o u r n e , \V. I I . T e r r y , P u b . U a r b in y e r o f L I y h t. W e s t I n d i e s : th e Bible, was in rea lity only an elegant and not very inac­
C. E T a y l o r , S t . T h o m a s . curate expression of th e old S h em ite m ythological cycle
C o y lo n : I s a a c W e e r e s o o r i y a , D e p u t y C o r o n e r , D o d a n d u w a : J o h n R o b e r t
d e S il v a , S u r v e y o r G e n e r a l ' s Ollice, C o l o m b o : D o n T i m o t h y K a r u n a r a t n e , beginning w ith th e “ W a r in H eaven,” aud ending w ith
K undy. C hina : K elly an d W alsh, S h anghai. th e expulsion of Adam, which had, so to speak, been borne
along th e stream of tim e for all those centuries since the
THE THEOSOPHIST. days of th e A k k ad ian s and Sum ivians, existing as a tr a ­
dition alongside of, and supplem ental to, th e various th e o ­
BOMBAY, MAY 1 st , 1881. logical system s which had been successively raised on th e
basis of its p rim itiv e form. ;
1 H aving got th u s far, we are now com petent to u n d e r­
sTr'crpr
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stand th e m eaning of c e rta in ’passages in th e Book of Jo b
T H E R E IS NO R E L IG IO N H IG H E R TH A N TR U TH .
which like those already alluded to, have long been stu m b ­
[ F a m ily m otto r\f the M a h a r a ja h s o f ftenarci*. J
ling-blocks to C h ristian theologians, b u t which are calcula­
ted to throw considerable lig h t on th e “ constitution,” if we
T he E d ito rs disclaim responsibility for opinions expressed m ay so phrase it and n a tu re of “ th e E lohim ”. A nd th ese
by co n trib u to rs in th e ir articles, w ith some of w hich they will gain additional significance from th e fact th a t Jo b is
agree, w ith others, not. G reat la titu d e is allow ed to corre­ in th e first instance generally adm itted to be one of th e
spondents, and th e y alone are accountable for w h at th ey oldest books in th e Bibie, while th e personage who is its
write. T h e jo u rn a l is offered as a vehicle for th e wide hero is equally generally allowed to have been no H eb ­
dissem ination of facts an d opinions conuected w ith tlie rew, b u t an A rab, as also th a t his “ book” is a translation,
Asiatic religions, philosophies and sciences. A ll who have into th e H ebrew language from an A rab ian dialect.
an y th in g w orth tellin g are m ade welcome, a n d n o t in te r ­ H ence, w h eth er w ith regard to age or country, we m ig h t
fered with. R e je c te d M S S . a re n o t re tu r n e d , e x p e c t to find th is work leading, to a g r e a t e x te n t,
 ioo
m ark s of freedom from th e exclusive exaltation of the ir
own particular p atron D e ity which m arked th e Israeli-
tisli branch of th e descendants of A braham . In the
first place we find “ S a ta n ” a tte n d in g an assemblage
of the “ sons of th e gods” (the Beni Elohim) in term s
which seem to imply th a t it was by no means an
uncommon, b u t ra th e r a customary, th in g for h im to do.
N ow this is a scene manifestly irreconcileable w ith th e
usual Christian view of his character and status, b u t be­
comes intelligible and na tu ra l im m ediately wc recognise
h im (as only th e progress we have already m ade in the in -'
vestigation ofliis history w arrants us in doing) as one of
th o “ Beni Elohim ” himself—a separated and hostile m e m ­
ber perhaps, b u t still one who by virtue of his origin has a
rig h t to atte n d and speak in the tribal assemblies. This
also explains th e almost equal term s (so revolting as
Christians generally find them ) 011 which “ th e L ord”
argues with him aud finally lays a sort of wager
w ith him as to J o b ’s fidelity. E qu ally clear is th e
lig’h t cast on th e m an n e r in which “ th e L ord”
m akes o v e r “ his servant,” or w orshipper for a term
to th e mercy of his “ adversary,” and also to th e nature,
of “ th e service” which J o b rendered, i. e., th e dependence
on, and adoration of, one p a rticular m e m b e r of th e Elohim,
who in re tu rn was expected to look after his w orshipper’s
material benefit,-—his “ sons and daughters, his flocks aud
his cattle”. I t is, in fact, two rival “ Gods” contending
w ith each other about and be ttin g 011, th e fidelity of th e ir
respective worshippers,— “ I f those ta k e from him all th a t
he hath, h e will curse th e e and die”. A n d “ th e L ord”
boldly asserts t h a t th e g ra titu d e of his w orshipper for
past benefits will answer his loyalty eveu under- th e pres­
s u r e of th e present m isfortune, a view th e conduct of Jo b
tr iu m p h a n tly establishes as correct. Finally “ t h e L o rd ”
rewards his w orshipper with a renewal of those material
advantages which his fidelity proved him deserving of.
A fu rth e r glimpse of th e real n a tu re of “ th e E lohim ”
is obtained throu gh th e m e d iu m of t h a t celebrated pas­
sage of Genesis “ A nd th e sons of th e God (the Beni
Elohim) saw th e daug hters of A dam th a t they were fair
an d took th e m wives of all t h a t th ey chose.” I do not
suppose th a t any really im partial and learned critic now-
a-days ventures to uphold w hat was long th e orthodox
interpretatio n of this passage, viz., th a t th e sons of Elohim
m e a n t those of Seth, and th e daughters of A d am m ean t
those of Cain— a violation of sense and gra m m a r
which was besides contradicted by th e Arabic and H e b ­
raic legendary lore, which expressly stated (what was,
indeed, th e fact) t h a t th e “ sons of God” were “ angels”
who became enamoured of women. I f any one wishes to
convince himself of th e hopeless and irremovable absurd­
ity o ftlie old P ro te stan t theory, he can see it well ex­
emplified in about th e worst poem* of au able w riter—
Macaulay__ w h o lias adopted it therein with th e result th a t
even th e boundless licence of fiction cannot conceal its
in h e re n t w ant of logic and its u n n a tu r a l straining of
ideas. As I have said, both H ebrew and A rabian legends
a«ree in declaring th a t these “ Sons of Elohim ,” were “ an-
o-els,” one of th e A rab traditions— t h a t of H aroot and
Mar'oot— being especially suggestive in one version, stating
th a t these two “ angels” were so proud of the ir ability to
resist th e fascinations of tlie da ughters of Adam, t h a t
th e y expressly w ent down to p u t themselves to th e test.
I11 reference to this p a rt of the subject, th e a u th o r has
loner, b u t he regrets to say, unsuccessfully, endeavoured to
<reta glimpse of some translation, in any language he is
m aster of, of th e “ Book of E noch” which he has some­
w here read contains a list cf th e “ angels” who intrigued
w ith th e daughters of A dam , to gether w ith a more or less
detailed account of th e whole occurrence and o ther m a t­
t e r bearing on the general subject of th is article. W he­
th e r this is so or not, he tru sts some one who h a s read the
said work will e nlighten him. Anyhow,_ th e whole of
this evidence agrees very well w ith w h a t is stated in th e
first chapter of Genesis, viz., th a t m a n k in d was created of
• Cul le d, if I r e m u u l b e r rig h tly —I have n o t tho b o o k
" T i r z a h a t l A h a v a d ."
[May, 188i.
... two sexes, in th e likeness of th e Elohim /'w ho were also
of two. sexes, so exactly th a t mem bers of th e two races/if .of
f; opposite sexes,' were capable of sexual relations w ith each
;; other, for th e com plem ent to the intrigues of the sons of the
Elohim with the. daughters of: A d a m is also: to be found
■iii th e H e b re w legend of th e am our of A dam ' himself with
Lilith, who is said, to have been a “ sp irit” of some kind,
and perhaps was originally a female m em ber of the
Eloliim. , . ' , :. ..... ' ' '■ ■
The id e n tity of th e “ angels” with th e Beni Elohim is
1further proved by th e ir liames'wliich,' as' is w e ll'k iio ^ n ,
a lm o s t: always e n d <in th e particle “ el” as “ Gabri-el,”
“ Azaza-el,” “ M ikha-cl” &c., Isral-el, which appears to
be truly a k in d of patronym ic signifying “ th e God Gabri”
■“ the God Azaza,” &c., though Christian writers have, of
course, endeavoured to p u t a different construction 011 the
circumstance.
I t was plainly one of these “ E lohim ” in whose imtige
m an was made, who wrestled w ith Jacob for a whole nig ht
and dubbed him “ Isra-el” in the morning, though tho
P ro te sta u t divines who edited th e authorised English ver­
sion have seen fit to add in th e “ c ontents” of th e chapter
containing th e iucidents the heading (which is by the
way more accurate th a n th e y probably im agined ! as they
were most likely ig norant of th e real iden tity of “ the
angels” an d “ th e Elohim.” ) “ Jacob w restleth with an
angel,” tho ug h th e context seems to suggest t h a t it was
“ A donai” him self who battled with his “ servant.”
A repetition of th e g ratuitous transformation of “ the
Elohim ” into “ angels” in th e “ headings” and “ contents”
of the Eng lish Bible is fu rth e r noticeable in th e account
of th e visit of the two mysterious personages to A braham
w hen “ Isaac” was promised, whom I feel convinced that
any candid reader going over th e ch apter after tho peru­
sal of this paper cannot fail to identify as “ A donai” h im ­
self and ano th e r of th e Elohim in his company. I n exact
accordance w ith th e account in th e first chapter of Gene­
sis of th e im itatio n of th e aspect of th e E lohim in the
creation of man, so complete is th e ir anthropomorphic
character th a t A b ra h am actually prepares food for them,
and when after th e dep artu re of Adonai and his com­
panion for Sodom (and th eir being joined ou th e road by
a third m em ber of th e Beni Elohim, an incident some­
how om itted in our present te x t of Genesis, b u t who pos­
sibly in the old and complete form of the legend was the
titu la r “ God” of L ot or Sodom, arriving to protect tho
one or observe th e wickedness of the other before w ith ­
draw ing his protection) they arrive in th a t city, th e beauty
of th e ir h u m a n aspect is so great, t h a t th e debauchees of
th e doomed town are thereby prom pted to th a t final crime
which is supposed to m ake the cup of th e ir misdoings to
overflow and which is followed by th e destruction of their
birthplace and residence. I th in k th a t any unbiassed
reader, after studying th e foregoing and comparing its
sta te m e n ts with those of th e Bible and other sources of
.information alluded to, will adm it th a t I have established
a very good case for th e following sum m ing-up as con­
taining most of th e im p o rta n t points, oftlie complete origi*
nal story of “ th e E lo him ” :—
T h a t th e y were supposed to be a tribe of beings, of ail
origin o ther th a n t h a t of th e race of Adam, b u t like th a t
of two different sexes : t h a t th e race of A dam was creat­
ed by them in physical im itation of tliom, b u t inferior
in point of intelligence and imm ortality ;* th a t - thero
was a w ar am ong them, in which , th e leader of the
defeated pa rty became known as “ th e Adversary”
(Satan) : t h a t it was th e la tte r who, w ith th e design, pro­
bably of in some way streng th en in g his own side, en­
deavoured to raise th e Beni A dam to th e level of th e
Beni Elohim b y causing th e m to. eat th e fruits' of
Knowledge and of Life which had been “ forbidden” tu
* O r we m i g h t ta k o th e A ra b ia n tr a d iti o n for o u r g u id o a t tin s p o in t
a n t i r e c o n s t r u c t t h e s t o r y t h u s :— T h a t A d o n a i in ‘tl io p r i d e o f h i s i n g e n u i t y
in f o r m i n g A d a m in som o w ay t a u n t e d , deiied, or oth e rw ise , q u a r r e l le d
o v er his h a n d y w o rk w ith Azazacl th is a d v e r s a r y — S a t a n ) : t h a t t h e re s u lt
w a s , ' w a r b e t w e e n t h e p a r t i s a n s o f t h o t w o , e n d i n g in t h e d e f e a t o f Ax.azfi.ol j
fo r rofereuco — t h a t t h e l a t t e r , o u t o f r e v e n g e , e n d e a v o u r e d t o . r a i s e t h e B e n i >A d a m t q
a u e q u a l i t y w i t h t h e B e n i E l o h i m ; a n d s o o n aa i u t h e t e x t , \ . , .
 them by tlio Elohim with a view of m a in ta in in g them
in servitude ; th a t after the Tree of Knowledge had been
tasted, bu t before that o f L i f e could l e eaten, Adonai, one,
or porhaps tho leader, of th e victorious pa rty of the Elohim,*
arrived and expelled the Beni Adam from th e garden in
which “tho Trees” were planted, this resulting in cursing th e
race with Knowledge devoid of Im m o rta lity ; th a t subse­
quently, owing to tho physical sim ilarity of tho two races,
tho Beni Elohim and tho Beni A d am misceganated : th a t
tho defeated p arty of the Elohim, tho ugh expelled from
“ H eav en” or the ordinary residence of tho undivided tribe,
still retained th e ir rights of origin so far as to be ablo (in
their character of, so to speak, “ Elohim by blood”) to
attend the tribal assemblies, an instance of which is seen
in “ J o b : ” th a t owing to the gradual exaltation of one
p articular m em ber of th e tribe by his adoption a.s th e
titu la r God worshipped by th e Noachic, Abrahamic, and
Jacobite stocks through which tho Bible an d A rabian
versions of the Elohistic legend have come down, the
victorious Adonai has been accepted as “ God” while th e
other Elohim of his pa rty have sunk to th e rank of “ a n ­
gels,” and tho defeated “ A dversary” had gradually been
still further degraded to tho media'val devil w ith th e
other Elohim of his p arty forming h i s “ fiends” or “ imps,”
th e whole series of transformations, und er th e influence of
the Messianic idea, culm inating in th e m agnificent b u t
illogical world-drama which Milton finally stereotyped
into th e P ro te sta n t creed.
A nother line of investigation into th e history of tho
Elohim is suggested by th e M uham m edan nam e for “ God”
Ullah. This is so obviously identical with “ Eloli” th a t
it immediately introduces us to two considerations. The
first is th a t th e retention of this prim itive 'name for tho
S uprem e Being proves th a t th e Arabic c u rre n t of tr a d i­
tion through which th e Elohistic legend of th e Shemitos
has come down separated from th e primeval Shem ito
source before th e supremacy of Adonai aud J eh ov a h as
we see it among the Je w s had become established ; in
other words it corroborates th e Bible itself in placing th e
separation of tho J o k ta m ite s from th e branches which
produced A braham as before t h a t p atriarch’s family had
adopted th e exclusive worship of Adonai, and of the
Islimaelitos from th a t which produced the H ebrew s before
Moses had “ revealed” th e mystic nam e of Jehovah, thus
proving th a t th e Elohistic legend was no anomaly of th e
Bible-writing race. A nd secondly, it establishes th e fact,
which will be seen to be of groat importance, th a t so
strong was the Shem ito tendency to m onotheism th a t an
independent monotheistic theology gradually developed
among a race so distinct from those (the Jews) who are
usually advanced by C hristian theologians as th e sole cus­
todians of th e idea th a t , the very nam es by which tho
la tte r designated th e ir sole D eity found no reception in
the national tongue of the former as rep resentative of
th e analogous abstraction, notw ithstanding tho similarity
of race, geographical proximity and repeated im migrations
of the Jew s into Arabia. I t is proof positive th a t th e
Arab monotheism was indigenous ; not adopted from tho
Hebrews. In fact, th e very formula of th e M u h a m m e d a n
creed assorting th e un ity of th e D eity sufficiently proves
what, it protests against— “ L a - l l l a h u - i l - U l l a h ” which,
in this connection may be more significantly translated—-
“ There arc 110 E l o h i m b u t E l o l i ’— th a n by th e ordinary and
correct English version— “ There are no Gods b u t God.”-}*
B u t th e tendency of all th e Shem ito nations to mono­
theism by the elevation of tlieir own national deity above
the gods of the surrounding nations is a b un dan tly in di­
cated by other historical; facts. W h a t was “ Allilat” one
of the pre-Islamitic A rab deities b u t an abridg m ent of
“ Ullah-ool-Illahat,”— th e “ God of Gods”j. Identical with
• A nd it a p p e a r s fro m th e seco n d v ersio n of th o
a c tu a l c o n s tr u c to r of Adam.
+ T h o p o p u l a r E n g l i s h v e r s i o n — “ T h e r e is n o G o d b u t G o d , ” — is n o t o n l y
i n c o r r o c t , b u t m i s s e s t h o sii jn il i cn n co o f t h o t n i o o no, b o t h ns r e g a r d s t h e
o rig in of th o fo r m u la a n d th o p lu r a lit y of d e itie s a g a in s t w h ich i t w as
d irected.
X O r p e r h a p s a solidification o r ro llin g of
A billahat— th o G o d s,” collectively p ersonified,
thi$ was tho “ E li-ul”*— the Phceuikian “ God of Gods’' —
tho “ Most H igh God” of th e Bible to whom Mulukli Sidik
(Melchizedak) tho “ J u s t K in g ” officiated as H ig h Priest,
and whoso worship was afterwards superseded, or, if you
like, continued (as th e same idea was embodied) ou tho
same spot by th a t of J e h o v a h . : W h a t was th e “ Baal”
of th e Babylonians-^ and Syrians b u t “ tho F a th e r
(or Patriarchal Chiof) God”— made u p of “ E l” and th e
old Shem ito root implying Fath e rh o o d — U b or Ba. A nd n
most conspicuous instance has recently been discovered in
th e Moabite stone, whereon K ing Mesha sings th e praiso3
and chants tho supremacy of K hem osh in a strain sim ilar
in tone and style to th a t in which his contem porary and
enem y David was th e n h y m n in g th e glory and achieve­
m en ts of Jahveli. I t is v en tu rin g on more doubtful grounds,
and in exploring which I should like the assistance of
philologists and archaeologists of more established r e p u ta ­
tion th a n tho hum ble and unknow n w riter of this article,
to suggest th e connection of th e “ Beni E lohim ” w ith the
host of H ea v e n — th e astral deities of th e Sabaians and
th e “ N ature-m o vers” of the Chaldeans, to whom, a t least
Bel} and ] s h t a r (the M0011) undoubtedly belong— not to
speak of Sh u m s (the Sun) whose nam e yet survives in th a t
of the race (the Shem ites) which in h a b it still th e land
which contains his own city (Damascus— “ S h a m ”— tho
Heliopolis of Asia). T he same may be said of th e endea­
vour to trace th e root of “ E loh im ” to “A l” the definite
particle— th e som ething as opposed to nothing which
again leads us forward to th e more recondite mysteries
involved in th e M uh am m ad an K ab ala of the “ A lu f L am
Meom” and to the A holaite identification of “ A lee” with
th e Deity.
I t was originally my purpose to trace in this paper th e
effect of the prim itive S h em ito conception of th e n a tu re ofi
tho Beni Elohim § in its reactions 011 th e social and politica
history, first on th a t branch of tho hum an race, and
secondly on th a t of th e world, b u t as I find I have
already exceeded tho proper limits of a single article, I
ta k e leave of th e reader with th e promise to resum e th e
discussion of this branch of th e subject in ano th er essay
tre a tin g of the “ fu ndam ental differences of A iy a n and
Shem itic religions,” while in y e t another on “ tho W a r in
H ea v en ” I hope to consider th e relations of th e Shemitic
version of t h a t struggle w ith sim ilar m y th s am ong other
races.
A LOST KEY.
T he (London,) Tim es recently in an editorial upon the
In d ia M useum expressed the following notable op in io n:—
“ In considering th e real purpose of th e In d ia Museum
and its effect in influencing Englishmen, it is as well not to
forgot th a t th e old zeal for Oriental studies has somewhat
declined, bo th in this cou ntiy and in India, since the
extinction of t h e E a s t In d ia Company. The old Company
could boast of no such ambitious m useum as th a t which
has grown u p by continual and almost unobserved accre­
tions in tho neglected galleries a t S outh K e n s in g to n ; b u t
it encouraged O rie n ta l studies, and it never forgot the lesson
it had learned by long traditio n and experience— th a t a
* W h a t o f B ol - l- n l 1 T h e F a t h e r G o d of t h p G o d n ?
t “ B a b - i l ” t h o g a t o of t h o G o d s — a s ipj ni flo nnt n n m o in c o n n o c t i o n w i t h
t h o nilillo.il flto ry o f B al o l n n d i t s n o t o r i e t y a s a c h i e f p l a c e o f w o r s h i p o f
" th o G o d s" (th o Elohiin).
J R o p rcso n tn tiv o of tho E a r th ? o r S a tu r n .
§ Ju les Baissac ("“ Satan on le Diable,” p. 24) says :—“ On doit
rogretter quo lea arts 110 vous aient point conservfi l’imiige de
co Satan ; peut-(5tre le retrouverions-nous noir et cornu commo
notre Diablo ti'.aditionnel.” The arts have preserved something
vary like it. See Layard’s Nineveh and Babylon, ed- 1853, pp.
G02--G05. The figures shown, being engraved on stone and un ­
colored, cannot be identified now as representing a black or a white
c r e a tio n in G enesis, tb o member of tho Elohim.
In the list of the Assyriam god.s given in the same work,
pp. (>2S), we find evidently J a o or Jahveli of the Hebrews, prov­
ing the latter to have been originally a member of the primeval
Shemitic “ Elohim.”
all th o gods into one— On tho same page Layard upholds my translation o f " Bel”
; or Baal— tvs “ Ullfi-EJolum” the father of t h e Gods. i,;a ,
 study of In d ia n history, of th e inodes of In d ia n thought;
and tlio forms of In d ian life was m ore necessary to tlio
W estern rulers of th e country th a n a technical know ledge
of its fairies or a not too in te llig e n t im itatio n of its a rt'o t
design. T here is a real d a n g er of our falling in th is m a t­
te r too m uch u n d er th e dom inion of m atter-o f-fact views
nnd in d u strial ideas. Mr. G ran t Duff' contends th a t the
m em bers of th e In d ia n Civil Service— to whose zeal and
capacity lie pays a m erited trib u te — are som ew hat defi­
cien t in th e power to learn by th e eye, an d in a rational
curiosity about th e objects iu th e m idst of ■vyhich th e ir life
is passed. H ow if th is should come, n o t from a lack of
observation, b u t from th e lack of th a t historic sense which
m ore th an a n y th in g else confers th e faculty of observing
rig h tly and in tellig en tly ? In d ia is a coun try of strange
greatness in th e p ast of long and checkered history,
of vast b u t alm ost unrecognized ach iev em en ts in art,
in science, in philosophy, in forms of religious th o u g h t
and in exam ples of social life. W c of th e W est and
th e m odern world are a little too a p t to despise all
theso th in g s as obsolete and h ard ly w orthy of ra ­
tional atten tio n . B u t to th e in h a b ita n ts of In d ia th e ir
forms of th o u g h t, th e ir inodes of life, th e ir trad itio n s,'
th e ir creeds, th e ir superstitions, all rooted in an unexplored
and m ysterious past, are of th e very essence of th e ir daily
life. T hese arc th e secrets of which we seem to have laid
aside ihe Ivy, and, to show no very eager desire to recover it.
This is th e know ledge which an In d ia m useum should illus­
trate, and which serious stu d e n ts of In d ia n affairs should
endeavour to compass. W h a te v e r illustrates, in a s trik ­
in g way, th e history, th e archaeology, tho letters, and the
creeds of O riental races, should find a place in such a
m useum . I t would stim u la te th a t historic sense which
ire are now i n danger o f losing, and ivithont which we can
never hope lo u n d ersta n d In d ia even though we were p ro vid ­
ed w ith the most comprehensive in d u s tr ia l a n d economic
museum# in the toorld.”
NEW V IE W S ON PALL
“ Dr. E. F orchham m er, who jo in ed his a p p o in tm e n t in
B u rm ah as Professor of P ali in F e b ru a ry 1879, has,” says
th e P ioneer, “ been busily em ployed th ro u g h o u t th e y ea r
in literary researches in th e in te rio r of th e province, and in
th e collection and tran scrip tio n of Pali m anuscripts. H e has
also prepared and su b m itted plans for th e organization of
instruction in P ali in th e H ig h School a t R angoon. Pali
lias already been a d m itte d by th e U niversity of C a lc u tta
011 the list of classical languages prescribed for th e public
ex am inatio n s; b u t th e learned Professor, in his in te re stin g
report on w hat he has accom plished d u rin g th e y ear in th e
investigation, collection, and preservation of P ali, B urm ese,
S anskrit, and T alain g literatu re, declares th a t P ali is not
a language a t all. T h e B urm ese conception of th e word
Pali is not, he says, th e name of th e language of th e B u d ­
d h ist S criptures, as has been com m only supposed, b u t
stands sim ply for ‘ Sacred T ex ts’ w ith o u t any reference to
th e language or th e dialect in w hich th e y are w ritten.
The th ree Vedas, w ritten iu S an sk rit, are by th e B urm ese
coiled Pali ; and B urm ese C hristians d esig n ate th e original
tex ts of th e Bible ‘ P a l i a n d th e y speak and w rite of our
H oly S crip tu res in th e original as being ‘ H ebrew and
G reek Pali.’ D r. F orchham m er, on his first arriv al in th e
provinces, found th a t no m aterial had as v et been collected
upon which a stu d y of P ali lite ra tu re could be based, so lie
obtained a G overnm ent g ra n t for collecting or copying th e
chief works of th e B u d d h ist S criptures, so as to form th e
nucleus of a P ali B urm ese lib rary to be deposited in th e
Rangoon G overnm ent H ig h School. In th e work of collec-
« . ®
tion he m et w ith b u t poor success, as th e ow ners cannot
be induced by any m eans to p a rt w ith a m an u scrip t th a t is
w orth having, those th a t are occasionally offered for sale
having been invariably found to be defective. L ittle
opposition was, however, offered to req u ests for th e loan of
m anuscripts for copying, th o u g h th e owners generally
refused to p a rt w ith m ore th a n one volum e a t a tim e.
T h e lib ra rie s in th e various m o nasteries usually co n ta in
th e m ost carefully executed and rare works, large or
ancestral libraries being never found in th e possession
of p riv ate individuals. T his is owing to th e circum ­
stance th a t B urm ese laym en consider it very m eritori­
ous to deposit th e ir books in m onasteries, especially
on th e near approach of d eath. T h e Professor says :—
‘ In m ost m onasteries th e lite rary treasu res are p re­
served in well closing boxes' expressly m ade for th e p u r­
pose. U pon some of them is lavished all th a t B urm ese
a rt can affo rd ; variously coloured glass is cu t and jo in ed
to rosettes, flowers, and garlands ; th e stalk s and leaves
are of wood and gilded ; th e sides and top piece frequently
exh ib it excellent specim ens of B urm ese wood-carving, and
are adorned w ith B u ddhas m ade of m arble, bronze, or
wood. D rap ery encloses th e whole, um brellas arc spread
above, and in th e dim ness of th e recess such a tabernacle
has, indeed, a m agnificent appearance.’ H e also visited
private individuals, especially native m edical m en, a stro ­
logers, &c., who w ere re p u te d to possess sacred m anuscripts
which iu B urm ah are always w ritten on palm -leaf, paper
being used for ordinary w ritings.”
W e are far from being prepared to acquiesce in th e learn ­
ed doctor’s views. T he sta rtlin g inform ation picked up by
him a t R angoon w here he was told th a t “ P ali is no lan­
guage a t all” b u t sim ply an expression for “ Sacred T ex t”
will, we fancy, be news indeed to our R everend B rothers in
Ceylon of th e A m arapoora sect. Som e of th e m ost learn ­
ed have passed years in B urm ah, and perhaps n o t a few
am ong th e ir n u m b er w ere born in th a t country. H ence,
th e re would be very little im propriety in our B u d d h ists
of th e Theosophical Society consulting th em before accept­
ing such a rash sta tem en t. W e do n o t for a m om ent,
challenge e ith e r th e claim s to erudition, or th e v eracity of
th e learned G erm an doctor. Y et, wc feel th a t u n til some
corroboration is received upon th e subject from our
B urm ese B rothers we alm ost have som e rig h t to d o ubt his
discovery. Anyhow, we hope D r. F orch h am m er will not
tak e it am iss if, m eanw hile, we place his philological
inform ant alongside th a t Irish railw ay p o rte r who . denied
a pet tortoise its rig h t to a place in th e D og co m p artm en t
on th e ground th a t th e tortoise was “ no anim al, b u t
an insect.”
C O U N T S A IN T G E R M \ IN .
A t long intervals have appeared in Europe certain m en,
whose rare in tellectu al endow m ents, b rillian t conversation,
and m ysterious inodes of life have astounded and dazzled
th e public m ind. T h e article now copied from A ll the
Y ear R o u n d relates to one of these m en — th e C ount St.
G erm ain. In H argrave Je n n in g s’ curious w ork “ The
Rosicrucians,” is described another, a certain S ignor Gualdi,
who was once th e talk of V enetian society. A th ird was
th e historical personage know n as A lessandro di Cagliostro,
whose nam e has been m ade th e synonym of infam y by a
forged C atholic biography. I t is not now in ten d ed to
com pare th ese th ree individuals w ith each o th e r or
w ith th e common run of m en. W e copy th e article of our
London contem porary for q u ite an o th er object. W e wish to
show how basely personal character is traduced w ithout th e
slightest provocation, unless th e fact of one’s being b rig h te r
in m ind, and moro versed in th e secrets of n a tu ra l law
can be construed as a sufficient provocation to set tho
slanderer’s pen and th e gossip’s tongue in m otion. L e t the
reader a tte n tiv e ly note w h at follows :—
“ T his fam ous a d v e n tu re r,” says th e w riter in A ll the
Year R ound, m eaning th e C ount St. G erm ain, “ is supposed
to have been a H u n g a ria n by birth , b u t th e early part
of his life was by him self carefully w rapped in m ystery.
H is person and his title alike stim u lated curiosity. H is
age was unknow n, and his paren tag e equally obscure. W e
catch th e first glim pse of him in Paris, century aud a
q u a rte r ago, filling th e court and th e town w ith his renown.
Am azed P aris saw a m an — ap p aren tly of m iddle age— a
m an who lived in m agnificent style, who w ent to din n er
parties, w here lie ate nothing, b u t talked incessantly, and
w ith exceeding brilliancy, on every im aginable topic, H is
 tone was, perhaps, over-trenchant— tlio tone of a m an who
knows perfectly w hat lie is talk in g about. Learned, sp ea k ­
ing every civilized language admirably, a. g re a t musician,
nil excellent chemist, he played th e p a rt of a prodigy, and
played it to perfection. Endowed with extraordinary
confidence or consummate impudence, he not only laid
down the law m agisterially concerning tho present, b u t
spoke w ithout hesitation of events 200 years old. H is
anecdotes of remote occurrences were related with extrao r­
dinary minuteness. H e spoke of scenes a t th e court of
Francis I., as if he had seen them, describing exactly tho
appearance of th e king, im ita tin g his voice, m anner, and
language— affecting th ro ug ho ut th e character of an eye­
witness. In like style he edified his audience with plea­
sant stories of Louis XIV., and regaled th e m with vivid
descriptions of places and persons. H a rd ly saying in so
many words t h a t he was actually present when th e events
happened, ho y e t contrived, by his great graphic power, to
convey t h a t impression. I n te n d in g to astonish, he succeed­
ed completely. Wild stories were c urre n t concerning
him. H e was reported to bo .‘!00 years old, and to havo
prolonged his lifo by th e use of a famous elixir. Paris
w en t mad about him. H o was questioned constantly
about liis secret of longevity, and was marvellously adroit
in liis replies, denying all power to m a ke old folks young
again, but. quietly assert ing his possession of the secret of
arresting decay in the human f ra m e . Diet, he protested,
was with his marvellous elixir, th e tin e secret of long life,
and he resolutely refused to eat any food b u t such as had
been specially prepared for him-—oat meal, groats, and
the white m eat of chickens. On g re a t occasions he d ra nk
a little wine, sat up as late as any one would listen to him,
b u t took extraordinary precautions against tho cold. To
ladies he gave mysterious cosmetics to preserve th e ir
beauty unim paired ; to men he talked openly of his m ethod
of tran sm u ting metals, and of a certain process for m e lt­
ing down a dozen little diamonds into one large stone.
These astounding assertions were backed by th e possession
of apparently unbounded wealth, aud a collection of jewels
of rare size and beauty.
• “ F ro m tim e to tim e this strange being appeared 111 v ari­
ous E uropean capitals, u n d e r various nam es— as M arquis
of M o n tf e r ra t; C oun t Bellamare, a t Venice ; Chevalier
Schooning, a t P is a ; Chevalier Weldon, M ilan; C o u n t
Soltikoff, a t Genoa ; C o un t Tzarogy, a t Schwalbach ; and
finally as C ou nt S a in t Germain, a t P a r i s ; b u t after his
disaster a t the H ague, 110 longer seems so wealthy as before
and has a t times th e appearance of seeking liis fortune.
A t Tournay he is ‘ interview ed’ by th e renowned Che-
vftli er de Seingalt, who finds him in an A rm enian robe
nnd pointed cap, with a long beard descending to his waist,
and ivory wand in h a n d — th e complete m a k e -u p of a
necromancer. S a in t G ermain is surrounded by a legion
of bottles, and is occupied in developing th e m an ufacture
of hats upon chemical principles. Seingalt being indis­
posed, th e C o un t offers to physic him gratis, and offers to
dose him with an elixir which appears to have been e th e r ;
b u t the other refuses, with m any polite speeches. I t is
the scene of th e two augurs. N o t being allowed to act as
a physician, S a in t G erm ain determ ines to show his power as
an alchemist; takes a twelve-sous piece from th e oth er augur,
puts it 011 red-hot charcoal, and works w ith th e blow-pipe.
The piece of money is fused and allowed to cool. ‘ Now,’
says Saint Germain, ‘ ta k e your money again.’ ‘B u t it is
gold.’ ‘ Of th e purest.’ A u g u r No. 2 does n o t believe
in the transm utation, and looks 011 th e whole operation as
a trick ; b u t he pockets th e piece, nevertheless, and finally
presents it to th e cclobrated Marshal Keith, th e n governor
of Neuchatel.
“ Again in pursuit of dyeing and o ther m an ufacturing
schemes, S aint Germain tu rn e d u p a t St. Petersburg,
Dresden, and Milan. Once lie got into trouble, and was
arrested in a p e tty town of Piedmont, 011 a protested bill
of exchango ; b u t he pulled o ut a hundred thousand crowns’
worth of jewels, paid on th e spot, bullied th e governor of
the town like a pickpocket, and was released, w ith th e
jnost respectful c x c v i s q s ,
. “Very little doubt exists t h a t during one of his residences
m Russia, ho played an im p o rta n t p a r t in th e revolution
which placed C ath arin e II. 011 th e throne. In support of
this view, Bnroii Gleichen cites th e extraordinary attention
bestowed on S a in t G erm ain a t Leghorn, 1770, by Count
Alexis Orloff, and a rem ark m ade by Prince Gregory OrlofF
to the Margrave of Onspach during his stay at N urem berg.
“ A fter all, who was he ?— th e son of a Portuguese king
or of a P ortuguese Jewr? Or did he, in his old age, tell
the tru th to his protector and enthusiastic admirer, Prince
Charles of Hesse Cassel ? According to the story told by his
last friend, he was tho son of a Prince Rakoczy of T ransylva­
nia, and his first wifo a Tekely. H e was placed, when an
infant, u n d e r tho protection of tho last of th e Medici.
W h e n he grew up aud heard th a t his two brothers, sons of
th e Princess H esse Rheinfels, of Rothenburg, had received
th e names of St. Charles an d St. Elizabeth, he determ ined
to ta k e th e namo of tlioir holy brother, Sanctus Germanus.
W h a t was th e tr u t h ? One th in g alone certain, th a t he
was a protege of th e last Medici. Prince Charles, who
appears to have re gre tte d his death, which happened in
1783, very sincerely tells us th a t he fell sick, while pursu­
ing his ex perim ents in colors, at Eckrenforde, and died
shortly after, despite th e innum erable m edicaments p re ­
pared by his own private apothecary. Frederick tho G reat
who, despite his scopticism, took a queer interest in astro­
logers, said of him, ‘ This is a man who does not die,'
Mirabeau adds, epigrammatically, 'H o was always a care­
less follow, and a t last, unlike his predecessors, forgot not
to die.’ ”
A nd now we ask w hat shadow of proof is herein afforded
either th a t St. G erm ain was an “ adventurer,” th a t I10
m e a n t to “ play th e p a rt of a prodigy,” or th a t he sought
to make money out of dupes. N o t ono single sign is
there of his being o ther th a n w hat he seemed, viz., a
gentlem an of magnificent talen ts and education, and the
possessor of am ple m eans to honestly support liis sta n d ­
ing in socicty. H e claimed to know how to fuso small
diamonds into large ones, and to transm u te metals, and
backed his assertions “ by th e possession of apparently
unbounded wealth, an d a collection of jewels of rare size
and beauty.” A re “ ad venturers” like this ? Do charla­
tans enjoy th e confidence and admiration of th e cleverest
statesm en and nobles of E uro pe for long years, and not
even a t their deaths show in one th in g th a t thoy were
undeserving ? Some encyclopedists (see N e w A m . Cyelo,
vol. xiv, p. 200) say :— “ H e is supposed to have been
employed during the greater p a r t o f his life a s a spy
a t th e courts a t which I10 resided !” B u t upon what
evidence is this Supposition based ? H a s any 0110 found
it in any of th e state papers in tho secret archives of
either of these courts ? N o t one word, not ono fraction
or shred of fact to build this base calumny upon, has
ever been found. I t is simply a malicious lio. The
tr e a tm e n t th a t tlio m emory of this great man, this pu pil
of Indian and E g y p tia n liiorophants, this proficient in the
secret wisdom of the East, has had from W estern writers
is a stigm a upon h u m a n nature. A nd so has th e stupid
world behaved towards every other person who, like St.
Germain, has revisited it after long seclusion devoted to
study, with his stores of accum ulated esoteric wisdom, in
tho hope of b e tte ring it and m a k in g it wiser and happier.
One other point should be noticed. Tho above account
gives 110 particulars of th e last hours of the mysterious
Co unt or of his funeral. Is it not absurd to suppose th a t
if he really died a t th e tim e and place mentioned, ho
would have been laid in th e ground w ith ou t th e pomp
and ceremony, th e official supervision, th e police
registration which a tte n d th e funerals of men of his
rank and notoriety ? W h e re are these d a ta ? H e
passed out of public sight more th an a century ago,
y e t no memoir contains them. A m an who so lived in the
full blaze of publicity could not have vanished, if he really
died then a n d there, and left 110 trace behind. Moreover,
to this negative we have tho alleged positive proof th a t
he was living several years after 1784. H e is said to have
had a most im p o rta n t private conference w ith th e
 E m press of R ussia in 1785 or G, and to have appeared to
th e Princess de L am balle w hen she stood before tlie tr i­
bunal, a few m om ents before she was stru ck down w ith a
billet, and a butcher-boy cu t off h er head ; and to Jea n n e
D nbarry, th e m istress of Louis XV., as she w aited on her
scaffold a t P aris th e stroke of th e g u illo tin e in th e D ays of
Terror^ of 17.03. A respected m em ber of o u r Society, re ­
siding in Russia, possesses some h ig h ly im p o rta n t docu­
m ents abo u t th e C ount S t. G erm ain, and for tho vindica­
tio n of the m em ory of one of th e g ra n d e st characters of
m odern tim es, it is hoped th a t tlio long-needed b u t m iss­
ing links in tlio chain of his chequered history, m ay speed­
ily be given to th e world through th ese columns,
P A R A G R A P H FLASHES FROM TH E FOUR
QUARTERS.
W onderful F inds , wc aro told by th e T u r k is h g azette
O sm nnli, linvc just, been m a de at M ahreb, in A rabia. A m o n g
o th er an tiqu ities dug from the sands, nro silver coins o f K in g
Solomon's time, w ith birds nud o th er nnininls represented ;
stone tablets shaped in various geometrical figures with strange
figures on them ; u innrblo head of a y o u n g girl ; three gold
coins w ith tlie name o f the oldest Constantinople E m p e ro rs on
them : nil these tilings have an immense arcliaiological and
artistic value. T h e p resent village of M ahreb situated in A rabia
F e li x (the H a p p y ) is on the site o f tlie an c ie n t town of S hebba,
whose Queen is said in the Bible to liavo visited K in g Solomon
in the days o fh i s glory, mid to have b ro u g h t to him precious
gifts and tough riddles. I t is n o t y e t ascertained w hat m ay bo
concealed under the g re a t Ila m y a r itic ruins, know n t.o havfe
been inhabited fit the daw n of history by those w hom the Bible
calls “ the sons of H a m ,” and who originally settled in Sj'rin,
Phoenicia nnd the countries adjacent. T h ese ruin s occupy ail
nrea of more than 2 0 0 square kilometres, and are tho remains
o f hundreds o f an cie nt towns and villages. © A c co rd in gC to th e
unanimous averm en t o f th e M ah re b nnd o th er A ra b s “ this
p a rt o f the co un try is full of enorm ous subterranean passages,
which the Arabs abstain from p en e tr a tin g ; • and even refuse to
guide the travellers inside, as th ey firmly believe them to be
inhabited by the djins."'
T h e G e n e s i s o f t h e S ( 5 u l is the title of a series o f papers
upon the kabalistic doctrines w hich have j u s t been a pp earin g in
the London S p iritu a list. W e aro glad to sea room given to such
teachings— though t.heknbnlistie doctrines as given by “ M .D .” are
far from being free from error— as it is som ething h ith erto de­
nied them by the conductors o f most Spiritual organs. I t shows
progress nnd a decided step in the direction of im partiality. T o
gran t a fair hearing to both th e ancient and modern interpretations
o f things spiritual and hidden, can bu t help psychologists in their
search after tru th . “ M. D.,” the w riter o f tho article iu ques^
tion, in te rp re tin g a portion of the lvabala, says a p r o p o s of tho
Kabalists :— “ T h e ir views were grand in tlieir simplicity,
nnd, could I b ut do them justice, I am sure th e y would be
found more th an suggestive by many of y o u r renders. O f
course th ey are open to criticism . Y ou ad m it them to y o u r
columns for th a t purpose : and this they deserve and demand.
T h e moro I study tlie few fragm en tary teachings o f the Kab-
bala tha t liavo survived the destructive, and especially the
transform ing influences o f time, the more su rp rised am I a t the
depth o f knowledge to w hich th e y testify, and I often find
m yself w ondering w h e th e r the advancing science of o u r day is
on any single point, more than a rediscovery of w h a t was
formerly well know n, bu t has been u nfortunately long since lost.
There wero giants iu thoso days— giants in science ; and
those giants w e re .th e K abalists.” . ; . . ■
“ I n t h e N a m e o p t h e F a t h e r , S o n , a n d H o l y G i i o s t , is a
formula to be henceforth classified with the magical m n n tras of
tho A t h a r v n V ed a—a t least in its alleged effects. T h o C alais
Tim es ^Mnine) tells us how “ it. cured a child and killed a
donkej'.” A y ou ng d a u g h te r of Mr. J o h n Robinson, of Calais,'
has been perfectly cu red of th a t terrible affliction, St.' ‘V i t u s ’,
dance, since the N e w Year, by means th a t hav e e x c ite d much'
in terest among those acquainted with tho facts. Mr. Robinson
thus relates the particulars o f t l i e strange case : “ M y - l i t t l e
girl, only 7 years old, suffered every ho ur, n ig h t and day, with-
tho disease so th a t she had to be w atched con stantly to prevent;
h e r falling on the stove aud dishes. T h o physicians who attended
he r said th a t she must, be sent to the hospital at, Augusta. I
related the ease to a n . old liian whom I happened to meet, and
.told him how bad I felt nt sending h er away. H e said th a t she
could be entirely cured in iiinc days and th a t I was n lucky ri an
ill hav ing t.he means o f cure at m y own home. l i e told ine to
stand my d onkey w ith his lieild to the so uth ; th e n to tnl;e the
child and sit h e r ou its back with h er face t.o the east, nnd then
to pass h e r o ver tho do nk ey’s back tow ards th e west, say in g -:
‘ In the name of the F ath er, Son and Holy G h o s t.’ F ollow ing
his instructions I did this for nine mornings beforo ' breakfast.
On th e th ird m orning the child began to im prove and th e d on ­
key began to take the disease. F ro m th at time to th e end of
tho nine days ihe child g re w rapidly b etter and the donkey grew
worse in proportion, u n t i l ; it died on Monday, th e 10th, after
frightful suffering from tho disease. T h e child is now p er­
fectly restored, h avin g no trace o f its trouble. T h e s e are the
' facts and all (lie neig hb ou rs are witnesses.” “ I t is certainly
a stran g e case and th a t it should continue to excite much com ­
m e nt is n o t su rp ris in g ” adds tho Tim es. A men. \
A n I m p o r t a n t B i b l i c a l E r r o r , is alleged to liavo been
discovered by M. C harles Beak, the learned au th o r of n
w ell-know n w ork called O rigincs Bibliecr, nnd exposed in a
new pam p hlet of his bearin g the title of the I d o l o f Ilo rcb . He
proves therein th a t th e “ golden c a l f ’ made by Aaron, and w o r­
shipped by the Israelites was, in fact, no calf a t all b u t a globe.
T h is would be a curious y e t trifling erro r in a book which is
now proved to be moro full o f erro rs and contradictions than any
o th e r w ork in th e whole world ; bu t in this instance, wo nro
afraid, the m istake is ra t h e r t h a t of the a u th o r himself. We
have not v et seen the pam p hlet, and therefore, j u d g e b u t by the
reviews o f it. T h e mistaken use of t h e word “ ca lf” for “ globe”
is due, he says, to tho inco rrect translation of the H eb re w
word “ agcl” or “ egel.” T h e Is raelites despairing of the re tu rn
o f Moses from M o u n t Sinai, made and worshipped not a
“ molten calf” b ut a globe or disc o f molten gold which was in
those days a universal symbol o f power. L a te r on, the . word
“ egel” was tran slated “ calf,” because both terms u calf” aiid
“ globe” nre synonym ous aud pronounced alike in the H eb rew
language. W e do not question the correctness o f the n u th o r ’6
philological demonstration ns to the word itself, b ut ra th er
w h e th e r h e is r i g h t in calling it a mistake in its symbologicul
rendering. F o r if both “ calf” and “ globo” are synonymous
words, so also the sj'mbology o f tho globe and the ox was iden ­
tical. ' T h e w inged globe o f the E g yp tian s, th e Scarabm us or
“ stellar disc” ; the circlo or globo of the Phoenician A s ta r te ;
the C rescent o f Minerva ; tbo disc or globe between two cow’s
horns, ou th e brow o f Is is ; the w inged disc, w ith pendant-
crowned U n c i, c a rry in g the cross o f life ; tho solar globo or
disc resting upon the o utsp read horns of the goddess Ilat.hor ;
and the horns o f the E g y p tia n Atnon ; tho deifying o f tho ox—
all have the same meaning. T h e globe and tho horns o f the
ox speak the same story : th ey nre the em blem of the eternal
divine power. W as n ot Atnon or “ the hidden one” tho g re a t­
est and hig h est o f tho E g y p ti a n gods, the “ husband of his
mother, his own father, and his own son,” th e One in T hree,
( i . e . identical with the C h ris tia n tr in ity ) according t o ' t h e
in te rpre tation o f the b e s t Egyptologists,: ■including the
piously C h ristia n G e o rg e E b e rs and. B rngseh B ey— represented
w ilh a r a m ’s head as A inon C hnem ? Before, therefore, tho
Biblical scholars lay such stress upon the dead-letter meaning of
th e Biblical words, th ey should in all fairness tu r n th e ir a tte n ­
tion to more serious questions. The}' ought, for instance, to
prove to the satisfaction of all,— C hristians and infidels alike—
the reason w h y in ancien t H eb re w coins and elsewhere,
Moses is likewise rep resented w ith horns ; and w h y ,' such
“ horns1* should be also found on the monotheistical Levitieal
a lta r.... . , , . . .
T h e S t . P e t e r s b u r g G olos devotes tw o articles to t h 6
question now becoming so threaten in g and evident, in all
th e classes of Rtissian society, of th eir rapidly falling off
from the orthodox G re ek faith. The lower classes w il l be
“ p e rv e r te d ” into th e h eresy of Stu n dism , let th e clergy n :d
G o v e rn m e n t do w h a t th ey may '; and ■“ th e h ig h e r and ed ucat­
ed classes w i l l follow ■somo M. Pashkof, tlie g re a t Russian
religious “ h eretic,” nnd m ost o f t h e m , S piritism and S p iritua l­
ism . . .” (In d e p e n d a n ce liclge, F o b . , 3.) T h i s is sad indeed)
nnd m u s t be regarded as one o f t l i e signs of th e time, ,. ,, t..,,,.
 H en ry B e r g i i , t h e G r e a t Z o o p h i l i s t an d F o l w d e r -
P re s id c n t of the “ Ainericnn Society for t.lie P r e v e n t i o n ' of
Cruelty t.o A nim als” hus been b rin g in g down “ on him self ;i to r­
nado of criticisms by liis recent declaration in f'uvor of tlio
w hipp ing -p ost for men who .•ibu.se th eir wives. I t m ig h t havo
been supposed th at ho would have had the .sy m p ath y of d o w n ­
trodden wives in this movem ent, bu t such i.s not th e case. One
o f the objectionable th ings ab ou t tho w h ip pin g-po st is its p u b ­
licity. Much as an in d ig n an t woman m ig h t desire to have h er
husband publicly thrashed, the disgrace of the .transact,ion
reacts upon herself. She cannot avoid bearing his name, and
the disgrace to the name tells on h e r as greatly, as it docs ou
him. She is th u s a sh arer iu his punishm ent,' w h ich is u n­
reasonable, as h e punished her enough when he gnvc h e r the
thrashing w h ich b ro u g h t him the lash. M r. B ergli now p re ­
sents him self before the L egislature of N e w Y o r k w ith , two
bills. One o f these is to provide w h ip p in g -p o sts for wifo-
beaters. T h e o th er is to save dumb brutes from the d a n g e r
of being dissected while alive. M r. H ergh has a lively s y m ­
pathy for tho suffering dog w hich is cu t w holly o r p artially to
pieces before life is extinct. Il o w an ts to preserve the ani­
mal from being hurt.. B u t lie has no s y m p ath y for the w r e t­
ched man whoso bare back is gashed and torn by the cruel
thongs o f the public w hip .” ( l ’/tilad. IPcckly Times.)
T h e wil'e-beater o u g h t to be confined iu an iron-cage though,
tog eth er with the cow ardly ja c k a l and hyiena, for such a bru to
is lio better than a wild beast. Iin t even adm itting this, it still
less becomes Mr. Bergli in his official capacity to be ad visin g
cruelty to an animal, even if n biped. . deliver the following lecture a t I-Iaverly’s T h e a tr e yesterday,,
T ii e la st “ R kv ue DE3 D e u x M ondics ” in au article by
M. Volbert upon Carlyle, contains th e following passage,
which we think will prove of in terest to our readers :— “ In
spite of his lively eloquence, of his p uissant and colourful
style, C arlyle has not succeeded in converting his eou n try -
men to his mysticism or his hero-worship. Official E n g la n d
lias remained faithful to its formulas: th in k in g E n glan d has
committed itself to paths very different, from those m ark ed
out by him. Me lived too long, not for his fame, b u t for his
happiness, l i e was respected, he was adm ired ; but, ho was
no longer heal'd. l i e saw tlio direction of m e n ’s minds cscapc
him to pass .into oth er hands ; ho saw his a u th o rity su p p la n t­
ed by rival influences which destroyed w ith o u t mercy all th a t
he adored. T h o constantly gro w in g ascendancy o f D arw iu
aud H e rb e rt S p en cer caused h im b itte r pain ; it was a tho rn
ill his side. T h e new empiricism w hich they havo rendered
popular was co ntrary to all his leanings ; it wounded his
heart, and he sorrowfully beheld its tr ium ph. T h i s philoso­
phy whoso prosaicuess he despised, mid whose sternness ho
cursed, has fallen not only on theosophy aud mysticism , b u t on
metaphysics whi h it relegates to the kingdom of chim eras ;
finding in evolution, in imperceptible progress, in heredity
aud in adaptation, a sufficient cause for all things, it, denies
prophets, it dissects heroes, it applies th e principles of n atural
science to morals ; y et it will have hard w o rk to account,
not merely for the genius of a. g reat man, but, for a simple
act o f honesty or the most v ulg ar of good deeds. F o r th ere
is notliing more opposed to N a tu r e th au not to ta k e fioin
thy neighbour his ox or his ass, his wife, or his purse,
when it can be done w ithout ru n n in g any risk.”
“ T he E uropean W ife of a E uropean preveniive officer here
lias w ritten to h er husband return ing him h e r wedding-ring, and
stating that, she has embraced th e B ud dh ist religion, and
th at availing herself of the righ ts o f her new faith she di­
vorces him ! T he husband is about, instituting proceedings,
for divorce in court in a more regular manner. T h i s is tlio
first, instance I have heard of a E u rop ean m akin g a public
recantation of C hristianity in favor of B u d d h ism .”— Bombay,
Gazette.
V T h o “ Rangoon correspondent” is not well informed in
this latter particular. T h ere have beeli o th er similar changes
o f faith, E u rop ean and American,, and in fu ture we hope to
record m any more.— Ed. T h eo s.
O n “ IV E r .M it D ay ” or E i’H’U any last, . tho w hole
population of Bertolla, a small borough n e a r l u r i n , passed into
P rotestantism . “ T h e Archbishop of P ied m o n t hav ing sus-
pemlu.l the cu ralc of the pal ish a divinis, an d ordered the
ch u rc h to bo closed, the m em bers o f th a t parish, feeling in dig­
n ant at ft measure w hich they reg ard ed as un ju st an d despotic^
sent a petition to th e P ro te s ta n t parish of T u rin , signed by
2 , 0 0 0 names, asking it to desp atch to them im m e d ia te ly au
E vangelical m inister.” I I D iritto . “ T h i s is a lam entation,
and shall be for a lam entation,” indeed. “ T h e fath ers h ave
eaten sour grapes, and the child ren ’s tee th a r e set ou. e d g e.”
B u t is not this g e ttin g “ a R ow land for an Oliver ?” :' ,
F l o w e k s a n d P l a n t s G r o w i n g w i t h o u t a n y E a r t h is
the latest, a c h ie v em e n t of C h em istry . M. A lphonse Dumeuil,;
au illustrious F r e n c h chemist-, has succeeded in finding o u t tho
secret ; and at th e last F lo w e r-S h o w at Rouen, (D ecem b er 1880)
enorm ous han g in g baskets full of a v ariety o f beautiful flowers
w ere sliown g ro w ing w ith o u t feither sod or clay. T h e i r roots'
w ere entirely cleaned from ‘ every particle of earth and only
surrounded w ith moss. A ccording to this m ethod, from th irty to
forty plants can be g a th e re d into one basket w hich, thu s deliv er­
ed from its earth, will w eigh about, tw enty times less— and
w hen the stalks are carefully w ra p p ed w ith th at chemical moss,
even the flowers c u t from their ro ots will preserve th e i r
freshness th irty -se v e n to forty days. , . .
S K U L L S : , OR, M A N , W O M A N , A N D C H IL D .
' • n r COL. E. O. INGEKSOT.L, ‘
Author o f “ Moses'}iistclkcs.” .
[T h e ann ou ncem ent th a t Col. Robt. G . - Iug'TSoll w ould
and that, on the same occasion lie would reply to some of his
critics, drew to th a t house one o f the largest audiences ever
seen w ithin its walls. E v e r y available sent was occupied, and'
all vacant spaces on the stage and iu the building w ere cram med
by people who seemed glad to g et standing-room. 'I h e lecturer,
was frequently in te rru p te d by hea rty bursts o f a p p la u s e and
lau gh ter, often lasting for some time. , A t the m ention of
Thom as Paine’s name, tr em endous applause and cheers w ere
given again and again. T h e lecture occupied n early three
hours iu delivery, but the vast audience manifested no evidence
o f weariness— on the co ntrary , it show ed every indication of au
an x iety to hear more. Chicago T im es, April 21, 1879.]
Man advances j u s t iu the proportion th a t he mingles his
tho u g h ts w ith his labour— j u s t iu th e proportion th a t lie takes
ad v an ta g e of tho forces of na tu re : ju s t in proportion as he loses
superstition and gains confidence in himself. Man advances a s,
he ceases to fear the gods nnd learns to love his fellow-nien.
I t is all, in m y ju d g m e n t, a questio n of intellectual d ev elo p ­
ment. Tell me th e religion o f any man, and I will tell you tho
degree he m ark s on the intellectual the rm om ete r of the world.
I t is a simple question o f brain. ‘Those among us who are tho
n earest barbarism h a v e n barbarian religion, l h o s e who aro
nearest civilization have the least superstition. I t is, I say, a
simple question o f brain, an d I want, in the first place, to lay
the foundation t,o prove th a t assertion. : '
A little while ago I saw models o f nearly ev ery th in g th a t
man has made. I saw models of all the w ater craft of tho
world, from the ru de dug-out, w hich' floated a naked savage,
up to a man-of-war, th a t c arries a h u n d re d guns and miles of
canvas ; from th a t du g -o u t to th e steam ship that turns its bravo
prow from the p ort o f New Y o rk , w ith a compass like a . con­
science, crossing th ree thousand miles o f billows w ithout miss­
ing a th rob or beat of its m ig h ty iron h eart from shore to shore.
A n d I saw nt tlio same time ' ' !'
TIIE PAINTINGS OF TIIE WOULD, .
from tho ru d e daub of yellow mud to the landscapes th a t en ric h
palaces and adorn houses o f wlmt wero once called th e common
people. ■
1 saw also th eir sculpture, from th e rude god with four legs,
a half-dozen arm s, several noses, and two or three rows o f ears
and one little, contemptible, brainless head, up to the figures
, of to-day,— to the marbles th a t genius has clad in su ch a p e r­
sonality th a t it seems alm ost im pu den t to touch them w ith o u t
an introduction. ■ . . .
I saw th eir books— books w ritten upon the skins o f wild
beasts— upon shouder-blades of sh eep— books w ritten upou
leaves, upon bark, up to the splendid volumes tha t enrich th e
libraries of our day. W h en I speak of libraries, I th in k of. thu
re m a rk of P lato : “ A house that has a library iu it lias a soul.”
I. saw at the same time tho offensive weapons th at man has-
made, from a club, such as was grasped by th a t same savage,
when lie crawled from bis den iu the ground aud hunted n snako
for his d in n e r.; from tjia.tjdub.to th e boomerang, to the sword,
fo tlie c r o ss- b o w , to tlic b l u n d e r b u s s , to t h e f l in t - l o c k , to tlio
c np-loek, to tlic n e e d l e - g u n , uj> to a c a n n o n oust by K r u p p ,
c a p a b le o f h u r l i n g a bull w e i g h i n g t w o t h o u s a n d pounds
t h r o u g h e i g h t e e n i n c h e s o f solid steel.
I saw, too, th e a n n o u r from the shell of n tu r tl e th a t one of
our brave ancestors wore upon his breast when he w en t to fight
for his c o u n try ; the skin o f a porcupine, dried w ith the quills
on, which th is same savage pulls over his o rth o d o x head, up
to the sh irts o f mail that w ere worn in th e middle ages, th a t
laughed a t tho edge of the sword and defied the point o f the
s p e a r ; up to a monitor clad in complete steel.
A n d I say orth o d o x not on 1)' iu the m a tte r o f religion, bu t
in everything. W h oev er has q u it g ro w in g lie is orthodox,
w h e th e r in art, politics, religion, philosophy— no m a t t e r w hat.
W h o e v e r th inks h e l m s found it all out, h o i s orthodox.
OIIT IIODOXY IS T H A T
which rots, nnd heresy is t h a t w hic h grow s for ever. O r t h o ­
doxy i - t h e n ig h t of tlie past, full o f th e darkness o f s u p e rsti­
tion ; and heresy is the eternal coming day, th e lig h t o f w hich
strikes the g ra n d foreheads of the intellectual pioneers o f the
world. 1 saw th eir im plem ents o f agriculture, from th e plow
made of a crooked stick, a ttach ed to the horn o f an ox by some
tw isted straw, w ith w hich o ur ancestors scraped the earth, and
from tha t to th e agricultural im plem ents of th is generation, th a t
m ake it possible for a man to cu ltiv ate th e soil w ith o u t being ail
ignoramus. _ one a t th a t time, had told th ese ge ntlem en in tlie d u g - o u t :
In the old time there wns b u t oiie c r o p ; nnd w h e n th e rain
did not. come in an sw er to the p ra y e r o f h y po crites a famine
came and people fell upon their knees. A t th at tim e they w ere
full o f superstition. T h ey w ere frightened, all th e time for
fear th a t some god w ould be enraged a t his poor, hapless,
feeble, and starvin g children. B u t now, instead o f d e p en d in g
upon o ne crop th ey have several, and if there is n o t rain
enough for one th ere m ay be enough for another. A n d if tho
frosts kill all, we have railroads and steamships enough to
bring w h at we need from some oth er p a rt of tho w orld. Since
m a n h a s found o ut som ething a b o u t ag ricultu re, th e gods have
retired from th e business of pro du cing famines.
I s a w a t t h e sa m e tim e t h e i r m u sic a l i n s t r u m e n t s , fro m t h e
t o m - t o m — t h a t is, a h o o p w i t h a c o u p le o f s t r i n g s o f r a w - h id e
d r a w n a cross i t — fr om t h a t to m -to m , u p to t h e i n s t r u m e n t s w c
h a v e to-d ay , tlm t m a k e t h e c o m m o n a i r blossom w i t h m e lo d y
nnd I said to m y s e l f t h e r e is a r e g u l a r a d v a n c e m e n t . I s a w u t
t h e sam o tim e
A n o w OK HU MAN S K t ' L L S ,
from fhe lowest skull th a t lias been found, tho N e a n d e rth a l
skull— skulls from C e n tra l Africa, skulls from the bushm en of
A u stra lia— skulls from the fa rth est isles of the Pacific sea up
to the best skulls of the last g eneration— and I noticed that
th ere wns the same difference betw een those skulls th a t th ere
was betw een the p ro d u c ts o f th ose skulls, and I said to m y selH
“ A fter all, it. is a simple question o f intellectual developm ent.”
T h e re was the same difference betw een those skulls, th e lowest
and highest, skulls, th a t th ere was between th e dug-out. nnd tho
man-of-war and th e steamship, between the club and the lvrnp p
g u n , between the yellow daul) and the landscape, betw een the
tom-tom and an o p era by V erdi. _ N ow, all I ask is th e same privilege to im prove upon his
T lie first a n d lo w e st s k u l l in th is r o w w as t h e d e n m w h i cr ehl i g i o n as upon his mechanical arts.
c r a w l e d t h e b a s e a n d m e a n e r i n s t in c t s o f m a n k i n d , a n d t h e last
w h s a t e m p l e in wliieli d w e l t j o y , l ib e r t y a n d love.
And 1 said to m y s elf it. is all a question o f intellectual develop­
m ent. Man has advanced ju s t as l»e has mingled his th o u g h t
w i t h his lab o u r. A s h e h a s g r o w n h e h a s t a k e n a d v a n t a g e ot
th e forces o f n a t u r e ; first of t h e m o v in g w in d , t h e n o f fa llin g
w a t e r , a u d finally o f steam . F r o m o n e s t e p to a n o t h e r h e h a s
ob tain e d b e t t e r hou se s, b e t t e r clothes, n n d b e t t e r b o o ks, a n d h e
ha s d o n e it by h o l d in g o u t e v e r y i n c e n t iv e to t h e i n g e n i o u s to
p ro d u c e th e m . T h e w o rld h a s said, g i v e u s b e t t e r c lu b s a n d
< m i i i s an d c a n n o n s w i t h w h i c h to k ill o u r f e llo w C h r i s t ia n s .
A n d w h o e v e r w i l l g i v e u s b e t t e r w e a p o n s a n d b e l t e r m usic,
n n d b e t t e r h ou se s to live in, w e will ro b e h i m i n w e a l t h , c r o w n
him in h o n o u r , n nd r e n d e r his n a m e d e a t h l e s s . E v e r y in c e n t iv e
was held o u t to e v e r y h u m a n b e in g to i m p r o v e t h e s e th in g s ,
■and t h a t is th e r e aso n we h a v e a d v a n c e d in all m e c h a n i c a l a rts .
But t h a t g e n t l e m a n in t h e d u g - o u t n o t only h a d h i s idea s a b o u t
p o l i t i c s , m e c h a n i c s a n d a g r i c u l t u r e : h e h a d h is idea s also a b o u t
ic li g io n . I l i s id ea a b o u t p olitics w a s “ m i g h t m a k e s r i g h t . ” I t
w i l f b e t h o u s a n d s o f y e a r s, m ay be, be fore m a n k i n d will b e lie v e
t h e s a y in g t h a t “ r i g h t m a k e s m i g h t . ” l i e h a d h i s re lig io n .
T h a t low sk u ll Was a d e v il fa cto ry . H o b e lie v e d i n hell, a n d
t h e belief was n c o n so latio n to h im . Ho co u ld see
T1I12 W A VK S OK G o d ’s W I t A T l I
dash ing again st the rocks o f d a rk damnation. H e could see
tossing in th e w hilc-caps the faces o f women, aud stretching
above the crests the dim pled hands of children ; and he reg ard ­
ed th ese tilings as the ju s tic e and m ercy o f God. A n d all
to-day who believe iu this eternal p u n is h m e n t arc th e b ar­
barians of the n ine tee nth c e n tu ry . That, m an believed in a devil,
too, th a t had a long tail te rm inatin g w ith a fiery d a rt :
th a t had w ings like a b at— a devil that, had a cheerful hab it of
b reath in g brimstone, th a t had a cloven foot, such us some
orthodox clerg ym en seem to th in k I have. A nd th ere has not
been a patentable im prov em en t made upon th a t devil in all the
y ears since. T h e m o m en t you d riv e the.devil out; of theology, .
th ere is n oth in g left w o rth speaking of. T h o m om ent th ey
drop th e devil, aw ay goes atonem ent. T ho moment, th ey
kill th e devil, th e whole sch em e o f salvation lias lost all o f
its in te rest for mankind. Y o u m u s t k eep the devil and y ou
m u s t k eep hell. Y ou m u s t k eep the devil, because w ith
no devil no priest is necessary. N ow , all I u s k is this— the same
privilcgo to im prove upon his religion as upon his dug-out,
and th a t is w h a t I am going to do, th e best I can. N o m utter
w h a t c h u rc h y ou belong to, o r w h a t c h u rc h belongs to us.
L e t us be ho n o u r b ri g h t aud fair.
. I W A N T TO ASK YOU !
S uppose the king, if th ere was one, and the priest, if th ere Was
“ T h a t du g -o u t is th e best boat th a t call ever be b uilt by m a n )
th e p attern o f th n t came from on high, from the g re a t god of
storm and flood, and any m an th a t says lie call im prove it by p u t­
ting a stick in the middle o f it and a rag on the stick, is an
infidel, and shall be bu rn ed a t th e sta k e ;” w hat, in y o u r ju d g m e n t
— honour b r i g h t — would h a v e been th e effect upon the circu m ­
navigation o f the globe ?
S uppose th e king, if th e re was one, aud th e priest, if th e r e
wns one— and I presum e th e r e was a priest, because it wns n
very ig n o ran t a g e — suppose tbis k in g and priest had said !
“ T h a t tom-tom is the m ost beautiful in s tru m e n t o f music o f
w hich any man can conceive ; th a t is the kind o f mUsic they
have iu heaven ; nn angel sitting upon the edge of a glorified
cloud, golden in t h e setting sun, playing upon th a t tom-tom,
became so e n rap tu red , so entranced w ith h e r ow n music, th a t
iu a kind o f ecstasy sh e d ropped it,— th a t is how we obtained
i t ; and any man who says it can be im proved by p u tt in g a
back and front to it, aud four strings, au d a bridge, nnd g e ttin g
1 a bow o f h air w ith rosin, is a bluspheniing w retch, aud sha ll'
die the d eath.”— I a sk you, w h a t effect would th a t h av e had
upon m u sic? I f th a t course ha d been pursued, would the
h um an ears, in y o ur ju d g m e n t, e ver have been en rich ed w ith
t h e divine sym phonies o f B eeth ov en ?
Suppose the king, if there was one, aud tho priest,, had said :
“ Tlir.t crooked stick is the best plow that, can be invented : the
pattern o f th a t plow was given to a pious farm e r iu an e x ­
ceedingly h o ly dream , and th a t tw isted straw is the ne p l u s
u l t r a o f all tw istod things, au d any m an w ho says he cun make
an im provem ent upon th a t plow, is au atheist ; ” what, in y o u r
ju d g m e n t, would have been th e effect upon the science o f a g r i­
c u ltu re ? _
W h y don’t wc go back
to th at period to get the teleg ra ph ; because th ey w ere b a r­
barians. A n d shall we go to barbarians to g et o ur religion ?
W h a t is religion ? Religion simply embraces the d u t y o f mail
to man. R eligion is sim ply the science o f h um an d u ty an d tlio
d u ty o f man to m an— th a t is w h a t it is. I t is th e h ig h e s t
science o f all. A n d all o th e r sciences are as no th in g e x ce p t
as they contribute to th e happiness o f man. T h e science of
religion is th e h ig h e s t o f all, em bracing all others. A nd shnll
w e go to the barbarians to learn tho science o f sciences ? T h o
n in ete en th century know s more about religion th an all tho
centuries dead. T h e re is m ore real c h a rity iu th e w orld to -d ay
th a n e ver ex isted before. T h e r e is more th o u g h t to-day t h a n
e v e r before.
WOMAN IS G L O R IF I E D
to-dny ns she never was before in th e history o f th e world.
T h e r e a re more h ap p y families now th a n e v e r b efo re— more
children treated as th o u g h th e y w ere te n d e r blossoms than ns
th o u g h th ey w ere bru tes th an iu any o th e r time or natiou. Re*
ligiou is simply th e d u ty m an owes to man ; au d w h en you fall
• upon y o u r knees and p ra y for som ething you k no w not of, you
n e it h e r benefit th e ono yo u pra y for nor yo urself. O ne ounce of
re s titu tio n is w o rth n milliou o f rep en tan ce s a n y w h e r e , nud a
lnnn will g e t along faster by helping him self a m inu te than by
p ray in g ten years for somo one to help him. Suppose you were
coming along the street, nnd found a party o f men and women
on tlieir knees praying to a bank, and you asked them, “ Have
any of you borrowed any money of this bank ?” “ No, b u t our
fathers, they, too, prayed to this b a n k .” “ D id th ey ev er get.
an y ?” “ No, not th a t wo ever heard of.” I would tell them
to g e t up. I t is easier to earn it, aud it is far m ore manly.
O u r fathers in the “ good old times,”— and th e best th a t I can
say of the “ good old tim es” is th a t th ey are gone, and th e best
1 can say of the good old people th a t lived iu them is th a t they
a re gone, too— believed th a t you m ade a mini thin k y o u r way
by force. Well, you can't do it. T h e re is a splendid some­
th in g in man th a t says, “ I w on’t ; I won’t be driven .” B u t our
fathers th o u g h t men could be driven. T h e y tried it iu
TI 1U H O O P OLD TIMES.
I used to read about the manner in w hich the early Christians
made c o n v e rts— how they impressed upon th e w orld the idea
th a t G od loved them. 1 have read it, but it d id n ’t, burn into m y
soul. 1 d id n ’t think much abou t it— I h e i r d so much about
being fried for ever in hell th a t it. d id n’t seem so bad to b u m a
few minutes. 1 love liberty and I h ate nil persecutions iu the
nam e o f God. I never appreciated the infamies th a t have been
co m m itted in the name o f religion until I saw the iron a r g u ­
m ents tha t C hristians used. 1 sn.v, for instance, the th u m b ­
screw, two little innocent-looking pieces o f iron, arm ed with
some little protuberances on the inner side to keep it from
slipping down, nud th ro u g h each end a screw, and when somo
man had made some trilling rem arks, as, for instance, th a t he
never believed th a t G od made a fish swallow a man to keep
him from d row n ing or so m ething like that, or for instance, th a t
lie didn’t believe in baptism . You know th a t is very w rong.
Y ou can sec for yourselves th e ju stice of d am ning a man, if his
p arents bad ha ppened to baptize him in the w ro ng w a y — God
cannot afford to break a rule or two to save nil tlio men in the
world. 1 happened to be in the company of some B aptist m inis­
ters once— you may wonder h ow I came to be in such a company
ns th a t— and one of them asked me w h at I th o u g h t about
baptism. Well, I told them I had n’t th o u g h t m u c h ab ou t it—
th at I had n ever snt up nig hts on th a t question. I said,
“ J I A l ’T J S M — w i t h soap—
is n good institution.” Now, w h e n some man lmd said some
trifling thing like that, they p u t this thunib-screw on him. and
in the name of universal benevolence and for th e love o f G o d —
man bus n ever persecuted man for the love o f man ; m an has
never persecuted a no ther for th e love of c h a rity — it is alw ays
for the love of som ething he calls God, and every m a n ’s idea
of God is his own idea. I f th ere is au infinite God, nnd there
may be— I don’t k n o w — there may be a million for all I know
•— I hope th ere is more th an one— one seems so lonesome.
T h ey k e p t tu rn in g this down, and when this was done, m ost
men would say, “ I will rec an t.” 1 th ink 1 would. T h e r e is
no t m uch o f the m a r ty r about me. I would have told them,
“ N ow , you write it down and I will sign it. Y o u may have
one god or a million, ono hell o r a million. Y ou stop th a t—
I am tired.”
D o you know sometimes I have thought: th a t all th e h y p o ­
crites in the world are not w orth one drop o f holiest, blood.
1 nm sorry th a t any good man ev er died for religion. I would
ra th e r let them advance a little easier. I t is too bad to see a
good num sacrificed for
A LO T OP W1L1> liEASTS
mul cattle. B u t there is now and then u man w ho would not
swear the b re a d th of a hair. T h e re w as now and then a s u b ­
lime h e a rt w illing to die for an intellectual conviction, and had
it not been for these men wc would have been wild beasts and
Favnges to-day. T h e re were some men who would not tnke it
back, mid had it not been for a few such brave, heroic souls in every
nge wc would have been cannibals, with pictures o f wild beasts
tattooed upon our breasts, d an cing around somo dried-snaka
fetish. A ud so th ey tu rn ed it down to the last thread o f agony,
and threw th e victim into some dungeon, where, in th e th r o b ­
bing silence and darkness, lie, m ig h t stiller the agonies o f the
fabled damned. T his was done ill the name oflove, in the namo of
m ercy, in tho name of the compassionate C hrist. And tlio
jnen th a t did it are the men th a t m ade ou r Bible for us.
I saw, too, at the same time,
T H E COLLAR O F T O R T U R E .
I m a g in e a circle o f iron, and on th e inside a h un d red points
alm ost as sh a r p ns needles. T h is a rg u m e n t w as /listened about
the t h r o a t o f the sulferer. T h e n lie could n o t w alk nor sit
down, nor stir w ith o u t the neck being p u n ctu re d by theso po in ts.
I n o little w hile tlie th ro a t w ould begin to swell, mid suffocation
would end the agonies o f th a t man. T his man, it may be, bad
comm itted th e crim e o f saying, w ith tears upon bis cheeks,
“ I do not believe th a t God, tho father o f us all, will damn to
eternal perdition any o f tlie children o f m en .” A n d that, w as
done to convince the world th at G od so loved the world that
l i e died for us. T h a t was in o rder th a t people m i g h t h e a r the
glad tidings o f g re a t jo y to all people.
I saw an o th e r instrum ent, called •
THE scavenger ' s DAUGHTER.
Im ag in e a pair of shears w ith handles, not only where they now
nre, bu t a t the points as well, and just above the pivo t th at
unites the blades a circle of iron. In the u p per handles th e hands
would bo placed : in tho lower, Ihe feet ; and through the iron
ring, a t the centre, the head o f the victim w ould lie forced, a n d
in th a t position, the man would be throw n upon the e a r t h , and
the strain upon I,he muscle would produce such a g o n y th a t
in san ity took pity. A m i this was done to keep people from
going to hell— to convince th a t man th a t he had made a mis­
take in his lotrie, a u d i t was done, too, by P ro te sta n ts— l ’roteslants
th a t persecuted to the e x te n t of th eir power, and that is ns much as
Catholicism e v e r did. T h e y would persecute now if th ev had
the power. T h e r e is not a man in this vast andienec who will
say th a t tho c h u rc h should have temporal power. T h e r e is not
one o f you bu t w h a t believes in the eternal divoreo of church
nud state. I s it possible that the only people who are fit to " 0
to heaven are th e only people not fit to rule mankind ?
( T o be cuu(inue</.J
D N Y A N E B U W A R i:; T I I E B O O K FRO M :
' A TOM B.
]!Y THK HON. HAO 15A.1IA Ill'll GOJ’ALUAO HUKItKK DKSHM l'KJI,
Yicc-Prcsident, Theosophical Socii'tij.
T h e r e is ti S a n ia d h i or t o m b in tlie village of A lu n d i
n e a r P oona, of a c e le b ra te d s a in t an d Y ogi, n a m e d D n v a n -
cslnvar or as Marat,lias p r o n o u n c e i t “ G an o b a .” T h e
t o m b is a sacred place of p ilg rim a g e of t h e risin g sect of
W a r k a r e e s wlio follow t h e p re c e p ts of D n y a n e sliw a r an d
T o o k a ra m . T lie l a t t e r i.s believed to have ascended to
h e a v e n in t h e p rese n ce of a crow d a t D c h o o in l(i-M) as
m e n tio n e d in t h e life of T o o k a r a m a t ta c h e d to t h e r/nth.a
or poem s ed ite d u n d e r th e p a tro n a g e of t h e B o m b a y G ov­
e r n m e n t. D n y a n e s liw a r w rote his ce le b ra te d c o m m e n ta r y
on B lia g w a t G i t t a in 1290. l i e is said to liave g one alive
w ith his book in t h e tom b, a n d was b u r ie d alive. T h re e
c e n tn r ic s la te r .s h e a p p e a r e d in a vision to a n o t h e r saint,
E k n a t h of P y to n , a n d t.old h im t h a t his book of c o m m e n t­
a ry was fully revised a n d d ire c te d h im to p u b lis h it. So
E k n a t h c a m e to A lu n d i a n d d u g u p th e tom b, l i e found
D n y a n e s liw a r s it tin g w ith his book w hich he g av e to
E k n a t h . S u ch is t h e story of th o book called D n y an c sli-
wari. I t is w r i tte n in ‘ o u vi form of poetry. I t is p r in te d
in B o m b a y a n d is ex te n siv e ly read in th e Deccan.
T h e W a r k a r e e s in t h e i r K ir ta n s ex clud e all poetical
au th o rs, e x c e p t those com posed b y live po ets whom th e v
r e g a rd as t r u e Sadhoos. E v e n H am d a sa , t h e sp iritu a l
p r e c e p to r of S h iv aje e, i.s excluded. T h e y m a k e no ac­
co u n t of Wftina-n a n d M oro P a n t. T h e y consider t h e m as
a tta c h e d to t h e w orld a..d p a tro n ized by G o v ern m e n t.
T h e g r e a t S adh oos w h o m th e y re sp e c t a re N a tn d e w a,
D n y an e sliw a r, K a b ir , E k n a t h , a n d T ook aram . T h e verse
w h ich gives t h e i r m ira cle s is as follows :—•
T r tT jrc f f, t | R 5T'ii. || ?
n to r s r r ^ r , ^ II ^
I'-fcTr arera-sr,
IC3 II \
3|0T ^ ^ r [ \ K15f| || g
 T R A N SL A T IO N .
I n K aliyuga, th e re appeared m an y saints, blit am ong
them , five arc m ost revered. T he ii rs t m ade a he-buffa-
lo u tte r Vedas. Tlie second m ade th e idol ot V itth al a t
P an d h arp o o r e a t dinner. T he th ird died, b u t liis body
becam e tu ls i leaves and Howcrs. T h e fourth evoked
th e deceased ancestors of certain B rahm ans, and gave
th em a feast a t his house. T he fifth ascended to heaven
w ith his m ortal body. T his is T ookaram ; who can d e­
scribe his sanctity in th is world !
D nyancshw ar is said to have ordered a wall to walk,
au d it did so. T his w all is shown now a t A lundi. T he
tom b is endow ed w ith th e revenues of th e village by
M ahadajce Scindia.
In th e six th c h a p te r of D nyaneshw ari, th e au th o r de­
scribes th e Y oga as inculcated by K rish n a who is re ­
garded both as an avatar and Yogeslnvar.
*11
T he follow ing verses, ex tracted from D nyancshw ar, wiH
show th e achievem ents of a Yogi. T h e language is th e
old M arath i of th e th irte e n th century.
tw ^JTsrr q i^ iH ^ ll a n s N - a r r c ^ ll
'O
^ 1 5 5 ^ II II ^
q q ^ R r qiK ^ r q ^ t ll ^ cffcrssfT r q r a r ^ =T^all
qof qot II f%T% || vso
^ e f q r 3 u r t qrcrssr ll q R l a r s q i ^
j tjt ^ % ftr ll qrerros- s t f \ \ ^ \
3 j« rrfe t t C ir lf ii
^ ^q% fa srs n q r v f o ll % t f n f c r *rr3i f tr a il
qicS'^qJTlI
T kanslatiox .’
H is b o d y becom es a m ass ol light. W ind, w ater and
earth arc absent, l i e sees w hat is beyond th e .sea
j le hears w h at passes in heaven. He know s th e m m d
ot an ant. H e can rid e upon th e wind, an d walk oil
w ater w ith o u t touching it. H o secs w h at is hid d en m
th e earth. In short, by th e stu d y of Yoga, a m an becomes
B rahm a.
T he six th ch ap ter of th e w ork is w ell w orth th e study
of those who enquire into Yoga and its achievem ents.
M. CAM.Ililiti K L A .U i l A K l O X , THU JiitlNICNT
tronom er, has been m ade a K n ig h t ot th e Legion d H o nneur
in recognition of his services to science. U nder th e fixed
ru le some oth er k n ig h t m u st v o lu n teer to act as th e 2><w-
ra in or sponsor of th e new com er, and h an d him th e sta r
and ribbon of th e decoration. To Ihe surprise of many,
A dm iral Monchez, director ot th e P aris O bservatory, con­
sented to act in th is capacity. _ N a tu re, in recording the
fact says th e liberal d eterm in atio n ol th e A dm iral u u m w I
some sensation in th e F rench astronom ical world. Mo
d o ubt • since M. F lam m arion is an avowed sp iritist, and an
honoured V ice-P resident of th e Theosophical Society, and
th a t it lias not y e t becom e fashionable to confer stars
and ribbons upon such “ h eretics;”
l i t A T II Ob' T llK F A T llB tt IS A DA1UCNKSS
obscures th e th re e worlds ; th e d e a th of th e m o th er is a ces­
sation of sw eet and nourishing d ie t; th e d eath ol the
b ro th e r is like th e break in g of th e rig h t arm ; th e d eath
of th e wife is like th e losing of th e [a ce— {Eastern
P roverb). ’
A F A L S E “ W I T N E S S .”
. T he L u c k n o w W itness, it appears, indulged some tim e
since in a b it of casuistical m orality a t th e expense of the
^ riieosophists. T h e term used by th a t organ of piety
is very vague, for “ 1 heosophists” are m any and various,
and as m any and various are th e ir opinions and creeds.
S till, as th e h it seem s suspiciously like . others th a t have
been m ade a t us, we assum e the un p leasan t d u ty of re ­
joinder, th o u g h th e bolts have not reached .the m ark.
Says th e I Vitness (the italics being o u rs): — .
“ I h e Ih eo so p h ists complain, in th e last n um ber of
th e ir periodical, th a t ‘ ever since we landed in th is coun­
try, im pelled by m otives, sincere and honest,—-though
perhaps, as we now find it ourselves, too enthusiastic, too
unusual in foreigners to be readily believed in bjr natives
w ith o u t some m ore su b stan tial proof th an our sim ple
word,— wc have been surrouiided by more ciiemies and
opponents th an by friends and sym pathizers.’ , T hey hiivc
them selves chiefly to blam e for th e opposition they have
m et. W h a t th e ir m otives m ay be, we do not feel called
upon to pronounce, b u t their actions have been in. m any
respects discreditable. T hey began by settin g forth the
m ost scrupulous a n d u n tru th fu l charges a g a in st the m is­
sionaries, a n d by exh ib itin g such a rabid hatred o f
C h ristia n ity as to w ake their subsequent pretensions to
universal love and brotherhood rid icu lo u s. T h eir profess­
ions have been high and th o ir practice low, a n d i t is no
wonder that, a large p a r t o f th eir adheren ts have fallen,
aieay disappointed and, disgusted. T h eir occult p erfo rm -
cluces (f), w h eth er duo to sleight of hand or to some spe­
cial gifts iu th e liue of anim al m agnetism , have not been
ll o f a character to raise them in. the estim ation o f thought-
j id 2>eoj>le or to show that-they could accomplish any im ­
portant or u s e fu l ends. W e shall not be surprised to hear
before long that they have left the shores o f In d ia not to
return, sadder and somewhat, wiser than ivhen they came..
M eanw hile th e foundation of God stan d e th sure, and liis
C hurch advances (sic) in its triu m p h a n t m arch to certain
victory.” •
Now really, th is is kind ! T here is th e n “ balm in
U ilead” even for ‘•theosopliists,” who will vanish from
these shores “ sadder and som ew hat wiser ?” So inexcus­
ably ig n o ran t are we of th e nam es of th e num erous C h rist­
ian sects and sub-sects th a t labour in India, th a t we really
do n o t know to w h at p a rticu la r sect th e Lucknow paper’s
editor is paid to w itness for. T he nam e of these sects is
Legion. For, disregarding th e d iiee t com m and— “ T hou
sh alt n o t sow th y vineyard w ith divers seeds, lest the
fru it of thy seed w hich thou hast sow n.be defiled”
(D ent. 22 0), th ey one and all seek to transform palm-
covered A ry av arta into th e ir “ Lord's V ineyard,”
m ake th e B ralu n au who d rinks of th e ir wine, lik e Noah,
“ dru n k en ,” and so cause th e ir fin it to be “ defiled.” B u t
KJIKXCIL A s ­ we love to th in k it is a M ethodist organ. I t is b u t these
philanthropic dissenters who have th e generosity to
offer a “ possible salvation for th e whole hum an race.”
O nly w h e th e r th e HVifkw be a prim itive M ethodist, a
N ew Connection M ethodist, a C hurch M ethodist, a Cal-
vinistie M ethodist, a U nited F ree C hurch M ethodist, a
W esleyan lleform er, a Bible C hristian Episcopalian, P res­
byterian, B aptist, or any other sectarian, wc are sorry th a t
we are com pelled to refuse its E ditors the g ift—le t alone—
of divine prophecy, b u t even th a t of sim ple m edium istie
sooth-saying. T he “ theosopliists” i.e., th e founders of the
Theosophical Society, do not in tend to leave “ th e shores
of India, not to re tu rn .” T hey are tru ly sorry,' blit really
find them selves unable to oblige th e ir good friends of
Lucknow and o ther m issionary stations. '"
A nd now a “ word to th e w'ise.” Ind u lg in g in his
broad and catholic criticism s, our censor (whoever; ho
THAT
m ay be) evidently “ forgot to tak e counsel of his own p il­
low” as th e saying goes. H e jum ps, therefore, a t conclu­
sions, which to say th e least, are dangerous lor. him self and
brethren, as th e weapon is a t\vo?edged one. O f no o th er
class, th e world over, are th e “ professions (so) h ig h ” and
t h e “ p ra c tic e (so) low,” as o f o u r b e n e v o le n t frie n d s, tlio
 p ctd n s — with, of course, honourable exceptions. Because
we liave said tliat we were “ surrounded by more enemies
and opponents than by friends and sympathizers,” lie de­
clares th a t “ a large p a r t ’ of our adh eren ts “ have fallen
away disappointed and disgusted.” To begin with, if we
include a modest half-a-dozen of “ a d h e re n ts ” a t Bombay
who lelt us for motives purely personal and selfish, and
with which “ theosophy” had nothing to do whatever, just
nine in all left, th e Society in th e year IS,SI — all* its
branches inclusive. T h e n our critic psychologizes himself
into the belief th a t if we have m e t “ opposition” it is 011
account of (I) our actions having been '■ in m any respects
discreditable (2) of onr “ most scrupulous (?) and u n ­
truthful ch arg es'ag ain st t h e missionaries and (3) of our
“ exhibiting such a rabid hatred of C hristianity as to m ake
th e ir (our) subsequent pretensions to universal love and
brotherhood ridiculous Three charges, th e first of
which is a malevolent, wicked and uncalled-for slander,
which wc would ask th e w riter to s u b sta n tia te by some
unim peachable f a d ; th e second, an u n tru th f u l and sweep­
ing assertion ; th e third, a most im p u d e n t identification of
w h a t we would call a confusion of “ centre with ’circum ­
ference,” C hristianity being one, and Christians quite
another, thing. “ Many are called b u t few are chosen,”—
th e axiom applies' to missionaries and th e clergy with far
more’ tr u th th an to theosophy. M ust we repeat for the
hun dredth tim e th a t w he the r wc do or do not believe in
C hrist as God, we have 110 more “ h atred of C h ristia nity ”
th a n we have of any other religion in which we do n ot be ­
lieve ? A nd we blindly believe — in none. I t is not
against th e teachings of C hrist— p u re an d wise and good,
on the whole, as any— th a t wc contend, b u t aga.inst dog­
mas and their arbitrary interpretations by th e hundreds
of conflicting and u tte rly contradictory sects, calling
themselves “ Christians,” b u t which arc all b u t power-
se e k in g ,' ambitious, h u m a n institutions, a t best. T h a t
th e “ foundation of C od ”— if by Cod, T ru th is here m e a n t
— “ stan d e th sure,” is perfectly true. T ru th is one, and 110
a m o u n t of m isinterpretations of it, even by the L ucknow
Witness or the Tiiioosophist, will ever be able to prevail
against th e One T ru th . But, before our very virtuous
contemporary indulges in further brag t h a t th e “ Church
advances in its tr iu m p h a n t march to certain victory,”
(church m eaning with th e m the ir own only, of course-,) wo
m u st insist th a t it proves th a t its sect and none other of
t h e hundreds of others is righ t ; for all cannot be. To
m ake good our words an d show t h a t th e “ Church,” in­
stead of advancing to “ certain victory” has in this cen­
tu ry come not only to a dead stop, b u t is more and more
vanishing out of sight, wo will quote hero th e confession
of a Christian clergyman. L e t th e Lucknow Witness
contradict it, if it can.
T he following is an extract from a speech recently deli­
vered in Paisley, Scotland, by th e Rev. D avid Watson, a
m inister of th e Presbyterian Church, and which can be
found in Mr. T y e rm a n ’s “ K ieethought V indicated.-’
“ The great, and tho wise, and th e mighty, aro not
w ith 11s. T h a t I fear we must, all own to, however much
we may grieve to say s o ; and th e more wc read of tho
history, tb e poetry, th e biography, and th e literatu re of
the age, the more we will th in k so. T he best thought,
th e widest knowledge, and the deepest philosophy have dis­
carded our Church. N o t th a t they have taken up a hostile
a ttitu d e towards us— some havo, b u t not all— b u t they
have turned their backs upon us w ith a q u ie t dislike, an
unspoken disapproval, and a practical renunciation, g re a t­
ly more conclusive than a wordy m an would be. I do not
m ention names, it would be unfair to do so, for thero is
still a social stigma thrown a t th e m a n who ventures to
disconnect himself from th e common creed. B u t th a t
does not alter the case one w hit— th e great, th e wise, and
th e m ig hty are not with us. . . . They are not 'even
nominally with ns. They look not for our heaven ; they
fear not our hell. They detest w hat they call th e in ­
hum anities of our creed, and scorn th e systematiscd
Spiritualism we believe in. They step out into specula­
tive Atheism , for they can breathe freer there. . . .
B ut, m a rk you, they do n o t pass over into practical A th e ­
ism, for however th e y h ate th e name of orthodoxy and
everything theological, th e ir hearts aro too large and
t h e ir souls arc too religious— instinctively religious— to
forgot th a t reverence t h a t is due, th a t is m eet and fit.
Some become practical philanthropists and philosophic
friends of man by helping industry, extending knowledge,
advocating temperance, inau gu rating institutions th a t
incarnate Christianity, fu rthering society, in a thousand
ways, reforming th e manners, and m ak in g th e men of
tim e and clime. . . . Th ey are all big w ith a faith in
th e u ltim a te salvation of m a n — a faith th a t inspires them
to toil a n d shames our whining cant. A nd yet these
m en — th e m aste r m inds and imperial leaders amongst
m e n — th e Comtes, th e Carlyles, tho Goethes, th e E m e r­
sons, th e H um boldts, th e Tyndalls, and H uxleys if you
will, arc called by us Atheists ; are outside our most
Christian C h u rc h ; pilloried in our Presbyterian ortho­
doxy as ‘ heretics’ before God and man. W hy are theso
and such liko men w itho ut th e pale of th e Christian
Church ? N o t t h a t th ey are unfit— we own th a t ; not
they aro too g re a t— wc know th a t ; b u t t h a t we are u n ­
w orthy of them, and by th e mob force of our ignorant
numbers, have driven th em out. They shun nn became
of our v j n o v a n t misconceptions a n d p e r s is te n t m is re p re ­
sentations of heaven, man, a n d God. They feel our evil
communications corrupting th e ir good m a nn e rs; they
feel ou r lim ited vision narrowing tho infinitude of the
horizon, and, therefore, as an indispensable condition to
tho very existence of th e ir souls, they separate themselves
from us, and forsake— and greatly unwilling arc many of
th e m to do so— the worship w ith us of our common God.”
T his is th e confession of an honest and a noble-heart­
ed m a n — of one who is alike fearless in liis speech and sin­
cere in his faith a n d religion. Eor him this religion repre­
sents tru th , b u t he does not confound it w ith tho persona­
lity of its clergy. H ea v e n forbid th a t wo should ever go
against such a tru th fu l man, however little we personally
m ay believe in his God ! ' B u t until our dying day will wo
loudly protest, against th e Moodys and Sankys, and th e ir
like. “ W c were all guilty of high treason to Christ, and
wc should all go to him with ropes around our necks,
know ing th a t wc wore deserving of hell-fire ;” is the
remark, as reported by one of tho Sydney daily papers, of
Mr. Thom as Spurgeon, in an address given by him in tho
P ro te s ta n t Halt, u n d e r th e auspices of tho Y. M. C. A.
T hese arc th e m e n and missionaries we go against. As
to “ scrupulous (?) and u n tru th fu l charges against “ the
latter, it is an unscrupulously u n tru th fu l charge of the
Jjueknow Witness against us. W e never publish anything
against our friends, th e piadris, w ithout giving authorities.
Can our reverend critic give tho proofs of one of our “ dis­
creditable actions ?” I f he cannot— as in fact, he cannot
— th en how shall we call his action 1
T he L u c k n o w W itness — a false “ witness” in our
case— says th a t our “ occult perfirrtwinces ......................
have not been of a character to raise th e m (us) iu tho
estimation of thou ghtful people, or to show th a t they (we)
could accomplish any im portant or useful ends.” H a ving
never made “ occult performances,” b u t only experiments
i n occult fo rces before a few personal friends aud in p ri­
vate houses, and th e L u c k n o w Witness knowing no more
of th e m than it has seen in newspaper heavy jo kes— we
m ig h t decline altogether to noticc the remark. B u t we
may as well rem ind th e editors th a t in experimental
science thero arc no phenom ena of a high or a low charac­
te r ; all discoveries of n a tu ra l law are honourable and dig­
nified. T he Witness refers so grandiloquently, we sup ­
pose, to our experim ents w ith th e “ cigarette papers” and
others, of which ho has heard. W e l l ; th e duplication of
a b it of paper, or a “ cup,” or a nything else is as scienti­
fic and of 110 lower character, a t any rate, th an th e instan­
taneous transformation “ of th e d ust of th e land into
“ lice” or “• frogs,” which dying, “ th e land sta n k and
more useful and certainly less dangerous or conducive to
evil th a n th e transformation of water into wine. Ours
were b u t inoffensive, and scicntific experiments, w itho ut the
slightest claim to e ith e r divine or Satanic origin, b u t on
th e contrary, hav in g a d eterm ined o bject to dispel any
belief in “ m iracle” or “ su p e rn a tu ra lism ”— which is
sham eful in our cen tu ry of science. B u t th e occult perform ­
ances “ of Moses in lice” and such like “ m ira c le s” besides
th e ir .intrinsically low ch aracter have resu lted in fifty m il­
lions of persons being p u t to d eath by sword and fire,
d u rin g ,1 period of eighteen centuries, for e ith e r n o t b e­
lieving in genuineness of th e .alleged “ m iracle” or desiring
to re p ea t th e sam e 011 m ore scientific principles. B u t
th en , of course, our “ perform ances,” being n e ith e r p u b ­
lic nor yet “ m iracles’’ a t all, b u t b ein g scientifically
possible, if not yet. “ p robable” in tho opinion of sceptics,
a re not calculated to raise us “ in th e estim atio n of
thoughful people”— m eaning, doubtless those who edit
and th e few w ho rend th e L ucknow m issionary paper.
W ry well, so be it. O ur “ pretensions to universal love
and brotherhood” are “ ridiculous” because wo denounce
some ignorant, bigoted m issionaries, who would far b e t­
t e r stay a t hom e and till t h e ground, th a n live upon th e
labour earnings of poor foolish serv an t girls whom they
frighten into fits w ith th e ir stories about hell. O ne th in g a t
least n o t even th e L v c h to w II itnes# can gainsay. W e do
not live upon exto rted or v o lu n tary charity ; b u t work for
our personal su p p o rt and preach theosophy c j r a t i s . N or
havo we accepted or asked for one penny from those who
do believe in and have seen our “ occult perform ances ;
nor do wo claim in fa llib ility for our teachings or ourselves.
( ;m th e C hristian m issionaries say as m uch ? _ to get h er cotton cleaned, bringing w ith h er some rice in
Kar wiser would it be for th e w ould-be C hristianizers
of Lidia, were th e y to follow th e exam ple of some of th e ir
.more in tellig e n t b re th re n in A m erica and L nglaud !
'Were tho Pculrln to confess th e tr u th as th e Rev. D avid
W atson did in th e above-quoted extract, or tre a t th eir
opponents in religious belief as th e Ilov. H enry W ard
B eecher does tlia t m ost m ortal e n e m y to C h ristia n ity —
Colonel Robert, ( I. Ingcrsoll,— then w ould th e “ theoso­
p h ists” be th e ir friends and show for th e ir opinions and
C hristian views no m ore anim osity t h a n th e y now do to
th e orthodox B rahm ans, whose dogmas and views they
also reject, b u t whoso Vedas as th e oldest philosophy and
book ou th e globe, th ey profoundly respect. T h e field for
hum an conceptions, philosophical and religious, is vast,
and th ere is room for all w ith o u t our ta k in g to b reak ing
each other's heads and noses. T he following is charac­
teristic of th e age. W e copy it from our esteem ed A us­
tra lian contem porary, th e H arbinyer o f Light, whose learned
ed ito r is a rep resen tativ e of our Theosophical Society
a t M e lb o u rn e :—
“ I l e n r y W a r d B e e c h e r n m l I n g e r s o l l , ‘ tlio A m e r i c a n D e m o s ­
t h e n e s , ’ h a v e , i t a p p e a r s , b o o n f r a t e r n i s i n g in a m a n n e r c a l c u l a t e d
t o s ho c k m a n y r e l i g io u s s o u l s a n d t o a s t o u n d o tliere . S a y s t.lio
N e w V o r k J / r r a t d :— ‘ T h e s e n s a t i o n (tre ated b y t h e s p e e c h o f t h e R e v .
I I . W . J ’. oechev a t t h e A c a d e m y of M u s i c in B r o o k l y n , w h e n lie
u t t e r e d a b r i l l i a n t e u l o g y 0 11 C o l o n e l Robert. (!. I n g e r s o l l a n d p u b ­
l icly s h o o k h a n d s w i t h h i m , h a s n o t _ y e t s u b s i d e d . ’ S u b s e q u e n t l y ,
b o t h g e n t l e m e n w ere i n d e p e n d e n t l y i n t e r v i e w e d b y a H e r a l d r e p o r t ­
e r a n x i o u s l o e l i c i t t h e o p i n i o n e n t e r t a i n e d b y each of t h e o t h e r .
1 I. r e g a r d M r . B e e c h e r ,’ t h e C o lo n e l is d e s c r i b e d as sa y in g , a s
t h e g r e a t e s t m a n in a n y p u l p i t in t h e w o r l d . . . . I t o l d h i m t h a t
nio-ht, t h a t I c o n g r a t u l a t e d t h e w o r l d i t h a d a m i n i s t e r w i t h a n
intellectual horizon broad e n o u g h , a n d a m e n ta l s k y s t u d d e d w ith
s t a r s o f ,re n i u s e n o u g h , to h o l d a.ll c r e e d s i n s c o r n t h a t s h o c k e d t h e
h e a r t o f'm a n . . . . M r. B eecher h o ld s to m a n y th in g s t h a t I m o st
p a s s i o n a t e ] ' ’ d e n y , b u t i n c o m m o n w e b e l i e v e i n t h e l i b e i t y of
t h o u - d i t . M y p r i n c i p a l o b j e c t i o n s t o o r t h o d o x r e l i g i o n a r e *'™ —
idavin-y h e r o a n d h e l l h e r e a f t e r . I d o n o t b e l i e v e that, M r .
B e e c h e r o n t h e s e p o i n t s can d i s a g r e e w i t h m e. The. r e a l d i t t e re n c o
l,e t\v cen u s i s - h e s a y s G o d , I s a y N a t u r e . T h e r e a l a g r e e m e n t
b e t w e e n u s i s — wo b o t h s a y L i b e r t y . - . H e is a gr e.at t h i n k e r ,
a m a r v e l l o u s o r a t o r , a n d iii m y j u d g m e n t , g r e a t e r a n d g r a n d e r
Ilia n a n y c r e e d of a n y C h u r c h . M a n h o o d is h i s g r e a t e s t f o r t e ,
a n d I e x p c c t t o live a n d d ie h i s f r i e n d , ’
“ M r. B e e c h e r ’s e s t i m a t e of I n g e r s o l l m a y b e g a t h e r e d f ro m tl»e
f o l lo w in g r e m a r k s ‘ I r e g a r d h i m a s o n e of t h e g r e a t e s t m e n of
t h i s age." I a m a n o r d a i n e d c l e r g y m a n a n d b e l i e v e 111 r e v e a l e d
religio n! I a m t h e r e f o r e b o u n d t o r e g a r d all p e r s o n a w h o d o n o t
b e l i e v e in r e v e a l e d re l i g io n a s in e r ro r . B u t on t h e b r o a d p l a t f o r m
of h u m a n l i b e r t y a n d p r o g r e s s 1 w a s b o u n d t o g i v e l i n n t h e r i g h t
h a n d of f e l l o w s h i p . I w o u ld do i t a t h o u s a n d t i m e s o v e r . 1 d o n o t
k n o w Colonel- I n g e r s o l l ’s r e l i g i o u s v i e w s p r e c i s e l y , but, 1 h a v e a
•roncral k n o w l e d g e o f t h e m . l i e h a s t h e s a m e r i g h t t o f r e e t h o u g h t
Mild free s p e e c h " t h a t I h a v e . . . I a d m i r e I n g e r s o l l b e c a u s e h e in
n o t af ra id to sp e a k w h a t he h o n e s tly th in k s, a n d I am only sorry
t h a t h e d o e s n o t t h i n k as I d o. I n e v e r h e a r d so m u c h b r i l ­
l i a n c y a n d p i t h p u t i n t o a t w o h o u r s ’ sp e e c h a s 1 d i d 011 t h a t
n ig h t. I w ish m y w hole congregation h a d been th e re to hear
it.’ ” '
Bravo, A th e ist and C lergym an ! T h a t is w h at we
m ig h t call th e wolf aud th e lam b lying down together.
A H IN D U S T O R Y OF R E -IN C A R N A T IO N .
liY A K SH A T K IY A LADY.
In a village, in th e territo ry of th e N aw ab of R am pore,
th e re lived, about forty years ago, a B rahm an nam ed
N atliu, a m oney-changer. H e had a son called Tej Ram .
One day, th is Tej R am (who is th e hero of our tale) after
having tak en his m eal, retired to his cham ber to smoke.
J u s t as his hand cam e in contact w ith his brazen
hookha, a venom ous se rp e n t b it him in one of th e fingers
of his rig h t hand, and he im m ediately fell senseless. H is
relations, a fte r m ak in g m any fruitless efforts to recall him
to life, threw his dead body into a neighbouring wilderness,
am ong some long wild grass. One m orning, shortly after,
a crow was heard m ak in g aloud_noi.se 011 a piped tree close
to th e house of Tej R am . K ashi R am (also a B rahm an)
being annoyed w ith th e harsh croaking of th e bird shot it
dead 011 th e spot w ith a pellet bow. Six m onths after this,
a poor K u rm in * of an adjoining village cam e to th e place
h er apron. As she approached, a. cock-sparrow flew towards
h e r and stru ck h er f o r e h e a d w ith its bill. B eing frig h t­
ened she le t th e rice drop ; and, a t th e sam e m om ent, the
sparrow also fell dead on th e s p o t ! T he poor woman, (as
she belonged to th e peaceful H in d u com m unity) was m uch
grieved to see the bird die in such a way by h er mere
contact. C lasping h e r hands, she prayed to God, declar­
ing th a t she was q u ite innocent of th e b ird ’s death, and
that, she had no in ten tio n w hatever to injure it, though it
h a d b e e n th e cause of h er losing her rice. N in e or ten
m onths a fte r this, th e said K u rm in gave b irth to a son.
W h en th is boy was ab o u t th re e years old he would refuse
to eat w ith his b rothers or sisters or any o th er K urm in.
H e used to say th a t he was a B ra h m a n and n o t a low
caste K u rm in .
S hortly after, th e woman happened to come again to th e
v i l l a g e w here Tej R am ’s fam ily resided in order to get
h e r cotton cleaned. S h e carried her child in h er arms.
As soon as th e boy saw Tej R am ’s house, he sprang to th e
ground and pointed to it w ith bis p retty , little fingers,
saying th a t yonder house was his—-th a t so and so,
nam ing th e several m em bers of th e famity, were his father,
brothers, wife and sisters. On hearin g such strange words
from a child only th re e or four years old, a crowd of people
g a t h e r e d ro u n d 'h im . H e was rep eatedly questioned a.s to
w h at had happened, m ore in je s t th a n in earnest. H e re­
lated his story in th e following words :— “I am Tej R am , the
son of N a tliu R am , B rahm an living in th e village of Lar-
pur. On a certain day a fte r ta k in g m y m eal I entered my
cham ber in order to sm oke m y hoolcha, b u t as I stretched out
my hand to tak e it up a black serp en t b it me in this finger.f
Ail efforts to b rin g m e to life were unavailing, and a t last
m y relations threw m y dead body am ong some Ia n s (grass)
in a very uncerem onious way instead of disposing of it in
a becom ing m an n er in th e R am ganga river. M y fath er was
such a m ean fellow th a t he did not buy barley tor m y p-ivrfa
cerem ony, b u t got it gratis from T h a k u r S ital Singh.
A fter leaving m y body I becam e a crow. I t was m y
daily practice to sit on th e pipal tree near my house to see
how affairs w en t on a t hom e and p articularly to have a
o-lance a t my wife. O ne day I drank some w ater from a
chatty in m v house, upon w hich my wife threw ^ away the
w ater abusing me. A n o th er day I was cawing on th e
p ip a l tree w hen K ash i R am shot m e w ith a pellet.” +
• K u r m i n is a lo w c a s t o o f I n d i a n h u s b a n d m e n .
+ S tr a n g e ly e n o u g h n il f o u n d th o m a r k s of a s e r p e n t 's t e e t h on th e
fin+ ° H is r e m a r k a b l e t l i a t h e s h o u l d h a v e s h o w e d t h e m a r k o n h i s forehead.
 On asking liis wife, she affirmed th n t really 011 a
certain day the w ater was spoilt by a crow and thrown
away. H o then repeated exactly and precisely w hat
bad happened to his K u r m in m o th e r as related above.
All were afraid th a t th e child was possessed by an evil
spirit. This opinion was soon changed when he said th a t
th e re wero th ree hundred rupees u nde r ground hidden l y
him near th e door of his room and wrapped u p in two
coverings, one w hite and th e other red. T h e boy d ug th e
spot and, to th e astonishm ent of all, the bundle containing
Ks. 300, was taken out. T he boy next searched a wall,
and Us. .‘i00 more were discovered. N o one in th e family
had known a n y th in g about these hidden treasures. T he
poor K u im in , fearing to lose her son, m ade all haste to
reach her hom e and. a few days after, th e family e m i­
grated to a d istant village ; for the boy used to eiy to
go to Tej H a m ’s house to see his wife, as she was a very
beautiful lady, and Tej Kain was very 1'ond of her.
N ow as recently as two m onths ago, m y m o th er w ent to
see h e r old mother, and by chance Tej H a m ’s story
became the subject of conversation. My m o th e r wished
to find out the tr u th of this stoiy as she was only nine or
ten years of age a t the tim e the events took place. My
grand-m other said th a t th e K urm in, th e fo im e rT e j Earn,
(now forty years old) visited the village on some business
and talked to h e r and several others. On enquiry he re ­
peated the whole story in th e very words we have used
and showed th e m arks o f t l i e snakc-bite and the pellet on
his finger and forehead respectively. H e also pointed out
th e aged p i p a l tree. T h e B rah m an family is a t present a
very large one, an d th e facts can be verified if necessary.
May I ask w h eth er th e above case is an exam ple of the
transmigration of soul— a case in which it has retained its
individuality ?
Bisalpur, Bareilly Sub-Division, 23rd March 1881.
Note.— W c have th e above p re tty ta le from a g e n tle ­
m an of character and cred ib ility who certainly tells it in
good faith. U pon reflection lie will 110 d o u b t sec, however,
th a t lie could n o t seriously expect us to answ er his conclud­
ing question,as th e n a rra tiv e comes to us fo u rth -h an d and
facts of th is k in d ever lose by circulation. F o r one thing,
it docs n o t seem to have occurred to th e respected K slia-
triy a lady to en q u ire how' it was th a t Tej Ram re-incar-
vnte had n o t proved his id en tity , even w ith th e m oney-
findings, th e circu m stan tial accounts of his d e a th and
transm igrations, and th e sn ak c-b ite scar— th a t had accom ­
panied him through th e episodes of his crow and cock-spar-
row lives— so clcarly as to induce his B rah m an castem en to
recognise and adopt him . W as a screw loose som ew here,
after all ?— E d . T u e o s .
A N C I E N T A N D M O D E R N C H E M I S T R Y.
1SY JIUIIAMMED AR IF, ESQ.
(M u n siff of the C o lle c to rC o v rt, Benares).
W hile pro fessin g a belief th a t m odern C hem istry has not
y et discovered all th e valuable secrets of th e an cien t
alchem ists, I have a t th e sam e tim e a full appreciation of
its g reat ach iev em en ts w hich is based upon a read in g of
m odern a u th o rities. If, therefore, 1 v en tu re an assertion
th a t may seem highly im probable, I tr u s t th a t th e credit
m ay be given me of doing so, because I believe it to stand
upon facts of a perfectly conclusive n a tu re . T hese
facts are am ong tho secrets of A siatic C hem istry, and if
generally know n by m en of science, would, I am sure,
lead to a com plete m odification of th e opinions as to th e
u ltim a te n a tu re and m utu al relations of th in g s now univers-
ally prev alen t in W estern laboratories. W ith deliberation
th e n and as a st u d e n t of alchem y I m ain tain th a t the, m a k ­
ing of gold and silver, or any o th e r m etal is n e ith e r oppos­
ed to coinm on-scnse, nor to th e principles of C hem istry.
L e t us dem and of such as m ay deny th is proposition to
explain th e full and en tire reason w hy by th e com bustion
of m etals th e ir oxides arc obtained. W e know th e fact,
b u t why is it so ? W h y do we thus, for instance, obtain, th e
oxide of lead, a substance widely differing in its properties
from th e m etal i t s e l f ; and w hy are m ercury and zinc inca­
pable of assum ing th e sem blance of silver ? O f course, th e
answ er will be th a t experim ents have shown th a t lead
oxide is form ed by th e addition of oxygen to the m other m e­
tal, while th ere is no such proof th a t an y th in g like silver can
be obtained by tre a tin g m ercury or zinc : lienee there is
reason to affirm th e o re and deny th e other. I should
m eet such an a rg u m e n t by dem anding th e reason why it
m u st be ta k e n for g ran ted th a t all available proof is in,
and th a t besides th e laboratory processes h ith e rto discover­
ed, th ere m ay n o t be others by which both th e oxide of
lead m ay be obtained, and the m ercury and zinc be changed
into a substance of a silvery n ature. W e are n o to b lig e tfb y
any canon of necessity to confine ourselves w ithin any
prescribed lim its of research : in fact, new d epartures aro
being m ade daily. T he incom pleteness of old ideas i.s
shown in th e case, am ong a thousand others, of the theory of
steel-m aking. I t was long supposed th a t iron was con­
verted into steel by th e gradual elim ination by h e at of its
baser com ponents, w hereas now it is ascertained th a t the
conversion is effected by th e addition of carbon to th e
m etal. S im ilarly m odern C hem istry has shown th a t the
addition of phosphorus, carbon, &c.. to certain m etals h a rd ­
ens them and a t th e sam e tim e effects g re at changes in
th e ir resonance: w hereas, these alterations in th e physical
properties of th e m etals were ascribed to totally different
causes.
A m ong In d ia n alchem ists, it has long been a theory
universally accepted th a t if th e diam ond is by a certain
process know n to th em reduced to ashes, these ashes
added to m elted tin are capable of changing th e la tte r into
silver. Practically, of course, th e experim ent is valueless,
th e transform ing a g en t being m ore costly th an th e re­
s u lta n t product. B u t still it is im p o rtan t in its suggestive­
ness, for if th e ashes of one substcnce containing carbon
w hen obtained by a certain process will tra n sm u te tin into
silver, it opens th e en quiry w h eth er a nearly related ash
from an o th er carboniferous substance m ig h t not give the
sam e re su lt u n d e r proper conditions. I f th e addition of
carbon to iron, as above stated, converts it into steel, why
is it an u n th in k a b le proposition th a t its addition to tin by
some b e tte r process th a n is now know’ll to E uropean che­
m ists, m ig h t also harden th a t m etal and give it properties
as different from th e m o th er m etal as those of steel are to
those of iron ? T rue, m odern C hem istry does not show
any such affinity betw een carbon and tin, nor does it
show th a t th e re are none. W e do know th a t in ancient
tim es a process was know n for im p a rtin g to copper tools
th e c u ttin g hardness of s t e e l ; and th a t secret is lost, che­
m ists m ay well pause before dogm atizing as to w hat was or
■was not possible for th e alchem ists. T hey have a deal y et to
learn before th ey recover the “ L ost A rts” o ftlie olden tim e.
By way of fu rth e r illu stratin g th e incom pleteness of m o­
dern C hem istry, I m ay here m ention th a t w hile it affirms
crystallised sugar and gum to be m ade of th e same ingre­
d ien ts— carbon, oxygen and hydrogen— yet 110 m odern che­
m ist can cause th e ore to assum e th e properties of the
other. T h e y can tak e each a p a rt and w eigh th e ir compo­
n e n t gases, b u t th ey cannot th en p u t those equivalents to ­
g e th er again so as to m ake th em up into crystallised sugar
and gum . J u s t so th ey cannot com bine carbon and tin as
th ey can carbon w ith iron ; b u t th e In d ia n alchem ists hare
proved that ihey can do so ; hence th e y cover a broader
ground th a n th e chem ists in th e d e p a rtm e n t of m etallurgy.
In d ep en d en tly of th e above illustrations of the fallibility
and incom pleteness of m odern chem ical science, upon
whose dictum alone th e tra n sm u ta tio n of m etals has been
discredited, I have d u rin g m y long researches into this
m om entous su bject discovered innum erable instances, show­
ing th e inconsistency of th e dogmas now generally preva­
lent. A lchem ical science is being dishonoured by the
ncglcct of th e educated, and th e trickery and base frauds
of charlatans, b u t still it is a g re at sciencc. My own views
Oil this point' of transm u tation are not w itho ut support
from high scientific a utho rity (vide Chambers’ Encyclopedia,
article 011 Alchemy); In th e Encyclopedia- P rita n n ica , it is
seen th a t tho late Sir H u m p h re y Davy did n ot deny the
transm utation of metals. T h e g re at Frenchm an D umas
lias also favoured this view. B u t I shall n ot e n ter into de­
tails here, as I have compiled the voluminous testim ony
upon this question in a work entitled 'The Ilixtovii o f Che-
viislrij, \ o which ] must refer th e reader. ' ■ ■
Note by the E d ito r .-— D o e s G o l d c r o w , is a story
charmingly told in th e Phrenological Journal by Eliza­
beth Oakes Smith. W e have given of late so m any a r ti­
cles by believers in alchemy and have been so m uch c riti­
cized for it by some of our skeptical readers t h a t wc are
happy to find a strong corroborative testim ony for th e pos­
sibility of th e above described tran sm u tation of metals in
a sentence quoted by the above-mentioned lady. “Dr. D ra ­
per,"she says, speaking of th e e m ine n t A m erican xavant
and a u th o r of Conjliet between Religion and. Science— “ has
given bis testimony to - t h e belief th a t eventually the
dreams of the old alchemists of converting th e , baser
metals, into gold, m ay be a t some tim e realized, inasmuch
as there are forty elem entary metals out of sixty e le m e n t­
ary substances. H o says emphatically :' ‘ If. requires
some degree of moral eourago to present the facts
as they actually are, and stem tho derision of tho
conceited and ignorant ; b u t the. m etals w ill one d a y he.
transm itted into one, another, a n d the dream s o f the al­
chemists all rea lized .''’
TH E BRAH M O SA M A J. ' ,
the pure and sublim e heights of Theism by promulgating
and enforcing th e acceptance of th e untheistic doctrines
of Dispensations, S a in t W orship, Avatarism,; Mediatorship,
and latterly by preaching th e necessity of G urus, and be­
lief in tho infallibility of Kesliub a n d by tlie introduc­
tion of the worship of a, flag and th e idolatrous rites of
arati, T h e Brahinos of th e other two churches no longer
recognize th e mem bers of th e B hnm tbarshia Sam aj—
Kesluib’s followers— as Bralunos, ,nor. call , th e ir church,
Brahmo Samaj. -The religion of the Bhai'uth.arsliia B r a h ­
mo Samaj is n o t Brahmoism, b u t Kcsluibism, or as
Kesliub now chooses to call it “ the Religion of th e New
Dispensation.” I t is well th a t Kesliub has adopted' this
nam e for his religion. H e has . forfeited the rig h t to call
his church Brahm o Samaj and his .religion, ;Brahmoism,
for hix Brahmoism has become as un-Brahmic, nay, as
a nti-B rahm ic as any other religion. : ; ,
I f you wish to know all abo ut th e i Brahm o Samaj and
Brahmoism, in order to enlighten your European and
A m erican friends on th e subject, I recommend you to com­
m unicate with th e Secretary of the A d i and th e Sadha-
r a n Brahm o Samajcs. .. . .
In calling K e s h u b ’s N e w Dispensation tho B rahm o S a ­
maj and Kesliub tho leader of th e Bralunos, a great injus­
tice is done to those who really deserve th a t n am e and pride
themselves 011 it, and tru ly represent tlie Brahm o Church.
To you and to those'of y ou r readers who m ay be .desirous
to know th e history of th e Brahm o Samaj from its
foundation to th e year 1 S 7 S, I m u st also refer to Mr. G. S.
L eonard’s H istory of th e B r a h m o , Samaj now sold by
Messrs. W. N e w m an & Co., Dalliousie Square, Calcutta.
" " • , , '■ . ' , {

h y a r .i u m i o . N T R W A N A .- .. . .
T o t t i k "E ditor,— I am sorry to sec t h a t in w riting on HV GEO. AV. C H A T M A N , ESQ.

th e Brahmo Samaj in th e TiiEOSoi’HlST for April, several As the infant sinks to rest, 1 . :
m istakes have inadvertently been committed. rl h c w ri­ N estled on its m o th e r’s breast,
te r is evidently misinformed w ith respect to th e present L e t me 011 th y bosom lie, ■ ■
state of tb e B rahm o Samaj. A t p resent the B rahm o Sa- Loved and only D e ity ! , ;
maj is divided into three sections, know n respectively as L ot me th e re a refuge find , ,
'the A di, B rahm o Samaj, or th e F irst Theistic C hurch ; F rom th e motions of th e m ind ; .
the Bharaibarsliia, Brahm o Samaj, or th e In dian Theistic .From the strifes of m en and brothers ; ^
Church ; and th e S a d h a ra n B rahm o Samaj, or th e G ener­ From a life all borne for others ; .
al Theistic Church. T he A di, B rahm o Samaj which was F rom n ig h t vigils d ark and lonely,
established by H am M ohun Roy fifty-one years ago, has Shared w ith d ou bting demons only ; ,
now two leaders—-Baboos D e be n dra N a t h Tagore and Raj F r o m t h o fl a m e s o f p a s s i o n ’s fire ; .
N arain Bose. T be Bharatbavshia; Samaj which was esta b ­ From the gnawings of desire ;
lished fourteen years ago, has one leader, and it is your From th e to rtures of despair ; ,
“ Mr. Sen." The S a d h a ra n Samaj which was established From the black com panion care ; '
onlv two years ago, has a host of leaders, th e most, prom i­ F ro m th e slu m b e r couched w ith sorrow ;
nent, am ong whom are Pundit Bejoy K rish n a Goswami, F r o m t h e w a k i n g 011 t h e m o r r o w . ................
P u n d it Shiva N atli Sashtri, M. A,, and Baboo A n a n d a W h a t to m e arc p a th w a y s g o ld e n ,i
Mohun Bose, B. A. (Cantab), b a rriste r-a t-la w ,. and a In some heaven of legends olden,
wrangler of th e Cambridge U niversity to boot. I h e H arp s and crowns, and garish show
A d i "Brahmo Samaj has a Bengalee organ called the Modelled on tb e life below ? , ..
T atindm dhini P a trik a , a high-class religious and theolo­ Life, still life however varied,
gical journal, now in the th irty -n in th year of its publica­ Still a b u r d e n t o b e c a r r ie d .
tion. ’ The B hdratbarshia B rahm o Samaj has two organs, N a u g h t of this, G autam a, give,
one Bengalee called P h a rm a Ta-hra, and the other k n g - ] f to share it is to live ! '
lish, viz.. your S u n d a y M irror. Tho Sa.d.haran Sam aj W lia t to me are tim e-worn creeds,
has likewise two organs— ono Bengalee called lain-a, W e b of b a r b a r o u s n a m e s and deeds.
Jvom nadi and the other English called B rahm o P u b lic Woven threads of childish story, . ,
O pinion. You will now 'perceive t h a t you were quite F a r descended, crude aud hoary,
wrong in asserting th a t Kcsliub was the leader of th e C r i m p e d to s u p e r s t i t i o u s p h a s e s ,
Brahinos, and th e S u n d a y M irro r, the, organ of the In th e in fan cy of r a c e s ; ^ . . , ..
Brahmo Samaj. _ , , B o r n o f fa n c i e s w e i r d a n d elfish ; . ' : : . ,
As to religious opinions th e re is no difference between . N u rsin g aspirations selfish ; •
the old nnd th e new Samajcs— the Ad/t and tbe S a d h a ra n . , Gilded with a specious learning, ' . '
B u t i n social reformation th e A d i Sam ajists are very con­ C ankering life w ith futile y earn in g.' '
servative, while th e S a d h a ra n Samajists advocate all kinds . F o r a d e stin y su p ern al. . , ............. ■ '
of radical social reformations— such as th e rooting out of B e t t e r far, t b e r e s t e t e r n a l : '
the casle-systcm, the introduction of inter-marriage, R est untroubled, tranquil, deep, , ,
female emancipation, high female education, &e. I h e , W h e re uo souls their vigils keep ; .
Brahinos of these two Samajcs have still k e p t in violate Rest in sleep th a t knows not waking, ,. . .„
the high and noble doctrines of T h e is m /s e t forth by th e ; Thirsting, hunger, or h eart-breaking ; ,
great founder of tb e Brahm o Samaj, and can safely be W h e re tb e pain to be shall cease ............ .
pronounced to be tru e Theists. B u t tho ilhavatharshia, I11 N irv a n a , perfect peace. , ,
Brahmo Sam ajists have long since fallen far down from ‘ Ceyloiv, March, 1881. '
 T H E N E W D IS P E N S A T IO N D IS S E C T E D .
)iV T J ’I I ’U R A O I t A B A N 15A N E K JK A , ESQ.
T o THE E ditok ,— Knowing th a t yours is th e only j o u r ­
nal in all India, th a t welcomes every kind of religious
discussion, I m ake bold to encroach a little upon your
columns. . of persecuting zeal is an o th er form of toleration, b u t this
Before I begin, I m u st premise th a t I am quite u n ­
fettered by th e tram m els of Brahmoism, not having had
as yet to bow my back to th e yoke of any of its three
sects. This prelude is, it appears to me, iu some degree
necessary iu order to guard your readers against the
chance of th e ir pre-supposing th e correspondence to be
a special pleading in behalf of one sect against another,
issuing, as it does, from one, uncom m itted to Bralimo-
ism, this criticism m ig h t be ta k e n as a specimen of what
the public a t large thinks of tlie movement.
On th e 27 th of F e b ru a ry last, th e leader of the N ew
Dispensation came to Bhagalpore to unfurl th e flag of
th e N e w Dispensation over the newly-built local m m u lir ,
erected a t th e expense of a non-Brahmo. H e came in
couth/ simplicity, accompanied by two special c/ielan (dis­
ciples) dressed in th e fashion of H in d u Yogis w ith d/to-
lic* and ck a d a rs dyed of a reddish tinge, each w ith an
ektava, a stringed in s tru m e n t o f tli e m en d ic a n t Baisltnabs,
iu his hand. T he ■wonder-struck spectators were n ot a
little startled w hen th e y saw one of the ch/das ta k e out
a roll of tigcr-skin from under his arm aud spread it
quietly upon th e a lta r of th e tem ple for his g u r u to sit
upon, and th e o ther to pick u p complacently th e shoes
p u t olf by th e pontiff before his ascent to th e pulpit. .Is
th e report correct ? Are we to believe the eye-witnesses, or
arc they to be set down as so m any c a lu m n ia to rs? In to
w hat wilder madness can hero-worship ru n th a n t h a t —■
gentlem en serving as waiters,— degrading themselves as
shoe-bearers ! By th e bye, w h at greater obeisance was
exacted by th e B ra h m in s from th e Sudras ?
B u t w ith ou t fu rth e r preface, let us address ourselves
to our task of dissection. So much capital is being made
of th e newly-coined phrase “ New D ispensation” by its
m anufacturers th a t in common fairness th e y are bound
to render ail explanation to the public of its scope and
aim. Dispensation iu theology has a special significa­
tion. I t suggests two things, a person inspired, and a
body of tr u th s com m unicated anew. ■ long chain of paradoxes always a ttrib u te d to tho one
To be ranked with th e past dispensations, th e present
one m ust have its so-called prophet. May we ask who is
the seer 011 this occasion ? Js it, this being em phatically
th e age of joint-stock companies, th e whole firm of Sen,
Mozunular, & Co., or Mr. Sen alone, as -was th e ease with
th e Christian or the Mosaic Dispensation? In the different
ages of th e world, th e m inister preached, th ere appeared
several avatars to lighten th e earth of its bu rden of v ic e ;
with similar mission th e nava-bidhun has made its a p ­
pearance am ongst us. The New D ispensation cannot itself
be styled a living avatar. T here m u st be some Doojorh
(seer) to bring down tlie glad tidings from tlie highest
heaven. W ho is this person elect, we again repeat ?
This is. indeed, an im portant question. There is no third
alternative possible, either accept K eshub, or him with
his followers, as prophets, or the N ew Dispensation .is a
myth. W hich horn of the dilem m a are th e followers of
th e inventor of th e N ew Dispensation prepared to choose ?
As to the body of tr u th s forming th e su bstratum of the
dispensation in question, the beauty i.s th a t its promul-
sators even seem to be a t a loss to define w hat th e y w ant
to disseminate. There are m any rhapsodies ou th e sub ­
ject, studded copiously with th e word new, b u t a clear
exposition of its tenets is nowhere, and consequently it is
difficult to hit directly the points which m a rk its p re te n ­
sions to newness. Let 11s, however, analyse th e supposed
grounds 011 which the New D ispensation boasts.
Much stress is laid upon toleration as th e characteristic
feature of the new religion. (1) T h a t Brahmoism lias
th a t a m o u n t of toleration which is necessary for eclecticism,
k none will doubt. I t has ra th e r been forced upon it by
circu m stan ces. H a v in g 110 holy bpoks of ita ow n; B rah«
moism has, as a m a tte r of course, had to fall back upon
th e scriptures of the revealed .religions and thence to or­
ganize rules of conduct, for this life as well as th e next.
Ami this it has.been doing since its conception, and after
a q u a rte r of a century, this cannot be claimed again as a
special feature o ftlie N e w Dispensation. (2) .The -want
is qu ite beside th e question as far as th e new religion is
concerned, because of the political insignificance of its
ad herents and th e a b and on m ent of the clmrch-and-state
theory by the enlightened Government under.which we
live. T here arc u nm istak cab le proofs, however, th a t if
th e y could gain th e car of tlicjpowers th a t be, they would
not hesitate to recall th e days of th e S ta r Cham ber ' and
Inquisition in India. F o r to w hat does the leader iu the
S u n d a y M irro r of last week, headed “ Moral Education”
tend ? Is it not ta n ta m o u n t to advocating the. enactm ent
of a rcligioiis-disabilitics Bill ? . (3) Toleration, may
again m ean disbelief in the theory of exclusive salvation.
This noble principle is not a product of yesterday ; it has
been in existence a t least for the last three centurics.
However, do th e N ew Dispensationists believe th a t other
religions are as efficacious for. salvation as their own ?
Tlieir faith in tho avatars precludes th e m from returning
a, negative reply, for th a t would be virtually questioning
th e good faith of th e previous avatars. "Unfortunately,
th e positive reply is equally suicidal to th e whole, fabric
of the N e w Dispensation. For, if they grant th e compe­
tency of o ther religions, th e need of a new religion— the
N e w D ispensation— cannot be established. There, how­
ever, appears a way of steering clear of th e Scylla and
Oharibdis, namely, th e assumption of th e plea of superior­
ity, th a t the old religions were sufficient in tlieir day, b u t
now, th a t a new lig h t has dawned upon us, they are not
sufficient, b u t this is nothing short of preaching exclusive
salvation, so t h a t th e third form of. toleration lands th e
N ew D ispensation 011 absurdity. . ■ .
There is th e n no phase of toleration, the evolutiou of
which th e New D ispensation can arrogate to itself as the
special result o f . its own exertions and 011 th e score of
■which it can p lum e itself with the title of ncv:. •
Again, under the N ew Dispensation, th e E ham or the
One has been split into a father aud mother, a compound
of man and woman,— thus adding a link to th e already
unknow n and .incomprehensible. Tho Mahomedans and
th e Christians (?) may call this a novel .notion, b u t it is
not so w ith a H ind u. So this plea too for claiming new­
ness has a foundation of Sand. ' .
Syuchronousw ith t h e coining of tho phrase N ew D ispen­
sation, there has been going on a free importation, into
Babu Koslmb’s religion, of th e H indu or ra th e r th e Baish-
nab rites, ceremonies, instrum ents and all those external
auxiliaries of worship, which were once eschcwcd as
badges of idolatry, such as (trail, panch<tpradip sacred
Shells, huixar ct hoc genus th e \(omnc,) prayer-book has
also been transformed into H in d u P u th l-lu vm . h i fact,
K csh n b ’s church has considerably retraced its steps from
its once vaunted spiritual character. ' Jt has Wandered far
awav from its original p ath of conciliation. The thorough
Baishnabising o f tli e Brahm o religion is what th e Notv
Dispensation seems to drift to. J u d g e d of by its later
developments, wc can come to 110 other conclusion. The
' movement, when viewed in its tru e colors, is nothing b u t a
wholesale adoption of Chaitanya'ism with all the apptir-
tenanccs. ' 1 . ,
I f th e above is the sum and substance of .all th e fuss of
th e N e w Dispensation we cannot resist likening it to the
labour of a m ountain ' producing a .mouse. This hodge-
"p o d g in g o f the Brahm o religion is, indeed, something new
aud the m anufacturers of it are welcomc to give it any
appellation th e y like, old or new. .
■ ' A few words as to th e m anner of the dchnt of the New
Dispensation, and wc have done. T he inventor himself of
th e N ew D ispensation acknowledges th a t the seeds of it
had been germ inating in th e dark for fifty years, b u t tlio
first of J a n u a r y 187U m arked th e date of its fuller develop*
m cnt. T o ta k e h im at h is ow n w ord, if th is w ore a con ­ needed to fo rtify th e b e lie f of stu d en ts o f In d ia n Yoga
s u m m a t i o n d e v o u t l y w is h e d , w h y w a s it s g r o w t h s u ffe r e d to s cien ce, but to show th e A sia tic p u b lic in general
b e retard ed so lo n g ? It m ay be rejo in ed v e r y a p tly th at th at m odern p h y sic a l d isc o v er y is d a ily b rin g in g to
th e tim e was not till th en r ip e for its r ecep tio n . T h is lig h t fresh p roofs th a t th e a sse r tio n s of A ryan p h ilo so ­
h o w e v e r, ra ises th e query if we are p erm itted to pene­ p h er s r e sp e c tin g th e reserv ed p o w ers o f m a n w ere n o t lo o se­
tr a te w ith in t h e v eil, w h a t arc th e c re d e n tia ls for ta k in g ly an d ig n o r a n tly m a d e. L e t u s o n ly w a it p a tien tly and
th e j'car 187!) as th e annus mirabilis. W hat w ere w e w ill a ll s e e t h e s e b o ld in fid e ls o f t h e W est co n fessin g
th e m ira cles w h ic h p r o g n o s tic a te d it ? A re we to c o n si­ th a t th eir grandest d isco v eries w ere a n ticip a te d m any
der th e date on w h ic h M essrs. Sen, M ozum dar and a g e s a g o b y th e s e a iic ic n ts w h o m th e y n o w d are to s tig m a ­
C om pany, first em barked on th eir new b u sin ess, spe­ tise as ig n o r a n t th eo rists.
c u la te d u p o u b y th eir sohi d irecto r, t h e fu ln ess o f tim e ?
O r is it t h e K o o c li B ehar, th at is to b e th o u g h t as th e THE Bombay Guardian, AN organ of T H U M E T H O D IS T
in d ex o f th e fu ln e ss o f tim e ? sect r e c e n tly e x p r essed in str o n g term s, th e d e c id e d o p in io n
T h i s a b r u p t n e s s in t h e p r o c la m a t i o n o f t h e N e w D isp e n ­ th at th e G overnm ent o f In d ia sh o u ld “ d e m a n d of th e
sa tio n m u s t have a d ee p er'm e a n in g . A n d if b y sig n s w c N a t i v e G o v e r n m e n ts t h a t t h e y sh a ll cea se from th e in ju s­
c a n tell, th e c o m m o n -s e n s c r e lig io n of B r a h m o is m is fa st t i c e ” o f i n t e r f e r i n g w i t h m e n ’s “ c o n v i c t i o n s in th e m atter
a p p ro a ch in g th e m ira cu lo u s, tr y in g th u s to in v e st itse lf o f relig io n a ff ir m in g t h a t t h e fo r m e r d id n o t d o so. Its
w it h a u a ir o f d iv in e s a n c tio n a u d to th r o w its m an -m ad e str ictu r es w ore in th is in sta n ce sp ecia lly d irected a g a in st
orig in in to th e background. I t has, h o w e v e r , b e c o m e its th e a c tio n o f H . H . th e H o lk a r, in b a n is h in g from Indore
n e c e s s ity , for 110 c o d e o f m e r e ly r a tio n a l r elig io n can h ave all C h r is tia n c o lp o r t c u is a n d c o n v e r ts. I f t h is is n o t a n a p ­
su fficien t a u th o r ita tiv e in flu en ce 011 th e p o p u la r m in d , p e a l for t h o p r o te c tio n o f C h r is tia n p r o p a g a n d is m b y a r m e d
u n less sa n ctified b y t h e n a m e d iv in e. i n t e r v e n t i o n — lo r t h e in t e r fe r e n c e o f th e Param ount P ow ­
W c cannot b etter co n c lu d e th is review th a n w ith a n er, e v e n b y r e m o n s t r a n c e , is s i m p l y t h a t — t h e n w e m u s t b e
ex h o r ta tio n to th e b lin d fo llo w ers o f K e s h u b B a b u , th a t v e r y o b tu s e in p e r c e p tio n . The Guard/tan v ir tu a lly begs
t h e y sh o u ld th in k a little for th e m se lv e s, an d sh o u ld n o t th a t th e V ic er o y sh a ll h o ld th e M ah arajah vi et armw,
a llo w th e m s e lv e s to be le d b y th e n o s e t o a n y t h in g a n d e v e r y ­ w h ile th e m issio n a r ie s run th rou gh In d o r e a n d lea d in to
t h i n g for t h e s a k e o f e lo q u e n c e . T h e ex er c ise o f p riv a te a p o stacy as m a n y as th e y can. N o w onder H is H ig h n ess
j u d g m e n t i s o n e ’s b i r t h - r i g h t ; h e w h o r e n o u n c e s i t “ h o o d ­ sh o u ld w ish to keep C h r istia n ity out o f h is te rrito ry as
w i n k e d b y t h e f a s c i n a t i o n o f ft n a m e , ” i s a tra ito r to h im ­ lo n g as p o ssib le, w h e n lie can sec h o w it has d e m o r a lise d
s elf. B u t a m o n g th ese m e n t h e r e is a great ten d en cy to its c o n v e r ts in t h e P r e s id e n c ie s ; c a u s in g b r o th e ls a n d d r in k ­
pay in o r d in a te respect to au th o rity . Is it p o s s ib le for in g sh o p s to sp rin g u p lik e m ushroom s, and m a k in g th e
ed u cated m en to show g r e a t e r m e n t a l in c a p a c i t y t h a n to n a m e o f N a t i v e C h r is tia n in m a n y p la c c s s y n o n y m o u s w ith
co n fo u n d sh a d o w w ith su b sta n c e ? The sim p le fact th a t a ll t h a t is bad. W h a t, w c w o n d er, w o u ld th e Guardian
“ N e w D is p e n sa tio n ” is b u t a n a m e in v e n te d to d istin g u ish say if th e sh oe w ere 011 t h e o th er foot a n d E u r o p e a n s w ere
th e S am aj o f w h ic h Babu K eshub is t h e a u to cra t, from b e in g c o n v e r te d “ b y trick a u d d e v ic e ” to id o la tr y '!■ D oes
th e Adi Sam aj 011 o n e sid e, and th e Sadharan Sam aj 011 i t r e c o l l e c t h o w o n e s u c h “ c o n v e r t ”-— a n E n g l i s h C a p t a i n —

th e oth er, sh o u ld be m ista k c u , and an u n su b sta n tia l w a s tr e a te d s o m e y e a r s b a c k ; lio w ^ ie w a s b u n d le d o ff tw ic e

n a m e sh o u ld b e lo o k ed u p o n as s o m e th in g su b sta n tia l a n d h o m e a s a lu n a t ic so as to d estro y , if p o ssib le, th e effect o f

real, p o w e r fu l e n o u g h to “ resu sc ita te I n d ia a n d d isp e l its h is e x a m p le ? T h e m issio n -h o u se, g en tlem en , is a g la ss

s p ir itu a l d a r k n e s s ,” is w hat surpasses our pow er of com ­ h ou se, an d th e few er sto n e s its o ccu p a n ts th ro w w h ile still

p reh en sio n . C red u lity , in to what cu rio u s a n im a ls you in In d ia , t h e b e tte r . Y ou had b etter le a v e th e H o lk a r

m e ta m o r p h o se h u m a n b ein g 3 ! a lo n e — u n less y o u co u r t tro u b les. You are here o n ly 011

suffran ce. T he G overnm ent has not yet forgotten what
M arch 20, 1881.
sh a re o f t h e M u t in y it o w e s to th e m issio n a ry e d ito rs of
th e Friend of India, w h o a lso c la m o u r e d for p ro tectio n to

H U M AN L IF E A T H IG H L A T IT U D E S. m is sio n a r y in ter e sts. T h e la ter in sta n ce o f th e Z u lu war

is fresh , a n d th e g o in g s-o n of th e flo g g in g m issio n a ries
D oubt has been expressed of th e co rrectn ess o f th e o f B la n ty re fresh er still in th e p u b lic m in d . T h e E d ito r
s t a te m e n t t h a t I n d ia n Y o g is h a v e liv e d a n d still r e sid e a t o f th e Guardian, is a resp ected , good and d evoted m an,
extrem e a ltitu d e s in th e H im a la y a s . It has b een averred t h o u g h a m i s s i o n a r y ; l i k e o u r s e l v e s h e is, w e b eliev e, an
t h a t th e ra refiea tio n o f th e a t m o s p h e r e is so great at th e a lien . I f h e w o u ld but r efle ct a m om ent he w o u ld see
h ig h p la tea u x of 1 .1 ,0 0 0 and m ore fe e t a b o v e sca -lcv c l th a t if h e is a w e ll- w is h e r o f th e G overnm ent o f In d ia ,
th at 110 h u m a n b e in g s co u ld ex ist t h e r e for a n y l e n g t h o f a n d w o u ld a v o id th r o w in g a n y h ea v ier burdens upon its
tim e. S t ill in th e S a b h ap ati S w a m i ’s little tr e a tise on a lr e a d y o v e r -b u r d e n e d h a n d s, h e o u g h t to a b s ta in from s u c h
Raja Yoga lie d ecla res th a t he was p e rm itted to v isit ex p r essio n s as th o se a b o v e c ited , w h ic h p la in ly ten d to
som e of th ese h o ly reclu ses in th e sn o w y peaks, an d at stir u p d is c o n te n t a n d b reed p e r h a p s b lo o d jr d istu rb a n c es
p. 9 2 o f ou r V o l. I, a n o th e r S w a m i, k n o w n to u s as a m an a m o n g a n a tu ra lly d o cile and loyal p eo p le, p a ssio n a te ly
o f c re d ib ility , s ta te s (se e a r tic le o n “ B a d r in a th t h e M y s t e r i­ d e v o te d to th eir ancestral relig io n s and in to le ra n t of
o u s ”) t h a t from th at sacred te m p le m ay so m etim es be G overn m en tal in ter fe r e n c e w ith t h e sa m e .
seen fa r u p t h e ic y a n d in a ccessib le h e ig h ts m en of vene­
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rab le presence who are p e r m a n e n tly engaged th ere in
“ sacrcd p u rsu its . . . q u ite u n k n o w n to t h e w o r ld .” T H K L K A itN K i) l 'U I N C I P A L OF HENAUIiS COLLKGE— D lt. tt.
S c ie n c e h a s n o w h a p p ily d e te r m in e d t h a t life c a n b e s u p ­ T h i b a u t — h a s la id u s u n d e r o b li g a t io n s b y t h e p r e s e n t a t io n
p orted th er e w ith o u t serio u s d isco m fo rt a fter a course of of a copy of th e paper On the Suri/aprnjnrqmti, w h ich he
p re p a ra tiv e t r a in i n g . In Nature, for M a r c h 17, 1881, a c o n tr ib u te d to th e jou rn al o f th e A sia tic S o c ie ty o f B e n ­
r e c e n t le c tu r e o f M r. Edw ard W hym per, th e d a r in g e x ­ g a l (v o l. x l i x , p a r t 1.) D r . T h i b a u t ’s essa y u p o n th e cu ri­
p lo r e r o f C h im b o r a z o a n d C o ta p a x i, is r e p o r t e d . H e says ou s J a in a c o sm o lo g ica l and a stro n o m ica l s y ste m d isp la y s
th at he spent tw en ty-on e n ig h ts above .1 4 ,0 0 0 f e e t a b o v e a ll tlia t p a i n s t a k i n g e la b o r a t io n o f t h e d e ta ils o f a su b je c t
th e level of th e sea ; e ig h t m ore above ir > ,0 0 0 f e e t ; t h i r ­ u n d er stu d y, w h ic h is t h e ch a ra cteristic of a tru e man.
teen m ore above IG ,0 0 0 f e e t ; a n d o n e m ore at l!),4 f> 0 o f scien ce, and— a m arked tra it of G erm an sch o la rs.
feet. A t first he exp erien ced ‘ m o u n ta in sick n e ss,’ I t is p r o b a b l y w i t h i n t h e t r u t h t o s a y th a t so carefu l a p a ­
au e x tr e m e p h y sic a l la ssitu d e, fev e rish n ess, in t e n s e th irst, p er as th e p resen t can fin d b u t a very sm a ll num ber of
d ifficu lty of sw a llo w in g , an im p ed im e n t in b rea th in g . a p p r e c ia tiv e rea d ers in In d ia , w here o fficia lism seem s to
But by th e ex er c ise of dogged p lu ck ( will-power) d estro y in a g r e a t m easure t h e in c lin a tio n for ser io u s r e ­
th ose sy m p to m s w ere ev en tu a lly overcom e, and he and search. I f su ch rip e m in d s as h is w o u ld h a v e s y m p a th e t ic
h is party fin ish ed th eir m e m o ra b le ex p lo r a tio n s in approval and aid th e y m u st seek th em at hom e. H ere,
gaiety. These facts arc not cited because th ey were B a d m in to n h o ld s sw ay, .
 TRU E R E JAG IO N D E F IN E D . fill. And, fis th e e n tir e u n i v e r s e is v isio n a ry a n d fa lse
JSV T H E L A T E V I S H N U U A W A , J i K A I I M A C H A U I . t h e r e is n o t h i n g b e s id e s t h e pa rm a tm a w h ich c a n iloserv - '
W h a t is dharma, or tlu it w h ic h is p o p u la r ly in t e r p r e te d e d ly b e ca lled real. T h erefore, th e u n co n sc io u s and im ­
to b e R elig io n ? Or r a th e r , w h a t is t h a t w h ic h can tr u ly m a teria l Parmatma is t h e o n ly T r u th or th e o n ly E x ist­
a n d d e s e r v e d ly b e ca lled dharma, o r R e l i g i o n ? ence. A n i l a s i t i s t h e o n l y T r u t h a n d E x i s t e n c e if, m ust
' rl h e S a n s k r i t w o r d dharma r a d i c a l l y i m p l i e s D u ty and n e e d s b e th e o n ly tru e e x isten ce, S e lf or essence of every
N atu re. Dharma is th e D u ty and N a tu re c o -ex isten t m a ter ia l a n d sp ir itu a l th in g fa lse ly an d id e a lly e x is te n t in
w ith th e v ery liv in g or ex isten ce of a b e i n g in t h e u n i ­ th e u n iv ersa l d e lu sio n or Maya. It is th e E te rn ity an d
verse. F o r in s ta n c e , i t is t h e dharma. or th e D u tifu l N a­ In fin ity o f E x isten ce or B ein g , and o f q u ietu d e or h a p p i­
tu re o f th e tir o to burn th in g s, o f th e w in d to b lo w , o f ness. A s it is e te rn a lly v o id of m a tte r a u d in tellig en ce
th e son to revere and lo v e h is p aren ts, o f th e p u p il to or co n scio u sn ess, 110 m a ter ia lity a n d c o n sc io u sn e ss co u ld
r e s p e c t a n d o b e y h i s p r e c e p t o r , a n d s o o n : i t is th e dhar­ in t h e l e a s t affect its U n co n scio u s Im m a ter ia lity . Thus
ma, or th e n atural or in n a te a n d in b o rn d u ty of every th e nirviealpa and niracar Parmatma is th e o n ly T ru th ,
b ein g , a n d t h in g to p erfo rm or d o th a t w h ic h p r o c e e d s a n d th e o n ly R ea lity , th e o n ly S elf, th e o n ly E ssence, and
em anates lro m th e very nature or b ir th o f its e sse n c e , th e o n ly H a p p in e ss o f a ll m a teria l and sp iritu a l th in g s
ex isten ce , b e in g , or liv in g in th e u n iv erse.* N o w , in th e or b e in g s w h ic h seem to e x ist in tlie u n iv ersa l Ma.yo.;
ease of a ra tio n a l b ein g , what is its s u p r e m e n a t u r e or or illu sio n . T h erefore, th e h ig h est, th e b est, th e m ost
h ig h est n atu ral d u ty or dhurma. ? I f a m a n w ill j u s t rea ­ b e n e fic ia l, n a tu r a l, c o m m o n , u n ifo rm , etern a l, and o m n i­
so n a little w ith h im se lf, h e w ill at once com e to k n o w p resen t R elig io n or dharma of a r a tio n a l b e in g (as w ell
t h a t t o a r a tio n a l b e in g , n o t h i n g is o f g r e a t e r im p ortan ce as o f t h e ir r a tio n a l o n e s , w h e n t h e y w ill r e a c h tlie s ta te o f
th an th e k n o w led g e of its own self. And no ra tio n a l r a tio n a lity ) is n o t o n ly to know, but a lso to exp erien ce
b e in g is w it h o u t th is n a t u r e o f t h in k in g a n d r e f le c t in g (e v e n (anoobhava) p erso n a lly i. e. t o feel th is nirviealpa niracrnti
it i t b e b u t fo r a m o m e n t ) o v e r its in c o m p re h e n sib le an d or u n co n sc io u s im m a te r ia lity , or Parmatma — t h e I n f i n i t y
u n in te llig ib le self. T h e k n o w led g e even of every th in g and E te rn ity of E x isten ce and H a p p in ess. T h is state
an d la w th a t e x ist in th e u n iv erse w ith o u t th at of th e of u n co n scio u s im m a teria lity has been v a rio u sly ca lled
real Self is, i n f a c t , n o dn y a n or vidya, ( k n o w l e d g e ) . I t i s , th eParmatma, t h e Parabrahm, th e Sa.tya lirahm, t h e
on th e oth er han d, gross i g n o r a n c e — adnyan o r avidya ; Paramcshivar, t h e Nirvan, & c . * I t is t h e true o r e t e r n a l
fo r to know ev ery th in g (sp ir itu a l aud n a tu ra l) b u t th e state o f every b ein g , for sa v in g it th ere can be fou n d
real S e lf of th e knower of th a t u n iv er sa l k n o w led ge no oth er tru e e x iste n c e ; th erefore e v e r y r a t i o n a l b e i n g ’s
(scien ce) ean n ever be a p p recia ted by any sen sib le m a n . dharma o r n a t u r a l d u t y a n d R e l i g i o n i s f i r s t t o a c q u i r e
I t is t h e g r o s s e s t k in d o f ig n o r a n c e to tr y to know every­ t h e dnyan ( k n o w l e d g e ) o r v id y a o f i t s r e a l S e l f , t h e
t h i n g s a v e o n e ’s own real S elf. So it is th e first, th e Parmatma, a n d t h e n hy the annihilation of its alma,
best and th e h ig h est dharma or d u tifu l r elig io n of a or worldly self or mill t o e x p e r i e n c e t h e i n f i n i t y o f
liv in g lation al b e in g ; and as th e hum an b e in g s possess H a p p in e ss p r e v a le n t in its u n c o n sc io u s Im m a te r ia lity .-)*
r a tio n a lity it is th e o n ly tru e d u ty or relig io n of a L et t h is t h e n su ffice for t h e p r e se n t, for h o w e v e r a c c u r a te
ra tio n a l b ein g . A ll oth er d u ties are secondary to it. one (w ho has p erso n a lly ex p erien ced th e tru e state of

T ru th has an etern a l, u n ifo rm , and o m n ip resen t h is real self, th e Paramatma .) w ill be in h is d escrip ­

essence or e x isten ce : w h ile fa lseh o o d has no real e x ist­ t io n o f it, he w ill never be tr u ly a b le to exhaust th e

e n c e a t all. In th e en tire u n iv erse, w h ic h is com posed subject. T ru th is e te rn a lly and e n tir e ly opposed to

o f a c t i v e i n t e l l i g e n c e a n il in e r t m a t t e r , n o t h i n g w h a t e v e r is F a lseh o o d , th erefore, it is w h a t F a l s e h o o d is not. The

fo u n d to be etern a l, u n ifo rm , a n d o m n ip r e s e n t. And what Pa.rmdtma b e in g w h a t th e m a teria l an d sp ir itu a l u n iv erse

is n o t so, is fa ls e ; for t h e t r u t h m u s t r e m a in o n e a n d t h e is n o t , to endeavour to d escrib e accu rately th at T ru th

s a m e iu e v e r y p la c e as a t e v e r y tim e. T herefore, th e u n i­ w ith th e a ssista n c e of lan gu age, w ords, m atter, in tel­

versal m a tte r an d sp irit are fa lse or o n ly id e a lly e x is t e n t lig e n c e , &c. w o u ld be u seless. The com p on en ts o f th e

b u t r ea lly n o n -ex isten t. A n il if one w ill t h in k w ell h e u n iv ersa l F a lse h o o d or maya, is a v a in p i e c e o f fo lly . The

w ill a t la st c o m e to k n o w th a t th e o n ly th in g or rath er P a r a m a tm a ’s s t a t e m ust be experienced -personally, i. e.,

one m u st by th e -variou s processes of Yoga e ith e r an­
sta te o f b ein g w h ich deserves to b e ca lled th e T r u t h , is
th e nirviealpa or u n co n scio u s, and n ira c a r or th at im ­ n ih ila te (for e v e r ) o r is o la t e a n d p a r a ly z e (for a t i m e ) h is
soul to ex p erien ce it ; in o th er w ords to becom e th o
m a teria l state w h ich pervades and exten d s ad infmitwhi
b e y o n d th e u n iv e r s e in th e in fin ity a n d e t e r n ity o f w h a t w e very s ta te o f h is real S elf, th e Pamuudma. W lia t r em a in s
of th e U n co n sciou s I m m a t e r ia lit y a fte r th e a n n ih ila tio n ,
c a ll T im e an d S p a ce. It (th e u n co n sc io u s Im m a te r ia lity )
or iso la tio n of th e soul is th e etern al real state of th e
eq u a lly ex ists b efore, after, and at th e very tim e o f th o
fa lse u n iv er sa l ex isten ce of m atter and in tellig en ce . Parmatma, th e one S e lf of all. To get th o personal

T ru th is ever present, eveu d u rin g th e supposed and

ex p erien ce of th e parmatma's tru th fu l state one m u st,
fr e e h im se lf en tir ely from th e in flu e n c e o f m atter and
im a g in a ry e x isten ce of F alseh ood , in fact, it e x ists in
fin ite in tellig en ce . J u s t a s in a n a r it h m e t ic a l ca lc u la tio n
th e very m id st o f F a ls e h o o d ; for F a ls e h o o d can never
th e w rong fig u re m u s t bo d isp la ced b y t h e r ig h t one to
id e a lly e x ist w ith o u t th e in d irect support and assist­
c o m e to th e tr u th , so th e co n scio u s and m a teria l state
ance of T ru th . The v isio n a r y snake ex ists in th o
m id st o f th e p iece o f rop e m ista k en for i t ; t h o u g h t h e
of F a lseh o o d , th e u n iv er sa l maya, m u s t b y a ll m e a n s bo
rem oved by th e v a rio u s p rescrib ed processes o f Y o g a -,
lo p e n eith er d ir e c tly creates nor knows o f its id e a l a n d
v isio n a r y e x iste n c e . T h e r o p e fu lly a n il u n ifo rm ly ex ists
b efore o n e can h o p e to reach th e tru th , t h e nirviealpa, and

in its o w n s e lf j u s t as it rea lly is, w h i l e t h e s n a k e e x i s t s

niracar, or th e Parmatma. T o r e a c h t h e u n c o n s c i o u s arid
im m a te r ia l sta te, th e sta te o f c o n scio u sn ess and m a ter ia lity
v isio n a r ily in th e im a g in a tio n o f o th ers. T h e s a m e e x a ctly
m ust be first rem oved. N o n -e x iste n c e or N o n -b ein g
is th e case o f th e nirviealpa or u n co n scio u s, a n d niracar o r
is d ia m etrica lly and e te rn a lly opposed to E x isten ce or
im m a te ria l sta te, w h ic h , in sh ort, is c a lle d t h e parmatma .
B ein g . T h e b ir th , or rath er th e im a g in e d presence of
The nirviealpa and niracar parmaima, e x ist ev eryw h ere
th e one is th e d eath or th e im a g in e d n on -p resen ce of
and at a ll tim es. N o tim e or space co u ld in flu e n c e ,
c u r ta il o r b r in g to an e n d its in fin ite e x isten ce. T hus,
t h e oth er, aud vice verm. B u t, tr u ly sp ea k in g , N o or
N o n - b e i n g is r e a lly n o n - e x is t e n t , a n d Y e s or B e i n g is t r u ly
as th e state of th e U n co n scio u s Im m a teria lity w h ic h
pervades th e u n iv er se is etern al w ith regard to th e e x iste n t ; th erefore, th er e is a n e t e r n a l Y es or E x isten ce
ever p e r v a d in g w h a t w c c a ll tim e and space. T here is
d u ra tio n of its e x iste n c e , o m n ip rese n t w ith r eg a r d to its
ex ten t, aud u n ifo rm w ith regard to its n a t u r e — it can 4> T i n s t c a c h i n g i.s t h o h i g h e s t s t a p o of P h i l o s o p h i c a l u l t r a - S p i r i t u a l
d eserv ed ly be known and ca lled e x isten t and tru th - P a n t h e i s m n n d B u d d h i s m , I t in t h o v e r y s p i r i t of t h o d o c t r i n e s c o n t a i n e d
i n t h o U p a n is h a d s w h e r e i n wo w o u l d v a i n l y s e e k foi‘ J s h m v m — t h o a f t e r
• " D u t y ” is m i iu c o r r e c t a n d u n h a p p y ex p re ssio n . u P r o p e r t y ” w o u ld bo t h o u g h t of t h e m o d e r n V e d a n t in s .— Ed. Tin:os.
t h o b e t t e r w o r d . “ D uty'* i.s t h a t w h i c h a p e r s o n i s b o m i d b y a n y n a t u r a l , + W c d raw th e a tte n tio n of the th c o n stic an d dogm atic Spiritualists ta
p i o r t l o r l e g a l o b l i g a t i o n t o d o o r r e fr a in f r o m d o i n g a n d c a n n o t bo a p p l i e d th e passage T h o la to V is h n u B aw a was, p e rh a p s , th e g r e a t e s t P h ilo so p h er
b u t t o i n t e l l i g e n t a n d r e a s o n i n g b r in g s * JTn'Q w iU fcu ra a n d c f t p q o t “ r e f r a i n ” n n d m o s t a c u t o m e t a p h y s i c i a n a n d fc ev of I n d i a i u o u r p r e s e n t c e n t u r y # - *
f r o m d o i n f f i t . —' E r , T h e q s , E d . Tlliioj. ‘ . * .. ■ '
 rea lly 110 s u c h t h in g as N o or N o n -e x is te n c e , th e u n iv er sa l year. T h e deceased la d y w a s th e o n ly o n e o f h er sex and
Maya, for t h e r e is a lw a y s th e E x isten ce, th e Parmatma, race w h o h ad jo in e d th e S o c ie t y in I n d ia , a n d s h e h a d e n ­
e x isten t in its p er fe ctio n th r o u g h o u t sp a c e and tim e. d e a r e d h e r s e lf to u s all b y h e r s w e e t n a tu r e a n d h e r in t e l li­
The im a g in a ry s n a k e is at a ll tim es fu lly n o n -ex isten t g e n t in te r e st in ou r w ork . S h e w o u ld h a v e b e e n resp e c te d
in th e p iece o f r o p e ; in th e s a m e way t h e m a ter ia l and an d b e lo v e d b y a ll h e r sister s in T h e o s o p h y in E u r o p e a n d
.sp iritu a l u n iv er se is at a ll tim e s fu lly and r ea lly non­ A m e r ic a i f t h e y c o u ld b u t h a v e k n o w n h e r a s s h e p o sse sse d
e x isten t in th e etern al and in fin ite ex isten ce of th e a ll t h e lo v e ly tra its o f t r u e wom anhood.
Parm atma , Nirvau w h i c h i s n o t h i n g m o r e o r l e s s t h a n
or
th e a l l - p e r v a d i n g nirvicalpa o r u n c o n s c i o u s , a n d nivavar
or im m a te ria l sta te, e x iste n t in e v e r y p la ce and at every
A "M E D IU M ” W A IT E D . \ , ;
tim e. That th e niracar a n d nirvicalpa, o r th e im m a teria l
W e ex tra ct th e f o l l o w i n g froin a letter, d a te d A p r il 7,
atu l u n co n scio u s Parmatma. i s t h e o n l y tru e deva. or
from an e s t e e m e d fr ie n d o f ours, a n a tiv e g e n tle m a n 'a n d
D e i t y is fu lly attested by th e fo llo w in g shrootl in th e
a F e llo w of our S o c ie ty at A lla h a b a d “ A n id ea has
N a r a y a n A th a rv a sh irs o f th e A th a r v a n V ed a:—
recen tly sp ru n g u p in ' m y m in d w h ic h I sta te for y o u r
k in d c o n sid era tio n . In In d ia th ere arc iio reg u la r m e ­
d iu m s, hence p e o p le 1 a n x io u s to sh ti^ fy th em selv es of
th e tru th of sp iritu a l phenom ena or a liy o th er o ccu lt
m a n ife sta tio n c a n n o t'd o so e x c e p t b y r ea d in g books. Can
5T l l r m q W 'T T fa cT.
not som e such m ed iu m as D r. S la d e of A m erica or a n y
T h u s, th ere is o n ly o n e tr u e dhcirma o r r e l i g i o n l o r e v e r y o n e in E u r o p e be in d u c ed to pay In d ia a v isit, i f th e
b e in g in t h e u n iv erse. It t h e dharma o r D u t i f u l a n d
is e x p e n s e s o f h is jo u r n e y are p a id ? I f so, p e r so n s in te r e s t­
n atural r elig io n of k n o w i n g t h e T r u e Parmatma, t h e e d m a y ra ise a s u m for th e purpose. If ^ou approve of
very E ssen ce and e te rn a l S e lf o f e v er y liv in g b ein g . In th e p la n it m ig h t be n o tified ill th e next issu e o f th e
th is tru th fu l Parmatma t h e r e i s n o t t h e
r elig io n of th e T h e o so p h ist . I am w illin g to su b scrib e to th e ex ten t of
le a st d istin ctio n o f ca ste or creed. Every vjorldly religion Ils. 1 0 0 to w a r d s th is f u n d / ’ 1 ' .
will xurely undergo some change and even decay in the O n c e b efore, w h ile in A m erica , w c w ere e n tr u ste d w ith
course o f time ; b u t a s T ru th r em a in s, tlie sam e th e sele c tio n o f a relia b le m ed iu m fo r p h y s i c a l m a n ifesto .*
T r u th in e v e r y p la c e a n d a t a ll tim e, so th e T r u th f u l V e d ic tio n s a n d h a d b u t to c o n g r a tu la te o u r selv e s w ith th e sue*
relig io n of th e Parm atma’8 k n o w le d g e w ill rem a in th e cess o b ta in e d . T lie S t. P ete rsb u rg li C o m m ittee of S p iri­
sam e in every p la ce and at a ll tim e. T hus, il th e tu a lists h ad a s k e d u s to c h o o s e o n e w h o w o u ld b e w illin g to
in fin ity of space and th e e te rn ity of tim e cannot in u n d e r ta k e th e v o y a g e , a n d o u r c h o ic e fell u p o n D r. H e n r y
any w ay affect th e V ed ic r elig io n of th e pannatma’s S l a d e , t h e b e s t m e d i u m we. h a d e v e r m e t . It w as he w hose
k n ow led ge, who or what e lse can overthrow it ? w on d erfu l phenom ena m ade a p r o sely te of one of th e
A fter th is, e v e r y s e n s ib le m a n w ill at once sec, know, g ic a tc st m en o f scie n c e in G erm a n y -— P rofessor Z o lln e r .
and freely a ck n o w led g e th a t (J ) if a n y th in g co u ld be W e a r c w a llin g to d o t h e s a m e for our In d ia n an d A u g lo -
.•a iled dharma o r r e lig io n i t is t h e e x p e r ie n c e d k n o w l e d g e I n d ia n frien d s, p ro v id e d iv c are p ro m ise d n o t to b e h eld
o ftlie Parmatma a lo n e ; (2) th a t th e a n c ie n t A r y a n s m u s t r esp o n sib le for any p o ssib le fa ilu re, nor a sk ed to have
have been extrem ely lea rn ed a n d ex p erien ced to have a n y th in g to do w ith any fu nds t h a t m a y b e co llected .
esta b lish ed th is co m m o n , tr u e and irrefu ta b le sy stem ol W e can answ er p erso n a lly but for tw o m e d iu m s in th e
r elig io n , w ith o u t t h e le a s t d is tin c tio n o f caste, co lo u r, or w o r ld — M rs. M a ry H o llis-B illin g , a F e llo w o f our S o c ie ty
c r e e d ; a n d (.3) t h a t n o h u m a n or e v e n d iv in e efforts co u ld in A m e r ic a , a n d D r . S la d e. T h e re m a y be oth ers as good,
d isesta b lish th is tru th fu l system of th e V e d ic relig io n but w e do not know th em . T here is o n e th ou gh , who
or th e r elig io n of th e k n o w led g e, vidya or Dnydn of lia s j u s t g o n e to A m e r ica , H e co n ies as a th ird c a n d i­
e v e r y o n e\s o w n r ea l self, th e Parvxatma. Ihus, as no date w ith r e c o m m e n d a tio n s from som e of our m ost es­

o n e w ill e v e r b e tr u ly a b le to p r o v e t h e tr u e n o n - e x is t e n c e te e m e d F e llo w s and B ro th ers o f E n g la n d who have sub­

of th e real ex isten ce , or t o p r o v e a n d s h o w Y e s to b e N o , jected h im p erso n a lly to tlie m o s t cru cial te s ts aud fou n d

so no am ount of energy and zeal ex p en d ed and w asted in h im ev ery th in g th a t is d esira b le. W e speak ol M r.
by th e m issio n a r ie s of th e v a rio u s w o r ld ly relig io n s W illia m E g lin to n , a y o u n g g e n tle m a n w ell k n o w n in L o n ­

w ill ever be a b le to d islo d g e a n d d ise sta b lish th e tru e don, an d w h o h as been fr e q u e n tly ' in v ited to th e h o u se s
and com m on V ed ic dharma or lle b g io n lio iu its etern al o f tlie m o s t resp e c ta b le and e m in e n t a m o n g th e E n g lish
state. The a tte m p t to prove T ru th to b e th e U n tru th S p iritu a lists. W e read o f a m ost sa tisfa cto ry sean ce w ith

is " i n d e e d , n o t o n l y u s e l e s s , f o o l i s h a n d rid icu lo u s, but it th a t m e d iu m at tlie B ritish N a tio n a l A sso cia tio n of

i s ’a ls o s in fu l. S o i f t h e m is s io n a r ie s o f t h e v a r io u s r e l ig io u s S p iritu a lists w hen w on d erfu l “ T est m a ter ia liz a tio n s,” it

creed s ' w h ich a t p r e s e n t flo u rish o n t h e fa c e o f our earth, seem s, h a v e ta k en p la ce in h is p resen ce.

be th e real a n d p io u s a d v o c a te s o f tru th and p iety , th e y “ T h e S p i r i t u a l i s t ( 'L o n d o n ) f o r M a r c h ' J , 1876, r e c o r d s t h a t a u

m u s t b y a ll m e a n s c o m e a t o n c e to s e e t h a t t h e o n ly t h i n g i n t e r e s t i n g s e a n c e , t o o k p la c e jit tlie r e s i d e n c e o f M r s . M a k d o u g a l l
G regory, w h e re a t S ir G a r n e t W o lse le y (co m m a n d e r o f , th e A s h a n -
which th ey are in d u t y b o u n d to do is first to convert
t e e e x p e d i t i o n ) , t h e l i o n . M r s . O o w p e r T e m p l e , G e n . B l-ew ster,
th em se lv e s a t o n ce in to th e tru th fu l V e d ic relig io n , and A l g e r n o n J o y , E s q . , J . M . G u l l y , M . D., a n d o t h e r s , w e r e p resen t*
th en to d e v o te th eir zea l an d energy c o m p letely to th e T h e s a m e iss u e g i v e s t h o f o l lo w in g t e s t i m o n y f r o m M i s s E. K i slin g *
work of sp iritu a lly in itia tin g o th er ig n o r a n t on es in to th o b u r y , t h e th e n S e c re ta ry of th e B r itis h N a tio n a l A ssociation.
m y ste r ies of th is sam e V ed ic relig io n L et th is be “ A m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t e s t se an ce, .w i t h Mr. E o l i n t o n a s m e d i u m ,
th e d iv in e aud tru e m issio n of our m odern energetic;, w a s h e l d a t 3 8 G r e a t K u s s e l l - s t r e e t , o u t h e 12tli i n s t a n t . , I t w a s
b u t errin g and m isg u id in g m issio n a r ie s. The sp ir itu a l a t t e n d e d b y M r . A le x a n d e r T o d , of Peebles ; M r. R o b e rt S. W y ld ,
L L . D . , Kcliii ; M . G u s t a v e d e V e i l , of P a r i s ; M r . C o l l i n g w o o d ;
an d in tern a l co n v ersio n o f t l i e m issio n a r ie s th e m s e lv e s an d
M rs. F i t z - G e r a l d a n d M r s . IX G. F i t z - G e r a l d • M r s . P o t t s a n d
of oth er ig n o ra n t ones in to th e V ed ic r elig io n o f tru e M rs. M ichel ; M i s s K i s l i n g b n r y o n b e h a l f of t h e S e a n c e C o m m i t t e e
self-k n o w led g e w ill prove m ore b en eficia l a n d le ss sin fu l o f the B r i t i s h N a t i o n a l A s s o c i a t i o n of S p i r i t u a l i s t s . . : . .
to a ll o f t h e m th a n th eir p h y sic a l a n d e x te r n a l c o n v e rsio n s
“ A s p relim in aries, t h e c a b in e t was d u ly scrutinized, th e m e d iu m
in to th e v a rio u s u n tr u th fu l mats, panthas or creed s, w h ic h e n c l o s e d t h e r e i n , a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s in t h e d i r e c t voiccw ere o b tained
a re fa lse ly c a lled dharmm or r elig io n s, th o u g h th ey do f ro m J o e y — t h e i n t e l l i g e n t a n d p r a c t i c a l s p i r i t ‘ c o n t r o l ’— t o t h e
n o t a t a ll d e s e r v e to be d istin g u ish e d by th a t n o b le a n d effect t h a t h e ( th o m e d i u m ) s h o u l d be s e c u r e d a u d s e a t e d us o n t h o
last occ asion w h e n b e g a v e ' a s e a n c e , a t t h e s e r o o m s. A c c o r d i n g l y
tr u th fu l a p p ella tio n .
D r . W y l d a n d M r. C o llin g w o o d , b e i n g i n v e s t i g a t o r s , w e r e r e q u e s t e d
t o c o n s t i t u t e a ‘ t r y i n g c o m m i t t e e . ’. T h e s e g e n t l e m e n p e r f o r m e d
t h e i r d u t y i n a v e r y t h o r o u g h m a n n e r ; firs t t y i n g tlie m e d i u m ’s
THE T IlK O S O rirrC A t, SO C IE TY HAS TO MOURN T H E TIN* i u t h e c a b i n e t , so t h a t D r . W y l d m i g h t h o l d it ill h i s h a n d w h i l s t
tim ely d eath ' o f M rs. A v a b a i, w ife of M r. P lier o z sh a h lie w as s e a t e d i n t h e ‘ c i r c l e .’ W h e n t h e t y i n g w a s c o m p l e t e d t h o
D lm n jib h a i S h roff, on e of th e Parsi F e llo w s of th e B o m ­ 'm e d iu m w as r e q u e ste d to place h is feet u p o n a hassock ; th e c u r ­
bay B ranch, w ho a c co m p a n ie d th e F o u n d e r s to C e y lo n last
ta in s of th e c a b in e t w ere d r a w n s o a s to leave h is fe e t a n d k n eca
 w r is ts t o g e th e r beh in d h im w ith ta p e ; th e n seeing t h a t h is W e q u o te th e a b o v e from M r. E g l i n g t o n ’s cred en tia ls
c o a t sle e v e s w cro s e c u r e ly seivn- t o g e t h e r w i t h w h i t o c o t t o n ; t h e n ns p u b lish o d by th e Banner of Light o f B o s t o n (M a r c h ID,
l y i n g h i s w r i s t s to t h e b a c k o f t h o c h a i r w i t h i n t h e c a b i n e t ; t h e n
1 S 8 J ). S h o u ld a su fficie n t num ber of v o lu n teers bo
t y i n g h i s n e c k to t h e c h a i r ; a n d , l a s tly , p a s s i n g the. f ree e n d o f
th e ta p e used for tho last m en tio n ed purpose th ro u g h an a p e rtu re fo u n d , in I n d ia , w h o w o u ld su b scrib e for th e proposed
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w h ic h , a s lie sa y s, h e h a s w o r k e d o u t a fte r lo n g y e a r s o f re­
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c o r n e r o f t h i s ro o m t h e r e wa.s h u n g a c u r t a i n of b l a c k calico, w h i c h s e a r c h e s a n d la b o u r, D r. F a lb is n o w e n a b led to fo retell
o n e of u s (M r . T c b b ) h e l p e d t o p u t u p , w h i l e w e aU e x a m i n e d t h e m o n th s and even years in advance every earthqu ake,
en clo sed c o r n e r a n d f o u n d t h a t it, w a s a b s o l u t e l y f r e e f r o m a n y rem a rk a b le sto rm , or in u n d a tio n . T hus, for ex a m p le, ho
m e a n s of c o n c e a l i n g a n y t h i n g . A b o u t t w e l v e l a d i e s a n d g e n t l e ­ f o r e t o l d l a s t y e a r ’s earth q u ak e at Z agreb A t th e b e g in ­
m e n w ero p r e s e n t , w h o s a t in a c u r v e o p p o s i t e t h e c u r t a i n , a n d
n in g o f 180 8 , he p r o p h ecied th at au e a r th q u a k e w o u ld
a b o u t e i g h t o r t e n f e e t f r o m i t ...........................................................................
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a f t e r s e v e ra l e n t r a n c e s a n d exits, c a m e o u t i n t o t h e circlo close th a t very day. In M ay 18(39 lie p u b lis h e d a scien tific
u p t o w h e r e M r. W a l l a c e w as F i t t i n g u n d e r t h e g a s lig h t, t u r n e d The Elementary Theory of Earthquakes and
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d o w n low, b u t s u fficien t t o a l l o w o f t h o f e a t u r e s b e i n g d i s t i n c t l y
seen b y h im . T h e a p p e a r a n c e w a s t h a t o f a t a l l m a n d r a p e d in
Volcanic. Eruptions, i n w h i c h , a m o n g o t h e r p r o p h e c i e s , h e
p u r e w h i t e r o b e s w h ic h t r a i l e d on t h e g r o u n d , a n d w i t h a, w h i t o fo reto ld v io le n t e a r t h q u a k e s a t M a rseilles, a t U ta c h , a lo n g
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f a c e w a s d a r k , w i t h fine f e a t u r e s a n d p r o m i n e n t nose, a n d a n S e a , in C o lu m b ia a n d th o C r im e a , w h ic h fiv e m o n t h s la te r
en o rm o u s black m oustache m in g lin g w ith a co m p arativ ely sc a n ty — in O c t o b e r — a c t u a l l y t o o k p la c e . In 1 8 7 3 , h e p r ed icted
b e a r d g a v e i t a s t r i k i n g i n d i v i d u a l i t y . H e r e s e m b l e d s o m e of
th e ea rth q u a k e'in N orth ern Ita ly , a t B o llu n o , w h ic h e v e n t
t h e M a h o m e t a n s o f N o r t h e r n I n d i a .............................................................. .
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“ T lien a p p e a r e d a n o t h e r m a l e f i g u r e , . n o t so ta l l a s ‘ A b d u l l a h . ’ 1 8 7 4 , h e n o tifie d to t h e w o rld t h e t h e n u n fo r e s e e n a n d q u ite
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u n exp ected e ru p tio n s of E tn a ; and n o tw ith sta n d in g th e
w e r e of a m o r e E u r o p e a n c a s t . U n l i k e ‘ A b d u l l a h , ’ w h o g l i d e d
a b o u t w i t h a g r a c e f u l , noisele ss m o t i o n , t h i s f i g u r e c a m e o u t c h a f f o f h is c o lle a g u e s in s c ie n c e , w h o to ld h im t h e r e w a s n o
s u d d e n l y w i t h a lou d , s t a m p i n g noi se , y e t t h e l o n g r o b e s w h i c h reason to e x p e c t s u c h a g e o lo g ic a l d is t u r b a n c e , h e w e n t to
flowed t w o o r t h r e e f e e t o n t h e g r o u n d a b o u t h i s f e e t , so o m e d S ic ily a n d w a s a b le to ta k e h is d esired n o te s on th e spot,
n e v e r to i m p e d e h i s m o t i o n . w h e n it d id h a p p e n . H e also p r o g n o stic a te d th e v io le n t
“ T h e w h i t e d r a p e r y w h i c h c o v c r e d ‘ A b d u l l a h ' s ’ t a l l fig ure f r o m
h e a d t o foot, a n d t r a i l e d a m p l y on t h o floor, a n d w h i c h , f r o m sto rm s and w in d s b e tw e e n th e 23rd and 2 0 th of February
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cel of c o n s i d e r a b l e b u l k , w h ic h tv f a r less r i g id s e a r c h t h a n o u r s
p e c te d a n d p red icted tw o years before and— he d id ob­
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walls, w h i c h w e r e p a p e r e d , t h e c a r p e t , w h ic h w a s s e c u r e ly n a i l e d serve th em . Im m e d ia tely upon h is r e tu r n , in 1 8 7 5 , a p ­
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s p e c i a l i s t t h e w o r l d o v e r . ’’
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endeavours to sn a tc h t h e m from her bosom ; and (b) th at
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th e earth, or earthqu akes. A cco rd in g to D r. F a l b ’s of special providence. Y et he, who has fath om ed th o
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om p la n eta ry s y s te n i a n d its p h e n o m e n a in q u it e a d iffe r ­ to p ic d u c e cjj'ecls w h i c h w o u ld see m m ir a c u lo u s a n d im p o s­
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s e e m s th e u n a n im o u s o p in io n o f th e press. E v id e n tly , th e c ity an d m a g n e t is m — th e p o ssib ilities o f w h o se m e c h a n ic a l
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i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n t h o fa c t , t h a t D r . F a l b ’s t h e o i y c a r r i e s b a c k steam er “ Khiva,” a c c o m p a n i e d b y M r. H . B r u c e , F . T . S .,
th e “ U n iv ersa l ’ d elu g e lo 4 0 0 0 years B .C ., and presages (la te o f S h a n g h a i), a S cotch g en tlem a n con n ected w ith
a n o t h e r o n e f o r a b o u t t h e y e a r (> ,5 0 0 o f t h e C h r i s t i a n e r a . th e ed u ca tio n a l lin e, w h o w ill in s p e c t th e se v e r a l T h e o s o ­
It appears th at th e th eo r ie s and tea ch in g of D r. F alb p h ica l B u d d h ist sch o o ls, and, perhaps, be in d u c ed to
arc no n e w th in g in th is d ep artm en t of scien ce, as tw o r em a in on th e isla n d as E d u c a tio n a l S u p e rin te n d e n t.
hundred years ago, th e th eory was propounded by a The th o ro u g h a c q u a in ta n c e o f th a t c stc e m a b le g e n tle m a n
P e r u v ia n n a m e d J o r ie B a liri, a n d a , b o u t a, c e n t u r y a g o b y w ith sch ool s y ste m s m akes it d esira b le th a t ou r B u d d h is t
an Ita lia n c a lled T o a ld o . W e have, th erefore, a certain b r e th r e n sh o u ld n o t lo s e su ch a n o p p o rtu n ity ; th e m ore
rig h t to in ter th at D r. F a l b ’s v ie w s are c a b a listic, or so as M r. B ruce— a fr ee-th in k er of forty y e a rs’ s t a n d ­
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p h ilo so p h crs, b o th B a liri and T o a ld o h a v in g b e e n p r a c ti­ t h i s c o u n t r y is r a re ly , if ever a ch iev ed , th rou gh sin cere
tio n ers of t h e “ se c r et s c ie n c e s.” A t t h e s a m e t im e — th o u g h co n v ictio n . In C ey lo n , co n v erts b rib ed over to C h rist,
w e have not yet b e e n so fortu n ate as to have read liis _ w h eth er by th e prospect of e m p lo y m en t, ready cash, or
w ork— th at c a lc u la tio n of h is, in reference to th e N o a - any oth er w o rld ly boon, are p er tin e n tly ca lled “ b elly
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recu rrence, sh o w s to u s as p la in a s fig u re s c a n sp eak th at “ a t h o m e ” w h o are m a d e to sw ell th e “ poor m issio n a r y ”
th e lea rn ed d octo r a ccep ts for our g lo b e th e “ H elia c a l,” fu n d w o u ld b e m u c h g ra tified to fin d o u t th at in stea d of
C ro a t year, or cy cle of six s avs, at th e clo se and tu rn ­ h e lp in g th e h e a th e n c o n v e r t to “ J e s u s ” th e y h elp ed h im to
in g p o in t ol w h ich our p la n et, is a lw a y s su b jected to a “ M a m m o n .” O iif, o f t h e t w o f r e s h a n d e d u c a t e d c a t e c h u ­
th orou gh p h y sica l r ev o lu tio n . T h is te a c h in g has been m en, w e hear, on e w as coaxed over to “ S a lv a tio n ” b y th e

propounded from tim e im m em o ria l a n d c o m e s to u s from m e a n s it a ffo rd ed h im to ca st o ff h is n o n -C h r istia n w ife

C h a ld ea th ro u g h B erosus, an a stro lo g er at th e tem p le of a n d m a rry a g a in , a n d th e oth er by th e prospect of becom ­
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u n iv er sa l cen tre of m a g ic, from w h ic h ra d ia ted th e rays b a p tiz er b y t a k in g h is d a u g h t e r in t h e b a r g a in . B ein g a

of o ccu lt le a r n in g iu to every oth er country w here th e t h o r o u g h ly h o n o u r a b le m a n , w e tr u s t M r. B r u c e w ill h elp

m y steries w ere en acted and tau gh t. A c co r d in g to th is ex p o sin g su c h e v il p r a c tic e s. W e m ay g iv e som e account

te a c h in g ,— b e lie v e d in by A risto tle if w e m ay credit o f t h e j o i n t w o r k o f b o t h t h e t r a v e lle r s in o u r n e x t.

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r a lly h a lv e d , t h e first p e r io d o f 1 0 , 5 0 0 y e a r s b r i n g i n g u s to r e n nf tl i e G o d s ” .............. 105 177
t h e t o p ot t h e c y c le a n d a m in o r c a t a c ly s m ; t h e la t t e r d e c i- 167 T h e B rail 1110 S a m a j .............. 178
n iille iiiu n i to a te r r ib le a n d u n iv e r s a l g e o lo g ic a l c o n v u ls io n . 168 N i r w a n a ...................................... 178
C o u n t S a i n t G e r m a i n .. 168 T h e N e w D i s p e n s a t i o n d is-
D u r in g th e s e 2 1 ,0 0 0 y ea rs th e p o la r a n d eq u a to ria l c lim a te s
P a r a g ra p h F la sh e s from th e 179
g r a d u a lly exchange p la ces, “ th e form er m o v in g slo w ly F o u r Q u a r t e r s ................. I / O H u m a n L if e a t H i g h ' L a t i -
to w a rd s th e lin e a n d th e tro p ica l zone : . . r ep la cin g th e S k u l l s : or, m a n , w o m a n , 180
fo r b id d in g w a s t e s o f t h e ic y p o les. T h is c h a n g e o f c lim a te a n d c h i l d ................... ............ 171 T r n e R eligion d e f i n e d ......... 181
D u y an esh w ari ; the book ' A “ M e d i u m ” W a n t e d ......... 18-2
is n ecessa rily a tten d ed by ca ta cly sm s, earthqu akes and
f r o m a T o m b ........................ 173 A n c ie n t D octrines V in d icat­
o th er c o sm ica l th ro es. A s th e beds o f th e o cean are d is­ A F a ls e “ W i t n e s s ” .............. 174 e d b y M o d e r n P ro p h e c y . 183
p la c e d , a t th e en d o f ev ery d e c im ille n iu n i a n d about one A H i n d u S t o r y o f Ite-
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Two te le g r a m s : from L o n d o n to M a rseilles ( R s . 1 0 3 - 8 - 0 ) ............................... i . ............ 0 1 7 0 0
a n d B r i n d i s i ( J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 8 7 ! ) ) ........................ 13 8 0
S e n t for t h e f o r m a t io n o f t h e --------------B r a n c h
Fares ; engraved p la tes ; sta tio n er y ; and
for b o o k s (A p ril 1 7 , 1 8 8 0 ) ...................................... 7 0 ,0 0
m isc ella n e o u s expenses for S o c i e t y
F o r r e lie f o f tlie S y r ia n B ro th e rs, J .M .C .B ., '
(Jan u ary 1 4 , 1 8 7 0 ) ............................... .......................... 373 0 0
a n d C . M . . A . . ..................................................., ................... , ' 300 0 0
F e e s for s e r v a n t s a n d fa res (Jan . 17, 1879). 24 0 0
J o u r n e y to C e y lo n a n d back ; th ree persons- ‘
E x p e n s e s ot b r in g i n g a m e m b e r from P a r is
an d servan t, jou rn eys, p h o to s etc. in a ll- . > .
(10 £) (Jan u ary 1 5 , 1 8 7 9 ) ...................................... 120 0 0
(M ay 7 — J u ly 1 8 8 0 ) ................................................... 1 , 0 2 5 *0 ; 0
F aro, L o n d o n to L iv erp o o l, a n d e m b a r k a tio n
T h ir d jou rn ey (fo u r m o n th s ) to N o r th e r n 1
( c a b s , l u g g a g e , & c.) ( J a n u a r y 1 8 ,1 8 7 9 )... 9 7 <8 . 0
In d ia (L a h o re, M o o lta u , A m r itsa r , U m - • >_ ' ■ " '!'
P a ssa g es to I n d ia o f tw o person s (Jan . 29,
b alla, M e e r ilt, S im la , B en a re S , A lla h a b a d ,
1 8 7 9 ) ................................................................................................. 1 ,2 0 0 0 0
and back) (A u g. 2 7 — D ec; 30, 1 8 8 0 )...... 1,921. 0 0
F e e s on board, extras, &c. (F eb . 1(5, 1879). 8(5 0 0
T ow ards p a in tin g and fittin g L ib r a r y an d .
T e le g r a m , M a lta to B o m b a y ( F e b . 1G, 1 8 7 9 ) 39 8 0
a n n iv er sa ry expenses (O ct. Nov. 1880). 223 0 0
L a n d in g a n d p r e lim in a ry e x p e n s e s at B om ­
bay of S o c ie ty (F eb . 10, 1 8 7 9 ) — ................ 273 4 5

P a id on dem and of th e P resid en t, of th e . C a r rie d fo rw a rd R s . . . 1 5 ,5 1 3 0 7

Bom bay A rya Sam aj for b is d isb u rse-
in e n ts a s fo llo w s
P o s ta g e (R s. 1 5 ) ; te le g r a m to N e w Y ork * D u r i n g t h e firs t j o u r n e y of t h e F o u n d e r s t o N o r t h e r n I n d i a t h e y
(R s. 2 G -4 -0 ) ; h ir e o f c h a ir s for m e e t i n g wore, a s s t a t e d , f o r o n e w e e k o n l y t h o g u e s t s of I l i i i d u f r i e n d s — n t
to w clco m e us at h is h o u se (R s. 1 2 -8 - 0 ) ■ ■ Meerut-. D u r in g th e second, t h e y were e u te rta in e d b y frien d s a t
(M arch 1879) ...................................................................... 53 12 0 A lla h a b a d a n d (w ith lodging) a t B e n a re s . D u rin g tho th ird the
A r y a S am ajis of L ah o re, M u lta n , A m r i ts a r a n d C a w n p o re ; p r iv a te
f r i e n d s a t A l l a h a b a d ; a n d I I . H . t h e M a h a r a j a h of B e n a r e s g a v o
O a rrio d fo r w a r d R s . . . 3 , 9 8 2 12
th e m h o sp ita lity . I n C eylon t h e y wero e n th u s ia s tic a lly cared for
b y B u d d h i s t f r i e n d s . B u t f o r a ll t h i s t h e d i s b u r s e m e n t s f o r t r a ­
* T h i s e n t i r e l o a n l ia s b e e n a d v a n c e d t o t h e S o c i e t y , w i t h o u t
i n t e r e s t or s e c u rity b y th e F o u n d e rs, Colonel O lco tt a n d M a d a m e v e l w o u l d h a v e b e e n m u c h h e a v i e r , a n d t h e d e b t of th e Society
B lava tsky. to th e F o u n d e rs in creased in p ro p o rtio n .
 M ay, 1 8 8 1 .] S tjP P L E ME N T ‘ T o HE T It E O S 0 P l l 1 S T .

B r o u g h t forw ard K s ... 1 5 ,5 1 3 0 7 A L L I A N C E W 1 T I I T H E H I N D U S A B II A .

W e h a v e g r e a t p le a su r e in a n n o u n c in g th a t an a llia n ce
llc n t, G irg a u m H ead -Q u arters, M arch 1879
h as b e e n co n c lu d e d b e tw e e n th e H in d u S a b lia o f S o u th e r n
t o F e b r u a r y 1 8 8 1 ................................................................ 810 0 0
I n d ia and th e T h co so p h ica l S o c ie ty . The tex t of th e
R ent of L ib rary, N o v e m b e r 1 8 7 9 to A p r il a rticles of a ffilia tio n is h e r e w ith p rin ted . T h e n e g o tia ­
1 8 S 0 (p aid b y P a r e n t S o c ic t y ) ......................... 123 0 0 tio n s for t h e in t e r c h a n g e o f th is n e w p le d g e o f U n iv e rsa l
F o r S . M . to Sm yrna ( N o v . 7 , 1 8 8 0 ) .................. 200 0 0 B ro th e rh o o d h a v e b e e n g o in g on sin ce th e b e g in n in g o f th e
y e a r ; form al a ctio n h a v in g b een d e la y e d of n ecessity to
S ta tio n e r y au d p ostage s t a m p s for t w e n t y -
a w a it th o a n n u a l m eetin g of th e S a b lia in M arch . The
s ix m o n th s (M a rch 187!) tc M a y 1 8 8 1 ) ... 529 0 0
m atter w as referred to by P resid en t C o l. O lco tt in h is
T eleg ra m s s e n t from N .- W . P . to B o m b a y ... 19 0 0
A n n iv ersa ry A d d ress at F ram jce C ow asjee In stitu te on
W a g es, H e a d -Q u a r tc r ser v a n ts (M arch 1870 th e 2 7 th of February. The H in d u S a b lia is com posed of
to M a y 1 8 8 1 ) ....................................................................... 1,112 0 0 N a tiv e G en tlem en iu h ig h o fficial p o sitio n in v a rio u s

Peon, e ig h te e n m o n th s, (h a lf w a g es ch a rg ed S tates of S ou th ern In d ia and th e lea r n e d P resid en t-

t o t u e o ,s o p h i s t a c c o u n t ) t o A p r i l 3 0 , 1881 21G 0 0 Founder is N a ib D iv a n of C o ch in State. Am ong its

le a d in g P atron s a r e M . R .- R y . Ram a V arm a, R ajah of
E stim a te d h o u seh o ld e x p en ses a t G ir g a u m
Parponad, and M. R. R y. M ana V ik r a m a n , E ly a R ajah of
from M arch 7, 1 8 7 9 to A u g u s t 1 2 , 1 8 8 0
N ila m b u r. The T h e o so p h ica l S o c ie ty m ost co rd ia lly
o f fou r persons (C o lo n el O lco tt, M a d a m e
echoes back th e sen tim en t, exp ressed b y th e P resid en t of
B la v a tsk y * and th e ' tw o E n g lish m e m ­
t h e S a b lia in h is o fficial le tte r , t r a n s m it tin g t h e d o c u m e n t
bers) ex clu siv e of rent and servants’
in q u estio n , th a t h e h o p es “ th o a llia n ce w ill b e a r fr u it in
w ages .......................................................................................... 3 ,0 2 8 0 0
a n e v er -in c re a sin g r eg a r d b y a ll n a tio n s for th e scien ce,
H ead -Q u artcr expenses, A u g u st 12, to D e­ liter a tu re a n d p h ilo so p h y o f A n c ie n t In d ia .”
cem ber 31, 1880 (tw o p e r s o n s b e i n g in In th e jo u r n al o f th e S a b lia (N o . 1 o f V is lm or 4 0 8 3
ch arge in a b se n c e o f th e F o u n d e r s) ........... 212 0 0 K a li E ra) th e n e w title o f th a t bod y “ T h e H in d u S a b ’n a ,
L a w e x p e n s e s a u d o t h e r s ................................................... 227 0 0 a ffilia te d to t h e T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie t y ” is g i v e n fo r t h e first
tim e. T h e S a b l i a w a s o r g a n i s e d — 1. T o c i t e t h e V y a s i y a m
E x p e n se o f rem o v a l to B re a c h C a n d y H e a d ­
qu arters, clea n in g , p a in tin g , cartage, or tea ch in g s o f Sri V e d a V y a s a a u t h o r it y for a n y d o c tr in e
or p ra ctice u p h e ld or co n d em n a tio n of a n y o p p o se d ; 2.
co o lies, fu r n itu r e , la m p s , & c. (from Nov.
(!84 0 0 To g iv e c ertifica tes of q u a lifica tio n and character to
1 5 ,1 8 8 0 ) ..................................................... ..............................
lea r n e d p r ie sts ; 3. T o e n c o u r a g e th e m a r r ia g e o f g irls after
B o o k s and tele g r a m s .......................................................... 03 0 0
reach in g p u berty and th o re-m arriage ot e h ild -w id o w s ;
C h a rity to t h e fa m ily o f a 'd e c e a s e d m e m b e r 25 0 0 4. T o p r o m o te u n ity a n d g o o d -w ill a m o n g st th e sects an d
M isc e lla n e o u s S o c ic ty e x p e n ses as p er R e ­ castes o f In d ia . T h e s e w o r t h y o b jec ts, i t is c la im e d , can
c o rd in g S e c r e t a r y ’s books— A u g u st , 27, b e u p h e ld b y th e str ictly o rth o d o x a u th o r ity o f th e great
1 8 8 0 to A p ril 11, J881 .......................................... ,4 5 3 5 10 llish i V yasa. In th e jo u r n a l (N o. 0 ib r V ik r a in a ) a d e ci­
s io n is rep orted w h ic h has great sig n ifica n ce. I t says ;
L ith o g r a p h in g D ip lo m a s a n d C harters, a n d
p r in tin g ru les in In d ia ............................................. 288 0 0 “ A H in d u m a y ansoao.ta wit It a Theosophttt al meals, but
n o t w it h a C h r is t ia n , M u s s u l m a n , e tc . e tc .” T h i s is t h e first
P a m p h le ts and b la n k s of v a r io u s k in d s in
t im e th a t ou r q u a si-n a tio n a l r ela tio n w ith th e H in d u s has
I n d i a ................................................................................................. 325 0 0
b e e n o fficia lly a ffirm ed , th o u g h we have on several oe-
R en t, B re a c h C a n d y , fou r m o n th s (R s. 2 0 0 ) c a sio n s d in ed w ith e v e n B ra h m in s.
C o m m i s s i o n A g e n t ’s f e e ( R s . .1 5) .................. 275 0 0

O n e e n g r a v ed m e ta l sea l a n d press, a n d o n e
rubber sta m p ....................................................................... 44 0 0
A r t ic l e s ok A l l ia n c e .
J a n u a r y 1 to A p ril 3 0 , 1 8 8 1 e x p e n s e s for s ix
580 0 0 B e tw e e n th e H in du , S a h h n , o f S o u th e rn In dict, o f w h ich M .
p e r s o n s , a l l T h e o s o p h i s t s .............................................
H . I ii/. A . S a n l t a r i a h A v e r g a t . i s t h e P r e s i d e n t - F o u n d e r , a n d
A d d itio n a l expeuses for f u r n it u r e and iit- t h e ' T h c o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y , o f w h i c h 11. S . O l c o t t i s t h e P r e ­
tin g at n ew H ea d -Q u a rters ................................ 093 0 0
sident F o u n d er.
1V h crca s, T h e o b j e c ts for w h i c h th e H in d u S a b lia lias b e e n
T o ta l R s.... 2 0 ,4 1 0 (! 5 o r g a n ised can b est bo’ p r o m o ted b y co -op eration b etw een all th e
frien d s o f In d ia , her n a tio n a lity , p h ilo so p h y , religion and
scien ce ; and
: IL. P . B LA V A T SK Y , “ Whereas, T he Founders of th e T h eo so p h ica l S o c ie ty have
ever m an ifested a sym p ath y for th e said objects, nnd are
Acting Treasurer. z e a l o u s l y w o r k i n g to a d v a n c e th e best in t e r e s t s of In d ia, nnd
m a k e her n am e hon ou red th ro u g h o u t th e w orld ; an d
E. & O. E. Whereas, The said •S o c i e t y ’ h as tendered to th e H in d u
B om b ay, A p r il 17, 18 8 1 . Sab lia its frien d ly a id and p roposed a n affilia tio n betw een tli o
tw o S o cieties ;
’ Noiv therefore. Be it R eso lv ed th a t t h e said offer bo ac­
c ep te d , and th a t a c lo se and b r o th e r ly u n ion be and is h e r e b y
W e h a v e ca refu lly gone th rou gh a ll th e item s o f both d e c la r e d b e t w e e n th e H i n d u S a b lia au d tho T h e o s o p h ic a l S o c ie t y .

th e cre d it an d d e b it sid es, a n d h a v e fou n d th e m co rrectly

Resolved, a lso, th at th e H in d u Sa b lia hereby p led ges its
c .d ic c r s ’ a n d m e m b e r s ’ b e s t e x e r t i o n s to a s sis t in th e a c c o m ­
stated . p lish m en t o f th e aim s and ob jects o f th e T h co so p h ica l S o c ie ty
b y e v e r y p r a ctica b le m e a n s. ’
TO O K A R A M TA TY A .
E xecuted by th e u n d ersig n ed for, on b eh a lf of, a n d hy
GOPALRAO H U R R Y D E SH M U K H , a u th o r i t y o f t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e S a b h a s , t h i s 8 1 s t d a y of M arch,
1881 A . D . ; c o rr e sp o n d in g to 20th M eeiiam 4982 K ali E ra.
per M. B. N.
(S d .) A. S a n k a iu a ii, B. A ., P resid en t, for
th e
H i n d u S ab lia. / T S \
• ■• l ' '
(S d .) I I , S . O l c o t t , P r e s i d e n t , f o r th o. T h e o ^ ( • ' ’ * ]
•O f the above sum th e tw o q u arter shares of Colonel
sop h ical S o c ie ty . X. ea • J
O lcott and M adam e B la v a tsk y l i a v e b e e n p aiil b y th em and
credited to th e S o c ie ty (see c re d it sid e o f a c c o u n t^
The Proprietors of the T H E O S O P H IS T acknowledge, with thanks,
• <' *> .‘ i • ■. > ; ' < ' i •■ , '

receipt of the following additional subscriptions for Vol. II., (;

all paid in advance. ■i .

J . J . M e y r ic k , E sq ., V . S . R . A . E n g - Y. V en k atiayer, E sq ., S ecretary, T h e C h ie f K a rb h a ri, W a d h w a n S t a t e . ,

liim l. N a tiv e R ea d in g Room , M adras H a r id a s V ih a r id a s , E sq ., K a t t y a w a r .
L . D . S m i t h , E sq ., N e w Y ork, U . S. P resid en cy. B a b u S h ib C lu m d u r M itte r , N o r th ­
A m c r ica . P. V en k a tesw a ria h , E sq ., M adura W e s t P ro v in ces. '
W illia m W h y t e , E sq ., A u s t r a lia . D istrict, M adras P resid en cy. P a n d it M o ti L a i, J u d ic ia l A ssista n t
M essrs. T riib n er and H enderson, B a b u A . G h o sa l, B e n g a l. " C o m m issio n e r .1 1 : ' 1 '
A u stra lia . B a b u D a v e e D a y a l, S u p erin ten d e n t, K ; S r in iw a s a n i, E sq ., K i s t n a D is t r ic t .
C . A v is o n , E sq ., E n g la n d . P u n jab . S. K r ish n a ia o , E sq ., H ead -M aster,
T h e R ig h t H o n o u ra b le th e C ou n t­ M oonshee G oor P erslia d , C en tral G an jam D istr ict, M adras P r e si­
ess o f C a ith n ess, F r a n ce. P ro v in ces. ' dency.
C. G. O yston , E sq ., .D u rh a m , Eng­ T h e S ecretary of th e M a su lip a ta in B a b u P ra sa n n o K u m a r D e y , P u n jab .
la n d . A sso c ia tio n . Dr. K u n ja B ehari B h attach arya,
W . H . S h e l l y , E sq ., U . S . A m e r ic a . Babu Jagesh w ar Prasad T iw a ri, B en g a l.
R a lp h P l u m b , E s q . , IT. S . A m e r ica . H a m irp u r D istr ict, N o rth -W est T h e S e c re ta r y o f th e M a g a lle R ead­
J . II. K e a r n e , E sq ., L a n c a s h ir e , E n g ­ P ro v in ces. in g R o o m , C ey lo n .
la n d . V. A. P a r t h a s a r a t h y M o o d e lia r , E sq ., G . C . A . J a y a s e k e r a , E sq ., C e y l o n . ,
W illia m S c o t t , E sq ., B e l f a s t ,I r e l a n d . N ilg in s , M ad ras P resid en cy . L o u is S a m a r a s in g h a , E sq ., C ey lo n .
D r. G a llo w a y , E n g la n d . Babu Sri R am , N o rth -W est Pro­ G e o . B . S t r o m , E sq ., C h in a .
T h e H o n o u r a b le , M r. M . H . T ild o n , vin ces. S im o n Perera A b e y w a r d e n e , E sq .,
U . S. A m e r ica . B a b u S a n v a l D a s s ,B . A ., N o r t h - W e s t C ey lo n . 1
B aron F . V on. T en g n a g ell, Java. P r o v in ce s. ' ■ D . P . W i j e s i n h c , E sq ., C e y lo n .
M a g a n la l M o h a n la l, E sq ., G u z e r a t. Babu J. N . M u k h a rji, N o r t h - W e s t S u rgeon-M ajor E. R . John son, B cn-
G ovardhandas C h attu rb h u j, E sq ., I ’r o v i n c o s . g a l. _ ^
Bom bay. P u rsh o tta in U m ia slia n k a r A charya, A. C o n sta n tin e , E sq ., N orth -W est
C. K a n n o n , E s < j ., N ew spaper C lu b , E sq ., C u t c h . P ro v in ces.
S o u th C anara, M adras P resid en cy. V asan tram Jeevanram B lia t. E sq ., J. H erbert W rig h t, E sq ., N o rth ­
H a risch a n d ra G o p aljee, E sq ., A c- C u tch . , W e s t P ro v iiices.
cou n tau t, A h m e d a b a d D istrict. F ard oou ji M erw anji B a u a ji, E sq ., G. O liv er, E sq ., N o rth -W est Pro­
S ecretary to th e R e a d in g Room , Bom bay. v in ces.
Tum kur. P a n d it D w arka N a th T a h sild a r, C . H . P e a c o c k e , E sq ., K a t t y a w a r .
B a b u S liiv a to lia l L a ll, P u n ja b . P u n jab . C h a r le s F . W in t le , E sq ., N o r t h - W e s t
B a b u R a m D a y a l R o y , Z illa S h a lia - B a b u K o o u j B e h a r i L a i, C a lc u tta . P ro v in ces. ,
bad. T. K o d a n d a r a in a y y a , E sq ., M adras C. W . H odson, E sq ., B h o w a lp u r
Y. A d v ita B rahm a S h a str i, E sq ., P resid en cy . State. :
Secretary, M u tu al Im provem ent R. M em a tch isu n d ru m P illy E sq ., L ie u t.-C o l. W . C. C lio w n e , P u n ja b .
S o c ic ty , M adras P r e sid e n c y . M adura D istr ict, M adras P r e si­ J o h n H u r s t , E sq ., C e n tr a l P r o v in c e s .
B a b u D in a N a t h G a n g u ly , B en g a l. dency. M rs. D e P r e e , P u n ja b .
Babu N o b in B ilia ri G hose, N .-W . S. K r ish n a sw a m i Iyer, E sq ., S ou th D c n z i l l b b e t s o n , E sq .; P u n j a b .

P i •ovin ces. A r co t D istr ict, M ad ras P resid en cy . A . A m i e t , E sq ., N . - W . P r o v in c e s .

Babu Jadu N a th G hose, Sudder M u n s h i S a d u S u k l i L id , N o r t h - W e s t J . D u r a n d , E sq ., N . - W . P r o v in c e s .
. M u n sifl', B e n g a l . P r o v in ces. J . G o u ld s b u r y , E sq ., P u n jab .

Babu K anai Lai S in h a , P lead er, R a ja P ram otho B hushana D eva F r e d e r ic k C . J u d g e , E sq ., B e n g a l.

B en g a l. R aya, B en g a l. • C ap tain G . C. B a y le y , B elo o ch ista u .

P a n d it T h a en ik u la in M u th u Iyer, C h h o ta la l S e w a k r a m , E sq ., K a t t y a ­ L ieu t.-C o l. W . L uckhardt, B eloo-

M ad ras P resid en cy . war. cliista n .

B a b u U p e n d io N a t h G a n g u ly , S e c r e ­ D . B . M o tiw a la , E sq ., B o m b a y . D r . G . II. D a p h t a r y , C iv il Surgeon,

ta ry , A rya D harm a P ro c h a r in e e A . l l a m a R a o , E sq ., S e c r e t a r y t o t h e C e n tr a l P ro v in ces.

S a b h a , B e n g a l P resid en cy . N ew Town R e a d in g Room , and C a p t a i n ,1. N . S . K i r k w o o d , D e k k a n .

R a n c lih o r la l C h h o t o la l, E sq ., C o tto n D e b a t in g C lu b . T . H . R a in e s E sq ., N .- W . P r o v in c e s .
M ills, G u zerat. S e o r a k h a n L a i E sq ., M a lw a . J . C a m p b e l l O m a n , E sq ., P u n j a b .
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m o v es as u n ited ly as an e m p ir e in its e x te r n a l r ela tio n s, e x p e n s e ol th e o th ers som ew h at, as in c h e m i s t r y s u g a r is
a n d w e form th e sam e m ental im a g e o f u n ity w hen wc d e v elo p ed a t th e e x p e n s e o f starch '(
s p c a ! . fit' F r a n c e a n d A m e r i c a , as w h en we speak of R u s­ _ T h e f a c t is t h a t t h e w h o l e g ist o f th e m atter lie s in th e
s ia or C h in a . I t w ill he objected th a t th e a n a lo g y is not v icio u s sen se we have been le d to attach to th e w ord
correct, b o th C h i n a a n d A m e r ic a b e in g o b v io u sly b u ilt u p sp irit by th e a n th rop om orp h ic su p e r n a tu r a lism of
o f sep a ra tely in tellig en t u n its, w h ile th e s a m e is n o t so C h r istia n ity w h ich h a s so im p ressed itse lf 011 th e m en ta l
o b v io u s in t h e c a se o f m a n , th e v e r y fa c t w h e t h e r th e la tte r c o n stitu tio n o f E u r o p e a n s b v h e r ed ity th at even th e m o st
h im se lf in, o r in not, a- s e p a r a t e , i n t e l l i g e n t u n i t , o r a c o l l e c ­ advanced th in k er s fin d a d if fic u lt y in rea lizin g th e id ea
tio n o f s e p a r a te in t e llig e n t u n its b e in g in d isp u te . 1 have ca lled u p b y th e w ord as im p o rtin g so m e th in g natural
n e v e r m e a n t t h e s im ile in th a t lig h t— b u t o n ly as a m e a n s and not su p er-n atu ral. In oth er w 'ord s why cannot wo
o f d e m o n s t r a t i n g th at, a c o r p o r a te b o d y m a y p r e s e n t to o u r reco g n ise “ sp ir it” as so m e th in g as p u re ly co sm ica l as
m in d s th e p ictu re o f u n ity b y its a ctio n , w h a tev er tlio “ h ea t.” W c know now th at “ h e a t” is not a thing, but
nature o f th e p o w er d ir e c tin g th e body m ay be. N ow it a m od e o f m o tio n b eco m in g p a lp a b le th rou gh th e v ib ra ­
is o b v io u s th at if such be th e case, a n d if th e h ig h er t io n s of m a t te r . W hy cannot we lo o k u jio n “ s p ir it” as
th eo so p h ic arcana, by reason of th e “ o c cu lt'’ scien tific s o m e th in g a n a lo g o u s, s a y a n o th e r m o d e o f m o tio n b e c o m ­
p o w ers w h ic h it c la im s, can by “ w ill-p o w e r ” so h in d er in g p a lp a b le th rou gh th e v ib ra tio n s of m atter ? The
th e process of rem oval and renew al of th e con fed erate real r e p ly is th a t th o w h o le course o f liter a tu re sin c e th e
a to m s o f a n o rg a n isn i, a s to s te r e o ty p e th e in d iv id u a lity o f C h ristia n iza tio n of Europe has led us to a tta ch to th e
a n y p a rticu la r p erio d w hen th e p r o c ess t a k e s effect, th e w ord “ sp ir it” th e id e a o f so m e th in g su p ern a tu ra l, i.e., an
r e s u lt w ill, o f c o u rse, b e t h e c o m p a r a t iv e p e r m a n e n c y o f t h e e x tr a ,-c o sm ic a l essence produced b y t h e fiat of a P erson­
E"o as th en co n stitu te d , and a tem p o ra ry cessa tio n of al C od, h im s e lf extra-cosi 11i c a l . “ S p irit” in th e T lie o so -
t h e n orm al s e q u e n c e o f m a teria l e x iste n c e w h ic h J b e lie v e p h i c a l s e n s c j is , I o p i n e , n o t h i n g m o r e w o n d e r f u l th an th e
h ig h er T h e o s o p h y a sserts to he th e p e n a lty o f “ A n im a l­ c u ttin g pow er of sto o l, hut th e w ord has becom e so
ism .” W h eth er T heosop hy, in its “ o c cu lt” arsenal does th o ro u g h ly v itia ted by its C h r istia n and S p iritu a listic
or d o c s not possess such a p o w e r m u st, o f course, b e a s u b ­ a sso cia tio n s th at, th o u g h I m y se lf a m c o m p e lle d to use
ject of exp erim en t, e ith e r for ihe individual in t h e due it in th is a r ticle for o b v io u s r ea so n s, y e t 1 n e v e r d o so o n
course o f in itia tio n , ex p erim en t and r e se a rc h , or for t h e oth er o cca sio n s, a n d 1 sh o u ld a d v ise all T h c o so p h ists
race c o lle c t iv e l y in th e general m arch of k n ow led ge. I w dio t h i n k w i t h m e t o d o t h e s a m e . A w ord w h ich w o u ld
o n ly sav th at, gran ted such a power, w h eth er in Yog- express th o id ea in a. ra tio n a l and not in a C h ristia n
V id y a , w ill-co n ce n tra tio u , or an y o th er p h y s ic a l dr m e n ­ s e n s e is h o w e v e r a d e s i d e r a t u m .
tal e x p e d ie n t n o w “ o c cu lt” or h id d e n from th e m ass, th o O n a n o t h e r p o i n t it i s e a s y t o b e show n th at T heosop hy
H a e c k e lia n th e o r y in its e lf no m ore opposes an in su p e r ­ a n d e x tr e m e M a te r ia lis m a re in a m ic a b le c o n ta c t— 1 m ean
a b le b a rrier to its ex ercise th a n does th e v u lg a r d o ctrin e in th e d o ctrin e of th e e tern ity of life or rather, th e
o f a sin g le so u l. Indeed, it r a t h e r s e e m s t o f a v o u r it, fo r non-c.ristence of death. W h a t e v e r d o u b t t h e r e m a y b e a s
T h e o s o p h v ( if 1 im i n o t m i s t a k e n ) b e in g , in fact, f o u n d e d t o t h e o r i g i n o f L i f e ycv sc, t h e r e c a n , I t h i n k , b e 110 q u e s ­
on th e b a sis of a c o sm ic soul of w h ich th o in d iv id u a l t io n t h a t it is n o w s c i e n t i f i c a l l y e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t 110 mew
Egos ar e. e m a n a t i o n s , and co n sid erin g a resu m p tio n ^ of l i f e i s created, w h e n a n o r g a n i s m i s “ b o r n . ” E v e n in th e
id e n tity in to th at c o sm ic soul ad esira b le object h ig h e s t form s o f a n im a ls th o process has been m ade abun­
( J S ii'v n 'n ) c a n h a r d l y q u a r r e l w i t h a v i e w w h ic h rep resen ts d a n t ly clea r. “ B ir th ,” even “ v iv ip a ro u s,” co n sists in th e
th e w h o le u n iv er se as p eo p le d w ith th e em a n a tio n s o f tra n sferen ce of fin already liv in g p a rticle d etach ed by
t h a t s o u l c o n s t i t u t i n g , in fa c t, »/« e n t i t y in llic.tr to ta lity , bissiparou .s g e n e r a tio n from a n tdreudy living o r g a n i s n i t o
w h ile, t h e a c q u isitio n o f a g r ea ter or less p e r m a n e n c y for a n oth er one, a l s o already living, w h e r e i t g r o w s b y t h e
any of its e v e i-v a r y in g m a n ife sta tio n s by natural m ean s a ccretio n of liviiirj p a r t i c l e s o f t h e l a t t e r w h i c h i n t u r n
can certa in ly n o t b e a c c o u n te d “ su p e r n a tu r a l,” or “ fa n ta s ­ d eriv es its susten ance from th e in h ib itio n of p a r ticles
tic ” by th o se w ho see d a ily e v id e n c e s of how m uch m ore ah only 01g a n i c , w h ic h in th eir tu rn “ g r o w ” b y th o a s sim i­
p e r m a n e n t s o m e o f its p h a se s a re a s c o m p a r e d w it h o th er s.* lation of e le m e n ta r y p rin cip les lik e th e sim p lest, free
That th ere m ay he m e a n s to p ro lo n g w hat is c a lle d org a n ism s. T h u s it is c le a r t h a t “ life ” as it e x is t s in u s,
sp ir itu a l” in d iv id u a lity can h a rd ly he d e e m e d im p o ssi­ is no g ift continually re-b estow ed from a supern atu ral
b le by th ose who a d m it tliu effect o f certa in d r u g s to source, but rath er a co n tin u o u s v ita l stream ever sub­
restra in from “ d isso cia tio n ” (th e J la c c k e lia n phrase for d i v i d i n g a n d r e u n i t i n g — t lia t , in fa ct, o u r “ l i f e ” is t h e v e r y
d eath ) th e very atom s th ey c o n sid er as e n d o w e d w ith id e n tic a l life of th e K lin t-clip p ers, th e “ M issin g lin k s,”
etern a l “ sp iritu a l p ro p erties. ^ _ th e D in o th e r iu m s . th e M eg a lo su ria n s, th e L a b y r in th o d o n ts,
N o r c a n t h e 1 la.eck elia.n t h e o r y c o n s i s t e n t l y q u a r r e l w i t h th e T rilo b itcs a n d th e F azoons, The converse, that there,
th a t d o ctrin e o f T h e o s o p h y w h ic h r eg a r d s m a n as, in a d d i­ in no death, d o e s n o t a t first s i g h t s e e m e q u a l l y p la in , b u t
tio n to in e r t m a t te r prop er, c o n sistin g o f a v ita l p rin cip le, I th in k a little c o n sid era tio n w ill bear that o u t also , a s i n
a n a stral b o d y , a n d a p n e u m a . F o r, i f life is a “ proper­ th e h ig h est degree p ro b a b le. To w h a t do w e a p p ly th e
t y ” a tte n d a n t on ev ery atom , m a y n o t th e oth ers be “ pro­ ■word d e a t h ? W e see a n o rg a n ism la te ly w arm , b reath ­
in g and m o v in g , co ld , b rea th less, and m o tio n less. But
• 'J'hiit is t o s ny , t l i c l l a c c k c l i a n k n o w i n g t h e “ n s s o c i .i t i n n of a t o m s " la s t s ,
f o r i n s t a n c e . l o n g e r in n w h a l e t h a n in a m a n , a m i in a m a n t h a n in a l m t t c r -
th o u g h cir cu m sta n c es h a v e so d era n g ed th e rapport of it.s
Hv c a n h a r d l v d o u b t. t h a t c c i 't a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s a r c m o r o f a v o u r a b l e t o tl io c o n stitu en t p a r ticles th at th e u n ite d a ctio n o f th e “ c o n ­
c o n t i n u a n c e (if t h e v i t a l c o n f e d e r a t i o n t h a n o t h e r s , a n d m u s t a d m i t t h a t if fed erate p a rticles” has becom e im p o ssib le, th is by 110
such c ir c n in s tn n c c s (now u n k n o w n to science, w h ic h ca n y e t g iv e n o v a l i d
r e a s o n f o r s u p e r i o r l o n g e v i t y i'cin<r a t t e n d a n t 011 s u p e r i o r b il l1-) c o u l d b e m eans im p lie s th e real d estru ctio n o f th e v ita lity o f th e
a r t i f i c i a l l y p r o d u c e d h i <\<ws.v. V i t a l p c r m a n e n c y w o u l d b e t h e r e s u l t , o r a t u ltim a te a to m s th em selv e s. O n th e contrary, th e pheno­
l e a s t a n i n d e f i n i t e l o n g e v i t y . N o w , w h a t if T h e o s o p h y d i s c l o s e s c o n d i t i o n s
b y w h i c h t h e m o r e , t l , n i n ! p r o p e r t i e s of t h e a t o m s a r o s e g r e g a t e d so a s t o m e n a fo llo w in g “ d isso lu tio n ” s e e m to w itn ess p o w erfu lly
f o r m an e u t i t v m o r o p e r m a n e n t t h a n a n o r n i l l o r g a n i s n i th u s stere o­ a g a in s t th is id ea . A 11 aelteo m o tio n — th e “ ferm en t o f
t y p i n g o n I h e ' n i o i i l d o f t h o n o r m a l e x i s t e n c e oil w h i c h i t w a s f o r m e d , u n e w
p h ase of c x i s t e n c o o f tho cosmic soul { , p u trescen ce” is s e t up, and t h e ... p a r t i c l e s , f i n a lly ,d is*
in te g r a te d as its r esu lt, w h e n s o t free, lm s t e n to form n e w itself, a n d t h e a t t e m p t to en force it, w h ich is th e real
to which tlie;/ supply a reinforcement
oro-anic c o m b i n a t i o n s reb ellio n a g a in st th e ete rn ity of life. D iso rd er is th e
of 'the risible vital action. H o w d o w c k n o w t h a t , t h e p a r ­ order of th e u n iv erse, strife is life, ’ s t a g n a t i o n m eans
ticles of a “ dead b o d y ” m a y n o t bo sen tie n t nnd in te lli­ c o r r u p tio n .— t h o desire, fo r “ p e a c o ” i s t h o d esire for death,
g e n t a s it, l i e s b e f o r e u s , e v e n t h o u g h th e ir co n d itio n p r e ­
v en ts th em from a ctin g , so as to n o tify to us th e fact >
B u t several scien tific facts— th e conduct of g u illo tin e d A P S Y C H I C W A R N IN G . .
heads, of l i z a r d ’s s e v e r e d t a i l s , t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s o f (if we
BY A. C O N S T A N T I N 10, ESQ.
m av use th e paradox) “ sep arate id e n t it y ” b y P rofessor
T y n d a ll w h e n ho r eceiv ed th a t c eleb ra ted electric shock C an a n y o f th o n u m e r o u s readers o f th e T h e o so p h ist
w h ic h m a d e h im feel “ s e v e n g e n t l e m e n a t o n c e , & c.” — • e n lig h te n m e as to th e in flu en ce th n t a c te d on m e on th e

s e e m to fa v o r t h e v ie w .* I f ou r v ita lised o r g a n ic p a r tic le s o cca sio n a llu d e d to b e lo w I c er ta in ly em p h a tica lly

o n ly m o v e o f f to e n l i s t in a fresh a r m y — in o t h e r w o r d s, to deny th a t th er e w a s a sp irit m a n ife sta tio n , b u t th ere was

form p o r ts o f o t h e r liv in g o rg a n ism s, w e ll m ay we say— beyond dou bt- som e sin g u la r agency a t w ork, w h ic h I
“ this is t h e I l e s n r r e c t i o n a n d th e L ife ! O h , C r a v e, w h e r e have not u p to th is tim e been a b le to com prehend or
is t.h} 7 s t i n g ? O h, D eath , w h ere is th y v ictory ? ” nnd ex p la in .

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th e e te r n ity o f th e c o sm ic so u l, and th e cea seless m u ta­ o f abou t, t h e s a m e age as m y s e lf w o parted, an d o n ly m et

b ilit y o f its m a n if e s t a t io n s becom es at once easy to c o m ­ a g a in a fter t h e la.pse o f a b o u t t h i r t y - f i v e y e a r s . It w as at

A g r a , w h e r e h e w a s a D e p u t y C o lle c to r a n d I, h e a d - c le r k in
prehend.
T h e p ostu late w h ich T heosop hy has a lw a y s advanced the sam e office. Our frien d sh ip was renew ed, and we

a n d w h ic h has a lw a y s h ith e rto s e e m e d so absurd to pure soon b e c a m e v e r y m u c h a tta ch ed to each o t h e r ; in fact,

p h y sicists— th a t tw o th in g s m ay occupy th e sam e space w e had no secrets b etw e e n us. ‘ T h u s we c o n tin u e d to bo

at. o n c e — a l s o rec e iv e s a cu rio u s sid e lig h t from o u r p r e ­ for s e v e r a l y ea rs, a m i a lm o s t e v e r y d a y s a w each oth er. I

sen t p o in t o f v iew w h e n c o m b in ed w ith th e recen t e x p e ri­ h a d o cca sio n d u rin g th e D asara H o lid a y s to v isit my

m ents of a G erm an sarant on th e “ p erm e a b ility of b r o th er -in -la w , an o p u le n t la n d -b o ld er a t M eeru t, an d on

m a tte r,” as a “ fou rth p rop erty” of th e latter. T h o fact m y retu rn r ela te d to m y frien d th e festiv ities th a t had

is th a t w e d o s e e in s ta n c e s o f w h a t appears to be tw o s u b ­ b een ob served th ere. M y frien d p r o m is e d th a t, if h e co u ld

stan ces o c cu p y in g th e same space, a t t h e sa m e tim e, as p o ssib ly m anage, he w o u ld a lso accom pany me to my

w it n e s s t h e d a i l y p h e n o m e n o n o f t h e s u g a r in o u r tea . If b r o t h e r - i n - l a w ’s at th e next D asara v a ca tio n . In th e

th e u ltim a te p a rticles of m atter are, a.s s e e m s p ro b a b le in terv a l, an d p a r tic u la rly w hen th e v a c a tio n approached,

from t h e latest, r e s u lt s o f s c ie n c e , so fa r from b e i n g eo n t.i- we rep eated !}- d isc u sse d our p la n s, and w hen th o
tim e d rew near w e m a d e a ll arran gem en ts for fu lfillin g
o-u ous t h a t (a s h a s b e e n su r m ised by, 1. f o r g o t , w h a t a u ­
our en gagem en t. B u t on t h e la st w o r k in g da}' in th e
th o r it y , b u t i t is a celeb ra ted one) th ey are r ela tiv e ly as
o ffice' w h e n I a s k e d m y fr i e n d t o m e e t m e th at, e v e n i n g a t
far a s u n d e r a s th e p la n ets o f th e S o la r S y s te m , w ith th e
i n t e r m e d i a t e v o id free fro m t h e a c tio n o f th e ir " e m a n a t i n g ” th e a p p o in ted tim e at th e ra ilw a y sta tio n w ith h is
lu g g a g e , to m y u tter a sto n ish m en t and d isa p p o in tm en t
p r o p e r t i e s , w h e r e is t h e w o n d e r i f " occu lt s c ie n c e ” s h o u ld
ho to ld me th at he was very sorry for b e in g u n a b lo
a m e a n s o f ja.xtaposi.ng the
d isclo se inter rah of one
to g o w ith m e in c o n s e q u e n c e o f h is fa m ily h a v in g b e e n r e ­
body to the particles of another as to allow of transmis­
com m ended f o r a^ c h■a n go e ,’ a n d l i e w a s og o i n og w i t h t h e m to
sion ! S o v i e w e d , a T h e o s o p h i s t . w a l k i n g through a w a l l
Ram bagh (a s a n ita r iu m on th e o th er sid e o f A g ra ). On
w o u ld b e n o m o r e o f a “ m ir a c le ” th a n th e su g a r d isso lv ­
p a r tin g h e sh o o k h a n d s w ith m e an d a g a in expressed h is
in g in t h e t e a or b o d ies of troop s p a s sin g th ro u g h each
sorrow , a n d sa id t h a t “ th o u g h a b s e n t in b o d y h e w o u ld bo
o th er in any of th e “ a lter n a te” fo rm a tio n s o f th e o rd i­
present in th o u g h t and sp irit w ith m e .” O n o u r w a y in
nary m ilita ry d r ill-sy stem s. The o n ly d iffic u lty is, o f
the. tra in I a r ra n g ed w ith m y w ife to g o to M eerut first,
course, to g e t th e “ u n its” and t h e *' i n t e r v a l ' s ” p r o p e r l y
a n d a f t e r r e m a i n i n g f o u r d a y s t h e r e t o g o off to D e lh i, w h e r e
ju xtap osed . T h is d iffic u lty T h e o s o p h y p r e te n d s to so lv e.
sh e had n ever been, stop a co u p le o f days there, and on
T r y it. I f th is v ie w o f t h e m a t t e r is ju st, o f course, it
our return to pass a day at A lly g h u r w ith a rela tio n , a n d
w o u ld h elp to s o lv e th e m ystery of a n u m b e r o f w e ll-
th e n to retu rn h o m e to A g r a a d a y p rior to th e o p e n in g
a u th e n tic a te d phenom ena w h ich have h ith erto p u zzled
o f m y o ffice. T h o p r o g r a m m e w a s fin a lly s e t t le d b e t w e e n
p h ilo so p h ers. S tr a n g e d isa p p e a r a n c e s— say, w h y I" m ig h t,
us. T h e t w o d a y s a f t e r o u r a r r i v a l a t m y b r o t h e r - i n - l a w ’s
w a lk into you "— litera lly and not, m eta p h o rica lly . T h is
w ere sp e n t m o st p lea sa n tly . E arly on th e m o r n in g of th e
a lso w o u ld o b v io u s ly e x p la in a good deal of th e m ystery
th ird day after p a r ta k in g of som o refresh m en ts w e sa t,
o f “ o b se ssio n .” '
t o g e t h e r to t h i n k o f a m u s e m e n t s for th o n ig h t , w h e n a ll o f
O n e th in g , how ever, seem s to th e a u th o r to b e p r e tty
a su d d e n a c u r io u s s e n sa tio n c a m e o v er m e, 1 fe lt d u ll a n d
c lea r from t h e v ista s o f t h o u g h t opened up by th ese con ­
m e l a n c h o l j 7, a n d t o l d m y b ro th er-in -la w th at I m u st re­
sid e ra tio n s— a co n clu sio n to w h ich ,o th er lin e s o f r eco n d ite
tu rn to A g r a im m e d ia t e ly . H e was e x t r e m e ly su rp rised .
in v e stig a tio n , h isto r ic a l a n d r elig io u s, as w e ll as p h y sic a l
A s I h a d a g reed to sp e n d th a t a n d th e fo llo w in g d ay w ith
and m eta p h y sica l, seem also to p o in t. As to th e origin h im , th e w h o le fa m ily rem on stra ted w ith me for my
of th e co sm ic soul we are in darkness, but every day
a b r u p t p ro p o sa l, a n d n a tu ra lly co n clu d ed th a t so m e th in g
and e v e r y d isc o v er y and e v e r y sp ecu la tio n seem to b rin g
or oth er h a d g iv e n me offen ce. But a ll p e r s u a s io n s to
m ore hom e to us th e im p ressio n th at it is t h e ab stract
d eta in m e, even for th at, d a y , p r o v e d in e f f e c t u a l, and in
essen ce of change and activity— a “ m ode of m o t i o n ”—
another hour I was w ith m y lu g g a g e on th e M eerut
m o tio n self— e n e rg y as o p p osed to b la n k repose w h ich
R a ilw a y S ta tio n . B efore we took tick ets for A g r a , m y
(u n a b le to m a n ife st itself) is nothing, for th e in a c tiv e
w ife u r g e d m e to g o o n ly a s far a s G h a z ia b a d ( w h e n c e th e
cannot create, c a n n o t b e c o m e visib le, ca n n o t, as th e abso­
t r a i n b r a n c h e s o f f t o ' D e l h i ) . .: I d i d so, b u t n o s o o n e r w a s
lu t e n e g a tio n of p r o p e r tie s , b e c o m e concrete, a n d is t h e r e ­
t h e tra in in m o t io n th a n th e lo n g in g t o g o to A g r a a g a in
fo r e iu i t s e lf nihil. H e n c e t h e i n h e r e n t f u t ilit y a n d id io c y
returned. W ith o u t ta k in g a n y fu rth er course, I took on
of a ll a tte m p ts , relig io u s, p o litica l, or socia l, to reduce
o u r arrival at G h a z ia b a d tic k e ts d ir e c t for A g r a . T h is
v a rio u s p h a ses o f t h e life of th e u n iv er se to a c o n d itio n
su rp rised m y w ife very m uch, in fact, s h e felt d ism a y e d ,
of a b solu te, order and sta b ility au d u n ifo r m ity — b in d th e
an d w e sa t a ll th e w a y to A lty g h u r w ith o u t ex ch a n g in g
d iv e r sity in u n ity w hose ex isten ce is lib er ty to th e
e v e n so m u c h as a sen ten ce. A t A lly g h u r sho w as in ­
n o n -ex isten ce o f p erm a n en ce and q u iescen ce. It is la w
e x o r a b le in h e r e n t r e a t i e s to s e e h e r rela tio n s. I sen t her
* As also tho phenomena of amputation under nlweytheties, where, over th ere, b u t I co u ld not be persu aded to a c co m p a n y
though tho use of the latter forbids.the sensation of ni/f/n'fjofti pain by the her, a n d p ro ceed ed to A g ra , w h e r e on m y arrival a t n ig h t,
so-called individual, yet that, the ultimate particles feel if, ip proved by their
producing ihe normal results of pain lo e a l l y - n s inllnimnntion, suppur a­ I w as t h u n d e r s t r u c k w it h t h e d r e a d fu l n e w s t h a t m y fr ie n d
tion, \ e . . had su d d e n ly d ied th at, very m o rn in g from a p o p lex y at
 R a m b a g h , p r o b a b ly a b o u t tlie tim e I w a s ta k in g refresh­ t i v e i n f e r e n c e t h a t h i s t h o u g h t wra s stro n g ly p r e -o ccu p ied
m en ts at M eeru t. The next m o r n in g I w a s p r e s e n t to b efore h is d e a th , w ith h im w h o m ho had u n in te n tio n a lly
w itn e ss th e last r em a in s of m y d ear fr ie n d c o m m it te d to d isa p p o in ted . Sudden, as m ay have been th at d eath ,
h i s la st r estin g -p la c e . E very one present at th e fu n era l, th o u g h t is in sta n ta n e o u s and m ore ra p id still. N a y , it
w h o k n e w th a t I w as n o t to h a v e r etu r n e d to th e sta tio n su rely w as a h u n d red fo ld in ten sifie d at th e m o m e n t of
b efore th e o ffice opened, p lied me w ith q u e s tio n s a s to d eath . T h o u g h t is t h e la s t t h i n g t h a t d ie s or r a t h e r fa d e s
how L c a m e to h ear o f th e sad bereavem ent, and w h o it o u t in t h e h u m a n b r a in o f a d y in g person, and th o u gh t,
w a .s t h a t h a d t e l e g r a p h e d t o m e . But I ca n d id ly con fess as d em on strated by scien ce, i.s m a t e r ia l, s in c e it is b u t a
th at 110 o t h e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n o' r m e s s a O
ge was e v e r s e n t to m od e of energy, w h ic h itse lf ch an ges form b u t is e te r n a l.
me or oven a tte m p te d — sa v e a d ep r e ssio n in s p ir its , a H e n c e , th a t th o u g h t w h o s e s tr e n g th a n d p o w e r aro a lw a y s
l o n g i n g a n d r e s tle s s d e s ir e to b e p r e s e n t a t A g r a as q u ic k ­ p r o p o r tio n a te to its in ten sity , b e c a m e , so to say, con crete
ly a s p o ssib le. " and p a lp a b le, and w ith th e h e lp of th e s tr o n g affin ity
i\ ate bij the Editor .— N o need o f a ttrib u tin g th e above b e t w e e n th e tw o , it e n v e lo p e d a n d o v e r p o w e r e d th e w h o lo
“ w a rn in g ” to a n y th in g su p ern a tu ra l. M any and va ried sen tien t, a n d th in k in g p rin c ip le in M r, C o n s ta n t in e s u b ­
are th e p sy c h ic p h e n o m e n a in life, w h ic h u n in te n tio n a lly je c tin g it en tirely , and fo rcin g th e w ill o f t h e l a t t e r t.o
or o th er w ise are eith er a ttrib u te d to th e a g en cy o f d is­ a c t in accordance w ith h is d esire. The th in k in g a g en t
e m b o d ie d “ s p ir its ” or en tirely a n d in ten tio n a .lly ignored. w a-s d e a d , a n d t h e i n s t r u m e n t l a y sh attered for e v er. But
B y s a y in g th is w e do not in ten d at all d e p r iv in g th e its la st so u n d liv ed , and co u ld n o t h a v e c o m p le te ly d ied
sp iritu a l th eory o f its raison d'etre. Hut b e sid e th at out, in t h e w a v e s o f eth er. S c ie n c e says, t h e v ib ra tio n o f
th eory th ere ex ist oth er m a n ife sta tio n s of th e sam e o n e s in g le n o te o f m u s ic w ill lin g e r 011 in m o tio n th rou gh
p s y c h ic fo r c e in m a il’s d a i l y life, w h i c h is g e n e r a l l y d i s ­ th e co rrid o rs of all e tern ity ; and th eosop h y, th e la st
regard ed or erro n e o u sly lo o k ed upon as a resu lt o f sim p le th o u g h t of th e d y in g m an c h a n g e s in to th e m an h im ­
ch a n ce or c o in cid en ce, for th e o n ly reason th at w e are self ; it becom es h is eidolon. M r. C o n sta n tin e w o u ld
u n a b le to forth w ith a ssig n for it a lo g ic a l a n d c o m p r e ­ n o t h a v e su r p r ise d us, n o r w o u ld h e have in d e e d d eserv ed
h e n siv e cau se th o u g h th e m a n ife sta tio n s u n d o u b te d ly b ear b e in g accu sed b y th e, sk e p tic a l of e ith e r su p e r stitio n or
th e im p ress o f a scien tific character, e v id e n tly b elo n g in g , o f h a v in g la b o r e d u n d e r a h a llu c in a tio n b ad h e even seen
ns t h e y do, to t h a t cla ss o f p s y c h o -p h y s io lo g ic a l phenom e­ th e image, or t h e so -c a lle d “ gh ost” of h is d e c e a s e d frien d
na w liieli, even m en of great scien tific a tta in m en ts b efore h im . For th at “ g h o st” w o u ld have been n e ith er
and such sp ecia lists as D r. C arp en ter are now b u sy in g th e co n scio u s sp irit nor th e soul of th e dead m an ; but
th e m s e lv e s w ith . T h e c a u s e for t h is p a r ticu la r p h e n o m e ­ s i m p l y h is s h o r t,— for 0110 i n s t a n t — materialized th ou gh t
n o n is t o b e s o u g h t in th e occu lt (y et n o less u n d e n ia b le projected u n c o n sc io u s ly a n d b y th e so le p o w er o f its own
for it) in f lu e n c e e x e r c is e d by th e a c tiv e w ill o f o n e m a n in ten sity in th e d irectio n of h im who o c cu p ied th at
o v e r th e w ill o f a n o t h e r m an, w henever th e w ill o f th e T h o u o iit. '
l a t t e r is s u r p r i s e d in a m om ent of r est or a s ta te o f p a s-
siv cn css. AVe speak now of jn'exenthnentn. W ere every
p erson to pay clo se a t t e n t i o n — in an exp erim en ta l and
A P O L L O N IU S T Y A N E U S A N D SIM ON .
scien tific sp ir it of c o u r s e — to b is d a ily a ctio n a n d w atch
h is th o u g h ts, c o n v e rsa tio n a n d r e s u lta n t acts, a n d ca refu lly . M AG U S.
a n a ly ze th ese, o m it tin g no d e ta ils tr iflin g as th ey m ig h t In th e “ H isto r y o f th e C h ristia n R e lig io n to th e year
a p p e a r to h im , th e n w o u ld he fin d for m o s t o f t h e s e a c ­ tw o h u n d r e d ,” b y C h a rles B. W a ite , A. M ., announced
tio n s and th o u g h ts co in cid in g reason,? based upon 11111- a n d r e v ie w e d in th e Banner of Light. (B oston ), we fin d
tu a l p sy c h ic in flu en ce b e tw e e n th e e m b o d ie d in tellig en ce s.
p o rtio n s o f th e w ork r e la tin g to th e great th a u m a tu rg ist
Several in sta n ce s, m ore or less fa m ilia r to ever)' o n e of th e second cen tu ry A . D .— A p o llo n iu s of T y a n a , th o
th rou gh personal ex p erien ce, m ig h t b e h ere a d d u ced . W e riv a l of whom h a d n e v e r a p p e a r e d in t h e R o m a n E m p ir e .
w ill g iv e b u t tw o. Two frien d s or ev en sim p le a cq u a in t­ “• T h e t i m e o f w h i c h t h i s v o lu m e tak es sp ecia l co g n i­
ances are sep arated for years. S u d d en ly one of th e m — • zance is d i v i d e d in to six p e r io d s, d u rin g th e second of
he who r em a in e d at hom e and who m ay have never w h ich , A . D . iSO to A . D . 120, is in clu d ed th e ‘ A g e of
th ou gh t ot th e absent person for years, th in k s o f th a t M ir a cle s,’ th e h is to r y of w h ic h w ill p r o v e o f in ter e st to
in d iv id u a l. H e rem em bers h im w ith o u t any p o ssib le S p iritu a lists as a m e a n s o f co m p a r in g th e m a n ifesta tio n s
cau se or reason, and tlie lo n g -fo rg o tten im a g e sw e e p in g o f u n seen in tellig en ces in o u r tim e w ith s im ila r e v e n t s of
th ro u g h th e silen t co rrid o rs o f M em o r y b rin g s it before th e days im m ed ia te ly fo llo w in g th e in tro d u c tio n of
h is eyes as v iv id ly as if he w ere there. A few m in u te s C h r istia n ity . ‘ A p o llo n iu s T y a n e u s w as th e m ost rem a rk ­
after th at, a n h o u r perhaps, th at ab son t person p ays the a b le c h a r a c te r o f t h a t p erio d , a n d w itn e s s e d th e reign o f a
other an mtexpected. visit,. A n o t h e r in sta n ce ,— A len d s to d o zen R o m a n e m p ero rs. B e fo r e h is b irth , P r o te u s, a n E g y p ­
B a book. B h a v in g read and la id it a sid e th in k s 110 tia n god, a p p e a r e d to h is m o th e r and announced th at ho
m o r e o f it, t h o u g h A req uested h im to retu r n th e w ork w a s to b e in carn ated in th e c o m in g ch ild . F o llo w in g
im m e d ia te ly a fter p e r u sa l. D ays, perhaps m o n th s after t h e d ir e c tio n s g i v e n h e r in a d r e a m , s h e w e n t to a m e a d o w
t h a t , B ’s t h o u g h t o ccu p ied w ith im p o r ta n t b u sin ess, s u d ­ to g a th e r flo w ers. W h i l e th e r e , a flo ck o f sw ans form ed
d e n ly r e v e r ts to th e book, an d h e r e m e m b e r s h is n e g le c t. a ch oru s a ro u n d her, and, c h ip p in g th eir w in g s, sung in
M ech a n ica lly h e lea v es h is p la ce and ste p p in g to h is li­ u n iso n . W h ile th ey w ere th u s en gaged, and th o a ir
brary g e ts it out, th in k in g to sen d it b ack w i t h o u t fa il w as b e in g fa n n ed by a g e n tle zep liv r, A p o llo n iu s was
th is once. A t th e sam e m om en t, th e door opens, A en­ b o rn .”
ters, t e l l i n g t h a t h e h a d c o m e p u r p o s e ly to fetch h is b o o k , T h i s is a legend w h ic h in d a y s o f old , m a d e o f e v e r y re­
as he needed it. C o in c id en ce? N ot at all. I 11 t h e first m a rk a b le ch a ra cter a “ son o f G o d ” m ira cu lo u sly born o f a
case it w as th e th o u g h t o f th e tr a v e lle r, w h ic h , a s ho h a d v ir g in . A n d w h a t fo llo w s is history. “ I 11 l i i s youth ho was
d ecid ed u p o n v isitin g a n o ld fr ie n d or a c q u a in ta n c e , was a m a rv el o f m e n ta l p o w er and personal b ea u ty , a n d fou n d
concentrated upon. the other man, and th a t th o u g h t by its h is g r e a te s t h a p p in e s s in co n v e rsa tio n s w ith t h e d isc ip le s
v ery a c tiv ity proved en ergetic enough to o v e rp o w er th e o f P lato, C h r y sip p u s and A r isto tle . H e a te n o th in g th at
then passive th o u g h t o f th e oth er. T he sam e e x p la n a tio n h a d life, liv e d 011 fru its and th e produ cts of th e earth ;
s ta n d s g o o d in t h e case of A and B. B u t M r. C o n s ta n ­ was an e n th u sia stic a d m irer a n d fo llo w er of P yth agoras,
tin e m ay argue, “ m y l a t e f r i e n d ’s t h o u g h t co u ld n o t in ­ a n d as s u c h m a in t a in e d s ile n c e for fiv e years. W herever
flu en ce m in e s in c e h e w a s a lr e a d y d ead , w h e n I w a s b e in g be w ent he reform ed relig io u s w orsh ip and perform ed
ir r e s is tib ly d r a w n to A g r a .” O u r a n s w e r is r ea d y . D id not w o n d e r fu l acts. A t feasts he a sto n ish e d th e gu ests by
th e w a r m e st frie n d sh ip e x is t b e tw e e n t h e w r ite r a n d th e ca u sin g bread, fru its, v eg eta b les and v a rio u s d a in ties to
d e c ea se d ! H a d n o t th e la tte r p r o m is e d to b e w ith h im appear at h is b id d in g . S ta tu es becam e a n im a te d w ith
in “ t h o u g h t and sp ir it? ” And th a t lea d s to th e p o si­ life, a n d bronze fig u res advanced from th eir p e d esta ls.
 to o k tlio p o sitio n and perform ed th e la b o r s of servants-
m in e w liic h lia d th e g r e a te r p o w e r . It is s ta te d in ‘ T h e
B y th e ex o rcise o f th e sam e p o w e r d e m a ter ia liz a tio n oc­ A c ts o f P e te r a n d P a u l’ th a t S im o n m ad e a brazen serp en tto
c u r re d ; g o ld a n d s ilv e r v e sse ls, w ith th e ir c o n te n ts , d is a p ­
m o v e , s t o n e s t a t u e s to la u g h , a n d h i m s e l f to rise in t h e a ir;
p eared ; e v en th e a tte n d a n ts v a n ish ed in an in sta n t from to w h ic h is a d d e d : ‘ as a s e t -o ff to th is, P e t e r h e a le d th e
sig h t. _
sick b y a w ord, caused th e b lin d to see, & c.” S im o n ,
A t R o m e, A p o llo n iu s w as accu sed o f treason . B rought b e in g b ro u g h t before N e ro , changed h is form : su d d e n ly
t o e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e a c c u s e r c a m e f o r w a id , u n f o l d e d h is r o ll h e b e c a m e a ch ild , th en an o ld m an ; at oth er tim es a
on w h ich th e a ccu sa tio n had been w ritten , and was young m an. ‘ And N ero, b eh o ld in g th is, supposed h im
a s t o u n d e d to fin d i t a p e r f e c t b la n k . to b e th e S o n o fG o d .’
“ M e e t i n g a fu n e r a l p r o c e s s io n lie sa id t o t h e a t t e n d a n t s ,
In R e co g n itio n s, a P ct.rin e w o r k o f t h e e a r ly a g es, a n
‘ Set. d o w n t h e b ier, a n d I w ill dry up th e tears you arc
account is g iv e n o f a p u b lic d is c u s sio n b e t w e e n P eter and
s h e d d i n g for t h e m a id .’ H e to u ch ed th e young wom an,
S i m o n M a g u s , w h i c h is r e p r o d u c e d in t h i s v o lu m e.
u t t e r e d a. f e w w o r d s , a n d t h e d e a d c a m e t o life. B ein g at
S m y rn a , a p la g u e raged at E phesus, and he was ca lled “ A ccou n ts of m any oth er m ira c lc -w o r k e rs arc <nven,
th ith er. ‘ The jo u rn ey m u st not be d ela y e d ,’ h e sa id ; sh o w in g m o st co n clu siv ely th at th e pow er by w h icli°tliey
and had no sooner sp ok en th e w ords th an he was at w r o u g h t w a s n o t c o n fin ed to a n y 011c or to a n y n u m b e r of
E phesus. p e r so n s, a s t h e C h r is tia n w o r ld te a c h e s, b u t th a t m e d iu m ­
“ W h e n n e a r ly o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s old , he was brought istic g ifts w e re th en , as now , possessed b y m any. S tate­
before th e E m p ero r a t R o m e , a ccu sed o f b e in g an e n c h a n t­ m e n t s q u o t e d fr o m t h e w r it e r s o f t h o first t w o c e n t u r i e s o f
er. H e w a s t a k e n to p riso n . W h ile th ere he was asked what took p la c e w ill sev erely tax th e cred u lity of th e
w h e n h e w o u ld b e a t lib er ty ? ‘ T o -m o r r o w , if it d e p e n d s m ost cre d u lo u s to b eliev e, e v en in t h i s e r a o f m a rv els.
011 th e j u d g e ; th is in stan t, if it depends 011 m y se lf.’ M an y o f th ose accou n ts m a y be g rea tly exagg erated , hut
S a y i n g th is , lie d i e w h is le g o u t o f th e fetters, and sa id , i t is n o t r e a s o n a b l e t o suppose th at th ey arc a ll sheer
‘ Y ou see th e lib er ty I e n jo v .’ H e th e n rep la ced it in fa b r ic a tio n s, w ith n o t a m o ie t y o f tr u t h for th eir fo u n d a ­
t h e fetters. tio n ; far le s s so w it h t h o r o v e a lm e n t s m a d e to m e n sin ce
“ A t th e trib u n a l h e w as a sk ed : ‘ W h y do m e n c a ll y o u th o a d v e n t of M odern S p iritu a lism . Som e id e a o f th e
a g o d ?’ th o ro u g h n e ss w ith w h ic h ev ery su b ject is d e a lt w ith in '
‘ B e c a u s e , ’ s a id lie, 1 e v e r y m a n th at is g o o d is e n titled th is v o lu m e m a y b e fo rm ed w hen we state th at in th e
to th e a p p e lla tio n .’ in d e x th er e are tw o h u n d red and th irteen references to
‘ H ow c o u ld y o u fo r e te ll t h e p la g u e a t E p h e s u s ?’ p a s sa g e s r e la tin g to ‘ J e s u s C h r is t’ ; from w h ic h , a lso , it
“ H e r ep lied : ‘ B y liv in g on a lig h te r d iet th an oth er m a y b e j u s t ly in fe r r e d t h a t w h a t is g i v e n m u s t b e o f g r e a t
m e n .’ v a lu e to th o s e s e e k in g in fo rm a tio n th a t w ill en a b le th em
“ H is a n s w e r s to th e s e and oth er q u e s tio n s b y h is ac­ to d e te r m in e w h e th e r Jesus w as ‘ M an, M yth , or G o d .’
cu sers e x h ib ite d su ch stren g th th a t th e E m p ero r w as m u ch ‘ T h e O rig in and H isto r y of C h ristia n D o c tr in e s,’ also
affected , a n d d ecla red h im a c q u itted of crim e ; b u t sa id ‘ T h e O rig in and E sta b lish m en t of th e A u th ority of th e
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a n d s u p e r s t i t i o n e v e r y w h e r e . I b e l i e v e in l i b e r t y a n d h a p p i n e s s
w o u l d r a t h e r l i v e in a w o r l d f u ll o f t r o i i b l e s w i t h t h e w o m a n
iind l o v e a n d j o y in t h i s w o r l d . I am am azed th a t any m an
I lo v e, t h a n to l i v e in h e a v e n w i t h n o b o d y but, m e n . I read
e v e r h a d t h e i m p u d e n c e to t r y a n d d o a n o t h e r m a n ’s t h i n k i n g .
in a b o o k a n a c c o u n t o f t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h e w o r l d . T h a t hook,
1 h a v e j u s t a s g o o d a r i g h t to t a l k a b o u t t h e o l o g y a s a m i n i s t e r .
I h a v e t a k e n p a i n s to s a y , w a s n o t w r i t t e n h y a n y G o d . And
I f t h e y all a g r e e I m i g h t, adm it, i t w a s a s c i e n c e , b u t a s t h e y
w h y d o 1 s a y so ? B e c a u s e I c a n w r i t e a f a r b e t t e r b o o k m y ­
all d i s a g r e e , a u d t h e m o r e t h e y s t u d y ' i h e w i d e r t h e y get. a p a r t ,
s e l f .' B e c a u s e i t is fu ll o f h n r b a i i s m s . Several m inisters o f
1 m a y b e p e r m i t t e d to s u g g e s t i t is n o t a s c i e n c c . W h e n no
t h i s c i t y h a v e u n d e r t a k e n t o a n s w e r m e — n o t a b l y th o s o w h o
t w o w i l l tell y o u t h e r o a d t o h e a v e n — t h a t is, g i v i n g y o u t h e
d o n ’t b e l i e v e t h e B i b l e t h e m s e l v e s . I w a n t to , a s k t h e s e m e n
s a m e r o u t e — a n d i f y o u w o u l d i n q u i r e o f t h e m Jill y o n w o u l d
one thing. I w a n t t h e m t o b e f a ir.
j u s t , g i v e u p t r y i n g l o g o t h e r e , iind s a y : 1 m a y a s w e l l s t a y
w h e r e I a m , iind l e t I h e L o r d c o m e lo m e. EVEliV MINISTER ' ,
D o y o u k n o w t h a t i b i s w o r l d h a s n o t b e e n tit, f o r a I n d y a n d ’ in I h e c i t y o f C h i c a g o t h a t a n s w e r s m e , a n d t h o s e t h a t h a v e
g e n t l e m a n lo l i v e i n . f o r t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s , j u s t on a c c o u n t , o f a n s w e r e d m e lm d b e t for a n s w e r m e a g a i n — I w n n t t h e m t o sa y ,
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p i o u s t r i c k s — 1 wan t. t h e m to sa )' w h e t h e r t h e y b e l i e v e t h : i (. t h e
E t e r n a l G o d o f this u n iv e rse e v e r u p h e ld th e c r im e o f p o ly ­
■ SA N SK R IT LANGUAGE.
gam y. S jiy it, e q u i n e 1111 f a i r . D o n ’t, b e g i n to t a l k a b o u t
ItV P A N D IT I'll AN NATH.
th at, b e i n p :i p e c u l i a r t i m e , a n d t.hiit, G o d w a s e a s y o n t h e p r e ­
j u d i c e s ol' t h e s e old fellow *. I w a n t th e m to a n s w e r t h a t I t h as lo n g b een a d isp u te d q u estio n w h e th e r la n g u a g e
q u e s t i o n , nml to a n s w e r i t s q u a r e l y , w h i c h t h e y h a v e n ' t d o n e . is a rev ela tio n or th e r esu lt of h u m a n .in d u stry . By la n ­
D i d t h i s I ! oil w h i c h y o u p r e t e n d to w o r s h i p e v e r s a n c t i o n t h e
guage I m ean the, v e h ic le of id ea s w ith th eir v a r io u s
institution o f h u m n n slavery ? N o w , a n s w e r (air. D o n ’t s l i d e
m o d u la tio n s b y m e a n s o f certa in a rticu la te sou n ds. N atu re
n n i u m l il. D o n ’t b e g i n a n d a n s w e r w h a t a b a d m a n I a m , o r
has en d ow ed every a n im a l w ith fa cu lties e n o u g h to d is­
w h a t a ” ood m a n M o s e s w as. S t i c k to I h e t e x t . D o you
tin g u ish t h e v o ices w h ic h arc in d isp en sa b ly necessary for
b e l i e v e in a G o d t h a t a l l o w e d n m a n to lie so ld f r o m h i s c h i l d ­
r e n ? D o y o u w o r s h i p s u c h a u i n f i n i t e m o n s t e r '( A n d il y o u th e p reserv a tio n o f in d iv id u a ls or co n tin u a n ce o f th e sp c-
do, toll y o u r c o n g r e g a t i o n w h e t h e r y o u a r e n o t a s h a m e d to c ie s ; a s e v e r y b e a s t in th e forest can in stin c tiv e ly r ec o g ­
a d m i t it. L e t e v e r y m i n i s t e r w h o a n s w e r s m e a g a in tell w h e ­ n ise th e roarin g o f a lio n w ith o u t h a v in g p rev io u sly h eard
th e r he b e lie v e s G o d c o m m a n d e d h is g e n e r a l to kill th e little it. But th e hum an v o ice is c a p a b le o f r e p r e s e n tin g ab­
d i m p l e d b a b e in t h e c r a d l e . L e t him a n s w e r i t. D o n ’t s a y str a ct id e a s a n d d iffe re n t n o tio n s w h ic h b ru tal in te llig e n c e s
th a t th o se w e re v e ry b ad tim es. T e l l w h e t h e r l i e d i d it o r ca n n o t con ceive. “ S p ee c h ,” says A risto tle , “ is m a d e to
n ot, a n d t h e n y o u r p e o p l e w ill k n o w w h e t h e r i n d i c a t e w d iat is e x p e d ie n t and w hat in e x p e d ie n t, and , in

TO 11A TIC T H A T CUD c o n s e q u e n c e o f th is , w hat, is j u s t an d u n just. It is, t h e r e ­

fo r e , g i v e n t o m en, because it is p e c u lia r to t h e m th at of
o r not. 15c h o n e s t - T e l l t h e m w h e t h e r t h a t G o d iu w a r c a p ­
g o o d a n d e v il, j u s t a n d u n ju st, th ey o n ly (w it h r e sp e c t to
t u r e d y o u n g m a id e n s a n d tu r n e d th e m o v e r to th e s o ld ie rs ;
oth er a n im a ls) p o ssess a sen se or feelin g .” A n im a l v o ic es
an d then ask the w iv es an d s w e e t g irls o f y o u r c o n g r e g a ­
are, a s a ru le, m on oton ou s and convcy no d istin ct id ea s
t i o n to gel: d o w n on t h e i r k n e e s a n d w o r s h i p t h e i n f i n i t e f i e n d
that, d i d t h a t t h i n g . A n s w e r ! It, is y o u r G o d I a m t a l k i n g or m oral in str u c tio n s. .
a b o u t , a n d i f that, is w h a t G o d d i d , p l e a s e t e l l y o u r c o n g r e g a ­ A n oth er d ifferen ce b etw een a hum an and a brutal
tio n w h a t , u n d e r t h e s a m e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , t h e d e v i l w o u l d h a v e vo ice co n sists iu a rtic u la tio n . The form er m ay be
done. D o n ’t tell y o u r p e o p l e t h a t i.s n p o e m . D o n ’t tell y o u r
reso lv ed in to d istin ct sounds or sylla b les, th e la tter
p e o p l e t h a t is p i c t o r i a l . T h a t w o n ’t d o . T e l l ) ro u r p e o p l e
a lm o st in a r ticu la te . H e n c e H o m e r a n d H e s io d ch a ra cterize
w h e t h e r it is t r u e o r f a l s e . T h a t is w h a t I w a n t y o u to do.
m an by th e ep ith et meropx or m an endow ed w ith v o ice,
( To be conitmted.) or “ one h a v in g v o ic e ,” th u s d en o tin g a pow er pecu­
lia r to m a n ; a u d t h o u g h a few b ird s can be fou n d w ith
s u c h a p o w e r , y e t th e ir a r tic u la tio n c a n c o n v e y n o in fo rm a -,
SI B I X . tio n . The th ird and th e m ost im p o rta n t d iffe re n c e
b e t w e e n th e ir v o ic e s, is th at b ru tal v o ices are in stin ctiv e
T h e v e n e r a b l e M ASTER o f O c c u l t S c i e n c e s and M a g n et­ a n d to be spoken a lik e b y th e w h o le of t h a t c la ss, but
ism , B a ro n l ) u P o tc t, our d istin g u ish ed H onorary F ello w , t h i s is n o t t h e case w ith hum an vo ice. It is l e a r n t by
s en d s from N ic e to o u r sister jo u rn a l I.u Revue Spiritc, ii im ita tio n o n ly , as c h ild r e n le a r n h o w to speak by an un ­
short letter for in sertio n , w liieli h e c a lls “ S ib y l.” W c
co n scio u s im ita tio n of th eir p aren ts. T h e r e is no reason
u n d e rsta n d lm t too w e ll th e g r e a t le sso n c o n t a in e d for tlie to im a g in e th at a m an can speak a la n g u a g e w h ic h lie
m y s t i c a l l y i n c lin e d in t h o s e l e w s h o r t l i n e s : b u t for m a n y , n e v e r heard. , T h u s, it a p p ea rs th a t h u m a n v o ic e is n o t a n
t h e y w ill, n e v e r t h e le s s , b o as a sea le d b o o k . S t i l l its t h e in stin ctiv e a r ticu la te sound. A t th e s a m e t i m e it is not
sacred tru th m ust reveal it s e lf to t h e p r iv ile g e d few , w e e a sy to con ceiv e h ow m a n k in d co u ld have first b e e n i n ­
w ill t r a n s la t e for t h e m t h e v e t e r a n ’s m o u r n f u l e p istle. It
duced to fa b r ic a te a r t ic u la t e sounds and to e m p lo y th e m
b e g in s w ith a sta n z a : for t h e p u r p o s e o f c o m m u n ica tin g th eir th ou gh ts. O n ly
“ O h h a p less 'S c ie n c e — fatal g ift o f h e a v e n tw o o p in io n s can be form ed on th e subject ; viz., th e
W hat dangers th re a te n cu rio u s m an , la n g u a g e is e it h e r a g if t o f n a t u r e or t h e r e s u lt of hum an
W h o fa in t h y r e a lm s w o u ld sc a n I in d u stry . The greater part ol th e J e w s a n d th e C h rist­
W o u ld D e stin y , w h o se secrets I h a v e r iv en ia n s, a n d e v e n th e w isest of th e pagans have em braced
O ft from h er c ru el h e a r t— • th e form er o p in io n , w h ic h is su p p orted by jl/o .sw , w h o
W o u ld cruel D e stin y im p a rt le p r e sc n ts th e Suprem e B ein g as tea ch in g Adam th e
T h e s e c r e t o f th e v eil, t h a t 1 m i g h t be nam es of all a n im a ls. The la tter o p in io n is h eld by.
B l i n d , b l i n d , e t e r n a l l y !” D io d o ro u s S icu lu s,’ L u cretiu s, H orace and m any oth er

-— a,nd t h e w r i t e r c o n tin u es : “ A h ! if you vvtihl believe G reek and llo in a n w riters who co n sid er la n g u a g e as a
h u m a n in v e n tio n . T h e first m e n , t h e y sa y , u t t e r i n g i n d is ­
do n ot q u estio n m e. M a g n etism , M a g n e t,ism , th o u w ilt
tin ct, and con fu sed s o u n d s , ■t i l l g r a d u a lly a s s o c ia t in g for
th row th e g lo b e in to p e r tu rb a tio n ; an d th e sons o f our
a ssista n c e , cam e to m ake use of a r ticu la te sounds
ch ild ren w ill s e e th e sp irits and th e gods! E v e n in m y
u n h e a l t h y a s p ir a t io n s (for 1 descend from ta in ted germ s, m u tu a lly agreed upon. T h is o p in io n is b a s e d on a to m ic,
co sm o g o n y w h ic h was fra m ed b y M ach u s, th e P h oen icia n ,
an d m y sig h t, d im m e d by m odern v ices, presents to m e
and afterw ards im p ro v ed by D e m o c ritu s and E p ic u r u s ;
bu t a chaos of v u lg a r and d isg u stin g th in g s) th e d iv in e
a n d i t i s a. p a r t of th e system in w h i c h t h e f ir s t m en are
spark p la ced in me by th e D e ity en a b led m e to see the
rep resen ted as h a v in g sp ru n g ou t of th e ea rth lik e trees
light.
“ V a in reg r e ts ! I c o u ld have, k n o w n all, 1 receded but and v eg eta b les, an d it h as b e e n a d o p te d b y several m od ern
w r i t e r s o f h i g h r a n k a n d is, t h e r e f o r e , w o r t h y o f e x a m i n a t i o n
o n e s t e p t it t h e v e r y m o m e n t t h a t t h e v e i l w a s b e i n g l i f t e d . ' »
........T h u s I b e c a m e u n w o r t h y o f t h e i n i t i a t i o n a n d t h e g r e a t T h e m o st-lea rn ed and resp e c ta b le authors w ho support
fa v o u r. Y es, T ru th , co m p le te and e n tire, w as near m e ; th is o p in io n , ca n d id ly a c k n o w le d g e th at if la n g u a g e w a s •
o n e o f its to u c h e s h a d r e a c h e d m e . 1 dreaded its c o n ta c t. in v e n te d , it w a s th e m ost d ifficu lt in v e n tio n and far b e ­
Ye, Bvruing B up/i, and fla w in g Star, 1 w ill s e e y o u n o yond th e reach of grossest savages. If m e n w ere so lita ry
liio ie but at my d eath ! 1 h a d b e e n e n a b le d to see, a n d a n im a ls, t h e y h a d n o p r o p e n s ity to so cia l life. Y e t b efore
m ig h t h a v e seen th e d e stin ie s of in d iv id u a ls an d e m p ires th e in v e n tio n o f la n g u a g e th e y w o u ld h a v e b e e n a sso cia t- ■
..................t h e s e v isio n s w ill be g iv e n to th ose cou rageou s ed for ages and fo rm ed a civ il p o lity and m u st have •
h e a r t s w h o w i l l n o t f e a r t h e g o d s ........... a cq u ired su c h p o w ers o f a b stra ctio n as to b e a b le to form
“ .P ity m e, for h a v in g dreaded in sa n ity , for th en it general id ea s. T hose who co n sid er la n g u a g e a g ift o f '
w o u ld h a v o b e e n h o ly a n d sacred, an d I m ig h t have been heaven b estow ed upon m an, regard th e account o f its
THK m a n for b u t th e few , in stea d of b e in g th e m an of hum an in v e n tio n a m ere co n ca ten a tio n o f h y p o th e tic a l
ev ery o n e,” sen tim e n ts. T h e o p in io n s of D io d o ru s, V itru v iu s, H orace,
1 ’ ' JBAllON D U P O T H T . L u c r e t i u s a n d C ic er o , w h i c h a re g e n e r a l ly q u o t e d iu ita s u p ­
 p o rt, h a v e n o w e i g h t in c o m p a r is o n to th ose o f oth er m en, w h i c h c ro ss in t h e m i n d o f m a n are g e n e r a lly o f th is sort
w h o 1i v e d m u ch n earer to th e b e g in n in g of th e creation . w h e th e r to do or n o t to do, to g o o r n o t t o g o , &c. I can-,
L a n g u a g e w as b r o u g h t to p erfectio n lo n g b efo re th e era of n ot b u t illu stra te it by an e x a m p le . If a m an is l e f t in a n
h isto ry . G r e ek a n d R o m a n p h ilo so p h ers, w h o aro com para­ iso la ted d e s e r t or fo r e st, or in a very so lita r y p lace, w h ere
t iv e ly o f y e s t e r d a y , lia v e n o p r e r o g a t iv e s in t h is e n q u ir y o v e r n o f a c e is t o b o s e e n , n o r a v o i c e t o b e h e a r d , a n d h i s m in d
m o d er n p h ilo so p h e rs o f o th e r n a tio n s. A r isto tle h a s d efin ed is fr e e at th at m om ent from th e e m erg e n c ies of u sin g
m i'll t o b e soon mimitikon, o r m i m i c k i n g a n i m a l , and th o words but he is le ft t o h is o w n c h o ic e , g e n u i n e id e a s m u s t
d e f i n i t i o n is so fa r j u s t t h a t m a n is m u c h m ore r em a rk a b le cro ss in h is m in d and th o se w o u ld be o f th e fo llo w in g
for i m i t a t io n th an in v e n tio n . H ad th e hum an race been n a t u r e — w h e r e to g o , w h at, to do, h o w to r ea c h h o m e , h o w
o rig in a lly vm tu m ct tnrpe, jmutx th e y w o u ld h a v o co n tin u e d to g e t a n y th in g , to liv e lik e a h e r m it, & c. T h e greater
to b e so to th o e n d o f tim e , u n le s s th ey had been tau gh t p a r t w o u ld b e in fin itiv e m o o d s, w h ich aro lim ite d accord­
to sp ea k h y s o m e su p erio r in te llig e n c e . in g to th e d e sir e s of m an. A ll S a n sk r it w ords h a v e for
N o m o d ern p h ilo so p h er can assert th at a m an has ever th e ir r o o ts “ in f in it iv e m o o d s ” (or dhatu sangj/a) a n d t h i s is
s p r u n g u p from e a r th lik e v e g eta b les, n o r can a n y h isto ry t h e c a u s e o f t h a t l a n g u a g e b e in g m o r e p e r fe ct, a n d i t is still
sh o w t h e lik e o ccu rren ce : no su fficien t e v id e n c e can prove u n a llo y e d w ith fo r e ig n w o rd s, it b e in g d ifficu lt to c o m b in e
t h a t m e n w e r e o r ig in a lly iu th e savage state, nor can an s u b s ta n c e s o f h e te r o g e n e o u s p rin cip les, one b e in g a g ift of
ex a m p le appear th at savages ever ex erted t h e m s e l v e s for n a tu r e a n d th o o th e r h u m a n co rru p tio n s. A c co rd in g to th e
th e ir a m e lio r a tio n u n le ss c iv iliz e d b y s o n ic fo reig n or r u lin g A r y a n b elief, th e Vedax h a v e b e e n r e v e a le d to c er ta in fou r
n atio n s. The o r ig in a l savages of G reece w ere tam ed by m e n o f t h e first g e n e r a t i o n , t h a t t h e u s e o f th osi# i n f in it iv e
th e P ela sg i, a fo reig n trib e, and afterw ards b y O rpheus, m o o d s (or d/iatw xangya) .and g r a m m a t i c a l in fle ctio n s h a s
C ecrops, C adm us, who d e riv ed th eir k n o w led g e from a lso been rev ea led , w h ich m ak es th e gram m ar of Sans­
E gyp t and th e E ast. The a n cien t Rom ans r eceiv ed la w k r it to b e a p e r fe ct one. Any in fin itiv e m ood (or dhatu)
an d relig io n from th e s u c c e s sio n o f fo reig n k in g s, an d th e w h i c h is n o t u s e d in th e Vedas or a n y g r a m m a t ic a l ru le
Rom ans co n trib u ted to civ iliz e th e rest of E urope, and w h i c h is n o t a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e m , is n e v e r to b e co n sid ered
thcrc^ w i l l b e n o e n d o f such ex a m p le s. H a d th e s e trib es a S a n s k r it w o rd or a ru le of th e S a n sk r it gram m ar. The
rem a in e d a lie n a te d from fo reig n a sso cia tio n s, t h e y w o u ld Veda* or r ev e a le d b o o k s are p erfect, nay th e y are a g g lo ­
h a v e ^ c o n tin u e d in th e sam e u n v a r ie d s ta te o f b arb arism . m e r a t io n o f a ll tru th s w h i c h a rc in d is p e n s a b le for m a n to
■It i s n o t a s m a l l m i r a c l e t h a t t h e m u t e s a v a g e s w h o had k n o w , or in o th e r w ords, m a n , h o w e v e r a d v a n c e d in k n o w ­
been hoarded to g eth er for a g e s , sh o u ld h a v e a ll at once led g e, ca n n e v e r e v e n su r m is e to know a n y tru th b ey o n d
con certed for in v en tin g an art so u s e le s s a n d d ifficu lt as w h a t is c o n t a i n e d iu t h e Vedas.
t h a t of lan gu age. It does not appear to be a fact, for As Vedax are in n a tu r a l la n g u a g e , every shurti is s o n o ­
m an, a lth o u g h advanced in life, ca n y e t b e ta u g h t w ith rous, n a tu r e b e in g a lw a y s in harm ony and in u n ifo r m ity .
extrem e d ifficu lty to a rticu la te s o u n d s w h ic h lie h a s not S a n ctity of th e Vedax is still preserved b y th e A ryans
been accu stom ed to pronounce from h is in fan cy, as onr w h o h a v e a lw a y s b e e n a n d are up to d a te in p o ssessio n of
d a ily e x p e r ie n c e s h o w s t h a t fo r e ig n e r s, w h o c o m o to In d ia th e e n c y clo p a 'd ia o f tr u th s an d th e s a u r u s in te llig e n c e .
in th is a d v a n ce d age, ca n h a rd ly pronounce sim p le w ords N o w on e m ore p o in t rem a in s, viz., what w as th e w ord
w ith n a tiv e ton e. T h e q u e s tio n r e s p e c tin g t h e o rig in o f la n ­ first u t t e r e d by m an w hen brought in to e x iste n c e ? I t is
g u a g e is n o t to be d ecid cd by r estin g on any a u th o rity , e v id e n t th a t on co m in g in to life m an m u s t h a v e first i n ­
b u t m e r ely b y c o n sid erin g th e n atu re of speech. B u t th e h a le d or ta k e n th e breath , for it is im p o ssib le to ex h a le
m ost im p o rta n t o b jectio n can be r a ised to th e o p in io n w i t h o u t i n h a l i n g first. T h erefore t h e first word spoken by
th at la n g u a g e was o rig in a lly r ev ea led by H eaven, viz., m an m u st be th e m y stic sy lla b le Om (3 ? f.) T h e v e r y p r o ­
t h a t , if i t i s s o , i t o u g h t t o b e perfect a n d u n a llo y e d o f a n y
n u n c ia tio n o f th e w ord certifies th e sta te m e n t. T h e s a n c tity
im p u r itie s and irreg u la rities, and at th e sam e tim e it
o f th e m y stic w ord is still h e ld in reverence and a lw a y s
sh o u ld be co p io u s a n d son orous, an d h e ld in r e v e r e n c e by
used at th e com m encem ent of every object in rea d in g
th o se w h o sp o k e it. B u t t h e r e is n o o t h e r l a n g u a g e w h i c h
an d w ritin g , b u t th e rctil m ystery o f th e w o r d is k n o w n
can c o n ta in a ll th e q u a litie s of p erfectio n w h en tested
o n ly to th e J o g is an d S a n y a sis. T h e S a n sk r it has, th ere­
lo g ica lly b u t S a n sk rit. It is th e m ost p e r fe c t o f all th e
fore, been c a lled th e la n g u a g e of G ods. And con trary
la n g u a g es in th e w orld . For n a t u r e is a l w a y s p e r f e c t in
o p in io n s fo rm ed b y a n c ie n t a n d m odern p h ilo so p h e rs are
lier o p e r a t io n s a n d p ro d u ctio n s. It is th e m ost co p io u s
o n ly on a c co u n t of th eir ig n o ra n ce of th e S a n sk r it la n ­
o f a ll t h e la n g u a g e s , because th ere is a lw a y s e c o n o m y in
guage.
n ature, an d it is t h o m o s t s o n o r o u s o f all, as P la to d efin es
p h ilo s o j ih y “ t h e g r e a t e s t m u s i c ; ” n a t u r o is a l w a y s u n ifo r m ,
A T I T FOR TA T.
th e r e is n o th in g else but harm ony, “ it is m o r e c o p io u s
th a n L a tin , m ore p erfect th an G reek, and m ore sonorous W e see in th e A m erica n papers th a t C o lo n el R o b e r t
th a n e ith e r .” In g erso ll, th e m uch fam ed “ in fid e l preacher” of th e
N ow it rem a in s to be proved w h eth er n o u n s or w h a t U n ited S tates, is once m ore attack ed on ev er y sid e by
o t h e r p a r ts o f s p e e c h w e r o t h e first w o r d s in s p ir e d t o m all. “ h o w lin g M e t h o d is t s ,” a n d t h e n o t less fa m o u s “ W e s le y a n
H ad th ey b een n o u n s a s is b e lie v e d b y C h r is tia n s , & c„ th e fem a le preacher w id o w Von C o tt.” W o doubt w h eth er
la n g u a g e w o u ld h a v e b e e n a m e r e b u rd en an d very im p er­ t h e la d y , w ith a ll her “ h o w lin g ” c a p a cities, w ill e v e r bo
fe c t, a s i t is im p o s s ib le to r e t a in in m e m o r y a ll th o nam es a b le to c o m e o u t v ic to r io u s o u t o f t h e d u el. O n c e before,
e v e n o f a. c l a s s . U n d e r th ese circu m sta n ces, if any nam e th ey a lr e a d y had a sk ir m ish to g eth er, w h ile in B u ffa lo ,
is forg o tten , th e n it w o u ld h a v e b e e n v e r y d ifficu lt or n e x t a n d t h e fair w id o w cam e second best ou t o f it. H a v in g
t o im p o s s ib le to in v en t a new nam e in its p la c e , a s m a n , ca lled p u b lic ly a n d d u r in g a m e e tin g C o lo n el In g e rso ll “ a
lip to th is d a te , t h o u g h far a d v a n ced , ca n h a rd ly in v e n t a poor b a r k in g d o g ,” th e u n g a lla n t in fid e l retorted by ad­
s in g le w o rd ; lie c a n o n ly d ev ise a nam e o u t o f th e stock d r essin g h er th e fo llo w in g th ro u g h th e pap ers.
o f words w ith w h ic h he converses ; and tlio new nam e “ Mix. Von Cott.— M y d k a ii M a d a m ,— W e r e you con­
m u st bear som e r ela tio n to a n y of th e q u a litie s or q u a n ­ stra in ed by th e lo v e o f C h rist to c a ll a m an w ho never
titie s ot th e th in O
g to w h ic h lie in t e n d s to O
g iv e n am e. For in ju red y o u ‘ a poor b a r k in g dog T D id you m a k e th is
sim ila r reason s th e y co u ld n o t h a v e b e e n a d jec tiv e s, w h ic h rem ark as a C h ristia n , or a la d y ? D id you sa y th eso
a r e still g r e a t e r in num ber as ev ery th in g c o n ta in s m a n y w o r d s t o il l u s t r a t e in s o m e f a in t d e g r e e t h e refin in tr i n ­
i » •
q u a l i t i e s in it. nuencc upon w om en o f t h e r elig io n y o u p roach \ W h a t
Pronouns arc to o lim ite d , and th er e can b e no p o ssi­ w o u ld y o u th in k o f m e, if 1 sh o u ld retort, u s in g y o u r o w n
b ility o f th eir e x iste n c e u n less th ere are nou ns. F or th e la n g u a g e, c h a n g in g o n ly th e se x o f t h e la st w ord !
s a m e reason , p r e p o s itio n s a re a lso lim ite d a n d a re o n ly to
“ I h a v e t h e h o n o u r to r em a in ,
s h o w th e rela tio n s b etw een tb e nouns. H e n c e it fo llo w s
t h a t t h e first o r ig in a l in s p ir e d w o r d s m u s t b e short m on o­ "yours tru ly ,

sy lla b ic in fin itiv e m oods (or dha(u etoigya), Ideas " R. G, I ngersoW
 LA M A S A N D D RUSES. in to E u r o p e a n la n g u a g e s m ore th a n once. O f th e a lleg ed
fo rty -fiv e sa cred b o o k s* o f th e L eb a n o n m y stics, n o n e w ere
M r . L . O l i p h a n t ’s n e w w ork “ Land of Gilead" a ttracts ever seen , le t a lo n e e x a m in e d , by any European sch o la r.
c o n sid era b le a tte n tio n . R e v ie w s a p p e a r e d s o m e tim e sin ce, M a n y m a n u sc r ip ts h a v e n ev e r left th e underground IIo lo -
b u t w c h ad to la y tlic su b ject a sid e u n til n o w for la c k of w e y s (p la ce o f r e lig io u s m e e t in g ) in v a r ia b ly b u ilt u n d e r th e
space. W e w ill now have so m e th in g to say, n ot o f th e m c c tiu g -r o o m on t h e grou n d -H oor, a n d th e p u b lic T h u r s d a y
w erk itselt— th o u g h ju s tic e ca n h a rd ly b e su fficien tly d o n e a ssem b lies o f th e D ruses arc s im p ly .b lin d s in te n d e d for
to th e w ritin g s of th a t cle v er a u th o r ,— b u t of w lia t h e tells o v e r-cu rio u s tr a v ellers a n d n eig h b o u r s.
us r esp ectin g th e D ru ses— th ose m y stic s of M ount
V erily a str a n g e sect are th e “ D iscip les of H 'a m sa ,”
L e b a n o n of w h o m so l i t t l e is k n o w n . W e m ay, perchance,
sh eil s o m e n e w l ig h t o n th e su b je c t.
a s t h e y c a ll t h e m s e lv e s . T h eir OJ-hal o r sp iritu a l teach ers
b e sid e s h a v in g , lik e th e S ik h Al'ali, t h e *uty o f d e fe n d in g
“ T lio D r u s e ’ M r. O l i p h a n t t h i n k s ,* 1 h a s n firm c o n v i c t i o n t h a t t h e
th e v isib le p la ce o f w orsh ip , w h ich is m e r e ly a la rg e, u n ­
e n d of t h e w o r ld is a t h a n d . K e e e n t e v e n t s h a v e so f a r ta l l i e d w i t h
fu rn ish ed room , are a lso th e g u a rd ia n s of th e M y stica l
t h e e n i g m a t i c a l p r o p h e c i e s o f liis sa c re d b o o k s , t l m t lie lo o k s f o r ­
T em p le, and th e “ w ise m e n ,” or th e initia, tea o f th eir
w ard to the speedy resurrection of El H a k im , the founder mul
m y steries, as th e ir n a m e of Okhal i m p l i e s : A i d b e i n g in
divine personage of th e sect. I n o rd e r to c o m p r e h e n d this, th e con­
A r a b i c “ i n t e l l i g e n c e " o r l: w i s d o m . ” I t is i m p r o p e r t o c a ll
n e c t i o n b e t w e e n C h i n a a n d D r u s e t h e o l o g y h a s t o be r e m e m b e r e d .
th e m D r u se s , as th e y reg a rd it as an in su lt ; nor a re th e y
T h e s o u ls o f all p i o u s D r u s e s a r e s u p p o s e d t o b e o c c u p y i n g i n hirge
in rea litv th e fo llo w ers of Darvzi, a h eretica l p u p il
n u m b e r s c e r t a i n c i t i e s in t h e w e s t of C h i n a . T h e e n d of t h e w o r l d
o f H ’a m s a , b u t t h e t r u e d i s c i p l e s o f t h e l a t t e r . T h e o rig in
will b e s i g n a li s e d b y t h e a p p r o a c h of a m i g h t y a r m y f ro m t h e E a s t
of th at person age who appeared am ong th em in th e
against th e contending pow ers of Islam a n d C hristian ity. T his
e le v en th cen tu ry, c o m in g from C en tral A sia, an d w h ose
a r m y will b e u n d e r t h e c o m m a n d of t h e U n i v e r s a l M i n d , a n d will
secret or “ m ystery” nam e is “ E l- H a m m a ,” is q u ite u n ­
c o n s i s t of m i l l io n s of C h i n e s e U n i t a r i a n s . T o it C hristians an d
k n o w n to ou r E uropean sch o la rs. H is sp ir itu a l title s arc
M a h o n i e d a n s w i l l s u r r e n d e r a n d m a r c h b e f o r e i t t o M e cca. El
“ U n iv e r s a l S o u r c e , or M in d ,” “ O c e a n o f L ig h t,,” a n d “ A b ­
H a k i m will t h e n a p p e a r ; a t h i s c o m m a n d , t h e C a a b a w ill be
so lu te or D iv in e I n te llig e n c e .” T h e y arc, in sh ort, rep eti­
d e m o l i s h e d b y fire f ro m H e a v e n , a n d t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e d e a d
tio n s o f th ose of th e T ib e ta n D a la i-L a in a , w h o se a p p el­
will t a k e place. N o w t h a t R u s s i a h a s c o m e i n t o c o llision w i t h l a t i o n “ P a t h t o t h e O c e a n , ”f m e a n s, P a th or “ W a y to th e
C h in a , t h e D r u s e s see t h e f u l f i l m e n t of t h e i r .sacred p r o p h e c i e s , a n d O cean of L ig h t” (In tellig en ce) or D iv in e W isd o m — both
a r c e a g e r l y w a i t i n g f o r a n A r m a g e d d o n i n w h i c h t h e y believ e titles b e in g id e n tic a lly th e sam e. It is c u r io u s t h a t t h e
t h e m s e l v e s d e s t i n e d t o p l a y a p r o m i n e n t p a r t . 1'— (P io n e e r ) . H e b r e w w ord Lmiim J, s h o u ld a lso m e a n “ t h e G o d -ta u < d it.”
O
M r. L aw rence O l i p h a n t is, iu o u r o p in io n , one of E ng­
A n E n g lish O rien ta list r ec e n tly fou n d th a t th e r elig io n
l a n d ’s b e s t w r i t e r s . H e is a lso m ore d eep ly a cq u a in te d
of N an ak had a g o o d d e a l o f B u d d h i s m in it. (A rt. Diviali
w ith t h e in n e r life of t h e E ast th a n m ost of th e authors
iu Calcutta, Review). T h is w o u ld b e o n ly n a tu ia l s in c e th e
and tra v ellers who h a v e w r itte n upon th e su b ject— not
E m p i r e o f H i n d u s t a n is t h e la n d o f B u d d h a s a n d B o d d h i-
ev en ex cep tin g C ap tain and M rs. B u rton . B u t e v e n h is
sattvas. B u t th a t th e relig io n o f th e D ru ses, b e tw e e n w h o se
acu te and o b se rv in g in tellect co u ld h a r d ly fath om th e
g e o g ra p h ic a l and eth n o lo g ic a l p o sitio n and th at of th e
secret, o f t h e p r o f o u n d ly m y s t i c a l b e lie fs o f th e D ruses. To
H i n d u s t h e r e is a n a b y s s , s h o u l d b e so , is fa r m o r e i n c o m ­
b e g in w ith : E l H a k im is not t h e fo u n d e r o f th e ir sect.
p reh en sib le a n d stra n g e. Y e t it is a fa c t. T h e y are m ore
T h e ir ritu a l a n d d o g m a s w ere ■never m ade k n o w n , b u t to
L a m a ists in th eir b e lie fs a u d c e r ta in rites, th a n a n v oth er
th ose who have been a d m itte d in to th eir broth erh ood .
p e o p le u p o n th e fa ce o f t h e g lo b e. The fact m a y bo co n ­
T h e ir o rig in is next to unknown. As to th e ir extern al
tra d icted , b u t it w ill b e o n ly b e c a u se E urope knows next
relig io n , or w h a t has rath er tra n sp ired o f it, t h a t c a n b e
to n o t h in g o f c ith er. T h eir system of g o v e r n m e n t i s set.
to ld iu a few w ords. The D ruses are b eliev ed to be a
d o w n a s f e u d a l a n d p a t r i a r c h a l, w h i l e it is a s th e o c r a tic as
m ix t u r e o f K u r d s, M a rd i-A ra b s, and oth er sem i-civ iliz ed
t h a t o f t h e L a m a is t s ,— or a s t h a t o f t h e S i k h s — a s it u s e d to
trib es. W e h u m b ly m a in ta in th at th ey are th e d escen d ­
be. T h e m y s t e r i o u s r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f t h e D e i t y a p p e a r s in
a n t s of, a n d a m i x t u r e of, m y stics of all nations,— m y stics,
H 'a m s a , w h o s e s p ir it is s a id t o g u i d e t h e m , a n d p e r io d ic a l­
w h o , in t h e fa c e o f c r u e l and u n relen tin g p e r se c u tio n by
ly re-in c a r n a te its e lf in t h e p erso n o f th e c h ie f Okhal o f th o
th e orth od ox ('h ristia n C hurch and orth od ox lsla m ism ,
D ruses, as it docs in th e G u ru -K in g s of th e S ik h s,
h a v e e v e r s in c e t h e tirst c e n t u r i e s o f th e M ahom edan pro­
som e of whom , lik e G uru G o v in d , cla im ed to be
p agan d a, b een g a th ered to geth er, a n d w h o g r a d u a lly m a d e
th e r e-in c a r n a tio n s of N a n a k , w h ile th e D a la i-L a m a s o f
a perm anent settle m e n t in th e fastn esses of S y r i a a n d
T ib e t cla im to be th ose of Buddha. The la tter, by
M ou n t L eb an on , w here th ey b a d from t h e first fo u n d re­
th e way, are lo o sely c a lled Shaberons aud Khdnlghans
fu ge. S in c e th en , th e y h a v e p reserv ed th e str ictest sile n e c
(b o th in v a r io u s d e g r e e s r e-in c a r n a tio n s n o t o f B u d d h a , th e
u p o n th eir b e lie fs a n d tru ly o ccu lt rites. L a ter on, th eir
w a rlik e character, great bravery, and u n ity ot pu rp ose
w h ic h m a d e t h e ir foes, w h e t h e r M u s su lm a n s or C h ristia n s, * T h e work p re se n te d b y N a s r-A lla h to th e F re n c h K in g as a
e q u a lly fear th em , h e lp e d th em tow ard fo rm in g an in ­ lo rti o n of t h e D r u s e S c r i p t u r e s , a n d t r a n s l a t e d b y l ’e t i s d e l a
Jr o i x i n 1701— is p r o n o u n c e d a f o r g e r y . N o t o n e o f t h e cop ies n o w
dependent c o m m u n ity , or, as we m ay term it, an im- in t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f t h e B o d l e i a n , V i e n n a , o r V a t i c a n L i b r a r i e s is
pcriuni 'in hnperio. T hey are th e S ik h s of A s i a M in o r , g e n u i n e , a n i l b e s i d e s c a c h of t h e m is a c o p y f r o m t h e o t h e r . G r e a t
and th e ir p o lity offers m a n y p o in ts of sim ila r ity w ith th e w a s a l w a y s t h e c u r i o s i t y o f t h e t r a v e l l e r s a n d g r e a t e r y e t t h e effo rts
la te “ co m m o n w ea lth ” of th e fo llo w ers o f G u r u N a n a k — o f t h e i n d o m i t a b l e a n d e v e r - p r y i n g m isM o n a r y , t o p e n e t r a t e b e h i n d
ev en e x te n d in g to th eir m y stic ism an d in d o m ita b le bravery. t h e veil o f D r u s e w o r s h i p , b u t all h a v e r e s u l t e d in f a i l u re . T h e
s t r i c t e s t se c re c y a s t o t h e n a t u r e of t h e i r b eliefs, t h e p e c u l i a r r i t e s
B u t th e tw o are still m ore clo sely rela ted to a th ird a n d
p r a c t i s e d i n t h e i r s u b t e r r a n e a n Ilo lo w e y s, a n d t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e i r
still m ore m y ste r io u s c o m m u n ity of relig io n ists, o f w h ic h c a n o n i c a l b o o k s was e n j o i n e d u p o n t h e i r fo llo w ers b y H ’a m s a a n d
n o t h in g , or n e x t to n o th in g , is known b y o u tsid ers : w e B o h a - e d d i n , t h e c h i e f a n d t i r s t d i s c ip l e of t h e f o r m e r .
m ean th at fra te r n ity of T ib eta n L a m a ists, known as
+ “ L a m a " m e a n s p a t h o r r o a d i u t h e v u l g a r T i b e t a n la n g u a g e ,
th e B roth erh ood o f K h e-la n g , w ho m ix b u t little w ith th e b u t in t h a t f i g u r a t i v e se n s e i t c o n v e y s t h e m e a n i n g o f way : a s t h e
rest. E ven C som o de K oros, who passed several years “ w a y t o w i s d o m o r s a l v a t i o n . " S t r a n g e l y e n o u g h i t a ls o m e a n s
w ith th e Lam as le a r n e d h a rd ly m ore of th e relig io n o f “ c r o ss .” I t is i h e H o i n a u fig u re X o r t e n , t h e e m b l e m o l p e r fe c tio n
th ese Chakravarlina (w h ecl-tu rn ers) th a n w h at they chose o r p e r fe c t i i u t u b e r , a n d s t o o d fo r t e n w i t h t h e E g y p t i a n s , C h in e s e ,
P h i v n i e i a u s , R o m a n s , &c. I t is also f o u n d in t h e M e x i c a n s e c u l a r
to le t h im k n o w o f th eir ex oteric r ites; an d o f th e K lie -
c a l e n d a r s . T h e T a r t a r s call i t la m a f r o m t h e S c y t h o - T u r a u i a n w o r d
lan gs, h e le a r n e d p o s itiv e ly n o th in g . la m /i, h a n d , ( f r o m t h e n u m b e r o f f in g e rs on b o t h h a n d s ) , a n d i t is
T h e m ystery th at hangs over th e scr ip tu r es a n d reli­ s y n o n y m o u s w i t h t h e J o d of t h e C h a ld e e s, 11 a u d t h u s b e c a m e the
n a m e o f a cross, of t h e H i g h P r i e s t o f t h e T a r t a r s , a n d of t h e L a m a i c
g io n o f tlie D ruses is far m ore im p e n e tr a b le th a n th a t
M e s s e n g e r of G o d , ” s a y s t h e a u t h o r o f t h e B o o k o f G o d ; “ C o m m e n t ­
con n ected w ith th e A m r itsa r and L ahore “ D iscip le s/’ a r i e s o n t h e A p o c a l y p s e . ” W i t h t h e I r i s h liiam sig n ifies t h e head
w hose grantho. is w e ll known, and h a s b e e n tr a n sla te d o f the Chv.rcli, a s p i r i t u a l chicf.
man , b u t o f liis B u d tlh -lik e d iv in e sp irit) by A bbe H ue w h ic h from th e first have kept strictly a lo o f from th e
a n d oth ers w ith o u t any regard to th e d ifferen ce in t h e rest. T h e D r u s e s , w h ile o u t w a rd ly m ix in g u p w ith M o slem s
a p p ella tio n : E l H a in m a o r l i ’a i n s a c a m e from th e “ L a u d and C h r istia n s alik e, ever ready to read th e K u r a n as
o ftlie W ord o f G o d .” W here was th a t la n d ? S w e d e n ­ w e ll as th e G o sp els in th eir T hursday p u b lic m eetin g s,
borg, th e N orth ern seer, a d v ise d h is fo llo w e r s to search h a v e n e v e r a llo w e d an u n in itia ted stranger to p en etra te
for th e L ost W ord, am ong th e h ie ro p h a n ts of T artary, th e m y ster ies o f th eir ow n d o c tr in e s. In te llig e n c e * alo n e
T ib e t a u d C h in a . T o th is w e m a y ad d a few ex p la n a to ry co m m u n ic a tes to th e soul (w h ich w ith th em is m o rta l,
a n d co rrob orative facts. L l ’h a s s a , th e th eo cra tic m e tr o ­ th o u g h it su rv iv es th e body) th e en liv en in g an d d iv in e
p o lis o f T ib e t, is c o m m o n ly tr a n sla te d as “ G o d -la n d , ’ th a t spark of th e Suprem e W isd o m or T i-m ea m i— th ey say
i s t o s a y , t h i s is th e o n ly E n g lish eq u iv a len t th a t w e can — but it m u st be screened from a ll n o n -b e lie v e rs in
fin d .* Though sep arated by th e K arakorum range and H ’a m s a . T h e w o r k o f t h e s o u l is to s e e k w is d o m , a n d t h e
little T ib et, th e g r ea t T ib e t is on th e s a m e A sia tic p la tea u s u b s t a n c e o f e a r t h l y w i s d o m is t o k n o w U n i v e r s a l W i s d o m ,
in w h ic h our B ib lic a l sch o la rs d e sig n a te th e ta b le-la n d or “ G o d ,” a s o th e r r elig io n ists c a ll t h a t p r in cip le. T h is
o f P a m irf* a s t h e c ra d le o f t h e h u m a n ra ce, t h e b ir t h - p la c e is t h e d o ctrin e of th e B u d d h ists and L a m a ists w h o say
o f th e m y th ic a l Adam . T ib e t or T i-B o u tta , w ill y ield , “ Buddha” where t h e D r u s e s s a y “ W i s d o m ”— o n e w ord
ety m o lo g ica lly , th e w ords Ti, w h ic h is t h e e q u i v a l e n t for b e in g th e tra n sla tio n of th e oth er. “ In sp ite o f th eir
G o d in C h in e s e , and Buddha, or w isd o m : th e la n d , th e n ex tern a l a d o p tio n o f th e r elig io u s c u sto m s o f th e M o slem s,
of th e W isd o in -D eity , or of th e in ca rn a tio n s o f W isd o m . of tlieir r ea d in ess to ed u cate th e ir c h ild re n in C h ristia n
I t is a lso c a lle d “ B o d - J id .” N ow “ J id ’ and Jod are sch o o ls, th eir use of th e A ra b ic la n g u a g e , a u d o f tlieir
s y n o n y m o u s a p o c a ly p t ic a n d p h a llic n a m e s for t h e D e i t y ,— free in ter c o u r se w ith stran gers, th e D ruses r em a in even
Y od b e in g th e H ebrew nam e for G od. G. H ig g in s m ore th a n th e Jew s a p ecu lia r p e o p l e ”— s a y s a w riter.
s h o w s in h is Celtic Dru-ids, th e W e ls h D r u id s a lte r in g th e T h e y are v e r y ra rely if ev er co n v e rted ; th e y m a rry w ith in
n a m e o f B o d -J id in to B u d d -u d w h ic h w itli t h e m to o m e a n t th eir o w n race ; aud adhere m ost te n a c io u sly to th eir
th e “ W isd o m of J id ” or what p e o p le now c a ll “ g o d .’ + t r a d i t i o n s ,baffling all efforts to discover their cherished secrets.
T h e r elig io n o f th e D r u s e s is s a id to b e a com pound of Y e t t h e y a r e n e ith e r fa n a tic a l, n o r d o t h e y c o v e t p r o s e ly te s .
J u d a ism , M a h o m e d a n ism a n d C h r istia n ity , str o n g ly tin g e d I n h is Journey through Tartary, Tibet, and China, H ue
w ith G n o stic ism au d th e M a g ia n s y s te m o f P e r s i a . _ A V ere s p e a k s w ith g r ea t su rp rise of th e extrem e to lera n ce and
p e o p le to c a ll t h in g s b y tlie ir r ig h t n a m e s , sa crificin g all e v e n o u tw a rd resp ect sh o w n b y th o T ib e ta n s to o th er reli­
self-eo n co it to tru th , th e y m ig h t c o n fess th in g s o th er w ise. g io u s. A gran d L am a, or a “ L iv in g B u d d h a ,” as h e ca lls
T h e y co u ld say, for in sta n ce , th at M a h o m e d a n ism b e in g h im , w h o m th e tw o m issio n a r ie s m e t a t C h o a n g -L o n g , n ea r
a com pound of C lia ld eisin , C h r istia n ity a n d J u d a ism ; K o u in - b o u m c e r ta in ly h a d t h e b e s t o f t h e m in g o o d b r e e d ­
C h r istia n ity , a m ix tu r e of J u d a ism , G n o sticism and in g as w e ll a s ta c t a n d d e fe r en ce to th e ir feelin g s. T h e tw o
P a g a n ism ; a n d J u d a ism , a w h o lesa le E g y p to -C h a ld ea n F re n c h m e n , h o w ev er, n e ith er u n d erstoo d nor a p p recia ted
K a b a lism , m a sq u e r a d in g under in v e n ted nam es and t h e act, sin c e th ey seem ed q u ite proud of th e in su lt
fa b les, m ade to fit t h e b it s a n d sc r a p s o f th e real h isto ry offered by th em to th e Ilobilyan. “ W c w ere w a itin g
of th e Isr a e lite tr ib e s— th e r elig io u s sy stem of th e for h i m . . . s e a t e d o n t h e k a n g . . . a n d 'purposely did not rise
D r u se s w o u ld th e n b e fo u n d on e o f th e la st su rv iv a ls ot to receive him, b u t m erely m ad e h im a slig h t sa lu ta tio n ”
t h e a r ch a ic W is d o in - R e lig io n . I t is e n t ir e ly b a s e d o n t h a t — b oasts H u e (V o l. ii. p. 35-3G ). T h e G rand L a m a d id
e le m e n t o f p ra c tic a l m y sticism of w h ic h branches have n o t ap p ea r d isc o n certed ” th o u g h ; u p on s e e in g th at th ey
from tim e to tim e sprung in to ex isten ce. They pass as “ p u rp o se ly ” w ith h e ld from h im “ a n in v ita tio n to sit
under th e u n p o p u la r n a m es o f K a b a lism , T heosophy and d o w n ” h e o n ly lo o k e d at t h e m “ su r p r ise d ,” as w e ll he
O ccu ltism . E x c e p t C h r istia n ity w h ich , o w in g to tlie im ­ m ig h t. A b rev ia ry o f th eirs h a v in g attracted h is atten ­
p o r ta n ce it g iv e s to th e p rin cip a l p ro p o f its d o c tr in e of tio n , h e d e m a n d e d “ p e r m is sio n to e x a m in e it and th en ,
S a lv a tio n ,—-(w e m e a n th e d o g m a o f S a ta n ) h a d to a n a t h e ­ ca rry in g it “ s o le m n ly to h is b r o w ” h e sa id : “ I t is your
m a tize th e p ra ctice o f th e u r g y ,— e v e r y relig io n , in c lu d in g book of prayer; we m ust a lw a y s h o n o u r a n d r ev eren ce
J u d a ism and M a h o in m cd a n isn i, cred its th ese above­ oth er p e o p l e ’s p ra y e rs.” It was a good lesso n , y e t th e y
nam ed branches. C iv ilisa tio n h a v in g to u ch ed w ith its u n d ersto o d it n ot. W e w o u ld lik e to s e c th a t C h ristia n
m a ter ia listic a ll-lev e llin g , and a ll-d e stro y in g hand even m issio n a ry w h o w o u ld r ev eren tly carry to h is brow th e
In d ia an d T u r k e y , a m id th e d in a n d chaos o f c ru m b lin g Vedas, th e Tripitaka, or th e Grantha, a n d p u b lic ly h o n o u r
fa ith s and old scien ces, th e rem in iscen ce of a rch a ic o t h e r p e o p l e ’s prayers ! W h ile th e T ib eta n “ sa v a g e,”
t r u t h s is n o w fa s t d y in g o u t. It- h a s b e c o m e p o p u la r an d t h e h e a t h e n H o b i l g a n , w 'a s a l l a f f a b i l i t y a n d p o l i t e n e s s , t h e
fa sh io n a b le to denounce “ th e o ld a n d m o u ld y “ supersti­ tw o F ren ch “ L a m a s o f J e h o v a h ” as A b b e H u e ca lled h is
tions of our fo r e fa th e r s v e r ily even am ong th e _m ost c o m p a n io n an d h im self, b e h a v e d lik e tw o u n ed u ca ted b u l­
n atural a llies of th e stu d en ts o f th e u r g y or o c c u ltis m — lies. A n d to t h in k th a t t h e y e v e n b o a st o f it in p r i n t !
th e S p iritu a lists. Am ong th e m auy creeds and fa ith s
N o m o re th a n th e D r u se s do th e L a m a ists se e k to m a k e
s tr iv in g to fo llo w th e c y clic tid e, and h e lp in g it th e m ­
p ro sely tes. B o th p eo p le h a v e th e ir “ sch o o ls o f m a g i c ”—
s e lv e s "to sw eep aw ay th e k n o w led g e of old , stran ge­
th o s e in T ib e t b e in g a tta ch ed to som e la-khang (la m a ­
ly b lin d to th e fact, th at th e sam e p ow erfu l w ave of
series), a n d th o s e a m o n g t h e D r u s e s in th e c lo s e ly -g u a r d ­
m a ter ia lism a n d m odern scie n c e a lso sw e e p s a w a y th eir
e d cryp ts of in itia tio n , 110 stranger b ein g e v e n a llo w e d
o w n fo u n d a tio n s— th e o n ly relig io n s w h ic h h a v e r em a in ed
in sid e th e b u ild in g s. As th e T ib eta n Ilobilgans a r e t h e
a s a liv e a s e v e r to t h e s e fo r g o tt e n t r u t h s o f o ld , are th o se
in ca rn a tio n s o f B u d d h a ’s sp irit, so t h e D r u s e Okhals—
• A n d a m o s t u n s a t i s f a c t o r y t e r m i t is, a s t h e L a m a i s t s h a v e u o erro n eo u sly ca lled “ S p iritu a lists” by som e w riters— are
c o n c e p t i o n of t h e a n t h r o p o m o r p h i c d e i t y w h i c h t h e E n g l i s h w o r d th e in ca rn a tio n s o f H ’a m s a . B o th p e o p le s h a v e a reg u la r
“ G o d ” represents. F o o r B u d d h a (the l a tte r n a m e being q u ite system o f pas3-w oras a n d sig n s o f reco g n itio n a m o n g th e
u n k n o w n to t h e c o m m o n peo ple) is t h e i r e q u i v a l e n t e x p r e s s i o n fo r
t h a t A l l - e m b r a c i n g , .S uperior G o od , o r W i s d o m f r o m w h i c h all p r o ­ n e o p h y te s, a n d w e k n o w th e m to b e n ea rly id e n tic a l sin ce
ceeds, a s d o e s t h e l i g h t f ro m t h e s u n , t h e c a u s e b e i n g n o t h i n g p e r ­ t h e y arc p a r tia lly th o se o f th e T h e o so p h ists.
sonal, b u t s i m p l y a n A b s t r a c t P r i n c i p l e . A n d i t is t h i s t h a t i u
a ll o u r t h e o s o p h ic a l w r i t i n g , f o r t h e w a n t of a b e t t e r w o r d , w e h a v e In th e m y stic a l system of th e D ruses t h e r e a r e five
t o t e r m “ G o d - l i k e , ’’ a n d “ D i v i n e . ” “ m e s se n g e r s ” or in terp reters o f t l i e “ W o r d o f th e S u p r e m e
+ T h e r e a r e s e v e ra l P a m i r s i u C e n t r a l Asia . T h e r e is tlie A l i - W isd o m ,” w h o occu p y th e sa m e p o sitio n as t h e fiv e c h ie f
i d i u r P a m i r w h i c h lies m o r e n o r t h t h a n e i t h e r — t h e g r e a t P a m i r w i t h B o d d h isa ttv a s, or H c b ilg a n s of T ib et, each o f w h o m is
V ic to ria L a k e in its vicinity, T a g h d u m b a s t P a m i r a n d th e little t h e b o d ily t e m p l e o f t h e s p ir it o f o n e o f t h e five B uddhas.
P a m ir m ore south ; a n d eastw ard a n o th e r chain of P a m i r
L et us see w h a t can b e m ad e k n o w n o f both cla sses. The
d iv id in g M u s ta g h P a ss a u d L ittle G u h jal. W e w ould like to k n o w
o n w h i c h of t h e s e w e h a v e t o lo o k f o r the. g a r d e n of E d e n i n a m e s o f t h e fiv e p rin cip a l D r u s e “ m esse n g e r s,” or ra th er
+ T h e n a m e i u H e b r e w f o r s a n c t u a r y is Te-bah a n d Ti-boutta a n d
l'cbct, also a c r a d l e o f t h e h u m a n race. Thcbctk m e a n i n g “ a b o x '’— * T h e D ru se s d iv id e m an in to th ree principles : b od y, soul and
t h e “ a r k ” o f N o a h a n d t h e f lo a tin g c r a d l e o f M o s es . in t o llig e n c e — th o “ D i v i n e S p a rk ,” w h ic h T h e o so p h is ts call “ sp irit,”
 th eir title s,— as th ese n a m e s are g e n e ric, in b o th th e D r u se (3). S a -D c h a -F o , - or th e “ M o u th p ie ce of B u d d h a ,”
a n d T ib e ta n h ie r a r ch ies, a n d th o title p asses a t th e d eath oth erw ise th e “ w ord ” at Ssam boo.
o f e a c h t o h is successor-— are (4). K h i-sso n -T a m b a — th e “ P recursor” (of Buddha)
(1)* H'amsa or “ E l H a m in a ,” (sp iritu a l w isd o m ) con­ a t th e G rand K ooren.
sid e re d as th e M essia h , th ro u g h whom speaks In carn a te (5). T c h a n g -Z y a -F o -L a n g , in th e A lta i m o u n ta in s. H e
W isd o m . ' is c a lle d t h e “ S u c c e s s o r ” (o f B u d d h a ).
(2). Iam ail — T i-m e a m i— (th eu n iv ersa l s o u l).H e prepares
T h e “ S h a b c ro n s” are o n e d e g r e e lo w er. T h e y , lik o th e
t h e D r u se s b efore th e ir in itia tio n to r e c e iv e “ w is d o m .”
c h ie f O k h a ls of t h e D r u se s, aro t h e initiates o f th e great
(3). Mohammed— (th e W ord ). H is d u ty is to w atch
w isd o m or B u d d h e so teric r elig io n . T h is d o u b le list of
over th e b e h a v io u r and n e cessities of th e b r e t h r e n ;— a
th e “ F iv e ” show s great sim ila r ity at le a st b e tw e e n th e
k in d of B ish o p .
p o lity o f th e tw o system s. T h e r e a d e r m u st, b e a r in m in d
(4). Se-lama, (th e “ P r e c e d i n g ”) ca lled th e “ R ig h t
th a t t h e y h a v e s p r u n g in to th e ir p r e se n t visible co n d itio n s
W in g .” _ , . , n ea rly a t th e sam e tim e. It was from th e n in th to th e
(.j). M o k s h a t a n a B o h a - e d d i n , ( t h e “ F o l l o w i n g ”) n a m e d
fifteen th c en tu r ie s tlia t m odern L a m a ism ev o lv e d its
th e “ L eft W in g .”
ritu a l and p o p u la r relig io n , w h ic h serves th e H o b ilg a n s
T hese la st are both m essengers b etw een H ’a m s a
and S h a ,h e r o n s as a b lin d , e v e n a g a in st th e cu r io sity o f
and th e living mediators
B rotherh ood. Above th ese
th e average C h in a m a n and T ib e ta n . It was in th e
who remain ever unknown io all hut the chief Okhals e l e v e n t h c e n t u r y t h a t H ’a m s a f o u n d e d t h e B rotherh ood of
stan d th e ten In carn ates of th o “ Suprem e W isd o m ,”
L e b a n o n ; a n d till n o w n o on e h a s a cq u ired its secrets !
th e la st of whom is to return at th o end of th e
It is su p rem ely stra n g e th a t both th e Lam as and
cy cle, w h ic h is fa st a p p ro a ch in g -— th o u g h no one but El
D ruses sh o u ld havo th e sam e m y s tic a l sta tistics. They
H a m in a . k n o w s th e d a y — th a t la st m e s s e n g e r ” in a cco rd ­
reckon th e b u lk of th e hum an race at 1,.‘! 3 2 m i l l i o n s .
a n c e w ith th e cy clic r ec u rren ces of e v e n t s b e in g also th e
W h e n g o o d a n d e v il, t h e y say, sh a ll c o m e to a u e q u ilib r iu m
first who cam e w ith H ’a m s a , hence B o h a -ed d in . The
in t h e s c a le s of hum an a ctio n s (n ow e v il is far t h e h e a ­
nam es of th e D ruse In ca rn a tio n s aro A li A -lla l w h o a p ­
v ier), t h e n th e b rea th o f “ W is d o m ,” w ill a n n ih ila te in a
p e a r e d in I n d ia (K a b ir w c b e lie v e ) ; A lb a r in P e r sia ; A ly a
w i n k o f t h e e y e j u s t GGG m i l l i o n s of m en. T h e su r v iv in g
in Y e m e n ; M o iil a n d K a h im , in E a ste r n A fr ic a ; M o o ssa
GGG m i l l i o n s w i l l h a v e “ S u p rem o W isd o m ” in c a r n a te d in
and H ad-di iu C en tral A sia ; A lb o u and M anssour in
th e m .* T h is m a y h a v e , an d p ro b a b ly has, an a lle g o r ica l
C h in a ; and B u d clea, th at is, B o h a - e d d i i r f * in T artary,
m o a n in g . B ut what r ela tio n m ig h t it p o ssib ly bear to
w hence ho cam e an d w h ith er h e returned. T h is la st one,
so m e say, was dual-sexed on earth. H a v in g en tered in to
t h e n u m b e r o f t h e “ g r a n d B e a s t ” o f J o h n ’s Revelation ?
I f m ore w ere known th a n r ea lly is o f th e r elig io n s o f
E l-H a .k im — th e K h a lif, a m on ster of w ic k e d n e s s — ho
T ib e t an d th e D ru ses, th e n w o u ld sch o la rs see th a t th ero
b ro u g h t h im to be a s s a s s i n a t e d , a n d t h e n s e n t . H ’a m s a to
is m ore a ffin ity, b etw een T u ra n ia n L a m a ists and th e
preach and to fou n d th e B rotherh ood of L ebanon. E l-
S em itic , “ E l-H a m m ite s ,” or D r u se s, th a n was ever sus­
H a k i m t h e n is b u t a m a sk . I t is B u d d e a , i. e., B o h a -e d d in
p e c t e d . B u t a ll is darkness, conjecture, and m ere guess­
t h e y e x p e ct.}.
w ork w henever th e w riters speak of e ith e r th e one or
And now for th e L a m a ic h iera rch y . Of th e liv in g
th e oth er. The little th a t has tra n sp ired o f th e ir b e liefs
or in c a r n a t e B u d d h a s t h e r e a r e fiv e a lso , t h e c h i e f o f w h o m
is g e n e r a lly so d isfig u red b y p reju d ice a n d ig n o r a n c e th a t
is D a l a y , o r r a t h e r T a la y , L a m a — from Tale, “ O c e a n ” or
no le a rn ed L a m a or D r u s e w o u ld ev er rec o g n ise a g lim p se
Sea ; he b e in g ca lled t h e “ O cean of W isd o m .” Above
o f lik en ess to h is fa ith in th e s e s p e c u la tiv e fan tasies. E ven
h im , as a b o v e H ’a m s a , t h e r e is b u t th e “ S u pr em e W is ­
th e p r o fo u n d ly s u g g e s tiv e c o n clu sio n to w h ic h c a m e G odf-
dom ”— t h e abstract p rin cip le from w h ic h em an ated th e
frey H ig g in s ( Celtic Druids P a r t I, 1 0 1 ) h o w e v e r true, is
fiv e B u d d h a s — M a'itree Buddha (th e la st B o d d isw a tta , or
but h a lf so. “ I t is e v i d e n t ” h o w r ite s “ th at th ere w as a
V is h n u in t h e K a la n k i avatar) th e t e n t h “ m essenger” ex­
secret science p o sse sse d so m e w h e r e (b y th e a n c ie n ts) w h ich
p ected on e a r th — in clu d ed . But th is w ill be the One
m ust have been guarded by th e m ost so lem n o a t h s ...........
W is d o m an d w ill in c a r n a te its e lf in to th e w h o le h u m a n ity
and I can n ot h e lp su sp ec tin g that there is still a secret
c o lle c tiv e ly , n o t in a sin g le in d iv id u a l. B u t o f th is m ys­
doctrine k n o w n o n ly in th e d eep recesses of th e cryp ts of
te r y — no m ore a t present.
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T h e s e fiv e “ H o b i l g a n s ” are d is tr ib u te d in th e fo llo w in g
o r d e r :— T o co n clu d e w ith th e D ruses : A s Selama aud Boha-
(1). T a la y -L a m a , of L h a -ssa ,— th e in c a r n a tio n o f th e erfdin— two nam es m ore th an su g g estiv e of th e “ words
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G a u t a m a or S id d a r th a B u d d h a , or F o . w ' i t h t h e s e c r e t o f H ’a m s a ’s r e t r e a t ; a n d h a v i n g t h e m e a n s
(2). B an d e-ch a-an R e m -b o o -tc h i, at D ja sh i-L o o m b o . o f c o n su ltin g w ith th e ir m aster, th e y p ro d u ce fr o m tim e to
H e is “ t h e active ea rth ly w isd o m .” tim e h is d ir e c tio n s a n d c o m m a n d s to th e B r o t h e r h o o d , so,
even to th is day do th e O k h a ls of th at nam e tra v el
* V e r y c u r i o u s l y tho. D r u s e s i d e n t i f y t h e i r H ' a m s a w i t h H e m s a , every seventh year, th rou gh B ussora and P ersia in to T ar­
t h e P r o p h e t M a h o m e t ' s u n cle, who, t h e y say , t i r e d of t h e w o r l d a n d
ta r y a n d T ib e t to t h e v e r y w est o f C h in a and return at
it s d e c e i t f u l t e m p t a t i o n s , s i m u l a t e d d e a t h a t t h e b a t t l o of D h o d ,
A. D . G2.r>, a n d r e t i r e d t o t h o f a s t n e s s e s of a g r e a t m o u n t a i n i n C e n ­ t h e e x p i r a t i o n of. t h e e l e v e n t h year, b r in g in g th em fresh
tra l A s ia w h e re ho becam e a saint. l i e never died in spirit. W h e n orders from “ E l’ H a m m a .” O w in g to th e e x p e c ta tio n of
s e v e ra l c e n t u r i e s a f t e r t h a t h e a p p e a r e d a m o n g t h e m i t w a s i n h i s war b etw een C h in a and R u ssia , o n ly la st year a D ruse
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t h e b r o t h e r h o o d , d i s a p p e a r e d , S e - la m a a n d B o h a -e d d in w e r e t h e
a n d T a r t a r ) ’. T h i s w o u l d e x p l a i n “ t h e s u p e r s t i t i o u s ” b e l i e f
o n l y o n es t o k n o w t h e r e t r e a t of t h e i r M a s t e r . T h o y a l o n e k n e w
t h o b o d i e s i n t o w h i c h lie w e n t on, s u c c e s s i v e l y r e - i n c a r n a t i n g h i m s e l f th a t “ th e so u ls of a ll p io u s D ruses are su p p o sed to be
— as h e is n o t p e r m i t t e d t o d i e u n t i l t h e r e t u r n of t h e H ig h e s t o c cu p y in g in la r g e num bers certain c itie s in C h in a .” It
M essenger, t h e l a s t o r o n e of t h e te n a v a t a r s . l i e a l o n e — t h e n o w is around th e p la tea u of th e P a m irs— th e y say w ith th e
i n v i s i b l e b u t e x p e c t e d o n e — s t a n d s h i g h e r t h a n H ’a m s a . B u t , i t is
n o t, a s e r r o n e o u s l y b e l i e v e d , “ E l - I I a k i n i , ” t h e F a t i m i t e K h a l i f of
b a d nam e. * T h e H i n d u s h a v e t h e s a m e belief. I n t h e “ D e v a - Y u g ” t h e y
w ill a l l bo d e v s o r go ds. S ee L a m a -n im -ts h e n -p o , or “ G r e a t
f O n e of t h e n a m e s of M i n e r v a , G o d d e s s of W i s d o m , w a s B u d e a . "Road t o p e r f e c t i o n a w o r k of t h e f i f t e e n t h c e n t u r y . The
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u n l e s s a p o r t i o n of t h e d i v i n o i m p e r s o n a l a n d a b s t r a c t w i s d o m i n ­ fam o u s T zo n g -k a-p a, from w hose h a ir sp ra n g up th e fam ous
c a r n a t e s i t s e l f i n a m o r t a l m a n . T h e deific p r i n c i p l e w i t h t h e m is k o u m - b o u m l e t t e r t r e e — a t r e e w h o s e l e a v e s all b e a r s a c re d
t h e e s sen ce o f Life, t h o All, a n d a s i m p e r s o n a l a.s t h o P a r a b r a h m of T ib e ta n inscriptions, according to tho trad itio n . T h is tree
t h o V e d a n d i r . s o r t h e N i r v a n a S t a t e of t h e B u d d h i s t s , e v e r i n ­ w a s s e e n b y A b b e H u e s o m e f o r t v y e a r s ago, a n d w a s seen
visible, a l l - p e r v a d i n g a n d i n c o m p r e h e n s i b l e , to b e k n o w n b u t last y e a r bj’ th e H u n g a r ia n t r a v e l l e r C o u n t S z i t c h e n y ; who,
t h r o u g h occasio nal i n c a r n a t i o n s of i t s s p i r i t i n h u m a n f o rm . T h e s e h o w e v e r , b e g g i n g h i s p a r d o n , c o u ld n o t, u n d e r i t s p h y s i c a l Bur-
t e n i n c a r n a t i o n s o r h u m a n a v a t a r s , as a b o v e spe cified, a r e called r o u n d i n g s , h a v e c a r r i e d a w a y a b r a n c h of i t , aa h e p r e t e n d s t o
t h e “ T e m p l e s of T i - m e a m ” ( U n i v e r s a l S p i r i t ,) hav e done, .
B ib lic a l s c h o la r s — t h a t t h e cra d le o f t h e tr u e race m u st bo K a b a listic J e w s k n o w n o t h in g o f its real m e a n in g , A rm a­
lo ca ted : b u t th e cra d le ot initiated h u m a n ity o n ly ; of th ose g e d d o n is m ista k en for a g e o g ra p h ica l l o c a l i t y , viz., t h e
w h o h a v e fo r t h o first t i m e t a s t e d o f t h e f r u it o f k n o w l e d g e , e le v a te d ta b le o f E sd ra elo n or Ar-mageddon “ t h e m oun­
and th ese arc in T ib et, M o n g o lia , T artary, C h in a , a n d ta in o f M eg id d o , where G id eo n tr iu m p h ed o v e r tlie M i-
In d ia , where a lso th e so u ls of th eir p io u s a n d in itia te d d ia n ites.* I t is a n e r r o n e o u s n o tio n , for t h e n a m e in th e
breth ren tr a n sm ig r a te , and rebecom e “ sons of (Jod. Revelation refers to a m y th ic a l p la ce m e n t io n e d in o n e of
W h a t th is la n g u a g e m eans every T h e o so p h ist ought to th e m o s t a rch a ic tr a d itio n s o f th e h ea th en E ast, esp ecia l­
know. T hey d iscred it th e fa b le of A dam and E ve, and ly a m o n g th e T u r a n ia n a n d S e m itic races. I t is s im p ly a
Raj’ t h a t t h e y w h o f i r s t a t e o f t h e fo rb id d en fr u it an d th u s k in d o f p u rg a to ria l E ly s iu m , in w h ic h d ep arted sp irits are
b eca m e “ E lo h im ” w ere Enoch or H e n r ie s (th e su p p o sed c o lle c t c d , to a w a i t t h e d a y o f fin al j u d g m e n t . T h a t it is so
fath er o f M asonry), and S eth or S at-an , th e father of is p r o v e d b y t h e v e r s e in Revelation. “ And he gath ered
secret w isd o m aud le a r n in g , w hose abode, th ey say, is th em t o g e t h e r i n t o a p l a c e c a l l e d ........... A r m a g e d d o n " (X V I.
n o w iu th e p la n et M er c u r y ,* and whom th e C h ristia n s 16), w h e n t h e s e v e n t h a n g e l w ill p o u r o u t h is v ia l in t o th e
w ere k in d enough to convert in to a c h ie f d ev il, th e a ir.” The D ruses pronounce th e nam e of th at m y stic a l
“ fa llen A n g e l.” T h e ir e v il one is an ab stract p rin cip le, lo ca lity “ R a m d a g o n .” It is, th en , h ig h ly p ro b a b le th a t
nnd ca lled t h e “ R iv a l.” th e w ord is an anagram , as show n by th e author of
t h e “C o m m e n t a r y on t h e A p o c a ly p s e .” It m eans “ R am a-
T l i e “ m i l l i o n s o f C h i n e s e U n i t a r i a n s ” m a ,y m e a n T ib e t­
D agon ,-)- t h e fir st s ig n i f y i n g S u n -G od of th at nam e, and
an L am as, H in d u s, and oth ers of th e E ast, as w e ll as
th e second “ D agon” or th e C h a ld ea n IT o ly W is d o m i n ­
C h in a m e n . It is tru e th at th e D ruses b eliev e in and
ca rn ated in tlieir “ M essenger, ” O an n es— th e M an-
e x p e c t th e ir r esu r r e c tio n d a y in A r m a g e d d o n , w h ic h , h o w ­
F ish , an d d e sce n d in g 011 th e “ Son s o f G o d ” or t h e I n i­
e v e r , the}^ p r o n o u n c e o th er w ise. As t h e p h r a se o c cu rs in
tia te s o f w h a te v e r c o u n tr y ; th o se, in sh ort, th r o u g h whom
th e Ajwcah/pse it m ay seem to som e th a t th ey got th e
D e if ic W i s d o m o c c a s io n a lly r e v e a ls i t s e l f to t h e w o rld .
i d e a i n S t . J o h n ’s Revelation. I t is n o th in g o f t h e k in d .
That day w h ic h , a cco rd in g to th e D ruse te a c h in g “ w ill
con su m m ate th e great sp iritu a l p la n — th e b o d ies o f th e
w is e a u d fa ith fu l w ill be absorbed in to th e a b so lu te e s ­ TTIEUE I.S NO LONGER ANY DOUBT OF TIIE TJIUTTI
sence, and tran sform ed from th e m any, in to th e ONK.” o f th e ch arges th a t w ere recen tly m a d e a g a in st th e S cotch
T h is is p r e - e m i n e n t l y th e B u d d h is t id e a o f N ir v a n a , a n d P resb y teria n m issio n a r ie s 111 A f r i c a , o f h a v in g w h ip p ed and
th at of th e V ed a n tin fin a l a b so rp tio n in to Parabrahm . tortu red th e p oor n a tiv es. S a y s t h e B o m b a y G a z e t t e :—
T h e ir “ P ersian M a g ia n ism and G n o stic ism ,” m a k e th em T h e s c a n d a l o u s s t o r y of t h e B l a n t y r e M is sio n , w h i c h Mr*
regard S t. J o h n as O a n n es, th e C h a ld ea n M a n -F ish , h en ce C h i r n s i d e m a d e p u b l i c s o m e t i m e ago, h a s b een f u lly c o n f i r m e d b y
t h e r e p o r t o f a d e p u t a t i o n s e n t b y t h e C h u r c h of S c o t l a n d to
con n ects th eir b e lie f a t o n ce w ith th e I n d ia n V ish n u an d
i n v e s t i g a t e t h e m a t t e r . T h e p e a c e f u l m i s s i o n a r i e s of B l a n t y r e were
th e L a m a ic S y m b o lo g j'. T h eir “ A r m a g e d d o n ” is sim p ly accu s ed of h a v i n g t a k e n t h e l a w i n t o t h e i r o w n h a n d s in d e a l i n g
“ I l a m d a g o n , ” -)- a n d t h i s i s h o w i t i s e x p l a i n e d . w i t h t h e n a t i v e s . T h e y e x e c u t e d a m a n w h o m t h e y s u p p o s e d t o be
g u i l t y of m u r d e r ; t h e y flogged m e n f o r a c t s of p e t t y l a i c e n y — in
T h e sen ten ce 111 Revelation is n o b e t t e r i n t e r p r e t e d t h a n o n e case w i t h so m u c h c r u e l t y t h a t t h e m a n d i e d f ro m t h e
so m any oth er th in g s b y C h ristia n s, w h ile e v e n th e non- eileets of t h e p u n i s h m e n t A l t o g e t h e r ele v e n cases of c r u e l t y , o r
w o r se , w e r e e x a m i n e d b y t h e d e p u t a t i o n ; a n d t h e r e s u l t is t h a t
• B u d d h a is so n of M a y a ; a n d ( a c c o r d i n g t o B r a h m a n i c n o tio n ) M r . C h i r n s i d c ’s c h a r g e s a r e f o u n d to be s u b s t a n t i a l l y co rre ct.
of V i s h n u ; “ M a i a ” is m o t h e r o f M e r c u r y l>y J u p i t e r . B u d d h a T h e C h u r c h of S c o t l a n d C o m m i s s i o n , i n d e a l i n g w i t h t h i s h u m i l i a t ­
m e i u i s t h e “ w i s e ” a n d M e r c u r y is G o d of W i s d o m ( H e r m e s ) ; a n d i n g affa ir, e x t o l l e d t.he d e v o t i o n of i t s m i s s i o n a ri e s , w h i l e a d m o ­
t h e p l a n e t .sacre d t o G a u t a m a B u d d h a is M e r c u r y . V e n u s a n d n i s h i n g t h e m t o a b s t a i n f r o m e x e r c i s i n g civil o r c r i m in a l j u r i s d i c t i o n
I s i s p r e s i d e d o v e r n a v i g a t i o n , ns M a r y o r M a r i a , t h e M a d o n n a o v e r tlieir n e i g h b o u r s in f u t u r e . T h e P a l l M a ll r e m a r k s :— T l 1is
p r e s i d e s n o w . I s n o t tlie l a t t e r h y m n e d t o t h i s d a y b y t h e C h u r c h : i s a l l vei’3' w e l l , b u t a les s s y m p a t h e t i c t r i b u n a l w o u ld t a k e a
s t e r n e r v i e w of the. c a s e . W h e n B r i t i s h s u b j e c t s , w ith o u t, l a w ­
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H a i l , S t a r of t h e S ea, ca n f a i r l v d e s c r i b e t h e t r a n s a c t i o n e i t h e r i n law o r i n c o m m o n -
M o t h e r o f G o d — t h u s i d e n t i fi e d w i t h V e n u s ? sense. P e r h a p s t h o civil a u t h o r i t i e s will h a v e s o m e t h i n g t o s a y
f R a m a , o f t h e S o l a r race, is a n i n c a r n a t i o n of V i s h n u — a S n n - to tho B lan ty re m issionaries now t h a t th e C h u rc h has done w ith
G o d . I n “ M .a c h h a ,’’ o r t h e f i rs t A v a t a r , in o r d e r t o s a v e h u m a n i t y them .
f r o m final d e s t r u c t i o n (see V is h n u P u r a n a ) t h a t G o d a p p e a r s to
K i n g S a t y a v r a t n a n d t h e s e v e n s a i n t s w h o a c c o m p a n y h i m on t h e
v e s s e l t o e s c a p e U n i v e r s a l D e l u g e , as n n e n o r m o u s fish w i t h o ne OUR M O D E R N “ A LCH EM ISTS:'
s t u p e n d o u s h o r n . T o t h i s h o r n t h e K i m r is c o m m a n d e d b y I l a r i
t o ti e t h e s h i p w i t h a s e r p e n t ( t h e e m b l e m o f e t e r n i t y ) i n s t e a d o f a “ C o m p etitio n i s t h e v e r y l i f e o f t r a d e ” . . . I t is t h e g r e a t ­
cable. T h o T a l a y - L a m « , b e s i d e s h i s n a m e of “ O c e a n ,” is also called est boon, th in k som e of our readers, esp ec ia lly in th at
S a r o u , w h i c h 111 T i b e t a n , m e a n s t h e “ u n i c o r n , ” o r o n e - h o r n e d .
branch o f tra d e w h ic h d ea ls w ith th e com m onest and
H e w e a r s 011 h i s h c a d - g e a r a p r o m i n e n t b o r n , s e t o v e r . a Y u n .q -d a n q ,
o r m y s t i c cro ss : w h i c h is t h e J a i n a n d H i n d u S w c s lic a . T h e “ f i s h ” m ost necessary sta p le s of life — th e co m m o d ities so ld in
a n d t h e se a, o r w a te r, a r e t h e m o s t a r c h a i c e m b l e m s of t h e Me ss iahs, a g r o c e r ’s store. ■ H e n c e , co m p e titio n , th a t so cheapens
o r i n c a r n a t i o n s of d i v i n e w i s d o m , a m o n g all t h e a n c i e n t people. p r ic e s as to a llo w m a n y an a r tic le o f lu x u r y h ith e rto in ­
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a c c e s sib le to th e p oorer cla sses to appear on th e fa m ily
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T h o “ M o v e r o a t h e W a t e r s ” w h e t h e r w e call hiru “ N a r a y a n ” t h e b u y e r ’s s t o m a c h , a n d w e h a v e o f t e n s e e n p e r s o n s a m a z e d
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M a r y a n d V e n u s a r e b o t h p a t r o n e s s e s of t h e se a a n d of s a i lo r s — h a v e to r e s o r t to, so as to r ea lize som e degree of p ro fit
a n d b o t h m o t h e r s of G o d s o f L o v e , w h e t h e r D i v i n e o r E a r t h l y .
T h e m o t h e r of J e s u s is called M a r y o r M a r i a h — t h e w o r d m e a n i n g
011 th e a rticles of food th ey sell as g e n u in e , an d y e t be
in H e b r e w m ir r o r t h a t in w h i c h we find b u t t h o re fle c tio n i n ­ a b le to run th e ev er -in c re a sin g p u b lic “ b le ssin g ” of
s t e a d of a r e a l i t y , a n d 600 y e a r s b efo re C h r i s t i a n i t y t h e r e w a s c o m p e titio n ? I t w o u ld b e w orth th e tro u b le to co llect
M a y a B u d d h a ’s m o t h e r , w h o s e n a m e m e a n s illu s io n — i d e n t i c a l l y n o tes on t h e s u b j e c t ; to fa th o m th e m y s te r ie s o f th a t sile n t
t h e sa m e . A n o t h e r c u r i o u s “ c o i n c i d e n c e ” is f o u n d in t h e s e lec­
“ tr a n s m u ta tio n ” o f e le m e n ts in a w h o le sa le grocery shop.
t i o n s of n ew D a l a y b a u i a s in T i b e t . T h e n e w i n c a r n a t i o n of
B u d d h a is a s c e r t a i n e d b y a c u r i o u s i c t h u n i a n c y w i t h t h r e e <rf*ld
* I t is n o t t h e “ V -dley o f M e g e d d o , ” fo r t h e r e is no s u c h v a l ­
fishes. S h u t t i n g t h e m s e l v e s u p in t h e B u d d h a - L a ( T e m p l e ) , t h e
ley kn o w n . l) r R o b i n s o n ’s t y p o g r a p h i c a l a n d B ib lical n o t i o n s
H o b i l g a n s place t h r e e gold-fish in a n u r n , a n d on o n e of t h e s e
b*.‘iiig no b e t t e r t h a n h y p o t h e s e s .
a n c i e n t e m b l e m s of S u p r e m e W i s d o m , s h o r t l y a p p e a r s t h o n a m e
o f t h e ch ild i n t o w 'l o m t h e so ul of t h e l a t e T u l a y - L a m a is t R a m is a ls o w o m b , a n d valle}’ ; a n d iu T i b e t a n “ g o a t .” “ D a g ”
.supposed t o h a v e t r a n s m i g r a t e d . is fish ; f r o m D a g o n , t h e m a n - fi s h , o r p e r f e c t w isd o m .
W e v e rily believe t li a t no poor I r is h or R u s s ia n p e a s a n t
fe e d in g his life-tim e 011 r o tte n p o ta to e s a n d occasionally
on b re a d m a d e of t h e b a r k of tr e e s e n d a n g e r s m ore
h i s h e a lth an d often his life th a n th o s e w h o in d u lg e i n ­
d is c rim in a te ly in t h e d e l i c a t e s s e n sold in neat, little
p a c k a g e s and p r e t t y glass j a r s and b o ttle s in fashionab le
gro ce ry stores. C h e m is t r y seem s verily to h a v e said
its last word in t h e science of a d u lte r a tio n . T h e extracts,
which follow, a re ta k e n from a w i tty sa tir e in I i j y p h ) c o i l ’s
H a c / a z i n e a t P h ila d e lp h ia . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g its s p ir it of
m o c k e r y i t is, as r e m a r k s t h e ex p e rien c ed E d i t o r of t h e
P h r e n o l o g i c a l J o u r n a l “ a fact, ex te n siv e ly k n o w n ” in
A m e r ic a a m o n g t h e v ery people w ho u se th e s e articles
of food daily. D e a lin g w ith t h e o c c u l t in all visible as
well as invisible th in g s, we b eliev e suc h r e v e la tio n s will
n o t be q u i t e o u t of place, in o u r j o u r n a l .
A h a s u e ru s , t h e eld est son of a, re sp e c ta b le citizen,
h a s t a k e n to a na lytica l c h e m is try an d t u r n s his scientific
b a t t e r y in a direction t h a t is p r o d u c in g d i s t r u s t a n d d ism ay
in t h e bosom of his family. H is pursuit, of science, com ­
p la in s t h e father, “ p okes sticks a m o n g t h e w heels of m y
d o m e s tic econom y nnd dera n g es t h e i r r u n n in g ,” ..............
n way, ca lc u lated to u n s e ttle t h a t g e n t l e m a n ’s faith in his
b r e a k fa st, dinner, a ml supp e r, nnd d i s t u r b t h e repose
a n d e q u a n im i ty of his m in d w hich he finds necessary to
perfect digestion. E v e r y t h i n g in t h e ho use, t h e sm a lle st
p a c k a g e s e n t by t h e grocer, is p o u n ce d u p o n by A h asu e ru s ,
t h e te rr ib le a n a ly tica l c h e m is t an d found “ p r e p a r e d ' w ith
a venge an c e.” W e w ill le t t h e d ism a y e d p a r e n t s p e ak
for him self. L a m e n tin g his la st illusions a b o u t his b r e a k ­
fast coffee, h e says :— '
“ Mrs. P. used to m ix it w ith t h e p r o p e r p ro portions
of cream a n d sugar, as sh e alone k n e w how to do, an d
h a n d m y c u p gracefully across t h e ta b le ; a n d I used to
t a k e i t w ith a. relish, an d t h i n k it r e m a r k a b l y nice ;
an d th e re was t h e h ig h e s t d e g re e of m u t u a l confidence
b e tw e en us 011 t h e subject. N ow , w h en sh e h a n d s i t to
me, I a m oppressed by t h e consciousness t h a t I a m
k e e p in g a, secret from h e r : w hich sh e would n o t like, if
she k n e w it. F o r how ca n I tell t h a t e x c e lle n t s h a re r
of m y jo y s an d tro u b le s t h a t she is a b o u t to poison m e
w ith a. fluid e x tra c t of chiccory a n d m a n g e l- w u rz e l root,
and roaste d w heat Hour, and roasted b ea n s, a n d roaste d
acorns, a n d carrots, an d parsnips, a n d sawdust. ? a n d t h a t
t h e chiccory, an d w h e a t flour w ere th e m s e lv e s a d u l t e r a t e d
before th e y w ere used to a d u l te r a t e th e coffee ?
“ How can I tell o u r v e n e r a b le a u n t, w h o f re q u e n tly
drops in j u s t a b o u t s u p p e r tim e, and from w h o m w c have
ex pectatio n s t h a t t h e tea., of* w hich sh e alw ays ta k e s
th r e e b rea k fa st cups, is a decoction of b ee ch, h o r se -c h e st­
n u t, oak, willow, and h a l f a, dozen o t h e r leaves ?— t h a t
t h e w h ite sugar, w ith w hich Mrs. P. sw ee te n s it. so a r t i s ­
tically, is im proved by a m i x t u r e of p ow d ered m arble,
chalk, w h iting, honedust, and sa lt ?— t h a t t h e cream , w ith
which s h e mollifies its s tr e n g t h a n d feeds t h e tw ins,
m ay be s k im -m ilk bedeviled w ith chalk, calves’ or sh e ep s’
brains, tu r m e ric , and a n n a tto , w ith w a t e r a d d e d to th i n
it, an d g u m tmg.acn.nth to th ic k e n it, an d so d a to k e e p
i t sw e e t f ’
T h e n e x t t h in g an alyzed is a p a p e r of f r u it d ro p s— a
kin d of sm all candy p ellets of variou s flowers— afte r
w hich a.ble analysis, th e a p p e t i t e of t h e fam ily for candy
d im in ish e d suddenly. I n s te a d of b e in g flavored w ith
“fru it essences” th o p ellets a re found “n u m b e r one, p e a r — ■
m ade of c o n c en tra ted s u l p h u r i c a c i d and f u s i l o i l , distilled
w ith a c e ta te of p otash ; n u m b e r two, a p p l e — m a d e of t h e
same, distilled w ith bichroma,te of p o ta sh ; n u m b e r th ree ,
p in e -a p p le — m a d e of d ilu te d b u ty r ic acid,” t h e la t t e r
b e in g ob ta in ed from b u tir ic e t h e r w hich is m a d e from
s u g a r — t h e su g a r itself h a v in g b e e n just, describ ed — by
f e rm e n ta tio n w ith sour m ilk, chalk, a n d p u t r i d cheese !
T h e oil of b itt e r alm onds u s e d to flavor p u d d in g s w ith ,"
is fo und m a d e of coal tar ; t h e v in e g a r w h ic h t h e fa th e r
p u t s 011 his oysters is -1 m a d e of w ater, su lp h u r ic acid,
b u r n t sugar, g ra in s of para dise a n d p y ro lig e n o u s acid, and
t h e p e p p e r is com posed of linseed meal, m u s t a r d husk,
w h ea t flour, sago, rice flour, p e p p e r - d u s t a n d sa w -d u st,”
T h e m u s t a r d analyzed, p roves to consist of “ w heat-flour
covered w ith yellow ochre, and sh a rp e n e d w ith cayenne
p e p p e r — ( m a d e of g r o u n d rice, t u r m e r ic an d t h e h u sk
of w h ite m u sta rd -se e d , an d colored w ith re d lead) and
g in g e r — (m ad e of sago meal, tapioca, gro u n d rice, cayenne
pep p e r, m u s t a r d h usks, w h e a t-flo ur a n d tu rm e ric ) an d
p la s te r of P a ris,”.— t h e only a rticle w hich A h a s u e ru s b e ­
lieves i s pure. T h e b e s t d ru g -sto re s a r e fooled so m e­
t im e s — confesses t h e an a ly z e r ; for in stance, a lot of
ip e c a c u a n h a has j u s t proved to be a m ix t u r e of ta rta r
em etic, chalk, w h ea t-flo u r starch and saw -dust. I n b r a n ­
dy h e finds “ no b r a n d y a t all.” “ T found in i t ” h e savs,
“ som e rectified corn w hisky, hocusscd w ith c re a m of t a r ­
ta r, acetic e th e r, b ru ise d F re n ch p lu m s, and refuse grape
s k i n s ; it was colored w ith b u r n t .sugar and ro ughened
w ith ti n c t u r e of kino. B e in g ‘ fine old b ra n d y ,’ it was
aged b y an infusion of oak s a w -d u st an d tin c tu r e of g ra p e
stones, an d flavored w ith g ra in s of p ara d ise an d several
o th e r e q u a lly h a r m le s s in g r e d ie n ts .” .
I n view of t h e r e v e la tio n s c onc ernin g te a an d coffee th e
t h i n k s t h a t cocoa an d chocolate would agree
p a le r fa m ilia s
w ith h im b e tte r . A cake o f “ w a r ra n te d Caraccas cocoa”
is selected, a n d p r e p a r e d for brea kfa st, a n d w hen analyzed
found to c o n tain “ m a r a n ta , arrow-root, I n d ia n com , s a g o ,
tapioca, chiccory, cocoa-shells, old sea-biscuits, coarse flour,
tallow, a n d lard, a n d colored w ith V ene tia n red !”
E v e r y t h i n g in t h e househo ld provisions is show n to be
s o m e th in g else. E v e n t h e f a th e r ’s sc ente d r a p p e e — our
n a t iv e friends w ho use snuff, b ew a re !— yields to analysis
b u t — “c h r o m a te o f p o ta sh, red lead, c a rb o n a te of am m onia,
lime, p o w d ered glass an d p ow dered orris-root th e ir
m o r n in g tw ists a n ; a d u l te r a t e d w ith m a sh ed potatoes,
a lu m , p la s te r of P aris, an d honedust, ; an d t h e mixed
pickles w hose b r i g h t g re e n so d e lig h ts t h e s ig h t owe
t h e i r color to a c e t a te of co p p e r !
T h e fam ily r e d u c e d to d es p air h a v e to live on u n s e a ­
soned m e a t a n d boiled eggs. “ Mrs. P. says she w on’t
m a k e a n y m o re d o u g h n u ts , n o r fry a n y m ore catfish or
a n y t h in g else, u n til sh e can g e t som e la rd t h a t sh e is sure
is n o t m u tto u -su e t, m ix e d w ith p o ta to c flour an d carbonate
of soda ; she w o n ’t m a k e a n y m o re gru el u n til 1 ca n g e t
o a tm e a l m a d e of s o m e th in g b e t t e r t h a n b arle y flour and
rubble. ; a n d w h e re i.s she to get. arro w -ro o t for t h o tw ins
w h e n A h a s u e r u s h a s d e m o n s tr a te d t h a t she has been
m a k i n g it o u t of p o ta to c sta rc h T
O u r v e g e ta ria n friend s m a y well rejoice a n d la u g h in
t h e i r sleeves a t t h e r e s t of h u m a n ity . B u t we h a v e seen
a n d k n o w t h e m to use a n en orm ous a m o u n t of su g a r in
t h e i r meals, a n d t h e sw e e t- m e a ts th e y d estroy unless m ade
of n a t iv e p u r e cji'dht, aro likely to infuse into t h e i r system
t h e s a m e amount, of “ p o w d ered m arble, chalk, w h itin g an d
bone-dust,” ('which is n o t a vegetable,), w ine a n d alcohol
in th o bargain, as in th o se of o th e r people. I n a
re c e n t la w s u it iu w h ic h a Mr. AVilliams, m a n u f a c tu r e r of
glucose or gra.pe s u g a r a t Buffalo N . Y. .appeared as
de fe n d a n t, h is own te s tim o n y su ggests t h e e x t e n t to which
th is artic le is m a d e a n d sold for t h e p u rp o se of a d u l t e r a t ­
in g cane sugar, a n d m a n y sw ee te ned articles in com m on
use. T h e Poona. “ Society for t h e P ro m o tio n of t h e N a tiv e
T r a d e ” o u g h t to ta k e n o te of th e s e revelations.
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Council of t h e T h co so p h ica l Society, is D e a n of Pult.e H o-
niffiopathie M edical College, C in cin nati. T h e local papers
of.‘ird M a rc h last, contain long r e p o r ts of t h e a n n u a l
c o m m e n c e m e n t, c o n f e rm e n t of d egre es an d aw ard of
prizes for sch o larsh ip a n d proficiency. T h e degree of M. J).
was conferred upo n forty-one m e m b e rs of th e g r a d u a tin g
class ; a m o n g t h e m t h r e e ladies. T h e D e a n ’s address con­
ta in e d t h e following h ig h t r i b u t e to t h e capacity of wo­
m e n for m e d ic a l ed u c atio n , a n d t h e benefit to a College
of t h e i r a t t e n d a n c e a t t h e sa m e le c tu r e s wit.lv t h e m a le
s tu d e n ts. W h e n t h e adm ission of fem ales to t h e lectures
was first, m ooted, a s to rm of a b u s e a n d p ro g n o stic atio n s of
th e s p e e d y ru in o f th e C o lleg e fo llo w ed . B u t, says th e Editor's Note .-— O ur esteem ed B roth er and correspond­
D e a n :— e n t w a s u n lu c k y in h is a stro lo g ica l research es, and th at
“ I n s p i t e o f o p p o s i t i o n .and m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , s u c h a.s tlie C o llege is a ll h e c a n s a y . B e c a u s e h a l f - e d u c a t e d a s t r o n o m e r s in o n o
n e v e r b e f o r e e n c o u n t e r e d , its clas ses liav e s t e a d i l y i n c r e a s e d in
country m ay fail to co rrectly p red ict a n e c lip s e , is it a
n u m b e r s , in s c h o l a r s h i p a n d i n m o r a l s t a n d i n g w i t h t h e p r e s e n c e o f
fem ale s t u d e n t s . T h e .j o i n t m e d i c a l e d u c a t i o n of m e n a n d w o m e n fo r reason w h y its in h a b ita n ts sh o u ld decry a stron om y and
t h e r e s p o n s i b l e d u t i e s of a p h y s i c ia n , is no l o n g e r ail e x p e r i m e n t in c a ll it. a v isio n a ry scien ce ? B esid es tlic great n eg lect
Pult.e College. A m o n g th o se w h o t o - n i g h t will r e c e i v e t h e h o n o r s of in to w h ic h a stro lo g y has fa llen d u rin g th e la st tw o cen­
t h e C ollege we n r c p r o u d to n u m b e r t h r e e w o m e n , w h o h a v o p u r s u e d
t u r i e s , it, i s a s c i e n c e f a r m o r e d i f f i c u l t t o m a s t e r th an th e
t h e s a m e c o u r s e of s t u d i e s , l i s t e n e d t o t h e s a m e le c t u r e s , a n d b e e n
s u b m i t t e d t o t h e s a m e t e s ts as t h e i r b r o t h e r s t u d e n t s . T h e y do n o t, h i g h e s t o f m a t h e m a t i c s ; y e t , n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g a ll, w o a s s e r t
t h e r e f o r e , receiv e t h i s h o n o r b y g r a c e o r f a v o r of a n y one, b u t so le ly a g a in th at, w henever stu d ied c o n scien tio u sly , it proves
b y t h e i r o w n m e r i t , a n d a s t h e i r o w n a c h i e v e m e n t , a n d J ’u l t o Col lege th e cla im s o f its p ro ficien ts correct. No m o r e th a n M r.
h o n o r s i ts e lf in h o n o r i n g t h e m . ” D a r a sh a D o s a b h o y d o w e b e lie v e a stro lo g y ca p a b le o f p r e ­
A n d it s e e m s to b e t h e f a c t t h a t e v e r y w h e r e t h e o ld p r e ­ d ic tin g e v er y trifling e v e n t in o u r life, a n y accid en tal ill­
ju d ic e s a g a in st th e e d u c a tio n o f w o m a n lo r w h a t e v e r u s e fu l ness, jo y or sorrow . It never c la im e d as m uch. Tho
a n d h o n o u ra b le career her ta le n t and a sp ira tio n s m ay stars can predict (?) no m ore unforeseen even ts th a n a
a tt r a c t h e r to, aro d is a p p e a r in g . p h y sic ia n a b r o k e n le g to a p a tien t who n e v e r stirs fr o m
h is h o u s e . T h e y s h o w a l u c k y or u n l u c k y life, b u t in g e n e ­
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HV K H A N SA 1IK I! D A l t A S H A D O S A l i l l O Y , F.T.S.,
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INSURANCE C O M l’ANTEK, JIEWARE !
u n d e rsta n d in g of th is a n cien t scien ce, yet a few w ords
I am a lrea d y k n o w n to you as a F e llo w o f th e S o c ie ty m ay serve to correct o n e o f th e m ost g la r in g errors c o n ­
and a su b scrib er to th e T jih o k o im iist. W h ile g la n c in g c e r n i n g it, n o t o n l y c u r r e n t am ong th e m asses, b u t ev en
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Parsccs h ave th eir n a tiv ity cast and horoscopes draw n S a y s a P rofessor o f A stro lo g y , W . H. C han ey:— “ T a k e to
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on th e su b ject, th o u g h it c la sh es w it h w h a t M r. M o o ia r ji w it h S a g itta r iu s r isin g , J u p it e r in t h e sa m e , o n t h e a s c e n d ­
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in p red ictio n s of horoscopes, so m uch so th a t w hen — a n d so w o u ld I. B ut th e a stro lo g er m ig h t in sist th a t
a ctu a lly on h is d oath -b ed i n 18 (5 !), h e sa id h e had con­ a ll th is g o o d fo r tu n e was caused b y th e boy h a v in g b een
su lte d h is h o ro sco p e a n d fe lt q u ite a ssu red t h a t th ere w as born u n d er su ch fortu n ate aspects, w h ereas I s h o u ld lo o k
no danger. E ven up to th e very la st m o m e n t of c o n ­ beyond th e b ir th for th e cause, a n d sh o u ld p ro b a b ly d is­
scio u sn ess, he stou tly m a in ta in e d th a t h e w o u ld l iv e for cover, th at, before h is c o n cep tio n , h is p a ren ts had b een
fou r years m ore, as th e a stro lo g ers h a d d iv in e d t h a t h e a w a y fro m e a c h o th e r for w e e k s or m o n th s , d u rin g w h ic h
. i l l
w n s to a tta in th e age of 72 years. The old g e n t l e m a n b o th liv e d a life of p er fe ct ch a stity ; th a t th e y w ere very
b reath ed h is la st th e sam o n ig h t at th e avow ed age of h a r m o n io u s, in ex ce lle n t b o d ily h e a lth , th eir in te lle c ts
08 years. _ clea r, t h e i r m i n d s c h e e r fu l, a n d t h e ir m o r a l n a t u r e s s tr o n g .”
1 h a v e a lw a y s fo u n d p ro p h ecies ru n n in g in an o p p o site T h e E g y p tia n e p isco p c ( “ overseer ou r E n g lish word
d ir ec tio n from t h a t p r e d ic te d , m u ch le ss r ea lize d . W h ile “ E p isco p a l” is d eriv ed from th e nam e o f th is a n c ie n t
em p lo y e d in G uzerat, 1 had m any K h satri B rahm an p a g a n star-gazer) d isc o v er e d th a t in th e m o r n in g sh o rtly
frien d s, and 1 was in d u c ed b y on e to have m y “ V arsha b efore su n -rise, in June, he co u ld see in th o east th e
F a l” (sh o w in g th e co n ju g a tio n of p la n ets and th eir in ­ b r ig h te s t fix ed sta r in th e h e a v e n s , a n d im m e d ia te ly after
flu e n c e on t h e h u m a n b o d y for e a c h y e a r o f our supposed th u s see in g th is star th e N ile w o u ld o v erflo w . H a v in g
e x isten ce ) prepared by an a stro lo g er w h o co u ld c a st up w itn esse d th e phenom ena for m any su ccessiv e years, h e
c o n stella tio n s a n d prophesy fu tu r ity co rrectly . T h e la t. la id it d o w n a s a n a x io m t h a t th is sta r indicated th e over­
rem u n era tio n a sk e d for t h e tr o u b le I p a id , b e c a u s e I w a s flo w o f t h e N i l e , n o o n e t h i n k i n g o f d is p u t in g h im ; for t h e
co n v in ced , a t le a s t a t t h e tim e, th a t o n e or tw o very im ­ cause sh o u ld b e tra ced to th o m e ltin g of th e snow in
p ortan t even ts he had p r ed icted had a ctu a lly com e to th e m o u n ta in s o f A frica . N ow suppose som e one— a
p a ss a t s ta te d p e r io d s. T o b e fran k , 1 b a d rath er a sin i­ s c e p t ic— h a d heard o f th is id e a o f a star causing th e N ile
s te r o b j e c t in v i e w t h a n a u g h t I c a r e d for m y o w n “ V a rsli to o v erflo w , w h a t an o p p o rtu n ity it w o u ld h a v e afford ed
F a l.” I c a lle d a n d to ld t h e a s tr o lo g e r t h a t I w o u ld m ake for h e a p i n g scorn and r id ic u le u p o n th e p oor e p isco p c ?
h im a p r e se n t o f lls . 5 ,0 0 0 , if lie c o u ld w ith c e r ta in ty p r e ­ Y et th e ep isco p c w o u ld have c o n tin u e d to ob serve th e
d ict th e d e a th o f any one I knew , and who he th ou gh t sam e phenom ena year after year ; and b ein g c a lle d
m i g h t d ie w i t h i n fiv e, t e n o r fif t e e n y e a r s . I at th e sam e “ m oon stru ck ,” a “ fo o l,” & c., w o u ld not have changed
t i m e w a r n e d h i m t h a t I w o u l d b e t h e first t o s e e h i m hung, h is o p in io n in th e lea st. N ow a ll th e h u b b u b on th is
if d ea th w as c a u sed b y fou l m eans. T. a lso r eq u ired h im p o in t w o u ld ar ise from ig n o ra n ce on th e part of th e
to pass a n a g r e e m e n t to fo rfe it d o u b le th e a m o u n t I had s cep tic j u s t a s n i n e - t e n t h s o f a ll t h e d is p u t e s a n d q u a rr e ls
a g reed to g iv e h im , p r o v id ed d e a th d id n o t occur, d u r in g arise. T each th e m an th a t th e appearance o f th a t star
th e p erio d sp ecified by h im . I d istin ctly gave h im to at a p a rticu la r tim e and p la c e in tlie h e a v e n s indicated,
u n d erstan d th a t I was g o in g to in su re th e life of th e not caused th e o v erflo w o f t h e N ile , and he w o u ld havo
party, w h o s e d e m is e lie co u ld fo r e te ll, an d i f h is p r e d ic ­ c e a s e d t o c a ll t h e e p i s c o p c a n i d i o t a n d liar.
tio n w as n ot fu lfilled , he w o u ld b e p la c e d in a n u n p l e a ­ T h e in te llig e n t read er m u s t n o w see th e p o in t a t w h ic h
sant p o sitio n . The ed u cated a stro lo g er th o u g h t 1 was w e a im — n a m ely , th a t in a stro lo g y th e stars do n o t cause
rath er a to u g h cu stom er, and 1 w a s n o t a t a ll su r p r ise d our g o o d or bad lu ck , b u t sim p ly indicate th e sam e. A
w h en h o ca n d id ly a d m itte d th at he or non e e lse co u ld m a n m u st b e a p sy c h o lo g ist and a p h ilo so p h e r b efore h e
do w h at I w ish ed . I h a v e sin ce th en b een p e r siste n tly can b eco m e a p erfect a str o lo g er , a n d u n d e r s ta n d c o rrectly
p u ttin g th e sa m e q u estio n w hen a n y J o s h e e s are recom ­ th e great L aw of Universal Sympathy. N o t o n ly a str o lo ­
m e n d ed to m o, and w hen th ey brag o f th e ir a str o lo g ic a l gy but m a g n etism , th eosop h y and e v e r y o ccu lt scien ce,
pow ers. H e r e t h e n is a c h a n c e for M r. N a n a to g e t rich , esp ec ia lly th a t o f a ttra c tio n a n d rep u lsio n , depend upon
if h e ca n co rr e c tly fo reca st h u m a n d e s tin ie s , a u d b a d lo o k ­ th is la w for th e ir e x is t e n c e . W ith o u t h a v in g th o ro u g h ly
out for in s u r a n c e c o m p a n ie s . s tu d ie d t h e la tter , a str o lo g y b e c o m e s a superstition.
 The a rticle “ S tars and N u m b e r s ” w h ic h fo llo w s w as jnilscs. I n h is o fficia l c a p a city o f Im p e r ia l astron om er,
w r itte n before we r eceiv ed th e above le tte r . W c draw lie is historically known to have p r e d ic te d to W a l­
o u r e s t e e m e d c o r r e s p o n d e n t ’s a t t e n t i o n t o i t . — E d . T i i e o s . le n ste in , from th e p o sitio n o f th e stars, th e issu e of th e
w a r in w h ic h th a t u n fo r tu n a te g e n e ra l w a s th e n engaged.
N o le ss th a n h im self, h is frien d , protector a n d in stru cto r

S T A R S A N D NUM BERS. th e great astron om er T ycho de Brahe, b e lie v e d in , and

ex p a n d ed , th e a stro lo g ica l sy ste m . H e w a s forced , m o reo v er,
A n c ie n t civ iliza tio n saw n o th in g a b su r d in t h e c la im s to a d m it th e in flu e n c e o f th e co n stella tio n s on te r restria l
o f a stro lo g y , n o m o r e th a n m a n y a n e d u c a te d a n d th o r o u g h ­ life a u d a c tio n s q u it e a g a in s t h is w ill or w ish , an d m erely
ly s c ie n t iiic m a n s e e s iu it to-day. J u d icia l a s t r o l o g j 7, b y b e c a u s e o f t lie c o n s ta n t v erifica tio n o f facts.
w h ich th e fate and acts of m en and n a tio n s m ig h t be C lo sely rela ted to a stro lo g y is th e Kabala and its
foreknow n, appeared, nor does it even n ow appear, an y system of numerals.' The secret w isd o m o f th e a n cien t
m ore u n p h ilo so p h ica l or u n sc ie n tific th an does natural C h a ld ee s left b y th e m as an in h e r ita n c e to t h e J e w s relates
a str o lo g y or a s tr o n o m y ,— b y w h ic h tlie e v e n t s o f so -ca lled p r im a r ily to th e m y th o lo g ic a l scien ce of th e heavens
brute and in a n im a te nature (ch an ges of w ea th er, & c.), an d c o n ta in s th e d o ctrin es o f th e h id d e n or o c c u lt w isd o m
m ig h t be p red icted . For it w a s not e v e n p ro p h etic in ­ c o n c er n in g th e c y cles o f tim e. I n th e a n c ie n t p h ilo so p h y ,
sig h t th a t w a s cla im ed by th e v o ta ries o f th a t ab stru se th e sacredness o f n u m b ers began w ith th e great F irst,
a n d r ea lly g ra n d scien ce, but sim p ly a g r e a t p ro ficien cy th e O n e , an d e n d e d w ith th e n a u g h t or Z ero, tlie sy m b o l o f
in th a t m e th o d o f p roced u re w h ic h a llo w s th e a stro lo g er th e in fin ite and b o u n d les circle, w h ich rep resen ts th e
to fo resee certain e v e n ts in t h e life o f a m a n b y th e p o si­ u n iv e r s e . A l l t h e in t e r v e n in g fig u res, in w h a te v e r c o m b in a ­
tio n o f th e p la n ets a t th e tim e of h is b irth . tio n , or h o w e v e r m u ltip lie d , r e p r e s e n t p h ilo so p h ica l id e a s
O n c e th e p ro b a b ility , or even th e s im p le p o ssib ility , o f rela tin g e ith e r to a m oral or a p h y sic a l fact iu nature.
a n o ccu lt in flu e n c e e x e r c is e d b y th e sta rs u p o n th e d e s tin y T h e y arc th e k e y to th e a rch ea n v ie w s on cosm ogony, in
of m a n a d m itte d — a n d w h y sh o u ld th e fact appear m ore its b ro a d s e n se , in c lu d in g m a n a n d b e in g s , a n d r e la te to th e
im p ro b a b le in th e c a se of stars and m a n th a n in th a t o f h u m a n race a n d in d iv id u a ls sp iritu a lly as w ell as p h y sic a l­
th e su n -sp ots aud p o t a t o e s ?— a n d a s t r o l o g y b c c o m e s no ly . “ T h e n u m e ra ls o f P y th a g o ra s,” says P orp h yry, “ w ere
less a n e x a c t scien cc th an astron om y. The earth, Prof. h ic r o g ly p h ica l sy m b o ls, by m eans w hereof he e x p la in ed
B a lf o u r S t e w a r t , F .R .S ., te lls u s — “ is v e r y s e r io u s ly a ffe c te d all i d e a s c o n c e r n i n g th e n atu re o f all th in g s ’ (De Vitu
by what ta k es p la ce in th e s u n ” ............a c o n n e c tio n “ is PythagJ. I n t h e sy m b o lic a l kabala— t h e m ost a n cien t
str o n g ly su sp ec te d b e tw e e n e p id e m ic s a n d th e appearance s y s t e m l e f t to u s b y t h e C h a ld e a n s ,— t h e m o d e s o f e x a m i n ­
of th e s u n ’s s u r f a c e . ” * in g letters, w o r d s a n d s e n t e n c e s for h i d d e n m e a n in g w ere

A n d if , a s th at m an of scien ce te lls us, “ a co n n e c tio n

n u m e ric a l. T lie gemanlrkt (on e of th e th ree m odes) is
p u re ly a r ith m etic a l and m a th e m a tic a l, and c o n sists in
o f so m e m y ste r io u s k in d b etw een th e sun an d th e earth
a p p ly in g to th e le tte r s of a w ord th e sense th ey bear
is more than suspected' ........... a n d th e p ro b lem is a m o s t i m ­
p ortan t on e “ to so lv e,” how m uch m ore im p o rta n t th e
as numbers— le tte r s b e in g used a lso for fig u res in th e
H ebrew as in C reek. F ig u r a tiv e G e ln a n tria deduces
so lu tio n of th at oth er m ystery-— t h e un d ou b ted affin ity
m y ster io u s in terp retation s from th e shapes of letters
b etw een m a n and th e stars— an a ffin ity b e l i e v e d i n for
used in o ccu lt m a n u scrip ts aud th e B ib le.
co u n tless ages and b y th e m ost lea rn ed am ong m en !
T hus, as show n by C o rn eliu s A g rip p a , in Numbers (X .
S u rely th e d e stin y of m an deserves as m u c h c o n sid era ­
tio n as th a t of a t u r n i p o r a p o t a t o c ............. A n d i f a d isea se
3 5 ) th e le tte r Jieth m ea n s th e reversal o f e n em ies. The
sacred a n a g r a m s k n o w n a s Z er u p h y ie ld tlieir m y sterio u s
of th e latter m a y b e netcnti.ficatty fo reto ld w henever th at
v e g eta b le crops out d u rin g a “ su n -sp o t p e rio d ,” w h y
sense by th e second m ode nam ed Themura, a u d c o n sists
in d isp la c in g th e letters an d su b stitu tin g th em one for
s h o u ld n o t a life o f d isea se, or h e a lth , o f n a t u r a l or v i o ­
a n o t h e r a n il th en a rra n g in g th em in row s acco rd in g to
le n t d e a th b e as scientifically p r o g n o stic a te d b y th e p o si­
th eir n u m e r ic a l v a lu e. If, o f a ll o p e r a tio n s in th e o c cu lt
tio n a n d a p p ea ra n ce o f th e c o n ste lla tio n w ith w h ic h m an
scien ces th er e is n o t o n e th at is n o t r o o te d in a strology,
is as d ir e c t ly co n n ected an d w h ich b ea rs th e s a m e rela tio n
a r ith m e tic a n d esp ec ia lly g e o m e tr y are a part o f th e first
to h im as th e su n bears to th e earth ?
p rin cip les o f m a g ic . The m ost r eco n d ite m y ste r ies aud
In its days, a stro lo g y w as g r ea tly h o n o u r e d , for w lie n
p o w ers in n a tu re arc m a d e to y ield to th e pow er of n u m ­
in a b le hands it was o ften sh o w n to be as p recise and
bers. A n d le t t h is n o t b e r e g a r d e d a s a fa lla cy . H e who
tr u s tw o r th y in its p r e d ic tio n s as a stro n o m ica l p r e d ic tio n s
knows th e r ela tiv e and r esp e c tiv e num bers or t h e so-
are in ou r ow n age. O m ens w ere stu d ied b y a ll im p e r ia l
ca lled corresp ondence b etw een causes a n il effects w ill
R om e, as m uch, if n o t m ore th an th ey are n o w in In d ia .
a lo n e b e a b le to o b ta in o f a certa in ty th e d e s ir e d r esu lt.
T ib e r iu s p ra ctised th e s c ie n c e ; a n d t h e S a r a c e n s in S p a in
A sm a ll m ista k e, a tr iflin g d ifferen ce in an a stro n o m ica l
h eld sta r -d iv in a tio n in th e g r e a te s t rev e r e n c e, a stro lo g y
c a l c u l a t i o n a u d — n o c o r r e c t p r e d i c t i o n o f a' h e a v e n l y p h e ­
p a ssin g in to W estern Europe th rou gh th ese, our first
nom enon becom es p o ssib le. A s S e v e rin u s B o e th iu s pu ts
c iv ilizers. A lp h o n so , th e w ise k in g o f C a stile and Leon,
it, i t is by th e p r o p o rtio n of certa in num bers th at a ll
m ade h im se lf fa m o u s in th e th irteen th c e n tu r y b y h is
th in g s w ere form ed. “ G od g eo m o tr iz e s” sa ith P lato,
“ A stro lo g ica l T a b le s” (ca lled A lp h o n sin e) ; and h is
m ea n in g creative nature. If th ere are so m a n y o ccu lt
code of th e Siatu Purtiilas ; and tlie g rea t astron o m er
v ir tu e s in natural th in g s, “ what m a r v e l if in n u m b e r s >
K e p le r iu th e seventeenth, th e d isc o v er e r o f th o th ree
w h ich are pure and c o m m ix e d o n ly w ith id ea s, th ere
' g r e a t la w s o f p la n eta ry m o t i o n s ( k n o w n a s K e p l e r ’s l a w s )
b elie v e d in and p r o cla im ed a str o lo g y a true science. sh o u ld b e fou n d v ir tu e s greater and m o re o ccu lt !” asks
A g rip p a . E v e n T im e m u s t co n ta in th e in y ste r j’ n u m b e r ;
K ep ler, th e E m peror R u d o lp h s m a th e m a tic ia n , he to
so also d o e s m o tio n , or a c tio n , a n d so, th erefore, m u s t all
whom N ew ton is in d eb ted for a ll liis su b seq u e n t d is­
th in g s th at m ove, act, or are sub jected to tim e. But
c o v e r ie s , is t h e a u t h o r o f t h e " P r in c ip le s o f A s t r o lo g y ” in
“ th e m ystery is in th e a b str a c t p o w e r o f n u m b e r , in its
w h ic h h e proves th e pow er o f certa in h a rm o n io u s con­
ra tio n a l a n d form al state, not in th e ex p r essio n o f it b y
fig u ra tio n s of su ita b le p la n ets to control human im ­
t h e v o ice, as a m o n g p e o p le w h o b u y a n d s e ll.” (D c occulta
* O n e of t h e b e s t k n o w n v e g e t a b l e e p i d e m i c s is t h a t of t h e Phils, ca p . iii. p. c ii.) The P y th a g o r ia n s c la im ed to d is ­
p o t a t o e disease. T h e y e a r s 1846, 1860, a n d 1872 w e r e b a d y e a r s cern m a n y tilin g s in th e n u m b e r s o f n am es. A n d if th ose
f o r t h e p o t a t o e di se ase , a n d t h o s o y e a r s a r e n o t v e r y f a r f r o m
w h o h a v in g u n d e rsta n d in g w ere in v ite d to “ c o m p u te th e
t h e y e a r s of m a x i m u m s u n - s p o t s .........t h e r e is a c u r i o u s c o n n e c ­
t i o n b e t w e e n th e s e d ise ases affe c tin g p l a n t s a u d t h e s t a t e of t h e num ber and nam e o f th e b east” by th e author o f “ St.
s u n ..............A disease t h a t t o o k p l a c e a b o u t t h r e e c e n t u r i e s sin c e, J o h n ’s Revelation it is b e c a u s e t h a t a u t h o r w a s a K a b a list .
of a p e r i o d i c a l a n d v e r y v i o l e n t c h a r a c t e r , c allcd t h e “ s w e a t i n g T h e w isea cres o f our g en e ra tio n s ra ise d a ily th e cry
s i c k n e s s ”.........t o o k p lace a b o u t t h e e n d of t h e f i f t e e n t h a n d t h e
th a t scicn ce an d m e ta p h y sics are irreco n cila b le ; a n d /a cts
b e g i n n i n g o f t h e s i x t e e n t h c e n t u r y . . . a n d t h i s is e x a c t l y t h e s u n ­
s p o t p e r i o d .........( T h e t i u n a n d (ha E a r th , L e c t u r e b y P ro f. B a lf o u r p rove as d a ily th a t i t is b u t o n e m o r e fa lla cy am ong th e
S tew art). m a n y th at ai'Q u t t e r e d . The reign o f-ex a ct scien ce is
 p r o cla im ed o n e v er y h o u se-to i), a n d P la to w h o is sa id to
b le p la g u e broke out a n d ra g ed in a ll E u r o p e , carry in g
have tru sted to h is im a g in a tio n is sneered at, w h ile
off t h o u s a n d s u p o n t h o u s a n d s o f v i c t i m s .
A risto tle s m e th o d b u ilt on p u re r e a so n is t h e one accep t­
A n d n o w , in 1.8.S I , w c h a v e a g a i n a v i s i t o f t h r e e oth er
ed by S c ie n c e . W hy ? B ecause “ th e p h ilo so p h ica l
V audcrers. AVhat d o th e y fo r e b o d e ? N o th in g good ;
m e th o d o f P la to w a s th e in v e r se o f th a t of A r isto tle . Its
a n d it w o u ld s e e m , a s if of t h e g r e a t e v ils t h e y arc lik ely
s ta r tin g -p o in t w a s u n iv ersa ls, th e v e r y e x is t e n c e o f w h ic h
to p o u r o n th e d evoted heads of h a p less h u m a n ity , th e
is , “ a m a t t e r o f f a i t h ” s a y s D r . D r a p e r , and from th e s e it
fa ta l p r e lu d e is a lr e a d y b e in g p la y e d . L et us en u m erate
descended to p a r tic u la rs, or d eta ils. A r isto tle , on th e
a n d s e c h o w far w c a rc fr o m t h e tr u th . T h e n ea r ly s im u l­
c o n tr a r y , “ r o se fr o m p a r tic u la r s to u n iv e r s a ls , a d v a n c i n g to
ta n e o u s a n d c e r ta in ly in s o m e ea se s u n e x p e c t e d d e a t h s of
th e m b y in d u c tio n s” (Conflict between, lieliyion and Science). great aud th e m ost r em a rk a b le m en of our age. In
AVe, h u m b l y a n s w e r t o t h i s , t h a t m a t h e m a t i c s , the on.li/
th e reg io n of p o litic s, w c fin d th e E m p e r o r o f R u s sia , L o rd
exact and infallible science i n t h e w o r l d o f s c i e n c e s — B ea co n sfield , aud Aga K han ;* in th at of litera tu re,
p ro ceed s from U n i v e r s a l s .
C a rly le a n d G e o r g e E l i o t ; in t h e w o r ld o f art, R u b i n s t e i n ,
It i s t h i s y e a r e s p e c i a l l y , t h e y e a r 1 8 8 1, w h i c h s e e m s t o
th e g rea test m u sic a l g e n iu s. Iu th e d o m a in of g e o lo g y
d efy an d c h a lle n g e sober, m a tter-o f-fa ct scien ce, a n d b y its
-— e a r t h q u a k e s w h i c h h a v e a l r e a d y d e s t r o y e d t h e tow n of
ex tra o rd in a ry e v e n ts above as below, in heaven as upon
C a sa in iceio la on th e isla n d o f Isch ia , a v illa g e in C a li­
earth, to iu v ite c riticism upon its stra n g e “ c o in c id e n c e s.”
fo r n ia a n d t h e Isla n d of C liio w h ic h was laid e n tir e ly
I t s f r e a k s in t h e d o m a i n s o f m e t e o r o l o g y a n d g e o l o g y w e r e
w a s t e b y t h e t e r r i b l e c a t a s t r o p h e — -on e, m o r e o v e r , p r e d i c t e d
p r o g n o stica ted b y th o a stron om ers, a n d t h e s e e v e r y o n e is
for th a t very day by th e a stro lo g er R a p h a e l. Iu th e
b o u n d to r e sp e c t. T h e r e is a c e r t a i n t r ia n g l e s e e n t h is y e a r
d o m a in o f w ars, th e h ith e r to in v in c ib le G r e a t B r ita in was
on t h e h o r iz o n fo r m e d o f t h e m o s t b r illia n t sta r s w liic h w a s
w o rsted a t th e C a p e by a h a n d fu l of B o er s ; Ire la n d is
p r ed icted b y th em , b u t n o n e th e le ss left u n e x p la in e d . It
co n v u lse d a n d t h r e a t e n s ; a p la g u e now rages in M eso­
is a s i m p l e g e o m e t r i c a l co m b in a tio n of h e a v e n ly b o d ies,
p o ta m ia ; an o th er w ar is p r e p a r in g b e t w e e n Turkey and
th ey say. A s to th a t tr ia n g le , fo r m e d o f th e th ree la r g e
G reece ; a rm ies o f S o c ia lists aud red -h an d ed N ih ilists
p la n ets— V en u s, J u p iter and S a tu rn — h a v in g aught
obscure th e sun o f th e p o litic a l h orizo n in E urope ; aud
to do w ith th e d e stin ie s o f cith er m e n or n a tio n s— w h y
t h e la tt e r th r o w n in t o a v i o l e n t p e r tu r b a t io n is b r e a t h le s s ­
t h a t is p u r e s u p e r s t i t i o u . “ T h e m a n tle o f th e a stro lo g ers
ly a w a itin g th e m ost u n e x p e c te d even ts, fu tu r e — d e fy in g
is b n r n t a n d th e p ic d ic t io n s o f som e of th em , w henever
th e p e r sp ica city o f th e m ost acu te of her p o litica l m en .
v erified , m u s t be attrib u ted to sim p le and b lin d ch a n c e .”
In th e relig io u s sp h e r es th e h e a v e n ly tr ia n g le p o in te d its
W e are n o t so sure o f th a t ; and, if p e r m itte d , w ill fu r­ d o u b le horn a t th e m o n a stic c o n g r eg a tio n s a n d — a g en era l
th er on tell w h y — m e a n w h ile , w e m u s t r e m in d th e read­
ecodus o f m o n k s a n d n u n s — h e a d e d b y th e c h ild r e n o f L o y o la
er o f th e fact th a t V enus, th e m ost in ten se ly b rillia n t o f
fo llo w ed in F r a n c e . T h e r e is a r e v iv a l of in fid elity and
th e th ree a b ove-n am ed p la n ets, as w as r e m a r k e d iu E u ­ m e n t a l reb ellio n , an d w ith it a p ro p o rtio n a te in c r e a se o f
r o p e a n d for a ll w e k n o w in I n d ia a lso — s u d d e n ly p a rted m is s io n a r y la b o u r e r s (n o t la b o u r), who lik e th e hordes of
c o m p a n y w ith its tw o c o m p a n io n s a n d slo w ly m o v in g o n ­ A .tilla d e s t r o y m u c h a n d b u ild b u t lit tle . S h a ll w e a d d to
ward, sto p p ed above th em , w hence it g o e s on d a z z lin g th e list o f s ig n s o f th e s e mfasti dies, th e b ir th o f th e New
th e in h a b ita n ts o f th e earth w ith au a lm o st p reter-n a- Dispensation a t C a lc u tta ? T h e la tter th o u g h h a v in g b u t a
tu ra l b rillia n cy . s m a ll a n d q u it e a lo ca l im p o r ta n c e , sh o w s y e t a d ir e c t b e a r ­
The co n ju n ctio n of hro p la n ets happens but r a re ly ; in g u p o n our su b ject, i. e. t h e a stro lo g ica l m e a n in g of th e
th a t o f th re e is still m o re rare ; w h ile th e c o n j u n c t io n ot p la n e t a r y c o n ju n c tio n . L i k e C h r is tia n it y w i t h J e s u s a n d h is
fo u r a n d five p la n ets b e c o m e s an even t. T h e la tter p h e ­ A p o stle s th e New can h en ceforth b oast o f h a v in g
n o m e n o n to o k p la c e in h isto r ic a l t im e s b u t o n c e , 2 4 4 9 y e a rs had a foreru n n er in starry h e a v e n — th e p r e se n t tr iu n e c o n ­
B .C ., w h e n i t w a s o b s e r v e d b y t h e C h i n e s e a s t r o n o m e r s a n d ju n c tio n o fp la u e ts. I t proves, m oreover) ouv k a b a listic th e o r y
h a s n o t recurred sin ce th en . T h a t e x t r a o r d in a r y m e e t i n g of of p erio d ica l cy clic r ec u rren ces o f e v e n ts. A s th e R om an
five la rg e p la n e t s fo r e b o d e a ll k in d s o f e v ils to th e C e le s­ s c e p tic a l w o rld o f 1 8 8 1 y e a r s ag o , w e are sta r tle d b y a fr e sh
tia l E m p ir e a n d its p e o p le s , a n d t h e p a n ic t h e n c r e a te d by r e v iv a lo f m e n d ic a n t E b io n ite s, ta stin g E sse n e s a n d A p o stle s
t h e p r e d ic tio n s o f t h e C h in e s e a s tr o lo g e r s w a s n o t in v a in . upon w hom d e scen d “ c lo v en to n g u e s lik e as o f fire,” a n d
D u r in g th e fo llo w in g “> 0 0 y e a r s , a s e r i e s o f i n t e r n a l b r o i l s , of whom we cannot e v en say as of th e J e r u sa le m tw elv e,
r e v o lu tio n s, w ars, a n d c h a n g e s of d y n a s t y m a r k e d th e end “ th at th ese m en are fu ll of new w in e ” sin ce th eir in ­
o f t h e g o ld e n a g e o f n a t io n a l fe lic ity in t h e E m p ir e fo u n d ­ sp ir a tio n is e n tir e ly d u e to w a ter, w e a r e to ld .
e d b y t h e g r e a t I ’u - l i i .
T he year 1881, th en , of w h ic h w c h a v e liv e d b u t on e-
A n oth er co n ju n ctio n is k n o w n to h a v e hap pened ju st
th ird , p r o m ise s, as p r e d ic te d by a stro lo g ers au d astron o­
before th e b e g in n in g o f th e C h r is tia n era. In th a t year,
m ers, a lo n g an d g lo o m y list o f d isa sters o n la n d , a s o n
th r e e la r g e p la n e t s h a d a p p r o a c h e d so c lo se ly to g eth er as
th e seas. W e have show n e lse w h e r e (Bombay Gazette,
to be m ista k en by m any for one sin g le star of an im ­
M a r c h .S O, 1 8 8 1 ) how stran ge in every respect w as th o
m e n s e size. B ib lic a l sch o la rs w e r e m o r e t h a n on ce in c lin ­
g r o u p in g of th e fig u res o f ou r p r e se n t year, a d d in g th at
ed to i d e n t if y t h e s e “ t h r e e in o n e ” w i t h t h e T r in it y , and
a n o th er su ch c o m b in a tio n w ill n o t happen in th e C h r is­
a t th e sa m e w ith th e “ star o f th e w ise m en o f th e E a st.” tia n c h r o n o lo g y before th e year 11811, ju st 9 ,9 3 0 years
B u t th ey saw th em selv es th w arted in su c h p io u s d e sire s h en ce, w h e n — th ere w ill b e n o m o re a “ C h r istia n ” chro­
b y th eir h ered ita ry e n e m ie s — th e ir r e v c r e n t m e n o f scien ce n o lo g y wc are a fra id , but so m e th in g else . W e sa id :
.•vlio p r o v e d t h a t t h e a s t r o n o m i c a l co n ju n ctio n to o k p la ce Our year 1881, offers th a t stra n g e fact, th a t from
a y e a r b efore t h e p erio d c la im e d for th e a lle g e d b irth o f w h ich ev er of fou r sid es you look at its fig u re s— from
Jesu s. W h e t h e r th e p h e n o m e n o n fo r e b o d e g o o d or e v il is rig h t or le ft, from to p or b ottom , from th e back by
b e s t a n sw er e d b y tlle s u b s e q u e n t h isto r y a n d d e v e lo p m e n t h o ld in g th e paper up to th e lig h t— or even upside
o f C h ristia n ity , th a n w h ic h , n o o th er r e lig io n co st so m a n y
down, y o u w ill a lw a y s h a v e b efore you th e sam e m y ste r i-
h u m a n v ictim s, s h e d su c h torren ts o f b lo o d , nor brought
t h e g re a te r p o rtio n o f h u m a n it y to su ffer fro m w h a t is n o w
* H . H . A g a K h a n w a s ono of t h e m o s t r e m a r k a b l e m e n of
te r m e d th e “ b le ssin g s o f C h r istia n ity a n d c iv iliz a tio n .” tiie c e n t u r y . O f all t h e M u s s u l m e n , S h i a h s o r S o ou is, w h o r e ­
A th ird co n ju n ctio n took p la ce in lo O S A .D . It ap­ jo ice i n t h e g r e e n t u r b a n , t h e A g a ’s c l a i m s t o a d i r e c t d e s c e n t
p ea red n ea r th e g r ea t n e b u la in th o co n stella tio n o f C a n ­ f r o m M a h o m e t t h r o u g h A l i r e s t e d o n u n d e n i a b l e proofs. H o
again re p re se n te d th e historical “ A s s a s s i n s ” of t h e O ld M u of
cer. T here w ere th ree great p la n ets and a cco rd in g to
ti i e M o u n t a i n . l i e h a d m a r r i e d a d a u g h t e r o f t h e l a te S h a h of
th e a str o n o m e r s of th o se d a y s— t h e m o s t n e fa r io u s : M ars, P e r s i a ; b u t p o l i t i c a l b r o i ls f o r c e d liim to l e a v e h i s n a t i v e l a n d
J u p iter aud S aturn. The c o n ste lla tio n of C ancer has a n d se ek refuge w ith th e B ritish G o v e r n m e n t iu In d ia. I n B o m ­
a lw a y s h a d a bad r ep u ta tio n ; th a t year th e m e r e fact o f b a y lie h a d a n u m e r o u s r e l i g io u s f o llo w in g .1 H e w a s a h i g h -
its h a v in g in its n eig h b o u rh o o d a tr iu n e co n ju n c tio n o f s p i r i t e d , g e n e r o u s m a n a n d a hero. T h e m o s t n o t i c e a b l e f e a t u r e of
h i s life w a s t h a t h e w a s b o r n i n 1 8 0 0 —ai u l dieil i n 1881, a t t h o
e v il stars, caused th e a stro lo g ers to p red ict g rea t and
» ge of 81. I n h i s ease t o o t h e o c c u l t in flue nce o f t h o y e a r 1881
speed y d isa sters. T hese d id com o to pass, A te r ri­ lias assert ed itself.
o ils am i k a b a listic num bers of 1881— It is th o correct r u b les— a cco rd in g to h is m eans and d e g r e e o f r elig io u s
n u m b e r o f th e th ree fig u res w h ic h lia v e m o st p erp lex ed fervour. H ence, th e year 1818— th at o f t h e E m p e r o r ’s
m y s t ic s for o v e r eig h teen c en tu ries. The year 1881, iu b ir th — m e a n t if read in H e b r e w — “ k h a ' f , k l i a i ”— o r live,
s h o r t, is t h e n u m b e r o f th e great B ea st o f th e Revelation, live— pronounced em p h a tica lly tw ic e ; w h ile th e year
th e num ber GOO o f S t . J o h n ’s Apocalypsit — th at K a b a ­ 1 8 8 1 — th a t of h is d e a th read in th e sa m e w ay, y ie ld s th e
listic B o o k p a r excellence. See for y o u r s e lv e s : 1 + 8 + fatal w o r d s “ K h a i- t z c ” rendered in E n g lish thou, living
8 + 1 m a k e e ig h te e n ; e ig h te e n d iv id e d th rice g iv e s th re e one depart o r i n o t h e r w o r d s “ l i f e i s e n d e d . ” ...........
t i m e s six , or p la c e d in a row, GG6, “ t h e n u m b e r o f m a n . ” O f course, th o se s ce p tica lly in c lin ed w ill rem a rk th a t it
T h is num ber has been for cen tu ries th e p u zzle of is a ll d u e t o b l i n d c h a n c e a n d “ c o in cid en ce.” N o r w o u ld
C h r is t e n d o m a n d w a s in t e r p r e t e d in a th o u sa n d d ifferen t w e m u c h in sist u p o n th e con trary, w e r e su ch an observa­
w ays. N ew ton h im se lf w orked for years over th e pro­ tio n to p r o c e e d but from u n co m p ro m isin g a th eists, and
b lem , b u t, ig n o r a n t o f th e secret K a b a la , fa iled . J3efore m a teria lists, w h o , d e n y i n g t h e .above, r e m a i n o n ly lo g ica l
th e R e fo rm a tio n it w a s g e n era lly su p p o sed in t h e C h u r c h in th eir d isb elief, and have as m uch rig h t to th eir
to h a v e r e fe r e n c e to th e c o m in g A n tich rist. S in ce th en o p in io n as w e h a v e to our own. But we c a n n o t p ro m ise
t h e P r o t e s t a n t s b e g a n to a p p ly it in t h a t sp irit o f C h r is t­ th e sam e degree of in d u lg en ce w henever a ttack ed by
ia n c h a r it y w h ic h so c h a r a c t e r iz e s C a l v i n i s m to th e L a tin orth od ox relig io n ists. For, th at c la ss of p erso n s w h ile
P o p i s h C h u r c h , w h i c h t h e y c a ll t h e “ H a r l o t , ” t h e “ g r e a t p o o h -p o o h in g sp e c u la tiv e m e ta p h y sics, an d e v e n a stro lo g y
B e a s t ” a n d t h e •' s c a r l e t w o m a n , ” a n d fo r th w ith th e la tter — a system based upon strictly m a th e m a tic a l ca lc u la ­
r e tu r n e d th e c o m p lim e n t in t h e s a m e b r o th e r ly a n d fr ie n d - tio n s, p e r ta in in g as m u c h to exact scie n c e as b io lo g y or
Iv sp irit. The su p p o sitio n th at it refers to th e R o m a n p h y sio lo g y , and open to ex p erim en t and v e rifica tio n —
n a t io n — th e G reek le tte r s o f t h e w ord Latinus as n u m e ­ w ill, a t t h e s a m e tim e , fir m ly b e lie v e t h a t p o ta to e d isea se,
r a l s , a m o u n t i n g t o e x a c t l y GGG— i s a b s u r d . ch o lera , r a ilw a y accid en ts, earthqu akes and th e lik e are
T here are b e liefs and tr a d itio n s am ong th e p eo p le all o f Divine origin an d , p r o c ee d in g d ir e c tly of God, have
w h ic h sp rin g n o o n e knows from w hence and p ass from a m ea n in g and a b e a rin g on h u m a n life in it s h i g h e s t
o n e g e n e r a t io n to t h e oth er, as an oral prophecy, and au aspects. I t is to t h e l a t t e r cla ss o f th eists th a t w e say :
u n a v o id a b le fact to com e. O n e o f such tra d itio n s, a cor­ p ro v e to u s th e ex isten ce of a personal G od e ith e r o u t­
respondent of th e Moscow Gazette, happened to h e a r in s id e or in s id e p h y s ic a l nature, d em on strate h im to u s as
1 8 7 4 from th e m o u n ta in eer s of th e T y ro lia n A lp s, and th e e x tern a l a g en t, th e R u ler o f th e U n iv er se ; sh ow h im
su b seq u en tly from old p e o p le in B o h e m ia . “ From th e e o n c cr n e d iu hum an a ffairs and d e stin y an d ex er c isin g
first day o f 1 8 7 G,” says th a t tra d itio n , "a sad, heavy on th em an in flu e n c e , a t le a st, as great a n d rea so n a b ly
p erio d w ill b e g in for t h e w h o le w o rld and will last fo r p ro b a b le as th a t e x er c ised by th e su n -sp ots upon th e
seven consecutive years. The m ost u n fo r tu n a t e a n d fa ta l d e s tin y o f v e g e t a b le s a u d t h e n — la u g h a t us. U n til th en ,
y e a r for a ll w ill b e 1881. H e w h o w i l l s u r v i v e it, h a s a u an d so lo n g as n o o n e is p r e p a r e d w ith such a proof and
iron head.’’ _ ^ so lu tio n , iu th e w ords of T y n d a ll— " L e t us lo w er our
A n in te r e stin g n ew c o m b in a tio n , m e a n w h ile , o f th e year h ead s, a n d a c k n o w le d g e our ig n o ra n ce, p r iest and p h ilo so ­
18S1 in referen ce to th e life of th e m urdered C zar m a y p h er, o n e a n d a ll,”
b e fo u n d in t h e f o l l o w i n g d a te s , e v e r y o n e o f w h i c h m a r k s
a m o r e or less im p o r t a n t p erio d in h is life. It proves at
a ll even ts w hat im p o rta n t and m y sterio u s a p art, th e “ P R A I S E H I M W I T H TIIE TIM BREL
fig u r e s 1 a n d 8 p la y e d in h is life. 1 and 8 m a k e 18 ; and
AND D A N C E ”
th e JCm peror was born A p r il 17 (1 + 7 = 8 ) in 1 8 1 8 .
H e d ie d in 1 8 8 1 — t h e fig u r e s o f t h e y e a r o f h is b irth a n d .........“ L e t t h e c h i l d r e n of Z i o n .......... p r a i s e t h e L o r d 's n a m e in
t h e d a n c e ........ will) t h e t i m b r e l a n d h a r p . ” ( l ’s a l m C X L I X . 3 A
d e a t h beiu «r id e n t ic a l, a n d c o in c id in g , m oreover, w ith th e
date of h is b irth 17 = 1 + 7 = 8. The fig u re s o f th e ........... T h e B r a l n n o b o d y ( t h e Sadharan) p u b l i s h e s in its
y e a rs o f t h e b ir th an d d e a th b e in g th u s t h e sa m e , a s fou r organ o d d s-a m l-e n d s c a lle d “ M u s in g s o n th e N ew D is­
tim es 1 8 can b e fo rm ed o u t o f th em , an d th e su m -to ta l o f p en sa tio n ,” w h ich are w itty but cruel h its a g a in st its
e a c h y e a r ’s n u m e r a l s i s 1 8 . The arrival at P etersb u rg of v e n e ra b le P a r e n t, th e B rahm o Sam aj th at w as, a n d th e

t h e l a t e E m p r e s s — t h e C z a r ’s b r i d e — t o o k p l a c e o n S e p t e m ­ N ew A p o sto lic C hurch th at is— of Babu K. (J . S e n .

b e r 8 ; th eir m a r ria g e A p r il 1G— (8 + 8 = 1G) ; th eir T h e r e is a p a r a g r a p h o n a N ew I n v e n t io n w h ic h speaks
e ld e st d au gh ter, th e G ran d D uchess A le x a n d r a , w as born o f th o
A u g u s t 1 8 ; th e la te C z a rev itch N ic o la s A l e x a n d r a vi tell, 11 M o d e of cltaftUsiug a p o s t a c y w i t h love, p e r s e c u t i o n w i t h
p r a y e r , a n d scofling w i t h s o l e m n h y m n s . ’’ W e a p o n / “ A r t i l l e r y
on Sep tem b er t h e 8, 184-3 ; (1 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 10, i.e.,
o f f o r g i v i n g love a n d p r a y e r ” as p e r s o n i f i e d i n t h e fo llo w in g
tw ice 8). The present C zar, A le x a n d er I II ., w a s born l o v e l y a n d d ig n ifie d e p i t h e t s : “ d e l u d e d renegade,'"' “ w a n t o n
February 20, ( 2 + 0 = 8); th e p ro c la m a tio n of th e b l a s p h e m y , ” “ i r r e v e r e n t scoffing,” “ w e a k - m i n d e d b r o t h e r , ” “ m i s ­
a s c e n s io n to th e th ron e of th e la te E m p e r o r w a s sig n e d g u i d e d b r o t h e r ” & c.”
F e b r u a r y 18 ; th e p u b lic p ro c la m a tio n about th e Corona­ O u r csL ecm ed c o llea g u e o f th e Bralnno Public Opinion
t i o n d a y t o o k p l a c e A p r i l 1 7 (1 + 7 = 8). H is entran ce is s o m e w h a t u n ju s t. H e s h o u ld b e a r in m in d th a t th ese
in to M oscow for t h e C o ro n a tio n was on A u g u s t 17 “ lo v e ly a n d d ig n ifie d e p i t h e t s ” a re n o t a t all o r ig in a l w ith
( 1 + 7 = 8); th e C o ro n a tio n itse lf b ein g _ perform ed th e A r y a n a p o stle s o f th e New Dispensation. T hey arc
A u g u s t 2 0 (2 + 0 -- 8) ; th e year of th e lib er a tio n of b u t m ild e ch o es o f th o se so p ro fu se ly la v ish e d upon each
th e°S crfs, 18G1, w h o s e n u m e r a ls s u m u p 10— i.e., tw ice 8 ! o th e r , in d a y s o f old , by th eir S e m itic p redecessors, th e
T o co n clu d e, w e m ay m e n tio n h e r e a far m o r e c u r io u s A p o stles P e te r an d P a u l (w ith whom , we are to ld , M r,
d isco v ery m ade in rela tio n , and as a s u p p le m e n t, to th e S e n is o n fr ie n d ly t e r m s a n d e v e n o c c a sio n a l co m m u n ica ­
a b o v e ca lc u la tio n , b y a J ew ish R a b b i in R u s s ia — a K a b a - tio n ), a n d w h ic h h a v e b e e n o f la te years so s tr o n g ly rev iv ed
list e v id e n tly from th e use he m akes of th e Gemantria b y o u r v a lu e d frien d s, t h e i - W n - E d i t o r s of D issen terism .
r eck o n in g . It was ju st p u b lish ed irr a St. P e te r sb u r g A u d t h e r e is a n o t h e r b it q u i t e a s lia b le to m isle a d th e
paper. The H ebrew le tte r s as stated have a ll th eir u n in itia te d reader an d m ake h im regard th e v en era b le
n u m e r ic a l v a lu e or c o r r e s p o n d e n c e in a r ith m e t ic a l fig u res. New Dispensation C hurch, as a branch of t h e w h ir lin g
T ho num ber 18 in th e H eb rew A lp h a b e t is r ep re s en te d an d d a n cin g d erv ish es o f th e M u ssu lm a n s o f T u rk ey .
by th e le tte r s — “ H e t ii” = 8, and “ J od” = 10, i.f.^ 1 8 . “ P u n . o s o r n r o f D a n c i n g — “ T h e m i n i s t e r ” as k ed t h e L o r d 's
U n ite d to g eth er H e tli and J o d form th e w ord “ k lia i,” or h e l p , “ p e r p e t u a l l y t o d a n c e a n d s m i l e .” B e li e v i n g t h a t a r e s p o n s e
" H a t,” w h ic h litera lly tr a n sla te d m e a n s th e im p er a tiv e— h a s b e e n g i v e n , h e .shaved liis head , t o o k t h e v o w of p o v e r t y , p u t
o n dora k o p in , t i e d a b r a s s yh o o n g o o r r o u n d h i s a n k l e s , a n d b e g a n
live and alive. E very orth od ox J e w d u r in g liis fa st a n d
t o d a n c e . T h i s is t h e relig ion of t h e N e w D i s p e n s a t i o n !”
h o ly d a y s is b o u n d to d on ate for s o m e p io u s purpose a
s u m o f m o n e y co n sistin g of, and co n ta in in g th e n u m b er W c are sorry to see our w itty co lle a g u e c a st a slu r

1 8 in it. S o , for in s ta n c e , h e w ill g iv e 1 8 c o p e ck s, or 1 8 u p on on e of th e o ld est a n d m ost v e n e r a b le rites of a n ti­

ten copeck b its, 18 ru b les or 18 tim es 18 copecks or q u ity . M y stica l d a n cin g is a p ra ctice hoary w ith age
an d p r e g n a n t w ith o ccu lt p h ilo so p h y , a n d th e “ M in is t e r ”
M Y STIC DANCE.
of th e N e w D isp e n sa tio n has d on e w isely to a d o p t it. It
can b rin g h im but in to clo ser affin ity w ith , and m ake Chanting tlie nnmc of I la ri the saints in heaven danco
h im r e s e m b le t h e m o re, th e " m a n a fter G od 's o w n h e a r t.”
My Gouranga danccs nmiil a band of devotees
How beautiful his eyes which shower love !
T h e sw e e t p s a lm -sin g in g K in g D a v id , “ d a n ced b efore th e
Jesus dunces, Moses dances with hands upraised ;
L ord w ith a ll h is m ig h t,” uncovered h im se lf “ in th e
Deva rshi Narad danccs playing on the harp. ’
eyes of th e h a n d m a id s o f h is s e r v a n t s ,” p r o m is e d “ to b e
m ore v ile th a n th u s,” to b e b a s e e v e n in h is “ o w n s ig h t ,” Old King David dances, and with him J a n ak and Yudhisli-
ihir.
and a p p a re n tly succeeded. I t is a t t h is m o m e n t , w e lo v e
Tho great Yogi Mahadeo dances in joy, and with him danccs
to th in k th a t th e c la ir v o y a n t ey e of th e P ro p h et of th e
Jo hn accompanicd by his disciplcs.
New Dispensation, after th e fa sh io n of P rofessor D e n ­
Nanak and Prohlad dance, dances Nitya-uanda, and in their
t o n ’s p s y c h o i n e t e r s , ca u g h t sig h t of th e K i n g P s a l m i s t in
midst danco Paul and Mahomed.
a r etro sp ectiv e im a g e p e r fo r m in g th e e ir clc-d a n cc o f th e Dhruba danccs, Suk danccs, dances Hnridas, and in their
A m azons around a p r ia p ie im a g e, and th u s m oved , gave company dance all the servants of the Lord. Sanknr
b irth to th e sw e e t h y m n o f th e “ M y stic D a n c e .” and Wasudeb dance, Ram and Sakhya Muni, Yogis, de­
. . . “ J e su s dan ces, M oses d a n c e s...O ld K in g D a v id dances, votees, ascclics. workers and wise men.
. . . A n d w i t h h i m J a n a k a n d Y u d h i s h t i r . ” ........... Dadu and Confucius dance, Kabir *nd Toolsy ; Hindus aud
Musulmans dance, on tlieir lips the smile of love.
A nd w hy not ? T lie m y stics and d ev o tees o f n ea rly The sinner dance?, the saint dances, the poor and the rich
every r elig io n and sect have a t som e tim e ad o p ted th e dance together, the women sing ‘ glory, glory’ with sweet
sa lu ta r y ex ercise. T h ere w as th e “ D a n ce o ftlie D au gh t­ voiccs.
ers of S h ilo h ” d u rin g th e J ew ish M y steries (J u d g es Penounciug the pride of caste and rank the Bralmiiu aud
x x l, 21, 2 3 cl passim) and th e “ L ea p in g of th e p roph ets the Chandal dance embracing ench other.
o f JJaal” (I. K in g s x v i i i . 2G ). From th e S a b ea u d a n ce - Surrounded by saints in the centro is Sri Ilari, the Lord
d en o tin g th e m o tio n o f th e p la n ets round th e su n — d o w n of all, aud all dance unitedly with hands round ench other's
to th e A m e r i c a n S h a k e r s o f o l d M o t h e r .L ee, t h e t r u l y r e l i ­ neck.
g io u s b o d ies fo u n d th e m s e lv e s o cca sio n a lly p o s se s se d w ith And in this holy company dance tho believers in tho New
B a cch ic fren zy. D u r in g tlieir relig io u s m ee tin g s th e
Dispensation, killing the dislance of space and time.
The fishes dance in the sea and the fowls in the air, aiul
Shakers first s in g a h y m n , t h e n fo r m a w id e c ir c le a r o u n d
the trees and plants dance, their branches sporting with
a b an d of m a le an d fe m a le sin g ers, to th e m u s ic of w hom
tho wind.
t h e y d a n c e in s o l e m n r h y t h m , u n t i l “ m o v e d b y t h e s p i r i t ”
The Bible and the Vedas dance together wilh the Bhagvat ;
th e y b e g in p r o p h esy in g a n d s p e a k in g w ith to n g u e s.” D a n c ­
the Purail and (he Koran dance joined in love.
in g w as esta b lish ed as a r ite, to g e th e r w ith th e kiss of
charil;/, b y t h e A g a p a -'ists, t h e v e n e r a b l e m e m b e r s of th at
The scientist and the ascetic and the poet dance, inebriated
with the new wine of (he New Dispensation.
p r im itiv e C h r is tia n in s tit u tio n c a lle d th e “ A g a p o i” w h ic h
c o u n ted St. A u g u s tin e a m o n g its in flu en tia l m e m b er s. Of T he world below and the world above dance, chanting the
t h e s e , t h e t o o p l a i n - s p o k e n T e r t u l l i a n , w h o h a d b e l o n g e d to
name of Ilari, as they hear the sweet gospel of the New
Dispensation.
t h e s e c t a u d s p o k e fro m e x p e r ie n c e , sa id a fte r lie h a d j o in e d
t h e M o n t a n i s t s :........... “ I n t h e Agapne, th e y o u n g m e n la y I n sh ort, t h e w h o le com pany of th e a p o stle s a n d m a r­

w ith th e ir sister s, a n d w a llo w e d iu w a u to n n e s s a n d lu x u r y ” ty r s in t h e v a r io u s “ h e a v e n l y m a n s io n s ” s e e m to h a v e b e e n

(Treatise on Fasting c. 1 7 ; . P ro m in en t am ong th e m o ­ b itte n b y th e ta ra n tu la . Our E uropean and A m erica n

d ern a n d h ig h ly p h ilo so p h ica l d a n cin g sects we m a y a lso m em bers w ill perhaps sig h to th in k th a t iu so p r o m is ­

p la ce th a t o f th e M e th o d is t n eg ro “ j u m p e r s ” o f th e U n i t ­ cuous a q u a d r ille of sa in ts and sin n e rs— th ere sh o u ld

ed S tates. The p ie ty and zeal of th ese h u m b le “ d e ­ have been no room for th e “ atheistic T h eo so p h ica l S o ­

scen d an ts of H a m ,” d u rin g relig io u s se r v ic e , b a ffles de­ cie ty .” Is it, w e w onder, because th e B en g a l P sa lm ist

sc r ip tio n a n d p u ts th e in fid e l to sham e. T hey have been t h o u g h t it w o u ld b e s t r a in in g m e t a p h o r to o far to p ic t u r e

e v e n k n o w n to m a k e fra n tic efforts to catch at th e le g s such th ou gh tfu l and sed ate p e r so n s a s m o v in g in “ th e

o f Jesus, w hom t h e y affirm h a v in g s e e n a b o v e tlieir h e a d s m a z y ” a u d “ t r i p p i n g i t o n t h e l i g h t f a n t a s t i c t o e ?”

in a ll H i s g lo r y , a n d so to fo r c ib ly b r in g th e ir R edeem er
d o w n to la n d in t h e i r m i d s t ; t h e i r fu ry o f zeal en d o w in g
th e m w ith th e a g ility o f a I ia n u m a n aud m a k in g th em M ARO TI B A W A 'S W OND ERS.
j u m p in d a n c i n g h ig h er th an th e benches. Then, a g a in
W ith r e f e r e n c e t o M r . G . S . K h a p a r d e ’s a r t i c l e on th is
w e h a v e th e R u ssia n d issen te rs ca lled Molohans and th e
s u b j e c t , p u b l i s h e d i n N o . 1 3 o f o u r M .a g a z in e , t h e H o n o u r ­
Doohobovy, tw o j u m p in g sec ts, w h o s e e ld e r s b rin g p r o m is­
a b le R a o B a h a d u r G o p a lra o H a r iD e s h m u k h , V ic e - P r e s id e n t
cu o u sly to g e th e r p erso n s o f b o t h s e x e s to d a n c e a n d p r a y
of our S o c ie ty , has k in d ly forw ard ed to u s for p u b lic a tio n
__ d i s r o b e d a n il in u t te r d a r k n e s s ; w h o c h o o s e tlie ir own
th e tra n sla tio n s o f th e fo llo w in g tw o le tte r s r e c e iv e d b y h im
“ M oth er V i r g i n ”— t h e c o m m u n ity rep resen tin g c o lle ct­
in th e v e rn a cu la r from h is tru stw orth y correspondent,
iv e ly th e “ S p irit o f G o d ” ; and w h o r eco g n ize h er s u b s e ­
M r. V o n k a j i J a y a w a u t K h o t , o f U m r a w a t i, t h e p la c e w h e r e
quent lir st m a le progeny as C h r ist, and s e t a sid e th e
t h e B a w a i s s t i l l s a i d t o b e r e s i d i n g :—
fe m a le issu e as m a teria l for fu tu re “ v ir g in s.” V e rily
d a n cin g u'ilh, before, and / w “ th e L ord is an old in s t i­ T ra n sla tio n o f a l e t t e r d a t e d J O tli M a r c h 1 8 8 1 .
tu tio n , and m ust have been ad op ted b y th e C h ristia n I r eceiv ed y o u r le tte r t h r o u g h M r. K rislin a ro w K hot,
scct-fou n d ers to a v o id th e a ccu sa tio n c o n ta in e d iu M a­ a s k in g m e to rep o rt u p o n th e fa c ts a n d c ir c u m sta n c e s c o n ­
th ew aud L u k e ; “ w e have p in ed u n to you an d y e h ave n e c te d w ith th e su p c r n a tu r a lfe a tso fth e w e ll-k n o w n M aroti
n o t d a n ce d .” B a b u K e s l m b ’s JSTew Dispensation c o n ta in ­ B a w a o f U m r a w a ti, a u d th e o cca sio n of h is h a v in g a p p e a r e d
i n g as w e hear, “ p ip in g s” from e v e r y relig io n , e sp e c ia lly a t K a r a n ji to g iv e e v id e n c e in a c er ta in c a se w h ile h e was
from th o se of M a h o m ed a n ism , and C h r istia n ity , w hose a t U m r a w a t i , a n d , i n r e p l y , I b e g t o s t a t e a s f o l l o w s :—
v o w o f p o v e r ty an d sa cra m en t it h a s a d o p ted , d id not, of O n e d ay w h ile d r iv in g w ith M aroti B a w a in a c o u n try
course, w ish to be outdone by D erv ish es, Shakers and cart to a g a rd en , th e B aw a asked us if wc w an ted any
N c g ro -M e tlio d ists. L et th e G rih a sta -V a ira g is of th e th in g . W e r e p lie d in th e a ffirm a tiv e . “ W h a t w o u ld you
C a lcu tta C hurch, b y all m eans “ g o forth in th e d an ccs lik e, a d ry or a w et t h i n g ?” en q u ired th e Bawa. W e
o f th e m t h a t m a k e m e r ry .” T h e y h a v e our T h e o so p h ic a l rep lied “ w e want th e la tter .” H e th e r e u p o n d esired th e
b lessin g . c a r tm a n to fe tc h a s to u e fr o m th e ro a d sid e. T h is th e cart-
F o l l o w i n g is t h e t e x t u n a b r id g e d of th e N ew D isp e n ­ m a n d id ; b u t t h e s to n e fe tc h e d b e in g to o sm a ll, t h e B a w a
s a t i o n ’s H y m n o f t h e “ M y s t i c D a n c e , ” a s w c f i n d i t i n t h e th rew it aw ay, aud asked for a la r g e r o n e w h ich , w h e n
o rg an of th a t'sec t, and w h ic h we w ill v e n tu r e to c a ll— p u t in to h is h a n d s, t h e B a w a offered us, sa y in g th a t th a t
A C o t il l io n of S a in t s . was a “ p r a s a d ” (a s a c r e d fa v o r) for us, t h e h a n d le d ston ^
h a v i n g t u r n e d i t s e l f i n t o fi c o c o a u u t . A t th is w o w ere, of
M O D E R N A L C H E M IC A L C H E M IS T R Y ,
course, g r ea tly a sto n ish ed , b u t we ch e er fu lly broke th o
c o co a u u t and d istrib u ted it a m o n g a ll t h e person s r id in g I f it b o tr u e t h a t P rof. N orm an L ockyer has a c h iev ed
w it h u s a n d to t h e m e m b e r s o f m y fa m ily . th e resu lts in m eta llic tra n sm u ta tio n reported in th e
A n o th er tim e wc happened to w a lk a lo n g w ith th e Relii/io-Philosophical Jou rnal of M arch 12, upon th e
B a w a to a garden, w h en th e Bawa esp ied so m e cotton a lleg ed a u th o rity of th e (L on d on ) Daily News, no one
ly in g on th e road w h ic h lie took up, d ip p ed in to w ater w ill m ore h e a r tily rejo ice th a n our a lch em ica l frien d
an d h a n d e d o v e r to us. T lic c o tt.c n th e n b e g a n to y ie ld su ch M u h a m m c d A rif, of B enares. The reproach of m odem
a sw eet fragran ce as to p lea se us nil. Upon th is a C h e m is tr y w o u ld , iu such a case, be h a lf rem oved , and
N agpuri orange (Santra,) was offered by us to th e th e speedy and sure v in d ica tio n of a n cien t A lch em y
B a w a w h o b ro k e it and d is tr ib u te d it in p o r tio n s am ong as a tru e scien ce be assured. U nder th e title “ A re
th o se who stood near h im , viz., a certa in g en tle m a n , th e ele m e n ts elem en ta ry ? ” th e Journal d isco u rses as
m y s e l f a n d t w o la d s. T h e B a w a d esired u s to h o ld th ese f o l l o w s :—
p o r tio n s o f t h e o r a n g e in our fists. Tho Baw a h eld h is
<! F r o m nn e n t e r t a i n i n g n r t i c l c o n t h e a b o v e s u b j e c t , iu t h e
p o r t io n in t h e sam e w ay, u tte rin g a sacred h y m n . F iv e L o u d o n D a i l y N e w s , wo learn so m e i m p o rta n t facts. It, s e e m s
m i n u t e s after, w h e n w c o p e n e d o u r fists a t th e d esire of t l m t M r . N o r m a n L o c k y e r h a s r e a l i z e d t h e a l c h e m i s t ’s d r e a m ,
t h e B a w a w h o d id th e sa m e , w c fou n d th e o ra n g e p ieces tlio ti 'a n s i n n tf i ( io n o f m e t a l s . I n t h e p r e s e n c e o f a s a m l l p : i r t y o f
in our h an d s ju st as th ey w ere, b u t th e one in M aroti scien tific m en , by th e a id o f a p o w e rfu l v o lta ic c u r r e n t, ho
B a w a 's hand d isa p p ea red . In th e sam e way, I ap­ volntizcd c o p p e r w ith in a glass tu b e, dissolved th e d e p o sit
p r o a c h e d t h e B a w a w i t h a s t o n e in h a n d a n d w a s a b o u t to f o r m ' d w i t h i n t.lie t u b e in h y d r o c h l o r i c a c i d , a u d t h e n s h o w e d ,
p r e se n t it to h im to a s k for a “ prasad” w h en th e ston e b y m o a n s o f t h e s p p e t r o s c o p e , t h a t t h e s o l u t i o n c o n t a i n e d no
its e lf d isa p p ea red ! l o n g e r c o p p e r , b u t a n o t h e r inet.nl, c a l c i u m , t h o b a s e o f o r d i n a r y
lim e. T h e e x p e r i m e n t w a s r e p e a te d w i t h o t h e r m e t a l s and
O n t h e 1 s t M a r c h la st, I in v i t e d t h e B a w a to a d in n e r a t
w i th co rre sp o n d in g results. .N ickel w a s t h u s c h a n g e d i n t o
m y house. A t a b o u t 8 a. m . w h i l e th e Bawa was ap­ c o b n l t . a n d c a l c i u m i n t o s t r o n t i u m . A l l t h o s e b o d i e s , a s is w e l l
p ro a ch in g m y h o u se h o p ic k e d u p s o m e sm a ll ston es and k n o w n , h a v e e v e r b e e n r e g a r d e d a s e l e m e n t a r y — t h a t is, as
d istrib u ted th e m a m o n g b o y s an d p e r so n s s ta n d in g on th e in c ap ab le o f b ein g re so lv e d into a n y c o m p o n e n ts , o r of b eing
road ; th ese sm a ll ston es w ere tu rn ed in to sugarcandy c h a n g e d one into a n o th e r . I t is o n t h i s b a s i s t h a t all m o d e r n
p ieces. O f such stran ge an d w o n d e ifu l phenom ena per­ c h e m i s t r y is f o u n d e d , a n d s h o u l d M r . L o c k y c r ’s d i s c o v e r y h e a r
f o r m e d b y M a r o t i B a w a , , .1 h a v e h e a r d m a n y a t i m e , b u t o f tlio t e s t o f f u t u r e t r i a l , o u r e n t i r e s y s t e m o f c h e m i s t r y w i l l
th ose I have related above, I a lw a y s was a personal re q u ire revision.
w itn e s s a n d h a v e in sp e c te d th em clo sely ea ch tim e. ‘• T h e g r e a t o b j e c t o f t h e o l d a l c h e m i s t s w a s , o f c o u r s e , t o
t r a n s m u t e b a s e m e t a l s i n t o g o l d , a n d , so f a r a s o u r k n o w l e d g e
M r. K r is h n a r o w N a r h a r B a p p o S a h e b in m y in ter v ie w s g o e s , t h e r e is no r e a s o n w h y c o p p e r s h o u l d n o t b e c h a n g e d
w it h h im o n o n e or tw o o cca sio n s, m a rv elled at M aroti in to g o ld as well as into c a lc iu m . T h e m e a n s a t p re se n t
B a w a ’s s p i r i t u a l p o w e r as ex h ib ite d in b is p r e s e n c e for e m p lo y e d a r e o b v io u s ly su c h as to r e n d e r th e p r o c e s s far m o re
elev en days su ccessiv ely and sim u lta n e o u sly at both c o s t l y t h a n a n y p o s s i b l e r e s u l t s c a n Ik* w o r t h ; b u t t h i s is
p la ces, viz., K a r a n ji a n d U m r a w a ti, o n t h e occa sio n o f h is n e c e s s a rily th e c a s e w i t h m o s t sc ien tific d is c o v e rie s beforo
b ein g s u m m o n e d t o g i v e e v id en ce* a t t h e l a t t e r t o w n . H e they are turned into c o m m e r c i a l f a c ts. M r . L o c k y e r is
a d d e d a l s o t h a t l i e w i t n e s s e d M a r o t i B a w a ’s p h e n o m e n a o f r e p r e s e n t e d as o n e o f th e b e s t liv in g spe cl.ro sco p ists, a n d no m a n
su ch a w o n d erfu l n a tu r e m a n y a tim e w h ic h h e a ttr ib u te d w i t h a r e p u t a t i o n s u c h a s h i s w o u l d r i s k t h o p u b l i c a t i o n o f so
s t a r t l i n g a f a c t ns h e h a s j u s t n n n n o u n c c d to t h e s c i e n t i f i c w o r l d
to h is h a v in g a tt a in e d th e s ta te c a lle d Sirfd/ti.
w ith o u t th e very su re s t g ro u n d s. l i e is k n o w n b y h i s f r i e n d s
Y esterd a y , w h ile M aroti B a w a w as s ittin g a lo n g w ith m e
a s s o m e w h a t s a n g u i n e , a n d h o d o c s n o t p r e t e n d t o bo a n
a t th e h o u se o f o n e g o ld sm ith n a m ed H am a, surrounded by a c c o m p l i s h e d c h e m i s t , b u t is s u p p o r t e d b y s o m e o f t h e l e a d i n g
f o u r o r fiv e, r e s p e c t a b l e g e n t l e m e n , p i l g r i m s of Pandharpur c h e m i s t s o f E n g l a n d , all o f w h o m a d m i t t e d t h a t t h e r e s u l t s o f
c a m e for alm s. T h e g o ld sm ith R am a offered a p ie c e to h is e x p e r i m e n t s w c ro in e x p lic a b le on nny o th e r g r o u n d s b u t
th em , b u t t h e y r e f u s e d a n d a s k e d for t h r e e or fo u r a n n a s . th o se a d m ittin g o f th e c h a n g e o f one e le m e n t into a n o th e r,
H e a r in g th is, M a ro ti B a w a p ic k e d s o m e sm a ll b r o k e n p ie c e s u n l e s s i n d e e d t h o w h o l e s y s t e m o f s p e c t r u m a n a l y s i s is t o bo
of b e te ln u ls from t h e carp et sea t and in sta n tly m ad e th e m upset, th e o th e r b o m of a v e ry a w k w a r d d ilem m a.
o v e r to lla m a . But th e se b e te ln u tp ie c .e s all th o p e r so n s “ Ila in B uchner has d e m o n stra te d th e fact th a t certain
on th e spot w itn esse d as p ices fa llin g iu th e g o ld sm ith 's m ic ro sc o p ic fu n g i, a u act ive a g e n t for th e p ro p a g a tio n o f disease,
h a n d s a m o u n tin g to a n n a s tw o . c a n b e c h a n g e d i n t o p e r f e c t . lv h a r m l e s s m i c r o s c o p i c f u n g i , b y
r e p e a t e d g r o w t h s a u d c u l t u r e . H e e x p e r i m e n t e d fo r s i x m o n t h s ,
T ra n sla tio n o f a le tte r o f 2 1 s t M arch 1 8 8 1 . a u d d u r i n g t h a t time, r a i e d 1 , 5 0 0 c r o p s , t h e l a s t o n e b e a r i n g
I n c o n t in u a t io n o f m y le tte r , d a t e d 1 0 t h M a r c h , I b e g to n o r e s e m b l a n c e to t h e f i rs t . U n d e r th ese circu m stan ces, w h y
should th e re n o t b e s o m e t r u t h in t h o s t a t e m e n t o f M r ,
co m m u n ic a te m ore p h en o m e n a w h ic h I w itn essed about
tw o or t h r e e d a y s a g o a t t h e h o u s e o f M a r o ti B a w a w here.
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c a k e s, o f w o o d , a n d a l i t t l e o f g r a s s in o r d e r to offer d a ily IIV A G R A D U A T E OF T H E BOMBAY UNIVERSITY".
s a c r ific e s t o “ A g u i ” (fire) a n d a f t e r r e c i t i n g som e maulras,
sp rin k led s o m e w a te r o v e r it w h ic h ig n ite d of itse lf and T h e fo llo w in g rath er m a r v e llo u s a c c o u n t w as to ld by a

produced lire in th e v e s s e l in w liic h sa cr ifice s w e r e th en person n am ed R a m c sh w a r B a w a to a c o m p a n y of frien d s

offered. H e also put h is hand over au e n tirely e m p ty assem b led for am u sem en t. In order th a t it m ay be

copper cup, b u t no soon er had lie recited some mantras b e t t o r u n d e r s t o o d it is n e c e s s a r y t h a t a t first s o m e a c c o u n t

th an th e c u p w a s filled u p w it h w ater. sh o u ld be g iv e n of th e Baw a.

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d a ily food as u s u a l to t h e cleva lie served a d ish w ith a ll n e a r ly 5 0 y e a r s old . lie does not know how to read or
t h e a rticles o f d r essed food a s rice, t o o r -p u ls e , v e g e t a b le s w rite. H e is a p o o r h u m b l e m a n . H e is rep u ted to b e a
a n d w h e a t - f l o u r c a k e s , & c ., a n d p u t th e s a m e in an em p - v e ry h a r d y p ilg rim . A t th e tw en ty -fifth year of h is age
t v r o o m , s p r i n k l i n g s o m e w a t e r o v e r it. The food in th e he w as m o v ed by a d esire o f v is itin g th e sacred p la ces in
d ish d isa p p ea red ! O il b e i n g q u e s t io n e d a s to w h e r e t h e In d ia , an in te r e stin g account of w h ich is g i v e n b y th e
food had gone, M a r o ti B a w a p o in t e d to a g ir l r e s id i n g in H on. lla o Bahadur G o p a l rao H ari D esh in iik h in th e
th e p r e m ises, w h o p o in te d to a m a le ch ild w ith a b rig h t D e c e m b e r T i-ie o s O i’HIHT. T h e sacred p la ces in In d ia are
y e llo w silk en clo th ca lled “ P ita m b c r ” as d in in g in th o so n u m e r o u s th a t it w o u ld be d ifficu lt to p o in t to any
room , b u t th e ch ild w a s in v is ib le to us. A ll th o se tilin g s p a r t i c u l a r o n e w diicli is n o t a sso cia ted w ith som e sort of
w e h a v e w itn esse d o u rselv es a n d — th e y a r c facts. m e rito rio u s or h ero ic d eed s, E v er y w h e r e are to b e fou n d
 a sso cia tio n s o f th e h o stile Pandavas and K auravas, th e n o t w a n t m e to s u c c e e d , a n d I m u st soon d ie under th e
v ir tu o u s Ram a and S ita , tlie lo v in g K r ish n a and th e hoofs and horns of th e w ild b easts, u n tn o u rn ed and
G opces. T h e B a w a w h o is g i f t e d w i t h a v e r y h e a l t h y and u n n o tic e d .” But lo ! w lia t fo llo w ed . F rig h ten ed to h is
h a rd y co n stitu tio n , reso lv ed to start on a p ilg rim a g e, and heart he ran off th e p la c e w hence lie had esp ied th o
a lt h o u g h it is n e a r ly 25 years th at lie is tr a v e llin g w ith cow 's a n d s o o n s a w a sm a ll cave cut in hard rock, w ith
th is p u rp o se h e h a s n o t y e t c o m p le te d h is e x p e d itio n . IIo fo ld in g doors o f sto n e. T h e B a w a r u sh ed in to it as i f in a
has tra v elled ten round s a lo n g R a in esh w a r w h ic h is t h e lo r t a n d s h u t t h e doors. I n a fe w m in u t e s o n e o f t h e w ild
s o u t h e r n m o s t e n d o f I n d ia , B e n a r e s w h ic h is in th e E ast, cow s cam e ex a ctly to th e p la ce of B a w a ’s c o n c e a l m e n t .
nnd B a d r ik c d a r w h ich is at th e fo o t of th e H im a la y a S h e tr ie d to fo rce t h e e n t r a n c e o p e n w it h h er h o rn s w h ich
M o u n ta in s .* s h e w a s t h r u s t i n g fo r c ib ly in t h e h o le of th e fo ld in g door.
In tlie n orth h e has v isite d several p la ces in c lu d in g T h e B a w a w a s in te n se ly a la rm ed a n d co n clu d ed th at th o
B a d r i k c d a r t h e w a y t o w h i c h is s o s t e e p , icy , u n f r e q u e n t e d , c o w w o u ld so o n th r o w o p e n t h e doors. H i s alarm , in c r e a se d
u n in h a b it e d a u d d a n g e r o u s in v a r io u s o t h e r w a y s t h a t it is still m ore w hen, to h is g rief, he saw cra w lin g out of
co n sid ered b y th e H in d o o s on e o f th e h o liest o f th in g s to th e crev ices o f th e roof and co m in g down to th e door a
h a v e ,v isited it even once. The Bawa lia v in g tra v elled m o n str o u s sco rp io n n e a r ly th ree feet lo n g * w ith a pro­
ten round s a lo n g a ll t h e s e d e v io u s p a t h s is h e ld in great p o r t io n a t e ly l o n g ta il. A s th e m o n ste r w as c o in in g down
resp ect. J le has v isite d a lm o st all th e sacred p la ces of he b reath ed p o iso n w h ic h m ade th e Bawa d e sire d e a th
n o t e in I n d ia , a n d c o n s id e r in g th e ir g r e a t n u m b e r a n d a lso rath er w ith tlie horns of th e cow th an w ith th e stin g
th e fact t h a t t h e y are s c a tte r e d all over, o n e c a n n o t b u t b e of th is n o x io u s in sect. T h in g s , h o w e v e r , to o k a d iffcreu t
str u c k w ith t h e h a rd ih o o d a n d d e te r m in a tio n w h ic h m ust tu rn . T h e sco rp io n stru ck under th e c o w ’s horn w h ich
b e n ecessa rily p o ssessed b y o n e w h o has to travel so cir­ s h e w a s th r u s tin g in th e doors. I m m e d ia te ly sh e breath ed
c u ito u sly an d so often . A ll a lo n g lie tr a v e ls b a r e fo o te d a n d h er la st a n d fell down w ith a lo u d lo w . The scorpion
w ith a v ery poor su p p ly o f clo th es. H e has l e f t off all th en a g a in crep t u p (lie w a ll and returned to its ab od e.
r e l a t io n s a n d is th e r e f o r e fr e e fr o m ca res. H e h a s n o d esire The Bawa gath ered courage enough to open th e doors
for b o d ily c o m fo r ts a n d t h e r e f o r e does not tro u b le oth ers as q u ic k as h e cou ld , a n d see in g th at th e w ild cow was
e i t h e r for m o n e y o r o t h e r t h i n g s . H is h a b its are v e ry sim p le, ly in g d ead w a lk e d o u t w ith d elig h t, ft was now n ea rly
a n d h is d e m e a n o u r u n a ss u m in g . I f a sk ed to g iv e an a cco u n t eig h t in th e ev en in g . H e co u ld not sec h is w ay, and,
o f h is tr a v e ls lie d o e s so w ith o u t reserve. H e never tak es reliev e d of one fea r, lie was still h o p eless as to fin d in g
h is m e a ls w ith a n y b o d y b u t e a ts o f h is o w n c o o k in g w h ic h h is way and m e e tin g h is co irip a n io n -p ilg rim s. T a k in g
n e c essa rily r ed u ces h is food to som e tw o or th ree sim p le h is seat on a la r g e ston e of w h ich th eie w ere p len ty ,
p r e p a ra tio n s o f dal a n d rice. H e m a k es p ilg rim a g e m erely h e reso lv ed to p a s s h is n ig h t there. But no sooner was
for its o w n s a k e . lie s e a t e d t h a n a tig e r , a lm o s t r u b b in g h is body w ith its
T he above accou n t, I h o p e, w ill g iv e so m e id e a of th e own, brushed passed th e Bawa. Then lie knew th at
ch aracter o f th e p erson , a p o rtio n o f w h o se s ta te m e n t I a m it was u seless to be d ish ea rten ed in such a p la ce and
g o in g to g iv e b elo w . ■ I t w ill s h o w th a t h e h a s no in te r e s t he r esig n e d h im se lf to h is fate. But th e terrors of
in g iv in g o u t fa lse a c c o u n ts , for he has little lo w ish or th at lo c a lity w ere su fficien t to in tim id a te th e bravest
expect th erefrom . H e is so sim p le an d honest at th e m in d , and th e Bawa had a lread y u n d e r g o n e a scries of
s a m e t i m e t h a t to s u s p e c t h i m e v e n o f e x a g g e r a t i o n is to d o th em . So he shut h is eyes and in w a r d ly prayed for
h im g r e a t in ju stice. I co u ld m e n t io n m o r e p a r tic u la rs a b o u t h e lp in a m o s t h u m b le a n d fe r v e n t s p ir it ... . H e so o n fe lt as
h im if I chose, b u t th a t is not my ob ject. Aud th e few th o u g h s o m e h u m a n crea tu re w as a p p ro a c h in g h im . R e jo ic ­
p a rticu la rs w h ic h are g iv e n above are o n ly to show th e in g , h e o p e n e d h is e y e s , w h e n he b e h e ld a B e in g o f a very
tr u stw o r th in e s s o f o u r in fo rm a n t. su p erio r order w h o a d d ressed h im th u s in H i n d u s t a ' n i :— -
" W h o are yo n and w h y have you com e here ? D o not sit
I g iv e th e story ex a ctly as was g iv e n by h im . I n b ig
here, c o in e ...o b c y m e, shut your e y e s f a s t ’’’. . . T h e Baw a
th ird ro u n d from R a m e s h w a r to B a d r ik c d a r w hen lie was
obeyed aud clo sed his_ e y e s . And here com es th e m ost
tr a v e llin g a lo n g th e m o s t d ifficu lt tra ct b e tw e e n H ard war
in t e r e s t in g p art. The Y o g i , — for so th e B aw a afterw ard s
au d B a d rik cd a r in th e com pany of ten or tw elv e o th er
co n clu d ed h im to b e ,— h e ld h im by h is sh o u ld ers. He
p ilg rim s, th e B a w a b e in g fa tig u e d by th e tro u b les o f th e
felt as if a n im p u ls e w a s g iv e n h im , w h e n in s t a n t a n e o u s ­
jo u r n e y w a s left a little b e h in d h is c o m p a n io n s. B ein g
ly on o p e n in g h is eyes he saw h im se lf a m o n g h is lo st
n o t q u ite a c cu sto m ed to th e sig h t of th ose icy h ills and
fe llo w -p ilg r im s ....I lis su rp rise a t th is e v e n t m ay be b etter
v a lle y s o v e rg r o w n w ith w ild trees a n d k n o w in g th at if he
im a g in e d th a n d escrib ed . H e knew not w h e t h e r to call
m issed th e w a y h e co u ld e x p e c t n o t h in g sh o r t of d e a t h in
th is event a d r e a m or a rea lity . The c h a n g e in d eed freed
th o se so lita ry region s, h e w a s ra th er a n n o y e d to fin d h im ­
h im from all dangers and restored h im to h is frien d s.
s e lf a lo n e and b eh in d liis fr ie n d s. But m u ste r in g fresh
B u t w here was th e Yogi ? J le had v a n ish e d w ith th e
v ig o u r h o w a lk e d q u ic k ly to r eg a in th e m . By m isc h a n c e
p lace. T he Baw a was v ery sorry for th is. B u t so it w as
h e lo st liis way a lto g e th er and for s o m e t i m e knew not
a n d lie c o u l d n o t h e l p it.
w h ith e r h e was and w h ith e r to proceed. H a v in g often
m et, w i t h s im ila r d if f ic u lt ie s e l s e w h e r e a n d h a v i n g a s o f t e n I lea v e th e read ers to say w hat th is Vid//a is. T hese
ov erco m e th em , h e r eso lv ed to go fu rth er w herever th e pow ers, th e s e m y ste r io u s p o w ers o f th e g r ea t Y o g is can be
road m ig h t lea d h im . B u t th e m ore h e p roceeded, th e m ore u n d erstood o n ly by th ose who are conversant w ith th e
lie fou n d h im self en v elo p e d in ju n g le s of in te r m in a b le su p r e m e scien ce o f Y o g a . W h a te v e r th e a p p a ren t in co n g ru i­
le n g th s an d o f a very rugged typ e. U n d au n ted still, he t y o f s u c h a p h e n o m e n o n , it m u s t b e heard an d read w ith
t r a v e l l e d o n , in h o p e s t o fin d h is lo st co m p a n io n s, w hen d elig h t b y th o se w h o a d m it th e ex isten ce and c u ltiv a tio n
su d d e n ly h e b e h e ld b eh in d h im a t a d ista n ce a m u ltitu d o o f h ig h er pow ers th an th ose ex h ib ite d in th e R a ilw a y s
o f w ild cow sf com m on in th ose p arts, ru sh in g to w a rd s and T elegrap h s. A g a in , th ese sto ries, in c a p a b le as th ey
h im . I t w a s t h e n 7 o ’c l o c k in th e e v e n in g . H e was ter- are o f d em o n stra tio n at a m o m e n t ’s n o tice, m ust be ac­
rifled a t t h is s i g h t a n d b e g a n to d e v is e th e m eans of h is cred ited as th ey com e from p u rely d isin terested sources.
safety. But what co u ld he fin d th ere ? D esp air and I m ig h t here observe th a t th ese p ilg rim s who travel
d isa p p o in tm en t o v e rw h elm ed h im on all sid es. H e sa id over such u n freq u en ted and d iffic u lt p la ces, m e e t w ith
u n t o h im s e lf " I le ft m y d e a r h o m e for t lie p erform ance of m any sim ila r a d v e n t u r e s . -)* B u t u n fo rtu n a tely th ere are
relig io u s p e n a n c e an d w ish e d to c o m p le te tw e lv e rounds few who n arrate th e m an d fe w e r y e t w h o listen to th em .
a lo n g B a d rik cd a r, R a m e sh w a r , a n d B en a re s, b u t G o d does

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g e r o u s a n i m a l s . . T h e y h a v o k c o u h o r n s n n d a r c w el l k n o w n t o nil H in d o os *
Ninco t h o T hk o s o h i i st h a s a iv o r l d - w i d o c i r c u l a t i o n I t h o u g h t i t n e c e s s a r y t o
m a k e th e abovo r e m a r k T h o h a i r of t h e covr i.s w o r n b y r ic h H i n d u f e m a l e s
in Ihoit* 1>raids. T h e y a r o l o n g a n d b l a c k .
a scorpion, still pro so rv e d in th o B a r o d a S ta te .
+ T h c r o e x i s t s n w i d e l y s p r e a d o p i n i o n in I n d i a - o n e w h i c h w it l i s o m o
a m o u n t s to p o sitiv e k n o w le d g e t h a t m o s t o f t h e in a ccessib le fa s tn e ss e s in
t h « H i m a l a y a m o u n t a i n s a r o i n h a b i t e d b y “ Yogis'* a n d . M a h a t m a s — m e n
w h o h a v e a c q u i r e d t h o g r e a t e s t occ ult , k n o w l e d g e o r S i d d h i s .
I also th in k th a t th o secret of th e perseveran ce and E n g lish u n iv ersitie s I There was an A m e r ica n c o m m it­
co n ten tm en t of th ese m en is c h ie fly to b e a t t r ib u t e d to t e e c o n s u lte d in t h e w ork ; bu t th e E n g lish m e n fin a lly
th e fact o f th eir h a v in g w itn esse d such e x tr a o rd in a ry d e c i d e d t h o “ w o r d o f t h e L o r d ”— h o w it s h o u l d be. I t is
phenom ena on tlieir w a y , as th e one d escrib ed above, to b e s e ttle d h erea fter. H ow m uch a u t h o r i t y b e l o n g s iu
and w h ic h fu lly r e p a y tlie ir o t h e r w is e tir e s o m e tra v els. th is c o u n t r y to th e new rea d in g ? I t is sa id s o m e p a s ­
s a g e s o f im p o rta n c e n e v e r d ou b ted by c h u r c h e s h e r e, aro
o m itte d a lto g eth er. "
TARA a ilA P J T F L A S H E S F R O M T H E F O U R
QUA R TE RS. A P ortu gu ese sarani nam ed M a g ito t, a m e m b e r o f th e
P r e h isto r ic C ongress w h ic h m et at L isb o n last, y e a r ,
A strange phenom enon h a p p e n e d , w rite th e R u ssia n reports th e d isc o v er y in P ortu gal of a b u ried c ity now
papers. “ T here w as a s ig n in heaven on th o d a y of th e nam ed C ita .n ia di B rito ir o s. It has been co m p le te ly
reg icid e. O n M arch 1 about 10 p .m ., th e w h o le tow n covered w ith debris, s o i l a n d a r i c h v e g e t a t i o n for t w e n t y
(S t. P e te r sb u r g ) w itn esse d a m o st sta r tlin g p h e n o m e n o n : c en tu ries. Nature s a y s o f t l i e e x c a v a t i o n s :— “ M a n y stone
a la r g e nnd v ery b r illia n t star su d d e n ly a p p ea red on th e m o n u m e n ts are co v ered w ith scu lp tu re s and in scrip tio n s,
c lea r n ig h t sk y . It. p ro v ed to b e a d o u b le -ta iled com et, w h ic h in tlie ir g e n e r a l c h a r a c t e r recall those of India aiu l
o n e o f its ta ils p o in t in g u p w a r d , a n d t h e o t h e r — a far l o n g ­ C h i n a ............. I t i s p o s s i b l e t h a t t h i s fact m ig h t be adduced
er o n e — e x p a n d in g itse lf dow nw ard. The phenom enon as a p ro o f th a t th e trib es w h ic h b u ilt th e se C ita n ia s had
la s t e d for o v e r t w e n t y m i n u t e s / ’ T h e R u s s i a n p a p e r s s e e in o r ig in a lly e m ig r a te d from T u r a n .”
it a d iv in e p orten t of great sig n ifica n ce. T h e peasant T h i s is a y e a r o f d i s c o v e r i e s o f b u rie d c itie s, th e a b o v e
c la ss e s r e m a in firm ly persuaded th at th is c o m e t w a s th e b e in g th e fou rth d u rin g th e year 1881. T h e first c i t y
“ M artyred I ' a t h e r - O z a r ’s so u l.” A su p er stitio n — w c d u g o u t w a s in t h o Sahara desert now c a lled b y th e ar­
a g r e e to it, b u t a to u ch in g and a h a rm less one. N o C zar ch aeologists a n d th e lea rn ed th o “ O r ie n ta l P o m p e ii, an
o f R u ssia — aye, no oth er so v ereig n in t h e w h o le w o rld , a n c ie n t M o o rish c ity w ith its m o n u m e n ts , b u ried for a g e s
perhaps— w as so m uch b eloved by h is p eo p le as th a t i u t h e s a n d o f t h e d e s e r t ........... T h e c i t y d i s i n t e r r e d ” l i e s in
Im p e r ia l v ic tim of th e savagcst, p r o d u ctio n of th is, our th e e n v ir o n s of O u a rg la , in th e Sahara desert. ] j.
m ost savage and cruel cen tu ry — th e N ih ilist-S o c ia lists. is id e n tifie d w ith th e a n c ien t c ity of C ed rata, spoke
of b y L a r g e a u in h is w ork on B isk ra . H isto r ia n s c le sc r ib >
th e s e w a stes o f sa n d as p eo p led c en tu r ie s a g o w ith flo u rish
A nother T o u c h in g P roof o f th e above, is fo u n d in a
in g cities, h a v in g gardens and artificia l w ater-system s,
b o o k ju s t p u b l i s h e d a t M oscow ', a n d g o t u p b y s u b s c r i p t i o n
a ll l o n g s in c e d e s tr o y e d iu trib a l w ars, or b u ried in th e
from th e }foojich, all of th em e x -ser fs lib er a te d b y th e
san d , a n d o f w h ic h u p to th is tim e no v isib le trace has
C zar, and resid in g in th e old R u ssia n m etro p o lis. It
r em a in ed . T h e s i t e is d e s c r i b e d a s p r e c i s e l y r ese m b lin g
b e a r s a t it le , w h i c h a t first s i g h t m a y a p p e a r to th e g e n e ­
th at of P o m p e i i : i t is b u r i e d iu t h e sand to th o e x te n t
ral r e a d e r s o m e w h a t p r e t e n t i o u s ; b u t w e , w h o k n o w w ell
o f fro m s i x to t e n m e t r e s . T h e d isco v erer s p e a k s e n th u s ia s ­
th e R u ssia n peasant and even th e . m id d le c la sses, see
tic a lly o ftlie r ich ly scu lp tu red m a rb le a rch es, c o lu m n s ,
in it, b u t t h o t r u e e x p r e s s i o n o f t h a t p a ssio n a te d e v o tio n in scrip tio n s, See., a b o u n d i n g o n e v e r y s i d e . ’1
w h ic h t h e y b o r e to h im , w h o m in t h e sim p licity o f th eir
h ea rts th e y co n sid er as th eir C o d up on earth. T he Book
A NOVEL MODE OF R A ISIN G MONEY’ FOR THE CHURCH
is c a lle d is announced by our sa tir ic a l c o n te m p o r a r y , th e Brahmo
A W reath on t h e T omb
Public Opinion, t h e riv a l a n d o p p o n e n t of th e Neiv D is­
of pensation. “ A n e w order o f G r ilia sta -V a ira g i has been
T iik R u ssia n C zar -M artyr , i n s t i t u t e d in t h e B r a h m o Sornaj o f In d ia , th e m em bers
w h e r e o f “ w o u ld la b o r and earn m oney at th e sw eat of
A L E X A N D E R N IK O L A E V IT C II.
tlieir brow , but th eir e a rn in g s th ey w o u ld la y at th o
W oven out ok t iik T ears and L a m e n ta tio n s of feet o f th e C h u rch .” So th at “ m oney h a v in g passed
n o t o n ly t h e R u s s i a n p e o p le , b u t a ls o o f a ll t h e n a t i o n s o f out o f tlieir hands, co v eto u sn ess b e c o m e s im p o ssib le , an d
th o G reek O rth od ox E a st., a s o f th o F o reig n ers, w ith an th e stin g o f w o rld lin css is d e s t r o y e d .” T h r e e h a v e a lr e a d y
illu stra tio n been fleeced in th is w a y .”

T iif , C zar-M a r tv r in m s C o ffin . W e con fess ou r in a b ility to sec a n y th in g very “ n o v e l ”

in th at. The. th ree great c o n flictin g Churches of
CONTENTS. .
C h r iste n d o m have ad op ted th a t “ m ode” for over one
1. In c o n c eiv a b le , m y ste r io u s porten ts. 2. D iv in e
th ou san d years and lik e th e J e w ish “ God saw th at
w a r n in g s to th o S overeign . .‘5. A b o u t • th o m artyrd om
■it was g o o d .” Our frien d s, th e “ A p o stle s,” how ever,
a n d d e c e a s e o f th e C zar. 4. N a r r a t iv e s o f E y e - w it n e s s e s .
have im p ro v e d , upon th e system of th eir predeces­
5. T h e fe e lin g s o f th e R u ssia n p eo p le, (i. T h e sin cere
sors and can ju stly c la im it as so m eth in g q u ite new
sy m p a th y of fo reig n n a tio n s. 7, The C z a r - M a r t y r in
in th a t lin e of b u sin ess. It is th em se lv e s, p erso n a lly ,
liis C offin . 8. F rom th e P a l a c e to S t . P e t e r a n d P a u l ’s
w h o propose to “ la b o r a n d earn m oney at th e sw eat of
C a th ed ra l. 9. The spot w here th e Czar was k illed
th e ir b ro w ,” w h ile tlieir C h ristia n b roth ers p refer “ beg­
15KCOM.KS s a c R i'll)— l e t here be t h e T em p le. 10. Aud
g in g ” to “ w o r k i n g . ’' “ S a l v a t i o n ” i u one hand and “ D a m ­
a t M o sc o w a m o n u m e n t to tb o C z a r -L ib e r a to r , 11. The
n a t i o n ” in t h e o t h e r th ey force th o cred u lo u s p a rish io n ­
h e a rt-ren d in g fa rew ell of ills p eo p le w ith th eir C zar
ers to “ la y tlie ir ea rn in g s a t th e fe e t” o f th eir resp e c tiv e
“ a s le e p in G o d .” 12. H e r e a f t e r — J Ic is th e n e v e r - to -
C hurches. E urope h a v in g “ P e t e r ’s P e n c e ,” w h y sh o u ld
I S E - F O R C O T T E N !” _ _
not In d ia have a “ K e s i i u p . ’s P i c e ?” "
T h e con ten ts of th e v o lu m e are sa id to b e u lt r a - m y s t i­
ca l. “ l f l forget th ee, 0, J e r u s a l e m ! ' ’ ........... w i l l b o t h o
TA BLE OF CONTENTS.
n a tio n a l ra lly in g cry of R u ssia for y e a r s to c o m e , a n d —
I ’agc .
u n to m an y a new g en era tio n . The ‘‘ A l l - A n n i h i l a t i n g ’ N o m ore D e a th ................... 185 O u r M ode rn “ A lchem ists. ]!)(!
N ih ilists h a v e la b ou red but to b u ild a n u m b e r of n e w A P s y c h i c W a r n i n g ............. 187 N a t i v e A s t r o l o g e r s .............. IDS
c h u r c h e s, a n d to ad d o n e m o r e m a r t y r to t h e h o s t o f o th e r A pollonius T y ju i e i w and S t a r s a n d N u m b e r s .............. I'M)
Si tliou M a g u s .................... 188 “ Praise h im w ith th e T i m ­
p u b licly and sy n o d ic a lly le c o g n iz ed great m arty rs of
S k u l l s : or, M a n , W o m a n , b r e l a n d D a n c e ” .................. 2ol
R u s s i a ............. a n d C h i l d .............................. 100 M a r o t i B a w a ’s W o n d e r s . . . ‘.20 :!
S i b y l ............................................... 191 M o d e rn A lchem ical C h e m is­
A n t i q u i t y a n d S a n c t i t y of t r y ............................................ 203
T in -; A m ended B i b l e .— A c c o r d i n g to th e London the S an sk rit L anguage... f!)l A P i l g r i m 's S t o r y ................... 2o:>
llecord, th e n ew E n g lish “ N e w T e s t a m e n t ” is c o p y r ig h te d A T i t f o r T a t ............................. 10-2 P a ra g ra p h Flashes from th e
p i E n g la n d b y th e U n iv e r s it ie s o f O xford a n d C a m b rid g e. L a m a s n n d D r u s e s ................... J !>3 F o u r Q u a r t e r s .................... 205

“ Queer, i s i t n o t ?” a s k s t h e Relic/io-Philosophical Jon >•- P r i n t e d n t t b o 7 n tl ttt lr ia l P w M b y B. C a r s c t j e o &. Co., n n d p u b l i s h e d by

wd o f C h ica g o . “ The w ord of G od” co p y rig h ted by tl ie Thcor:<ijihi(\d S o e ii ’i v . nt. H r o n c h C a n d y , li o n ib n y .
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TO

THE THEOSOPHIST
V ol. 2 No. 0. BO M BAY, JU N E , 1881. No. 21.

THE BOM BAY T I 1E O S O . P I / J C A L S O C IE T Y . T hen cam e M r. B onnom ero (h isto ria n ), M r. Eugene
N u s , M r. F r o m e sch in i (a stron om er) M adam e Itoscn , M.
A m e e tin g of th e B o m b a y B ran ch o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l
L c y m a r i e , & c., w h o , e a c h i n t u r n , t o o k t h e c h a i r a n d m a .d e
S o c i e t y w a s h e l d o n S u n d a y , t h e 2 2 n d o f A la)', a t M r . P a d ­
m o re or less le n g th y d isco u r se s. P rofessor Thurm an, a
s h a h ’s h o u s e , w h e n a p r o p o s a l to reorgan ise th o Bom bay
le a r n e d p h ilo s o p h e r , w d iose a p p l i c a t i o n for m e m b e r s h i p in
branch on a scien tific a n d p h ilo so p h ica l b a sis, w as c o n si­
th e T h eo so p h ica l S o c ie ty w a s j u s t fo r w a r d e d to B o m b a y ,
d ered and u n a n im o u sly adop ted . Papers b e a r in g on th e
s p o k e on th e g r e a t tr a n s c e n d e n ta l p h ilo so p h ic a l p rin cip les
new p la n w ere p ro m ised by several m em bers. The
w h ich u n ite to g e th e r th e E a st an d th e W e st.
read in " a n d c o n sid e ra tio n of the, b y e -la w s w e re referred
R efresh m en ts w ere served after th at, and freq u en t
to a c o m m i t t e e c o m p o s e d o f all th e o fficers o f th e B ranch
to a sts p ro cla im ed and drunk b y th e T h e o so p liis ts to th e
who w ero elected th a t day for th e new viz. :—
year,
h e a lth o f th e F o u n d e r s, M adam e B la v a tsk y a n d C o lo n el
President, J)r. I). E. D u d ley ; Vicc-P residents, T h e O lc o tt,* a n d all th eir E astern B r o th e r F e llo w s o f In d ia ,
l i o n ’b l o Kao Bahadur (J o p a lra o Ila ri D eshm ukh , and
e sp ec ia lly b y B a ro n du Potet, who, n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g h is
M r. K. M. S h ro ff; Councillors, Khan Saheb N aoroji
8 5 years, w as as m erry as a y o u n g m an o f 20. _ _
D orab ji I v h a n d a llo w a lla ., M essrs. (J a llia n ji N n ra in ji,
The recep tio n n ig h t was as ir a n k ly co rd ia l as it was
V in a y a k ra o R an tch an d ra P atvard han a, F ra m ro z It. J o s h i ,
u n in te r ru p te d ly a n im a te d and proved q u ite a success.
Tukaram T a tia , B ai. N ila ji, and D r. P a n d u ra n g G opal ;
M r. S in n e tt was greeted and feasted by a num ber of
Treasurer, M r. M artandrao I5abaji N agn atb , and M r,
m en o f scie n c e and d istin g u ish e d authors. ^
' F . M . B a n a .i i , '
The P a ris T h e o so p liists w ere very a n x io u s t h a t M r.
Secretary.
S in n e tt sh o u ld a c c e p t th eir in v ita tio n to a d in n er p a ity
g iv e n b y th em in h is honour. U n fo r tu n a te ly h is tim e
OUR N E W B R A N C H E S. b e in g lim ite d a n d h is en gagem en ts num erous and press­
$55TFor th e in fo rm a tio n o f our “ F e llo w s,” th rou gh ou t in g , h e h a d to d e c lin e and lea v e P a r is th r e e d a y s latoi.
t h e w o rld , w c h e r e b y g i v e t h e list of th e new B ranches T h e fa rew ell h e h ad from h is co llea g u es w a s as w a rm as
o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty d u ly ch a rtered a n d reg istered th eir w e lco m e.
s ln c j M arch 18<S 1 :—
(1) Tlio Leno.va T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y ( A u s t r a l i a .)
(2 ) T h e T oo w o o m b a Thcosophical Society (A u stralia.) IT IS W I T H CO N RID U RA B LE RKG RET THAT WE AN­
(:)) 'i'ho S t . T h o m a s T h c o s o p h i c i t l S o c i e t y (W e s t Indies.) NOUNCE t h e s u d d e n d eath b y ch o lera of o u r B rother,
(4) T h e Pcknlongon T heosophical Socicty ( I s l a n d of .l a v a . ) M r. S . R a m rao, P l e a d e r a t B e n a r e s , o n t h e t h i r d o f M a y .
(13) T h e P u n j a b T heosophical Society ( I n d i a .) The deceased g e n tle m a n w as an e steem ed F e llo w and
((>) T h e T in n e v elly T heosopliieal Society (M a d ra s P residency,
India.) C o u n cillo r of th e T h e o so p h ic a l _ S o ciety , aud as such
(7) T lie S a o r a s h t r T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c ie ty ( I ’. h a u n a g a r , K a l t v a - has ever a c t iv e ly c o -o p e r a te d w it h u s lo r t h e s p ie a d of
. w ar, India.) th eosop h ica l k n o w le d g e am ong h is c o u n tr y m e n . I lie
B esid e s th e above, two new B ra n d ie s are in fo rm a tio n la st tim e w e saw h im at B enares, D ecem b er 1880, lie
in F r a n c e , o n e in H o lla n d , a n d o n e a t A lla h a b a d (I n d ia ). w as w e ll a n d s e e m e d fu ll o f life a n d sp ir its, and th ere­
fore h is d eath has com e to us lik e an un exp ected
EXTRACTS FROM A N OFFICIAL LETTER b lo w ; th e m o r e so, because t h a t lo ss c a n n o t be w ell
rep la ced for us. . T h e d e c e a s e d w a s a n a tiv e o f'I r ic h i-
FRO M TH K
n o p o lly and a tru sted frien d of H is H ig h n ess th e
PA R IS T H E O SO P H IC A L SO C IE T Y .
M ah arajah o f T ravan core.
........... A V c had a fin e p u b lic recep tion here for M r.
S im ie t, M em ber of th e G eneral C o u n c il of th e T h e o so ­
p h ica l S o c ic ty . T here was a la r g e g a th e r in g o f T lieo so - R U L E S O F
p liists and o f m em b ers of our C o m m ittee, th e v e n e ra b le
T II E T II E 0 S 0 P H I C A L S 0 C I E T Y
B a r o n d u P o t e t b e in g also p r e se n t. M r. and M r s . F la .r n -
Oil
m a rio n a lo n e w e re m issed , as th ey w ero away, tr a v ellin g .
M r. S i n n e t t , w h o is a v e r y d i s t i n g u i s h e d a n d sy m p a th etic U N LV E K S A T , B R O T H E R H 0 0 D.
g en tlem a n , was co rd ia lly w e lco m ed b y all t h e m e m b e r s ,
l i e g a v e th em so m e very le n g th y and in ter e stin g e x p la n a ­
An, explanation of i/s Objec/s and Principles, revised in
tio n s c o n c e r n in g T h e o so p h y a n d its a c h ie v e m e n ts . B aron General Council at Bombay, lebruary 1 7 , 1 8 8 1 .
d u P o t e t h a d tlic ch a ir a fter h im . The grand and n o b le President- : — C o l o n e l I l e n r y S . O l c o t t .
o cto g en a ria n spoke w ith h is usual c lo q u c n c c for over Corresponding Secretary : — I I . P . B l a v a t f c k y . ^
tw e n ty m in u te s upon th e h ig h e st and m o st tra n scen d en t­ General C o u n c i l I U . R e v . I I . S u m a n g a l a ( B u d d h i s t .
al q u estio n s, an d th at w ith a clea rn ess o f d ictio n , a p ro ­ Ili.r h P rie sl). C eylon ; B n ro n J u l e s D e n i s d u P o t e t , 1< r a n e e :
fu n d ity o f id e a s a n d k n o w le d g e , q u ite su rp risin g . R a ja S liynnm S h a n k a r R o y , B e n g al ; M a jo r-G en eral A bner
D o u b l e d a y , 0 . S. A m e r i c a ; f h e H o n ’blo R a o B a h a d u r G o p n l r a o
M r. S o d y E ffe n d i, son of th e C h ie f of t h e M a ro n ites,
I l a r i D e s h m u k h , B o m b a y ; A. P . S in n e tt, E sq ., In d ia ; I a u d it
of th e M ount L ebanon, a great m a g n etize r a n d m y stic,
A d it y a r n m B l m l facliaryn, N . W . P ro v in c e s ; C. C. M assey,
was th e next speaker. H o took th e ch a ir, l i e s a id , to
E sq ., E n g la n d ; M o n sieu r C a m ille F la m m a rio u , P aris, r i a n c c ,
c e r tify t h a t t h e O r ie n ta ls , in g e n e r a l , h a d t h e h ig h est and
T h e l l o n ’b l e A lex a n d re A k sa k o f, R u ssia , D a v id E . D udley,
n o b lest c o n cep tio n of th e D e ity , and of th e Sou l ; and
E sq ., M. i>., Bom bay ; S ig n o r P a=q ualo M encluo, Corfu,
th a t, in S v r i a a n d E g y p t , t h e r e w e r e s o m e of th e h ig h est G reece. (T h e a b o v e are also V ic c-P r o ^ id en ts.)
i n i t ia t e s (in th e o ccu lt scien ces), an a s su m p tio n w h ich
w a s v ig o r o u sly c o n tr a d ic te d b y M r. S i n n e t t w h o d efen d ed • Who feel very thankful for tlie honour, bu t are a t the same time sorry
th e su p erio rity and c la im s to e so te r ic k n o w le d g e o f th e to sco th at their French Brethren an d fellows havo not thou ght as yet of
I n d ia n ad op ts. hocominp tcatotnlor^.
 Prof. Alexander Wilder, m.i >., Now York, U. S. A. ; J . II.
D. Buck, Esq., sr. i)., Cinciumiti, U. S. A. ; M. J . Ilollis-
Billing, New York, U. S. A.
Rev. Mohattiwatti Guimananda, Colombo, Ceylon ; Rev.
l ’otuwila Iudajoti, Kill turn, Ceylon ; Kev. B. D. Snmaim Tissa,
Galle, Ceylon ; Rev. Piyaralami Tissa, Dodauduwa, Ceylon.
Tho Enrl of Crawford and Balearres, Loudon ; Geo. Wyld,
Esq., jr. r>., (Edin.), London, England ; Monsieur P. G. Ley-
marie, Paris, Prance ; Baron Odon von Vay, Buda Pesth,
Hungary ; Dr Nicolas, Count de Goneniys, Corfu ; T he
Ilon’ble N. A. Fudeew, Odessa, Russia; Roberto 15. Allen,
Esq., Venezuela, S. A. ; W. II. Terr}', Esq., Melbourne, A us­
tralia ; Count de Nichichicvieh de Nichea, Mansotira, E g y p t;
Lieut.-Col. W. Gordon, Staff Corps, Maubhoom, Bengal ; Rao
Bahadur J . S. Oadgil, n . A . , i , . l . u . , Baroda, B om bay; Babu
Sishir K umar Ghose, Calcutta, Bengal ; Babu Jw ala Saliair,
Jeypore, Rajputaria ; Vinayek R. Patwardhan, Esq., b . a ., l . u n .
Bombay ; Pandit Ja sw an t Roy Bhojapatra, Mooltan, Punjab ;
Kavasji Mcrwanji Shroff. Esq., Bombay ; Pandit Mohunlal
Visluuihil Pandea, Natlulwara, Rajputana ; Tukaram Tatia,
Esq., Bombay; Mirza Moorad Alee Esq., Kattyawnr ; A.
Sauknriah, Esq., H.A., Madras Presidency ; Khan Saheb N, D.
Khandalewala, Dekkan.
J o i n t R e c o r d i n g S e c r e t a r i e s :—'William Q. Judge , Es<|.,
71, Broad wav, New York ; Dnmodar K. Mavalankar, Theos.
Society’s Head-Quartcr.-*. ^ paid by him towards Oriental science and philosophy, but also
T r e a s u r e r :— Georgo Valentine Maynard, Esq.
L i b r a r i a n s : —August Guslam, ; Martandrao Bahaji
Nagnath Esq.
A s s i s t a n t s to t h e C o r r e s p o n d i n g S e c r e t a r y Rustamji 1).
Scthna, Esq., n . A . , i . l . is., Sanskrit ; Datnodar K. Mavalankar,
Marathi and English ; Mine. E. Coulomb, French and Italian ;
Panac.haud Anan.iji Farekh, Esq., Hindi ; Kallianji Naraynnji,
Esq., Gujrat.hi ; Mir Sluijaet Ali Khan Saheb, Telegu and
Persian ; .Narayan Lakshmaya Bhatkal, Esq., Kanarese.
S u p r e m e C h i e f o f the T h e o s o p h is ts o f the A r y a S a m a j: —
Pandit Dayanaud Saraswati Swami.
[This is a distinct branch of the Theosophical Society and
of the Arya Samaj of India. I t is composed of Western
and Eastern Theosophists who accept Swamiji Dayanaud as
their leader.]
|Jj j f ' T h e p r e s e n t J l e a d - Q u a r t c r s a n d p o s l < d a d d r e s s o f t h e
S o cicty are a t B rea ch C an dy, B o m b a y .
OBJECTS OF TH E SO C IE T Y.
F i r s t , __T o form the nucleus of a Universal Brotherhood
of Humanity.
S e c o n d . —To Study Aryan literature, religion and science.
yy„Vr/.— To vindicate tiie importance of this inquiry aud
correct misrepresentations with which it has been^ cloudcd.
’ I ' o i i r t h . __To explore the hidden mysteries^ of Nature and
the latent powers of Man, on which the Founders believe
that O r i e n t a l Philosophy is in a position fo throw light. ^ 2. Whereas it is evident that the Theosophical Society is
It, will be plain that these objects exact the co-operation
of Eastern aud Western scholars alike, irrespective of nation­
ality. To all learned Pandits, Sndhus, and other Shastris,
it appeals, calling on them to labour,— in common with Western
brethren inspired, for her philosophy’s fake, with a love for
j mlin _iu bringing about a revival of her ancient, intellectual
greatness.
Tho Society represents no one religion, but, is entirely unsect­
a r i a n , aud includes adherents of all faiths— the principle of
toleration being imperatively enforced, in view of the objects
i t seeks to attain. I t only claims from each member the
toleration which he expects every other fo extend to him.
Membership iu the Society is open to persons of both sexes.
Knowledge of English is not au essential qualification.
I f p e r s o n s living at a distance from the Ilead-Quarlers,—
being in sympathy wilh the objects of the Society,— apply for
authority to form a Branch, such authority may bo given on
conditions consistent with tho rules, interests or dignity of
the Parent Society. Iu ease the formation of such a Branch
should appear expedient, it, would he necessary, for at least
o n e o f t h o applicants, to come to llead-Q uarlers for initiation
and necessary instruction ; or, if the application should bo
important enough to warrant this, a duly qualified delegate
might be s e n t "from Ucad-Quarlers to inaugurate the new
B ranch. . .
When the Society first established its Ilead-Q uarlers in
India, misconceptions arose concerning its nature, nnd it was
groundlessly suspected of nourishing political designs. In
reality it has no concern with politics at nil ; aud even, going
further thau this attitude of indifference, it distinctly refuses to
admit or retain any fellowship with persons who aro engaged
iu any unlawful enterprise directed against the stability of the
Government under which the}- live.
In support of the statements made above, three documents
ma}’ here be quoted, viz., a letter addressed fo Madame Bla­
vatsky by direction of the hitc Viceroy (Sec Feb. No of Vol. I);
an address from the Brahmamrita Varshini Sabha ; and the
resolutions for affiliation adopted, November 30, 1880, hy
the Sanskrit Sabha, celebrated throughout, the world of letters
on account of the eminent abilities and character of its
chiefs, Pandits l!apu Dcva Shastri and Bal Shastri.
The tirst shows that the early- suspicions concerning the
Society on the part of the British Government were long sinco
dissipated ; the others, that two important bodies of Oriental
scholars have appreciated the aspirations with wliich i t is really
animated.
The Resolution of the Benares Pandits is as follows : —
W e, the Pandits of Benares, certify that Colonel II. S. Olcott.,
the President of tlie Theosophical Society, has come to India
with the view of trying his best to aid in reviving our science
and philosophy. Ilis acceptance of the Honorary Membership
of our Literary Society,— and not only the due consideration
liis ju st and unaffected inclination towards the Vedic truths and
principles,— have encouraged us fo present him a certificate
stating the close tie of union which he has formed with our
Society. Wo think the journal, the T h e o s o i ’i i i s t , has the true
merit, of presenting to our view the exact measures which
should bo taken for the revival and. perfect development of our
philosophy for the good of our country.
Wc have been taken by surprise at the daring enterprise of a
foreigner, solicitous to receive the outrageous darts of his
fellow-countrymen iu this grand and noble undertaking. As a
matter of fact, men generally say that the grand impulse to
such a befitting revival of (he much-neglected science and
philosophy of Ihe A ryans is the work of several master-minds,
and could not. be produced by the meditated efforts of a singlo
man. Being overpowered with this exaggerated opinion, men
are in general not willing to risk their individual efforts from
the fear of these ending in smoke. In addition to all these,
his uiiiitlected lone towards our countrymen as brothers and
friends has produced such a deep and permanent effect on our
minds that wc cannot forbear mentioning it in these few lines.
(Sd.) R ama M isha S h a s t r i ,
The Manayer.
And (he Resolutions of the Snuskrit Sabha are as follows ;—■
1. Whereas, the interest, of Sanskrit Literature and Vedic
Philosophy and Science will be eminently promoted by a
brotherly union of all friends of Aryan learning throughout
the world ; and
sincerely devoted to the accomplishment of this most worthy
object, and possesses facilities which it is desirable to seeuro ;
therefore,
3. licsoiccd that this Samaj accepts the offer made oil
b e h a l f of the Theosophical Society, aud hereby declares itself
in friendly union with the said Society for the purpose speci­
fied, aud offers to render whatever assistance it can for the
carrying out of such plans as may be agreed upon between
the governing officers of the two Samajcs.
Provided , nevertheless, that, I,his act of union shall not ho
understood as making either of the two Societies subordinate
to the rule or jurisdiction of the other.
(Sd.) B A l ’U D e V A Si l ASTl t l ,
B en a res : M a rg a sh irsh a '} President,
Shnddha loth , Sam vat (
11)37, c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o 3d th. ( (S d .) B al S h a st u i,
N o v e m b e r 1880, T u e s d a y . ) Vice-President,
F O R M S O F A P P L I C A T I O N AND O B L I G A T I O N .
A PPL IC A TIO N FOR FELLOWSHIP.
,
I,
b e i n g iu s y m p a t h y w i t h t h e o b j e c t s o f t h o T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y ,
 S U P P L E ME N T
h e r e b y m a k e a p p lic a tio n for a d m iss io n as a fellow th ereo f.
1’. 0 , A d d rets
\ \ e, llie undersigned, being two Fellows of (lie Theosophical
Society, hereby nominate the above-written person for l'cllow-
sliip with the said Society.
D a t e d a t .................... t h i s ................d a y o f
T h i s - A p plicatio n m u s t b e a c c o m p a n i e d w i t h
T e n .Rupees.
O B L IG A T IO N
I, ........................................................ ......................................................................................
au applicant for fellowship in ji.he Theosophical Society, do
hereby give lo the President individually, and to each and
every one who now is or may be accepted hereafter as a Fellow
of the said Society, my most, solemn and sacred promise that
whatsoever information connected with the legitimate philoso­
phical work or researches of tho Society may be communicated
to me, as a member of the Society, with au intimation that it
must not be revealed, 1 will faithfully keep secret, allowing no
one, under any pretext., or by any threat or promise, to extort
the same from me.
For the faithful performance of this promise, I do hereby, in
the presence of these witnesses, l ’L E D G E M Y WORD OF
HO N O R.
Dated a t ............... th is ............. day o f ..................188
In presence of
Hales and Jh/c-lairs as revised in General Council at
lh)mbaij, February 17, 1881 (si. 1J.)
I. The Theosophical Society is formed upon the basis of a
Universal Brotherhood of H um anity. I t has been convention­
ally divided for administrative purposes into local Branches.
A Branch ma}-, if so desired, bo composed solely of co-reli­
gionists, as, for instance, Aryas, Buddhists, Hindus, Zoro-
astrians (or 1’arsees), Jews, Christians, .Mahomedans, Jains, &c.,
each under its own President, Executive Officers, and Council.
II. T he whole Society is under the special care of one
General Council, aud of the President., ils Founder.
I I I . 'The whole Society shall be fully represented iu the
General Council, aud each Branch shall have the lig h t to elect
a member to represent it, in the General Council of the Theoso­
phical Society, whose Head-Quarters are for the lime being iu
that, locality where the President-Founder may be.
IV. T he Society being a Universal Brotherhood, comprising
various Branches established in widely-separated counities aud
cities in both hemispheres, all such Branches derive their char­
tered existence from t.he Parent, Society, without whose autho­
rity no Branch cun be formed.
V. By unanimous vote of the Council of Founders, the
President and Corresponding Secretary— both Foum leis—hold
oilice for life. The term of all other ollicers is for one year,
or until tlieir successors are appointed by the President-Found-
er, under tho advice of a General Council, of which body
three members constitute the quorum in all cases.
VI. No otlieerof the Society, in his capacity of an ollicer,
has the right, to preach his own sectarian views and beliefs to
members assembled, except when the meeting consists of his
eo-reliaionists. After due warnings, violation of this rule shall
« • • n t
be punUhed by suspension or expulsion, at the discretion of the
President and Ocnerul Council.
VII. The President-Founder, under Council Resolution of
27th August 1878 (New York), has authority to designate any
Fellow of capacity iind good repute to perform, pro tempore,
the duties of any oflicc vacated by death or resignation, or
whose incumbent may be obliged to absent himself for a lime.
VIII. The local administration of Branches is vested in
their respective ofUcers, but no Branch has the right to operato
outsido its chartered limits, except when so requested by tho
P a r e n t S o ciety , O fficers o f B r a n d i e s are ele cted b y a
T U T l i li T II E 0 S 0 P I I I S T . [j llll(., i s s t.
o f 'th o Fellows thereof, for the teim of one y e a r ; but tho
President ol tho Branch may bo re-elected an indefinite number
of times, provided that the sanction of the General Council
be obtained before the expiration of each annual term.
I X . '1 ho Parent ■Society,, through the President-Founder,
has the right to nullify any Charier for cause; and to decree
tho expulsion of any Fellow, of whatever Branch, for disgrace­
ful conduct, or the violation of Ihe bye-laws or rules. The
name of the expelled person and the circumstances of his offence
being reported to all the Branches, fellowship with him as to
Society matters shall cense. Provided, nevertheless, that no
Fellow shall bo expelled without an opportunity having been
given him for au explanation and defence.
X. T he Society consists of three Sections. T he administra­
.................. 1 8 8 .
tion of the two superior Sections need not lie dealt with at
present in a code of rules laid before the public. No respon­
th e In itiatim i— Fee
sibilities connected with these superior grades are incurred by
persons who merely desire ordinary membership.
. T he T hird is the Section to which most Active Fellows
belong, aud membership in it carries the right to attend tho
meetings of the Society, to have access lo the books and
printed matter iu the society’s Library, and t.o obtain intellect­
ual sympathy from all Branches of the Theosophical Society
in all parts of the world.
X L An initiation foe of £ 1, or its equivalent in other cur­
rencies, will be paid by new' members ou entering the Society.
The funds will be spent under Ihe sanction of the President
and Council on (he general objects of the Society, or, if at any
time a surplus accumulates, on works of a boncvoient character.
X U . There are three kinds of Fellows in the T hird Sec­
tion, v i - . , Active, Corresponding, aud Honorary. The grade
of Corresponding Fellows embraces persons of learning an I dis­
tinction, who are willing to furnish information of interest to
the Society ; and the diploma of Honorary Fellow is exclusively
reserved for persons eminent for their contributions to theoso­
. phical knowledge, or for their services to humanity.
X I I I . Admission for Active Fellows into the Theosophical
Society and ils Branches is obtained as follows : —
Persons of cither sex, or any race or creed, are eligible.
A n application is made iu writing by the person who wishes
lo enter, declaring his sympathy with the Society’s objects.
Two Fellows must endorse the new candidate’s application uud
transmit, it, together with the prescribed i n i t i a t i o n fee, to the
proper authorities, v i z . , either lo the President of the Society, if
present, or to the President of the Branch the applicant wishes
to join. On being accepted by the President of the Society or
Branch, as the case may be, tlie candidate shall, at the expira­
tion of three weeks in ordinary cases, be invested with the
secret signs, words or tokens by which Theosophists of the
T hird Section make themselves known to each other ; but Ihe
President shall have (he right in special cases fo ante-date the
candidate's application, aud so dispense, with this delay. Ou
initiation a solemn obligation upon honor is taken from
Ihe candidate, in writing, and subsequently repealed by him
ondly before witnesses, that lie w Jl neither reveal the above­
mentioned signs, pass-words, or tokens to any improper person,
nor divulge any information connected with the legitimate phi­
losophical work or researches of tho Society which may be
communicated to him under an injunction ofsecrcsy. A dm is­
sion to fellowship iu the Parent Society canies with it the claim
to mutual sympathy aud fellowship in any of the 1 ’ranches ;
but Fellows availing themselves of this privilege shall conform
to the rules and bye-laws of ihe Bianch selected during the
term of (heir connecliou with it.
A 113' one who, ibr reasons that may appear satisfactory to (he
Preside!) t admitting him to fellowship, 111113' prefer to ^ (-‘cl) l*'a
connection with the Society a secret, shall bo permitted to do
so ; aud no one except the President in questioning tho right
to knowr the names of all Ihe Fellows whom lie may enrol.
No bye-law shall be adopted by any Branch that conflicts
with this rule.
X IV . A ny Fellow convicted of an offence against tho
I ’cnal Code of the country he in habits, shall be expelled from
(he Society— after due investigation into the facts lias been
made ou behalf of (he Society.
X V . All bye-laws and rules hitherto adopted by the Society
or any Branch, which may bo iu conflict with the above, arc
hereby rescinded.
By the General Council—
D am ouah K . M a v a la n k a u ,
m ajority J o in t R e c o rd in g S ecreta ry.
 /Ocreativ
^com m ons
A ttrib u tio n -N o n C o m m e rc ia l-S h a re A lik e 3 . 0 U n p o r te d

Y o u are free:

to S h a r e — l o c o p y , d is trib u t e a n d t r a n s m it t h e w o r k

to R e m ix — to ad ap t th e w o rk

U n d e r th e f o llo w in g c o n d it io n s :

CD
A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r build u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te

© th e r e s u lt in g w o r k o n l y u n d e r t h e s a m e o r s im ila r l i c e n s e t o t h is o n e .

W ith th e u n d e r s t a n d in g that:

W a i v e r — A n y o f th e a b o v e c o n d it io n s c a n b e w a i v e d if y o u g e t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m th e c o p y r ig h t
h o ld e r.

P u b lic D o m a in — W h e r e t h e w o r k o r a n y o f its e le m e n t s is in t h e p u b l i c d o m a i n u n d e r
a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

O th e r R ig h t s — I n n o w a y a r e a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g r ig h t s a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se :

• Y o u r fa ir d e a lin g o r f a i r u s e rig h ts , o r o t h e r a p p lic a b le c o p y r i g h t e x c e p t i o n s a n d

lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

N o t ic o — F o r a n y r e u s e o r d istrib u tio n , y o u m u s t m a k e c le a r to o t h e r s th e l i c e n s e t e r m s o f
th is w o r k . T h e b e s t w a y t o d o t h is is w it h a lin k t o t h is w e b p a g e .
 A M ONTHLY JO U R N A L DEVOTED TO ORIENTAL
M ESM ERISM , SPIRITUALISM, AND O TH ER SECRET SCIENCES.
S P E C IA L N O T IC ES.
I t is e v i d e n t t h a t t h e T iiko so piiis t will o f f e r t o a d v e r t i s e r s u n u s u a l a d ­
v a n t a g e s in c irc u la tio n . W e h a v e a l r e a d y .subsc ribers in e v e ry p a r t of
I n d i a , in C e y l o n , B u r m a h , C h i n a , a n d o n tl io P e r s i a n G u l f . O u r p a p e r
also goes to G re a t B rita in n nd Ir e l a n d , F rance, S p ain , H o lla n d , G e rm a n y ,
N orw a y, H u n g a ry , G reece, Russia, A ustralasia, S o u th A frica, th e W e st
Ind ict?, a n d N o r t h a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a . T h o f o l l o w i n g v e r y u i o d e r a t o r a t e s
have been adopted :
A dvkii tis ing R atios.
F i r s t i n s e r t i o n ............. 1(3 l i n e s a n d u n d e r ..............1 R u p e e .
F o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l l i n e ...............................................1 A n n a .
S p a c o is c h a r g e d f o r a t I h e r a t e o f 12 l i n e s t o t h e i n c h . S p e c i a l a r r a n g e ­
m e n t s c a n b e m a d e f o r l a r g e a d v e r t i s e m e n t s , n n d f o r l o n g e r a n d fix ed
periods. F o r f u r t h e r in f o r m a t i o n a n d c o n t r a c t s f o r a d v e r t i s i n g , n p p ly to
M ksshs . C O O P E R & Co.,
A d v e rtisin g A g en ts, B o o k sellers a n d P u b lish ers, M eadow S tree t, F o rt,
Bombay.
T o SU B SC R IB E R S.
T h e S u b s c r i p t i o n p r i c e a t w h i c h t h o Tl lL O S o r il l S T is p u b l i s h e d b a r e l y
c o v e r s c o s t — t h e d e s i g n in e s t a b l i s h i n g t h o j o u r n a l h a v i n g b e e n r a t h e r
t o r e a c h a v e r y w i d e c i r c l e of r e a d e r s , t h a n t o n i a k o a p r o f i t . Wo cannot
afford, th o re fo rc , to s e n d s p e c im e n co p ies free, n o r to s u p p ly lib raries, s o ­
ci et ie s ', o r i n d i v i d u a l s g r a t u i t o u s l y . F o r Die s a m e r e a s o n w e a r e o b l i g e d
to a d o p t t h e p la n , n ow u n iv e r s a l in A m erica, of r e q u i r i n g s u b s c r ib e r s to
p a y in a d v a n c e , n n d o f s t o p p i n g t h e p a p e r a t t h e e n d of t h o t e r m p a i d f o r .
M a n y y e a rs of p ra c tic a l e x p e ri e n c e h av e co n v in ced W e s t e r n p u b lish e r s t h a t
t h i s s y s t e m o f c a s h p a y m e n t is t h o b e s t a n d m o s t s a t i s f a c t o r y t o b o t h
p a r t i e s ; a n d al l r e s p e c t a b l e j o u r n a l s a r c n o w c o n d u c t e d o n t h i s p l a n .
S u b sc rib ers w ish in g a p r in t e d r c e e ip t fo r t h e ir r e m itt a n c e s m u s t send
s t a m p s f o r r e t u r n p o s t a g e . O t h e r w i s e , a c k n o w l e d g m e n t s wi ll b o m a d o
th ro u g h th e journal.
T h o T hkosoi ’IUST w ill a p p e a r e a c h m o n t h . T h e r a t e s , f o r t w e l v e n u m ­
b e r s o f n o t le s s t h a n 40 c o l u m n s R o y a l 4 t o e a c h , o f r e a d i n g m a t t e r , o r
4S0 c o l u m n s i n al l, a r c a s f o l l o w s : — T o S u b s c r i b e r s i n a n y p a r t o f I n d i a ,
R s . G p o r a n n u m ; in C e y l o n , Rs. 7 ; i n t h e S t r a i t s S e t t l e m e n t s , C h i n a , J a p a n ,
a n d A u s t r a l i a , R s . 8 ; i n A f r i c a , E u r o p e , a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , £ 1. H a l f
y e a r ( I n d i a ) Rs . 4 ; S i n g l e c o p i e s a n n a s 12. R e m i t t a n c e s in p o s t a l s t a m p
m u s t b e a t t h e r a t e o f a n n a s 17 t o t h e R u p e e t o c o v e r d i s c o u n t . T h e a b o v o
r a t e s i n c l u d e p o s t a g o . JVo n a m e w il l be en tered in the b o n is o r p a p e r sen t
tin t il the m on<y is r e m itt e d ; a n d in v a r ia b ly the p a p e r w il l be d is c o n tin u e d
v t the e x p ir a tio n o f the te rm subscribed f o r . R e m i t t a n c e s s h o u l d b e m a d e in
M o n o y - o r d e r s , i l u n d i s , Bill c h e q u e s , ( o r T r e a s u r y b il ls , if i n r e g i s t e r e d
l e t t e r s ) , a n d m a d o p a y a b l e o n l y t o t h e PHOl’HiKTOHS o f t h k T i i K o s o n u s T ,
B re a c h C andy, B om bay, In d ia . S ubsc rip tio n s co m m en ce w ith th o V olum e.
(Ji P th r o c T o n r n and novkmhkk numukrs of t h e f ih s t vo lu me having
b e e n r e p r i n t e d , tl ic s u b s c r i p t i o n f o r t h e l i r s t y e a r {i.r. f r o m O c t o b e r 1870 t o
S e p t e m b e r 1SS0) will b e Rs. ti-8 as a d v e r t i s e d in t h e A p r i l a n d s u b s e q u e n t n u m ­
b e r s o f t h a t V o l u m e . S u b s c r i b e r s f o r t h o S e c o n d V o l u m e p a y R s . (j o n l y .
A gents : L o n d o n ( E n g . ) , B e r n a r d Q u a r i t c h , 15 P i c c a d i l l y , w . ; F r a n c e . P . G.
L c y m a r i c , 5, R u o N e u v c d e s P e t i t s C h o m p s , P a r i s ; N e w Y o r k , F o w l e r
n n d W e l l s , 75tf, B r o a d w a y ; B o s t o n , M a s s , C o l b y a n d R i c h , 9, M o n t g o m e r y
P l a c e ; C h i c a g o , 111. J . C . B u n d y , 1)2, L a , S a l i c S t . A m e r i c a n s u b s c r i b e r s
m a y a l s o o r d e r t h e i r p a p e r s t h r o u g h W . Q. J u d g e , E s q . , 71, B r o a d w a y ,
N o w Y o r k . M e l b o u r n e , \V. 11. T e r r y , P u b . H a r h in y e r o f L><jkl. W e s t I n d i e s 2
C. E T a y l o r , S t . T h o m a s .
Ceylon : Isaac W c c rc so o riy a , D e p u ty C o ro n er, D o d a n d u w a : J o h n R o b e r t
d o S il v a , S u r v e y o r G e n e r a l ’s Oflice, C o l o m b o : D o n T i m o t h y K a r u n a r a t n e ,
K a n d y . C h in a : K elly a n d W a ls h , Shrmghaf.
THE THEOSOPHIST.
BOMBAY, JULY 1 s t, 1881.
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PHILOSOPHY, ART, LITERATURE AND OCCULTISM : EMBRACING
1 A M D L IC IIO S : A T R E A T I S E O N T H E
M Y S T E R I E S .*
A NEW TR A N SL A T IO N , BY PROFESSOR ALEXANDER
W IL D E R , F . T. S . f
I N T K 0 D U C T I 0 N .
L U T TE R OF PO R PH Y IU O S TO A N E B O TH E EG Y P T IA N .
Porphyrias to Anebo the Prophet,% Greeting :
1 am led to open this fiicudly acquaiutnncc with you by con­
siderations in regard to tlio gods and good spirits,§ but inoro
especially the speculations of philosophers which are'cognate to
them. Very many things have been advanced concerning them
by philosophers among the Greeks ; but they, for the most part
derived the principles of their faith from conjecture.
D IS T IN C T IO N S AMONG TIII l SU P I JI il O R O IID E R J .
First, then, tho existence of divine beings must, be taken for
granted. Hut, I nsk, what are the respective peculiarities of tho
higher orders, by which they are to be distinguished from each
other ? Is the cause of the distinction among them to be set
forth, perhaps, as the active energies, tho passive co-opcrations,
the things consequent,— or the distribution among the different
bodies, as, for example, of the deities to authorial, the tutelary
Bpiiits to aerial, and souls to earthly bodies?
I N Q U I R I E S IN IUCGARD TO T E C U L IA R KIT ES .
I ask also, why, among the divinities inhabiting the cclestial
expanse, only those of the E arth and Underworld arc invoked in
the theurgie rites ?
W hy are certain ones said to be of the water and the air, and
others assigned to other places and distributed to particular
parts of bodies as may be circumscribed, having a t the san e
time power unconditioned, undivided, and uncomprehcndcd ?
llo w will they become at one with each other, when they are
thus separated by circumscribed divisions of parts, and accord­
ing to the diversities of places and subjeet-bodies ?
W hy do tho Theosopliists represent them as moved by pas­
sion, and say that on this account phallic images are erected to
them, and indelicate language employed in'the rites ?
" T h e V l a to n is t,
+ P r o f e s s o r o f P s y c h o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e in tl ie U n i t e d S t a t e s M e d i c a l C o l l e g e ,
N e w Y o r k , a n d M e m b e r o f tl io G e n e r a l C o u n c i l o f tl ic T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y ’.
T h i s v e r y r a r e w o r k o f I a m b l i c h o s li as n e v e r b e e n h i t h e r t o f u l l y o r e v e n
c o r r e c t l y t r a n s l a t e d f r o m t h o o r i g i n a l G r e e k . O u r e s t e e m e d f r i e n d is ail
e m i n e n t P l a t o n i s t , a n d n o o n e is b e t t e r q u a l i f i e d f o r t h o w o r k t h a n h e is.
W o a r e l i a p p y t o f in d t h a t h e h a s a t l a s t r e a l i z e d liis d r e a m o f m a n y y e a r s ’
s ta n d in g , to g iv e to th e p u b lic a c o r r e c t r e n d e r i n g of th is m o s t a b s tr u s e a n d
d if f i c u l t t r e a t i s e u p o n theurg;, b y t h e N eo-P latonic m y s tic ,—T hom as
T a y l o r ' s t r a n s l a t i o n b e i n g v e r y u n s a t i s f a c t o r y . — E d . T iie os .
.J” I a m v e r y r e l u c t a n t t o a c c c p t t h i s d e s i g n a t i o n o f p r o p h e t , b e c a u s o o f
th e g e n e ra l m is a p p r e h e n s io n of its p r o p e r m e an in g . T h e r e was a n o rd e r
o f p e r s o n s b e a r i n g t h i s t i t l o il l a l l t h o c o u n t r i e s u s u a l l y d e n o m i n a t e d
bem>t,tc. 1 li e A ra .m ,e a n t e i n i t a b l e t , f r o m A ah' t t h e A s s y r i a n H e r m e s ,
b e t t e r e x p r e s s e s t l i c i d e a ; b u t i t c a n n o t b e e m p l o y e d , f o r o b v i o u s r e a s o n s ’.
A n e b o cou ld a l m o s t a p p e a r to h ave been so n a m e d as b e in g th e s t u d e n t
of Iain b lic lio s, w h o m a d e a sp ecial p u r s u i t of t h e u r g y , o r t h e p e c u lia r
t c e h n i e l e a r n i n g o f t h o A k k a d i a n p r i e s t s o f A s s y r i a a n d t h e S h a m a n s of
M i d d l o A sia . T h i s a p p e a r s t o h a v e b e e n i n c o n t r a d i s t i n c t i o n t o t h e p e c u ­
li a r e s o te ric d o c t r in e s of t h e N e o - P la t o n ic m a st e rs , Amm oiiios, P lo tin u s,
a n d l ’o r p h y r i o s , w h i c h a r c s t r i k i n g l y l i k e t h e Y o g a p h i l o s o p h y o f I n d i a . ’
T h e c j ii s tl o t o 4 n e b o is n o t q n i t o c o m p l e t e . T h i s f a c t r e m i n d s us t h a t
t h e w r i t i n g s o f t h o g r o a t p h i l o s o p h e r , c o n s t i t u t i n g on i n e x h a u s t i b l e r e p e r t o r y
o f t h e l e a r n i n g o f t l io e o l c b r a t c d A l e x a n d r i a n s c h o o l, w o r e d e s t r o y e d , b y
o r d e r o f t h o E m p e r o r T h e o d o s i o s I . , i n 381. O n l y a f e w f r a g m e n t s a n d
b rief tre a tise s escaped.— A . W
§ I h a v e r e n d e r e d t l i o t e r m T ta tw o n s p ir it, m o r e g e n e r a l l y g u a r d ia n o r
tu te la r y s p ir it. I w o u l d h a v o p r o f c r r o d l e a v i n g i t i n t h o t o x t ; b u t i t hn s
b e e n c o n f o u n d e d w i t h d e v il, n n d w o u l d o f t e n b o m i s c o n s t r u e d T hcos la
g e n e ra lly t r a n s l a t e d d tity .
 I f they arc indeed without sensibility, then will tho invoca­
tions of the deities, which indicate th a t their favor may lie
propitiated and their anger appeased by sacrifices, be utterly
useloss ; and Still more wlmt arc termed “ the necessities of tho
gods.” Any being without sensibility can neither be pleased,
nor compelled, nor constrained by necessity. W hy, then, aro
many things done in the Sacred Rites as though they were
capable of being influence J by passion ? P rayers sire likewise
offered up to deities as though they were subject to emotion ; so
that it would seem that not only the tutelary spirits, but (he
very deities, arc affected by passion, as indeed lloincros himself
has declared ( I l i a s ix., line 493)
“ Even tlio gods thcmtclvos aro yk'Uling.”
If, however, wo declare, as some do, that the deities are pnro
spiritual essences, and that the guardian spirits are psychical, and
therefore partakers of the spiritual nature, nevertheless the spiri­
tual essences will be in a greater degree incapable of receiving
delight and being mixed with things of sense. The prayers arc
therefore entirely out of place, as being offered to pure spiritual
essence ; and yet ofl’e rings arc presented (is to beings ot soul
and sense.
A r c not the deities then distinguished from the tutelary
spirits by the endowment of the latter with bodies, whilo the
former are without body ?
Y et if tho deities only arc unbodied, why will the Sun and
Moon and the celestial luminaries be reckoned as gods ?
How is it that some are beneficent and others do harm ? .
W hat is the intermediary agent that connects the gods in the
sky that have bodies with those that arc unbodied ?
T he visible deities being classed with the invisible, what is
the means of distinguishing tutelary spirits from the deities,
visiblo and invisible ?
In what respect do a tutelary spirit., a half-god, and a soul dif-
fei— iu substance, potency, or active energy ? - A n ecstatic condition of the reasoning faculty is likewise a
W hat is the certain ovidcncc of the presence of a deity, an g e l’
archangel, guardian spirit, or of any potentate, or soul ? F or i'
is a common affair for the deities, tutelary spirits, and, iudee.l'
all the higher orders, to speak ostentatiously, and make a pomp
ous display of themselves ; so that tlio order of gods wil
exhibit nothing superior to tlic tutelary spirits. 1 duced by magical means.
Ignorance and error in regard to divine matters are. the causc
of i m p u r i t y of heart and impious action ; whereas to know
nri<rht concerning the gods is holy and benclicial. Darkness
comes from ignorance of things honorable aud excellent, but
from the knowledge of them is light. T h e one will fill men
with every kind of evil, through their lack of instruction and
indiscreet audacity ; whereas tho other will bo a fountain O f
every species of good.
( ENT 1IEASM, OR E C S T A T IC E X A L T A T I O N .
W h a t is the outcome in the entheastic condition ?Often
while wo are asleep, we obtain through dreams tho perception
of things to come, when wc arc by 110 means in any tumultuous
ecstasy^ for the body lies tranquil ; yet these matters are not so
well understood as when we are normal. So also many, in a
s t a t e of menial exaltation and divine transport, will attain the
perception of the future. A t ono time they will be so wide
■awake a? to act under the influence of the physical Reuses ; but
a t an o th er they will not be conscious of their condition, or, at
least, not so conscious as they had been before.
So also, eeilnin of the ecstatics become excited with enthusi­
a s t i c f r e n z y when they hear cymbals nnd drums o r a peculiar
melody ; as, for example, those engaged in celebrating tho
Korylmntie rites, those who participate in the Sabazian Orgies,
and "those who take part iu the arcane worship of the Great
Mother. Others are likewise so affected by drinking water, as the
priest of the Klariau Apollo at Kolophon ; others, by sitting
a b o v e a little aperture iu the ground, like the inspired ones at
Delphi ; others, by breathing the exhalation from water, liko
tho women at tlio oraclc in Branchidre ; and some even by
standing upou indented marks, as though they wero filled from
some unperceived insinuation of the peculiar influence.
Others, who are perfectly conscious in regard to themselves in
other respects, become divinely affected through tho power of
f a n c y ; others employ darkness for their auxiliary to produce
this condition ; others make use of certain drinks, and others
a r e excited by certain chants and compositions. Some display
the p h a n t a s y - through a peculiar influence of water, others in tho
uicho of a wall, others i u tlio opeu air, others i n the suu or other
heavenly bodies. Somo have likewise instituted the art of
divining the future by examination of entrails, the motion of
birds, nnd of the stars.
S OURCE O F I N S P I R E D U T T E R A N C E .
I also inquire, in regard to the matter of oracular utterance,
w hat it is, and what is its nature ? T h e inspired persons
( m a n t e l s ' ) all say that it is through deities or tutelary spirits
that they obtain foreknowledge of w h a t is to come, and flint
others do not perceive it except those having power over the
future. I question, therefore, whether the Godhea.l has ever
been brought into such close subjection to human beings as not
to be reluctant to assist those who divine with meal.
As for tho origins of the prophetic art, it is to he doubted
whether a deity, angel, tutelary spirit, or any other such per­
sonality, is present in the manifestations, inspired utterances, or
other such sacred operations, as though drawn down through
you by the necessities which come forth through the invoca­
tion. I t is the soul that says and imagines these things ; aud,
according to the opinion of some persons, they arc its passions
kindled into activity by. a very little supply of fuel.
So, also, a certain blended form of substance is evolved, part
from our soul, and part from a divine inspiration beyond,
lienee, by means of jo in t actions of this kind, the soul gene­
rates the power of fancy which penetrates the future ; or else
the elements coming from the primal Matter, by virtue of tho
powers inherent in them, evolve the tutelary spirits,— and
especially is this the caso where tho matter wns derived from
living beings.
In sleep, when wc arc occupied with nothing, we sometimes
receive suggestions of tho future, liu t that the soul is itself
the source of inspired utterance is evident from tho fact that
the physical senses arc restrained, vapors arc administered, and
prayers put up ; and, also, that not every person, but only the
more ingenuous and young, arc suitable for the purpose.
cause of inspired utterance. So also, is the mania or exaltation
which supervenes in disease, or any aberration, abstinence from
wine, congestion of the body, the phantasies incited by disease,
or equivocal conditions of mind such as are incident after
abstinence from wine, an ecstasy, or the visions artificially pro­
Nature and art, and the sympathy of parts in everything, as
in a single living being, make certain things manifest to others
at a time previous to their occurring. Besides there aro bodies
so constituted that there is a presaging from some to others. E x ­
amples of this kind are plain from the effects displayed. Tho
persons who mako the invocations carry magical stones and
herbs, tie certain sacred knots and untie them, open places that
were locked, and change the deliberate intentions of tho persons
entertaining them, so that these are transformed from being
frivolous into purposes which are worthy.
Tl l o s e individuals aro by 110 means to be held iu low esteem
who restore the images that possess efficacious power. They
observe the motion of the heavenly bodies, and aie able to tell
by the position and relation of one to another iu the sky whether
the oracles will be true or false, or whether the riles which aro
performed will be to 110 purposo or significant and effectual,
■although 110 deity or tutelary spirit may have been attracted by
them.
E l.E M E X T A ltV S P I R I T S AND S P I R I T U A L MEDIUMS.
There is another class >f persons who suppose that there is
an order of spiritual beings that are likely to be attracted by
these means, that are naturally deceitful, assuming every guise,
and changing in every way, personating indiscriminatingly tho
deities, tutelary spirits, and souls of the dead ; and they believo
accordingly that by the agency of' theso beings nil such mani­
festations, w h e t h e r apparently g o o d o r evil, aro possible. But,
such spirits arc notable to contribute anything really good,
such as relates to the soul, nor even to perceive such things ;
but instead they ill-treat, deride, and often entangle tho feet
of persons endeavoring to attain a condition of moral excel­
lence. T hey are likewise full of arrogance, and take delight in
exhalations and sacrifices.
A charlatan, with wide open mouth, will impose upon ns in
many ways wilh the expectations that lie endeavors to incite.
. COMMANDING T H E S U P E R IO R BEINGS. '
It p erp lex es 1110 very m uch to u n d ersta n d how su p erior
b e in g s m a y b e c o m m a n d e d lik o in feriors iu th eso in vocations,
 T h e y c o n s u lc r it n e c e s s a ry for tlio w o r s h i p p e r to ho j u s t ; h u t
w h e n t h e y sire t h e m s e l v e s e n t r e a t e d t o d o i n j u s t i c e , l l i e y d o n o t
refuse. T h e y w i l l g i v e n o h e e d to t h e p e r s o n i n v o k i n g t h o r n i f
h e is n o t l i n c o n t a m i n a t e d f r o m s e x u a l i n t e r c o u r s e ; h u t t h e y a r e
n o t r e l u c t a n t to lead c h a n c e in d iv id u a ls in to u n la w f u l c o n ­
cubinage. • o f t h i n g s to c o m o .
I also q u e s tio n th e u ti l i ty o r p o w e r w h ic h sacrifices possess,
w h e t h e r iu t h e w o r l d o r w i t h t h e d e i t i e s , a n d a l s o t h e r e a s o n
f o r w h i c h t h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d — f i tn e s s f o r t l i o s c w l i o a r c t h u s
h o n o red , nnd profit for th o se w h o rec e iv e th e gifts.
T h o o l l i e i a l s w h o d e l i v e r t h e o r a c l e s h o l d t h a t i t is n e c e s s a r y
f o r t h e m lo a b s t a i n f r o m a n i m a l f o od , in o r d e r t h a t t h e d i v i n e
b e in g s m a y n o t be re p e lle d by th e e x h a la tio n s from tlieir b o d ie s;
a n d y e t i t is a s s e r t e d t h a t t h e d e i t i e s i n v o k e d b y t h e m a r e e s p e ­
c i a l l y a t t r a c t e d l>y t h e e x h a l a t i o n s f r o m s a c r i f i c e d a n i m a l s . It
i s a ls o r e g a r d e d a s e s s e n t i a l t h a t t h e epoptes ( o r s e e r ) s h a l l n o t
c o m e in c o n t a c t w i t h a d e a d b o d y ; y e t t h e c e r e m o n i e s e m p l o y e d
t o c o m p e l t h e d e i t i e s to b e p r e s e n t a r c c o n s i d e r e d to b e r e n d e r e d
effective b y m e a n s o f dead a n im a ls .
13lit, a s i f to b e m o r e i r r a t i o n a l t h a n s u c h t h i n g s i n d i c a t e , i t is
n o t m e r e l y to a t u t e l a r y s p i r i t o r t h o s o u l o f a d e a d p e r s o n , b u t
to th e K i n g S u n him self, o r th e M oon, o r so m e o ne o f th e h e a ­
v e n ly lu m in a rie s , as to a m a n t h a t m a y be b r o u g h t in to su b je c tio n
b y s u c h c h a n c e h i t t i n g u p o n h i m , t h a t t h e y m a k e u se o f t h r e a t s
a n d s e n s e l e s s a l a r m s in o r d e r t o i n d u c e t h e d i s c l o s i n g o f t h o
tru th . D o c s n o t th e e x p re ss io n t h a t tho s u p p lic a n t w ill b reak
d o w n t h e s k y , d i v u l g e tl i e M y s t e r i e s o f I s i s , e x p o s e t o p u b l i c
g a z e t h e a r c a n u m in t h e i n n e r s h r i n e [ady ton ( o r Abydos], s t o p
t h e l i a r i s in i t s v o y a g e , g i v e t h e l i m b s o f O s i r i s to T y p l i o u t o b e
s c a t t e r e d , & e., c o n t a i n s o m e r e s e r v a t i o n i n r e g a r d to t h e e x a g ­
g e r a t i o n o f r a s h u t t e r a n c e in t h e m a k i n g o f t h r e a t s w h i c h lie
d o e s n o t u n d e r s t a n d , a n d is n o t a b l e t o c a r r y o u t ? I5nt w h a t
o f th e p u s illa n im o u s c o n d itio n , v e r y m u c h liko c h ild r e n n o t y e t
a r r i v e d a t m a t u r e u n d e r s t a n d i n g , w h i c h is i n d u c e d in t h o s e p e r ­
so n s w h o a r c f r ig h te n e d a t th e v a in a l a r m s a n d se n se le s s fictions ?
A n d y e t C h a irem o ii, th e e x p o u n d e r o f th e M y s te r ie s , re c o rd s
t h e s e t h i n g s as c o m m o n m a t t e r s w i t h t h e E g y p t i a n s . I t is a l s o
sta te d b y o t h e r s t h a t th e se a n d s im ila r e x p r e s s i o n s w e ro o f Ihe
m o st violent ch aracter.
W l m t sense, 1 a s k , do th e s e p r a y e r s liavo w h i c h d e c la r e t h a t
a ce rta in d iv in ity w as e v o lv e d from th e p r im a l m a t t e r , t h a t bo
is s i l l i n g u p o n t h e l o t o s - b l o s s o m . t h a t lie s a i l s in a b o a t , t h a t h o
c h a n g e s h i s f o r m s a c c o r d i n g t o t h e s e a s o n , a n d a d a p t s liis a p p e a r ­
a n c e a c c o r d i n g to t h e a n i m a l in t h e Z o d i a c ? F o r so t l i c y s a y
i t is a t t h e a u / o p s i a ( o r s e l f - i n s p e c t i o n ) ; a n d , h a v i n g n o i n t e r i o r
c o n c e p t i o n o f t h e fact, t h e y a t t a c h t o h i m t h e p e c u l i a r c r e a t i o n
o f tlieir ow n fancy. If, h o w e v e r , s u c h t h i n g s a r o s p o k e n s y m ­
bolically, and a rc sy m b o ls o f his o p e ra tio n s, th e n let m e d e m a n d
th e in te rp re ta tio n o f th e sym bols. F o r i t is p l a i n t h a t i f t h e s e
t h i n g s n r o l i k o t h e P a s s i o n o f t h e S u n , a s in e c l i p s e s , t h e y w i l l
b o a p p a r e n t to all w h o a r c g a z i n g i n t e n t l y u p o n th o sp e c ta c le .
T H E U SE OF U N C O U T H FO R E IG N TE1IMS.
W h y nro ob sc u ro n a m e s ch o sen , a n d o f s u c h as nro obsc u re,
w h y a r e f o r e i g n o n e s p r e f e r r e d o v e r t h o s e w h i c h e x i s t in o u r
o w n la n g u a g e ? I f th e h e a r e r fixes his a tte n tio n u p o n th e
m e a n i n g , it is e v i d e n t e n o u g h t h a t t h e i d e a r e m a i n s t h e t a m e ,
w h a t e v e r t h o n a m e s m a y b o. T h e g o d w h o is i n v o k e d is e v i ­
d e n t l y n o t a u E g y p t i a n , n o r o f t h a t r a c e ; a n d e v e n i f lie is a n
E g y p t i a n , h e s e e m s n e v e r to u s e t h e E g y p t i a n l a n g u a g e , n o r ,
i n d e e d , a n y w h i c h is u s e d b y h u m a n b e i n g s . T h e se th in g s arc
a ll f a b r i c a t i o n s o f w i z a r d s , a u d c o n c e a l m e n t s w h i c h a r o i m p u t e d
to t h e G o d h e a d , b u t a r c a c t u a l l y e v o l v e d f r o m o u r o w n p a s ­
sio n s a n d c o n d itio n s ; o r w c a r c e n t e r t a i n i n g i d e a s c o n t r a r y to
t h e t r u t h in r e s p e c t to th o D i v i n e N a t u r e , o r i t is c o n s t i t u t e d o f
real essence itself—
t iih f ir s t cause.
I d e s i r e i t to b e e x p l a i n e d t o m e w h a t t h o E g y p t i a n s b e l i o v o
i n r e g a r d to t h e F i r s t C a u s e , — w h e t h e r i t is a n I n t e r i o r M i n d
or au e n tity beyond M in d ; a sin g le P rin c ip le , o r associated
w i t h a n o t h e r , o r w i t h o t h e r s ; w h e t h e r i t is w i t h o u t b o d y o r
h a s a b o d y ; w h e t h e r i t is t h o s a m e a s t h e C r e a t o r , o r p r i o r to
t h e C r e a t o r ; also , w h e t h e r t h o u n i v e r s e h a s i t s o r i g i n f r o m O n e
o r from m a n y ; w h e t h e r th e y a c c e p t th e h y p o t h e s is o f M a t te r
o r t h a t in r e s p e c t t o c e r t a i n p r i m a l b o d i e s ; a n d w h e t h e r t h e y
s u p p o s e M a t te r to h a v e been u n b c g o t l e u o r g e n e r a t e d .
C h a i r e m o i i a n d o t h e r s e x p r e s s 110 b e l i e f in r e g a r d t o a n y ­
t h i n g w h a t e v e r a n t e r i o r to t h o v i s i b l e u n i v e r s e ; a d o p t i n g j i t
th o b e g in n in g o f tlieir d isc u ssio n s th e d e itie s o f th o E g y p ti a n s ,
a n d 110 o t h e r s , e x c e p t t h e p l a n e t s , a s t h e y a r c c a l l e d , a u d t h o s o
o t h e r l u m i n a r i e s w h i c h fill u p t h e Z o d i a c , a n d s u c h as a p p e a r iu
tlie ir n e i g h b o u r h o o d . T h e y also a c c e p t th e d iv is io n in to dccan s,
th e horosco p es, th e M ig h ty L ead ers, as th e y a r c called, w hoso
n a m e s a r o g i v e n i n t h o A l m a n a c s , t h e s e r v i c e s to w h i c h t h e y
n re su b je c te d , th e ir ris in g s an d se ttin g s, and th e ir fo re s h o w in g
F o r it w a s p e r c e i v e d t h a t w h a t w a s n ffirm e d
c o n c e r n in g th e S u n as th o C r e a to r , c o n c e rn in g I s is a n d O siris,
a n d all t h e m y t h s r e l a t e d b y t h e p r i e s t s , m i g h t bo c h a n g e d i n t o
n a r ra tio n s ab o u t th e stars, th e ir phases, o c cu ltatio n s, a n d risings,
o r else th e in c re a se a n d d e c re a s e o f the- M oon, th e j o u r n e y o f
th e S u n , th o v a u l t o f th o S k y as seen b y n i g h t o r d ay , o r tho
r i v e r N ile, i f n o t h i n g else. In d eed , they in te rp re t ev e ry th in g
a s p h y s i c a l , a u d n o t h i n g a s r e l a t i n g to i n c o r p o r e a l a n d l i v i n g
essences. V e r y m a n y o f th e m d o a w a y w i t h th e a g e n c y o f tho
s ta rs iu r e l a t i o n to h u m a n k i n d , n n d b iu d all tilin g s, I k n o w
no t how, w ith t h e in dissolublo b o n d s o f N e c e s s ity w h ic h
t h e y d e n o m i n a t o F a te ; b i n d i n g all th i n g s fast n u d c o n n e c t i n g
th e m ab so lu te ly w i t h th e d eities, w h o m t h e y w o r s h i p in te m ­
ples, a n d w i t h s t a tu e s a n d o t h e r e m b le m s .
T I I E DEM O N OK G U A RD IAN S P IR IT .
I n r e l a t i o n t o t h o g u a r d i a n s p i r i t o f a n i n d i v i d u a l , i t m u s t bo
a s k e d h o w t h e O v e r l o r d * ( l o r d o f tlio h o u s e , c i t y , o r h a b i t a b l o
e a r t h ; g iv e s it ; a c c o r d i n g to w h a t m a n n e r , w h a t m o d o o f
e m a n a t i o n , o r life, o r f a c u l t y , i t w a s i m p a r t e d f r o m h i m to
o u r s e l v e s ; w h e t h e r i t h a s a c t u a l b e i n g o r n o t ; n n d w h e t h e r it
is p o s s i b l e o r i m p o s s i b l e t o f in d o u t t h e O v e r l o r d . H ence,
i n d e e d , h o is h a p p y w h o , c o m p r e h e n d i n g t h e p l a n o f h i s e x i s t -
once, a n d k n o w i n g h is g u a r d i a n sp irit, is lib e r a te d fro m F a te .
T h o can o n s o f th e sc ien ce o f c a s tin g n a tiv itie s , h o w e v e r, aro
i n n u m e r a b l e a n d h a r d t o c o m p r e h e n d ; b u t i t is i m p o s s i b l e f o r
s k i l l in s u c h l e a r n i n g t o m a t u r e i n t o r e a l k n o w l e d g e . Indeed,
t h e r e is m u c h d i s a g r e e m e n t i n r e g a r d t o i t, a n d C h a i r e m o i i ,
to g e th e r w ith m a n y o th ers, h as d is p u te d its p re te n sio n s . So
also t h e r i g h t id e a o f th o O v e r l o r d o r O v e r lo r d s , i f t h e r e aro
m o r e th a n o n e to a n a t i v i t y , u p o n w h i c h t h e y s a y t h a t tho
k n o w i n g o f o n e ’s o w n g u a r d i a n s p i r i t i n t i m a t e l y d e p e n d s , is
co n fe ss e d b y t h e m to b o a lm o s t im p o s s ib le to a s c e r ta in . ;
B u t f u r th e r ; docs n p a rtic u ln r g u a rd ia n s p irit r u le p a rts o f
o u r o rg an ism ? I t is i m a g i n e d b y s o m o t h a t t u t e l a r y s p i r i t s
p re s id e o v e r specific p a r t s o f t h e b o d y , o v e r th o h e a lth , tho
g e n e r a l a p p e a r a n c e , a n d t h o p h y s i c a l h a b i t s , a c t i n g in c o n c e r t
w i t h e a c h o t h e r ; a n d t h a t o n e c h i e f is p l a c e d o v e r t h e m a l l in
common. A u d f u r t h e r , t h a t t h e r o is a g u a r d i a n s p i r i t o v e r t h o
b o d y , a n o t h e r o v e r th e soul, a n d a n o t h e r o v e r th e in fe rio r
m in d ; a n d t h a t so m e o f th o se a r c g o od, b u t o t h e r s a r c had. I
q u e stio n , h o w e v e r, w h e t h e r th is p e c u lia r g u a r d ia n s p ir it m a y
n o t bo i t s e l f a p a r t o f t h e s o u l ; a n d i f I a m r i g h t i n t h i s m a t ­
t e r , t h e n w h o e v e r is w i s e f r o m t h e i n t e r i o r m i n d is t r u l y
favored.
I observe lik ew ise th a t tho cu ltu s o f th o p ecu liar tu te la r y
s p i r i t b e c o m e s t w o f o l d ; ( h a t i t is r e n d e r e d a s t o t w o , a n d
a g a in a s i f to th r o e . 13u t t h o i n v o c a t i o n i s m a d o b y a l l a c c o r d *
i n g to a c o m m o n f o rm o f p r a y e r .
CONCLUDING SU GGES TIONS. .
I a s k f u r t h e r w h e t h e r t h e r e is n o t s o m e o t h e r a r e n n o w a y (o
hap p in ess, e n tire ly se p a ra te from th is p ecu liar w o rsh ip o f tho
deities. I d o u b t s e r i o u s l y w h e t h e r i t is a t a l l n e c o s s a r y t o lo o k
to h u m a n o p i n i o n s i n d i v i n e u t t e r a n c e s n n d t h e u r g y ; and
w h e t h e r th e soul d o e s n o t o f itself, a s b y c h a n c c , p e r f o r m certain
g reat, t h i n g s .
M o re o v e r, th e r e a r e o th e r m e th o d s w h ic h m a y bo e m p lo y e d
to a s c e r ta in t h i n g s to c o m e . P e rh a p s th ey w ho arc endow ed
w ith th e d iv in e fa c u lty foresee, a n d y e t a r c n o t h a p p y ; th e y
fo resee th o f u tu r e , b u t fail to e m p lo y t h e k n o w l e d g e to a n y
good p u rp o se for them se lv e s. I d esiro o f y o u , th o ro fo r c , to
p o i n t o u t to 111c t h o w a y o f h a p p i n e s s , a n d i n w h a t i t s cssoiico
consists. T h e r e is a g r e a t d e a l o f c o n t r o v e r s y a b o u t t h i s m a t t e r
a m o n g us, a s t h o u g h g o o d c o n c l u s i o n s m i g h t c o m o f r o m m i n i ’s
disputes. B u t, as for thoso w h o h a v e c o n tin u e d m e a n s for
in tim a te association w ith th e den izen s o f tho h ig h e r w orld, if
t h i s p a r t o f t h o s u b j e c t is p a s s e d o v e r i n t h o i n v e s t i g a t i o n ,
w i s d o m w i l l bo p o s s e s s e d b y t h e m to l i t t l e p u r p o s e . I t will bo
in s u c h e a s e b u t t h o c a l l i n g o f t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e g o d s to
a ; s i s t in t h e f i n d i n g o f a f u g i t i v e s l a v e , o r a p u r c h a s e o f l a n d ,
* T h i s d e s i g n a t i o n , b o t h i n G r e e k f in d E n g l i s h , is t h o e x a c t e q u i v a l e n t
o f B a a l - Z e b o u l , t h o lM1ce 11icin .11 A p o l l o , o r K s c u l n p i u s . I n t h o G ospel i n s c r i b ­
e d t o M a t t h e w , t h o p l a y o n t h o n a m e r e p e a t e d l y a p p e a r s : “ I f t h e y cn ll
th e O v erlo rd B oclzcboul.” “ H o c a s t c t h n o t o u t fla im o n ia e x c e p t b y
J l e e l z c b o u l , n r c h o n of t h o d a lm o n ia ” 1 j u d g e t h a t P o r p h y r i e s , w h o w a s a
T y r i a n o f J e w i s h e x t r a c t i o n , w as f a m i l i a r w i t h t h i s d i v i n i t y , a u d h is p e c u l i a r
f u n c t i o n * , a n d t r a n s l a t e d t h e n a m e a c c o r d i n g l y . — A . "\V. *
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A NOVEL « H O L Y A L L I A N C E .”
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grants-in-aid f o r education .” R e lig io n a cco rd in g to th e C a n o n o f th e S o u th e r n Church.
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th e C o l o n e l ’s su rp rise. T h is was years ago, before our The param ount n ecessity for our g iv in g im m ed ia te
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b e n e d ic tio n w ere n o t lik e ly to b e tu rn ed in to anathem as W e m u st spend a p o r tio n of every year in th e Isla n d
w hen we a lso trea d u p o n t h e C a th o lic corn, as we are u n til a t le a st t h e m o v e m e n t acq u ires an im p etu s w h ich
m ore th a n lik ely to do. H ow th e “ secta ria n s” regard w ill carry it on w ard tow ard s th e u ltim a te success a im ed
our w ork in C e y lo n m ay be in fer r e d from th e a b u siv e at. T h e r e m a in in g m o n th s of each year w e can d ev o te as
tira d es th a t h a v e b e e n a p p ea rin g in th eir relig io u s and h eretofore to jo u r n e y s t h r o u g h o u t In d ia , w ith o c ca sio n a l
s e c u la r o r g a n s in t h a t isla n d , s in c e our first a rrival th e r e d iv e r g e n c e s to o th er co u n tries. A s our w o rk in crea ses w e
la st year. Tho L ord B ish o p of C o lo m b o pays us h is tw o are m ade m ore and m ore w anderers, d esp ite our
co m p lim en ts after th e fo llo w in g fa sh io n in h is organ, in c lin a tio n (on e th a t a lw a y s str e n g th e n s w ith a d v a n cin g
The Ceylon Diocesan Gazette, apropos of our flo u rish in g y e a r s ) for a q u i e t settle m e n t in som e fix e d p la ce. L ast
H i g h S c h o o l for B o y s a t G a lle , s a y s : “A lo c a l b r a n c h o f t h is year, th o u g h w c p a id t w e lv e m o n t h s ’ ren t, we w ere o n ly
s o c ie ty o f A t h e i s t s ( ! ) is in fu ll a c t iv it y b e t w e e n G a lle a n d a b le to o ccu p y our h o u se d u rin g fiv e, t h e r e s t o f t h e t im e
B u o n a V is ta ... I ts a v o w e d in te n tio n is to c o u n te r a c t th e b e in g spent in tra v el h o w m u c h m o r e fortu n a te w e are
w ork of th e C h ristia n m issio n a r ie s who havo, say its lik e ly to b e h e n c e fo r th rem a in s to be seen. A t present
( t h e . s c h o o l ’s ) prom oters, lo n g enough u n d e rm in ed Bud­ t h e th e o s o p h ic a l b a r o m e te r is p o in tin g to “ C h a n g e .”
d h ism b y m e a n s o f sch o o l-tea ch in g . may be T h o u g h th is
looked upon as no small testimony to the good djone b y
Mission Schools, there can be no doubt that for the pre­
sent the opposition is an evil, ............ B u d d h i s t s i n g r e a t M A T T E R A N D METHOD.*
n u m b ers h a v e b een p led g ed to sen d th eir c h ild re n to th e T h e r e is b u t o n e m e th o d in scien ce a n d p h ilo so p h y , th e
r i v a l s c h o o l , a u d n o t t o a n y u n d e r C h r i s t i a n i n f l u e n c e ........... s a m e fo r t h e s t u d y o f t h e p r o b l e m s o f m a n a n d m i n d , a s for
M e a n w h ile th e s c h e m e s e e m s to prosper. The W e sle y a n ch em istry , g e o lo g y , or a str o n o m y — th e In d u c tiv e m eth od
sc h o o l w h ic h is w it h in a s to n e -th r o w o f t h e r iv a l o n e has, as e x p o u n d e d b y F r a n c is B a c o n in h is Novumi Organum,
w e are in form ed , b e e n n e a r ly e m p tie d , t h e R o m a n C a th o lic so w e ll ex p la in ed by P rofessor F o w le r o f O x fo r d , in h is
school a t K a lu w e lla has suffered, and so a lso has even recen t w ork. In m y le tte r s to M iss M a rtin e a u , I s e t o u t
th e G overnm ent sch o o l in G a lle itse lf, w here c er ta in ly w ith —" m e n h a v e b e e n w a n d e r in g a m id s t p o esies, th e o lo ­
th e C h r istia n te a c h in g is as co lo u r le ss a s p o s s ib le ... ” g ies, an d m etap h ysics, and h a v e b e e n c a u g h t in th e w e b
T h is a r ticle w a s p r in ted w h e n th e sch o o l h a d not m ore o f id ea l o ra tio n s, and h ave to be brought b a c k a g a in to
th a n h a lf its p r e se n t n u m b e r (3 8 0 ) o f p u p ils. S in ce th en p a rticu la rs and m a ter ia l co n d itio n s, to in v e stig a te th o
th e m o v e m e n t in a u g u r a te d by us has been p ro g ressin g , r ea l w o rld , a n d t h o s e la w s o f b e i n g n n d a c tio n w liic h are
and th e S i n g h a l e s e p e o p le in m a s s a r e j u s t rea lizin g how th e form a n d n a tu r e o f th in g s, a n d th e p h e n o m e n a w h ich
th e m issio n a r ie s h a v e b e e n stea lth ily u n d e rm in in g th eir th e y present, as th ey are here, w ith in us and about us
n a tio n a l relig io n u n d e r th e co v er of d isin tere sted educa­
• T h i s l e t t e r is a r e p l y t o o n o o f Col. O l c o t t ’a, w h i c h A p p e a r e d i n t h o
tio n a l la b o u rs. T h o u g h H in d u s m a y n o t lik e B u d d h ism ,
P h ilo so p h ic I n q u ir e r ( M a d r a s ) o f A p r i l 3, J 881, i n a n s w e r t o M r . H o n r y
fr o m s e e in g o n ly its v u lg a r a sp e c t a n d b e in g u n in fo r m e d as O . A t k i n s o n 's ,— E d. T qeo s,
 in r ea lity a n d in tru th , and not as w c w o u ld fa n cy
I c a n n o t i m a g i n e o r w h a t i s m e a n t b y “c o n t e m p l a t i o n ” a n d
t h e m to b e .”
i t s r e s u l t a n t 1' p e r c e p t i v e a n d a n a l y t i c a l p o w e r s , ” a s s p e c i a l
I have not seen a num ber of th e T h e o so p h ist b u t
to T h e o so p h ists, s e e m s to be a cu rio u s a s su m p tio n . M in d
see th at it is “a m o n th ly jou rn al d evoted to S c ie n c e ,
as th e in str u m e n t m ust be used in a ll resea rch a n d to
O rien ta l P h ilo so p h y , H isto r y , P sy c h o lo g y , L itera tu re and
c o n te m p la te a n d reflect Ls s u r e l y com m on to a ll a n d to
A r t ”— w l i i c h is a p r e t t y w i d e fie ld o f s u r v e y i n t h e s e days
m o r e or le ss p o n d e r o v er a q u e s tio n lik e N e w to n w a itin g
o f d iv isio n o f la b o u r and sep arate lin es of en q u iry , a n d
for th e t h o u g h t s to co m e. And w hen it is a ffirm ed th a t
for a ll w h ic h th e r e a r e d iffe r e n t w a y s a n d m e a n s , b u t o n ly
“ n o t h i n g in v isib le or in v isib le n a tu re, tra n scen d s m a n ’s
o n e tru e an d th e sa m e p h ilo so p h ica l m e th o d — In d u c tio n —
c a p a c ity to fin d out in th e lo n g run” what can be
a n d all p h e n o m e n a w h a t s o e v e r arc to b e referred to m a t­
m eant e x c e p t a d e fia n t r e p ly to S o c r a te s t h a t “ a ll I k n o w
ter as th e source of all, w h ic h in its u l t i m a t e n a tu r e or
is t h a t I know n o th in g ,” but d o u b tle ss th e s e lit t le d iffi­
n atu ra naturans, y o u m a y c a ll it s p ir itu a l or a to m ic a l or
c u ltie s ca n b e ea sily e x p la in e d , a n d th e m is t clea red a w a y
fo r c e, o r c a u s e , o r “ s u m m a r y l a w ” or, w ith T y n d a ll, refer
fro m w h a t for t h e m om ent seem s obscure aud u n in te lli­
to it a s “ m y stica l nnd tra n scen d e n ta l” or m a g ica l, or if g ib le.
y o u w ill in its c o n stru ctiv e in terrela tio n s and co rrela ­
tio n s observe th e u n ity o f n atu re in a general resem ­ H enry G. A t k in so n .
b la n c e a n d u n ifo rm p rin c ip le to th e acts o f u n co n scio u s
2m l M ay, B o u lo g n e, F rance.
in stin ct or to th e r esu lt of m e n t a l a c q u ir e m e n t in th e
d e sig n s o f m e n , or if it so p le a ses y o u c a ll it d i v i n e ns N o t e hy t h e E d i t o r :— Col. Olcott being absent in
tr a n s c e n d in g h u m a n c o n c ep tio n a n d in a w ord G od. Ceylon, we could not publish liis reply together with this
W h a t ' s in a n a m e ? T h a t w h i c h wo call a roso letter. We however expect tlmt when this reaches him, ho
F.y a n y o t h e r n a m e w o u l d s m e ll a.s s w e e t ;
will send u s liis nnswer for publication in our next.

C a ll it a s w e w ill, b y m atter I m ean th e su b stan ce or

n a tu r e, b e it as it m ay, or what it m a y , or p h ilo s o p h y ,
says B acon, m u st be abandoned as w ith o u t a b a sis, for A PO STH U M O U S P U B L IC A T IO N .
e v e n th e “ im a g in a r y ” so u l m u st be a su b sta n c e an d b ir th Wc are glad io lay before our readers the first of a series of
o f m atter, “ a th in k in g su b sta n c e ,” nor c o u ld a G od be unpublished writings of the late Eliphas Levi (Abbe Louis
d ifferen t. A p e rcep tio n of p a in is not an e n tity any Constant) one of the great masters of occult sciences of the
m ore th an th e p e r ce p tio n we term th o u g h ts and id ea s, present century in the West. An ex-Cutholic priest, ho was un­
but a ll th e phenom ena of th e body in its r ela tio n to frocked by tlio ecclesiastical authorities at Rome, who tolerate
a ll extern al to it, for e v e r y id e a or p e rce p tio n has and no belief in God, Devil, or Science outside the narrow circle
m u s t h a v e in t h e n a t u r e o f t h e c a s e a n o b jectiv e rela tio n , of their circumscribed dogma, and who anathematize every
an d th e scien ce o f m in d is as m uch a p h y sic a l scien ce as crced-crushed soul that succeeds in breaking its mental bond­
a n y o th e r — li g h t ,h e a t or e le c tr ic ity . C o l. I I. S . O lc o t t in th e
age. 11 J u s t in the ratio that knowledge incrcnscs, faith dimi­
nishes ; consequently, those that know the most, always be­
Madras Philosophic Inquirer refers to “ sp iritu a l in ­
lieve the least”— said Carlyle. Eliphas Levi knew much ;
tu itio n ” as th o u g h it was opposed to any tilin g t h a t is
far uioro than the privileged few even among the greatest
real an d n o rm a l, for in sta n ce , t h e s e n s e o f t r u t h , o f self,
mystics of modern E urope ; hence, lie was traduced by the igno­
o f n o n -se lf or sense o f v isu a l d i s t a n c e , & c ., & c., i s a ll i n ­
rant mail}'. IIeh ad w ritt.cn these ominous w ords........“ T l i c dis­
tu itio n a l as is th e sen se of causal dependence. But covery of the great secrets of true religion and of the primitive
■when we know th at th e sense of lig h t is illu sio n , science of the Magi, revealing to the world the unity of tho
a n d o f co lo r and sound as w e ll as a ll th e oth er p rim a ry universal dogma, annihilates fanaticism by scientifically ex­
im p ressio n s o f th e several sen ses, ought w c n o t to b e on plaining and giving the reason for every miracle,” and these
our g u a r d a g a in s t th e illu sio n of “ m e te m p s y c a l n o tio n s” words sealed his doom. Religious bigotry persecuted him for
a n d f e e lin g s , as, for in sta n ce, o f th e in tu itiv e sense of a disbelieving in “ divine” m ira cle ; bigoted materialism for
p erso n a l C reator or M a n -G o d a n d th e lik e ? A ll w e can ev er using the word “ miracle” and “ prodigy dogmatic science,
know of c a u sa tio n is th at a ll n atu re is ca u sa tio n or as for attempting to explain that which she could not yet
term ed th e natura naturans of th e natura nalurala or flo w
explain herself, and in which, therefore, she disbelieved. The
author of “ The Dogma and Ritual of High Magic,” of the
o f effects an d c o n seq u e n c es, and th a t w e can n ot separate
“ Science, of Spirits,” nnd o f “ T he Key fo the Great Mj'stcries,”
m in d fr o m m a t t e r a n y m o r e t h a n m o tio n , for m in d a n d m o ­
died, ns his famous predecessors in the occult arts, Cornelius
t io n a n d force are n o m ore e n titie s th an tim e and spacc,
A grippa, Paracelsus and many others did—a pauper. O f all
in w h ic h a ll th in g s e x ist and act, an d h a v e th eirb ein g . the parts of the world, Europe is the one which stones her
S h a k e s p e a r e a n d M ilto n w e r e m a te r ia lis ts a s w e ll as B a c o n ; true prophets the most cruelly, wbile being led by the nose
H u m b o ld t and T y n d a ll, read th e fin e u tteran ce o f o ld by the false ones the most, successfully. Europe will prostrate
T im o n — “ C om m on M oth er th o u ,” & c., and of M ilto n herself before an}' idol, provided it flatters her prcconccived
“ ono first m atter a ll,” & c., le a d in g u p by a n atural hobbies nnd loudly appeals to, and proclaims her s u p e r i o r
p r o c e s s t o r e a s o n a n d i n t u i t i o n , a n d a ll t h a t is m o s t n o b le intelligence. Christian Europe will believe in divine and de­
as th e consequence and fu n c tio n of m atter, and hence moniacal m i r a c l e s and in the infallibility of a book condemned
t h i s m a t t e r , a s T y n d a l l sa id , m u s t b e r e g a r d e d as “ m y sti­ out of its own raoutli, and consisting of old exploded legends.
cal an d tra n scen d en ta l at b o tto m ,” b u t no one is m ore
Spiritualistic Europe will fall into ecstasies before tho Eidolon of
a medium— when it is not. n sheet, nnd a clumsy mask— aud
op p osed to th e inadequate m c c h a n icn l e x p la n a tio n s of th e
remain firmly convinccd of the reality of flic apparitions of
day, referrin g a ll in s tin c t a n d in t u itio n proper to in h er it­
ghosts nnd the spirits of the dead. Scientific Europe will
ed ex p erien ce a n d th e lik e non sense. T h e d a n g e r is in
laugh Christians and Spiritualists to scorn, destroy all nnd
m ista k in g illu sio n s for r ea lities w hen our nature is
build nothing, limiting herself to preparing arsenals of mate­
s t e e p e d in illu sio n but w h ic h illu sio n s arc e sse n tia l to rials which she knows not iu most cases what to do with,
life, a n d t h e s a m e for m a n a n d a n i m a l a s I h a v e s h o w n in and whoso inner nature is still a mystery for her. And then
m y a n a ly sis o f p ercep tio n , and I say w ith M esic C asau- nil the three agreeing in everything else to disagree, will
bon, “ m y b u sin ess sh a ll be, as by e x a m p le o f a ll p r o ­ combinc their efforts to pu t down a science hoary with age
f e s s io n s in a ll ages, to show how m en h ave been prone and nncicnt wisdom, the only scicncc which is capable of
upon som e grounds of nature, p r o d u cin g s o m e extraor- ’ making religion— s c i e n t i f i c , Scicncc— r e l i g i o u s , and of ridding
d in a ry , t h o u g h n o t s u p e r n a tu r a l effe c ts, really, n o t h y p o c r i­ human Intelligence of the thick cobwebs of c o n c e i t and
tica lly , y e t fa lsely and err o n e o u sly ‘ to deem th em se lv e s S U P E R S T I T IO N .
or th eir co -r elig io n ists in sp ir e d and my w ish is, ‘ to The article that follows is furnished to us by nn esteemed
d iv e in to th e dark m y ste r ie s o f n a tu re, for p r o b a b le c o n ­ Fellow of the Theosophical. Society, and a pupil of Eliphas
firm a tio n of n atural o p era tio n s fa lse ly deem ed super­ Levi. H aving lost a dear friend who committed suicide, the
n a tu r a l.” ( T r e a t i s e o n E n t h u s i a s m , l ( i 5 5 , c . i. p . 4 . ) W hat great master of the occult science was desired by our corre­
is m e a n t b y a s e c o n d and p h y sica l agent th a t I ign ore, spondent and his pupil to give his views upon the state of the
 soul of the f e l o - d e - s e . l i e did so ; nnd it is with tiie kind y o u s o m u c h t o c o m p a s s i o n , and" y o u f e e l s u c h a sym p ath y
permission of liis pupil, Hint wo now translate and publish liis fo r it, t h e n d o c s t h a t f e e l i n g c o m e fr o m o n h i g h , and you
manuscript. '1 hough personally \ve nro far from agreeing w ill b e c o m e th e p r o v id en ce and lig h t of th at so u l. It
with nil his opinions— for having been a priest, Eliphas Levi
w ill liv e , so to say, on your in tellec tu a l and m oral life,
could never lid himself to his last day of a certain (hcologi-
r e c e iv in g in th e g r e a t d a r k n e s s in to w h ic h it has rushed
cal bins—wc nro yet prepared (o always lend a lespeclful
b y its a c tio n n o o th e r lig h t b u t th e r efle ctio n o f y o u r go o d
car to Ihe teachings of so learned a Kabalist. Liko Agrippa
and, to n certain extent, Paracelsus himself, Abbe Con­ t h o u g h t s for it. B ut know, th at by esta b lish in g b etw een
stant may be termed u Biblical or Christian Kabalist, y o u r self an d a su fferin g sp ir it su c h a s p e c ia l b o n d o f u n io n
though Christ Mas in his tight more of au ideal than of y o u e x p o s e y o u r s e lf to t h e risk o f f e e lin g t h e reflectio n o f
:i living Man-God or an historical personage. Mi Res and a n a lo g o u s su fferin g . Y o u m ay ex p erien ce g rea t sadness ;
Christ, if real entities, were human i n i t i a t e s into the arcane d o u b ts w ill a ssa il y o u ; a n d m ake you feel d isc o u r a g ed .
mysteries in his opinion. Jesus was the type of regenerated T h a t poor b e in g a d op ted hy you, m ay, perhaps, cause you
humanity, the deific principle being shown under a human th e sa m e a gon y as th e ch ild on th e eve of b ein g bom
form hut to provo humanity alone divine. T he mysticism of m a k e s h is m o t h e r suffer. T h e l a s t c o m p a r i s o n is s o c x a c t
tho official church which seeks to absorb tho human in tlio th a t our fo r e fa th eis h a v e g iv e n to th a t a d o p tio n of su f­
divine nature of Christ, is strongly criticized by her cx-rcpie- fe r in g so u ls tlie n a m e o f E M lUtYONAT E i n o u r h o l y S c i e n c e
senlative. Moro than anything else Eliphas Levi is then a (O c c u ltism ). I h ave to u ch ed th is su b ject in my w ork
J e w i s h Kabalist. But were wc even so much disposed to
Tho Science of Spirits ; b u t, as th e q u estio n concerns you
niter or amend tlio teachings of so great n master in Occultism,
n o w p e r so n a lly , I w ill try to m a k e t h e id e a p la in er.
it would be moro than improper to do so now, sincc ho is no
longer alive to defend anil expound his positions. Wc leave A s u ic id e m a y b e c o m p a r e d to a m a d m a n , w h o , to a v o id
tho unenviable task of kicking dead and dying lions to tho w ork , w o u ld c u t o ff h is hands aud feet and th u s w o u ld
jackasses— voluntary undertakers of sill attacked reputations. fo r c e o t h e r s to c a rr y a n d w o r k for h im . H e has d ep riv ed
Thence, though we do not personally agree with all his views, h im s e lf o f h is p h y s ic a l lim b s b eforo h is sp iritu a l organs
we do concur in the verdict of the world of letters (hat E l i ­ w e re form ed . L i f e lias b e c o m e im p o s s i b l e to h i m in su c h
phas Levi was one of the cleverest, most learned, aud interest­ a s t a t e ; b u t t h a t w h ic h for h im is s t i l l m o r e i m p o s s i b l e is
ing of writers upon all such abstruse subjects.
to annihilate h im se lf b efore h is tim e. If, th en , he is
fortu n ate e n o u g h to fin d a p e r so n d e v o t e d enough to h is
A S U I C I D E ’S A F T E R -S T A T E . m e m o r y to sa crifice h im s e lf a n d offer h im a refuge, lie
w ill liv e t h r o u g h a n d b y t h a t p e r s o n 's life, not acco rd in g
iiv KLiniAs L e v i .
to th e w ay o f th e v a m p ires, b u t a cco rd in g to th a t of th e

(From an unpublished letter.) em bryos w ho liv e on th eir m o t h e r ’s su b stan ce w ith o u t

d i m i n i s h i n g for it t h a t s u b s t a n c e , for n a t u r e su p p lies th e
V o lu n ta ry d eath is tlio m ost ir red eem a b le of sin fu l w a s t e a n d g iv e s m u c h to t h o s e w h o spend m uch. In h is
actio n s, but it is a lso th e lea st in e x c u sa b le of crim es p r e -n a t a l life t h e c h ild is c o n sc io u s o f h is ex isten ce and
o w in g to th o p a in fu l effort r eq u ired to a c co m p lish it. m a n if e s t s a lr e a d y h is w ill, b y m ovem en ts i n d e p e n d e n t of,
S n i c i d c is t h e resu lt, o f w e a k n e s s d e m a n d i n g at th e sam e a n d u n d ir e c t e d by, h is m o t h e r 's w ill, a n d c a u s in g h e r e v e n
tim e a g r e a t m e n t a l force. It m ay be in sp ir e d by devo­ p a in . T h e b a b y i s i g n o r a n t o f h i s m o t h e r ’s t h o u g h t s , and
tio n , as it c a n b e d u e to selfish n e ss, and , p r o c e e d s as often th e la tte r k n o w s n o t w h a t h er c h ild m a y b e d r e a m in g of.
th ro u g h ign oran ce. D id m en but know w h at, a so lid a ­ S h e is c o n s c io u s o f t w o ex isten ce s b u t n o t of tw o d istin ct
r ity b in d s th e m to geth er, t h a t t h e y liv e in o t h e r m en as s o u ls in her, a s th e ir tw o s o u ls a re o n e in th e fe e lin g of
other men live in them, th ey w o u ld rejo ice in ste a d of h e r lo v e ; a n d th a t th e b irth o f her babe does not sever
l a m e n t i n g in fin d in g a d o u b le share of su fferin g a llo tte d t h e s o u ls a s it d o e s t h e tw o b o d ies. I t o n ly g iv e s th e m —
t h e m i u li f e ; for, a w a r e o f t h e i m m u t a b l e l a w o f u n i v e r s a l if I m ay use th e ex p ressio n — a new p o la r iz a tio u (as th e
e q u ilib r iu m a n d h a rm o n y , th e y w o u ld b e c o g n iz a n t th e n of tw o ends o f a m a g n et). T h e s a m e in d e a th w h ic h is our
th e d o u b le sh are o f fe lic ity d u e to th e m ; h e n c e th e y w o u ld s e c o n d b ir th . D eath d o e s n o t s e p a r a te b u t o n ly p o la rizes
be le ss r e a d y to r e n o u n c e th e ir p rice o f la b o u r u n d e r th e th e tw o so u ls w h ic h w e re sin c er e ly a tta c h e d to ea ch o th er
p le a o f th e w o rk b e in g too rough. 1 p ity sin cerely your on th is earth. T h e so u ls d is e n th r a lle d fr o n t th e ir ea rth ly
u n f o r t u n a t e fr ie n d , t h o u g h it is for h i m a n d liis lik e th at fetters e le v a te o u r o w n to th em selv es ; and in our turn
t l i e c o n s o l i n g w o r d s m a y b e a d d r e s s e d :— “ F a t h e r , f o r g i v e ou r so u ls c a n a ttr a c t t h e m dow n*' th r o u g h a p o w e r sim ila r
t h e m , for t h e y k n o w n o t w h a t t h e y d o .” to th a t o f th e m a g n e t.
I am a sk e d w h a t c o u ld b e d o n e to h elp h is su fferin g B u t tlie sin fu l s o u ls suffer tw o k in d s of tortu re. One
soul ? I w o u ld c e r ta in ly never a d v ise you to turn for is t h e r e s u lt o f t h e i r i m p e r f e c t d ise n th ra lm eu t from th e
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hop e, th e C h u rch regards th e su ic id e as one d e b a r r e d for p la n et ; th e oth er is o w in g to a la ck of “ celestia l
ev er from th e co m m u n io n of sa in ts ; h er rig o ro u s la w s m a g n e t .”f T h e la tter becom es th e lo t of th ose so u ls
fo rcin g h e r a lw a y s to c o n d e m n h im . You m ay h e lp th e w h ic h h a v in g d e sp a ired h a v e v io le n tly broken th e ch a in
poor d eserter of life, w ith “ p r a y e r ”— b u t th a t prayer o f life, h e n c e o f t h e i r e q u il ib r iu m , a n d h ave to r em a in in
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h im ; b u t in tellig en t and d elic a te a lm s ; for th e la tter ]io la riza tio n .
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to c h a r ity o u g h t to ser v e to encourage la b o u r a n d n o t to
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to h im h y fato w h e n e v e r t h o E<jo ^ c t s c o n s c i o u s l y a n d d e l i b e r a t e l y t h o a u b jc d i' C i n t e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e e m b o d i e d a n d t h e d i s e m b o d i e d
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e v e n n s a d i s e m b o d i e d s n lY er in g s ou l. T h e JCtjo, o r tl io s e n t i e n t i n d i v i ­ l i m i t e d b y h i m to p u r e l y p s y c h o l o g i c a l a u d m o r a l e f f e c t s , a n d l a s t s b u t so
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v e g e t a t e a n d s u f f e r all t h e t o r m e n t s o f t h e m y t h i c a l he ll in it. I t b e ­ s i n f u l o n e ( t h e E l e m e n t a r y S p i r i t ) is k e p t i n b o n d a g e i n t h o e a r t h l y
com es an E l e m e n t a r y S p ir it ; a n d w hen t h e h o u r of d e l iv e ra n c e s trik e s, th e regions.
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b r a n c o of t h e l i t t l e i t k n e w o n e a r t h i t is v i o l e n t l y e j e c t e d o u t o f t h o e a r t h ’s •f* C' fa s ti'd m a g n e t m e a n s h e r e t h a t s p i i i t u a l b u o y a n c y , ( t h o a b s c n c c of
a t m o s p h e r e a n d c a r r i e d a d r i f t , a p r e y to t h e b l i n d c u r r e n t w h i c h f o r c e s it s i n f u l d e e d s a n d t h o u g h t s s u p p o s e d t o b o p o s s e s s e d of a m a t e r i a l h e a v i n e s s )
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a x is ; a n d n a tu ra l as w e ll as artificia l m a g n e t s have th e p e a k m e a s u r i n g b u t ll,G O O f e e t a b o v e th e sea -lev el, but
sam e. T h e l a w o f p o l a r i z a t i o n is u n i v e r s a l a n d r u les th e t h e y ar e. i n t e r e s t i n g f o r th e tr a d itio n s c lin g in g to th em .
w o rld o f sp irits as th a t o f p h y sic a l b o d ies. I t w o u ld b e p r e m a tu r e a n d e v e n u seless to g iv e o u t what
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an d w o v en in to leg en d s. T h a t book, so fu ll o f t h e g lo r ie s h e a r in g o f m y in te n tio n to start on ex p lo ra tio n of th e
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n o t o n ly a p ro u d a n d in d e p e n d e n t n a tio n , b u t m a n y lin k e d D y a d in , on th e d eclin e o f life, and who tr ie s to p u t to
to g e th e r b y o n e r elig io n , one p o lity and c i v i l i z a t i o n — is th e b est use th e o n ly and s o lita ry organ left in h im
r a p id ly fo ilin g o u t. Its la te w a s lik e th a t o f s o m e p recio u s in ta ct by th e K urds, n a m e ly , h is to n g u e , le t it lo o se u p o n
m a n u scrip ts o f th e p re-C h ristia n ages, w h ic h aro som e­ th at o c ca sio n . H e tried h is best to fr ig h ten me out
tim es fou n d m o u ld e rin g in th e lib ra r ie s of old m onas­ of my in ten tio n . N o m ortal m an, he sa id , c o u ld ever
teries. F irst its b r o a d m a i'sn n s w ere used for m o n k ish v isit that p a rticu la r p la c e aud liv e. B esid es every cave
d isserta tio n s, an d la ter on, its c o n te n ts th em se lv e s began b e in g th e p r iv a te p r o p e r ty o f •' M a t b a n , ” h e w o u ld cause
b ein g rubbed out by vandal hands to m ake w ay for th e sacred fire to appear u n d e r t h e t r a v e l l e r ’s f o o t a n d
p o l e m i c a l d i s c u s s i o n s o n s o m e A r i a n h e r e s y ........... S t r a n g e t o burn h im to d e a t h for b is s a c r ilig e o u s a ttem p t; and th en
say, e v e n th e fe w tr a d itio n s th a t h a v e r e m a in e d in ta c t, d id JSroaJi* Ark is preserved in ilia h it/hast cave.. . “ A n d w h a t do
n o t fin d r e f u g e a m o n g t h e Behndin,— th a t sm a ll rem nant you m a k e of th e A rk on M ount A rarat th en ? ” I in q u ired
o f “ t h e fo llo w e r s of t h e t r u e f a it h ,” w h o , c l i n g i n g to t h e ir o f h im . F o r th w ith I w a s a p p rized o f th e n o v e l g e o lo g ic a l
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m o u n ta in ch a in o f G rea t or M ajor A r m e n ia , and of th e hands of th e P ersia n s it broke aw ay from th e latter
L ake Van, am ong th e se m i-C h r istia n A rm en ia n p o p u la ­ an d p la ced itse lf on C h ristia n territo ry, le a v in g in its
tion . T o ex tr ic a te th e m w h o le an d u n d isfig u r e d from th e p r e cip ita te flig h t th e “ sacred ” ark in th e safe k e e p in g
en ta n g led sk ein of M ah om etan , C h r istia n and pagan of A lla h -D a g . S in c e th e n “ M a tlia n ” refuses to g iv e it
tr a d itio n s, d em a n d s a m ore d exterou s hand th an th at of u p .* A n oth er tr a d itio n — a m o n g th e Behedin, and in
t h e e n c h a n t e d P r i n c e s s i n t h e . f a i r y ta lc ; of “ B lu e B ir d .” t h e o a s i s o f Y e z d — t e l l s u.s o f th e in itia te d M agi w h o in
V e r y lu ck ily , s o m e o f th e p rin cip a l record s arc saved and tim es p r e h isto ric h a d b ecom e th rou gh th eir k n o w led g e
p r e s e r v e d in th e sh ap e of a w h o le lib ra r y o f c y lin d ers. and w is d o m — “ g o d s,” T hese liv ed in th e A rm e n ia n
T h e y m ay serve one day to str o n g ly dam age th e w ild m o u n ta in s, an d w ore a str o lo g er s. H a v in g lea rn ed from
th eo ries a n d in terp reta tio n s o f th e A n q u etil D uperrons, the star-gods th a t th e w o rld was g o in g to be H ooded,
tlie S p ie g e ls and lla u g s. Voxpopnh voxdei. P o p u la r t h e y c a u se d th e m o u n ta in on w h ic h th e y liv e d to b re a th e
rum ou r, a lw a y s a liv e to th e m a rv ello u s, h a s spun out an fire a n d l a v e ,' w h i c h c o v e r e d w i t h b i t u m e n a ll t h e outw ard
in tricate co b w eb of fa n cies around th e cen tral speck of su rface of th e m o u n ta in ; and th is m ade th e great
fa ct: it tcill h a v o a s ta te ly fig u re— w h ich it p e r sists in cave in it secure a g a in st tlie w ater. A fter th at th ey
id e n tify in g w ith M atb an , th e la st of th e great M a g ia n p la ced a ll th o g o o d p e o p le w ith th eir c a ttle a n d goods
H i g h P r ie s ts , g a t h e r e d u n t o h is f a t h e r s for t h e la s t s i x t e e n in sid e th e m o u n ta in , le a v in g th e w ick ed ones to p erish .
c e n tu r ie s— a p p e a r d a ily a t s u n s e t at th e en tran ce of an A still s im p le r v e rs io n m ig h t be fou n d , and one w h ich
in a ccessib le c a v e at th e to p of o n e o f th e p e a k s of A lla h - w o u ld c o m e n e a r e r to th e h is to r ic a l facts. But of th a t,
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o f K e r m a n — n o w , a ll th e m illio n s of th e a n cie n t F ire- fo u r t h a n d e v e n s e v e n t h c e n t u r ie s o f th e (.'h ristia n er a w e ro
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C h r is t a n d M a h o m e t , t h e n a t i o n a l t r a d it io n s a r c fu ll. The B a b y l o n i a n s "|* who d eified and w o rsh ip p ed h im after
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d u r a t i o n of t h e t w o a g e s a llo tte d to h u m a n ity from th e flo u rish ed 2200 B. C. a ccord in g to accepted date, and
p e r io d of G a y o-M aratan , w o u ld h a r d ly suffice to w a s h m o re th a n 7 ,0 0 0 a g r e e a b ly to tru th . T h eir leg en d states
a w a y th e en tr ie s m a d e in h is b o o k of th e ferociou s and th at H a ig a n d h is cla n w e re c o m p e lle d to e m ig r a te from
cruel d e e d s c o m m itte d b y C h r istia n s a n d M o sle m s a g a in st B a b y lo n ia to A r m e n ia on account of th e r elig io u s per­
th e fo llo w ers of Z u ratu sh ta. Of th o w orks of ages s e c u tio n s to w h ic h t h e y w ere su b jected from Belli who
in th e shape of F ire-tem p les and m o n u m en ts d estroy­ sought to p e rv er t t h e m from p u re P a r see ism to S a b a ism
ed by th e zeal o f th e p ro sely tiz in g “ S a i n t s ” ■— t h e “ m e n b y in c lu d in g t h e m o o n in to su n -w o r sh ip . T w en ty -six c en ­
of honest rep u te” recorded in flic ecc le sia stica l fa b les tu r ie s la ter, (a c c e p te d d a te ) w h e n th e ir K in g T ir id a te s th e
c a lle d th e H isto ry of th e C h u rch — th e ru in s are p le n ti­ la s t o f t h e A r s a c id a i b e g a n to force t h e m in to C h r is tia n ity
fu l, a n d e a c h o f th em has its ta le of w oe to relate. I (fou rth c e n tu r y ) a n d th e n e w fa ith h a d sp r ea d its o w n v e r ­
have ju st v isite d one of such h isto rica l sp ots b u ilt iu sio n s o f c o s m o g o n y from Genesis, t h a t H a ig had th e honour
t h e u n d a te d p erio d o f an a n tiq u ity , m ore rem ote from us o f fin d in g h im s e lf tr a n sfo r m e d in to a d e s c e n d a n t o f J a p h et,
th a n w o u ld b e w illin g ly c o n c ed ed to u s b y th e E uropeans. th e son of N o a h — th at v ir tu o u s o ld m a n who had per­
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escaped d estru ctio n by som e m ira cle, h a v in g tu r n e d it even in th eir forgotten tr a d itio n s wo fin d th at th ey
in to a very co m fo rta b le prepit re.
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Dao- th ro u g h snow and ice and arrived at the cave
of t h i s a n d n e a r t h e l a k e V a n . ” (p. r>0 ). T lie g r e a t A s s y r i o lo g i s t c a n
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is th e m odern nam e for th e w h o le range of th e p r o m p t e d t o say t h i s o n so m e k n o w l e d g e g r o u n d e d u p o n w e i g h t i e r
m o u n ta in o u s ch a in sou th ol B a y a zid and D y a d in ; r e a s o n s tlian p o p u lar trad itio n , l i u t o i i e c o r r o b o r a t e s tlie o t h e r . —
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b e i n g a ll i n d e p e n d e n t p e a k s , t h o u g h in c lu d e d in t h e sam e f N o t t o be c o n f o u n d e d w i t h t h o S u n - G o d B e lu s a n d B a a l — tw o
d en o m in a tio n o f A l l a h - D a g o r “ G o d ’s M o u n t a i n , ” They fa r m o re ancient deities,— E d . T i i e o s , ,
c la im e d to h a v e r e m a in e d tr u e to t h e te a c h in g s o f Z oroas­ p e o p le r e s is te d , a n d h a d to b o fo rced w ith great tro u b le
ter. T h e se th e y had a ccep ted ev er sin c e M usarua O aunes to a c c c p t th e n e w fa ith . To overcom e th eir relu ctan ce,
or Anncdotus — th e H e a v e n or S u n -sen t ( t h e first O dakon th e k in g was a d v ised in th e sam e year by G regory to
A n o -D a p h o s, th e m a u -iish ) a r isin g d a ily from th e sea at p u ll down and rase th e Bhagvan fire-tem p le to th e
s u n r is e to p lu n g e b ack in to it at every sunset, tau gh t ground and rep la ce it w ith a C h r istia n ch u rch , w h erein
th em th e g o o d d o c tr in e , th e ir arts a n d c iv iliza tio n . That relics (a th ig h bone and tw o fin g er b o n es,) a lle g e d as
was d u rin g th e reign o f A m e n o n th e C h a ld ea n , G8 sari, th ose of S t. John th e B a p tist, or th e “ P recursor”
or 2 4 4 ,8 0 0 years b efore th e D elu g e. S in ce th en , (as w e r e p la ced . The A r m e n ia n s, d u rin g a cen tu ry and a
dem on strated by th e A ssy rio lo g ists, acco rd in g to th e h a lf of su b je c tio n to M a ced o n ia (from 325 B. C .) had
cy lin d cr-rcco rd s) several oth er O dakons had ascended accepted th e n a m e of Ovaness for t h e ir C h a ld ea n m an-
from th e sea, th e la st c o m in g d u r in g th e d a y s* of th e fish A n n c d o t u s . T h e y w ere ea sily m ade to b e lie v e th at
C h a ld ea n K i n g U b a r a - T u t u — “ t h e g l o w o f s u n s e t , ”— t h e “ O v a n e s s t h e B a p t i s t ” w h o led t h e m in to th e w a ter, was
la st b u t o n e o f th e a n ted ilu v ia n k in g s of B crosus. E ach id e n tic a l w ith O vaness or Oannes, who had in str u c te d
a n d a ll o f t h e s e a q u a r ia n t e a c h e r s c a m e f r o m l i i s habitat, th eir fo refa th ers a risin g out, settin g in, a n d r ep lu n g in g
in la n d s u n k n o w n ascending from the Persian Gidf : f I f w e b a c k in to th e w a te r b efore, d u rin g , an d a fter th e preach­
s t u d y t h e accou nt, g iv e n o f t h e A n n c d o t u s b y A p o llo d o ru s in g . T h e id e n tity o f th e n a m e a n d th e e le m e n t, in short,
a n d th e n a m p lify it w ith th e o ld p r e -C h r is tia n tra d itio n s proved u sefu l a llies in th e p la n d ev ised by th e d ip lo ­
o f A r m e n ia , w h ic h sa y th a t he made them know the seeds m a tic S a in t. B efore th e end of th e e lev en th cen tu ry
of the earth, taught them to worship their mother Karth and all A r m e n i a was b a p tiz e d .* The m oral to be in fer r e d
their father the Sun a n d s h o w e d t h e m h o w t o h e l p t h e t w o f r o m t h e t a l e is, t h a t o l d m e n d ie a n d n e w a rise iu th eir
t o b r i n g f o r t h f r u i t , i. e, t a u g h t m a n k i n d t h e a r t s o f a g r i ­ p lace, but th at th e sam e p a r tisa n and secta ria n sp irit
cu ltu re, w e w ill n o t w o n d e r a t d isco v erin g th a t th e C h a l­ w h ic h a n im a te s th e m issio n a ry and th e p r iest o f to -d a y
dean O ann es and Z o roaster arc om in th eir r em in isc en ce s. a n im a te d th e m issio n a r y and th e p r ie st of o ld — th e
T h e C h a ld ea n A n n c d o t u s w a s ca lled th e “ S o n o f th e F is h ,” p r ie stly c a ste b e in g th e tou gh est o f all. T h is tra d itio n
a n d t h e l a t t e r w a s t h e n a m e o f Z o r o a s t e r ’s m o t h e r . W o n d e r , abou t, au d b e lie f in th e C h a ld ea n O annes was th e o n ly
w hat your Z e n d sch olars, P a r s e e s a n d E u r o p e a n s , w ill sa y a d d itio n a l featu re to th at of m odern P a rseeism in t-lio
to th is ? T h e y w ill n o t feel a little su rp rised , perhaps, A rm en ia n s of old . And yet I am not prepared to say
w h e n to ld , th at it was th e H ellen ized nam e of th eir th at th e P a rsee ism of th e p r e -S a s sa u ia n p e r io d d id n o t
Z oroaster— A n n c d o tu s, w h o m th e G reeks c a lled Oannes in c lu d e th e sam e b elief, a t le a st in a le g e n d a r y form .
th a t le d th e old A r m e n ia n s m ore e a sily in to a ccep tin g A t th e tim e w h en th e la st sparks of P ersia n n a tio n a lity
C h ristia n ity th a n it o th er w ise m ig h t— as I a m n ow p rep ared w ere q u en ch ed by th e d o w n fa ll o f th e S a ssa n id a e, n ea rly
to sh o w . a ll th e ir b o o k s a n d r ec o r d s sp a r ed b y A le x a n d e r w e r e lo st.
From A lla h -D a g 1 proceeded w est of D y a d in and T h e S a ssa u ia n d y n a sty , I k n o w , h ad restored th e M a g ia n
h a lted at th e m on astery Soorb-Ovaness — “
of John th e r e lig io n in a ll its p rim itiv e sp le n d o r ; a n d th e a n c ien t
P recu rsor” (th e nam e Ovaness b e i n g i d e n t i c a l w ith th e C h a ld ea n M a g i w e re b e lie v e rs in O a n n e s th e m a n -fish , th e
G reek Oannes or J o h n ). N ow S o o r b - O v a n e s s is t h e o ld e s t m e s s e n g e r s e n t to t h e m b y B elu s, th e S u n -G o d , to in stru ct
C h r is tia n m o n a s te r y in A r m e n ia . I t is b u ilt o n t h e s ite o f h u m a n ity , a s B er o su s a p r iest o f th e T e m p le o f B e lu s tells
an a n ted ilu v ia n F ire-tem p le, and situ a ted on th e left us. T o a ccep t Z o roaster as th e reformer o f th e M a g ia n
bank of th e E u p h ra tes, a t th e fo o t of th e m a jestic N ep at. r e l i g i o n is t o m o v e t h e p erio d in w h ich lie flo u rish e d to
C e n tu r ie s before t h e C h r istia n era th e r e w a s a to w n here, t h e v e r y th r e s h o ld o f t h e C h r is tia n era, in w h ic h c a se th e r e
c a lle d by som e B hagvan and by oth ers D itza -v a n con­ co u ld n e v e r e x is t s u c h a d iscrep a n cy about th e age he
secrated to A h u ra-m azd a or O rm uzd. The country is l i v e d in, a s t h e r e is n o w , a n d a s w e fin d a m o n g th e G reek
a liv e w ith tra d itio n s, a n d even th e convent lib ra r ie s have h isto ria n s.
preserved m a n y fu lly a u t h e n tic a te d record s o f th ese pre-
N ow to b r in g in y le tte r to a clo se. Iu th e years
C h ristia n cen tu ries. T h e r e is o n e t h ic k m a n u s c r ip t , a m o n g
G 34-G 39 t h e B y z a n t i n e E m p e r o r I r a k liy ( H e r a c le s ) r e t u r n in g
oth ers, w h ic h co n ta in s the Chronicles o f a ll t h e f e s t i v a l s of
from h is c a m p a ig n to P er sia , a n d fin d in g th e church to o
th e fire-w o r sh ip p in g A r m e n ia n s , w r itte n up on parchm ent.
m ean to c o n ta in su ch a treasu re, as th e r elics o f th e
T h e ir N e w Y ear, w h ich b e g a n w ith th em in A u gu st, w as
“ P recu rso r,” h a d th e ed ifice p u lle d d o w n a n d a m o n a ste r y
celeb ra ted w ith e x tra o rd in a ry p o m p . A r m e n ia n c iv iliz a tio n
o f g ig a n t ic size b u ilt in its p la c e . Its outw ard m a jestic
w r o u g h t o u t b y th e Z o ro a stria n p h ilo so p h y , s e e m s to h a v e
aud m ost g ra n d io se p r o p o rtio n s str ik e th e tra v eller w ith
b e e n ig n o r a n t o f b u t few of our m o d em com forts. T hese
a sto n ish m e n t up to th is day. I t is t h e la r g e st b u ild in g in
c h r o n ic le s (fou rth c e n tu r y o f th e C h r is tia n era) c o n ta in an
A rm e n ia . B u t — i n s id e it is a ll darkness and em p tin e ss.
a c c o u n t o f t h e d e a t h a n d b u ria l o f t h e H ig h P r ie st M ath an
T h e w a ll b e a r in g th e d e e p ly c u t in s c r ip tio n w h ic h tells o f
(w ith w h o se g h o st I a m d a ily th r e a te n e d b y th e in h a b ita n ts)
th e m erito rio u s d e e d of th e B y za n tin e E m peror is per­
a b roth er of th e K in g T ig ra n cs III. W h e n h e d ie d h is royal
f o r a t e d w i t h M u s s u l m a n b u l l e t s ........... T h e cu p o la rests ou
r ela tiv e h a d a g o r g eo u s fire-tem p le b u ilt to h is m em ory,
fou r m a s s iv e g r a n ite p illa rs, in s id e w h ic h a re excavated a
There w ere several in n s a tta ch ed t o it, o ffer in g free
n u m b e r o f room s, sev e r a l sto r ies h ig h , o n e a b o v e th e o th er,
lo d g in g and board to every tra v eller and r e lie f to p il­
w ith sp iral s ta ir c a se s w in d in g round th em a n d le a d in g to
g rim s of w h a tev er n a tio n a lity . A la s ! th ose w ere th e
e a c h o f t h e cells, a n d s e c r e t p a s sa g e s m a n a g e d in t h e w a ll
la st sunny days of th e f a i t h ........... In 302 K in g T ir id a te s
le a d in g t h e in m a t e s in h o u r s o f d a n g e r to t h e to p of th e
w ith h is n o b les a n d arm y was r ec eiv in g b a p tism on
cu p o la , a u d fr o m th e n c e in to th e h ea rt of th e m o u n ta in
th is sam e spot in th e w aters of th e E uph rates from
au d its m a n y n a tu r a l c a v es. O w in g to th e r e c e n t in v a s io n s
G regory th e Illuminated. T here is no doubt but
o f th e K u r d s th e la st o r n a m e n ts o f th e church and a lta r
th at th e v e n e ra b le sa in t co u ld cla im to have fou n d
have d isa p p ea r e d — th e h o ly th ig h an d tw o fin g ers h a v in g
h im se lf illu m in a ted w ith a m ost b r illia n t id ea ; sin ce,
fa ile d to p rotect th e p la c e . A lo n e t h e lib ra ry , c o m p o s e d
had it not occurred to h im at th e tim e, th e m any
m illio n s of th e b a p tized A rm e n ia n s m ig h t have re­
. * J o a n n e s th o B a p t i s t w h o is u s u a l l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t l i w a t e r s ,
m a in e d fir e -w o r sh ip p e r s to th is day. Though th e k in g
is b u t a P e t i o - l ’a u l i t o n a m e n n d s y m b o l o f t h e H e b r e w J o n a h
and a p o rtio n of h is n o b les had accepted b a p tism , th e ( t h e J o n a s s w a l l o w e d b y t h e w h a le ) a n d t h e A s s y r i a n O a n n e s . . . . . .
T h e f i s h e r m e n a n d fishers o f m a n i n t h e G o s p e l s a r e b a s e d on t h i s
* D u r i n g t h e m ilte n iu in s r a t h e r , since, .according t o t h e c h r o n o ­ m y t l i o s . '’ {E n o ch , th o B o o k o f G o d Vol. 11, 80.) T h i s a p p e a r s
lo g y l e f t t o a s b y B e ro s u s , t h e r e i g n o f t h a t k i n g l a s te d 8 s a r i o r t h e m o r e p r o b a b l e as tlio M a h o m e t a n i n h a b i t a n t s of M o s u l, n e a r
528,800 y e a r s . *
t h e r u i n s of K i n e v e l i liave a s s u m e d f o r c e n t u r i e s t h a t t h e m o u n d
f Ono o f t h e c y l i n d e r s s t a t e s t h a t t h i s s e a w a s p a r t of c alled b y t h e m . — “ 2vcbbi Y u n u s ”— c o n t a i n e d t h e t o m b o r s e p u l ­
t h e g r e a t c h a o t i c d e e p o u t of w h i c h o u r w o r ld w a s f o r m e d ; c h r e of t h e p r o p h e t J o n a h , oil i ts s u m m i t ; w h i l e t h e e x c a v a t i o u s
t h e celes tial r e g i o n w h e r e t h o “ g o d s a n d s p i r i t s ” ( t h e i n i t i a t e d of B a y a r d b r o u g h t to l i g h t o n t h e n e i g h b o u r i n g m o u n t K o n y u n j i k
Ma gi,_ o r S o n s of G od ) d w e l t w as in (h eir n eig h b o u rh o o d , b u t n o t a colossal i m a g e o f t h e I 'i s h - G o d O a u u e s — t h e c a u s e m o s t p r o b a b l y
in th e ir cou n try.,— V d . T i i e o s , of t h e l a t e r l e g e n d . — E d . T m o o s ,
o f b o o k s a m i old m a n u s c r ip t s h e a p e d up as w aste paper w e reject th e th e o r y o f a s im u lta n e o u s fo rm a tio n o f th ese
in e v e r y co rn er o f t h e p illa r -c c lls te m p tin g no K u ril are sp e cia l org a n s o f th e senses, and on th e sam e grounds
scattered over th e room s. Out of th e th ree m onks who m a in ta in t h a t t h e o r g a n s in q u e s t io n w e r e su p p lied in d e ­
w e r e h e r e in I S 7 7 th e r e r e m a in s but one. For th e con­ p e n d e n t ly a n d as c o rrela tio n s of in d ep en d e n t needs, wc
sid era tio n o f a d a g g e r a n d a few silv e r abases I g o t several can n ot pau se, b u t ask what w arrant wc have to show
p r e c i o u s m a n u s c r i p t s f r o m h i m .................. ” t h a t t h i s p r o c e s s o f s u p p l y f o ll o w i n g d e m a n d is a t an end,
X .................. F. T .S . a n d t h a t in m an, as at present d e v e lo p e d , nature has
A p ril. reached her xdtima-thulc in c o n stru ctiv e a b ility ? If
n o t, t h e n it is p o ssib le , t h a t in th e d im fu tu re, m e n w ill be
p r o v i d e d w i t h s p e c i a l f a c u l t i e s t o g r a s p t h e h i d d e n s i d e of
E V O L U T I O N OF A S I X T H SEN SE, n a tu r e — th o se sh a d o w y a n d fle e tin g co g n itio n s of w h ich ,
wc at p resent cla ss w ith th e u n k n o w a b le. Thus th e
BY F. A, l ’E R K O U X . ESQ.
a b n o rm a l p h e n o m e n a o f Y o g , m e sm e rism , so m n a m b u lism ,

T h e e v o lu tio n a r y d o ctrin e su p p o se s th a t in th e in c ip ie n t d r e a m s , & c., m a y b e t a k e n a s th e p r e m o n ito ry sym p tom s

sta g e o f a n im a l d e v e lo p m e n t, th e en tire su rface of th e of a fu tu r ity — w h e n th e v a g u e , co n tra d icto ry , an d m is le a d ­

b o d ie s o f th e s e lo w ly o rg a n ism s, w a s t h e m e d iu m of sen sa­ in g processes w e now c a ll th ou gh t, w ill be rep la ced by

t i o n o f o u t - s i d e i n f l u e n c e s ;— b u t on certa in p o in ts b e in g co g n itio n s, h a v i n g all t h e v iv id n e s s a n d a c c u r a c y of sen si­

b le im p ressio n s.
acted u p o n b y l i g h t , s o u n d & c,,— in a m a n n e r m ore pro­
n ou n ced th an th e rest o f th e exposed su rface w as— th e B efo re I co n clu d e, I s h a ll c a ll a tten tio n to a certain

p a r sim o n y o f n a tu re c o m p e lle d th e e m p lo y m e n t of th ese c o n d itio n w h ic h a p p ea rs to fa v o r th e crc a tio n o f th e m ys­

e x tr a -s e n s it iv e p o in ts in p r e fe r e n c e to t h e o r ig in a l d iffu se d te r io u s s ta te s u n d e r n o tice. T h is co n d itio n a p p ea rs to me

m eans. G ra d u a lly d is u s e is h eld to have reduced th e to b e th e absence of lig h t. The present e n q u iry — an

la tte r to a r u d im e n ta r y form , w h ile t h e p o r tio n s c e n te r in g e n d e a v o u r to stu d y Y o g V id y a by m e a n s o f th e D a rw in ia n

c lu e — p o in ts to th e th esis, th a t th e states o f m e sm e rism .,
under th e e x tr a -sen sitiv e p o in ts becam e d e v e lo p e d ,
so m n a m b u lism , dream s, & c., resu lt from th e efforts
th rou gh con stan t e x ercise in to v e rita b le eyes, ears &c.
T h e s e n s e o f to u c h , e x c e p t in s o m e d e g r e e , in I h e case of
of nature to con n ect 1,110 Ego w ith p a r tia lly d e v elo p ed
p r im o r d ia l “ s e n s e s ,” a n d in d o in g so s h e a id s th e ju n ctio n
a rm o red a n im a ls , from th e d ifficu lty o f its b e in g iso la te d
b y su r ro u n d in g th e body w ith p r im o r d ia l co n d itio n s—
to sp e cia l p o in ts o u th e b o d y , h a v e still th e o rig in a l d if­
fu sed m e a n s o f s en sa tio n in a c tiv e w o r k in g order.
viz., d a r k n e s s, rest, and silen ce. The lo w a n im a l typ e,
I d escrib ed a t th e com m en cem en t, is supposed to have
I sh a ll n o t e n q u ire h ere, w h e th e r th e r u d im e n ta r y d if­ r ea d ie d th a t sta te, o n ly under co n d itio n s of darkness,
fu sed fa c u ltie s (th o se r ep la ced b y sp e c ia l o rgan s) arc still rest, or s ile n c e — p e r h a p s b y b e in g p e r m a n e n tly fix e d in
factors p h y sio lo g ica lly , by stu d y in g th e phenom enon of th e rock in ter io r o f a m a r in e cavern, shrouded in ten e-
n o u r is h m e n t a b s o r b e d t h r o u g h t h e p o r e s, or th e e f f e c t of, b r io u sn c ss and q u iet. O n so m e o f th e se lo w ly o rg a n ism s,
say, v io le t lig h t on th e s y ste m ; b u t sh a ll draw a tten tio n th ro u g h d istu rb in g causes, b e in g su b jected to th e novel
to th e p o t e n tia lit y of th e e x tr a c o g n itio n s o f lig h t, sound, effects o f lig h t, s o u n d a n d m o tio n , sp ecia l fa c u ltie s w ere
& c ., w h i c h t h e p o s s e s s i o n o f s p e c i a l o r g a n s w o u l d in d ic a te , su p p lied th e m t o u t i l i z e t h e n o v e l c o n d i t i o n s — but
on tin;
h a v in g r esu lted from th e n o v e l n e e d s o f a h ig h e r typ e of recurrence every twenty-four hours o f the nocturnal state.
a n im a l v ita lity . ensuring (enehriousness and, silence, they readily reverted
T h o u g h n o t b ea rin g m a ter ia lly on th e p r e se n t issu es, a to the prim ordial comatose state— A H A B IT w h i c h s t i l l
q u e s tio n n a tu r a lly a rises : w h e th e r th e req u ire m en ts of s t i c k s TO US. T h i s i s m y t h e o r y o f s l e e p — i. e., a p e r i o d i c a l
a n im a l life e x h a u s t t h e repertoire o f nature, an d w h eth er r ev e r sio n to th e a n c ie n t com atose s ta te — g e n e ra lly in ­
w ith th e possibility of th e e x isten ce of in ter e sts h a v in g d u ced b y th e w a n t o f lig h t, sound, m o tio n .
w an ts d ifferen t fro m th o s e o f o r g a n ic life, i t m a y not im ­ I f th e tr u th o f tlie fo r e g o in g b e a llo w ed , th e n t h e sem i­
p ly th a t co n d itio n s o f m a tte r d ifferen t from th ose m ade d a rk n ess affected b y th e b u lk of m o d er n p h en o m e n a lists,
fa m ilia r to us th rou gh our .senses, do h o ld a p la ce in m a y n o t b e for t h e p u r p o s e o f a i d i n g tr ic k e r y , b u t because
nature— our fa ilu r e to p erceiv e th em p ro ceed in g from it is a p h y sio lo g ica l n e c essity . B u t g r a n t i n g th is , a s also
w a n t o f a d e q u a te fa c u lt ie s to d o so. I m u st q u a lify th is g r a n tin g th e r ea lity o f m a n ifesta tio n s, w h e th e r a u ricu la r,
sta te m e n t b y p o in tin g o u t th a t w e ca n n o t n ec essa rily as­ ocu la r, or ta n g ib le , and g ra n tin g th e p o ssib ility of th e
sum e th a t ou r o rg a n ic w e ll-b e in g w o u ld r eq u ir e us to b e l e v i t a t i o n o f m a t t e r ,• a s a l l b e i n O
g e f f e c t s o f> a l i t t l e k n o w n
consciously s e n s ib le o f a ll th e c a u sa tio n th at affects us. p o w e r , c o n v e n t i o n a l l y c a l l c d psychic, s t i l l I d o n o t s e c
T h is p r e su m e d ly in d ic a te s th e p o ssib ility , th at a portion h o w w c are e x p e c te d to a ssig n an o b jectiv e e x is t e n c e to
o n ly o f th e p rim o rd ia l m e a n s w h ic h m ade us cn rapport th e a p p e a r a n c e s p r o d u c e d b y th e m e d iu m , a n d to co n sid er
w ith e x te r n a l n a tu r e , h a v e b e e n lo c a liz ed , i. e., rep la ced b y such app earan ces as r ea so n in g en titie s, th at can th in k ,
sp ccia l organs, a n d th a t th e rem a in in g p o rtio n is still t a l k , h e a r , m o v e & c., b y t h e e x e r c i s e o f i n d e p e n d e n t v o li­
w o r k i n g s i l e n t l y a n d u n k n o w a b ly , in f a c t t h a t s u c h w ork­ tio n — and to crow n all, to draw in fer e n c e s from such
in g s are o u tsid e b o th o f ou r k e n a n d ou r v o litio n . In th e a ssu m p tio n s of th e su rv iv a l o f th e sou l after d eath . Th<
F e b r u a r y n u m b e r o f t l i e T iik o s o f h is t (1 8 8 0 ) , it is sa id :— o n ly so u n d co n c lu sio n a n o n -p a rtisa n can draw 011 w i t n e s s ­
“ I t is e v e n certa in t h a t u n d e r m e s m e r ic in flu e n c e th e m in d inO
g “ a ta lk in O
g m a n i f e s t a t i o n ,’” i s th a t th e m e d iu m w in
b e c o m e s ca p a b le of r e c e iv in g im p re ssio n s o th er w ise th a n produced th e appearance also produced th e 'w ords, a p -
bv th e rccogn izcd c h a n n els of th e sen se s.” N ow why p a r e n tly c o m in g from th e m o u th o f t l i e “ S p i r i t ”— u n l e s s ,
c a n n o t th e s e c h a n n e ls b e t h e p rim o rd ia l c h a n n els of th e o f cou rse, e v id e n c e b e a d d u ced , p r o v in g th e con trary,
sen ses th a t have not y et been rep la ced b y sp e c ia l o rg a n s ? M aunbhoom , 22nd M ay, 1881.
I f su ch b e th e case, th e n th e d e fin itio n of m esm eric sleep
w o u ld b e sim p ly — an ab n orm al sta te w h en th o c o n scio u s
Ego is en rapport w ith th e su r v iv in g p rim o rd ia l m eans
T H E F I V E -P O I N T E D S T A R .
of sen sation . To a d m it such a p o s s i b i l i t y is, I th in k ,
m o r e p h ilo s o p h ic a l t h a n e i t h e r t h a t o f c a l l i n g in th e a id Jacksonville Florida, Feb, 14, 1881.
o f a le g io n o f d ise m b o d ied sp irits on th e o n e han d, or th e
o n ly r e m a in in g a ltern a tiv e, a b o v in e s to lid ity w h ic h rcjects To M a d a m e II. P . B lavatsky ,
a ll e v id e n c e on th e r a g g ed p ic a o f “ h a llu c in a tio n ,” 011 t h e
Editor T l i i i O s o l ’i n s T , and Corresponding Secretary,
oth er. S cien tists are a g reed th a t th e e n tire su rfa ce o f our
b o d ies w as once th e m e d iu m of sen sa tio n , and th at th e
Theosophical Society, Bombay.
s p e c ia l o r g a n s o f la te r d e v e l o p m e n t a r o se for t h e purpose
H ig h l y E steem ed M adame and S ister ,
o f ta k in g e x tr a c o g n itio n s o f a few k in d s of vib ra tio n s,
w h ic h t h e n o v e l c o n d it io n s o f life u n d e r e v o lu tio n a r y de­ C ir cu m sta n c e s of a p e c u lia r k i n d fo r e c i n e to in a k l'
v elo p m en t n e c essita te d . F u rth er, if 0x1 r a t i o n a l grounds a u in ro a d u p o n y o u r v a lu a b le tiin e(
 The fo llo w in g le tte r w h ich I addressed to C o lo n el but what h e sa id h a s b e e n so c le a r ly im p ressed u p on my
B undy of Rclujio-Philosophical Journal e x p la in s itself. I m in d th a t n e ith er heaven nor h e ll w ill e v e r b e a b le to
a m r e a lly in n e e d o f m o r e lig h t in t h is m atter. W h a t , is e r a s e it. To express in my own w ords what he sa id :
it ? A d e lu sio n ? A trick of t h e E le m e n t a l s ? S p ir i t u a l­ ‘ Y o u r sorrow , h o w e v e r in te n s e it m a y b e, c a n n o t be com ­
ism or O c c u ltism ? Som e w ill c a ll me in sa n e, oth ers, a p ared w ith th a t o f th e poor su fferers fr o m t h e m a n y ills
dream er, and th e m a jo rity of h u m a n ity , a n im p o sto r .* b elo n g in g to our sphere. U n k n o w in g ly you used a
O f th a t I feel sure. H ow ever, it is a fact for tno person­ secret to reliev e your w i f e ’s p a i n s a few d a y s ago, w h ich
ally, a n d m y w o r d is a s g o o d a s t h a t o f a n y o n e else. H as secret, w h e n k n o w n g e n e ra lly , w o u ld change t h e p r a c tic e
my v egetarian life a n y th in g to do w ith it ? I n a few o f m e d ic in e to a very great ex ten t if it sh o u ld n o t m a k e
w e e k s it w ill h e e x a c tly seven years th a t I q u it th e u se of it a su p erflu ity . U s e d in t h e r ig h t w a y , it w o u ld b e a p r e ­
a n y a n im a l food . Or is it my p h y sic a l su fferin g s, lu n g v e n tiv e a g a in st th e m o st vehem ent d isea ses, e p i d e m i c or
a ffectio n , th a t h a v e s o m e t h in g to do w ith it ? Y e t n e ith e r en d e m ic ; th e b ites o f sco rp io n s and p o iso n o u s a n im a ls
th at nor m y o th er tro u b les c a n b e t h e o n l y c a u s e .................... w ill b e m a d e h a rm less by its a p p lica tio n ; th e d isea sed
A few d a y s a g o m y w ife had a g o n i z i n g c r a m p s in th e parts of th e r esp ira to ry and oth er organs of m an and
abdom en. I m a g n etized her, m a k in g u n in ten tio n a lly iu a n im a l w ill b e c u r e d b y i t ; p a in , n o m a t te r h o w e x c r u c ia t­

m y m o tio n s th e fig u re of th e fiv e-p o in ted star over th e in g , w ill be r eliev e d by its a p p lica tio n w h ic h w ill a lso

su fferin g parts, and lo ! t h e cram ps d isap p eared as hy recu p erate th e d im in ish e d nervous pow er. I w ill tea ch

e n c h a n tm e n t— sh e n e v e r fe lt th em any m ore ! H a s th is y o u how' t o a p p ly i t p e r s o n a lly , a n d h o w to g i v e t h is p o w e r

sig n a n y t h in g to do w ith it ? A t a n y rate, p le a s e e x p la in to certa in sub stan ces. W hen you are w illin g to b e c o m e
m y p u p il, I w ill tea ch you a ll th is : o n ly one p ro m ise I
i t t o m e .............
demand in return, viz., do all t h e g o o d w it h i t y o u can,
T h e fo llo w in g is t h e c o p y o f t h e le t t e r I s e n t to C o lo n e l
b rin g it under th e r e a c h o f e v e r y o n e , rich or poor, but
B u n d y :—
never reveal th e secret o f it to a n y o n e o u tsid e y o u r o w n
Feb. 14, 1881.
fa m ily (w h ic h c o n sists o n ly o f three person s) w h ic h m ust
“A m o r e t h a n c u r i o u s c a s e c a m e u n d e r m y p e r s o n a l o b s e r ­ k eep it s a c r e d ; tlie pow er of th e last w ord w ill b e fe lt
v a tio n , w h ic h I feel lik e co m m u n ica tin g to y o u , g iv in g a g a in a n d m any sig n s and to k en s w ill be necessary to
y o u fu ll pow er to use its con ten ts or to se n d it to th e b r in g h u m a n ity back a g a in to th e true light, th e true
w aste-b ask et. It b ein g a very personal ease, I sh o u ld wisdom, th e true aim of existence.’
lik e to b e excused for t a l k i n g so m u c h a b o u t m y self. I “M y p r o m i s e w a s s i n c e r e , a n d i t w a s a s i f a l i g h t s t r o n g e r
g u e ss, I to ld you at our la st in terv iew th a t on account t h a n t h e s u n ’s, p e n e t r a t e d e v e r y t h i n g around me aud in
of m y w eak lu n g s I was o b lig ed to sa crifice a sp le n d id m e, an d as if I fou n d m y se lf for an oth er tim e b efore th e

p o sitio n an d to seek h e a lth a n d h o m e iu th e m o r e c o n ­ a lta r of M . W h a t was fu rther r e v e a le d to m e , w ill b e

g e n i a l c lim a t e o f F l o r id a , a n d s ta r t life a g a in on th e first a secret, n e v e r to b e g iv e n aw ay by m e, but by th e order
r o u n d c f t h e la d d er. O n t h e 1 8 t h o f J a n u a r y l a s t , I cr m e o f m y teach er. C o m in g to m y natural sen ses, or rath er

here w ith my fa m ily iu th e e x p e c ta tio n th at m y hou se­ to my corporeal ex isten ce , a g a in I felt happy, jo y fu l,
h o ld g o o d s s h o u ld im m e d ia t e ly fo llo w m e , in w h ic h , how­ u n sp e a k a b ly sa tisfied ; a n d m y w ife and son w’e r e soon
ever, I h a v e b e e n sa d ly d isa p p o in te d , a n d am y e t o b lig ed m a d e th e p a rticip a to rs o f m v n e v e r-to -b e-fo r g o tte n e x p e ri­

to spend in a hotel or b o a rd in g -h o u se, th e m oney I ence. T h e m e a n s to b e u sed w ill b e a k in d o f a m u le t c o n ­

in te n d e d to sta rt b u sin ess w ith . T h is w o r rie d m e m ore s is t in g b u t o f silk , w o o l a n d co tton to b e w orn u p o n th e

th a n I ca n d escrib e. L ast n ig h t I co u ld n o t s le e p from d isea sed , or to -b e -p r o te c te d p arts.”

sorrow an d a n x ie ty . A fter la y in g a w a k e till ab ou t m id ­ T h e fa c t s a r e a ll c o r r e c t, a n d I g i v e t h e m a s t h e y o c c u r ­

n ig h t, I d ozed b u t I w as fu lly con scio u s. St. Paul says, red to m e ; o n ly my w ords are in a d eq u a te to d o th em
o r°is m ade to say, so m ew h ere, th a t th e body m ust be ju stice. I feel very m uch d e lig h te d w ith th e suc­
k illed to m ake th e sp irit a liv e ; in my case th e b o d y cess th at th e w ork of our S o cie ty m eets. H ere (in
was prostrated by w orry and sorrow s T h is m ay have A m e r ica ) it m akes less headway. S elfish n ess an d oth er
so m e th in g to do w ith th e fo llo w in g r e v e la t io n — a llo w s i m i l a r v i c e s c i e a t e d n e a r l y n i n e t e e n h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o , b y ft
m e t o <ri v e i t t h i s n a m e f o r i t w a s a real r e v e la tio n to me sy stem w hose te a c h in g s d e v e lo p im p o sto rs and f o o ls , is,
as I never before th o u g h t about a n y th in g o f th e k in d , h o w e v e r, to b la m e for it. Indeed, w hen our B u d d h istic
a n d a lw a y s r a th e r p r e fe rr e d to b e e x c u s e d from th is k in d b r e th r e n sh o u ld u n ite to send us so m e m issio n a ries th e y
o f r e v e la t io n s , for r e a s o n s not necessary to e x p la in here w o u ld b e c o n sid ered by us as real b e n e f a c t o r s ; in d e e d ,
now. B u t, “ rcvcnons a nos maniom : ” d o z in g b u t con ­ th e y sh a ll fin d th e h arvest rip e for th em am ongst us.
scio u s and , as it s e e m e d to m e, fu lly a w a k e , I n o tic e d in E v e r y o n e is eager to hear m ore a b o u t B u d d h a a n d liis
m y room near th e head of m y bed a p e r s o n in a n c i e n t te a c h in g s. Your w orks and A r n o l d ’s Light of Asia have
garb , w ith a lo n g , b la ck , flo w in g beard, a p e cu lia r h e a d ­ c r e a te d a t h ir s t for m o r e in fo rm a tio n ; t h e m o r e so, w h e n
dress w ith characters on it unknown to m e ; u p o n h is w e see th a t b o a stin g C h r istia n ity c a n n o t k e e p its ground
fo reh ea d I sa w som e fig u res or m a r k s, w h ic h I p r e fe r to m u c h lo n g e r , w h ile B u d d h ism d id n o t lo se for c e n t u r ie s
c a ll m a s o n ic ; h is eyes w ero b la c k , la r g e , but soft aud o n e i n c h o f it. C r im e o f th e m o st d a sta rd ly k in d is r a m ­
<ren tle ; h i s r o b e hung from h is sh o u ld er s d o w n to th e p a n t a ll o v e r C h ristia n l a u d s ; m o ra ls are g r o w in g w orse
flo o r a n d w a s e v e n m o r e th a n h is h e a d - d r e s s c o v ered w ith d a ily , a n d th e sp ir itu a l a c tiv ity of m en and w o m e n , h ig h
unknown characters. H e lifted h is arm , and h is r i^ h t a n d lo w ', i u a n d out of th e c h u r c h e s,' is sla ck en in g and
hand en clo sed h is little fin g er a n d r in g fin ger,_ m a k i n g m a k i n g r o o m for fu ll in d iffe r e n c e. H u m a n ity d e v ia tin g
som e peculiar m o tio n s, as in th e a c t of m a g n etisin g m e. th e r e b y from its r ea l d e s tin a tio n a n d d e g e n e r a t in g h o u rly .
I t see m e d to m e, I b e c a m e u n co n sc io u s th e n ; h o w lo n g ........... S c i e n c e i t s e l f b e c o m e s c o r r u p t , f o r it refu ses to e ith er
t h is la sted I do not know, b u t I s e e m e d to a w a k e a g a in , a c ce p t or to iu v e stig a te fa c ts.* Indeed, th e seat of C as­
b e h o ld in g m y v isito r in t h e s a m e a tt itu d e as b efore, b u t sio p e ia ought to be o ccu p ied a g a in , a new m essenger
b e tte r o u tlin ed . He m o v e d h is lip s a s if s p e a k in g to m e, of “ p ea ce an d g o o d -w ill to m e n ,” an oth er A vatar b e in g
and yet I d id not hear w ith m y ea rs w h a t h e sa id , but m uch n e e d e d ......................W i l l it com e ? W e are lo o k in g
ra th er fe lt it ; a se n sa tio n so a g r e e a b le w e n t th r o u g h iu y E astw ard, as of o ld , for lig h t, for m ore lig h t, for th e
w h o le sy stem th at w ords are in a d e q u a te to d escrib e it— rem oval of th e v e il. S h a ll T heosophy fill th at m is­
sio n ? I for o n e , still h o p e it m a y .
- M o s t u n d o u b t e d l y t h e y wil l ; n n d e v e r y m o n i t o r o f t h o T h e o s o p h i c a l
S o c i c t y , — u n l e s s ho k o o p s nil s u c h o c c u l t a n d p s y c h o l o g i c a l p e r s o n a l ox*
i >e ri enc c t o h i m s e l f find s t r i c t l y secret-, — m u s t b e p r e p a r e d f o r i t . A p u b l i c * M a n y m e n of s c ic n c e d o , o n t h e c o n t r a r y . B u t i t r e q u i r e s a m a n o f no
( i n c l u d i m r t h e b e s t s o c i c t y ) - r e a d y a t n n y d n y t o t u r n r o u n d u p o n i t s id o ls
n n d a u th o r itie s n n d , d a s h i n g t h e m t o p i c c o s , t o p e l t t h e m w i t h s t o n e s n n d o rd in a ry m ora l courngo to face th e s to rm of criticism w h i c h t h e a v o w a l of
tr a m p l e in to t h e m u d s u c h e m in e n t m e n of pcionco a s P r o f e s s o r l l a r e n n d such in v e stig atio n s— especially w h en successful—brings upon th e ex p e ri­
Z ollner M e ^ r s . W a llac e an d Crookes, for n o b e t t e r reaso n th a n th a t th e y m enter. S e o P r o f e s s o r Z o U n o r ’s T ra n s c e n d e n ta l P h y sic s , a n d R esea rch es i)i
f o u n d t h e m s e l v e s c o m p e l l e d t o r e c o g n i s e c e r t a i n p h c n t m o n n ns jv .c 's n n d to
the P h e n o m e n a o f S p ir it u a lis m , b y W m , C r o o k c * , P . K , S. , n n d ju d g e for
h o n e s t l y p r o c l a i m t h e m ns s u c h — is n o t li k e l y t o s h o w i t s e l f r a o r o l e n i e n t
t o w a r d s s u c h h u m b l e i n d i v i d u a l s a s wo a r 4 — E n , TilJitfSi jo u ra o lf.-E tf, T uevs,
 P lea se accep t our very b est regards ; our th o u g h ts and
A R E P L Y TO OUR CRITICS.
o u r p r a y e rs aro w ith y o u an d y o u r n o b le w ork.
W it h d u e r e s p e c t for y o u r s e lf a n d all y o u r co -w o r k e rs, ( O u r f i n a l a n s w e r to s e v e r a l o b j e c t i o n s . )
Y o u r s s in c e r e ly a n d fr a te r n a lly ,
I 11 t h e o rd in a ry run o f d a ily life s p e e c h m ay b e silver,
C. H . V andeu L in d e n , f .t .s .
w h i l e “ s i l e n c e is g o ld .” W ith th e e d ito rs o f p erio d ica ls
E ditor's N o te :—Sno.li visitations by “ Orientals" ns tlio one
d e v o t e d to s o m e sp ecia l o b j e c t <f s i l e n c e ” in certa in cases
with which onr Brother, Mr. Vaiuler Linden wns favoured,
become rntlier frequent in our days. Wc have several lot tors a m o u n ts to c o w a rd ice a n d fa lse p r e te n c es. Such sh a ll n o t
b e ou r case. •
to the snmo client. No explanation, however, wo venture to sny,
would doanygood, unless preceded liy along study nnd a t h o r o u g h W e are p e r fe ctly a w a r e o f th e fact th at th e sim p le p re­
u n d e r s t a n d i n g of the occult laws of “ magnetic corre­ s e n c e o f t h e w o r d •* S p i r i t u a l i s m ” 011 t h e title -p a g e of our
spondences ” so-called. F irst let us see whether by the ac­ jo u rn a l, “ causes it to lo se in t h e e y e s o f m a teria list and
cumulation of testimony for identical results, wo have a right to s c e p t i c ;>0 p e r e e n t . o f i t s v a l u e ”— f o r w e a r e r e p e a t e d l y t o l d
include this mysterious influence ninons/at/.?. It, is premature s o b y m a n y o f o u r b e s t frien d " ,, som e of w hom p ro m ise us
for us to speak of such things when even llio scicntific m o re p o p u la rity , h e n c e — an in crea se o f su b scrib ers, w o u ld
hypothesis of Professor Zollncr’s fourth dimension of space wo b u t tak e o u t th e “ co n tem p tib le” term and rep la ce it
finds so little favour iu the eyes of the materialist. Meanwhile,
by s o m e o th e r s y n o n y m o u s in m e a n in g , b u t less o b n o x io u s
wo append to this contribution, another letter upon the same
p h o n e tic a lly to th e g e n e r a l p u b lic. That w o u ld b e a c tin g
subject from n Parsec gcntlcmnn, nn F . T . S . , a full-blown
sceptic but yesterday, but whoso scepticism was a little stag­
under false pretences. The u n d istu r b e d p resen ce of th e
u n p o p u la r w ord w ill in d ic a te o u r rep lv.
g e r e d by the same results.
That wc d id not in c lu d e “ S p iritu a lism ” am ong th o
To M adam e H . P. B la v a ts k y , oth er su b jects to w h ic h our in the
j o u r n a l i.s d e v o t e d “
Editor, T i l K O S ( i i ' H 1S T , Bombay. hopes that, it should, do us good service among the Spiritual­
D kak M a d a m e ,— W h e n I read th e H in d u story of ists” i s p r o v e d b y t h e f o l l o w i n g f a c t :— F r o m t h e f i r s t i s s u e
r e in c a r n a tio n h y a K h s a t r y a la d y in th e num ber of th e o f o u r Prospectus t o t h e p r e s e n t d a y , s u b s c r i b e r s f r o m
T ilE O S O rn iS T , I m a d e u p m y m i n d t o w r it e t,o you ; but “ S p iritu a l” q u arters have not a m o u n te d to fou r p e r c en t,
a s I h a d to s a y b u t lit t le t h e n , I w a it e d till I fo u n d o th e r ou our su b serip tio n -Iist. Y e t, to our m errim en t, we are
m a t t e r t o a d d t o it. I am now' e n a b le d to k ill tw o b ird s rep ea ted ly sp o k e n o f as “ S p ir itu a lists” b y th e press a n d —
w ith o n e sto n e, and, th erefo re, tro u b le you a g a in w ith a our op p on en ts. W h e t h e r rea lly i g n o r a n t of, or p u rp o sely
fe w lin es. A fte r rea d in g th e T h e o s o p h i s t , I u su a lly le n t ig n o r in g ou r v iew s, th e y tax 11s w ith belief in Spirits. N ot
it to frien d s. Som e of th em sa id , it was a ll “ b o sh .” th at w e w o u ld a t all o b j e c t to th e a p p e lla tio n — too m a n y
O th ers h in ted th at if I c o n tin u e d r ea d in g g h o st-sto r ie s, far w o r th ie r and w iser persons th an we, firm ly b e lie v ­
& c., I w o u ld soon b e c o m e a lu n a tic. I assured th em it i n g i n “ S p i r i t s ”— b u t t h a t w o u l d b e a c tin g u n d e r " falso
m attered little if I w ent m ad. I w o u ld a t a n y rate b e p r e te n c e s ” a g a in . A n d so, w e are ca lled a “ S p ir itu a lis t”
sa fe in a lu n a tic a sy lu m , th ou gh m y fa m ily m ig h t be by persons w h o fo o lish ly regard th e term a s a “ b ra n d ,”
less co m fo rta b le 011 th e sm a ll a llo w a n c e , th e b e n ig n w h ile th e o r th o d o x S p ir itu a lis ts , w h o are w ell aw are th at
G o v e r n m e n t w o u ld grant th em . But to return to th e w e a ttrib u te th eir phenom ena to q u ite another agency
s u b j e c t :— W h e n I w a s a y o u n g m a n , I m e a n to s a y about th a n S p irits, r ese n t ou r p e c u lia r o p in io n s as an in su lt to
tw e n ty years o ld — I a m now 011 t h e r ig h t sid e o f fo rty -tw o t h e i r b e lie f, a n d in t h e i r tu r n r id ic u le a n d o p p o s e us.
— I reco llect h a v in g rea d in t h e Illustrated London New .1 T h is fa ct a lo n e o u g h t to p rove, if a n y th in g ever w ill,
th a t th e w orld w a s lik e a th e a tr e , t h a t every th in g in it th a t our jou rn al p u rsu es an honest p o licy . That estab­
w a s reg u la rly r ec u r r in g ; e v e n th e tr a n s m ig r a tio n o f so u ls ; lish ed for t h e o n e a n d so le o b jec t, n a m e ly , for t h e e l i m i n a ­
t h a t a, h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d ( I c a n n o t vouch for th e fig u re tio n of truth, how ever u n p o p u la r— it has r em a in e d
a t th is d ista n ce o f tim e ) d ied e v er y secon d , and an equal th r o u g h o u t, tr u e to its first p rin cip le— th a t of a b so lu to
n u m b e r w as horn every second. S in ce th en , I had som e im p a r tia lity . A n d th a t a s fu lly a n s w e r s a n o t h e r c h a r g e, v iz.’
f a in t b e l i e f in p a li n g e n e s is . I now fin d th at th e l a d y ’s th a t o f p u b lish in g v ie w s o f ou r corresp on d en ts w ith w h ic h
s to r y co n firm s m y su sp ic io n s, as it s ta n d s to r ea so n t h a t as w c often do not concur o u rselv es. “ Y o u r jou rn al teem s
n o t h i n g in c r e a s e s or d e c r e a s e s in t h is p erish a b le (or c a ll w ith a r ticles u p h o ld in g rid icu lo u s s u p e r stitio n s a n d a b su rd
it im p e r ish a b le if y o u lik e) w o rld o f m atter, th e atma of g h o st-sto r ie s,” is th e co m p la in t in one letter. “ You
o n e as soon as it lea v es th e fram e or body en ters in to n e g l e c t l a y i n g a s u f f ic ie n t s tr e s s in y o u r e d ito r ia ls u p o n t h e
another. I m ust a d m it th o u g h th at I am still h a lf n e c essity o f d isc rim in a tio n b e tw e e n facts a n d error, aud in
scep tica l about what it is, or what it sh o u ld b e .* th e s e le c tio n o f th e m a tte r fu rn ish ed b y y o u r c o n tr ib u to r s,”
T h e s e c o n d b ird I w an ted to h it is th is. N ig h t before says an other. A th ird one accu ses us of n o t su fficien tly
la st, o n e o f t h e m a id s e r v a n t s in t h e h o u s e was b it by a risin g “ from su p p o se d facts, to p rin cip les, w h ic h w o u ld
sco rp io n . T h e p a in w a s a g o n iz in g , a n d s h e c o m p la in e d o f p r o v e to o u r r ea d e r s in e v e r y c a se th e form er no b etter
e x ce ssiv e b u rn in g . I h a d p r e v io u s ly in a la u g h in g so rt o f th a n fictio n s.” In o th er w ord s— as we u n d erstan d it—
w ay spoken of th e sta r -c h a r m ; so a m em ber of my we are accu sed o f n eg lectin g scien tific induction ? Our
fa m ily woke me up and asked rath er m e rrily to try critics m a y b e rig h t, b u t n e ith e r are w e a lto g e th e r w rong.
w h e th e r th e so -ca lled ch a rm h a d rea lly a n y charm in it. In th e face of th e m a n y cru cial and s tr ictly scien tific
I g o t up, b ro u g h t o u t p en an d in k a n d d rew th e q u in q u e- ex p erim en ts m ad e b y our m ost e m in e n t savants* it w o u ld
a n g u la r tria n g le a lit tle b e lo w th e le ft sh o u ld er. A s soon tak e a w iser sage th an K in g S o lo m o n h im self, to
a.s I h a d m a d e a s e c o n d f i g u r e c l o s e t o t h e f i r s t o n e , both d ec id e n o w b e tw e e n fact and fiction. T he query : “ W h at
a b r e a st, t h e g irl sa id t h e p a in had gone down. I th en is T r u t h ” is m o r e d if fic u lt to answ er in th e n in ete e n th
rem oved th e bandage and m ade another star near th e t h a n in t h e first c e n t u r y o f o u r era. The appearance of
elb o w . I w a s th e n a g r e e a b ly su rp rised to h e a r th e ser v a n t h is “ e v il g e n iu s ” to B r u tu s in th e shape o f a m on strou s
g irl sa y th a t th e p a in h a d su b sid ed , a n d had gone down h u m a n fo rm , w h ic h , e n t e r i n g h is t e n t in t h e d a r k n e s s a n d
t o t h e f i n g e r ’s e n d w h e r e s h e w a s b i t . So after all it is silen ce o f n ig h t p ro m ised to m e e t h im in th e p la in s of
not “ b o sh ,” th at w h ic h we fou n d p u b lish ed in your P h ilip p i— w as a fact to th e Rom an ty r a n n ic id e ; it w as
jou rn al ? b u t a d r e a m — to h is s la v e s w h o n e ith e r saw nor h ea rd a n y ­
I b e g to rem a in , th in g 011 t h a t n ig h t. T h e ex isten ce of an a n tip o d a l c o n ­
Y ours fa ith fu lly , tin e n t and th e h e lio c e n tr ic s y ste m w ere facts to C o lu m b u s
D arasua D o s h a ih io y , F . T. s . and G a lile o years b e fir e th ey co u ld a ctu a lly dem on­
S h o la p u r, 12th M ay 1881. strate t h e m ; y e t th e e x isten ce of A m e r ica as th at of
o u r p r e s e n t so la r s y s t e m was as fiercely d e n ie d several
• W h a t i t is o r “s h o u l d bo” in in cn jm h lo «f R eiontific d em o n stratio n . c e n tu r ie s b a c k as th e p h e n o m e n a o f s p ir itu a lism are n o w .
W h a t it u nut A nil cnntwl b e in p r e t t y w e l l v o r i f i e d t h o u g h . I t is n e i t h e r
‘M n rp ” n o r “ \vin £ R M o u a b o d iless h e a d w ith n o th in " b u t its earn to
Bit u p o n — a n d th a t alo n e is a co m fo rt. “ E d . T iieo s. * See tho article following this : “ Science, Phenom ena a n d the P r tu ."
F ads e x is t e d in th e “ p r e -s c ie u tific p a st,” a n d errors are su b jects th e sce p tic can n o m ore d isp rove th an th e b e­
a s th ic k as b e r ries in o u r scie n tific p r e s e n t. W ith whom lie v e r p ro v e h is p o in t. F act is th e o n ly trib u n a l we
th e n , is tlie criterio n o f truth to be left ? A re we to s u b m it to a n d r ec o g n ise it w ith o u t a p p ea l. And before
a b a n d o n it to th e m ercy and ju d g m en t of a p r e ju d ice d th a t tr ib u n a l a T y n d a ll an d an ig n o r a m u s sta n d on a per­
so c ie ty c o n sta n tly c a u g h t tr y in g to subvert th a t w h ic h it fe c t par. A liv e to th e tru ism 'th a t ev er y p a th m a y e v e n t­
d o e s n o t u n d e rsta n d ; e v er s e e k in g to tran sform sham and u a lly le a d to t h e h ig h w a y as e v e r y r iv er to th e ocean, w e
hypocricy in to synonym s of p ro p riety ” an d " resp ecta­ never reject a c o n trib u tio n sim p ly because we do not
b i l i t y ?” O r sh a ll w c b lin d ly lea v e it to m odern exact b e l i e v e in t h e s u b j e c t it t r e a ts u p o n , or d isa g r ee w ith its
S c ie n c e so c a llc d ? B u t S c ie n c e h a s n e ith e r sa id h e r la st co n clu sio n s. C o n tr a st a lo n e can en a b le us to a p p re c ia te
w ord , n o r can h er v a rio u s branches o f k n o w led g e r ejo ice th in g s a t tlieir r ig h t v a lu e ; an d u n less a ju d g e com pares
in tlieir q u a lifica tio n o fe .r r td .b u t so lo n g a s t h e h y p o th e s e s n o tes an d h ea rs b o th sid es h e can h a rd ly c o m e to a cor­
o f y e ster d a y arc not up set by th e d isc o v er ie s o f to -d a y . rec t d ecisio n . Dum vitant' slulli vitia in contraria — is o u r
“ S c ien ce is a th eistic, p h a n ta sm a g o rica l, a n il a lw a y s in m o tto ; an d w c s e e k to p r u d e n tly w a lk b e tw e e n th e m any
la b o r w ith co n jectu re. It can never becom e k n o w led g e d itch es w ith o u t r u sh in g in to e ith er. For o n e m a il to
perse. N o t t o k n o w is its c lim a x , ” s a y s P r o f e s s o r A . W i l d e r , d e m a n d from a n o t h e r t h a t lie sh a ll b e lie v e lik e h im self,
o u r N e w Y o r k V ic e -P r e sid e n t, c er ta in ly m ore of a m an of w h eth er in a q u e s tio n o f r elig io n or s c i c n c e is s u p r e m e l y
S c ien cc h im se lf th an m a n y a scien tist b etter k n o w n th an u n ju st and d esp o tic. B e s i d e s , i t is a b s u r d . F o r it a m o u n t s
h e is to t h e w o r ld . M oreover, th e lea rn ed r ep re sen ta tiv e s o f to e x a c t in g th a t t h e b ra in s of th e co n v ert, h is organs of
th e llo y a l S o c ie ty h ave as m any c h e r ish e d h o b b ies, and p e r ce p tio n , h is w h o le o rg a n iza tio n , in sh ort, be recon­
a re as little free o f p r e ju d ice and p re co n cep tio n as any s tr u c te d p r e c ise ly on t h e m o d e l o f t h a t o f h is tea ch er, and,
o th e r m o r ta ls. I t is p e r h a p s , t o r elig io n and her hand­ t h a t h e sh a ll have th o sam e tem p eram en t and m ental
m a id th eo lo g y , w ith h e r " s e v e n t y tim e s s e v e n ” sects, each fa cu lties as th e oth er has. And why not h is nose and
c la im in g a n d n o n e p r o v in g its r ig h t to t h e c la im o f truth, e y e s , in s u c h a c a se ? M en ta l slavery is t h e w o r s t of all
t h a t , in o u r s e a r c h fo r it, w e o u g h t to h u m b l y tu rn ? One sla v eries. It is a s t a t e o v e r w h ic h b r u ta l force h a v in g n o
o f ou r sev e r e C h r istia n A r e o p a g ite s a c tu a lly e x p r esses th e real p o w er, it a lw a y s d e n o t e s e i t h e r a n a b j e c t c o w a r d ic e or
fear th a t “ e v e n so m e o f th e a b su rd sto ries o f th e Puranas a great i n t e l l e c t u a l w e a k n e s s ...........
h a v e fo u n d fav o u r w ith th e Theosophist.” But let h im A m ong m any oth er charges, we are accused of not
te ll u s ; has th e B ib le a n y le ss of “ absurd g h o st-sto ries” su fficie n tly e x e r c is in g ou r ed ito ria l r ig h t o f s ele c tio n . W e
and “ ridiculous m i r a c l e s ” i n it t h a n t h e H i n d u Purana. 9, b e g to d iffer and c o n tra d ict th e im p u ta tio n . As every
th e Malta Jaialm,
B u d d h ist or even one of th e m ost oth er p erson b lessed w ith b r a in s ' in ste a d of c a l f ’s f e e t -
“ sh a m e fu lly su p e r stitio u s p u b lic a tio n s” of th e S p iritu a l­ j e lly in h is h ea d , w e c e r ta in ly h a v e our o p in io n s up on th in g s
ists ? (W e q u ote from h is letter). W e are a fra id in a ll in g e n e r a l, a n d t h in g s o c c u lt e s p e c ia lly , to s o m e of w h ich
a n d o n e it is b u t : w e" h o ld very firm ly . B ut th ese b e in g our personal
“ F a i t h , f a n a t i c f a i t h , o n c o ■wedded f a s t v ie w s, an d th o u g h w c h a v e as go o d a r ig h t to th e m as any,
T o s o m o d e a r f a l s e h o o d , h u g s i t to tlie l a s t . . . ” w e h a v e n o n e w h a t e v e r to fo rce t h e m for r e c o g n i t io n u p o n
oth ers. We do n o t b eliev e 111 th e a c tiv ity o f “ departed
a m l— w o d e c lin e a ccep tin g a n y th in g on fa ith . In
s p i r i t s ”— others a n d am ong th ese, m any of th e F e llo w s
com m on w ith m ost of th e p erio d ica ls we r em in d our
of th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c i e t y dc-— a n d we are bound to
readers in every num ber of th e T jie o s o p iii.s t t h a t its
r esp e c t th e ir o p in io n s, so lo n g as th ey respect ours. To
“ E d ito rs d iscla im r e s p o n s ib ilit y for o p in io n s e x p r essed b y
fo llo w e v er y a rticle from a co n tr ib u to r w ith an 1.(1it or s
c o n trib u to rs” w ith som e o f w h ic h th e y (w e) d o n o t agree.
Foie co rr e c tin g “ h is erroneous id ea s” w o u ld a m o u n t to
And t h a t is a ll w e c a n do. W e n ever started ou t in our
tu rn in g our str ictly im p a rtia l jou rn al in to a sectarian
paper as Teachers but rath er as h u m b le and fa ith fu l
organ. W e d e c l i n e s u c h an office o f “ S ir O r a c le .”
recorders of th e in n u m e ra b le b eliefs, creeds, scien tific
The T h e o s o p h i s t is a j o u r n a l o f o u r S o c i e t y . E ach of
h y p o th e s e s , and— even “ su p e rstitio n s” current in th e
its F e llo w s b e in g left a b so lu tely u n tr a m m e le d in h is
past ages and now m ore th an lin g erin g y e t _ in our
o p in io n s, a n d th e body r ep re sen tin g c o lle ctiv ely n ea rly
own. N ever h a v in g b een a secta ria n — i. c. an in te r e st­
every creed, n a tio n a lity an d school of p h ilo so p h y , every
ed party— w e m a in ta in th at in th e face of th e pre­
m e m b e r h a s a r ig h t to cla im room in th e organ of h is
s e n t situ a tio n , d u r i n g t h a t i n c e s s a n t w a r f a r e , i n w hiclr^ o ld
S o c i e t y for t h e d e f e n c e o f h is own p a rticu la r creed and
creed s a n d n e w d o ctrin es, c o n flictin g sch o o ls an d authorities,
v iew s. Our S o c ie ty b ein g an a b so lu te and an uncom ­
rev iv a ls o f b lin d fa ith an d in cessa n t scien tific d isco v eries
p r o m isin g Republic of Conscience, p r e co n ce p tio n and
ru n n in g - a race as th o u g h for th e su r v iv a l of th e fittest,
n a r r o w -m in d e d n e ss in scie n c e and p h ilo so p h y have 110
sw a llo w up and m u tu a lly d estroy and a n n ih ila te each
r o o m in it. T h e y are as h a te fu l a n d as m uch denounced
oth er— daring, indeed, were that m an w h o w o u ld assum e
by us as d o g m a tism and b ig o try in t h e o lo g y ; a n d th is
th e task of d e c id in g b e tw e e n th e m ! W ho, w e ask, in th e
presence of th ose m o st w on d erfu l and m ost u n exp ected
w e h ave rep eated ad, nauseam usque.
a c h ie v e m e n ts o f our g r e a t p h y sic ists and c h em ists w o u ld H a v in g ex p la in ed ou r p o sitio n , w e w ill clo se w ith th e
risk to d ra w th e lin e of d e m a rca tio n b etw een th e possible fo llo w in g p a rtin g w ords to our secta ria n frien d s and
and th e impossible 1 W h e r e is th e honest m an who con­ critics. T h e m a ter ia lists an d scep tics w h o u p b ra id us in
versant at a ll w it h th e la te st co n clu sio n s of a rch aeology th e nam e of m odern S c ien ce— th e Dam e w dio a lw a y s
p h ilo lo g y , p a le o g r a p h y , a n d e sp ec ia lly A ssy r io lo g y , w o u ld s h a k e s h e r h e a d a n d fin g e r in sco rn a t e v e r y t h in g sh e has
u n d e r t a k e to p r o v e t h e s u p e r io r i t y of t h e r e l ig io u s “ s u p e r ­ n o t y e t fa th o m e d — w e w o u ld r em in d of th e s u g g e s tiv e b u t
stitio n s” o f th e c iv ilized Europeans over th ose of th e too m ild words of th e great A rago : “ H e is a rash man,
“ h e a th e n ,” a n d e v en o f th o fe tish -w o r sh ip p in g sa v a g es ? w h o o u tsid e of pure m a th e m a tic s pronounces th e word
‘ im p o ssib le .’ And to th eo lo g y , w h ic h u n d e r her m any
H a v i n g sa id so m u c h , we have m ade clea r, we hope-
th e reason w hy, b elie v in g no m ortal m a n in fa llib le, nor
orthodox m asks th row 's mud at us from b eh in d every
secure corner we retort by V ic to r H ugo s celeb rated
c la im in g t h a t p r iv ile g e for o u r s e lv e s , w e o p e n our c o lu m n s
paradox : “ I n th e n a m e o f R e l ig io n , w e p r o te st a g a in st
to th e d iscu ssio n o f e v er y v ie w a n d o p in io n , p ro v id e d it
a l l a n d e v e r y r e l i g i o n !”
is n o t p ro v ed a b so lu te ly su p ern a tu ra l. B esid es, w h en ev er
w e m a k e ro o m to “ u n scien tific” co n tr ib u tio n s it is w hen
th e s e trea t u p o n su b jects w h ic h lie e n tir e ly out of th e
p ro v in ce o f p h y sica l scien cc. G e n e r a lly upon q u estio n s S C IE N C E , P H E N O M E N A A N D TH E PRESS.
th a t th e a v e ra g e and d o g m a tic scie n tist rejects a p rio ri
an d w ith o u t e x a m in a tio n ; h u t w h ich , th e real m an^ o f Fiat Justitia, m a t catlvin is not th e m otto of our

scie n c e fin d s not o n ly possible but after in v estig a tio n cen tu ry. N o t h i n g is so a m u sin g as to w atch at every

very often fea rlessly p r o cla im s th o d isp u te d q u estio n as fresh e x p o s u r e of s o m e trick y m ed iu m — of whom th ere

an u n d e n ia b le fact, In resp e c t to m ost tra n scen d en tal are a good m a n y — th e a ttitu d e of th e press in gen eral,
 fin d th ose tim e-se r v in g e d ito rs of pseudo first-cla ss and th e A n g lo -In d ia n press for in sta n c e . On th e o th er
papers— of whom th ere aro still m o r e — e sp ecia lly . In h a n d , o u r o w n t h e o r ie s a s to t h e a g e n c y p r o d u c in g m ost of
order to fla tter th e sy m p a th ie s, and bow to th e pre­
th e p h en o m en a b e in g d ia m etrica lly a n t a g o n is t ic to th o so
j u d ic e s o f th e ir su b scrib ers, tlie y , w h o speak in term s of o f t h e S p ir i t u a lis t s — t h e a c c u s a t io n o f p a r tia lity in o u r caso
th e u t m o s t v e n e ra tio n o f a church th ey often do not be­ c a n b u t fa ll to t h e g r o u n d . W c w ill n o w sh o w th e in c o n ­
l i e v e in, w ill, a t t h e sam e tim e, denounce in th o m ost s is t e n c y o f t h e a n t i- S p ir i t u a lis t s o f all c la sses.
o b ju rgatory and v itu p e ra tiv e la n g u a g e sp ir itu a lism in If it is a g a i n s t “ Spiritualism" proper th at th e p u b lic
w h ic h th e y o cca sio n a lly th e m s e lv e s b elie v e , a n d T h e o s o p h y w r a th w a x e s so hot, th e n ev e r y C h ristia n who abuses it,
ol w h o se te n e ts th e y k n o .v n e x t to n o th in g . "
is u n t r u e to h i s c r e e d . H e p la y s in to th e h a n d s o f In fid e ­
Such is th e present a ttitu d e of som e A n g lo -In d ia n lity . B e s i d e s h a v i n g b e e n u s e d for a g e s i n co n tra d istin c­
p a p e r s in r e la tio n to th e F le t c h e r ease. T h e tria l and t io n to t h a t o f m a t e r ia lis m th e word sp ir itu a lism served
s e n te n c e to hard la b o u r o f M rs. F l e t c h e r — w h o w a s pu­ n o farth er b a ck th a n th e first h a lf of our cen tu ry to
n i s h e d fu r f r a u d u l e n t l y o b t a i n i n g v a lu a b les a n d n o t a t a ll d e s ig n a te th e d o c tr in e s a n d relig io u s life o f th at cla ss o f
for b e in g , or r a th e r not b ein g a m ed iu m — seem s to h a v e C h r is tia n m y s tic s w h o b e lie v e d th e m s e lv e s to b e u n d e r th e
th row n so m e o f th em in t o e c s t a c ie s o f joy. Two of th em g u id a n c e o f th e D iv in e S p ir it ; th e a d jectiv e “ S p ir itu a lists”
esp ecia lly — o n e a Lahore and th e oth er an A lla h a b a d h a v in g b e e n a lw a y s a p p lie d to th o se p erson s w h o sp ir itu a l­
paper h a v e g o t q u i t e of! t h e i r b a la n c e a n d gone b ea tin g iz e d th e J e w ish S c rip tu res. In th e past c en tu r ie s such
a b o u t th e b u sh a fter th o se “ im p o sto rs c a llin g th em selv es was th e a p p ella tio n g iv e n to J a c o b B ohm c, M adam e
. T h e o s o p l i i s t s a n d S p i r i t u a l i s t s ” ( ! ?) W e serio u sly doubt G uyon, M ig u el de M o lin a s and o th er Q u ietists aud
w h e th e r th e resp ectiv e e d ito rs of tlie tw o a b o v e m e n tio n c d M y sties. I n o u r p r e s e n t a g e it b e lo n g s by rig h t to th e
p a p er s co u ld ev er h o p e for th e h ig h honour of b e in g S h a k e r s o f A m e r ic a , a n d e v e n m o r e so to t h e “ A p o s t le s ” o f
r ec e iv e d in to th e co m p a n y of even th e flu n k ey s of som e th e C a lc u tta New Dispensation, t h a n to t h e la y b e lie v e r s in
of o u r titled “ S p ir itu a lis ts a n d T h e o s o p liis ts ” o f E n g la n d , m e d iu m is tie p h e n o m e n a , w h o — w e are sorry to sa y in ste a d
whom t h e y i n c l u d e in t h e c a t e g o r y o f “ i m p o s t o r s . ” B u t, of sp ir itu a lizin g m atter, materialize. S p i r i t ........... As th o
a s t h e r e is e v e r y p r o b a b ilit y , in th e case in hand, of a n o tio n stan d s th o u g h , t h e m o s t th a t co u ld b e b r o u g h t by
ccrta in p ro fessio n a l en v y on th eir part a g a in st sp iritu a l orth od ox: C h ristia n s a g a in st m od ern S p iritu a lism is th e
m e d iu m s , th e ir ir r ita tio n m a y have its raison d'etre. T h e a c cu sa tio n o f b e in g o n e o f th e m any heretical C h ristia n
m ed iu m s " p r o d u c e ’ w h ile th ese e d i t o r s " a b s o r b ’’ spirits. sects o f th e day. N o t o n ly h a v e th e m a jo rity o f S p ir itu a l­
H e n c e — w ith an eye to th eir in cu r a b le and w ell-k n o w n ists r e t a i n e d t h e i r b e l i e f in th e B ib le and C h ristia n ity ,
b ib a c ity w o h a v e to be c h a r ita b le. O ne, w ho is g e n e ra lly b u t e v e n th e m o s t in fid el a m o n g th em do no w orse th a n
a s d r u n k a s D a v i d ’s s o w , c a n h a rd ly b e m ade resp o n sib le th e U n ita ria n s — w h o a ssert th e sim p le h u m a n ity o f C h rist
for w lia t h e sa y s. T h e p h e n o m e n a o f obsession a n d po.s- c o n te n d in g th a t h e w as no m ore th a n a d iv in ely illu m in a t­
session a s s u m i n g m o s t v a i i e d f o r m s : o n o m e d i u m w i l l b e e d p r o p h e t ---------a medium s a y t h e S p i r i t u a l i s t s . H e n c e ,
obsessed b y " a n i m a g i n a r y g o b l i n , ” w h i l e a n o t h e r o n e w i l l S p iritu a lism os a sect has as mu-h a right for recognition
b e posw/uted— b y t h e s even fiends o f drink. H ence wc and at l e a s t o u t w a r d r e s p e c t as any other Christian sect.
accuse th e tw o “ m ed iu m -ed ito rs” o f gross in co n sisten cy . B u t it i s p e r h a p s t h e i r p e c u l i a r belief t h a t i s s o h a t e f u l
F o r, if th e p u b lic is m a d e to c r e d it th e w itty d e fin itio n o f to th e unbelievers ? A u o t h e r a n d s t i l l g r o s s e r i n c o n ­
th a t A m e r ica n rep orter w h o n o tifie d th e w o rld of h is d is­ sisten cy ! For how can b e lie f in sp irits, th e su r v iv in g
c o v ery th a t “ n n te r ia liz e d sp irits a re Xml frozen w h isk e y ,” so u ls of d ep a rted m e n — q u ite an o rth od ox C h ristia n
th ey ought certa in ly to show th em selv es a little m ore d o g m a — b e h eld d isr e p u ta b le b y a C h ristia n p u b lic ? W e
g ratefu l to w a rd th eir b roth er m ed iu m s th an th ey do. d o n o t m e a n to b e d isr esp e c tfu l b u t o n ly fair, in a sk in g
L ea v in g , h ow ever, E n g lish and Y a n k e e — Irish e d ito rs to t h e f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n :— W e r e a s a n e p e r s o n p l a c e d u n d e r
th e te n d e r m ercies of delirium tremens and th e sp iritu a l th e n e c e ssity o f ch o o sin g , b u t had yet th e p r iv ile g e of a
s n a k e s in th eir b o o ts — w e w ill b ro a ch o u r s u b je c t a t o n c c . free ch o ic e , w h ic h o f t h e tw o sto ries, t h in k y e, h e w o u ld a c ce p t
That sp ir itu a lism has m ade itse lf u n p op u lar, is au a s th e m o s t lik e ly to h a v e o c cu rr e d : th a t o f a m a te r ia liz e d
u n d e n ia b le fact. That its phenom ena have becom e so, whose mouth tuas opened by the, Lord
an gel and th e sh c-ass
c h iefly o w in g to c la im s of su p ern atu ral in terv en tio n for to speak, to Balaam in a human voice, o r t h a t o f M r .
th em , to th e a g e n c y of spirits in th e p ro d u ctio n of th e C r o o k e s’ m a ter ia liz e d K a t ie K in g ? I t r ea lly w o u ld n o t be
m a n if e s t a t io n s , is a s in c o n t r o v e r t ib le . B u t w h e n th e scep tic g e n e r o u s in u s to in s is t upon a d irect an sw er. But wc
h a s o n c e p r o n o u n c e d in to n e s o f c o n te m p t t h e ta b o o e d w ord w ill do th is : p la c in g th e S p iritu a lists on o n e sid e, and
“ S p i r i t u a l i s m , ” is t h e r e o n o m a n in t e n t h o u s a n d w h o f u lly t h e C h r istia n A d v e n t is t s or M ille n a r ia n s on th e oth er, wc
rea lizes th e m e a n in g o f th a t w h ic h h e so abu ses ? Is it w ill o ffer o u r r e a d e r a bird 's e y e v ie w o f b o th . T h e form er,
Spiritualism proper th at is denounced? O r, th a t fa ith in c o m p a n y w ith m o r e th a n o n e e m in e n t m a n o f scien ce,
w h ic h p r o fe s s e s b lin d b e l i e f in t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n of th e w ill b e r e p r e se n te d b y u s at liis greatest d isa d v a n ta g e ;
liv in g m en w ith th e sp irits of th eir d e p a r te d frien d s, n a m ely , in a sp ir itu a l circle, in a h a lf-d a rk en ed room
th ro u g h m e d iu m s ] O r, is it o n ly b e l i e f in th e occur­ sin g in g in chorus a sp iritu a l m e lo d y , and a n x io u sly
rence of o c cu lt phenom ena th at th e average p u b lic so w a i t i n g for t h e a p p a r i t i o n o f a m a ter ia liz e d r e l a t i v e ...........
s t r o n g ly o b j e c ts to ? W h ich ? T h e M ille n a r ia n — su r ro u n d e d b y h is fa m ily a n d h o u se h o ld
A nd now, wc arc in c lin ed to dem on strate, th at w ere g o d s r o o stin g on th e top of a tree, or th e roof o f h is
S o c ie ty — C h r istia n s and m a teria lists in c lu d e d — ev er ca­ house, sin g in g C h r istia n p sa lm s and w a itin g as a n x i­
p a b le of a c tin g w ith a n y th in g lik e im p a rtia lity , and o u s ly for h is C h r is t to a p p e a r a n d ca rry t h e m all a w a y in to
rea so n its a n tip a th ies b efore it b a ca m o e n tir e ly b lin d ed h e a v e n o v e r a c r u m b l i n g u n i v e r s e !........... W e i n s i s t t h a t our
by its p reju d ices, s p ir itu a lism co u ld n e v e r h a v e b e c o m e r e a d er s s h o u ld n o t m is u n d e r s t a n d us. ITe la u g h no m ore
its bite noire a.s it now has. At a ll even ts, w h e th e r a t th e fa ith o f th e M ille n a r ia n w ho, n o tw ith s ta n d in g m a n y
ju d g ed from its so cia l, or ex a m in e d from its p h ilo so ­ s u c h d a y s o f fa ilu re w h e n in s te a d o f c a tc h in g h o ld o f h is
p h ica l sta n d a rd it stan d s cer ta in ly h ig h er th a n any of S a v io u r, h e fou n d h im se lf d reu ch ed to th e bones, caught
th e sects o f th e “ r e v i v a l i s t s ”— a g a i n s t w h i c h S o c ie ty has a bad co ld and was o cca sio n a lly k illed by lig h tn in g ,*
n ev e rth e le ss, not a w ord to say. S in ce its ranks are
c o m p o s e d c h ie fly from th e w e ll-e d u c a te d cla sses an d th at • H a r d l y ft- few y e a r s s i n c e s u c h a case h a p p e n e d in A m e r i c a to
sp ir itu a lism was never h a lf as a g g r essiv e and o ffen siv e
s o m e u n l u c k y M i l l e n a r i a n s t h e e l d e r s of w h ose c h i n c h e s h a d
p r o p h e s i e d t h e d a y a n d t h e h o u r o f t h e s e c o n d .ad vent of C h r i s t .
as we fin d m ost of th e sects of d issen ters, th e p u b lic
T h e y h a d sold ll i e i r p r o p e r t i e s a n d g i v e n it a w a y ; s e t t l e d t h e i r
has 110 r i g h t t o t a b o o i t , a.s i t d o e s . w o r l d l y af fa ir s a f t e r w h i c h m o s t o f t h e m c l i m b e d on t h a t s o l e m n
H o w e v e r it m a y be, as th e p o licy of our p a p e r is to d a y t o tl i e h i g h e s t t r e e s a n d hills. A ■shower, a c c o m p a n i e d by a
p r e s e n t a ll t h i n g s in th eir true lig h t, we m ean now to t e r r i b l e t h u n d e r - s t o r m a n d l i g h t n i n g b r o u g h t t w o of t h e A d v e n t i s t
f a m i l i e s t o g e t h e r w i t h t h e i r t r e e s d o w n t o t h e g r o u n d i n s t e a d of
serio u sly a n a ly ze sp iritu a lism . O w in g to lo n g years of
t a k i n g t h e m E lija.h - lik e t o h e a v e n . A n d t h a t t h e b e lie f o l a. p h y s i­
stu d y, w e b e lie v e w e aro m ore com p eten t to ju d g e oi it c a l a d v e n t o f C h r i s t is n o t c o n f in e d t o t h e i g n o r a n t clas ses a l o n e i*
th a n th o se w h o r ea lly k n o w n o th in g of it— as th e n a tiv e p r o v e d b y t h e f o llo w in g clip f ro m a n A m e r i c a n n e w s p a p e r of 1878.
th an we d erid e th a t of th e b e lie v e r in th e m a ter ia liz a ­
TH E E V ID E N C E OF SC IE N C E .
tio n s. W e sim p ly ask why sh o u ld th e ” p ress and th e
p u b lic p e r m it th e m se lv e s to d e sp ise and la u g h to scorn F r o m P rofessor H are, th e great A m erica n c h e m ist, of
th e S p iritu a list, w h ile h a r d ly d a rin g to m e n tio n , le t a lo n e w o r ld -w id e celeb rity , a q u arter of a cen tu ry ago, down
la u g h , a t th e b eliefs o f th e form er ? L ea r n e d d iv in e s m eet to P r o fe s s o r Z S lln er , t h e L c i p s i g a s t r o n o m e r in 1 8 7 8 , e a c h
an d serio u sly d iscu ss a n d d e v ise m e a n s “ to be caught up and a ll o f t h e m e n o f S c ie n c e w h o , u n d e r t a k in g to e x p o s e
to g e t h e r in th e c lo u d s to m e e t t h e L o rd in t h e a ir.” D r. th e so -ca lled Spiritual p h e n o m e n a in th e n a m e o f scien ce,
T yn g , on e of th e b est ed u cated c lerg y m en o f N ew Y ork, w ent yet to w ork h o n estly at th eir in v estig a tio n —
a c tu a lly pronounces th ese w o n d s :— “ Y e s ; we firm ly fou nd th em se lv e s b a flled and fin a lly c o m p le te ly b ea ten
b e lie v e in th e c o m in g a d v e n t. A con feren ce was h e ld in hyjftcis.
L o n d o n in F e b r u a r y la st, a n d th e r e s u lt w a s g r a tify in g ...
So, in 1853, P r o fe sso r H a r e p u b lic ly e x p r e s s e d t h e fo l­
A t th is c o m in g th e dead th at havo d ie d in C h r ist w ill
l o w i n g d e t e r m i n a t i o n :— ■“ I fe e l c a lle d u p o n a s a u act of
r i s e first, a n d t h e n t h o s e o f h i s c h i l d r e n w h o a r e a liv e w ill
d u ty to my fello w -crea tu res, to b r in g w h a te v e r in flu e n c e
b e c a u g h t u p in to th e clo u d s w ith th e m , a n d th e ir b o d ies
I possess to th e attem p t to stem th e tid e of popular
w ill u n d e rg o a c h a n g e , a n d t h e y w ill d w e ll in h e a v e n ly
madness, w h ic h , in d e f ia n c e o f r e a s o n and scie n c e is fa st
p la ces for a s e a s o n .” ! !
s e t t i n g in fa v o r o f t h e g r o s s d e l u s i o n c a lle d “ S p i r i t u a l i s m . ”
H e n c e — th e lo g ica l in d u ctio n : So lo n g as th e (Hi 'story of Spiritualism, pp. 11 5 ) T w o years la ter, and
C h r is tia n p u b lic p r o fe s s e s b e l i e f in , a n d v e n e r a t io n for its after th at m an of scien ce had brought h is keenest
a n c e str a l fa ith , i t b e h o v e s th e m little to th ro w th e a c c u sa ­ a c u m e n to b e a r upon th e phenom ena, and had in v e n ted
tio n o f “ d eg r a d in g su p e r stitio n s and cre d u lity ” in to a ll k in d s of m a ch in ery th rou gh w h ic h he hoped to
th e te e th o f sp iritu a lism . T h ey are no b etter th an th e d e te c t trick y m e d iu m s , b u t to 110 a v a il, P iofessor H are
hypocrites d e n o u n c e d in L u k e ; t h o s e w h o a r c c o m m a n d e d became a Spiritualist. T h e H a r v a r d p rofessors b y w h o m th e
by Jesus to cast o u t first t h e b e a m o u t o f th eir ow n eye, lea r n e d doctor had b een regarded for forty years as an
and th en offer to p u ll out th e m ote th a t is in th eir a u th o r ity upon a ll s c ie n t if ic su b je c ts, n o w d e n o u n c e d h is
b roth er s organ o f sig h t. A s for th ose g e n tle m e n of th e “i n s a n e a d h e r e n c e t o t h e g i g a n t i c l m i n b u g . ” B u t t h e p h e n o ­
press, w h o , la c k in g th e c o u r a g e to d e n o u n c e th e su p ersti­ m e n a w e re fou n d facts and had th e best of h im as th ey
tio n s o f th e stron g an d th e m ig h ty , fa ll b a c k u p o n t h o se , h a d o f m a n y m o r e o f le a r n e d professors at v a rio u s tim es.
w h o se u n p o p u la rity h a s m ade th em w eak and h e lp less
In 1SG9 th e C o m m itte e of th e D ia lec tic a l S o ciety in
th ey act m ore th an in a co w a rd ly w ay. T hey are th e
London* com posed of tw en ty -eig h t persons o f e d u c a tio n
“ B a sh i-b o o zo o k s” of M rs. G r u n d y 's a r m y ,— th o se, who
and good p u b lic rep u te, (a m o n g whom wc fiu d th e
under th e cover of darkness and in p erfect safety to
nam es o f M r. G rattan G eary, th e present e d ito r of th e
th em selv es sp o il and finish th e w ounded. The T hcoso­
Bombay Gazette, of M r. H. G. A tk in so n , and of M r.
p h ists a n d S p iritu a lists have at least th e co u rage o f th eir
C h a rles B rad la u g h — see Report of the Committee of the
o p in io n s. T hey o p e n ly and fea rlessly p ro cla im th eir
Dialectical Society of London) a fter sittin g s w ith m e d iu m s
h eterod ox and u n p op u lar b e lie fs and face th e e n e m y ’s
for m o n t h s , a u d h a v i n g a p p lie d to th em th e m o s t cru cial
fire w i t h o u t f l i n c h i n g . H o w m any o f our c o lle a g u e s o f th e
tests, was c o m p elled to a c k n o w l e d g e :— 1 s t T h a t— th e
press w ill d a re to fo llo w o u r e x a m p le ? V e rily , th e u g ly
p h en o m en a th at th ey had w itn essed w ere genuine, and
cancer of sham and h y p o cricy has gnawed down to th e
im p o ss ib le to s im u la t e ; 2 n d — th a t th e m o s t ex tr a o rd in a r y
v ery b on e of ed u cated S o c ic ty ! W c fin d t r u t h f u l n e s s a n d
m a n ife sta tio n s th o ro u g h ly u p settin g lv.any p r eco n ceiv ed
m o r a l c o u r a g e n ow , b u t in a fe w a th e is ts , who, lik e B rad-
th eo r ie s as to natural la w s, did happen, aud were un­
la u g li an d C o lo n el I n g e r so ll b ra v ely d e fy t h e w h o le w o rld .
deniable." Som e had occurred in th eir own fa m ilies.
E v e n grea t a n d in d e p e n d e n t m e n lik e T y n d a ll, co w er d o w n
In 1870 M r. C r o o k e s, F .R . S ., h a d e x p r e s s e d h is o p in io n
b efo re p u b lic w rath . H e w h o d id n o t b lu sh to speak of
in p r in t th at he b e lie v e d “ th e w h o le a ffa ir a su p e r sti­
S p iritu a lism as of “ an in tellec tu a l w horedom ” was m ade
t i o n , ............a n u n e x p l a i n e d t r i c k — a d e l u s i o n o f t h e s e n s e s . ”
before th e storm o f in d ig n a tio n ra ised by h im in th e
In 1875, iu h is le tte r upon K a tie K in g , th e young la d y
E n g lish clerg y to h a lf r ec a n t h is p u b lic ly e x p r e sse d s c ie n ­
“ S p ir it” w h o v isite d h im for t h r e e y e a r s d u rin g seances
tific o p in io n o f t h e a b s o lu t e “ p o t e n c y o f m a t t e r .” But he
h eld in th e presence of a n u m b er of m en of scien ce, wc
never th ou gh t of o fferin g an a p o lo g y for h is in su lt to
fin d M r. C rookes co n fessin g as f o l l o w s :— “ T o im a g in e
t h o s e o f liis s c ie n t if ic c o l l e a g u e s w h o b e l i e v e d in S p ir i t u a l
th a t th e K a tie K in g of th e la st th ree years to be th e
p h e n o m e n a .............
result of imposture does m ore v i o l e n c e t o o n e ’s r e a s o n a n d
And now d ro p p in g off t h e a d jectiv e of “ S p iritu a l” com m on -sen se t h a n to b e lie v e h er to be w hat she h erself
from th e w ord p h en om en a— le t us sec; h o w far scep tics a f f i r m s ............” (a. “ s p i r i t ” ). W it h th a t m a n o f scien ce, th e
a rc j u s t if ie d in t h r o w in g s lu r u p o n t h e la t t e r a n d to reject d isco v erer o f R a d ia n t M atter, th a t Force h e h a d so d erid ed
th e te stim o n y o f th e greatest m en of m odern S cien ce in after a lo n g cou rse o f h o n e st and scien tific in v e s tig a tio n s
fa v o u r o f th eir g e n u in e n e ss. A n d th at, w h e n e v e r a s c ie n ­ become not a matter of opinion but of absolute
h a d ........... “
tist w ent to th e tr o u b le of seriously in v e stig a tin g th e knowledge!’\
phenom ena he was forced to a d m it th e o b jectiv e rea lity M r. A lfr e d R u sse ll W a lla c e , th e g rea t E n g lish n a tu ra l­
o f th e s e w eird m a n ife sta tio n s is h en ceforth an h isto rica l ist, w r it e s in h i s preface to “ M ira cles and M odern S p iri­
fact. And it is p r e c i s e l y t h a t w h i c h w e p u r p o s e to prove
t u a l i s m ” ........... “ U p t o t h e t i m e I f i r s t b e c a m e a c q u a in ted
in t h e n e x t a rticle. w ith th e fa cts o f S p ir itu a lis m I w a s a co n firm ed p h ilo so p h i­
cal scep tic. I w a s so th o r o u g h a n d co n firm ed a m a te r ia lis t
“ A c i r c u l a r lias b e e n i s s u e d .signed b y t h o R e v . D r . J a m e s II.
t h a t I w o u l d n o t a t t h a t t i m e fin d a p l a c e in m y m in d for
B r o o k e s of t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h . S t . L o u i s ; t h e R e v . D r .
S t e p h e n I I . T y u g , J r . , of t h i s c i t y ; B i s h o p W . I t . N i c h o l s o n th e c o n c ep tio n of a s p i r i t u a l e x i s t e n c e ............Facts, hoiuevcr,
of t h e R e f o r m e d E p is c o p a l C h u r c h . P h i l a d e l p h i a ; W . Y . M o r e h e n d ; are stubborn things ........... The facts beat m e. T hey com ­
th e Revd. A . J . G ordon of th e C la re n d o n S tre e t B a p tist p elled m e to accept th em as f a c t s ............a n d le d me to
C h u r c h , B o s t o n ; M a u r i c e B a l d w i n ; t h e l t e v . I I . M. r a i s o n s
of t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h , B uffalo ; and th e Rev. D r. a c c e p t S p i r i t u a l i s m . ” (p . 7 ).
R u f u s W . C l a r k e of t h e D u t c h R e f o r m e d C h u r c h , A l b a n y , i n ­ M r. N ico la s W agner, P rofessor of Z o o lo g y at th e
v i t i n g t h o s e w ho believe in Ms p e r s o n a l p r e - i n i l l e m i i a l a d v e n t
St. P etersb u rg U n iv e r sity , w rites at th e b e g in n in g o f h is
of J e s u s C h r i s t t o m e e t a t t h e C h u r c h of t h e H o l y T r i n i t y
in th i n c i t y , 011 t h e 3 0 t h a u d 3 1 s t of O c t o b e r a n d t h e 1 s t o f N o v e m ­ i n v e s t i g a t i o n s :— “ I accepted P r o f e s s o r B t i t l e r o f ’s i n v i t a -
b e r , t o l i s t e n t o a s e ri e s of p a p e r s 011 t h e p r e - m i l l e n n i a l a d v e n t of
J e s u s C h rist, a n d to join in su c h discussions as th e to p ics m a y * A t .a M e e t i n g of t h o C o u n c il of t h e L o n d o n D i a l e c t i c a l
s u g g e s t . A l a r g e n u m b e r of p r o f e s s o r s , m i n i s t e r s , a n d l a y m e n S o c i e t y , h e l d 011 t h e 2 6 t h J a n u a r y 186!), 011 t h e m o t i o n o f D r .
liav e e n d o r s e d t h o call. A m o n g t h e m a r e tlio o l d e r T y n g , B i s h o p E d m u n d s , a c o m m i t t e e w a s a p p o i n t e d t o i n v e s ti g a t e t h e p h e n o m e n a
V ail of K a n s a s , P r o f e s s o r K e l l o g g of A l l e g h a n y I ’r e s b y t e r i a u a lle g e d t o b e s p i r i t u a l m a n i f e s t a t i o n s a n d t o r e p o r t t h e r e o n . ”
S e m i n a r y , t h e R e v . D r . I m b r i e of J e r s e y C i t y ; G e o r g e T . P e n t e ­ ( C o p y of t h o M i n u t e o f t h o C o u n c il ) .
co st, t h e B o s t o n E v a n g e l i s t , a n d o t h e r w e l l - k n o w n m e n , ”— A ew
Y ork S u n . ' + R e s e a r c h e s i n t h e P h e n o m e n a of S p i r i t u a l i s m , p, 45.
tio n to w itn e s s th e p h e n o m e n a produced by th e m ed iu m M assey from th e th ird v o lu m e of Z o l l n e r ’s scien tific
H o r n e w h o liv e d in h is h o u se , w it h th e greatest m istru st tr ea tises, c a llcd “ T ra n sc e n d e n ta l P h y sic s.” Space in o u r
and even, a v e rsio n .” A t th e end o f ab ou t tw en ty seances jo u rn a l a b so lu tely p reclu d es th e p o ssib lity of our m en­
lie clo ses a n a rra tiv e fu ll of th e m ost in e x p lica b le tio n in g th em . But in order to answ er b efo reh a n d th e
phenom ena u p settin g every scien tific h y p o th esis w ith w e ll-k n o w n a n d trite o b jec tio n th a t “ a n y c lev er p r e stid i­
th e f o l l o w i n g a d m i s s i o n :— “ I have p resen ted a tru th fu l g ita to r can do th e s a m e , wre w ill a p p e n d extracts from
account of facts w itn essed by m y self. I d esire t h a t a ll tw o lette r s, h e r e, from th e sam e v o lu m e. T hese are th e
th o se w h o w ill n o t b e lie v e m e , m a y p r o v e to m e t h a t I a m p u b lish e d co n fessio n s o f tw o jugglers of wide-known fam e—
w ro n g ; b u t in su ch a c a se t h e y w ill h a v e to s u p p o r t th e ir M essrs. M a sk ely n c of London, and Sam uel B clla ch in i
case Jacts a s p o s i t i v e a n d a s u n d e n i a b l e as those that
w ith C o u r t c o n j u r e r a t B e r l i n , — w h o r e p e a t t h a t w 'h ich t h e c e l e ­
forced me to my present conviction, t h a t t h e m e d i u m i s t i e b rated llo b e r t llo u d in , th e F ren ch con ju rer, had a lrea d y
p h en om ena auk k k a l e x istin g f a c t s . ” {Messenger of s t a t e d b e f o r e ; n a m e l y , t h a t “ l e v i t a t i o n s w’i t h o u t c o n t a c t a s
Europe, 1 8 7 0 ) . N o r l i a s P r o f e s s o r W a g n e r g i v e n u p t o p ro d u ced in th e p r e se n c e o f m ed iu m s w ere feats u tte rly
th is d ay h is firm b e lie f in th e o b jectiv e rea lity of such b eyon d th e p ow er of th e p>rofessional j u g g l e r ;” t h a t i t w a s
m a n ife sta tio n s ; for o n ly a few m on th s ago h e clo ses “ th e w ork o f no human agency, w h a t e v e r e l s e t h a t a g e n c y
a n o th e r a r ticle u p o n p h e n o m e n a o b ta in ed , w h ic h are th e m i g h t b e .”
rep etitio n of P rofessor Z o l l n c r ’s exp erim en ts w ith D r. “ O n th e 1 s t J u l y 1 8 7 3 M r. M a s k e ly n e w 'rites in a n s w e r
S la d e o n ly w ith n o n -p ro fessio n a l m e d iu m s — (la d ies of to a c h a lle n g e from a sp ir itu a list w h o offered h im £ 1000
h ig h so ciety ) w ith th ese w ords : “ A g a in th e se facts c o n ­ if he c o u ld reproduce certain m ed iu m islic phenom ena
v in c e u s of th e n e c essity of w id e n in g th e d o m a in of a s f o l l o w s : — “ I u a c c c p t i n g t h i s c h a l l e n g e , I wri s h y o u d is­
r e c o g n iz e d s c ie n c e a n d its m e t h o d s a n d m e a n s for th e e x ­ tin c t ly to u n d e r s ta n d that I do not presume to prove th at
p l o r a t i o n o f t h e i n v i s i b l e a n d u n k n o w n w ' o r l d ........... ” * such m a n ifesta tio n s as th ose stated in th e D ia le c tic a l
P rofessor B u tlc r o f o f S t. P etersb u rg, a ch em ist- o f th e are produced by trickery—I have never denied
S o c ie ty
greatest e m in en ce and a m em ber of th e A cadem y of that such manifestations are genuine, b u t I c o n t e n d t h a t i n
S c i e n c e s — o n e o f t h e few r m e n o f l e a r n in g w h o , s e e k i n g in t h e m t h e r e is n o t o n e i o t a o f e v id e n c e w h ic h proves th at
S cien ce tru th a lo n e , fea red n o t to p a ss o n to t h e m in o r ity , d ep a r te d sp ir its h a v e no b etter o c cu p a tio n th a n liftin g
— has b een in v e stig a tin g t h e p h e n o m e n a for m a n y years. f u r n i t u r e a b o u t * ............I h a v e n e v e r s t a t e d t h a t y o u cannot
I n th e A p r il n u m b e r o f th e Rooskoi/ VyeAnik, au orth od ox p r o d u c e s o m e p h e n o m e n a in a g e n u in e m a n n e r ” ............A n d
jou rn al of th e grea test r esp e c ta b ility w e fin d h i m b e g in ­ in a th ird le tte r M r. M a s k e ly n c ad d s:— “ H o w genuine
n in g a lo n g a n d scien tific a r tic le upon " E m p y r ic ism and p h e n o m e n a c a n be p r o d u ce d b y trick ery I a m at a lo ss to
D o g m a tism in th e D o m a in of M ed iu m sh ip ” w ith an k n o w .”
u n e q u iv o c a l co n fessio n o f f a i t h :— “ F i r m l y a n d f u l l y c o n ­ T h ere w e h a ve ju g g ler N o I, co n fe ssin g th a t th ere is
v in c e d o f t lie o b jec tiv e r ea lity o f m e d iu m is tie phenom ena, such a th in g as genuine phenom ena.
I fin d n e c e s s a r y to p o i n t o u t in p rin t th e first attem p ts I n a u o fficia l d o c u m e n t , S a m u e l B clla ch in i, th e p r e sti­
m ade to connect som e of th ese phenom ena, w ith d ig ita to r a u d C o u r t c o n ju re r to H is M a je sty th e Em peror
s c ie n t ific h y p o t h e s e s ,” lie w r ite s . A n d th en he proceeds to W i l l i a m 1. o f G e r m a n y , certifies over h is sig n a tu re and
en u m erate several great nam es, of m en of scien ce who th ose of tw o w itn esse s to th e f o l l o w i n g :—
str u c k “ rock b o t t o m ” in G e r m a n y , in th e s h if t in g sa n d s o f ............ “ I h e r e b y certify th at th e phenom enal occur­
p h en o m e n a , w h ic h h a d h ith e rto e lu d e d all s c ie n tific g ra sp . r en ce s w ith M r. S la d e h a v e b e e n th o r o u g h ly e x a m in e d by
T h e s e are D r. Z o lln er, P ro fesso r o f P h y sics and A stro n o m y m e w ith th e m in u te s t o b serv a tio n a n d in v e stig a tio n o f h is
in th e U n iv e r s it y o f L e i p s i g , w h o s ta n d s in t h e fr o n t r a n k s s u r ro u n d in g s, in c lu d in g th e tab le, and th at 1 have not in
o ftlie scien tific m e n o f E u r o p e ; D r. F ic h te , th e so n o f th e the smallest degree fou n d a n y th in g to be produced by
celeb ra ted G erm an p h ilo so p h er, for years P rofessor of m e a n s of p r e s t id ig it a tiv e m a n ife sta tio n s, or b y m e c h a n ic a l
P h ilo so p h y at th e U n iv ersity of T u b in g e n ,f and who ap p aratus ; an d th at a n y ex p la n a tio n o f th e ex p erim en ts
w a s a t first t h e g r e a t e s t s c e p t i c a n d o p p o n e n t o f t h e t h e o r y w h ic h ta k e p lace tinder the circumstances and conditions
w h ic h u p h eld th e r ea lity o f t l i e p h e n o m e n a ; D r. W ilh elm then obtaining b y a n y r e f e r e n c e t o p r e s t i d i g i t a t i o n , t o
W eb er, P rofessor o f P h y s ic s — th e fo u n d er o f th e d o c tr in e be absolutely impossible.
of th e V ib ra tio n of Forces. “ N o scien tific r ep u ta tio n “ I t m u s t r e s t w i t h ............m e n o f S c i e n c e ............ t o s e a r c h f o r
s ta n d s h ig h e r in G e r m a n y th a n th at of W eber” (T ran se th e e x p la n a tio n o f th is p h en om en al power, and to prove
P h y sics p. 18). P rofessor P erty of G eneva ; P rofessor its rea lity . I d ecla re, m o reo v er, th e p u b lis h e d o p in io n s o f
S h eib n e r, o f L e ip sig U n iv e r sity “ a w e ll-k n o w n a n d h ig h ly la y m e n as to th e ‘ H o w ’ o f th is s u b je c t to be p rem atu re,
d istin g u ish e d m a th e m a tic ia n ” ; D r. G u sta v e T. F e c h n e r , a n an d a cco rd in g to m y v iew a u d e x p e r ie n c e , fa lse and one­
e m in e n t n a tu ra l p h ilo so p h er, a n o th e r P ro fesso r o f P h y s ic s sid ed . T h is , m y d e c la r a t io n , is s i g n e d a n d e x e c u t e d b e fo r o
at L eip sig, and von H offm a n n ; B aron von H ellen b a ch of a notary and w itn esses.
V ie n n a , etc. etc. M an y o f th ese, n a m ely , P rofessors W eb er,
(S ig n ed ) S amuel B e l l a c h i n i .”
S h eib n er, F e c h n e r au d oth ers, lia v j b een w itn esses to M.
Z o l l n c r ’s s c i e n t i f i c e x p e r i m e n t s w i t h D r . S l a d e , t h e m e d i u m , B e r l i n , (3 th December 1877.
and h ave tak en a p a r t in th em . S p ea k in g o f th e p h y si­
A n d th at m ak es ju g g 'er N o . 2.
cal p h e n o m e n a w h ich had ta k en p la ce in th at m e d i u m ’s
T h ese tw o d o cu m en ts, added to th e testim o n y of th o
p r e s e n c e , P r o f e s s o r Z o l l n e r s a y s a s f o l l o w s :— “ I r e s e r v e t o
several e m in e n t m e n o f scie n c e, o u g h t to s e ttle th e “ to be,
later p u b lic a tio n th e d escrip tio n s of fu rther exp erim en ts,
or n o t to b e ” o f th e r e a lity o f th e p h e n o m e n a w h a te v e r th e
o b ta in ed b y m e in tw e lv e seances w i t h M r. S la d e , and as
agency w h ic h produces th em . If w e cannot yet su f-
I a m ex p r essly a u th o r ize d to m e n t i o n in th e presence of
f i c i e n t l y p r o v c w h a t i t is, t h e r e is s o m e c o n s o l a t i o n t o k n o w
m y frien d s and co llea g u es, P rofessor F e c h n e r , P rofessor
what it is not : it is n e ith e r su p ern a tu ra l, d iv in e nor
W ilh elm W eb er, th e celeb rated electricia n from G o ttin ­
d ia b o lic. A n d if it is n e ith e r a n d tlie e v id e n c e in fa v o r o f
g en , an d H e r r S ch eib u er, P rofessor of M a th e m a tic s ...w h o
its o b jectiv e rea lity rests on such a scien tific te stim o n y ,
are jierfectly c o n v in ced o f t l i e r ea lity of t h e o b s e r v e d fa c ts
th e n th e so o n er th e p u b lic an d its (hne damnee— th e press
a lto g e th er e x c lu d in g im p o stu re or p r e stid ig ita tio n .” !
c e a s e t o s n e e r a t a n d h is s it, t h e b e t t e r for b o t h — in fu tu r e .
T h e se d escrip tio n s of th e e x p e r im e n ts in th e m o st e x ­ U n til th en , to th o se w h o o p p o se a n d p o in t th e fin g er of
tra o rd in a ry p h e n o m e n a m a y b e fo u n d in th a t m o st in ter ­ scorn at t h e S p ir itu a lis ts a n d T h e o so p h is ts w e w ill r em a rk
e stin g v o lu m e tra n sla ted and p u b lish e d by M r. C. (J. th a t th e y are q u ite w 'elco m e to c a ll u s, n a m e s in w o r d s

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la g e w h ich a t le a st w o u ld b rin g an in c o m e o f R s. 5 ,0 0 0 a
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th e m atter. T h is sea le d le tte r addressed to me stated
t h e f o l l o w i n g :—
“ F o u r G h a t i s ’ a f t e r D h a n l n g n a or w h i l e tlio s i g n of S a g i t t a r i u s
i s r i s i n g in t h e E a s t e r n h o r i z o n in t h e f i rs t P r a h a r , ' o f t h e 8 t h
of t h e m o n t h M a r g s h i r s h S l i o o d h of t h e y e a r F a r i d h a v i S h a k
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P e i s h w a a t P o o n a a n d o n c o n d i t i o n of m a k i n g s o m e p e c u n i a r y
p r e s e n t s a n d c e d i n g s o m e t e r r i t o r y will b e i n v e s t e d w i l h a d r e ss
o f h o n o u r in c o n f i r m a t i o n of a r e - g r a n t o f y o u r P r i n c i p a l i t y w i t h
s u i t a b l e j e w e l l e d o r n a m e n t s , c o n s i s t i n g of t h r e e S i r p e c h a s (an
a i g r e t t e ) c o m p o s e d of f o rt y - fi v e r u b i e s a n d t h r e e l a r g e a n d elev en
s m a l l d i a m o n d s , a T o o r a (a c r e s t - l i k e o r n a m e n t f o r t h e t u r b a n )
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m e n t o f t h e P r i n c i p a l i t y . S u d d e n l y t h e n c e a f t e r f r o m s o m e cause
or o t h e r , y o u will bo d e t a i n e d a t P o o n a f o r e l e v e n m o n t h s , o u t
of w h i c h e i g h t m o n t h s w i l l bo p a s s e d b y y o u i n t h e g r e a t e s t
a n x i e t y ; b u t b r i g h t e r d a y s w ill s h i n e u p o n y o n , a n d y o u will
p o s i t i v e l y be a l l o w e d t o go to B a r o d a f r e e l y u p o n t h e f o r m e r c o n ­
d i t i o n s , in t h e m o n t h of M a g h . ”
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filled to t h e l e t t e r a n d f u lly c o n v in c e d m e t h e r e fr o m , th at
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t h e a u t h o r o f “ T l i o M a r a t h a M a r r i a g e in I l i g l i L i f o ” w h i c h
a p p e a r e d in M o o k e r j i ’s M a g a z i n e f o r J 8 7 2 ( v i d e V o l . I N o . 4.)
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o f tlio H e a v e n s g i v e n a b o v e a n d to c o m e to a c o r r e c t d e d u c t i o n
t h e r e f r o m a s to d i e s u p e r i o r i t y a u d c o r r e c t n e s s o f t h e A s t r o ­
logical c a lc u la tio n s o f ono p a r tic u la r n ation.

P R O C E E D I N G S OF A C O M M IT T E E H E L D I N
H A J A D 1 I Y A N S I N G H ' S 1 I A V E L I ON S A ­
T U R D A Y , T H E 21st M A Y A T 5 1>. M.
Wo linve very g reat plcasm-c in making- room for flic following' communication
from Lahore. If. is, i n d e e d , a h o p e f u l and c h c e r in g sign of t h e tim es,
t h a t b o t h i I in ti n s a m i M a h o m e t a n s s h o u l d li s t e n t o Urn .s p ir it of t l i e aj»e,
jdiake h a n d s o v er p a s t m i sc o n c e p t io n s find q u a r r e l s , a n d u n i t e in a living
b ro th erh o o d . A c t s b a t e d on a T heosophical p rin cip le like th is will
a lw a y s be r e a d i ly r e c o r d e d in th is jo u r n a l.—K O . T i c s ,

T h is C o m m itte e w a s h eld w ith a v ie w t o pu t- a stop to ■

th e d is tu i b a ilees p r e v a ilin g am ong th e H in d u s and
M a h o n ie d a n s o f L ahore and abroad, on relig io u s to p ics.
T h e rep orts o f th ese d is t u r b a n c e s w e r e , for a lo n g tim e,
heard w ith regret by th e ed u cated lead ers of b oth th e
co m m u n ities. O f th ese P a n d it G opi N a th , E d ito r o f th e
Mittra Vildsa, M i r N i s i l r A l i , E d i t o r o f t h e A lhbdv Anjv,-
via n-i-Paujdh, M o u l v i M u h a m a d H u s a i n , E d i t o r liisald
Axhd’at-iix-riuivd, a n d a f e w m o r e [ r e n t l e m e i i o f n o t e t o o k
th e lea d a n d , a fte r d u e co n su lta tio n , proposed to h o ld a
c o m m itte e com p osed of a ll t h e le a d e r s o f t h e H i n d u s and
M a h o n ie d a n s o f th o c ity . T h is w as soon c a rried in to ef­
fect. A n o tic e w a s fo r th w ith c ir cu la te d w h erein th e m e e t ­
in g p la c e w a s a p p o in te d a t S liik h sh a , Sabha, H a ll. It m ay
n o t b e o u t o f p la c e to s ta te here, th a t ju st on th e e v e of th e
m e e t in g M d. B a r k a t A li K h a n cir cu la te d a n o te a m o n g th e
Tho G eneral .J u d g m en t o fZ n d k ie l agrees in o r o w itli m em b ers of th e A n ju m a n to th e effect th a t such a reli­
t h e life o f th e n a tiv e th a n h is P a r ticu la r and R ectified g io n s m e e tin g sh o u ld not be a llo w ed to tak e p la ce in
Judgm ent w h ich is one series of errors from end to a p u b lic b u ild in g lik e S liik h sh a , Sabha. 'T h e S e c r e t a r y ’s
end. In th e G eneral J u d g m e n t th e d e scrip tio n of th e w o r d s n o o n e d a red to w ith sta n d . T h e m overs no doubt
person and c o n stitu tio n is n e a r ly sim ila r to th a t of fe lt a g g r ie v e d a t th e ex tr a o rd in a r y order, b u t w lia t c o u ld
th e M aratha Ju d gm en t. M en tal q u a lities th e ta m e. th ey do a t th e e lev en th hour ? N o t h i n g to b e sure. The
G en era l w ea lth . “T h i s is a, g o o d and prosperous n a ti­ m o v ers o f th e c o m m it te e g e t t in g v e x e d stro v e bard to k e e p
v ity , h a v in g very few serio u s draw backs. Tho n a tiv e th e ir word. P a n d it G opi N a th , how ever, m a n a g ed to get
w ill do w e ll and rise in life.” E xcept th e p reced in g, R aja D h y a n S in g h 's lla v e li, w h o se o w n e r s felt proud to
Z a d k i e l ’s Judgm ent d iffers en tirely from th e M aratha len d th e p la ce for so grand a purpose. A m an w a.s
w h ic h is m o r e tru e. The n a tiv e lost h i s l a t h e r w h e n .i4 a p p o in ted to sit, at th e door of S liik h sh a Sabha, and
years of age, and th at w ill not, w o co n sid er, be th o u g h t in str u c te d to tell e v e r y n e w com er, o f tb e rem oval of th e
a g r e a t r ise in life or t h e b e s t year of th e n a tiv es life, a s p la ce o f th e m eetin g to th e o p p o site b u ild in g . So th e
Z a d k iel co n sid ers it to be. m e e t i n g t o o k p l a c e a t t b e a p p o i n t e d h o u r , t h o u g h a t a c7/,<?-
M a rr ia g e . T h is h as tu rn ed o u t even m ore correct th a n a p p o in te d p la c e . H u n d red s of H in d u s and M a h o n ie d a n s
t h e M a r a t h a h o r o s c o p e , lor, i n d e e d , t b e first m a r r ia g e has w ere present, a m o n g w h o m t h e f o l l o w i n g m a y b e n a m e d :—
been a m ost p a in fu l and v e x a tio u s a H air. 'Ih e n a tiv e
Editors of dijfercvt 'papers: — I. P a n d i t G o p i N a t h ,
h a s m a r r ie d t h r ic e a n d is e x p e c t e d t o m a r r y a f o u r t h t i m e E d ito r, M ittra Vildsa. 2 . P a n d i t . G o v i n d S a l i u y a , E d i t o r ,
a c co rd in g to th e M a r a th a Ju d gm en t. Alhbar-i-Am. M i r N i s a r A l i , E d i t o r , A k h l a r A vju -
C h ild ren .— H a s b a d tw o ch ild ren , b u t lo st b o th of th em Dtan-i-Puujdb. 4 . M o u l v i M u h a m m a d l l u s a i n , E d i t o r ,
w i t h b is s e c o n d w ife. Ashdat Siuuia. M o u l v i E a t e b - u d - D i n , E d i t o r , Vanjab
L ife. Z a d k i e l ’s P a r ticu la r J u d g m e n t h a s se ttle d it b e ­ Punch. (j. M o u l v i B a r k a t - A l i , E d i t o r , Sabha Enhdtr. 7 .
lo w fo rty -th ree years, but tb e M aratha a stro lo g ers h a v e M o u l v i A l a D i n , E d i t o r , Delhi PvncJi. 8. P a n d it M u k u n d
c o m p u t e d it for upwards of seventy. L et us see w h ic h E arn, P r o p iieto r, M ittr a V ila s a P ress. •
t u r n s o u t co rrect, a n d for th e s a k e o f o u r frien d , w e hope H i n d u s .— 1 . G u s a in G a u ir S h a n k ie r . 2. P a n d i t B h a g -
it w ill b e t h e l o n g e s t o n e . w a n D ils,P r o fe sso r G o v e r n m e n t C o lle g e . P a n d it G o v in d

A str o lo g y h as in th ese la tter days b een p ooh -p ooh ed , Ram , H ead P a n d it, D istr ict-S c h o o l. 4. P a n d it T ej B lia n ,
H e a d P a n d it, M issio n S c h o o l, o. P a n d it D h aram C lia n d ,
and co n seq u en tly it lias d eclin ed , but in th e o ld e n
t i m e s a n d in In d ia w hen it was p a tro n ised by p o w erfu l T ea c h e r G irls’ S ch o o l. (J. P a n d i t K a s h i P a m . 7. P a n d it

n a tiv e p rin ces, it p ro d u ced w o n d e r fu l m e n . T h i s is q u i t e N a g in C lia n d . 8. P a n d it K ish c n C hand. !). G unesh

a p p a r e n t from th e E n g lish tra n sla tio n of th e Sanad 01- D as. 10. P a n d it T lia k u r D as. II. P a n d it Sham D as.

deed of grant and m ust co n v in ce our in te llig e n t readers 12. P a n d it L a k b p a t. 13. P a n d it N a r a y a n K o l. 14. P a n d it

of th e tru th of o u r a ssertio n . A scien ce w h ic h is a b le to M ndhusudan. 15, P a n d it D a y a R a n i. 10, P a n d it K a llu

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11). P a n d it Sundar D as. 20. P a n d it Ila rim ra y a n . 21. in order to su b m it th em to a general m e e tin g , in
P a n d it N a t h t i R a n i. 22. P a n d it V a ish n a w D as. 2-‘i. P a n d i t w h o s e p r e s e n c e w e r e to b e rea d a ll th e in d ec en t passages
Ila rja s G u sa in . 24. P a n d it S liib D a tt. 25. P a n d it S u k li of each book (p re v io u sly noted ) and th en to n o tify its
Ram . 20. P a n d it H arb h agw an . 27. P a n d it G u lza ri. 28. au th o r, b y ord er o f t h e C o m m itte e , to c h a n g e , if po ssib le,
P a n d it lia r S alia i. 29. P a n d itlta d lia K islien . 30. Pan­ th e bad ex p r essio n s to m ore d ecen t and r ea so n a b le ones,
d it A la r C h an d . 31. P a n d it T h ib o lta m . 32. P a n d it or to ca u se th e author to a d m it h is g u ilt and offer au
B a h a r G lia n d . 33. P a n d it N anak Chand. 34. P a n d it a p o lo g y to th e p a r ty lie h a s w r itte n , a g a in s t, fa ilin g w h ic h
V id d y a D har. 35. P a n d itD u rg siD a tt. 30. P a n d itL a k sh n ii to send th e nam es of th e r eca lcitra n t authors of th e
D att. 37. P a n d it A n a n t R a in . 38. P a n d it V a ish n o books to th e G overnm ent of In d ia , b e g g in g on b e h a lf
D as. 3D. P a n d it B a llo M isre. 40. P a n d it N a iu l L a i. o f th e p o p u la tio n at large to in terfere w ith stron g hand
41. P a n d it G uran D itta . T h e a b o v e a r e a ll le a d in g a n d in th e m atter, and in flict due p u n ish m en t upon th e
in flu e n tia l B ra h m in s. L a la H u k a n i C h a n d ; D r. N anak opposers.
( hand; L a la D ew i D a y a l ; L a lla N arayan D as; L a lla V III. M o u lv i U lfa t H u sa in , in co n tra d ictio n to th e
M ohan L ai ; L a la S ila Rani ; Dr. G anpat R a i ; L a la above, opposed th e p o licy of in v estig a tio n on th e p rin ­
B ilia ri L a i ; L a la G o w a r d h a n D a s & c. & c. &e. cip les o f “ L e t b y g o n e s be b y g o n e s.”
T h is o p in io n , how ever, la ck ed general ap p ro v a l. M ir
M a iio m k d a n s .— I. M o u lv i Ahm ad A li. 2. M o u lv i
N isa r A li s a i d :— Thi s c o u r s e ,' th o uO
gh s t r a iO
ght and
M u h am ad lln sa in . 3. M o u lv i S h a ll M u h a i-a d -D in . 4.
s im p le , w ill n o t b e a b le to have a la stin g e f f e c t ; it m ay
M o u lv i M ia n A la in . 5. H a fiz A la -u d -D in . (i. M o u lv i
s u b s id e t h e e x c i t e m e n t for t h e t i m e b e in g , but it is n o t
H a k im N azaf Shah. 7. M o u lv i M u n slii K arani lla li. 8.
lik e ly to fin d s u p p o r t e r s a lw a y s a n d a ll o v e r I n d ia .”
M o u lv i A b d u l H a k ir.!. !). M o u lv i M uham m ad H asan.
IX . P a n d it G op i N a th proposed th a t m e a su r e s sh o u ld
10. M o u lv i H afiz Abdul R ahm an. 11. M o u lv i U lfa t
be tak en to suppress th e p u b lica tio n o f such p e rn icio u s
H u sa in . 12. L a la fa t H u s a in . 13. M o u lv i M u lla M u h a m a d
books, a n d s e e k t h e aid of G overnm ent to a c h ie v e th is
G haw s. 14. M o u lv i E a te li-u d -D in . 15. M o u lv i B a rk a t
end.
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X. P a n d it G o v in d S a lia y a was la st to speak. H e
Im am D in . 18. M d. J a m a l, M o u lv i F a zil. It). M o u lv i
a ssu red th e p u b lic, th a t “ sh o u ld we u n a n im o u sly b in d
R a h im B a k lish . 20. M o u lv i G hazanfar. 2 1. M o u l v i E a t e l i
o u r s e lv e s fa st to a s k G o v e r n m e n t to h e lp in p u t t in g a sto p
M uham ad. The a b o#v e are all th e in flu en tia l l e a d i n gO
t o t h e p u b l i c a t i o n o f s u c h b o o k s , a s a r c n o t fit for c ircu la ­
p r e a c h e r s a n d M o u lv is.
tio n , b e c a u s e o f th e ir im p u r e , im m o d e s t a n d , c o n s e q u e n tly
M u n s lii N u r - u d - D i n ; M u n s lii M a li ta b D in ; M ia n Nur in fla m m a to r y sty le , t h e y s h a ll n o t b e w a n t in g in t a k in g us
M uham ad ; M u n slii N is a r A li ; M u n slii J iv a u A li; M ia n at our w o rd s.” To im p re ss th o se, who, on th e p le a of
E a z l-u d - D in ; M ia u B a d r - u d - D i u ; tth : A bdurrahm an ; ig n o ra n ce, d ou b ted it, lie r em in d e d of th e fact how
S li : A ta -u lla h ; H a fiz Ib ra h im ; S a y y e d R a m z a n ; M ia u less in fa m o u s book s, such as Jafer Z a ta lli and oth ers,
A n ia r B a k lish . w ere at once suppressed, aud added th at, sh o u ld it be
I. M u n slii N isa r A li proposed th at M o u lv i A hm ed in s is t e d u p o n , G o v e r n m e n t w o u l d fin d no fresh d ifficu lty ,
A li sh o u ld p resid e on b eh a lf o f M ahom edan s. T h is was b u t w a lk o v e r a road a lr e a d y paved.
a p p roved u n a n im o u sly . X I. It w as p ro p o sed to g iv e to th is c o m m ittee th e
n a m e o f “ A u ju in a n -i- Isla li” or th e “ A u u s h a s a n a S a b lu i,”
II. P a n d it G opi N a th , seconded by P a n d it G o v in d
X II. T h e m e e tin g w as th en adjourned under general
S a lia y a , p r o p o se d to a p p o in t G u s a in P a n d it G a u rish a n k a i', o n
a p p la u se, M a h o m e d a n s s h a k in g h a n d s w ith H in d u s, and
b e h a lf o f th e H in d u s. T h is too, r a ise d n o d i s s e n t i e n t v o ic e .
H in d u s e m b r a c in g freely th e fo llo w ers of Isla m — a c ir­
H I. A r u le was passed by general agreem ent, th at
c u m sta n c e in d ic a tiv e o f th e fu ll s u c c e s s w ith w h ic h th e
n o g e n t le m a n s h o u ld be a u th o r ise d to sta n d u p a n d speak
m e e t in g m a y b e sa id to h a v e b e e n cro w n ed .
w ith o u t p rev io u sly a sk in g p e r m issio n for it from th e
X I II. T lie n e x t g en era l m e e tin g for th e fo rm a tio n o f
P resid en ts. reso lu tio n s, c h o ic e o f books, aud to d iscu ss fu rth er con­
IV . P a n d it G opi N a th opened th e p roceed in g s, and c ilia to r y m e a s u r e s s h a ll (it w as proposed aud agreed) be
d e liv e r e d a le c tu r e in pure H in d i, im p re ssin g upon th e h eld on or about th e 2 2 n d p ro x im o , o f th e co rrect date
m in d s o f th e H in d u co m m u n ity th e risk s th ey ran by a u d p la c e o f w h ic h th e p u b lic sh a ll b e d u ly in fo rm ed .
w id e n in g th e g u lf o f d isco id b e tw e e n th e m s e lv e s aud th eir
By order,
fe llo w -c o u n tr y m e n , th e M a h o m e d a n s ; s h o w e d th e b e n efits
of u n io n ; proved its n e c essity ; a n d co n c lu d e d a m id st P a n d it G o pi N ath,
g e n e ra l a p p la u se.
(E d ito r, “ M ittr a V ila s a /')
V. M ir N isa r A li d e liv e r ed an e q u a lly e lo q u e n t
Secretary f o r Hindus.
s p e e c h in U r d u w h ic h , to s a y t h e le a st, c a u s e d every body
■ present t o b o a t on e w ith h im . It d is s ip a t e d to a w on­
d erfu l d e g r ee th e p reju d ices o f t l i e M a h o m e d a n s a n d gave A t a n o th e r m e e tin g h eld u n d e r th e a u sp ic e s of P a n d it
c o n sid e ra b le s tr e n g th to th e cause o f th e C o m m ittee. G opi N a th , in th e H ari G uyana M a n d ira , it was pro­
V I. M o u lv i M u h a m m a d H u sa in th en stood up and p osed th a t th e fo llo w in g P a n d its be elected to form th e
filled th e g a p t h a t w a s le ft b y h is im m ed ia te predecessor. E x ec u tiv e C o m m itte e of th e A u u sh a sa n a S u b h a on b eh a lf
F ir s t o f a ll he in fo rm ed th e p u b lic th a t lie had spout o f t h e H i n d u C o m m u n i t y ••—
n o le ss th a n t w e n t y y e a rs in p r e a c h in g h is r elig io n . H e I. G u sa in P a n d ita G auri S h ankara, P resid en t or th e
c la im e d p r o fic ie n c y in th e k n o w led g e of th e K oran, S a b lia N a y a k a ( f l H ’R T ^ ^ T ) 2. P a n d ita Bhagwan D as, 3*
w h ich , he said , he had read m ore th a n a hundred
P a n d ita llu p a C handra. 4 . P a n d i t a B r a j L ill. 5. P a n d i t a
tim es. “ N ow here in it,” he co n tin u e d “ h ave 1 fou nd
lla g h u u a th . (i. P a n d i t a L a l o L a i . 7- P a n d i t a N a n d a L iil.
a n y m en tio n m ad e o f th e ap p roval o f th e w a y — bad as it
8. P a u d it a G o w a r d h a n a . 0. P a n d ita N a t h u Ila m . 10. Pan­
i s — In w h i c h m y c o - r e l i g i o n i s t s h a v e b e e n seen a tta ck in g
d ita Janardana, II. P a n d ita B eni Rum . 12. P a n d ita
t h e fa ith s o f o th ers.” H e p r o v e d t h a t to c a ll anybody in
S h iv a D a y a lu . 13. P a n d ita U ttam C handra G aur. 14.
t h e w o rld n a m e s , m ay he be a Y a liu d i or N isa ra or a
P a u d ita G anga V ish n u . 1.5. P a n d i t a T ejo Bhaun. 10.
K a ffir, w a s t o g o a g a i n s t t h e o r d e r of God and to trea d
P a n d ita P a lia r C handra. 17. P a n d ita L akshm i D hara.
th e K oran , th e o n ly sacred book, u n d e ifo o t.
18. P a n d ita G o v in d Ram a. I!). P a n d ita K a sh i Ram a.
A ll th e above sp eech es w ere recorded b y th e p resid en ts
20. P a u d ita N a g in C handra. 21. P a n d ita K h u sh a l ltam a.
and m e m b er s o f b o th c o m m u n itie s.
22. P a n d ita G auri S h a n k a r a J e tli. 23. P a u d ita H a r D atta.
V II. M ir N isa r A li th en proposed th e a p p o in tm en t 24. P a n d ita D h a r tn a C hand ra. 25. P a n d ita S a le h D a y a lu .
of a co m m ittee, c o n ta in in g an equal num ber from both
20. P a n d ita G o p i N u tlia , Secy.
p a rties an d o b ta in e d votes to c o lle ct as a d u ty a ll th e
 TH E I N D I A N H E R B A L I S T . T H E S C I E N T I F I C BA,SIS OF S P I R I T U A L I S M .
T h is book, by D r. N o b in C lm m lo r P a u l, w ill prove a H a v in g a lrea d y (p . l . ‘} 0 , v o l. ii.) borne te s tim o n y to
u se fu l o n e to th e stu d e n ts o f In d ia n M ateria M cd ica . It th o a d m ira b le m oral q u a litie s and in tellec tu a l endow ­
t a k e s s o m e fifty or m ore p rev a len t I n d ia n d isea ses, and m ents of our la m e n ted frien d , th e la te Epes S a r g e n t, it
h a v in g arranged th em a lp h a b e tic a lly , g iv es th eir ap p ro­ w o u ld a lm o s t s u ffice for u s t o a n n o u n c e t h e appearance of
p r ia te v e g e ta b le r e m e d ie s w ith doses. h is c r o w n in g p sy c h o lo g ic a l w ork, The Scientific Basis of
M a n y o f th e s e r e m e d ie s r em a in u n tr ied and u n stu d ie d Spiritualism , to g iv e our readers an id ea o f its m e r its .
b y th e m odern school o f m e d ic in e w liich has sprung up From th e b e g in n in g to th e clo se of M r . S a r g e n t ’s b u s y
u n d e r th e care o f th e In d ia n G o v e r n m e n t. lite r a r y life, w h atever lie d id w a s w e ll don e. Though a
m an o f stron g c o n v ictio n s, he yet show ed th rou gh ou t an
T he num ber of r em ed ie s g iv e n is very great and a p ­
ea rn est d e te r m in a tio n to sta te h is ca se fa irly a n d w it h o u t
p e a r s to h a v e b e e n c o m p i l e d fr o m v a r io u s s o u r c e s , for it is
o ffen siv e c o m b a tiv e n e s s — a ta le n t we h o n estly en vy. H e
far beyond th o pow er of one m an to have stu d ied th e
becam e a S p iritu a list o n ly under th e pressure of hard
a ctio n o f o n e -fo u r th o f th e d r u O
g s gOi v e n i n t h i s b o o k .
facts th a t h e c o u ld n o t ex p la in aw ay, an d sin c e th e n has
S u ffic ie n t in fo rm a tio n , as to th e v a rio u s sta g e s o f d is ­ b e e n j o t t i n g d o w n for reference in stead o f m e r ely see in g
e a s e in w h i c h t h e r em ed ies sh o u ld b e u s e d , is n o t g iv en a n d fo r g e ttin g lik e m a n y oth ers, th e p roofs th a t S p ir itu a l­
to m a k e t h e w ork of any use as a h a n d -b o o k , e x c e p t to is m offers to t h e m a n of scie n c e th at it is w o r th i n v e s t i ­
advanced students of m e d i c i n e ; for som e of th e doses g a tin g . T h e fru its of th is m e th o d ic a l in d u str y h a v o , as
r e c o m m e n d e d w o u ld n o t, in s o m e s ta te s o f th e system , be we stated in our recent n o tice o f h is d eath , b e en g iv en
u n a tte n d e d b y danger. to th e w o rld in t h e fo rm o f th r e e o f th e m o s t u sefu l books
upon th e su bject. M r. Sargent had no fe e lin g o f a n ta ­
T h e real use of th is w ork appears to c o n sist in th e
g o n ism to T h e o so p h y . W ith m a n y e n lig h te n e d S p iritu a l­
v ery c o m p le te c a ta lo g u e w h ic h has b een c o m p iled o f I n ­
is ts h e e x p r e s s e d liis e n tir e r ea d in ess to jo in u s w h e n h e
d ia n m e d ic in a l h erb s a n d th e s u g g e stio n s it c o n ta in s as to
sh o u ld b e c o n v in c e d of th e T h e o so p h ic a l th eory of th e
th e d isea ses in w h ic h th ese r em ed ie s aro lik e ly to p rove
m ed iu m istic phenom ena by as u n a n sw e r a b le p roofs as
u se fu l.
th o se w h ich had m ade h im what h e w as. A n d , as from
If stu d en ts w o u ld each selec t a few r em ed ie s or a t h e n a tu re of th in g s, th e s e proofs w ere n o t a v a ila b le o u t­
group of drugs h a v in g som ew hat sim ila r a ctio n s, by sid e th e clo se d circle of A sia tic m y stics whom h e co u ld
ca refu lly ta b u la tin g th e r e su lts o b ta in e d b y th e ir a d m in is ­ n o t v isit, h e to o k up an a ttitu d e of frien d ly y e t n eu tral
tr a tio n , b o t h in h e a l t h a n d d is e a s e , t h e r e l a t iv e p o w e r a n d g o o d -w ill, m a in ta in in g co rre sp o n d e n c e to th e la st w ith h is
v a lu e o f m a n y little known drugs m ig h t b e d e te r m in e d .
T h e o s o p h ic frien d s.
T h e rea lly v a lu a b le o n e s w o u ld th e n b e c o m e r ev e a le d , a n d I n h is Scientific Basis, M r. S a r g e n t m a k e s s u c h a n a rra y
s o m e o f th e less u s e fu l e lim in a te d . o f b o th lo g ic a n d p h e n o m e n a as to sile n c e , if n o t co n v in ce,
Such an enorm ous arm oury of w eapons is g iv en to th e sce p tica l m an o f scien ce who w o u ld sneer m e d iu m -
select from , t h a t th e p h y sic ia n m ig h t w ell be p u zzled ism down as a sort o f c h i l d ’s p la y for serv a n t-g irls and
w h ic h to c h o o se w h e n brought face to face w ith th e d is­ sch o o l-b o y s. I t is a book to b e th o u g h t over as w ell as
ease he had to com bat. For d ia rrh o ea and d ysen tery read b y e v e r y real s tu d e n t o f P sy ch o lo g y . W e com m end
85 drugs arc en u m erated . F o r in ter m itte n t fe v e r, fifty- it m o st h e a r tily to such, n o t w ith s ta n d in g th a t, from h a v ­
th re e are m e n tio n e d e ith e r as u sefu l or sp ecific. T h ir ty - in g b een m ore favou red th an th e la m e n te d a u th o r w ith
fo u r a n th e lm in tic r em ed ie s are g iv en , b u t, e x c e p t in a o p p o rtu n ities to lea rn t h e real cause o f th e m ed iu m istio
few in sta n ces th e sp ecies of w o rm on w h ich th ese rem e­ p h e n o m e n a , w e d iffer w ith h im as to t h e ncccssary agency

d i e s a r c t o a c t. i s n o t in d ica ted . th er e in o f th e sp ir its of th e dead. M essrs. C o lb y and

R ich , th e p u b lish ers, w ill accept o u r t h a n k s for th e copy
T h e w ork, how ever, does n o t p r e te n d to b e a c o m p le te
o f th e w o rk w c h a v e receiv ed .
system o f m e d ic in e , a n d a s far a s it g o e s i t is a v e r y u s e f u l
a d d itio n to our k n o w led g e of In d ia n drugs and th eir
actio n . T h is branch of art appears to be less stu d ied
n ow th an fo r m e r ly ; g rea t strid es have b een la te ly m a d e WE ARE MUCH IN D E B T E D TO KAVI S A V IT A NARAYAN

by m ed ica l scien ce in th e m ore accu rate d ia g n o sis of G n n p a ti N a r a y a n for p r e s e n t i n g to u s a copy of h is w ork

d isea se, w h ile th e m a te r ia m e d ic a a n d th era p eu tics have ca lle d Alankdr Chandrika. It is a recent p u b lica tio n ,

b e e n a g o o d d e a l n e g le c te d , so t h a t a n y w o r k d o n e in th is u sefu l to p o e ts and lo v e r s o f fin e lite r a tu r e , from t h e p e n

d irectio n w ill b e of use and a p u b lic a tio n lik e th e pre­ o f o n e w h o is w e ll k n o w n a m o n g t h e G u ja r a th i c o m m u n it y

se n t sh o u ld h a v e th e effect o f s h o w in g h o w m u ch t h e r e is to for h is a b ilit ie s , b o t h as a poet aud a keen observer of

th in g s th a t happen to pass un der h is o b serv a tio n . Tho
b e d o n e.”
w o r k is v e r y e la b o r a t e and so far as w c c a n ju d g e , is a n
T h e a b o v e o p i n i o n o n t h e w o r k is fr o m th e p en o f a w e ll- im p r o v e m e n t on th e “A l a v M r i jmivcsh” b y th e celeb rat­
known A n g l o - I n d i a n m il ita r y s u r g e o n ; a n d t h e a u th o r , it ed poet N a r m d a s h a n k a r L a lsh a n k a r w h ic h treats o f th e
sh o u ld be added, is no oth er th an th e D r. N. C. P a u l, s a m e su b je c t ; a n d its p er fe ct scien tific tr e a tm e n t u n q u e s ­
w hose in ter estin g T reatise on th e Y o g a P h ilo so p h y has tio n a b ly e n title s th e au th or to very h ig h p ra ise. The
b e e n r ep u b lish e d in th e s o co lu m n s. W e w ere under th e “ A la n k a r C h a n d rik a ,” c o n ta in s (1 1 0 ) on e h u n d r e d and te n
im p ressio n th at he was dead, bu t it iio w s e e m s t h a t lie A la n M r s or fig u res w h ich arc w e ll ex p la in ed after th e
still su r v iv es at a g r e e n o ld a g e, resp ected and b elo v ed m a n n e r o f B rijb h a slm a n d o th er S a n sk rit authors, fa m ed
b y h is countrym en of B engal for h is p a trio tism , and fo r t h e ir d is c r i m in a t iv e p o w e r s and su b tle u n d ersta n d in g .
tireless and u n o sten ta tio u s ch a rity .— E d . T iik o s.
P. A.

T illA R A T -D IP IK A OR THE LAMP OK ISIIA R A T, HAS BEEN P A R A G R A P H FLASHES FROM T H E FOUR

r e c e iv e d j u s t as w e w e r e g o in g to press, so th a t we cannot QUARTERS .
g iv e a m o re d e ta ile d n o tice. I t p u rp orts to b e a m o n th ly “ C H EM IS T S H A V E DIS C O V ER ED THAT THE PRESENCE OF
m a g a z in e of g en era l liter a tu re a n d research. From th e v e r y m i n u t e q u a n t i t i e s o f c e r t a i n s u b s t a n c e s in c e r t a i n l i q u i d s
cursory g la n c e w c h a v e b e e n a b le to g iv e , it s e e m s to b e a m ay be d e te c te d b y m ean s of th e electric spark and a p h o t o ­
p r o m i s i n g l i t t l e jo u r n a l, fu ll o f r e a d a b le m a t t e r a n d t o fill g r a p h i c a p p a r a t u s . I f t h e c o l o r i n ' ; m a t t e r k n o w n ns n n t l i r a c e n o
a n u n o c c u p ie d co rn er o f th e field o f jo u r n a lism . W c w ish i s m i x e d w i t h fifty m i l l i o n s t i m e s i t s w e i g h t , o f a l c o h o l , the.
it ev ery success. I t is p u b lis h e d at Lahore and in th e p r e s e n c e o f t h e c o l o r is s h o w n b y a p h o t o g r a p h , w h i c h w i l l
H in d i la n g u a g e by P a n d it G opi N a th , E d ito r of th e s h o w tlio c h a r a c t e r i s t i c b a n d s o f tl i c a b s o r b e d r a y s p e r t a i n i n g
“ M ittr a Y ila sa .” t o n n t l i r a c e n o , ” T h i s is i n t e r e s t i n g n e w s i n d e e d — f o r t e e t o t a l e r s .
 A s a d p r o o f o f t u b d e c l i n e o p f a i t i i m a y nre s e e n i n
the following extract, from a pious correspondent, of the W e e k l y
R e g i s t e r . lie eomplnins in an article about Leo X I I I . that. “ tho
receipts of Peter’s Pence for 1880 have fallen off by 1,000,000
of francs. F or tlio year 1879, they were almost 4,000,000
f'nincs. In tho last year they wore scarcely 3,000.000.
I t is of absolute necessity that, tlio faithful throughout,
tho world should provide for the Ilcad of tho Catholic
Church, because tho Italian Revolution has sacrilegiously
robbed him of all his rights nml of all his revenues.
T here is no priest on earth poorer than tlio Vicar of Christ,”
writes tho correspondent.
And so it, should be if tliat, “ Vicar” is a follower of Christ
nnd not of Mammon. Tho “ Son of Mail ” hath not where (o
lay bis head.” But it, does sco.'n easier to preach “ Lay not,
lip for yourselves treasures upon earth,” See.., than enforeo tho
precept by personal practice.
A t t h e P r e h i s t o r i c Coxcmcss ' w h i c h l a t e l y m e t a t
Lisbon an interesting report was rend in regard to some dis­
coveries rocently made among the ruins of an ancient Portuguese
city, which is supposed to have been of Celtic origin. Tho
city must have been quite extensive. Massive circular walls,
streets, squares, large architectural monuments, and many
dwellings have already been unearthed, which, for more f an
twenty centuries, have been buried deep below accumulated
d e b r i s , soil, ami rich vegetalion. The explorers among these
ruins arc fast laying open t.o the world tbe habitations of
ancient people, among which quite a primitive state of civilisation
must, havo existed, but ono whoso architecture, plastic orna­
mentations, sculptured monuments, and profuse inscriptions
point to a somewhat advanced stale of a r t and industry, and
r e c a l l in m a i n / o f t h e i r c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s the c i v i l i z a t i o n a n d
r e l i g i o n s c e r e m o n i e s o f I n d i a a n d C h i n a . T he question naturally
nriscs, is it, possible that the tribes who built, this and other
neighbouring cities, whoso ruins are known to exist, emigrated
originally from central or eastern Asia, passed westward
through all the intermediate nations of Western Asia and Eastern
Europe, until they arrived at the impassable barrier of tho broad
Atlantic before they finally settled down to build new and
permanent homes ?— T h e B o m b a y G a z e t t e . '
The “ Indian A ntiquary,” fo r A pril, in a d d itio n
original articles hy such eminent, authorities as Max Miiller, Dr.
Ivcilhorn, Mr. Fleet of the Bombay Civil Service, and Professor
Beal, contains two essays, both of them writ,ion in this country,
which display a quite exceptional amount, of accurate scholarship
nnd critical ingenuity. In the one, Pandit Bhagwan Lai com­
mences a searching re-examination of the famous rock inscrip­
tions of Asoka, the most ancient and tho most, valuable records
of the kind that exist in the conn fry. Much light, has been
thrown upon their interpretation by the labours of Prinscp and
AVilson, lvern and Burnouf, and more recently lithographed
copies of them have been published by General Cunningham
in his C o r / i n s I n s c r i p t i o n n . m In tli.c a .r u m . But, lii.s transcripts,
though edited with much care and trouble, and far better than
any that, preceded them, arc still susccplible of many improve­
ments, and cannot be accepted as of final authority. T b e pub­
lication of one of the Pandit's most ingenious discoveries has
been anticipated by M. Senart, writing in the J o u r n a l A s i n t i q i i e ;
but his remarks throughout indicate an exactness of method
nnd a refinement of comparative criticism which could not be
surpassed by any European commentator. I t is no slight triumph
for a Hindu paheographor to havo made a material contribution
to the right, understanding of those difficult monuments, which
aro recognised as being the most, precious witnesses that wo
have, both to the religious and linguistic phenomena, and the
homo and foreign history of ancient India.— T h e P i o n e e r .
Tub “S alvation A rm y” a p p e a r s t o mo t h e name
new body of R e v i v a l i s t s . We would like to enquire whether
b l a s p h e m y under the guise of religious fervor can bo carricd
any farther, or a paper published in a mad-house contain a inoro
i n s a n e phraseology! We copy the following from the P i o n e e r -.— •
Tlie following arc c x t r n e t s from the provincial reports of the
Easter number of the I V a r - C i ti f , tlio G a z e t t e o f tho Salvation
A r m y : — A c c r i n g t o n ( C a p t a i n T h u r r r n a n ) . — Last, week was
glorious. On Good Friday we had a Hallelujah Tea, which
was a grand success, and one poor backslider wept his way to
Calvary. Saturday Frco-and-Easy Meeting grand ; three
souls. Sunday wns the host day we have had ; our Soldiers
came up well to tho help of the Lord. Hundreds soon sur­
rounded us, but, were very good, instead of throwing bricks nnd
stones at us, they threw money into (.lie ring to help us to pay
tho rent, of the Barracks. When I cried, Wanted ! wanted !
recruits for tho55th Royal Bloodwashed Regiment to fight
Satan and sin,” many followed us to our Barracks, and when
they were tHd t : c conditions on which they could enlist,, and
the pay they would receive, seven enlisted iu our ranks deter­
mined to fight for God— two or throe of them being old desert­
ers. N e w c a s t l e ( C a p t a i n S m a r t ).— Tho Secretary w r ite s : —
“ Sunday was a mighty day, the power of God nt
every meeting. Grand open-air processions ; heavy firing ;
victory ! victory ! Theatre packed at night, God moving in
every part of the building, sinners quaking and crying for
mercy, and twenty precious, wounded souls lying at the Master’s
feet, got blessedly saved. S h e f f i e l d ( C a p t a i n L o n g s t a f f ).—
Glorious times, sinners saved. Wo havo had a successful tea,
goodly numbers. After tea, great, meeting, chair taken by a
vicar. Major Cadman with us. Place crammed, lots of peo­
ple could not, get in. At, the close of tho meeting, sinners
crying for mercy. Some men, who had been to the Sheffield
Handicap, were now working for Jesus.
A m o s t w o n d e r f u l D i s c o v e r t ! !— It is slated that tho
Dntliil author is busy on a book which will prove to all candid
readers that Gaelic was tho language used by Tubal Cain and
the builders of the "Lower of Babel, nnd that “ Free Church
principles” were first, proclaimed aud inculcated by tho first
founders of aneicnt E g y p t.— P e o p l e ' s J o u r n a l .
C u r i o u s D i s c l o s u r e s i n G r e e k C l e r i c a l L i f e . — Some
curious traits of Greek orthodox clerical life may be gleaned
from the following narrative, recently published by a leading
Viennese contemporary. In one of t.he larger villages of
Thossalv, until very lately, tho religious requirements of its
inhabitants were provided for by two popas, whose slock and
comfortable appearance indicated that their cure must, be an
exceptionally remunerative one. A peripatetic Greek priest,
happening to pass through the village, paid bis respects to liis
reverend brethren ; and their well-to-do aspect suggested to
him the idea that a congregation able to support two popas in
such splendid condition would surely be equal to the mainte­
to
nance in clover of a third. He, therefore, announced his inten­
tion of settling down professionally in the parish ; but tho resi­
dent popas, instca.l of welcoming their new coadjutor with open
arms, betook themselves to tho bishop of Ihe diocese, and laid
before that dignitary such cogent arguments— among them n
canvas bag containing two thousand piastres in gold—against tho
contemplated infringement, of their parochial monopoly that tho
good prelate undertook to expel Ihe intruder by special decree.
While, however, lie was drawing out, the promised document,
the new comcr called upon him and deposited three thousand
piastres on his G randeur’s table. Hereupon the bishop changed
the wording ofhis decree in such sort, that, it road as authoris­
ing the third popa to practise his sacred office in t.he, village.
Armed with this document the ecclesiastic, went back in triumph
to his new parish. On fhe following Sunday ho proceeded to
officiate in the local church for the first time—aud the last ; for,
whilst, administei ing the sacrament, he partook of the consecrat­
ed wine, and as a strong dose of poison had been mixed with it
by his colleagues, lie expired shortly after tlio conclusion of the
service. — D a i l y T e l e g r a p h .
A n o t h e r M i s r e p r e s e n t a t i o n in a L o n d o n P a p e r o f t h e
“ Minister ” that will make the I n d i a n M i r r o r “ sad nnd
melancholy” is the anniversary of tlie Brahmo Somaj that, has
just, been celebrated at Calcutta ; but the success of the demons­
tration was to some extent marred by the vagaries of Babu Kesliub
of a Chunder Sen, who, although lie is now disavowed by the ma­
jority o fh is former followers, still regards himself as leader of
the movement. Kesliub Chunder Sen, in the judg m ent of many
of his old disciples, has partially relapsed into Paganism. Ilis
last aet, has been to introduce into his church n red flag, which
is supposed to symbolise, tho blood of martyrs ; and at the same
time ho has made it, the centre of a fantastic ceremonial. The
B r a h m o P u b l i c O p i n i o n states that Mr. Sen himself fanned
tiie flag with a c l i a m u r or yak-tailed duster, as people generally
fan their idols, while “ tho other missionaries went round it
with lights in their hands in imitation of the idolatrous ccre-
mony called a r a t i ..” T he seceders from Kesliub Clu.inder Sen
denounce all this as“ idle mummery”— D a i l y K c i c s .
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c o u n t r y in 1 8 7 7 , a n d in t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r h e t o o k a p r o p r i e ­
o f D e c e m b e r t h e y w e r e a l l [ d o d g e d in L o n d o n . O n this la tter
t a r y c h a p e l in T a v i s t o c k - p l a c e , w h e r e h o i n t r o d u c e d a s e r v i c e
(lay t h e p r i s o n e r o b t a i n e d a n o t h e r l o t o f j e w e l l e r y , i n c l u d i n g a
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M r . V a u g h a i i in L o n d o n . T h e ju r y re tu rn e d n v erd ict of
learn ed counsel, indifferen t and disresp ectfu l. T h e learned c o u n ­
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t h a t fo r a t h o u s a n d idiots, w h o aro d e l i n q u e n t s , m o r o t h a n d o u b l e h o w e v e r su sp ic io u s, w a s fully c o rro b o ra te d b y th e e v id e n c e
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f o r t u n e a n d n o t u n e d u c a t e d ; a n d t h a t c r i m e s a g a i n s t p r o p e r t y aro
w o u l d f in d a c o n g e n i a l h o m e in t h a t C h r i s t i a n m o n a s t e r y .
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f r a u d , of t h e a b u s e of t r u s t a m o n g s t em ployes, a n d t h a t e v e n t h o s o
a g a i n s t p u b l i c c o n fidence a r e oil t h e i n c r e a se . ( A n d h e a s k s :)
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e x t i n c t i o n of t h e i n c e n t i v e to c r i m e ! C a n t h e d o c t r i n e s o f a f a t a l ­
i s t i c p a n t h e i s m — t h e d e a d l y p a r e n t of t h e d e l i n q u e n t m a n a n d of _ rage. I1ago.
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li o u s r a t i o n a l is m , b r i n g f o r t h o t h e r f r u i t s t h a n th o s o w h i c h t h e M y s t e r i e s .................................. 207 t h o m e r i t s of t h e H i n d u
p e n a l r e g i s t e r s r e c o r d I C a n t h e t h e a t r e s , t h e P re s s , t h e s h a m e l e s s A N o v e l “ H o l y A l l i a n c e ” . . . 210 a n d E n g l i s h A s t r o l o g y . . . 222
p r i n t s , t h e h o u se s, t h e r efug e s, a n d t h e t e m p l e s o f a m u l t i f o r m vice M a t t e r a n d M e t h o d ................... 210 P ro c e e d i n g s of a C o m m i t t e e
e n k i n d l e au gh t, els e b u t a d u l t e r y , r a p e a n d c o r r u p t i o n ? W i l l n o t A P o s t h u m o u s P u b l i c a t i o n . . . 211 h eld i n l l a j a Dhyan
tlie c h e r i s h e d h a t r e d a n d t h e s u d d e n f u r y c o n t i n u e t o b e m a d e A S u i c i d e ’s A f t e r - S t a t e .............. 212 S i n g h ’s ITaveli 011 S a t u r ­
m a n i f e s t in d e a d l y w o u n d i n g s , i n c a l u m n i e s , d e f a m a t i o n s , a n d A L e t t e r f ro m S o o r b - O v a n e s s 213 day, th e 2 1 st M a y at
l i b e l s !— ( II’t'd -h j R e g iste r .) E v o l u t i o n of a S i x t h S e n s e . . . 215 5 i>. jr. ................. 223
T l i e p o p u l a t i o n o f ’ C h r istia n I t a l y , nil t o l d , b e i n g a l i t t l e o v e r T h e F i v e - P o i n t e d S t a r .............. 215 Tho In d ian H erbalist . 225
t h i r t y m illion s, we w o u ld be g lad to l e a r n t h e e x a c t p e r c e n t , of t h e A r e p l y to o u r C r i t i c s .............. 217 T h e S cien tific B a s i s of S p i ­
n r i m e s c o m m i t t e d y e a r l y a m o n g t h e 240 m i l l io n s o f th ricc -h ea th en Science, P h e n o m e n a a n d t h e r i t u a l i s m ....................... 225
I n d i a ? -Ei). T h k o s . P r e s s ............................................ 218 P aragraph F lashes from
T h e E v i d e n c e of S c i c n c e ........ 220 t h e P o u r Q u a r t e r s .......... 525
A Cl.iciiiOiU. L n i i i r , S u i t h a s b e e n t r i e d i n M a r c h fa st, in
t h e H i g h C o u r t o f J u s t i c e in L o n d o n — o f 011c R e v . C h a m b e r - P r i n t e d n t t l i e I n d u s tr ia l P ress b y B. C u r s c t j e e & Co., a n d p u b l i s h e d bj
laino ( C l e r k ) v. B a r n w e l l ( C l e r k ) ; t l i e T h e o s o p h i c a l So cict-y, a t B r o a c h C a n d y , B o m b a y .
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V o r .. 2 No. 10. BO M BAY, JU L Y , 1881. • No. 22.

TJIE W O R K OF T H E T H E O S O P M C A L com e on th e p la tfo rm lik e m en and say it to m y face.

1 was sta n d in g th ere for t h e v e r y purpose of a n sw er in g
S O C IE T IE S .
c h a r g e s, &c. B u t a lth o u g h I h a d r eceiv ed a w a r n in g and
T h e P r e s id e n t - F o u n d e r at C ey lo n . th re a te n in g le tte r from a C h ristia n th a t day, not a soul
dared open his mouth. * .........................................................................................
April.— Colonel Olcott m u l Professor Bnico
“ G a t . t . k , 2 7 (Ii,
landed las-t evening from the P. & 0 . steamer ‘ Khiva’ which
Arrived from Bombay. T he jetty was crowded with a largo A t C o lo m b o as a t G a lle, s o m e m e m b e r s o f o u r S o c ie tie s ns
number of native?, and about o n e h u n d r e d school boys from the M essrs. A ndrew Perera, D e S ilv a , A brew and a h a lf
Theosophical schoo I at M ngalla. Whito cloth was spread from dozen m ore are in d efa tig a b le. T h in g s arc very en­
the je tty to the carriage. The Colonel and his companion were c o u ra g in g . The jo u rn a l o f th e C o lo m b o S o c ie ty su p p orts
driven in a waggon to Magalla, where a house had been pre­ itself an d d efen d s us a n d our co m m o n cause every w eek.
pared for their reception. I t is supposed that Professor Bruno There is a v e ry c o m fo r ta b le lio a d -q u a r te r w ith a lectu re-
has come to inspect tho, Theosophical schools.”— T ho C e y l o n liall, recep tion -room , slee p in g -r o o m s , k itch en , b ath, etc.
O b s e r v e r , A p r i l 28, 1881. I n short, th e S o c ie ty is a liv e an d d o in g w h a t it can, th a n k s
to its d evoted and e n e r g e t i c P r e s i d e n t — M r. A . P e r e ra .”
T h e so le tte r s are corrob orated b y th e fo llo w in g ex tr a cts
Extracts from the President’# letters to the Bombay
from t h e Ceylon Times :—
Hcad-qnavtors.
P o p u l a r E d u c a t i o n roit t i i e N a t i v e s . —The presence
G a l l e , 2S tli A p ril I S f i l . — ........... “ S a m e c o r d i a l w e l c o m e once more in Ceylon of Colonel Olcott, this time accompanied
ns before. L a n d i n g - p l a c e c ro w d e d , w h i t e c lo t h s la id clow n hy n Mr. 13nice, a Scotch Educationist, is explained hy his
for its to w a lk upon, som e th ree h u n d r e d b oysj- o f our intention to establish schools amongst tho people of tho country
sch o o ls w e a rin g rosettes, in a p r o cessio n to m eet us. who by thoir religious feelings arc prevented attending tho
L o d g e d m o s t c o m fo r t,a b ly in th o u p p e r flo o r o f M r. S im o n schools of Missionary Societies. I t is intended in short to work
Ferern, F . T . S . ’s b u n g a lo w by th e sea-shore, w here la st on ground hitherto unoccupied, and to impart instruction of an
y e a r t h e c o n v e n t i o n o f t h e B u d d h i s t p r i e s t s , w a s h e l d ........... elementary yet thoroughly practical character. In order to
T h e v e r y first t h i n g I g o t b y p o s t w a s — a C h r i s t i a n t r a c t '
provide the funds necessary for this purpose, Colonel Olcott
proposes t,o deliver a course of lectures, admission to which
So th a t pu t th e m atch to th e tra in , a n d M r, B r u c c c o m ­
shall he hy tickets to bo sold at.riii almost nominal price. Tho
p o s e d a n a n t i - C h r i s t i a n tract,.— W hy I am not a C h r ist­
first of these will bo given on Friday next nt the Kelani Temple,
i a n . ” ........... I t i s t o b e s o l d f o r a penny o r t w o for t h e b e n e ­
the day of the annual festival, and another will be delivered at
fit o f t h e e d u c a t io n fu n d . the Collcgo at Mnligakande. In connection with this educa­
M y g e n e r a l p la n o f w o r k I h a v e s k e tc h e d o u t. I m ean tional work a series of elementary school-hooks will bo printed
to r a ise as m u c h for t h a t fu n d a s p o ssib le . I have ca lled in the vernacular, and in English, and this alone, if carefully
a co u n cil o f a few of our b e s t m e n to p e r f e c t a ll t h e de­ carried out, will prove a great boon to tho people, especially if
ta ils, and I sh a ll th en b eg in at th e extrem e so u th — popular practical knowledge is dealt with in tho series. Mr.
M a ta r a a n d T a n g a lle — a n d v is it e v e r y d is tr ic t in th e w h o le Brucc who has ju st returned from a tour through China, Ja pan ,
I s la n d — p r o b a b ly in c o m p a n y o f t h e R e v . M eg a ttiw a tto of
and portions of India, intends to remain some t i m e ’111 Ceylon
C o lo m b o , and lle v . S u m a n a tissa of G a lle, au d M r. B r u c e .
in order to he present at tho initiation of the scheme, the funds
towards which willba vested entirely in the hands of Singhalese
Y e s t e r d a y w c e x a m in e d o u r sch o o l. I t w as m o st in ter­ Trustees, three in cach province, and these Trustees will see to
estin g . M ottoes o f w e lco m e on th e w a lls ; o n r d o u b le the proper distribution of the monies for tho educational w ork
t r ia n g le , in red , e v e r y w h e r e ; a v e r s e of w e lco m e in ch a lk of their own province.”— T i m e s , M a y 11.
on ea ch o f a h a lf-d o z e n b la c k b oard s ; th e b o y s a ll stan d ­
“ V i e w s a n d P l a n s o r t i i e T iiE o s o r m s r s .— On tho
in g a t a tten tio n ; o u tsid e th e b u ild in g a g r e a t sig n “ T h e
11 th instant, about 7 p. 111., n lecture was delivered to a largo
T h e o so p h ic a l B u d d h ist S c h o o l” in E n g lis h an d S in g h a le s e ,
audience, by Col. II. S. Olcott, at tho Widdyodaya College.
— I t e ll y o u i t w a r m e d t h e v e r y fib res o f my h e a r t t,o s e e Tho H igh Priest Sumangala presided. Tho object of the
t h e s e s ig n s o f o u r h a v i n g d o n e s o m e real, s u b s t a n t ia l good lecture was to notice nnd answer slanders circulated by the op­
to th e “ w retched h e a th en .” ponents of the Theosophical Society. Ilo announced that ho
T hursday, M ay 12, C o lo m b o :— “ I lectu red at th e had come again to proceed with the work where it was dropped
C o lle g e la st e v e n in g to a n a u d ie n c e o f a b o u t fiv e h u n d r e d . last time. But before touching upou tlmt question, ho said
A ll d a y t h e rain h a d d e s c e n d e d in torren ts, a n d th e lig h t­ that it was necessary to answer a series of questions that his
n i n g a u d t h u n d e r h a d b e e n terrific. I expected nobody, but
friends had drafted, in reference to various false rumours that
had been set afloat by thoso who had not had the courage to
th e rain c e a s c d a t a b o u t 4, a n d w h e n I b e g a n my spcech
como forward when he was last in Coylon, b u t had used the
a t (i, t h e a b o v o n u m b e r b a d a s s e m b l e d . I b a d in m y h a n d
safe cover of tho local papers when ho was hundreds of miles
a p ap er on w h ic h th e H ig h P riest, th e R ev. S u m a n g a la
away. As Buddha says “ Thero never was, thero is not, nor
h a d e n t e r e d all t h e lies a b o u t th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o ciety ,
will there ever be in this world a mail of total repute or dis­
I w a s to refu te, a n d I w e n t a t it stro n g . I d efied every­
body, C h ristia n or o th erw ise, th a t h ad a n y th in g to say
* A n d t h o M i s s i o n a r y o r g a n s , li k o tl io L>"‘l'iiow W itn ess a n d o t h e r s ,
cith er about th e T h eo so p h ica l S o c ie ty or o u rselv es, to d e n o u n c e u s y e t f o r o u r l a c k o f s y m p a t h y f o r t h e p a i> 'is a n d C h r i s t i a n
c o n v e r t s 1 F o r s ix y e a r s w c h a v e t o f i g h t s t e p b y s t e p , f a l s e h o o d s , s l a n d e r s
* A t t h o d e s i r e o f m a n y of om* F e l l o w s , wo h a v o o f l a t o b e g u n t o n d d a a n d v il if ic a ti o n i n v e n t e d w i t h t h o s o lo o b j e c t o f m a k i n g t h o p u b l i c
S u p p le m e n t to cach of o u r N u m b e r s to k e e p o u r B ran c h o s a n d m e m b e r s lo s e e v e r y c o n f i d e n c e i n t h e T h c o s o p h i c a l S o c i c t y . \ n d al l t h a t in t h e n a m o
in fo rm ed m o n t h ly of o u r w ork a n d th e p ro g re s s of o u r So cicty . W o ta k o o f t h e B ib le , w h i c h c o m m a n d s — “ T h o u s h n l t n o t b e a r f a l s e w i t n e s s , ” n n d
th is o p p o r t u n i t y to r e q u e s t all o u r B ra n c h S o c ie tie s (th o so w ho d csiro to in t h a t of C h rist, of H im w ho, r e p r e s e n t e d as tlic m e e k e s t a n d th o m o s t
r e m a i n u n k n o w n , b e i n g ’, o f c o u r s e , e x c l u d e d ) t o s e n d u s o c c a s i o n a l l y s u c h f o r g i v i n g o f al l m e n , is s a i d t o l i a v e d i e d f o r h u m a n i t y t o s a v e t h e w o r l d
i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g t h e w o r k of t h e i r r c s p o c t i v c B r a n c h e s a s m a y b e f r o m s in 1 V o r i l y m o r e c r i m e s a r o p e r p e t r a t e d , a u d fo la e e v i d e n c e d a i l y
con sid e red d esirable for publication. g i v o n in t h e n a m e «'f t h e “ t n o c k N a z a r c n o ” b y h i s f o l l o w e r s , t h a n t h e r o e v e r
w a s a m o n g t h o s o J e w s a n d h e a t h e n h o c a l l e d —a “ g o n e r a t i o o n of v i p o r s I
f W c li av e a b o u t 600 b o y s , n o w in o u r C eylon S chools, C a n T udt h o v o r n e e d w e a p o n s ?— E d . T h eo s ,
 J u l y , 1 S 8 1 .J surrL is Men t 1; o t ji e t 11 e o s o r u i s T .
r e p u t e , ” n m l lie, tl i e s p e a k e r , w n s w e l l a w a r e t l i n t iu u n d e r t a k i n g S u b h u t i e ’s T e m p l e a t W c l l a w n t l n , n n d t b e R e v . M . G u n a n a n d a
s u c h u ( a s k a s t h i s lie w o u l d n o t e s c a p e a b u s e . W ith th e m otive p re sid e d on th o occasion. T h e le c tu r e w as well i n te r p r e te d by
o f o r g a n i s i n g s o c i e t i e s t o p r o m o t e t h e iilen o f U n i v e r s a l B r o t h e r ­ M r . P r o c t o r G o o n e s e k a r a o f G a l l e . ” {Ceylon Times May, 2 4 . )
h o o d , a n i l a m o n g o t h e r t i l i n g s to p r o p a g a t e B u d d h i s m , h o s a i d
lie h a d l e f t h i s n a t i v e l a n d , h i s r e l a t i v e s a n d f r i e n d s , a n d h a d N e w s c o m in g fro m A u s tr a lia , w liieli arc sure to p lease
g i v e n u p t h o p r a c t i c e o f l a w w h i c h y i e l d e d h i m ail i i i c o m c o f o u r B u d d h is t B r e th r e n in C ey lo n , sp e a k a lso o f th e w ork
£ 2 0 0 p er m ensem ; am i fo r th is sacred cau se o f U n iv e rs a l o f tlie T h e o s o p liis t s in t h a t fair I s la n d . In the Harbinger
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l ife iu c a t e t h a t s h o u l d b e n e c e s s a r y . I t w a s also a sk e d and B ro th er W . H . T erry, E sq ., m em ber of our G eneral
w h e t h e r t h e p a r e n t s o c i e t y is B u d d h i s t i c o r n o t . T h o reply
C o u n cil, a n d th e r e p r e s e n ta tiv e o f th e T h e o so p h ic a l S o c ie ty
w a s y e s nnd no. A s th e tw o f o u n d e rs o f th e s o c ie ty a r e B u d d h is ts ,
in t h e A u s t r a l i a n C o lo n i e s , w c fin d t h e f o l l o w i n g : —
a n d t h e p u i c m o t i v e o f t h e s o c i e t y is to p r o m o t e U n i v e r s a l
“ B y t h e l a s t S u e z m a i l w c n r c iu r e c e i p t o f a p h o t o g r a p h
B r o t h e r h o o d , a n d a m o n g o t h e r th i n g s to p r o m u l g a t e B u d d h is m ,
o f t h e T h e o s o p h i c a l S o c i e t y ’s B u d d h i s t S c h o o l a t P o i n t d e
t h e l e c t u r e r s a i d t h a t t h e p a r e n t s o c i c t y m a y ho s a i d t o lie
G a l l e , w h e r e a r e f o r m in t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n w a s i n i t i a t e d a n d
B u d d h i s t . 1' B u t a s i t is a l s o c o m p o s e d o f Z o r o a s t r i a u s , H i n d u s ,
is n o w in a c t i v e o p e r a t i o n , v iz., t h e R e d e m p t i o n f r o m b l i n d
J e w s , M a h o m e d n n s , C h r i s t i a n s , F r e e - t h i n k e r s , A t h e i s t s & c., h e
C h r is tia n ity to r a tio n a l B u d d h is m of th e S in g h a le se ‘ risin g
sa id t h o S o c i e t y is in t h a t s e n s e u n - B u d d h i s t i e . l i e n e e tho
g e n e r a t i o n . ’ O n a c c o u n t o f E u r o p e a n i n f l u e n c e in C e y l o n th o
o b je c t o f e n lis tin g B u d d h i s t s in th e S o c ie t) ', w a s to o r g a n is e
r e lig io u s te a c h i n g o f t h e y o u t h in t h e p r in c ip a l c itie s h a d ,
p u r e l y ns B u d d h i s t s , t o p r o m o t e t h e b e s t i n t e r e s t s o f t h e i r o w n
u n til re c e n tly , been a lm o st m o n opolised by th e M issio n aries
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o f th e C a th o l i c a n d P r o t e s t a n t C h r i s t i a n C h u r c h e s , b u t since
l i s e d IVom i n i t i a t i o n f e e s h a d n o t b e e n l e f t b e h i n d t h e m in C e y l o n
th e rev iv a l o f B u d d h is m , occasioned by th e v isit o f th e T h e o ­
la s t y e a r w h e n th e T h e o s o p h ic a l p a r t y r e t u r n e d to B o m b a y .
s o p h ic a l enibass}’ la s t y e a r , t h r e e sc hools h a v e b e e n s t a r t e d in
S o c i e t i e s n r c s u p p o s e d to lie s u p p o r t e d b y t h e i r i n c o m e , a n d
c o n n e x i o n w i t h t h e S o c i e t y ’s b r a n c h e s in C e y l o n , t h e ‘ G a l l e ’
i n c o m e is d e r i v e d f r o m i n i t i a t i o n fees, d u e s , & v. ? S o f a r f r o m
o n e a l o n e n u m b e r i n g a b o u t. 3 0 0 s c h o l a r s .
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a n y o th e r class o f m e m b e rs, h e , th e sp e a k er, a n d his good m o r a l i t y , a r e l i g i o n c a l c u l a t e d to e x p a n d ( h o h i g h e r f a c u l t i e s
colleag u e M a d am e Itla v a tsk y , had g iv e n o u t o f t h e i r o w n o f th e m in d , a n d e x e m p t from th o so u l-b in d in g d o g m a s w ith
p r i v a t e r e s o u r c e s t o w a r d s t h e S o c i e t y ’s s u p p o r t , s i n c e 1 s t w liie li t h o C h r i s t i a n s y s t e m is w e i g h t e d .
D e c e m b e r , 1 8 7 8 , “ n o les s t h a n R s . 2 0 , 0 0 0 , b e s i d e s a ll t h e i r “ T h e p i c tu r e c o n tain s p o r tra its o f ab o u t 2 5 0 of th e scholars,
t i m e nnd lab o u r.” T h e s p e a k e r e x h i b i t e d in p r o o f t h e a u d i t e d o f g o o d p h y s i q u e a n d h a v i n g fino i n t e l l i g e n t f a c e s , i t m a y b e
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r e g a r d t o t h e s y m b o l o f t h e d o u b l e t r i a n g l e , h e s a i d t h o f i rs t o u r friend nnd b r o t h e r , D . K . M a v a h m k a r, E sq ., w h ic h nccom -
t r ia n g le in a B u d d h i s t se n se r e p r e s e n t s M a t te r , L a w , t h e i r
panicd it.”
p ro d u c ts, th e scco n d Ig n o ra n c e c le a v in g to e x i s ti n g objects,
n n d m e r i t a n d d e m e r i t — a l s o t h e w o r d “ O m ” is a s a c r e d w o r d T H E H I N D U SABHA. '
am o n g tho C h a ld e an s, H in d u s , J a i n s , t h a t re p re s e n te d tho
f o r m l e s s p r i n c i p l e iu N a t u r e . In T i b e t , t h e s a c r e d w o r d s a r o lNAU<iUKATliI) A.D. 1 8 8 0 . — IvALl E l t A 4 8 8 2 ,
“ Om m ane P ad m eh iu n .” O ! t h e j e w e l in t h e l o t u s O’, e., t h o Affiliated to
s e l f - c r e a t i v e f o r c e in t h e l v o s m o s j . T h a t is e t e r n a l Lnw
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T H E “OCCULT WORLD” A N D T IIE
u s p i r i t u a l i s t :’
Havino' just read in th e London Sp iritu a lis t a review
Of Mr. S in n e tt’s book “ T he Occult W orld, ” I find in it
more than a doubt expressed as to th e reality of the
“ Brothers ”, t h a t body of mystics to which th e personage
known as “ Koot Hoomi Lai Singh'’ belongs. The E ditor of
that paper would have his readers believe th a t th e said
person is a creation of M adame Blavatsky’s fancy. “ Mr.
S in n e tt” lie says “ has never seen K oot Hoomi, nor does lie
mention t h a t a n y other Theosophist in In d ia has had th a t
privilege.”
As some other persons may express th e same doubts, and
also some, while a d m itting th e ir genuine character, m ay a t ­
tribute th em to agency other th a n th a t to which Madame
Blavatsky refers th em (the so-called " Brothers ” &c.,)
I hereby declare th a t not only have I w ithin the last few
days seen one of th e persons so designated a t the H e a d ­
quarters of the Society a t Bombay, b u t t h a t I have very
good reasons (which I cannot go into more fully now) to
know th a t the said persons are not “spirits” b u t real
hu m a n beings exercising powers out of th e ordinary. Both
before and after my connection w ith th e Theosophical
Society I have known and conversed w ith th e m personally
aud witnessed th e most wonderful results (which w'oulcl
ordinarily be described as miraculous), b u t I m u st e m p h a ­
sise my declaration th a t I do not regard th e m as
supernatural and am alto gether m aterialistic ( oi latliei
7mturalixtic) in my conceptions of the agency producing
them. F u rth e r I testify t h a t I have th e strongest^ convic­
tion based ou reasons which, though authoritative,^ are
purely natural aud physical, th a t th e said B io th e is are
a mysterious fraternity “ th e ordinary location of which is
th e regions north of the Himalayas.
M ibza M oorad A l e e B eg , F . T . S . ,
A c tin g President o f ihe “ Sa ora sh tr Thcosophical
Society" at B h au nag ar,
T h e criticisms Upon Mr. S in n e tt’s hook “ The Occult
W orld ” force upon m e the d u ty of testifying from personal
experience and knowledge to th e fact t h a t those whom
ive call «ur “Brothers of th e F ir s t Section” of whom
“Koot Hoomi Lai S in g h ” is one, and who possess th e
so-called “miraculous” powers, are real and living beings
and not disembodied spirits as th e E dito r of th e S p ir i tu a l ­
ist would have his readers think. I t is b u t by a long
course of study and training that such can he attained*
t ; ["August, 1881;
I t is not belief with me b u t knoidedge, for, if I have
seen one of them, I have a t least seen about half a dozen
on various occasions, in broad daylight, in open places,
and have talked to them, not only when Madame Blavat­
sky was in Bombay b u t even when she was far away and
I here. I have also seen th e m a t times when I was travel­
ling. I was taken to th e residences of some of them and
once when Col. Olcott and Mme. B lavatsky were w ith
me. F u r t h e r than th a t I cannot say, and shall not give
any more information e ither about th em or th e places they
reside in, for I am u n d e r a solemn obligation of secrecy
and th e subject is too sacred for me to be trifled wilh.
I may, however, m ention th a t I know “ Koot Hoomi Lai
S in gh” personally and have seen and conversed with him
when Madame Blavatsky was here as also when she
was far away. B u t u n d e r w hat circumstances 1 am
not a t liberty to disclose.
W e H in d u s who know the “ Brothers ” th in k it e q u a l­
ly absurd and ridiculous to insinuate th a t either Madame
Blavatsky is a lunatic or an impostor, or t h a t persons like
Mr. S in n e tt could have ever become her dupes. N e ith e r is
she a medium, nor are th e “B rothers” “disembodied Spirits.”
D am odar K. M a v a la n k a r , F.T.S.
I have had th e honour to be a m em ber of th e T h e o ­
sophical Society for upwards of two years, and during
th a t period m y relations with the F o unders have been
so cordial and intim ate, th a t I can w ith confidence leave
myself entirely to th e ir guidance, so deep is my tru st
iu th e pu rity of th e ir motives and th e steadfastness to
th e cause th e y represent. N o t this alone. T h ey have
not once raised false hopes which only end in vain regrets.
W h a t they have asserted th ey have proved abundantly.
A ud I have to th a n k M adam e Blavatsky in a very espe­
cial degree for having given me opportunities to realize,
— what is generally supposed to be th e mere creatures
of th a t lady’s im agination— the existence of the “ Brothers.”
O ther deserving Fellows of our Society have had
th e same felicity as myself. So long as I live I shall
continue to offer my heart-felt homage to th e H im alayan
Brotherhood, who from th e ir far re tre a t condescend
to watch th e progress of this Society, and even th e
interests of some of its individual Fellows.
S. J. P ad sh a h , F.T.S.
We, the undersigned Theosophists, having read in the
London Spiritu alist the review of Mr. S in n e tt’s book The
Occult World aud th e doubts thrown therein upon tho
actual existence of a B rother of our 1st Section know n as
K oot Hoomi Lai Singh, w ith the sole object, as we infer, of
supporting th e theory of “ disembodied S p irits”, consider it
our d uty to protest.
I n common w ith some other Theosophists of Bombay
w'e have had, oil several occasions, th e honor to sec
these “ Brothers ” of our Society’s F irs t Section. W e
have th u s been led to know th a t they represent a
class of living, n o t “ disembodied” m en or ghosts— as
the Spiritualists would insist upon, th a t th ey are in
possession of the high est virtues and psychic capabi­
lities, and have, as we are assured from the opportunities
we have been pe rm itte d to enjoy, ever exerted such
powers for beneficent purposes, regarding th e whole
hu m a n ity as a U niversal Brotherhood, b u t keeping aloof
from th e world for reasons best known to themselves.
M au tu n d k ow B a d a je e N a g n a th , F .T .S .
B h a v a n is h a n k a r G an esh M u lla p o o k c a r , F .T .S .
TO LIVE IN BAD OOUN'mHJS, TO a s s o c i a t e w i t h m e a n
people, to p a r ta k e of bad food, to be coupled with ter-*
magants, to o btain idiotic son*, aud to have widowed
d a ughters in th e family, are th e six hellish miseries iu
th is world,— O r i e n t a l M a x i m ,
 S T O N E -SH O W E R S. like, w ith w hite canvass ; but, n otw ithstanding all such
precautions, he found th a t when alone w ith th e little girl,
F o l l o w i n g is n n in teresting letter w h ic h ice tr a n s la t e fr o m the
the red spots appeared w itho ut any visible cause upon
F r e n c h “ I t cintc S p ir ite ,” o f M a r c h last. I t is a d d re s se d to
th a t j o u r n a l hy M . A . J. IUho, o f the H a g u e , H o l l a n d , a w ell-
th e white linen walls, and th a t stones, h o t and wet, were
h n o w n g e n tl e m a n o f g r e a t education, w h o se n a m e is f a m i ­ falling by fives and sixes a t very short intervals, becoming
lia r to m a n y p eo p le in L o n d o n a n d P a ris . M . Bilto is an visible to th e eye th a t followed th em only a t a h eigh t of
esteemed c o rresp o n d e n t o f ours, a n d w e believe his p e r s o n a l five or six feet from th e ground. H e also saw a fruit
experience in v a rio u s p h e n o m e n a ha s been g r e a t .— E d . called papaya plucked by au invisible hand from a neig h­
T i i u o s . bouring tree of th a t name, and a t a g reat h e i g h t ; th e sap
Tlic stone shower is a rem arkable phenom enon which ru nn in g down the tr u n k from th e wound mado in it by
takes place at uncertain intervals in every country, and the violent tearing away of tlie fruit.* Sometimes, chairs
under every climate. I t is frequent in tlie East. and glasses were seen moved by an invisible forcc, and the
An official R eport coming from D utch E ast Indies, and im p rin t of a hand was found 011 the glass of th e mirrors.
dated 1831, states th a t one Van Kessinger, then residing Colonel Michiels, after m any days of investigation, made a
a t Reanger, had in his own house, situated in Sum adon * report of th e same which is now in th e archives. Tho
a veritable rain of stones thro ugh ou t a period of sixteen G overnm en t offered considerable sums to any person who
days. T he Governor-General ad interim, M. J. 0 . Baud, would discover tho cause of t h a t mystery, b u t all its
ordered an inquest, and a report was made to which, among efforts proved useless. T he report runs as follows :—
other signatures, was appended th a t of Major-General W. T o I l i s E x c e l l e n c y the A c t i n g G o v e r n o r - G e n e r a l o f the
Michiels, (then Licutenant-Colonel), a m an of a positivo D u t c h E a s t In d ie s .
mind, known for his stern, probity, and who would never
allow himself to be duped. R em ain in g s h u t up in a Oil F e b r u a r y 4, 1831, 011 tho first d ay of tlic Ja v a n e s e
month N a is Pocassn, ns I was re tu rn in g from nn inspection
room, near a little girl who seemed to a ttra c t the stones,
tour, I saw a gro up of persons assembled w o u n d m y house. M y
this man recorded their continuous falling n ear th e child
wife affirmed to me th a t stones th ro w n by au invisiblo pow er
whom they never even grazed. H is verbatim report will wero falling into o ur room and into the interior gallery. R e­
be found fu rth e r on. lieving it a t first eith e r n hallucination 011 th eir p a rt or somo
From most reliable information this is w h a t happened. wicked trick, I go t angry. E n te rin g the house 1 placed m y s e lf
Bolief in phenom ena produced by spirits is widely spread in tlie middle o f the gallery aud st>w nt once stones falling
in th e Malay Archipelago, and th e natives call them perpendicularly, passing, so to say, th ro u gh (lio ceiling, tho
Gcndarola. I n the house of a g entlem an named Van boards and rafters o f w hich nro closely and solidly fixed nnd
Kessinger lived a child, th e cook’s (laughter, who k e p t con­ united, nnd do not show the smallest crevice. T h is proved
stantly near her father. On February, th e 3rd 18:31, the to me th a t th e stones canic there from 110 h um an hands.
little girl approached Madame Van K essinger and drew G a th e rin g all the persons of my house and the in m ates o f tho
her attention to her Kubaai (white native apron) on which n eighbouring abodes to gether, and placing them u nd er the w atch
there were numerous red spots of Sirs. T he lady believing nnd i n c h a r g a of the police, 011 nn esplanado open from the four
th e spots were due to a trick of o ther servants, had th e sides, 1 then s h u t m y self up with closed windows nnd doors iu
m y house, alone w ith m y wife. T h e stones poured in still
child put on a clean Kabaai, b u t in a few seconds the same
from all sides, u ntil— the phenomenon being well proved to 11 s
spots appeared oil it. A t the same time, stones of about — wo were finally compelled to rc-open doors nnd windows.
th e size of an egg k e p t falling perpendicularly, seemingly T h ese s t o n e s —somo of w hich weighed nine po u n d s— were
from nowhere, a t the lady’s feet. E xtrem ely frightened, th ro w n in to th e n u m b e r o f ono thousand n day, nnd for a period
she sent immediately a message to the Regent, *(• Radcen o f sixteen days. M y house is built o f d ja l i wood, v e ry d ry nnd
Adi, a m an of great probity who became convinced of the solid ; tho w in dow s being furnished w ith n elose, wooden
reality of the phenomena, b u t who, n o tw ithstan ding all his lattice, th e square openings o f w hich nro two inches in diameter.
precautions, and the help of an armed force, was unable to T h e sto ne-rain began daily nt 5 o’clock a. m ., and stopped nt
fathom th e m ystery of th e red spots and tho cause of the 1 1 p . m., offering th a t stra n g e peculiarity t h a t it seemed to
stone-fulling. acquire additional violence iu tho presenco of a little Ja v a n e s e
g irl whom it pursued.
A n Indian priest atte m p te d to exorcise tho " s p irit.”
Placing a lamp on the m atting, lie had hardly squatted I elose the repo rt, w hich outside tlio simple sta te m e n t of
facts would become too voluminous, bu t to corroborate which
himself on it,, when upon opening his K u v a n \ he received
I here give the names of well-known and respectable persons who
a box on tlie cars, and both lam p and K u ra n violently
w ere all witnesses to tho phenomenon, and arc ready to verify
flew in opposite directions. As no h and was visible tho it under oath should tho G o v e rn m e n t require them to do so.
priest remained very much perplexed. M adame Van
Kessinger having d eterm ined to pass th e n ig h t with tho (S ign ed.) \V. M i c i i i e l s , L i e u t . - C o l o n e l , A i d - d h - C a m f >
child in the R e g e n t’s house, th e rain of stones began E rnialing cr, late Insp ecto r of CofTec Plantations.
pouring there h arder than ever. T he bare presence of V. K essinger ; J . V an Simiton ; etc. etc.
the child seemed sufficient to bring it on.
This docum ent is a t p resent in th e Royal archives of
The event having spread abroad and produced a com­ Holland.
motion, Colonel Michiels was th e n officially ordered to
Promoted, G eneral Mr. Michiels spoke rarely of th e
investigate th e facts, and, if possible, to find out the tru th .
above experience. I n 1877, a t an official dinner, when
Causing the house to bo cleared of all its inmates, lie
asked to repeat his story, he consented to do so. General
placed a policeman in every tree around the building ;
Van G agern having laughed a t him, a violent quarrel was
ho had the walls and ceiling of tho room covered, te n t-
th e result, and th e row ended by Van Gagern offering his
•S nnm rang? T h o n a m e g iven m u s t bo a m isp rin t. W o c a n find n o s u c h
excuses and taking back his im prudont and flippant
p laco as “ S u m n d a n ” on th o m a p s . B u t t h e r e is a p r o v i n c e o n t h o n o r t h remarks.
co n st of J a v a an d th e ca p ita l of th e fo rm e r, b o th w ile d S u m a ra n g ) tho
c ity b e i n g a b o u t 2 5 0 m ile s fr o m B atav ia.--T C D . T u iio s . Following aro facts of th e same kind.
+ W o b o lic v o t h e R e s i d e n t is h e r e m e a n t . E ac h of th o tw e n ty p rovinces
I n th e southern p a rt of Soohapocra (?) n ear the place
o f J a v a , c a l le d R e s i d e n c i e s , is g o v e r n e d b y a n o H i e h l — o f t o n a n a t i v e —
w h o s e t i t l o in t h a t o f R e s i d e n t . O r, p e r h a p s , th o w o r d R e g e n t is a t r a n s l a ­ of th e same name, lived in 1834, a family nam ed Teisseire.
t i o n o f t h a t o f 1h td n i , a s t h e p o t t y J a v a n e s e c h i c f t a i n s a r o c a l l c d i n J a v a T he husband was a F ren chm an and inspector of a
“ R a d o n s ” .— Ed. T iieo s. *
X In re lig io n th e Ja v a n c so arc M a h o m m c d n n s, w h ich fa ith w a s e s ta b ­
G overnm ent indigo m anufacturing store. The family was
lish e d b y A r a b c o n q u c r o r s in th e f ifte e n th c e n t u r y , n n d h a s a lm o s t e n tir e ly generally liked. I n t h a t year, while they were a t dinner
d estro y e d B ra h m a n ism a n d B u d d h ism , th o a n c ie n t re lig io n s o f th o co u n try .
I t w as th o H in d u s w h o fin d in g th e m s e lv e s in J a v a as c o n q u e ro rs a n d s e ttlc is ,
a shower of stones came upon th e table, and th e same was
f o u n d e d k i n g d o m s o n t h o is-land a n d c o n v e r t e d t h e n a t i v e s t o B r a h m a n i s m .
T h e y ca n bo tra c e d b a c k to th e s ix th c e n tu r y of o u r era, b u t w e ro th e re fa r * T h e P a p a w in M a l a y — papaya. T h o f r u it, o f t h e size o f a m e lo n , g r o w s
earlier, a c co rd in g to n a tiv e leg e n d s a n d trad itio n s. L o n g b efo ro th o six th lik o t h a t o f tlio “ J a c k - f n n t ’ t r e e in C e y l o n a n d I n d i a , a t a c o u s i d c r a b l o
c e n tu ry , th o J a v n n c s o h a d a c q u ir e d a c o n s id e r a b lo d e g r e e o f civ ilisatio n , h e ig h t, a n d in a ’ lu s te r j u s t a t th o r o o t o f th e le a v e s T h o stem b ein g soft
th eir am p le lite ratu re a n d la n g u a g e (th rc c -fo u rth s of it b ein g S a n s k rit an d a n d h e r b a c e o u s , if t h o f r u i t is v i o l e n t l y t o r n o u t i n s t e a d o f b e i n g c u t off,
t b o r e s t M a l a b a r i a n ) p r o v i n g t h a t t h y g o t i t f r o m I n d i a , — Kp. Tup.os, i t l e a v e s a r e g u l a r w o u n d o n t h e t r u n k ! — E d . T o ro s,
repeated for a fortnight in every room of th e house; tlie tries and no one allowed to pass, and th e garrison was
stones being sometimes replaced b}r buffalo bones, and called to arms inside th e fort. B u t all this did not in
once by a whole head of t h a t animal. Once M. Teisseiro the least prev en t stones, bits of dry lime &c., from shower­
being out, seated in a chariot dragged by buffaloes* he ing am ong th e ranks of soldiers. People saw the
found him self stoned with pieces of dry earth. As a t S um a- projectiles coming from a short distance and not a t a very
dan (Sainarang?)* not a creature was near, th e stones great h e ig h t from th e ground. T h e phenomenon was
falling peipendicularly, and never h u rtin g or even to uch ­ repeated upon several occasions, and never was a man
ing any one. touched by ono of th e stones. All this is to this day a
Tlie R e g e n t of Soehapoera (/), before lie had personally mysteiy. T he nows spread widely over th e islands, and
investigated the above-given phenomenon, desiring to pass in 1842, a t B an da it was still discussed.
one n ig h t a t the house of M. Teisscire, went to bed. As In Europe such showers of stones have been known
soon as he lay down, th e bed was vigorously shaken and everywhere. T he stone-phenom ena of the R u e des
finally lifted up entirety from the floor, in th e presence of Gr&s (in 18+!),) and th a t of th e Rue du Bao * (1S")8) are
his son aud several servants, and u nd er the full glare of well rem em bered in Paris. I will close by giving some
several lamps. In this case w hat is most rem arkable is, particulars about a case which came under my own ob­
t h a t after having m arked the stones with a cross or some servation a t th e H a g u e — in 1871. In the Van Hogendorp
other sign, they were thrown into th e to rre n t of Tjilan- Street, there lived th e family of Captain 0 . E. K. who
doog which passed near the house a t a depth of loO feet; occupied th e second floor of a house in which one of th e
aud, in less th a n a minute, these m arked stones were back rooms confronted other houses of an adjacent street.
thrown back out of the water, all wet, b u t bearing tho T h a family had been there b u t a few weeks, when, on one
signs th a t identified them. afternoon, a stone dropped on th e window-sill of th e said
T he resident A m e n t tells of a similar case. F in d in g room. Tho phenom enon was repeated during several
him self on G overnm ent service on a tour in th e district of days, generally between two and four p.m. Besides stones,
Breanger,'f' where lie was serving as inspector of coffee there also fell pieces of bricks, coals, lime, fragments of
plantations, he learned th a t a t B an d u n g {, th e re was a crockery, and even du ng carefully wrapped up in paper.
ijemhu'ola (spirit) th e n appearing in a small house. H e I visited th e house in company with a sceptical investi­
determ ined to learn th e t r u th abo ut th e m atter. The gator, a surgeon, Mr. H . G. Becht, and the C aptain’s wife
ha u n te d cottage was situ ate opposite th e house of tho showed us a heap of rubbish. The room had been abso­
A ssistant R esident of Bandung, one Nagel, and was oc­ lutely ruined. T he mirrors, windows, ornaments, all were
cupied by an old woman, a native from th e S u n d a islands. iu bits .and rags. Tlie stones Hew with such a force th a t
M. Ament, accompanied by th e Assistant Resident and the window curtains had been all torn into shreds. The
the Ileoent, placed the small building und er the watch missiles coming from a groat distance were seen in their
of the °police, inside as well as outside. The old lady was flight to fall from far high er th an the roofs of the adjoin­
invited to remain outside, and when all \vas ready the ing houses. T he police investigated the case for several
investigators proceeded to th e h a u n te d abode by th e only days with the utm o st a c t i v i t y ; placed some men from
road leading to i t —a narrow pa th which b rou gh t the the police force upon every roof—---- b u t could discover
visitors to th e very door. There was b u t a single room nothing to explain th e cause of it. Stones coming fr o m
111 th e hut. The Sundanese woman led th e way, being nowhere, an d directing themselves toward the windows
followed closely by M. Ament, th e A ssistant Resident, of th e room, were continually flying before tlie noses of
nnd lastly by th e R e g en t and his suite. On the the policemen, and th a t was all t h a t could be ascertained.
threshold the Sundanese was cau g h t by invisible hands I t would certainly be worth th e trouble of trying to
by her legs, suddenly upset, and dragged around the find o u t and accept some definite opinion, as to th e nature
room. She was shouting for help. Here, too, th e room of the invisible beings who cause such showers of stone
had had its walls and ceiling covered with white sheeting. to come down. W h a t do they do it for ? Is it to amuse
M. A m ent received a large handful of gravel r ig h t in themselves ? A strange pastime !...For a revenge ?...B ut
his bosom, which upset him to such an e x te n t th a t so Late the uniformity of th a t phenomenon in various countries
as in 1870 lie was heard to say th a t nothing could induce forbids such a supposition. Must we believe in other
him to rep eat th e experim ent. The causes of tlieso beings (than h u m a n spirits) as believed in by the Theo-
doings were never discovered. sopliists ? I would like to learn th e opinion of your
Several years later, during th e Residency of M. Viss- readers upon this subject.
c.lier V an Gaasbeck a t Bandung, analogous phenom ena A. J. R IK O .
again occurred there. T he civilized and well-educated
Javanese regents, corroborated by th e native chiefs, avei The Hague, December 1880.
th a t such weird things h a pp en very often in our colonies, E d it o r 's N o te .— M eanwhile, M. R iko will perlm p 3 p erm it
b u t th a t the Indians arc afraid to talk of th e m a tte r lest us ft word. T h e last sentence of his letter proves clcnrly
th e y should be laughed a t and ridiculed by .sceplical that, even lie, a spiritist, is unable to trace such a uniformly sense­
Nicderlanders. less, idiotic phenomenon-—one tlmt periodically occurs in every
In 1825 M. Mertins was Governor of th e Moluccas p a rt of tlio world nnd w ith o u t th e sligliest. cause for it, ns w ith ­
ou t the least m o r a l effect upon those present,-------to ihe ngeney
Islands. Once, towards evening, as he was a t Amboyna,
o f disembodied human spirits. W c well know th at, while
in F o rt Victoria, he saw a shower of stones fall. T he fort most o ftlie spiritists will a ttrib u te it to the Esprils n.alins (mali­
was situated in an open space, an d a vast _esplanade cious disembodied sp irits) tho Roman Catholic world nnd most
separated it from the nearest house. I t was simply im ­ of the pious P r o te s ta n ts — nt least those who may have convinced
possible to roach the fort with a stone from any of these themselves o f the facts— will lay it nt the door of tho devil.
buildings. The esplanade was then surrounded by sen­ N o w for a r g u m e n t’s snke, and allowing the idea o f such cre a ­
t u r e s as the “ malicious hu m an souls ” o f the sp iritist mid tho
* U n l e s s tlio b l a m o f o r tlio i n c o r r e c t r e n d e r i n ' ' o f tlie n a m e s o f t h e s o
lo c a litie s is to b e la id a t t h o d o o r o f t h e p r i n t e r s w o lia v e to b e g J l. K ik o s “ demons ” of the C h ristian theology to exist elsewhere than
m r d o n fo r tlio l i b e r t y w o t a k e iu c o r r e c t i n g t h e m . T lio cases ro tate d by in im ngination, how enn both these classes o f believers necount
h i m a r o m o s t i n c r e d i b le fo r tlio g e n e r a l r e a d e r , t h o u g h , h a v i n g w i t n e s s e d
f a r m o re e x tra o rd in a r y p h e n o m e n a p erso n ally , w c b eh c v o in th e m t h o ­
for the contradictions involved ? H e re ore beings which or
ro u g h ly C u t t h o T l l B O S O l ’H i S T i s s e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h o w o r l d , hom o persons w h o ------ w h e th e r devils, or malicious ex-liumnn im ps— nre
m ig h t, r e a d th in a c c o u n t in J a v a , or, f i n d i n g t h e m s e l v e s t h e r e , d e s i r e to a s c e r ­ evid ently wicked. T lie ir object,— if th ey have any nt all— must
t a i n h o w f a r t h e s t a t e m e n t s a r o truo- I t is a b s o l u t e l y n e c e s s a r y t h a t in
e v e r y ca so tlio n a m e s o f th o lo c a litie s , w h e r e th o p h e n o m e n a t o o k p la c e , a n d ■ be to derivo cruel pleasure from to rm enting mortnls ? T h e y
t l i e i r g e o g r a p h i c a l p o s i t i o n , s h o u l d b o r e n d e r e d a s c a r e f u l l y a s p o s s i )Ie. cannot be less b ent upon m ischief or more enrcful of possible
T h e T h eo so p h ist!! a u d S p ir itu a lis ts , h a v o too m a n y e n e m ie s to allo w t h e l a t t e r
t r i u m p h s w h ic h m i g h t b e ea sily a v o id e d h y e x o r c is in g s o m e little e n to \n d * T w o s tre e ts in P a ris T h o tw » c a se s r e f e r r e d to, w e r e m a d e th e o b je c t
n e i t h e r o f u s — S p i r i t i s t s o r T h e o s o p h i s t s — c a n b o too c a r e f u l . — bn. Il l I C o S . o f th o s t r i c t e s t in v e s t i g a t i o n b y t h e p o lic e , a n d in th o ea so o f t h a t o f 1858,
'j- r r i a n g c r o r P r n y a n g a n m u s t b o t h e c o r r c c t n a m e . — E l i . 1 Hi-.os. th o B m p e r o r N a p o io o n o r d e r e d th o s e v e r e s t re s e a r c h e s , h a d th o hotiso
e m p tio d , iso la ted , a n d s u rr o u n d e d fo r n e a rly a m o u th , b u t th o n y s t c r y
+ H n n d u n " is o n o o f t h e c lo v e n d i s t r i c t s w i n c h c o n s t i t u t e t h e I r a ^ a n g a n
r e m a in e d u n so lv ed fo r ever. In R u ssia th e ro w e re so v eral su ch cases in th e
o r P r i a n g c r r o g c n c y , in th o is la n d of J a v a , o f w h i c h i t is o n e o f t h e l o v e lie s t
la s t tw e n ty -liv o y e a rs w h ich b attled th o p o lice.— E n . T u E o s.
a n d m » s t p i c t u r e s q u e p l a c e s ! . — lO n . T l l H O S .
re su lts limn ordinary niischievoiis echool-boys. Y e t we see tlio
F t o n c s , or w h a te v e r (lie misfiles m ay be, c a r e f u l l y a v o id in g
contact w ith those present. T h e y fall all nround w ith o u t “ even
grazing ” the littlo Jav an eso g irl— evidently th e m e d iu m in tho
ease observed by G eneral Michicls. T h e y fall th ick among
the ra n k s of th e soldiers nt, “ F o r t V i c t o r i a ; ” nnd pass
incessantly for several days before th e v e ry noses of llio
police agents at. P aris anil Ihe H ag ue, w ith o u t e ver touching,
let alone hurting , a n y o n e ! Wlmt. does this m ean ? M a lic io u s
lniman spirits, to say nothing o f devils, would certainly havo
no such delicate care lor those th ey were b ent upon to r m e n t­
ing. W h a t aro th ey then, these invisible, persecutors ? O rd i­
nary human “ spirits ” ? In such a case hum an intelligence
would bo b u t a name ; a word devoid of moaning ns soon ns
it gets separated from its physical organs. I t would beeoiuo
a blind force, a reinnnnt of intellectual en erg y th a t was, and
wo would have to credit every liberated soul w ith insanity !
Iin v in g disposed of the theory o f “ spirits,” “ im ps” nnd
“ devils,” on tho score of th e idiocy nnd total absence of malevo­
lence in th e proceedings, once th at the genuineness of tho
phenomenon is proved, to w hat else can it be attribu ted in its
causation or origin, bu t to a blind, though living force: ono sub­
jected to nn intransgressiblo law o f attraction and repulsion—
in its course and cff'ects—n law w hich exact scienco has y e t to
discover; for it is one of in num erable correlations due to magnetic
•• 1» •
conditions wliich nro supplied only when both nnimal nnd ter­
restrial magnetism are present, ; meanwhile th e former has to
light its way step by step for recognition, for science w i l l no t
recognize it in i(s p sy c h o lo g ic a l effects,— do w hat its advocates
may. Tlio Spiritualists regard the phonomena o f the stouc-
showcrs as irreg ula r ? We, Theosophists, an sw er that although
their occurrence at a given place may a p p e a r to bo very ir re ­
gular, yet from a comparison of those in all p a rts of tho world
it might, bo found, if carefully recorded, th a t h ith erto they
have been uniform or nearly so. Pei haps they may bo ap tly
compared with the terrestrial magnetic p e rtu rb atio n s called by
Scienco “ Htl’ul,” and distinctly separated by her, a t one time,
from th at o th e r class she named “ periodical” ; tiie “ fitful” now
being found to re c u r nt as regular periods as the former. Tho
cause of these variations o f tho magnetic needle is as entirely
unknown to physical scicncc as nro the phenom ena of stone-
fdiowers lo those who study psychological Science; y e t both aro
closely connected. I f we a ro asked w h at wc menu by tho
compnrison— and indignant, m ay bo the q uestion on tho p a rt of
both, Scicncc and Spiritualism — we will h um bly answ er th a t such
is tho teaching o f O ccult Seic:.ee. IJotli classes of o u r op­
ponents have y e t much to learn, and tho S p iritu a lists------ to
first u n le a r n much in addition. Did o ur friends the believers
in “ spirits” e v e r go to the trouble o f first, stu d y in g “ medium-
sliip” nnd only then tu r n in g their attention to tlic phenom ena
occurring through the sensitives ? W e, at least, n ev er heard
th a t such is Ihe case, not even du rin g the most, scientific in­
vestigations of mediumistic powers th a t ever took p l a e c ------
Professor H aro’s and Mr. Crookes’ ex perim ents. A n d yet, had
they done so, th ey m igh t have found how closely related to and
dependent 011 the variations o f terrestrial m agnetism are thoso of
tho mcdiumistic or animal magnetic state. W h e n e v e r a truo
medium fails to g e t phonomena it is im mediately a ttrib u te d by
the Spiritualists, nnd oftener by Ihe “ S p irits” them selves to
“ unfavorable conditions.” T h e la tte r are lumped to g e th e r in
a single phrase ; b u t never did we hear the real scientific and
chief cause for it given : tho unfavourable variations o f the
terrestrial m agnetism. T h e lack o f harm ony in the “ circle”
of investigators ; various and conflicting m ag ne tism s of the
“ s i tt e r s ” are all o f secondary im portance. T h o pow er
o f a real, Strongly c h a r g e d medium* will alw ays prevail
against tho animal magnetism which m ay be adverse to
it, ; bu t it cannot produce effects unless it received a fresh
supply of molccular force, an im press from the invisible body
of thoso we call blind “ Elcnientals” or Forccs of N atu re, nnd
which the Spiritualists in every ease regard as the “ spirits o f
tho dead.” S how ers of stones have been kn ow n to take place
w here there was not a living soul------ consequently 110 medium.
• Wo hoM t h a t a u p h y s i c a l m e d i u m , ” s o c a l le d , is b u t a n o r g a n i s n i
m o re sensitive th a u m o st o th e rs to th o te rre stria l ele ctro m ji^ n e tie in d u c tio n .
T h a t t h e p o w e r s o f a m e d i u m fo r tlio p r o d u c t i o n o f p h e n o m e n a f i u c t u n t o
fro m o n e h o u r to a n o t h e r is a f a c t p r o v e n b y M r, C r o o k e s ’ e x p e r i m e n t s a u d ,
believing1 th o u g h wo d o in th o e x is te n e o o f i n n u m e r a b le
S p i r i t u a l F o r c e s b e s i d e s a n d <juito i n d e p e n d e n t o f h u m a n
firm ly m a i n t a i n t h a t p b y tiw l m e d i u m s h a v e v e r y litt l e , if a n y t h i n g , to d o
w ith th e la tte r. T h e ir pow ers aro p u re ly p hysical
theso p o w ers d e p e n d a lm o st en tire ly on th e d e g re o of ro c cp tiv ity , n n d
ch ance polarization o f th o b o d y of th e m e d iu m b y th o e le ctro -m ag n e tic
an d a tm o sp h e ric cu rren ts. P u r e l y p s y c h o l o g i c a l m a n i f e s t a t i o n s n r o <piite a
d if f e r e n t t h i n g . — E n . T hkos, ■ ‘
T h e medium clmi’gcd by th o atm ospheric legion o f “ correla­
tions ” (w e p refer calling them by th e new scientific term ) will
attra c t stones w ithin th e p e rip h e ry of his force, but, will at
th e snme t.inio repel them, t h e polaric condition o f his body
prev enting the missiles from touching it. And its ow n molc­
cular condition will tem po rarily in d u ct w ith its p ro perties all
tlio oth er h um an nnd e v e n non-sensitive bodies around it.
Sometim es there m ay b e a n exception to tho rule produced by
some chance condition. '
T h is e x plan a to ry postscript may be closed with the rem ark
to M. Iliko th a t wo do no t regard the Eleincntals of the
Ivabalists as properly “ beings.” T h ey aro the active Forces
and correlations of F ire, W ater, E a r th and A ir, and their
shapo is like tlio hues of the chameleon w hich has 110
p erm an en t colour of its own. T h r o u g h the in terp lan etary
and in terstellar spaces, th e vision of almost every c la i r v o y a n t
can reach. B u t it is only tho trained oyo o f the proficient in
E a s te r n Occultism , th a t can fix tho flitting shadows nnd givo
them a shape nnd a uamo.
T H E B I B L E R E V ISIO N .
According to statem ents, unofficial blit apparently
a uthentic, th e Revisers of th e N ew T e sta m e n t have made
alterations which, the P a l l M a ll Gazette says, will excite
some consternation and not a little regret am ong all those
who are familiar w ith th e Authorized Version. In tho
L ord’s Frayer, th e concluding petition, “ Deliver 11s from
E vil” is changed into “ Deliver 11s from the E v il one”— a
sentence which forces th e person praying into either believ­
ing in a personal Devil, as iii tlic good days of old, or ceasing
to be a Christian a t all. Half-a-dozen of th e most, familiar
texts in the N ew T e s ta m e n t have disappeared altogether.
T he question “ W h a t shall it profit a m an if he shall gain
th e whole world and lose his own soul?” is metamorphosed
into “ W h a t doth it profit a man to gain the whole world
and lose his own lif e ? ” — a change which makes all the
difference in th e world. “ H a d e s” is sub stituted for “ hell”
in two well-known passages. The inscription on the altar
“ to th e U n k n o w n God” will read “ to an U nk no w n God.”
“ I t is beyond our present purpose” says the Gazette— “ to
discuss this te x t a t length. The famous passage of t.he
‘ Three witnesses’ disappears. T he last twelve verses in
St. Mark and th e story of the woman taken in adultery in
St. J o h n are obelized. The mucli-controvertcd ‘ God was
manifest in th e flesh’ (1. Tim. I II. 1G) is now su b s titu t­
ed for ‘ H e who was manifested in the flesh.’ The
change has b u t little of the significance wliich it would
liave had for controversialists of th irty years ago. W h a t ­
ever the orthodox theologians m ay still hold, th e ir U n ita ­
rian opponents have ceased, for th e most part, to build
th e ir a rg u m e n t 011 texts, not holding as final tiie dictum
even of an Apostle, however accurately ascertained and
interp reted .”
I t is evident that, notw ithstanding th e feigned air of
indifference assumed by various secular papers the revision
has struck into th e very h e a rt of th e C hristian belief. By
cu ttin g o u t the passage of th e “ T hree W itnesses” it deals
a mortal blow to the T rin ity; and, by taking out from
verse 9 to verse 20 in C h a p te r X V I. Marl-, it sweeps
away some of th e most vital proofs th a t the Missionaries
love so much to triu m p h a n tly point out to th e unbelievers.
T he reader has b u t to glance over th e m to see how
im p o rta n t they are.
“ Verse !)— Now, when J e s u s was risen early, the first day of tho
week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene &c.”
N one of the oth er three Evangelists mentioning this
fact, there disappears from tho list of witnesses the
first and most im p o rta n t of all— Mary Magdalene who
is alleged to have seen th e identical person of Jesus and
o th e r so -called
conversed w ith him im m ediately upon his resurrection
spirit**, wo yet and on th e very spot where he had been buried. Matthew,
a n d c o n d i t i o n a l ; / . e.
Luke, and J o h n inform us, already 011 second-hand
evidence th a t the corpse had disappeared from th e sepul­
chre. In M atthew it is stated th a t the “ tw o” Maries were
told th a t Je su s had risen, by one angel whose “ connte-
nance wns like lightning,” ( X X V I I I 1-0). In Lulce,
(X X IV. 1-8) one .angel is transformed into two “ men in
shining ga rm e nts” who ask th e women, “ why seek ye th e
living among tlie dead.” A nd in Jo hn , Mary Magdalene
who conies once more alone, finds ne ith e r tlie corpse, nor
does she see two or even one man or angel, b u t runs to
Simon P e te r and brings him back to tlie sepulchre
wherein lie finds and sees n a u g h t b u t “ linen clothes”
and napkins.
E vidently these three discrepancies had been noticed
by th e enemies of the new sect from th e first ages of
Christianity, and sought to be remedied by tlie introduction
of an eyc-ivitness to the Resurrection. I t was a clumsy
forgery and was detected long before the present Revision.
To enforce tho proof, Je sus is made 111 M a r k to appear
bodily “ unto two o ther” disciplcs and th e n “ un to the
eleven” collectively.
I 11 verse 15, Christ is made to say to his disciples:—
“ Go ye into all tho world, and preach the Gospel to every creature,”
which is a direct contradiction to his distinct command
in M atthew not to go “ in th e way of tlie Gentiles” or “ into
any city of tho Sam aritans” b u t to “ go ra th e r to the lost
sheep of th e house of Israel,” (Matth X. 5-0). Verse 1(3
with its awful sentence,
“ He tlm t helieveth and is baptised shall be saved; b ut he
t h a t believeth not shall be damned,”
disappears u n de r th e merciless pen of th e Revisers,
and henceforth “ S alvation” and “ D a m n a tio n ” with their
fiendish conditional clauses rest on th e soap-bubble of
patriotic and theological fancy.
Verses 17 and 18 fared 110 b e tte r a t the hands of tho
learned critics.
“ 17. And those signs shall follow them th a t believe. In my
nanio shall th ey cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ;
18. They shall take up serpents, and if they drink an v deadly
thing it shall not h u rt th em ; they shall lay hands 011 the sick nnd
they shall recover.”
These two verses were especially compromising for
Christianity, and the Revisers did wisely, according to the
P a l l M a li Gazette, to eject th em from tlie Bible, since,
the accepted version— “ the Te.vtns Beceptus— could
110 longer hold its ground.” In India, as in Ceylon, of
Missionaries who “ believe” and are “ b aptized” we have
in abundance, a n d the cobras arc still more plentiful. R u t
110 one ever saw a padri, however firm in his faith, stop
to show the power of true faith upon one of those reptiles ;
nor would lie be likely to p a rta k e of th e contents
of a c u p with communion wine in it, were his faith
p u t to a test by adding to it some prussic acid.
Therefore, have th e Revisers done well to g e t rid of
words which always looked as a vain and bombastic
pretence, which 110 priest or person has h ith e r to justified.
N o tw ith sta n d in g the universally-known work of th a t
Revision, and its widely-spread news, th e re arc actually
several missionaries in Ceylon, and in one case a high
official of th e P ro te stan t Church a t Bom bay who flatly
denied th e fact, only last year. N o t only was not
th e re one word which would be allowed to be eliminated
from th e Scriptures th e y said, b u t th e news itself of
th e Revision was b u t “ false news”— a snare laid out
to perplex th e native convert by th e enemy.
T he “ false news” became a reality though. The
work of th e Revisers is completed and achieved as
fairly as th e difficult position un d e r which th e y laboured
Would perm it them . N otw ithstanding every p rotest to
th e contrary— “ a practically new te x t has been used
by th e Revisers”. S u m m in g up its impression of the
whole, the P a ll M all Gazette expresses a belief “ t h a t a
difficult task has been performed with tact aud judgment.
To question th e criticism of th e scholarship of a body
which presents itself with so com m anding a rep utatio n as
th e Company of N ew T e sta m e n t Revisers would be p r e ­
sum ptuous in th e extreme. B u t any one who is familiar
with the A uthorized Version can form an opinion of the
general effect of th e revision. T h a t which we have
formed is this, th a t very g re a t im provem ent, if we can
hardly say th e m a x im u m of im provem ent, had been
effected w ith as little disturbance as could be hoped. W e
lose, indeed, something. T his could not b u t happen. W e
should have felt it if b u t half-a-dozen words h a d been
changed of th a t which has so grown into our lives.”........
A nd if so, we can hardly detect any o ther b u t a false
note in th e concluding sentence of the article whose author
would have, us believe th a t “ the N ew T esta m e n t to
which we have been accustomed from our childhood still
rem ains to us in its integrity.”
T h a t it is not so is sufficiently proved by th e passionate
outcry of some of the clergy, prom inent am ong whom is
Archdeacon Denison, who publicly expressed his opinion
th a t the Revised Version of th e N ew T e stam e n t was
“ an a b o m in a tio n . in the sight of God.” T here was a
tim e in P ro te sta n t Christendom when the infallibility
of the Bible was su bstitu ted and accepted with as
m uch blind subservience as th e infallibility of the
Pope. I t was then a sacred volume, and its testimony
so unim peachable th a t to question it became the one
“ unpardonable sin.” These days are gone— never to
re tu rn again, for th e swaddling clothes of the infancy of
W e ste rn civilization aro cast off, and blind faith can
henceforth satisfy b u t little children a n d savages. To
affirm th a t th e original doctrine as to th e genuine in ­
spiration of th e authors and the divine revelation of the
Bible has not entirely exploded, would now prove as
ungrateful a task as t h a t of once more rejecting Galileo’s
systom in order to return to th a t of tho unknow n author
of Joshua.
T H E M O T IIE R -L A N D OF N A T IO N S .
I)Y M IH Z A M O O RA D A L E E B E G , F .T .H .
Civilization m eans Dessication. I have little doubt
th a t m any people will be found to contradict me, and will
bring up in array against me as “ blooming like gardens”
sundry countries, th e peculiar circumstances of which make
th e m a p p a re n t exceptions to th e rule.* B u t a true rule
has 110 exception. T he Laws of N a tu re are im m utable and
of universal application— and are only modified by the
action of oth e r Laws. I appeal, therefore, to th e general
ensemble of th e facts exhibited by H istory— not to parti­
cular isolated cases here and there. The G reat Mesopota­
mian plains upon which th e K hainite and Shem itic races
organised those m ig h ty E m pires which have tran sm itted
th e ir civilization th rough Phoenikian, Greek, Roman, and
Arab, to Paris, London, and N ew York, and which have
consequently till lately been regarded by th e science of
which th ey were th e parents as th e oldest and, indeed, only
seats of ancient culture, have long lain bare and almost
desolate. I t is tr u e th e y are n ot wholly so, for th e great
stream — arteries of the Tigris, th e E uphrates, and the
K haboor still sweep down from th e icy sum m its and the
yet wooded savage gorges of A rm enia and Khoordistan,
and the land too lias had a g re a t Sabbath, a holy day, a
local “ N irv a n a ” from th e strain of civilization. B u t still
there is a vast difference from th e days when, as the
Assyrian sculptures and records unm istakably prove, the
country was intersected by canals, and th e m inor tr ib u ­
taries of th e g re a t rivers, and vegetation, natural and
artificial, covered th e bare prairies where now the traveller
standing on the mound m ark in g a building can search the
horizon, miles around, in vain for a tree. That was the
true foundation of th e magnificence which was to depart,
and when on the slabs of Kooyunjik and Nimrood wc see
th e soldiers of Sargon or Assarbanpal hewing down the
trees of K:\rkemish or Kar-Dunyas, we in effect see them
in th e act of laying th e axe to th e roots of their own
* England, for instance, one of the Latest Civilised of European
lands and one peculiarly favoured by her Physical conditions as
well as the extraordinary amount of Artificial Scientific aid which
has been given to her soil for the last two centuries. Or Rgypt,
the surface soil of which is annually renewed by the manure from
the Barbarous wilds of Central Asia.
empire. T hen followed th e exhaustion and th e tra n s­
mission of the wave of knowledge, which is Power, away
to the green fastnesses of Iran and M edia and the u m b ra ­
geous shades of hilly Hollas where P a n y e t sported w ith
the Satyrs and Endymion still courted Selene on the
woody slopes of Latinos. B u t Hellas herself was doomed
to the same fate— the Exhaustion of Civilization overtook
her sooner because she was small, and after a brief b u t
brilliant outburst of Life from th e h itherto comparatively
barbarous regions of Makedonia, she was p e rm an ently
reduced to her present condition. T he vales of A rk adia
are b are— the fountains of Helicon dry. So too Pale stine —
th a t land which Christians especially regard as the source
of the Only T rue Light. W ha te ve r may be th e real value
of th a t Light, which, it is hardly necessary to say, the
author docs not a dm it as either the Only, the most
Ancient, or th e most P u re and B rilliant— y et it is an
historical fact t h a t in giving it, the physical basis which
was literally its Fuel, was b u rn t o u t— like a m o th e r it has
been exhausted by th e production of its offspring. As
a simple m a tte r of fact it is no longer a “ land flowing with
milk and honey.” The vines and th e olives and th e fig-
trees so ab u n d a n t of old are conspicuous by th e ir rarity
and the “ cedars of L ebanon” have diminished in nu m b er
till the few miserable, s tu n te d survivors are deemed worthy
of having their individual portraits inserted as curious
specimens in the books of pious travellers. S pain too,
which once upon a time acted as leader oftlie world, ex ert­
ing an influence greater th an the jjhysical basis o f her
energy could long sustain, succumbed to the Im m u ta b le
Laws, and th e evidence, unm istakable to initiated eyes is
stam ped upon the arid plateaux and bare sierras where
in th e times of H ann ib al and Scipio m en h u n te d the
wild bull and the lion u nder th e shades of vast Primeval
forests. In America is it not suggestive th a t th e dry
naked deserts of th e Gila and of Arizona should be p re ­
cisely those where the evidence ofeitics plainly abandoned
in compaiatively recent times indicates th a t th e y were the
latest “ used up” prior to th e departure of th e exhausting
civilization fo rA n a h u a e and Y u c a ta n ? And lastly, even
in our own times, do not some of the physical conditions
of w hat we arc accustomed to th in k of as the “ young and
rising” U nited States territory fully bear o u t the g reat fact
to which I have called attentio n ? Indeed, owing to w hat
may be described as th e abnormal acceleration of th e
conditions— of th e striking character of a collision between
a Civilization armed with the accumulated lore of h undreds
of centuries and from thousands of unknown sources, with
a gigantic N a tu re blooming and vigorous from ages of
comparative Rest, the phenom ena of E xhaustion are being
more visibly displayed than ever before in history w ithin
so short a period. I t is as if owing to an extraordinary
vitality wc could sec a child or a tree growing. I h e
Americans arc proud of th e ir tremendous achievements
and ju s tly so. T he Energy they have developed in every
Manifestation of Knowledge and Power is astonishing, and
will in the near future still further astonish th e world.
None can more admire and sympathise with their g re a t­
ness th a n the a u th o r ot this. B u t for all tha t they, 110
n>ore th a n an y th in g else in the Universe, can hope to
escape th e G reat Law t h a t from N o th in g noth in g comes,
and all the exuberance and the splendour of th e ir N a tion -
Life m ust be a t th e expense of th e Physical Basis of th e ir
greatness. In spite of various agencies which work f o r
them in m itigation of the Inevitable, th e signs of w hat I
m ean are plainly visible. H a v e we not seen, especially
in th e South <?ml E a st (the earliest civilized parts) land
which was “ virgin” two centuries ago abandoned as
“ unproductive” and the occupants moving “ W e st ? Does
not the Governm ent already show its anxiety about the
destruction of Tim ber by appointing Com m ittees to in­
vestigate the m a tte r ! Look a t th e cry for 11101e careful
cultivation “ 011 European principles to ^ be seen in
American scientific and agricultural publications. O b s e n e
in the same the constant demands and suggestions for
“ recuperating” the fields by foreign or artificial manures
&c. A n d this in places where, eighty years ago th e
h u n te r and th e In dian trudged through vegetable debris
above th e ir moccasin fringes. Above all, th e condition
of “ the poor” in th e great cities of the “ E astern S ta te s”
appears to be already assimilating itself in some degree
to th a t of the same class in Europe, for th e same cries are
being h ea rd — the same complaints finding tongue. A nd
th e poets— th e true “ seers”— now as ever able to in ti­
mately obtain a dim P h a n ta sm of th e T rue without the
Exoteric Labor of th e Scientist or th e Esoteric Agony of
the O ccultist—have already in tlieir own partial, romantic
way sketched out the situation. I suppose some of my
readers m ay have read the beautiful and prophetic lam ent
of the expelled Red Ind ian in AVilliam Cullen B r y a n t :—
“ Before these w oods were shorn nud tilled
F u ll to th e brim on r rivers ran
* * * * * *
Tlio land o u r Sires w ere slaiu to g e t
Sluill be a barren d e se r t y e t.”
T h a t tim e is probably far distant, b u t collie it will, as
assuredly as it has to oth e r lands. N o r is this the only
example o f tl ie same historical and N a tu ra l Necessity.
I t has come to Persia, I t is coming every day nearer to
India, and th e efforts of th e English who have a vague
and undefined p re se n tim e n t of its approach, only accelerate
it by tlieir ignorance of its tr u e rationale. Partially it
came there long ago, in the days when th e successors of
R a m a had finally conquered th e " great forest of Dliun-
duk,” and it was the real cause of th a t “ relapse from
ancient glory and magnificence” which Aryan patriots are
now so loud in lam enting, which proselytizing Missionaries
are always a ttrib u tin g to th e “ degradation of Caste and
Idolatry,” and which sometimes is fortunate cn6ugh to bo
honoured with th e m audlin sym pathy of statesm en who
are both in darkness as to its real cause and even, if they
knew, would be alike un w illing and powerless to apply tho
fitting remedies. T h e real tr u th which all of th e above
three overlook, is th a t ages ago In d ia was over-civilized,
and has been paying the pi ice of it ever since. T he so-
called era of baibarism w as a perio d o f n a tio n a l fileq)—
a renovating rest, and th e advent of the English has occa­
sioned a prem atu re awakening. Much of this applies also
to Italy, between which country and India other re m a rk ­
able analogies exist, b u t Ita ly is in all respects still essen­
tially younger th an India. H e r “ civilization” began later,
lasted a shorter period, and the “ rest” allowed her from
the days of Odoacer to our own was longer hi comparison.
Still it can be plainly seen th a t she too is feeling the
stiain to which, in common w ith almost every country in
the world now, she is being subjected. Alone 011 tho
earth, Africa and Russia, and parts of South America still
present th e potentialities of a developing juvenility.
I do not wish the reader to imagine th a t I a ttrib u te th e
decline of every country in th e universe to th e single
mechanical fact of c u ttin g down the forests. I use this
proceeding in th e lig h t of th e first _ sUige_ in the
commencement of w h a t we call “ civilization, as
the outward and visible sign of th a t exhaustion
of the physical resources of a country, or for
th a t m atter, a world, which civilization necessarily e n­
tails, and as th e earnest of the funeral close which f o r
the tim e finishes a c o un try’s career, when the _m ouldering
heaps of the dead cities stan d n aked in th e m idst of their
cheerless horizons, with th e dry wind of the desert sweep­
ing unchecked over th e lifeless expanse. T h a t is em ­
phatically the last stage in the history of a land as
clearing th e forest” is th e first. Betw een th e m lie th e
complicated phenom ena of N ational Life— th e life, which,
like th a t of an individual, kills itself.
B u t if this is the case w ith the countries to which we
have referred, w ha t m u st it be with th a t country which
as th e cradle of th e earliest civilizations of which we aro
aware, m ay be accounted iu this sense, th e oldest ? A nd
which is the oldest ? asks th e reader. N a tu r a lly , of
course, none can be older th a n th e others, and if we adopt
as the standard th e vague idea of “ cradle o ftlie h um a n
race” our search would be almost equally in vain, for by
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no means wliich would c a n y conviction to tlic ordinary
reader, could wc disentangle tlic inextricable web of
science, tradition, creed, legend and m etapho r which in
various ways record the history of the vaiions countries
in which tlic intelligence we th in k of as “ h u m a n ” was
lirst manifested. Civilization, so called, began independ­
ently and a t sundry widely-separated times and places—■ H industan, are first brought under the cognizance of the
a t not one, but a thousand. B ut of these, in the eternal
“ struggle for life,” few survived and these, themselves
crosscd and modified by th e defunct ones, again battled
and blended among themselves whenever they came in
contact until a yet more diminished n u m b e r remained,
th e confluence of which has produced th e broad stream
of our modern culture. Tracing back th e n the elements
which make up the sum-total of modern enlightenm ent,
wc tind th a t with the exception of the late tShcmitic and
Aryan discoveries of antiquarians, and the general and
yet unappreciated results of intercourse w ith the E a s t— the
cu rren t of European knowledge comes from three principal
sources— ( I) Home, (2) the Goths,* (.’}) th e Arabs (through
Spain, Italy and the Crusades). Europe was th e direct
heir of the Romans who inherited the cu lture of the
Greeks, the Egyptians, the Etruscans, th e Jews. The
Goths were the inheritors of pure Aryan lore, modified
by climate. T he Arabs, pu re Shemite, inherited the old
culture of th a t race, also th a t of the Greeks and to a less
ex te n t th a t of the Jews. T he Greeks drew th e ir know­
ledge from Egypt, Plnenikia, Assyria, and from th e old
Fclasgic nations of Asia Minor. The E gyptians alone, so
far, can be credited with som ething like au indigenous
civilization. The Etruscans, believed to be identical with
th e K hita or Hittitcs, almost certainly borrowed from the
Phumikians, th e Egyptians, latterly from the G reek s—
perhaps from the early Jews. The Jew s originally deriv­
ed from the primitive Sh e m ite stock whose learning and
traditions formed the basis of th eir system confessedly
borrowed successively from the K h a m ite Chaldeans, from
th e Egyptians, from the H ittitc s and Cannannites, from
-flie Assyrians and Arabs. Thus wc find the principal
Stocks, so to speak, of our “ nineteenth century Science”
reduced to------ 1. TheA ryan, inherited through Teuton,
Kelt, Greek, Rom an and Indian. 2. T he Egyptian
th rough the Greek, the Rom an and th e Jew. 3. The
K h a m itic Chaldean— through the Assyrian, th e Greek,
and th e Jew. 4. T he Shem itic through th e Jew, the
Assyrian and th e Arab, th e Phumikian, the Etruscan, and
th e Roman. 5. T he A utochthonic systems, th e very
nam e and records of which have died out, and of the races
originating of which, except a few remnants, who like the
Basques and the Lapps arc believed to represent them,
no traces remain. T he problem, therefore, is to discri­
m inate between the claims to a n tiq uity ami discover the
relation, if any, between these, i t would, of course, be
impossible in this place to contest disputed points or
discuss the m inuthu of archeology. All th a t can be done
is to give in plain words and round num bers w hat the
means a t my disposal cause me to believe as th e most
correct result. E gy ptian antiquities give a p re tty certain
light to about 4000 or ;»000 B. C.— the probabilities of
legend and inference more th a n double th is— say 12000
B. C. T he K ham itic races of Chaldea by th e m onum ents
only obtain an antiqu ity of about *3000 B. C., b u t a vast
sequence of tradition and deduction extends behind
t h a t indicating a lapse of time equal, if not greater, th a n
we have noticed with reference to Egypt. Of th e Shem ites
wc have less definite historical information— their earliest
manifestation (in Assyria) occurs about the year 2000 B.C.,
b u t their legendary lore, the .structure of th e ir religions
and their languages and other faint indications of the past,
point to a vast antiq uity in Arabia, Phueuikia, and Syria,
Of the Autochthonic races th e early history m u st be
still more remote and wonderful, as th e heyday of their
development lies further back th a n th a t of th e historic
stocks, b u t owing to th e comparatively slight influence
they exert with reference to our own culture they may
be passed over here.
. * Us«.d na a geuei'iv: terui for tho NoitUwu bavbariaua,
W c have now, however, to study the history of the
remaining race from, which civilization comes down—
th a t is to say, the Arya. is. This first makes its appearance
in what is called “ A u th e n tic H istory” about 1000 B. C.
when the K elto-Pelasgie branches of it in Europe, the
Iranian branches in Persia, and the Ind ian branch in
E uropean annalists. I say in w hat is called authentic
history, for u p to a few years ago, th a t was consi­
dered to commence with Herodotus, and all the records of
th e O rient wore utte rly ignored. B u t though perhaps
E astern history before th a t time may not a d m it of such
a preeisi ve fixing of dates as is possible with chronicles subse­
q u e n t to th e rise of th e Hellenic writers, it is utterly mis­
leading to contend t h a t because they are not couched
iu the same form an d spirit as G reek literature of th e
same class, they are totally unable to point o u t great
masses of real historic facts in due sequence and with
sonicapproximation to the real dates. Of course, the further
back we go the more un certain the exact chronology ot all
lands m u st appear to ordinary eyes. I n viewing a land­
scape th e difficulty of ju d g in g the relative and actual
distance of objects increases in a geometrical ratio to the
latter, b u t for all th at, thero are th e chief objects, and tho
perception of th e m is of use. Following th e rule laid
down before not to e n te r into in in utia1, or discuss disputed
points, the following dates in the history ot th e Aryas pre­
sent themselves as rough approxim ations to tru th :—
M al.abharata ............................... ...2 00 0 B. C.
R am ayana (Colonization of S o u th I n d ia ) ...4000 B. C.
E n try of Aryans into I n d ia ... ... ...">000 B. C.
Separations of the I r a n ia n s ... ... ...8000 B. C.
Separation of the N orth-going Aryans . . . (JOOO B. C,
Im m ediately, however, this is adm itted, we come in
contact w ith two g re a t facts. T he first is t h a t the com­
m en cem en t of the Glacial Period of Geologists is u n ­
mistakably recorded in the II. F argard of the Vendidad.
I t has been supposed th a t the passage in question referred
to ordinary annual winters, or to floods, but I defy any
one to read the translation as given by D a rm s tc tte r and
m aintain th a t th e actual words a dm it of such a construc­
tion if viewed with im partial eyes. T he very means used
by matikind to endeavour to mitigate, as far as possible,
the advancing horror, are shown, and Y im a-K shaeta
evidently derive.", his principal glory for liis wisdom ill
organizing these. I t is very ap paren t th a t this account
m u st liaVe eith er been recorded, while the recollection ot
th e Glacial Period was y e t fresh, or derived from tho
annals of sonic o ther race which possessed w ritten history
stretching back to those times. Now Scientists placc tho
last Glacial Period some 1)0,000 or 100,000 years ago! Tho
second fact, to which we shall have to draw th e reader’s
attention, is the H in d u traditional “ C hu rn in g ot the Sea,*
B u t we m u st first go a little back.
( T u be continued.)
S A C R E D I N D I A N TUBES,
11V T I I K H O N . U A O 3U H A D U K G O l ’ A U U U H U l t l t E E
D K SH M U K H , .
V ic e -P r e sid e n t o f the T h e o so p h ic a l Society,
In continuation of a recent article in these pages oil
the longevity of trees, I beg to state th a t th e re are many
trees in In d ia which are celebrated not only for their
longevity, b u t for th e ir perpetual regeneration. T he first
species to be noticed is “ Vad” tree. I t is sacred to
B rahm ans as well as to Jains. Many ceremonies are p e r­
formed u n d e r this tree. I t is considered a symbol of
th e destruction and regeneration of the worlds. B rahm an
women worship it on the A shad* P o o rn im a f tailed “ Yad
Savitree” day. Sadhoos and Yatis of J a in s are initiated
u nd e r this tree. T he g re a t B ud dh a is said to have held
his sessions or “su n g ” u n de r this tree. A t B u dd ha Gaya,
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• T h o f o u r t h m o n t h o f t h e l l u u i u S I m U y u Iw u j ’Cftr* ' 'N
+ The of tin; full-woou, 1
th ere i.s a, tree wliieli is said to be identical with tlic one
under which B uddha sat and ta u g h t his doctrines. There
are Vad trees a t (jay a and Prayng (Allahabad). They arc
called “ A kshay a” Arad or never-dying Vad trees. Theso
are held in great veneration. U n d e r the Vad tree a t
Gaya a Shraddha* is performed by every pilgrim who visits
the place. Tlierc is a Vad tree on th e river N a rm a d a
about twelve miles from the city of Broach. I t is called
K a b ir Vad. f t is situated on an island created by the
river. Much of this tree has been destroyed by floods of
the river, b u t still a very large body remains on the spot.
A no th e r tree of this kind is situated in th e lim its'o f the
village of Mhusva, near M^hableshwar. I t is about fifteen
miles from tho town of Wai 011 the K rishna, I t occupies
three acres of th e land and is called “ M husvacha Vad.”
I t is said to be 2000 years old. The age of K ab ir Arad is
said to be g re a ter than th a t of the Mhusva Arad. There
i.s a third tree between Ahm edabad and Dakorc. I t is
called Bhootia Vad from th e supposition of evil spirits
living u nder its shadow. The practical use of th e leaves
of this tree is to m ake juttravals or dinner-plates. They
arc extensively used for this purpose. God is said to
have rested 011 this tree a t th e tim e of the Deluge.
T he tree which is next to be noticed is Pim pal tree
which is called in S a n sk rit “ Aslnvath.’' I t is called
Brahm an among trees, and as such th e ceremony of
“ Upanayana’ t is performed for this tree. I t is very sacred
and m u st not be felled and used for firewood. I t is b u rnt
oidy in sacrifieal fires. Sm all platforms of stones are
built u n de r th e tree th a t people m ay rest u nd e r its
shadow. These platforms of masonry are called “ Par.”
Shree K rishna in the te n th chapter of G ita says th a t this
tree is “ Aribhooti” or likeness of God am ong the trees of
the earth. I 11 the same work in th e fifteenth chapter it is
compared to the world having its roots upw ards and
branches downwards. I t is worshipped 011 m any occasions.
T h e third species of trees is Raynn. These trees are
a b u n d a n t in Gujarath. Some of these trees are 2000
years old. They produce a berry which is also called
llay an or Ivhirnu iu the Deccan. T hey are sold, and
eaten ripe and dry, and are very sweet. These trees aro
not sacred. T hey grow very slowly and fructify after fifty
years. _ 14. And began to injure birds, beasts, reptiles and
T he other trees which arc long-lived iu In d ia are
Bamboo, Mango and Pim pran. Some of these are 500
years old. T he tradition says th a t they live to th e age of
1000 yeais. _ C h a p t e r V III.
Indian forests contain m any large and useful trees
Avhich supply tim b er for building houses, b u t as forests are
periodically cut down, th e ir age cannot be ascertained.
T H E B E N I EL011UL
T he au th o r of the excellent paper under this heading
makes enquiry in regard to the Booh o f Enoch, and I have
much pleasure in sending him the following particulars,
which you can cither p rin t or hand to him a t your own
option. T he title of the English translation is as follows :
__T he Book of Enoch th e P r o p h e t : “ an apocryphal pro­
duction, supposed for ages to have been lost ; b u t
discovered a t th e close of the last century in A byssinia;
now first translated from au E thiopia m anu script in the
Bodleian Library by Richaul Lawrcnce, LL.D., A rch­
bishop of Cashel, late Professor of H ebrew in the
U niversity of Oxford. T h ird Edition, ltevised and E n ­
larged. Oxford, P rinted by S. Oollingwood, P rin te r to
th e University, for J o h n H en ry Parker. Sold also by
J. G. and V. ltivington, London. M D C C C X X X V I II .”
I n the first chapter, Enoch declares his converse with
th e Holy and Mighty One, th e God of the AVorld. I t is a
work compiled by a believer in th e ancient judicial as­
trology of Babylon, as proved by chap ter •'!, for the
heavenly luminaries transgress uot th e commands which
they have received.
• T h o relig io u s rite s p e r f o r m e d i n h o n o r o f t h e (. l e a d .
+ T h « s a c r c d th r e a d - c o r o m o n y ,
C h a p te r VII., section IL, is the part required by your
correspondent, and, therefore, I will give him th e entire
chapter.
1. I t happened after th e sons of men had m ultiplied
in those days, th a t dau gh ters were born to them, elegant
and beautiful.
2. A nd when th e angels, the sons of heaven, beheld
them, they became enam oured of them, saying to each
other— come let us select for ourselves wives from the
progeny of men, and let us beget children.
3. T hen th e ir leader Samyaza said to th em : I fear
th a t you may perhaps be indisposed to the perform ance
of this cnterprizc.
,4. A nd t h a t I alone shall suffer for so O grievous a
c rim e .
5. B u t they answered him and said : AVe all swear,
0. A nd bind ourselves by m utual execrations, th a t wc
will not change our intention, b u t execute our projected
undertaking.
7. Th en they swore altogether, and all bound thelil-
selves by m u tu a l execrations. T h eir whole n u m b er was
two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the top
of Mount Arinoii.
8. T h a t m ountain, therefore, was called Armon, because
they had sworn upon it, and bound themselves by m u tu al
execrations.
0. These are the nam es of th e ir chiefs :— Samyaza who
was their leader, U rakabaraineel, Akibecl, Tnmiel, Rainucl,
Dauel, Azkeel, Sarakuyal, Asael, Armors, Batraal, Anane,
Zavebe, Samsaveel. Ertael, Turcl, Yomyael, Arazyal.
These were th e prefects of the two hundred angels, and
th e rem ainder were all w ith them.
10. Th en they took wives, each choosing for himself;
whom th e y began to approach, and with whom th ey
co-habited ; teaching th e m sorcery, incantations, and tho
dividing of roots and trees.
11. A nd tho women conceiving brought forth giants,
12. AVIiose sta tu re was three hun dred cubits. These
devoured all which the labour of men produced; until it
became impossible to feed them.
13. AVhcn th ey tu rn e d themselves against men, in
order to devour them;
fishes, to cat the ir flesh one after another, and to drink
th e ir blood.
1-3. T h e n the earth reproved the unrighteous.
1. Moreover Azazyel ta u g h t men to m ake swords,
knives, shields, breastplates, the fabrication of mirrors
(made them see w hat was behind them), and the work-*
inanship of bracelets and ornaments, th e use of paint, tho
beautifying of th e eyebrows, the use of stones of every
valuable and select kind, and of all sorts of dyes, so th a t
th e world became altered.
2. Im p ie ty increased; fornication m u ltip lie d ; and
they transgressed and corrupted all th e ir ways.
3. A m azarak ta u g h t all the sorcers and dividers of
roots;
4. Armors ta u g h t the solution of sorcery.
5. Barkayal ta u g h t the observers of th e stars ;
G. Akibeel ta u g h t signs ;
7. Tamiel ta u g h t astronomy ;
8. A nd Asardacl ta u g h t the motion of the Moon.
9. And men, being destroyed, cried o u t ; and th eir
voice reached to heaven.
C h a p t e r IX., informs us th a t Michael, and Gabriel,
Raphael, Suryal and Uriel, beholding this, appealed for
justice to th e Lord of Lords, God of Gods, K ing of Kings,
against these erring angels, or “ AVatchers” as they are
termed. The Most High, the G reat and Holy One, sent
Arsayalalyur to Enoch with instructions to conceal h im ­
self for instruction. R aphael was ordered to bind Azazyel
as the a u th o r of these crimes, and to cast liim into th e
desert which is iu Dudael. Extraordinary as are th e
. s t a t e m e n t s o f t h i s b oo k, it is not w ith o u t su b lim ity .
C h a p t e r XIV., says,
10. They elevated me aloft to heaven. I proceeded
until I arrived a t a Avail built with stcnes of crystal.
A vibrating flame surrounded it, which began to strike
me with terror.
11. In to this vibrating flame I entered ;
12. A nd drew nigh to a spacious habitation b uilt with
crystal. Its walls too as well as pavem ent, wero formed
with stones of crystal, and crystal likewise was the ground.
I t s roof had th e appearance of agitated stars and flashes
of lightning; and am ong th e m were cherubim of lire in a
stormy sky. A Maine burned around its walls and its
portal blazed with fire. W h e n 1 entered into this dwelling
it was hot as fire and cold as ice. No trace of d elight or
of light was there. Terror overwhelmed me, and a fearful
shaking seized me.
21. One great in glory sat upon i t ;
22. Whoso robe was brigh ter th a n the Sun, and
w hiter than snow.
2!}. N o angel was capable of pen e tra tin g to view the
face of H im, tlie Glorious and th e E ff u lg e n t; nor could
any mortal behold H im. A fire was flaming around H im .
l i e then addresses Enoch and gives him a mission to
address tho watchers.
Oil APT Kit XV. ‘S. You being spiritual, holy, and possess­
ing a life which is eternal, have polluted yourselves with
women ; have begotten in carnal blood ; have lusted in
tlie blood of men ; and have done as those who arc flesh
and blood do.
7. Therefore, I m ade not wives for you, because being
spiritual your dwelling is in heaven.
<S. Now the giants who have been born of spirit and
of flesh, shall be callcd upon earth evil spirits, and on
e a r t h shall be their habitation. Evil s p i r i t s shall proceed
f r o m th e ir flesh, because they were created from abo v e ;
from the holy watchers was th eir beginning and prim ary
foundation. Evil spirits shall they be upon earth, aud
the spirits of th e wicked shall th e y be called. T he h a b ita ­
tion o f tlie spirits of heaven shall be in heaven, b u t upon
earth shall be the h a b itatio n of terrestrial spirits, who are
born on earth.
A fter this, Enoch was shown all the secrets of heaven
and paradise, and was instructed as to the deluge.
I n C hapter L X V I I I . is a repetition o ftlie names oftlie
unholy catchers, and of th e sins in which they had
instructed mankind.
Possibly we may yet find the basis of the legend of the
Book of Enoch, in the arrow-headed inscriptions of B ab y ­
lonia, t h e account is only a more detailed version of th a t
f a l l f r o m true religion which is symbolised in th e myth,
in the Book of Genesis, of th e S e rp e n t T e m p te r of woman
to the knowledge of good and evil. Samyaza, or Azazycl,
is th a t great serpent the devil, and Eve a type of tlie two
hundred women of flesh and blood who took th em
h u s b a n d s of th e Beni Elohim. The same identical com­
merce was claimed by th e E uropean Rosicruciaus of the
seventeenth century, as set forth in th e book w ritten u nder
th e name of Count de Gablis.
J ohn Y akkeu .
Manchester, May 2G, 1S81.
SPOTLESS M URDERERS.
Some tim e ago wc noted the cheering fact (for m u r ­
derers) th a t George Nairns, a d run ke n beast, wlio killed a
poor H in d u a t Calcutta, and subsequently was “ con verted ’’
in prison was ■' safe in th e arms of J e s u s ”— if th e p a d r i
who a tte nde d a t bis burial is to be believed. O th e r
blessed rescues of these erring sheep claim a m o m e n t’s
a tte n tio n from all who are restrained from m u rd e r only
by th e fear of p u n ish m e n t after death. T h e la te st
instance conies from America, A married woman plots
with a b rutal p aram ou r to kill her hu sband so th a t they
may freely indulge in th e ir filthy desires. U n d e r circum­
stances of ferocity th e deed is done, and th e wife helps
the lover to h ang tho corpse by the neck to a beam to
givo th e impression th a t th e poor m an had committed
suicide. T hey are, however, detected, tried, convicted
and executed. Both leave w ritte n confessions. T h e man
s a y s ■
“ Friends, I feel th a t I nm going home. Lord, for Jesus’ H ake ,
take m y soul to Tlice in heaven, where m y dear wife is. Lord,
Lave mercy on me. I f I had read the Ilible as much, before I came
here, as I have since, I would not be her*. I advise all persons,
especially young persons, to read the Bible.”
T he advice is O
good. T here is no such comforting
© book
.
as the Bible for murderers. Moses killed an Egyptian,
D avid killed tho husband of B athsh eba whom he w anted
for a mistress, and Je h o v a h expressly ordered m u rd er by
wholesale of peoples guilty only of defending tlieir coun­
try, and had th e ir virgin daugh ters tu rn e d over to the
Jew ish arm y to w ha t th e y pleased with. Tlie w'onian
assassin was also blessed. She said :
“ I die in the assurance of peace with God aud the knowledge
of sins forgiven.”
So everything tu rn e d out ju s t as it should, cxeept—
except th a t th e law was not q uite as forgiving as th e Lord,
and the r e p e n ta n t converts were hung. The saints iu
heaven are w'oleome to th e ir new friends.
A N T IQ U IT Y OF TH E VEDAS.
1!Y K R IS H N A S H A S T IU G O D B O L E .*
IN T R O D U C T IO N .
T he subject I inten d to write upon is a difficult one.
O ur old learned m en wlio have received no English educa­
tion, believe tlie Vedas to be a n d d i or w ithou t a begin­
ning. Iu order to ascertain tlieir age, the Vedas must
be studied critically, and in the spirit of old Aryan thought.
I know n o th in g of them, or of tlie Brahmans, and hence
am not in a position to establish their a n tiqu ity by direct
evidence.
A fter preparing with satisfactory results, Christian,
M uhammadan, and Jew ish sheet calendars, embracing about
a century, 1 was naturally desirous to prepare a similar one
for the H indus. B u t here the /uVwyrt and V r i d d l d I it h is or
days reckoned twice over or dropped, and added, made
the task difficult, and m y success but partial. R e m em b e r­
ing t h a t the present mode of preparing our calendars is an
artificial one, and hence more complicated than th e one
used in days of old, I began studying Jijotwhn, one of
th e Vednngas or post-V aidik works, and found th a t the
calendar used anciently contained only th e first two of the
“ P ancha-antjas" or five parts, “ titliis”, "nak sh atras,” week­
days, “ yogas,” and “ ka ra n a s” given in present calendars,
and th a t th e Zodiac was not th en divided into twelve equal
parts called signs or “rashis.” Thus was it th a t the study
of Jyotinhci aud a few other ancient works enabled me
to form an idea of th e a n tiq u ity of the Vedas by indirect
evidence. I t is th a t evidence I now offer the readers and
the W estern m en of Science.
P R E SU M E D A N T IQ U IT Y OF T H E V E D A .S .
O n the E v id e n c e o f old V aidilc W orks. .
1. H ow old arc the Vedas, is a question to which
E uropean scholars have of late paid much attention. They
have, indeed, done a great deal in this direction. They
have ransacked our works, ancient and modern, from th e
days of the Vedas to those of th e Pnrauas. They have also
translated aud published some of them. B u t differing in
habits, thought, and creed from those who composed and
com m ented upon these works, the scholars very naturally
* A uthor of “ Observations on tho Sindh] Language”, “A New
Marathi Gramm ar,’’ “ Siudhi A rithmetic”, “ Astronomy"’, “ Gvaha-
Liigliava”, “ Geometry”, &c., &c.
experienced great difficulty in thoroughly understanding
them. T here are, moreover, certain Sanskrit, works, n either
the originals nor correct copies of which, have yet been
found. Such are some of th e obstacles thrown in the way
of foreign scholarship in settling the ago of th e Vedas, the
most ancient and valuable of gems in th e old Aryan lore.
W estern perseverance and fu rth e r research will, 110 doubt,
in course of time, give a more satisfactory solution of this
long-considered and yet unsettled question. T h e follow­
ing brief a tte m p t in this direction will, it is hoped.be,
a t least, of some use to tho Orientalists engaged in the
above research, especially to those bent upon th e discovery
of archaic science and literature of Aryfivartta, a land to
which, so to speak, the whole of tho old W estern world is
directly or indirectly indebted for its civilization, arts, and
sciences. . gimel or rather jimel, that, is, jim (Arabic being wanting in
SA N SK R IT— T H E OLDEST LANGUAGE.
2. The Vedas are tru ly and rightly considered as tho
most, ancient work of the Aryas, now called H in d u s from
tho river Sin dh u or Indus. The S a n sk rit language in
which the Vedas arc written, has poured now life aud
strength into the Science of Language or Comparative
G rammar. Before S a nskrit was discovered and studied by
th e learned men of Europe, Philology was b u t a name,
and would have remained in its infancy and te ntative
stage b u t for th a t discovery.
The Rev. Mr. Clark in his Comparative Grammar, 1802,
spealcs of S a nskrit in th e following m anner :—■
“ N o linguist, however, appeared for centuries to carry
out, this idea (■?. e., the comparing of th e properties of
many tongues, both learned and vulgar). Little was done
until the discovery and study of S a nskrit literature gave
the impulse and supplied th e materials for those works
upon the subject which appeared in Germ any during the
last th irty years.’’ (Sec th e Preface, page 5.)
“In considering the seven classes, we begin with tho most
easterly, and th a t which also lias the most a ncient litera­
ture, i.e., the Sanskrit. It is a language which, though
possessing voluminous and valuable works in prose and
verse, has b u t recently become known to Europe. The,
Science of Language, as it is now pursued, may, indeed, be
looked upon as one of the results of the establishm ent of
British dominion in India. For, British residents, Sir
W illiam Jones amongst •
thi e first,
■,
collcctcd and
(
b ro ught
O
over the stores of this ancient literature, which German
philologists, with profound research and indomitable
perseverance, have made subservient (o the elucidation
of all th e sister languages.” (See page G.)
A botanist ascertains th e age of a tree from th e n um b e r
of its branches and the circumference of its trunk. Iu
like manner, a linguist can ascertain th e age of a language
from the num ber of its branch-dialects and the area of
the country over which it is spoken. As th e re is no other
language so perfect iu its forms, and with so m any
branches and sub-branches as the Sanskrit, it has been
generally regarded as th e oldest of all th e literary
languages,
I N n r A — T H E T i lR T I T - P L A O E O F A R I T H M E T I C A N D
M AT H EM A TIC S.
3. Leaving aside for the present th e more compli­
cated operations of Algebra, even the simplest A rith m e ti­
cal calculations cannot be well performed w ithout the
decimal scale of notation. T he Jew s who are supposed
to be th e first and oldest nation on our globe, represented
the units 1-0 by the first nine letters of th eir alphabet;
the tons 10-1)0 by th e next nine le tte rs ; th e first four
hundreds 100-400 by the last four letters, and th e rem ain­
ing ones 500-900 by the second forms of th o letters k a f
(1.1th), m in i (13th), n u n (1.4th), p e ('l7 th ),a n d sad (18th); and
th ey represented other num bers by combining these letters
according to tlieir value. Thus, 15 by itdll (9th letter)
ami r«w ( 6 th ); and 24 by h l f (11th) and diilelh (4th).
The Jew s of the present period still adhere to this practice
of notation in their H ebrew books. T he Greeks had a
numerical system similar to th a t used by th e Jews, b u t
th e y carried it a little fu rth e r by usiug letters of th e
alp habet with a dash or slant line behind, to represent
thousands (1000-9000), tens of thousands (10000-90000),
and one hundred of thousands (100,000) ; the last, for in ­
stance ; being represented \iy rlio with a dash behind, while
rho singly represented 100. The Romans represented a.K
numerical values by the combination (additive whou th e
second le tte r is of equal or loss value) of six letters of their
alphabet I ( = 1), V ( = 5), X ( = 10), C (for centum = 100),
1) ( = 500), and M, ( = 1000): thus, 20 = XX, 15 = XV, and
9 = IX. These aro called tho Rom an numerals, and are
adopted by all European nations when using tho Roman
alphabet. T he Arabs a t first, followed their neighbours, th e
Jews, in th e ir method of computation, so much so t h a t they
called it Abjad from the first four H ebrew letters, alif, beth,
G), and daleth, representing th e first four units. B u t w hen
in the early part of the Christian era, they came to In d ia
as traders, they found tho country already using for com­
pu tation the decimal scale of notation, which th e y forth ­
with borrowed literally ; viz., w ithout altering its method
of w riting from left to right, a t variance with th e ir own
mode of writing which is from right to left. They in­
troduced this system into Europe through Spain and other
E uropean countries lying along the coast of th e M editerra­
nean aud u n d e r th e ir sway, during the dark ages of E u ­
ropean History. I t th u s becomes evident th a t the Aryas
knew well M athem atics or th e science of computation a t
a time when all other nations knew b u t little, if anything,
of it. I t has also been a dm itted th a t the knowledge of
A rithm etic and Algebra was first obtained from the H in d u s *
by the Arabs, and then ta u g h t by them to th e W estern
nations. This fact convincingly proves t h a t th e A ry a n
civilization is older th a n th a t of any other nation in th e
world; and as th e Vedas are avowedly proved th e oldest
work of th a t civilization, a presum ption is raised in favour
of their great antiquit}’, which is strengthened by a c a re ­
ful study of wliat. follows.
IN D IA V ISITE D FROM TH E REMOTEST PERIODS.
4. A n era requires some remarkable event to begin
with. I n very old tim es there were no events which
appeared extraordinary to th e people th e n living; and
lienee eras or dates arc not found in the ancient works of
* Professor M ax JM.iillcr in his “ Chips from a G e r m a n W o r k s h o p ’'
Vol. I L 1870, u n d e r “ O u r F ig u r e s” writes th e following: —
“ T h e A rabs, however, f a r from claim ing th e disc overy of t h e
figures for them selves, u n a n im o u s ly ascribe it to I n d ia n s ; n o r can
th e r e be m uch d o u b t thnt, tlie B r a h m a n a s wore th e original i n v e n ­
tors of those num erical sym bols w hich aro now used over the whole
civilized world. ISut a lth o u g h th is has long been a d m i t te d as true,
th ere is considerable difficulty when wc come to trace tho channels
th ro u g h wliieli t h e figures could have reached, a n d did reach t h e
na tio n s of Europe. I f these num erical sym bols had b een u n k n o w n
in E urope before tlie invasion of Spain b y th e Moham medans,
or before the rise of M o h a m m e d a n is m all would be easy enough.
W e possess the work t h r o u g h which th e Arabs, u n d e r the K halif
AlmumfUi, in t h e n i n th cen tu ry , became in itiate d into the science
of I n d ia n c ip he rin g a n d a r ith m e tic . T h is w ork of A b u .Tafar M o ­
h a m m e d Ben Mftsa Alkh/lrizmt was founded on treatises b ro u g h t
from I n d ia to Bagdad in 773, a n d was t r a n s la te d again iuto L a tin
d u rin g th e M iddle Ages, w i t h th e title of “ A l g o r i t m i d e n u m e ro
I n d o r u m ” & c.” ( I 'id e page 284-85).
“ M. W o ep e k e would, th erefore, a d m i t tw o channels t h ro u g h
which th e I n d i a n figures reached E u r o p e —ono passing t h r o u g h
E g y p t a b o u t th e th ir d c e n tu r y of o u r e ra, w hen not only c o m m e r­
cial b u t also philosophical in te re s ts a ttra c te d the m e r c h a n t s of
U g g a y in t to w a r d s A lex an dria, a n d t h in k e rs such as Plat.inus
and N u m c r in o to w ards P e rsia a n d In dia ; a n o th e r passing
th r o u g h Bagdad in th e e ig h th cen tu ry , a n d following th e t r a c k of
the victorious Islam . T h e first carried tho earlier forms of th e
I n d i a n figures from A le x an d ria to Ilome and as far as Spain, a n d
considering th e active, social, political, and commercial intercourse
betw een E gyp t, as a H o m an province, a n d tlie rest of tho R o m a n
E m pire , we m u s t n ot look upon one philosophical school, tho Neo-
Fytha g orcnn, as t h e only agents in d issem inating so useful a n i n ­
vention. T h e m e rc h a n t m a y have been a more active agent t h a n
t h e philosopher or t h e school-master. Tlie second c arried t h e la t e r
forms from B agdad to th e prin cip al countries conquered by th e
Khalifs, w ith t.he exception of those where th e earlie r or Gober
figures (so called, because a table or board covered with fine d u st
or G ober was use d for th e purpose of ciphering) h a d already ta k e n
firm roo t'’, &e. { V i d e pa go 290-91),
any country. This circumstance lias given a plausible
reason to every country to take pride in its antiquity.
B u t antiquity, as it is understood a t present,, i.s a compara­
tive, and not an absolute term. A nation, however
insulated, becomes wiser as it grows older. I n very
an tiqu e times there was b u t little or no communication
between d istant countries, and there was 110 need of it,
as the populations then were limited, and th e countries
around unoccupied and uncultivated. H en ce the
greater or less antiqu ity of one nation, when compared
with another, can be ascertained only from th e num ber
and variety of its old works w ritten beforo th e open­
ing of its intercourse w ith other countries. T he a u th e n ­
ticated parts of Ind ian history do not tell us th a t the
tru e Aryas ever w en t out of th eir land as tradesmen,
conquerors, or knowledge-seekers. On tlio contrary,
there is historical evidence to show tliat th e peoples of
most d istant countries, and from the rem otest period, often
visited India, the country of the Aryas, then known as the
Golden L<wd, to g e t in exchange its excellent and highly
renowned articles of trade, for which it. was then so justly
celebrated, to ask protection and shelter, or to acquire know­
ledge. T he whole of Europe w ith th e exception of a
small portion around the Mediterranean, plunged in thoso
days in a state of complete barbarism which lasted till the
commencement of the Christian era, had no history of
its preceding periods. The modern Europeans receiv­
ing everything, even religion, from the countries bordering
ou the M editerranean Sea, which has been th e means of
civilizing Europe, th eir beliefs and opinions were formed
accordingly. D u rin g th e centuries which witnessed the
rise and fall of th e R om an Empire, and later, t h a t of the
great K halifate of Bagdad and Samarcand, intercourse
with In d ia was constantly k e p t up and widened, until
in th e fifteenth century E uropean enterprise in search
of an oceanic passage to India, improved navigation and
discovered Sou th ern Africa and America. Sub seq uent
close contact of E uropean nations w ith India, gave them
a n opportunity to become acquainted w ith its learning,
a ncient and modern, tho study of which has now changed
th e long-cherished and one-sided opinion an d belief
of some of th e Oriental scholars of Europe and America
regarding th e A ryan learning, languages, and religion.
F u r t h e r research and study of the ancient In dian philo­
sophy and literature, showing th a t th e Aryas were far
more advanced in knowledge of every kind as in the
arts and sciences a t a tim e when other nations were yet
in th e ir infancy, will prove th a t th e la tte r owe all the ir
advancem ent to the former. A nd this fact again clearly
proves the great an tiq u ity of the "Vedas.
( T o be continued.)
TITE F I V E - P O I N T E D S T A R .
D ear M adamk,
In th e J u ly num ber of th e t h e o s o p h i s t I notice the
star-shaped figure mentioned in two places. ^ I tried
the figure in more than ten or fifteen eases, in all of
which, I had wonderful success, with the exception of
only one case where th e patien t was a girl of abo ut If)
ami the pain, though brought down to th e point of
stin", caused great swelling th ere, and she did not
sleep th e whole night. P erh aps this was owing to my
drawing th e figure "too hastily. I ta u g h t this figure to
my cook and to my lascar both of whom tried it in a
few cases without any failure. I have since th en learnt
from one of my friends th a t it is the Chol'vcoii * of a cer­
tain H in d u God whose name consists of six letters. About
live days ago a woman came to me (for in this village
I am considered th e best curcr in scorpion-sting,) whose
pain was brought down to th e p oint of stin g by the
application of this figure by one of my friends to whom
also I ta u g h t th e figure, for further tre a tm e n t. I took
* A 'Sanskrit word meaning Wheel or Circle.
up a piece of paper and drew the figure p u ttin g the six
letters in th e six spaces and placed it upon the point
of sting, and I was surprised to find th a t th e pain was
almost cured. B u t as this was only one case I do not
like to lay before your readers the six letters so soon,
and I shall do so when I have sufficient reasons to
believe th e efficacy of the letters. In all the cases I
cured I drew the figure with my finger, b u t never with a pen
and ink. I th i n k it is immaterial in what wav you draw
th e figure so long as yon draw it carefully and slowly. Will
. so1113 of our Christian friends try by
p u ttin g Jehova or some nam e or attri-
uto of God consisting of six le tteis within
-X th e figure as shown in the margin, or -in
0 'Kf/\ i * O ’
b x\ some oth e r way and inform w h ether the
pain a t the point of sting is also cured ?
I say also, because by simply drawing th e figure the pain
is considerably relieved and is only a t the point of sting,
and that, too, not. so bad as a t first.
I beg to remain, Madame,
Y our most obedient Servant,
S. T. V e n k a t a p a t y .
(5th Ju ly , 1N81.
N o te b y the E d i t o r . — O f late num erous letters liave been
received in the T iiK O so i'in sr ofllce concerning tlio efficacy of
tiie m ysterious P en tagram . O u r E nstern readers nro perhaps
unaware o f tho g reat im portanco given by th e W estern
K abalists to that sign, and, therefore, it may be found expedient,
to sny a lew words ab ou t it j u s t now, when it is coming so
p rom inently befoie the notice of o ur readers. L ik e the six-
pointed star which is tho figure of the m a c ro c o sm , tho five-
pointed star has its own deep symbolic significance, for it,
represents the microcosm. Tho fo rm er— the “ double tria n g le ”
composed of tw o triangles respectively white nnd black —
crossed and interlaced (ou r Society’s sym bol)— known ns *’ Solo­
mon's Seal" in E u ro p e ,— and as the “ Sign o f V ish n u ” in
In d ia ,— is made to rep resen t tho universal sp irit aud matter,
ono white point, which symbolizes the former ascending h eaven ­
ward, and tbe two points o f its bla ck triangle inclining e a r t h ­
ward*. T h e P en tag ram also represents spirit aud m atter but
only as manifested upou earth. Emblem of the microcosm
(or the “ little universe” ) faithfully m irroring in itself the
macrocosm (o r tho g re a t cosmos), it is the sign of tho su p r e ­
macy o f h u m a n intellect or spirit, over bru tal m atter.
Most o f the m ysteries o f Ivnbalistie or c erem o nia l magic, tho
gnostical symbols nnd nil tbe Ivnbnlist.ic keys of prophecy arc su m ­
med up in that, flamboyant, I’entasjram, considered by tbe p racti­
tioners o f tbe C h a ld e o -Jew ish ICabnla ns tbe most potent magi­
cal instrum ent. In magical evocation during which tho slightest
hesitation, mistako or omission, becomes fatal to the operator, the
star is alw ays on tho a ltar bearing tho incense, aud oilier offer­
ings, and under the tripod of invocation. A ccording to the
position o f its points, it “ calls forth good or bad spirits, and
expels, retains or c a p tu re s th e m ”— the Kalm lists inform us.
“ Occult qualities arc due to the agency of e le m e n ta l spiiits,”
s n y s th e N e w A m e r i c a n Cyclopcedia iu nrliclc “ Magic,” thus
m ak in g use o f tbe adjective “ E le m e n ta l” for certain s p i r it s —
a word which, hy the bye, the spiritualists accused the T heoso­
phists o f having coined, w hereas th e N . A . C y clop m d ia wns
published tw enty y ears before the birth of the Theosophical
Society. “ T his m ysterious figure (th e five-pointed star) m u s t
lie consecrated by the four elem ents, breathed upon, sprink led
w ith water, and dried in the smoke of precious perfumes, nnd
then (he names of g re a t spirits, as Gabriel, Raphael, Oriphiel
nnd (lie let ters of the sacred tetrag ram nnd o th er Kabalistical
words, a r e whispered to it, and nro inscribed upou it —-adds the
Cyclop m dia copying its information from th e books of old
Mediajvnl Kabnlists, nnd tho more modern work of E liph as
j /CVj— Doe/m cs et R i t u e l de la H a u t e M a g ic. A modern
London Knbalist, styling him self an “ A d e p t,” — a correspondent
in • London Spiritual paper, derides E astern T heo so p h y aud
’ivonkl— if lie could— make it subservient to tlio J e w is h Kabnlu
with its Chaldeo-L’hcnikocan Angelology nnd Demouology. T h a t
• Tho cloublo trian g le on th e rig h t corner of tho T n r o s o n n S T was b y a
m i s t a k e o f t h e e n g r a v e r r e v e r s e d , i. e. p l a c e d u p s i d e d o w n . S o is t h o
E g y p t i a n JViii w i t h t l i o s n a k e c o i l e d r o u n d i t , i n t l i o o p p o s i t o c o r n e r o f t h o
titfe-p a g o cover. T lio l a t t e r d o u b lo sig n w h e n d ra w n c o rre c tly re p re s e n ts
th o a n a g r a m o f th o S o c i e t y — a T . S .— a n d t h e h e a d o f t h e s u a k o o v i^ h t to
tu r n th o o p p o sito w a y ,— E d . T u r o a .
" c w Ca<f 1iop(f o would probably explain (lie pow er and efficacy of
the “ five-pointed sta r” by tlie interference of Ihe good 11 genii,"
ovoked by him ; tho o j i n x which Solomon-liko lie lias a p ­
parently boltled up by sealing llie nionlli o f the vessel w ith
K ing “ Solomon’s Seal” servilely copied by th at mythical
potentate, from the Indian V aishnava sign, to gether wil.b o ther
things brou gh t out, by him from th e no-less mythical O p h e r
if his vessels ever went there. But the explanation given by
the Theosophists for the occasional success obtained in relie v ­
ing pain (snoli vs seorpion-bifes) hy the application of the
P e n ta g r a m — a success, by tho bye, which w ith the know ledge
o f t.he cause pro ducing it m ig h t with some persons 1 in­
come permanent, and s u r e ----------is a little less s u p e r n a tu r a l ,
nnd rejects ever)' theory o f “ S p ir it” agency accom plish­
ing it, w h eth er theso spirits be claimed h u m a n or ele­
m e n ta l. T ru e, the fiv e -p o in te d th a p e of th e star has
something to do with it, as will be now explained, b u t it de­
pends on, mid is fully subservient lo, the chief a g e n t in tho
operation, the a lp h a and the om ega of the “ magical" force—
h u m a n w ii.l. All the paraphernalia of ceremonial m a g ic , —
perfumes, vestment?, inscribed hieroglyphics and mum m eries
are good, bu t for the beginner ; the neophyte whose powers
have lo be developed, liis mental a ttitu d e du rin g tho operations
defined, and his wir.L educated by eo neenlrating it on
such symbols. T h e K abalislie axiom that the magician can
become the master of Ihe Elemental S p irits only by surpassing
them in coinage and audacity iu their own elements, has
nn allegorical meaning. It. was but to lest the moral slre n g th
nnd d arin g o ftlie candidate th at Ihe terrible trials of initiation
info ancient mysteries were invented by th e hiero ph ants ;
nnd hcnee Ihe lieophyle who had proved fearless in water,
lire, air aud in the terro rs o f a Cym m erian darkness, was
recognised as h a v in g become the master o f the Undines,
tho Salamanders, S ylp hs and Gnomes, l i e had “ forced them
into obedience,” and “ could evoke the s p iiils ” for having
studied mid acquainted him self with the ultim ate essence of
th e occult or hidden nature and Ihe respective propertie s
of ihe Elements, he could produce at will Ihe. most, wonderful
manifestations or “ o c c u l t ” phenomena by I ho combination
of such properties, combinations h ilhcrto un know n lo tho
profane, as progressive aud exoteric scicneo which proceeds
slowly and cautiously, can marshal its discoveries, b ut one
by ono and in their successive order, for h ilh c rto it lias
scorned to learn from those who had grasped all Ihe mysteries
o f n ature for long ages before. Many a re the occult, secrets
ferreted out by her and w run g from the old magic, and yet
i t w ill not give it credit even for that, w hich has been prove 1
to have been know n by the ancient esoteric scientists or
‘‘ A d e p ts ’'. B u t our subject must, not be digressed from, and
wo now turn to the m y s te rio u s influonce of the P entagram .
“ W lm t is in a sign ’ ? will our readers ask. “ No more than
in a name” we shall reply— nolh ing except, th a t as said above
it helps to concentrate tlie attention, hence to nail the wn.r, o f
tlie operator to a certain spot. I t is the m agn etic or mesmeric
fluid (lowing out of the finger’s ends o f the hand tia c in g the
figure which cures or at least slops Ihe acute pain in benumbing
the nerves and not the figure p e r sc. A n d y e t th ere are somo
proficients who are able to dem onstrate th a t (he J iv e -p o in te d
Star, whose points rep resen t the, five cordial limhs or those
channels of m a n — the head, the two arms ami th e two legs—
from whence tho mesmeric currents issue tho strongest, tho
Fimple tracing of flint figure (a tracing produced with far more
eflicaey wiilt* the linger ends than with ink, chalk or pencil)
helped by a strong desire to alleviate pain, will very often force
out, unconsciouslv the healing fluid from all fhcsc c x li c n ii li e ^5
w ith far more force than it otherwise would. F a ith in the
liguro is transformed into intense will, and the la tte r into
en ergy ; and energy from w hatsoever feeling or cause it may
proceed, is sure to rebound som ew here nnd striko the place
with more or less force ; ami naturally enough that, place wHl
be Ihe locality upon w hich the attention o f the operator is
nl th a t mom ent c o n c e n t r a te d ; and h en ce— the cure a ttrib u te d
by Ihe self-ignorant niesmeriser to Ihe i m c n t a c h a m . T r u l y
rem ark s Shelling th at ‘'although magic has ceased to be an object
o f serious attention, it has bad a history which links it. on I he
one hand wiih the hig hest them es of symbolism, theosophy
nnd early scicnce, as well as on the o th e r w ith the ridiculous or
tragical delusions of the, m any forms of demonomnnia..........In
G reek th e u rg y the ruins of a superior intelligence and even of
a perfect system arc to be found, which would reach fat beyond
t.he horizon which the most ancient w ritten records p ie s e n t to
u s . .. and p o rtio n s of the.same system m a y b e discovered in the
J e w is h Ifabala .......T h a t “ perfect system” is now in the hands of
n few proficients iu the East. T he legitimacy of “ Magic" may
be disputed by the bigots, its reality as nn art, and especially as
a science, can scarcely bo doubted. N o r is it at all doubted by
the whole Homan Catholic Cle rgy, though th eir fear of its
b e e o n iu g a terrific witness against tho legitimacy o f their own
nscendency forces them to su p p o rt the a rg u m e n t th at its marvels
nre duo lo malignant, spirits or “ fallen angels.” In E u ro p e
it hits still “ a few learned and respectable professors aud
adopts” a d m its the samo Cyclopaedia. And, th ro u g h o u t the,
“ P a g a n ” world wo may add its reality is almost universally
admitted and its proficients aro numerous, th o u g h thoy do try
to avoid the a tten tio n o f Iho sceptioal world.
go d iv rnosrnoR U s.
T iik N a t B a k k k t p u rporting to give tlio " Origin of
the Buddhist Scriptures” is a curious publication we have
j u s t received from Rangoon, Burma. It. is a missionary
journal edited by Mrs. Eleanor Mason, and is brimful
with symbolical and mystical lore, very interesting to thoso
who arc well versed in th e Siamese and Burmese religion
and language, who possess a full knowledge of tho
Assyrio-Babylonian dialects, aro acquainted with spheno-
graphy and pahrography ; and feel, moreover, perfectly at
home with Buddhist, Hebrew, and Chaldean symbology.
The rest of the public will have to accept Mrs. Mason’s
assertions on faith. There is one statem ent, though, in
t h e first number, which will appear clear to both tho
learned and the profane, and, considering it is found in a
missionary organ, it does th e g reatest credit to the editor’s
truthfulness. Says th e editress:— “ English people say
‘ wo could never become one with i d o l a t o r s , ’ and the
Burmese say ‘ wc can never give up our religion’ ”— and
a d d s ; — “ A nd there is not. the, slightest s i g n o f its being
(fiven np, whatever may be said about it. The ancient
a i u l qorgeous system o f B u d d h i s m has been no more
affected hy the p r e a c h in g o f C h r is tia n iti/ than a fc v )
showers o f ra in affects the o c e a n ’ ........ ( italics o u r s ) ...
“ The core of the religion 1ms not been reached by Chris­
tians, and th e core of C hristianity lias not been reached by
Buddhists.” Such is certainly the true state of things in
B u dd hist and other heathen countries, and wc all know it.
W c arc glad to find the a u th o r so frankly a d m ittin g it.
Hors is a curious and often highly interesting publica­
tion, though after perusing with the u tm ost atte n tio n the
first three numbers, wc cannot say th a t we arc enabled
yet to m ake head or ta il— of its aim. As we understand
it, however, th e ingenuous editor, while seeking to recon­
cile the idolatrous creeds with Christianity, tries a t tho
same tim e to correct tho little unpleasant blunders com ­
m itte d by th e a u th o r of Genesis. I f we have to ta k e her
word— GW is — p h o s p h o r u s ! For says she (par. 5 p. 1.
N um . 1.) “ Tlio life was th e light, of m e n ” hence it was
phosphoric l i g h t ........ an d St. J o h n says of this light,
“ I t shiiieth in darkness,” and t h a t is ju st w hat phosphorus
does, and w hat the, first light did iu the beginning, when
God said ‘ L e t L ig h t be, and L ight was’ ”........H enceforth
th e n the vexed point is settled. I n v e r s e 4 ^ch. ] of
Genesis “ God dividing th e light, from darkness” without
any sun being yet created— divided— “ Phosphorescence”
from wcm-phosphorescence; and, therefore, is there any
longer need for any one of rem arking with more or less ir­
reverence, th a t h aving created the Sun on day the, f o u r t h
th e re could not be any evening or m o rn in g of the first
th re e days for God to reckon by, nor see “ th a t it was
good ?” Hence, the desire of the editor to reconcile iu th a t
new light the idolatrous religions with Christianity, and
explain by th e “ phosphorescence” of the latter the too
obscure symbology of th e former. So, a fashionable
kcrosinc lamp, paten ted and improved by modern art, is
expected to throw a flood of light iu a poor native h u t
illum inated b u t by cocoa-nut oil in cups of clay. P e r ­
chance, the la tte r light m ight be the safest, both ways, as it
is less dangerous, and, being more prim itive and natural,
may come nearer to th e standard of t r u th ; yet such is the
real aim of th e publication headed— "Mrs. Mason's K ey to
th e H idden G o d - L a n g u a g e of 1802, key to th e Zend-
Avesta, to tho Vedas, to th e Logos, to th e Pitag at, nnd to
all the Languages, Sciences, and Scriptures.” A nd th a t
“ key” seems to have unlocked so far th e Tabernacle
of T ru th th a t to the query propounded by tho a u th o r:
'‘where did th e B u ddhist Bible or P ita g a t originate ?” The
response given is : “ I t came from Syria and the B h i t i s h
I s l e s ” (! !) Now, th a t is promising. W e wonder w hether
Mrs. Mason, who seems to have studied her subject e x te n ­
sively has ever read the voluminous works of th e au th or
of “ Enoch, the Book of God” ; “Com m entary on the
Apocalypse” ; “ Introduction to tlie Apocalypse”; and so
forth ? These are th e productions of a well-known English
mystic whom, he having j u s t died, after publishing his works
anonymously, we will not name in our columns. B u t
th e works left by him are worthy of perusal and com­
paring notes, with the issue u nd e r notice, as they also
tre a t of tlie same subject. Only his derivations and the
conclusions he comes to are quite the reverse of those con­
tained in the N a t Basket. Their a u th o r shows, as plainly
as facts and evidence can show, th a t th e only religion
from which no other religion has ever borrowed anything,
was C hristianity which, however, has borrowed from all
others b u t has never given credit for it to any. W e do
not mean to discourage the well-meaning lady, whose labors
and researches m u st have been exhaustive, and whose
object is meritorious, since she promises to apply all th e
profits of her work after paying costs to th e cause of
Fem ale Education in Burma. W e are afraid though th a t
her discoveries will fail to convince the sceptic, or recon­
cile the B uddhist philosophy to th e Christian faith, and
rice versa, nor will the future generation of Burmese
females bo very much benefitted by being brought to learn
that, the “ Magic Q ueen” of Sheba was Tathaya.ta aud
“ clearly a B u dd hist ” (?), and tlie “ Magic K i n g ” Solomon
S a m a tta —and “ a B a alito-C hristian-Jew ” ( ? ) whatever
th e la tte r mystic and anachronitical combinations of
adjectives may mean. O ur century is an age of fa c ts ;
and speculative theories with a view to trace th e origin
of metaphysical conceptions, m ust stand on a firmer
ground th an mere assumption. T h e Burm ese nam e
B h u ra th a h ’)). may mean “ J e h o v a h ” iu th e conception of
Ju dso n and of the a u th o r who translates it “ th e God ; ”
b u t no tru e B uddhist so long as he is a Buddhist, will
give room to a personal God in his religion, least of ail to
a Jehovah whose imagery is entirely opposed even to th e
pantheistic N a t of one of th e B urm ese sects. Being a
B uddhist and somewhat acquainted w ith its symbology
under its various national forms, we could easily point out
several glaring misconceptions from a Burm ese sta n d ­
point in the first th ree num bers of the N a t Basket, for
1880, b u t for lack of space and tho u t t e r worthlessness
of the a tte m p t in regard to our readers. For th e B u d ­
dhists will not read th e N a t B asket in English, and th e
rest of our subscribers would n e ith e r u nd e rsta nd nor see
tho point notw ith stand in g the “ phosphorescence” spread
upon its pages, lienee, n o tw ithstan ding th e a u th o r’s
ingenuity in the collation of philological derivations of
Burm ese and Siamese names from Syriac and Assyrian
words, intended to prove th e id e n tity of J e hov a h with the
Syrian gro at God Baal “ T he Lord and Giver of Life”
(with which identity we fully agree) and the Burmese
B h n r a —h e r argum ents are too far-fetched to impress tho
reader’s mind. T he life which is “ th e lir/ht of m en”
(John I, 1-0) may have been b u t a “ p h o sp h o ric ” light
m eant for tho dark as, according to Mrs. Mason “ it
sliincth in darkness,” yet to dem on strate its identity
with “ th e food of th e N a t s ” requires a thorough
knowledge of th a t food in its esoteric meaning. I t
is always dangerous to draw conclusions from the
dead-letter m e a n i n g of sentences contained in any scrip­
tu re s— the B u ddhist Scriptures above all ; for, as in
this case it m ight be proved on the a utho rity of
learned Burmese priests an u t te r misconception. Personal­
ly, we are quite willing to a dm it th a t the phosphorus of
which th e “life pills” t h a t “may be b ou gh t in the Rangoon
Modical Halls for two annas a pill” are of “the same” sub­
stance which produced the “very same first light which the
Apostle wrote ab o u t” (N a t Basket No. 1 p. I.) ; for, we are
as ready to m aintain t h a t such “life pills” when prepared
by skilful hands aud due as they are to h u m a n science
and discovery, are far more effectual in m a intaining m an’s
h e a lth — hence his life— than any metaphorical D ivine
“Life” and “ Light,” mentioned by the over-Platonic author
of J o h n ’s Gospel. I t is bccause we know th a t a physician
w ith such “pills” whether, phosphatie or others, has ever
proved more beneficial to hum an ity th a n e ither he who is
alleged to have been “sent to bear witness of th a t L ig h t” or
he “th a t would be forced upon the heathen as #/fetrueLight”
th a t wo set ourself against the publication. H igh ly in­
teresting to the educated reader, it can prove b u t pernicious
to the mystically inclined, who aro unable to ju d g e for
themselves. I ts strained deductions neith er command ac­
quiescence, nor do they teach any “language of God” other
th a n th a t of tlie C hristian Scriptures. A nd though entirely
miscalculated to bring the various religions to anything
like an agreem ent, it is evidently one more and new a tte m p t
out of the numberless other atte m p ts already made to
christianize th e “idolatrous nations” securing th e ir belief
u nd e r no m a tte r w h a t false pretences. T h e method in this
case, is, however, quite a novel one ; and every credit is
due to the authoress who presents to us tho “ Word made
flesh ” u nder such a pharmaceutical light. W e draw the
attentio n of th e learned Bible-dissectors to th e N A T B A S K E T .
H IN D U PRO PH ETS AND ASTROLOGERS.
B Y JA M S IIK D .JI D O R A B JI IU T A N D A L E W A L A , F .T .S .
Colonel Meadows Taylor, the well-known a u th o r of
“ Confessions of a T hug, Tara,” he who had during his
long career in In d ia acquired an intim ate knowledge of
th e natives of this country and gained their warm affec­
tion and respect as few Englishmen ever do, th u s speaks
o f h is experience of Astrology in two instances:— *
“ My n ex t h a lt was a t Tooljapoor which I found a most
picturesque delightful spot. Tlie day I arrived, a B rah­
min entered my Cuf cherry or Office-tent, sat down quietly
in a corner, and after rem aining a while silent, rose and
said— ‘ I hear you speak M a h ra tta ; is it so ? ’ ‘ I am
only a beginner,’ I. replied, ‘ b u t I dare say I can follow
you.’ ‘ I am struck with your fa c e ’ lie continued, ‘and
I should liko to sec your hand aud cast your horoscope.
Do you know when you were b o r n ? ’
“ [ gave him th e date, and lie proceeded to examine first
my forehead and th e n my left hand. ‘ I t is a long and
happy life on th e whole ’ he said ; ‘ b u t there are some
crosses and some deep sorrows. You are not yet married,
b u t you soon will be, and you will have children— not
m any — some of them you will lose. You will never bo
rich, nor ever p o o r ; and yet much, very much money will
pass th rough your hands. You will not now stay long
here ; b u t after m any years you will return, and rule over
us. F e a r n o thing ; your destiny is under the planet
Ju pite r, and you will surely prosper.’
“ H e added fu rth e r details when he brought my horo­
scope some hours later, one which specially struck me,
being th a t I should become a Rajah and rule over a large
tract of country to th e South.”
T his happened in 1828, and shortly afterwards Taylor’s
employm ent over th e province of N uldersy in which
Tuljapoor is situate abruptly came to an end. H e was
some time afterwards appointed sole A dm inistrator of the
Shorapoor S ta te during th e m inority of the king and sub­
sequently when th e Bera.rs were coded along with
N uldroog to the English he was appointed Deputy Com­
missioner of B erar and made his arrangem ents accord­
ingly, b u t an express arriving from the Bombay Govern-
• P e e t h o s e t w o c a se s n a r r a t e d in h is m e m o r i s c a lle d “ S to r y o f m y L ife.”
 m en t a sudden cliangc was made, ami ho was ordered to
take charge of Nuldroog. This happened in J8.">3, and
shoitl^ afterwards when he visited Tulja.poor lie m e t the
old astrologer again. H e th u s w rite s:—
“ On the day of my arrival I had j u s t breakfasted and
sat down when an old B rahm in came in and peerin«-
closely into my face as lie leant upon his staff, lie said
^ A 1e you the Taylor Saheb who came here m any years
When 1 answered th a t [ was the same, he produced a
bundle of old papers and asked me w heth er 1 recollected
them. As I looked over them I saw th a t 1 had p u t my
initials to each of them, b u t forgot a t the m om ent why 1
had done so. ‘ H av e you forgotten Saheb ’ said the old
m an ‘ tha t 1 once east your horoscope and told you th a t
you would r e tu r n here to govern us after m any years ?
And see! it was true !—you liave come, and, indeed, there
is little difference in th e time I recorded— twenty-five
years ! I had not— if you rem em ber— the exact data
th a t 1 w anted— you could not give th em to me.’
“ I t was all true enough. T he prediction had certainly
been a strange one and was as strangely fulfilled even to
th e very letter of time.
‘ And you have been a Ilajali too,’ continued my old
friend, ‘ and have governed a country to the S outh for ten
years, b u t I recorded— sec, S a b e b f a n d he pointed excited­
ly to the document.
‘ N ot quite a Rajah ’ 1 said laughing ‘ only M anager of
the country while th e Rajah was a child.’
‘ I t was all th e sam e’, returned the old B ra h m in ; ‘ you
were all powerful and just like a Rajah, and you governed
th e people. A ud you have seen sorrow t o o / S a h e b ; you
were not married when you were here, and now you have
lost wife and dear children, I hear ? I wrote t h a t — I
saw it all plainly— it is here. And you arc n ot rich they
tell me, yet lakhs of rupees have passed through your
hands. Hid I not tell you th a t too ? ’
' No indeed,' I replied, ‘ I am not rich; indeed, m uch
tho reverse, and I have had heavy sorrows,’
‘ I t could not be avoided ’ he said ; ‘ no one could have
m istaken what I discovered just twenty-five years ago.
Y ou were born for work, not for th e indulgence of wealthy
idleness, and so you will continue. I f you w ant these
p a p e r s ] will give them to y o u ; if not, let th em remain
w ith m e ’ and so saying lie took his leave. H e soon
afterwards w ent on a pilgrimage to Nassick and there
died. 1 did not want the papers and he k e p t them . I
cannot account for his prediction. 1 only relate what
happened.”
T he second instance is much more remarkable. W hile
in charge of the Shorapoor State, the Ranee, th e m other
of the minor Rajah as she was very ill, one day sen t for
Captain Taylor, and on his arrival dismissed every one
from the room except a B rahm in priest whom she order­
ed to bring a certain box which contained th e secret
papers of the house. The B rahm in at first hesitated, but
the Ranee sternly commanded him to do as he was bid..
H e fetched the box nnd unlocked it with a key she gave
him. The au th or thus w rite s:— “ The first thing I saw
was a roll tied with red silk. ‘ Tell him first about th a t,’
said the Ranee. ‘ I t is not fit you should hear it,’ said the
Shastree, ‘it- is th e R ajah’s horoscope which I wrote. T he
moment lie was born I noted the time, and the conjunction
of planets and th e result was bad.’ ‘ Yes it is bad ’ cried
the Ranee, seizing my a r m ; ‘ it is bad, why did I not
strangle him with my own hands ra th e r than let a wretch
like th a t live to be the ruin of the State. Yes! he is fated
to die iu his {irenly-foitrth year, and 1 shall n ot see it.
My husband and I sent th a t paper to Nassik, to Benares
and everywhere th a t there arc wise Brahmins, b u t they
all returned the same answer. H e m u s t die in th e
tw enty-fourth year after birth. Is it not so Shastree ? ’
‘ You speak tru th ,’ said the Shastree sobbing, ‘ it is only
th e t r u t h ’ Taylor S ah eb; 1 have tested all th e calculations
and find them exactly conforming to th e tr u th according
to the planets. The Ilajali is safe till th e n ; b u t
when th a t tim e comes, how I know not, b u t he will surely
die. H e will never complete his tw enty-fo urth year !
n e v e r ! never ! ’ •
‘ No.’ cried th e Ranee, in te rrupting h im — ‘ he will
not liv e; ho is th e last of his race. H e will lose the
country and all his lands and all the honor th a t the
S a n s th a n has gained for five hundred years.’ ‘ N ow
I have told you all th e secret I l i a d in my heart, do not
tell it to any one till lie is dead. Ho you p u t vour hands
upon my ncek and swear th is ’ ? ‘ I-prom ise "you I will
not I said 1 on the faith of an English g e n tle m a n ’ as I
p u t my hand with the S hastree’s on her neck. ‘I will
seal up the box in your presence and th at of the Shastree
w ith tlic S ta te seal, I said, ‘ and I will add my own seal
when I reach home ’ and to this she agreed. 1 sent for
the seal, and the priest and I sealed up the box. There
was no one else p ie se n t.”
This happened in 1847. Subsequently when th e Ilajali
came of age th e San«1/i,m was handed over to him and
Captain Taylor loft Shorapoor for another province.
_ A t the tim e of the Mutiny, the Rajah of Shorapoor,
listening to th e advice of evil counsellors, raised th e sta n ­
dard of revolt, but, in a short time, the English troops
repulsed th e rebels aud took Shorapoor, whereupon
the u nfortunate Rajah fled towards H yd rab ad and was
th ere taken prisoner. Captain Taylor had several in te r ­
views with him who, as lie looked upon him (Taylor) as
his own father, revealed to him all and showed how
lie had been misguided by his surroundings. All this
was communicated to th e Resident who showed a great
deal of interest for th e ill-fated prince. Captain Taylor
was again appointed to adm inister the State, and lie
proceeded to Shorapoor where he was warmly received by
all classes of people. The Resident of H y drab ad wrote
to him, saying th a t if he (Taylor) asked if the R a ja h ’s
life m igh t be granted, especially if it were explained with
what ruffians lie had been surrounded and how misled. Says
Taylor :— “ I sent a n ‘ express’ at once with an earnest
appea.I for mercy. A few hours after my arrival a t Shora­
poor the old B rahm in priest came to me privately. ‘ Ho
you rem em ber S a h e b ’ lie asked ‘ what I once told you
aud what th e Ranee said when wc were with her a t her
bedside ? ’ ‘ Perfectly ’ I answered ; ‘ you said the Rajah
would not live to complete his tw enty-fourth year and
th a t lie would lose liis country.’ ‘ Yes Sah eb ,’ he went
on, ‘ part of the prediction is already fulfilled, aud the rest
will surely follow— it is q u ite inevitable.’
‘ Do you th in k the R ajah knew of th e p re d ic tio n ? ’ I
enquired. ‘ I f lie did it may have made him reckless.’
‘ 1 do not think he knew i t ’ replied the old priest, ‘ for
the last tim e I saw th e box it was in the treasury
w ith the seals u nbroken as you left it.’
(Captain W indam , th e officer who stormed tho fortress
had secured the box and k ep t the horoscope with the
rolls of calculations as a curiosity, not knowing their
purport. Besides th e young Rajah, while in prison, con­
fessed everything to Captain Taylor as a tru sting sou
would to his father, and y e t he never showed during tho
interviews a n ything which could lead one to suppose th a t
he had a t any tim e heard a ny th in g about his horoscope
and the dread prediction).
‘ W c cannot s a y ’ 1 continued ‘ what may yet happen ;
the proceedings arc not over, and the Resident and I
are both determ ined to save the R a ja h ’s life if we
can.’ ‘ I t is no use ’ returned the Shastree, shaking his
head mournfully. W h en th e R esident’s le tte r came I
sent for th e Shastree aud read it out to him. ‘ I hope
the R a ja h ’s life is now safe,’ I said. ‘ The Governor-
General who is kind will scarcely refuse this request.’
The old man shook his head sadly. ‘ Till the last day
has passed to which th e calculation extends I have 110
hope’ he said. ‘ I t cannot be wrong aud b u t little r e ­
mains. I t grieves me Saheb to go over the figures again,
b u t the present aspect of th e planets is very calamitous to
th e Rajah, and all through n ext m onth the combinations
show extreme danger. W c cannot help him, and you have
done all you could; you can do no more— only wait.’ So wo
did anxiously, A t last the news came. The R ajah o fS ho ra-
 poor had been sentenced to d e a th ; b u t th e Resident Imd
com m uted liis sentence to transportation for life which was
th e utm ost liis power a dm itted of. This sentence had, how­
ever, been still fu rth e r com muted by the G overnor-Gener­
al to four years’ im prisonm ent in a fortress n ear Madras.
I n addition, the Rajah was to be allowed to have with him
such of his wives as he pleased and his own ser­
vants. I t he showed evidence of reform and steadiness
his principality was to be restored to him. I sen t off
a t once for the Shastrce. ‘L is te n ’ said I ‘ to ihe g ra ­
cious and merciful de term ination of th e Governor-General.
Tlie R aja h ’s life is safe. W h a t becomes of the pro­
phecy ? This le tte r proves it false.’
‘ I wish I could th in k so, S a lie b ’ he sighed ‘ and tha t
niy poor master were really safe ; b u t alas ! he is in the
greatest danger. Nay, it seems closer than ever now.
B u t wc shall see, Salieb.’
“A few days after, the R esident’s order finally came tha t
th e ladies were to be sen t off on a certain day.
E v e ry th in g was, therefore, prepared and it being a day
set a p a rt for th e arrang em en t of yearly allowances to
Brahmins, several were seated a t the table with me when
suddenly I heard the clash of the express r u n n e r’s bells,
and a. p ack et was soon in my hands. I t contained a
few lines from th e Resident.
‘ The Rajah of Shorapoor shot him self this morning
dead as lie arrived a t his first encam pm ent. 1 will write
particulars when I know th em .’ My countenance n a tu r ­
ally changed, and the old Shastrec who was beside me,
c aught hold of my arm and peering into my face, cried
almost with a shriek.
‘ H e is dead ! he is dead ! I know it by your face— it
tells me, Salieb, he is dead ! ’ ‘ Yes’ I said sorrowfully ‘ lie
is dead.’ ‘ O h ! ’ said the old priest as soon as he could
speak ‘ lie could not escape his fate and th e prophecy
is fulfilled.’
“I t was, indeed, a strange accomplishment of th e predic­
tion. In a few days more the Rajah would have com­
pleted his tw enty-fourth y e a r ; and now he had died by
his own hand.
“W hen th e Rajah had been told of the Governor-Gencral's
commutation of liis sentence, he was deeply grateful for
th e mercy shown him and was particularly pleased to
be allowed th e society of his Ranees.
‘‘H e had travelled in a palanquin w ith th e officer com­
m anding his escort n ear him, and when th e y arrived a t
the first stage the officer took off his be lt in which was a
loaded revolver, hun g it over a chair and went outside
th e tent. While w ashing his face a m om ent afterwards
he heard a shot and ru n n in g back found th e Rajah
lying on th e ground quite d e a d ; the ball had entered the
stomach and passed through the spine.
“ Was the act intentional ? 1 th i n k not. H e had a
trick always of taking np and exam ining everything lying
near him. I do not th in k he could ever have seen a
revolver and such a weapon would be too te m p tin g to
escape noticc, he would be sure to snap it or meddle
with the lock and tho pistol m ay have exploded w ith ou t his
know ing it a t all. I who knew him well do not believe
it was suicide. W h e th e r accidental or intentional, the
result was the same. The Rajah was dead and his k in g ­
dom was lost (it was given to the N izam by th e English)
ere he completed his tw enty-fourth year; and th e grim
old prophecy deduced from the horoscope was literally
fulfilled.” This happened in 1858.
These two a uthen tic instances, related by one of the
most shrewd, practical-minded aud cool-headed Englishm en
th a t held office in In d ia in the present century, are suffi­
cient to arrest tlie atte n tio n of those sceptics who run
down astrology w ith ou t any careful enquiry. T h e clap­
trap test, proposed by K han Salieb Darashaw, was no
test a t all, and when th e astrologer told him frankly th a t
ne ith e r he nor others of liis class would su b m it to such
waii'ers, he was ri<Hit. F o r who would ever th in k of
proposing such illegal and unscientific ways of test in
truth ? '
JiV 15 A B U PK A SA N N O C O O JIA R ])E V .
In th e course of his address a t th e In ternatio nal Con­
gress of Orientalists, Professor Max Muller said th a t a
people t h a t could feel no pride iu th e past, in its history
and literature, lost th e m ainstay of national charac­
ter. W h e n G erm any was in th e very dep th of political
degradation, it tu rn e d to its ancient literature, and
drew hope for the future from th e stud y of th e past. I t
is a good sign of th e tim es t h a t something of th e same
kind is now passing iu India. N e v e r before th e formation of
the Theosophical Society had the attentio n of the people
of this country been so m uch tu rn ed to th e ir ancient
arts and sciences. T h a t body is try in g its best to bring
back In d ia to th a t state of perfection to which it had
once reached. N o reasonable person will deny to the
A ryans th e praise of very extensive learning. T he variety
of subjects upon which they wrote, prove th a t almost
every sciencc was cultivated am ong them. The m anner
also in which they treated these subjects proves th a t the
learned A ryans yielded th e palm of learning to scarcely
any other of the ancients. T he more th e ir philosophical
works and law books arc studied, th e more will the
enquirer be convinced of th e depth of wisdom possessed
by the authors. B u t it is i great pity th a t the origin of
a nation th a t rose to such a pre-eminence is still involved
in deep obscurity. We m eet with nothing iu the H indu
Sliastras th a t can throw light on th e period in which
th ey lived and on th e ir original place of a,bode. I t cannot
be found in any of the books t h a t th e word Arya
3JFT expresses th e A ryan nice. The word A ryavarta
used by Amar S iu h a iu the epithet
cpq- vrirrqEq si0 mhes habitations of the
Aryans and not th e Aryan race. The general meaning of
th e word A rya is g re a t T he derivation of the
word (^Tl^r) is (3TKK[3"RT.') which means those who
have come from a distance. This derivation proves to
some e x te n t the assertion of some of th e European
philosophers t h a t the Aryans were th e aborigines of
Iran. Sir W illiam Jones thus gives th e origin of this
singular people. “ T hu s has it been proved, by clear
evidence and plain reasoning, th a t a powerful monarchy
was established in I ra n long before th e Assyrian, or
Pishdadi go vern m ent : t h a t it was in t r u th a H in d u
monarchy, though if any choose to call it Cusian, Casdean,
or Scythian, wc shall not e n te r into a debate on mere
n a m e s ; th a t it subsisted m any centuries, and tha t its
history has been engrafted on th a t of th e Hindus, who
founded th e monarchies of Uyodhya, and Jnd ra-P rusta ;
th a t th e language of the first Persian empire was tho
m o th e r of the Sanskrit, and consequently of th e Zend
aud Persi, as well as of Greek, L atin and G othic; th a t
th e language of th e Assyrians was th e p aren t of Chaldaic
and Pahlavi, and th a t the prim ary T artarian language also
had been current in th e same em p ire; although, as tho
T a rta rs had no books or even letters, we cannot with
certainty trace th e ir unpolished and variable idioms. W e
discover, therefore, in Persia, at the earliest dawn of history,
th e th re e distinct races of men, whom we described
on former occasions, as possessors of India, Arabia, and
T a r t a r y ; aiul w he th e r they were collected in Ira n from
distant regions or diverged from it as from a common
centre we shall easily d e te rm in e by th e following consi­
derations. L e t us observe, iu th e first place, the central
position of Iran, which is bounded by Arabia, by Tartary,
and by In d ia ; whilst A rabia lies contiguous to Iran only,
b u t is remote from Tartary, and divided even from the
skirts of In d ia by a considerable g u lf ; no country,
therefore, b u t Persia seems likely to have sent forth its
colonies to all the kingdoms of Asia. T he Brahmins could
nev er have m igrated from In d ia to Iran, because th e y
are expressly forbidden by th e ir oldest existing laws to
leave th e region which they inhabit. Arabs liaye not
even s tradition of an em igration into Persia before
Mo hammed, nor had they, indeed, any inducem ent to qu it
tli e ir beautiful nnd extensive d o m a i n s ; nnd as to the
Tartars, wo have no trace in history of their dep artu re
from their plains and forests till the. invasion of tlie Modes,
who, according to etymologists, were the sons of Mndai ;
and even they were conducted by princes of nn Assyrian
family. Tlie three races, therefore, whom we have already
mentioned (and more than three we have not y e t found)
migrated from Iran as from their common country ; and
th u s the Saxo ii Chronicle, J presume from good authority,
brings the fir.st inh ab itants of Britain from A rm enia ; while
a late very learned w riter concludes, after all his laborious
researches, th a t th e Goths or Scythians came from P ersia ;
and another contends with great force, tha t both the
Irish and old Britons proceeded severally from th e borders
of the Caspian ; a coincidence of conclusions from different
m edia by persons wholly unconnected, which could
scarcely have happened if they were not grounded on solid
principles. Wo may, therefore, hold this proposition firmly
established,> th a t Iran,> or Per,sin,^ in its lamOest sense,J
was the true centre of populntions, of knowledge, of
languages, and of a r t s ; which, instead of travelling
westward only, as it has been fancifully supposed, or
eastward, as m ight with equal reason have been asserted,
were expanded iu all directions to all th e regions of the
world in which the H in du race had settled under
various denominations : b u t w hether Asia has n ot pro­
duced other races of men d istinct from th e Hindus, the
Arabs, or the Tartars, or w hether any a p p a re n t diversity
m ay not have sprung from an interm ixture of those three
iu different proportions, m ust be the subject of a future
enquiry.’’ B u t the fact of th e ir m igrating from Iran, can­
n o t be found iu H indu Shastras, although th e derivation
( s T r w r n a - ; ) bears out this assertion indircctly. In
the H in du Shastras it has been laid down th a t the
ancestors of the present Hindus formerly lived in a
country called Kooroo. B u t the geographical position
of ihis place is not known. I t is mentioned iu th e S ana
P arv a of the g reat epic poem of the H in d u s— the
Mahabharata, th at K in g P an du told his wife Koontee,
th a t the women of N o rth Kooroo—our former abode— still
lived in a state of complete nudity. F rom this it appears
th a t the place was beyond th e limits of H in dusta n. I t
seems probable th a t some place in Central Asia was so
designated. I t may be Iran. I n tlie M ahabh arata a
tract of sandy desert is denom inated Irecn. I t stands to
reason, therefore, th a t from this sandy desert Irecn or Ira n
th e Aryans first came to India. The writer of Raj Taran-
gini— P a n d it Kallhan,— says t h a t after the deluge Kashm ir
became a t tirst known to the habitable world. This fact
leads some to suppose th a t either K ashm ir or its northern
parts were the original abode of the H indus, and th a t
they sallied forth in different directions from those places.
B u t how far their conclusions are correct it is not easy to
say. P a n d it Kallhan was a believer in th e Pooranic
deluge, and as such, it is vain to expect real historical
facts iu his description of th e origin of Kashmir. The
Aryans were fond of agriculture. I t was for this reason
th a t they bade farewell to the arid wastes of Central Asia
and migrated to the fertile plains of In d ia w ith their wives
and children, and flocks and cattle.
Lahore, 20th April, 1881.
( T o be con tinu ed .)
W E R E G liK T TO A N N O U N C E T H E D EA TH OE
Shraddha Ram of Phillorc on Friday, the 24th J u n e last.
This great P a n d it was the founder of the Ila ri D nyan
Mandira a t Lahore and Phillorc. A great champion and
leader of H in d u religion, lie disseminated his opinions so
boldly and eloquently th a t neither B rahm o nor Arya S a m a ­
jists ever ventured to cross him. H is d eath is an ii recover­
able loss to the H ind u community. H e was the a u th o r
of A tm a Clrikitsa, Ram ala K am dheuu, D h a n n a Sambodha,
Paisa Sadhini, A shell arya Sangraha, D h a rm a Rahbehe, Sat-
dharm a Katlia, and m any other volumes of great merit.
I t is intended by th e P a n d i t’s friends and admirers to
raise a subscriptioli for his widow, P a n d it Gopi N a th
E dito r M ittr a V ila m of Lahore, leading the movement. ’
TO TH E H IM A L A Y A N BROTHERS.
JiY S O IL R A B jr J. P A D S H A H , ' E, T. S.
1.
_ Gods of this n e th e r sphere !—■
Since ye alone all mortal things outlive,
A nd change not th roug h all changes, b u t achieve
An endless u n ity of endless joy,
O ’er all things th a t destroy
Peace, Love and Harmony,
From us who m ortal be.—
Knowledge an d Hope and T h ought
By us are dearly b o u g h t :
A nd t h a t which is your life but forms our bier 1
2
A nd y e t ye were like us. T he birth of Tim e
B rou gh t forth no prodigy, and knew ye not.
B u t ye o u tstrip p ’d both time aud thou«-ht
As light outstrips the shadow of the Sun. ° ’
B u t light and shade arc one :
W ho knows this secret and will ever die ?
Discord discourses sweetest harmony :___
A nd ye have heard the chime
R ing high above all ja r rin g sound,
And so the secret found !
How have ye reach’d th e sum m it of your goal,
W hich we, too, see, but see with fond re«ret ?
Alas ! our hearts are set
On things which claim an em pire o’er our soul_■
A n undivided kingdom ; and wc slaves,
1 hough life eternal, like a steadfast star
Sh ines on us, not afar,
Lie down w ithin our graves,
A nd dust on d ust we heap, until we rear
A m o num e n t to suicidal f e a r !
4
# W ith Tim e man passes on :
R a is’d on the s tiu c tu re of his funeral pyre,
Aloft in agony he waves his h a n d —
Alas ! he only brandishes th e brand,
T h a t lights and burns him in his own desire,
Like clouds which kindle lightning, th a t will rend
T heir bosom into twain 1
Alas ! alas ! he fain
W ould struggle from his n ight into th e daw n__
H e only writhes on to th e fatal end !
5
N o t thus, ye Brothers ! oh not so
Volcanic passions lay ye low,
W rith in g and struggling till your force is spent !
B u t calm and resolute, from day to day,
Ye fake your onward way,
A ud not a grave awaits your cerem ent !
Unsullied as the Him alayan snow,
3 ’A N D I T P ure as the snow of your own mountains, flow
Y ou r thou ghts like m ighty In d u s in our brain,
A nd thence unto th e universal main !
G .
Y e m ighty Brothers, who your vigils keep,
From clime to clime and age to age,
A nd watch our weary pilgrimage,
As heavy and footsore we climb the steep,
 Tliat leads us to the haven of your hom e :—
Oh B rothers ! lend a helping hand, oh ! come
’ And guide us, lest our courage fail,
A nd wo he hurled from th e height,
Where, dizzy, h alting in affright,
Our footsteps to tte r and our spirits f a i l !
7
Oh ! ye have listened, and my spirit grows
A mirror of tho universe ! .1 see
Tho mighty billows of E te rnity
J lurry me onward in th e ir wild career !
And yet I know' no fear :
F o r 1 am one with N aturo, and I feel
J.n unison with hers my pulses beat,
And music soft upon my senses steal,
And fragrant odours sweet—■
Oh Brothers, ye have cur’d mo of my throes !
PARAGRAPH FLASH ES FROM THE FOUR
QUARTERS.
Tin-; K x k h i is »n “ Official J o u r n a l o f tlio A n lie n t and
l ’l'imiiive Hite of Masonry, published u n der tlic a u th o rity of
the Sovereign S an ctuary for g re a t I’ rihiiu and Ireland, in
L o n d o n , and"edited l>v our ” Ills. Profiler K en n e th Ii. II. Ma­
ckenzie, J X “ L .L .D ., 32.° C onsidering the am ou nt of interesting
i n fori nil lion contained in il, for ihe public generally, and its
l-eal inlrinsie value for Masons, we believe it the cheapest
journal in tho world, tlic subscription being, post-free, bu t one
rup ee per annum 1 No Mason in India, w h e th e r be accepts or
rejects the. A n tic u t aud P rim itiv e Hite of .Masonry, makes
w ar on, or is friendly to, the G r a n d O rient of Franco, ou gh t to
r e m a in 'w ith o u t this publication, and for good m an y reasons.
T h e tirst o f it is, th at Iiro th er Mackenzie is the a u th o r of the
“ R o y a l B r i t i s h JfI a sonic C y c l o p m l i a " a w ork wliich for
the am o un t of esoteric information not (e be found elsewhere,
contained in th a t huge volum e— is priceless. ISoth are w arm ly
r e c o m m e n d e d to our F ellow s of the Thcosophical Society,
and to persons interested in tliat p articular line o f thought.
C o m m u n i c a t i o n s for the E d ito r should b e addressed “ Clyde,
H ouse, W e l l i n g t o n - r o a d , Hounslow , L ondon.”
T h e f o l l o w i n g is a c o p y f r o m t h e a b o v e j o u r n a l o f a n i n t e r e s t ­
i n ' ' I d l e r p u b l i s h e d u n d e r tiie h e a d o f “ Masonic Notes a u d
Q u eries.” P e r c h a n c e , s o m e A r y a n M a s o n in I n d i a w i l l be
a i d e to t h r o w l i g h t u p o n t h e m :
“ Will any Scotch bro th e r help me ? .Sonic y ears ago thero
came into my possession tracing s of the en gravings iu " A n t i c u t
P illar Stones of Scotland,” by D r. .Moore.
T h e N e w t o n Slone c o n t a i n s t w o i n s c r i p t i o n s ; I h e f i r s t in
t b e H e b r e w l a n g u a g e , b u t i u Pali a n d A r y a n c h a r a c t e r s , is
th u s translated :
“ I n the tomb with the dead is Ail.tic, the lig ht of the daik -
liess of a perverted people, who shall be consecrated pure
priest lo God. L ik e (he vessel of p rayer my glory covered
m e.”
T h e c haracter translated “ G o d ” is the sacred Indian symbol
resembling two Z ’s crossed ; it is the only symbol on the stone.
T b e s e c o n d inscription is in O g h a m character.'-, and is
ren dered :—
« W hen Baal ruled .Jutland, and (lie coast beforo thee, l a t t i
was sm itten.”
T h e re is no inscription on the second stone, b u t the follow­
ing symbols :—-
T w o circles, not far from each oilier, joined tog ether by
four curved lines. E a c h circle contains a point, and from
one of them a semi-circular piece is removed ; below is a largo
serp ent, w ith a point w ithin a circle on its middle, coiled
on a Z, shaped symbol.
On the Louie Stone, towards the top, is a circle, around
which is the O gh am inscription “ T h is is the en tran ce stone,”
perhaps indicating the entrance lo a circular or oth er T em p le ;
l o w e r down arc t w o sets of circles, very similar to that, abovo
described ; tbe lower set, intersected by a / shaped arrow,
and the u p per one partially eovcred by w h a t appears to bo
nu ornamented canopy, w hich iu its tu rn is intersected by a
V shaped arrow . T h e stones are of unknow n a ntiq uity. T h d
reference to the Vessel of P ra y e r and the symbols point td
a B u dd hist origin. Has an y fu rth e r learning been b ro u g h t lo
b ear on these stones, and arc Dr. Moore’s translations generally
aeccpled as auth oritative ?
M A SO N IC IIE R M IT , 32°”
C u rre n t files of the N a t i o n a l R e f o r m e r contain the verbatim
re p o rt o f a most interesting aud, perhaps, unique debate,
betw een the P ev . A. J] ate hard, C urate of St. S av iou r’s, Sliadwell,
and Mrs. A n n ie liesanf, the brave and accomplished co-adjulrix
o f Mr. C harles B rudlaugh iu his work o f religious and political
reform.
T h e discussion occupied two nights, the propositions being:—
“ T h a t Ihe J e s u s of Ihe Gospels is a historical character.”— affirm­
ed by Mr. Ilalcliard , denied by Mrs. I J e s a n t ; and “ T h a t the
influence of C hristianity on 1 11e world has been injurious,”—■
nllirmed by Mrs. IJesant, and denied by the clergyman. Doth
subjects wore chosen by Mr. ILitchard, who, according to liis
own statem ent, presented himself w ith the sanction o f tho
heads o f the C h u rch in London.
W h a te v e r wc may th i n k of the position assailed, aud th a t
maintained, by Mrs. Hesant, there can be very little doubt that
in logical acumen, ability, and eloquence, she was pre-em incn t’y
the clergy m an ’s superior. T h e loud and protracted applause
which was accorded all h er addresses indicated tho effect pro­
duced upon tho large audience assembled.— H a r b i n g e r o f
L ig h t.
The lust mail from Europe informs us of the canonization of a
new Saint who, if he taken his mundane habits to heaven, will bo
no savoury companion to the good souls un der St. Peter's guard­
ianship. J u s t one hundred years ago, a Frenchman, named
Benoit Labre, left L a Trappe for I’onie, making liis way oil foot,
and certainly having no peas iu liis shoes for the good reason tliat
he made the weary way all barefooted. In the capital of Chris­
tianity he adopted the modest calling of a mendicant. But, then,
he was no moan and selfish beggarman. Benoit. Labre took hist
daily post at the gates of the great churches. The alms or gifts
he got, whether in cash or clothes or bread, he gave at police to the
poor ; though not to those poorer than himself, for none could be
so. How then did be live? Ilis food was the garbage of the
Homan dust heaps, li is clothing was the unpatched .shreds of
the miserable raiment lie had brought from France. As to his
intimate companionship it was awful ; it was confined to the crawl­
ing vermin on bis person, some of these are still preserved (n otin
life let us hope ) at Home, and are carried to sick beds iu emergen­
cies, when recovery may be esteemed a miracle. Tlic good Saint
A nthony enjoyed the companionship of a pig. Pelisson relieved
his solitude with a spider. W hy should not, the pious mendicant,
now Saint Benoit Labre in heaven, comfort himself with the society
of more minute fellow-creaturcs iu the ruins of Colisscum, where
he slept every night 1 One da.y he was found dead at the gate of
the church of Our Lady of the Mount, half devoured by the com­
panions he encouraged about his person, lie is credited with hav­
ing performed miracles in his life-time, and a solemn conclave of
the church adjudged him divine honours. Last month the
enlightened Loo X I I I . confirmed the canonization. W ithout
grudging Saiutship to any good man who may have made sacrifices
for humanity, one may still feel a little surprised th at a Pope from
whom much was expected should liave made out his first free
pass for Paradise in favour of a personage representing a kind of
virtue which the A'ini'O’ent/i Century certainly cannot be expected
to regard as best w orth encouragement.— The Pioneer.
T a i . m a <h :' s “ L a t e s t . ” — Tlio I!ev. Hr. T alm age i.s an A m e ri­
can divine o f fame, or perhaps, r a th e r notoriety, who is chiefly
know n iu Fughind by the ruthlessness w ith which, iu u le ctu r­
ing tour lie made th ro u g h the provinces, he bled his sanguine
co-religionists who had been deluded into offering him h u g e
ices. T a h n a g o recently announced th a t if, when reaching
heaven, he found th a t fewer than lOO.UOO souls had been saved
by his in strum entality he would ask permission lo retu rn to
earth ami m ake up the balance. In Ihe meantime, at, the eloso
of his'services he requests tho audience not to carry off tlio
hymn-books.— G la s g o w ll'ee/tly M ail.
T h e nefarious influence of th e y ear 1831 is Mill asserting
itself. T h e assassination o f tho P re siden t of the U n ited Stales,
G eneral Garfield, follows the m u rd er of the E m p e ro r of Russia.
T h e death of Rubinstein the great, pianist, b ut preceded th at of
H e n r y Y ieuxtem ps, the Belgian, the greatest violoncclist and
compose of o u r century. And now comes th at of L ittre, ono
o f the most brilliant seieutilic lights of France, & I t is to him
t h a t we will now devote a few lines. B u t who n e x t ?
 Maximilicn P a u l Emile Li tire, tlio Academician, and Senator
tlie g reat F i’cncli Lexicographer, born in the first y e a r o f ou r cen­
tury, j u s t died iu liis 81 st year. Tlie em inent philologist (lie knew
Sanskrit., H ebrew , G reek and Latin to perfection) was a pro­
fessed atheist all liis life, and a warm friend of Auguste Comte,
ns well as a p rom inent promolor of bis doctrines o f w hich he
gives an excellent synopsis in his g re a t work, D c hi Philosophic
P o sitive, and upon which he expounded, while defending them
in n series o f pamphlets. F o r years, owing to the intrigues of
the A rchbishop Diipanloup, the “ fiery Bishop of Orleans,” ami
n otw ithstanding the em inen t scientific achievements o f the
infidel savant, the doors of the A cad em y of Sciences wero
slinl lo him. 1 lie forty “ Im m ortals ” fearing to adm it such a
I'llnk atheist lest the aristocratic F au bo urg, & St. G erm ain, and
the F is h M ark e t in the face of their respective representatives of
tlio fair se x — these ladies from the two opposite ends of the
social ladder, having now remained tho chief if not the only
pillars ol the Roman Catholic clergy in Republican F r a n c o —
should stone them. I n 1871, how ever, iM. Diipanloup not­
withstanding, the “ Im m ortals ” feeling them selves suffused
with blushes for their cowardice, unanim ously elected M. de
Li tire to the Academical chair. W c may add en. p a ss a n t, tha t
th ey w ere re w ard e d for it by a fearful scandal created by tho
A rchbishop, who cursed and anathem atized his colleagues there
and then and — withdrew, breaking for ever with th e A cademy.
T o the last m o m e nt of his conscious life, the late Positilivs
rem ained true to his principles o f negation. A n d n ow — he died
........ as the clerical papers ti iiimphantly a s s e rt— a C hristian !
A ccording to the unanim ous testimony of the P a ri s press as
soon as the octogenarian ath eist had fallen in a rticu lo mortis,
nnd the agony had begun, the ever vigilant Jesuit, Fathers, who
had secured to their cause his wife and d aug hter, proclaimed
the news that the atheist had j u s t before th at repented ; and,
w ithou t losing time adm inistered to him the rites o f baptism and
th e viaticum. A ccording to t.he G a u lo is the friends and su p ­
porters o f the dead philosopher were enraged beyond description
at. such proceedings, and th e burial ceremony culm inated
in a public scandal. T h e clericals had endeavoured to
make the entou.'t/ge of the funeral as solemn and as
theatrical as it was possible for them. Since early morning
a priest, was seen prostrated before the coffin w hich was
surrounded by a whole arm y o f tho clergy w ho tried to
crowd off from the ch u rch e v c iy infidel U103' could. T h e y
had 110 trouble to succeed, as none of L it tr e ’s associates
in atheism, would e n te r it, during the scrvice, aud M. Re'nnn,
tho free-thinking auth or o f the L i f e o f Jesu s, I ’arth elem y
St. H ilaire and a host, o f others standing outside. In the
ecmetcry, when M. Viroubof, the intim ate friend ami literary
partner o f the defunct, desired to say a speech on his tomb,
the clericals in te rru p te d him with e rics— " R espect to the
bereaved family.” I 11 answ er, (he P ositivists who numbered
about two thirds o f the c r n v d , — 3,000 men s t r o n g — shouted
“ Vive la libre, pensee !” V ive la liberte !” (L o n g live F re e
T h o u g h t ! H u rra h , for L ib erty !), aud regardless o f the protest,
M. V iro u b o f pronounced his speech excu sing the defunct before
th e Positivists on the grounds as given above. T ho R e p u b -
lique P ra n c a is e vociferates again st the clergy and tells its
readers that it is they “ of the long c o a t s ” who shouted
“ Down with (he Republicans !” receiving iu reply : “ Down
w ith the Je s u its ! T h e church has comm itted a rav ish m e n t
upon a dying man. .. It, is g uilty o f kidn app ing !” &c. T ho
presence of the P resid ent of the Republic of F ranco served
but to throw oil upon the fire. As a m atter o f course, tho
clergy who have before now tried their hand at claim ing as
their prize T hom as l ’aino and even Voltaire, will now sing
victory inoro than over. T h u s tho m em ory o f an honest and
a great man, who remained true to his convictions for over
three scoro and te n — will descend to posterity as that, of a
M o i m . C owatu) !
Ono of the best evidences o f the moral and intellectual
depravity of this generation is tho deification of b ru te fo rce.
T h is is the god of the rabble, and they slavishly a dm ire those
w ho havo been blessed with a portion of his power. T h e
desporado, the pirate, the h igh w ay robber, and, iu fact, e v ery
scoundrel who has distinguished him self by tho exhibition
of b ru te force and courage, becomes the object o f intense
interest, and admiration to the unthinking, grossly ignorant
m ultitude. l i e i.s an ideal hero to them. Living, ho is regarded
w ith respect and aw e ; dead, lie is spoken of as h avin g been
a g re a t and heroic character. T he deifying o f force is not
only absurd and irrational, bu t leads to c x tie m c ly per­
nicious results. I t is tho basis of the opinion th a t “ m igh t
m akes r i g h t ,” a notion w hich is (ho ne p l u s t/llra o f irratio n­
a lity.— J ’latonist.
U n d e r th e heading of “ F org iv en ess and Chastisement, ”
the N e w D is p e n s a tio n , com paring its mem bers to J e s u s w hen
w h ip p in g ou t th e monoy-chaiigrrs from the temple, takes us
in its confidence, an d proceeds (.0 en u m erate its painful but
unavoidable duties to the world in general, and the infidels
and sceptics especially. " To remove ” it says “ the plague”
o f infidelity and sccpficiMii with which it feels “ bound to
rem onstrate, dies u s - l i k e ” (!) — “ however painful the task, is
a hounden duty, which 110 believer can shirk. Tho sharp
knife o f the surgeon m ust cut, open the festering sole. T h e
N e w Dispensation m u s t chastise and heal a ll its enemies, o f
w h a te v e r class, and by ad m in isterin g strong medicines m ake
them clean. T h is is not personal resentment, but, healing a n d
correction ( ! ) H e who docs not ply this healing art, "under
God, is one o f the w orst foes o f society aud an op p o n en t o f
the N e w D isp e n s a tio n . I?urn up every p ap er (bat breathes
rese n tm e n t as so m u ch an ti.-D ispen sation tr ash. D estroy
also the entire lite r a tu re o f sp u r io u s to lera tio n w h ich fl ir ts
w ith in fid e l it// a n d co rr u p tio n , f o r it too is a n e n e m y o f
G o d a n d . . . o f the p r e s e n t D is p e n s a tio n ." ! !
T h e italics arc ou rs— of course, liut, oh, C erulian P ow ers !
. . . l i a s C alcutta established th en ,— not even an intornuncial
see, for th a t w mhl be only m o d est— but, ano ther R. C. P o n t i ­
fical ity, with its Pontife.v M a x i m u s , th e infallible Pope, with
its I n d e x E . r p iu g a to r iu s , its I n Ciena, D o m inc, its Jpsedi.rit
and the whole lugubrous cortege o f P apal appurtenances ?
for their women Hapless liabu?, and still more unfortunat.o
Brahinos, who gave 11 p Sutti., but to accept a u to -d a -fe for
themselves at, some fu tu re d a y ! I t really would be worth
learning though, how (he D ispen sation ists como to such
an infallibility and power. “ B urn lip every p a p e r th a t
breathes . .a n ti- D is p e n s a ti o n trash,” ; “ D estroy the entire
literatu re .. that, flirts w ith infidelity” ... “ which is ail
enemy of the p re s e n t D isp ensatio n” ! Forsooth, we have to
bo prudent, it seems, w ith these modern “ P rinces of Peace
and Apostles o f F o rgiven ess,” o f “ G o d ’s D i s p e n s a t i o n ” !
W c know, for wc are told so by th e m 1 elves, th a t they havo
“ no vindictiveness ; ” and being full of “ forgiveness and
love,” nnd rice and water, if th ey chastise nt, all, it is not out
o f “ m a l ic e ” b ut with th e solo object o f destroying “ God's
enemies.” T h is is Ihe language o f the late Holy Inquisition
— happily defunct. O u r Dispensationists being prevented by
law to burn their heretics they proceed— always in a spirit,
of charity, o f course------ to chastise tho “ enemies of G o d ”
through little vile and slanderous attacks upon th a t e nem y ’s
p riv a te characters and even those o f th eir daughters, attacks
epitomized iu “ fllihy and obscene correspondences,” in organs
“ under th e distinguished patronage o f the P ro p h e t o f the
N o w D isp e n s a tio n ”— if we h ave to believe tho B r a h m o P u b lic
Opinion ( J u l y 7). Tlio m agistrates who m ay or may not
bo a n ti-D isp e n s a tio n ists recognize t.he libel and chastise in
their turn tho weapon, the baud rem aining pru den tly invisible.
T h u s acted, the Consiglio d ei D i e d — the terrible “ Council
of T en ” of the V enetian D o ges o f old, whose m em bers r e ­
mained ever invisible behind their masks in (lie presence of the
accused to be “ chastised,” b ro u g h t before them iu th e secret
hall of the Dogal palace, nnd who unveiled their faces, but
when p r a y i n g a n d g l o r i f y i n g God.—p u b l i c ! / / . . . , .......
T h e cycle is r u n n in g down and brings back to us in its
vo rtex the th in gs th a t w ere— by faithfully reproducing them. So
we had the Mosaic D isp en s a tio n , tho tables o f stone l! w ritten
willi the finger o f G o d,” a c h a rte r signed and scaled l y J e h o v a h
himself. T h e n came th e C hristian D is p e n s a tio n , w ritten by
au tho rs unknow n, and chartered by Constantine. B u t o ur
cen tu ry presen ts us w ith two N e w D is p e n s a tio n s a t once : tho
“ S p iritu a l”— charlered by th e “ A n g els” and the “ B abu-
K e sh ub ian s,” also claiming a ch a rte r as th e rest. Only our
D is p e n s a tio n No. 4, is an ev id e n t im provem ent, upon its p r e ­
decessors, as its “ A postles” inform us; & a kind of a, Tie-Revised
Bible, w ith R e n a n ’s J e s u s in it, lined w ith C h a ita n ya an d
p ro pp ed by M a h o m e t aud Sokrat.es. It, is w ritten on some­
th in g as du rable as th e “ tables of stones,”— and as
tra n sc e n d e n ta l— n am ely — on t.he overheated tables of tlio gra y
m atter o f tlie “ M in iste r’s” ccrebcllum . T h e sensory ganglia
being abnorm ally excited at the expense of the h em isph eres of
tlio brain, h en ce— Ihe delusion of n M i s s i o in p a r t e s in fid c liu m ;
 flint. Mission t.o tlio unbelievers, the clear perception o f w hich
m akes 011 r C alcutta P ro p h e t assume an a u th o r ity nnd issue
H u l l s as if he had n whole host o f celestial Sipnliis w ith flam­
ing sw ords behind bis back to cnforcc them . Indeed, liis
new ly-established rite, th a t o f b aptism in a C a lcutta “ J o r d a n -
l a n k ” was a brilliant idea. N o th in " can p rov e more beneficent
to tho inenibors o f tlio “ N e w C h u rc h ” th an daily nud full
Im mersions in ice-cold 'water. T h o A rling ton Co. o u g h t t.o
e n te r into immediato negotiations with 1 11o “ A po stles” for
fu rnishing them with pneum atic ice machines.
A correspondent of the Morrny and Naircr Express d e ­
scribes in t.he following wise a “ Scotch YVnko” around the dend
body o f n friend:—
In this enlightened country, w here we boast so m u ch about
our “ Gospel lig ht mid Gospel lihorty,” and moro especially
in this northern country, whose people have, from early ages,
been accustomed to uphold, often with (heir h e a r t’s blood,
religion-* principles with a fiery zeal and determ ination again
and again denounced as p ure fanaticism, and who have ev er
persecuted lax morality, or a n y th in g ap pro achin g thereto, to
the b itte r end, the following incident m ay a p p e a r alto geth er
incredible ; bu t wo are led to believo th a t the facts as h ere
stated are, ou the mild side of Ihe truth.
Thero had lived for m ore than a q u a rt e r of a c e n tu ry in tlio
neighbourhood o f the village, of L .— , not a hundred miles from
Elgin, an individual whom for the p resent purpose w e shall
call P c l c r l h e H erm it. W e have said “ lived” because P e ter lives
no more. T r u l y his life had been a chequered one. U no w n ed
by his kin, ho lived all alone iu h is o w n little thatched c o ttag e...
........ H ut a lth ou gh deserted by his kindred, liis peripatetic habits
had enabled him t.o form a wide nud varied acquaintanceship,
nnd lie had friends nnd well-wishers not a few, who had always
a kind word for P eter, and w ho p erhap s occasionally cheered
his d reary life in a more practical manner.
In conformity w ith tho laws of N atu re, P e t e r finished his
earth ly pilgrimage at a good old age, nnd it is with th at p a rt
of his histo ry — if we can speak of a man h av in g a history after
liis decease— th a t wo liavo presently to deal. Ou the n ig h t
preceding his funeral, a few o f thoso who in life had been his
companions male and female, assembled in bis cottage to keep
vigil over the corpse— to spend tlio last, n ig h t th ey could spend
on earth wil.li th eir late friend ; and this is how th ey did it.
T e a was brew ed, and so was toddy, nnd both (lowed round tho
table freely. A little difficulty arose on th e subject o f the said
table, inasmuch as, until the u n d ertak er bad im provised one
ou t of the boards, on w hich the body o f th e ir w hilom friend
had lately been stretched, th e r e was not, nn article o f that
description on the premises. A t the com m encem ent o f tbo
(‘veiling was decorum and solemn gravity well befitting tho
occasion. H u t presum ably from th e effects of the tea, by nnd
by, the spirits of the com pany began to m o u n t up until the.
greate st.m irth and jo llity prevailed, and soon all sense of deccncy
wns lost. P o tt le after bottle was em ptied with alarm ing
vapidity, volley a fte r volley of coarse jests nnd ribald jokes
elicited peal after penl of hea rty laughter, song followed story,
and story succeeded song, and, ju d g i n g from th e rounds of
applause, the fu r th e r rem oved these were from being recitablo
t h e b etter were, th ey appreciated. “ C atch the ten” was p r o ­
posed and pro m ptly proceeded with. T h e only table the place
could boast o f was occupied, b u t tho collin lid was a d m itte d on
all h and s to be equally serviceable, when an unsurniountnblo
difficulty presented itself— th ere was not a pack of cards to bo
found. “ L o t u s set np P e te r and see how he will look, j u s t
an oth er once,” proposes one, and the suggestion is im mediately
carried into effect. W illing arm s quick ly set the coffin a u d i t s
occupant into tho corner, and all take a long last look o f th eir
departed friend, some ex pressin g their views on liis condition
in terms not to bo repented here. A war-dnncc is executed round
th e corpse nnd tho riot is c o n tin u e d — b u t wo m u s t no t follow
tlie. scene further.
And th ro u g h o u t all this n ig h t o f riotious disorder, s t a r k and
stiff in their dark corner lay the ghastly rem ains o f him who
b u t a few days ago had moved abou t am ong those present, blit
who was now unconscious o f th eir conduct.
R u m o u r has it, that, more th an ono o f these w ho took p a rt
in the orgies, had to he assisted homo ou the following m o rn in g ,
only a few hours before the church bells began to call them to
p u b lic worship.
In th e afternoon, tlio rem ains o f tlieir departed friend w ere
followed t.o th e ir last resting-place b y most of tbo nialo inhabit­
an ts of tlio village.
T h e friend nnd b ro th e r who sends us the nbovc from Scotland
adds in tere sting pnrticulnrs. “ T h e nbovc correspo nd ent,” ho
writes “ might, liavo given the account som ew hat fuller. T licstory
however, is a f a c t . I k n o w the deceased * * * who was
n ra th e r eccentric mail. H e was very .fond of Geology, and
was in the possession o f sonic excellent, fossils w hich he had dug
from the little brook t h a t wound through his g ard en. Sir
Ilodcrick M urchison a t o n e time called upon him and purchased
n few specimens. T h e place is nbont tw elve miles from my
residence. T h e above P and em o n iu m preceding the n ig h t o f his
iuncral is ra t h e r u n d e r w ritten . T h ey took the corpse o f tho
old man from the coffin, stood it u p ri g h t in a corner, nnd kep t
bis hat upon liis head. T w o neighbouring old women wero
present, who, in a few hours, got, & notoriously d ru n k ; one o f tho
d a u g h te rs o f the deceased wns also present, and got. so beastly
intoxicated tlm t she had to be carried to the neighbouring
v i l l a g e — L lh a n d ry h o — next, m orning (Sunday). I believe one
of the sons was also presen t in this company of friends. T ho
two old women I formerly alluded to, after having gone home
and slept, for an h o u r or so, returned to renew their disgusting
in toxication” ............. Scotland is— we believe— tho scat of tho
most rigid Presh v tcrian ism ?
A s n either a goose is alarmed by gaggling, nor a sheep by
bleating ; so neither be you terrified by the voice o f a senseless
m ultitude. A s you do not, comply w ith a m ultitude when it
injudiciously asks o f you any part o f y ou r own p ro p e r ly , so
n eith er be disconcerted b y a mob w hen it endeavors to force
you to any un ju st compliance.
A VERY e f f ic ie nt MF.nitm.— A weird and startling story
conies from S heri IPs Mound, D ub u q u e country, lo th e effect
that, one o f the schools in that, w ell-known vicinity has been
dismissed on account o f the building being haunted. It. appears
th a t one o f tho scholars, a girl about fourteen years old, is tho
especial “ b u t t ” of the sp irit that, haunts the building. She fre­
quently excla im s:— “ T h e re he is !” pointing to an invisible object
in th e room, which she says is n 111:111. “ l i e h a s h it me again !’,
she cries out, “ r i g h t l i c i e on th e elbow and in m y ribs.” T h e
teach er being thus constantly annoyed sent, for a pastor to unra­
vel the m ystery if possible. W hen he arrived the little girl
whose name is withheld, said she saw a man run nin g about tho
schoolhouse, ju m p in g over desks, seats, anil the beads o f scholars,
and cuttin g up all so rts o f antics, even t.o pinching and strikin g
her. T h e m y ste ry was increased when the word “ Teiifcl”(D evil)
suddenly nppeared 011 th e blackboard, apparently w ritten by
au invisible hand. T h i s so m ew h at startled all present, nnd tho
school teacher, it, is said, exclaimed, “ T h a t ’s too m u c h ; we
m u s t , close the house.” It, is stated th a t the spirit has followed”
the little girl to her home ami there annoys her and he r people,
__ D u b u q u e ( I o w a ) H e r a l d , Feb. 18.
A NOVH. I, JU R O M F T F .lt W AS D ISC O V ER ED 11Y AN 01.11 S rO '.tT S -
liinn in a spid er’s web, w hich lie carefully pre-erves in bis
house. When the insect, finds it necessary to shorten the threads
which suspend the web, rain nnd wind mny bo expected ; if
reefs be let out, fine w e a th e r is certain : if the spider remnins
inert., rain will probably follow w ithin a sh ort time.,:—
(R c l.- T h H . J o u r n a l . )
T A B L E O F C O N T EN T S .
Tape. ruffe.
Our Third Y e a r ............ . 2 2 0 Antiquity of the Vedas ... 238
The “ Occult W orld” andi The Five-Pointed Star ....... 240
the “ Spiritualist.”... . 230 God i.s Phosphorus................ 241
Stonc-Showcra ............ . 231 H indu Prophets and As-
The Bilile Jtcvision ... . 233 24a
The Motlier-Lnnd of Na- Manners and Customs of
tions............................. the Aryans ......................... 244
Sacred Indian T rees... To tho Himalayan Brothers... 245
The. I’eui Elohim ...... . 237 Paragraph Flashes from the
Spotless Murderers ... . 23S 240
I Y i n t e d a t tlie I n tlm tr ia l F rew b y B. C urset,jee k. C o . , a r v l p u b l i s h e d b y
tlio T lie o s o p liic n l S o c ie ty , a t B ie n cli C a n d y , B o m b a y . -

THE THEOSOPHIST-
V o l . 2 No. 11.
OUR B R A N C H E S.
True C o l o m p .o T h e o s o p h i c a l
I te m s for J u l y .
Tlio N a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n F u n d .— D u rin g the past
m onth ( !ol. Olcot.t has boon carrying on his work with
usual activity. Since tlio last report lie has addressed
audiences a t Sapughakhandha., P am ank ada, Borolla,
Galkissa, Morut.uwa, K o tah cina and M aligak han dh a ; has
organized and held a Convention of Priests at. Colombo,
wliich will be remembered in the history of Sinhalese
Buddhism ; taken over on behalf of th e Society two
schools ; an d got through the press throe fourths of the
m a tte r for English and Sinhalese versions of his B uddhist
Catechism. The Rev. M egittuw atte has spoken for the
N ational F u n d a t all the abovenamed gatherings except
G a lk issa ; the High Priest IL Sum angala (N ayak a Haindru)
spoke a t M aligakhandha and Pam ankada. The funds
now a m o u n t to between Its. 4000 and Its. 5000, and a
largo increase is expected shortly.*
Tho S o c i e t y ' s A n n i v e r s a r y . — On Sunday,.July 3rd, the
anniversary of the Colombo Society was celebrated with
great enthusiasm. Fifty-seven members sat down to
dinner in th e lccture-hall a t our H e a d -q u a rters ; th ir ty
others wero unavoidably absent. T he room had been
elegantly decorated with flowers, and various leaves and
spiays ; on the wall, in English and Sinhalese, was in ­
scribed the motto, “ F o r Buddhism an.I th e Brotherhood
of M an” ; aud a t one end was sketched a brown and a
white hand clasped, and over th e m th e magical word
B r o t h e r h o o d . ” The tables presented a most attractive
appearance, and everything was joyous— a feeling greatly
enhanced by the fact th a t the unusual sight, was presented
of persons of all the p r i n c i p a l castes siltin g anti eating
together. After dinner, addresses were made by Andrew
P erera Esq., President of th e Colombo Society, by Col.
Olcott, and Don Bastiyan, and the annual report was re a d
by th e Secretary.
A handsome diamond ring was then presented to
the Secretary, AV. F. W ijaysekcre, Esq., by the Society
in recognition of his invaluable and unselfish services,
Col. Olcott, making, by request, th e presentation address.
I lis concluding remark th a t “ th e diamond is the king
of gems, and, therefore, most fit to give to the Prince
of Secretaries”, was cheered to th e echo. T he members
th en adjourned to the business rooms a t Ilea d -q ua rters
and helil the annual election which resulted as follows:
Officers fo r JtiHl — p r e s i d e n t , A ndrew Perera, Esq. ;
v i c e - p r e s i d e n t s , Simon do Silva Ka.runaratne, Esq.,
M u h a n d im m , and S . Tepanis Perera Esq. ; S e c r e t a r y ,
\V . F. W ijayasekere E s q . ; T r e a s u r e r , S. P. D h a rm a
Goonevard'ane, Esq., ; C o u n c i l l o r s , Don David Appoo-
hammi, ]). J. Gooneratne, Arachchi, C. Don Bastiyan,
Johannes D e Mel, B. Ila rm a nis Coorn-y, N. S. Fernando,
and C. P. Goonewardene, Esqrs. T he feeling was so good
on this occasion th a t several members came forward and
without, solicitation offered to increase their m o nthly sub ­
scription towards th e local Society’s expenses to Its. •>
each per month. O ur Branch is, in point of fact, in a
high state of prosperity and force of life and zeal, in
proof of which certain items will be sent you n e x t m onth
which it would be j u s t now p re m atu re to disclose.
K. L. D o n C h a r l e s ,
A ssistant Secretary.
* W e l i » " t o r o m i n d o u r r e n d e r s t h n t n o t o n e p i e g o e s f r o m t h o K Jn ca .-
tlo n a l 1 'u m l t o t h o P a r e n t T h o o s o p h i c n l S o c i e t y .
b e l o w i n p a r n m ’n p l i N o . 2 . q u o t e d f r o m t h e C eylon T tm e t, i s , i m m e d i a t e l y
u p o n its heit\£' c o l l e c t e d , t u r n e d o v er to th e
a l r e a d y o p e n e d a f o r m a l a c c o u n t in t h o I J a u k o f M a d r a s . —E d . T n e o s .
SUPPLEMENT
TO
BOM BAY, A U G U S T , 1881. No. 23.
T IIE BOM BAY T H E O S O P H IC A L SO C IETY .
S o c i e t y .
A m eeting of th e Society was held on J u n e 2(1,
1881, to revise the Bye-Laws as prepared in the Council-
m eetin g and to consider proposals for th e reception of
Mr. A. P. S innett, Vice-President of the P a re n t Theoso­
phical Society, who was expected to arrive here back
from Europe by th e P. and 0 . Company's mail steamer
of the 4t,h .July. A com m ittee of the following threo
gentlem en was appointed to receive him a t th e
Com pany’s Mazagaon Dock on behalf of the Bombay
Society :— (1.) Dr. D. E. Dudley ; (2) Mr. K. M. Shroff ;
(•1) Dr. P a n d u r a n g Gopal. As, however, the steamer
unfortunately arrived b u t late in the evening, Mr. S inn e tt
would not w ait u n til she was tak en to the Mazagaon
Docks in the morning, b u t got down immediately at
th e Apollo B u n d e r and proceeded to the Head-quarters,
th e comm ittee and th e carriage sent for him thus
missing th e ir expected guest.
N e x t evening, J u ly 5, a t 8-30 r. M., a special
m eeting of the Society was held, when the President,
Dr. Dudlev, took th e chair. After a short speech,
however, he resigned it in favour of Mr. S in n e tt who
kindly consented to personally initiate several new candi­
dates t h a t were then waiting outside. A fter that, the
candidates, accompanied each by his two sponsors, were
a dm itted into the Hall. H aving explained to them the
natu re and objects of th e Society, Mr. S in n e tt asked
them if they were ready to take th e obligation as stated
in the P a te n t Society’s Revised Rules for 1881. H aving
received a reply in tho affirmative, he administered it to
them and after m ak in g th e m sign it in presence of w it­
nesses, th e V ice-President proceeded to initiate them.
The ceremony over, lie gave them bis hand of fellowship
and expressed a hope th a t th e ir new relations m ight
prove beneficial both to the Society and to themselves.
Mr. S in n e tt was then requested by some of the
Fellows present to give th e Societ}’ some particulars
about his new book— “ t h e o c c u l t w o r l d , ” which
many of th e moffussil Members would not perhaps have
a chance to read. To this he answered th a t it would
tak e a long tim e to recapitulate the contents of the book ;
b u t he would explain how he was led into writing it
and give a general idea of its purport. H e then
gave an account of the m an ner in which his correspond­
ence with one of the Brothers of th e F irst Section
sprang up, how it grow and developed, and how lie was
a t last struck with th e idea of publishing extracts from
his correspondent’s letters for the benefit of th e world
a t large, l i e also stated his reasons for affirming most
positively th a t these letters were written by a person
(piite different from M adam e Blavatsky,— a foolish sus-
pk-ion entertained by some sceptics. I t was iihjsicaUy
impossible, he said, t h a t this could be the case ; and
th ere were other valid reasons for asserting th a t not
only was she not th e ir author, b u t even most of the
tim e knew noth in g of th e ir contents. Forem ost among
these stood the fact t h a t th e ir style was absolutely
different from th a t in which Madame Blavatsky wrote, and
for any one who could appreciate the niceties of literary
style, there is as much absolute individuality in style as in
handwriting. A p a rt from this consideration, however, Mr.
S in ne tt drew atten tion to some incidents more fully de­
scribed iu th e book itself, which showed th a t a telegram for
him was handed into th e telegraph office at J h e lu m for
T h e m o n e y , ns sh o w n
transmission to him a t Allahabad in the ha ndw riting of
th e celebrated letters. This telegram was ail answer to a
tru stee s selected^ w h o h av e
lette r from him to the “ Brother” which he had enclosed
 to Madame B lavatsky then at A m ritsur. I t was des­
patched w ithin an hour or two of the time at which the
etter was delivered at A m ritsu r (as tlie postmark 011 the
envelope which was afterwards returned to him, conclu­
sively showed). A complete chain of proof was thus
afforded to show that the handw riting in which all the
B rother’s letters were written was certainly the produc­
tion of some person who was not Madame Blavatsky. H e
went on to explain that a final and absolutely convincing
proof not only of the fact that the letters were the work
of a person other than Madame B lavatsky, but also of the
wonderful control of generally unknow n natural laws,
which that person exercised, had been afforded to him 011
the very morning of the day on which he was speaking,
l i e had been expecting a reply to a recent letter of his to
h is illustrious friend Koot Ilo o m i, and after breakfast
while he was sitting at a table in the full lig h t of day the
expected answer was suddenly dropped, out of nothing,
on to the table before him. H e explained all the circum -
stanc.'s under which this had occurred, circumstances
which not only precluded the idea that Madame B lavatsky
— and 110 other person was present in the flesh at the
tim e— could have been instrum ental iu causing the letter
to appear, but made the more hypothesis of any fraud in
the matter contem ptibly absurd.
Mr. Sinnett then concluded by saying that he would
leave further proofs to those who would read his book,
of which, however, he read aloud the dedication which
ran as follows :—
“ T o one whose c o m p re h e n s io n o f JSrat,ure a n d . H u m a ­
n it y ranges so f a r b e y o n d the Science a n d P h i l o s o p h y o f
E u r o p e , that o n l y the b r o a d e s t - m in d e d re p rese ntatives
o f cither w ill he able to realise the existence o f such pow ers
i n M a n as those he c o n s ta n tly exercises,— to
K oot H oomi L ai. S ingh.
Whose g r a c io u s f r i e n d s h i p has given ihe present w r it e r
h is title to c la im ihe attention o f the . E u r o p e a n world, this
little v o lu m e , iv it h p e r m is s io n , sought a n d obtained, is
affectionately dedicated.
A. P. SrNNETT.”
It warmed the heart of every native member present to
see an Englishm an, of lite rary distinction paying so much
respect and reverence to a H in d u mystic. N ational pride
was upon every face, aiul our members m ust have rea­
lised how beneficial the exertions of Madame B lavatsky
and Col. Olcott had proved in this direction,
Mr. Moo rad A lee Beg, the President of the “ Saorashtr
Theosophical Society,” who was also present, then rose up
and said he had k n o w n and seen these Brothers not only
after he had joined the Society, but a long time before
that. B u t how lie came to know and converse with
them as well as other particulars about our F irs t Section,
he was not at lib erty to give out to the world. Several
other members also rose np and gave th eir testim ony as
to their having seen these men personally on various
occasions at the H ead-quarters as well as in other places.
A fter a vote of warm thanks to Mr. Sinnett, and a part­
ing speech from the President of the Bom bay Branch,
the meeting was adjourned.
T o o k a r a m T a t v a
7 th Ju ly , 1881. j>ro. Secretary.
E x t ra c t s f r o m a n official letter f r o m ihe TINNEVEIJ jY
' THKOSOrmCAL SOCIETY.
Ju n e 28, 1881.
......... I a m i n e x p r e s s i b l y g l a d t o sa y t h a t w e i n a u g u r a t e d
the t i n n e v e l i .y Society at our T eh sild ar’s house, 011 M on­
day, the 27th instant at 7 o’clock p. jr. A ll the Executive
Officers for the current year were elected.
Am ong them are Mr. G. V. G hinuatuneby T illia —
President and Treasurer ; and Mr. S. Sundram Iy e r —
Secretary.
You m u s t h a v e re c e i v e d a t t h e H ead-quarters a c o p y
I s e n t y o u o f m y t r a n s l a t i o n i n t o T am il o f Col. Olcott’s
Lecture 011 t h e “ P a s t , Present, a n d F u t u r e o f In d ia ,”
p u b l i s h e d in t h e T iiE O S O P m R T ...T he i n t e r e s t a n d s y m ­
p a t h y t o w a r d s o u r Society a m o n g t h e T in n cv e lly p u b l i c
especially by the publication of the above-mentioned trans­
lation, are really wonderful and unexpected.........
S . S u n d r a m I y e r , F.T.S.,
Secretary,
To D a m o t u t i K . M a v a i a n k a r , '
J o i n t R e c o r d in g Secretary o f the P a r e n t Society.
SAO RASHTR BRANCH.
“ To the H ead-quarters of the Theosophical Parent
Society.
“ Ow ing to obvious reasons, in the newly-established
Branch little practical work has yet been done. The
work of organization is not yet complete. One of
the members— Mr. Jam sedjee Naorojee— is engaged in
investigations into the esoteric meaning and occult signi­
ficance of certain passages o ftlie Zend-Avesta. W e hope
to publish the results in the t j i e o s o p j i i s t shortly.
“ W e have had several applications more for membership
and hope to report real progress next tim e.”
M f r z a M o o p . a d A l i B e g , F.T.S.,
A c t in g P re side nt o f the Sa o ra sh tr T heosophic al
Society at B h a u n a g a r ,
J u n e 1S81.
Ip ir M r . Charles E. Taylor, of St. Thom as (W est Indies),
to whom a charter wa.s d u ly sent, is takin g steps to get
the St. Thom as B ranch officially recognized by the
Government.
O ur B rother sends us a very interesting “ A lm anack ”
containing an illustrated article by him self called “ I)r ,
V an Hoffm an’s Notes ”. W e recommend it to our Fellows.
T H E B R I T I S H T H E O S O P H IC A L S O C IE T Y .
W e have received no official report as yet from those
quarters though we hope to publish the Secretary’s Report
next month. B u t we gather from a semi-official corespond-
cnco that the num ber of the Fellow s is increasing, though
our London Brothers are very careful in adm itting new
members into th eir Society, and it is 011 the whole diffi­
cult to be admitted into that body. It s esteemed President,
D r. G. W yld, informs us of au extraordinary opinion held
by one of its Members— one who lived iu In d ia, and is
personally acquainted, as it seems, with a Society of
In itia te s in T ib e t— that “ those who liv e there i n the
s n o u ' ( l ) are not adepts but under training, and that a
true adept can defy all magnetisms and live in society if he
chooses.” Most undoubtedly he can. So can a man, gradually
having accustomed him self to an ever-increasing heat,
pass days— if not altogether liv e — in a furnace without
dying, as recent scientific experim ents have proved.
So can also a person pass years in the utter darkness
of a subterranean and thereby so weaken his .sight
as to lose it e ntire ly when suddenly emerging into
lig h t again. The question is not “ could the Eastern
in itiates” so live or not, but w ill they, and why should
they consent to do so, having 110 better reason for it
than the satisfaction of the curiosity of— to them— an
alien race, five-sixths of which would regard them as
, clever impostors and charlatans, and the other sixth —
the best disposed to believe in their psychological powers,
regard them as wonderful physical m e d iu m s controlled
by “ sp irits”. Mr. S in n ett’s T h e Occult W o r l d — is a good
feeler in that direction.
T H E P E K A L O N G A N T H E O S O P H IC A L S O C IE T Y .
H avin g but ju s t received the charter, our esteemed B ro­
ther Baron F . de Tengnagell writes at the date of Ju n e 9,
that his greatest hopes are in the help of the Malayan
In it ia t e s to found the Branch of Java. I t is Soeraharta
and Djoedjocarta that are the two centres wherein all
that rem ains of the ancient Javanese civilization derived
from H in d u s has lately sought and found refuge.
$ ® ”A C harter for the formation of a Branch of the
Theosophical Society at Hague, H olland, was applied
for by M onsieur A d a l i s e r t u d e B o u r b o n , a high officer in
tlie army, and forwarded by order of the P resid ent and
Council on J u ly 5, to tlie Uague.
A nother C iiaiitkr for the formation of a Bran eh at
Miuldehjioorali (Bengal-India) was forwarded on tho
17th of July.
OUR C E Y L O N W ORK.
Tlie Ceylon Time*, of Colombo, of J u n e 8, noticing the
good wmk of our P re sid e n t in th a t island, informs us of
th e following details as to the .Buddhist educational
movement. ‘‘T he movem ent th a t Col. Oleott and Megutu-
wateo Pi icst have u n d ertaken am ong the Sinhalese for
the promotion of denominational education, and th e dif­
fusion of religious intelligence about t he B uddhist religion
is progressing a t a satisfactory pace. A t two lectures
given on Sunday last iu the N egom bo district much
enthusiasm was awakened, and more than Rs. .10(H) were
pledged or collected on the spot. This ‘ Sinhalese
National Buddhistic F u n d ,’ as it is called, is to be
managed by a board of two trustees each in the Halle,
Colombo, and Kandy provinces : the money to be advanced
on iirst-elass securities, and the income only appropriated.
T he award of grants in aid of schools and o th e r e xpendi­
ture, Col. Olcott vests in an executive com m ittee selected
out of the leading members of the several branches of the
Theosophical Society in th e diHorent provinces. T h e
trustees in the Southern Province are Messrs. E dm und E.
Gooneratne, Kaehcheri Mudliar, and Simon Perera, P. and
O. contractor, Galle ; for th e Western Province, Messrs. S.
P. D harm a Goonewardene Mohandirani, and H e n d ric k de
Silva Goonesekera, Araeliehi, D ep uty Coroner, Negombo.
Those for the Central Province are not y e t appointed.”
Again, on J u n e 17, the paper above quoted gives a satis­
factory account of th e B u ddh ist Education Eund. “ On
Saturday last, Col. Olcott spoke a t the Kclani, and on
S unday a t the C otta Temples. T he sum of Rs. J57<S‘f>:}
was added to the Eund. A t C otta Mr. Tepanis Perera,
an influential B uddhist gentleman, has for th e past six
mouths, m aintained a t his own expense a school for
B uddhist boys und er th e direction of a priest and of paid
lay-teachers. This school, with a registered list of eighty
pupils, lie, on Sunday, formally made over to the care of
the Theosophical Society, agreeing to continue its s u p ­
port until the N ational Eund shall have become large
enough to w arrant its being taken in hand by the (Execu­
tive Committee. H e also generously subscribed Rs. 100
to the Eund. On Monday morning, Col. Olcott transfer­
red the entire sum hitherto collected to the trustees select­
ed, and a formal account was opened in the B ank of
Madras.” _ of m en’s th in k in g on subjects not accessible to reason
'Thus, the first foundation-stone of the revival of n a ­
tional faith is laid. Buddhism, sm othered for several
centuries, fir.st, by the intolerant bigotry of the Dutch,
th e n by th a t of the Portuguese, may yet, owing to the
beneficent and wise policy of religious non-interference
on the p a rt of the British, awake once more to life
and activity. Our esteemed friends, the pa<Iris, however,
are not of th e same way of thinking. T h e missionaries,
as we arc informed from Ceylon, are growing very u n h a p ­
py about us. A t Kotto, the other day, (Ju n e 30) there
was a prize-distribution a t the mission school, atten ded
by the A cting Governor and m any other officials. T he
chief P a dri— Rev. Mr. Dowbiggin— praising his Excel­
lency’s speech—iu which he favours religious instruction
in the school, gave vent to the following .pious sentiments.
I n addressing th e meeting, th e Rev. R. 'J’. Dowbiggin
“ asked them to compare the words of his Excellency the
Jjieut.-Governor, who said th at learning w ith ou t religion
was like a boat without a rudder, witli those of Colonel
Oleott who lately came to Kottc, and tried (and succeeded
he should have added) to stir up th e people to build
schools in which the trun religion would not be taught,
and where m an ’s chief need, spiritual need, forgiveness of
sins, would find no place. l i e said th a t each of the
Christians had a work to do, namely, to m ake known the
nam e of Jesus Christ to others, and th a t it was a work
t h a t is especially given to men to do, though God could
have given it to a ng els* who would be very glad to do
i t ; aud if wc did not do the work given to us to do, the
angels
O would blame us,* and those heathens who lived
about us would stand up in ju d g m e n t against us ; and
th a t wo shall havo to account for the blood of the h e athen
on the last day before the A lm ighty Ju d g e .”
W itho ut going too deeply into th e real meaning of the
concluding metaphor, which m ight suggest to an unso­
phisticated mind an appalling picture of “ h ea th e n ”
immaterial souls being whipped to blood by tho "Almighty
J u d g e ”— wc rem ark th a t His Excellency, the Acting
Governor, who, no doubt, is a, good Christian, would
find himself compelled by his position and the very
circumstances in which he was placed a t th a t m e e t­
ing to say as much iu favor of th e state religion
of his own country and t h a t of his hosts— the pa dris—•
were he even as much of a full-blown infidel as Colonel
Olcott himself. T h e latter, however, having no official
position to nail him to a faith, preaches and speaks in
favor of what for him is true religion— Buddhism. A t all
events
. . he . has as. m uch
. a rig h t to do so among® the eo-
religionists of his choice, as th e Governor, amongst the
Christians, and far more th an the p a d r is have to preach
th e ir own alien creed so antagonistic to B udd hism — among
• - J • • V
Buddhists. N o r can the Colonels sincerity be for one
in sta n t questioned or even placed on a parallel with th a t of
t.he Governor, since his action is perfectly spontaneous
and disinterested, while th a t of the Governor is merely
in accordance with official obligations. A ny comparison
between the two is absolutely irrelevant.
T he Ceylon Church M issionary G le a n e r is a paper,
printed a t London and sent to all parts of the world with the
blank pages to be filled in with local news. Since tho
first appearance of the Theosophical Society in India and
Ceylon, th e meek and hum ble Christian gazetteers took
to slandering and proclaiming the “ hostility of th e Theo­
sophical Society to Christianity ” all over the world and
among the “poor h e a th e n ” especially. T he native Christian
papers of Ceylon are continually telling the Sinhalese
th a t in In d ia Col. Olcott and M.adamc Blavatsky “ pretend
to be, if not H indus, a t least advocates of H in du religion,”
while in Ceylon they “ profess to be Buddhists.”
For once,our well-wishers have— unconsciously, to th e m ­
selves no d o u b t— told partially the truth. The founders of
th e Theosophical Society certainly do advocate pu re H i n ­
duism with the H in d u , pure Zoroastrianism with tho
Parscc, and p u r e theism with th e ir M ussulman Eellows.
Since nothing can be more immaterial than the m anner
and th a t sincerity of purpose in th e pursuit of tr u th —
wliatever it may be— is the only th in g required in tho
Theosophical Society, the Founders, who a r e staunch
B ud dhists— not of th e “ w heel-turning ” kind th o u g h —
iu Ind ia as well as in Ceylon, arc bound by th e very
religion they profess, and agreeably to its G reat F o un der
B u d d h a ’s command to respect th e faiths of their brothers.
I f asked, w hy then, do they not apply the same rule of
respect to the Christian religion, they will answer and
prove th a t they do so. So long as a Christian lets tho
religion of other people strictly alone, and shows it the
same outward respect as he claims for his own, he is sure
to find his personal view's unmolested. The Society
counts more than one tru e Christian am ong its members.
T he Theosopliists set their faces against th e inextricable
* And a g r e a t p i t y It is th a t, “ G o d ” d i d not do so. It is an adm ini­
s t r a t i v e m i s t a k e o f his, a s s u c h a n a c t w o u ld h a v e p r o v e d c o n d u c i v e to in o ro
th a n one b e n c tie c n t re su lt fo r us p o o r m o rtals, n a m e ly : ( a ) to p ro v in g
t h a t t h e r e w e r e s u c h t h i n g s a s B ib lic a l p.ngcls, a n d ( b j — d e m o n s t r a t i n g to
u s tlie e x i s t e n c e o f t h e i r C r e a t o r h i m s e l f — t h a t ‘ ' p e r s o n a l G o d ” w h o .ic being*
l i a s h i t h e r t o r e m a i n e d n o t o n l y a n o p e n q u e s t i o n , b u t a n ah<o1"tr!it i m p r o ­
vable te n e t. A s th e m a t t e r s ta n d s th o u g h , su ch a a h id e a n d s e e k ” p o licy
leads every re aso n ab le a n d th in k in g m a n u n p re p a re d to a c c c p t a sse rtio n s
u p o n l l i i i 'f fa i th t o r e s p e c t f u l l y q u e s t i o n t h e c o r r e c t n e s s o f a f l i r m a t i o n s a s
b lin d w h e n e m a n a t i n g fro m th o w e ll-m e an in ff, b u t n o t alw a y s im p a r tia l,
p tt'h ’is. " W h a t i s t r u e r e l i g i o n f u r t h e m m a y b o a f n h t o n e f o r o t h e r s . W o
cla im fre e d o m o f co n sc ie n ce as th e u n assa ila b le riirh t of ev e ry fre e -b o rn
m a n . I n t l i e w o r d s o f d ’ l i o l b a c h : — “ I f t h e C h r i s t i a n m u s t h a v o h is c h i m e r a s ,
let h im a t least learn to p o n u it o th e rs to fo rm th o irs a fte r tf a iv f a s h i o n . **
— lio . T u b o s , ^
and dangerous morasses of theological casuistry of every
religion, lor these are th e quicksands of hu m a n intellect
swamping m an ’s reason and b e tter n a tu r e — b u t they
have not a word to say against the respective Founders
of th e various creeds. Th ey regard th e moral code preached
by Jesus of N a z a re th ( w hether held as a real or au
ideal personage) certainly as high as th a t of G autam a
Buddha, Zoroaster, or Mauu,— though not higher, As to
their only professing to be Buddhists it is again one of
those pious falsehoods of the £>«(iris, which have become
of late too numerous and m uch too tra n sp a re n t to be
seriously noticed. Is it because they hold in true vene­
ration the oldest philosophy in th e world— th e VliDAS
from which M other Source have sp ru ng all tho o ther
philosophic and religious systems now known, th a t their
views are misrepresented aud traduced ? Or is th e fact of
being a Buddhist, incompatible w ith such a rcspcct for
the oldest scriptures of the civilized world, in the
opinion of the truth-loving padris ? Very little blinded as
to the present defects of modern Buddhism , th e y hold
b u t to the primitive teachings of G au ta m a B u d d h a ; they
" take refuge ” but in H is Wisdom alone, and leave
the modern innovations to take care of themselves.
Even for the latter they find a sufficient excuse in th e fact,
th a t nearly all such innovations, now a ppearing like an
ugly sear on the fair face of Buddhism, have been forced
upon it by ages of persecution. For, it is again to
th a t fanatical spirit of proselytism of Brahm an, Mussal-
m an and Christian priests th a t the Sinhalese Buddhism
owes most of its unseemly blemishes. Leave the religion
ot every nation alone, do not- interfere with it, an d
sooner or later through the exertions and activity of its
own reformers it will recover its pristine purity. T he
law of every civilized nation forbids forcible ingress to
one man into th e house of another, and since any attack
upon and slander of' the domestic affairs of a person
is punished by th a t law, we really cannot see why
the religion of a whole nation should not liave the same
privilege, or tind itself e xem pt from the same provision.
L et the p a d r is cease abusing every o th e r religion b u t
the ir own ; let th e m leave th e Thcosophists alone, and
they may rest assured t h a t neither B u d dh ist nor any
other “ heathen ” or “ infidel ” of our Society will ever
open his m o uth against them.
---------- Colombo, J u n e 22.
..." T he Observer of J u n e 21, had another le tte r a tta c k ­
ing Colonel Olcott for B ra d la u g h ’s F our E v a n g e lists ”
pam phlet the Colombo Theosophical Society has published
in Sinhalese. The native Christian organ had ono
more slanderous article upon th e Theosophists in its
series of scurrilous attacks upon th e m last week, abou t
som ething else and th e Church Missionary Gleaner in
its issue of J u n e has on page (Jo the following p a ra ­
graph whose closing sentence is full of th a t odium theolo-
gicuui which will recede before no lie if it can b u t brand
its enemies.
“ Ceylon.—The opposition of die Buddhists lias been more active
th an in former years, their zeal having been provoked by the visit
to Ceylon of two persons from America calling themselves Theo­
sophists, who publicly avowed their belief in Buddhism, practised
its ceremonies, fraternised with its pi iests, and accepted the worship
of its devotees... ; the JBible was vehemently abused, and even pub­
licly kicked iu the town of K andy (! ! ) ........ .
...S u c h is the opening sentence of a le tte r j u s t received
at our H ead-quarters a t Bombay, as if iu answer to tho
preceding paragraph.
W e have been ta u g h t to expect almost a n ything ,
in the shape of slander invented against us when
e m anating from our clerical enemies. B u t this clos­
ing affirmation crosses the boundary of even the most
impermissible barafaced, F a l s e h o o d s ! W c have been vio­
lently assaulted in a public Lectiue-Room , witli hisses,
groans and insults while Col. Olcott was delivering a
lecture a t K andy which is printed and has not one objec­
tionable word in it. T he disturbing elem ent was composed
of about a dozen of native Christians who were incited
to do so by their Padris. T he lecturer was challenged to
prove th a t the Bible contained one word which was not
true.- H e accepted, and proceeded on th e following day
to a public debate w ith the missionaries. N o t one of
them came out, n ot a voice was heard in reply to Col.
Oleott’s invitation to th e defenders not o f Christianity b u t
of the divine origin of th e B ible— to come out and answer.
W hen was “ th e Bible lacked" ? I f th e elegant term
is used in a figurative sense, then does it apply far more
to the R everend late llevisers of th e Bible in England
who kicked out, indeed the most vital parts of the New
T e sta m e n t such as the closing 12 verses of Chap. XV I. in
Mark, for instance, th a n it docs to us who simply reject the
Bible. A nd these Missionaricscalling themselves C h ristian s!
They who n e ith e r hold to the Mosaic Law, which com­
mands th a t they shall “ not bear false witness,” nor to tha t
of Christ who says— “ T hou slialt not forswear thyself.” For
th e true followers of Christ we have and always had a real
r e s p e c t; for such anti-Christian false witnesses we publicly
confess the greatest contempt. There are missionaries whom,
— however widely opposed are th e ir views to ours— we
profoundly respect and sincerely admire. Such is the Rev.
Mr. Bowen, th e American Wesleyan E dito r of the Bom bay
Guardian, who is alike beloved by heathen and Christians,
and whose private life is an examplar of. all virtues. But
such missionaries are an infinitessimal minority, while
th e majority is no b e tte r th a n speculators in converts
on th a t Exchange M arket known as Proselytizing Chris­
tendom : where each padri seeks to outvie his neighbour
as a shareholder of “ souls”, not for the sake of those souls,
least th a n all for th a t of Christ,— b u t simply with an
eye to business ; to th e effect such nominal conversions
will have on those simple-minded supporters of theirs
in Europe or A m erica who are expected to replenish
the Mission Fund.
Now these P ro te sta n t padris really o b l i g e us by showing
th e world how very im portant, nay dangerous, for them
we are. B u t w hat ails these poor men, th a t they
should so rush to th e ir own destruction a t Ceylon ? Indeed,
th e y ea.il never be compared for one moment, w ith their
Roman Catholic rivals, e ith er for tact, discretion or diplo­
macy, and the ground they lose will be snatched under their
very noses by th a t enemy, unless they pay more attention
to their own instead of other people's business. The
Catholic clergy feel th e ir power and therefore, do they
leave us quiet. I t is most curious to see m en who claim
to have d i v i n e tr u th and divine protection for them
trem bling so before one solitary man who has n either—
as they say ! Ami can divine tr u th be helped by their
using the m ost im proper language and letting their
tongues loose like a pack of fisher-women jealous of
th e ir neighbour's success ? In regard to the Theosophists
th eir motto has become P a u l’s sincere confession in
R o m a n s (111,7) “ For, if the tr u th of God hath more
abounded through m y lie unto his glory; why yet am
1 also jud ge d as a s i n n e r ” I They follow only those of
the precepts of th e Bible which suit their tastes and
purposes ; b u t rarely if ever, any of the really sublime
precepts from the Sermon on the Mount., least of all th a t
of appearing as “peacem akers” being "merciful and m e e k ”
or finding themselves “blessed” by being reviled and perse*
cuted by men. But, they ivill call their brothers “ l i a k a ”
or fool, and are ever ready to follow literally th a t other
command of ra th e r a questionable morality in L u k e
(XXVI, 3G) which orders t h a t — “ H e tha t hath no sword,
let him sell his g a rm e n t and buy one.”. . . “ Quern D eus
v id t perdcre, p r i u s dement at”— oh, Church too m ilitant 1
L e t them bear in mind, th a t so long as we are law-abid­
ing and create no disturbance, we have as good a right
to the protection of th e Government t h a t gives us shelter
as th ey have, most of whom arc as ourselves A m eri­
cans. We preach B uddhism with Buddhists ; let the
missionaries preach C hristianity with th e Christians—
who are more in need of it than the heathen are, and
we will have nothing to say.
« r Madame II. P. Blavatsky, Corresponding Secretary of iho
Parent Society, left for Simla, 011 the 22nd of July . All private
correspondence should be addressed to her until further uoties
at th a t place.
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U n d e r th e f o llo w in g c o n d it io n s :

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A t t rib u t io n — Y o u m u s t a ttrib u te t h e w o r k in t h e m a n n e r s p e c if ie d b y t h e a u t h o r
o r l i c e n s o r ( b u t n o t in a n y w a y t h a t s u g g e s t s t h a t t h e y e n d o r s e y o u o r y o u r u s e o f
th e w o r k ) .

N o n c o m m e r c ia l — Y o u m a y n o t u s e t h is w o r k f o r c o m m e r c i a l p u r p o s e s .

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S h a r e A lik e — I f y o u alter, t r a n s f o r m , o r b u ild u p o n t h is w o r k , y o u m a y d istrib u te
th e r e s u lt in g w o r k o n l y u n d e r t h e s a m e o r s im ila r l i c e n s e t o t h is o n e .

W ith th e u n d e r s t a n d in g that:

W a i v e r — A n y o f th e a b o v e c o n d it io n s c a n b e w a i v e d if y o u g e t p e r m i s s i o n f r o m th e c o p y r ig h t
h o ld e r.

P u b lic D o m a in — W h e r e t h e w o r k o r a n y o f its e le m e n t s is in t h e p u b l i c d o m a i n u n d e r
a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

O th e r R ig h t s — I n n o w a y a r e a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g r ig h t s a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se :

• Y o u r fa ir d e a lin g o r f a i r u s e rig h ts , o r o t h e r a p p lic a b le c o p y r i g h t e x c e p t i o n s a n d

lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

N o t ic o — F o r a n y r e u s e o r d istrib u tio n , y o u m u s t m a k e c le a r to o t h e r s th e l i c e n s e t e r m s o f
th is w o r k . T h e b e s t w a y t o d o t h is is w it h a lin k t o t h is w e b p a g e .
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(C o n tin u ed from N o . 22.)
IA M B L IC IJO S : A T R E A T IS E ON T H E
M Y S T E R IE S .* '
A N EW T R A N S L A T IO N , 1!Y PR O FESSO R A L E X A N D E R
W IL D E R , F .T .S .
P a r t I.
r li. W e will accordingly begin by com m unicating to you
llio hereditary doctrines o f the Assyrians, in regard to K n o w ­
ledge o f T ru th , and will also distinctly explain our own,
deducing some of them (Vom the innumerable ancient treatises
upon Wisdom, and others the men of former times have collected
into n single volume respecting the whole that is known con-
ceniim ’ divino subjects. B u t if you press an in q uiry after the
m e t h o d of the philosophers, we will adjudicate it, according to
t h e a n c i e n t Pillars of Hermes, which P laton aud P yth ago ras
have already recognized and combined with their own philoso­
phical maxims. W e promise to handle those questions lightly
and carefully which ap pear foreign to th e discussion or o f a
controversial or contentious character ; or wc will show them
to be irrelevant. We will endeavor to be very familiar ami
judicious in deducing those which arc w ithin the range o f tho
'(Tonet'al understanding ; aud we will set forth as far as is pos­
sible by words alone those which requ ire an actual going
th ro u g h the divine orgies in order to understand them thoroughly,
as weTl as thote which are full o f interior contemplation (noepias
‘t'/ieoi'ins) examining them thoroughly.^ I t is possible to obtain
valuable indications, by reason of which yon and others like
y o u will be led by the interior mind near to the essence of
ex istin g things.
Wo pronijse you th a t none o f those m a tte rs w hich are mado
know n by w o r d s shall be left w ith o ut a complete explanation.
B u t we promise tha t we shall set forth to you in every case
w h a t is strictly germ ane to each. Such as pertains to the
k n o w l e d g e o f the deities we shall an sw er according to the
m ethod iii divine matters, and such as belong to th e u rg y wo
will explain according to theurgic science, l i u t when we como
to matters connected\ v i t h the p ursuit o f W isdom, we will, in
company with you, compare them to gether after the m an ner of
th e philosophers, and such o f them as clearly involve first
causes, according to lirst principles, wo will follow up together
and brill"' them out to l i g h t . Those w hich concern ethics or
ends we"will adjudicate according to the ethical rule. In short,
w e will dispose of oth er m atters coming before us according to
th e i r proper . o rd e r .. 1
W e will now proceed to consider y o u r inquiries
I I I . Y ou say that, “ first, t h e existenco of the deities
* The V l a tw w U
is to be taken for gran ted .” I t is no t p rop er to speak 111 this
manner. T h e kn ow ledge of .the gods is innate, and pertains to
tho very substance o f our being. I t is o f a hig her n atu re than
ju d g m e n t and choosing, and precedes both speech and dem onstra­
tion. ; F r o m Ihe beginning i t was a t one w ith '-its .o w n source,
and was c o-existent w ith the in herent impulses of tiie soul to the
S u p rem e Goodnes.4. . . •
. -If, however, it is- necessary to s ta te th e tr u th exactly, th e
union to the divine natu re is not know ledge ; for it is in somo
way k e p t distinct by an otherness. B u t previous to this, there
is the uniform em bracing at all points ot contact, spontaneous
and indistinguishable, ns-of one th ing know ing another, which
join s us with tbe Godhead.
lfcuce, it is not p rop er to concede this point as though it was
a thing which it is possible not to grant, n o r even to assent to
it as an equivocal matter. I t is alw ays established iu energy
as a distinct Idea. N or is it even permissible to exam ine it as
having a u th o rity to j u d g e and determine. W e aro enclosed in
it, or, rath er, we are filled bj' it, and we have all th a t we are
in this k no w ing of the deity.
I have the same thing to say to you in regard to the superior
orders which came n e x t after the deities. I am speaking of
th e tutelary spirits or demons,* o f heroes or half-gods, and of
souls th a t have not been tainted by the conditions of life ou
the earth. + I t m ust alw ays be borne iu mind in regard to
these that they liave one ordained mode o f being ; aud to put
aside e v ery idea o f indefinitenc3S and instability such as. aro
inclining to ono or tho o ther side of a question, w hich is incited
from the counterbalancing of opposing argum ents. A n y th ing
.
of this kind is alien to the sources of Jieason and Life, but
r a th e r it emanates from the inferior principles, and those which
are connected with the pow er and opposing tendency of tho
earthly life. I t is necessary th at wo conceive of them as of a
uniform mode of being.
So, therefore, any interior perception in regard to the com­
panions o f the gods in the eternal world cognizes them as being
alike in their nature. Ilcuce, as thejr are alw ays the same ill
th e principles of their being, so tho H u m a n Soul is united to
them iu knowledge, accordin g to the same. H a v in g been
closely associated with the gods in these matters, it never seeks
by conjecture, opinion, or balancing o f argum ent, all which
originate in time, but by the pure mid irreproachable in tu itio ns
w hich it received from them iu eternit}', to learn the essence
which is superior to all these things. I5ut you seem to imagino
t h a t tho know ledge of divine m atters is like tha t o f o th er things,
and that any point may be g re atest after a c om paring of a rg u ­
ments, as is tho custom in regard to propositions in debates.
T h e re is, however, 110 kind of similarity. T h o knowledge of
these m atters is entirclj' ditferent aud is separate from all such
a rran g in g of opposite propositions. I t is not established by
being now conceded, or in being developed iu discussion ; but
it was one solo idea, aud was w ith th e soul from eternity'.
I say these th in gs to you concerning the first principle in us,
at which th ey who would u tter or understand a n yth in g w h a t­
ever concerning thoso superior to us m ust begin.
IV . Y ou a s k : “ W h a t arc the peculiarities of tho higher
O rders, by which th ey aro, distinguished from each o ther ?” I f
you moau by “ p ecu liarities” certain specific differences under
the same O rd er which are indicated by diverse qualities, as tho
rational and irrational under the animal order, this is the
ausw et. AVe do not ad m it a t all of any such difference iu e n ti­
ties tliat have n either a participation nor a con trast o f substanco
* G a llo d b y th e m e d im v a l t ia b a lis ts — P la n e ta r y S p ir it* , a n d i n tho H in d u
p h ilo so p h y -- /M s , '
f “ B y t l i o c o n d i t i o n s o f l i f e ” 011 o n r E a r t h , a n d o n l y s o f a r a s t h o y h a v o
n o t r e a c h e d it. No P la n e ta ry S p irit (an d each h u m an “ S o u l”— r a th o r
fS jiirit a t t i i e b e g i n n i n g o f e v o r y n e w V r a h f j a o r t h o p e r i o d i c a l r e s u r r e c t i o n
t o o b j e c t i v e a n t i s u b j e c t i v e l i f e o f ov,r u n i v e r s e , — l i m i t e d , o f c o u r s e , t o om*
p l a n e t a r y S y s t e m — is a p l a n e t a r y p itr o a n d f o r m l o s s S p i r i t ) c a n a v o i d th o
“ C ycle of N e c e s s ity .” D e s c e n d in g fro m , a n d ro-a?eending- to th e first s t a r t ­
i n g - p o i n t , t h a t j u n c t i o n in t h o I n l i n i t y w h o r e S p i r i t o r P tn n sh a t i r s t f a lls
i n t o V r a i'r itu ( p l a s t i c m a t t e r ) o r t h a t p r i m o r d i a l a n d y e t f o r m l e s s c o s m i o
m a tte r w h ich ii th e lirst o u t-b re a th in g of the ln tin ito a n d C hangeless
U n i v e r s a l S o u l ( t h e l\truJ> raltm o f t h o V e d a n t i n s ) , t h e P l a n e t a r y S p i r i t h a s
t o t a k e s h a p e a n d f o r m a n d l i v e s u c c e s s i v e l y i n c a e h o f t h e s p h e r e s — om*
: o w n e a r t h i n c l u d e d — w h i c h c o m p o s e t h e g r e a t A la I. a I ' u j , o r t l i o C i r e l a o f
E x i s t e n c e s , b e f o r e I10 c a n l e a d a w u s c iv m t i a o - l i f o . A l o n e t h o “ E l c m o n t a l s ” -—
th o s o lm lf-b liu d F o rc e s of N a tn r o - - s a y th o K a b a lis ts — w h ic h a r e th o corns-
ca tio n s of m a t t e r a n d o f th e ru d im e n ta r y m in d s of th o d e sc e n d in g “ s p irits”
w h o h a v e f a i l e d 011 t h e i r d o w n w a r d w a y — h a v e - n o t y e t l i v e d b u t w i l l livo
s o m e d a y 011 e a r t h . T h o eso teric philosophies of b o th tho. e a s t e r n a n d
w e s te rn in itia te s, w h e th e r G re e k o r H in d u , E g y p tia n o r Ilcb ro w , a g re e on
t h e w holo. W h e n e v e r t h e y s e e m to c la sh , it w ill bo a lw a y s f o u n d d u e
r a th e r to th e d itreren co of te rm s a n d m o d o of ex p ressio n th a n to an y
e sse n tia l dilforouco i n t h o s y s t e m s t h e m s e l v e s , — Kx>. Tutos, .
 to m a l e them equal, nor derive th eir composition from a com­
mon niilelmi to principle find a p articular defining characteristic.
But, if you conjecture tlmt tlie peculiarity is a certain simple
condition defined in itself, as in superior and inferior n a tu r e 3,
which differ botli in the entire substancc and iu all the outcome,
you lmve the rational conception of the peculiarities. These
peculiarities, having been evolved entirely from entities always
ex istin g * will bo in all particulars d istin ct and simple. li n t
the inquiry is going on to no good purpose. Tt behooves us first
to ascertain wliat arc the peculiarities o f these O rders according
to cssence ; then according to faculty, and so afterw ard accord­
ing to action. A s you now p ut y o u r question in relation to
distinguishing hy certain peculiarities, you sp eak only of pecu­
liarities of action. ] Ienc.'T you ask the difference in final m atters
m regard to them, but leave unscrutinized those which are
above nil and most excellent as relating to tho elem ents of the
variableness.
ou add also in the same place the expression, “ activo and
passive m ovem ents.” T h is division is n ot a t all suitable to
indicate the difference of tho superior O rders. T h o discrepancy .
o f active and passive does not e x is t iu an y o f them. T h e ir
operations are unconditioned and unchangeable, and may
be contemplated apart from the regard to objects iu opposition.
H cneo wc do not adm it the existenco o f such im pulses as those
of action and passivity. W e do not concede th a t there is a ;
Pelf-moving o f the soul from something th a t moves and is moved,
b u t we take for g ranted th a t it has a certain simple motion,
after tho manner of substance, being the same with the things
themselves, and not h aving beforehand a dissimilar tendency,
find being e x e m p t from acting 011 it.-clf and suffering by itself'.
Who, then, may endure flint the peculiarities o f the O rders .
superior to tlie soul shall be distinguished according to the
motions o f action and suffering ?
T h e expression also w hich is subjoined by you, ' ‘ or the
tilings consequent,” is incongruous to them. I 11 things which
are joined together, and exist with others or in others, and aro
comprehended in others, some are lo be regarded as p recedent
and others ns c o n seq u en t: and some as being, and others as
contingent to essences. T here exists a certain a rra n g e m e n t of
them in order, nnd an alienation and separation occur between.
B u t in the case of the superior O rders all things arc to be eou-
pidercd as in being. W holes ex ist as principles, are separate
by themselves, and do n o t derive th eir substance from others
or in others ; so nothing in them is consequent. N o peculiarity
o f them is characterized by these things.
T here is also a distinction b rou gh t, according to the order of
nature, at, the end o f y ou r question. Tlie question is asked :
“ H o w nrc the superior beings distinguished by active energies,
physical motions, and th ing s c o n s e q u e n t ? ” E v e r y thing is
tho very opposite to this conception. I f active energies and
passive motives were the essential characteristics of the superior
beings, they would also be endowed with the power of creating
the distinctions which exist, betw een them, l i n t if the superior
beings, ex istin g them selves already separat'd}', generate the
energies, they will id<o im p a rt to the motions, energies, and
things consequent tho characteristics w hich dis tinguish them.
T his m a t te r of peculiarity, therefore, which you aro in eager
p u rs u it to solve, is exactly the reverse of w liat you set forth.
. To say all a t once, w h ether you im agine tlm t there is one
order of gods and one of tutelary spirits, and so o f heroes, and
likewise of nevcr-onibodied souls, or a d m i t th a t there are many
of each, you e x ac t that, the difference among them shall be
stated according to their respective peculiarities. If, indeed,
you conjccturc each o f them to be a distinct unit, the whole
arrangem ent of scientific theology is th ro w n into confusion.
If, however, you suppose instead th at it abouuds w ith orders
strictly defined, and th a t there is not one common reason after
tho m anner of superior beings among them all, but, 011 the eon-
traiy, th n t tho superior ones arc entirely distinct from tlia
inferior, it is not possible to'find their common boundaries. If,
indeed, it wns possible, this very th ing itself would destroy their
peculiarities. The thing so u g h t cannot, therefore, be ascertained
in this waj'. l i e will be able, however, to define th eir peculiar!-'
* T h o .I fu h a - I ’n ih ti/it o r t l i e U n i v e r s a l D i s s o l u t i o n o c c u r r i n g a t t l i c e n d o f
c v o r y “ D a y o f l i n t l i m a ” i s f o l l o w e d b y :i U n i v e r s a l R e b irth a t t h o e n d o f
t h o “ Nin-hfc o f B r a h m a " w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d s i u l e n g t h o f p e r i o d t o t h o “ D a y . ”
I t is t h o b e ^ i n n i n ^ o f s u c h a r e b i r t h t h a t is c o n s i d e r e d b y t h e v u i ^ a r m i n d s
n s t l i o “ c r e a t i o n ” o f th o w o r ld , w h e r e a s it is b u t o n e o f t h e n u m b e r o f m ic -
c o i s i v e e x i s t e n c e s i n .an i n f i n i t e s e r i e s o f r , - e v o l u t i o n s i n t l i o J C t o r j i i t y r.
^ T h erefo re, a s S p irit, a n d M a t t e r a r e o n e a m i e t e r n a l , t h o o n o h ein jr t h r o w n
i n t o o b j e c t i v i t y b y t h o o t h e r , a n d n o n e c a p a b l e o f a s s o r t i n g i t s e l f p er .*<- t o
o u r sensual p ercep tio n s unless lin k ed
“alicnt/s" e x i s t e d , — I 5d . T lIF.O S.
ties who perceives tho sameness of reason am ong the superior
beings, the, m a ny orders, for example, among the gods, and
again of the tu telary spirits and half-gods, and lastly among
souls. By reason of this, therefore, the propriety o f the present
inquiry, its distinction, the m anner in w hich it is impossible,
and th at in which it is possible, are manifest to us,
( To be continued.)
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T H E M O T H E R - L A N D OF N A T I O N S .
BY M IR Z A M OORAD A LEE REG,
Although the known an tiq u ity of th e A rya n race a p ­
pears th u s to ascend high er th a n th a t of any oth e r we
have hitherto examined, y e t it would be as well to here
notice some generalized conclusions which are to be drawn
from the myths, legends, and philology of other races. In
a word, with the single exception of th e Egyptians, whose
primeval story archaeologists have yet been unable to
splice on to the general current, of pre-historic history, the
origin of all the stocks seems, if it. is allowable to use the
expression, to have a “ tre n d ” towards Asia, n orth of the
Himalayas. T he successive in h a b ita n ts of Britain, the
Black Race (the Giants) th e Yellow N eo lith ians (the
Elves), th e K yinrskelts and th e Gallo-kelts, are all re p re ­
sented as entering from th e south and east. The
Basques have a trad itio n of th e ir eastern origin. I t is
th o u g h t th a t indications of th e same W estern m igration
are to be found in w h at is known of the Lake-Dwellers.
The whole of the Keltic tribes, and of the K imm erians,
and Pelasgoi aro all first discovered forcing th e ir way
westward. T h e T eu to ns notoriously fou gh t th e ir way
south and west after reaching the ends of th e earth to
the north, which they had done in th e ir progress from
th e south-east. The la tte r p a rt of this applies as well
to th e Slavs. T he S hem ite traditions point to a progress
south-west from the m ountains of A rmenia. T he Chinese
descended the courses of th e ir great rivers eastward from
th e interior of Asia. I n “ historic” tim es we see S k y th ia n
and Sarm atian, H u n and Avar, T u rk and Magyar,
Mooghul, Oosbuk and Mantchoo, E leutli and Tunguz,
alike m igrating away from Central Asia. T h e Malays
and Indo-Chinese nations all say th e y came from the
N orth. N o m a tte r in w hat land or in w ha t period of
history we look a t a people, so long as they do n o t belong
to the “ A utochthonic” races, we always find th at, in their
migrations, th e ir backs were towards th e district we allude
to. Allowing, of course, for w hat may be accidental or
abnormal eccentricities produced by th e configuration of
th e continents or contact w ith more powerful nations,
th e p a th s of all form radii to the desert of Kobi as a
centre. Even a l this very day, the course of colonization
is away from it, to A m erica and A ustralia, and Africa and
Polynesia. W h a t can this m ean? T here m u s t be some
reason for a phenom enon so m arked and universal. P e r ­
haps an examination of th e physical characteristics of
the region may help us to an explanation. T he first
th in g we see is th a t th e tra c t in qu estio n — a vast oblong
basin, th e centre of which is occupied by a desert
of shifting, sand into which rivers from th e surrou nd ­
ing slopes lose themselves, . Beyond this th e slopes lead­
ing towards it are (more or less in proportion to their
breadth) h abitable and studded with lakes which somehow
give the impression o{pools o f water left behind to a bird’s-
eye view. T h e n eastward comes a series of inclined plains
and m o untain ranges bounding it in th e direction of
. China. To tlie south other slopes and ranges lead to the
plateaux of T h ib e t and Ladak, between which and the
H im alayas are th e Manasarowar and th e course of the
Brahm a-Pootra. N orthw ard are another series of plateaux
and ranges of which th e Atlai &c. are th e best known. To
the east and south-east th e geography is more complicat­
ed. T he sandy desert-proper extends alm ost to Zungaria,
whence again a n u m b e r of plateaux and ranges of unequal
elevation take us to the hills and passes of th e Naryn,
whence there is again a steady slope westward by the val­
leys of the Oxus and Ja x a rte s to th e seas of Aral and
Caspian. Tlie Part, however, to which we particularly
wish to direct the reader’s a tte n tio n is further to the
south. In a position which may be described best as
between Ladak, Eustifznee, W aklian and Y arkand, lies a
region y e t very imperfectly know n to geographers, and
which is really a curious ju m b le of m ountain peaks and
elevated plateaux intersected by frightful canons u n a p ­
proachably deep through which rivers th u n d e r after falling
headlong from trem endous precipices. In th e western
and less rugged p a rt of this in every way extraordinary
region, are th e sources of the Oxus, and th e country called
F .T .S .
significantly, th e “ Bam -i-D om ya” or Roof of the World.
A no th e r loose an d not very strictly limited title for
portions of this territory, b u t more pioperly ap ­
plied to a more easterly portion is “ th e Pam ir.”
T herein is M ount * * * * and th e Valley of * * * * *.
E asterly beyond this is a still more rugged and distorted
district ab out the districts of D ardistan and Hunza. I t
is through parts of th e eastern limits of this territory,
which, taken as a whole, is more like th e ju m b led and
distorted ruins of a by-gone world th an any th in g else,
t h a t the In d u s m akes its way from L adak to India. A nd
thereby, it is said, hangs a tale which may be told somo
day.
H av in g followed me th u s far, th e reader will be enabled
to ju d g e of the probability or otherwise of the theory I
am about to lay before him. H e will observe th a t the
Kobi lies in a sort of basin th e lowest p a it s of th e edges*
of which a re — 1. T h e Passes near th e N a ry n from
K ashgar to K hokand, and leading down to the valley of
th e Oxus and the Caspian Sea. 2. S u n d ry gorges in
the region of th e Pamir, leading towards th e Valley of
th e Indus. 3. A certain secret Pass betw een the basin
of th e Kobi and the Valley of th e B rahm apootra, not far
from the Mansarowar, and which, it is said, is often used
by devotees and jogees in th e ir trans-H im alayan journeys
for religious purposes. 4. T h e very lowest, as is s u p ­
posed, is a trem endous cleft said to lead by th e n orthern
edge
O of the P a m ir towards W aklian and which is th o ug Oht
to connect th e Valley of th e In du s with t h a t of the Oxus.j"
Of course, some p art of it is sufficiently high to effectually
separate the water-shed, and any passage of this chasm is
beset with boundless difficulties, b u t th e re are considerable
reasons for believing in its existence.!
B u t th e reader will ask w h at all this is leading him to.
L e t him have a little patience, and h e will see. H in d u
scripture and tradition alike p oint to th e fact t h a t pre­
vious to th e arrival of th e Aryans in India, p a r t of it was
already occupied by people more civilized than the black
tribes of tho C entral forests. They lived principally in
Ceylon and S o u th India, and under Rnwan fought against
Ruinchandra and his black allies. As in Europe, th e old
• B y th o ed g e s of th e b a sin I m oan th o h ig h est p o in t of lan d b e tw e e n it
a n d th o o c e a n in a n y d ire c tio n a n d a t a n y d ista u ee .
+ T his c o n n e c t i o n is s a i d b y s o m e t o b e . s u b t e r r a n e a n in p a r t s .
| O f c o u r s e , w e h a v o n o m e a n s o f givinpr in fig u re s t h e le v e ls i n d i c a t e d
above. In th e m a jo r ity o f in s ta n c e s , th e y nro y e t u n k n o w n to scie n tists, b u t
I b e lie v e iu th e g e n e ra l t h e o ry and earnestly in v ite tb eir criticism a u d
ttuitianct.
p re -A ry a n yellow people a r e r e m e m b e r e d as “ E lv e s ”— so
in I n d ia t h e p r e - A r y a n yellow p eo ple nre k n o w n as
R akshns.
I t m a y n o t be o u t of place to r e m i n d t h e r e a d e r here
t h a t m a n y of th e s e R akslias a re re p r e s e n te d in t h e H i n d u
sc rip tu re s as possessed of m a rv e llo u s p o w ers w hich t h e y
are said to hav e w ru n g from t h e “ G ods” hy “ T u p ” or
au s terities, in o th e r words, b y s tu d y a n d self-discipline.
P a ssin g by this, we shall h a v e to see w ho t h e y wore and
w h enc e th e y came. M odern science h a s fixed on th e m
t h e n a m e of D ra v id ia u s, b ecause th e reg io n th e y occupied
was k n o w n in old tim e s as “ D ra v id a -D e sh a .” T h e s tu d y
of t h e v estig e s of th e ir la n g u a g e hns caused it to be
classed as “ T u r a n i a n ” an d t h a t of such o th e r a n t iq u iti e s
as are p ro b ab ly relics of th e m , t o g e th e r w ith th o g en e ral
h in ts to be g a th e r e d from w h a t is b elieve d to h a v e b e e n
their influence on th e physical a p p e aran c e, a r c h ite c tu r e , t r a ­
dition, &c.., of m od e rn S o u th e r n In d ia, an d its people, p o in ts
to an affinity w ith t h e I n d o -C h in e s e races. All t h e e v i­
dence is so far co n siste n t w ith w h a t is v ery lik ely t h e
tr u t h , t h a t t h e s tre a m of e m ig r a tio n to w h ich t h e y owed
t h e i r origin was one which b if u rc a tin g in t h e valley of th e
B r a h m a p o o tr a a b o u t A ssam , s e n t its o th e r b r a n c h to
c o l o n i z e B u rm a , Siam , an d K am b o ja. T h a t m ig r a tio n h a d
descended t h e course of t h a t R i v e r m e n tio n e d e v e r since
t h e people com posing it issued from t h e P ass n e a r t h e M a n -
sarow ar 011 t h e i r w ay from Kobi, p assin g d ow n by t h e d e lta
of th e G ange s n n d a long t h e se a c o a st: th e I n d i a n b ra n c h
of th e m ig r a tio n av oided a l to g e t h e r t h e v a s t hills a n d
forests of in te rio r India, a n d finally s e ttle d in t h e fertile
and p le a sa n t regions now k n o w n as C eylon a n d t h e M a d ra s
P residen cy.
T h e s e people th e n w ere a n off-slioot of t h a t g r e a t so-
called “ T o o ra n ic ” race w h ich occupied in tim e s of alm o st
inconceivable a n t i q u i t y t h e lands a r o u n d K obi. T h e r e
are reasons for believing t h a t i t was “ p r e s s u r e ” 011 th e
p a r t of th e se people w hich com pelled th e A r y a n s (then less
civilized) to e m ig r a te in vario u s d ire c tio n s a n d t h a t t h e
o r iq i n a l conception of t h e w ars of I r a n a n d T o o ra n
to g e th e r w ith sund ry, o th e rw ise inexplicable, h in ts in th e
V edas, are deriv e d from t h e d im recollection of th is
p rim e v al stru g g le . _ occupied b y a v a s t sea. T h e ev a p o ratio n from this, con­
B u t th e q u e s tio n now su g g e sts itself— H o w i t could
possibly h a p p e n t h a t for so m a n y th o u s a n d s of y e a rs s u c ­
cessive circles, so to speak, of e m ig r a tio n s h o u ld be found
forcing th e m se lv e s o u tw a rd from th is c o m m o n c e n tr e 1
T h e present a s p e c t an d circ u m sta n ce s of tb is c o u n try cer­
ta in ly would not, p r im a fa c ie , lead us to su s p e c t t h e e x i s t­
ence of such a p h e n o m e n o n if h is to ry h ad n o t a lre a d y
ac q u a in te d us w ith i t :— im m e n s e seas of sa n d and b are
freezing p la te a u x ; h ig h to w e r in g m o u n t a i n c h a in s d e ­
scen d in g in tr e m e n d o u s precipices from rocky s u m m its
clad in ice an d snow ; e te r n a l glaciers m e l t i n g to swift
riv ers h u r r y in g dow n rapid a n d wnterf'ull th r o u g h d e e p
ch asm s a n d a lon g b o u ld e r-stre w n beds only occasionally
clad w ith v e g e ta tio n . S ave for a few s h e lte re d valleys
and c o m p a r a tiv e ly tr a n q u i l p a r t s of som e river-courses
an d t h e tr a c ts a ro u n d som e of t h e la k e s a n d so m e th ic k ly -
wooded forest-gorges h ere an d th e re , we see n o w h e r e t h a t
physical basis of life to w hich I a llu d e d before. A t p r e ­
se n t th e p o p u la tio n is (in g en e ral) ru d e , s c a n ty a n d sc a t­
tered, affording 11 0 e a r n e s t of t h e p ro d u c tio n ot tlie c o u n t ­
less hordes fo rm erly poured forth. F u r t h e r m o r e , a l th o u g h
t h e original im p u lse given in p rim e v a l tim e s to drive th e
tid e of em ig ra tio n o u tw a r d still, as we h a v e seen, c o n tin u e s
to e x e r t its influence a t t h e e x t r e m e circ u m fe re n c e of
w h a t we m ay call th e successive w ave-circles o f e m ig r a ­
tion, y e t a t t h e c e n tr e a re action h a s for som e ti m e visibly
set in. V a rio u s e v e n ts well k n o w n — t h e r e t u r n of t h e
K ir g h is an d T a r t a r s from R u s s i a : t h e e m ig r a tio n an d
co nquests of t h e l a t t e r to w a rd s S ib e r ia a n d T u r k e s t a n :
t h e n o r th -w e s t s p r e a d of t h e A fg h a n race for t h e la st
c e n tu r y or so : t h e e x te n s io n of C h in e s e c o n q u e st a n d
e m ig r a tio n d u r in g t h e s a m e perio d e a stw a rd in to T h i b e t
a u d M a n c h o o r i a : t h e r e c e n t te n d e n c y of C a s h m e re and
I n d i a u n d e r B r itis h g u id a n c e to p u s h t h e i r w ay n o r t h ­
w a r d — ta k e n c o m p re h en siv ely , m e a n thin. C e n tr a l Asia,
as it is, is m a n if e s tly phy sically in c o m p e t e n t to do w h a t it
did in th e past, eve n e x c lu d in g all c o n s id eratio n s of th e
a d v a n ta g e s co nferred 011 o th e r n a tio n s b y civilization, &c.
E v e n if Russia, P ersia, C h in a, a n d In d ia , w ere 11 0 m ore
civilized t h a n C e n tr a l Asia, still t h e l a t t e r h as 110 longer
t h e pow er to th r o w o u t t h e successive w aves of c o n q u e st
an d m ig r a tio n w hich sh e once had, a n d t h e la st of w hich
figures in h is to ry as t h e ir ru p tio n of t h e Mongols. W h y so ?
I believe t h a t t h e real reason is sim p ly t h i s — t h a t t h e
o u t w a r d ” im p u lse was g ive n w h e n C e n tr a l A sia re a lly
hud t h e p hysic al basis of a tr e m e n d o u s power, an d t h a t
t h e t r a d i t i o n — th e “ e m p r e s s i n e n t ” c o n tin u e d u p even to
a period w h en i t was r e a lly a lm o s t lost. T h e tem porary,
(very te m p o r a r y w h en c o m p ared w ith t h e resu lts of prior
ir r u p tio n s it sh o u ld be r e m e m b e r e d ) success of C h u n g iz
K h a n ’s h o rd es a n d t h e i r final re p u lse or ab s o rp tio n on all
h a n d s was t h e la st a n d failing vib ration of a chord str u c k
long before. A n d as t b e visible ty p e a n d te s tim o n y to
this, it is r e p o r te d t h a t th o cities w hich form ed t h e capitals
a n d resid e n c e of th e la st g r e a t C e n tr a l A sian p o te n ta te *
h a v e b e e n since o v e r w h e lm e d b y t h e sa nds of t h e K o b i
a n d t h e i r very sites forgotten.
T h e solution of t h i s p ro b lem is only to be g a in e d b y a
c o m b in a tio n of tr a d i t i o n a n d geology. I believe t h a t
sc ie n tists recognise t h e fact t h a t t h e basin of t h e K obi
r e p r e s e n ts t h e bed of an a n c ie n t ocean. T ra d itio n co n ­
firms it in t h e a c c o u n ts of t h e d elu g e an d th e c h u rn in g s
of th e sea. So does philology. I 11 t h e very e a rlie s t r u d i ­
m e n ts to w hich th e a n c ie n t A r y a n la n g u a g e can be traced
b a c k — th e word “ n a n ” “ s h i p ” is to be found. H o w was
an inland p eo ple to a c q u ir e a k n o w led g e of n a v ig a tio n 1
I t m a y b e said that, “ c a n o e in g ” is not so difficult of a c q u ir e ­
m e n t, b u t th e g e n e r a l c o n t e x t of tr a d itio n a l a n d historical
an d philological facts does n o t seem to in d ic ate t h a t t h e
“ N a n ” of t h e p re-V e d ic A ry a n s was so sim ple.
W h e n all th e s e th in g s a r e p u t to ge ther, th e r e seem s to
be 1 1 0 a l te r n a t iv e b u t to a d m i t t h e correctness of t h e fol­
low ing n a rra tiv e , w h ich, i t is alleged, is corroborated by
still e x is tin g records w hich m a y some d ay be revealed.
T h is story is t h a t in tim e s long d ista n t, perhaps^ a n t e ­
rior to t h e G lacial P erio d, t h e bed of K o b i was
c e n t r a t i n g a n d p r e c ip ita te d 011 t h e s u r r o u n d i n g slopes,
po u red its e lf bac k in a th o u s a n d fertilizing stream s.
T h e hills a u d valleys of C e n tr a l A sia w ere c lo th ed in vast
p r im e v a l forests w h ich r e ta in e d h u m id i ty a n d m a in ta in e d
t h e fe rtility of th e tr a c ts a lo n g t h e coasts of t h e in land
sea. T h e s e shores w e re in h a b ite d b y a race of “ Yellow
m en, of a ty p e w hich is now (as a people a n d in t h e i r origi­
nal p u r ity ) v ir tu a lly e x tin c t. H e r e i t was t h a t one of th e
early (for t h e s e c re t of t h e first is said to lie still f a r th e r
back) civilizations was developed, an d i t was of a ch a rac­
t e r w hich from its b e in g e n tir e ly a n d specifically different
from a n y th i n g now e x ta n t, is a lm o st indescribable, an d if
d escribable w ou ld be u n re a liza b le . Suffice it to say t h a t
faint tra c e s or r a t h e r h i n t s of its c h a r a c te r are discernible
in th e custom s, religions, an tiq u itie s; a n d science of C h in a
a n d J a p a n , M exico a n d P e r u , ^ b u t in a n ex tra o rd in a ry
c o rr u p te d an d d e g r a d e d sta te .
T h e s e people, in short, w ere in some th in g s w h a t we
s ho uld call in fin itely superior, in o th e r th in g s infinitely
inferior to t h e p r e s e n t races. S ecre ts k n o w n to u s w ere
u n k n o w n to t h e m — S e c re ts k n o w n to t h e m are u n k n o w n
to u s.j B u t living, as t h e y did, in w h at, for w a n t of a
b e t t e r word, w e m a y call a new er w orld— w h e n t h e v ita l
forces of e a r t h w e re in a s ta te of g r e a t e r ac tiv ity
t h a n a t p r e s e n t — t h e i r p e r c e p tio n of causes a n d th e ir
g en e ral g r a s p of p rin cip les was g r e a t e r — a n d th e ir m e n ta l
vision b e in g less clo u d ed by p re ju d ic e was m o re a p t
* T h e ca re e r of T im o o r th e L am * doos n o t p ro p e rly fo tm one of th e
g r e a t p h o n o m e n a T a m a llu d in g to , b e in g n io ro o f a p o litic al a n d m ilita r y
i n c id e n t lik o tlio c a r e e r o f A le x a n d e r t h a n a hugo^ e th n o lo g ic a l re v o lu tio n .
E v e n i f i t in c l a i m e d a s s u c h , i t s e f f e c t s b e i n g s tif f m ore e v a n e s c e n t , m y
argum ent s t i l l h o l d s g o o d , rM it w a s fu U r Miff.
+ R e c e n tly the Q u ich u a roots an d sim plo W ords, ns n u m o rals k c havo
b e e n fo u n d to h a v o a n u n m i s t a k a b l e a ffin ity to S a n s k r it.
J M a n y p ro -h isto ric im p le m e n ts a re discovered of w hich the use U un­
known.
 to the perception of tru th . H ence they had discovered A G O O D C H A N C E F O R I N D I A N C O T T O N M E N .\
some of the mysteries of n a tu re which are still unknown H on. Edw ard Atkinson, th e celebrated statistician a n d f
now to tlie world. I t was this people then, who, in political economist of Boston, America, has w ritten further
th e ir increase, pushed th e Aryans and other races back to Cob Olcott ab ou t th e preparation of food-grain from
from th e shores of th e Kobi, and from whose records th e cotton-seeds. Old subscribers will find upon refer­
most of the religions of the world derive th eir ence th a t th e topic was bioached a t p. 32 of vol. 1.
legends and doctrines. Tlie phraseology in which they U n d e r date of March 8 he says : “ A t present the only
expressed themselves differed from ours, th e very tru th s, process is to remove the hull, and to press o ut th e oil
of th e ir doctrines have been distorted in th e process of b u t the most powerful presses leave a good deal of oil in
transmission into absurd fables. W ords have been mis­ th e cotton seed, somewhat to its detrim ent. A method of
ta k e n for things : ideas for actualities : and symbols for treating the kernel w ith n a p h th a is coming into vogue,
idols ; and th e 'perversion o f the scicnco o f the. p r i m e v a l race which will leave the kernel perfectly dry, and in good
has cursed the world with irrational systems alleged to condition for food for cattle, and possibly for h u m a n .
have divine authority, even as th e dim traditions of the old beings. This n a p h th a tr e a tm e n t is rapidly displacing tho
sages (as th e Titans, the Rooshees, th e Elohim, th e “ child­ mechanical tre a tm e n t of linseed in th e W est.” [
ren of (be Sun,” M anko Capac and M am a Oello Quet- Mr. A tkinson adds “ I send you herew ith a pa m phlet in
zal-Koatli &c) have been used to raise th e m to the dignity which I have proposed an exhibition to be devoted to
of personal Gods and confound th e m a t once w ith the cotton and cotton products, to be held in A tlanta, Georgia,
T otality and F irs t Cause of the cosmic phenom ena and the n e x t au tu m n . T h e money has been raised, and tho
Abstractions of th e m ind. I t is believed th a t when exhibition is to be held. I t may in terest some of y o u r:
Central Asia was th e sole custodian of civilization, the E a s t In d ia n friends to contribute.” •> ;
im pulse then given to the tide of knowledge and em igra­ Mr. A tk in so n ’s p am p h le t is a report of his eloquent:
tion has continued u p to our own tim es in expanding cir­ and instructive Address to a public m eeting a t A tla n ta in
cles, when, th e limits of the earth being a t last reached, October last. H e sets forth a t length and with perspicuity,
th e reaction is beginning. B u t to this race, as to every th e reasons why an International Cotton Exposition should
th in g else in this Universe, th e end came a t last. E ven i f be held a t th a t g re a t centre of th e S outhern Cotton
it were possible it would be considered by th e world as field. U pon the plan sketched out by Mr. Atkinson, this
the affectation of impossible knowledge if any o n e was to exposition will be as perfect, in its way, as regards an
detail the convulsion which set in operation th e natural illustration of all th e details of th e cotton interest, as the
causes which drained the Kobi sea. B u t the rem embrance approaching electrical exposition a t Paris will be in the
of the occurrence is, as we said, preserved in th e traditions m a tte r of electricity. W e learn th a t “ it is intended,
of the deluge and the c hurningo of the sea. T , he . “ child-
♦ i' to represent every th in g th a t concerns th e growth of the
dren of th e Gods” gradually disappeared, b u t it is claimed plant, th e fertilisation and tre a tm e n t of th e crop, the
t h a t the so-called “ occult mysteries”— in o ther words the handling of the staple in every shape, and tlie commercial
secrets of n atu re which th e y knew and we do not, — have disposal of raw cotton ; and also its m anufacture in every
been handed down u n d e r th e veil of m ystery in various form, th e kind of mills and machinery for such purposes,
lands through countless ages. The “ m yiteries” of religion and all th a t the most recent invention may afford for the
and th e “ secrets” of magic are equally distortions of im pro vem ent of these processes.”
these. I t is also alleged th a t by virtue of sundry of these I t is beyond question t h a t incalculable benefit would
secrets survivors of this race* still exist, in parts of the be done to th e In d ia n cotton industry if th e spinning
fastnesses to which we have alluded. I t is said th a t and weaving companies would send a sharp committee
though m any have dropped out of existence from various to a tte n d this exposition and m a k e notes of w hat they
causes, th e ranks of “ th e A d e p ts” have been constantly m ig h t see. ,
recruited by a fresh b u t scanty supply of faithful disci­
ples, who have dared to su rm o u n t th e dangers to ^Vliich H IN D U S IN JA V A .
modern n a tu re is liable in grappling with th e secrets of
t h e past and th e secret world. I t is said th a t initiation (A stra y l e a f f r o m I n d i a ’s forgotten past.)
into these secrets confers wondrous powers, but th a t such can
only be exercised on th e condition of devoting th e m to " I t is generally regarded as an axiom t h a t In d ia pos­
th e highest purposes. I t is fu rth e r claimed th a t every sesses no national history” is Colonel To dd ’s sad remark
real im provem ent in th e physical and m ental nature of in his A n n a l s o f R a ja sth a n . And, he m igh t have
m an has been wrought, directly or indirectly, by th e in ­ added w ith as nincli t r u t h : “ In d ia has whole blank
fluence of these “ adepts,” and th a t furth er developments chapters even in t h e dim reminiscences and traditions
in science and ethics are to be expected from th e same which pass for h er history ; events of th e greatest moment
and im portance entirely obliterated and lost for ever
source. , .
T h e t r u t h of these expectations tim e m u s t decide from th e m em ory of th e modern H ind u, periods which
upon. All th a t can be said is t h a t History, Science, and have ceased to live even in his folklore !” ’
Tradition appear to combine to support th e existence of U n ab le to claim a thorough acquaintance with all of
some m y s t e r y in th e “ M otherland of N ation s.” th e few historical facts redeemed from th e g re a t national
wreck of In d ia ’s A nn als it would be lacking pru dence, to
affirm as a fact t h a t th e event which forms the sub ject of
th e presen t article is en tire ly unkn ow n to th e historians
WHEN PEOPLE DEPART THIS WOULD, T HE RICHER THEY of this country. B u t a careful enquiry was m ade as to
have amassed with g re a t labour rem ain a t home, without th e national version of t h a t expedition, and no one
venturing to follow even a step behind th e coffin ; th e ir seemed to know a n y th in g about it. Y oung graduates,
nearest relatives and dearest friends will not proceed a L. L. B.’s, and old P u n d its the outside of whose heads was
step beyond th e grave-yard ; b u t those t h a t follow them covered w ith the frost of m any winters while th e inside
beyond th e grave are only their m erits and demerits. was full of old traditions and every information contained
in th e Shastras, and th e answer obtained was invariably
* Tt m u s t n # t, h o w e v e r, b e s u p p o s e d t h a t a n y g r e a t n u m b e r o f th o s o c o n ­ th e same— “ No, we know nothing of such a colonization...
s t i t u t e w l m t a r e now k n o w n t o t h e i n i t i a t e d a s t h o “ A d e p t s ” o r “ B r o t h e r s . ”
Tlio m a jo rity of th e s e a rc said to b e p u re A ry a n s o f t h e h ig h o s t C a u c a sia n O ur laws and customs could never have p erm itted our
ra c e s , b e c a u s e , th o s e h a v in g , in h is to r ic tim e s , in h o r ito d t h e fin e s t p h y s ic a l B rahm ins and K shatriyas to cross th e K a l a p a n i * ........”
a n d i n t e l l e c t u a l d e v e l o p m e n t , t h e a<'<pnremtn.t o f t h e o c c u l t s e c r e t s w h i c h
d e m a n d th o u tm o s t re so u rce s o f m in d a n d b o d y , h a v o p ro v e d e a s ie r to th e m T h eir presence a t some period or other on the islands
t h a n o t h e r s . S t i l l i t i s b e l i e v e d t h a t s u r v i v o r s o f a ll r a m , e s p e c i a l l y o f t h e a d j a ­
c e n t T u r a n i a n R w U l h i s t s , a r c a m o n g t h e m , a s a r a c e , h i itso lj, i s 110 b a r r i e r t o
of th e Malay Archipelago is nevertheless an undeniable
th o a t t a i n m e n t of o c c u lt lore s a v o b y re a s o n o f p h y s ic a l a n d m e n ta l i n a d a p ta ­ fact. In th e absence of strictly historical records then, we
tion. T h e a u t h o r 1 m s t o s t a t o t h a t h o h a s m o r o k n o w l c d g o 011 t h o s o s u b j e c t s
t h a n h o is a t l i b e r t y t o p u b lis h . * “ Dark waters”, tho Ocean, or Sea,
can draw b u t inferential conclusions from the records they
liave left behind t h e m ; and little as it offers to us, th a t
little appears to possess intense interest. I t clearly shows
th a t either ( a ) the B rahm anical caste-laws are not
of such an im mense antiq uity as claimed by Brahmans, or
( b ) th a t their expedition to Ja v a preceded M a nn’s laws,
hence— i.s older than th e Trojan war, having ta k e n place
a t that epocli of th e most ancient hynin-poetry, when yet
quite free lrom Brahm anic trammels, th e Aryan H ind us
had no caste, and buo\Ta n t w ith life were eager for strife
and knowledge, and ready to go in search of t l le latter even
beyond th e great black waters. Previous to th e eleventh
century of our era,, the history of Ja v a is involved in fable
and obscurity. Hence, the generally acccpted theory th a t
the H in d u s m ust have visited th e island “ either as e m i ­
grants o r conquerors” from th e sixth to th e eleventh cen­
tury. This is a conjecture, however, based on no serious
ground w hatever; an idle conjecture, and no more. Seven
or eight centuries do not constitute a period of so great
a duration as to sufficiently account for th e fact t h a t an
event of such an importance as th e colonization of a
country by a foreign race, which brought to it a consider­
able degree of civ ilization, founded kingdoms and con­
verted the natives to Brahm anism, has been so entirely
effaced from the memory of the aborigines as to leave them
absolutely ignorant as to th e most im p o rta n t features of
the great national reforms, namely, w he the r it was effected
by conquest or peaceful persuasion. As “ e m igrants” th e ir
n um b e r could not be sufficiently large to spread over th e
archipelago; and th e lessons of history, moreover, show ns
th a t peaceful colonics are fa r a p te r to fall off from the faith
of the ir ancestors and accept the religion of th e country in
which th e y have been long settled, th a u to convert those
around them to their own.
However it may be, Java, a t least among th e Malay
islauds, was at one tim e th ro ug ho ut Brahmanical. F ro m
“ B ra h m a ” one of th e three cones several h un dre d feet
in height which rise from th e centre of the largest volca­
nic crater on the globe*.—the Tenger c r a t e r ,f — down to
the very name of the isla n d —th e word J a v a being strongly
suspected by the philologists to be derived from the Sans­
krit “ J a v a n a ” and Yavana which both related to I o n ia
as names of Greece, Bactria, and o ther foreign countries—
and its language found by Domeny de liienzi to have
arisen from th e language of th e Bugis of Celebes,
by an a d m ix tu re of Malay and S a n s k rit— everything
bespeaks of J a v a having been once upon a tim e a
thorough Brahmanical country u nde r th e domination
of the Sanskrit-speaking Aryas. A nd th a t fact alone, by
th e bye, is sufficient to u pset th e accredited theory of the
H ind us having appeared a t J a v a a t so late a period of our
history. S a nskrit has ceased to be th e vernacular lan ­
guage of th e H indus for qu ite 2,000 years past, and has,
since then, been k e p t artificially in use, like th e L atin in
Europe, and its preservation is entirely due to th e labors
of learned m en— lexicographers and gram m arians who
havo saved it from destruction, utilizing it as th e m eans
of learned intercourse. Unless th e H i n d u emigrants
were all composed of pundits, how could S a n sk rit have
crept into th e Javanese vernacular ? T he presence of
Malabaric words, not only in the Javanese b u t also in the
idioms of Sum atra, and Madagascar can easily be a t t r i ­
buted to a later intercourse w ith D ravidian peoples— an
intercourse brought on by th e ancient Aryan settlers
themselves.
I n religion the Javanese are now mostly M ahom edans ;
b u t it is only iu the fifteenth century th a t we find the Pro-
* W ith o n e ex cep tio n , h o w ev er, as w e nro in fo rm ed
K l l a n e a i n tlio S a n d w i c h o r H a w a i i a n Is la n d s .
+ T h e r e n r e 4G v o l c a n o e s — t w e n t y o f t h e s e i n a c o n s t a n t s t a t e o f a c t i v i t y —
In t h a t r a n g e of m o u n ta in s w h ic h c ro sse s tlio c e n t r e o f t h e is la n d fro m o n e
en d to th e o th er. T h o p e a k s v a r y In h e i g h t f r o m 4 ,0 0 0 t o 1 2,000 fe e t.
T lic T e n g e r m o u n ta in (o a s t p a r t of th e is la n d ) is a b o u t 8 ,0 0 0 f e e t a n d its
c r a t e r is m o r e t h a n a 1,000 f e e t b e l o w t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t o f t h e m o u n t a i n .
“ U r a h m a ” is in c o n s t a n t a c t i v i t y a s t h e g e o l o g i c a l f o r m a t i o n o f J a v a is
h ig h ly v o lca n ic . M u d v o lcan o es fu r n is h in g a g o o d s u p p ly of m u r i a t e of s o d a
tiro a s n u m e r o u s i u t h e l o w l a n d s os m in e ra l h o t springs.
pilot's faith has almost entirely displaced B rahm anism ,and
Buddhism, the Malay Islands having been divided between
these two ancient religions, centuries bade before C hristian­
ity, as wc aro informed by a Malayan. Bantam, th e last of
th e H in d u ,S ta te s was conquered in 1480,and from tha t time
forward H induism was ferociously persecuted, first by the
Mussulmans, th e n by th e D utch who took possession of a
portion of the island by treason, agreeably to the old
traditional policy of C hristian conquerors among Asiatics,*
in 1077. Since then, they began g e ttin g possession of it
inch by inch, when betw een 1740-o0 they became its sole
and undivided masters. T h e small island of Bali is the
only one to preserve to this day the D evanagari alphabet,
and with th e ancient letters of India it has preserved like­
wise its B rahm anical religion. The kavi— th e ancient sacred
language of Java,-consist s of more than six p arts of Sanskrit,
owing to “ Brahmanical im migration a t th e beginning of
our era”— as our philologists think. The lcavi is to the
Javanese w hat S a n sk rit is to th e H indus, th e language
of th e ir gods and of th e ir literatu re. T he “ llam a-k av i”
is the Javanese “ lla m ay a na ,” th e subject being th e same
and evidently b u t a translation. T he ancient k a ri letters
are almost like those of th e Sanskrit, while the m o st
m o d e r n resemble th e square Pali, th e w riting running
from left to right, each le tte r being connected with the
others in words, and these following one ano th er without
any space left between th e m — again as in th e Sanskrit.
One of the most ancient local traditions ascribes th e in ­
troduction of w riting as well as of th e B rahm anical religion
and political institutions identical with the older laws of
M anu— to a hero they nam e Ajya Saya Baya— a disfigured
name, wc m ust think. Inscriptions in ancient D evana­
gari near th e ruins of Bralim-baiian and Sinagasari, are
num erous and th e field of paleography affords a rich
harvest in Java. A m ong its subjects wliich are divided
in four classes th e V h a n d r a -S a v y k a la (light of royal days
or dates) deserves attention, as it consists in th e selection
of such words, symbolic of numbers, as may also express
a fact th a t is to be recorded. “ Thus, for instance, the
date of the destruction of M ajapahit, a most im p ortan t in
Javanese history (1400) is th u s inscribed reading f r o m
r i g h t to left:
S i m a (0) i la v g (0) k e rta n in g (4) B a m i (1) “ Lost and
gone (is) (the) work (pride of th e earth (land).”
T he date of certain long graves a t gresick, near the
tom b of the princess of C hennai (1313) is thus written :
K a y a (3) v.itlan (1) p u t r i (3) ikii (1) “ Like (to th e
inooii princess (that) was.” ■('
To conclude, it will be sufficient to give th e list of some
of th e principal Javanese works— famous in th a t literature,
which, according to th e admission of our best paleogra­
phers and philologists dates from the com mencement of
our era, to see in th e m th e most intim ate connection
with th e literature of th e H in d u Aryans. Both
principally relate to subjects of a m y t h i c a l (?) and ethical
character. P ro m in e n t among such are th e P e p a k e m
(book) or Sejarah (history) ; M a n e k -M a y a , the Javanese
genesis, in which Buddhism predominates ; the K n n d a
( Sansk. K h a n d a t a fragment, section ) ; V iv a h a -k a u i
(matrimonial poem) abou t a l i u s a k m (evil Spirit) who
courts a V i d a d u r i (nymph) ; li u m a - k a v i , or the “ liam ay-
an a” ; P a r ik e s p i t, “ A rjuu a’s Grandson” ; and A lintaraga, a
poem ou A rju n a in th e In d ra (Mountain). All of tlio
above compositions belong to th e days of Ajya Saya Baya—
th e Javanese Oannes who like th e Chaldean man-fish
came out of the ocean, it would seem, to civilize them.
A m ong th e ethical works are found more recent composi­
tions, (about the th irte e n th century) such as Ni.ti S a s tr a
kavi, and S r u ti where allusions to Islam are already found.
B u t th e B r a t a - Y v x l h a (“ Holy W a r” ) is an epos mostly
by S cien c e-tlm t of
on th e deeds of Arjuna, being an episode of th e “ Maha-
* H a v i n g a p p e a r e d i n J a v a i n 1 5 0 0 a s t r a d e r s , i n 1(310 t h e D u t c h s o u g h b
a n d o b ta in e d p e r m is s io n of th e n a tiv e r u le r s to b u ild a f o r t n e a r t h e s ite of
t h e p r e s e n t c i t y o f J ’a t a v i a , a n d i n 1 0 7 7 o b t a i n e d a c o n s i d e r a b l e t e r r i t o r y
b y c o n q u e s t a s t h e y s o o n g o t i n v o l v e d iti w a r s w i t h t l i o n a t i v e s . I u 1811
J a v a w as co m p io re d fro m th e D u tc h by th o firitish a n d th e n ro tu rn c d to
them in 1810.
f U th cr d i'i t a ’i-tymc/tc (yoI. iii, 1830-9) by W» You JUunboldt, .
bharata,” in 712 stanzas. Tlie Saxlra M anava is a J a v a ­
nese imitation of tlie ordinances of the Ind ian Manu ; and,
among th e romantic compositions of an elegiac foim,
stand prom inen t the adventures of the popular hero
P an dju, in which nam e no H in du will find it difficult to
recognize the familiar one of Pandit one of th e fraternal
group of th e Pandavas. As in In d ia m any of the ancient
cyclopean ruins, rem arkab le temples and moss-covered
fanes with which the island abounds, are a ttrib u te d to the
w orkm anship of these mysterious, though we dare not
say m ythical— B rothers who are m ade to play such a pro­
m in e n t p a rt in the a n c ie n t Solar and lu n a r strife of this
country.
A Fellow of the Theosophical Society, an E uro pean G en­
tleman, who has settled and lived for yeais in Java, Baron
F. Von Tengnagell, will, it is hoped, soon furnish the
T h e o s o p h i s t with a far more elaborate description of tlio
past relations between J a v a and In d ia th a n th e present
article claims to give. The subject is of absorbing in­
terest to tbe H in d u s and as such deserves deep er study
and attention.
" T H E C L A I M S O F O C C U L T IS M ."
)!V H. r. H.
This is th e heading of an article I find in a London
publication, a new weekly called L ig h t and described as
a “ J o u r n a l D e v o t e d t o t h e H i g h e s t I n t e r e s t s ok
H u m a n i t y , b o t h H e k e a n d H e r e a f t e r .” I t is a good
and useful journal ; and, if I may ju d g e by the only
two numbers I have ever seen, one, whose dignified
tone will prove far more persuasive with th e public th an
the passionate and often rude rem arks passed on their
opponents and sceptics by its "s piritual ” contemporaries.
T he article to which I wish to call attention, is signed by a
familiar name, vom de jilimie— “ M. A. Oxon,” th a t of a
profoundly sym pathetic writer, of a personal and esteem ­
ed frie n d ; of one, in short, who, I trust, w hether he
rem ains friendly or antagonistic to our views, would
never confound th e doctrine with its adherents, or, p u t ­
tin g it more plainly, visit the sins of the occultists upon
occultism a n d — vice vertd.
I t is with considerable interest and a tte n tio n then,
th a t the present w riter has read “ T he claims of Occult­
ism.” As everything else coming from M. A. O xon’s pen,
it bears a peculiar stamp, not only of originality, but
of th a t intense individuality, th a t q u ie t b u t d eterm ined
resolution to bring every new phasis, every discovery
in Psychological sciences back to its (to him) first p rin ­
ciples------ Sjnritualism . A nd when w riting the word, I
do not mean by it the vulgar “seance room ” sp iritu a l­
ism which “ M. A. O x o n ” has from the very first o u t­
grown ; b u t th a t prim itive idea, which underlies all the
subsequent theories ; th e old p a re n t root from which have
sprung the modern weeds, namely,— belief in a guardian
angel, or a tutelary spirit, who, w h ether his charge
is conscious of it or not— i. e., niediuniistie or nonmedi-
umistic------ is placed by a still higher power over every
( baptized ? ) mortal to watch over liis actions during
life. And this, if not th e correct outline of M. A.
Oxon’a fait//, is undoubtedly the main idea of all the Chiist-
ian-born Spiritualists past, present and future. The
doctrine Christian as it now may be— and p re-em inently
Roman Catholic it is------ has not originated, as we ail
know, with the Christian b u t w ith th e Pagan world.
Besides, being represented in th e tutelary Do!won of
Sokrates, t h a t ancient “ g u i d e ” of whom our Spiritualists
m ake the most they can— it is the doctrine of the A lex an­
drian G reek theurgists, of the Zoroastrians, and of the
later Babylonian Jews, one, moreover, sadly disfigured
by the successors of all these------ the Christians. It
m atters little though, for we arc now concerned b u t
witli^ the personal views of M. A. Oxon which lie
sets in opposition to those of some TheosopUista.
11 is doctrine then seems to us more th a n ever to centre
in, and gyrate around, th a t main idea t h a t the spirit of the
living man is incapable of acting outside of its body
independently and per t>c ; b u t th a t it m ust needs be like
a totterin g baby guided by his m other or nurse— be led
011 by some kind of spiritual strings by a disembodied
spirit, an individuality entirely distinct from, and, a t some
tim e even foreign to, himself, as such a spirit can only be a
human soul, having a t some period or other, lived on this
planet of ours. I tru s t th a t I have now correctly stated
my friend’s belief which is t h a t of most of th e intellectual,
progressive, and liberal Spiritualists of our day, one,
moreover, shared by all those Theosopliists who have joined
our movem ent by deserting tlie ranks of the oi polloi of
Spiritualism. Nevertheless, and bound though we be to
respect the private opinions of those of our Brother-Fellows
who have started o ut a t th e research of t r u th by th e same
path as M. A. Oxon, however widely th ey may have
diverged from th e one we ourselves follow— yet we
will always say th a t such is not th e belief of all the
Theosopliists— the w riter included. F o r all th at, we
shall not follow th e nefarious example set to us by
most of the Spiritualists and their papers, which are aa
bitter against us as most of the missionary sectarian papers
are against each other aud the infidel Theosopliists. W e
will not quarrel, b u t simply argue, for “ L ig ht ! More
L ig h t i” is the rallying cry of both, progressive Spiri­
tualists and Theosopliists. H av in g th u s far explained
myself, “ M. A. O x o n ” will take, I am sure, en bon Seig­
neu r every rem ark th a t I may m ake on his article m
Light which I here quote verbatim. I will not break his
flowing narrative, b u t lim it m y answers to modest foot­
• notes.
“ I t is now some y e ars shtcc S piritualists were startled hy tlic
publication o f two ponderous volumes by Madame B lavatsky,
miller tlic title of 11 Isis U nv eiled.” Those who mustered the
diversified c o n te n ts o f those h u g e and closely printed pages,
u pw ards of tw elve h u n d re d iu number, bore uwny u vague
impression th a t S piritualism had been freely handled not alto­
g e th e r to its advantage, and th a t a p o rten tou s claim had been
more or less d ark ly set up for wliat was called Occultism . The
book was full of m aterial— so full th a t I shall probably be rig h t
in saying th a t no one lias m astered its contents so as to fully
grasp the a u th o r ’s plan ; but tlie material sadly needed reducing
to order, and n any o f tlie statem ents required elucidation, and
some, perhaps, limitation.* Moreover, the reader wanted a guide
to pi lot him th r o u g h the ditlieulties th a t lie encounte red oil
every hand : and, above all, he sorely needed some more tangi­
bly hold on the history and pretensions of the mysterious B ro ­
therhood for whom tlie a u th o r made such tremendous claims f
“I t seemed vain for any seeker after tru th to a tt e m p t to en ter
into relations, how ever remote, with any a d ep t of the O rd e r of
* I t is not the first time th a t I h o ^ W reproach i.s unjustly k id at
m y door, f t i.s but too true, th a t “ the material sadly needed
reducing to order,” but it never was my province to do so, as I gave
out one detached chapter after the other and wa.s quite ignorant as
Mr. Sinnett correctly states in the “ Occult World,’’ whether 1 had
started upon a series of articles, one book or two books. Neither
did I much care. I t was my duty to give out some hints, to point
to the dangerous phases of modern Spiritualism, and to bring to
bear upon th a t question all the assertions and testimony of tho
ancient world and its sages tha t 1 could find—as an evidence to cor­
roborate my conclusions. I did tlie best I could, and knew how. I f
tho critics of Jxis Unveiled but consider th a t ( 1 ) its author had
never studied the English language, and after learning it in her
childhood colloquially had not spoken it before coming to America
half-a-dozen of times during a period of many years ; ( 2 ) th at
most of the doctrines (or shall we say hypotheses ?) given, had
to be translated from an Asiatic language ; aud (13) tha t most, if
not all of the quotations from, and references to, other works,—
some of these out of print, and many inaccessible but to the few—
and which the auth or personally had never rend or seen, though
the passages quoted were proved in each instance minutely
correct, then my friends would perhaps feel less critically in­
clined. However Isis Unveiled is b ut a natural entree cn matiert
in the above article, and I m ust not lose time over its merits or
demerits.
+ Indeed, the claims made for a “ Brotherhood ” of living
men, were never half as pretentious as those which are daily
made by the Spiritualists ou behalf of the disc in bod led soula of
d i'.v.l people !
which Madam e B lav atsky is the visible representative. A ll
questions were m et with polite or decisive refusal to sub m it to
.•my exam ination of the pretensions made. T h e B ro th ers would
receive nn in quirer onij' jifler lie h a d dem onslrated his tr u th ,
honesty, and courage b}' an indefinitely prolonged probation.
T hey sought, no one ; they promised to receive none.* M ea n­
time, they rejected no one who w as p ersevering enough to go
forward iu tlie prescribed path of tra inin g by which alone the
Divine powers o f the h um an sp irit can, they allege, be
developed.
“ The only palpable oulcome o f all this elaborate effort a t
hum an e n lig h tm e n t was the foundation in A m erica of’ th e T h e o ­
sophical Society, w hich has been tlie accepted, th ou gh n o t th e
prescribed, organisation o f the O ccult B rotherhood, t T h e y
would utilise the Society, b u t they would n ot advise as to the
methods by w hich it should be regulated, nor g u a ra n te e it any
special aid, e x c e p t in so far as to give the very guarded promise
tha t w h atev er aid m ig h t a t any time be vouchsafed by them to
inquiring h um an ity would come, if a t all, th r o u g h th a t channel.
I t must be adm itted th a t this was a microscopically small crum b
of comfort to full from so richly laden a table as Madame Bla­
vatsky had depicted. B u t T heosophists had to be content, or, at
least, silent : and so th ey betook themselves, some o f them, to
reflection.
“ W h at ground had they for belief in the existence o f thcso
Brothers, adepts who had a m astery over the secrets o f n atu re
which dwarfed the results o f modern scientific research, who
had gained the profoundest kn ow ledge— “ Know thyself,” ami
could demonstrate by actual ex p e rim e n t the transcendent pow ers
of the human spirit, spurning time and space, and proving tho
existence of Soul by the methods o f ex a c t e xpe rim ental science ?
W h a t ground for such claims existed outside of th a t on w hich
the Theosopliieal Society rested ?
“ F o r a long time, the an sw er was of tho vaguest. B u t e v e n t­
ually evidence was gathered, and in this book J we have Mr.
S i n n e t t coming forward to give us the benefit o f his own re ­
searches into the matter, and especially to give us his correspond­
ence w ith Koot lloonii, au a d e p t and m e m b er o f the B ro th e r­
hood, who had entered into closer relations, still, however, of a
secondary n atu re, § w ith him th an had been vouchsafed to
other men. T h e se letters are of au extrem ely strik ing nature,
mid their own intrinsic value is high. T h is is g reatly enhanced
by the source from which th ey come, and the lig ht they throw
u p o n the mental attitu de of these T h ib etan recluses to w hom
the world and the th ings o f the world a r e alike 'without interest,
save in so far as they can ameliorate m an’s state, and teach
him to devclope and use his powers.
“ A n o th e r fruitful subject of questioning am ong those who
leaned t.o theosophical stud y was as to the n atu re of these occult
powers. I t was impossible to c o nstru ct from “ Is'is U n v e ile d ”
any exact scheme, supported by ad equ ate testimony, o r by
s u t l i e i e n t evidence from any proper source, o f w hat was actually
claimed for the adept. Madame Blavatsky herself, th ou gh mak- . let us bo patient, to leran t of d iv ergen t opinion, quick to reeo"--
111 "' no pretension to having attained the full developm ent o f those
whose r e p r e s e n t a t i v e she was, possessed certain occult powers
th a t s e e m e d to the Spiritualist strangely like those o f niedium-
ship. || This, how ever, she disclaimed with m uch indignation.
A medium, she explained, wns but a poor creature, a sort of
conduit throu gh which any foul stream m i g h t be conveyed, a
•ms-pipe by means o f which gas o f a very low pow er of illum ina­
tion reached this earth. A n d much pains was taken to show th a t
* No more do they now.
+ Wc beg to draw to this sentence th e attention of all those
of our fellows and friends in the West as in India, who felt inclined
to either disbelieve in, or accuse tlie “Brothers of the 1st Section ”
ou account of the administrative mistakes and shortcomings
of the Theosophical Society. From the first the Fellows were
notified th at tlie first Section might issue occasionally orders to those
who knew them personally, yet had never promised to guide, or
even protect,, either the Body or its members,
j “ The Occult World.” By A, P. Sinnett,
§ W ith Mr, S innett—and only so far. Ilis relations with a
few other fellows have been as personal as they might desire.
|| Medium—in the sense of the postman who brings a letter
from one living person to another ; in the sense of an assistant
electrician whose master tells him how to turn this screw and
arran«e th at wire in the b attery ; never in the sense of a
Spiritual medium. “ Aladanic Blavatsky” neither needed nor did she
ever make use of either dark smna-i'ooms, cabinets, “tmncc-istate,”
‘■linnnonv ” nor any of the hundreds of conditions required b}' the
jmstic-e mediums who know not what is going to occur. She always
Knew beforehand, and could state what was going to happen
gave infallibly answering each time for complete success,
the w ater icas very foul, nnd th a t the gas was derived from a,
source that, if a t all S p iritual, was such as we, who craved
tru e illumination, should by no means be co n te n t with. I t
is impossible to deny that the condition of public S p iritu a lism
in America, at the tim e w hen these strictu res were passed
upon it, was such as to w a rra n t g rave censure. I t had become
sullied in the m inds of observers, w ho viewed it fiom w ithout,
and who were not acquainted w ith its redeem ing fe a tu re s
l.y association w ith im p u rity and fraud. T h e m istak e was
to assum e th a t this was the complexion o f S piritualism iu
itself, and n o t o f S p iritualism as d epraved b}' adv entitio us
causes. This, how ever, was assumed. I f we desired tru e
light, th en wo w ere told th a t w e m u st crush o ut niedium ship,
close the doors th r o u g h w hich th e mere S piritu al loafer came
to perplex aud ruin us, and seek for the tru o adepts w ho
alone could safely pilot us iu o u r search. These, it was e x ­
plained, had by no means giv en up the r i g h t o f entraneo to
tlieir S p iritu al house to any chance S p irit th a t m i g h t take
a fiiiiey to enter. T h e y held the key, and k e p t intruders out,
while, by unaided powers of tlieir own, they performed wonders
before w hich medial phenom ena paled. This was tho only
method of safety ; and these [lowers, in h eren t in all m en,
th ou gh susceptible o f develo pm en t only iu the purest, au d
then w ith difficulty, were the only means by w hich tho
ad ept worked.
“ Some T heosophists dem onstrated by practical e x p e rim e n t
th a t there is a foundation o f t r u th in those pretensions. 1 am
no t aware w h e th e r an y has found him self able to separate q u it e
conclusively' betw een his own unaided efforts an d thoso in
w hic h oxternal S p irit has had a share. T hero is, howover,
one v e ry n o tew orthy fact w hich gives a clue to the difference
betw een the methods of the S p iritu alist and the Occultist. T h e
medium is a passive recipient o f Spirit-influcnce. T h e adept
is an active, energising, conscious creator of results w hich
he know ingly produces, and o f which evidence exists and
can be sifted. S piritualists havo been slow to acce pt this
account o f w ha t th ey are familiar w ith in a n o th e r shape.
T heosophists have been equally stow to estim ate the facts
and theories o f S piritualism w ith candour and patience. Mr.
S in n ett records many rem arkable ex periences o f liis own,
w hich are well w o r th y o f stud y, aud which may lead thoso
w ho now approach these pheno m ena from opposite sides to
[louder w h e th e r there may not be a common ground on w hich
th e y can meet. Wc do not know so much of the w orkiii"
of spirit tha t we can afford to pass by contem ptuously any traccs
o f its operation. B e we S piritualists or Theosophists— odd names
to ticket ourselves with !— we are all looking for evidence
of the whence and w h ith e r of hu m an ity. Wo w ant to know some­
w h a t o f the g re a t m y ste ry of life, and to pry a little into tlio
no less sublime m y stery o f death. W c are g ath erin g day
by day more evidence that is becoming bewildering in its
m in u te perplexities. Wo w an t to get lig h t frani all sources ;
nise the tiny hold t h a t any one soul can have on tru th , and
the multiform variety iu w hich th a t which we call T r u t h is
presented to m a n ’s view. Is it strange th a t we should sec various
sides of it ? Can we not see th a t it m ust needs be so ? C an
we not wait for the final m o m en t of reconciliation, w hen wo
shall see with clearer eye, an d understand as now wo cannot ?
“ T h e re is m uch iu Mr. S in n e tt’s little book th at m ay help
those who nro try in g to assum e this mental attitu de. T h o
philosophy th a t it contains is clearly stated, and affords rich
material for thought. T h e facts recorded are set forth w ith
scientific accuracy, and m u s t profoundly im press the careful
and candid reader. T h e glimpses revealed of this silent
Brotherhood, in its lonely hom e on one o f the slopes of th e
mountains o f T h ib e t, w ork ing to solve the liiiglity problem,
and to confer on hu m a n ity such benefits as it can receive, are
impressive enough even to the P h ilistin e sceptic. I f th ey
should indeed be flashes of a g re a te r tru th , now only dim ly
revealed, the im portance o f such revelation is not to be m e a ­
sured in words.
“ Be this, how ever, as it m a y — and th ere are many points
on whii'h lig h t is necessary before a decisive opinion can
be pronounced— th ere is no doubt w hatev er th a t the philosophy
contained iu Mr. S inn eU ’s book is similar to th a t w hic h
th e g reat students o f T heo so ph y in ages past have arriv ed at.
I t is a mere piece o f n in e teen th -cen tu ry arrogance to pooh-pooh
i t as u nw o rth y of atten tio n by those on whom has flashed th e
dazzling light o f the S pirit circle. T h o facts recorded nre
a t least as scientifically conclusive as nny recorded as lmvin<*
happened in n dark seance, or u n d e r the ordinnry conditioiia

o f S piritualistic investigation. The. lelters o f K o ot Hoomi
nre f’mil.l’vi 1 o f suggestion, and will repay ("ireful study ou
th eir own merits. T he w hole book contains only 172 page?,
mill will no,t., therefore, unduly ta x th e reader's patience. If
any in.-tnieteil r>piritualipt, will read it, and can sny th a t there:
i.s nothing in it tha t adds lo liis knowledge, he will at least
liave the sal in faction o fh a v in g read both sides ol ihe question,
nml th a t should present, itself to all candid thin kers as a p ara­
m o u n t mid im perative d u ty ”. : :
F ollow ing are ex tracts from lellors in reference to the
game subject, published in the S p i r i t u a l i s t an 1 w ritte n
by C. 0 . M .— a T heosophist,— and one O nesim its to whom
wo will leave Ihe privilege o f confessing w h e th e r he is one o r :
not. Both are w ritten in defence of T heosophy and called
forth by a series of covered and open atta ck s in the London
S p i r it u a li s t upon the “ B ro th ers” and the Theosophical
Socicty generally, and the T heosophists especially. . :
T H E O S O P H Y A N D S P IR IT U A L IS M .
T o the E d it o r o f “ T h e S p iritu alist.”
Sh*__I m ig h t perhaps leave you to settle accounts wilh
yo ur correspondent, J . K., and to lieinand from h im tlici proof's of
liis assertion tlmt the •‘p h en o m e n a a tte n d a n t upon real ad eptsh ip
are on an entirely different piano from S piritualism .” .’ Allow
me how ever, to observe tliat th e discussion is not advanced
by 'ignoring tho single distinction, in regard to evidence, w hich
] have endeavoured" to point o u t ; or by the wholly mistaken
statem ent th a t I have n o t denied that the whole point iit
issue depends on the assertion of one person, e x cep t to tho
e x te n t that, a single witness, &c.” W h y is it, I n*k again,
th a t wo believe the statem ents of m ediums to tho effect that
th e phenomena are independent of their conscious w ill.a n il
control, and th a t they are ig n o ran t of the processes by which
these phenomena are produced ? I t is because we see I hat
this is evidently the case, or because we have no evidence to
the contrary, and no reason to believe th a t they are iu fact
magicians, who, w hile exercising th eir powers, choose to dis­
claim them, and to give tho effects the appearance of being
independently caused. N o w w h at would be the proper and
only possible verification of t h o ' opposite assertion, th a t tho
p h e n o m e n a ware caused by th e ir own will and s c i e n c e 't Obvi-
ouslv j u s t such proofs o f selection and control as no. medium
can "ivc, ami wliich are attested by Mr. S in n ett aud many
o th e r s in relation t o the phenomena o ccurring in the presence
of Madame Blavatsky. To Fay that Ihe whole point a t issue
rests on the u nsupported statem ent of (his lady is wholly to
jir'novc (he verification which gives th a t sta te m e n t its only
scientific value. T h a t Madam e Blavatsky does not profess to
be herself the c h ie f agent, but ascribes (he pow er to other
livin.r persons, m akes no difference as regards the d istinctk u
to b e 'e s la b lis h e d . T h e same sort of evidence w h ich would su p­
p o rt he r Rtnlement th a t she was herself the agent, is the proof
o f lier statem ent th a t the agent is an oth er person, even though
of this person we h a v e no direct know ledge. F o r (he evidence
does not depend on our know ledge of t he individual ; indeed,
such know ledge would add nothing w h a te v e r to the evidence
of his p ow ers.........
F u rth e r, 1 should like to ask J . K. whiit reason lie has
for ass'erling that “ even the very lirst physical and
psychical principles of true theosojihy aud occult science are
m u te unknown to, and unpractised by, the m em bers of th a t
o r g a n i s a t i o n , llio T heosophical Society ? ” T h o admission,
freely made, th a t they a rc not " a d e p t s ” by im means_involves
such a complete avowal o f ignorance of “ first principles.”
I can only say th at so far as these first principles are expounded
in ,T. K .'s letter, I believe tha t the mem bers of the Society
in question will recognise tliese as tr u th s w ith w hich th ey
nro already perfectly familiar. I re g re t th a t a letter which
otherwise m ig h t have been read w ith satisfaction as contain­
in g some im portant truth, should ho spoiled by disp aragem ent
o f a society o f w hich the w riter evidently know s nothing.. N or
is this the first lime th a t J . lv. has g ra tu ito u sly attack ed it. N o t
l o n e r a g o , he was engaged (very properly, I th o u g h t) in refut-
in>°somc manifestly spurious inven tio ns abou t th e K abbalah,
« One h i m s e l f ,7. K . i u t l i o S p lr i/ i'.a lis f, n n d o p e n l y s t y l i n g l i i m
«nlf a m i V c n n U t ii i S th e E d i t o r o f t h a t p o p o r to
\ , ' ) 1, p r " ( " ) i n i t i a t e d i n t o t l i o O c c u l t m j - R t o v i o S b y a *• W o s t e i n l l i c m p h n u t
— iio t o n l v d o u b t s t h e l-erd itv o f tlio e x i s t e n c e o f H i n d u a m i T i b e t a n “ I j r o -
,, ‘ 01. , - a t l i c r Jh'j- who are rea l a d e p t s b u t k o o s s o f a r a s t o h i n t t h a t
th e y aro tho cre a tio n o f ' t l i e T h o w o p l i i s t ’s
JiD. THJE09. : ' ;1
t i i e il1h e o so .i1n i s i ' [September, 18fsi.
b u t iu doing so, ho m ust needs fall foul o f the-Theosophical
Society, wliich had no more connection with those notions -than-
v il li imy o th e r anonym ous vagaries. -As to the E a s te r n fra ter--
nil-y, he is confessedly as ig no ran t of them as lie is, apparently,-
of Indian ;pllilnsophy, and its applications, or of th e h ig h e s t 1
spiritu al a tta in m e n ts of Yogis. I t is the stu d y of these th in gs
th at enables some m e m b ers of the Thcosophical Society to'
believe in tlio neturtl existence o f persons who have attained
th e science, and realised the powers of soul. In th at case,’
however, such persons arc not very likely to plead before-J.-K.-
for his “ im partial verdict.” A s far as I caii make out, their
position in reg ard lo the general public aud tho Theosophi-'
cnl Society is this. T h ey do not regard it as a t all im portant
th a t : their .existence -should be generally . known and bchevctli
in. H ut they do recognise iu (lie Theosophical Society au
organisation devoted to tlio acquisition a n d : dissemination of'
spiritual knowledge, and unsoctariau religion.. A s s u c h 1 it may
be guided nnd utilised when i t -manifests sufficient g ro w th
and vitality for im portant purposes. • l l was as a "B ro th er­
. hood o f J I mu a n ih/,not as a special-’ training-school for.
occult science, that the Societi/ was fo r m e d .’’.-Ha- principles
, . obiigc its m em bers to know no difference in their regards
between ..great and .small, rich and poor, C hristian an d “ heathen ;” i
and to endeavour to th eir utmost to su bv ert all exclusive and:
arrogant, distinctions as g rounds o f estim ation i am ong •men.
H o w largo a field of influence and action th is 1 conception opcnS;
will bo a p p a re n t lo every ono who reflects on the v e r y - s u p e r ­
ficial prevalence o f w h at are called liberal ideas; in the -world,'
aud especially on tho anti-hum anilariau effects of religious
dogmatism. AVe sock, in short, the realisation o f the social
principle of which ,Jesus of Nuzarelh was one of the greatest
expone.it!5. Wc believe lliat the world is ripening for this
movement, and th a t it may lie advanced by au association whoso,
mem bers u n de rta ke a special aud solemn o b lig a tio n . to . renliso
practically am ong themselves the principles inculcated. These,
include individual culture, au unselfish life, aud knowledge of
universal religion. T h e r e can be little doubt th a t the O rien tal
Brotherhood designed aud instigated tho fo rm a tio n , .of tho
Society w ith these aims. .. U nfortunately, the special notoriety
of' its ostensible foundress, M adame Blavatsky, diverted , tho
views of many, even o f its members, to vague expectations of
a liaining and experience for .wliich necessarily very few arc
fitted. In this direction we have had little or no encourage­
ment. Nevertheless, it is true that a stu d y of.occult scienco
has a special attraction for all our members, and is included in
6 nr programme. B u t by “ occult s c i e n c e ’' we certainly do
not merely mean the secret of perform ing w hat Madame Bla-
vatsky h erself contem ptuously designates “ psychological tricks.”
K a lh c r, wo u nderstand by it; the science of the soul to bo
reached, as far as any one can mount, by ail ex perim ental life.
T h a t soul-science, like others, is ex perim entally verified , 1 (hat
wc m ust live the life if wc would' know ihe truth, is perhaps
one reason w hy n e have not received the instructions which
some o f us hoped for. W ith o u t this h ig h e r experience, ho w ­
ever, wc can learn so m eth in g by unprejudiced study o f the
natural powers of the soul, and how these may be manifested in
I'criain conditions, q uilo a p a rt from spir tunl attainm ent. This
brings us into connexion with phenomenal Spiritualism, wliieli
w ith o u t indulging in the offensive “ hints ” y o u ' im p ute to us,
we naturally regard from our own point cf' view, imd which,
wc cei ti(i11 ly th ink w ou ld be all the b etter for a little o f ou r
philosophy, or ra th e r o f our studies. F o r my own part I find
T heosophy quite reeoncileable with Spiritualism, nay, inclusive
of it, if the latter is not unwisely n a r r o w e d ‘by definition to
assumptions w hich occult studies tend to correct.
C. C. M.
London, l’o th June. , . .
T I IE STUD Y OF T H E OCCULT. ' :
Spiritualists and T hcosophists m ig h t well jo in hands, for both
arc engaged iu the same pu rsu it— the study of th e Occult. I t
is probably not owing to the “ B roth ers” th at the modern wave
of spirit manifestations iu the West, has been during tho last
th i r t y years passing over society ; yet, on th e o th e r hand (who
know s ?)* it may be ow ing to the providential influence of tho
introduce him n* m i
H im alayan mystic brotherhood, inasmuch as it is rumoured th at
from the elevation, spiritual as well as physical, o f their mouu-
(read M i k Iiu iiq B la v atsk y ) fancy,
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• T r u e — .“ W h o k u u w s I ” JSd ,— T h e o S i 1
• >• •, . ■
Inin fastnesses, tlioy exereisc over tlie world tlie powers, o ’’
p ro v id en ce of n kind o f p e tty pods. It- may I k ; tlmt; tlie wliol 0
niovciiient of modern Spiritualism is o w in g to th e ruling influ­
ence of these occult ministers to hiiniiinity ;........ T h e ‘ B ro ­
th ers,” perceiving thnt the world, moved bv the Divine Spirit, is
already m arching thnt 'vny, begin to go with the tim e s
nml me being won over to reveal some few of their secret.3. I
believe the period is approaching, nnd tlmt mankind m o I nkin g
the first initiatory steps thereto, when there will be no secret-'',
nothing hidden, e x c e p t from those who choose to be ignorant.
Tho power of ruling by spirit over N atu re, will be possessed
by nil men :is their b i r t h r i g h t , nml eonscion.'-ly exercised with
beneficent motives. Spiritualism, still n sprawling- infant,
im agining it can walk ami even run, is m akin g bu t the feeblest,
laps n t t.he colossal adam a ntine gates which s h u t iu the tr a n s ­
cen den t treasures o f supernal science. Most, eei'tninly with
mediums o f gross bodies, ami still slaves to iho pleasures and
gratifications of the material plane, Spirituali.-ts will only con-
tinuo to grope blindly on the ou term ost borders of tho g re a t
kingdom they should subdue. T h e “ A d e p ts ,” or “ B ro th ers,”
or “ Theosopliists,” point th e true wav, which is th at of self-
coixpiest, self-pui'ilication : the. right of possession by the de­
struction of the only enemy which bars tho way, the lower
natural man ; the self-hood. W ith o u t this, Spiritualism , as
th e wiser Spiritualists already begin lo perceive,, h avin g had
their eyes opened through much suffering, will only servo to
introduce those, who nre I13' 110 menus angels, to disembodied
beings of a liko character ; and may give them, throug h the
open door of some u nfortunate m edium ’s hody, the sight, sound,
feeling, and even odours of the hells to which, I13' their perverted
lives, they nrc linked, • I• . :
Physical mediumship, ns it is practised at the present day, is
scarcely a ’ step higher, if indeed in some cases it be any
higher, than the exhibitions of the Hindoo conjurors or Fakirs.
W e, ignorant Europeans, call it. conjuring, while lliey, possessed
o f u certain knowledge hande.l down th ro ug h many g enerations
from father to son, but which th ey hide from the vulgar o uter
world, are most probably in communion with helpful disembo­
died beings, many of whom they possibly hold in a species of
subjection to their wills to carry out their behests. T h e F a k ir
lias the advanta ge of the physical medium, th at he conseiotislv,
nnd at will, exercises liis seemingly miraculous control over
matter, or inertia. T h e “ e le m e n la ls” fl}' lo do 11i.s bidding,
mid he remains m aster of the situation, of himself, o f bis cl fi 11
coadjutors and of his audience, for lie never lets them see
more th an ho chooses. T h e physical medium, 011 the oth er
hand, gives him self up, a passive machine, into the p o w er of 11
spirit, or spirits, to do with, ns they may see lit, for nil)' length
of ti m e .. .. T h e F ak ir, or Yogi, in his own body possessing
this superior know ledge aud power, u es it sometimes with
tho pure aud wise intention of proving a tru th , b u t nearly
nhvavs only for money, or gifts. 15y F ak irs I do not mean
“ A d e p ts ” or tho ‘'B ro th e r s,” I mean the lower o rder o f “ Hindoo
conjurors,” so named by E u ropeans. A n “ A d e p t” makes
110 unnecessary exhibition of mere power over m a tte r ; ho lives
for h ig h er things. . w ith bands of w hite lnco round the skirt, ; ns well as n host
W h en T heo so ph y and the superior knowledge possessed by
Alndamc Blavatsky, the ambassadress of Iho B ro therhood to
mankind, were lirst heard of, S piritualists wero slill iu tho
glam our of their infatuation over th eir new idols— m ediums
nnd the wonders, o f mediumship. T h e y wero more enraged
than thankful to bo shown th a t th eir idols were m a d e o f clay,
ami turned upon their would-be benefactors, who strove to
open th eir C3 'Cs, as if they would rend them to pieces. N o t
so all Spii'itunli.-ts, however. A small body drew a p a rt from
the blatant, following o f mediums, into w hich Spiritualism,
for the herd, seemed to bo resolving itself, in order to pursue
the study of t.he Occult, or Theosophy, which is tho “ Scienco
of Ihe Wisdom of G od .” These nro probably tbe small lump
of leaven which will leaven the whole mass o f Spiritualists,
for it, will not be long before all s tu d en ts o f the O ccult ninst,
recognise the wisdom of the Theosopliists, and seek to follow
their bctler and higher methods for the cultivation of spiri­
tuality, mediumship or udeptship by w h atsoev er name it may
bo called. Indeed, Spiritualists of th e highest mental tone,
w h ether mem bers of the Theosophical Society or not, already
begin to tench and follow these p u re r methods. S o m ething
more is demanded of mediums than the mere v u lg a r exhibition
of a m eretricious power ; ami the m ed iu m of gross and im m o­
ral life is more frequently abandoned, and discarded, than at
lirst wns the case. S piritu alists hnvo had time to discover
for themselves th a t their idols are made of clay, and th a t there
nrc spirits sufficiently low to lend their nid to deception, false­
hood, nnd k navery of every shade and description, to say n o­
thing o f blacker sins, if not to be the inciters nnd instigators
thereto, w hen so ev er the m ed ium ’s proclivities incline in the
same direction.
S piritualists o f the h ig h e s t intelligence have long sinco
grow n tired of listening to the vaticinations of beings from the
o ther world, who have n ever transcended the medium ’s mental
plane ; whoso science is shaky, whose poetry is tedious rubbish ;
nnd whose religious (cachings nrc cpiestionnhle, if not blasphe­
mous. N o r do the}', e x cep t it may be a few doting old women
— now ex pect to get throu gh physical mediums o f low mental
and spiritual types, tho pure, unadulterated em bodim ent of
exalted angelic personages. (Materialisations nre known to be
so largely tinctured by the medium, th a t uo one in the posses­
sion of common sense would be disposed to fall at the feet, of
any form th u s showing itself, or to accept its utterances ns
infallible and absolute truth. I t is now well known th nt
historical personages who have left this enitli some hu ndreds
or thousands of years ago, nnd who aro in all probability lifted
into the hig h est realms of spiritual existence, cannot rc-invest
them selves with flesh, w ith ou t passing th ro u g h such processes
of degradation ns would lie to them direst suffering ; nnd be­
coming so changed and transformed th ro ug h the medium as
to be 110 longer themselves, b u t false personalities. Leaving
th e exalted freedom of th e p u res t spiritual life, they would
descend, step by step, b y lower mid lower degrees, to tho
constraining con d itio ns'o f th e lintural plane, w hich a re always
a rb itra ry anti inexorable. N o r could they, even then, be tru e
to the old earth ly personality, so long p u t off, as to be com-
plett'l}r dissipated, nnd 110 longer in existence, for man surely
grows out. o f h i s old n atu ral self into a divine self, u tte rly
inconceivable by the natural senses. W e can lint dimly per­
ceive what, the conditions of earl-lily life must, bo to spiritual
beings— as a rb itra ry ns links of steel, as inexorable ns death.
F o r man to rise into hig h spiritual states, many deaths are
essential, and when he becomes spiritualised, h e is forced to
retire from the lower planes of existence, being 110 longer
able lo sup p ort life thereon, w h ere the very air hns become
too coarse for bis refined breathing. T h u s the “ B ro th e r s,”
who to nil intents and purposes hnvo become “ spirits,” can
110 longer su p p o rt (heir refined mid attenuated cxistene.es upon,
the coarser atm ospheres, o u r lungs take in as the b reath o f
life : nor endure the deleterious em anations or auras given
forth by Iho lower world o f men ; and aro compelled to live
in Ihe p u rer atm ospheres to bo found upon the m ountain su m ­
mits. H ow then could wc e x p e c t a p u re nnd genuine m a te­
rialisation o f n being who would have to descend from angelic
life to (bus come inlo ou r midst, through mediums, some of
whom nre ignorant ; w hose conversation betrays the vulgarity
of th eir minds, nnd whose p rivate lives will probably not bear
scanning ? T h erefo re wise people would not ex p e ct J e s u s
again to materialise ; no r would they believe, ns do some
doling fanatics in America, th a t th ey havo beheld the veritable
Queen E s th e r of 1.11 a Bible, in a black velvet dress, trim m ed
of other scriptural celebrities. E nligh tened Spiritualists
know th at these appearances nre mado by personating spirits
near the earth, or are the m edium dressed up.
It has tak en time to learn all these facts, and they have
como to m any o f us th ro u g h b itte r experience, and nfter
m uch suffering ; b u t once learned, the wise S piritualist will
not go back upon his steps, and will more than ever see the
im portance of a d eep er stu d y . o f the occult, or hidden th in gs
of G od's wisdom, l i e will take th e eremc de la crone of all
teachings which have e v e r como to tho earth on tlieso sub­
jects,. w h e th e r from Sw edenborg, Boehme, or th e E astern
adepts ; for h e will feel th n t tho man of the new ngo m u s t be
the crown o f all preceding ages, building up a m o nu m en t of
learning w hich will answ er for all tim e 011 this planet.
O n esim os.
the most e x t e n s iv e length of a m a n ’s a g e i s b u t a
hundred years, of which, a n equal half passes away in
n ig h t ; of th e rem aining half, two-thirds are spent in
childhood and decrepit- old age ; and tho still rem ain ­
ing' 0110-thit'd is devoted to m isery,'sickness and deaths
of various description, hence wliat happiness is left
there ,to a m an whose career in this transitory life is b u t a
troubled Occtm ?— E a ste rn Proverb,
 A N T I Q U I T Y OF T H E VEDAS.
BV K R ISH N A S H A S T R I CiO D BO LK.
(C o n tin u ed fro m th o last- m o n t h . )
THE IMrORTANCE O F S E T T L IN G T H E AGE
5. W h a t lias been said before is only an external oi
historical evidence of th e point a t issue. B u t th e re is
internal evidence as well t h a t can be deduced from th©
works written long after tlie composition, or ra th e r t h a
collection, of the Vedas, such as its appendices, com m e n t­
aries, and expositions. I t is to be regretted, howevei,
t h a t not all of these are e x ta n t at present, while otheis;
have become scarce for reasons too well known and too-
obvious to require specification. Ilence arises th e dif­
ficulty of settlin g the point und er consideration. D in in g
the last, fifty or sixty years, th e question has secured the
a ttention of th e best scholars of Europe, and th e ir valuable
labours in this direction are sufficient to give an appioxi-
m ate idea of the im portance of settling th e exact age ot
th e Vedas as a starting -p oint to determ in e th ereb y th a t
of all other old religions.
O R IE N T A L IS T S M IS T A K E N .
G. This subject has been handled by Mr. B entley in bis
“ Historical View of th e H in d u Astronomy,” 1823, and by P ro ­
fessor Max Miillcr in his “Preface to R igveda Satnhita, toge­
th e r with the Com m entary by Sayanucharya,” Vol. IV, 1862,
and by several other scholars. I t appears from Mr.
B e n tle y ’s rem arks t h a t lie possessed several ancient and
modern works, such as Jyotisha, a Treatise on ^Astro­
nomy appended to the Rigveda,, Gargasamhitn, S ury a
and other Siddhantas, K a lik a — and o th e r Puranas, &c.,
&c., though ho m entions b u t only a few of them.
But, owing to his na tu ra l reluctance “ to overtu rn th e
Mosaic account, and sap* th e very foundation of his
religion, in spite of all bis learning, ju d g m e n t, and the
m eans in his possession, lie would not carry the
a n tiquity of th e Vedas fu rth e r back th a n ab ou t 1425
years before Christ. From th e information Mr. Bentley
has supplied, and w ith th e help of a few oth er sources,
we shall now endeavour to e s t a b l i s h tho real ago of the
Vedas.
W IIA T T H E JY O T ISH A SHOWS.
7. T he Jy otisha which records a few astronomical
p henom ena of the most archaic ages, is a treatise ou
Calendar compiled by two different authors, Sesha and
Lagadha. T he Sesha Jy o tish a has two commentaries ;
one— w itho ut th e nam e of th e co m m en ta to r is a p ­
parently an a brid gm e nt of the other by Sonwkara. B u t
n e ith e r of them explains th e difficulties encountered by
the reader in u n derstand in g some of th e original verses
which, however, app ear to have undergone changes in
words and letters in consequence of th e ignorance of the
copyists as well as of th e inattention paid to tho subject
by th e modern H in d u astronomers. T h e L ag adh a J j rotisha
is still learnt by h e a rt by almost all th e well-known m o­
dern H in d u priests, and may be found — p u b l i s h e d by C ap­
tain Jervis a t the end of his “ In dian Metrology, 1834. The
first has forty-three, and th e second thirty-six verses ; both
have th irty identical verses, though th e y do not follow in
th e same order iu both; and some or m any of th e m are pai tly
altered in th e second,^generally for th e worse. T he first
eight verses from th e Sesha J y o tish a a n d a few extracts from
its commentary by Somfikara are given by Professor Max
Miiller in his Preface to Rigveda S a m h ita (pp. 18 23,
Vol. IV.), b u t they do not sufficiently show the, real
character of the treatise; and th e eighth verse of th e Sesha
■—or the seventh of th e L agadha Jy o tish a — is improperly
rendered by th e Professor as well as by th e commentator.
T he verse and its rendering are as follow s:—■
“ In the n o rth e rn motion of th e Sun, an increase of
day and decrease of n ig h t to the ex te n t of a P r a s th a of
w ater a day, ta k e place ; in th e southern motion, both
are reversed, i. c., th e days decrease and nights increase to
th e same e x te n t of a P r a sth a of w a te r a day ; and this
O F T H E V ED A S.
increase or decrease during an Ayana, or the period of
six m onths ta k e n u p by th e Sun in his no rth e rn or
southern motion, comes u p to six Miihftrtas.”
H e r e a M u h u r ta is equal to two ghatis or -fntH of a day,
as will be seen from the following th irty -e ig h th verse of the
Sesha or th e six teenth of th e Lagadha, which gives the
divisions of a day,
^ NO Os NO
H II
“ 10 k ; Kalns m ake up a g h ati ; 2 ghatis a m u h u r ta
and 30 m u h u rta s or G03 kalns a day.”
W e th u s see th a t th e difference betw een th e longest
and th e shortest day was G muh(irtas = 12 ghatis = 4h. 48in.,
and not Hi. 3Gm. as is given by Mr. Bentley in his H in d u
Astronomy, at page 9 ; and hence th e leng th of the long­
est day was 3G ghatis, and of th e shortest 24 ghatis.
The tw en ty-eighth verse of the Sesha Jyotisha (not
found in th e Lagadha, an im p o rta n t omission) gives the
divisions of a Solar (sidereal) year.
^ 3*i II II
“ A y ear is of 3GG days, G seasons, 2 ay anas, i. <?., periods
ta k e n by th e Su n in completing his northern and southern
progress, or 12 solar months. A cycle or lu stru m con­
tains five tim es these num b ers.”
As an ayana contains (?*—= ) 183 days, a P ra sth a is equal
to il* g h a ti or about 4 pal as, and not 32 pa las as given by
Professor Max Muller iu his Preface to Rigveda Samhita,
Vol. IV. (page X X II).
A g h a tik a or -siith of a day was measured by a wator-
clock or clepsydra. As the tw enty-fourth verso of the
Sesha (or th e seventeenth of the L agadha 11) does not
give an intelligible description of th e water-clock th en
used, we givo below th e original verse and th e c o m m en­
tary w ith ou t a tte m p tin g to translate them.
strht 'ct: |
11^ a II
Comment. |
NO NO NO '•O ^
NO
s i f c f i r e r : *T*rrtfT II II
Com m en t by Somakara.
S3 ^ 6
q -q -[5 fjf I < r5 T 7 'T ^ S T c T \ o o |
sm ffrap r : || ^ a n
T here arc a t present several modern works on religion,
astrology, and astronomy showing th e method of preparing
and using water-clocks and other time-measurers. B u t
as all these arc b u t seldom used and are superseded by
clocks and watches, th e ir full description here, would be
ll II out of place.
 L e t us now calculate the latitude of th e district in fixed stars, reckoned from it on th e Ecliptic to vary yearly.
In d ia which the Aryas occupied, when tlie verse eighth Now the conspicuous s ta r Regulus or A lpha Leonis, which
quoted above was written. is the ju nction star in the asterism Magha, is 9° from its
In the annexed figure, let Z P H 2 beginning (Vide Sfirya-Siddhanta, chap. V III, 1-9), and
be the meridian, P the pole, Z the from the beginning
O O o f 'K rittik
• a to th a t ofMaghii
O there are
zenith, h SM the horizon, and S seven asterisms of J3° 20' each ; and lienee th e longitude
th e Sun a t rising or setting ; then of Regulus when th e vernal equinoxial point wns in the
ZPS is the hour angle from sun- s beginning of K rittika, was 7 X 13° 2 0 '+ 9° or 102° 20'.
rise to midday or midday to sun- 1----- By the N autical A lm anac for 1878, the position of
s e t . Regulus
O is ©
given as follows :
L et G be h alf th e length of th e day in solar R ig h t Ascension, 1st J a n u a r y 1878, lOli. lm .52-4s.
ghatis, then, GO ghatis : G :: 3G0°:GoG = = Z P S -= 1 8 (r— H P S . Declination, N orth, „ „ 12° 33' 4G."
To find th e longitude we m ust know th e obliquity of
Let H P = th e latitude = L, and P S = 90°— the S u n ’s
declination = 90°— d. Now Ihe spherical triangle H P S the ecliptic, which was on 1st J a n u a r y 1878, 23° 27' I8".50
has the angle a t H a right angle, and hence, In th e annexed figure, let
E Q be the equator, E C the
cos H P S = tan H P cot TS, or
ecliptic, S a star ; and E R th e
cos G ° G = ta n L tan d.
righ t ascension = R, S R the
W hen d = o, cos G°G = o, .-. 2G = .‘10 ghatis, th a t is, th e declination —d, E L th e longi-
days and th e nights are equal in all latitudes, when the tmle = L, and th e angle L E R ,
Sun is on th e Equator. W h en d is greatest, G°G is great- the obliquity = 0 , and th e
est. In the case before us, 2G = 30 ghatis, T G = 108°; angle S E R = M ; then in th e
and the m axim um value of d was more th a n 24° in very
righ t angled spherical triangles S E R and SEL, we have,
ancient times. Hence,
cot M = sin l l c o t d ......(1), cos M = t a n R, cot E S .........(2)
cos 10<8', = t.a.n L. tan 24°, or ta n L = cos72° cot 24°. aud, tan L = cos S E L tan E S = c.os (M— 0 ) tan Rsec. M..(3).
log. cos 7 2 ° = 9'489982 The above right ascension (IOh. 1m. 52'4s.) iu timo
„ cot 24° = 10'35I417 ( t 0<„ when reduced to an are by multiplying by 15, is equal to
> .’. 0+ 't0.0.
150° 28'. Hence,
log. ta n 34°45'-5 = 9 841:309 ) lo g . K in. 1 5 0 ° 2 8 '= 9 002785 lo g . ta n . 150° 2 8 '= 3 -7 5 3 2 3 1
Referring to tho m ap of India., we find t h a t Cashmere „ o o t. 12° 3 3 '- 8 = 1 0 - 0 5 2 « . ) 0 „ seo. 24° 19' -46= 10 040370
is the only province which has this latitude, and was the „ cos. 0° 52'-lC= 9 999950
cot. 24° 10'-4fi=10-344835
district occupied by the Aryas when the e ighth verse wns
composed. S ta rtin g from Cashmere, how m any thousands .-. M = 2 4 c 19'-4(! log. tail. 148° 8' = 9 793557
0=23 27-3
ot years m ust th e Aryas have really ta k e n to colonize or L = 148° 8 '-
and civilize th e whole of In d ia from the H im alayas to M - 0 = 0 52-10
Cape Comorin, and from Persia to C hina before the
advent of foreigners, A lexander the G reat being said to be Hence the longitude of Regulus on 1st J a n u a ry 1878, was
the first invader (324 B.C.) ! This is an im p o rta n t ques­ 148° S', and it was 102° 20' at the tim e when the equi­
tion to be answered by th e im partial and thoughtful noxial point was in the beginning of K rittika. The
stu d e n t of history. Bearing in mind th e primitive charac­ equinoxial point, therefore, retrograded through 45° 48'
ter of the age, I believe, not one b u t m any thousand years since th a t tim e to the close of 1877. Now the precession
would hardly suffice to effect all this. ot the equinoxes is about 50" yearly or 1° in 72 years, and
hence th e tim e to effect this backward motion is 72 x
P roofs of thk A bove.
45-8 = 3297-0 years ; t h a t is, the date of the composition of
S. In verses .32 to 34 of th e S esha-Jyotisha or 25 to 27 the verses 32-34 of the Sesha Jy o tish a is about 3298—
of the Lagndha Jyotisha are given th e names of the p r e ­ 1877 = 1421 B.C. “
siding deifies of the twenty-seven .asterisms wherein th a t B u t th e annual rate of precession increases yearly by
of krittika stands first. T he verses are :— 0"-0002, and it was 50"'25!)2 for 1880. If we take th e rate
I 2 3 4 o (i 48"-57 or 48"0 determ ined by the H in d u astronomers of
strT h sF rp # : t f f j f a r r i f c r c r sjsFrfcr : i th e period 945 B.C. (See Mr. B entley’s H in d u Astronomy,
page 20) instead of 50" lately determined, -then the date
7 8 9 10
in question comes up to 3393— 1877 = 151.0 B.C. ^
*nr % 'W r r 11 9. The following verses 5, (5, 7, 9, and 10 of the Sesha
II 12 13 11 15 or 32, 5, 0, 8, and 9 of the Lagadha J y o tish a m ention a
c^p-i ^ Srxrsfr fto I distinct observation.
l(i 17 18 19
R3RTcT I!
ND
•20 21 22 23
“ Here is given an account, of the quinquennial age or
SO » lustrum which begins with th e light half of the luner
24 2r> 26 27 m onth Magha (Jan., Feb.) and ends with the dark half of
Pausha (Dec., J a n .) ”

1 Krittika. 11 H a s t a . 20 ravana.
2 R ohini. 12 Ohitra. 21 iravishtlnl or Dha-
3 M r ig iisir sh a . 13 Svfitt. jiislifcliA. , 5 a *rr*recn:
4 Arclra. 14 V is’ikhii 2 2 Satabliisha or Sata-
5 Punarvasu. ir> A n u r a d l i a . tarnkii. “ W h en the S u n and the Moon occupy together the sky
(i P u sliy a . 1f> Jyoslitliu. 23 Pftrva r.lmdrapada, or th a t part of it where th ere is the constellation Sravishtliil
7 Aslosliu. 17 Mula.' 24 U tta r a BiiHiirapadil. or Dhanishtha, th e n is th e commencement of the (quinq­
8 M aglia . 18 PQrva AsliiliUia. 25 rtevati.
9 l ’ftrvii P l i a l g u n l . 19 U ttara Asluldlia 2(i Asviui. uennial) age, the m onth Magha., the cold season, the bright
10 U t t a r . i r i t a l g u u i . Abhijit. .’ 27 Iiliarani. half or the first fortnight, and th e S u n ’s northward
T his circumstance clearly shows th a t during or after the motion.”
V aidika peiiod the beginning of K rittik a coincided with
the vernal equinoxial point, which, we know, retrogrades
every year about 50"'l, and causes the longitudes of all the
 “ The Sun and tlie Moon begin to move northw ard in 1 . sS f R ^ ^ ' J T ^ | ^ i - y ^ q f r | - ^ : ! I '' ' , , ' ' .' ,
tlie beginning of SravishthA. The S un becomes sou th ­ so .1 ’ i ■ ; I :I

wards in the middle of AsleshA. This northward and ^ w ^ r e R ^ : ^ irm i^ R || \<\ ll ; 1 -:

southward motion of the S u n takes place always in the S T R i : t f i w r : 't ^ • r c r'■o I ^ r : ,, i j : , • 1:■ " : ‘ "' ,
> . • ■ ! . <
months of Mftgha (Jan., Feb.) and Sravana (July, Aug.)
' T ^ r t ^ R 'R r ^ R 'T ^ ^ R | | !!■ ;
respectively.”
W h a t has been said above is given in th e following
ta b u la r form:— .■
;,,.,
o
SST'T =tq R c f l II ^ r r .^ 'n
ND '^ 6
N a m o of tho
S o lstice. i'e g ln s on th o S u n in th o M o o n in th o
year.
" The north and South m ovements of th e Sun, or the
winter and sum m er solstices during tlie age of five years 1.’ •
begin in order on the 1st, 7th, 13th, 4th, and 10th, .a n d I. S .'im v a t-
W in to r .. 1 s t o f M A ^h a... H offinninpr of B ogiiininff of
Iih n n ish th a-.l... D hnniehlhil.
on the same days again, viz, 1st, 7th, 13th, 4th, and ,10th s a r a .........
S u m m e r.,. 7 th of S n iv a n n M i d d le o f A ^lc- C liitia .
of their respective months MAgha and Sravana ; th e last s h a .. ......... ..

pnir or the 4th ami 10th being of th e dark half or the 11. P nriv n tsn .
W i n t e r .. . 1 n t h o f MA.o-ha H c . £ ? i n n i n tf of A rdrA ,
second fortnight of th e m onth.’' 1 ......
I ) h / ) n i s h t h , \ .........•
S u m m e r ... 1 0 t h o r 4 t h ol M i d d l o o f . ' i s l e s l i d r r i r v . q B h A d r a
/I n r k half of pada.
S r a v a n a ........

1 ' . i ,
: ll s srr.^ll W in ter ... l i l t h of
d a r k r»G«>‘i n n i n £ o f D h a - A m u w l h a .
II I. Jdifvatsara h a l f o f M A 'ih a nisliO ia.
S u m m e r ... l ! > t h of (lark M id d lo o f A s le s h it M i d d le o f Aa-
“ The asterisms in which the moon is found on tho ten half of S n v a - leslui
solstitial days of th e qu inquennial age fire in order lin i h e . a n in-
tcr caku v
SravishtliA, CliitrA, Ardra, P u rv a B hadrapada, AnurAdha, m o n t h a n d 1st
AsleshA, Asvini, PurvAshAOhA, Ut.tara Phalguni, and Roliini. o f (S r ; \v n ; ; .a .

A season consists of the tim e th e Sun occupies in

traversing four astcrisms and a half.'’ 1 W in ter ... 7 t h o f M A g 'h a . Be, 2. i n n i n c r o f D a n - AsU’i n l .
IV A n u v a tsa ra . is'htlia. ! . ■■
' Sum m er m t h o f S i'ilv n n n M i d d l o o f A a le s lu l. P ftrv jlsh ifd h ii.
The above shown verses 7, D, and 10 arc fully explained
by Garga in the following sixteen verses which occur in
th e com m entary by SomAkara, W in ter .. LOtli o r 4th o f ( 3e^innin«f o f D im - U fctara P h n l-
V, J d v a t s n r a ... . dark h alf ofi n i s h l l i . 4 ^ ;
M rfaha. ' 1M i d d l o o f A ' d e s h i l ] I l o i i i n l . 1 .
S u m m e r .. . Ot li • o f ■dark!
li.ilf o f f^iuva-
na. I
5Tc^cfr m u
^ T R r f - 'W i.S ':?r'FIT r 5R * R R |
T h e n ex t w inter solstitial day or the c om m encem ent of
^ f^ R n r^ rR ^ R N m r : n^n th e first, year of the new cycle will be tho Kith of the
dark half of Magiia, or MAgha being an intercalary month,
VO 1
1st of the light half of MAgha. T hus it is clear th a t in
^ R IR ^ R R || ^11 e.very cycle of five years there arc two intercalary months,
Sravana and MAgha, after an interval of 30 lunar mouths.
SO SO 1
ITencc a cycle contains (12 lu n ar months, or a Solar side­
f l C R W R W R : tir'TPfif qrcrq^Trr: | | « | | , real year contains W^_n2_jj 372 lilhis or lunar days. ■1
sj, ^l^ p JT rq ^ | ’ ■
In this observation tho w inter aud su m m e r solstices
R Jir^ ||<\ii were respectively iu th e beginning of Dhanishtha, and in
the m iddle of AsleshA, and hence th e vernal and a u tu m ­
flifM N ^ R rR r w t : i
nal equinoxes wero respectively in 10° of Bharani and
^t r r ^ ^ ^ r ^ R ^ R ’: 11$; II 3 20 of Visakha. B u t th e vernal equinox was, as wc
il have seen in the; preceding paragraph, in th e beginnino1
of Krittildl in 142L or I “>1(j B. O. ; and it had, therefore,
||V9|| retrograded 3° 20' since th a t date to tho time of tho p re ­
sent observation. 'Faking th e m ean rate of the precession
t f R R SO
^ W ^Rr?cq?RTfi R 5 T r ^ 'I
so oftlie equinoxes 50'or 4M'.(* ayoar, we get 1421— 240 = 1181
^rR P # fR r: lie* I orl51G —2 4 7 “ ,1209 B.C. to be th e tim e of this observation,

( T o he continued.) '
T ? r ^ r r ^ m f c r e ;* h r ^ ^ < f 3 T r $ u^il ■
5som w T > R s-fr i A NOVEL V IE W OF T IIE T H E O S O P H IS T S .
^ i r a i ^ R ^soso
R ^ q T R q R ^ RsoS R c t II ?» O II
A ttention is drawn to the following extracts taken
t T ^ cCi R R ^ r ?so |1 from a Spiritualistic. Weekly. - The most inexacting
^ R R r^w w r^rcfn V T r^ : \\\\\\ Spiritualists agree to view th a t paper as au one­
sided, intensely combative th in]-class publication. W e will
*TST5TPTrrtr
VO a w »>s l be more magnanim ous and will call it a first-class organ
ot L u n a c y . I t m ust not, however, be named for several
^H R ^rK ^r^: ll^ il
reasons, ot which one may be given. Besides being a
m em ber of a philanthropic bod)', th e present, w riter belongs
H ^ ll to the Society for the Prevention of C ruelty to Animals.
T he mere fact of finding the name of his incoherent Ephe-
7 f r ^? J 7so
4 t^ R R flR ^ II mrris in a journal, by him detested, m ig h t bring 011 him a
fit of dangerous frenzy and necessitate th e use of a straight
^TSmtR'T ^ O T ^ ? ; q r || ^ II
ja c k e t as th a t incurable cacoethcs scribendi, would be sent-
 oil' quill-driving fur the next six m onths on tlio same
topic. Therefore, neither liis p;ipei nor himself .shall
be named, b u t we will simply quote from its vagaries, in
order to acquaint our readers wilh one more original
view taken of the conductors of the T i i k o s u i m i i s t . •
T he President's “ Simla lecture upon O ccultism” having
been republished iu the London /Spin!utilixl w ithout
comments, the editor oi the II ceLly under notice took
offence and went oil raving. It is th e sentence in
the “ Lecture ” which mentions proficients of Asiatic
Occultism who exercise th e ir power without the help
of any hum an “ spirits as medium s do, and th e e n u ­
meration of the wonderlul phenom ena which Colonel
Olcott has seen them produce, th a t has proved too much
for the poor crack-brained enthusiast. T he s ta te m e n t “ tha t
there are mysteries in In d ia worth seeking, and men here
who are far more acquainted with n a tu r e ’s occult forces
than any oi those much initiated gentlem en who set
themselves up ior professors and biologists” sent th e poor
man stark m a d ! 11 is monomania is lo a ttr ib u te every
obstacle in the way of Spiritualism to the spirits of
deceased JcsuiIk ! “ Fiends !” he tragically exclaims in his
paper “ we have you, and your fell power is already broken !
If Spiritualism is not true ami Occult Philosophy or
Scienco is true ; and if it is a fact th a t there are a class of
m en who possess tho power and knowledge Lo control the
occult forces of nature e ither in an ‘ inimical’ or ‘ favor­
able' m anner toward th e ir fellow beings, then, one of three
things should he a t once insisted upon. E ith e r those who
seek to monopolize th a t knowledge and power should be
destroyed; (!?)...................... or they should be compelled to
im part all they know upon th e subject ; or they should be
compelled to desist from their exercise of it.” (sic)
States ami Empires, raise your scaffolds ! The word
“ compelled” is good. Do you sec Mr. Gladstone, the
President of the French Republic, or even th e Ind ia
Foreign Office compelling, let alone Baron du Potet, but even
a cow-dung-covered fakir— to “ im p a rt all they know” ou
stake and rack? B u t before the adepts are given a chance
to reply, lie, the editor, unbosoms himselt of a secret he
knows. “ We well know” he says, “ th a t tin;}’ (the Founders
of the Society) possess no such knowledge or power as they
claim, (a power, hy the way, which they never claim ed)........
and th a t Col. Olcott and JVladame lllavatsky, ore briny used
by obsessing Jcpuit .yiirih lo sap ihe fo u n d a t ions o f M odern
tipi ritualism, the destruction of which is necessary to
prolong their predomination over their fellow beings.” (!)
The sentence, being ra th e r muddled up, does not make
it very clear w hether it is “ (Jol. Olcott and Madame
Blavatsky” or the “ obsessing J e s u it spirits” who seek “ to
prolong their p re dom ination........"H ow ever, we sincerely
pity th e au th or of such an insane utterance. “ Poor
Yoriek, we knew him well !” l i e sees “ J e s u it spirits” as
other people see ghosts in their shadows, th a t hallucination
having pursued him for years as he himself confesses.
“ We saw it”........(th a t possession by Jesuit-spirits) he tells
his readers— “ as plainly as we could see, four years ago,
th a t this was the fact, and we sec it to-day.” From
America, to In d ia there is some little distance ; b u t with
such a prophetic and clairvoyant m edium all things are
possible. H e has “ watched our m ovem ents” and “ to
see what phase of opposition to Spiritualism would be
developed’’ through us, and, he has found it out. l i e has
satisfied himself, for instance, even so far back, as in 1871
(when the Theosophical Socicty, by the bye, was not yet
in existence,— a fact proving th e more his prescience) th a t
“ Occultism and Theosophy instead of being used to explain
spiritual phenom ena or to advance Spiritualism, would be
used to oppose the occurrence of those pheno m ena and to
arrest tha t cause. I t is a great point gained to havo Col.
Olcott and Madame Blavatsky throw aside the masks !” he
adds, “and we arc glad to know th a t except in the case of
E m m a H ard in ge Britten, no prom inent S piritualists in
America were so little giounded in th e ir spiritual know ­
ledge, as to believe in the existence of ‘ su b -h u m a n ’ or
elementary spirits as the cause of spiritual phenomena,
i t would seem th a t Col, Olcott and M adam e Blayatsky
are Sjiiritiudists, n otw ithstanding th e ir denial of t h a t fact.
But being am bitious to rule, they prefer to 1Rule in Hell
rath er th an serve in H e a v e n .'” ■
.Now, th a t is, indeed, sad.' For it is precisely the
reproach thrown in our faces once before by th e Lucknow
Wi/ness— tho g reat literary Soap-Bubble of Oudli. The
“ old m e n ” of both the Missionary and the Spiritualistic
organs m ust have d re a m t dreams and their “ young m e n ”
seen the same visions. Aud it is unkind too as we m ust
confess th a t the perspicacious editor has got us there. AVe
do prefer to “ Rule (even) in H e ll” rath e r th a n •‘ serve in
H e a v e n ” as the hitter word is understood by the writer.
I* or, with him service in heaven means passive slavery and
submission to his “spirits,”— mediumship, in short. And,
as we would not voluntai ily subm it to an epileptic tit, if
we could help it, so do we not choose to subm it to the
influence of “ spirits,” w hether good, bad or indifferent,
“ hum an or s u b -h u m an .” As to “ serving” in hell this is,
we are afraid, what the unfortunate editor does by offering
himself as a shield to all the dishonest m edium s of Europe
and America., who bamboozle th e credulous public merely
for the sake of m aking a living. B u t the m an must be
surely dream ing when lie says th a t wc deny our belief
in Spiritualism, so called, or ra th e r its phenomena. No
one ever denied the genuineness of mediumistic m anifesta­
tions. B u t we do m aintain th a t most of the physical
phenom ena a ttrib u ted to “ h u m a n 'sp irits” hy Spiritualists,
arc not due to the agency of th e latter, b u t to Forces yet
undiscovered. E ntire ly m isunderstanding the teachings
of Theosophy, he sa y s:— “ T he only kind of spirits th a t
these weak persons will have a ny th in g to do with, arc the
.spirits (hat had their origin in tire, air, earth and water,
and it is iu them th a t these educated persons live ami
have their being w ith.” ,lust so; though wo neither live
nor “ have our being” iu theni. B u t suppose th a t
champion of exposed m edium s whom wc hold to be as
honest and sincere as he is credulous and abusive— and
th a t is 110 mean com plim ent— before he abuses, would go
tirst to the trouble of learning w hat the theosophists do
mean by “ elem ental spirits.” No man who calls alcohol
“ spirit” of wine would th in k for a m om ent t h a t there was
a, spiritual being a t th e bottom of th e bott.le. I f they
believe, it is because thoy hunr. A nd what th ey know
is th a t the most wonderful physical phenom ena ever
dream t of by Spiritualists, and attribu ted by them to the
spirits of the dead, can take place through correlations of
Forces y e t undiscovered, hence unexplained by modern
science. If our critic's brain can be impressed with no­
thing save fraudulent m edium s’ phosphoric bottle and
under-clothing rolled into a turban made to represent
“ spirit-lights,” aud Asiatic “ spirits,”— ours cannot. W e r e
his sentence re-w ritten and made to say th a t “ the only kind
of spirits th a t they (the Thcosophists) will believe in, are the
mysterious and occult correlations th a t have tlieir
origin in fire, air, earth and water,” i.e., in nature,
then would a. part, a t least, of th e tr u th be told. I t is
because some of us were forced by the evidence of facts
of many years’ standing to believe in the occurrence of
phenomena, and yet disbelieved in the devil, their whole
being revolting against the alternative of crediting th e
spirits of th e dead with such a c ts—most ot them idiotic
— th a t they devoted themselves, to th e task of finding
out w hat was the real cause of these phenomena., and suc­
ceeded. Wc venture, moreover, to say th a t even belief,
pure and simple, in fairies, goblins, salamanders and the
spirits of nature, iu all its gross and dead-letter a n th ro ­
pomorphism is no more foolish, on the whole, than belief
iu the constant presence and agency of hu m an souls in
every event of our lives— from the most im po rtant down
to the most trifling,— aye. from th e most transcendental
apparition of those we loved, w hether it be in a dream
or a vision, down to the wagging of a dog’s tail behind
a window curtain, which was once solemnly affirmed in
our own prcscncc by an enthusiastic spiritualist to be
“ spirit rappings.” A n d if, not only “ educated p e rso n s”
b u t the most em in ent and highly learned men believe
in the popular, every-day spiritualism,— th e n why should,
not even educated theosopliists believe in vulgar and mis­
understood Kabalism, in fairies, goblins and th e like ?
B u t th e la tte r do nothing of the kind. W h a t they strive
after is, to winnow good grain from chaff, to make
of spiritualism a progressive science based upon experi­
m ent and research, instead of allowing tlie finger of scorn
i • • . . .
to be pointed at it owing to th e idiotic zeal of some fana­
tics. And because they seek to elevate psychic and occult
phenom ena to th e eminence of n serious science then
needs they be “influenced to this folly by forces and powers”
outside of th e m se lv e s; in other words, they are ‘’ badly
obsessed, controlled” by ‘‘J e s u it spirits ” ! !
O u r amiable critic evidently cannot forgive Colonel
Olcott for saying— “ This is why 1 ceased to call myself
a S piritualist in 1874, and why, in 1875, I united with
others to found a Theosophical Society to promote the
study of'these natural phenom ena.” I t is th e word '‘ n a ­
tu r a l” instead of “ s u p ern a tu ra l” or spiritual phenom ena
■which affects him as a red rag affects a bull, a n d — th e re ­
upon he furiously b u tts:— How then ? H o exclaim s" Colo­
nel Olcott seems to th in k th a t his aband onm en t of
Spiritualism to run after such a will-o’-the-wisp as the
Occultism of poor benighted and soul-crushed In d ia needs
au excuse. As well m ig ht a bedlam ite apologize for los­
ing his rational senses. I t would seem th a t Occultism
drags as slowly in In d ia as elsewhere, a lth ou gh if it could
exist and flourish anywhere, it o ught to be in the country
of its origin.”
A nd so it ought, and does,— secretly; and so it would
— openly b u t for one thing. I t is modern spiritualism
which disgraced occultism in In d ia in th e eyes of the
younger generations. The vagaries of the spiritualists
of our day— th e prototypes of the editor in question—
and the oft-exposed dishonesty of m edium s have covered
not only Spiritualism, b u t all the b ra n d ie s of psychic aud
occult science w ith ridicule. This superadded to the
normal materializing tendency of modern education, makes
H in du s who are occultists by instinct and at the core,
laughing sceptics— in appearance, i f this blight of public
distrust fell only upon th e gu ilty — tricking mediums
and their wild champions— oidy justice would be done :
b u t like th e rain of heaven it falls alike upon th e guilty
and th e innocent— upon genuine medium s and sane spiri­
tualists as well as upon occultists in general. T he worst
“ Bedlamites ” are not always in Bedlam, and we know
of a t least one who is the editor of a weekly Spiritual
paper. This is proved by th e following conclusive and
insane tirade from the same o r g a n :—
“ A m ong all the strange freaks of th e enemy (read
‘ J e s u it spirits’) to destroy Spiritualism, we know of
none more to be deplored th a n t h a t tlie leading spiritual
paper of G reat Britain, The Spiritualist, should be made
the vehiclc for th e propagation of theories and inculca­
tions which, if true, m ust destroy the very th in g it claims
to know is true, and t h a t it pretends to advocate as
tru th . W e do not see any criticism in th a t pseudo­
spiritual paper upon these inculcations of Colonel Olcott,
nnd, therefore, infer t h a t it is in accord with Colonel Olcott,
and preparing th e way for following his example in a b a n­
doning Spiritualism and tak in g up th e cause of th e su b­
hu m an spirits. Such schemes as th e H arm on ial Philoso­
phy, Diakkaism,* Occultism, B un d y isin ,f Christianism,
Ticeism, J have been resoited to by bigoted spirit enemies
to arrest the work of beneficent spirits.”
An editor, who enum erates at th e same breath among
his “ isms,’’ th e ‘‘D ia k k a ” theory of A. J. Davies ; Occul­
tism by its side, and Christianism betw een “ B undyism ”
and “Ticeism ” m u st surely be insane. H e reviles ‘'C h ris t­
ianism ”— a faith which, however blind, is yet based on
the teachings of one whom countless millions have regarded
for eighteen centuries as God incarnate, and proposes
* The “ D hkka" is a n a m e g iven b y
m a l i c i o u s , i d i o t i c s p i r i t s , w h o a s s u m e i l l u s t r i o u s n n m c .i n m l t a l k t w a d d l e .
■f A t e r m c o i n c d f r o m t h e n a m o of C o lo n e l J iu m ly , t h e K d i t o r of t h e
C h icag o I 'h ilu s a p b v a l J o u r n a l — i\u o r g a n o f iirngic*$i V e S p i r i t u a l U m ,
X M r. T io u is’a r e s e c t a b l e g e n t l e m a n o f J J r o o W y n , JNew Y o r k .
c a u g h t a m e d i u m c h e a t i n g , h o w a s l i b e l l e d f o r i t l> y
case id now befvjc tlio Graud Jury,
b li n d f a i t h in ji a i d m edium s in its place ! Poor and doom­
ed, indeed, is the philosophy falling iuto such hands !
Oh, hapless malpractised S p iritu a lism ! “ How art thou
fallen from heaven, Oh Lucifer, son of the M orning ! ”
There is a new chance for the editor of proving by
the above quotation t h a t the theosopliists arc controlled
by “ J e s u it spirits.” ........
M IR A C L E S .
T h a t golden treasury of arcane knowledge— the
Catholic M ir r o r — reports a “ magnificent lecture” upon
miracles by Archbishop Scgucrs. I t is a “ fascinating
discourse” on th e “ manifestations of s upernatural powers
of evil spirits,” a n d — “ how th e demons take possession of
hum an beings.” T he most reverend lecturer by selecting
th e Masonic H all of Portland (Oregon) showed m uch
judiciousness. A “ J a d o o k h a n a ” is the m ost appropriate
place for discussion on such thrilling subjects. Those of
our pious readers who have grum bled a t us for giving
room to ghastly stories from th e pen of infidels, will give
more credit, we hope, to th e present one as it emanates
from th e divinely authorized and sanctified lips of au
orthodox Bishop.
R e m a rk in g by way of introduction th a t th e extraor­
dinary manifestations of a “ supernatural and mysterious
power a t Knock and Lourdes have a ttracted th e a tte n tio n
of the world” tlie lecturer said lie took this opportunity
“ to elucidate a subject essentially mysterious and obscure
w ith which comparatively few persons are familiar.” He,
th e reverend lecturer, believed in such powers. “ 1 intend,”
he said, “ to tre a t th e subject of miracles, under the four
following heads : 1st, T he essence and n a tu re of a m ira­
c le ; 2d, T he possibility of miracles ; 3d, T he a uthority of
miracles ; 4th, T he means to ascertain them, or criterion
of miracles.”
Space forbidding, wc regret, our inability to give the
whole of the strictly Catholic philosophy upon this interest­
ing topic. W e will cull b ut the most exotic of rhetorical
flowers and plants. T he learned Bishop after criticising
H u m e ’s definition of miracles offered in lieu his own.
“ I introduce,” he said, “ my definition of a miracle, taking it
in a broad, or ra th e r in its broadest sense. We will call
miracle, a wonderful fa c t or event produced- in the visible
world by a cause which is not natural. This definition
comprises both miracles, as I said, in th e ir restricted
meaning, and miracles in th e ir widest or broadest signi­
fication. i f th e cause, th a t produces the effect under con­
sideration, is God himself or a spirit acting by God’s
positive and direct order, th a t effect is a miracle in the
strict sense of the word ; if th a t cause is a created spirit,
good or evil, acting spontaneously and w ithou t positive
instructions received from th e Alm ighty, its effect is a
miracle in a broad sense.”*
“ T he tendency of our epoch has been called rightfully
naturalism. I t is against th a t tendency th a t we must vindi­
cate th e existence of th e ‘supernatural.’ Many people deny
th e ‘ supernatural ;’ th e y th in k th a t every fact can be
explained and ough t to be explained by natural reasons
aud causes ; th e position they take is a very weak 0110
and can easily be ta k e n by storm ; they m aintain th a t God,
angels and evil spirits never produce an effect, never m eet
a visible phenom enon in th e sphere of n a tu r e ; now, if we
can prove one fact, only one fact, which has a spirit, cither
created or uncreated for cause, this position is taken,
naturalism is exploded and the supernatural is vindicated.
And w h at have we to do in order to show and prove a fact
to be caused by a spirit I W e m u s t show th a t th e agent
of th e fact u nd er consideration is endowed with in te lli­
gence a n d free U'ill.”
A m !ro w J a c k s o n D a v ie s to th o
(*) T r u l y t r i s o a r c t l i e v , w h o n r c e n a b l e d t o d i s t i n g u i s h b y t h o e f f e c t t h o
tn io n a tu re of th e C au se ! A s a m a t t e r o f c o u rse th is c b s s of d iv in ely a p ­
H a v in g p o in te d te c h n o lo g ists of b la c k a r t a m i w h ite m ag ic can on ly b e fo u n d w ith in
our uuil tliO
E d ito r, t h o h o l y o r t h o d o x C h u r c h , a s n o l a y m a n , ler\?t o f a ll a h e j o tic , U c o m p e t e n t
to ju d g e E l ) , THJiOB, ' ‘
 With regard to this we will p e rm it ourselves a rem ark.
If, in this passage, by “ naturalism ’’ is m e a n t the denial of
a supernatural agency in th e miracles and revelations con­
tained in the Bible, a disbelief which leads invariably to a
thorough rejection of the very occurrence of the latter, th e
Bishop is right. B u t th e pi oof of “ such an agent
endowed with intelligence and free will” would far sooner
lead to belief in Spiritism and Spiritualism than in C hrist­
ianity. T he former, irrational as it may seem, is y e t far
more logical than the latter, and belief in “ Sp irits” does
not at all necessitate belief in Clod— t. e. monotheism ;
our arg u m e n t being proved by the tw enty millions of
spiritualists and the eig ht hundred millions of Buddhists,
Brahm ins and many more belonging to other non-cbrist-
ian religions who arc either atheists, polytheists or p a n ­
theists. N aturalism , properly delined, is simply another
form of pantheism, th a t theory which resolves all ph en o­
m ena into forces in n a tu re — forces either blind or intelli­
gent— b u t ever in accordance with fixed and im m u ­
table laws, and independent of any direction by one
intelligent
. ® . .
force
. .
called
.
God. A nd . such. “ natu ralists”
• A
believe in invisible beings endowed with will and various
gradations of intelligence. Therefore, we m ust again
protest against the learned lecturer’s assumption when
he says “ 1 believe, th a t very few will be found to
disagree with me if I assert th a t a wonderful event is
miraculous, not only when it evinces intelligence and
free will in th e unknown agent th a t enacts it, b u t also
<iK soon, as i t xurpuises tho k n o w n fo r c e s o f n ature.”
No real m an of science has ever asserted y e t th a t he
knew alt the forces of n atu re ; that, therefore, which only
“ surpasses the know n” may be entirely w i th in the exist­
ing natural law though th a t law be y e t unknown. W h y
should we call the effect "m ira c u lo u s” for all th a t ?
E n u m e ra tin g the causes of miracles, th e Bishop speaks of
“ three agents,
O mysterious
v agents,
O ' who m u s t be considered
as the causes of any phenomenon which is either sup er­
natural or p re te rn a tu ral— evil spirits, angels, God.”
H e blames those who disbelieve in a “ personal devil.”
N o man can be a Christian, he says, and refuse to
believe in Satan. “ Tim existence o f the devil a n d h is
evil ivjiuvnce over m a n in the Very f o u i i d t d i o n of C hrist­
ian iti/ ; i f there is no S a ta n, there is no R e d e e m e r ; i f there
is no R edeem er, Chrintianiti/ is a tie * No, no, we ought
not to consider this m a tte r as devoid of im portance ; it is
of the g ieatest importance, as the whole s tr u c tu r e of Christ -
ia n itij vests v jio n the actions o f S a ta n as on its f o u n d a ­
tion ; th e extrem e of evil necessitates th e extrem e bounty
of a bountiful Saviour.”
A fter this theological manifesto, the sine r/ua non of
both Catholicism and Protestantism, the lecturer spoke
on objective and subjective phases of phenomena, which,
lie said, were of two kinds. There was “ obsession and
possession.” “ I f we consult medical men, they will be
called by them 1 hallucinations,’ corresponding to obses­
sion, and ‘ mysterious neuropathy, demonopatliVj mania,’
and several other medical terms corresponding to posses­
sion.” Socrates— he th in k s— was “ obsessed.” “ Every
one tha t has, in his classical studies, read a few lines of
Xenophon or Plato, remembers u nd oubtedly th e daim on,
the god (Theos) of Socrates, wherein th ere is no mention
of his god. Sometimes, while walking with his disciples,
Socrates would suddenly stop and listen to the interior
voice of his god. ‘ Everybody knows,’ says Xenophon,
‘ that Socrates was frequently warned by a demon . . .
H e said what he. thought, and lie m aintained th a t a
god, ( d a im o n ), gave him secret warnings ; and lie warned
his disciples to do or not to do certain things, according
to the dictates of his genius. Those th a t followed his
diiections did well, and those th a t neglected them, had to
repent of th e ir folly. E verybody knows th a t his disciples
did not consider him to be an impostor or a fool ; now, he
would have been both if, pretending to announce hidden
* Tiii.s s o n t c i t c c w e n r e S u r r y to s e e is p l a g i a r i z e d w o r d f o r w o r d h y t h e
n o b l e l e c t u r e r f r o m ))<■* w o r k — M o tv r s d P r a tiq u e s ih s
p . x . a u d U a " U J lk m o m •:»*■* dc la M t’y k ,
l i v u t l v o r t h o d o x , — JSd, T u i i o s .
things tlirough the inspiration of his god, lie had been
found a liar.’ T h us writes Xenophon, himself one of his
disciples ; th u s speaks Plato, th u s testifies Aristophanes.
Now, th e re is a question here, not of any superiority of
Socrates’ intellectual powers, b u t of th e real inspirations
of a god sent to him by th e god a t Delphi ; it is Socrates
himself th a t says so, his disciples understand him
to say so ; th e general public know th a t he says so.
T here is question of mysterious manifestations of u n ­
know n events a t th e tim e t h a t they were ta k in g place at
• T e a t distances ; for instance, when he announced th e
defeat and death of Sannion, when the latter was m a rc h ­
ing against Ephesus, th ere is question of warnings, of
presentim ents, of predictions, which found accurate and
exact fulfilment. To m a in ta in th a t Socrates was a frau­
d ulent knave, is preposterous ; to assert th a t lie was a fool,
is absurd ; be was the wisest, th e most virtuous aud most
m odest of philosophers, th e glory of Greece, and the m as­
ter of the most illustrious disciples. W hat, then, slmll we
s a y of this hallucination ? Simply th a t it is ,
H IS T O lilC A L CASE OF O B S E SS IO N ,
one which cannot be called in question without shaking
the foundations of (he authority of history. Let
us conclude this p a rt of our rem arks with one fact
borrowed from P la to ’s ‘ Theayues', and then we may
dismiss Socrates. ‘Clitomaclnis,’ said the la ttc r’s brother,
Timarchus, ‘ I die for neglecting to listen to Socrates!’
W h a t did he mean { W h e n he rose from the table with
Phileman, to go and kill Nicias, their object not being
known to any mortal man, Socrates stood up and said:
‘Ho not go o u t ; I receive th e usual warning.’ Timarchus
sto pp ed; b u t a m om ent later he rose aud said: ‘ Socrates,
I go.’ Socrates heard his god’s voice once more, and stop*
peel him a second time. Finally, the third time, T im a r­
chus stood up and left, w ith ou t saying a word, while
Socrates’ a ttention was engaged by som ething else: and
he dal that which ted h im to his d e a t h "
And it leads, moreover, every reasonable man,— once th a t
he accepts th e reality of th e “ D aim on ”-— to firmly m aintain
th a t the la tte r i f it was a “ Spirit,” independent from
Socrates, could not be a bad or evil spirit— least of all
a devil, for th e fallen angels were never known to be
“ guardian angels” and hence— the Bishop is preaching
S p i r i t u a l i s m p m e and simple. H e is, however, right in
rem arking th a t “ some people affect to disbelieve them (tho
devils), because, they say, they are never afraid of them.
B u t not to believe and not to be afraid are two different
things. 1 read about an English unbeliever, who gloried
in his unbounded incredulity, and who would never sleep
alone in a room w itho ut a b u rn in g la m p ” he added. Nor,
as a true son of the Catholic Church, does th e lecturer
forget th e usual h it a t his b rother Christians— the P ro ­
testants. “ I t is u nde r this class of phenom ena (obsession)”
he says “ th a t we m ust rank spirit-rappcrs, apparitions of
ghosts, tem ptations of visible spirits u nde r a visible
form. Sam uel Wesley has left us a conscientious
account of th e spirit-rappers th a t obsessed his father, th e
famous founder of M ethodism, and especially his sister”........
H aving done with obsession, the Bishop gives his verdict
upon “ 'possession called by medical men mysterious neuro­
pathy, demonopathy, monomania., etc., and the difference
between possession and obsession is th a t the la tte r
exhibits the action of spirits vexing, tormenting, persecut­
ing a person, whereas possession implies the presence of
spirits in a person, the union of a spirit with th e body, the
limbs, th e senses of a person, so t h a t in th e case of a
possession, the movements, th e words of a person are no
more under th a t person’s control, b ut under th e control of
another spiritual agent, who has tak en possession of th a t
person’s organism.”
A fter this, th e venerable prelate passes oil to th e
symptoms of possession. “ W h a t ate those symptoms th a t
prove aud dem onstrate th e presence and th e astion of
spirits ?” he ask.s, and he answers “ the Ritual enu m erates
the following: 1st, th e speaking and understandkig by tliq
F r c f a c o p. 12. Y v t it is euii«
p a tie n t of a foreign language unknow n to him, as wa$
noticeable in tlie ease of th a t Chinese Christian of Cochin-
C hina ; 2d, the revelation of hidden tilings or of d istant
things which cannot n aturally be known by the patient, as
wa.s the case w ith a most remarkable diabolical posses­
sion a t Londun in France, as wc read in Dr. Calmeil’s
book on I n s a n i t y ; .‘id, the exertion of irresistible power,
far above the forces of the patient, as we sa w in tlie ease
of th a t hallucinated girl, described by Dr. D e l p i t ; 4th, the
subversion of all the laws of nature, for instance, suspension
in th e air, flight through the air, as we saw in Ihe life
of St. Crcscentia, the hanging from the ceiling of a church
with the head down as we heard from F a th e r Lacour, the
vomiting of hair, noodles, pins, thimbles, rags, pieccs of
glass and crockeryware, as was th e case with some
girls a t Amsterdam, described by Dr. do Weir and
accepted by Dr. Cahneil. I am aware th a t legerdemain
and sleight-of-hands can accomplish m any wonderful
things. J saw myself a m an suspended from th e ceiling
of a room with his head downward, by means of
iron shoes and a loadstone during two or three m in u te s;
b u t such practices are performed with and alter due
preparation, aud no one is deceived by them, because
all know th a t those tricks had been prepared and are
performed for the sake of lucre. There is no similarity
between the facts of these so-called wizards and the facts
of which I have been sp e a k in g : the former show ingenuity
of m ind and nimblcncss of hands, the la tte r dem onstrate
th e presence and action of spiritual and powerful beings,
invisible and consequently strangers to this natu ral and
visible world.'’
A nd here we will close our ([notations, giving b u t one
more opinion thereon. T h e learned Bishop has brilliantly
and once more proved the occurrence of various most
weird phenomena, the existence of which no sane man
who has seen them would ever th in k of denying. B u t
no more than th e long line of his predecessors of the
infallible Church or the unanim ous verdict of m a te ria l­
istic science (as infallible in the opinion of its rep re se n ta ­
tives) has he explained, or even helped to elucidate the
raimr of these supposed miracles. H is “ three a g e n ts—■
evil spirits, angels and god” arc on a par w ith th e " h u m a n
spirits ” o ftlie spiritualists. H o who is n e ith e r a believer
in the C hurch’s infallibility nor in tho doctrines of tho
spiritists will ever be satisfied with th e ir respective
explanations, for the contradiction between cause and
effect is too palpable, and the theories both one-sided and
unphilosophical. H ence even th a t “ magnificent lecture”
leaves th e question as it stood before— both m b ju d ic e
aud m b tv sa.
STR A Y THOUGHTS ON C H RISTIAN ITY.
J!Y (iK O R G E 1 IK A T H C1UCUTON, F .T .S .
T he p erpetuation of C h ristianity m ay be a ttrib u te d to
the fascination which th e buffoonery a n d fanfaronade of
the clergy foster in the minds of enthusiastic believers iu
spirit and to the imposing effect of tho countless cere­
monials with which it is now so pleasingly tricked out. A
religion saturated with enthusiasm, novel by incessant in ­
novation, decorated and embellished with paraphernalia
m u st necessarily attract, like tho magnet. B u t Time, the
Iconoclast, may y e t sh atter tho chimerical Idol of the
Christian. H e who dreamed of yore th a t a stone was
thrown at the Im age whoso characteristics were “ front of
brass and feet of clay” did not dream amiss. How certain
h a t T r u th shall eventually trium ph, and Falsehood fail!
Theosophy is th a t stone. Theosophy, th e beacon of L igh t
Intellectual, may y e t overthrow its foe Hypocrisy, the
H y d r a of th e nin eteen th century, and encircle with its
nim bus the field of Intelligence where bud and bloom the
Flowers of unfading Fact. I t is too true t h a t Hypocrisy is
now au a rt iu which few are found not to excel. In this
age, indeed, has J a n u s reached th e acme of his subtle
perfection. I t is the gonial confidant of all. Statesm en
uud cits aro alike not friendless in this particular, B u t what
shall we sav of divines? Yes! W ould not those great
mysteries yet unknown have been conned and tho “ occult”
arcanum of life havo been understood long, long ago but
for the host of H ypocrites and Pharisees th a t have misled
benighted man ? B u t with th e dissolution of the empire
whose chief weapon is t a c t , thero is every encouragement
to hope for the enthroiiization of'T r u th when some modern
Plato shall discover to the world the great secrets of life
now entom bed in th e sepulchre of the marvellous. Mark
the iniquity of your scepticism— an “ adept"’ by virtue of
his knowledge of “ Kabalistic” lore performs some strange
ph enom enon— you cry ho has accomplished it hy the aid
of the Devil. A n “ apostle” docs the same thing— h b has
accomplished it by the power of the Holy Ghost------ -
Contemplation. W h a t reason have we to im pute the
existence of th e Universe to a personal Creative D eity
when phenom ena can he accounted for by Forces, Mag
netism, Gravitation, Electricity, the Metamorphosis of Mat’
ter, the C oncatenation of Causes, and by Evolution ? W
do not deny th e secret spring of n ature ; tho conception
and designations of this multiiiominal Totality, however3
are not a t all th e same with every one, b u t of these>
many conceptions th e Christian one seems to us to be
the most ridiculous, i f not the most blasphemous. The
mind, the will, the a ttrib u te s ascribed to God by C hrist­
ians, are entirely mundane. Is not the mind you so
graciously gift God with your own ? The parsons have
made him a God of restraint, oppression and revenge.
To retaliate ou little man ! plausible employment for
a Perfect Being. To th in k th a t the All-Merciful God
would pronounce th e sentence “ go ye into everlasting
tormeni.” to th e “ liberators”— those benefactors of helpless
m an ! men who have utilized to the happiness of man
all th e rude material which n atu re produced. Conceive
th e constellation of literary luminaries in th a t dreadful
domicile. Oh yes ! God would be sent into ecstasies
at beholding th e lugubrious holocaust. T he millions in th a t
utopian place! Considering w hat little fish we are, it God
existed in person, is it not probable th a t he would connive
a t the peccadilloes and foibles of peregrinating worms?
To live and look and listen upon this lurid ball and be
“ d am ned” in H ad es hereafter! W h a t a life! How m a r­
vellously different and rationally sublime is the doctrine of
metempsychosis I B u t to return, how can a m an presume
to exp atiate with irrational and inconsistent dogmatism
about a God of which we know nothing certain. M an—
I mean the “ Bible-w riting race”-—has elevated “ G o d ” by
his generosity in giving H im sentim ents and attributes
which degenerate m an disdains to boast of, or is ashamed
to confess— Indignation and Jealousy. Now to talk of
God being jealous! Of whom ? Satan ? T h a t is adm itting
poli/theism. To th a t E te rn a l Ego, who will deny, our highest
eulogy i? b u t degradation and our most grandiloquent
nomenclature, irreverence? You have given him a crown,
a sceptre and a throne; why n ot a pair of goggles ? H e
will th en enjoy th e complacency of being ignorant and of
not observing— ogling in church. Behold now an a n th ro ­
pomorphic God with concomitants complete. I t is tin o
th a t two imperial forces govern n a tu re — the eagle and the
serpent ; still these cannot be other th an mundane, and
th e untenable hypothesis th a t anyth in g extraniundane
conkl exist, still rem ains a barrier against ecclesiastical
philosophers. W ho will believe in such a deity extolled
to the meagre dignity of an eavtldy emperor.
Begging pardon of our learned readers, we will notice a
few commonplace argum ents urged iu favor of Christianity.
Christians urge easy death in vindication of tlieir dogmas.
W e cannot b u t regard this sophism as most absurd, for
F a ith is th e fond deceiver of the Faculties. W hen a per­
son perceives th e hour of his “ dissociation” is a t hand, is
lie not th en willing to receive and accept anything th a t
will render him consolation ? H e resembles the infant
who resigns his will to th e care of what he think s superior
authority. H e implicitly believes what is then spoken to
him and enjoys equanim ity because lie really believes lie is
touching the shores of Paradise. W hen a man is dying,
both his physical and mental strength is diminished, and his
last words, therefore,cannot be relied ii])on unless tliey have
reference to friends and enemies. I re p e at tbe dying ac­
cents of a man with reference to the jo u rn ey to H ades or
Heaven cannot be accepted. I t is well known th a t Infi­
dels have died calmly, perhaps they have gone to
H eaven as their diagnosis would seem to prognosticate.
W e have been repeatedly asked “ to h ear the voice of
(Jod in church”. I t is tru e th e hym ns you chant occa­
sion hum iliating sensations and sometimes stir, h u t the
effect is to be attributed to the sweetness of melody
and not to any intrinsic veracity in the psalm-singing.
W hen we a tte m p t to reason wc shall soon consider it
a lullaby to put, babes to sleep. Again, Christians urge
“ answer to prayer” as a proof of the real existence of
their kind (Jod. This was an arg u m e n t th a t prejudiced
ns against all Dissent, except Theism, for we ourselves
have been “ answered” b u t not on all occasions.* Now
we concur in the theosophie opinion on this subject,
after having it elucidated and proved to our entire satis­
faction. Since then, we have deemed occasional “ answer
to p rayer” no a rgum ent at all. Will-power may occasion
th e effect. All a t all times may not have potent will­
power, and consequently th eir exertions may prove futile.
Besides tho esoteric means of obtaining in a sensible
degree such animal magnetisms, virtue, I am told,
is one. There are many modes of aggregating will­
power and he who has it intensely may be dignified
with the appellation of “ ado pt”. And now to conscience,
or rather tbe moral or educational code you have imbibed
from pastors and masters. W e question w hether it is
“ the voice of (Jod”. W e further question w h e th e r it is
a separate entity dwelling in man denom inated otherwise
“ the inward P ro m p te r”. W here, we ask, where is the
conscience of the fratricide, th e bandit, the brigand,
and the lawless m urderer I And th e convert 1 Yes '
they talk to us of conscience and have it so strongly,
wo point to the parson to prove it in the proselyte ?
Man being influenced is no “ free agent.” Besides the
countless powers which influence man, has it not been said
th a t initial belief, education, our sourroundings and even
climate have each their individual sway, and in the m ajor­
ity of cases where the heart begins to command, does not
reason play th e arran t ? Moreover, the fact th a t a man can
be hallucinated, sufficiently dem onstrates the “ flapdoodle”
of ‘ d am nation’.
The pretensions of th e ecclesiastical element to
divine revelation are, we must confess, simply preposter­
ous. Moreover a miracle are no proof after all.
T here is no denomination of any popularity th at
does not vaunt of the miraculous performances of its
apostles. I f what is recorded is incontrovertible then
they were Theosopliists in one sense, tlieurgists or adepts
— if th e record is “ false and exaggerated” then they
were simply good and well-intentione.'l m en and no more.
Je su s may be regarded as the very Pillar of Philanthropy,
while others of his “ following” may be said to be the very
Brains of Bondage and Veins of Vandalism. B u t w hether
we regal’d him as a politician of Bethlehem , or a reformer
of Jerusalem ; w hether wc esteem him as a moralist or
love him as a liberator; w hether we praise him for his
works or respect, him as a sage; our voice is loudest in
eulogy with P h i l a n t h r o p i s t . I do not agree with the
Aryan who totally denies his divinity, but. with the Nes-
torian who holds him to be a, half-divine man ; but, of
course, I believe and interpret it differently, i. e., th a t
th e etherial “ properties" in his nature were predom inant
in him, and consequently his utterances may be said to
be inspired. W e firmly believe wliat Christ himself said—
and wliat the parsons have made him say— to bo the
work of Inspiration. Wo have said th a t we believe in
Inspiration, b u t who will dare to declare th a t the whole
Bible is the work of Inspiration I f A 11 so-called hagio­
graphy is mere palaeography— a multifarious collection of
* M y w illp o w er on th e s e o c c a sio n s b i'in s
d i s b e l i e f —" F o r if a m an have faith lie m a y
C h rist.
•J- N o t t h e r e v e r e n d a n d e r u d i t e R e v i s e r s o f t h e I J ih lc in K ng-lnnd a n d
A m eric a, w ho a re ju s t c o m p l e t i n g t h e i r w o r k — t h a t i s c e r t a i u . — K n . T u p .o s ,
pillaged scribbling and antique hieroglyphics. To-wit— tho
Bible itself consists of traditions, travels, penal codes, army
lists, novels, history, romance, poetry, biography. Surely no
great mental effort is necessary to comprehend the book— the
library— in this light. T he antagonisms, anomalies, an ti-
tlieses and diversity of doctrine in it have only not shock­
ed ns, on account of our perception of its fragmentary nnd
disunited character as “a collection” from different systems
aud epochs. W e have long understood the m etaphor—-
“ Hell aud 1 leaven” regarding the talk and writ iu favor of it
as the aberrations of minds aflectcd by the influence of
th e moon. W h a t is Hell but a creation of the imagination
of a mind delirious by enm ity to m an of which the
volcano is th e prototype ? As for the idea of waving
palms, streets of gold, opening Oates of Pearl, H arping, &c.
embodied in the hyperbolical uranography of St. Jo h n
and St. Milton we th in k it could not be more ably ridicul­
ed than .
“ Modelled on tlio life below.”
I t is very unpleasant to be misunderstood. To parsons I
bear no malice, and feel the same commisseration for the
clergyman as I do for other victims of false systems. I look
with the same doleful gaze toward a chapel or a church as
toward a synagogue, a pagoda, o r a mosque. And why not,
when wc Theosopliists profess Tolerance ? W e love the
bigot, b u t we would distinguish between hypocritical and
consistent bigotry. One can afford to heartily shake bands
with, and to regard affectionately the zealot though he bo
of a denomination diametrically different: b u t who can
respect the hypocrite ?
It is ridiculous for a man standing on hills to fire off
cannon. Hear, oh, ye long-winded preachers: ye who receive
.S000 for believing, and ye who get 800 for talk in g ! give
ear and acknowledge the culpability of th e •' H eretic” lies
in his— hum anitarianism . Am ong the vulgar the namo
of “ D issenter” is synonymous with “ Devil.” This is
queer ju d g m e n t. T his is false. I am a t a loss to d eter­
mine w hether the Christian can boast of any worthy whose
equal we cannot point to in th e phalanx of light and lati-
tudinarianism. I have found “ H eretics” to be truly
h u m a n e ....
And now I feel inclined to say som ething about “ H a l­
leluiah ! “ Well, it would sound more harmonious if Christ­
ians would, nay, their ministers, would obey the liberal
injunction— “ love your enemies”— or resemble th e m agnet
in its affinity for all metals, in a world where dcspite-
fulness is as current as good n ature is uncommon. But,
oh, H oly Philistinism! the loathe of reason and love of ras­
cality. And, oh, Reason to lead and guide us out from the
mazes of minds, and th e gusts of the prevailing theological
cvclone ! From the black smoke of prejudice, from the
mist, of p artiality and the circum am bient darkness th a t
we m ight spurn th e m antle insidious conventionalism bids
us wear ! Yes ! when we have done with war, waltz, and
worship, we shall expect wisdom and harmony.
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A B U D D H IS T C A T E C H ISM *
HY A LLA N O.
Corresponding Fclloir o f the Theosophical Society.
“ Obedience to parents ; kindness to children and
friends ; mercy towards tho bru te creation ; indulgence to
inferiors ; the suppression of anger, passion, cruelty and
extravagance ; the cultivation of generosity, tolerance
and charity ; such are the lessons” *|' th a t the B uddhist
Religion inculcates.
One of the oldest Religions of the world ; inculcating as
pure a code of morality as it is possible for th e hu m an
intellect to conceive, and still professed by fully one third
of the entire population of the globe, it does seem pass­
ing strange th a t to this present, day (despite all th a t has
been written about it during the past th ir ty years,) no
appreciable portion of even the educated classes of
Europe and America, realize in the most distan t degree
w hat Buddhism really is.
While, therefore, Col. Oleott’s little catechism, recently
published in Ceylon, in English and Singhalese, will
doubtless be welcomed by all Buddhists in th a t island as
the first simple, popular exposition of the leading features
of th e ir faith, I cannot b u t hope that, republished and
circulated in W estern countries, it will tend somewhat to
dispel the gross ignorance th a t there prevails in regard to
th is noble and venerable faith.
In ono respect only does this otherwise adm irable
catechism seem to me to do im perfect ju stic e to the
creed it expounds, and th a t is in th e two passages in
which it treats of, or, may I venture to say so, avoids, the
question of personal or individual immortality.
B u t here doubtless my excellent nnd respected friend,
Col. Olcott, laboured u n d e r a local difficulty. As is well
known, th ere arc two schools of B ud dh ist Philosophy ; the
one which, while not perhaps denying th e possibility of
individual immortality, still considers it a metaphysical
ten e t beyond th e grasp of th e many, an d unnecessary,
even if true, to be here taught, which holds th a t the mass
of m ankind will always find it b ard enough to conform in
their lives here t o t h e p u r o ethical code of th e ir religion,
w ithout puzzling their limited hum an intellects over
abstruse, metaphysical problems as to the final results of
lives elsewhere— which, while distinctly enunciatin g the
doctrine of m any lives after this one, considers it unpro­
fitable to dogmatize as to w h e th e r th e u ltim ate outcome
of all these lives, th e blending of th e im mortal portion
of the hum an entity in its source, will be accompanied
with a loss, or a retention of individual consciousness.
To this school belongs, I believe, the venerable and
learned II. Sumnngala, under whose guidance Col. Olcott
wrote, and whose certificate to th e orthodoxy of the
work so greatly enhances its value. I t may be doubted
w h ether Col. Olcott himself would not have preferred in
his exposition of B uddhism to p u t forward 011 this ques­
tion the doctrine of th e N o rth e rn ra th e r than th a t of the
S outhern School, b u t lie was w riting for the ad herents of
th a t school, under th e auspices of its most e m in e n t living
Professor, whose approval was essential to th e cordial
reception of his little treatise, and hence probably, and not
b ecam e he himself holds th e m to embody the corrector
views, th e form in which the following questions and
answers appear :—
“ 122. D ors Buddhism leach the im m ortality o f tho
Soul ?
A . ‘ Soul ’ it considers a word used by the
ignorant to express a false idea. I f every
th in g is subject to change, then man is includ­
ed, and every m aterial p art of him m u st change.
T h a t which is subject to change is not p e rm a ­
ne n t : so there can be no im m ortal survival of
a changeful thing.”
o O . and acquire virtue and holiness; in other words, to unite
* A B 'ijnnH iS T CATF.CinSM. ao-onU nrj h> ihe
I I . S . O l c o t t ; , . P r o s i d e n t o f t h o T h e o s r . p l u c r d S o c i e t y . —- A p p r o v e d n n d r e c o m ­
m e n d e d f o r U 80 i n K u d d h i s t S c h o o l s , b y H . S u m n n j r n . l n , l i i . t j h P r i e s t o f t h o
S r ip n d f i ( A d a m ' s P e a k ) a n d G rille, n n d P r i n c i p a l o f t h o W i d v o d a y a P f iriv c n n ,
( B u d d h is t O ollo^o.)
f B u d d h ism ky S. \Y. U h y s.-D av id fi.
“ 123. Q. I f the idea o f a hum a n soul is to he rejected,
what is that in m a n which gives him the i m ­
IIU M E , C .B .,
pression o f having a permanent in d iv id u a litijl
A . T a n k a , or th e unsatisfied desire for oxist-
ence. The being having done th a t for which
. • 1
he m ust bo rewarded or punished in future and
havingo tanka,’ will have a re-birth through O the
influence of Karm a." ’
I t would be presum ptuo us for me in the face of tho
learned II. S u m a n g a la ’s recorded approbation to assert
such a thing, b u t save for this I should, I confess, havo
said th a t these cautious answers very inadequately repre­
sent the doctrines of even the Southern School, and stu ­
diously avoid ra th er th a n m eet th e real sense of tho
question.
But,, be this as it may, most certainly the reply of tho
N o rth ern School would be far more explicit,, and it seems
to me more satisfactory.
N o Buddhist, and an unlearned man, it may appear
ridiculous for mo to presume to set forth what the answer
of the N o rth e rn School to these questions would be ; b u t
I feel strongly t h a t these answers do not do Buddhism
justice. I fancy th a t I have caught some far-off glim m er of
tho light tha t guided the ancient B u ddh ist Philosophers,
and I v enture to p u t • forward my crude conceptions,
hoping t h a t they may form th e nucleus (as the brightest
crystals will often grow around some hum ble grain of
clay) around which more strictly correct ideas may clus­
ter. Tho answer which I should conceive m ight bo
given by some Amarapura. or Tibetan Buddhist, and which
would practically reply to both questions, would run some­
th ing as follows :—
A . The word “soul” has been so diversely used th a t it
is first necessary to m ake certain of the sense in which you
intend it to be applied. Man from one aspect may bo
considered as a trinity, and, consisting (1) of a bodily or
physical frame, composed wholly of m atter in its grossest and
most tangible form though imbued with the life principle;
(2) of an inner form, consisting also of matter, b u t in a
highly refined and a tte n u a te d form ; (ii) of an affinity or
spirit wholly immaterial, th e guide to n i r v a n a . I f 'b y
“ soul” you refer to the second factor of this trinity, then
Buddhism does not teach its im mortality ; it does not die
with th e body; it m ay survive through countless years, but
it is not immortal, llig h ly refined though it be, it is still
matter, and, therefore, like all material things, is subject to
c hange—sooner or later it m u st disintegrate anil enter
into new combinations. If, by “ soul” you understand the
third factor, then Buddhism emphatically docs teach its
immortality. I t is an outcome from n i r v a n a whose ete r­
nity it shares, and to which it m ust return.
B u t probably when you asked w hether Buddhism taug ht
th e im m ortality of the soul, you referred to neith er of these
factors considered separately, b u t to th e E</o, the con­
scious personal entity, and you desire me to explain whe­
th e r Buddhism teaches th e im m ortality of this. If so,
my reply is th a t Buddhism teaches the possible, but not
th e certain immortality of this. The E<jo, the personal
consciousness of identity, exists in, and is an attrib u te in
this earthly life of, th e second factor in the trinity which
may be called the spiritual body.
If, during life, this Ego has attached itself mainly to the
desires of the flesh, and has walked persistently in the evil
paths towards which the material body and material in­
fluences are ever tend in g to lead it, then a t death or even
as some hold before death in some cases, the immaterial
factor disengages itself from the spiritual body, aud this
la tte r weighed down by its material associations, sooner
or later disintegrates, and with it the personal identity or
consciousness utterly perishes.
If, on th e other hand, this E;/o has been perseveringiy
struggling to free itself from earthly desires and passions
o f / h r ,S'nntfavu C hu rch , b y
itself with the immaterial element and hold the material
one as much a t arm s length ns possible, then after death
*
a closer union is effected between the nirvana affinity, or
as it may, for want of a b e tte r name, be term ed th e spirit
find tlio spiritual form, and they pass tog ether to a higher
stage of existence, aud so on step by step th e spiritual
body growing less and less material a t ever}’ stage, until
finally when the last trace of its m ateriality disappears,
the Ktjo or personal consciousness has become interfused
into th e spirit, and this passing to nirconti, although then
merged in the universal, still retains the personal, con­
sciousness, and thus the Erjo secures im mortality, no longer
conditioned, b u t absolutely, no longer isolated, b u t an in ­
tegral part, of the whole.
If the views set forth in this reply do not approximately
represent the teachings of the N o rth ern School, I sincerely
hope th a t some more com petent person will correct, my
errors, as there is no point on which it is more desirable to
enlighten Western minds.
Before q u ittin g tho subject of this little catechism, I
cannot help expressing the regret I feel that, some good
and earnest Christian b rethren in Ceylon should a p p a ­
rently view with much disfavour and express th e ir opi­
nions harshly in regard to (Jol. Oleott's labours in th a t
Island, nay more, should even speak u n k in d ly of him.
However widely we may differ from his religious con­
victions, no one who enjoys his friendship can fail to
be impressed with the perfect purity of his life and
motives, liis absolute unselfishness, his perfect- devo­
tion to what he believes to be the tru th . T h a t any such
man, preaching consistently those lessons summarized in
th e first sentence of this paper should be spoken ill of by
th a t the fruits of B udd hism to millions have been lives
unsurpassed in p u rity in an y Christian p opulation— and
why make a stumbling-block of a n a m e ? I t is not those
who say Lord, Lord, i. c., call themselves Christians, b u t
those who do the will of our F a t h e r which is in Heaven,
th a t shall e n te r into the kingdom of Heaven, and if
Christians are right in believing th at .Jesus Christ truly
preached that, will, then most assuredly so did Sakya
Muni, and those who follow his precepts will equally
enter into th a t kingdom. ’
Even in Ceylon there is room enough for all labourers ;
our most, devoted missionaries there will freely own,
th at despite th e ir most earnest efforts they have but
succeeded in here and there scratching the surface of
tin y pstches of the vineyard, where God’s precious
soul-plants arc withering, choked by th e weeds of self­
ishness, sin, and ignorance. In God’s nam e let them
welcome th e new labourer who conies strong iu purpose
to root up those weeds, and if th e y cannot agree with
him as to how those plants when once growing healthily
in the full sun of righteousness, and watered by th e
tears of contrite hearts, shall be trained, let th em at
least wait till th a t time comes before reviling th e ir fellow
labourer, a n d leave the final result trustingly in H ig her
Hands.
(C o n tin u o 'l fr o m tho F e b ru a ry n u m b er.) .

a Christian, appears t o m e irreconcileable- with th e teach­

E A S T I N D I A N ' M A T E R I A M E D I O A. 1
ings of the F o u n d e r of th a t Christian Religion.
Christianity and Buddhism are, in tru th , in no way 15V P A N i n n i A N f ! O O I ’A T ,, O . O . M . C . , F .T .S .
practical!// antagonistic ; it, is only on dogmatic points,
th a t they really differ. Both inculcate th e same pure, T he drugs included in. Group X X V II I . described
unselfish life, and the ethical doctrines of both may be last arc—
equally summed up in the great com m andm ents to love S a n si'. M a ra th i. B otanical,
one’s neighbour a.s oneself and one’s highest ab stract con­
Pippa.lee. P iper longum.
c ep tio n of goodness, wisdom and love with all one’s heart
and strength. I t is in dogmatic points chiefly t h a t the M aricha m? ' „ nigrum.
two religions diverge. God in our ideas assumes a more Shrinouvera R7 Zingiber officinale.
personal identity than in those of th e B uddhist. Tho Group X X IX . is comprised by th e following:—■
B ud dhist holds to a succession of lives and to tho a tta in ­
m ent of nirvana as the resultof his own deeds. The C h rist­ Sand-. Man.tt.ki. Botanical.
ian believes in a single life, tho conduct of wliich fixes A malakec arN af T erm inalia omblica
his fate for a,11 e ternity and more hum bly rests his hopes
Ila re e ta k c c >, bellerica,
of salvation on the merits of his Redeemer.
This latter point will be considered, and ju s tly so, Pippa.lee pTTST P ip er longum.
o n e of vital significance, b u t I m ust own th a t I hold any C h itraka m -T Plumbago rosea vel ceru-
Christian who conceives a pure-living holy B uddhist, less hca.
likely to benefit hy those merits than himself, still far These were used in combination to relieve all febrile
off fioin a right, knowledge of the length and bread ill states from whatever causes arising. T h ey are also be­
and riches ot that, love which Jesus Christ preached. lieved to improve tho orbital circulation, and are promo­
I am free to confess th a t I personally do not approve ters of digestion.
all that, Col. Olcott appears to have done ; lieseems Group XX X . is a group of the more widely known
to me to have; been in some instances distinctly aggressive. metals and have been credited with properties which can­
H e may plead th a t he was first attacked, and that, the not be verified or a ttested by experience. -
missionaries arc more aggressive where Buddhism is
Group X X X I. comprises drugs, the decoction of which is
concerned than he ever has been in regard to C h ristia n ­
bitterish sweet. T h e y are all useful in relieving chronic
ity. B ut it seems to me t h a t any sort of attack on,
inflammations, and prove d e te rg e n t and insecticide.
or effort to underm ine by disparaging rem arks or
publications, the creed of our neighbour is equally T hey are— ■
opposed to the pure spirit of C hristianity and Buddhism. Sanxl-. Afarathi. B otanical.
L e t the sincere votary of each preach the truths
Lakslia 55W iSecretion of an insect
he believes in, and leave these to find their way to the
hearts of his hearers, b u t let him be silent as to the which grows chiefly on
creed of those who differ from him. iStill these polemics th e tree B u tea frondosa.
have been mere incidental episodes in a g re a t epic— the R e vat a Pluenix Sylvcstre,
story of a g re a t and strenuous effort to aw aken in a K u ta ja sa
E chiles antidvsenterica.
spiritually dozing people the noble desire to live up to Ashwaniara N e riu m odorum,
the sublime precepts of the religion th ey profess. K atpliala Myrica Sapida.
To me then it seems th a t so far from ta k in g offence
( ^ J Curcuma Zedoiia &
a t Col. Oleott’s main work, every true Christian should
H aridra-dw aya ^^ Cur
rejoice a t th e revivification of a pure faith like the
Buddhist amongst, professed votaries of th a t creed. No N im b a RW Melia azidaractn.
m a tte r whence the impulse comes, w hatev er leads a S aptaechada HtH’nt Alstonia Scholaris.
peoplo to live pure, holy, unselfish lives, is a work of (Jod. Mai at i Eehitcs caryophyllat.a.
By their fruits ye shall know them, and no one can
T rayam ana Ficus hetorophylla.
deny who has any personal knowledge of Buddhists,
 Group X X X II . comprises drugs which arc tonic, cooling degree if th e properties of the drugs alone were
and nutritive, and tlie individuals of which when infused viewed b u t generally, and m igh t have proved even a
afresh or boiled, yield an astringent, b itterish sweet b e tte r guide to new research than it now appears to be, if
infusion. Tlie decoction prepared from any one of them he had b u t clearly laid down the parts of the drugs which
is depurant in action. he used. B u t it seems th a t he has not done so or it may
Siinsk. Ufaral/ii. Jiotanical. be, th a t the texts of his teachings which we are now in
possession of, have been so m utilated in .im portant places,
Goodooehec Tinospora cordifolia. th a t we are deprived of the means of ascertaining whether
T rik a n ta k a A steracanthu s longifolia. th e whole plant is to be used, or a certain part, chosen
Brihatcc 2 var KlmT Solanum trilob ata and with a view to its specific properties is to be selected for
Jacquinii. the purpose of extracting th e virtues desired by the admi-
TJraria lagopodiodcs. nisteror. The practical value of these groups to the
P rithak-parnce
stu d e n t of therapeutics, becomes, therefore, miserably
Yidaree-gandha ].) esn i i )d i u i n gan ge t i cu m .
lowered.
Group X X X I II . and X X X IV .* consists of ten drugs The individuals of th e above groups do not correctly
which are widely known to the indigenous Vaidya by the represent the entire virtues or effects which have been
term dasha-moola (the ten roots p a r excellence). The attribu ted to them , as they vary in th e proportion of their
decoction of these roots is gently stim ulan t, and diges­ active principles, and whereas an individual one or two
tive. I t relieves dyspnu:a, biliousness, subdues th e forma­ out of each group are powerful in exciting the principal
tion of munis, and allays the heat of all fevers. They are emunctories or the larger excretory channels of the orga­
the roots of the following: — nism to action or iu promoting their excretory power, tho
S a n d '. j\Furalh,i. B o la n ic a l. rest are feebly so ; th e ir special virtues, therefore, may pro­
bably become b e tte r developed when they are combined
1 Bilwa Aeglc marmelos. with all the rest or a large portion out of them.
2 A gnim antha %v\ Pre m n a Spinosa. Sushroota’s groups, however answering the general
3 Toontooka f^r characteristic properties a ttrib u te d to them, contain several
4 Pa tala Bignonia Suaveolcns. drugs which are classed u nder various orders of remedies
5 Kashmariya Gm cliua Arborea. which, when teit.cd by modern experience, do not fully
0 Vedarecgandha D esm odium Gangetic. bear out the virtues assigned to them. H is descriptions,
7 Sariva llc n iid ism u s Indicus. therefore, have to be taken with considerable reserve as
guides to the selection of special remedies. A n othe r con­
8 llaja nee Curcum a Zcdoria. temporary writer, Agnevesha,who is better known as Oliara-
!) Goodooc.hee Tinospora cord i folia. ka, divides remedies into fifty classes which are arranged
10 Aj ash rin gee sm s# Gym nem a Sylvestre. according to their action on special organs and tissues
Group XXXV . contains drugs which subdue inflam- of the hum an body, and comprise vegetables which
mations and inflammatory swel:Iings, relieve fluxes, and are either similar in action or help each in action by their
purify the seminal fluid. They are :— combination. T h ey are all recommended to be prepared
in the form of decoctions for adm inistration and will be
Sand-. M arathi. Jiotanicid. detailed in the next article.
Karamarda Carissa earandas. T he class of drugs which arc included und er the
T rik an tak a Asteracantlm s lofigifolia. te rm Samdtodhcma or evacuants by Sushroota
Barleria ccrulcea. comprise a miscellaneous group of purgatives, expec­
Saireeyaka
torants, diaphoretics, diuretics, and in some cases blood
Shatavaree H'fTcT Asparagus tomcntosus.
depurants or alteratives (an undefined class of remedies
up to the present day). W e shall give a few instances.
G ridhranakhee Zizyphus jujtiba. The roots of cassia tora, catharto-carpus fistula and clitoria
Group X X X Y I. is composed of drugs which relieve te rn a ta are pu rg a tiv e ; the roots of physalis somnifera,
urinary disorders and purify the blood of its morbid pro- poa cyuosuroides, saccharum spontaneuin and pongamia
ducts. T hey are:— glabra (vide Essay No. I l l ) are considered diu re tic ; and
Botanical. th e root-bark or th a t of the stein of calotropis procera
Sand. Maralhi.
and of gy m ne m a sylvestrc are diaphoretic.
Koosha Poa cyuosuroides. T hey more or less indicate the presence of active agents
Kasha Saccl iarum spontai i cu m. which act th rough the blood on special organs or glands,
Nala A rundo Karka. establishing a hypersecretion i.n those organs, tending
Darbha Raccharum cylindricum. thereby to relieve the system of a supposed morbific agent,
& irrespective of the changes they may severally induce or
K am laikshuka Panicum dactylon.
bring about iu restoring diseased parts to health. Ind ica­
Group X X X Y II. con tains T rivrita or Ipotnoea turpe- tions for the use of such agents, therefore, are gathered
llium and other purgative drugs which arc described from, or construed out of, symptoms or a group of sym p­
elsewhere. toms which were by a clinical study inferred to arise in
This hist closes th e thirty-seven groups of Sansham- certain defined regions of the body externally or the ir
anenja or rcpressant drugs or those which subjacent viscera, and held to refer in their origin to the
repress th e excessive action of morbid or diseased humours, over-flow or repression of one or other of th e conventional
comprising in all about four hundred (4-00) individuals of and assumed triad of hum ours which, as we pointed to a t
the series. the beginning of our articlc, to govern and regulate the"
This classification of Sushroota has been apparently organic as well as tissue functions of the hum an frame.
based on a knowledge of the remote effects of the drugs The class of Sanduimaneeija (?f$Ttrfff*r), ou th e other
described, th a t is, on the collected experience of th e ir baud, is a much larger one, and includes, as previously
action in certain specific morbid conditions of th e orga­ described, thirty-seven (:S7) groups of divers vegetables, the
nism, and where the conditions indicated required specific sensible effects of which on th e various tissues of the
influence evolved by the administrarion of drugs to coun­ body are mostly remote and gradual, they being indicated
teract those morbid states. Subshroota’s experience a t in asthenic diseases or in the chronic stages of disease
sucli an earl)' state of h u m an progress as th e period when gcnoially.
he taught, would seem to have been fairly accurate, to a
In this crude discovery of the effects of vegetables, the
# N o n o w y r o u ] i is d i s c o v e r e d in tlie original ; to p re se rv e un ifo rm ity in
real potency of th e ir virtues could scarcely be determined,
w um bers, n h y p o th etical g ro u p . " as it m ight well have been expected, a t the begin­
ning of scicnce, and although both Char.aka and
Susiirut.a made the best possible a tte m p ts to record
the immediately sensible as well as remote effects,
vet nature could not yield to them the secret of
tlieir action without furth er experim entation and the
separation of the active principles from a combination
■which the fresh pieces or the extraction of analogous
elements in suitable or solvent media. All artificial, or
the so-called pharmaceutical preparations of drugs, as
described by these primitive physicians and followed by
their school were necessarily, therefore, b u t tlie first
infantile trials towards developing a. system of therapeutics
and no more.
T he enumeration of th e properties of drugs, as laid
down by Sushruta, however comprehensive, can a t the
best, be considered vague and loose, and his descriptions
lack much m erit as a help to th e modern practitioner,
owing to the parts of drugs mentioned being not specified
except in a few instances 'where prescriptions for treating
diseases are appended to the description of diseases, as in
the last chapter or u t t a r a fa ntra — a division which treats
of the practice of medicine.
W e have, therefore, to seek for ano th e r source of in ­
formation equally ancient and contemporaneous, and to
wade through a huge array of compound prescriptions
given in detail. B u t here also we are not more successful,
though in many instances the combinations and receipts
for preparing the compounds, if followed to the letter, are
likely to produce a more equable and definite result than
otherwise. These receipts, taken as they are, could not
in all cases bo implicitly followed, or the resulting prepai a-
tions adm inistered in th e q uantities deemed a ppro­
priate in olden or pro-historic times ; for C h a ia k a himself
in producing his nomenclature of remedies according to
tlieir th erapeutic actions, distinctly avers th a t bis descrip­
tions were intended, not so m uch to bind the more talented
and inquiring physician to liis descriptions a.s to serve a
guide to the less capable man of practice or for those who
could help the suffering by tho aid of w ritten treatises
alone.
l i e clearly lays down th a t the virtues of drugs cannot
he too accurately represented by mere verbal descriptions.
Constant experiment, and a searching and wide experi­
ence m ust be the practitioner's true guide in determ ining
the virtues of-drugs or their combinations, And although
he devised for his school somo fifty (;">()) compound groups
for selection out of nearly oOO different drugs which
m ig ht satisfy all possible indications in th e practical
tre a tm e n t ot disease, lie left the fu rth er investigation of
the actions of these compounds, as well as t h a t of the action
of unknown drugs to the future stu d e n t of Mediciro.
( To be continued.)
STRANGE A P P A R 7 T I 0 N S.
1!V N. 1). K ..........................I '. T .N ,
The a u th o r o f " Confessions of a T h u g ,” " Seeta,”
‘ T a ra’ &e., (the well-known Colonel Meadows Taylor) iu
his memoirs entitled “ T he Story of My Life” relates two
authentic instances of strange apparitions which are far
more striking than th e case of “ psychic w arning” m e n ­
tioned by Mr. Constantine.
Colonel, then Major Taylor had lost liis wife to whom
he was dearly attached, and he thus writes :—
“ 1 had determined then, how e\cr, to live o ut my life
alone, and th a t 1 would never seek marriage with another.
This determination was the result, of a very curious and
strange incident th a t befel me during one of m y marches
to Hyderabad. I have never forgotten it,, and it returns to
this day to my memory with a strangely vivid effect, th a t
I can neither repel nor explain. I purposely withhold the
date and the year. In my very early life, L had been
deeply and devotedly attached to one in E ngland and
only relinquished th e hope of some day w inning her, w liui
the terrible order came out th a t no furlough to Europe
would be granted. One evening I was a t t h e village of
D ew ar Kudea, after a long afternoon and evening march
from Muktal, and I lay (town very weary ; b u t th e b ark­
ing of village dogs, the baying of jackals, and over-fatigue
and heat prevented sleep, and I was wide awake and r e st­
less. Suddenly, for my te n t door was wide open, I saw
the face and figure of the lady so familiar to me, b u t
looking older with a sad and troubled expression. The
dress was white an d seemed covered w ith a profusion of
lace, aud glistened in th e bright moonlight. The arms
were stretched out, and a low plaintive cry of ‘ Do not
let me go ! do not let n'e g o ! ’ reached me. I sprang
forward, b u t the figure receded growing fainter an d fa in t­
er, till I could see it no longer, b u t the low sad tones
still sounded. I had run barefooted across the open space
very m uch to the a stonishm ent of the sentry on guard,
b u t I returned to my te n t w itho ut speaking to him.
“ I wrote to my father in England, wishing to know
■whether there was any hope for inc. H e wrote back to
me these words :— ‘ Too late, my dear son. On the very
day of th e vision you describe to me, the lady— was
m arried.’ ”
T he second instance is related as follows :—•
" A u th e n tic ghost-storics are comparatively rare ; b u t a
circumstance occurred a t Shorapore which made a great
impression ou m e n ’s minds and may be accepted as one.
“ T here were two companies of the 74t.li H ighlanders a t
Shorapore with Colonel H u g h e s’s force. A fter the place was
taken, one evening in LSf>S— I have forgotten the d a te —
C a p ta in ------ -,t 110 senior officer, was sitting m Ins tent, writ­
ing letters for England, as the mail letters had to be for­
warded by th a t evening’s post, and had had the side-wall
of his te n t opened for light and air, when a young man of
his com pany-appeared suddenly before him in his hospital
dress w itho ut liis cap ’ and w ithout saluting him said ‘ I
wish, sir, you will k indly have my arrears of pay sent
to my mother, who lives a t ------ ; please take down the a d­
dress.’ C a p ta in ------ took down the address mechanically and
said, ‘ all right, my man, th a t will do,’ and again m aking
no salute the man w ent away. A mom ent after, Captain
-------rem embered th a t the dress aud appearance of the
soldier and his m anner of coming in were highly irregu­
lar and desired his orderly to send th e sergeant to him
directly. ‘W h y did you allow P ------ to come to me in th a t
irregular m ann er ? ’ he asked as soon as th e sergeant
came. T he man was thunderstruck. ‘ Sir,’ lie exclaimed,
‘ do yon not rem em ber he died yesterday in hospital and
was buried this morning V A rc you sure sir, you saw
h i m ? ’ ‘ Q uito s u r e ’ was the r e p ly ; ‘ and here is a
m em orandum 1 took down from him of his m o th er’s a d ­
dress, to whom be wished his pay should be sent.’
‘ T h a t is strange, sir ’ said the sergeant ; 1 his things
were sold by auction to-dav, and I could not Hud where the
money should be sent in th e company’s registry, b u t it
may be in the general registry with the regim ent.’ The
books were afterwards searched ; the address ta k e n down
was proved to be correct, and the circumstance made a
profound impression upon all who knew the facts.’
Iu the first ease it seems th e lady’s mind ou th e day of
her marriage must have been powerfully excited by the,
rem em brance of her old love, and by a sort of magnetic
attraction her th o u g h t manifested itself in perfect form,
far away in In d ia before th e eyes of him she had first
loved ; and uttered itself. B u t may it not be th a t her
astral body stream ed forth and made itself visible ?*
I n th e second instance about twenty-four hours after
his death, and after bis body had been buried, the astral
form of the H ighland soldier appeared in the very clothes
of the dead man and gave th e direction to the Captain, as
if it had been a ttracted back to this earth to dispel the
anxiety caused in th e sergeant’s mind about the sending
of the money. I t is said by some th a t a short tim e after
death the astral soul forgets all about its earthly existence,
and y e t there are au th en tic instances iu which numbers
of years afterwards the soul has wandered back to ea rth —■
* Wc lioliovo sucli h tlio ease. Intense thought crontos an,I becomes ob­
jective, and thero i.s 110 n)>i>i'ociablo diatauco in tho Intiuito Si’iico.—
Jin. Tinios. .
for a short time though it be,— to give some direction to
those it once loved or to solve their difficulty. I t wore
profitable, therefore, to know w hat herm etic philosophy
has to say about th e kind of remembrance of, or connection
with, our earth th a t the Astral Soul continues to enjoy.
A'd ilo r 'n Xotc.— “ N ature never proceeds in her work ot either
creation or destruction by jum ps ami starts'’ says the late Eliphas
Levi, the greatest hermetic philosopher iu Europe of (lie present
century. Tho “ Astral Soul” may remain with the boilv for days
after the dissolution of the latter, b u t separates itself entirely from
'it hut on it.s complete disintegration. Such was tho belief of the
ancient Egyptians in reference to their mummies, such is the
general belief of the Hindus who say that, the souls of their dead sit
upon the roof of the house in which tin; body breathed its last f o r
t e n d a y s and, therefore, the survivors offer ricc-balls to them by
throwing them on the roof. Our belief is th a t the intense thought
and anxiety felt by the soldier in his dying moments for his mother
could very easily create what the H indus call a “ K am a-ru pa” (a
form born of and generated by the powerful desire of the .still
living man) to achieve a certain object, and th a t form th a t of himself
iu his hospital dress, as the “ astral soul" p e r se is the exact ethereal
likeness ot’ the body, but certainly not of its temporary garments.
The soldier realized the necessity o f b e i n g r v e o g n i u 'd by his superior
who might not have done so had the astral form appeared to him
disrobed, and whose attention, moreover, attracted by the unusual
sight,, would have been distracted from the chief purpose which wa.s
th a t of bringing him naturally to listen and pay due regard to the
desire of the dead man. The soldier must have most certainly
made several r e h e a r s a l s , so to say, iu his imagination, and while yet
alive, of the way he would like to appear before th at ollicer aud give
him liis mother's address : and very naturally saw himself in his
fancy as he then was,—namely, in his hospital dress. T h a t desire
(Kama) faithfully reproduced the scene planned beforehand, and
strongly impressed upou the T H O U G H T before the party involved
in it and with a p p a r e n t l y an objective reality............
The opinion of hermetic philosophy is unanimous in rejecting the
theory of the modern Spiritualists. Whenever years after the death
of a person his spirit is claimed to have ‘•wandered back to earth ”
to give advice to those it loved, it is always in a n d y t e t i e e vision, iu
dream or in trance, and iu th at case it is the soul of the living
seer that is drawn to the d i s e m b o d i e d spirit,, and not the latter which
wanders back to our spheres. N atu re—say the Kabalists —opens to
life all its doors, and closes them as carefully behind, to prevent life
from ever receding. Look at the sap in t,lie plants, writes upon th a t
subject Eliphas Levi, in his “Science of Spirits examine the gastric
juice in the crucible of human bowels, or the blood in our veins ;
a regular motion pushes them ever onward, ami once the
blood expelled, the veins, auricles and ventricles contract and will
not let it How backward. “ The living s o i d s of a superior sphere”
tells us Louis Lucas “ can no more return to ours, than a babe
already born re-enter its mother's bosom.” We think as he and the
other hermetic philosophers do, and, therefore is the story of Samuel
coming down once more on earth to curse Saul, though believed iu
by the Christian Kabalists is explained in quite a different wise.
For them the witch of Kndor was an ecstatic seer who through som ­
nambulism and other occult mean.'; placed herself in direct communi­
cation with the mournful and sur-excited soul of the Israelite king
and drew forth out of it the ever present form of Samuel whose
image preyed on his mind. I t is from the depths of the tormented
conscience of the murderer of priests and prophets, aud not from
the earth’s bowels, th a t arose the bleeding spectre of Samuel ; and,
when apparently his voice was vociferating anathemas and threats,
it was h e r own lips aud those of the pythoness—half m e d i u m and half
m i K j i e i a n , —who, drawing down from space the ever-living vibrations
and notes of the prophet's voice, assimilated them to hers aud
reading clairvoyantly in the culprit’s mind, repeated but what she
sa w engraved by the remorse in the thoughts of Saul. ‘'C h a o s m w j n m n
/ i r i w i t i n i i e s t , ’’ says liobert i ’ludd, the great mediaeval liosiorueian
"and Hermetic philosopher of England. “ The great chaos consoli­
dates and closes, and those who are a b o v e can no more come d o w n . ”
In a future number we will give the translation of a chapter of
Eliphas Levi's " Transition of Spirits or the Mystery of D e a t h , ”
liis views are thoso of all the Kabalists and adepts.
A llJ N l)V V E R S I O N OF T J I E F A L L O F M A N .
JiV ISAHU NOJHN It. JSANNKRJ KK, F.T.S.
Various learned theories have from tim e to .tim e been
advanced by eminent persons in explanation of th e Bibli­
cal tale of the “ Fall of Man'’ in books and journals, even
in our esteemed TjiKOSorin.ST, bu t it seems to me th a t
there is a simpler explanation to this which has not been
yet touched upon by any.
T h at the conception and phraseology of the Bible, p a r­
ticularly its earlier chapters, are of Eastern and Oriental
origin, there is no room to doubt. Such Deing th e case, we
have simply to look for the signification of the term “k now ­
ledge (dnyan) w it h reference to females, a m o n g Or i en t al
nations. I t will then be seen th a t even in popular par­
lance a girl on arriving a t puberty is said t.o have attained
hunch-dgc, or arrived at h io w led ye. T h a t this significa­
tion of the term is accepted in th e Bible phraseology
appears to be beyond doubt, on reading further, where,
immediately after th e fall we read (in Gen. IV. 1) “and
Adam launv Jive his wife ; and she conceived, and bare
(Jain;” so also in th e same chapter ver. 17, “and Cain
knrw bis wife, and she conceived”: in verse 25, “ and
Adam know his wife again ; and she bare a son”.
These, and hundreds of similar passages in the Bible
unmista.keably show th a t by the expression lo Inwif which
is the same thing as to taste of the fruit of th e Tree of
'Knowledge, the Bible authors used the O riental phraseology
to signify sexual relation between man and woman, and
nothing more.
AVe now come to the next point, i. c., how could tho
eating ® of th e .fruit. of th e. Tree of Knowledge © bringO on
death. Ou this point my ideas are as follow :— Observa­
tion of nature, poor as it is in my ease, shows th a t in cer­
tain living beings, for instance, the crab, the silk-fly &c., a
single act of procreation completes th e ir mission and te r ­
minates th eir existence on earth. The law of n atu re is
immutable, and, therefore, though it be not possible for us
to know a t present how often each particular animal kind
is intended to procreate, or even the relative difference
between individual members of the same species, if there
be any in this respect, as well as how long each is to survive
the last act of procreation, i.e., th e last taste or eating of
th e fruit of th e Tree of Know ledge:— one th in g is certain,
viz., th a t th e act constitutes the fall of the being, aud th u s
his harbinger of d eath :— th a t death which makes dust re­
tu rn to dust.
I t would th e n follow t h a t the Bible allegory of the fall
of man is being enacted daily on the stage of the world.
T h a t the vices of Onan, and of Sodom and Gomorah are
included in the category, is evident from the wrath of God
displayed in their im m ediate wholesale destruction, typify­
ing th e im m ediate pernicious effects upon man, quicker
than even the effects of tho natural eating of tbe fruit. In
some cases even boys are said to arrive at knowledge ou
attain in g m ajority even a t the present day, b u t in th e
case of girls t he use of th e expression is idiomatic and com ­
mon. I have omitted to m ention above th a t in th e vege­
table kingdom we obtain ab u n d a n t evidence of th e law of
nature limited alone in the rice, wheat and all th e annuals,
th e plantain, and the corn, the biennials and the p e re n ­
nials of one fructification, twice and thrice, or more fructi­
fications, and then death of the plants.
P A R A G R A P H F L A SH E S FROM TH E FOUR
QUARTERS.
T h e A n n i t a B a z a r Patriha in a recent issue published nil
account, of the resuscitation of a young girl by the JVUl-Powcr
of a man. I t appears th a t the girl had accidentally fallen into
a tank near the Patriha's oilice, m i d ' i t was full ten m inutes
before she wa.s taken ouf, evidently drowned and dead. A native
gentleman, who happened to be on the spot, made energetic
efforts to revive her. l i e concentrated his attention, mado
mesmeric passes, his limbs all the while quiv erin g fearfully,
and finally succeeded in m aking his subject th row up the w ater
she had swallowed. W hen questioned how lie had managed lo
restore the girl, he replied I lint ho had done so by his JFill-Power
alone. T h e occurrence was too good, as affording an illustratio n
of the scope of Yog- Vidya, to be omitted from this journal.
B u t before publishing it, we havo taken care to authenticate it.
And we have very g re a t pleasure in saying, th a t tlio occurrence,
as related in the Pat.ri.kn, is (rue. T h e girl was saved hy a
brother of a Fellow of our Society in Calcutta, both of whom
have for sonic time past been practising the B h a kti-Y o g .
A most rem arkable m arria g e lias ju st taken place iu Vienna.
T h e bridegroom who is !il y ears old, is 28 inches high an d
weig hs 29 pounds. T h e bride aged 2 I, measures but 27 inches
and weighs 2 0 pounds. T h e couple had the honour of a p r e s e n t­
ation to the C o u rt nml of receiving valuable presents from thy
Emperor. . . ’
 W e have saiil before in tliis jo u rn a l th a t long fasting downwards. As there was not another cloud to bo seen, aud it was
brilliantly set oft'by the rays of the setting .sun against the blue
was by no means an uncommon oceurrencc iu I n d i a — esp e ­
background, its appearance was certainly rem arkable.— J [ail.
cially am o ng the Ja in s. A J a i n lady— Mrs. Sakarbni Kapoor-
chaml o f the Gosariah family in B om bay— completed a th irty -
days fast, on Monday morning, the 2 0 tli ultim o. Tlio fast was
observed in honour o f the annual P a e h u sh a u festival. W e T i m P h y s i c a l V a l u e o f P r a y e r , which Prof. T y n d a ll
liavo tlie best auth ority to sny th a t the self-imposed fast was proposed in the y ear 1872, to have tested by a concurrent s u p ­
no re s u lt of a bet or the love of sensation, as iu the ease of plication to God, 011 a given day, for a given object, by C h r i s t ­
D r. T inn ier of America. ians th ro u g h o u t the world, b u t for w hich sensible suggestion
he got only universal abuse, tu r n s up as a living issue again.
T h e Sunday Mirror objects to the name of Kali-Ynrj, Some one lias sent us a copy o f the Illustrated Jllission art/
given by tho H in d u s to our age. “ I t is a m isn o m er;” it says, “ let N c w s ,f or March 1S81 in which we read th a t a certain Miss
it be called the Satya-Yug rath er, for th a t would be e x p r e s s ­ lleade, a lady M issionary “ among the H eathen and Mussulm an
ing the tr u t h . ” O f course, t l ie a g e which witnessed the birth women o f Pu uroo ty, iu Southern I n d i a ” has ju s t been insp ired
of the N ew Dispensation, a church, which, like P allas— by G od to speak H in du stani ! Wo had seen the notice before
A th ena-M inerva, Goddess of W isdom,— came ou t all arm ed aud rep rin te d iu secular papers, b u t wc have it now from its original
g row n up from her father’s brain the B a b u - J n p i te r of C alcutta, source. She “ had been te aching in the Tamil language ; but.
cannot possibly be any other age, b u t th a t o f A bsolute T r u t h . feeling it important, th a t the M ussulm an w om e n........ ..sho uld
be spoken to in H in d u s t a n i .............she asked the L ord for the
K in- cj K a l a k u a I, of Ihe H aw aiian Islands, o u r lale visit­ gift, and he r own expression is th a t the power came to h e r as a
or in India, seems to have received a true royal reception iu gift from G o d .” I t was sudden, indeed. “ One m o nth she was
March last a t J a p a n . A l ’ello\v of our Society at T o k k io unable to do more than p u t two or threo sentences together,
informs us th at tho Mikado received him w ith all the honours while the n e x t m outh she was able to prcaeh aud pray w ith out
due to au independent sovereign and offered th e K in g the use waiting for a w o rd .” H e re is a priceless h in t th a t futu re
o f his own Im perial sum m er residence, know n as the E p ro k y an candidates for the C. S. should profit by. Miss Reade must bo
Palace, and regarded by the Ja p a n e s e as a sacred place. G ra n d in high favour in a certain au g u st q u a rte r ; and o u r only wonder
dinners were given in his honour by the Mikado at his Palace, is that while she was ask in g she did not bethink her of petition -
nt each of'which K ing David K alnk ua was received and feasted ing for Ihe im mediate conversion of all the MusMilmau an d
by all the Im p eria l Fam ily, ladles included. O n M arch 10, H ea th e n women of Pu nroo tv, not to say, of all India. S o m e­
the day of his departure, the K in g was presented with the body should also send Prof. T y n d a ll a m ark ed copy of the
“ O rd er oft.be R ising S u n ’' of tho first class, sifter wliieli Il'u I. M. N.
M ajesty sailed in g re a t ceremony, aud w ith all the artillery
firing, for Shanghai and other ports o f J a p a n and C h in a on bis
w ay to In dia. T h e monotonous three or four days passed by T h e proprietors o f the tiieosopii ist are p rep arin g to publish
tho Royal visitor at W atson ’s H o te l, F o rt, m u s t ' have a large work, unique iu its kind, save perhaps W a g n e r’s
appeared to him a rath er disagreeable contrast. “D ictionary of faulty a rg u m e n ts aud abuse, by bis musical cri­
tics.” T h e )' have been collecting for ov er six 3 'ears m ate­
I nsane nr E lectricity .— A y ou ng man, 21 y ears o f age, rials for the publication of a Synopsis, arrang ed alphabetically,
mimed G eorge Odette, has j u s t been adjudged insane and c o m • and which will contain all the rude aud abusive expressions, all
m itted to nu asylum for lunatics, in Illinois (U . S. A.). I l is the slanderous and even libellous sentences, B illinsg alc phraseo­
case is very interesting from a scientific point of view. Ilia logy, pious fibs, malicious insinuations, and glaring u n tr u th s
madness was caused by an overw helm ing shock of electricity con pied .villi the tei m “ T h e o s o p h y ” in general, ami directed
given to him as a, practical jo k e I13' some ign orant companions. against t.he two F o u n d e rs of the Society especially, as found
T h e A merican jo u rn al from which tho above facts are taken printed iu m issionary and other Christian organs, since J a n u a r y
very sensibly rem ark s upon the ex trem e d a n g e r there is in su d ­ ], 1870, till J a n u a r y 1882. R eg retting , 011 one hand, the
denly pouring th ro ug h the delicate n erv e -m atte r o f the brain necessary incompleteness of, aud omissions in, their future
and spinal-cord a strong cu rren t o f electricity, and suggests work — laeuiKO due to the physical impossibility of exam ining
th a t the best if not the only remedy iu such a case is the a p ­ every one o f the innum erable M issionary and other pious
plication of the vital m agnetic c u rr e n t of some pow erful mcs- Christian organs scattered th ro u g h o u t the w orld,— the two
m eriser or “ healer”. I t m ig h t havo added th a t it is equally compilers hope, nevertheless, to be enabled to present to the
dangerous to saturate a n ervous p a tie n t’s brain w ith mesmeric world a correct, if not a full, Compendium of the most choice
fluid, as is too often done by th ou gh tless tyros iu m agnetism. term s used by the E nglish-speaking reverend Gentlemen of
T h e human vital force is tho most p o te n t o f all know n agencies, both h em ispheres again st the Theosopliists. I u each d e p r e ­
and health of body or mind is only possible w hen there is a catory sentence the name o f the paper aud the date will bo
perfect magnetic equilibrium iu on e’s systeni. T h o “ healer" scrupulously and correctly stated. T he compilers hope that
heals simply by restoring th a t balance iu his p a tie n t by th e this laborious publication will prove of a still wider in tere st to
force o f h i s benevolent desire and will. fu ture lex icog rap hers than Mr. G ladstone’s “ F lo w ers of Speech”
against th e inlidels and heretics, ex tra c te d by him from tlia
P a p a l discourses, collected aud published by Don Pasqualc di
A t m o s p h e r i c M e t e o r s sric.m t o a i s o u x d j u s t now, in this F ra n c is under the namo o f “ Discorsi del Sommo Poutefice Pio
year o f prophecy. To tlio vaporous appearance o f the three I X . , ” and translated by tho g re at au th o r o f “ C h u rc h aud
resplendent columns described in a fo rm er issue as hav ing been S tato” for tho edification of the E n g lish P ro te s ta n t public.
seen in Russia, we may now add an account of a phenom enon in
tlio latitude of Madras, w hich the superstitious m ig h t easily
fancy to be a presage of the coming o f Vishnu, in the K alau ki
A v a ta r, or o f the Zoroastrian Sosiosh oil his w hite horse follow­
ed by au arm y of good genii equally m ounted on. w hite steeds. TA B LE OF CONTENTS.
T h is promised Saviour o f mankind, by the way, is faithfully r.'igo. l ’a t'c .
reproduced in th at occult scientific allegory the (B ible) R evela­ Our Third Year ................ 2.31 A Novel View of tin Tlieo-
tion of St. John. T h u s : “ I saw heaven opened, aud beheld lambliohos : A Treatise on ■sophists ... .. 204
a white horse; and lio th a t sat upon him was called faithful the Mysteries ... ... 2.32 Miracles ... ... ... 200
a n d 1t r u e ........ And the armies which were in heaven followed A Welcome J o u rn a l ... 2.3:3 Stray Thoughts 011 C hrist­
The M other-Laud of N a ­ ianity ... ... ... 208
him upon white horses”. (R ev. X I X , 11-11). I f this is not tions ... ... ... A liuddhi.st Catechism ... 270
copied from its very ancient Z oroastrian prototype, it certainly A Good Chance for I n ­ L ast Indian M ateria Me­
has th at appearance to uuregeuerate eyes. T h e M adras story dian Cotton Men.............. 2.30 dica. ... ................ 271
is as follows :—- ' H indus in J a v a ... ... 2-30 Strange Apparitions ... ‘27:j
“ A strange phenomenon was observed here some time since “ The Claims of Occultism.” 238 A Hindu Version of the
Theosophy and Spiritualism. 200 Fall of Man ... ... 274
about j to (i. A figure resembling a horse iu outline appeared iu
The Study of the Occult ... 200 Paragraph Flashes from tho
the sky of a bright luminous colour which faded away at the end
A ntiquity of the Vedas ... 2G2 Four (Quarters ... ... 274
of about ten minutes. I t attracted the attention of crowds of natives
ami tho general opinion amongst them was th a t it was au ou u u
jmrtuuding some disaster.” We saw the cloud from another part of I n d u s t r i a l 1 ‘rcss by I). C u r d o t j o o & C o . , a u d p u b l i s h e d h y
1 ’i ' i u t o d a t t l i e
.Madras, wlieu it 1«U assumed tlie sliape of a eresucut \yjtli the p o i i ^ . tlia 'J'h eo so p U icu l g o d o t y a t U i o a t U C a n d y , B o m b a y .
 S U P P L E M E N T
TO
THE THEOSOPHIST-
OUR B R A N C H E S.
A N e w A n g l o -In d i a n B r a n c h .
A now “ Anglo-Indian Branch'' of tho Theosophical
Society is in course of formation a t Simla. A good
many light-hearted repicsontativcs of European civilisa­
tion in India am use themselves l>y laughing a t the Socicty,
in total ignorance of its character, objects ami claims to
respect. Hut none the leas are m any Anglo*Indians of
distinction and intelligence aw akening to the importance
nnd dignity ot these, and th e c o ntem plated branch will
soon no doubt afford scoffers a striking proof th a t in spite
of all the obstacles throw n in our way in th e beginning,
th e noble and admirable principles on which this Society
is founded, are asserting themselves and winning respect­
ful sym pathy iu th e heart of the most influential com­
m u n ity of Englishmen iu India..
T he following is taken from the Pioneer of the
2Gth A u g u s t :—
“ A n Anglo-Indian IJraneh of tlie Thcosophical Society, to bo
callcd tho ‘ Simla Eoleetio Theosophical Society,’ was founded
nt Simla on tho 2 1 st instant, under the Presidentship of Mr. A. 0.
Hume, 0.15. The objects of the new Society are said to be, lirst,
to give countenance and support to the parent Theosophical Societv,
the character and purpose ol which, iu tlir opinion of the members
of the new Society, are clearly commendable, although, as they
think, the subject of unmerited attack ; and secondly, to profit,
as far as this may be found possible, from the teachings of the so-
called adept ‘ lirothers’ of the lirst section of the Theosophical
Society, in branches of metaphysical inquiry, in reference lo which
tlie members of the new Society conceive th a t these ‘ Urotliers ’
have acquired far-reaching and accurate knowledge.''
From the latest advices received from Simla, we iind
th e following officers have been e le c te d :— P r e s i d e n t ,
A. 0 . H um e, Esq., C. B.; V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , A. P . Sinnett,
E s q . ; S e c r e t a r y , lloss Scott, Esq., C. S. . always in the direction in which lie may be looking, very
F u r th e r and fuller details will be given in our next.
Tl-Ii: BO M BA Y T H E O S O P H I C A L S O C I E T Y
T he regular m on thly m e e ting of tho B lanch was held
a t the P a re n t Society’s H ea d -q u a rters a t 3-.‘>0 p. jl. on
Sunday, the 14th August, when th e revision of th e B y c­
Laws was gone through. The Secretary then informed
th e Meeting of the kind donation by Mr. T u karani T a tia
to th e B om b ay Branch, of Rupees two hun dred for tlie p u r ­
chase of books for thcLibrary. H e was thereupon request­
ed to communicate th e than ks of the Society to th e donor
lor bis disinterested zeal in its progress. T he Secretary
afterwards read to the Meeting th e copy of a letter he
bad addressed to Pand it Ram Misra Sliastri, President of
th e Literary Society of Bonai'ee Pandits, and Professor of
Sankhya, Benares College, requesting him on behalf of the
Branch to obtain the permission of the Translator of the
third and fourth parts of the S a n sk rit A phorism s of
Patanjali, the founder of one of the six schools of H in d u
Philosophy, to have th e m published. H e also explained
th a t it was intended to publish ou behalf of the Branch
into one Volume all the four parts of th e said Aphorisms,
together w ith th e ir translations, which were p rin te d iu
fragments and were now out of print, and th a t the money
realised by th e sale of these books was to be applied
for the purpose of purchasing books for an in dependent
Library for th e Branch. This will be the first publication
by the Branch of a series. T he action of th e Secretary
was unanimously approved.
A fter a vote of th a n k s to the President, th e Meeting
was adjourned.
M a u t a n d k o w B. N a c jn a tij,
A u g u s t 17. P r o , S e c re ta ry,
T H E P llA Y A G T H E O S O P H I C A L S O C IE T Y . ;
A C h a rte r for the formation of a Branch of the Thoo-
sophical Socicty a t Allahabad, to be composed exclusively
of the Natives of In d ia was applied for by a num ber of
our Fellows there. By order o ftlie President and Council
it was forwarded to A llahabad on J u ly 27.
One of our Fellows there, Babu Bcnee Madliab Bhat-
tacharya has already bought a plot ot ground to build a
Theosophical H all upon, for the use of the Branch.
W e hope to give in our ne x t th e progress of our new
Branch, as also a list of its officers.
T H E N E W Y O R K T H E O SO PH IC A L S O C IE T Y .
M any of our m em bers have pursued investigations in
Spiritualism and kindred subjects with success aud profit.
I n fact, one of th e General Council, Airs. M. J. Billing, is
herself a m ed iu m for spiritual phenom ena of a wonderful
character, her familiars— if th e y may be so term ed —*
exhibiting a knowledge of occult laws governing th e u n i­
verse which it would be well for the Spiritualistic frater­
nity to inquire into.
O thers have given atten tio n privately to tlie develop­
m e n t of th e ir own spirits, and this, it may be said, is tho
chief object of this Society, b u t they have refused as yet
to divulge tlieir expericnc.cs for publication, as they say
such publication would retard th e ir progress. And in this
refusal they seem to be upheld by all th e teachings of
Jewish and H in d u Kabalism.
One, however, of our mem bers has for a long tim e noticed
a peculiar th in g upon which he asks for opinions fror.i
other Branches. I t is this :— H e secs, either in the air
or in his spiritual eye, which he knows not because it is
frequently, a brig h t spot of light. Tlie exact time is
always noted, an d is invariably found to be the hour when
so m eone is th in k in g or speaking of him or abou t to call
upon him. H e would like sonic suggestions as to the law
governing this appearance, and how to m ak e more definite
th e information it is m e a n t to convey.
Many applications from distan t and various parts of
th e U n ite d States, for permission to establish Branches,
have been received.
W i i j . iam Q. J udge,
10th July, 1881, Recording Secretary.
T H E I O N I A N T H E O S O P H I C A L S O C IE T Y .
I have the honour to acknowledge rcceipt of your in ­
teresting communication of the 31 st May last, the con­
tents ot which I had scarcely time to communicate to
our P resident Mr. Pasquale Menelao, who lias left for Italy
and is expected to re tu rn about th e lo th August next.
O ur B ro th er Count de (Joiiemis returned from Athens,
and I have not failed to subm it your letter to him for his
consideration, pointing out a t th e same tim e the im ­
portance of th e instructions therein contained, bi^; his
tim e is fully taken up by th e study of Homoeopathy anil
Mesmerism (being well persuaded of th e ir efficacy in
superseding A llopathy in which he has no faith). By
these means he hopes effectively to relieve those who
may be afflicted with various diseases, most of them con­
sidered incurable a t th e present day, both as to their
acute and chronic stages. I t is obvious th a t for th e pre­
sent lie cannot show th a t energy of puipose otherwise
th a n in endeavouring by persevering application anil
p i a ct i ca l c x p c i ie u c c t o over come t h o i m m e n s e obstacles
 tli a t liis o p p o n en ts are sure to a r r a y a g a in s t him . H e is
hopeful, however, to be en ab led in tim e to t r i u m p h over
p reju d ice an d .scepticism by t h e irre sistib le in flu e n cs of
Facts ; and, of course, he w ould feel g r a te fu l if assisted
b y a n y c o m p e te n t I n d ia n T h e o s o p h is t by advice and
in stru c tio n in his studies, and lie will be only too glad to
c o n t r i b u te his sh a re to t h e c o l m n n s o f t . b e t h k o k o h i i s t .
O u r e s te e m e d B r o th e r an d P r e s i d e n t Sig. P a s q u a le M o -
nelao re q u e sts 111c to say tli.it 011 his r e t u r n from I ta l y he
will try and send for th e T H E o s o w i is t a n article t r e a tin g of
som e w o n d eifu l p h e n o m e n a e x h ib ite d in I ta l y m a n y years
ago by a R o m a n Cath olic A rc h -p rie st, who h ad been, as r e ­
ported, well versed in th e O cc u lt Sciences, an d who p r e ­
dic ted m a n y years before his d e a th in his la st W ill an d
.te s t a m e n t n o t only t h e y e a r b u t t h e day, hour, an d even
t h e m in u t e s of his dem ise. O n e of o u r B r o th e r M e n cla o ’s
objects in leaving for I ta l y was to g e t as m u c h reliable
a n d a u t h e n t i c inform ation 011 t h e s u b je c t as could pos­
sibly be obtained.
I hav e called t h e a t t e n t i o n of o u r F ellow R o m b o tti who
resides for th e m o m e n t a t l ’ari (Ita ly ) to t h e e x p e d ie n cy
of fu rn is h in g th e S ocicty w ith in fo rm a tio n of prac tica l
u t il ity t h a t m i g h t fall u n d e r bis notic e for in se rtio n in
t h e T jik o s o im jist an d shall n o t fail to place t h e c o n te n ts
of y o u r l e tte r before t h e o th e r m e m b ers.
A s for m y h u m b le self, 1 a m n o t a le arn ed m a n as you
see ; yet 1 c o n s ta n tly k e e p in m in d t h e old a d a g e —■
“ W h e r e th e re is a will, th e r e is a w a y ”— an d by d i n t of
laboriou s ex e rtio n s I tr y to d ev elop m y in te lle c tu a l facul­
tie s in o rd er to be en a b le d to offer one of th e se days some
trifle of a spe cim en of t h e influence of t h e w i l l w h en well
r e g u la te d a n d exercised by m a n ; and, in d u e tim e, should
I becom e w o rth y of t h e estee m a n d c o n s id e ra tio n of t h e
F o u n d e r s a n d o th e r le a rn e d T h e o so p h ists, I tr u s t th e y
will n o t d e n y m e th e favour of th e ir precious i n */ me t i ov s
in assistin g m e to see d e e p e r a n d h ig h e r in t h e fath om less
ocean of know ledge.
O T IIO A L E X A N D E R ,
Dth J u ly , 1881. SrcrcUiry.
To
D.VMOTUn K . MA.VATiANKA.tt, E s q ,
T H E COLOMBO T H E O S O P H IC A L S O C IE T Y .
I t e m s f o r A hju s t .
T itf, B r n n m s x C a t e c h i s m . — T h e g r e a t e v e n t of t h e
m o u th h as been t h e p u b lic atio n of C o l . O l c o t t ’s C a te c h ism
in E n g lish a n d S inhalese. I t was first, offered to t h e public
a t t h e W i d y o d a y a College on S u n d a y , J u l y 24, a t a lecture
of th e C olonel’s 011 b e h a lf of t h e N a t i o n a l F u n d . T h e
200 copies on h a n d w ere sn a tc h e d u p a t once, a u d several
h u n d r e d m ore could h a v e b een sold. T h e v e n e rab le
H i g h P rie s t S u m a n g a la , a n d th e P rie sts D e v a m itt a , Goo-
ncrat.ne, and M e g ittu w a ttc , all m a d e ad d re sse s in praise
of t b e work, an d th e H i g h P rie s t ordered f 0 0 copies for th e
use ot t h e p u p ils a t t h e Colleg e— a sufficient proof of
its value as a h a n d b o o k of S o u th e r n B u d d h is m .
G r o w t h o f t h f , C o l o m b o S o c i e t y . — S in ce M ay I, th e
m e m b e r s h ip of t h is B ra n c h has doubled, a n d tb e n u m b e r
is now ( A u g u s t 17), 10(5. A n ac tiv e a n d lively in te r e s t
is felt a m o n g us in t h e g r e a t w ork of B u d d h i s tic r e g e n e r a ­
tion, a n d e v e r y th in g in d ic ates a g r e a t f u t u r e for o u r g ro u p
of S in h alese T h eosophists.
T u n N a t i o n a l F u n d . — S in ce o u r la st report, le ctu res
h a v e bee n given by Col. O lc o tt a t K a l a t u r a N o r t h , Mul-
leriyawa., Maligakanda., P a t h a h a w a t a , R o ig a m K orale,
llo r r e n o , S e d a w a tte , an d R a t n a p u r a (:? tim es). T h e F u n d
now a m o u n ts to n ea rly Rs. 0,000, a n d its p o p u la r i ty is
g row ing.
T I I E G A L L E T H E O S O P H IC A L S O C IE T Y .
T h e election of officers for t h e e n s u in g y e a r was held
at. G alle A u g u s t 8, a n d t h e following g e n t l e m e n were
ch o sen :— P re s id e n t, G. C. A. J a y a s e k a r a , Esq., P r o c t o r ;
V ic e - P r e s id e n ts,— S im o n Perera. A b e y a w a rd en e an d Charles
A m a r d is D e Silva, Esqrs. ; Secretary, G regoris E drew ere,
Esq, ; Treasurer, S in o tc h i P e r e r a A b ey a w a rd e n e , E sq. ;
Councillors,—-Jacob Dias, D o n D e n is S u b h a sin h c , P a u l
E d w a r d P o n n a m p c r u m a , S a m u e l S. J a y a w ik r a m a , H e n r y
P e r e r a A b e y a w a r d e n e , Thom as. P e r e r a A b eya w a rd ene,
D o n I l e u d r i k M a d an a y a k a , E sqrs. T h e S ociety is in a
flo urishing condition.
OUR CEYLON WORK.
L a t t e r s h a v e b e e n received from Col. O lc o tt d a t e d a t
H o ra n a , in R o ig a m Korale, an in te r io r village of th e
W e s te r n P ro v in c e of Ceylon, w here lie was l e c tu r in g on
b e h a lf of th e S in h a le s e N a ti o n a l B u d d h i s t F u n d . A t th is
place am i P a t h a h a w a t t e , a n e ig h b o u rin g village, th e s u b ­
sc rip tio n s a m o u n te d to Rs. (i50, t h u s m a k in g t h e F u n d
some R?. 7,000. Col. O lc o tt is so c o n s ta n tly occupied
w ith th e labors of his present, c a m p a ig n as to be u n ab le to
k e e p u p his u sua l large correspondence, a n d he asks t h e
i n d u lg e n c e of friends in t h a t respect. F o r tlic sam e r e a ­
son h e will hav e to leave u n a n s w e re d Mr. H . G. A t k i n s o n ’s
r e jo in d e r to his (Col. Olcott's) r e c e n t le t t e r to th e
E d i t o r of tl io P h ilo so p h ic I n q u ir e r , m u c h to his regret.
O u it b e n e v o le n t co n te m p o ra ry , t h e Ceylon Diocesan
Gazette, fills us w ith sorrow in show ing t h a t th e t i i e o s o -
T i t i S T is n o t to its ta ste . O u r J u l y n u m b e r it finds “ d ry
rea d in g , a n d w h e n n o t d r y b la s p h e m o u s an d scurrilous.”
T h is is s h o c k in g la n g u a g e from t h e o rg an of th e L ord
B ish o p of C o lo m b o ; tlic a i r of C eylon, c o m b in e d w ith the
labors of th e T h e o s o p h is ts is too s tr o n g for t h e ecclesias­
tical nerves, a n d a c h a n g e would be beneficial. I n fact,
t h e C ey lo n d a ily p a p e r s hav e b e e n u n a n i m o u s in re c o m ­
m e n d in g th is very tiling, th e B is h o p ’s r itu a lis m b e in g too
s tr o n g for t h a t la titu d e . I t is a p ity t h a t th e Gazette c a n ­
n o t a d h e r e s o m e w h a t m o re closely to th e t r u t h even w hen
T h e o so p h ists are in q u estio n . I t says it has a “ s tro n g im ­
pression t h a t Colonel O ic o tt is sh rew d e n o u g h to p erceive
t h a t t h is second v isit of his is a d ism a l failure.” I l i s
L o rd s h ip of C olom bo w ould 110 d o u b t be jo ll y e n o u g h if
h e b a d t h e p ro sp ec t of j u s t such a “ failu re” ahead. I t is
“ d is m a l” i n d e e d -------for t h e Missionaries.
T h e m a n who goes “ w h istlin g t h r o u g h a g ra v e y a rd b y
n i g h t to k e e p his ca rria g e u p ” would recognize his
k i n s m e n a m o n g t h e Missionary p a r t y in Ceylon. T h e
Observer, n o tic in g th e a n n u a l re p o r t of th e S o u th Ceylon
W e s le y a n Mission, says :— “ I n th e S o u t h e r n Province, th e
T h eo so p h ists h a v e been ac tiv e in e re c tin g oppositio n
schools a n d d i s t r i b u t i n g tracts, b u t we believe t h e o u t ­
com e of th e se efforts to p u t dow n C h r is t ia n i ty iv ill o n ly
help on the cause. . . . W e are n o t afraid of B u d ­
d h is t ‘ revivals,’ of P a n s a la schools, or a n ti- C h r is tia n
pub lication s. A ll t h a t is good in B u d d h i s m will really
com e in as a n aid to C h r is tia n ity , an d as t h e people are
w a k e n e d u p a n d t a u g h t — w h e th e r by S in h a le se or
foreign B u d d h i s ts — t h e y will only th e sooner hav e t h e i r
in te lle c ts a n d h e a r t s p r e p a re d to d isc ern b e tw e e n good
an d evil, a n d to dec id e w hich te a c h e rs offer t h e m t h a t
wliich best m e e ts t h e g r e a t w a n t of h u m a n i t y . ” E x ac tly
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— t h a t is just it. W h a t a w onderful agen cy for evangeliz­
in g t h e H e a t h e n th is T h eoso phical S ocie ty is, to be sure !
A n d now t h a t tho fact is e s tab lish ed upon th e j o i n t t e s t i ­
m o n y of t h e R o m a n Catholics, A nglicans a n d D issenters,
would th e y m in d ce asing to sla n d e r us ? O r does t h a t
“ h e lp on t h e cause ?”
THE SAFFRAGAM P E R E IIA R A O F 1881.
“ A u g u s t 9, 1881.— Tlio proceedings of (lie day, how much
soever (hey may be condemned by oilier religionists as ophemeral,
will doubtless leave 011 tbo minds of the B u d d h ists a lnsting
impression, for lliey bud am ong them a staunch champion in
tlic person of Colonel Olcott, whose very name now seems to be
a lower o f stren gth . T h e Buddhists whose n u m b e r Approxi­
mates to nearly t l u ee-foiu lbs of tho inhabitants, stim ulated by
th e advent ou S a tu r d a y last, of their new leader,_vied jyitli
cncli other in giving to tlio procession to-day th e boat a p p e a r­
ance w hich th e ir ing en u ity could devise, nnd indeed it wns
su c h a succcss as one could not luivo anticipated. T h o day was
n b r i g h t one, and tho voice of ru m o u r w hich carried far and
w id e the news th a t nn E ng lishm an was to preach on Buddhism ,
attra cted to tho Malia Saman D ewala an audience n ever before
witnessed. Men, women, nnd children o f all ranks w ere scon
anxiously coming in from an early hour, and most o f tho lair
sex very fantastically attired.
“ T h e P elm adulla P in k a m a w h ich left th a t place at an early
h o u r of tlio day in the direction o f R a tn a p u ra reached Katandol-
ln nt 3 r . m., w here the procession was m e t by ap po in tm en t by
an oth er procession w hich left the Malm Saman Dewala. A t
K ami idol la w here the two processions m e t th ey halted for a
w hile to determ ine t.he order in w hich tho combined processions
should move, towards tho Malia Saman D cwala.
1 I ho ‘ Malia Bamba’ a m onstrous figure led the procession, im ­
mediately followed by the larsjo p a rty of tom-tom beate rs who
displayed their abilities to the best of their power. T hen came
a large num ber o f flag-bearcrs followed by fourteen elephants —
th e largest num ber perhaps tha t was ev er seen h ere at one time
and place. Several of our venerable Oapurolas were notice­
able on the elephants, some o f whom carried relics o f which we
have no notion w hatever. Some of the elephants had on th eir
bucks pagoda-like objects diversified after tr u ly O riental taste.
^ e noticed several oth er contrivances g re a t and small, and th at
lidded magnificence to the processions.
^ ‘' I h o procession wended its wav th rou gh the town and reached
its destination at dusk. T h e ‘ tout ensemble’ was admirable and
lcfiectcd credit on the promoters.
“ A t 7 p. ni. or so tho spacious hall attached to tho D ewala
mid its precincts were thronged. W e noticed the w ealthier
nnd leading chiefs and B udd hists am ong th e vast m ultitude,
Id ulm ag o d a am ongst them, nnd he and four o th er chiefs, I
am told, subscribed liberally. Col. O lcott iu his stentorian voice,
or as the B u d d h ists would have it. iu his godlike voice, began
w ith his ‘ sermon,’ which was h ig h ly acceptable to tho B u d ­
dhists. T h e sermon was interpre ted by a Sinhalese young
man, who did not. seem very h ap p y in acq uitting h im se lf of
his task. A f te r the sermon which was concluded towards mid­
night, subscript,inns wore called for in aid of the, establishm ents
o f schools, and about a thousand rupees w ere collcctod.
“ A u g u s t 10.— T o -day a second sermon w a s preachcd at tbe
B ann Hall, l.o a largo audience, and numerous, persons subscrib­
ed themselves iu answ er to the appeal m ade yesterday. Col.
O lcott mainly dw elt upon the absolute necessity for the
establishm ent of B ud dh ist schools in Ceylon w ith the view
of a p ro per elucidation of th e tr u th s of B uddhism . I w onder
w h e re th e Colonel will p ro cure teac hcrs for tho purpose of
carryin g out this object,.
“ T h e P crah cra to-day did n ot compare favourably w ith tlia*"
o f yesterday, w hich w a s specially g o t u p evidently for tho
Colonel’s gratification. I wonder if g am b ling in the n e ig h b o u r­
hood of tho tem ple w ere no t preveutible. I t goes on ml
libitum u n der the very nose of the police. I s tho ordinance
a dead letter ?
“ A u g u st 11.— T h is w as the last, day of th e P e ra h e ra , and
there is hardly a n y thing . w o rth mentioning. T o -m o rro w
m orning will see the cu tting of t.he w a te r and everything
will bo then over. Since w ritin g the above, I learn th a t
on the 13 th tho cu ttin g of the w ate r T rill take place .”— Ceylon
Times.
Editor's N o te .— T h e origin of th e P craliera festival is
unknow n in Ceylon. T radition refers it to tlie tim e of
Gnjabaliu, who reigned a t A n a ra d h a p u ra A. D. 1 l.‘l, and
who recovered from th e Mala bars tlie “ refection-disli” of
Buddha, which th e ir k in g had captured, B. C. 90. The
legend states th a t Gajabalm went w ith Neela, a miracle-
working giant, to the seashore when, dismissing his army,
lie struck the waters with an iron rod, and lie and th e
giant crossed over to In d ia dryshod. Arrived a t th e palace
of K in g Sallee, and being refused tlie release of 12,000 of
liis subjects held as prisoners, and tho delivery of the
sacred vessels, Gajabalm to show his power “ squeezed
w ater out of a handful of dry sand, and out of his iron
staff.” This so alarmed th e Malabar king that- he complied
with all the Sinhalese m onarch’s demands. (Jan the Bible
legend of Moses dividing th e waters of tlie Red Sea have
been copied from this incident ? The Ceylon Times cor­
respondent m ig ht have added th a t w hile a t R a tn a p u r a
Colonel Olcott received as members of tb e Theosophical
Society the five g re a t chiefs, or princes, who were present
a t the Perahera, viz:— Iddatnalgode B asnayaka Nilatni,
Ellawala llita in a lia tm a y a , Ekueligode R atam ahatm ay a,
Molannira, Presid en t of Gansabha, and Maduwatiwila,
Koroile Mahatnviya. A n other very valuable acquisition
was M ahaw alatenne B an dara Mahamaya, a young noble­
man, grandson of the famous Prim e Minister of the last
K an dy an king.
O B I T U A R Y .
A n o t h e r g r e a t , a n d positively a n irrep arab le
loss for th e T h e o s o p liis ts . B .iron Ju le s Denis
d u P o t e t , H o n o r a r y M e m b e r of; t h e T l i e o s o p h i -
cal S o cie ty , t h e g r e a t e s t m e s m e riz e r of o u r age,
he, w h o f o r c e d tlie A c a d e m y of S c i e n c e s in
France t o r e c o g n i z e m e s m e r i s m a s a F a c t a n d
a s c i e n c e ------- is g o n e . H e d i e d , J u l y T, a t 3 A . M .
a t h i s p r i v a t e r e s i d e n c e in t h e Pi,ue d u D r a g o n ,
P a r i s , iu t h e e i g h t y - s i x t h y e a r of h is life.
H a v i n g received as y e t no p artic u la rs beyo nd
a f e w w o r d s i n a n o f fi c i a l l e t t e r f r o m M . L e y -
m a r i e , F T .S ., D i r e c t o r of t h e P s y c h o l o g i c a l
S o c i e t y of P a r i s , w e a r e u n a b l e , a t p r e s e n t , to
d e v o te m o re th a n a few lines to th e sa d news.
T h e rem ains of our venerated B rother w ere in ­
t e r r e d irt t h e c e m e t e r y , a t M o n t m a r t r e , o n J u l y
3. A l a r g e c r o w d of b e r e a v e d a n d devoted
frie n d s a c c o m p a n ie d th e b o d y of t h a t v e t e r a n
of sc ie n c e a n d t r u e f r i e n d of h u m a n i t y , w h o s e
n o b l e s p i r i t is n o w m o u n t i n g t h e f i r s t r u n g s o f
t h e l a d d e r ot s p h e r e s l e a d i n g to t h e e v e r l a s t i n g
s t e e p s of e t e r n i t y . T h e fu n eral procession was
led b y M . J u le s H a litn b o u r g , th e h u s b a n d of the
l a t e B a r o n ’s a d o p t i v e d a u g h t e r , a n d b y M. L o u i s
A uffinger, his s e c r e ta r y . S u p e r b w r e a t h s ot
flowers th ic k ly co vered the hearse, a n d p r o m i­
nen t am o n g o tlie rs was thebeautiful cro w n o f im ­
m o r t e l l e s offered b y t h e P a r i s i a n S o c ie ty of M a g ­
n e t i s m b e a r i n g tlie f o l l o w i n g i n s c r i p t i o n : “ T o
its H o n o r a r y P r e s i d e n t , t h e M a g n e t o t h e r a -
peutic Society of Paris.” Ten O rators, whose
s p e e c h e s a r e all r e p r o d u c e d in t h e C h a t n a M a g -
n r .tiq u e , sp o k e o v er th e to m b . T h e r e w e r e al l
th e r e p r e s e n ta t iv e s of v a r io u s societies to w h ich
th e illu strio u s d e fu n c t h a d b e lo n g e d d u r in g his
life-time. A m o n g o t h e r scientific societies we
m a y m e n tio n tw o : T h e Scientific Society of
P s y c h o l o g i c a l S t u d i e s r e p r e s e n t e d b y M . G.
C o ch et a n d M. Cam ille O h aigneau, a n d th e
Paris and B om bayT heosophicalSocieties repre­
s e n t e d b y M . L e y m a r i e , F . T. S . , a n d M.
H e n r y E v e t t e , F . T. S . M a n y w e r e t h e h e a r t ­
felt discourses p ro n o u n ce d over th e gaping
grave, and sincere w ere the tears sh ed by som e
of h i s l i f e - l o n g f r i e n d s . “ I t is a g r e a t lo ss for
h u m a n i t y , ” w r i t e s o u r B r o t h e r L e y m a r i e , “ for
n o t o n l y w a s t h e B a r o n t h e m o s t e m i n e n t as
t h e m o s t m e r i t o r i o u s o f M e s m e r ’s s u c c e s s o r s ,
b u t o n e e n tire ly a n d m o s t unselfishly d e v o te d
t o a l l t h e m i s e r i e s of t h i s l i f e ” W o h o p e n e x t
m o n th , to d e s c rib e th e a c h ie v e m e n ts o f th e
illustrious d efu n c t a t g r e a te r length. .
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th e w o r k ) .

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h o ld e r.

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a p p lic a b le law , t h a t s t a t u s is in n o w a y a ff e c t e d b y t h e lic e n se .

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lim itations;

• T h e a u t h o r 's m o r a l rig h ts;

• R i g h t s o t h e r p e r s o n s m a y h a v e e ith e r in t h e w o r k its e lf o r in h o w t h e w o r k is u s e d , s u c h
a s p u b l i c i t y o r p r i v a c y rig h ts.

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