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, 71.KEIG.fIJlT.IJKY, 10,A VB N U ..81\ 0AD, REGEN T'SPARK,N. W. THETHEOSOPHIST d, A MONTHLY JOURNALDEVOTED TO ORIENTAL PHY,AR'r,LIT'ERAT'UREANDOCCULTISM. flY II.P.BL1\ VATSI(Y. UNDERTHEAUSPICESOFTHETHEOSOPHIOALSOCIErry. -----_.. -Y 0 L UMEl 1.--1 8 8 0 - 81. BOMBAY: PUBLISHEDBYTHETHEOSOPHICALSOCIETY,BREACHCANDY. - ._.- -_.- _..- - --1)-' - 1 ;!'V , :!-r-\/$.Sf ;! )1 I ( I , f I) I , ) , ! , \ I j , , I 'J i , ! : I ; i '. I ) t

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THE. TH EO SOP HIS T l'AGE. A. VOLUMEII. 1880-1881. INDEX. E. 'f' .,.'1 :'.! PAGE. PAGE, Affcr-slule-Suicide's212Educntioll--PrcEciltflIltlFuturo ;..1%Aspccts Insnllity--ellllEcLlhyElectricity 2Itllly--CI'imilllllConditionof 275 227 J. A\ocl'I:cctcd Dnynncshwlll'i......', Doct.rines--Ancicllt"vindicntcllby l\lollcmProphecy ... Hcmcdies--IIillllustnni ... Drcmn--'Atruc", lJruses ... J)l1rgu-Pujl\... '" ...... 185 22G 225 179 173 183 loa 16 Hl3 62 Father,Son,nndlIolyGhost Fellow--n distingllir>hetl... Five.pointedI:; till'...21:\ Flowers--Growing withoutcllrth. "--Physiology of' Gcnii--AI'otherc still GC01l1ctl'y--01ltltoprinciples of tlto /lncicnt. IIiuLluphilosophy .. , (jermnill--COllnt St. G host--An Ghol:'l.s--Why npl'eul' GodillI'hol:'pll()rll:l' .. Godof theGold--pul'cIIllLlIIrtillcinlly 131 119 laS 101 137 211 8 mado19,GO,78,100 (;00l1InLlillnPrince,..UO GreckCiericillLirc......22a Gl'cekNomencillture-'-Guillo to87,130 H, l-Icrbalbt--Illtl iall HinlltlaYlI1lBrother:! ... II i IlLlnProphcts1Il1l1Astl'ologel's HindusillJava HolyAlIillllCC lIolyGhost ... lIol'oscopes... Howhodocsit.. llulllllnLifolitltighlllllllUlIMngllcls--r,nlul'C's HyllllltoS11I')'1\ lIypnotism... I, 22li 2-15 242 256 210 107 104 2G ISO 154 13li 112 1nmbl ichos...207,252 1ndin--innllciclltllllyS IlIllia--Past,prescnt,IInLlflltul'O ... IndianCottonMen---Goodchanco '76 123 fiH'",256 IlIllianHerbalist22;t lllllin IISncredl'luc'cs IlHlillnSacred'1'I'Ce8 ... Inuinll Thnumn tllrgy", IudinllYogn ..,... It. fliJ 236 87 ...158 Kucph...... Lnmas ... Lifc--without 111011 ths... L. foodfOl' Lightillg1\IIIterial-.-1\uow Littre--:vrnximiliell P. Emile Logic'l:cl'SltSPcripntetie Longcvity LongcvityofTrees... M. sevell ... l\:IngnctieAmnitics bctweenMnllnud Natll\"e l\Inlal"iaFovcr--CnrofOI, .. , MIIIl--olily nmaehinc ;\Iallifesto--Bi:;hop's... Bawn--WonLlcrs of'... 6, l\Iul"l'illge--cxtrnonlinnI'Y ... l.\IIIt.a--thcof slIlllll-pox... McLllclI--EnstIllLlillll 1\)3 148 247 15U 42 67 08 13 48 161 202 274 76 15,112,271 l.\lntl)rialism...14,83 \\!Ilt.tl)r--Il nowthcol'yl'cspcctiug...I U Met.hot!...210 l\Ictlilllll- ,wlIlllet!'..182 Mesmcrisedprisollel'...148 Metallic'1'rnllSll1utlltioll89,121 1\lcteol'141 :\Iint! --- fllllllnterinlityof11 1\limcles2GG l\limdes--Spititllnl128 l\li8SillgLink,..III ;.\-Iornll\fllxilllH102 l\Iothcrlalulof NlltiollB234,254 1\1llrdcrcrs--Spotless238 1\1 micnlVllpours157 Mllslins--DuccaIll:.! Mystel'ios--Il. treatise011207,262 N. Nil'vonll...I1S Numbcrs19\J 0, Ob::ession--cpitlcmic120 Occlllt.--Study of ths2GO Occult.Phenomcna35,70 OccultSciences53 Occult230 Occllltism--C1nims of258 Occ ulti slll--'l'HIl tde3 Om'ScconllY p.m'...1,23 QU1''l'ltinl Yell.l'..... . 229,251 INDEX. I PAGE.IPAGE. P.I Puli...1G8'I Sanskrit Language--Antiquityund PaperDomain121SlIllctit.yof.... ..."', I!) I Pumgrnl'hfrumtheFour,Names uuoWordsI..101 Quarters...170,205,225,24G,274SatgoorSwami..........[,8 Peripateticl5llScicncc.. .218 PhcnolllCna--Cl1l'iollS, inAmerico,.110Sciencc---'-Eddence of220 Phenomenaont!thePress218Science--Imperfecf,ions of11;) PhH5SciclIce--Pmlaya of model'llJ I Pilgrim'sStory203Scorpion-bitc,..58,92 l>indn...12ScotchW nke...217 IiiSecondSight,..81 Plants --gl'owing ,rithollt carth 1>05th 1I1ll011SPlI blication 211evolut,i'}IJof215 (;3Shl'lIey--An Aryanthillkm'141 1l1ldShnHld I III12 20 IShrilles--Mllitomedan,intheCau-POllnLlofFlesh ,.Pl'IliocIdrnwiththcTimbrel D'IIICC" Prnl;lj'1lof lUodernScicncc::: , Pl'IIIIksof" Spir'it.s"mllollglaymen .. . Prll),cr--r(,IlI:1rkable III1S\\'erto.. . Proccc(\ingsofaCOlllmittcelrcld011 11casus 54Sihyl... 41FilngreeWork SlllIon:Maglls 26 WI 122 1l:l8 76 PAGE. Theosophy Thf.)owphy--LeayclIof Thflosophy--Yeal'of Time--Siglls ofthe Titf(ll'Tat. ' Torl'edo--A girl... ... 3G,49,2GO 117 85 V!lcciuatioll... Vundals, v. V cdllutaPh ilosol'hy ... oftlte... Vimun--thc new,... w. \V c1collleJ olll'llal Will-Power--its cfliellcy... \VilSOll--Dl.,extl'lIctsfrom 59, 55, 23l:l, hi:; !19 135 192 18 119 148 83 262 138 2;)3 2H the2ht,May1881 PsychicWllming... 223 1l:l7 Sitla--Slllllll-pox...... Skulls: or Man,Woman,undChild 171 Soorb-Ol'!lness--a Icttcrfrom 190lctt.ers67 Q. Qllestiolls--by ncOl'l'espolldell t R. HndillntIleot. , Hnlwtddp-explairred Hoilll'ayalltlother'Vnrrdals... RnYllll--Drl'1I1lIof..... . Reincllrtrntioll--Hilltluof.. . Religiorr--tnle,defined..... . HeplytoOlll'Critics ... s. ....:5oul--Definition of Soul--Genesis of the 33Spirit,u:dislll.......36,49,81, Sl'iritualism--Sciclltific basisof... 157 IV li8 90 17G 181 217 ,.Spiritualbt "...'" Slur-chal'lll [01'Scorpion-bite titm's... Stone-showers Stl'llngeVisitol' "SupenHltul'nl" SlIl'erstition--in Essex Tallllage--Dr. Sacrificcs--Arrimal34'rIIllUilluturgy--llldillll, SlIllltoo"lbUl'ial--oli\'e Ilt Lahorc...Society..... . Sah'ittion Anny ofthe .. . 213W itehcraft--Belief in153 27174 170Witllr:sses--Goldcnrulesofex-2(;0flllIillillg. 225Woudel'f'ulFinLl:; 230Wykl--DI" !)2 Y. 97 17u 1U7 1U!l 231 84 57 2 Yablmi1 J.3 Yogll--DnyalUlllll's46 Yoga--lrrtlillil...... 158 Y ognPhilosophy--Trcatise ou4, YognVUya Y lIdhisthiru 24(j 29,72,144: 103 ..153 tli 13 2G4 z. Zoroastrianism--V cdicSOl\l'CCof 35 ----- -------_._-----\ I .iI AMONTHLYJOURNALDEVOTEDTOORIENTALPHILOSOPHY,ART,LITERATUREANDOCCULTISM:EMBRACING MESMERISM,SPIRITUALISM,ANDOTHERSECRETSCIENCES. "5-= VOl,.II. BOMBAY,OCTOBER,1880. No.1. SPECIAl,NOTICES. It Ise\'itlcl,ttltat,tlte willoner to a(l. incirculation.,YolHlYC(llrcady inoveryportof ] Il.lin,illCeyloll,Hllmln h,allliontltePersilll'(lulf.Ollr\'''pcr (lIKOgous toUrcatBritaill,Frallce, lIulIg-nry,Greece, Colll"tatlti. 11('1,]0,Australia,'illtlNorth ulldSouthAlIlerica.The following'vcry JIlullcrnte rnteshnvohecliudopted: Aun:nTISING11A1'ES. l'irRtinscrtion ......... 16linesand IIIlller ......... }l:lIl'0e. }'or ench:uhlitionnllinc .............................. \AIllIU. SpaceiRd>nrgc.lforat themtGof]2 lillc"to the inch.Special tncnt:-;emlhemruiefor]nrg-c nndforlong-orfindtl"ctl l,criuds.forfurther infoJll>ntiunandconlmetHfora,iYcrtiHillg',applyto MI:SSHS.COOI'Eit,,,.Co., ,\.lrcrtiHing Agents,Ho(,heller. (lndl'lIblhhcr",McadowStreet,Fort, 11011l1",y. To ']'heSII\"cl'll'tiol1pricent\, hiehtlte'l'lu:oSOl'lIISTiH1'1I\,lbhc.\barcly ('OYCJ'RiI) thejottrtlflilWYillg- beenrntllCr torenchayet'ywi(10('irelcof rcnrlcffo:,thoutoIIInkenprofit.'\'0C:1llt1ot nffor,l,thefefore,to :-:clIl1:-:peei1l1cll(:o}lie:4free,IlOrto1-'11]ll'lyHbr:lril':O:, cictic,"}Jl1'/E.'CT.C'. alHIits organ,the TUJWHOI'IWlT,arenowsofirmlyestab-"I:..'..... ;.':".! lisheJ that-:-entirely .apart fromthe splendidresultsofthe..llYG.WIESE;'J':SQ. missiolltoCeylon-every luverof truth lIlaywellrejoice.. If wedrawthebalallceof the total resultsof om prcsen t 'Nerewe hoasting ,ve migllthohloutveryeducationa.lworkinEnglandandtheW est(European attractive iuducements to subscribers for the second volume.Continent)thefactwillbeevident,that: wehavemade .\Vepreferto let our llltstperformancestandasguaranteeprogress onlyinindustry,wealth,knowledgeandscience; of what wewilld9inthefuture.'Wehaveengagedsobut none inwisdomandmorals!. manyvahi.ablearticles bythe best writersof Asia,EuropeThenumberof stragglersin the ranksof our anJ AmericathatwehaveilOhesitationin promisingthatalarmy is enormous.At least,fiftypercent.of our able-the Tm:osol'I1IS'fforIHHO-Hlwillbe. stillmoreintercst- bodiedandable-mindedyoung soldiersofknowledae 'and ilia andillstrnctive than it has beenfor1871.1-80.N n.tu- scienceareconstantlylingerillgbehindinthe and miry,tbeCeylonvoyage,andthetakingintotheTheo- .leave asmallminorityof'theirbravec01l1rallesaloneto sophicalSocietyof everyBuddhistpriestintIleIslandfightin thebruntofthebattleforhuman progress.A of anyreputationforabilityorlearniug,willleadtolargemajorityofthesestragglersappeartohavefound suehacompleteexpositionof Buddhisminthesecoli.llnns,noaim andpurpose forusefulactivityiIilife.Theycan-by.themenbestqua.1ific(1tospeak,asmustarrestuni- not,01'willnotgeton,andthus finallytheyderiveno versal attentiou.NoOriental JiuI,gazinein the world coultlgood.Why? asksthe reader.Because their l'clucatio/l.has everpoint tosuchanarmyofleamedcontributorsasbeen Becausetheyaresadly1'Yllorantofeven the 'l'HEOSl'HlS'fmayalreadyprideitself upon ..'.,the p,inciple.softhespiritualnatureof manandits Therewillbe110changeinthe terms of subscript.ion,aswants.AgreatmanyofthemhavenomoralhoM,no wewishtoma.keit possiblef,)reventhepoorest, clerktopropersenseof duty orhonour,butareslavesofImbit takethe IIl:t.lYazille ..Our friendsmustnotforgetthattheandlowenjoyments;in short, are adorersamIslaves . Americanembraces two features,viz., the subf;cription- ofmatter.Of spirit,theygenerallyknowsolittle that moneyIIll1stbeinthemauager'shandsbeforeanycopytlley donot evenbelieveinthe existenceof their OWI/,-isSOJ;t. awltli('.j01lrnal18"'iscoHi'inlledattlteexpl'ationwhich,ofcourse,mustbepardonedinthecaseof those of'tlu?t;,/It,,'lbsc/ibc(l/01'.Thesetworulesareinva.riable,that aresopoorinspirit.Butwhyhavetheynotrisen they have heen announcedonthefirst. pageilleverytoahigherlevelofintelJectualandmoralcondition? issue,aslIlaybeseenttpO.1.referringtothePublisher:sBecausetheyhavehadnoablet.eachertoshowthemhow notices.The September number was,therefore,thelasttoacquireandkeep shchhigherknowledgeand gifts1 thatwassentto.ourlast year'ssubscribers,excepttosuchPhysicalknowledgeandsciencehasbeenputthe ashavepai(lforafurthertenn.And asittakestimeforegroundatmodernschoolsanduniversities.Youllg both to remitmoneyandtoopenanewset ofhooks,weintellectsandmemorieshavebeendrilledand stuffedwith :Hlviseallwho'wishtoreceivetheOctobernumbertoanimmensequantity of minor andretailmatter in lIature, subscl'iheat Ollce.Wemust againrequefltthatallche- oflittleornopracticalusetotheenlightenmentaIllI 'lHes,hUllllis,money-onlers, lettersand.otherprogressofmankillll,-whilsttotalignoranceprevails remittances011accountofthe magaz1l1e may be made to theabouttheIt'ig''el!t andprinciples,011whichthe de-.orderof"theProprietorsoftheTHEOSOl'mST,"amItovelopmentandprOflperityoftheirownspiritualnature .nooneelse.depends.\Vliy?Becal1setheirteachersknewllotliiug WAsaninducemellttofriemlstomakespecialabout it themselves,ordidnotevenbelieveintheexis-exertionstoincreasethe circulationofourmagazine,wetenceofsuchprincipleswhentheyweretold.OUtherebyofferthetwovolumesof"IsisUnveiled,"ofthetemsof moderneducationhave.led the neglect.. ofthe latesterlitioll,asaprizeforthe.whoshalldmingdevelopment' ofhidepehdent:: thollghtand'spirit'andto thenext six1l10ntbsprocll1'ethelaJ'geRtlHlIllberofsub- theputtillg asideofwisdomandvirtue,asthingsofno scribersatOlll'advertisedrates.Thecompetitormustmaterial,and altogetherpl"oblematicaJ,' value.I Idmself selillliSthenames[t1Hl'Inollej,orif'notthe latter,'fochangethisunsatisfactory condition,andtobring to thenacertilicatefromeachsubscriberthatheconsents:tothe frontthemajority ofstragglersnowintherear;we havehisimlllecredited011thecompetitor'slist.must put the two unjustly-banished royalsistersof science, -HUPF.HRTlTlONINLOlHlollTi})l(!R snys tlillt at tImDUlllllOWPetty Sessiolls, on Tuesdny, Chllrles alld l'eter Brewster, fat.her amI son, labourers,werechargedwith mis-hehavin" t.hemselves towards Susall Sharpe, wife of an army livina at High Easter, ill amaullerlikelytulea;l toabreachof tlwpeace.Theevi(lenceshowedtlmtthe !lef'end:mts were under the impression that thecomplainant was'a witchand they wanto,l to put her to the test by.thro\\'-.illg' her ill a iJoml to see whether she woultlsinkor float.Tbe,Y aflirmellsitehad bewitchedthe younger defeIHlalltandIus wifecamlin"the furnitureinthehousetobedisturbed, domesticalJiuHllstodie,theirbedtorocklikea swiugiDg-boa.tl[md:11slmtlowinthe.r'shape ".of COIll-"1' viz.;wisdomand' vi.rtue,againintotheirrightful(lomi-nions,andather.11cad.Nottttentiollshouldhepaidto therageandnoiseof theS(WWll isof'theso-called" exact" N atumlScience,andoftherestofthe"worshippersof matter,"anddisclaimersof" Spirit.":. They willSOOI1be quieted,fortheirprimitiveweaponsare! 110matehfor our'3.\Vecandriyethemhometotheir swamps,where they maycontinuetofeeduponreptiles,llhysicallyant! !1piritually.Theresultwillbeagreatbooutomankind, It willcauseageueralprogress' inthe" rightdirectioll," andagreat economyof time,troubleandmaterialfortho weitare,notolllyofpupilsandteachers,butof (ttl ..;It willsavemanyparentsfromendlessgrief,manyyouths frombodilyruinandspil;itualmisery,who,withouta .moralholdlareconstantly exposedto dangel'of l;>ein3 ;,1' October,1880.]THE' T HE,O-S a P:H t'STi, 3 corrupted,bodyandsoul,through'thebadinfluenceof thefalsematerialisticdoctrinesnowa.floatandbelieved inby modern science,and.inmodernsociety.'l'ltisjust alterationinourpublicandprivatesystemsof education nmlinstructionwillbring forth,amoreelilightelled,virc tuonsaIHIhappygeneration.Science willthenHomish muchbetter than it doesnow, wherea fewscientific sports-mendo,iftheyalonehadtheofhuntingon the vastdomainof seience, andtherightto treat anyother llOnestmanthat crossestheirpflthonit.,likeapoacher. Higherawl,nobleraimswillbediscovered,striven fin'mlllreachellbyman,leading toallillcreaseufh11lmlll progref'sinspirit.ualnllllmaterialwealth,tlmt phers lIoverdreamt ot:,, '';,,: [Contlnueu fromthoJulynumber.) AGLIMPSEOFl'.!JNl'RlC,OCC[nT1SM. BYHAnUJ1AHADAKANTAMAJUMDAR. Tlwthirdcrll,('ullc(l1wvel01'il[aniJlw'ahovethe secondlotus,illtheregionofthenavel,isbluelike theclowl,having"tenpetals symbolizedbythe ten letten;; Uft,dlll1,lHt..ta,tha,da,lIha,na,pa,andplm,bearing nasal sonl1lls.TheYogimust realizethetriangular(Iiscnsof fireillit,aswellasthreefireseedscallellSwastika out-sillethetria.ngle.- , WithinthislotustheYogimustthencontemplatetlw four-armedgodoffire,bright astherisingstm,mounted onabuffalo.Oilhislap,redlikeav0nnilliOlI,isa Rntlm,having threeeyes.His bodyiscoveredwith ashes: ThisolllHndm isthecrentoranlldestrnctoroftheUni-verse.\Vit-Itonehandhetlealsont bount.yandwithnn-otherintrepidity. Withinthislotusisafom-Ilfllllledblack-colouredgod-llesscalledLakRhmi,who wearsaredclothallllmallY urnalllents,amIiRcrazy." Thefourthcell,calledA Il(UlatttPadrnattbovethe thirdcoil,intheheart,brightastIleBandllllka.Hower,is acellsymbolizedby twelveletters fromka tot.lm.It,iR calledAlliihataPadma.Within thiscellistliesmoke-colol1l'edlwxagolla.lair-ventricle\Vit-hintheabove-llamelllotuRistheessenceofail' mounted011ablackantelope;its colonrissmoky awlit hasfonrhands.Withinthe essenceof air is1"a,white as goose, dealing" out buunty amI inti'epiditywith the two 11fl1ll1s. -Withinthislotusisthethree-eyedKukill;,hl'igJltlike lightnillg,wearingalIecklaceofbones,ailllholdingin lwrjill1fhandsa.snareamIask nIl.' Withinthepel'iearpofthislotns,bright.asmillionsof lightnillg isathree-eyellS(I kti(negativefurco.)Wi thin this Saktiisagold-culuured8i,t:a(poRi Liveforce)called Balla.His IlCadislikenfull-blownlutns.' Thejifthcellcallr:dBisudltrtPadillaintheguttnral region,isasmoky lotns,having sixteenpetalsof tlw('olonr ofBiUlIollia .Indica sYllIbolizellbysixteenvowels.\Vithill thiscellisacircularetberialregioB lJ1(mrl((l((m) bright asthefnllmoon.Thisetheristhe essellce of Akits, represente(1aslllollntetlonawhiteelepk\llt. The,';id/W8say that withintllisetherialn>gioJl(which isrepresentell asholdingasnare,ahook,hmledictionand intrepidity illitsfomhauds)is ,afive-faced,three-eyed, teu-handedSim callellPa1'cuDJ'va,,atigerskin, andhavinghiRbudy withG-iJ'ija (negativeforce). * 'l'hereisagodiless,Sirkini,illthislotns,1Jolllingabow, anarrow,asnareaIHIahookinher fourHer colourisred.Withinthe pericnrpofthislotnsisaspot-lesRdiscofthemoon,which'is'thevestibuleoffinal emancipation., _, , TIleill'o-lldalledlotustCOllNlAgmi.-Betweell theeve-browsis situatedalotuscalledA.'Jnahavillg"two petals, -------.. _----,------ ----Thotwofm'co_,positivenl\ll!log-ativo;nrodistinctlysotforthintbe fDrog-oing"ystom",but illthefifthcolithey, nre'descdbcunsblondeu into olleintegralw bolo. ti:-: notanindeponflent:u;i.tisin t!>eforehead,betweontboeye.brows,it isstrictlysponking",apflrtofthe SIxthcol!.' symbolizedbythe letters Ita and ksha. It is argent likethe moon-beams and is the place of communion of Yogis. Within thiscell is asix-headed gOlhless, namedJIalcini of theco., lourof moonbeams; she' holds in:her fourhands, books,[\, skull,amusicalinstrument'andarosary:", " Withinthiscellissithatedthe'mind,which isknown to besnbtle;alll1inits''perlcarpisthecalletlItnh.This symbolofSiva isbright aselectnClty; It illuminatesthomilld ofmen _,vith'tlwtrueknowledge ofGod,iitHlistheprimonlinl syrnb61of theVedas(0)1t). The Yogimustcontemplate,it.byandbywithasteady mind.',,'', , TheasceticwhocanrealizeiIihismind themysterious powerslyingin this cell ist I:>attmctemany spectators,whoeagerlydISCUSStheeffect np0!lthe prise ofbarnyardfowlifthe.extraordinarybe-haVIOurof tIllScat shouldbecomecatclllDCT.Pussy's chicks arepeeping.-Troy Time8.I:>'fho Tantrik mystic syllabloi ",' t'fho SanskritwordisJi,'a; but J think it isnotusedtomoantho en-ca"?dsoul.'fhe ?therial region in the brain,it wouldappear,istho placo bytotho sOlll,which,tholli!h encaHetlro ffnll'ore.is infact theU nlTor",,1Infinite Spirit itself.} - ---DUHATION,INSECONDS. IJu,]>; "n f ;"'"'\In f m'"I,IE"l';"" t;"""

PJ'lllHlyamH, ..... . 1>ratyaham, ..... . ))haralla, ........ . nllyana, ........ . Sm;uldhi ........ . 12secomls. do. do. do. do. 324secowls. tl4Hdo. 12%do. 2502.10. ;ilS4do. 24seconds. do. do. do. do. --- ------- ---'----------------TIlENOHMALNllMJIlmnt'INSPIRATIONsnH'FE]tS,IN DIFrEHK"TANUlALS,ASSHOWNDYTIll';FOLLOW-INGTABLf:. N(/mesof A .. l'tol'mal1IImlher 0/l1upira-BY.. IRDS. pCI'111 I II1tfe. Pigeon....................... ::..:J4 Commonfowl.........:w Duck............................21 Horon...........................22 MAMMAI,IA. ....... , ............... . .... , .. , ............ " ... , .. .. Onineapig.......... " ....... .. Dog.... , ........................ . Cat.., .. , .. , ..................... . Gnat..................... " .. .. Hahbit ............ , .... , ....... .. 110rso...................... , .. .. HEPTlU:RACE. Tortoise...... , ................ . :10 12 3(j 2H 24-24 !J(j !lj :3 OfallthoaboveanimalstllCtortoisehnsthelenst respiraticn.It iRondowe.lwiththepowerof'snpporting the abstract.ionof' at.moRphericair andofcndl1l'ingaRIlS-prJl(ledrespiration(Pnlnayamn).It alsolivestoagreat age.Oneinstance isrecordedofatortoisehavinglived 110years. C011l11lCllt,-,V cbelicvetbispel'iodundcrrllted.At Colombo, C!'ylon,wewercshowninagllrdenabigllnticItlDdturtle, IIhoutfivefeetlongIlndthrec-Illld-ll-hlllfwidc,which-ifwc lillyetoIlelievetlie livedint.hlltplllel!and knowntheDutchillitsplllmydllYs.Butthisisnot yet scienti-ficllllyprovedtous. ThetortoiseiRmore tenaciolls oflife ; itiRnotoriousfor rnuuringlongabstinence,andiscomposednndtranquil in itRmannel'sa1l(1habib;;.It canrefrainfromeatingnnd brrathillg foragreat part of the yenr.ThiRanimal retires undergroundabout themiddleof NOVe!llber,andcomes forthngainaboutthemiddleof April.It, therefore,sleeps fivemonthsintheyear;anddmingthislonghybernal repOReit neitherbreathesnor cats.It sleepsagreat part of theSUUlmer,it retirestorestbcf'oreeveryshowerof' min,anddoesnotmoveat allonwetdays.\Vhenit first awakes fromitswintersleepitlliscoversbutlittlein-clinationforfoo(l,but intheheightofsummeritgrows vorncious.Asthe SlImlllerdrawstoaclose,its appetite, however,declines,sothat forthelastsixweeksill autumn it hardlyoatsatall.Milky plauts are its favouritenourish. ment.It is,further,insensibletoseverewounds..!: Comment.-WhenDr.'l'lInnerhudflldedfOI'overtwelve days. Borneinterestingexperimentsweremadebythephysicians to determinewhetherOJ'nothissensibility\VIISdiminished. Sayst,heNewYorkT,.iblllleofJuly 8:- . "The ICsthesiometcl'WIISemployed,Illlinstrumentconsi!'tillg of twoshllJ'ppoint.;;\vhieh11I'eIIJ'1'llngedatrightIlnglestoII gl'llduntedsculeuponwhiehtheyellnbemovedbllekwurduml forwllrd.ThisWIISappliedtoDI.'fllllner'f;feet,hands, nlldIII"IUS.HeIII mostinvarillblyIlblototellwhetherone point,01'twohad!leenapplied,evenwhentheywereveryneill' Hedistillguisheddistances ussmllllliSthree-eighths of1111illch,1\1111theopinionof thephysiciansWIlSthllthissensi. bilityhudnotdiminished." Hndthephysiciunsgone011withtheseexpedmellts,they would haveprobnblyascertainedthnt hegJ'lldulillybecamequite tophysicalpnin.. TheLncertaPalustrisi!!anotheranimalofasimilar nature.Thiscreaturelivesoniw;;eets, and hybel'llates liko thebnd turtle,Commonf'mltishighlylJOisonoustoit, andit diesoubeing immersedillsalt water.It is remark-ableforreproducingdifferentpartsofthebodywhen deprivedof themby accident.Ibelievethis circumstance firstattractedthe attentionof a Enropennmedicalpracti-tionerinGreatBritain,whodiscoveredthenewplanof treatinO'Phthisispulmona.lisby enjoiningabstinencefrom salt.It isby observingadiet similartothatof thisreptile,thattheYogisofIndia havelearnedthehy-gienicpropertyof abstinencefrom commonsalt.Many fUlfil'Sof India absb\infrom common salt for years together; rhe winter dorJllitoryofaYogimaybecomparedto thehyberuaclllulllof alandturtle.TheHimalayanmar-mot,whichhasasmallrespiration,hybel'llates fivemonths in theyear.Itsrespiration isverynearlysuspendeddlll'-inO'hvbel'llation.Theevolutionofcarbonicacidceases with' thesubsidenceoftheanimalheattothatofthe atmosphere.Andtothis circumstancetheenduranceof thetotalabstrnctionof atmosphericair,andoffoodand drink,maybefairlyattributed. Amongstthecircumstanceswhichfavolll'hybemation thechief' aTensfollows ;-I.-Abstinence.Thisrenders thesystemmoresuscep-tibleof theinfluenceof cold;it inducesthe lossof animal temperature,whichsubsidestothat of the extel'llalatnlO-sphere,awlproduces sleep.Religiousfastinghasbeell practisedby most nations fromtheearliest times.Pytha-gorasforno less than forty days, and Christ abstaiued fromfoodant!drinkforasIllanydaystogether. FastingisacommonpracticeamongsttheHinduH. \Vidowsof the superior castes, whoare forbi(ldentomalTY nreenjoinedtofllsttwoda.yseverymonth,inalhlitiollto other f:lstS,whichareoppressivelyHumerousinIlIllia, aIHl moreespeciallyat Benares,thefocusofHindusupersti-tion. Comment,-Simplejustice compelsustoremin(1therelldel' fhnt rigidfilstsdonotpel,tllinmerelyto"Hindusuperstition." TheRomanCatholicshaveIlSmllllY,IlndmoretllllnoneCUIIl-munityofintheEllst-in theil'illcemult eudellvourto"8ubduel1esh,"ad,lstosuchfnstingsself-tol,tul'C ' inthewayof hair cloth.andconstant11llgelilltion.InIudin, NntiveCIII'iEt.iRIlSnndRomllnClltholiecon\'el'tsIll'eIllude,asIl penllncenftel'confession,towhipthemselvesillthepJ'e!'ence' of theirprieststill"the hloodtricklesillt(>J'J'ents,"according' totheexpressionoflUIeye-witnesswhosawtbescenebut Il Rhol"time ngo.I AfnithflllHinduwidow,whoobservesallfastspre-scribedbythe andabstains fromtheindulgence of sexualappetite,generallyenjoysgoodhealth; andill-stancesoflongevityamongstnbstinent andcontinentHindu' widowsareIlotveryuncommonatBenares,Thelonge-vityof Hindu widows is, ill fact,proverbial.It were,indeed,. t.obedesiredthat themoderationindietwhichensl\J'es IOllglife,shouldbepractisedbyEuropealls visitingIndia" assnch }Jersons fall,ingreatnnmbers,victimsto repletion. : 2.-Sheltered f;ituations,ascavel'l1S,burrows,&c.&c,. Thesesecure1lybernatillganimalsfromextremevicisfli- . tudesof weather.Thegupha,or of, o ,THE': THE 0SOP HIS T .[October,1880; nnIndian Yogi is noUlingbut nnimitn tionoftIlewillter oftheJamltmtle.TIICgUlII!:\,ism; llIdH,pensnblynecessnrytotheYogiforthepractice of Yogaasthecavernisfortheirwinterresttosomeofthe bybernating ll11imals. 3--A stateof !"l'storreposoisilHlispollsahlynecessarv tohybol'Jlatioll.Manyi1Jsectsreducetheirntllnber(;f astateof repose.AYogiwhopract.is('s !HlSpellSlOn?tthebreath,resortstotr:lJIquilposturcs, calletltheSaldll1\'s!l11!\,andK!l111aiilsana,-theinflucnceof whichOiltlwexpiredairlllaybemorereadilyimnO'inc(1 thandescribel!'AGermanpllysiolotristalOl;oc(lultldo justicetothem,byanalyzingtheair bcontnlllilllltedbyit Yogiaccustomedto sitinoneof thesepostmesfor11'IOre thantwelvehours intheday.' atmospherealsoconducestohybel'llation. TillSISbetter securedbyburrowsandcaverns,whichthe hybel'llating allimalsCOIIStruCtwithsllehingenllityasto allowof 110freeYogi'sgupha,isso stl'llctedthatthereISno ventJiatlOn,amI110thstmballee fromlight alldsound.' 5.-Non-condllctors of hentareessentially necessaryto Hybernating animalsingeneralmake'use oihay,straw,cotton,wool,dryleavesofvnrionsplnnts, &c.&c.,forbeds,inordertopreventthomdiationoftile AYogi,imitatillgthem,prepares Iusbedsfromkns agrass,cotton,amIthewoolof shee]>. G.-Aliments.The softest vegetablesnmltIleliolItest animalfoodareindispensablynecessaryto AccordingtotheHinduRishis,theehiefnlimentsthat conducetohUllIanhybernationarcrice,wheat.,barley, m(mg(Plutseoluslllnngo),milk,sugnr,hOlley,ghi, bntt(:r, &c.In additiontotheforeg-oinO'alimentsaYoO'iimlul-........ 0'0 gesilltllCfollowingvegetables:-Boerhaavia. diffusa alnta (PllllarllnVa),Jussienrepclls,(Hilamachika),CllenoIlc(li-umalbnm(v8stukR,),Cnssinsophera(kalakiisunda),Allla-mnthns spinoslls (kanttilllatiya),amITricosanthesDioica (Patola).Of pUllgentnliJllelltshetnkesoulyginger.He regardscOlllmonsalt.asIliglllyprejudicialtohealth.He abstaiusfromt.hiseOllllilllentallhis life.He also abstains fromacillallllpungent nrticlesof diet.Flesll,fisll,wine, oil,lIlustard,onions,garlic,andcarrotsnreforbiddento sllchasintent!toleallaroligious,moml,intellectual,or hybernallife.Rice,barley,aIHIwheat cOllstitute tIle cllief articlesof foollof someof tIlebllrrowillg 11llimalsthat }lnss thewinterinIttorpillstate.TIleJlIarmot,whichis distillguishe(lfin'itslongllybernalsleep,is cxtrcmelyfOJl(I ofIII ilk.Thebadgor,w hiehpassest.hegrcatestpartof thewinter illahalf torpidstate,isf01ll1ofhoney.The turtle,whiehabstaillsflOmeatillgalldhreat.hillgfora greatpartoft.heyenr,isfomlof milkyplants,SUellliS lettnce,dandelions,sowthistles,&e.&c.,ThoLacerta Aqnatiea,whichisnote(lforrel'airill'"t.llelossofitsle(1s, tuil,amIeyes,amIwhichwhenillsalt water. Fromtheaboveobsel'Yll.tionsitisecret DmongtheBiijD YoglI- brings Oilwithout IInyelaborate prej1l1ra-tionortJ'lliningfortheocc:lsiollusinthe of the lit/flia YoglI- IIt!cuu('omu,lluringwhichallthe.... itlllJunctiongure })urlllyzcdIImltheoflifeTheY!lglls havelell1'llcdtoregulatetheuurutionoftllistlllllce.AF,whilc th isstllte noweill'undtcuroftheorgnnsenll' pOfsihly tllkeplllee, IIl1dhcncetheyeaullot"weill'out"ustheysluwly doe\'l'1ItlUl'ingthenoturalslcepoftIlebody, llOuruf suchnstategenel'll"Yproducednil!htDndtorepl:l('e the hoursof rest,IsanhourgllinedforthedurntiollofhUlllan = life ThustheRlljllYogashu"ebeensometimesknown toIh'ethedouble1lI1l1"tripleamolllltofycursofIlIlul'cmgo humlllllife,ulilloccnsiolltllly,tohnye"I'eserved pcnrnncefurUIIuIIlIsunlperiodof t.imeull(lwhent.heywem knowntobeoldmen-in Suchlitlenst.isilleil'explllllu-lionof tIlenpparentphrllomenon.FOI' Olle whohnsseenslIell caFesnnduEsuredhimself tl1l1ttheussertiollWIlSnnnnimpenf'\t-uble(act,ntHlwho,ut.t.heSlIlIIetime,utt,erlydisbelic\'csintho possibilityof llIngic,whrthertlivincor infernlll,.the" of itswondrousphenomenncnn'lienccountedfor ontllo JII'inciplesof cxoctsciencelinddlOwnliSduetonatural fOl'eeF, cllnnotwellrcfu>etolistentolIuysuchexplunntion.It IDayhe butlit.tleplllusible,lindtheprobabilitiesugllinsttheu \31'if;rTi\

PlllInbngorOf'ca Zingiberofticillale. Piper nigrum Piper atll'alltin. Eldtaria clll'lIHlllOllltllll. rilllpelJella illvolucmta. Wrightia pubesccns. Cis::;mnpcloshl'l'llHllllift)lia. Allctlnullsown.. Sill!1pissp. III :thalli III ba Fala-billgoo Bllal'gf'e AihllltlltlSexcelsa. 1. ilTIll;;ftPtyc lOtus11101ltalla. Clel'OdClIIll'OllillfortullnlulII. lila (I II t trasa Ativi,;lm Vaclla (11;zCiIllClleopicsfree,tl(lrto:-:l1Plllylihrari(',..;, cictie:-;,orindhj.ll1rdsgrattlitllll:-:ly.11'01'the:--:HUCJ"un:-:ollWe:lrcuhlig-cil to:1f1ol'tthe1'1:111,1IoWlllliYcl':::ntinAtllcrien,(If1"l"jl1irillg' sub:-;cl'il,er .... tt) payill(\(IYallce,HlIltof "tol'l'illg theI'nper at the clI,1ofthetcrmpaitlfor. lIllIlI)'yenrsofI,mdicnl eXl'ericllcehayeCOllvillce,1"'est.el'llpuhlisherst.hat thissptcmof"",hI'OPIJ,,"tistI,ehest'"ldmostsatisf"ctorytoLoth 1"lI'ti,'s ;nlld,IIIrespcctablc jOlll'llals arc 1I0Wcntltlllete.1Oilthis I'lall. whddllg'nprilltedreceiptfortheir)"t'ltJittancc;.:tJl118tf;clld flt.aTil p ...: forretul'lll'o::ltngc.Otllcl'wisc,acknowledgmentswillbeIIIade tllrougllthe jOllrnal. '!'hewil1al1pcnreachm01lth.'1'110fortwrdyo1111111. of)Jotle.":-(than40l'oitllllllsHoyal4toeiH:h,ofrending"lImttt'I',or COlllll1llRillnil,arc:lH :--Toill:tllyofIrldia., HHo(jper a.11T1111Jl;illCcyJoll,Hs.';;inthe HutticmclIts,ChilJn,Itll'\A""t.l'ali,,,1:s.8;illAfrica,JIlNUHTI!A:o>n8UI:'f![ A)lIcnH"I ... 1 ROll1it.tllllceRof evcrykindpCtJnbletoon10rof" TheProprietorsof the THEOSOPHIST,"Girganl11,BOlllbay,India. ;C.t, FOURTIlBDI1'ION,WITIlAN EXGRA VE'nPORTRAITOFTIn;AU'J,'IIOH. I SISUNVEILED AMASTER-KEYTOTHEMYSTEUmROFANCIENTv Y,COI'I'Cflpol)!lingRocl'etal'Yoft.hoThomwphicalSociety. clothoxtm,Its,2.i-l'ot\ncot\frolll30. ANDTHEOLOOY.ByH.P.BLA-2vols.l:trgoroyalofabont1400 Ojli'/Il01l,Qof LeadillgJOlLl'lWls. "ThiRmonllll1cntfllwork-I(. -I(. 'IfftbontcycrythingrelfttingtoIllogic,mystcry,witchcraft,rcligion,whichwouldhe Yftll1ftbleinIll!f'ncyclopetlin,,"-Kmtl!A mcriomH,,!'!,?!'. "It.111I1Rt.1mllekllowloclgo(1t.hat.Rheis Itrl'llInrkahlowoman,whohflRrea(llllOrl'.1II0re,aJlllt.houghtmoreth:tIImOflt lTerworkfthOlllHI,..illrl'lotfltions fromn,dOZlllltlilliJrl'nthllgnageR,not fortheof a\'ainof el'lI(lition,hilt to substantiate her I'cclliiar 'If* * herpftgeJ'I- * DemftlllistheearnestattenilOl1oftlllnkers,and lllnritflOilflllalyticl'f'ntling."-]J""tonEveningJ'1'((l/8f!ript... "Th"npl'earnneeofprnrlitionis f;tllpcnclous.lll'fl'rcnce to, ftl1l1'll1otations frolll,theIIl0st unknown and ObRCll1'Cwrltel'sInftlll:tngllngcR ftbonnd,illterspersc(lwithIlllusionstowriters of thohigh!1Htreputo,whichluweovit\cl1tlybeenmorethanskinllnellthrough."-X.Y.In-d"pfmdlmt. "All ('xtrenlOlyrC'Il(lllhlefl.nt!('XllllUstivocRRnyupontheparnmollntimportanceufre-establishingthoHermeticPhilosophy inIt worldwhiellblinrlh'believes thnt.it hllR it. "-N.Y.World. "l\lost rl'lIlnrkftblebook of the HeoHoii."-Com.11 (li:ertiscr. "To rcn(h'rsw!tohave !le\'el' I11fttlethelllselves oC'lnainte!1withtllc literature ofl11ysticiRJl1and alchemy, the\'olllln!]willfurnishtho Jl1ftterialRfl'ranillteresting' study-a winoufendoufl infoJ'l1l1ltioll."-Evenill,fJ1'08t. "Thoy gi\'ocYi(lcl1l;oof lilllCh:111(11l1l1ltifariollR011thopart of the al1thor,and contain a\'astnl1mberofinteresting PersollRfOl\(lof t.he11lltl'\'ellolHlwillfil1l'illgin thePunjab. 5:1.Ganga of RnjnpooriRillthe Hnt'lll1gil'i] Hfitriet,.It, lRanmmnalspring whichtlOWRfornbonttwomonthsmul then RtopS.Sothepeoplecallit Ganga. IH.Howalm;lnvar01'thoRwimmillgmOIIllt.rtiniRin thePunjah. I');')."W m:mhai.neal'Bhiwamliint.heTmmaDistrict, iscelebrat.ellforthetemple of agotltleRs.Therearenu-merom; hot springs.ThewaterisRweetamIisknownfor itseffecton sick men,IllltlIOmellicalmanhnRyetpai,l anynttentionto subject,in India.InEmopesndla place woulllhavebeenveryvalunble,wllerensitiRIt JJeglected jllllgieinIlHlia. !)(Ll>ewakiKOOlIIl.-TlwROhot.RpringRareintllO Snrat District.TheseRprillg'Rlmvo11, medicinnlcpmlit.y, bnt theyhave attractellwOl'RIJip]>el'smill1I0ten-quirol'R. :i7.LlH';RoIHlm1(001111is11carDnkore.Tllowateris Rultish. 58.GllJt,eshwnr KOOlHIiRin Panell Malll1lR neal'ThnRra. MI.N arsobachi ndiisIleal'Kolhapoor.Manysick peoplorepairtothiRplnceforhealth. GO:Kali.-This tcmpleissitun,te,linCalcutta. GI.KiskilHlllltisinthe Ront.hof Ind in.TlliRp1n.ccis mentionellinthe RamayaunRheing thecapital ofthc kblg Sngriva whobeemne Rmna'Rally illtheexpollitionngaim;t Lan 1m. Allthogroatrivers,-Rllchasthe Ganges,the.Tn.llllllllt, t.heSangoo,t.heGomati,theSaraswati,thoNnrll1l1da, theTapti,thcSillllllU,theGodawari,theKrislllln, t.heKaweri,the Snbarmati, theToong Bh:ulrn"the V onnya, t.heBhima, theKshipm &c.-are sncrell.AlolIgtIle ballkf1 oft.hescrivers,nt t.heRom'CCSamIat themout.hs,there are t.ownRwhichnrealsofiacred,suchaRNnsick,Pnithnll, Sooclatirt.h&c.. There arcsectarian places,whicharc heldsacrellhy par-ticularsOctR.GndlladaiRsacredtothefollowersof SwnmiN arn.yan.Uhutisg'udnearNng]>oorissncredto t.hef'ollowerRof Kabir.Alulllnprabhooist.heellief placeof Lingayats.Amritsnr ist.hechief placeoftheSikhR&c. TheJaillshave their sacrollplncesnIloverIlIllia.N mn-bel'Sofpilgrimsnmmn llygotot.hcseplaceR.These lmllllsof pilgTilllRnrec:tlle(lSanghaR.Richmenpayt.he expenseRof nSangha.ThesepInceRnre:-QrfCi5i3"rl1fTf'1{i'fT{ '31p;:ar'31tarT;;lr&c. '" There nreparticular daysnppoilltedforfairsat different placeR.TheprincipalofthesefnirsnrcatHarid \\'1\.1', Allaha.bad,OjanallliTrimback.Enchof these tnkesplace onceintwelve"carR. Enchplace its greatnesswritteninabookcalled Mah tmya.TheseMahatmynsappenrtollUvebeen written byillleBrahmanswhowishedtoincrensetheir tralleallllprofit.TheseMnhatmynsHotOlllycelebrat.e sacrellplaces,but months,days,hours,trees&e.Foriu-stance, Prayaga Mnlmtmyacelebrntest.homeritofvisiting Allahabad. KarticMahatmyacelebrateRthemeritofdoillg cf'rtainceremoniesinthe monthofKart.ic. Vyntipatn.Mnllatmya l: Shivrntrij"These nremnhatmyns of days. ToolRldMnhlttlll)1tcolebmtesthemerit of ping a tree of the myrtle Rpecies .. EknllnsheeMnhatmyn celebrates the meritof aparticn- , lnrday.. TherenreinnllmeraLle booksof thisdeRcriptionplltin circulationnllllrend by Brnlll11ansinevery temple,house,' street,villngenIHItown.'1'1108ewhomnkethisapro-feRRionarecalledPooraniks nIHItheyaresonumerous thatmisRionariesmenot one-twentiethof them.They makepeople,IlltrticularlyWOl11e1l,veryreligious, butalRo ignorantnIHIcrellnlolls.MilHom;ofpeoplearealways seentravl'lling'todist.antplaces nspilgrims,leaving their hOllleRnIHIfamilieRillthehopeofgettingsalvationby meanfiof theReTirtlmsnndKshetras.Somehaveriverl'l nIH ItanksillwhichablutioniRperformed,allliotherR havetemplesaIHIimngestobeTheMahatmyas promiset.hat.llOtonly visitorsnresaved,bntt.heirfathers: andmothcrs nresaved by pilgrimagesnUHlebythatde-scendnnts.Thesearet.11Cmotiveswhichin(luce peopleto wanderaboutinq1l0fitofholypInceRawlriversamI lakesntthesacrificeof moneyandtime. "TIlESUP ERNAIampleafielltofindtIleIlefinitionIofferedoftho term" miraclllous,"ast.hatwhichisincapableofany rationalexpln.lmt.ionwhntever,appreciatedby suchthinking peopleasthe COlHlllctorsof theTHmSOPHIHT.At theRametillie,itseemRt.omethatthereisan gnityillyourl'residentand CorrcspomlingSecretary(especiallythe latter)are,if not actuallyYogiRandMahatmasthelllseives,at leastpersons of ascetichabits,whoaSSUlllesuperiormoralexcellence. N either ofthesesuppositionsiscorrect,and bothareposi-tively absurd. of the Society is,in exceptionallyImportantcnses,lefttotherecogJllzed officials,amithey arcwhollyresponsibleforalltheerrors that aren1[\,(le.ManyIllaydoubtlesshavebeenmade andourmana'Yementmay be veryfaulty,hiltthewonder isthat no haveoccurred, if the multiplicityof duties necessarilyimposedUP?I1. the twoch!efofficersan,dthe world-widerange of actIVity be taken111to account.Colonel Olcott amIMadameBlavatsky donot pretendtoascetism, 1I0r wouldit bepossibleforthemtopractiseitwhilein the thickof thestruggletowin apermanentfootholdfor the SocietyinthefaceofeverypossibleobstaclethatIt selfish,sensuality-lovingworldputsintheway.What eitherofthemhasheretoforebeen,ureitherorboth mayinthefliturebecom.e,isquite?'differentaffair. At presenttheyonly.claulltohonestlyamI earnestly,sofarasthClrnatmallllfirnuhesof permit,toexampleamipreceptthellieas whichareembodierlIIItheplatformandHulesofthe TheosophicalSociety.\>Ilceorill.-wishersh.n-ve puhliclytauntedm;n.othavlllg'I?lveliproofsofom ni1cctlOll.forU\..OurTIll 11,1 vindicationmllst beleft topostenty, wlllch alwaysrenders thatjusticethatthe.presenttoooftendenies.But evennow-if wemay Judgebythetoneof ourcorrespon-dence,aswellas?ytheenthusiasmhas.every-whereO'l'ectedusIIIthccourscofourJourlleYll1gs-a }xtlpabfygood hasby. ourappcthonoroldlflmlof tIleGreeks,Hewasa SOilof thePali-cthonor" thelandof Pali,"socalledfrom Pali,thelaI]O"nageof Palasa,MflgfldlmorBilla,r. Q.didtllCLocri:lllsofGreecederivethe limBe((Ozoloe,"accordingtoGreekwriters,fllIllw batis thefact? A.TheGreekwritersexplaintheterm"Ozoloe"ill threedifferentways;first,tlmttheLocriflllsderivedtIle name" Ozoloe"fromthefet.idsprings(Ozotosmell); secondly.that they were solImned fromtIlebad odonr (ozce) oftheirbodiesandclotllillg,thelatterbeillgtheraw hidesof wildbeflsts; thirdly,that t.heyweresocalledfrom ncertainOZOR(branchor sprout)whichwnslIlirnculom:ly produced,llliraculously'planted,m,iraculol1RI.ygrew upintoanill1menseVllle.Thelllstoncalfnct18that theseOzoloewereOoksh-"\-Valoe,orOX\1Speople, Q.IIIwhatrelationdoesthePelasgian languagestrtl1d totheGreek? A,Somewha.tinthesamerelationasthe Anglo-Saxon langungetotheEnglish. \VltoweretheCyclopes,andwhntdotheGreek writersknowaboutthem? A.TheGreekwritersrtlTiveatthreedifferentresults respectingthesepeople.First,thattheCyclopeswere archers.;secoll(lly, that they were builders;that.they were ll1lllers.\Vhen asystem produces vanOUi>resultslJl n,ll illllefiniteseries,wecanllotbut sllspectthatthefonnl1la forcalculationisincorrect.Nowletusturntothefact. Theterm" Cuclopes "t isncorruptformofGoclopes; 'Vl"ittcnalso" AV[lnti,"tho" v "and(jbItarcllrOIlOtlllCedindif. fercntlyinArYI'l.vn.l'tn., toprovincialtcalldl.:"1'0",cda"identicalwhellrequiredbytheGrcckform,"" Gocla"or Gold".;LncedlcmolloruothCXl'rcsscdhrthoIwrd ROIIIlI\ofI.- inkiln\.. theGoclaclliefR,* i.e.thechiefswholivedilltheGocla country,adistrictlyingalongthebanksof theJ mmm ; the((Goclapes "being socalledhomtheirpastornlhabits intendingtheGoclasor herdsof cattle.TheGocladis-trictwastheresidenceof'N andaandof Krishna during hisyonth.That part of Greecewhichwascolonisedby theseGoclapesoftheJ l111mawastheGliclades,bythe GreekswrittellCnclfldcs,bytheEnglishCyclades,t that is,((thelandof tlie Ouc'las." Q.GivetIleoriginof the Ahyssinians? A.TheAuyssiniam;(Ab11sinuiflns)firethepeoplewho emigmtedtoAfricafromAbusi1l,acInssicfllllamefer theIutl11s. Q.In ",lIfltformisAbusinreprodncedinGreece? A.TheAUURillisreproducedinGreeceasCorinth. Q.WhywasthellameCorinthgiventot}ICcity whichwascolonisedbytIleAbyssiuiall8of Africa? A.TheIlHlIIeCorinthisacorr11pt.ionof Cor'-lnd.'TIle peoplelivillgatCor,'amonthoft.he1mlus,emigrated toAfrica",11 eretheygavetotheir eouutrythelIameof Abyssillia.FromthiscOlllltrythey,,'cnttoGreeceaud settleelinapIneewhiclltheynflll1cdCoriutll(Cor' -1llll). Q.ShowthattheParsls,orpeopleofPuras(Persia), aredescendedfromtheAryans? A.TbeParasoos,t.hepeopleofParasoo+Rama,the warriorsoftIleaxe,peuetrate(lintothecountrywbich wascalledaftertheir lHlmeParas(Persia).They arethe peopleof Bharata.Tbeoldnameofthiscountryiran isderivedfromArya. Q.Explninthemeanillgof Eupln'ateR? A.Euphratesisacorruptionof Eu-Bh'mt-es,which means"theBh'rataChief."TheBharatchiefParasoo gavethisnaliletotbeprincipalstreamtbatpomsits watersintothePersiauGulf. Q.WhoaretheEhllnmi? 'Tracetheir origin A.N earthemouthoftheEuphratesareapeople calledthe((Ehumei."The townof IliulllinAsiaMinor iscfllletlafterthem.They alsonppearinGreecewhere theynamedtheircount.ryElymiotis(Elymio,andtieflh, country.)The Elumreiwereinfactarace of Raj put eques-trianwarriorslivingonth9bflnksoftheY'Ehnl1 (Jhelam.) (Tobecontinued.) LAHOREARYASAMA.J:-Thethirdanniversaryoft.he LahoreAl'yaSnlllfljoccurredontlJC7thNovember and thefollowinggentlewenwere:mdappol11ted as lllem bel'Sof theExecutiveCOll1J11Jtteeforthe llext year. Lab SainDass-President "Jiwan Dass--Vice-President. BhaiJawahir Siugh-Recon1illg Secretary. Lala HuttUllChallll Bary-CorrespondillgSecretary. RamSahaie-Treasurer. S11k h Di:tl-Librarinn. MllncrooMnll-ExecutiveMember. "KuuJanLalldo " "GobindSalHti.do "MadanSillghdo "GllnputHaido JIBha.iNilmlSinghdo 20thDecember,1880. RCTTUNCHUNDBABY, CorrespondingSecretary. DTOGENES,WHENBLAlIIEDFOnTHnOWIKGAGOBLET ofwine011thegroumlandwastingsomuchliquor. answered:((HadIdrunkit,therewouldhavebeena don blewaste.IaswcllastllCwinewonldlmve,bec11 lost." *FromGoklnmalII((.nprince orchief.'rhcYiERrgnhofHIeSanskrit isof tellt..;upplicdhythe' Gl'eekorLatinuslilt,pns . +hlllskrit des(desb)signifiesaloudorcotllltry. :::Pn.rnsoo,theaxe. 'rhe1/ alldjnrcprollOllllcCl1int!itrel cntlyinAl)Il>llrta,HC9rdillg to'l)royilicil\!we,ns !tilt!lC(trp,Ar)'alWegcntlemcnpurchaseda fill'lllwitht.heviewtothecult.ivat.ionof't.hesoil,alillt.he grlHIllnlestablishmentof'allng'l'iclllturlll ............ .. The illstl'uction isgiventhl')ughdaily recitationsandoecnsiollul lectures." A.D.1857. MountVel'll()l1I1ort.icultul'IIlSoc iety. H.S.OLCOTT,ESQ. 11l1!J1-1,1856. UE,\RSilt, Atthelastmeetingof'ourSocietyitwaH t.hatthethunksof't.hisSocie t.yhepre8entedto 1'\11'.OlcottfOl'hisableaddressontheeven ill"of' ourJune Exllibition."" Inacquaintingyouwit.hthispel'lnitlIIetoex-myowngl'lltificationinlisteningtotheIId,lreost.owhich .it IalIIveryyours, .J AMESHOWLAND, Corresponding5ecl'etnry. (FromlItePresidentoj tlte .iYcwEngland IlortiCllliltral Socie(IJ') H.S,OLCOTT, 1Iy DEAltSm, Boston,11/ arch7,1857. Aspecialevenin/!sessionoftheAgdcultumlCommitt.eeof' tl!eLegislat.ureof 11assachuset.tswill-beheldncxtweek,fOI' thcpurposeof hearingyourviewswit.hrespecttot.headapt-.abilityof't.henewsugarplant,IJolcllsSaccltaratlts,tocultivll-' LionillNewEnglund.'l'herewillbe IIfilIIat.tendanceof the Inembersof bothHouses,asthereisgre:.t publicinterestillthe subject......... . Yoursverytruly, MARSHALL p,WILDEH. A.D.1860. UNITKDAGIUCULTUltAT,SOCIRTY, SllJ'l'IISONTANINSTITUTION,TVasldngtonD.C. January13,1860. Onthcmotionqf Hon.FretfkSm!/tlt,qf .i.VewHalllp-shirc,secondedb!JB.O.Ta!Jloe,IEsq.,0/ Vi1'ginia,itwas: '} Resolvedt.lmt.asMI'.IlRNltYS.OLCOTT,ofi'lewYork,n lifemember of the Unite(1AgriclllturalSociety,isnbout toviRit.Cnlifol'llia,heheappoiuted -11. Delegatct.otheSociet.ies andExhibitionsinthnt.State;andt,hnthebet.o communicatctheresult ofhisohscrvationstothe.Jou1'1llllof agricllltul'e,published byt.hifiSociety. ATTEST: BEN POORE, Secretary,UnitedSt.atesAgl'icultul'alSociety. A.D.1865. (FromtIleJudgeAdvocate-General of theAl'1IlY.) \V ARDEPART.I(gNT. BUREAUOFMILITARY.JUSTICE. D.C.,September28,18G5. COT..II.S.OLCOTT, COlllmis;.;iollCl'ofWill'Depal'tmcnt, Sm, YOUI'lettC!'lIJ1nOIlIlCinl;f.hntit isy01l1'pUI'Jloseat1111enrly dnytoseveryouI'connect.iollwiththeWm'Depnrt.mcnt,nud retUl'lltopri vOlt.elife.hm;het'nl'ecei ved. Icanllotpermitthoocca,iont.opasswithontf'l'IInklyex pl'eFsing t.oYOllmyhighappreciation oft.hcserviceswhich YOIlhave1'f'llllere(1whilehoillingthe/.J/(t/w}'ajctHnidectSinylt'sJ)lo'{Jai',toi.(llht iii)}JAIIf,HCl!llClcrk,GoC'emJIlf!iltAdl'UClt{(!'$Oflicc,Lalwl'e. "nIl1JE.\ltFHlEN])LALLABIHJLALJ., "WithlilycOlllplilllcntsto yon,1bugtoshltethatI recci"eLlyUill'lctter datellNUI'l'llll)ul',hyvest.er-day'spust andhaveliutbecllabletoreply on ofheflliache,frolllwhichIam1I0tyet(lllite relieved evellllOW. "TheSat!hooaboutwholllyouenquirecalllOfromtllo DeccanwithhisdisciplcstuLahorealllIwasperfectly skilledilltllcartof Tilel\IaharajaHuujl:ut HillghtL:stedllim,allllshnt Ilil11lipin lLwoodellhuxufthe Pllujabililsllion,whichwaslockedup,amIwafiJllacellin thc Durad mi of t.llUGalllellcall ellSimlaI'(Juw laSillgh 1l11lll'HlIiawabla,situate011thebl\lIksofRawiriver.The lluorsof thisHnracluriweredosedwithpukka,bricks,alld al11ilit.arygWll'l1wasH}I[luilltedtowatch011theroofaut! at thedoser ,7-(jllner'sol:Jf;ervntion, heprodncedasoriesofnovelamIastoullilingphenommm illnRtmtillgt.hopassage ofmatter throllghmatter.Thi,'1 ],pipsicS(I./'(1/1(,it lIlllstbenoted, isOlleofthemostemi-llrnt alllOllgastronolllC'rsallllphysicistf!.He is:11i'l0apro-fOllndmctaphysieian,f,llefrienll:til IIcompoerof Ow hrightesteontmnporaryillt-clled,;ofGl'fIllHny.Helwd longsnrJllispdthat bcsi(lei'llongt.h,breallth,andthiclmeSl', t.!teremig'ltthe afOlll'thdilllPllsion of space, and that if this wpresothenthat w01l1dimplyanotherworldofheiJ.lg, distindofromourthrce-llillll'nsionalworld.withitsOWl! Httedt.oitflfolll'dimensiOltnllawflamICO])-d itionR,:J.Rwearetoolin;of t.hreedin1C'IlRiom;.Hewa:'l nottheli)riginat.orof thisthpor,V; Kant.,amI,later,Gallf4K, t.!temetaphysicalgeometer,!tadforecastconccptibilit.y. Bnt,theexpcrimentaldenominationlacking-,itrCJllaillntl aRamere intellectnal s]lrclllation nntilZi-illner was ('Iiahlell toi'lolvetheproblem,a1H1t.oconvinccgreatcolieagnrA 'Yebor,Fpc\lIIerant!Scheiber.Thepu hlicationoft.hcse pxporil11entshasereatulla,llintenseilltmostthrollghout t.heworlllofandOlediRcnssiollhetweenthel)flr-tiesofprogressiveandc:onservaJi\'ethillkol'sisactively anllevenangrilyproceeding.Om spn,ce not .permit averyexlmm:tivereviewof Prof.Zollner'i'l hook,andasit sltoultlhcillthelibrary of everyone whoprete1HJi'lto. hold intelligent opiniolli'lnpon theliiuhjectsoj']1'orCl\Matter amI Spirit,thereader lllusthelefttoseekiuits pagesthe ma.iorpart of it.swonderfulcontents..'. Briefly,tlwlJ,thefactsarethese:Zollnerstartedwith thepropositionthat,granting,forargument'sEllke,.the existellccof aworldof1'0111'dimensionflwit.hfour-dimen-sionalinhabitants,these latter onght tolIeahle toperform thesimplerxperimentof tryillghal'llkllotsinanelldlcl'll TI'aIl!K'fJlIl,'JI{aZl'hysicj.AnaccollntofExpcritnp-ntalIlwcstigaUonR fromthoRciclltitictrO"tiscRof.Johanllen,.]F,'ie..Tll: .......\31'1'1=lTtf Oflnlf17l: II .:",t.. Apn,isthe sameasNanl.,orbodies(Tanavah) ; such,we haveheard(frollltheVedas), isthe meaningofApa.He whosleepsillthelllisthence called Narayana. \Vehavenot asyetIlletwithwaterasthemeaningof thewoniTanu(pill:Tanavah)asisgivenintheabove modifiedverse, alldtheJllCltuing must, therefore, heturned andtwistedinordertorClHierit perfectlyintelligible. What strikesme,particularlyin this,asitJllllststrike mallYof thereadersof thispaper,is,tlmtthellallleN anl-yatH1shouldbesuggestiveofauideatallying soexactly whatMosesconceivell,asisnuwsupposed some three orfourthouSltul1yearsago,whenhewrote*thewell-knownverseinGenesis,whichsays-" Alldthe Spiritof God1Il0vetluponthe faceof the waters."It isdifficult,but veryillterestiugtocUllceivehow couldthecoiucidcnceof thesetwoideas emanating fromsuch distantand(lifierent sourceshaveever occurred;unlesstheycouldbe trace(lto theverysourceillthe conceptionof wat.crasbeing an ele-ment lllliversullyknownforitscreativeandprolificna- tnre,whichit ultimatelyderivesfromtheall-pervading SupremeSpirit inhering illit. flnther,b/I'!9cdtohnVQbeen, '..I Va,mdet'a.-Thisisanother :,:nameof,,V.ishnu1'- Itis derivedfrom"Vas,"tod well, tibidingin all things,andallinhim,inconformitywiththeexplanation of theterm asisfoundgiveninSanskrit-:-II II In theMaMbhiirata it isexplainedasfollows .:-

"He causesallthingstodwellin him,andheabilles ill all;whenceheisnamedV usu; being resplendentasthe sun, heiscalledDevil.: andhewhoisboth these,isdeno-minatedVusudcva."-(WILSON'SVIHHNUPUltANA.) Thesameillea seemstobepropoundedintheBllag--vadyita in whichKrishnacommendstheknowledgeof the llltllle .Vasudeva in the followingverse:-ifirOf l"frllOfr;ffi-." After manygenerationstheperson whohasatrue kuowlQdgethat the wholeUniverseisVasudevaobtaius me; (saysKrishna. toArjuna)suchapersonismagnalli-mOllsamInoteasilytobefound .. " The uameVasudevaistheveryessenceoftheholy mantraheldpeculiarly saci'edby alltheVaishnavas,{mel knownamongstthemunderthepeculiar appellationof ortheholy formula of twelve syllables;which isconstantlyrepeatedbythem intheir devotions. (TobecOlltinuedJ --+----ANUNEASYGHOST. llYBJllJI,ALL,ESQ. As1 havereadmanyinteresting of spiritual manifestatiollsinyour jourual, Ifeelinclinedtoacquaint yourrmulerswithasingular experienceof thisnature.' Ihavefeltverygreatinterestinthephenomenaof spirit-manifestations fromtheearlydaysofmylife,and ImvecOllsequentlybeenmaking numerousenquiriesfrom trustworthysources,Someyearsagotherelivedat LahoreanoldPundit of averyhighposition,wellversed illSanskrit awlacquaintedwiththeEnglishlanguage also.HeheldIt veryimportantpositionill RUI\jeetSing's])urbar,andhadgoodopportunit.iesof being aRsociatetiwithevm'yEuropeanofficei.He hada veryexalted mindand wasmuchabovethe superstition by whichthe com mOilHindooPundits are generallysuspect-edtohavebeeHinfluenced.Ihadthehonorofbeing wellacquaintedwiththisPundit,amIonmorethanOIlC occasiollIellquiredofhimofthetruthofspiritual phenomena,telling him that Iwouldnot believeany thillg' . but what might be the result of his personal experiences. He relatedtolnethefollowingstory,whichIwritehero t'l'l'butilll.. "Manyyears ago"saidhe"I knewaKhut-reeresident of Lahorewhooftenusedtocometome,amIattended regularlyat kuOwreadingatmytempleeveryevcning. l'his lIlanwaswellknownforhisdevotlOn,allliwascon-Se(lUelltlycalledBhagat.After a fewyears,thisBlmgat died, and his departed spirit began to manifest itself through hisliving youngerbrother,whomheusedas' medium.' This spirit mauifestedhimself veryoften,andusedtotell strangethingsthroughhismedium.Heevensometimes predictedfutureevents, whichafterwardscametopass exactly ashehadpredicted.Thesignofthe manifesta-tion wasthat the medium used to become senseless smltlell-Iy, and after one or twominutes, while the living body of tim mediumappeare,lquitesenReless,the spirit usedtotalk throughthe vocalorgansof themC!limll.In the courseof timethe familiarityof thespirit becamesogreat withthe medium that.the spirit l.lsedto comewhenever the meditu\\ 102 .1'HE THE 0SOP if 1 S l' , [Febr1tary,1881. wonldmerely recallhimto mind.The news spread abroad, andIwasat lastinformedofit.Icouldnotbelievetho story at first,alit!sentforthemedium,viz.,theyounger brotherof thedeceasedmall.Ienquiredof himwhether the storyIhad wastrne,and heansweredin theaf-finnative.Iaske(!llimtoshow me the phenomenon; where-uponhefixedhismimIuponthespiritam!immediately fellsenselessonthe ground.After aminutethespiritml-dressedlI1ethus,-'Good morning, PunditJee ; Inow see yon after alollgtime.Iusedtocometoyour templetohear l.;ntha.Nowtellmewhat doyon' wishtoaskmeand ,'whyhaveyoncalledme.'Iwasquiteastonishedto heartltisspeechof the supposed spirit,andtoldhimt.hat before Iasked my questiolls Ite should tell me through what had](oj'nw hehadbecomeaghost,oranearth-bonnd soul.Thespirit replied,-- 'Why doyouasktbis,Punditje ? ThisIms110connectionwithyour Iamhappy in thisstate also,:1IH!evennowIspendmuchof mytimein devotion, asIlIsell todowhenliving OIlearth with the mfl-terialbOlly.'It.henaskel! him somequestionsastothe futurefitteofsomeprincipalmenthenresidingat Lahore,andthespirit predietedtheir destiniesexactlyas it calli Jtopass thirty months afterwards.Sometimeafter thespirit obligedhisbrother,thellledinm,togotoGya am!perform hisshraddha;andafterthi8wasdone,the spiritneither spokenorappearedanymore." -Whatever view yomreadersmaytakewithrespectto thisfact,Ireg:ml its authenticatingevidencesostrong thatIamnotpreparedtodenyit,thoughIamagreat sceptic aboutthesethings.. L(t/101'e, 11thNovembcl',1880. 80ME MORALNAXIJIS. llYl'ANDITDAYANANDSARASWATI,SWAMI. I. 1.NothillO'iscreatedwithout apurposeornselessly; that istosay,"'everything that is,isuseful.. ')LosilJ(T better aainforsmallerI)resentauvantageIS ';:'b entirely improper. lI. (Toasmallerdisadvantageforahigher goodisa wiseactioll.. lIT. ,\Vhlttevel'iscontrary tonatnmllaws,is 11.1 waysopposeu toscience,toGodam!wisemen. IV. Truewisdom andlearningyieldgreateradvantage8t.o others;asamrmholdingn:lmnpin hishand. gives. tootherswithaverylIttleprofittohImself:lhe Almighty'screationissolelyfortheadvantageofotllcrs. V. Truedharma,or religion,llarmsnoon8. VI. Kingsandsnojectsarerelate(lexactlyasparentsan.d childrell.It is thedutyofparentstodofor.thClr chiltlrenandtoextirpateeverycauseof thell'uneaSllless. If not,the parelltalduties1'ellminunfulfilled. VII. It isttfilial (Iuty l!O.tlmtmay. benefit parents;withouttIus,aclnld sllntyISunaccolllphshed. VIII. The trlleman is he who,without regard to great orlesser considerations,adoptstruedoctrinesamIactsaccord-illgly;alllI' islIeverilltimidatellbythosearestrollg, noreverafHictsthosewhoareweakandlllhrm. IX. Propermenarethosewho,neitherlikedogsare enemiesoftheir ownrace,nor,hkemonkeys,wag.nwar againstother racesof allimals;blltare tovirtuouspersons'andtheopponentsof111lsclllcf-. makers.. X. Goodmenarethosewhodogoodthemselvesand make othersto dotIlesame,andarealwaysprotectorsofthe good.Theoppositeareshownbybad(dl!sltl) men. ;.r ALCllEJlfY. BYMUHAMMEDARIF, .1Yazflof liteCollectol"sCon1'f,Benalts. That which iscommonlyknownin thiscountry asUk-seer andwhichintheEnglish languageistermedElixir, appertainstothescienceofAlchemyandhas beenadmittedbyEgyptiam;,Hindus,Chinese!ArabIans, andGreciallsasaprobablemeansoftransmutmg metals; alth01lO'hastothismatter there have beenmallYsceptics '" andthe sallle diversity of opinion prevailed in Europe down tothedaysof RichardBacollandothers whosu]?portOlI theviewsofthelearnedGaber.WhenthelIghtof knowlCllrredawnellontheArabianintellect,muchat-tention"'was.bestowedonthissubject,andafter manyexperimentstheenquirersweredividedinto two sects,theolleadmittingandtheotherignoringthe mutabilit'yofmetals;theringleaderofthelatte.rS?ct wasHakimYakoob,ofK uml,whoseworksonSCIentIfic subjectsareprolific,am!whowroteespeciallyonthe improbability ofmutation of withforcethat severalof theothersectwho,notWlthstandlllgthatthey werethemselvesmenofexcessiveattainments,began to waver amIchanO'etheir views on thesubject.The principle ofhistheory that theheretofore-madeassertionsOf learneddOCtOJ'8thateverymetalwasacoin positionof mercury anI! sulphur was an error, and that, on the contrary, metalsof alldenominationswereindependentlycreated aUl!not composed. '1'hisviewwasmaintainedbyanotherleamed Takki-oo-DeenEhmedsonof Tummeemah,who haslIke-wisewrittenawork01{ the subject.EvenMoulv!eSain.a at the commeilcement of his literary career enter tamedtillS view of thematter,andit wasnot untilafter manyexpe-rimentsthat hearrived attheconclusionthat metals are Heafterthe mostindefatig-ableresearchesthat arselllCandmercurycanbebrought tosuchacOllllitionastowithstandtheeffectsoffire, amIitiswhilsttheyareinthisstatethat weare abletotmllslllutecopperintosilver.Hehasinlike mannerdiscoveredthatsulphurbeingreducedto asimilarconditiolliscapableoftransmutingcopper intoasemblanceofgold.Hegoesontosaythat themutfttionof metalscall' beeffectedin twowuys,viz., either bya(h!ill"sOlllehetero"eneotlsmatter, orby remov-ill" someof the "componentThedeductions otHakimYakoob,ofKtulll,andofTakki-oo-Deen Elunedabovementioned,weresubsequentlycontroverted byZacLarish of Raz.ee,andN ujum-oo-Deen,sonofDar of Baahdad,respectIvely.. Later Oilone Ishmael alias 'l'aO'rai, it sol1of Rosein,wrot.e a entitled" Ishtahadutt" support of thepossibility of mutation,inwhichhehascompletelyvanquishedthe expositorRof theatlverseviews;their principal.argument bein" that allbodiesdifferfromOneanothermtwelve eSRentialproperties,viz.,color,smell,taste,den-sity,souut!&c.&c.,andthat theycannot all bechangedto the essentials of another substance, or body. ButIshmael has provedbyexperiments that eachofthetwelveproper,ties iscapableof being changed separately as well as collectlve-ly;as,forinstance,though the natural slt.lphate of mercury (sldngl'i,ft)differsinall twelve essentialsfromI?lercUf,Y and sulphur,yet theartlficmlsulphate of ISmade toassumethesameproperties asthe natural; III lIke man-ner artificial ammoniacal salt and borax are made toassume allthepropertiesofthenatural.ThereWere,somewhoopposedthisview,bitttheywerematenalJsts whowoult!HotbecOllvinced,simplybecausetheynever witnessedthe lllukil)O'of !rold01'silver,andtheir opinio1l5 ,"... February,1881.] THETHEOSOPHIST. 10:] cannot, therefore, he heldtohave mnchweight;forsomeof thcmostunquestionableauthorities onthesubject hnve opinc(lthat nntil the actualpropertiesof theRehodiescnn bedefinitelydetermined, it isprematuretooftCI'acontra-dictoryopinion. Suchwercthccontentionsmuongtheancient authon:;; thecontmdictionRnowofferedbytlicmodernwriterRin Elll'opearebaRedonthe factthatgoldandsilverbeing heldtobeclements,similarlywithoxygen,hydrogenand other gaseousbodies,de(yallart intheir production,ItSdo theother elements.But tllOsewhohavelll'gedtllisargu-ment give110proofofthesebeingactuallyelements,so that uuder thesecircumstlUlces the sameissueisobvions aswasfirstattained,vi?.,thatuntiltheflctunlpropertics canbedefinitelydetermined,nocontradiction to the theory callwithcertainty be adduced.1I10reanon. QUESTIONS kNSTVERE'D ABOUTYOGAVIDYA. AHindugentlemanoftheMadrasPresidencypro-poundsanumber of qnestionsaboutsl'iclIce)that "Occultistll alld illstea(1of oeillg use,1touxplnin i:1piritllulphulIomclI:turtoadvallce"'(JIlldbo uscdtoopposctlteUCl'lIITOllCCoftllosephelHlllleltaamIto [[!Testtbat calise.It isagrcat.poilltgaill(:dtuhaveCol. Olcott alI(I l3lavatskytlmnv asidelitelllHSks;"he add,;,"alI(IwearcghdII) t.hatexcl'pt.illt.hec[Iseof ElllllH1.lhnlillgelJrittell,1Ioproillin01ltDpiritualistsill America,,'ercSlllittleglOllllllcelilltlteir:-Inonerespect0111,)'doesthisot.herwiseadmirable catechismsermtometodoimperfectj11sticetot.l1O 1111(1thntisinthetwopassagesill wll1chItt.reatsof,01',lllay Iventuroto sayso,ayoids,tho questionof personal01'ilillivi(lllfllimmortality. Bnt heredoubtlessmy('xcollentnndrespccteelfrielld, Col.Olcott, lahourellnllder alocnldifficulty.Asiswell knowlI, .thoren,roh'o Rehoolsof BuddhistPhilosopllY; the ollewlllch,wlnlenotperhapsdellyingthopm:sibilityof' individualimmortality,stillCOli sidersitametapllysicnl tenet .beyondthegrnspofthe nll(l111111ecesRnry, llvenIf tJ'lle,to heheretallght,whIchholdsthatthemass of I!HlI!kin(1willalwaysfindit 1mi'llenoughto conformin thell' liveshereto the )1l11'Oethicalcotleoftheirrelioion. withoutpllzzlillgtheirlimitedhumnnintellects l't.bstl'1lse,lIIetflpll,)'sicalproblemsastothefinalresultsof hvesclsewbere-which,while ell1l11ciatillg'tllo (loct.rine0(l1Ia1lYlivesafterthis one,consitlersitfitabletodogmatizeastowhetherthe11ltimateol1tcOll1e of 1111theseliveR,theblelHlillgoftheilll1llortnlport.ioll of. thehumanentit.yinitssomce,willheaccompanied WIt,!J(/' oral'ffclIt;onof iudividua.lconsciouslICSR. 'rothisschoolbelongs,Ihelieve,thoveIlOrahloawl JeamedH.f:lll1llUllgaln,under whoseguitlallceCol.Olcott wrote,IImlwhosecertificatetntllCorthodoxyof'the worksogrcatlyenhancesitsvalue.ItlIIaybedouhte(l w.hether Olcottwould1Iothavepreferrc(lin h.lsexposltlOlIBlItldlllstlltoput forwanlonthisqlles-tlOnthetloct\'llleof the Northernratherthan that ofthe South emSchool, hiltbewaswrit,ing fortheadhcrentflof that scllOol,1\1Hlertheauspices of its mostcmincntliving ProfcRsor,whosep}JrovalwaRl'Rsentialtothccordial reccpti'JIlof his littletreatise, H1Hlhellce prohahly,andnot b?CallleIICllimself hohlsthemtoo III hodytheCOlTectcr "Iews,tbcforminwhichthefollowingqllestiollsand answersappoor:-"] 22.().DONIBluldkislJ1teachtIl(',illllllortalifl/ofthe Soul!. 4.'Soul'it.considersaw01:dusedbythl' 19nomuttooxpreRSafalReHlea.Ifevery thing issubjectt.ochange,thenmallisinclud-ed,andever'ymaterial part of himlIlllStchallO'e. That whichissl1bjecttochangeisnotlIClIt:sothere canbe110immortalsllrvi vn.lof achangefulthing." ..An'unnlllsTC'("'fJl'tlin!lfofI,eC")lun.of fhf'B"Ullll'1'1I('Io(I'{"/'hy n. S.Olcott,.tho'I'heMnl'hienlSocict'Y:---"l'l'roYc,1nIHII'l'dmn- 101'no,:JIlBl1elievetllll br theChristianKalmlists isexplainedinquitealliRerolitwise. leurthem thowitehof ElltiorIm8alleCHt:ttit:seeL'who throughSOIl1-Il:IILlliuli::nl1alit! other occultplaeell herself ill direct t:OlLllllUlli-ellt.iollwitht.helltOllL"llfulalltl:-lur-excitc,lsoulofthehrHeiitekillg Hlllldrewf"rt.houtofittheCIctpresent forl11ofSallluelIdlOse illl:lgl'preyt:d011hislIIinu.It il:!fnllnthe lIcpths of thetormenteu t'lIl1seielleeoftheullLl'llererofpriestHallli1I0tfrom the earlh'",bowelR,tlmtarosethebleelliugl'\pectre of all,l, wht'n;ll'parcntlyhis\'oice\\'asvocifemtingII1mthelwts:lllllthreatH, it was h('/'OIYIllips autlthose of the pythlllle:ls-halfllwdiuiI! 1111osophists,It,l'lIstthey wlilnotdellymethefavollrof'their 1)}'eeiou8/lIstl'lwti0118 illassisting'metosocdeeperanllhighe),inthefatholllloss o('on.nofkllow ledge" flth.Jllly,1 SSl. To OTrIOALEXANDER, 8r(,1'l't((}'y. DA:\fonAnK.MAYALANKATI,ESQ, THECOLOMBOTHEOSOPHICATjSOCIETY.. itemsfu)'A '([lll"t. Tm:BunnmsTO'l'o[tte\'ontofthe lllonthhasb()enthe l'llblic[ttiollof Co],( llcott'sCntechislll illEllglishallllSinhalese,It wa"fi)'stoffel'odtothopublic fittho Widyo,la,p. Collogo OilSUlld[t,Y,.J Illy24,at:tloctnre of thoCulollel's011behalfoftheNationalFUlld.The 200copiosOil1\[1,Jl(1weresll[tt,cho(lnpat once,[tlldsoveml hnIHlrodllioroconI(1Imveboollsold.ThovOllomhle HighPriostf)lllllang[th,awlt.hoPriestsDov[tillitta,000-nOrfl.t,lIe,n.nd?I'[egittmvatto,all1Ilfl.(10ad(lroRsosillprais() ofthowork,amlthoHiO'hPriostordored100 copiosfortho otthopupilsat.t.hoCollege-asllfiicielltproofof ltSv[tllleasn.halltlbookofSonthorn Bllddbislll. GRoWn[ell