Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

’ AUSTIN FLINT, Esq., New York U. S. A. : — I have read with much pleasure the first fasciculus of your translation of Charaka Samhita and shall be 'very, glad to receive the rest of the work. It cannot fail to be of great interest to the medical profession, which will be under great obligation to you.

A. H. EDGREN, JEsq., Gothenburgh, Sweden I am deeply interested in anything Indian, and I need not say that I shall consider it as a gain to obtain whatever insight I may into the subject treated of in your valuable translation.,

PROFESSOR A. V. WILLIAM JACKSON., Columbia College, New York, U. S. A. : — I must congratalate you, with true appreciation of your efforts. I should very much like to make a little note, in one of our papers, of the praise¬ worthy work you are doing. Be assured. Sir, of my hearty thanks and appre¬ ciation and oi my deep interest in India and antique lore.

MONS. A. BARTH., Paris :--Your efforts to place within reach of the readers of ancient literature a work of so Interesting a nature both to the Oriental scholars and to the men of medicine, are. very praiseworthy, and I shall be happy to bring the work to the notice of the French public, or, at 'least, of those who take an interest in these researches.

MONS. B. ST, HILAIRE, Paris : — I praise you on your undertaking and wish you all success. The work is of . interest to all learned men and to medical men and the commentaries written on . ft' prove its value and utility. I will putt .in a notice in the Journal ties Savants as soon as I can and shall be happy to do you justice.

PROFESSOR H. JACOBI, Bonn University, Germany The work you have undertaken will interest -Sailskrilists as well as medical men who care for the History of their science. I shall not fail to draw the attention of some eminent physicians whom I know personally, to the ancient work of Charaka.

HERR. R. GARBE, Prinzenstram Keningsburg, Germany : — The English translation of CTfaraka Samhita is perhaps, at least from an historical point of view, the most important work of the medicinal literature of your country.

SIR ALFRED CROFT, M. A., C. I. E. Director of Public Instruction. Bengal I have been greatly entertained as well as edified by the examination in part I V of all the things which a man shall not do. A layman can understand the precepts and such a guide to life cannot be other than valuable.

JAMES W. REESE, Esq., Westminister, Maryland, U. S. A. : — You have undertaken a great and difficult work, and one which, it seems to me, deserves the approbation and encouragement of all who care to know what wise men of the past ages thought and taught on a topic so important as the preservation of health and the cure of disease.

WILLIAM EMETTE COLEMAN, Esq., San Fra?ttisco, California.—* * * ' As each successive part is issued, the greater intrinsic value of the work is apparent.

* * * There is much in it both of interest and value to the Western mind,

occidental medical science, therapeutic. American and European medical science has much to learn. * * *

CHAS. E. SAJONS, ESQ., Philadelphia , U. S. A. You are entitled to the greatest praise. Next May or Jute the Satellite — a journal under my editorial : management — will begin to review books, etc., and one of the first to be taken up will be yours.

CHAS O. COURTMAN Esq., St. Louis , Othio U. S. A. : — The work interests me very highly, and I have already, on last night, taken it to the meeting of one of our medical societies, and read extracts from it which excited a lively curiosity and expressions of interest. I will send selections from it to a medical journal and also to a pharmaceutical monthly.

GEO. H. CLARK., M. A., M. D., PHILADELPHIA As I go over each fasciculus I always arrive at one conclusion and that is this : — if the physicians ofthe present day would drop from the Pharmacopia all the modem Drugs and Chemicals, and treat their patients according to the method of Charaka, there would be less work for the undertakers, and fewer chronic invalids iu the world. I look forward with pleasure to the completion of the work, for I am anxious to have it all.

b\ H. SKRINE, Esq., I. C. S. : — I have read Charaka-Samhita with interest.

It is marverllously like Hyppocrates’ maxims in spirit and form. It is wonderful to note the comparatively advanced views held by the sages of your country and how completely they had anticipated discoveries which we moderns flatter ourselves are due to the enlightment of this age.

PART XXIII.

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CHARAKA-SAMHITA

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AVINASH CHANDRA KAVIRATNA,

Editor of Charaka-Samhita and of Susruta-Samhita (in original) with Commentaries ; Bengali and Hindi Translator of Charaka-Samhita and of Susruta-Samhita ; Editor of Chikitsa-Sammilani (Medical Journal in Bengali) ; Practitioner of the Hindu System of Medicine,

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