Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna

The patient made an unbroken and rapid recovery ; travelled anywhere she desired to from that day on ; and within a few days was actively employed at her profession, as composer and author.

Wishing to investigate a science that could be demonstrated by such results, I attended a course of lectures delivered by the same physician at the Hall of the INSTITUTE OF AYURVEDA. My inter¬ est grew at each succeeding lecture, and I lost no time in associat¬ ing myself more directly with the distinguished and learned profes¬ sor. I found in him a most courteous and amiable gentleman, ever ready to render a service where needed. I attended other courses of lectures subsequently delivered; and reckon myself fortunate in having been honored with an official position in connection with the Institute of Ayurveda ; the International Polyclinic of the Institute affords me many opportunities for learning and appreciating, from practical clinics, the great value of the AYUR¬ VEDA of India. The name of our President and Superintendent is Mr. J. G UELPH-NoRM A N, formerly of Burma.

1 shall be pleased to hear from you and of your laudable under¬ taking in the organisation of the AYURVEDIC INSTITUTE, and should there be anything in which this Institution can serve you, you have but to make it known.

Sincerely and fraternally yours Geo. W. Carpenders, m. d., Resident Consulting Physician to the Institute of Ayurveda.

NOTICE.

lVe shall feel highly obliged to our Subscribers if they kindly give us intimation of any person visiting them as my Agent. The sp-called Agent should be known as an impostor.

AVINASH CHANDRA KAVIRATNA.

NOTICE.

Our Subscribers will, no doubt, be glad to learn that we have, at last, established a Printing Press of our own. We intend to bring out a Part every month. Hitherto we could not do it as we were obliged to depend upon others. We have laid out a good sum on our Printing Press. Parts XXVIII. to XXX., which we now issue, have been printed in our Press. That the work has been executed in a superior style will at once be manifest. To satisfy our Subscribers has all along been our chief aim. Now that we have got a Press of our own, sub¬ scribers may rely upon our word that the work will be completed as quickly as possible.

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We have dispensed with the services of Agents in the matter of collecting subscriptions. Sub¬ scribers are requested not to pay the arrears of their subscriptions to any one who visits them. They should remit their dues directly to the headoffice at 200 Cornwallis Street, Calcutta, by Postal Money Orders or in registered Covers addressed to the undersigned. Our last Agents were Baba Narendra Nath Roy, Babu Kalidas Sircar, and Babu Hem Chandra Dutt, L. M. S. The first was ‘doing’ Behai , the Central Provinces, and Bombay City. The second was ‘doing’ East Bengal and Assam. The third was travelling in Nuddea and the contiguous Districts. Our relations with all the three have been suspended. If we appoint them or other Agents in future, we shall publish their names duly. 10-6-1902.} AVINASH CHANDRA KAVIRATNA.

INSTITUTION.

FOR THE

DIFFUSION OF AYURVEDIC KNOWLEDGE.

An Association of Kavirajes has been established in Calcutta under the name of “Ayurvedic Institute.” The immediate object is a diffusion of the knowledge of the Hindu Medical Script¬ ures by means of popular lectures. The proceedings of the first meeting are circulated herewith. The ultimate object of the Insti¬ tute is the establishment of an Ayurvedic College, with an Hospital attached to it where patients may be treated according to the Ayurvedic method and the results published in a journal. A garden for the cultivation of the plants, &c., which furnish the ingredients of Ayurvedic medicines, is also in contemplation.

We respectfully invite expressions of opinion from the thinking portion of the Indian community. We shall, indeed, be greatly obliged if men of culture kindly communicate their views to us on this all-important subject.

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200 Cornwallis Street , [AVINASH CHANDRA KAVIRATNA.

10-6-1902, J

THE AYURVEDIC INSTITUTE.

We are very glad to see that in response to our invitation to the thinking portion of the community to favour us with expres¬ sions of opinion on the proposed Ayurvedic Institute, we have received several letters from different parts of India, and Europe as well. We select two from among these. One of them is from an eminent physician, who is certainly qualified by his knowledge and experience to give an. opinion on this all-important subject. His letter will speak for itself far better than' anything we can say. The. other is from a distinguished patriot whose name is a house¬ hold word in every part of India. His intelligence and culture have already placed him at the head of his profession.

We shall feel highly obliged if others among our countrymen favour us with their opinions.

CALCUTTA j