Charaka-Samhita — trans. Kaviraj Avinash Chandra Kaviratna
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+ By ‘gita-jwara’ is meant a special kind of fever or ague. Vide note ante, Nidansthana, fevers.— T.
i ‘Avagarha’ is explained by GangSdhara as implying ‘excessive.’ By ‘suptata’ is meant insensibility to touch. — T.
F. A. Castle, Esq., — Even a superficial examination of it impresses me with its importance. I shall certainly avail myself of an early opportunity for bringing it to the attention of the Librarian of the New York Academy of Medicine.
H. C. Wood, Esq., Philadelphia: — I have found it exceedingly interesting and sin¬ cerely hope that you will carry on the work to completion and that I will be one of the happy ones who have a copy in my library. I have written a long notice of it which I expect will appear in the University Medical Magazine the demi-official organ of the greatest Medical University in America.
Dr. A. Mitra, Chief Medical Officer of Cashmere : — No medical man’s library should be without Charaka : for his education cannot be completed unless he has studied this great work for practical and philosophical medicine.
Dr. Oscar Oldeberg, Professor of Pharmacy and Dean of the Faculty, North-Western University, Secretary to tke Congress of the World's Columbian Exposition : — I am already deeply interested in the work, which is a revelation. I shall take occasion to speak of it in the Apothecary.
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Abbot H. Buck, Esq., iq. East 38th Street, New York: — Wish you a success in your praiseworthy undertaking.
Mons. T. Gebbard, Derselhofber Traise, Dramstadt : — The difficulties you speak of in getting out the translation I fully sympathise with. A German proverb says what takes much time comes out well.
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Mons. H. Le Soudor, Librarie Etrangere 174, Boulevatse, Saint Germain-. — Beg to send Rs. 32. Put me down as a subscriber to your English translation of Charaka.
Charles Rice, Esq., New York : — Wish you every success that can recompense you for your laborious undertaking. I will eventually send you a copy of a review I will write.
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 of the present day would drop from the Pharmacopia all the Modern 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 in the world. I look forwasd with pleasure to the completion of the work, for I am anxious to have it all.
W. C. Bonnerjee, Esq., 6, Park Street, Calcutta : — My dear Pandit Kabiratna Mahasaya, — I have not yet had an opportunity of seeing either of the two noblemen of whom I spoke ; when I do so, you may be sure I shall not forget my promise to you [about drawing their attention to] your excellent work. Writing again, sometime after. — An
Ayurvedic physician' of note . considerable praise is due to you for your efforts to diffuse a knowledge of the scriptures of your profession.
Paul Burtholum, M. D., Philadelphia : — I have been exceedingly struck with the profound meaning of many passages, which, indeed, go beyond anything that I ever met before in Medical literature and find their parallel only in Lord Bacon’s reflections.
H. A. D. Phillips, Esq., C. S., Magistrate and Collector, Mymensing: — The tran¬ slation would be most useful. The contents are interesting even to a layman.
R. C. Dutt, Esq., C. S., C. I. E., Magistrate and Collector Your patriotic labours deserve every encouragement. You have so" admirably bugun . You deserve the especial acknowledgments of the medical profession.
F. H. Skrine, Esq., Magistrate and Collector : — I have read Charaka-Samhita with interest. It is marvellously like Hyppocrates’ maxims in spirit and form. It is wonder¬ ful 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 enlightenment of this age.
G. A. Gierson, Esq., C, S., Gya It will supply a want long felt. I shall be obli ;ed by your getting my name down as a subscriber to the work.
Dr. Griffith Evans, M. D., Brynkynall, Bangor, North Wales r— ' The book is exceedingly interesting and instructive for those who are fond of tracing the origin growth
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