Telegram-herald., 1889-06-16
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nsesed ab0ut 3 clock o81e sseaia- several
days age Tsres Hlndas-tso.B .BEaisfains
and kalpUt-in AsTouudiBziy brilliant
Oriental zaFb, descended fron. carriage
Al ths door ef 81 Park kow-ths ballding
Ia HAica the office 90 The Ibso-spalc
journal. The Fsfb : loeatrd-sud entered
thxre, followed by = curious throug of
hundreds wE0 rslsbed Ia aftrF thSIu iron
the street and packed the hallway a. lar
a. the elevator. The taller 81 TIE three, a
gold col0Fvd nlSn. though not more than
i've and = kalf feet Ia height, hsd a eoun-
teuauee of such dignity, lutrilgence AHA
authority tbst he presented a very imi.os-
ing appearance, Nhich was heightened oy
his very effective costume Tie was dressed
IA nnr creamy " hits cashmere elaborNtely
trimmed with ekquisltely delicate dark
brown embroidery Ia silk, snd wore
pointed shoes entirely covered Will
braided gold. and the yellow turban Of The
sammy assis. an order II ascetlcs- As
subsequently, ascertalned hr WAS nigh
caste Brahmin, named swaEl Bhaskura
Maud >araswati. A second Bra-mtn,
Ganesh kanlchendra Mendkey. a shorter
and stouter man. of light brown color.
w>re a heavy " hite turban strangely piled
in many small rolls. and long red liowlng
coat which seemed To be literally covered
with an infinite number Of small circles
OF solid gold braid. The I;alput, Narain
Singh. representative of one OF the proud
est and most war.ike tribes OF India, also
a shorter man than the Prahmin leader
and OF "a chOeolGt Gu tatt complexion, was
the most brilliantly Kaleidoscope IN his
color effects of the three He wore a blue
and white turbau, done up in the effective
Raiput style, heavily gold embroidered
shoes, vest and tight pantalOOns Of snowy
white adorned with wealth of costly gold
embroidery and "A military looking cape
made of changeable green and gold silk u
material that Was fairly dazzling In its
shifting refractiOns of light IA the rays Of
the setting sun fell upon him.
The three Hindus walked through the
crowd with apparent unconsciousuesS that
they were not quite alone, entered the
elevator and disappeared In the Office Of
The Path. where, before leaving, they in
scribed their names upon the visitors
register. In addition 10 writing them
down in English that might be called plain
If IL were not quite so professional In the
case of the two Brahmins, the leader
wrcte his name in Sanscript, in which 1t IL
about four inches long and made up of
many small composite characters, each of
which looks like a Chinese puzzle.
Mr. W. O. Judge, editor and proprietor
of The PATH, and also head of the Theo-
sophie organization OF this country.
upon being asked about his Hindu visitors
said.
They constitute a commission sent by
Maharajah of Jodpore. 10 acquire knowl-
edge Of the most advanced processes and
machinery applicable for the Development
of the natural resources of his territory,
mainly in mining and manufacture of
textile fabrics Gold and gems are found
/ in Jodpore, and much cotton is grown
there, but the people are far behind the
age in what we call the practicalities of
! civilization, aud the Maharajah has "a
noble purpose of advancing their welfare
by encouraging, aiding and directing
native industries. He first sent these
gentlemen To England, with letters OF
introduction to Lord Northbrook and
Lord Lytton. but i'll that country they met
with a cool reception, little encouragement
and no assistance IL is not the policy of
the English TO encourage native Indian
enterprises and, besides, the English have
Hindus as IA sort of niggers anyhow, you
B know SO, 10y further instruction from
/ the Maharnjah, they have come to the
United States, hoping To find here "A more
liberal and friendly spirit. They ask no
favors but TO be permitted to learn and
adopt our ways, buy here such machinery
as they will require and probably engage
practical Americans to superintend the
contemplated works. Their leader, Swami
/ Bhaskura Nand Saraswat, who is Brah-
min of great learning, mental power and
earnest purpose, had met Mad. Blavatsky
in Madras and renewed the acquaintance
In London When their mission failed
there, for the reasons have stated, she
gave them "A letter to ne, requesting that
/ should solicit for them the good
Offices of our Theosophic brethren in
America, to direct. counsel and forward
them in their good work. which we shall
be most happy To do. Their visit To me
te-day was one of ceremony, upon formal
appointment, hence the gorgeous display
I they make. suitable from their point of view
TO the occasion. Tomorrow they will gC
/ to Philadelphia. where they will he for
maliy received by the 'Krishns' branch ol
the TheosOphicHl Society and wher,
arrangements have already been made
4 for them by Mr.. Sanborn. of our Society
( Mr. g. r. Mendkey will enter the niyer
I sity to perfect certain studies IN the
English language. while his colleagues 70
10 work IN the acqui, 'tion OF technoiogica
knowledge in other On ,ections. They hav,
brought with them nue Sanscrit library
. for their recreation and will remain la This
country probably "a year. The Maharajaf
/ pays all expenses. on the most liberal scale
ss hr can we'll afford to. his income beine
about 81 go 600 per aunum. ~ / under
stand They will not couGne themselve.
I to residence in Philadelphia, but vii
travel A. the Interests OF their busines,
F here max seem 20 require.
II j. not ensy for Americans 10 sppreci
ate tbe sacrifices the two Brahuins max,
in coming here The very fact - theii
going 20 sen makes them ontcasts fron
their caste. which i.to them sacred THUS
II infinite Importance. and that offenc'
against the laws ~ caste Is heightened
infinitely hv the uecessities Il their inter