270 IVORY AND THE ELEPHANT 



An Ivory Statuette by a Japanese artist, 



verbally imparted teaching. There have been no books 

 of any kind to guide us and help us in the study of these 

 subjects. Now it often happens, when one attempts a 

 lecture, that the very point the hearer is most interested 

 in will be omitted or forgotten by the lecturer, and then 

 again there are many little hints and pointers that one can- 



