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while the element is contained in the Hindu name of God SAUMy 

 and in Br A Mah, and RAMah. 



The following extract from a Hindu sacred book attests the re- 

 verence paid to the name of Ham or AUM by the Hindoos : " Let 

 om be first said, then nama, and afterwards narayanaya ; om is one 

 syllable, nama is two syllables, and narayanaya five syllables ; thus 

 om narayanaya nama is that eight syllabled invocation, from the 

 repetition of which are obtained long life, wealth, and progeny, 

 and finally immortality by participating in the ineffable bliss of 

 God. The syllable om is the same as A U M and he who repeats 

 these letters thus joined together, shall be delivered from the mise- 

 ries of transitory existence, and shall ascend to Vaikuntha." 



15. In number the brothers Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Ramah, 

 and Sabtechah, mentioned in Scripture, as the sons of Cush, and 

 nephews of Misraim, correspond with the Hindu Puncha Pandava, 

 or five ancient Demi-gods, of whom there is a tradition throughout 

 India. Many of the attributes of the Pandoos belong to the lead- 

 ers of the Egyptian expedition to India. The five Pandoos, more- 

 over, are the great grandchildren of the Ganges, an allegorical 

 allusion to Noah ; and in that relationship are cognate with the 

 five sons of Cush who are the great grandchildren of Noah. And 

 the name of one of the Pandoos is Dherma Rajah, who is Godama, 

 or Buddha, who is an incarnation of Rama, the name of one of the 

 sons of Cush. Chronologically the five Pandoos may [also be com- 

 pared with the five sons of Cash ; thus the last Pandoo ended his 

 reign in the year of Kaleyugam 1036, or 3911 years ago ; Misraim 

 was established in Egypt 2188 B. C. 4033 years since. 



By subtracting one date from the other, we obtain one hundred 

 and twenty two years as the period between Misraim's settlement 

 in Egypt, and the death of the last of the five Pandoos, or his 

 nephews, the sons of Cush, about the time to be expected. 



16. The first Prince mentioned as reigning in the Brazen age 

 of the Brahmins is called Cusha. The mother of Rama of the 

 Hindoos is called Cushala, probably signifying the wife of Cush. 

 The father of Rama is called Dasaratha signifying that his war 

 chariot bore him to all quarters of the Globe, a title applicable to 

 Cush the son of Ham, whose conquests are handed down in the 



