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The passage between School and Manhood.-How is

individual character determined?-Requisites in the

moulding of character.-When and where is fate or

destiny determined?—The preponderance of the roman-

tic over the sober tendency ruinous.-The fate of

Eugene Aram.-The critical pass in the case of Baboo

Harrischander how signalised.—His "being born again." 112

CHAPTER VI.

HIS ENERGY AND AMBITION DIRECTED TO A SPECIFIC COURSE.

IMPORTANCE of a specific course of life.-Two subdivisions

of the better class of Young India.-The worst described.

-Our so-called Savants.—Their vanity and presump-

tion. Their dishonesty in essays and books.-An auda-

cious attempt of this kind stated.—The fate of a young

man who begins to work in earnest.-The daily labours

of a so-called Savant, and men of his class.--Observa-

tions of contemptible ignorance of the most rudimentary

knowledge and learning stated.--The "domestic literary

treason" of the elder Disraeli.--Study pursued in India

more as a means to rise than as an end in itself.--Want

of earnestness and pre-calculation with Young India in

all his undertakings.--He justly meets with the discom-

fiture of Alnascar.-Harris prominently distinct in his

traits of character.--His pursuit of knowledge as an end,

not as a means.--His remarkable zeal after learning.--

His manner of spending leisure.-A remarkable scene in

the mock Bengalee Temple.-Who achieves success?.. 126

CHAPTER VII.

IN WHAT RESPECTS WAS HARRIS A GREAT MAN?

A PERNICIOUS conception of greatness.-Genius and

talents over-estimated by the world.-Another class of

CONTENTS.

heroes.-Heroes of the heart.-Their fate.-The most

apparent not always the most important or most inter-

esting.-Profession of Literature.-Charles Lamb's ad-

vice thereon.-Peculiarly apt for Young India to bear in

mind.-Harris's works.-Patriots of all classes have a

family likeness.-Harris no less a Patriot than the great-

est patriot of the world.-Harris's real staff of greatness.

-The rights and position of a great mind.-Difference

between it and the insignificant..

CHAPTER VIII.

THE POETRY OF HIS HEART.

FEELING nature of his character.-Poverty unlocks the best

sympathies of the heart.-Harris's grateful remembrance

of past favours.-Emotion at mention of the name of his

first kind Teacher.-His irrefragable ties of gratitude

and reverence to Colonel Champneys.-- His neglect of

self-interest and advancement for the sake of the Colo-

nel.—Harris and Rammohun Roy.--Military glory and

valour not wanting in India even in her degenerate

days.--Her intellectual vigour yet unsurpassed.--Social

battle is the last achievement of humanity.--India has

yet to fight it.--Harris did not commence it.--Nor has

it yet commenced.-The Social Science Association in

England.-A similar Institution for India recommend-

ed.-Necessity for Educated Natives travelling in India.-

An "Indian Travelling Fellowship."-Natives alone ca-

pacitated to describe social anomalies...

CHAPTER IX.

THE LONGEST, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT CHAPTER IN THE

BOOK REGENERATION OF INDIA.

Two theories for the amelioration of the people.--Which

preferred.-Danger from the present hopeless condition

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of the people.--The Empires of the World.--Of the

Cæsars, Baber, and Napoleon.-Uniqueness of British

domination.--The present time pre-eminently fitted for

undertaking the task of Popular Education in India.--

Review of the History of Indian Education.--Its three

epochs.--Government System of Education faulty.--Dis-

tinction between general and special education.--Every

man, however low and grovelling, receives all life long

some education or other.-In India there is in one sense

no general education.--Percentage of boys that finish a

complete course of general instruction.-A mournful

question. Necessity of rendering Colleges self-support-

ing.-Grounds for viewing the measure as easy of accom-

plishment.-Percentage of boys receiving elementary

education.--The state of this education.-Number of

Schools in the Bombay Presidency.--Statistics of Popu-

lation in the different divisions of British India.-The

educational requirements of each calculated in compari-

son with some of the States of Europe. With reference

to Primary Schools.--With reference to Teachers.-

Unfitness of the present Staff even in the highest English

Seminary. The number of Normal Colleges and of In-

spectors required.--The people too poor to join the

Schools.--Their popular notions on Englishmen's leaving

India for their Mother Country.--Great misapprehension

among Englishmen with reference to the wants of the

people.—Advocacy of the German method of popular in-

struction.—Striking resemblance in the state of Germany

and of India.--Our present system of education not

essentially differing from the German, though so popu-

larly taken.—Mere Schools and School Training ineffec-

tual to work any change among the people.-The French

Colportage described.-Establishment of a Committee

for the diffusion of knowledge advocated.-The present

state of Prose and Poetry in the Vernacular.--The es-

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tablishment of Clubs advocated.-What is our present

national strength and vigour ?—A new order of thought

and morality, as yet unknown to the world, evolved in

India. A Summary of our Scheme....

CHAPTER X.

REGENERATION OF INDIA-ANOTHER MEANS.

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THE two classes of writers on India.-Two dangers to

India.—The difficulties of making a successful stand in

the Punjab against the Russians stated.-Confidence and

a feeling of Patriotism more requisite on the defensive

line of operations, than strength and discipline.-Warlike

tribes of Upper India, and their ambition.-The only

measure to avert the danger is Colonisation.-Colonisa-

tion of two sorts.-That which we ask for India different

from all colonisations to America and Australia, and

beneficial to India only.-The presence of the English

Settlers also beneficial, in checking all abuse of official

power in the interior.-English settlement will enhance

our crops and resources.-Art wholly wanting in the

Native Peasant.-Anglo-Saxon zeal for improvement.-

The Anglo-Indian Government worse than the Roman

and Mahomedan, in their zeal for public works of utility.—

Difference between Calcutta and Delhi or Agra.-All

extensive conquests preserved by Colonisation.-English

settlement peculiarly beneficial to Young India.-Rights

will then be more liberally granted. A question to Young

India.-England's mission in India threefold.....

CHAPTER XI.

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A CHAPTER OF NONSENSE, IF IT BE SO UNDERSTOOD. THE

FUTURE OF INDIA IN THE EAST.

ENGLAND'S capacity for foreign acquisition and colonisation

compared with other mighty powers of Europe.-With

Italy. With Spain.-With Portugal.-With Holland.-

With France.-The Anglo-Saxon Colony carries away

all other Colonies before it.-The finger of God traced

in the progress of the British in the East.-The tendency

and course of the Empires of the World.-Civilisation

not likely to end in America.—It is returning to the land

of its birth.-Dr. Arnold's theory of Civilisation examin-

ed and refuted.-The prospect of another and mightier

Civilisation. It will commence from India.-Our

grounds for so supposing.-Bright future for Young

India. His future Religion.......

CHAPTER XII.

THE FUTURE OF INDIA AND THE EAST CONTINUED.

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DR. ARNOLD's view of History not wholly desponding.-

Guizot's just discernment of History.-The grounds of

Dr. Arnold's theory.-His opponents.-Mr. Greg in

England, and the Author of "Lectures on Man" in

America. Their advocacy of Negro civilisation.-Their

errors not essentially differing from Dr. Arnold.-Ex-

posed on an historical survey.-Twofold tendency of

Arabian Civilisation.-Greek, Roman, and Modern Eu-

ropean Civilisation Arian in origin.-Celts and Teutons

of Europe. Their stream of Emigration from Asia.—

Arians never found as a fishing or hunting tribe.-

Distinction between Arabian or Mogul progress and that

of the Arian nations.-Freedom only enjoyed by the

Arians. A glorious page always to be found in the

history of the Arian nations.-Capability of degeneracy

among the Arians.-The superior prerogative of the

Arians even in the lowest state of civilisation.-Sup-

posed influence of the climate insufficient to account

for the intellectual and moral differences among races.—

Influences of Government and religion also insufficient