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arguing for the analogy between the strata of language and the strata of the
earth； lays down this absolute dogma： 〃No language can； by any
possibility； be inflectional without having passed through the agglutinative
and isolating stratum。 No language can be agglutinative without clinging
with its roots to the underlying stratum of isolation。〃… 'On the Stratification
of Language；' p。 20。
Taking then the Chinese language as the best existing type of the
original isolating stratum； 〃as the faithful photograph of man in his
leading…strings trying the muscles of his mind； groping his way； and so
delighted with his first successful 48grasps that he repeats them again and
again；〃 （Max Muller； p。 13）… we have； in the language of the Vril…ya； still
〃clinging with its roots to the underlying stratum；〃 the evidences of the
original isolation。 It abounds in monosyllables； which are the
foundations of the language。 The transition into the agglutinative form
marks an epoch that must have gradually extended through ages； the
written literature of which has only survived in a few fragments of
symbolical mythology and certain pithy sentences which have passed
into popular proverbs。 With the extant literature of the Vril…ya the
inflectional stratum commences。 No doubt at that time there must have
operated concurrent causes； in the fusion of races by some dominant
people； and the rise of some great literary phenomena by which the form
of language became arrested and fixed。 As the inflectional stage
prevailed over the agglutinative； it is surprising to see how much more
boldly the original roots of the language project from the surface that
conceals them。 In the old fragments and proverbs of the preceding
stage the monosyllables which compose those roots vanish amidst words
of enormous length； comprehending whole sentences from which no one
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part can be disentangled from the other and employed separately。 But
when the inflectional form of language became so far advanced as to
have its scholars and grammarians； they seem to have united in
extirpating all such polysynthetical or polysyllabic monsters； as
devouring invaders of the aboriginal forms。 Words beyond three
syllables became proscribed as barbarous and in proportion as the
language grew thus simplified it increased in strength； in dignity； and in
sweetness。 Though now very compressed in sound； it gains in
clearness by that compression。 By a single letter； according to its
position； they contrive to express all that with civilised nations in our
49upper world it takes the waste； sometimes of syllables； sometimes of
sentences； to express。 Let me here cite one or two instances： An （which I
will translate man）； Ana （men）； the letter 's' is with them a letter
implying multitude； according to where it is placed； Sana means
mankind； Ansa； a multitude of men。 The prefix of certain letters in
their alphabet invariably denotes compound significations。 For
instance； Gl （which with them is a single letter； as 'th' is a single letter
with the Greeks） at the commencement of a word infers an assemblage
or union of things； sometimes kindred； sometimes dissimilar… as Oon；
a house； Gloon； a town （i。 e。； an assemblage of houses）。 Ata is sorrow；
Glata； a public calamity。 Aur…an is the health or wellbeing of a man；
Glauran； the wellbeing of the state； the good of the community； and a
word constantly in ther mouths is A…glauran； which denotes their
political creed… viz。； that 〃the first principle of a community is the good
of all。〃 Aub is invention； Sila； a tone in music。 Glaubsila； as uniting
the ideas of invention and of musical intonation； is the classical word
for poetry… abbreviated； in ordinary conversation； to Glaubs。 Na； which
with them is； like Gl； but a single letter； always； when an initial； implies
something antagonistic to life or joy or comfort； resembling in this the
Aryan root Nak； expressive of perishing or destruction。 Nax is
darkness； Narl； death； Naria； sin or evil。 Nas… an uttermost condition of
sin and evil… corruption。 In writing； they deem it irreverent to express
the Supreme Being by any special name。 He is symbolized by what
may be termed the heiroglyphic of a pyramid； /。 In prayer they address
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Him by a name which they deem too sacred to confide to a stranger； and
I know it not。 In conversation they generally use a periphrastic epithet；
such as the All…Good。 The letter V； symbolical of the inverted pyramid；
where it is an initial； nearly always denotes excellence of power； as Vril；
of which I have said so much； Veed； an immortal spirit； Veed…ya；
immortality； Koom； pronounced like the Welsh Cwm； denotes
50something of hollowness。 Koom itself is a cave； Koom…in； a hole； Zi…
koom； a valley； Koom…zi； vacancy or void； Bodh…koom； ignorance
（literally； knowledge…void）。 Koom…posh is their name for the
government of the many； or the ascendancy of the most ignorant or
hollow。 Posh is an almost untranslatable idiom； implying； as the reader
will see later； contempt。 The closest rendering I can give to it is our
slang term； 〃bosh；〃 and this Koom…Posh may be loosely rendered
〃Hollow…Bosh。〃 But when Democracy or Koom…Posh degenerates
from popular ignorance into that popular passion or ferocity which
precedes its decease； as （to cite illustrations from the upper world）
during the French Reign of Terror； or for the fifty years of the Roman
Republic preceding the ascendancy of Augustus； their name for that state
of things is Glek…Nas。 Ek is strife… Glek； the universal strife。 Nas； as I
before said； is corruption or rot； thus； Glek…Nas may be construed； 〃the
universal strife…rot。〃 Their compounds are very expressive； thus； Bodh
being knowledge； and Too a participle that implies the action of
cautiously approaching；… Too…bodh is their word for Philosophy； Pah is a
contemptuous exclamation analogous to our idiom； 〃stuff and
nonsense；〃 Pah…bodh （literally stuff and nonsense…knowledge） is their
term for futile and false philosophy； and applied to a species of
metaphysical or speculative ratiocination formerly in vogue； which
consisted in making inquiries that could not be answered； and were not
worth making； such； for instance； as 〃Why does an An have five toes to
his feet instead of four or six？ Did the first An； created by the All…
Good； have the same number of toes as his descendants？ In the form
by which an An will be recognised by his friends in the future state of
being； will he retain any toes at all； and； if so； will they be material toes
or spiritual toes？〃 I take these illustrations of Pahbodh； not in irony or
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jest； but because the very inquiries I name formed the subject of
controversy by