to　obey。〃　　Of　his　own　school　he　wrote　in　1799　that　it　consisted　of　forty　boys。　〃The　school　would　have　been　much　larger；　had　we　been　able　to　have　borne　the　expense；　but；　as　among　the　scholars　there　are　several　orphans　whom　we　wholly　maintain；　we　could　not　prudently　venture　on　any　further　expense。。。The　boys　have　hitherto　learned　to　read　and　write；　especially　parts　of　the　Scriptures；　and　to　keep　accounts。　　We　may　now　be　able　to　introduce　some　other　useful　branches　of　knowledge　among　them。。。I　trust　these　schools　may　tend　to　promote　curiosity　and　inquisitiveness　among　the　rising　generation；　qualities　which　are　seldom　found　in　the　natives　of　Bengal。〃
  The　Medical　Mission　completed　the　equipment。　〃I　submit　it　to　the　consideration　of　the　Society　whether　we　should　not　be　furnished　with　medicines　gratis。　　No　medicines　will　be　sold　by　us；　yet　the　cost　of　them　enters　very　deeply　into　our　allowance。　　The　whole　supply　sent　in　the　Earl　Howe；　amounting　to　？5；　besides　charges　amounting　to　thirty　per　cent。；　falls　on　me；　but　the　whole　will　either　be　administered　to　sick　poor；　or　given　to　any　neighbour　who　is　in　want；　or　used　in　our　own　families。　　Neighbouring　gentlemen　have　often　supplied　us。　　Indeed；　considering　the　distance　we　are　from　medical　assistance；　the　great　expensiveness　of　it　far　beyond　our　ability；　and　the　number　of　wretched；　afflicted　objects　whom　we　continually　see　and　who　continually　apply　for　help；　we　ought　never　to　sell　a　pennyworth。　　Brother　Thomas　has　been　the　instrument　of　saving　numbers　of　lives。　　His　house　is　constantly　surrounded　with　the　afflicted；　and　the　cures　wrought　by　him　would　have　gained　any　physician　or　surgeon　in　Europe　the　most　extensive　reputation。　　We　ought　to　be　furnished　yearly　with　at　least　half　a　hundredweight　of　Jesuit's　bark。〃
  Around　and　as　the　fruit　of　the　completely　organised　mission；　thus　conducted　by　the　ordained　preacher；　teacher；　scholar；　scientist；　printer；　and　licensed　indigo　planter　in　one　station；　and　by　his　medical　colleague　sixteen　miles　to　the　north　of　him　at　Mahipal；　there　gathered　many　native　inquirers。　　Besides　the　planters；　civil　officials；　and　military　officers；　to　whom　he　ministered　in　Malda　and　Dinapoor　stations；　there　was　added　the　most　able　and　consistent　convert；　Mr。　Cunninghame　of　Lainshaw；　the　assistant　judge；　who　afterwards　in　England　fought　the　battle　of　missions；　and　from　his　Ayrshire　estate；　where　he　built　a　church；　became　famous　as　an　expounder　of　prophecy。　　Carey　looked　upon　this　as　〃the　greatest　event　that　has　occurred　since　our　coming　to　this　country。〃　　The　appointment　of　Lord　Mornington；　soon　to　be　known　as　the　Marquis　Wellesley；　〃the　glorious　little　man；〃　as　Metcalfe　called　him；　and　hardly　second　to　his　younger　brother　Wellington；　having　led　Fuller　to　recommend　that　Carey　should　wait　upon　his　Excellency　at　Calcutta；　this　reply　was　received：〃I　would　not；　however；　have　you　suppose　that　we　are　obliged　to　conceal　ourselves；　or　our　work：　no　such　thing。　　We　preach　before　magistrates　and　judges；　and　were　I　to　be　in　the　company　with　Lord　Mornington；　I　should　not　hesitate　to　declare　myself　a　missionary　to　the　heathen；　though　I　would　not　on　any　account　return　myself　as　such　to　the　Governor…General　in　Council。〃
  Two　years　before　this；　in　1797；　Carey　had　written：〃This　mission　should　be　strengthened　as　much　as　possible；　as　its　situation　is　such　as　may　put　it　in　our　power；　eventually；　to　spread　the　Gospel　through　the　greatest　part　of　Asia；　and　almost　all　the　necessary　languages　may　be　learned　here。〃　　He　had　just　returned　from　his　first　long　missionary　tour　among　the　Bhooteas；　who　from　Tibet　had　overrun　the　eastern　Himalaya　from　Darjeeling　to　Assam。　　Carey　and　Thomas　were　received　as　Christian　Lamas　by　the　Soobah　or　lieutenant…governor　of　the　country　below　the　hills；　which　in　1865　we　were　compelled　to　annex　and　now　administer　as　Jalpaigori　District。　　They　seemed　to　have　been　the　first　Englishmen　who　had　entered　the　territory　since　the　political　and　commercial　missions　of　Bogle　and　Buchanan…Hamilton　sent　by　Warren　Hastings。
  〃The　genuine　politeness　and　gentleman…like　behaviour　of　the　Soobah　exceeded　everything　that　can　be　imagined；　and　his　generosity　was　astonishing。　　He　insisted　on　supplying　all　our　people　with　everything　they　wanted；　and　if　we　did　but　cast　our　eyes　to　any　object　in　the　room；　he　immediately　presented　us　with　one　of　the　same　sort。　　Indeed　he　seemed　to　interpret　our　looks　before　we　were　aware；　and　in　this　manner　he　presented　each　of　us　that　night　with　a　sword；　shield；　helmet；　and　cup；　made　of　a　very　light　beautiful　wood；　and　used　by　all　the　Bhooteas　for　drinking　in。　　We　admiring　the　wood；　he　gave　us　a　large　log　of　it；　which　appears　to　be　like　fir；　with　a　very　dark　beautiful　grain：　it　is　full　of　a　resin　or　turpentine；　and　burns　like　a　candle　if　cut　into　thin　pieces；　and　serves　for　that　use。　　In　eating；　the　Soobah　imitated　our　manners　so　quickly　and　exactly；　that　though　he　had　never　seen　a　European　before；　yet　he　appeared　as　free　as　if　he　had　spent　his　life　with　them。　　We　ate　his　food；　though　I　confess　the　thoughts　of　the　Jinkof's　bacon　made　me　eat　rather　sparingly。　　We　had　much　talk　about　Bhootan；　and　about　the　Gospel。
  〃We　found　that　he　had　determined　to　give　all　the　country　a　testimony　of　his　friendship　for　us　in　a　public　manner；　and　the　next　day　was　fixed　on　to　perform　the　ceremony　in　our　tent　on　the　market…place。　Accordingly　we　got　instructed　in　the　necessary　etiquette；　and　informed　him　we　were　only　coming　a　short　journey　to　see　the　country；　were　not　provided　with　English　cloth；　etc。；　for　presents。　　The　time　being　come；　we　were　waited　on　by　the　Soobah；　followed　by　all　his　servants；　both　Bhooteas　and　Hindus。　　Being　seated；　we　exchanged　each　five　rupees　and　five　pieces　of　betel；　in　the　sight　of　the　whole　town；　and　having　chewed　betel　for　the　first　time　in　our　lives；　we　embraced　three　times　in　the　Eastern　manner；　and　then　shook　hands　in　the　English　manner；　after　which；　he　made　us　a　present　of　a　piece　of　rich　debang　wrought　with　gold；　each　a　Bhootan　blanket；　and　the　tail　of　an　animal　called　the　cheer　cow；　as　bushy　as　a　horse's；　and　used　in　the　Hindu　worship。。。In　the　morning；　the　Soobah　came　with　his　usual　friendship；　and　brought　more　presents；　which　we　received；　and　took　our　leave。　　He　sent　us　away　with　every　honour　he　could　heap　upon　us；　as　a　band　of　music　before　us；　guides　to　show　us　the　way；　etc。。。。The　Soobah　is　to　pay　us　a　visit　in　a　little　time；　which　I　hope　to　improve　for　the　great　end　of　settling　a　mission　in　that　country。〃
  Carey　applied　his　unusual　powers　of　detailed　observation　and　memory　in　noting　the　physical　and　mental　characteristics　of　these　little　Buddhists；　the　structure　of　the　language　and　nature　of　their　books；　beliefs；　and　government；　all　of　which　he　afterwards　utilised。　　He　was　often　in　sight　of　snowy　Kinchinjinga　（28；156　feet）；　behind　Darjeeling；　and　when　the　Soobah；　being　sick；　afterwards　sent　messengers　with　gifts　to　induce　him　to　return；　he　wrote：〃I　hope　to　ascend　those　stupendous　mountains；　which　are　so　high　as　to　be　seen　at　a　distance　of　200　or　250　miles。　　One　of　these　distant　mountains；　which　is　seen　at　Mahipal；　is　concealed　from　view　by　the　tops　of　a　nearer　range　of　hills；　when　you　approach　within　sixty　miles　of　them。　The　distant　range　forms　an　angle　of　about　ten　degrees　with　the　horizon。〃　　But　the　time　did　not　come　for　a　mission　to　that　region　till　the　sanitarium　of　Darjeeling　became　the　centre　of　another　British　district　opened　up　by　railway　from　Calcutta；　and　now　the　aboriginal　Lepchas　are　coming　in　large　numbers　into　the　church。　Subsequent　communications　from　the　Soobah　informed　them　of　the　Garos　of　Assam。
  On　his　last　visit　to　Calcutta；　in　1799；　〃to　get　types　cast　for　printing　the　Bible；〃　Carey　witnessed　that　sight　of　widow…burning　which　was　to　continue　to　disgrace　alike　the　Hindoos　and　the　Company's　Government　until　his　incessant　appeals　in　India　and　in　England　led　to　its　prevention　in　1829。　　In　a　letter　to　Dr。　Ryland　he　thus　describes　the　horrid　rite：
  〃MUDNABATI；　1st　April　1799。As　I　was　returning　from　Calcutta　I　saw　the　Sahamaranam；　or；　a　woman　burning　herself　with　the　corpse　of　her　husband；　for　the　first　time　in　my　life。　　We　were　near　the　village　of　Noya　Serai；　or；　as　Rennell　calls　it　in　his　chart　of　the　Hoogli　river；　Niaverai。　　Being　evening；　we　got　out　of　the　boat　to　walk；　when　we　saw　a　number　of　people　assembled　on　the　river…side。　　I　asked　them　what　they　were　met　for；　and　they　told　me　to　burn　the　body　of　a　dead　man。　　I　inquired　if　his　wife　would　die　with　him；　they　answered　Yes；　and　pointed　to　the　woman。　　She　was　standing　by　the　pile；　which　was　made　of　large　billets　of　wood；　about　two　and　a　half　feet　high；　four　feet　long；　and　two　wide；　on　the　top　of　which　lay　the　dead　body　of　her　husband。　　Her　nearest　relation　stood　by　her；　and　near　her　was　a　small　basket　of　sweetmeats　called　Thioy。　　I　asked　them　if　this　was　the　woman's　choice；　or　if　she　were　brought　to　it　by　any　improper　influence？　　They　answered　that　it　was　perfectly　voluntary。　　I　talked　till　reasoning　was　of　no　use；　and　then　began　to　exclaim　with　all　my　might　against　what　they　were　doing；　telling　them　that　it　was　a　shocking　murder。　　They　told　me　it　was　a　great　act　of　holiness；　and　added　in　a　very　surly　manner；　that　if　I　did　not　like　to　see　it　I　might　go　farther　off；　and　des