Excerpt from The Economy of Human Life: Translated From an Indian Manuscript Written by an Ancient Bramin, to Which Is Prefixed, an Account of the Manner in Which the Said Manuscript Was Discovered; In a Letter From an English Gentleman Residing in China The learned in China have long been of Opinion, that in the archives of this grand temple some very ancient books have for many ages been concealed; and the present em petor, who is very curious in searching after the writings of antiquity, became at length so fully convinced of the probability of this opinion, that be determined to try whether any discovery of this sort could be made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.