II. The Yajish, or, Yadjour-Veda, which relates chiefly to obla-

tions and sacrifices. One of the most splendid of which is "to light ;" and another " to fire ;" which induces the Editor to attri- bute the Hindoo faith to the same origin as that of Zoroaster. All the hymns in this Veda relate to sacrifices and ceremonies. It is scarcely necessary to say that many of these are of a character inconsistent with the original faith, and seem to belong to an after period ; especially the bloody sacrifices to Kali ; indeed, the following is one of the texts of the Veda. "O ye Gods, we slaughter no victim, we use no sacrificial stake, we worship by the repetition of sacred verses." — (Sdmaveda Sanhitd. p. 32. v. 2).