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Box 2

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No. 22: [Snuffs for catarrhs, ointments and pastes for eye diseases, decoctions and powders for nasal and eye diseases], 1760

 Item — Box: 2, Item: 22
Scope and Contents Typewritten note on inside of wood cover reads: "Ola (palm-leaf manuscript) written in Pali about 1760 A.D. on a medical subject. The binding cord, ivory carved medallion, and laquered [sic] wooden covers are modern, made in Ceylon by native artists after ancient models. Presented by Dr. Casey Wood, 1934."Handwritten note on inside of the opposite wood cover reads: "About 150 years old [the 5 has been emended to read 8]. Snuffs for catarrhs. Ointments and pastes for eye...
Dates: 1760