Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1913 — MEDICINE 1,600 YEARS AGO. [ARTICLE]

MEDICINE 1,600 YEARS AGO.

Ancient Tibetan Book Which Com tains Many ModerhTruths. A Tibetan "Hand? Book of' Medfc cine," published 1,000 years agb, has been recently examined by the Russian Academy of Medicine, and It is found to contain many valuable truths that have been discovered and rediscovered by modern physicians. A few extracts from the ancient volume are given:—“Number of bones in the human body, 360; number of nerves, 99; number of pores, 11,000,000.” “The heart Is the king of the organs and the staff of Ufa The lungs embrace it not unlike a mother would a child.” “Illnesses are due to man’s malice, ignorance and Inability to curb the’ passions, for these things interere with the proper nourishment of the human organa” * All unkind thoughts react upon the heart and liver.” Methods for ascertaining the condition of a' person’s health were much like those that are used to-day—feel-ing of the pulse and looking at the tongue, taking the temperature, etc. In those days the law Imposed fines upon surgeons and physicians who did not keep their instruments clean. Vegetable medicines were advocated; also the bath, compresses, massage, etc.