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such good medicines, in boxes, was desirous to ob- 

 tain some for himself and friends, A few months 

 afterwards, the same man returned, bringing back 

 the box I had given him, and asked for some 

 more of the lozenges, for one of his friends, as the 

 previous supply had been of much service. The 

 paper on which 1 had written the symptoms of the 

 disease, the remedy (lens J, and the date when I had 

 given it, was still in the box. The man assured 

 me that he came from Loodiana, a= distance of 140 

 miles, that he had no other business in Lahore, 

 and that he intended to return immediately. A 

 long journey, thought 1, to take for a few lentils 

 which I had that day prepared. 



To avoid mistakes in the application of remedies 

 ( one messenger often applying for medicines for 

 three or four patients ), I made use of larger and^ 

 smaller boxes of different colors ; each of which 

 contained a paper, whereon was noted the prin- 

 cipal symptoms of the disease, the name of the 

 remedy, the quantity, how to be taken, and the 

 date on which it was delivered. It may easily be 

 conceived, that, as I sometimes did not see the 

 patients, it was difficult to form a diagnosis, espe- 

 cially in such cases as cutaneous diseases and affec- 

 tions of the eye. For instance, I once sent a 

 remedy for blindness, and received the agreeable 

 intelligence that the patient had recovered his sight ; 

 but, I confess, to this day, I am not aware what the 

 disease of the eye was ; probably. Amaurosis. 

 Besides the afore-mentioned occupations, 1 received 

 an order from the Durbar to establish an hospital 

 in the jail of Lahore also, which was on the same 

 spot whereon, a short time before, 1 had erected the 



