140 Dr. Hoernle —An instalment of the Bower Manuscript. [No. 3, 
The second sub-division, down to verse 53a, written in two and 
one-half arya verses, is a sort of appendix giving a prescription, not 
intended for any particular disease, but to be used by healthy persons 
for the preservation of health. 
The third sub-division, down to verse 58, consisting of five slokas, 
treats of the proportions and definitions of certain ingredients used in 
the composition of drugs. 
The fourth sub-division, down to verse 66, consisting also of eight 
slokas, gives two (tonic) prescriptions, not intended against any parti¬ 
cular disease, but to be used by persons in a low state of health, for the 
purpose of improving the general tone. The curious remark is here 
added (verse 66) that these tonics should not be administered to any one 
who has not a son or a disciple, nor to an enemy of the king, nor to any 
law-breaker. 
The fifth sub-division, down to verse 85a, composed in indravajras, 
treats of the preparation and application of lotions ( dscliyotana ) for the 
eye. It is marked off from the following sub-division by the interpolation 
of an arya (verse 86), giving a direction as to the preparation of other 
remedies, similar to the lotions, and a sloka (verse 87), introducing the 
subject of plasters for the face (muhha-lepa). 
The sixth sub-division, down to verse 103, again composed in 
indravajras, treats of the preparation and application of plasters for the 
face (vadana-pralepa). It is also marked off from the following sub¬ 
division by a sloka (verse 104), giving directions as to the size of those 
plasters. 
The seventh sub-division, in indravajras, down to verse 108, treats 
of certain drugs which may be used either internally against general 
disorders of the system or applied externally as pastes ( viddlaka ) to the 
eyes. To this are added, in aryas (verses 109 and 110), some other 
prescriptions for making such pastes or collyriums ( anjana ). 
The eighth sub-division, down to verse 119, in slokas, explains the 
causes of hair diseases and gives directions as to their treatment. 
The nineth sub-division, down to verse 131a, also in slokas, treats 
of remedies against various kinds of cough. 
The two last-mentioned sub-divisions, which are both composed in 
slokas, are marked off from each other by the interposition of the sign 
©, which always indicates the end of a subject or chapter. 
As there is no colophon, or the usual ending, containing the name 
of the work and its author, it is doubtful whether the treatise contained 
in this portion of the manuscript is preserved complete. 
The language in which the treatise is written is Sanskrit. There 
is, however, a noticeable difference in the Sanskrit of the narrative por 
