SSAY IN MONGOLIAN ON
MEDICINAL WATERS
by NICHOLAS POPPE
AN
“The cillecion of Mongolian manuscripts and xylographs belonging
to the Beiush Museum contains 2 rae specimen of Mongolian medical
erature, wiz, an exmey on the curve poners of a mineral sping in
‘Tranttakain! The document in question tof Barat origin andi probably
one ofthe very few ofthiskindoutrde of Rusia, Iwas donated tthe Brish
Moreum by Theodoee L'vol™ in 1871 and bears the repttration sumber
PN to 3t ofthe afth of August 1871, and is Hopt under the cll number
(Or 106s. Lil's leer accompanying his preset gives the srcunmtances
fonder which the manusenpt danted came iat hs posession”
Leas WAote 0873,
London, 21 Norfolk Strest, Serand
[Bp quitant Londres, je pre Vadministation du Musde Brtanigq,
i's pase plusieurs heures bien instructives pour mo, de voulee ben
recrvoit et aceeper dane sa riche bibliotheqve Voffre d'un manuert en
Mongol, que js trouve dant lea bien deser de Is Sibrle& bo miles
anglaises environ dela route qui passe de Verchoe-Ovdinsk i Nerchinak
vet orien, nommé Coutba Khasartou rachian (prononet srchaa) qui
wut dire source minéral
"The author kes sleaue in epseing bis xe othe Deere and de
bra ofthe Disab of Stine Samui the aed Ma et
‘Store rs the stor ude ot the seu nh mere onda ye
‘omaha tm se Tote Simon Cugaenner Mmaval Fauratuon198)
eed ta Rm ping Sua omcarne sierra)
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lunentry group othe male! Feuer he wat acd it a1.
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‘es Tenars 4 (On tip unl toc ame panes Ean Ser,
Meri fa Str Dio he fara Rapa Geogragh Socey. ha,
‘als Sore aidneal neon vo ate in 4 Bponyet wil AEs,
Srasieaneaeveena caonaper tone XV Ill, Car pGypcs 6 9.
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Todeiietrton de la Sibérie Orientale de faire a
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tment—de arte qvan dota en mada Sen a
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ranserson ie pi
spepmen of Liery Bara, Ween Nomplan ss fener seg
hi ind of Writen Mongian abounds in Borst ince
speling seeing the Barat pronunciation, mulls che sgn
of the Khor! det whichis spoken in om pene of Tree
Nomecot pial Burt grammatical oma se oun ans ape
' vorbuliry contin Bist word and Rusten erg
i Vanchk Seger’ Esny the Flowing devatons foo traditional
(Written Mongolian are found: 7 —_
Inspling
485 Ba. intent ofA“, wind vil function",
‘bas ~ Beir Of a
‘o abbreviate, to speak
sti = Bs. alg intend of eur “eb eramp
seboye = Bur. xobs instead of qobuy-a “gutter”; "
lessen fen “ren
$e intend of seb“) as
rag instead of nye cin
iva = Bar. trgy, Khali mar, estcad of ryan “back, spine”
‘reysen instead of iraguen “the who has come"; aad :
‘aby or rayon intend of rayon "ine sting mine
rele owen of rlion (acca) "weed sae
‘tin and hin send of hens ape epecivly
“ef he cold, “though the
fesivaon tend of gopeen “og
The orga
The Kowa
trun inated of to hater”,
Ie vocabulary
‘plas Bur, gail “to be epi”
imayatt = Bur xingta! "they, ciel
falaglas = Bat, agit stead of afar “to sake observations, to
bearer 49 tie
Mongolian Text
(0) ene tussi-yin qsuuraryin eaian-y Eid gonyn. quai
cxoprun (3) alba ge. fo8g-On Uy vangiy eeegin ber, egdnedae
Tfeyen (3) Hea dann amar medebcyin tule leeylek anu,
(4) Boke dry Kenegdek oman door tabu fale wun
temegdeta() bulla ang ioe icy arpayl aeyarneelge
rata (6) Uiged Lind ba. jgsen Kemegsen bol: bus tere bet dab
Say (7) mtn boars badean-dr ki qsbsutasana tse ta Kreanen
(8) boa: epee botbau ene riven ber amt jogeen dabuseiy
{9) badgin baht enlaces ber ni ogee fe cag
Sao igen en jil-in ty bolquna (1) jal bry ebetten-e sug
tr oroyulqa kigeduiyyequ 2) trghen-herSnjeyen an nudge
sin wou da nu (6) Bulaagu meth say alpae le Ee
‘nly Eidaga Eine (4) ber apuynd tego Singeevn apna) xy
a dago-yn eb () auf mon eg Sagygen oyna aire
sy. mn singgen (16) gosina 2) eda cee on ngugses sina
‘aby dm Bgapen (7) soya St ggg 9) rae ayo
‘nin ngigen ovine (18) del-yin 4 idege der treet >
Sn rben y-tr (49) min ber thersdo syagu Gian Jeger
syuyaniya. ce (48) Kogginen chet fu begin ied. arya arte
ei gayaydayan 21) terguten nblabanu idee er igen ba Lit
Sle rnaaga(22) tebe man Usui qayaju tbs dot orbira
idl in. 23) bogeen Hunger nia lee he. tun ber
Kage. is (3) yin Jeger RO yar A aii trgten- tuslayad
taba (2) bus alin qty Bol
(at) ene eabyndu Ia okiduga etn julagd ns eaayn aba
been) ly Mae ig be erin Gp ian
ged (28) dgcerensen ba nemtesentergitentolisbans glayun ebetin
Fier (a) a fig ober guyacayar nad agin anu (2)
dain ni ebedtenugiyag ba adn qoboyo-bernsgl doar
bidiaet garage ba bolijersver yu 4ultUnsber ayes tusag3h¢
ibe idoge ine goat Ukersin nig a our G3)
‘layan-brjokiml. sab Gra aera fatten bs gals 36) bs
Siena edd 8 alien may-a bs gorges gt (9)
a Sgn yaideysor fl I ji, Kitinidogen tmdapent (56) 2
tEbeigde eyed dlayan.jar Kinnatibar aur sayaq (7) bol
ere slkinade gem dotr diguekd be (8) base Cucutin boda mon egy qalayuniyar ayuqu ba. (39) galayun sunca
royale fy) be ee
‘em-iyer jusagu bolai ” —-
641) 1840 ond digabur sryin tau ere mongyolna eal
(43) dumda sarayin igen edir; ™ 7 _
» Teanlation
he tnepaye! ofthe Rhus cm of he Khor. and apprentice o
sep vatcintion? Vanek Sogn sacha the power of he ee
sping of Kiauracon Kurt rte wk pce of syon ho
ever} cme here
In the book called Rake Vader! fe lads of meen! waters
‘oamed. bi
Fit, [i sd ofthe mach of «mineral spring which cenover the
oe ene fmt as “abc page fee” mit hee eae
The Rh aoe of the four mie Barat ibe, the othr bring eB
Bata, od Khong (Xena Te eon toe ns en des
seven ch: galt us, rabdid, quad, lara, yrgan, yd, bug aa
‘mein an fatnas A ater ime he wpe, coed el ce
{Bi Aa cam cen ad eer, sd oe al namo of a ee Heed
sree ie egitim atl
Bein sa oct w an Shee ap ey
Eee hl ne of en wees iN
eld (6h Seti cea ce Haus Boe ee te
ipa Nom Tesgp Toa ts omen
Teas pn ibs ed team, rm
Hone “ape slnds“Noberee" ures
lt eh es al a
latina ln a nb Sl oan
slinieal ger ge macsi apn 9R Welipiacee Tie
Pyceraut cToeapk, Hfockes. 10st, p. BO. 7
‘Sheer rb Rp nD sah na
‘Beier Ui a Barat Ga Atha unc ofthe Used Seg ee int
dimes sees Roce re ee
“ha her Em Rt ana ce on te ve Ka
anna aon rcv ae a Phgnome
gps ar” Se Menmtn arte’ of te Tiber une Ser ee
he ii" ans Sot ae
‘BS Graeme between 1745 and 1750. es full tite given by W-A Ck,
(2s Einfthrung” sn P. Cynil v. K. Keasinaki, Tibstache Melina ieee
Derr barton Dn Votan San stm pr
Ax SAY 1 MONCOLIIN ON MEDICINAL WATERS 03
an wnt hme an i at
Saty favour tt ld be sata aon surance of
tinction fombined eth 2caurrh* Therefore, sth mines sprig i
Feces and salty. ceri bring ae um star and (Ss
‘ie off nal fation,Io ation 10 seeing (in pero” and mag
‘SeSetiona! Finergatd Heer» pra of see yess by making
thous wick people Uk bate in cand make ations wath i dT
Ive aried a the following conetson*
“The power ofthe wate on thi [of the fing anes al in
she lowing manne)
‘ne erst wel she ong point and di, athe ely morsing
as euch mine water son ca and af eh een get 1) one
Stinks nov wang ty time? Aer hn hs ben dgeted, one in
vine water onc gn}. Aer thi to has been dgeted, 3) he day eat
fe een. Ate hs to as been digas, rier water (taken) Aer
the noha eon etd ef ha) After th an boo ged ne
Grits some ore] miner water and after ha been digested) one hes
Ssooer®
Tastee bnerved tht when people srt drinking in hin ne
in acrordunce with tir opti, four tes 4 day, brow them
corr
pes tebe tata)
sete pi tte tem ee ce,
eae ete habe ee
Saat Std Gal's apn Reema
CLOM,, Dictionnaire ordor, Peking, 1941 ‘62. Therefore, Soe in this
Gio er
ea earl
es ee ete
conc ete Saris ae go reg aie
re ail ea ke ec The epee oo "a
Fem oor i i ty
"Se wvdh im rive be mppunene yo
{he Sos ay dyin eo ly wan ch lay
igh tr ay Serge hyn ed ween i
stake ee{gis om inigeinn and caeth, conatipain snd 9 fort, in brie,
from indigestion of food and frm fll] kin of cols
When one bets this water and takes aut ath its power is fx
follows. gve elit fom pain in the back and legs cased by the eld ot
ney from en rhevmatn’stifnce of ond camp inte eee
ep cased by vations kinds of isturtances of itt famctons, i. hen
fas power i [that of het.
‘The kinds of dene inthe case of which this miner acing soe
tuitable are fevers, fall kinds of fevers of yellow and grey sabeeneset
{afin pneumonia, elapsis of discaes? an injuri” i bret hn
been sieved tat smo sulable in he cae of sees accom bp
high temperate,
Second, the power of the water on that side, It has been observed
hati is uf when eye patients wash and keep theit eyes open under eke
stream‘ {runnig] down azmall pipe,*and when they dnakesceof cote
‘The dit. Mutton or beet, whatever suits hes. is sppropsinte whey
served hot. Butter, boiled cream, ® bread, tex, and so forth and hee ae
"ukewacm srong drupe alo help. The mes of goat or deer of whaceercr
igen” trate Hngien et he dao ot sch, nat
uli de expen rn aioe yay “he
a ipso emevin ine denen Sec
atts the expesion igen hn, The word
“Colt heures the Hea acalion of hte herahs he ater won
‘sompprai 9 But yore ewan 9 Chasen ore ee
pA dt of tnt plow en pep ube ts 8 ery
mat ae aa
tore shee
{Mongolia his “intcou dues, econ” is Bure yey Sate, et.
Raja tds les sgdrep, ¢ Ween Monin tater 9
mk ith he ae dee, Romany Deowsy Pa
Sek eave compleatn (act of cacao, A 8 Pastas ee
Moszpancun-pycatam eronapn, Mousa sean o of
‘ Morglin semen esas “cara eo
[Sckisderthesra oes ropa dtr tec, wthin he sen
creme al rig, ey ln ws ce
2 oe ce Sta Mowe vows Fi “rome al
snd Sees in which a ced abd dees Pa aS ‘eusey,
JO SAT I MONOLEAN OW SEEDICISAL. WATERS os
soto oie not ital, Cld a a dk aso eae.
body aan be carly ep wm and os sunt sat
Te fea one pr Soe Ken ins whe te eu a
sien ee oca agai, ii obecre by dng tr mil cr
hota by bth into water tat cre a anes sue ene
fo mint be roe wth gs
On the ath of Dect 438 coring the Monga lene
co he tate mide ont of win.
"ar los Rass in wo gana eater”