. Annals of medical history. arc bound quite difTcrcntly 304 An7\als of Medical History from those in the library of the Boy Em-peror, being arranged so that each volumewill unfold to a length of fifty or an hun-dred feet like a sort of scroll. Old type usedin printing the catalogue of the library,which was done quite recently under Fig. 3. Old type used in printing the catalogue of the libraryis piled up between the minor shrines. Hsus supervision, is piled up between theminor shrines (Fig. 3). The books areunique and of great value, but no specialcare is taken to guard them. They are ke
. Annals of medical history. arc bound quite difTcrcntly 304 An7\als of Medical History from those in the library of the Boy Em-peror, being arranged so that each volumewill unfold to a length of fifty or an hun-dred feet like a sort of scroll. Old type usedin printing the catalogue of the library,which was done quite recently under Fig. 3. Old type used in printing the catalogue of the libraryis piled up between the minor shrines. Hsus supervision, is piled up between theminor shrines (Fig. 3). The books areunique and of great value, but no specialcare is taken to guard them. They are kepton the second floor of a building con-structed almost entirely of wood. Perhapsthe reason why they have lasted so long isthat they have been so completely forgot-ten. Certainly the foreign troops who lootedPeking in 1900 would have paid a visit tothe White Cloud Temple had they knownof the treasures that it contains. The High Priest (Chen Yu Kuen) fullyappreciates the desirability of having thebooks reprinted; but he is a wise old manand declined the offer of the CommercialPress in Shanghai because he knew thatif the books ever left Peking he wouldnever see them again. The Commercial Press is now opening an office in Pekingand President Hsu is reported to be takingan active interest in the negotiations. Theidea is to print one
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