Note 590 — CXXIV. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.
Herbert Allen Giles translation
Accurate anatomical descriptions must not be looked for in Chinese literature. “Man has three hundred and sixty-five bones, corresponding to the number of days it takes the heavens to revolve.” From the Hsi-yüan-lu, or Institutions to Coroners, Book I., ch. 12. [See No. XIV., note 100.] return to text