box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23869
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.223
- Description
- Rectangular metal box with lid; brown label on one end contains black Chinese characters placed horizontally. Artifact is first on left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Label contains three Chinese characters that are literally translated to "raw", "Mongolian", and "rock". When adjusted for English comprehension, product is "Vermiculite Schist seu / Hydrobiotite Schist". The product is used to eliminate phlegm, direct qi downwards, sooth the liver, and relieve convulsions. It is used to treat dyspnea and cough due to phlegm, convultions, epilepsy, and mania.