"That," said Dr. Watson, "is probably a copy of some very ancient amulet or talisman. The fish at the bottom was often used to designate 'Dag,' or the master; next above we have the Solomon's seal, then the four Chaldaic letters Jod-He-Van-He-Iaho,
which is 'The Deity;' the other symbols are strange to me."
"Ah," said Robinson, "a weird sort of thing, is it not?"
"Don't be sarcastic, read it," sententiously remarked Watson.
Robinson did so.
"'Let him who dares to live forever take of the powder, but let him think of "Aum;" but speak it not on pain of death; let absolute "muckta" be known to him; let him study the secret "mantras," and ponder on the mysteries of "Vach;" let him
also say each day in his prayer "Aum ma-ni pad-me hum."
"'He who takes of the powder three times should acquaint himself with "חד" the marcaba and the lah gash, then he will never die. Even though he wished to live a thousand years, so it shall be!'"[2]
"Well," remarked Watson, "what do you think of it?"