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venting animals from doing mischief by browsing upon the 

 leaves, they should be sprinkled with cow-dung each time after 

 rain, the showers having the effect of washing away the 

 virtues of this application. 



The industry of man has really made some very wonderful 

 discoveries, and, indeed, has gone so far as to lead many 

 persons to believe, that hail-storms may be averted by means of 

 a certain charm, the words of which I really could not venture 

 seriously to transcribe ; although we find that Cato 71 has given 

 those which are employed as a charm for sprained limbs, em- 

 ploj'ing splints of reed in conjunction with it. The same 

 author, 72 too, has allowed of consecrated trees and groves being 

 cut down, after a sacrifice has first been offered : the form of 

 prayer, and the rest of the proceedings, will be found fully set 

 forth in the same work of his. 



Sumsiakt. — Remarkable facts, narratives, and observations, 

 eight hundred and eighty. 



Eoitan" authors QUOTED. — Cornelius Nepos, 73 Cato 71 the 

 Censor, M. Varro, 75 Celsus, 76 Virgil, 77 Hyginus, 73 Saserna 79 father 

 and son, Scrofa, 80 Calpurnius Bassus, 81 Trogns, 83 JEmilius 

 Macer, 83 GraBcinus, 84 Columella, 85 Atticus Julius, 86 Tabianus, 87 

 Mamilius Sura, 88 Dossenus Mundus, 89 C. Epidius, 90 L. Piso. 91 



71 De Re Rust. 160. The words of this charm over the split reed while 

 held near the injured limb, were as follow: — " Sanitas fracto — motas 

 danata daries dardaries astataries" — mere gibberish. 



73 De Re Rust. 139. This prayer was offered to the deity of the sacred 

 grove, after a pig had been first offered — " If thou art a god, or if thou 

 art a goddess, to whom this grove is sacred, may it be allowed me, through 

 the expiation made by this pig, and for the purpose of restraining the 

 overgrowth of this grove, &c." It must be remembered that it was con- 

 sidered a most heinous offence to cut down or lop a consecrated grove. 

 See Ovid, Met. B. viii. c 743. 



73 See end of B. ii. 74 See end of B. iii. 



75 See end of B. ii. 76 See end of B. vii. 



77 See end of B. vii. ? 3 See end of B. iii. 



79 See end of B. x. 60 See end of B. xi. 



81 See end of B. xvi. 82 See end of B. vii. 



83 See end of B. ix. 8i See end of B. xiv. 



65 See end of B. viii. 86 See end of B. xiv. 



87 Fabianus Papirius ; see end of B. ii. 



88 See end of B. x. s3 See end of B. xiv. 



90 A Roman rhetorician, preceptor of Antony and Augustus. He is 

 gaid to have claimed descent from Epidius, a deity worshipped on the 

 banks of the Sarnus. 91 See end of B. ii. 



