CONTENTS. XXI 



Ch\p. , . Paffe 



,5. Waters remedial for urinary calculi .. .. .. .. 474 



6. "Waters curative of wounds .. .. .. .. .. 475 



7. Waters preventive of abortion , . . . . . . . . . ib. 



8. Waters which remove morphew .. .. .. .. .. ib. 



9. Waters which colour the hair .. .. .. .. ,. 476 



10. Waters which colour the human body . . . . . . . . ib. 



11. Waters which aid the memory, or are productive of forgetfulness 477 



12. Waters which sharpen or dull the senses. Waters which im- 



prove the voice . . . . . . . . . . ib, 



13. Waters which cause a distaste for wine. Waters which produce 



inebriety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



14. Waters which serve as a substitute for oil . . . . . . 478 



15. Salt and bitter waters . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



16. Waters wliich throw up stones. Waters which cause laughter 



and weeping. Waters which are said to be curative of love ib. 



17. Waters which preserve their warmth for three days . . . . 479 



18. Other marvellous facts connected with water. Waters in which 



everything will sink. Waters in which nothing will sink ib. 



19. Deadly waters. Poisonous fishes • .. .. .. .. 480 



20. Waters which petrify themselves, or cause other objects to petrify 482 



21. The wholesomeness of waters 



22. The impurities of water 



23. The modes of testing water 



24. The Marcian Waters 



25. The Virgin Waters 



ib, 



484 



4^.5 

 487 

 488 



26. The method of searching for water .. .. .. .. ib. 



27. Signs indicative of the presence of water . . . . . . 489 



28. Differences in waters, according to the nature of the soil . . ib. 



29. The qualities of water at the different seasons of the year .. 491 



30. Historical observations upon waters which have suddenly made 



their appearance or suddenly ceased . . . . . . . . 492 



31. The method of conveying water .. .. .. .. .. 494 



32. How mineral waters should be used . . ., . . . . ib. 



33. The uses of sea-water. The advantages of a sea-voyage . . 496 



34. How artificial sea-water maybe made in places at a distance 



from the sea . , . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 



35. How thalassomeli is made ,. .. .. .. .. ib. 



36. How hydromeli is made . . . . . . . . . . . . ib. 



37. Methods of providing against the inconvenience of drinking sus- 



pected water . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 499 



38. Six remedies derived from moss. Remedies derived from sand ib. 



39. The various kinds of salt ; the methods of preparing it, and the 



remedies derived from it. Two hundred and four observa- 

 tions thereupon . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 



40. Muria .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. .. 503 



41. The various properties of salt : one hundred and twenty histori- 



cal remarks relative thereto . . , . . . . . . . 504 



42. Flower of salt : twenty remedies. Salsugo : two remedies .. 506 



43. Garum: fifteen remedies . . .. ,. ,. .. .. 507 



