Chap. 23.] REMEDIES FOR DISEASES OF THE EYES. 29 



CHAP. 23. (7.) REMEDIES FOR JLLOPECY, CHANGE OF COLOUR 

 IN THE HAIR, AND ULCERATIONS OF THE HEAD. THE SEA- 

 MOUSK : TWO RKMKDIKS. THE BKA-SCORl'ION : TWELVE RK- 

 MKDIKS. THE LEECU : 6EVEX KKMKDIES. THE MUKKX I THIR- 

 TEEN REMEDIES. THE CONCI1YLICM : FIVE REMEDIES. 



Ashes of the hippocampus," mixed with nitre ^ and hog's 

 lard, or else used solely with vinegar, are curative of alopecy ; 

 the skin being first prepared for the reception of the necessary 

 medicaments by an application of powdered bone of soepiu.* 

 Alopecy is cured also with ashes of the sea-mouse, 87 mixed with 

 oil; ashes of the sea-urchin, burnt, flesh and all togetL^r; 

 the gall of the sea-scorpion ; St * or else ashes of three frogs 

 burnt alive in an earthen pot, applied with honey, or what 

 is still better, in combination with tar. Leeches left to putrefy 

 for forty days in red wine stain the hair black. Others, again, 

 recommend one sextarius of leeches to be left to putrefy the 

 same number of days in a leaden vessel, with two sextarii of 

 vinegar, the hair to be well rubbed with the mixture in the 

 sun. According to Sornatius, this preparation is naturally 

 so penetrating, that if females, when they apply it, do not 

 take the precaution of keeping some oil in the mouth, the 

 teeth even will become blackened thereby. Ashes of burnt 

 shells of the murex or purple are used as a liniment, with homy, 

 for ulcerations of the head ; the shells, too, of other shell-fish, 5 * 

 powdered merely, and not calcined, are very useful for the same 

 purpose, applied with water. For the cure of head-ache, 

 castoreum is employed, in combination with pcuccdanum 90 and 

 oil of roses. 



CHAP. 24. REMEDIES FOR DISEASES OF TT1E EYES AND EYE- 

 LIDS. TWO REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE FAT OF FISHKS. 

 THE CALLIONYMUS *. TUREE REMEDIES. THE GALL OF T11E 

 CORA CIS US! ONE REMEDY. THE SJKl'IA : TWENTY- FOUR RE- 

 MEDIES. ICHTHYOCOLLA: FIVE REMEDIES. 

 The fat of all kinds of fish, both fresh-water as well as sen 



Ht Probably the Syngnathus hippocampus of Linnx'us. See B. ii. c. i. 



H As to the Nitrutn of the ancients, bee 15. x.xxi. c. 46. 



bft Or Cuttl. ii>h. S. e U. ix. c. 44. M See U. ix. c. 35. 



** He' c. 17 of the firi'scnt Hook. 



99 This sceniH to he thr meaning of "conrhvliormn" here, thoiiph in 

 most instances 1'liny uses it aa bynonvmoiis will lh. iurj>lc. See Jb. ix. 

 <:c. 60, 61, 61. <x> Btc B. xxv. c. 70. 



