Chap. 59.J SUMMARY. 303 



CHAP. 59. (19.) THE EAimr OF OALATA ; OF CLYPEA ; OP TUB 



ISALKAKKS; AND OK KUfSUS. 



In addition to those, tlierc arc various other kinds of earth, 

 endowed with peculiar properties of their own, and which have 

 been already mentioned on former occasions. 6 * AVe may, 

 however, tajcc the present opportunity of again remarking the 

 following properties. The earth of the island of Galuta and of 

 the vicinity of Clypea, in Africa, is fatal to scorpions; and that 

 of the Balearic Islands and of Ebusus kills serpents. 



SUMMAUY. "Remedies, narratives, and observations, nine 

 hundred and fifty-six. 



ROMAN AUTHORS QUOTED. ^lessala 1 the Orator, the Elder 



FOIIKIGN Aujnons QUOTED. Pasitelrs, 14 Apelles, 15 Melan- 

 thius, 10 Asdepiodorus, 17 Euphranor, 1 * Heliodorus, 1 ' who wrote 

 on the Votive Offerings of the Athenians, Mctrodoruv who 

 wrote on Architecture, Democritus, 21 Theophrastus, 73 Apion 24 



64 As to the earths of Galata and Clypca, see 13. T. c. 7. The others are 

 mentioned in B. iii. c. 11. 



1 See end of B. ix. - Seo end of B. xxxiv. 3 Sec end of B. viii. 

 4 See cn<I of Books vii. and xiv. a See end of 13. ii. 



8 See end of B. iii. 7 See end of B. ii. h See end of B. x. 



9 See end of 1. ii. 10 Sec end of B. vii. n See end of B. xvi. 



12 A native of Longula in LatiMin. Thon^li of dissolute character, he 

 \x\is famous as an orator and satirical writer. It was he wLo accused 

 Nonius Asprenas of poisoning, as tnentioTud in CJiapter -1C of this Book. 

 Jle died in exile at ihe i.sland of Seriphos, alxmt A.D. 33. His works \V(re 

 at fust proscribed, hut were afterwards permitted hy Cftligtila to he read. 



1-3 Jv' end of B. vii. u See en<l of B. xxxiii. 



15 The painter, mentioned at great length in Chapter 30 of this Book, 

 and elsewhere. 



)6 A jiainter of Sicvnn, mentioned in Chapters 32 and 3G of this Book. 



17 I'rohuhly the painter of that name, mentioned in Chapter 36 of this 

 Book. 



l<t The artist mentioned in B. xxxiv. c. 19, and in Chapter 40 of the 

 present Book. 19 See end of B. xxxiii. 



- I'os&ihly the painter of that name, mentioned in Chapter 40 of this 

 Book. 2l S<-e end of B. ii. - 2 Sec tnu of B. iii. 



'* Sec end of B. xxx. 



