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guard against marshy places, and also because (as they 

 dry) minute animals are engendered there which cannot 

 be detected by the eyes, and these borne by the air get 

 into the body through mouth and nostrils, and cause 

 diseases difficult to get rid of." 



Fundanius said : " What should I do to avoid the evil 

 of infection if I were to inherit an estate of that kind ? " 



"I can tell you that," replied Agrius. "Sell it for 

 what you can get, and if you can't sell, leave it. . . . 

 Besides, the house is healthier for being shone upon all 

 day, and if any animalcules breed and are carried there, 

 they are either blown away or quickly perish through 

 the dryness (of the air)." 



