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ishing, the strengthening,—here they all are together to heal 
what is wrong with him. The herbs’ fragrance escapes (from 
the box) as a herd from the stable, to earn a good price for me 
—and thy life for thee, good man. * No let or 
hindrance keeps them back ; they are as the thief who breaks 
through fences. * * * * * When I, O ye simples, grasp 
you sternly in my hands, sickness flees away, as a criminal who 
fears the grip of the law. In your progress from limb to limb, 
and from one articulation to another, ye drive sickness before 
you, a8 surely as a severe judge’s sentence. Flee then, sickness, 
the winds, nay of the whirlwinds.’’ (Roth’s translation)! 
This belief in the efficacy of herbs and plants for curing 
plants were regarded from a purely utilitarian point of view, 
not only by the commoner folks, but also by many learned 
scholars. ‘‘ Just as men lived in the firm belief that human 
destinies depended upon the stars, so they clung to the notion 
that everything upon the earth was created for the sake of 
mankind ; and, in particular, that in every plant there were 
forces lying dormant which, if liberated, would conduce either 
similarity in shape between a particular leaf and the liver did 
duty for a sign that the leaf was capable of successful applica- 
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