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of its flesh and its dung is named Musk, but that is far 
better which runs from the imposthume. Musk which 
has lost its smell recovers its virtue in stinks and latrines ; 
it strives against stench, and thus revives as it were by 
striving. Hortus Sanitatis, bk. ii. § 100. 
Tue Musk-cat is neither like a cat nor a mouse. They 
make perfume of it; with this the luxurious women per- 
fume themselves, to entrap the love of their wooers. The 
true Musk is sold for 40s. an ounce at the least. A 
Musk-cat is an excellent remedy for those which are 
troubled with fear in their heart. 
Topsell, “‘ History of Four-footed Beasts,” pp. 427-31 (1658). 
Musk is made of the stomach of a_ beast somewhat 
greater than a cat. Our greatest sweet we see is but 
rottenness and putrefaction. Ibid, p. 502. 
V. Civet. 
