The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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... medicinal compositions .. 439 57. Remedies derived from grain . Siligo : one remedy . Wheat : one remedy . Chaff : two remedies . Spelt : one remedy . one remedy . Olyra or arinca : two remedies .. Bran : 440 58. The various kinds of ...
... medicinal compositions .. 439 57. Remedies derived from grain . Siligo : one remedy . Wheat : one remedy . Chaff : two remedies . Spelt : one remedy . one remedy . Olyra or arinca : two remedies .. Bran : 440 58. The various kinds of ...
Page 30
... medicinal purposes ; and it is a curious fact , that for beasts of burden they make a paste of it , which is first hardened by the action of fire , and then ground . It is then made up into balls , which are introduced with the hand ...
... medicinal purposes ; and it is a curious fact , that for beasts of burden they make a paste of it , which is first hardened by the action of fire , and then ground . It is then made up into balls , which are introduced with the hand ...
Page 51
... medicinal properties ; for we find the fact still kept in remembrance by some letters of his , that the late Emperor Augustus was cured by its agency . Five modii will sow as much ground as a yoke of oxen can plough in a day . If sown ...
... medicinal properties ; for we find the fact still kept in remembrance by some letters of his , that the late Emperor Augustus was cured by its agency . Five modii will sow as much ground as a yoke of oxen can plough in a day . If sown ...
Page 138
... medicinal purposes , and the ashes of it have the same virtues as spodium.51 Among the poppies , too , 52 there is a variety which imparts a remarkable degree of whiteness to fabrics made of linen . CHAP . 5. - AT WHAT PERIOD LINEN WAS ...
... medicinal purposes , and the ashes of it have the same virtues as spodium.51 Among the poppies , too , 52 there is a variety which imparts a remarkable degree of whiteness to fabrics made of linen . CHAP . 5. - AT WHAT PERIOD LINEN WAS ...
Page 145
... medicinal as well as other purposes , being sold at the same rate as silver . For these many years past , however , it has not been found in Cyrenaica , as the farmers of the revenue who hold the lands there on lease , have a notion ...
... medicinal as well as other purposes , being sold at the same rate as silver . For these many years past , however , it has not been found in Cyrenaica , as the farmers of the revenue who hold the lands there on lease , have a notion ...
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