The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 4H. G. Bohn, 1856 - 544 pages |
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Page xvii
... Vinegar : twenty - eight remedies 28. Squill vinegar : seventeen remedies 478 480 13. The astaphis agria , otherwise called staphis or taminia : twelve 14. The labrusca , or wild vine : twelve remedies 15. The salicastrum : twelve ...
... Vinegar : twenty - eight remedies 28. Squill vinegar : seventeen remedies 478 480 13. The astaphis agria , otherwise called staphis or taminia : twelve 14. The labrusca , or wild vine : twelve remedies 15. The salicastrum : twelve ...
Page 106
... vinegar and coated with pitch , a stratum of ashes being laid beneath ; and they fancy that if this is done , no injury will happen . Some , again , store them in vessels which have held salted provisions , with a coating of plaster on ...
... vinegar and coated with pitch , a stratum of ashes being laid beneath ; and they fancy that if this is done , no injury will happen . Some , again , store them in vessels which have held salted provisions , with a coating of plaster on ...
Page 153
... vinegar - diets , " were found to be easy of digestion , by no means apt to blunt and overload the senses , and to create but little craving for bread as an accompaniment . A portion of them which is still used by us for seasonings ...
... vinegar - diets , " were found to be easy of digestion , by no means apt to blunt and overload the senses , and to create but little craving for bread as an accompaniment . A portion of them which is still used by us for seasonings ...
Page 167
... vinegar and water , or kept in soak in it ; it is also steeped in various other ways , and then mixed with boiled 15 grape - juice , or else incorporated with honey or raisins , or dates with plenty of meat on them . Other persons ...
... vinegar and water , or kept in soak in it ; it is also steeped in various other ways , and then mixed with boiled 15 grape - juice , or else incorporated with honey or raisins , or dates with plenty of meat on them . Other persons ...
Page 168
... vinegar : 22 indeed , there is no bulb known that grows to a larger size than this , or is possessed of a greater degree of pungency . There are two varieties of it employed in medi- cine , the male squill , which has white leaves , and ...
... vinegar : 22 indeed , there is no bulb known that grows to a larger size than this , or is possessed of a greater degree of pungency . There are two varieties of it employed in medi- cine , the male squill , which has white leaves , and ...
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