The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)Pliny, the Elder
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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)
Pliny, the Elder
Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works
2. The different properties of waters 472
3. Remedies derived from water 473
4. Waters productive of fecundity. Waters curative of
insanity 474
5. Waters remedial for urinary calculi _ib._
6. Waters curative of wounds 475
7. Waters preventive of abortion _ib._
8. Waters which remove morphew _ib._
9. Waters which colour the hair 476
10. Waters which colour the human body _ib._
11. Waters which aid the memory, or are productive of
forgetfulness 477
12. Waters which sharpen or dull the senses. Waters which
improve the voice _ib._
13. Waters which cause a distaste for wine. Waters which
produce inebriety _ib._
14. Waters which serve as a substitute for oil 478
15. Salt and bitter waters _ib._
16. Waters which throw up stones. Waters which cause laughter
and weeping. Waters which are said to be curative of
love _ib._
17. Waters which preserve their warmth for three days 479
18. Other marvellous facts connected with water. Water in
which everything will sink. Waters in which nothing
will sink _ib._
19. Deadly waters. Poisonous fishes 480
20. Waters which petrify themselves, or cause other objects
to petrify 482
21. The wholesomeness of waters _ib._
22. The impurities of water 484
23. The modes of testing water 485
24. The Marcian Waters 487
25. The Virgin Waters 488
26. The method of searching for water _ib._
27. Signs indicative of the presence of water 489
28. Differences in waters, according to the nature of the
soil _ib._
29. The qualities of water at the different seasons of the
year 491
30. Historical observations upon waters which have suddenly
made their appearance or suddenly ceased 492
31. The method of conveying water 494
32. How mineral waters should be used _ib._
33. The uses of sea-water. The advantages of a sea-voyage 496
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