those fishes which are caught among rocks, or the hake in a white soup. In a word, his food ought to be of easy digestion and nutritious, not oily and excrementitious. His drink should be wine that is weak, white, clear, bearing little water, and having some astringency. Such is the mode of cure for the greatest degree of dryness; but the moderate does not require the same restriction as to diet, which may therefore be more generous. Let us suppose a dryness like the former, but mixed with a moderate coldness; and in this case, we must substitute certain calefacient articles; and, with regard to those mentioned above, we must add more honey to the milk, and give wine that is not so watery. We must also not only use things which are naturally heating, but which are so from their acquired qualities. And the body is to be rubbed frequently with the ointment of nard and mastich. When much coldness is joined to the dryness, know in the first place, that the complaint is difficult and intractable, but use the same remedies, and also by itself honey that has been boiled and scummed, along with very old wine. The best possible remedy in such cases is that which is much used by pitchers; and we must likewise rub the belly with it, and tear it away while it is yet warm. Such persons are also relieved by having a child of a full habit sleeping with them, so as to touch their belly. Let us next suppose that a moderate heat is joined to dryness. In this case, our first care ought to be, not to taste honey, and to use wine which is not aged, food which is tepid and milky, and to rub the belly with the oil of unripe olives, or with that of apples. But to cool such persons much is not devoid of danger, as their state is feverish when the heat prevails. Let us next suppose that a hot intemperament prevails, and that humidity is joined to it. Such an intemperament is to be cured by drinking cold water. The use of astringent food is also proper; namely, such things as are austere, without being heating. But when the humid intemperament alone prevails, such articles of food as are desiccant, without heating or cooling much are beneficial, and also abstinence from the common drinks. When the humid intemperament is joined with the cold, the best remedies are all acrid things, and they ought to be mixed with such things as are astringent, without being decidedly refrigerant. The drink should be in small quantity, and consist of some of the strongly heating wines. These are the modes of curing intemperaments proceeding from qualities. But since a humour contained within the cavity of the stomach, or being absorbed within its coats, often occasions intemperaments, it will be proper to treat also of these affections. If the former state occur at once, it may be easily removed by emetics; but if it be a defluxion, the parts it comes from will require very attentive consideration, and the cure will follow, of course; for it is to be applied entirely to the