. Annals of medical history. endissolved in hot oil, is good for the itch inhuman beings, and for scabby dogs and cattle,when diluted with water. The price of this mudwhen sold on the spot is two giulios a load, butthey sell it also in dried balls for seven quattriniapiece. We saw here a lot of dogs belonging toCardinal Farnese, which had been sent here forthe bath. At the baths near Vitcrbo he made hisusual careful observations. This water throws up a white scum, whichhardens readily and becomes solid like ice, making a crust on the surface of the a linen cloth be dipped therein, it
. Annals of medical history. endissolved in hot oil, is good for the itch inhuman beings, and for scabby dogs and cattle,when diluted with water. The price of this mudwhen sold on the spot is two giulios a load, butthey sell it also in dried balls for seven quattriniapiece. We saw here a lot of dogs belonging toCardinal Farnese, which had been sent here forthe bath. At the baths near Vitcrbo he made hisusual careful observations. This water throws up a white scum, whichhardens readily and becomes solid like ice, making a crust on the surface of the a linen cloth be dipped therein, it will quicklybecome loaded with this scum and quite substance is sold into other parts for use incleansing the teeth, and when chewed it has nomore taste than earth or sand; indeed, the com-position thereof is reputed to be the same asthat of marble, in which case it might w-ellharden in the kidneys. It is said, however, thatthe water which is exported in bottles has nosediment and remains quite clear. I imagine it. Montaignes house at Bordeaux. may be drunk in any quantity, and that thesharpness before named may give it a certainsavour and make it easier to swallow. . Igathered faint hope of making a cure when Iread an inscription on the wall, written by acertain man who cursed his physician forhaving sent him to such a place, and artirmedthat he had suffered much ill from his stay , the proprietor hinted to me that Ihad come too late in the season, and certainlydid not urge me to take the waters. 340 Ajvials of Medical History THE RETURN TO FRANCE When Montaigne got word of his electionas mayor of Bordeaux and received intima-tions from the king that he ought to accepthe started home and traveled by forcedmarches, though not omitting to see all hecould on the way. He was in Rome whenthe more urgent summons reached him. Hisdaily rides frequently amounted to twentyand thirty miles. How vital to the invalid
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