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Page 79
... , the other its horns ( they should have added likewise the flesh of the eagle , for the eagle casts its beak ) ; that a certain man who found an ointment buried in the earth , and anointed himself " HISTORIA VITE ET MORTIS . " 79.
... , the other its horns ( they should have added likewise the flesh of the eagle , for the eagle casts its beak ) ; that a certain man who found an ointment buried in the earth , and anointed himself " HISTORIA VITE ET MORTIS . " 79.
Page 80
... anointed himself therewith from head to foot , excepting only the soles of his feet , lived in consequence 300 years , free from all disease , except swellings on the soles of his feet ; that Artefius , when he felt his spirit failing ...
... anointed himself therewith from head to foot , excepting only the soles of his feet , lived in consequence 300 years , free from all disease , except swellings on the soles of his feet ; that Artefius , when he felt his spirit failing ...
Page 107
... anoint the skin exter- nally with oil , either of olives or sweet almonds , con- tributes above everything to longevity . The anointing should take place every morning on rising ; the oil should be mixed with a little bay salt or ...
... anoint the skin exter- nally with oil , either of olives or sweet almonds , con- tributes above everything to longevity . The anointing should take place every morning on rising ; the oil should be mixed with a little bay salt or ...
Page 108
... anointing , are very bad ; but anointing without bathing very good . Besides , this anointing was practised rather as a luxury , or ( to view it in its best light ) for the sake of health ; and with no relation to longevity . There ...
... anointing , are very bad ; but anointing without bathing very good . Besides , this anointing was practised rather as a luxury , or ( to view it in its best light ) for the sake of health ; and with no relation to longevity . There ...
Page 112
... anoint the body with oil mixed with some thickening substance , that the cooling property may be received , the water repelled , and yet the pores of the body may not be shut too closely . For when the external cold shuts up the body ...
... anoint the body with oil mixed with some thickening substance , that the cooling property may be received , the water repelled , and yet the pores of the body may not be shut too closely . For when the external cold shuts up the body ...
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