and you will see that men are selected to be doctors for diseases they do not know.
852.
A remedy for scratches taught me by the Herald to the King of France. 4 ounces of virgin wax, 4 ounces of colophony, 2 ounces of incense. Keep each thing separate; and melt the wax, and then put in the incense and then the colophony, make a mixture of it and put it on the sore place.
853.
Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body.
854.
Those who are annoyed by sickness at sea should drink extract of wormwood.
855.
To keep in health, this rule is wise: Eat only when you want and relish food. Chew thoroughly that it may do you good. Have it well cooked, unspiced