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31.9 CHAP. 9.—WATERS WITCH COLOUR THE HAIR.

Eudicus informs us that in Hestiæotis [Note] there are two springs; one of which, Cerona, renders sheep black that drink of it, while the other, called Neleus, turns them white: if, again, a sheep should happen to drink their waters mixed, its fleece will be mottled. According to Theophrastus, the water of the Crathis, [Note] a river of Thurii, makes sheep and cattle white, while that of the river Sybaris turns them black.



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