Latin Texts & Translations

The sea-calf, too, lives equally in the sea and on land, being possessed of the same degree of intelligence as the beaver. It vomits forth its gall, which is useful for many purposes in medicine; also the rennet, ^[Note] which serves as a remedy in epilepsy; for it is well aware that it is hunted for these sub-

stances. Theophrastus informs us, that lizards ^[Note] also cast their skins like the serpent, and instantly devour them, thus depriving us of a powerful remedy for epilepsy; he says, too, that the bite of the lizard is fatal in Greece, but harmless in Italy. ^[Note]