Note (26) — BOOK III.
James Greive translation
26. Attempt that by diet.) The reading in Almeloveen and Linden is Alvum moliri cibo melius est, &c. But as there was no mention of the belly before, and no proper sense can be assigned to molior, as it there stands, I have followed the old reading, Sed id ipsum moliri cibo melius est, and the rather, as Celsus immediately subjoins proper medicines for that purpose. This reading is approved by Morgagni, Ep. 6. p. 149.