Note 2 — Chapter CXIX
C. H. (Charles Henry) Tawney translation
The κακῶν καὶ γήραος ἄλκαρ of Empedocles. Sir Thomas Browne in his Vulgar Errors, Book II. Ch. V, Sec. 11, makes mention of the supposed magic virtues of gems. He will not deny that bezoar is antidotal, but will not believe that a “sapphire is preservative against enchantments.”