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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 2788 — BOOK XXX. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM LIVING CREATURES.

John Bostock translation

In France and Italy, snails are considered a delicacy by some. Snail milk is sometimes used medicinally in England for consumptive patients: it is doubtful with what effect.

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