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

Note 3033 — BOOK XXXI. REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE AQUATIC PRODUCTIONS.

John Bostock translation

The thread of his reasoning is not very perceptible; but he seems to mean that the more air there is in a body the colder it is. If the air is inhaled by a person when eating peppermint, he will be sensible of a cold feeling in the mouth.

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