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

Note 137 — BOOK XXXII.1 REMEDIES DERIVED FROM AQUATIC ANIMALS.

John Bostock translation

“Plenæ veneficiorum.” It was long a matter of doubt whether the toad is really poisonous, but it has been recently ascertained that the pustules on the skin contain a most active poison.

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