In addition to these, there are various other kinds of earth, endowed with peculiar properties of their own, and which have been already mentioned on former occasions.2314 We may, however, take the present opportunity of again remarking the following properties. The earth of the island of Galata and of the vicinity of Clypea, in Africa, is fatal to scorpions; and that of the Balearic Islands and of Ebusus kills serpents.
Summary.—Remedies, narratives, and observations, nine hundred and fifty-six.
Roman Authors quoted.—Messala2315 the Orator, the Elder Messala,2316 Fenestella,2317 Atticus,2318 M. Varro,2319 Verrius,2320 Cornelius Nepos,2321 Deculo,2322 Mucianus,2323 Melissus,2324 Vitruvius,2325 Cassius Severus Longulanus,2326 Fabius Vestalis,2327 who wrote on Painting.
Foreign Authors quoted.—Pasiteles,2328 Apelles,2329 Melanthius,2330 Asclepiodorus,2331 Euphranor,2332 Heliodorus,2333 who wrote on the Votive Offerings of the Athenians, Metrodorus,2334 who wrote on Architecture, Democritus,2335 Theophrastus,2336 Apion2337 the grammarian, who wrote on the Medicines derived from Metals, Nymphodorus,2338 Iollas,2339 Apollodorus,2340 Andreas,2341 Heraclides,2342 Diagoras,2343 Botrys,2344 Archidemus,2345 Dionysius,2346 Aristogenes,2347 Democles,2348 Mnesides,2349 Xenocrates2350 the son of Zeno, Theomnestus.2351