Wonders of Water
Wonders of Water
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Raris. 1863.
CHAPTEK IV.
MINERAL WATERS — POPULAR ERRORS.
" There ai-e to be found in certain localities waters either warm or cold, which, by their properties, show that they are beneficial in cases of sickness, an J which appear to issue from the eai-th for the sole benefit of mankind. '' PlJNT.
Nothing has more exercised the talents of inven- tors of incredible stories than the origin of springs and mineral waters. The proof of this is found in the many miraculous stories and strange stateme...nts which have been borrowed from ancient authors, who are the best interpreters of popular credulity According to Theophrastus, the Crathis, a river in Magna Grsecia, turned the animals white who drank of its waters. According to Ovid, Vibius Sequester, and Antigonus, the waters of the Sybaris dyed the hair a golden-yellow : "Electro similes faciunt auroque capillos. " Ovid, Shepherds who wished to have white sheep led them to drink from the river Aliacmon, while those who desired them black or brown watered them in the river Axius, The waters of the Alcos caused hair to grow on the body.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Raris. 1863.
CHAPTEK IV.
MINERAL WATERS — POPULAR ERRORS.
" There ai-e to be found in certain localities waters either warm or cold, which, by their properties, show that they are beneficial in cases of sickness, an J which appear to issue from the eai-th for the sole benefit of mankind. '' PlJNT.
Nothing has more exercised the talents of inven- tors of incredible stories than the origin of springs and mineral waters. The proof of this is found in the many miraculous stories and strange stateme...nts which have been borrowed from ancient authors, who are the best interpreters of popular credulity According to Theophrastus, the Crathis, a river in Magna Grsecia, turned the animals white who drank of its waters. According to Ovid, Vibius Sequester, and Antigonus, the waters of the Sybaris dyed the hair a golden-yellow : "Electro similes faciunt auroque capillos. " Ovid, Shepherds who wished to have white sheep led them to drink from the river Aliacmon, while those who desired them black or brown watered them in the river Axius, The waters of the Alcos caused hair to grow on the body.
What to read after Wonders of Water?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gaston Tissandier to read onlineMoreLess
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