Bodies without souls will, by their contents give us precepts by which to die well.
*[Of Flagellants.]*
Men will hide themselves under the bark of trees, and, screaming, they will make themselves martyrs, by striking their own limbs.
*[Of the Handles of Knives made of the Horns of Sheep.]*
We shall see the horns of certain beasts fitted to iron tools, which will take the lives of many of their kind.
*[Of Night when no Colour can be discerned.]*
There will come a time when no difference can be discerned between colours, on the contrary, everything will be black alike.
*[Of Swords and Spears which by themselves never hurt any one.]*
One who by himself is mild enough and void of all offence will become terrible and fierce by being in bad company, and will most cruelly take the life of many men, and would kill many more if they were not hindered by bodies having no soul, that have come out of caverns—that is, breastplates of iron.
*[Of Snares and Traps.]*