[3008] “Oleum cicinum.” See B. xv. c. 7.
[3009] It is still used in medicine for the same purpose.
[3010] “Præcordia;” either the diaphragm, or the parts above it, such as the heart and chest.
[3011] See B. ix. c. 52.
[3012] See B. xv. c. 7.
[3013] Fée is at a loss to know how these wicks could have been made: most probably, however, the seeds were beaten up into a pulp for the purpose. The oil is still used for lamps in some countries, though, as Pliny says, in consequence of its extreme thickness, the light it gives is not good.
[3014] “A sole ustis.” Not coup de soleil, or “sun-stroke,” as Littré renders it. Oil of almonds is still a favourite ingredient in cosmetics.
[3015] There is no truth, Fée says, in this assertion.
[3016] Fixed oil of laurel contains a certain proportion of volatile oil, to which it is indebted for the excellence of its smell. It is still used as a liniment for rheumatic pains and other affections.
[3017] As prepared by the ancients, it has no analogous properties with oil of laurel. Myrtle oil is no longer used in medicine.