[3098] They are equally inefficacious for the purpose,
[3099] See B. xxiv. c. 1. An absurdity, upon which Fée has uselessly expended a dozen lines of indignation.
[3100] In reality it has no affinity with vinegar or any other acid, and the fact that it curdles milk is no proof whatever that such is the case.
[3102] Being of a caustic nature, it might have this effect, Fée thinks. It is, however, no longer employed in medicine. He is also of opinion that the juice of the fig-tree might be useful in making cheese.
[3103] Here, also, the caustic nature of their juices might render them useful.
[3104] “Ceria:” now known in surgery as “favus.”
[3105] This and the next statement are equally untrue.
[3106] See B. xv. c. 19.
[3107] “Medicatæ.” See B. xvi. c. 51.