Alberti, Leone Battista
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Architecture
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By what Methods to deſtroy or drive away Serpents, Gnats, Bugs, Flies, Mice,
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Fleas, Moths, and the like troubleſome Vermin.
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>Since we are fallen upon this Subject, I
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ſhall venture to ſet down ſome Things
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which we find in very grave Authors. </
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were certainly to be wiſhed, that a Building
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could be free from all Manner of Inconvenien
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Ætna
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inſti
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tuted a Sacrifice to
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Hercules,
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becauſe he de
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livered them from the Gnats; as did alſo the
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Mileſians
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for clearing their Vineyards from the
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Caterpillars. </
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Æolians
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ſacrificed to
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Apollo
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for deſtroying their Swarms of Mice. </
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were doubtleſs great Benefits; but by what
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Means they were done, has not been recorded.
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The
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Aſſyrians
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by means of a burnt Liver, to
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gether with an Onion and a Squill hanging
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over the Tranſom of the Door, drove away all
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poiſonous Animals.
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Ariſtotle
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ſays, that Ser
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pents may be driven from a Houſe by the
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Smell of Rue, and that by laying ſome Fleſh
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in a Pot you will draw great Numbers of
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Waſps into it, where you may ſhut them in,
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and that by laying Sulphur and Baſtard-mar
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joram upon the Holes of Ants-neſts, you may
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exterminate the Ants,
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Sabinus Tyro
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wrote to
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Mæcenas,
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that if their Holes were ſtopt up
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with Sea-mud, or Aſhes, it would deſtroy
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them.
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Pliny
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ſays, that the Herb Wart-wort
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will effectually do it. </
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ing in Water where unbaked Brick has been
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ſteept, is a great Enemy to them. </
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ents affirm, that Nature has made mortal En
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mities between certain Animals and certain
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Things, inſomuch, that the one is ſure De
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ſtruction to the other. </
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from the Smell of a roaſted Cat, and Serpents
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from that of a Leopard. </
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that when a Leech ſticks the moſt obſtinately
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to a Man's Fleſh, if you apply a Bug to its
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Head, it will immediately quit its Hold, and
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fall off languid; as, on the other hand, the
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Smoke of a burning Leech will drive the Bug
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out of his moſt private lurking Places.
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Solinus
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ſays, that ſtrewing a Place with ſome of the
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Duſt of the Iſle of
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Thanet,
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in
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Britain,
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will
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preſently drive away Serpents: And Hiſtorians
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relate, that the ſame may be done by the
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Earth of ſeveral other Places, and particularly
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of the Iſland
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Ebuſus.
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Galeon
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belonging to the
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Garamanthes
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kills
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both Serpents and Scorpions.
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Strabo
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ſays, that
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Africans,
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when they went to reſt, uſed to
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rub the Feet of their Beds with Garlick, to
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keep off the Scorpions.
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Saſernas
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tells us how
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to kill Bugs, in the following Words. </
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wild Cucumber in Water; then pour it where
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ever you think fit; they will never come near
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the Place; or elſe rub your Bedſtead with an
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Ox's Gall mixed with Vinegar. </
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us to fill up all the Cracks with Lees of Wine.
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is an
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Enemy to Scorpions, and the Aſh too is excel
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lent againſt ſuch noxious Animals and eſpecially
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Serpents; which alſo will never retire under
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Fern. </
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the Burning of a Woman's Hair or of a Goat's
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Horn, or of that of a Stag, or of the Sawduſt of
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Cedar, or of ſome Drops of
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Galbanum,
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or of
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Oſier, green Ivy or Juniper; and thoſe who
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are rubbed with Juniper-ſeed are perfectly ſe
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cure from Hurt by Serpents. </
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the Herb
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Haxus
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inebriates Aſpics, and lays
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them ſo faſt aſleep that they are quite be
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numbed. </
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rected only to ſtick the Skeleton of a Mare's
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Head upon a Poſt in the Garden. </
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tree is an Enemy to Bats. </
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ſprinkle Water wherein Elder-flowers have been
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boiled, you will kill all the Flies; but this is
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ſooner done with Hellebore, eſpecially with
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the black Sort. </
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gether with his Tail and Feet in the Hill, will
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they ſay rid you of Flies. </
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Tarantula
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cannot endure the Smell of Saffron. </
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Smoke of burning Hops will kill the Gnats.
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<
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though it be at a Diſtance. </
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and Bugs are deſtroyed by the Smoke of
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Vitriol. </
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a Decoction of Coloquintida or of the Caltrop
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thiſtle, will all vaniſh. </
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with Goat's-blood, they will march to it in
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whole Swarms; but they are driven away by
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the Smell of Colewort, and yet more effectu</
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