145/165 It causeth troublesome dreams, and sends up black vapors to the brain. Affect_, lib.iii.cap.6, of all herbs condemns CABBAGE. And Isaack, lib.ii.cap.1, _animae gravitatem facit_, it brings heaviness to the soul." I could not omit so flattering a testimony from an author who, having no theory of his own to serve, has so unconsciously contributed to the confirmation of mine. It is well known that this last-named vegetable has, from the earliest periods which we can discover, constituted almost the sole food of this extraordinary race of people. |