THE SCENE: Today’s ancient “remedy” comes from Pliny.
THE TEXT: Onions do not grow wild. Cultivated ones provide a cure for poor vision through the tears caused by their very smell. Even more effective is the application of some onion-juice to the eyes. Onions are said to be a soporific and, eaten with bread, to be capable of healing mouth sores.
– Pliny the Elder
“Go to the field of Asfeld and there you can find by experience beyond a doubt how stoutly those you call mares succeed in kicking; there the bones of your brother are scattered in the midst of the meadows like those of a vile beast.” […]
“It is said to be their custom that when anyone of their fellows, whether man or woman, is sick, a man’s closest friends kill him, saying that if wasted by disease he will be lost to them as meat.” […]
“Caught taking part in this terrible ploy, he was mercifully condemned to losing his eyes and genitals when he deserved to be choked to death by a noose.” […]
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