secundum quosdam immisso acus aculeo per pupillam, ut extra
fluat aqua._"

Chapters on the physiology of hearing, smelling and the sensation of
touch are followed by a discussion of the symptoms and treatment of
earache, abscess of the ear, discharges (bloody and sanious) from
the ear, worms and other foreign bodies in the ear, tinnitus aurium,
deafness, coryza, epistaxis, nasal polypi, ozaena, cancer of the nose,
fissures and ulcers of the lips, foul breath, diseases of the tongue,
toothache, etc.

Physiognomy, a favorite theme with our author, appears again in a
considerable chapter on the physiognomy of the nose, mouth, face and
the teeth.

"He who laughs frequently is kind and genial in all things and is not
worried over trifles."

"He who laughs rarely is contrary and critical."

"He who has large ears is stolid and long-lived."

"He who has a large mouth is gluttonous and daring."

"He whose teeth are defective and small is weak in his whole body."

"He whose canine teeth are long and straight is a glutton and a
rascal."

The department of genito-urinary diseases is introduced by a long