“Take some earth, touch your breast three times and say: My head hurts, why does it hurt? It does not hurt.”
“Take honeybees in quantity and dry them in a basket by the fire, then make a powder of them, which you moisten with olive oil, and with this ointment, dab several times the place where you would like to have hair, and you will see miracles.”
“Flannel is the best material for a bathing costume, and gray is regarded as the most suitable color… an oilskin cap to protect the hair from the water, and merino socks to match the dress, complete the costume.”
“[A traveler] should carry with him two bags: one very full of patience, the other containing two hundred Venetian ducats, or at least one hundred and fifty.”