79. Then See That the Fish of Babylon Are Obtainable by Digging

Some say also that in the neighborhood of Babylon certain fishes remain in halls which contain moisture while the river is drying up. When they are pursued they flee, enter into their holes and stand facing their pursuer for people often approach and tease them. It is said that on the Kirkayan mountain in Italy there grows a deadly poison which is so potent that if it be sprinkled on anyone it straightway causes him to fall. The Lynx II covers up its urine because of its being useful for signet rings as well as for other things.