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sheltered from the east winds, while the hot winds
and the cold north winds blow past them--these
cities must have a most unhealthy situation. In the
first place, the waters are not clear, the reason being
that in the morning mist is generally prevalent,
which dissolves in the water and destroys its clearness,
as the sun does not shine upon it before it
is high on the horizon. In the summer cold breezes
blow in the morning and there are heavy dews ;
for the rest of the day the sun as it advances
towards the west thoroughly scorches the inhabitants,
so that they are likely to be pale and sickly, subject
to all the diseases aforesaid, for none are peculiar
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αὐτοῖς2 may be either a dative of advantage or one of
disadvantage. There can thus be two meanings :--
(1) "for none are isolated to their advantage," i. e. they
are exempt from none ;
(2) "for none are isolated to their disadvantage," i. e.
they have no disease peculiar to themselves. I
have taken the latter meaning, with Littré, but a
good case could be made out for the former.
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They are likely to have deep, hoarse
voices, because of the atmosphere, since it is usually
impure and unhealthy in such places. For while
it is not clarified much by the north winds, which
are not prevalent there, the winds that do prevail
insistently are very rainy, such being the nature of
westerly winds. Such a situation for a city is precisely
like autumn in respect of the changes of the
day, seeing that the difference between sunrise and
afternoon is great.
PART 7
VII. So much for winds, healthy and unhealthy.
I wish now to treat of waters, those that bring
disease or very good health, and of the ill or good
that is likely to arise from water. For the influence
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