7. Chap. 7.-Waters Preventive Of Abortion.

CHAP. 7.—WATERS PREVENTIVE OF ABORTION.

The waters of Thespiæ[1] ensure conception to females; the same, too, with those of the river Elatus[2] in Arcadia. The spring Linus,[3] also in Arcadia, acts as a preservative of the fœtus, and effectually prevents abortion. The waters of the river Aphrodisius, on the other hand, in the territory of Pyrrhsæa,[4] are productive of sterility.

1. See 13. iv. c. 2.

2. Pausanias calls it the "Elaphus."

3. Isidorus, in his "Origines," calls it the "Lechnus."

4. In Thessaly, probably, according to Stephanus Byzantinus.