...statement concerning the virtues of this pebble, or bone, whichever it be. It was to the effect that, " There is to be found in the heads of old and great...worn in a ring, gives a forewarning against venom." One Fenton wrote this in 1 569, thirty years before Shakspeare wrote " As You Like It," in which play...

...person who wore it the proximity of poison, by perspiring and changing colour. Fenton, who wrote in 1569, says — " There is to be found in the heads...and great toads a stone they call borax or stelon ;" and he adds — "They, being used as rings, give forewarning against venom." Their composition is...

...of poison by perspiring and changing colour. Fenton, who wrote in 1569, says: — " There is to he found in the heads of old and great toads, a stone they call borax or stelon, used as a ring, gives forewarning against venom. Its composition is not accurately known ; by some...

...alluded to by Shakespere in the passage : " Sweet are the uses of adversity, Wlilch like n tond, ugly and venomous. Wears yet a precious jewel in its head."...its power as a styptic." Supposing any one to fall clown and knock his nose against a stone, he could instantly stop the bleeding if he only had in his...

...possessed of the power of giving warning of the presence of poisons. Fenton, writing in the year 1561), says : " There is to be found in the heads of old...toads a stone they call borax or s'telon. This worn in'a ring gives a forewarning against venom." Another recommendation the toad had in those days was...

...was a sure preservative of the wearer against poison. Fenton, writing in 1569, says, " There is to he found in the heads of old and great toads a stone they call borax or stelon, which being used as rings gives forwarning against venom." In these " good old times " the study of...

...wrote this out afterwards, very kind, and sent it." The writing was to the following effect : " Fenton (1569) says : 'There is to be found in the heads of...and great toads a stone they call borax or stelon, which, being used as rings, give forewarning against venom.' " Lupton says : ' A loadstone, called...

...person who wore it the proximity of poison, by perspiring and changing colour. Fenton, who wrote in 1569, says — "There is to be found in the heads of old and great toads a stone they call borax or stelpn ;" and he adds — " They, being used as rings, give forewarning against venom." Their composition...

...Walter Scott, mentions one having been repeatedly borrowed from her mother for that purpose. Fenton says : " There is to be found in the heads of old and great toads a stone, which, used as rings, gives forewarning against venom." According to Albertus Magnus, the most valuable...

...witch. 1333. Domus pro carcere : a house for a prison. 1368. Hoard z' the heart o' the toad: Fenton says, " There is to be found in the heads of old and great toads a stone they call borax or stelon, which, being used as rings, gives forewarning against venom." See "As You Like It," II. i. 15. 1466....