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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Flesh and blood are described as quickly becoming rancid, while offensive smell marks a condition the proposed preparation is meant to prevent. Liquors later become foul-smelling in another preservation claim. These sensory terms show how corruption is recognized in the narrative, but they do not establish that absence of smell guarantees safety. The text credits extraordinary duration of freshness without supplying a modern test of microbial or chemical condition.
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- Book 3 · Preservation · Passage 3Latin“putrescunt & rancida fiunt”