So that they who disbelieve all wonderful relations do in some measure take away all philosophy.

The cause why anything is so, reason must find out; but that a thing is so, testimony is a sufficient evidence; and we have a thousand instances of this sort attested.

We know that some men by looking upon young children hurt them very much, their weak and soft temperature being wrought upon and perverted, whilst those that are strong and firm are not so liable to be wrought upon.

And Phylarchus tells us that the Thibians, the old inhabitants about Pontus, were destructive not only to little children, but to some also of riper years; for those upon whom they looked or breathed, or to whom they spake, would languish and grow sick.

And this, likely, those of other countries perceived who bought slaves there.
But perhaps this is not so much to be wondered at, for in touching and handling there is some apparent principle and cause of the effect.