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The Egyptians who live in the marshes use for the anointing of their
bodies an oil made from the fruit of the sillicyprium, which is known
among them by the name of "kiki." To obtain this they plant the
sillicyprium (which grows wild in Greece) along the banks of the
rivers and by the sides of the lakes, where it produces fruit in great
abundance, but with a very disagreeable smell. This fruit is
gathered, and then bruised and pressed, or else boiled down after
roasting: the liquid which comes from it is collected and is found to
be unctuous, and as well suited as olive-oil for lamps, only that it
gives out an unpleasant odour.
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