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Halito Halitosis Halitus
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ HALITO     sp for BREATH        sug> RESPIRATION
~ HALITOSIS  id+ | FETID BREATH | sug> RESPITE
~ HALITUS    lat for BREATH       sug> REST
             note                 sug> RESTORE
  lat  FETOR ORIS for FETID BREATH
       HALEC          HERRING or SMALL FISH
  hx>  HALLEX refers to a
       PUNGENT FETID ROMAN FISH SAUCE
  HALITOSIS is often called "BAD" BREATH "
  hx> lit> ALEC HALLEC or HALLEX
           ONCE A POPULAR STINKING
  ROMAN FISH SAUCE described in
  Epigrams by MARTIAL [#] as
  "PUTRI CEPAS ALLECE NATANTIS" or
   ONIONS SWIMMING IN ROTTEN FISH-SAUCE
  med> PUTRID "BREATH" or
       FETOR ORIS for FETID BREATH or
  STOMATODYSODIA or DISEASED MOUTH ODOR
  MAY RESULT FROM POOR ORAL HYGIENE
  myth> note that HALITOSIS IS FROM HELL
        since MEPHITIS DID EXHALE FROM HADES
  A FETID MEPHISTOPHELES as per
  lit+ FAUSTUS by GOETHE [#]

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