炎洲

炎洲

炎洲在南海中,地方二千里,去北岸九萬里。上有風生獸,似豹,青色,大如狸,張網取之,積薪數車以燒之,薪盡而獸不燃,灰中而立,毛亦不燋,斫剌不入,打之如皮囊,卽以鐡鎚鍜其頭,數千下,乃死,而張口向風,須臾復活。以石上菖蒲塞其鼻,即死。取其腦,和菊花服之,盡十斤,得夀五百年。又有火林山,山中有火光獸,大如䑕,毛長三四寸,或赤或白。山可三百里許,晦夜甞見此山林,乃是此獸光照,狀如火光相似。

取其獸毛,以緝爲布,時人號爲火浣布也。國人衣服之,若有垢汗,以灰汁浣之,終不潔凈。唯以火燒兩食久,振擺之,其垢自落,潔白如雪。亦多仙家居處。

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