Quotation for Shabbat 303:1
ושל בית הכסא רעות של סם ושל שחוק ושל פירות יפות
and the privy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., through internal disorders. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> are harmful; those caused by chemicals, laughter, or plants<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' E.g., onions or mustard. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> are beneficial.
Pri HaAretz
And the matter is in accordance with the words of the Zohar on "And Avraham was old, advanced of days" (see there). In order to explain the matter lucidly, as the Rabbis told in regards to Barzelai the Geladite who was eighty years old and said "Can I tell the difference between good and bad? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks?" And the Rabbis said "He removes the speech of men of trust and takes away the understanding of the aged"
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