This page has been validated.
The Anatomy of Tobacco
as that part of the stem which is furthest from the bowl, and differs from the stem in matter. | |
V. | Let a lid (operculum) be defined "id quod nonnullo vasi adjungitur, ne tabacus vento dispergatur"—as that which is sometimes affixed to the bowl lest the tobacco be scattered by the wind. |
VI. | Let a hookah (vox Indica quæ Latiné nominatur "tubulus fumificus aquarius") be defined "tubuli fumifici species quædam, in quâ tabaci fumus per aquam trahitur”—as a certain kind of pipe in which the smoke of tobacco is drawn through water. |
VII. | Ornament (ornamentum) is said to exist "cum tubulus fumificus, aut in vase, aut in fistulâ, non planam habet superficiem"—when a pipe, be it in the bowl or be it in the stem, hath not a flat surface. |
VIII. | Essential colour (color nativus) is said to exist "cum facientis per |
53