Si ad eam offenderint calculi, non erit temperata; cumque siccum et purum ferrum educetur, indicabit eam evanidam et siticulosam; cum vero pinguis fuerit et recte macerata, circa id ferramentum uti glutinum haerens omni ratione probabit esse temperatam.
If lumps are met in the chopping, the lime is not slaked. When the trowel is drawn out dry and clean, it shows that the lime is poor and absorbent; when, however, the lime is rich and duly slaked, it clings round the tool like glue, and shows that it is properly mixed.
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