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192 POMPEIANA.
probably indicated by cicer, while Ranius de-
clared the baker's name.
Over the oven of Pansa was the baker's sign, painted
a deep red *; and motto.
Hie habitat felicitas.
The mills are of dark volcanic stone, very rough,
and full of leucites. The upper portion, shaped
in the inside as well as the exterior like an hour-
glass, seems to have been moved by a lever, in-
serted through the square aperture, and fastened
by a cross pin, for which the hole may be ob-
served. This is removed in one to show the
conical piece whereon the moveable part turned,
with another square sinking on its apex: pro-
to let something in for the purpose of
the lever, so as to keep all in its
place. Over the top where the corn was put in
is generally about 9, feet 6 inches; the flour fell
around on the lower cylinder: two of these were
within 16 inches of the wall; consequently the
lever could not have completed the circle.
j Euber porrectus.—Hor.
Membra genitalia apud veteres prascipue colebantur quoniam ad genera-
tionem necessaria sunt; et per ca species animantium conservantur et
propagantur; et abundantly et fcecunditatis signa sunt et prases credebantur
increments frugum et pecudum.
.......restate frequentor
Spicis.—Ep. 85, in Pr.
probably indicated by cicer, while Ranius de-
clared the baker's name.
Over the oven of Pansa was the baker's sign, painted
a deep red *; and motto.
Hie habitat felicitas.
The mills are of dark volcanic stone, very rough,
and full of leucites. The upper portion, shaped
in the inside as well as the exterior like an hour-
glass, seems to have been moved by a lever, in-
serted through the square aperture, and fastened
by a cross pin, for which the hole may be ob-
served. This is removed in one to show the
conical piece whereon the moveable part turned,
with another square sinking on its apex: pro-
to let something in for the purpose of
the lever, so as to keep all in its
place. Over the top where the corn was put in
is generally about 9, feet 6 inches; the flour fell
around on the lower cylinder: two of these were
within 16 inches of the wall; consequently the
lever could not have completed the circle.
j Euber porrectus.—Hor.
Membra genitalia apud veteres prascipue colebantur quoniam ad genera-
tionem necessaria sunt; et per ca species animantium conservantur et
propagantur; et abundantly et fcecunditatis signa sunt et prases credebantur
increments frugum et pecudum.
.......restate frequentor
Spicis.—Ep. 85, in Pr.