Sabbath.

97 When the eve of the passover and the eve of the Sabbath coincided.

98 In the temple. See tract on Measurements, c. 1.

99 Num. xix. 18.

100 Num. xv. 20.

_ 101 I.e._, Have you so joined houses that are apart that they may be
counted as one on the Sabbath for carrying articles, etc. It is done
by persons blessing a piece of dough which is common property.

102 When three stars are seen, it is dark.

103 As that would involve "labor."

104 The point to be decided is the difference between what is necessary
and what is a burden.

105 Others think "Lybian" asses.

106 Through fear of linen and woollen being mixed. Deut. xxii. 11.

107 Ladder-shaped piece of wood to prevent it rubbing its throat if it
have a sore.

108 Wood discovered by one John, which when put into sheep's nostrils,
caused them to sneeze and the maggots to fall off.

109 To prevent her being sucked by reptiles.

110 The Gemara says, the cow was his neighbor's, but as he did not
object, the blame was laid on him.

111 Once a number of Jews took refuge in a cave, and hearing some
persons pass, whom they supposed to be enemies, they fell on each
other with their hobnailed sandals, and beat each other to death.

112 Isaiah xi. 4; Micah iv. 3.

113 These anklets were a kind of chain used to prevent members of
certain families in Jerusalem taking too wide strides in walking.

114 To cure toothache.

115 Others translate "masks."

116 To cure ear-ache.

117 To cure one who did not sleep enough they used a tooth of a dead
fox. For one who slept too much, they used a tooth of a living fox.

118 To cure ague.

119 Lev. xviii. 3.

120 Works are divided into principal and secondary, or in Rabbinic
language fathers and children. And if a man does one principal work
and twenty secondary works, they regarded them as one sin, and
consequently deserving one punishment.

_ 121 I.e._, one part wine and three parts water.

_ 122 E.g._, foul water.

123 Henna dust for women's eyes.

124 Isaiah xxx. 14.

125 Isaiah xxx. 14.

126 Nisan nearly corresponds with the month of March.

_ 127 I.e._, 11 o'clock A.M. To obtain our computation of time, six must
be added to the hours mentioned in the Mishna.

128 When uncleanness is mentioned, it is to be understood of legal
uncle