A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1842)
Ewbank, Thomas · Tilt & Bogue · leaf 280
t without describing distinctly the instrument employed : the latter in his 30th book , cap . 7 , seems to refer to the common pewter syringe , “ an instrument or pipe of tin this is at least probable , for pewter , according to Whittaker , was borrowed from the Romans . It is well ascertained that… … No . 115 . Syringes used by Hindoos in celebrating some religious festivals . Had the syringe not been mentioned by ancient authors , its antiquity might be inferred from a particular employment of it by the Hindoos . The arts , manners and customs of these people have remained unchanged from very…
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