The Blow of Water and the Sorting of Stones
How water's impact carries and drops stones by weight, with a jest
The main pen note, numbered 30, argues that the 'blow' of water is more powerful than the motion that follows it: where the water strikes, every obstacle is cleared, and the current then carries the loosened material forward, discharging the heaviest stones first and the lightest last as the force weakens from rebound to rebound. Above it, written in red chalk, is a brief facezia (jest) asking why the Hungarians carry a double cross, together with a note about a nun at the Colomba in Cremona and a Franciscan friar. The sheet is written in red chalk and pen with the book turned upside down.
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How the blow of water sorts and deposits stones
The blow of the water is more powerful than the motion that follows it, and where the blow falls every obstacle is removed. The heaviest stones are dropped first from rebound to rebound as the violent motion weakens, while the lightest things are carried farthest from their starting point.
Jest: the Hungarians' double cross
A short witticism asks why the Hungarians carry a double cross, set beside a note about a nun at the Colomba in Cremona who works straw cords well and a friar of Saint Francis.