Niddah

WHAT IS MEANT BY 'TASTELESS SPITTLE'. One taught:  That of a man who tasted nothing since the previous evening. R. Papa intended to explain before Raba [that this bears the same meaning] as when one says that he had tasted nothing in the evening.  But Raba  pointed out to him: Does it say 'in the evening'?  It only says, 'Since the previous evening',  thus excluding only the case of one who got up early  and ate.  Rabbah b. Bar Hana citing R. Johanan stated: What is meant by tasteless spittle? [That of a person] who spent half a night in sleep.  This then implies that the quality of spittle  depends on sleep. But have we not learnt:  If a man slept all day his is no tasteless spittle and if he was awake all night it is tasteless spittle?  — There  it is a case, where one was in a state of drowsiness.  What state of drowsiness is hereby to be understood? — R. Ashi replied: Where a man is half asleep and half awake;  when addressed he answers but is unable to give any rational reply, and when he is reminded of any thing he can recall it. One taught: If a man rose up early in the morning and studied his lesson, his is no tasteless spittle.  But for how long?  — R. Judah b. Shila citing R. Ashi who had it from R. Eleazar replied: For a period during 'which  can be uttered the greater part of one's usual talk in the course of three hours. THE LIQUID OF CRUSHED BEANS? — PASTE MADE OF CRUSHED BEANS etc. May it be suggested that this  provides support for Resh Lakish; for Resh Lakish said: There must be tasteless spittle with each of the substances? — It is possible that the heat of one's mouth suffices.  Our Mishnah  is not in agreement with R. Judah. For it was taught: R. Judah explained,  Boiling liquid of crushed beans before ['ober] salt is put into it.  What is the proof that the expression  'ober' means 'before'? — R. Nahman b. Isaac replied: Since Scripture says, Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain, and overran [wa-ya'abor]  the Cushite.  Abaye replied, The proof comes from here: And he himself passed over ['abar]  before them.  And if you prefer I might reply that the proof comes from here: And their king is passed on [wa-ya'abor]  before them, and the Lord before them. URINE? THIS REFERS TO SUCH AS HAS FERMENTED. One taught: What must be the duration of  their fermentation? Three days. R. Johanan observed, All the standards of the Sages in respect of bloodstains need additional standards to define them:  [Is the urine that] of a child or of an old man,  of a man or of a woman,  covered  or uncovered, of the summer season  or of the winter season? ONE MUST SCOUR THE STAIN THREE TIMES. R. Jeremiah enquired: Does the forward and backward movement  count as one or is it possible that it counts as two? Now what is the decision? — This stands undecided. IF THEY WERE NOT APPLIED IN THE PRESCRIBED ORDER. Our Rabbis taught: If the latter  were applied before the former,  one Baraitha teaches, 'The latter  are counted  and the former  are not counted,'  while another [Baraitha] teaches, 'The former are counted and the latter are not counted'!  — Abaye replied: According to both statements the latter  are counted, and the former  are not; but 'former'  refers to those that are  first in the prescribed order  though second in the process of application. MISHNAH. FOR EVERY WOMAN THAT HAS A SETTLED PERIOD IT SUFFICES [TO RECKON HER PERIOD OF UNCLEANNESS FROM] HER SET TIME. AND THESE ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF SETTLED PERIODS: [IF THE WOMAN]  YAWNS, SNEEZES, FEELS PAIN AT THE TOP OF  HER STOMACH OR THE BOTTOM OF HER BOWELS, DISCHARGES,  OR IS SEIZED BY A KIND OF SHIVERING, OR ANY OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS.  ANY WOMAN WHO ESTABLISHED FOR HERSELF [ONE OF THE SYMPTOMS]  THREE TIMES MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE  A SETTLED PERIOD. GEMARA. Have we not learnt once before, 'For any woman who has a settled period it suffices [to reckon her period of uncleanness from] her set time'?  — There the reference is to settled periods [that are determined by the number] of days  while here the reference is to settled periods [that are determined by conditions] of the body; as it was actually taught, 'The following are the symptoms of settled periods: If a woman yawns, sneezes, feels pain at the top of her stomach or the bottom of her bowels or discharges'. 'Discharges'! Is she not then  constantly discharging?  — 'Ulla son of R. Elai replied: