The tahor [person] holds a tamei hatchet with his garment, [and one] sprinkles on it; even though it has on it sufficient [wa-ter] for sprin- kling, he is tahor.  How much water is enough for sprinkling? Enough to dip the tips of the stalks and sprinkle. R’ Yehudah says: We view [the water] as if it is upon hyssop of copper.

[If] one sprinkles with tamei hyssop, if it contains an egg’s volume, the water is invalidated and his sprinkling is invalid; [if] it does not contain an egg’s volume, the water is valid, but his sprinkling is invalid. And it contaminates its fellow, and its fellow [contaminates] its fellow, even if they are one hundred.

One who is tahor for chatas [water] whose hands contracted tumah, his body is tamei and he contaminates his fellow, and his fellow [contaminates] his fellow, even if they are one hundred.

A flask of chatas [water] whose exterior contracted tumah, its inside is tamei, and it contaminates its fellow, and its fellow [contaminates] its fellow, even if they are one hundred.  The bell and the clapper [are considered] a connection.  [The] spindle for coarse material, one should not sprinkle on the spindle or on the whorl. And if he sprinkled, it is sprinkled. For flax, [it is considered] a connection.  The hide of a crib that is fastened to rings [is considered] a connection.  The block is not [considered] a connection, not for tumah and not for taharah.  All utensil handles which are bored [are considered] a connection. R’ Yochanan ben Nuri says: Even wedged [handles].