When the juices of trees have no means of escape, they clot and rot in them, making the trees hollow and good for nothing.
Chapter IX, Sec. 4 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book II
When the juices of trees have no means of escape, they clot and rot in them, making the trees hollow and good for nothing.
Chapter IX, Sec. 4 - De architectura (The Ten Books On Architecture) (~ 15BC) - Book II