The garden hose

I was once told by an experienced hiker to suck on a pebble to quench my thirst between rests in the dry mountain air.  Does this trick work?  Yes, I'd like to think it does.  Perhaps there is some hidden water contained in the pebble that does quench my thirst; or maybe, the empathic act of quenching the pebble with my saliva makes the oneness of our collective consciousness less thirsty.  There is some magic which I have to surrender to if I am to believe the pebble actually quenches my thirst  This vessel, which I am calling the "garden hose" , elicits the same tactile feelings  of sucking on a pebble while hiking.  The line i have used is the color of granite and  the surface of the vessel is rough and sturdy like the pebble. This vessel looks like a garden hose Except, it seems, the warm chemical taste from a garden hose never seemed to quench my thirst, this vessel will do a good job of quenching your thirst, and since it is made of glass, not plastic, it will do so without the warm chemical taste.  Like a garden hose, it will supply water, when necessary. And like a pebble, it is just a thing used to conjure magic.