THEOPHRASTUS 



teal Karacnrda'/j.ara ra? 'yXooTra? io"%eiv 

 rovro Be dvayKalov rot? perd TrXacr/zaro? av 

 \OVCTL. rov fjiev ovv ^evyirov ravras elvai ra? 

 copa? rr}? TO/Z/}?. 



'H S' epyacria yiverau rovrov rov rpoTrov OTav 

 av\\eJ;(JL>(Ti TiQzacriv vTralOpiov rov xei/nayi'os v 

 \/jL/j,ari' rov 5' 77/00? irepLKaOdpavres 



et? rov TI\IOV eOecrav. rov Oepovs 



ravra avvrefjiovres et? ra p,ecro*/ovria 

 inralOpiov nOeacri %povov rivd. TT po<j\ei,TT overt, 

 Se TCO /jLecroyovariw ro TT/JO? TOU? /3\aarovs jovv 

 ra Be ^KTJ ra rovrwv ov yiverai Si7ra\aLarct)v 

 e'Xarrw. /3\riffra /J.EV ovv elvai rwv ^ecroyova- 

 ricov 7T/)o? rrjv ^vyoTroiiav o\ov rov /caXdaov rd 

 /u,eaa- /j,a\aKO)rara Be icr^eiv ^evyrj rd Trpo? 

 7 /3XacTTOV?, afcX^porara Be rd TT/OO? rfj pL^rj' 



(f)(i)velv Be ra? ^yXcorra? ra? K rov avrov /J.ecroyo- 

 variov, ra? Be aXXa? ov o-v^wvelv Kal r>jv /JLCV 

 rfj pL^rj dpicrrepdv eivai, rtjv Be Trpo? TOL? 

 Bejfidv. r/JL^6evro^ Be St%a rov pecro- 

 yovariov ro <rroyua TT}? y\a)rr7]<f e/carepas <yive- 

 crdau Kara rrjv rov Ka\dfjiov rofirfv edv Be d\\ov 

 rporrov epyaa-Qwcriv at <y\a)rrat, ravras ov jrdvv 

 77 /JLCV ovv epyacrua roiavrrj. 



1 Kara<nTaff/j.aTa : lit. 'convulsions'; i.e. the strong vibra- 

 tions of a ' tongue,' the free end of which is kept away from 

 the body or ' lay ' of the mouthpiece. Such a ' reed ' would 

 have the efi'ect of giving to the pipes a fuller and louder tone. 



2 i.e. so as to make a closed end. 



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