THEOPHRASTUS 



SeiaOaL koI KaTaaTrda/nara Ta<; ^Xcorra? ta'x^eiv' 

 rovTo Be avayKalov Tol<i fiera ir\,dafiaTO<i av- 

 \ovai. rov /xev ovv ^evyijov Tavra<i eipai ra? 



6 'H S' epyacrta ylveTUi rovrov top rpoirov orav 

 avWe^cocrt ndeaaiv vrraiOpLov rov 'xeifxSivo^ iv 

 TW Xefifiari' rov S" rjpo<; ireptKaOdpavTe'i Kal 

 €Krpi,ylravT€<; eh rov rfKiov Weaav. rov 6epov<i he 

 fjbera ravra avvrefiovra et? ra /xea-oyovdria TrdXiv 

 vtraWpiov rideaai 'X^povov rtvd. TrpoaXeiTTOvai 

 Se Tc3 fieaoyovarlo) ro tt/jo? tov9 ^\acrrov<i yow 

 ra Be fxrjKrj ra rovrwv ov yiverai BiTraXaiarcov 

 iXdrrco. ^ekriara jxev ovv elvai rwv [xea-oyova- 

 riwv Trpo'i rrjv ^evyoirouav oXov rov /cakdfiov rd 

 fiecra- puiXaKiorara Be '[^^(eLv i^evyrj rd Trpof rov<; 



7 /SXacrrov'i, aKXrjpurara Be rd tt/oo? rfj pi^rj' avp,- 

 (fxoveiv Be rd<i y\(orra<i rd<; €k rov avrov pecroyo- 

 variov, rd<i Be dX\a<; ov avficpoyveiv Kal ri]v fiev 

 7rpo9 rr} pi^rj dptarepdv elvat, rijv Be tt/jo? rov<i 

 ^Xacrrov'i Be^idv. rp,r]6evro<; Be Bc-^^a rov p^ecro- 

 yovarlov rb crro/ia t^9 yXcom]<; eKarepa<i yive- 

 aOai Kara rr)v rov KaXdp,ov rop.7]v edv Be dXXov 

 rpoTTOV epyaadoiaiv at yXwrrai, ravra<; ov irdvv 

 arvpicfxovelv' r) p,ev ovv epyaala roiavrrj. 



^ KaTaawda-naTa : lit. 'convulsions'; j.c. 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 efifect of giving to the pipes a fuller and louder tone. 



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



