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suggested that kind of instrument, as by break- 

 ing off, or making a hole near the apex, a trum- 

 pet is formed, from which a variety of sonorous 

 sounds may be produced. 



Q. Are not trumpets of this description used 

 in North Wales ? 



A. They are so, and also in Lithuania, Mus- 

 covy, and the East, where the herdsmen fre- 

 quently employ them in directing the motions of 

 their cattle. For no sooner is an herdsman risen 

 in the morning than he winds his horn, and the 

 oxen, asses, mules, goats, and sheep, immediately 

 leave their respective places of retreat, and as- 

 semble round their leader. He then advances at 

 their head, and leads them into such pasturage 

 as he thinks proper, for the day. A second sig- 

 nal conducts them to the waters ; a third com- 

 mands them home, when every one repairs to his 

 shelter for the night. Isaiah refers to this ancient 

 practice, " The ox knoweth his owner, the ass 

 his master's crib ; but Israel doth not know, my 

 people do not consider." xii. 18, 19.* 



* Couchoiogisl's Companion. 



