And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.

Slim turbaned indians blew through long pipes of reed or brass and charmed-or feigned to charm-great hooded snakes and horrible horned adders.

The body is made of wood. at one end is a thin brass tube with a reed attachment, and the other end flares like a trumpet.