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rescue it。 Now is the moment to urge on the hounds and ply the javelins。
And so having mastered this one�察 �he will proceed against the rest�察 �and
employ the same method of the chase in dealing with them。
��13�А。�piesas���察 �noosling�察�nestling�察�buried。;
��14�А �The blood runs cold。;
��15�А�Or�察 �but it will give them a good chase�察�the dogs will have their
work cut out。;
Young fawns may be captured in the way described。 Those that are
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already big will give more trouble�察�since they graze with their mothers and
the other deer�察 �and when pursued retire in the middle of the herd or
occasionally in front�察�but very seldom in the rear。 The deer�察�moreover�察�in
order to protect their young will do battle with the hounds and trample
them under foot�察�so that capture is not easy�察�unless you come at once to
close quarters and scatter the herd�察�with the result that one or another of
the fawns is isolated。 The effort implies��16�А�a strain�察�and the hounds will
be left behind in the first heat of the race�察�since the very absence of their
dams��17�А�will intensify the young deer's terror�察�and the speed of a fawn�察�
that age and size�察 �is quite incredible。��18�А �But at the second or third run
they will be quickly captured�察 �since their bodies being young and still
unformed cannot hold out long against fatigue。
��16�А�Lit。 ;after that violent effort。;
��17�А �Or�察 �alarm at the absence of the herd will lend the creature
wings。;
��18�А�Or�察 �is past compare;�察 �is beyond all telling。;
Foot´gins��19�А �or caltrops may be set for deer on mountains�察 �in the
neighbourhood of meadows and streams and wooded glens�察 �on cross´
roads��20�А�or in tilled fields at spots which they frequent。��21�А�These gins
should be made of twisted yew twigs��22�А�stripped of the bark to prevent
their rotting。 They should have well´rounded hooplike ;crowns;��23�А�with
alternate rows of nails of wood and iron woven into the coil。��24�А�The iron
nails should be larger�察�so that while the wooden ones yield to the foot�察�the
others may press into it。��25�А�The noose of the cord which will be laid upon
;the crown; should be woven out of esparto and so should the rope itself�察�
this kind of grass being least liable to rot。 The rope and noose itself should
both alike be stout。 The log or clog of wood attached should be made of
common or of holm oak with the bark on�察 �three spans in length�察 �and a
palm in thickness。��26�А�
��19�А。�podostrabai���察�podostrabai so called。 Cf。 ;the boot。;
��20�А。�en tais diodois���察 �at points where paths issue�察─�or ;cross。;
��21�А 。�pros o ti prosie���察 �against whatever they are likely to
approach。;
��22�А �Or�察 �should be woven out of Smilax;�察 �Ebenholz�察─ �Lenz�察 �Ifs�察─�
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Gail。
��23�А。�tas de stephanas euk。 ekh。�� ;having circular rims。;
��24�А。�en to plokano�� ��al。 ��plokamo���� = the plaited rope�察�which formed
the ��stephane��。 See Pollux�察�v。 32�察�ap。 Schneid。 and Lenz。
��25�А�Al。 ;so as to press into the foot�察�if the wooden ones yield。;
��26�А�Or�察 �27 inches x 3。;
To set the trap�察�dig a hole in the soil to a depth of fifteen inches�撮�27�А�
circular in shape�察�with a circumference at the top exactly corresponding to
the crown and narrowing towards the bottom。 For the rope and wooden
clog likewise remove sufficient earth to let them both be lightly buried。
That done�察�place the foot´gin deep enough to be just even with the surface
of the soil�撮�28�А�and round the circle of the crown the cord´noose。 The cord
itself and wooden clog must now be lowered into their respective places。
Which done�察�place on the crown some rods of spindle´tree�撮�29�А�but not so
as to stick out beyond the outer rim�察�and above these again light leaves�察�
such as the season may provide。 After this put a final coating of earth upon
the leaves�察�in the first place the surface soil from the holes just dug�察�and
atop of that some unbroken solid earth from a distance�察�so that the lie of
the trap may be as much as possible unnoticed by the deer。 Any earth left
over should be carried to a distance from the gin。 The mere smell of the
newly´turned´up soil will suffice to make the animal suspicious�撮�30�А�and
smell it readily she will。
��27�А �Or�察 �remove a mass of soil to the depth of five palms so as to
form a circular hole corresponding in size with the rim above´
named。;
��28�А �Or�察 �like a door over the cavity�察 �somewhat below the surface�察�
flatwise;�察�i。e。 ;in a horizontal position。;
��29�А �So literally�察 �but really Carthamus creticus�察 �a thistle´like plant
used for making spindles ��Sprengel ap。 L。 & S。���察 �the Euonymous
europaeus being our spindle´tree。 Aristot。 ;H。 A。; ix。 40�察�49�察 �Theocr。
iv。 52。
��30�А �Lit。 ;if she once sniffs the new´turned soil the deer grows shy�察�
and that she will quickly do。; See Plat。 ;Laws�察─�933 A�察 �Phaedr。; 242
C�察 �Mem。; II。 i。 4。
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The hunter should take his hounds and inspect the traps upon the
mountains�察�early in the morning if possible�察�though he should do so also
during the day at other times。 Those set on cultivated land must always be
inspected early�察�before the sun is up in fact�撮�31�А�and for this reason�此�on the
hills�察�so desert is the region�撮�32�А�the creatures may be caught not only at
night but at any time of day�察�while�察�on the cultivated lands�察�owing to their
chronic apprehension of mankind in daytime�察�night is the only time。��33�А�
��31�А �Before the sun is up。;
��32�А�Or�察 �thanks to the lonesomeness of the region。;
��33�А �It is night or never�察�owing to the dread of man which haunts the
creature's mind during daytime。;
As soon as the huntsman finds a gin uprooted he will let slip his
hounds and with cheery encouragement��34�А�follow along the wake of the
wooden clog�察�with a keen eye to the direction of its march。 That for the
most part will be plain enough�察 �since stones will be displaced�察 �and the
furrow which the clog makes as it trails along will be conspicuous on
tilled ground�察�or if the deer should strike across rough ground�察�the rocks
will show pieces of bark torn from the clog�察 �and the chase will
consequently be all the easier。��35�А�
��34�А�See vi。 20�察 �with view´halloo。;
��35�А�Or�察 �along that track will not be difficult。;
Should the deer have been caught by one of its fore´feet it will soon be
taken�察�because in the act of running it will beat and batter its own face and
body�察 �if by the hind´leg�察 �the clog comes trailing along and must needs
impede the action of every limb。 Sometimes�察�too�察�as it is whirled along it
will come in contact with the forked branches of some tree�察 �and then
unless the animal can snap the rope in twain�察 �she is fairly caught�察 �there
ends the chase。 But even so�察�if caught in this way or overdone with fatigue�察�
it were well not to come too close the quarry�察�should it chance to be a stag�察�
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