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it were well not to come too close the quarry�察�should it chance to be a stag�察�
or he will lunge out with his antlers and his feet�察�better therefore let fly
your javelins from a distance。
These animals may also be captured without aid of gin or caltrop�察�by
sheer coursing in hot summer time�察�they get so tired�察�they will stand still to
be shot down。 If hard pressed they will plunge into the sea or take to water
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of any sort in their perplexity�察 �and at times will drop down from sheer
want of breath。��36�А�
��36�А �From mere shortness of breath。;
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To cope with the wild boar the huntsman needs to have a variety of
dogs�察�Indian�察�Cretan�察�Locrian�察�and Laconian�撮�1�А�along with a stock of nets�察�
javelins�察�boar´spears�察�and foot´traps。
��1�А �For these breeds see Pollux�察 �v。 37�此 �for the Laconian�察 �Pind。 ;Fr。;
73�察�Soph。 ;Aj。; 8�察�cf。 Shakesp。 ;Mids。 N。 D。; iv。 1。 119�察�129 foll。
To begin with�察 �the hounds must be no ordinary specimens of the
species named�撮�2�А�in order to do battle with the beast in question。
��2�А �Or�察 �these hounds of the breed named must not be any ordinary
specimens;�察�but what does Xenophon mean by ��ek toutou tou genous���拭�
The nets should be made of the same flaxen cord��3�А�as those for hares
above described。 They should be forty´five threaded in three strands�察�each
strand consisting of fifteen threads。 The height from the upper rim��4�А。�i。e。
from top to bottom�� should be ten meshes�察�and the depth of the nooses or
pockets one elbow´length ��say fifteen inches��。��5�А�The ropes running round
the net should be half as thick again as the cords of the net�察 �and at the
extremities��6�А�they should be fitted with rings�察�and should be inserted ��in
and out�� under the nooses�察 �with the end passing out through the rings。
Fifteen nets will be sufficient。��7�А�
��3�А�i。e。 ;of Phasian or Cathaginian fine flax。;
��4�А。�tou koruphaiou��。
��5�А 。�pugon��。 The distance from the elbow to the first joint of the
finger = 20 ��daktuloi�� = 5 ��palaistai�� = 1 1/4 ft。 �� ��L。 & S。��
��6�А。�ep akrois��。 Cf。 ��akreleniois��。
��7�А�Reading ��ikanai���察�vid。 Lenz ad loc。 and ii。 4。
The javelins should be of all sorts�撮�8�А�having blades of a good breadth
and razor´sharpness�察�and stout shafts。
��8�А�Al。 ;of various material。; See Pollux�察�v。 20 ap。 Schneid。
The boar´spears should in the first place have blades fifteen inches
long�察�and in the middle of the socket two solid projecting teeth of wrought
metal�撮�9�А�and shafts of cornel´wood a spear´shaft's thickness。
��9�А�Wrought of copper ��or bronze��。
The foot´traps should resemble those used for deer。
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These hunts should be conducted not singly�撮�10�А�but in parties�察�since
the wild boar can be captured only by the collective energy of several men�察�
and that not easily。
��10�А�Lit。 ;There should be a band of huntsmen;�察�or�察 �It will take the
united energies of several to capture this game。; See Hom。 ;Il。; ix。
543�察�of the Calydonian boar�此�
��ton d' uios Oineos apekteinen Meleagros�察�polleon ek polion theretoras
andras ageiras kai kunas 。 ou men gar k' edame pauroisi brotoisin tossos
een�察�pollous de pures epebes' alegeines。��
;But him slew Meleagros the son of Oineus�察 �having gathered
together from many cities huntsmen and hounds�察 �for not of few men
could the boar be slain�察 �so mighty was he�察 �and many an one brought
he to the grievous pyre; ��W。 Leaf��。
I will now explain how each part of the gear is to be used in hunting。
The company being come to some place where a boar is thought to lie�察�
the first step is to bring up the pack�撮�11�А �which done�察 �they will loose a
single Laconian bitch�察�and keeping the rest in leash�察�beat about with this
one hound。��12�А�As soon as she has got on the boar's track�察�let them follow
in order�察�one after another�察�close on the tracking hound�察�who gives the lead
to the whole company。��13�А�Even to the huntsmen themselves many a mark
of the creature will be plain�察�such as his footprints on soft portions of the
ground�察�and in the thick undergrowth of forests broken twigs�察�and�察�where
there are single trees�察�the scars made by his tusks。��14�А�As she follows up
the trail the hound will�察 �as a general rule�察 �finally arrive at some well´
wooded spot�察�since�察�as a general rule�察�the boar lies ensconced in places of
the sort�察�that are warm in winter and cool in summer。
��11�А。�kunegesion���察 �a hunting establishment�察�huntsmen and hounds�察�a
pack of hounds�察─�L。 & S。 cf。 Herod。 i。 36�察�Pollux。 v。 17。 In Aristot。
;H。 A。; viii。 5。 2�察�of wolves in a pack�察�v。 ��monopeirai��。 ��upagein��
;stealthily�拭─�
��12�А�Or�察 �go on a voyage of discovery。;
��13�А �Reading ��te ikhneuouse���察 �or if vulg。 ��ikhneusei���察 �transl。 ;set
her to follow the trail�察�at the head of the whole train。;
��14�А �Schneid。 cf。 Aristot。 ;H。 A。; vi。 18�察 �Plin。 viii。 52�察 �Virg。
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;Georg。; iii。 255�察 �ipse ruit�察�dentesque Sabellicus exacuit sus;�察 �Hom。
;Il。; xi。 416�察�xiii。 475�察�Hes。 ;Shield�察─�389�察�Eur。 ;Phoen。; 1389�察�Ovid�察�
;Met。; viii。 369。
As soon as she has reached his lair she will give tongue�察�but the boar
will not get up�察 �not he�察 �in nine cases out of ten。 The huntsman will
thereupon recover the hound�察�and tie her up also with the rest at a good
distance from the lair。��15�А�He will then launch his toils into the wild boar's
harbourage�撮�16�А�placing the nooses upon any forked branches of wood to
hand。 Out of the net itself he must construct a deep forward´jutting gulf or
bosom�察 �posting young shoots on this side and that within�察 �as stays or
beams�撮�17�А �so that the rays of light may penetrate as freely as possible
through the nooses into the bosom�撮�18�А�and the interior be as fully lit up as
possible when the creature makes his charge。 The string round the top of
the net must be attached to some stout tree�察�and not to any mere shrub or
thorn´bush�察�since these light´bending branches will give way to strain on
open ground。��19�А�All about each net it will be well to stop with timber
even places��20�А �where harbrough nis to see�察─ �so that the hulking brute
may drive a straight course��21�А�into the toils without tacking。
��15�А �Lit。 ;accordingly recover the dog�察 �and tie her up also with the
rest�察─�etc。
��16�А。�ormous��。 Lit。 ;moorings�察─�i。e。 ;favourite haunts。; Cf。 ��dusorma��
below。 Al。 ;stelle die Fallnetze auf die Wechsel�察─�Lenz。
��17�А 。�anteridas��。 See a note in the ;Class。 Rev。; X。 i。 p。 7�察 �by G。 S。
Sale�此 �It can only mean long sticks used as stretchers or spreaders to
hold up the net between and beyond the props。; Cf。 Thuc。 vii。 36�察�2。
��18�А�Or�察 �within the bay of network。;
��19�А 。�sunekhonta