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XII
With regard to methods of procedure in the hunting´field�察�enough has
been said。��1�А�But there are many benefits which the enthusiastic sportsman
may expect to derive from this pursuit。��2�А�I speak of the health which will
thereby accrue to the physical frame�察�the quickening of the eye and ear�察�the
defiance of old age�察�and last�察�but not least�察�the warlike training which it
ensures。 To begin with�察�when some day he has to tramp along rough ways
under arms�察�the heavy infantry soldier will not faint or flaghe will stand
the toil from being long accustomed to the same experiences in capturing
wild beasts。 In the next place�察�men so trained will be capable of sleeping
on hard couches�察�and prove brave guardians of the posts assigned them。 In
the actual encounter with the enemy�察�they will know at once how to attack
and to carry out the word of command as it passes along the lines�察�because
it was just so in the old hunting days that they captured the wild game。 If
posted in the van of battle�察 �they will not desert their ranks�察 �because
endurance is engrained in them。 In the rout of the enemy their footsteps
will not falter nor fail�此�straight as an arrow they will follow the flying foe�察�
on every kind of ground�察�through long habituation。��3�А�Or if their own army
encounter a reverse on wooded and precipitous ground beset with
difficulties�察�these will be the men to save themselves with honour and to
extricate their friends�察 �since long acquaintance with the business of the
chase has widened their intelligence。��4�А�
��1�А �Or�察 �Respecting the methods employed in different forms of the
chase�察 �I have said my say。; As to the genuineness of this and the
following chapter see L。 Dind。 ad loc。�察 �K。 Lincke�察 �Xenophon's
Dialog。; ��peri oikonomias���察�p。 132。
��2�А �Lit。 ;this work;�察 �and in reference to the highly Xenophontine
argument which follows see ;Hellenica Essays�察─�p。 342�察�cf。 ;Cyrop。;
I。 vi。 28�察�39´41。
��3�А �For the sake of 'auld lang syne。';
��4�А�Or�察 �will place them on the vantage´ground of experts。;
Nay�察 �even under the worst of circumstances�察 �when a whole mob of
fellow´combatants��5�А �has been put to flight�察 �how often ere now has a
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handful��6�А�of such men�察�by virtue of their bodily health��7�А�and courage�察�
caught the victorious enemy roaming blindly in some intricacy of ground�察�
renewed the fight�察 �and routed him。 Since so it must ever be�察 �to those
whose souls and bodies are in happy case success is near at hand。��8�А�
��5�А�Or�察 �allies。;
��6�А�Or�察 �a forlorn hope。;
��7�А。�euexia���察�al。 ��eutaxia���察 �by good discipline。;
��8�А �Fortune favours the brave�察─ �reading ��to eutukhesai�� ��L。 D。���察 �or
if ��tou eutukhesai���察。�vulg。�� ;those whose health of soul and body is
established are ipso facto nigh unto good fortune。;
It was through knowledge that they owed success against their foes to
such a training�察 �that our own forefathers paid so careful a heed to the
young。��9�А �Though they had but a scant supply of fruits�察 �it was an
immemorial custom ;not to hinder��10�А �the hunter from hunting any of
earth's offspring;�察�and in addition�察 �not to hunt by night��11�А�within many
furlongs of the city�察─�in order that the adepts in that art might not rob the
young lads of their game。 They saw plainly that among the many pleasures
to which youth is prone�察 �this one alone is productive of the greatest
blessings。 In other words�察�it tends to make them sound of soul and upright�察�
being trained in the real world of actual things��12�А。�and�察�as was said before�察�
our ancestors could not but perceive they owed their success in war to
such instrumentality��13�ВВ察 �and the chase alone deprives them of none of
the other fair and noble pursuits that they may choose to cultivate�察�as do
those other evil pleasures�察�which ought never to be learned。 Of such stuff
are good soldiers and good generals made。��14�А �Naturally�察 �those from
whose souls and bodies the sweat of toil has washed all base and wanton
thoughts�察�who have implanted in them a passion for manly virtuethese�察�I
say�察�are the true nobles。��15�А�Not theirs will it be to allow their city or its
sacred soil to suffer wrong。
��9�А�Al。 ;looked upon the chase as a pursuit incumbent on the young。;
��10�А。�me koluein ��dia�А�to meden ton epi te ge phuomenon agreuein��。
The commentators generally omit ��dia���察�in which case translate as in
text。 Lenz reads ��un koluein dia meden�� ��see his note ad v。 34���察 �and
translates ��p。 61���察 �Dass man die Jager nicht hindern solle�察 �in allem
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was die Erde hervorbrachte zu jagen�察─ �not to hinder the huntsmen
from ranging over any of the crops which spring from earth;�察。�but if
so�察 �we should expect ��dia medenos����。 Sturz�察 �s。v。 ��agreuein���察 �notes
;festive�察─ �because the hunter does not hunt vegetable products。; So
Gail�察 �parce que le chasseur rien veut pas aux productions de la
terre。;
��11�А �Or�察 �set their face against night´hunting�察─ �cf。 ;Mem。; IV。 vii。
4�察 �Plat。 ;Soph。; 220 D�察 �Stranger�此 �There is one mode of striking
which is done at night�察�and by the light of a fire�察�and is called by the
hunters themselves firing�察 �or spearing by firelight; ��Jowett���察 �for
which see Scott�察 �Guy Mannering�察─ �ch。 x。 It seems ;night hunting
was not to be practised within a certain considerable radius�察�whereby
the proficients in that art might deprive it ��lit。 in order that they
might not deprive�� them ��the young huntsmen�� of their game。;
��12�А�Lit。 ;in truth and reality ��not among visionary phantoms��。;
��13�А �These words are commonly regarded as an addition�察 �and what
does ��te�� signify�拭�
��14�А �Or�察 �Here you have the making of brave soldiers and generals。
Here in embryo are to be found your future soldiers and generals
worthy the name。;
��15�А。�outoi aristoi���此�these are prima virorum�察�the true aristocrats。
Some people tell us it is not right to indulge a taste for hunting�察�lest it
lead to neglect of home concerns�察 �not knowing that those who are
benefactors of their country and their friends are in proportion all the more
devoted to domestic duties。 If lovers of the chase pre´ eminently fit
themselves to be useful to the fatherland�察 �that is as much as to say they
will not squander their private means�察 �since with the state itself the
domestic fortunes of each are saved or lost。 The real fact is�察�these men are
saviours�察�not of their own fortunes only�察�but of the private fortunes of the
rest�察�of yours and mine。 Yet there are not a few irrational people amongst
these cavillers who�察 �out of jealousy�察 �would rather perish�察 �thanks to their
own baseness�察 �than owe their lives to th