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the sportsman-第2部分

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'39' Lit。 〃to be alone proclaimed Philopator among the Hellenes。〃 Cf。     Plat。 〃Laws;〃 730 D; 〃He shall be proclaimed the great and perfect     citizen; and bear away the palm of virtue〃; and for the epithet     see Eur。 〃Or。〃 1605; 〃I。 A。〃 68。

Aeneas'40' saved the ancestral godshis father's and his mother's;'41' yea; and his own father also; whereby he bore off a reputation for piety so great that to him alone among all on whom they laid their conquering hand in Troy even the enemy granted not to be despoiled。

'40' As to Aeneas see Poseidon's speech; 〃Il。〃 xx。 293 foll。; Grote;     〃H。 G。〃 i。 413; 427 foll。

'41' Cf。 〃Hell。〃 II。 iv。 21。

Achilles;'42' lastly; being nursed in this same training; bequeathed to after…days memorials so fair; so ample; that to speak or hear concerning him no man wearies。

'42' 〃The highest form that floated before Greek imagination was     Achilles;〃 Hegel; 〃Lectures on the Philosophy of History〃 (Eng。     tr。 p。 233); and for a beautiful elaboration of that idea; J。 A。     Symonds; 〃Greek Poets;〃 2nd series; ch。 ii。

Such; by dint of that paintstaking care derived from Cheiron; these all proved themselves; of whom all good men yet still to…day are lovers and all base men envious。 So much so that if throughout the length and breadth of Hellas misfortunes at any time befell city or king; it was they who loosed the knot of them;'43' or if all Hellas found herself confronted with the hosts of the Barbarians in strife and battle; once again it was these who nerved the arms of Hellenes to victory and rendered Hellas unconquered and unconquerable。

'43' Reading {eluonto autous}; or if as L。 D。; {di autous}; transl。     〃thanks to them; they were loosed。〃

For my part; then; my advice to the young is; do not despise hunting or the other training of your boyhood; if you desire to grow up to be good men; good not only in war but in all else of which the issue is perfection in thought; word; and deed。



II

The first efforts of a youth emerging from boyhood should be directed to the institution of the chase; after which he should come to the rest of education; provided he have the means and with an eye to the same; if his means be ample; in a style worthy of the profit to be derived; or; if they be scant; let him at any rate contribute enthusiasm; in nothing falling short of the power he possesses。

What are the aids and implements of divers sorts with which he who would enter on this field must equip himself? These and the theory of each in particular I will now explain。 With a view to success in the work; forewarned is forearmed。 Nor let such details be looked upon as insignificant。 Without them there will be an end to practical results。'1'

'1' Or; 〃The question suggests itselfhow many instruments and of     what sort are required by any one wishing to enter this field? A     list of these I propose to give; not omitting the theoretical side     of the matter in each case; so that whoever lays his hand to this     work may have some knowledge to go upon。 It would be a mistake to     regard these details as trivial。 In fact; without them the     undertaking might as well be let alone。〃

The net…keeper should be a man with a real passion for the work; and in tongue a Hellene; about twenty years of age; of wiry build; agile at once and strong; with pluck enough to overcome the toils imposed on him;'2' and to take pleasure in the work。

'2' {toutous}; 〃by this; that; or the other good quality。〃

The ordinary small nets should be made of fine Phasian or Carthaginian'3' flax; and so too should the road nets and the larger hayes。'4' These small nets should be nine…threaded 'made of three strandes; and each strand of three threads';'5' five spans'6' in depth;'7' and two palms'8' at the nooses or pockets。'9' There should be no knots in the cords that run round; which should be so inserted as to run quite smoothly。'10' The road net should be twelve…threaded; and the larger net (or haye) sixteen。 They may be of different sizes; the former varying from twelve to twenty…four or thirty feet; the latter from sixty to one hundred and twenty or one hundred and eighty feet。'11' If larger they will be unwieldy and hard to manage。 Both should be thirty…knotted; and the interval of the nooses the same as in the ordinary small nets。 At the elbow ends'12' the road net should be furnished with nipples'13' (or eyes); and the larger sort (the haye) with rings; and both alike with a running line of twisted cord。 The pronged stakes'14' for the small nets should be ten palms high;'15' as a rule; but there should be some shorter ones besides; those of unequal length will be convenient to equalise the height on uneven ground; and those of equal length on level。 They should be sharp…tipped so as to draw out easily'16' and smooth throughout。 Those for the road nets should be twice the height;'17' and those for the big (haye) nets five spans long;'18' with small forks; the notches not deep; they should be stout and solid; of a thickness proportionate to their length。 The number of props needed for the nets will varymany or few; according to circumstances; a less number if the tension on the net be great; and a larger number when the nets are slack。'19'

'3' Phasian or Carchedonian。 Cf。 Pollux; v。 26。

'4' {arkus; enodia; diktua}。

'5' 'L。 Dind。 brackets。' See Pollux; v。 27; ap。 Schn。

'6' {spithame}; a span (dodrans) = 7 1/2 inches。 Herod。 ii。 106;     {trispithamos}; Hes。 〃Op。〃 424; Plat。 〃Alc。〃 i。 126 C; Aristot。     〃H。 A。〃 viii。 28。 5; Polyb。 v。 3…6。

'7' {to megethos}。

'8' Or; 〃eight fingers' breadth +〃 = 6 inches +。 {palaiste} or     {palaste}; a palm or four fingers' breadth = 3 inches +。

'9' {tous brokhous}; a purse or tunnel arrangement with slip loop。

'10' Reading {upheisthosan de oi peridromoi anammatoi}。 Lit。 〃the     cords that run round should be inserted without knots。〃 See     Pollux; v。 28 foll。

'11' Lit。 〃2; 4; 5 fathoms; 10; 20; 30 fathoms。〃

'12' {akroleniois}; elbows; Pollux; v。 29; al。 {akroliniois}; L。 & S。;     〃on the edges or borders。〃

'13' {mastous}; al。 〃tufts。〃

'14' {skhalides}; forks or net props。 Cf。 Pollux; v。 19。 31。

'15' i。e。 30 + inches = 2 1/2 + ft。; say 36 inches = 3 ft。

'16' {euperispastoi ta akra}; al。 〃they should be made so that the     nets can be fitted on and off easily; with sharp points〃; or 〃off     the points easily。〃

'17' {siplasiai}; i。e。 20 palms = 60 + inches; say 72; or 6 ft。

'18' {pentespithamoi}; i。e。 5 x 7 1/2 inches = 37 1/2 inches = 3 ft。 1     1/2 inch; al。 5 x 9 inches = 45 inches = 3 ft。 9 inches。

'19' Or; 〃if in the particular position the nets are taut; a larger if     they lie slack。〃

Lastly; for the purpose of carrying the nets and hayes; for either sort'20' there must be a bag of calf…skin; and billhooks to cut down branches and stop gaps in the woods when necessary。'21'

'20' Reading; with Lenz; {ekaterois}; or if; as C。 Gesner conj。; {e     ekatera}; transl。 〃or either separately。〃

'21' Or; 〃for the purpose of felling wood and stopping up gaps where     necessary。〃



III

There are two breeds of sporting dogs: the Castorian and the fox… like。'1' The former get their name from Castor; in memory of the delight he took in the business of the chase; for which he kept this breed by preference。'2' The other breed is literally foxy; being the progeny originally of the dog and the fox; whose natures have in the course of ages become blent。'3'

'1' {Kastoriai}; or Laconian; approaching possibly the harrier type;     {alopekides}; i。e。 vulpocanine; hybrid between fox and dog。

'2' Or; 〃get their appellation from the fact that Castor took delight     in the business of the chase; and kept this breed specially for     the purpose。〃 Al。 {diephulaxen}; 〃propagated and preserved the     breed which we now have。〃 See Darwin; 〃Animals and Plants under     Domestication;〃 ii。 202; 209。

'3' Or; 〃and through lapse of time the twofold characteristics of     their progenitors have become blent。〃 See Timoth。 Gaz。 ap。     Schneid。 ad loc。 for an ancient superstition as to breeds。

Both species present a large proportion of defective animals'4' which fall short of the type; as being under…sized; or crook…nosed;'5' or gray…eyed;'6' or near…sighted; or ungainly; or stiff…jointed; or deficient in strength; thin…haired; lanky; disproportioned; devoid of pluck or of nose; or unsound of foot。 To particularise: an under…sized dog will; ten to one; break off from the chase'7' faint and flagging in the performance of his duty owing to mere diminutiveness。 An aquiline nose means no mouth; and consequently an inability to hold the hare fast。'8' A blinking bluish eye implies defect of vision;'9' just as want of shape means ugliness。'10' The stiff…limbed dog will come home limping from the hunting…field;'11' just as want of strength and thinness of coat go hand in hand with incapacity for toil。'12' The lanky…legged; unsymmetrical dog; with his shambling gait and ill… compacted frame; ranges heavily; while the spiritless animal will leave his work to skulk off out of the sun into shade and lie down。 Want of nose means scenting the hare with difficulty; or only once in a way; and however courageous he may be; a hound with unsound feet cannot stand the work; but through foot…soreness will eventually give in。'13'

'4' Or; 〃defective specimens (that is to say; the majority) are to be     noted; as follows。〃

'5' {grupai}。

'6' {kharopoi}。 Al。 Arrian; iv。 4; 5。

'7' Or; 〃will probably retire from the chase and throw up the business     through mere diminutiveness。〃

'8' Or; 〃a hook…nosed (? pig…jawed; see Stonehenge; 〃The Dog;〃 p。 19;     4th ed。) dog has a bad mouth and cannot hold。〃

'9' Or; 〃a short…sighted; wall…eyed dog has defective vision。〃

'10' Or; 〃they are weedy; ugly brutes as a rule。〃

'11' Or; 〃stiffness of limbs means he will come off。〃 Cf。 〃Mem。〃 III。     xiii。 6。

'12' Lit。 〃a weak; thinly…haired animal is incapable of severe toil。〃

'13' Or; 〃Nor will courage compensate for unsound feet。 The toil and     moil will be too great to endure; and owing to the pains in his     feet he will in the end give in。〃

Similarly many different modes of hunting a line of scent are to be seen in the s
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