. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. whichat first was anecessity, be-came very quickly apleasure, and has endedin becoming an art, thanks trthe enjoyment derived from motionin the open air, and from the pleasureof surmounting obstacles and braving death of the hunted animal is only anaccessory; the seekirtg of the dogs, the joyoussound of the huntsmans horn, the pleasureof proving to others our agility, strength,courage, intrepidity, — herein lies the true joyof hunting. German related that early in the last century a deer, hunted by the hounds of th
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness;. whichat first was anecessity, be-came very quickly apleasure, and has endedin becoming an art, thanks trthe enjoyment derived from motionin the open air, and from the pleasureof surmounting obstacles and braving death of the hunted animal is only anaccessory; the seekirtg of the dogs, the joyoussound of the huntsmans horn, the pleasureof proving to others our agility, strength,courage, intrepidity, — herein lies the true joyof hunting. German related that early in the last century a deer, hunted by the hounds of the king of England, ran for four hours and forty-five mmutes. Rider after rider gave upBodyguard ^^^^ ^^^^j^ ^j^^ ^^ ^^^^ q^^ ^^^.^^ fell dead, another expired before he reached thestable, and seven others died during the follow-ing week (a mortality as great as or even greaterthan that of a Spanish bullfight). Huntsmennever lose sight of the game, which can, there-fore, never slacken its speed or rest for a singleinstant. For the best horse a run of four hours. 140 OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS
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