ABSTRACT
Those who enthusiastically follow the pursuit of hunting will reap great advantages, for it makes the body healthy and improves sight and hearing. It also slows down the process of growing old, and is especially useful as training for the art of war. First, men experienced in hunting will not tire when they are marching over difficult roads under arms. They will endure hardships like this because they are accustomed to carrying arms in the capture of wild beasts. They will also be capable of sleeping on a hard bed and of effectively guarding the position assigned to them. In attacks on the enemy they will be able to fall upon him and simultaneously carry out orders passed along the line because they do the same things on their own initiative when hunting game. If positioned in the front line they will not desert the ranks, because they possess endurance. If the enemy flees, they will be able to pursue him directly and safely in any type of terrain because of their experience.
