Note 109 — ARRIAN ON COURSING.

The watchful eye of the Veltrarius is required at the time of feeding: indeed it is best for each hound to have his separate allotment of food; so difficult is it to check the voracious, and encourage the delicate, when placed at the same trough. Ælian. de Naturâ Animal. L. vii. c. 19.Τροφῆς δὲ τὴν κοινωνίαν ἥκιστα ἐνδέχονται κύνες πολλάκις γοῦν καὶ ὑπὲρ ὀστέου ἀλλήλους σπαράττουσιν ὡσπεροῦν ὁ Μενέλεως καὶ ὁ Πάρις ὑπὲρ τῆς Ἑλένης.