Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-11-20

Macclnus armour Of ron which ncocd the whole man. they
with the metal their chests heads
and this fashion adopted by many other nations Pausana
his Atc describes the Sarmatan armour and says made OF
bone which they used the place OF IRON their country having
mines OF this metal and they cndeavorng procure
other nations They used horses only ride but offered them
sacrifice their gods did also many other They like
their flesh did another tribe people, called
the Gconi and the Massagces Lucan and Virgil this
HnssaGas que Jns'1 rquo 'oluorsqne Ge1oui
Loqgaqar Sal7uaFa ~l5us I1nuia bcHi
The Massagctc, who at his savage feast
Feeds on the gcnrous steed which late he prcst
The materials of which samatans composed their armour
taken from the hoo OF horses which they into little plates
like which they pierced and together with the
OF O horses.
"Cappadocia stands cmincny praised horses, which,
the given them by historians commcnda-
tons by the poets who describe beauty
the most lively and striking have claimed the pre-
ccdcncc OF the Of their species Oppan Gaus ELAN, Meme
Piny Ncgcu and Solnu PouN, Vao many Others
them the highest character Orphan particularly celebrates
their stately carriage and oftncs OF action and says that when
young they delicate and weak but that strength with
years contrary other they more power
full when advanced in age.
The horses of this tract OF country seem to have been the fa
vortcs OF the ancicn who greatly cNo their
Of their action. And here may be improper
ALL that the authors who speak
describe figure mention the proud high and equal step
constitutes what is understood by the action, only
REQUISITES but the nob accomplishment horse possess
and must be acknowledged that when the animal displays prop
cry, motion appears its highest grace The poets
beautiful images speak the horse this view expressive
and apt that after seeing the horses themselves the
pleasure read their descriptions them The painters
statac likewise fond OF exhibiting the animal in this striking
attitude
inhabitants Numda Mauritana Nasamona Massia,
and other adjacent of the region celebrated
ing had horses great hccc gor but strange
and peculiar OF riding them without bride saddle using
wand only SWITCH guide and command them Many poets
who may pass historians many
likewise this truth Livy speaking this
managing their horses says with great justice they
graceful and awkward appearance having their nccs
carrying their upwards Many auth
imagine this breed be Iyba as this
now called Barba famous for its excellent cceba
ted for their speed wind and patience fatigue Xenophon and
Orphan agree giving this upon
them the concentrations describing them be
OF body and of slender mould requiring
tendance their Keepers living hardly with
they find the fields which they as
the rider quits their backs without farther notice The pres
OF them corresponds, great degree
the description OF them unlike that already
their
"Sius Itaicus speaking of the Carthagnians fighting
the peculiar riding among peo-
pie and many other authorities confirm the practice
nevertheless, degree conceive how
wand or stick powerful enough guide or control spirit
ed horse in the violence his muts
of battle but the attention. do and memory the
such that hard say what degree obedience
he may be reduced 1t said that the which
the stick operated by striking the horse with
of his make him the left, the left
the right and full upon the the gste OF his when he
CURED stop Ansonius confirms this describing
method riding very celebrates the emperor Gratan
for his skill and address in it.
This method have been assured still practiced in Babarv
by the lower sort people and answers Justly the roughnes
and brutal violence OF these ignorant nations in the ordinary
of their manners and harshness OF their tempers
"Nor is unreasonable suppose, that their poverty