January 1977 Issue [Article] The ridge-slope fox and the knife thrower Download PDF Adjust Share by Edward Hoagland, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Country life Edward Hoagland New England More from Edward Hoagland On the Skids What do most of us do when we notice a hungry, disoriented person slumped on the street in obvious despair? Why, we pass quickly by, averting our eyes toward an… Last call Old age and the end of nature Curtain calls The fever called "living" is conquered at last Adjust Share