In 1840, the transcendentalist periodical The Dial Walden "Self-Reliance" "Nature" was founded, and in that same year it published "Orphic Sayings" by Amos Bronson Alcott.
I believe your answer would be:
A. Hunters.
Explanation:
I think, because the sentence features figurative language in the form of a simile.
I could be wrong.
Hope it's right! =)