Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 33
hurl at Aunt Sallys head inhopes of hitting the pipe. The best plan is to throw the cudgelsunderhanded, giving them a rapid rotatory movement at the sametime. Some persons insert an additional pipe into each ear, but thisis an innovation, and leads to careless throwing. It is better tohang a sheet,… … GYMNASTICS. Under the general name of Gymnastics, is included every vigorousexertion of the limbs, such as balancing, climbing, leaping, running,skating, swimming, vaulting, and walking. The use of gymnasticexercises is to unfold and strengthen the muscular system, by teach-ing the proper means of…
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