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Athletic sports and recreations for boys.. (1861)

Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 40

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GY3I>7ASTICS. 31 pended between the bars, and then raise yourself on the handsagain. Practise the drop upon the fore-arms and the rise as oftenas possible. StaxdiinG ON THE Bars.— Now One of our former exerciser,(Sitting Practice No. 2) comes into play. Sit astride either bar, andsecure a good… … on the bar, and hitch the other toe under it. Xow, by means of thetoe, draw yourself to an upright position, and bring both feet to-gether. This is a very neat little exercise, and often entirely bafflesthose whose previous training has not fitted them for it. The Sausage.—Begin by kneelingon the…

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