Wood, John George, 1827-1889. [from old catalog] · London, New York, Routledge, Warne, and Routledge · leaf 43
h-hook style. Watch a monkey gambollingabout his bars, and see how he holds them. Thesloth, too, merely hooks his curved claws overthe branches, and defies the gales to shake himoff. So, imitate the sloth as well as you can,and curve your hand into a hook-like form. Letthe body hang quite straight,… … GYMNASTICS. 35 lose your hold. A few blisters may be expected at first, but tbeyare caused almost entirely by unskilful management of the bar, andwill soon get well again. The Walk.—Hang on the bar, and makealternate steps with the hands, so as to carryyou from one end of the bar to the other.Do…
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