Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 132
ich case, a fall on the hands and knees would be almostinevitable. THE PALM-SPRING. A feat, which afiords excellent exercise, something similarto the thumb-trick, is perform-ed by standing with your facetoward a wall and throwingyourself forward, until you sup-port yourself from falling, bythe palm… … 120 boys OWN BOOK. ward. According to the greater or less distance you standfrom the wall, the more or less difficult the feat will be. Asin the feat of the Trial of the Thumb, it is better to beginthe performance of the Palm-spring at a short distance onlyfrom the wall, at first; by practice, if…
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