Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 82
exertion renders him too weak to supporthimself. A tall, strong youth, or a grown-up person, takesthe little learner in his arms, and goes into the water breast-high with him; he then places the pupU nearly flat uponthe water, supporting him by one hand under the breast,and encouraging and… … 72 boys OWi^ BOOK. week or ten days, the little swimmer will, in all probability,have no further need of its service. Oh! what a happy,triumphant moment is that, when a boy first floats upon thewater, independent of all other aids but those which Naturehas provided iu his own person. He soon…
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