For playground, field, and forest; the outdoor handy book (1900)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 488
his hands in his pockets. Thewriter still bears scars that testify to the truthof this statement. When to Begin. The boy should begin skating as soon ashe can procure skates small enousrh to fit his Fig. 406.—Danger . Ahead little feet. In Friesland, Holland, the babieslearn to skate as soon as… … 462 Winter them at first, and if they are lucky enough to have accessto two the other one is usually loaned to a comrade. The Old Wooden Skate. Thirty years ago the old skates that fell into the posses-sion of the small boy were unique in pattern. Fastenedto a bright red wooden foot-piece was a…
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