The Make and mend club. A story of boys' adventures, sports and experiments (1883)
Van Orden, Howard · New York, A. Sibley · leaf 78
ome on your back between the bars. THE HORIZONTALi BAR. Let two strong upright posts be firmly fastened into the ground, about six feet apart, and let a wooden bar be strongly mortised into their tops. The bar should be made of white deal, about two in hes and a half in diameter. The bar must have… … Fig. 64. Fig. 65. The Grasp.— The fingers should be hooked over the pole, keeping the thumb on the same side as the fingers. Hang as long as possi¬ ble, first with both hands, then with each hand by turns. (Fig. 64.) The Walk.— Bang by the hands, and walk by them from one end
Handicraft for boys · Amusements · Sports
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