What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 296
runk in theposition shown by the illustration.After taking this position the pris-oner was gently pushed down intoa sitting position. It is next to im-possible for a person so fixed to arisewithout help. The toe of the leftshoe binds the right leg ; the toe ofthe right shoe binds the post, andthe… … A Prisoner of War. Company Rest. The same gentleman who sent the above ingenious de-vice also tells of some funny manoeuvres the boys used to gothrough. For instance, during a lull in the battle, the com-mander would call out • Company rest! One man then as-sumed a stooping position; the next man…
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