Wonders of bodily strength and skill, in all ages and countries (1885)
Depping, Guillaume, 1829-1901, Russell, Charles, tr · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 333
een thedifferent varieties. The javelin was the same sort of weaponas the lance, if it was not that identical weapon. The 330 WONDERS OF BODILY STRENGTH AND SKILL. throwing of this projectile—which was an arm as well as aninstrument of amusement—formed part of the military edu-cation, and the young… … Etruscan Preparing to Hurl his Javelin. (From a ttmb at Chiud.) the practice a muscular power which showed itself on theday of combat both in attack and defence. The casting ofthe javelin had a beneficial influence upon the upper partsof the body by developing the thorax and the respiratoryorgans.…
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