The boy's own book; a complete encylopedia of all the diversion, athletic, scientific and recreative, of boyhood and youth. (1834)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis, 1834. · leaf 76
> 72 we -* . GYMNASTICS. TO TAKE A CHAIR FROM UNDER YOU WITHOUT FALLING. The figure represents a youth with the back part of his head resting on one stout chair, and his heels upon another, anda third chair, which … pret, 1 ! carry round over his oody until he deposit it again under him on the opposite side. This is an- other of those feats which seem very difficult, but which are, in fact, easy of execution. Be assured that if you do not succeed in it, provided the iil dle chair be not too heavy for your…
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