wrists turned out, and the clubs being he.d with a firm grasp, as in Fig. 18.

SECOND PRACTICE. One. Bring the hands close together in front f the body, the arms straight, the thumbs in a line with the chin, and the clubs held perpendicular, as in Fig. 21; the body being well forward, and the head erect.

Two. Separate the hands, carrying them off with straight arms in a line with the shoulders, as in Fig. 20.

The same motions are to be repeated as directed for three in the first club practice.

Three. Let the ends of the clubs fall to the back of the hips, as in Fig. 22, keeping a firm grasp of the clubs, with the arms straight, the body kept forward, the head erect, and shoulders pressed well back.

Four. Let the arms fall gradually to the side, with the wrist turned out, the clubs being held firmly, as in Fig. 18.

THIRD PRACTICE. One. Carry the right hand, with the wrist well turned out, straight to the front, and circle the club round the right shoulder; then let the arms fall gradually to the side, at the word "steady."

Two. Carry the left hand, with the wrist well turned out, straight to the front, and circle the club round the left shoulder; then let the arms fall gradually to the side, at the word "steady."

Three. Carry both hands, with the

wrists well turned out, straight to the front, and circle both clubs round the shoulders, swinging thers independently; then, at the word "steady," let the arms

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FIRST PRACTICE.

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Wand or Pole Exercises.

The pupils are to stand at ease, as we have before directed and when the poles are deliv ered to them, they are to remain in the same position, with the poles between their hands and the body. When the word "steady" is given, the poles are to be held in the center, with the thumbs turned inward, and close together.

One. Slide the hands smartly up the pole to the top, which is to be grasped firmly; then dart the hands straight to the front, with straight arms, the thumbs close together and uppermost; the knuckles to the front, as in Fig. 23.

Two. Throw the hands well back, the same as directed for dumb-bell practice, (First Practice, “Three,”) keeping the knuckles to the front.

Repeat these motions from two to one, and from one to two.

Three. Slide the hands down the pole to its center, and resume the position you had before the word "one" was given.

SECOND PRACTICE. Attention. When this word is given, the heels are to be brought in a line, and the pole brought across the front of the thighs, at the full extent of the arms, the same as in the backboard exercise, Fig. 15.

One. Raise the right hand until it is abc ve the center of the head, and move the left hand from left toward the right, until it is under the other hand, and the pole held quite

perpendicular, as in Fig. 25; the back of the left hand being toward the teacher, and the back of the right hand toward the body.

Two. Reverse the last exercise, by raising the left hand first.

These motions are to be repeated from two to one, and from one to two.

THIRD PRACTICE.

One. Raise the pole gradually from the position of attention, to above the head, as in the long backboard exercise, Fig. 15.

Two. Lower the pole from the position "one," the arms being contracted, until it is brought across the back part of the thighs at the full extent of the arms, as in Fig. 26; the thumbs being at the back, the little finger in front, and the palms of the hands upward. Repeat the exercise from two

to one, and from one to two.

FOURTH PRACTICE. The first word given is attention, when the pupil is to come smartly into this position, as in the packboard exercise, Fig. 16.

One. Reverse the hands one at a time, beginning with the right hand, so as to bring the tops of the fingers in front,

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and looking upward, the knuckles to the

rear, and the thumbs crossing the fore and middle fingers; the body well forward on the fore part of the feet, the head erect, and shoulders well pressed back.

Two. Raise the right hand smartly, until it comes in a line with the chin; keep the left arm straight, and hand steady, and the body in the same position as the last.

Three. Reverse the last exercise, by rais ing the left hand, and keeping the right arm straight, and hand steady.

Repeat the exercise from three to twr, from two to one, mui

from one to two, and from two to three, first slowly, and then "apidly.

Walking.

Position. In walking, the arms should hang close to the body, the elbows turned in and close to the side; the hands rather open to the front, and the little finger lightly touching the dress; the chest advanced, but without constraint; the body upright but inclined a little forward, so that the weight of it may principally bear on the fore part of the feet; the head to be erect, and the eyes straight to the front.

The arms should not be allowed to swing about like a pendulum; the movement of the leg and thigh must spring from the hip, and be free and natural. The foot should be raised high enough to clear the ground without grazing it, carried straight to the front, and without being drawn back placed softly on the ground on the fore part or ball of the great toe, and the heel allowed to come gradually to the ground, so as not to jerk or shake the body in the slightest degree.

The Elastic Cord Exercises.

These exercises are performed nearly the same as part of the club and backboard exercises, but are arranged as follows: Attention. The heels will be brought in

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a line, the handles of the elastic cord are to be firmly grasped with the hands, and the cord brought across in front of the thighs, to the full extent of the arms, the back of the hand being outward, the thumb and fore finger to the front, and the little finger to the rear.

One. Dart the hands straight to the front, with straight arms, the thumb

touching each other, and the cord hanging perpendicular See "one," second practice of the club exercise, Fig. 2.

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Two. Raise the hands gradually from the former position, together with a straight arm over the head. fourth dumb-bell practice, Fig. 7.

"one,

Three. Lower the hands, until both little fingers are behind the back of the head, then separate the hands gradu ally, and bring the elbows close to the side, the knuckles to the rear, the shoulders and head well back, the body inclining forward, and the elastic cord across the back, the same as in the backboard exercise. See "two," long backboard exercise, Fig. 16.

Four. Bring the knuckles together in front of the body in a line with the chin, the elbows close together in front of the chest.

Repeat the exercise from four to three, several times, so as to bring the shoulders well back, the head being kept erect. Repeat the exercises slowly at first, and then quickly, from four to three, from three to two, and from two to one, and afterward back again to four, commencing with one.

The Balance Step.

FIRST PRACTICE.-The pupil being placed in the first posi tion, (attention, Fig. 7,) the in

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structor should explain and instruct her in the balance step, the object of which is to give a steadiness to the body, and remove that rolling motion so frequently observed in those who have not learned Calisthenics, and impart a free and graceful motion to the limbs. Care should be taken to prevent the pupil throwing back the one