. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ing for public exhibition. illiitii m ia^Siii HOME MADE DUMB BELLS. Oumb Bells.—No articles in the outfit of the gymnasium are better calcu-lated to develop the whole muscular system than dumb bells. If the iron onescannot be handily purchased, bells maybe made at home that will answer verywell. Take four blocks of wood about five inches square, round edges andcorners and then connect them by round hand pieces, so that they will be aboutsi
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. ing for public exhibition. illiitii m ia^Siii HOME MADE DUMB BELLS. Oumb Bells.—No articles in the outfit of the gymnasium are better calcu-lated to develop the whole muscular system than dumb bells. If the iron onescannot be handily purchased, bells maybe made at home that will answer verywell. Take four blocks of wood about five inches square, round edges andcorners and then connect them by round hand pieces, so that they will be aboutsix inches apart. A set of dumb bells for a boy should not weigh all togethermore than five to six pounds, that is two or three pounds each, and one and ahalf pounds will be found heavy enough to begin with. They may be weightedby boring a large hole in the head end, and pouring in lead. Exercises withthese develop the muscles of the arms, chest, back, hips and legs. The mo-tions should be steady up and down, front, back, etc., standmg m an easy posi-tion. A book giving full instructions can be purchased for ten cents, throughany book or news HOME MADE PARALLEL BARS. Parallel Bar§.—These are made by four upright posts and two parallelcross bars. The bars should be about six feet long, some twenty inchesapart, and about the height of the hips. Standing between the bars, the hands 272 THE HOME GYMNASIUM. are placed upon them, and the body Hfted and held suspended while it is swing-ing back and forth. The exercise gives strength to the wrists and arms. The l^triking- Bag-.—Take a stout sack about half the size of a commongrain bag, and fill it with curled hair, wool, rowen, cotton or even bran, andsuspend it by a rope with its center breast high, and you have a good strik-ing bag for development of the muscles of the chest and shoulders. Stand atarms length and punch the bag with straight shoulder thrusts. Before fillingthe bag, put a rope down through it and out of
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