. St. Nicholas [serial] . ioi3 THE PRACTICAL BOY. By Joseph H. Adams. ELEVENTH HOME-MADE GYMNASIUM. AN ATTIC GYMNASIUM. In Fig. 12 on page 1018, a very good idea isgiven for the arrangement of an attic gymna-sium, in a room of about fourteen feet wide bysixteen feet long. Under the trapeze or rings it is best to havean old mattress on the floor. Plenty of venti-lation is necessary in the home gymnasium. The following are descriptions of the methodof making some of the simpler and less expen-sive forms of apparatus. A FLOOR HORIZONTAL BAR. The hickory bar, 1^ inches in diameter and4 f
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ioi3 THE PRACTICAL BOY. By Joseph H. Adams. ELEVENTH HOME-MADE GYMNASIUM. AN ATTIC GYMNASIUM. In Fig. 12 on page 1018, a very good idea isgiven for the arrangement of an attic gymna-sium, in a room of about fourteen feet wide bysixteen feet long. Under the trapeze or rings it is best to havean old mattress on the floor. Plenty of venti-lation is necessary in the home gymnasium. The following are descriptions of the methodof making some of the simpler and less expen-sive forms of apparatus. A FLOOR HORIZONTAL BAR. The hickory bar, 1^ inches in diameter and4 feet long, is supported on hardwood uprights2 inches thick, 3 inches wide, and as high asthe bar is desired—probably from 5 to 6 feet,according to the heights of the boys (see Fig. 1).At the lower end the uprights are held in position
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