. Kitchener's army and the territorial forces, the full story of a great achievement ;. rd he looked and felt when he shuffled to hisappointed place, generally a few seconds after theremainder of the squad, who had already masteredthe intricacies of the movement. He learned that,to turn right about, both knees had to be keptstraight and the body erect while he swung roundon the right heel and left toe, the left heel andright toe being raised. Then when the rightfoot was flat on the ground, the left heel had to be brought smartly up to the right, and brought into proper position without being s
. Kitchener's army and the territorial forces, the full story of a great achievement ;. rd he looked and felt when he shuffled to hisappointed place, generally a few seconds after theremainder of the squad, who had already masteredthe intricacies of the movement. He learned that,to turn right about, both knees had to be keptstraight and the body erect while he swung roundon the right heel and left toe, the left heel andright toe being raised. Then when the rightfoot was flat on the ground, the left heel had to be brought smartly up to the right, and brought into proper position without being stamped on the ground. All this A STROSG DORSAL EXERCISE—FORWARD LYING, TRUNK BENT FORWARD,ARMS STREfCHEU UPWARDS. was very interesting to me asI looked on; it v\as equallyinteresting to watch thesergeant or corporal in charge Kitch encr s A rmy of the squad showing theyoung ideas how they wereexpected to show respect antdeference to superiors in a per-fectly mechanicalyet picturesque style— in other words,how to salute. Pos-sibly the instructordid not trouble toexplain that when. SWEDISH EXERCISES. AT THE WALL-BARS—LEGRAISING. theraiseshandsalute merelycarrying outthe practiceof the knights of old, who, as they rode in thelists past the enthroned queen of beauty, raisedtheir hand politely, that their eyes might notbe dazzled with her splendour. That, atany rate, was the beginning of the militarysalute, whether the sergeant explained it orwhether he did not. Saluting isnt as easy as it looks,remarked the man who knew. Youmust swing your arm up stiffly in aline with vour body, your elbows ona level with vour shoulder; then youmust smartlv bend the arm and bringyour palm to the head, so that thefingers of your handrest an inch above yourright evebrow. Manyrecruits tried otherways of salut-ing, I wouldbring hishand forwardso that his 2ND LIEUTENANT CYRIL ASQUITH, A SON OF THEPRIME MINISTER, DRILUNGWITH THE queens WEST-MINSTERS ON HAMPSTEADHEATH.
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