. Exercises for ladies; . en allowed to fall gently into the first po-sition. FOURTH EXERCISE. In the fourth exercise, the arms are stretchedout straight from the shoulders.—(See PlateXV, fig. 2;) and the hands are moved hori- 84 INDIAN SCEPTRE EXERCISE. zontally backwards (See Plate XV, fig. 3,)and forwards, the dumb-bells being in a verticalposition. This employment of the dumb-bells should notat first be persisted in longer than a minute ortwo at a time, but the duration of each suc-ceeding exercise may be gradually increased. Until the introduction of the Indiansceptres, or Indian clu
. Exercises for ladies; . en allowed to fall gently into the first po-sition. FOURTH EXERCISE. In the fourth exercise, the arms are stretchedout straight from the shoulders.—(See PlateXV, fig. 2;) and the hands are moved hori- 84 INDIAN SCEPTRE EXERCISE. zontally backwards (See Plate XV, fig. 3,)and forwards, the dumb-bells being in a verticalposition. This employment of the dumb-bells should notat first be persisted in longer than a minute ortwo at a time, but the duration of each suc-ceeding exercise may be gradually increased. Until the introduction of the Indiansceptres, or Indian clubs, this exercise wasvaluable, notwithstanding the inconvenient jerkswhich it communicates to the shoulders. Itshould now be superseded by that exercise,which is incomparably more varied, graceful,and beneficial. THE INDIAN SCEPTRE EXERCISE. THE PORTION PRACTISED WITH CLUBS INTHE ARMY. 1st. A sceptre is held by the handle, pendanton each side, (See Plate XVI, fig. 1);—thatin the right hand is carried over the head and.
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