. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. 314 NATURAL HISTORY OF TilK I'AR^r Fic. l;^S. T'oor niodi-rn ;ilttTnativi-'S. shoals where bcgiimcrs may Icani, aiul a dco]) hole for the skillful to plunge in, and a elean banl^ on which to come out and dress. The only necessary artificial et|ui])mcnt is a spring bo;ird, to aid in making spectacular plunges. And if it luivc, slop- ing into the water, a soft clay banl-: clown which bare feet may slide, or a black sticky mud, suitable for bodily decorations, it is es]i
. The natural history of the farm; a guide to the practical study of the sources of our living in wild nature. Natural history. 314 NATURAL HISTORY OF TilK I'AR^r Fic. l;^S. T'oor niodi-rn ;ilttTnativi-'S. shoals where bcgiimcrs may Icani, aiul a dco]) hole for the skillful to plunge in, and a elean banl^ on which to come out and dress. The only necessary artificial et|ui])mcnt is a spring bo;ird, to aid in making spectacular plunges. And if it luivc, slop- ing into the water, a soft clay banl-: clown which bare feet may slide, or a black sticky mud, suitable for bodily decorations, it is es]iccially ^^'cll endowed by nature. Where else on earth is tliere so simple an equipnient capable of fostering so much unalloyed jileasurc, or of so effectively putting "every care beyond recall?" There is so niuch to learn at the swinuning hole! Floating, and diving, and ducking, and staying under, and springbroad plunges, and swimiriing in all positions and with all the strokes; and every new feat mastered and well and -[jublicly performed, adds so to one's standing and respectability and iniluence in the swimming-hole community—it must be real education!. Fig. 139. "Every care beyond recall". Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956. Ithaca, N. Y. , The Comstock Publishing Company
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