Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . RCISE. 177 and, finally, standing erect, with the elbows in line with the shoulders,eight outward motions are made with both arms simultaneously, asthough a swimmer were striking out directly in front. On everyoutward movement from the commencing position, the student riseson the toes, and stretches the whole body upward and forward. THIRD SERIES. First Position. No. 98.—The instructor commands : 1. Arm and Hand Exer-cise; 2. Third Series; 3. First—Po
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . RCISE. 177 and, finally, standing erect, with the elbows in line with the shoulders,eight outward motions are made with both arms simultaneously, asthough a swimmer were striking out directly in front. On everyoutward movement from the commencing position, the student riseson the toes, and stretches the whole body upward and forward. THIRD SERIES. First Position. No. 98.—The instructor commands : 1. Arm and Hand Exer-cise; 2. Third Series; 3. First—Position. No. 99.—At the third command, the student will take the posi-tion of Fig. 44, with the =—**.---- arms extended horizon- ,.- , \ tally, and the palms up, / / / \ \ as at. a and c. No. 100. First Movements—Right. Atthis command, the rightarm will describe the arca b and recover the com-mencing position fourtimes ; then, at the com-mand, Left, the left armwill describe the arc c d,and recover the commen-cing position four times;then, at the command,Alternate, four corre-sponding downward mo-tions will be made with ^Iti- 44-. whole, a mild one. It forms, first,a pretty good quota of the wholeamount of exercise required, and is apowerful promoter of the circulationof the blood. It is also of essentialservice in cases of paralyzation of themuscles of the arm, back, and abdo- men, as well as sluggishness and in-terruption of the functions of theabdomen in general, and is recom-mended on account of its mild work-ing in special cases, and particularlyas a rest during the execution of aseries of calisthenic exercises. Al- 178 CALISTHENICS. the arms alternately; and, finally, at the command, Both, the arcsa b and c d will be described, and the commencing position regainedfour times with both arms simultaneously. No. 101.—Second Movements—Right. The rernainino* com-mauds, and the number and order of the motions, are the same asthose of No. 100; but this class of movem
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