Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . Fig. 19. Fig. 20. No. 39.—At the last word of the third command, the studentstake the first position, Fig. 19, which differs only from the military 1 First Position.—The class ofmovements from this position bringsinto play the muscles which raisethe shoulders and the upper ribs,and enlarges upward the cavity ofthe chest. It is of great service incases of incipient consumption, and in partial paralyzation of the shouldermuscles. In cases of unequal hei
Hand-book of calisthenics and gymnastics : a complete drill-book for schools, families, and gymnasiums : with music to accompany the exercises . Fig. 19. Fig. 20. No. 39.—At the last word of the third command, the studentstake the first position, Fig. 19, which differs only from the military 1 First Position.—The class ofmovements from this position bringsinto play the muscles which raisethe shoulders and the upper ribs,and enlarges upward the cavity ofthe chest. It is of great service incases of incipient consumption, and in partial paralyzation of the shouldermuscles. In cases of unequal heightof the shoulders, proceeding from apartial paralyzation of one of them, orfrom the curvature of the spine, thismovement should be performed fre-quently with the defective shoulder. SHOULDER EXERCISE. 155 position in turning the elbows out a little and bringing the palms ofthe hands in, so that the thumbs point front. No. 40.—The remaining commands are: 1. Right; 2. Left;3. Alternate ; 4. Both. At the first of these commands, the rightshoulder is raised and lowered four times ; at the second, the samenumber of corresponding motion
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