CONTENTS.

IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL EXERCISES.
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General Directions[6]
Training[8]
Position[18]
Extension Motions[20]
The Indian Club Exercises[22]
LOCOMOTIVE EXERCISES.
The Balance Step[28]
Walking[29]
General Mechanism of Walking[31]
The Slow Walk or March[32]
The Moderate and the Quick Pace[32]
The Moderate Pace[33]
The Quick Pace[33]
Slow Step[35]
Quick Step[35]
Double March[35]
Feats in Walking[36]
Running[37]
Position in Running[38]
Action in Running[38]
Respiration[39]
Moderate Running[39]
Rapid Running[40]
Feats in Running[41]
Effects of Running[41]
Leaping[42]
The High Leap[42]
Feats in High Leaping[42]
The Long Leap[44]
Feats in Long Leaping[44]
The Deep Leap[45]
The Deep Leap backwards from a rest on the hands[46]
Vaulting[48]
Oblique Vaulting[48]
Straight-forward Vaulting[49]
Leaping with a Pole[50]
The High Leap with a Pole[50]
The Long Leap with a Pole[54]
The Deep Leap with a Pole[55]
Balancing[56]
Position and Action in Balancing[56]
Turns in Balancing[57]
Carrying Weight[57]
Throwing the Discus[60]
Climbing, in all its divisions[64]
Skating[69]
Construction of the Skate[69]
Dress of the Skater[72]
Preliminary and General Directions[72]
The Ordinary Run, or Inside Edge Forward[73]
The Forward Roll, or Outside Edge[75]
Figure of Three, or Inside Edge Backward[76]
Outside Edge Backward[77]
The Back Roll[78]
Dangers of Skating[80]
Treatment of Drowned Persons[80]
AQUATIC EXERCISES
Swimming[82]
Preparatory Instructions[83]
Place and time for Swimming[85]
Dress[86]
Aids[86]
Cramp[87]
Entering the Water[88]
Buoyancy in the Water[88]
Attitude and Action in the Water[91]
Respiration in Swimming[91]
Coming out of the Water[92]
Upright Swimming[92]
Treading Water[95]
Back Swimming[95]
Floating[96]
Side Swimming[97]
Plunging[97]
Diving[98]
Thrusting[99]
Springing[99]
One-arm Swimming[100]
Feats in Swimming[100]
Rowing, in all its kinds[101]
Sailing, with notices of the Yacht Clubs, and General Directions[106]
RIDING.
The Horse and Equipments[122]
Mounting and Dismounting[125]
The Seat[129]
The Balance[131]
The Rein Hold[132]
The Correspondence[134]
The Action[135]
The Hand[136]
The Aids[138]
Animations, Soothings, and Corrections[142]
The Walk[144]
The Trot[147]
Road Riding[150]
The Gallop[152]
Leaping[156]
Critical Situations[159]
Treatment of the Horse[165]
Driving[170]
The Road[175]
Carriages[176]
Coach Horses[178]
Harness[185]
Relative Prices of Horses[189]
Coachmen[193]
Mounting and Dismounting[198]
The Seat[199]
Starting[199]
The Paces[200]
The Time[201]
The Whip[202]
Thoroughfares, Passing, &c.[207]
Ascending and Descending Hills[208]
The Turnings[213]
The Ranks in Town[214]
Stops[215]
Accidents to Horses[215]
Accidents to Coaches[217]
Obstructions, Offences, and Injuries[221]
Racing[223]
Hunting[239]
Shooting[253]