FIRST COURSE.
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Exercise 1. The pupil should hold out his hand at arm's length, until he can hold it out no longer, and repeat it until he has power in the muscles, to continue it, without fatigue, for a considerable length of time.
2. Stand on one foot till he is tired, and repeat this for a similar period.
3. Hold out both arms parallel with his chin, letting the thumbs and fingers touch each other.
4. Hold the hands behind the back in a similar manner, the arms being stretched as far backward as possible, and hold the hands high.
5. Hold up the right foot by the right hand, extending the leg and arm by degrees.
6. Hold up the left foot in the same manner.
7. Stand with the knees bent, and exercise them towards the ground, until he can kneel on both knees at once without supporting himself as he drops.
8. Raise himself from this position without the aid of his hands, by springing back on his toes.
9. Endeavour to touch both his toes, with the back straight, the legs close together, and the head down.
10. Take a piece of wood, three inches broad, and twenty long, that will not bend, and hold it across the back, the three first fingers touching the wood.
11. Endeavour to sit, but not touch the ground, nor let any part of his body touch his heels, with his arms stretched out in a line with his chin.
12. Stand with his arms and legs extended, so as to form the letter X.