This is a game of the Eskimos, reported by Lieutenant Schwatka.
ESKIMO JUMPING RACE.—Fold the arms across the breast with the knees rigid and the feet close together. Jump forward in short jumps of an inch or two.
This is the regular form of one of the games of the Eskimos, reported by Lieutenant Schwatka.
III. Miscellaneous Feats
ANKLE THROW.—This feat consists in tossing some object over the head from behind with the feet. A bean bag, book, or basket ball, is held firmly between the ankles. With a sudden jump, the feet are kicked backward so as to jerk the object into an upward throw, which should end in its curving forward over the head. It should be caught as it comes down.
ARM'S LENGTH TAG.—Two players stand each with an arm extended at full length at shoulder level, and try to touch each other without being touched in return. This will require some rapid twisting, dodging, and bending. A touch on the extended hand does not count.
BACKSLIDING.—The hands are placed palm to palm behind the back with the fingers pointing downward and thumbs next to the back. Keeping the tips of the fingers close to the back and the palms still together, the hands are turned inward and upward until the tips of the fingers are between the shoulders, pointing upward toward the head, and the thumbs outside.
CATCH PENNY.—One elbow is raised level with the shoulder, the arm being bent to bring the hand toward the chest. Three or four pennies are placed in a pile on the bent elbow. Suddenly the elbow is dropped and the same hand moved downward quickly in an effort to catch the pennies before they fall to the ground.
CHINESE GET-UP.—Two persons sit on the floor back to back with arms locked, and retaining such relative positions they try to stand upright.