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 MUS CLE BUILDI N G .

M U SC L E BU I L D I N G

V I B R AT OR Y E ' E RCI S E .

M a n y b u s i n es s m en at f or t y ar e f at an d fl abb y ;

t h ei r ar m s ar e we ak , t h ei r ha n d s ar e sof t an d pulpy ,

th e i r ab d om e n s ar e p r o m i n en t an d j elly l i k e
-
. Wh en
t h ey run a b l ock f or a t r ai n , t h ey p u ff an d b lo w l i k e

d i s or d er ed g asol i n e au t os . M en get i n to t h i s c n o di
t i on b ecau s e t h e y si t .
s t i ll t oo m u ch ; b e caus e t h ey eat

m o r e t h an t h ey n eed ,
an d b ecau s e t h ey d r i nk . No

on e g et s i nto th i s con d i t i on b ecau s e he wi sh e s t o . It

is aga i n s t t h e wi s h of ev er yo n e to h av e h i s b ody i n

th i s k i n d of or d er . H e well k n o ws t ha t it l ess e n s
h i s wo r k i n g c apa ci t y ,
t ha t i t t ak es awa y a g r ea t d eal
of th e f u n o f l i v i n g ; t h at it p r ev en t s h is en j oy i n g
v i go r ous t h i n g s as h e d i d wh en a y ou n g m an ; an d

t h at i t wi ll p r o b a b ly cu t off y ea r s at th e en d of h is

l i fe . Th e re as on t ha t he d oes n ot com e ou t of th i s
o d i t i on
c n i s t ha t h e t h i n ks i t wi ll i n volv e a s e r i ous
m od i fi ca t i on of h i s m od e of l i v i ng a ,
s er i ous al t er a
t i on of h i s b u s i ne ss ha b i t s . H e t h i n ks i t wi ll i nvo lv e
No l
.
—Th e wayin wh ich squ ee zing i nt en s l y use s many muscl e s i s b eauti
fully shown h r Th mod l has roll ed up a wad of pap r and is s qu z
e e e e e ee
ing it as hard as h can
.

e .
 MU S CLE BUILD I N G .

d oi ng an hou r or t wo of m o n o t o n ous e x er ci s e i n a

gy m na s i u m ever y day .

E v e r y m an would li ke to hav e a firm hand ,

str o ng ,

c e l an -
cu t ar m s ,
m us cl e s t ha t s t an d ou t , a b ody t ha t

is sol i d h e ld t og et h er
,
b y fi r m m us cl es , s t r ong v i go r
ous n e ck ,
an d l ar g e ch e s t . A m an can n o t v e r y we ll

ch a ng e th e shap e of t h e b on es of h i s b ody ; b u t as i d e
f r om thi s ,
m u ch can be don e in a v e r y sho r t ti m e

e v e r y day . A m o nth or t wo of wo r k wi ll h elp m u ch

to br i ng a b ou t t ha t shap e of th e b ody t ha t on e d e
si r e s ,
an d t ha t c ha r a ct er of m us cl e wh i ch i s on e of
t h e m a r ks of v i go r ous m a n hood .

I t i s th e pu r pos e of t h i s b ook to sho w h ow b us i

n ess m en m ay, b y a f ew mi nu t e s e a ch day d e v e lop

,

t h e i r m us cl e s i n t h e way t ha t th ey de si r e . T ha t wh i ch
is d i s cuss e d i n thi s a r t i cl e is n ot a co m pl e t e sys t e m of
phys i cal t r a i ni n g . T h i s wo r k do e s n ot ai m t o m ak e

a m an g r a ceful ; it do e s n ot ai m t o m ak e h i m a long
d i s t an ce r unn e r a j u m p e r , ,
or a f e n ce r . T h i s plan I/

of exe r ci s e do e s su ccee d in al m os t e v e r y c as e ,
in

qu i ckly m ak i n g a m an m us cula r ly s tr ong and we ll

d e v e l op e d . It do es t e nd t o m ak e a m an s t and
s t r a i gh t er ,
to r e sp e ct h i m s e lf m o r e , t o hav e a c l e ar er
 .
—
N o 2 E x rcis of contracting t h h and i f
e es e y ar e al ways f ol lowed b y
th e
x rcis s by x t nding t h fing rs which shown in this picture will
,

e e e e e e e ar e
n v r l av t h hand in bad p osition T h e d licate mode ling of t h e
, ,

e e e e e e
muscl s of t h for arm i s ad mir abl y sh own
.

e e e
 MU S CLE BUILDI N G .

h e ad and b e t t e r b ody I t do e s n ot t ak e any appa r a t u s

.

—i t can b e don e any wh e r e ; i t t ak e s b u t l i t t l e t i me .

Al l t ha t i t d e m ands i s t h e wi ll i n g n e ss t o do it on th e

pa r t of t h e m an . M any m en hav e ,
in a s i ngl e m on t h ,

c hang e d th e whol e app e a r a n ce of t h e i r b od i e s fr om

on e of we akn e ss t o one of s t r en g t h f r o m a cond i ti on
,

of fl ab b i n es s t o a cond i t i o n o f sol i d i t y . I t is a com

m on a ch i e v e m e n t f or a m an t o i n cr eas e t h e g i r t h of
h is upp er ar m half an i n ch , or e v en an i n ch i n a ,

m o n t h ; t o pu t t wo i n ch e s on h is h es t
c i n th e sa m e
l e ng t h of tim e . If a m an
’
s m us cl e s ar e f at t o b e g i n

wi t h , he m ay ex p e ct i n t h e c ou r s e of a m on t h , t o

m ak e t h em ha r d and m us cula r . In t h i s cas e h e wi ll

n ot ex p e ct t o i n cr e as e th e s i z e as m u ch as h e wi ll i f
,

h is ~
ar m s ar e m ere ly so f t t o b e g i n wi t h and h e has
s i m ply t o b u i ld up .

T H E AR M S .

We wi ll b e g i n wi t h an ex plana t i on of h ow to devel
O
p th e arm s . Or d i na r i ly , i n t h e gy m nas i u m on e pulls
aga i ns t we i gh t s r unn i ng ov e r a pull ey ,
or h e l i f ts
du m b b e l l s, t h e ob j e ct b ei ng t o fu r n i sh r e s i s t a n ce
f or th e m us cles t o wo r k a ga i n s t ; good r e sul t s ar e
No 3 —Th blurri ng of
e and s i n this illust ration i s d u to t h e tr mbling
th e h e e
hich is caus d by int ns ffort which is b ing mad e T h mod l
.

w e th e e e e e e e
ll shows t h pow rful contraction of t h muscl s as far down as t h
.

we e e e e e
waist Th b autiful mod ling of t h should r muscl t h e d ltoid and of
e e e e e e, e
t h muscl s of t h back which mov t h scapula or should r blad e ar e
.
,

e e e e e e
r are ly xhibited as fin ly as in this cut
, ,

e e .
 MUS CLE BU I LDI N G .

s ecu r ed i n t h i s way ; b u t t o get t h e b i gg e s t d e v e lop

m e n t i n th e m os t r ap i d way, t h e m us cl e s should be

o
c ntr a ct e d t o th e f u ll ext en t of t h ei r a bi l i ty ev ery
ti m e . A f ew on t r a ct i ons t ha t
c ar e j us t as s t r ong as
a m an can m ak e, wi ll c oun t mor e i n th e d e v e lop m e n t
of s i z e and also of s t r e ng t h t han a v e r y la r g e nu m b e r
.

of con t r a ct i ons of a m od e r a t e k i nd . E v e r yon e us e s

h is ha nds a g r e a t d e al and, y et th e fo r e a r m do e s n ot

g r o w la r g e and s t r ong . The r e ason i s t ha t a g r e a t

d eal of long con t i n ued m od er at e us e do e s n ot d e v e lo p
t h e m us cl e s as m u ch i n s i z e as a f ew exe r ci s e s of th e

i n t e ns e kind .

I t is a co m m on ex p e r i e n ce f or p e opl e wo r ki ng al l

th e wi n t e r i n a gym n as i u m ,
w o r k i ng fa i t hfully f or

an hou r t h r e e ti m es a wee k , t o ex p e ct t h e y wi ll hav e

i n cr e as e d t h e i r m e asu r em e n t s v er y m u ch ; th e y ar e

fr e q
u e n t ly d i sappo i n t e d to find t hat t h e i r m e asu r e

m en ts hav e r e m a i n e d a b o u t th e sa m e . I t i s t r u e , th e

m us cl e s ar e ha r d e r t han t h e y we r e b e fo r e , t h e y sl ee p
and d i g e s t t h e i r food b e t t e r t han b e fo r e ,
b u t they had
ex p e ct e d a b i g ga i n i n s i ze of t h e a r m s, ch e s t and b ody
m us cl e s . T h e t r ou b l e i n all t h e s e c as e s i s t ha t t h e y

do not t ak e th e k i nd of exe r ci s e t ha t is adap t e d to

No 4
.
—
I n this e x e rcis e t h e muscle s of t h e f ront of t h e b ody p articul arl y
t h e abdom n b ing contract d vigorously Ev ry on who d oe s this
, ,

e ar e e e e e
x rcis vigorously should do twic as many in which t h muscle s of t h e
.
,

e e e e e
back contract d ; t h e ove r d v lopme nt of t h muscl s of t h e front of
,

ar e e -
e e e e
t h e bod y t nds t o mak t h individual round should e r d and fl at ch st d
e e e e e e .
 MUS CLE BUILDI N G .

b u i ld i ng up m us cula r si z e ; th ey t ook th e exe r ci s e

t ha t is adap t e d to b u i ld i ng up h e al th . It is

n ot at all tr u e t ha t ther e is any on e k i nd

of exe r ci s e t ha t wi ll a cco m pl i sh all th e kno wn
r e sul t s to be obt ai n e d fr om e xe r ci s e ,
any m or e

t ha t it is tr ue t ha t ther e is any on e me d i ci n e
wh i ch wi ll a cco m pl i sh all th e r e sul t s t o b e x p e ct e d
e

of m e d i ci n e . On e m ay exe r ci s e i n o r d er t o b eco m e

g r a ce ful i n walk i n g and m ov i ng a b ou t one m ay exer

ci se in or d er t o b e co m e sk i llful in f en ci ng ,
b o x i ng ,

b as e b all or a t hl e t i cs ; on e m ay ex er ci s e i n or der to

r e du ce f at ; exe r ci s e m ay b e tak e n i n o r d e r t o i n cr e as e

th e a ct i v i t y o f slugg i sh l i v e r and so on ,
b u t i n e a ch

c as e i f th e r e sul t s ar e to be s e cu r e d exe r ci s e
,
m us t b e

adap t e d t o th e pa r t i cula r o b j e ct s i n m i nd . T hus ,

ther e i s no su ch th i n g as a b e s t exe r ci s e or as best

exe r ci s e s . Th e o b j ect of t h e ex er ci s es d e s cr i b e d i n th i s v

a r t i cl e ,
i s t o i n cr eas e th e si ze an d s t r e ng t h of th e

m us cl e s . Ther e i s no a tt e m p t t o i n cr e as e t h e i r en

du r an ce or th e sk i ll wi t h wh i ch on e can us e t h e m .

T h e s e exe r ci s e s do n ot d i r e ct ly ai m t o i n cr e as e th e

h eal t h of th e b ody , al t hough t h i s usually fo l lo ws to

s o m e ext e n t .
 MUS CLE BUILDI N G .

T h e fu n da m e n t al p r i n ci pl e i s t ha t f r om t h e m u s
c l e s shall be d e m and e d as g r e a t p o wer as poss i b l e ; a
hund r e d m ov e m e n t s of a l i gh t c ha r a ct er wi ll n ot

b ui l d . up m us cl e as r ap i dly as fi ve m ov e m e n t s of g r e a t
e ffo r t . T h i s i s a g e n e r al p r i n ci pl e and appl i e s t o all
t h e m us cl e s of th e b ody .

One of th e old s t a t e m en t s of th e e vo lu t i on i s t s is

t ha t fun ct i on m ak e s s t r u ct ur e -
th i s i s on e of th e

g r e a t gu i d e s in phys i cal t r a i n i ng . T h e k i nd of exer

ci s e t ha t d em ands a g i v e n s t r u ct u r e wi ll i n g e n e r al ,

if p er si ste d i n, g i v e t ha t s t r u ct u r e . F or ex a m pl e : t o

pound wi t h a ha m m e r all day do e s n ot d e m an d big

m us cl e s , so tha t th e r e sul t o f th e exe r ci s e i s t o s e cu r e

e ndu r a n ce r ath e r t han s i ze an d s t r e ng th ; on th e

oth er hand ,
t o pu t up a hu d e d pou n d b e ll do e s
n r -
n ot

d e m and e ndu r an ce bu t s i z e and s t r e ng th ; so th e

'

r es u l t of pu t t i n g u
p a hu n d r ed pou n d -
b e ll i s i n

cr e as e of s i z e an d s t r e ng th . I n th e gy m nas i u m on e
r a r e ly pulls t o th e full ex t e n t of h is po we r ,
b ecaus e

he c anno t t e ll ex a ct ly h ow m u ch wei gh t he can li ft ,

n or ar e th e pull e y we i gh t s adap t e d to h e avy we i gh t s .

T h e plan h e r e d e s cr i b e d i s t o hav e t h e m us cl e s pul l

aga i ns t e a ch o th e r . T hus i t i s e asy t o hav e t h e m wo r k
No —
6 A n illustration of front of t h e thigh showing how t h muscl e
th e e

com s down and t rminat s abruptly

.

e e e .
 MUS CLE BUILDI N G .

t o t hei r u tm os t capa ci ty wi t hou t s t r a i n i ng t h e m ; f or

e x a m p l e : i n i llus t r a t i on N o 7 t h e m od e l i s us i ng
.

t h e m us cl e s t ha t c l i n ch h is ha n d as ha r d as poss i b l e ,

and at th e sa m e ti m e i s c on t r a ct i ng t h e m us cl e s t ha t

op e n h is hand ; th e r e sul t i s th at t h e hand s t ays half

’

way op e n ,
th e fing e r s ar e r i g i dly fi xe d ,
th e t e ndo n s

of t h e wr i s t ar e p r om i nen t ,
th e fo r e -
ar m is ha r d .

T h i s ex er ci s e r e p e a t e d fif t ee n t o t we n t y t i m e s i n
th e m o r n i ng ,
th e sa m e nu m b e r of ti m es at n i gh t ,

and a f ew t i m e s o ccas i onally as a m an i s W a lk i ng

alo ng th e s t r e et by day ,
wi ll do m o r e t o i n cr e as e th e

s i z e of t h e m us cl e s of th e fo r e a r m t han all th e hand

s hak i n g hand
,
-
wr i t i ng , h a n dl i ng kn i f e an d fo r k ,
etc .
,

tha t a m an wi ll do all day ) An d m o r e t han t h i s , a

c r a p ent er wh o i s handl i ng t ools e i gh t hou r s a d ay

wi ll n ot d e v elop so b ig or s o s t r ong a fo r e a r m as wi ll

t h e m an wh o t ak e s t h i s m e t hod . T h e long con t i nu e d

e xe r ci s e wi t h th e ha m m e r ,
s aw and pla n e do e s n ot

p r od u ce as s t r ong c on t r a ct i on ,
an d h e n ce d oes n ot

b u i ld up as la r g e t i ssu e s , as t h i s i n t e n s e wo r k tha t i s

don e t h r ough th e an t agon i s t i c m us cl e s .

You wi ll no t i ce wh e n you do t h i s exe r ci s e as ha r d

a s po ss i b l e ,
th at th e fing e r s and e v en t h e whol e fo r e
No —
8 H olding a wad of pap e r in t h e hand and squ ee zing it with all on e s
’

pow r for two or thre s conds is an e x celle nt m e thod for

.

e e e d e v e 1 0 p 1 ng
t h e whol arm Its ef f ct is well shown in t h e pictur
.

e . e e .
 MU S CLE BUILDIN G .

ex er ci s e sho uld not be long in du r a t i on . T h e m us cl es

should be allo we d t o b e co m e sof t aga i n . In or der
to favo r i ts a cco m pl i sh m e n t a nu m b e r of v i go r ous
e xe r ci s e s r a t h e r sho r t i n du r a t i on should b e t ak e n .

One co m m on way of ex er ci s i ng th e fo r ea r m i s to

p ut so m e t h i ng i n th e pal m and g r i p i t, a r u bb e r b all ,

a p i ece of wood , or e ven a wad o f pap e r .

'Ou t N os .

1 and T h e t r ou b l e wi t h t h i s exer ci s e i s t wo fold -

fi r s t , i t d e v e lops only on e s et of m u s cl e s , t h e fl exor s,

an d th e m us cl e s t ha t ex t e nd th e fi ng e r s ar e left nu

d ev e lop e d ; s e condly as ,
a r e sul t of th e d e v e lop m en t
of t h e fl ex i ng m us cl e s , and th e no n de v e lop m e n t of
-

t h e ex t e nso r s, t h e hand wh e n n ot in us e te n ds to ha ng
wi t h t h e fing er s al m os t clos e d i n t o th e
pal m 'N o 9 ) .

Th e s t r o n g m us cl e s hav e ov e r b ala n ce d th e we ak on e
so t ha t t h e ha nd is h e ld n e a r l y shu t . B y t h e m e t hod

t ha t I hav e p r opos e d ,
fl exor s and ex t enso r s ar e de
ye e l p ed t og e t he r and no ,
m a t t e r h ow s t r ong th e fo r e
b e co m es , t h e
'

ar m hand and fi nger s wi l l hang in a

n rmo al p os i t i on .

T h e qu e s t i o n m ay na t u r ally b e ask e d as t o wh y I
'

h av e s a i d t ha t g r i pp i n g wi t h t h e hand or exe r ci s i ng
in s o m e o th e r way t h e m us cl e s of th e fo r e a r m wi t h th e

g a t
ree s t v i go r wi ll r e sul t in d e v e lo pi ng th e m u s cl es
No 9 —A p rson who continu s an x rcis which d v lop s
e e e e e e e e th ehand t oo
much will soon a q i e a hand which hangs as shown in ae com
.

c u r 1 8 th e
panying illustration ; t h e I s ungrac ful and clumsy
,

e .
 M US CLE BUILD I N G .

of th e upp e r ar m an d th e c hest . T h e r e aso n i s t hi s :

t h e m us cl e s wh i ch clos e th e hand ar e, so m e of t h e m ,

at t ac hed t o th e fo r ea r m ,
t hus th e t endons hav e to

pa ss t h r ough t h e wr i s t . In o r d e r t ha t t h e y m ay wo r k

e ffi ci e n t ly it is n e ce ssa r y t ha t t h e wr i s t b e h el d ri gi d .

You can n ot po s s i b ly cl i n ch you r hand ha r d and hav e

t h e wr i s t f r ee of m ov e m e n t . N ow, i n o r d er to hav e
th e wr i s t h e ld in a ri g i d p os i t i on all ,
t h e m us cl e s run

ni n g fr om it up to th e fo r e a r m 'and so m e of th e m
run t o th e lo we r pa r t of th e upp e r ar m ) m us t b e ,

c on t r a cte d wi t h g r e a t v i go r . T h e e l b o w j o i n t m us t
also be h e ld ri gi d ,
f or t h e m us cl es wh i ch a t t a ch t o th e

upp e r ar m could n ot act e ffi ci e n t ly we r e t h e i r po i n t s

of or i gin m ova b l e . so it is n e ce ssa r y f or th e m us cl e s

wh i ch con t r ol th e e l b o w t o b e co n tr a ct e d v i go r ous l y .

T h e s e m us cl e s so m e ,
of t h em , go up an d a t t a ch t o th e

Sh ould e r b lad e and clav i cl e . S o t h e m us cl e s wh i ch

hold th e should er m lu s t b e fi x ed in o r d e r t ha t th e b i g

m us cl e s of th e ch e s t and b a ck m av hav e sol i d suppo r t .

T h e r i b s hav e t o b e fi x ed sol i dly . In o r d e r to fix th e

r ib s sol i d l y we hav e t o s t op b r e a th i ng . Wh e n a
p er

son t ak e s hol d of any th i n g wi th th e ha n d and

s qu ee z e s it as ha r d as poss i b l e h e holds ,
h i s b r e a th .
N 10 -
I f th e muscle s a re pre ssed d ee ply afte r t h e e xercise it will be nefit
otil em
,

.
 M US CLE BUILD I N G .

If t h i s exe r ci s e i s tr i ed in f r o n t of a look i ng glass -

on e wi ll s ee t ha t g r i pp i ng can be do n e to a m od e r a te

ex t e n t wi thou t c on t r a ct i ng t h e m us cl e s of th e upp e r
ar m . S o t ha t wh e n on e squ ee z e s as ha r d as poss i b l e ,

p r a ct i cally all t h e m us cl e s of th e ar m and b ody ar e

i nvolv e d . T h i s i s th e r e aso n wh y squ ee z i ng of th e

ha n d as ha r d as poss i b l e wi ll r es ul t i n t h e d e v e lop

m e nt of th e ar m an d should e r a s we ll .
'N os . 1

an d

I hav e ex pl ai n e d th i s exe r ci s e so m ewha t fully ,

as it i s a t yp e of all th e o th e r s . Al l th e exe r ci s e s

t ha t ar e m e n t i on e d ar e exe r ci s es i n wh i ch on e g r oup
of m us cl e s i s p i t t e d aga i ns t i ts na tu r al oppon e n t so ,

tha t b o th ar e exe r ci s e d t o t h ei r full e s t ex t e n t . You

wi ll fi n d t ha t t o c on t r a ct t h e s e m us cl e s of th e fo r e
ar m as I n t e ns e ly as poss i b l e wi ll i nvolv e t h e s t i ff e n i ng

of t h e whol e ar m , an d , i n d ee d , of th e upp er pa r t of
t h e b ody . Al ways pu t you r a t t e n t i on upon th e par

t i cu l ar pa r t wh e r e yo u wi sh t h e h i ef e ff e ct
c . You wi ll

find also t ha t you canno t con t r a ct t h e s e

, ,
m us cl e s wi th

th e g r e a t e s t po we r wi t hou t hold i ng th e b r e a th ; ao

cor d i n gl y, b e fo r e b e g i nn i ng t h e exe r ci s e i t i s we ll t o

t ak e half a doz e n b r e a t hs j us t as d ee p as you can ;

fi r s t b lo w ou t all th e ai r poss i b l e f r o m th e ch e s t and

No 1 1 —Afte r t h e various muscl e s have b een gon e ov e r as pre ceding
in th e
illustration t h muscl s should b slapp ed ; this e ff ort give s a stimulating
.

e e e
e ff ct which has most x c ll nt r e sults On e should s lap all t h e m uscles
,

e e e e

of t h e body ; t h e mod e l is m e re ly slapping h i s arms

.

.
No —
1 2 This illustration was tak e n m ed iatel y f ollowing t h e p receding :
im
t h e only diff r nc in t h e two b ing that in this cas t h e palm is fa c ing
.

e e e e e
t h should r whil e in t h oth e r cas t h palm is away from t h should r
,

e e e e e e e
far gr at r contraction of t h e bic ps with t h palm toward t h e
, .

Th e e e e e
should r is alr ady shown Wh n this muscl is b ing m asur d i t
e e e e e e e
should always b contract d in this way for oth rwise it will app ear t o
. ,

e e e
b e much small e r than it r eally is
,

.
 MU S CL E B U ILD I N G .

i s t o ex er ci s e an d d e v el op th e upp er ar m . Th e ha n d
i s to be pla ce d in a s i m i la r pos i t i on t o t ha t wh i ch

was t ak en wh en t h e m us cl es of th e fo r ea r m we r e t o

b e exe r ci s ed . But n ow th e a t ten t i on i s to be fi xe d

upon t h e b i ce ps , t h e la r g e m us cl e wh i ch sho ws on
th e f r o n t of th e upp e r ar m . I t i s to b e c on t r a ct e d
a ga i n s t t h e t r i ce ps , t h e m us cl e s on th e b a ck of th e

ar m , a s ha r d as is poss i b l e . Th e b i ce ps i s well sho wn

i n N os . 1 2 an d 1 3 . S om e also s h ow th e con t r a e
t i on of th e ha n d o ccu r r i n g at th e s am e tim e . In
t h e m od el 'N o . t h e b i ce ps ar e b ei n g s t r a i n ed
ag ai n s t t h e m us cl es on t h e b a ck of th e ar m . Th e
sa m e p r el i m i n a r y d e ep br e a t h i n g should b e t ak e n

i n th i s a
c s e, an d i n d eed i n every c as e . Th e exer

ci s e s hould be re e p a te d t en t i m es as b efo r e . T h er e
is l i tt le u se in do i n g th e ex er ci s e unl ess on e is go i ng
t o pu t i n t o i t al l th e eff o r t p oss i b l e .

In so m e of th e p i ct u r es t ha t ar e sho wn ,
t h e ou t

l i n es of th e h an d ar e a t r i fl e b lu r r ed ; th e r e a so n f or
t h i s i s t ha t i n sp i t e o f t h e m os t r ap i d ex posu r e t ha t
i t was p os s i b l e t o m ak e i ndoo r s , wi t h a sp e ci ally pre

p a r ed ca m er a i t was i m poss i b l e n ot to sho w th e vi

,

b r a t i on of th e ha n ds u n d er t h e i n t ens e effo r t t ha t
No —
1 3 Th e littl e bunch near t h e e lbow wel l sh ows t h e s mall muscle s
r

which turn t h palm toward t h should r It also shows in e x c ll nt

.

e e e e e
form t h construction of t h bic ps in t h forward part of t h e arm and
.

e e e e
of t h e tric p s on t h e back of t h e arm pulling against t h e bic ps
e e .
 M US CLE BUIL D I N G .

was b ei n g m ad e by t h e m o d el . Illus t r at i on s N os .

5 an d ' s h ow t h e t r i cep s on t h e ba ck of th e upp e r

ar m as it is pull i n g aga i n s t t h e b i ceps .

T h e n ex t pa r t of t h e b ody t o b e exe r ci s e d i s t h e
shou l d er T h i s i s b e s t do n e at t h e sa m e t i m e t ha t t h e
’

upp er b a ck i s b e i ng d e v e lop e d . Illus tr a t i ons N os 3 .

an d 1 5 sho w t h e s e m us cl e s i n m os t v i go r ous con tr a e

t i on . T h e m us cl e on t op of t h e should e r th e d el t o i d , ,

an d th e g r e a t su r fa ce m us cl e of th e upp e r b a ck ar e

pull i ng th e should e r up and l i f t i ng th e ar m ; wh i l e

th e gr eat m us cl es of th e c h es t ar e pull i ng th e ar m

fo r wa r d and ,
th e o th e r fi b r e s o f t h e t r ap ez i us ar e

pull i ng th e should e r b a ck and do wn . Th e r e sul t i s

tha t t h e should e r s an d ar m s ar e set as i f i n i r on .

T h e s e gr ea t m ass e s of m us cl e s pull i n g wi t h all t h e i r ,

i nh e r e n t fo r ce ,
b i n d th e j o i nt s t og e th e r wi t h t h e

g r e a t es t sol i d i t y . Th e i llus t r a t i ons sho w we ll t h e

o
c nt r a ct i on of t h e s e m us cl e s . T h e ex t e n t t o wh i ch

th i s con t r a ct i on is a
c rri ed on ov e r o th e r j o i n t s is

we ll sho wn . T h e dou b l e l i n e of m us cl e ex t e nd i n g
ha l f way do wn t h e m i ddl e of th e b ack sho ws t wo

m us cl e s wh i ch pull th e should er t og e th e r ; th e i r de
vel o m n t i we l l sho wn in N o 3 T h e t r em en
p e s . .

dous s wee p o f th e g r e a t b and of m us cl e c o m i ng f r o m

No l 4 —I n this pictur is shown
e in extr em e e ff ort t h e small muscl e s
h ow
which lift t h e to s e x c edingly activ Th e tendons on t h e back of
.
, ,

e ar e e e
t h foot which stand out a b ing pull d with gr at vigor
.
,

e , re e e e .
 MUS CLE BUILD I N G .

th e lo we r b a ck ,
wi nd i ng ov e r th e e dge of t h e s capula ,

and th e n fo r wa r d and up wa r d to th e upp e r ar m , is

sup e r b ly sho wn . T h i s i s th e la t i ss i m us do r s i , t h e
m os t po we r ful m us cl e t ha t we h av e ,
b y wh i ch we

pull th e a r m s do wn to th e s i d es . T h i s i s e ffect i v e i n
ch i n n i ng on e s s e lf ’
.

T ak i ng a full b r ea th pla ce you r s e lf i n t h i s pos i

,

t i on as ri g i dly as poss i b l e f or t wo or t h r ee s e conds ,

th en r e la x ,
and t ak e a s e cond b r e a t h e as i ly, t h e n

ano th e r full b r ea th, an d r e p ea t t h e exe r ci s e ; pull th e

m us cl e s wi t h t h e u t m os t po we r tha t you poss e ss You .

wi ll find it n e ce ssa r y to s t i ffe n th e n e ck and hold it

we ll b a ck . R e m em b er t ha t t h e shap e of t h e b ody

wh e n i t i s b e i ng exe r ci s ed v i go r ously i s th e shap e t ha t

i t t e nds t o t ak e du r i ng re s t ; so al ways exe r ci s e in

pos i t i ons t ha t ar e s tr ong and e r e ct . Som e of th e

i llus t r a t i ons sho w th e c on t r a ct i ons of t h e m us cl e s

on th e f r on t pa r t of th e b o dy . These ar e g i v e n as
t yp e fo r m s r a th e r t han as
-
th e m os t d e s i r a b l e of pos i
t i ons f or m u ch exe r ci s e . E xer ci s es i n wh i ch th e ba ck

an d n eck ar e h el d ri
gi d l y er ect, t en d t owar d b et t er

car r i age an d s h ou l d b e tak en a b ou t twi ce as f r e u en t l

q y
as exer ci s es t h at pu l l t h e b od y f or war d .
No 1 5 —E x ercise of muscl e s of t h e upp e r ex tremitie s an d of t h e
th e
upp r part of t h e body T h e shading of color about t h e dg of t h
.

e e e e
should r blad e is t h e r mains of a S umme r s tan rath er than t h e differ
.

’
e e
e nc e in muscl e.
 M U S CL E B UI LDI N G .

Illu s t r a t i o n No 1 6 . s ho ws well t h e x
e e r ci e s of th e

th i gh . Th e g r ea t m us cl e s t ha t e x t end t h e l egs ar e

b ei n g con t r a ct ed wi t h t h e g r e a t e s t v i go r so t ha t th e y
stand ou t i n m ass i v e f olds . M os t m en walk qu i t e a
l i t tl e ; th e r e sul t i s tha t t h e av e r ag e m an has b e tt e r
l egs than he has a r m s . T h e s e m us cl e s ar e fully d e
vel oped i n m any m en , wh o o t h er wi s e ar e p r etty
fl a bb y . I t i s we ll t o b e n d t h e k n ee ,
h ip and ank l e

j o i n t s a l i t tl e . T h e n slo wly c on t r a ct t h e m us cl e s t o

you r u tm os t po wer u n t i l t h ey s t and ou t und e r th .

'

sk i n l i k e p i l e s of coi l ed r op e ,
or l i k e s t eel b an d s

und er th e p r e ssu r e of i n t en s e s t r ai n Af t er con

'

t r a ct i n g t h e m us cl e s of on e t h i gh t en t i m e s , o
c nt r a ct
th e m us cl e s of th e ot h er t h i gh , s i m i la r ly and an
e qual nu m b er of tim e s .

Illus t r a t i on No 1 7 . sh ows well th e c on t r a ct i on of

th e gre at m us cl es wh i ch fl ex t h e l eg on t h e t h i gh .

T h e s e m us cl e s do n ot sho w ar t i cu l ar l v we ll i n or
’

d i n ar y us e . T h e exe r ci s e should b e c rri

a e d ou t on

b oth si d es of t h e b o dy . N os . 3 an d 1 9 sho w th e

g r ea t m us cl es of th e lo we r b a ck in a ct i v e con t r a ct i o n :
a lso sho wh w th o e m us cl e s of th e fo r e a r m upp e r ,
ar m

an d should e r ar e wo r k i ng at th e sa m e ti m e . Th e
N o 1 6—
. This illustration i to show t h contraction of t h
s e eq u ad r i cep s ex
t nsor f moris which is t h e larg muscl at t h e front of
e e
'
th gh e e th e
O

i ,

immediately above t h e kn e It shad e s ff into a h e av t ndon wh ch

,

e O y fi at e i
includ s t h kn e cap In t h mod l t h shadows to l ft show wh r
. ,

e e e e e e th e e e e
b elly of t h e muscl is shading off into t h e t ndon This muscl
.

th e e e e
straight ns t h l g ve ry tim on rais s up from h aving stoop d to t h e
.

e e e e e e e e
floor Th straight ning of t h kn is accomplish d by m ans of th s
e e e ee e e i
muscle It is on of t h e strong st muscl s of t h e body
.

. e e e .
 MU S CL E B U ILD I N G .

fine l i n e s r unn i ng ou t wa r d and do wn wa r d f r o m th e

sp i nal c olu m n sho w t h e i n t e ns i t y of t h e e ff o r t t ha t

i s b e i n g m ad e . T h e d i s t e n d e d v e i ns on th e fo r e a r m
ar e also i nd i ca t i ons of a s i m i la r c ha r a ct e r .
‘

T hi s
e xe r ci s e shoul d b e c rri a e d o n as ar e th e o th e r s .

Illus t r a t i o n s N os . 3 and 1 9 sho w exe r ci s e s wh i ch

—
'

ar e d e s gn e d t o b e gen er al
i a la r g e f r a ct i on of all
th e m us cl e s of t h e b ody ar e wo r k i ng at on ce . In
N o 1 8 th e sup er fi ci al m us cl e of th e n c e k i s sho wn
i n i ts g r e a t a ct i v i t y .

T h e r e i s on e dang e r t o wh i ch t h e s e g e n e r al ex
er ci s es ar e ex pos e d tha t i s wh e n so m any m us cl e s
,

ar e us e d at on ce in su ch a v i go r ous way, th e b l ood

p r e ssu r e of t h e b ody i s i n cr e as e d wi t h g r e a t r ap i d i ty .

If t h e exe r ci s e s ar e don e ex ce ss i v e ly ,
th e he ar t wi ll

b e m ad e i r r i t a b l e and so m e t i m e s ov e r d e v e lop e d -
. I
hav e kno wn a nu m b e r of p e r sons wh o, s ee i ng th e good
e ff e ct s o f t h e s e exe r ci s e s hav e ,
con clud e d t ha t i f th e

a m oun t p r e s cr ib e d i n t h e s e exe r ci s e s woul d b e good ,

t wi ce as m u ch woul d b e t wi ce as good and hav e ov e r

,

don e th e m a t t e r s e r i ously . My fa t h e r was on ce pr e

s cr i b i ng f or an H a wa i i an chi ef t o who m h e gav e

so m e p i lls ,
wi t h i ns t r u ct i ons t o t ak e on e t h r ee t i m e s
No 17 —
Th e grea t muscl s of
e thigh ar e h e re admirably shown Th e
th e
muscl s which x t nd t h e thigh b ng on t h front and thos which fl ex
. .

e e e ei e e
it b ing on t h back Th knotted charact r of the se muscl s is we ll shown
,

e e . e e e .
 MUSCL E BUILDI N G .

3g
a d ay . H e was so m u ch b en e fi t ed b y t h e fi r s t t ha t h e
c on clud e d t o t ak e t h e whol e b ox th e follo wi ng m or n

i ng . His li fe was sav e d wi t h g r e a t d i fficul t y .

Ano t h er g e n e r al cau t i on i n th e us e of t h e s e exer

ci s e s n ee ds to be gi v en ,
an d t h a t i s t ha t b e n e fi ci al

e ff e ct s ar e n ot usually s e cu r e d b y t hos e wh o hav e

c o m pl e t e ly pass e d th e g r o wi ng p e r i od I should n e v e r
.

e n cou r ag e a m an of ov e r fif t y t o ex p e ct t o p r ofi t by

su ch exe r ci s e s and a ,
m an ov e r fo r t y should ex p e ct
l e ss than th e young m an m ay . B ig g i r t h of m u cl e

i s t o be s e cu r e d wi t h advan t ag e only du r i ng y e a r s
wh e n t h e b ody i s -
at i t s m a xi m u m of effici e n cy .

B e fo r e und e r t ak i ng to c rra y ou t th i s sys t em of

exe r ci s e s , s e v e r al t h i ngs should b e don e . F i r st d e

t e r m i n e h ow long i t wi ll b e a
c rri ed ou t ; plan per

hap s f or on e m on t h , or at any r a t e so m e d e fin i t e
,

p e r i od o th e r wi s e on e s e solu t i on i s apt t o we ak e n
’
,
r

and on e wi ll g r adually do l e ss and l e ss ,

t h i nk i ng t o

con t i nu e i t wh e n i t i s e as i e r and b us i n e ss i s n ot so
p r e ss i ng . T h i s i s usually an a b solu t e falla cy . M en

s t ep and do n ot b egi n i t aga i n . T h e t h i ng t o do i s

to und e r t ak e a d e fin i t e plan . One m on th i s a good

l e ngt h of ti m e to u nd e r t ak e .
I t is long e nough to
No 1 8
.
—Pl atysma m y od i es : This is a thin sh t of muscl which runs from
ee e
th e lowe r fac down to t h e front of t h body Many animals hav a corr
e e e e
s p on d i n g muscl ov r most of t h body T h y can twitch th ir skin all
.

e e e e e
ove r just as w can twitch t h skin of t h e n e ck Th skin of t h e ch e st
.

e e e
can b e pull d up n arly an inch afte r on e has b e come a little practise d in
, .

e e
t h e s e of this muscl as a whol
,

u e e.
No —
1 9 Th e mod el is throwing as many muscl e s of t h e body as
can into he
action at once T h straining of t h muscl s of t h for arm upp r arm
.

e e e e e e
and should r and also right l g show p culiarly w ll T his is on of t h
. ,

e e e e e e
typ e of e x rcis s which if long p rsisted in te nd to produc e irrita ted
.
, ,

e e e

h art as i t t hrows s o m uch work u p on t h e h art s udd nly

,

e e e .
,
 MU SCLE B U I LD I N G .

F ou r th , s e l e ct t wo e xe r ci s e r s on wh i ch to wo r k .

At th e e nd of t h e m on t h t ak e t wo o th e r s . N os . 8

an d 6 m ak e a good co m b i na t i on on wh i ch t o s t a r t .

Af t e r th e exe r ci s e , p a r t i cula r ly i n t h e m o r n i ng

i t i s we ll t o d i p a to we l i n coo l wa t e r , old
c if it i s

pl e asan t and pass

,
it r ap i dly ov e r t h e whol e b ody .

T h i s should b e follo we d b y v i go r ous r ubb i n g wi th a

coa r s e t o we l . Get a s i lk cr ash t o we l ,

or e v e n an or

d i n ar y cr ash t o we l of goo d l e n gth and af t e r yo u

,

hav e b e e n d r i e d b y t h e b a t h t o we l , us e t h i s ov e r you r
b ody and l i m b s wi th th e sa m e v i go r and sp ee d tha t
th e m od e r n sho e pol i sh e r ex h i b i t s wh e n do i n g h is

wo r k , u n t i l th e whol e b ody glo ws and f ee l s th e way

you r sh oe s l oo k .
N o 20 -
large muscl of t h e upp r arm or t h bic ps This mu scl n ot
Th e e e e e e
only b nds t h fore arm upon t h upp r arm i t also twists t h for arm
. .

e e e e e e
so that t h e palm fac s t h should r In this illustration t h palm is away
,

e e e e
from t h should r ; and whil t h muscl is contracte d vigorously stil l
. .

e e e e e
l ngth of t h muscl is vid nt When t h e muscle is be ing m ur d
.

th e e e e e e eas e
it should b h ld as in cut N o 1 2
.

e e . .
 FI NEST E U IPPE D GY M NA S IU M
T HE Q
I N T HE W OR L D
Th progr e ss mad e in t h e manufactur and t h
e m chanical p rfe ction of t h e e e e e
var ous gymnasti c appl anc s shown in t h e comple t gym nasium install d by
i i e e e
A G S pald ng Bros at t h e World s Fair d monstrated that t h firm is aliv
i
’
e e e
to t h e i mpe rati ve n ed of t h tim s Physical training is b e ing rapidly advanced
. . .
,

e e e
and n t h conge sted s ct ons of t h e country it is a growing probl m how to pro
.
“

i e e i e
vid f or t h e n w cond t ons T his is particularly tru e in public school work and
e e i i

similar i nsti tut ons R al e stat in larg citi s is e x tr m ly valuabl and as a

.
o o

i e e e e e e e,
cons qu e nce g ym n a m ms a e oft n r duced in siz e and wholly inad quate to
.

e s r e e e
t h g r ow m g n ee ds T h s m eans that t h apparatus of t h past of a fi xed or
,

e i e e
cumb e rsom e character must b e sup rsed d by applianc s that may b rapidly
.

e e e e
and conv n e ntly handl e d in a mann r to accommodate t h e constantly incr asing
e i e e
numb e r of boys and g rls n e ding syst matic physical d ev lopm nt i e e e e
A G S paldi ng Bros W h o outfitt d t h compl t gymnasium at t h e World s
.

’
e e e e
Fair and re c i v e d t h e Grand Priz e and Gold M e dal in comp tition for th ir x
.
. . ,

e e e e

b ibit ar e to b e congratulate d on th e ir e nt e rp r is
, e .

LI S T INS TALLED
or AP P AR ATU S IN W OR LD S FAI R GYMN AS IUM ’

2 0 N o O R Ro b e rt R each T riplicat e
.

6 M edicin e Ball Rac k s

Ch st Machin es 5 0 P irs 1 2 l b M o d l D um b B ll
. .

e a - -
e e s.

2 0 S pe cial Rowing Attachm nts 5 0 Pairs 1 1 b M od l D um b B e lls

. .

e -
e
1 N w S tyl S pal d in g Wrist Roll 5 0 Pairs 1 l b Indian Club s
. . .

e e -

uart r Circl e 5 0 Pairs 1 1 2 l b Indian Club s

. . .

1 N o 5 OA Q e - -

2 5 S ctions Bar S tal l s 2 0 0 Pairs C lub and B ll Hang rs on

. . . .

e e e

2 5 Bar S tall B ench s stands

. ,

e
2 N o 2 0 0 N ily Pat ent Bo n 4 Doz en Wands
. .

e r
6 Bar S d d l [ nd V aultin g Bars 4 D oz n Bar B e lls
. . .

a es a e
3 S pecial Com b ination Horizontal 2 Wand Rac k s
. . . .

1 S usp nd ed Horizontal Bar—to 4 D oz n S ava g Bar B lls

.

swing p—S p cial

e e e e
D oz en Han g rs f o
.

u e B B el l e e r ar

1 N o 83 L ow Parall e l 20 H e ad G ears
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WERE U S ED E' CLUS IVELY I N TH E GYM N AS IUM

OF T HE PHYS ICAL CULTURE D EPA RTME N T
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B A S KE T B A L L S H O E

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A . G . S P AL D I N G 81 . B ROS .

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ove r 7 0 pag s of illustrations showing l l
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t h e w ll known l ctur r and authority on physical cultur Prof Warman tr ats
. . . . ,

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arman Cont nts : Basic principle s ; long vity ; hints on e ating t h e pro
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Conte n ts : N e ce ssity f or e xe rcis in t h e summ r ; thr rul s f o bicycling ; wh n e e ee e r e
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—H o w to B ec om e a
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C o u nt r y R u nning
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How t o P l a y R o l l er P olo
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N o I 8 8 L a w n H oc k e y Te t h e r T e n n i s
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l How to P u nc h th e
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No . l9 4 -
Ra c q u e t s , Squ as h
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Th e ee
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No l 9 5 .
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T h e ofli ci a l e
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Prof Charl s J ob s x champion Con
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G u id e
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No . 2 0 0 —D u m b - B e ils
This is undoubt dly
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d umb b lls that has v r b n off r d -
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Lib rty S tre t Gym nasium at 1 2 1 Lib rty
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No . 2 —
ol L a c r o s s e
—From C a nd id at e to Te a m
By W illiam C S chm iss r capta i n J ohns Hopkins Univ rsity champion
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I —Basic principl s ; long vity
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Edit d by J rom F lann ry Th most

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2 2 6 H ow t o P l ay S e c o n d B as e

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No . 2 3 2 How t o Ru n t h e B as e s
of bas running as a Th e i m or t a n ce e
sci ntifi c s atur of t h national gam is e e e e
b coming mor a nd mor r cogniz d ach e e e e e e
year B esid e s b ing sp ctacular f ats of e e e
bas e st aling n arly always figure in t h
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winning of a gam Many a clos cont st e e e
i s d cided on t h winning of that littl strip
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e e e
of 90 f ee t which li s b twe n cushions e e e
W h n hits a f w and t h e n my s pitch rs
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st dy it b com s incumb nt on t h op
p osing t am to g t around t h
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e re e e e e
ea e e e e
bas s in
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some manner E ff e ct i ve steal ing not only incre ase s t h e effe ctive ne ss of
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Sp a l d i ng s A t/
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th t am by ad vancing its runn rs without wasting hits but it s r v es

e e e e
to mat rially disconc rt t h n my and fr qu ntly has caused an ntire
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opposing club to t mporarily lose its pois and throw away t h gam e
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This book giv s clear and concis dire ctions for x c lling as a bas runner ;
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t lls wh n to run and wh n not to do so ; h ow and wh n to slid team
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work on t h bas s ; in fact ev ry point of t h e gam is thoroughly x
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plain d In addition such cl v r m n as Harry Bay t h fl t foote d
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Cl v land e r ; Frank Chanc Bill Dahl n and H ans W agn e r d scrib th ir
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t h od s of action Illustrated with pictur s of l eadi ng pl ayer s P r i ce
{g c nts
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No . 2 3 3 —J i u J it s u
A comple t d scri ption of this famous Jap an s system of sel f d fence
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Each mov thoroughly x plained and illustrate d with num rous full page
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pictur s of M ssrs A Minami and K Koyama two of t h e most famous
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xpon nts of t h J i n J i t u in Am rica w h o p osed sp cially for this
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book B sur and ask for t h e S palding Athle tic Librar y book on J i u
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Devote d to Gam es an d A musem e nts for t h e H ome Circle

l —Ch e ss 1 6 —Piqu t e
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2 Whist 1 7 —Go Bang -

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3 Domino s and e 1 8 —Gam s of Pati nce
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4 —Pok e r —
1 9 Childr n s Gam s e
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5 Backgammo n —
20 Cribbag e
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6 Euchre 21 — D rawing R oom Gam s e

7 Billiards 2 2 ~
Group of Card Gam e s
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8 Ecarte 2 3 —Childr n s G am e s e
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9 Ch e ck e rs 2 4 —Group of Card Game s
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1 0 B e ziqu e 25 —D rawing R oom Gam s e

11 Poo l 2 6m p of Card Games

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l Z —Pinochl e
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2 7 Childre n s Gam e s
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1 3 Lotto —
28 S kat
1 4 —H arts e
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29 D r wing R oom Game.
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1 5 R ve rs ie
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