(descending and horizontal); order, single; manner, direct; action: 1st, bring the arms from the special position directly down in the single order, i. e. right hand twice, left hand twice, alternately twice, and simultaneously twice; 2d, bring the arms from the special position to the horizontal extended in single order.

2. Extending the Arms from the Shoulder top.-Position: fingers rest upon the top of the shoulder near the joint, thumbs back, elbows extended horizontally from the shoulders; direction, extended (three points); order, single; manner, direct; action: bring the arms from the special position, 1st, to the descending extended; 2d, to the horizontal; 3d, to the ascending extended in the usual single order. (See No. 1 of this series.)

3. Shoulder Lifting.-Position, military; arms relaxed; direction, upward; order, single; manner, direct; action:. raise the right shoulder twice, the left twice, alternate twice, and twice simultaneously.

4. Rotary Movement.*-Position and order as in No. 3; manner, rotary; action: bring the right shoulder forward, upward, backward, downward twice, twice with the left,

*To teach quickly, let the pupils count four; at one, bring shoulder forward; two, upward; three, backward; four, downward. It is a good exercise for removing a stoop or round of the shoulders, as indeed are all the chest and shoulder exercises, with No. 4 of the Elbow Series, and No. 7 of the Arm Series.

etc. Let the arms be loose, and swing as they may, dur ing this exercise.

5. Swinging the Arms horizontally backward.-Position : the palms together, horizontal front; direction, backward; order, double; manner, direct; action: swing the arms backward and forward eight or sixteen times.

III. ELBOW SERIES.

1. Hands clasped and upon the Head.-Position: hands. clasped and placed upon the head, palms down, and elbows extended at the side; direction, upward, etc.; order, double;

manner, direct; action: 1st, raise the hands above the head without unclasping four times; 2d, upon the back of the

neck, and back to the top of the head four times; 3d, upon the chest in front and back four times; 4th, alternate from the back to the crown, and from the front to the crown four times, and finally from front to back four times without stopping at the top of the head.

2. Throwing back the Elbows.*-Position: hands upon the hips, thumbs back; action: press the elbows as far back as possible, returning each time to the extended. Repeat this exercise four or eight times.

IV. ARM SERIES.

1. Swinging the Arms backward.*-Position: palms together, horizontal front; action: swing the hands down to the side, and back as far as possible.

2. Swinging the Arms upward.t-Position like No. 1; action: swing the arms from the horizontal front up to the perpendicular and back four or eight times.

3. Swinging the Arms outward and upward.t-Position, military; action: swing the arms through the line called extended to the perpendicular.

4. Twisting the Arms.-Position, arms horizontal front;

*Take full breath at the relaxation of muscle, and breathe out suddenly at the backward movement.

† Let these exercises be done in regular order'; right arm twice, left twice, alternate twice, and simultaneous twice.

order, double; action: twist the arms by turning the hands over and back eight times; change position to perpendicular, and repeat; change to the horizontal, and repeat.

5. Chopping.-Position, hands raised above the head to the right; direction, descending to the left in front; order, double; action, like chopping, eight times; reverse, and chop upward to the left.

6. Mowing.-Position, arms to the right (see Figure); direction, horizontal to the left; order, double; manner, direct; action as if mowing on level ground; reverse, and move as if mowing up hill.

7. Sawing.*-Position: body bent to the right, elbow above the line of the shoulders, and hands closed; direction, downward; order, double; manner, direct; action, moving both hands up and down as if sawing.

V. HAND SERIES.

Opening and shutting the Hands. Position: arms at the side, hands closed; action: open and close the hands four times; arms to horizontal extended; open and close the hands four times; perpendicular and repeat; to the horizontal front and repeat.

*The sawing exercise is excellent for enlarging the chest and increasing the strength of the muscles.

VI. HEAD AND NECK SERIES.

1. Turning the Head.-Position, military; action: turn the head horizontally to the right, so that the face will be over the right shoulder, and back to the front twice, to the left twice, alternate right and left twice, stopping in front each time.

2. Bowing.-Position, military; direction, up and down; action: 1. look down to the point descending front, and then horizontal front four times; 2. look up to the point ascending front, then horizontal four times; 3. look alternately down and front, up and front four times; 4. look down and up four times without stopping in front. (This may be repeated, letting the head fall to the right and left instead of front.)

3. Looking up to right and left.-Position, military; direction, ascending oblique and descending front; action: 1. look up to the point ascending oblique, and down in front four times; 2. the same to the left; 3. alternate right and left four times, stopping each time to look down.

4. Rotary or Rolling Movement.-Position, military; manner, rotary; action: bow the head front, and, letting it helplessly fall, move it horizontally in a circle upon the shoulders. Repeat the circle four times.

VII. TRUNK SERIES.

1. Bending the Body forward and backward.-Position, military; action: 1. bend the body horizontally front, and resume the perpendicular four times; 2. bend backward, and resume the perpendicular four times; 3. alternate forward and backward, stopping each time at the perpendicular four times; 4. bend forward, then backward four times without stopping at the perpendicular.

2. Bending the Body to the right and left.-This is like No. 1, except in direction, which is right and left instead of forward and back.

3. Rotary, or Body rolling.-Position, military; action: bend the body horizontally front, and, relaxing the muscles, move it to the right, back, left, and around to the front again in a kind of circle; repeat four times.