Calisthenics or the Elements of Bodily Culture on Pestalozzian Principles

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1865 Excerpt: ...Three! Four Three Five! Three One Five! Two One Four! One Five Three! Five Three Four! &c. Movements from one position through a second and a third to the fourth. (120 movements, see table.) Commaitd: FINGEES--„ Two Four Three One! Two Five Three One! „ Four Two One Three! Five Two One Three! „ Four Two Five Three! Five Two Four Three! „ One Four Three Five! One Five Two Three! fec. Movements from one position through a second, a third and a fourth to the fifth. (120 movements, see table.) Examples: Commahd: FINGERS--„ Two Three Four Five One! Three Four One Two Five! „ Four Three Five Two One! Five Two Four Three One! „ Two One Four Three Five! Two One Five Three Four! „ One Three Four Five Two! One Three Five Four Two! &c. Positions of the Chest. The five elementary Positions under this head refer to two distinct parts or members of the body, which should be developed separately; of which the positions One! Two! Three! refer to one, and One! Tour! Five! to the other; and as the position Three! must not come under practice, the movements resulting from the development of the positions of the Chest fall under the following Words of Command:--The two elementary positions of the Chest One and Two, develope the two following movements:--Command: CHEST--„ One Two! Two One! The three elementary positions of the Chest, One, Four and Five, develope 12 movements (see table on Development.) Movements from one position to another. (6 movements, see table.) Movements from one position through a second to the third. (6 movements, see table.) Command: CHEST--Four One Five! Five One Four! Of the Trunk. The five elementary positions of the Trunk develope 320 movements. (See table on Development.) Movements from...