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 t to dame est-elle oontento f 2. Non, Monsieur, oette 



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fila ft tron vif et ma tille ot paresseuno. 5. N'u-t-cilo pa tort r 

 : is nuKon. 7. Votro cousino est-ello heureuse ? 8. 

 ..mil", licllr. e. 9. A-t-elle dcs 



rents et des ami 



In a de 



rt i-t, mi" vieille robe. 13. Votre frero ji'a-t-il 

 1 4. II a un bel habit ot uuo bonno 



oravate. 15. Avez-voua de bonne viand-. 1 . Monsieur? 10. J'oi 

 17. Cctto viando-ci est-elle u; 



; nirillcure quo cello-la. 19. Votro 



ami a-t-il le bel eiH'riiT . 10? 20. Son encricr eat beau, 



iuai* il n't-st pan de poreelaine. 21. Quelqu'nn a-t-il faim ? 22. 

 Peraonuo n'a faim. 23. Les generaux sont-ils ici ? 24. Los 

 fltimflraiiT et 1- maivcliaux sont ioi. 25. J'ai vos parasols et 

 VOB parapluies, et ceux de vos enfant*. 



EXERCISE 20. 



1. Is your little sister pleased ? 2. Yes, Madam, she is 

 pleased. 3. la that little girl handsome? 4. That little girl 

 is not handsome, but she is good. 5. Have you good cloth and 

 good silk ? 6. My cloth and* silk are here. 7. Is your sister 

 happy ? 8. My sister ia good and happy. 9. Has that physi- 

 cian's sister friends 't 10. No, Madain, she has no friends. 11. 

 Is your meat good ? 12. My meat is good, but my cheese is 

 better. 13. Has the bookseller a handsome china inkstand ? 

 14. He has a fine silver inkstand and a pair of leather shoos. 

 !.".. Have you my silk parasols? 16. I have your cotton 

 umbrellas. 17. Is your brother's coat handsome? 18. My 

 brother has a handsome coat and an old silk cravat. 19. Have 

 you relations and friends ? 20. I have no relations, but I have 

 friends. 21. Is that handsome lady wrong ? 22. That hand- 

 some lady is not wrong. 23. Have you handsome china ? 24. 

 Our china is handsome and good. 25. It ia better than yours. 

 26. la not that little girl hungry ? 27. That handsome little 

 girl is neither hungry nor thirsty. 28. What is the matter 

 with her ? 29. She has neither relations nor friends. 30. Is 

 this gold watch good? 31. This one is good, but that one is 

 better. 33. Have you it ? 33. I have it, but I have not your 

 water's. 34. I have neither yours nor mine, I have your 

 mother's. 



OUR HOLIDAY. 



GYMNASTIC EXEECISES. n. 



RETUKNINO to exercises which may be practised without the 

 aid of a companion, we have next to mention a class of light 

 gymnastics known as the 



WAND EXERCISES. 



These are especially beneficial in inducing flexibility of the 

 shoulder-joint, and form a useful preparation for more arduous 

 movements at a later stage of the learner's progress. 



The wand is a smooth stick, one inch in diameter and four 

 feet long, with the ends rounded. Foi very young persons a 

 length of three feet is sufficient. The following are among the 

 exercises to be practised with this instrument. 



1. Grasp the wand with the hand* at either ond, as seen in 

 Fig. 5 ; the attitude being perfectly erect, ami tho chest 

 forward. Now, without <>-. ln-injr the wand down 



behind you as far as yon can, then raise it again to the original 

 position above the head, and repeat these movements twenty 

 times in succession. 





The article, the possessive and demonstrative adject 

 repeated before every uoan. Mon {r*re nt. ma sour, my b(v 

 Mir. 



2. Start from the name position, and, after each backward 



M head and down in front to 



vor the head a* before; then bring it 

 by lowering one band and raining 

 . wand ta . 



<>WH muMt not bo bent. 



4. N ,. wand in an upri-ht portion in front of 



von, t'. te middle, and about rix inche* apart; 



the arniH extended forward a* nearly straight an poanble. 

 and arms stiff, move the wand from 



an reach, the upper part of the body partly 

 .ovement. 



right hand put the wand ont at 

 you, one end resting on the floor : the 



body and the wan<i .t arm 



'..<: hip. 

 Now, from this position, step ont with 1' % as far a* 



foot passing V .and. The elbow 

 must not be bent, and the wa: .iin unmoved. Return 

 to the on, the wand still held forward, and repeat 



times in succession. This ia called 



" charging," and ia good exercise for the lega and the lower 

 part of the body. 



6. Go through the same movements an in the last exercise, 

 with the i-.v-,< jition that the wand ia held forward with the left 

 hand, the charge being made with the left leg. 



7. Stand erect and hold the wand out straight before 700 

 at arm's length, in a perpendicular position, the left hand resting 

 on the hip. Now step out with the right foot to the wand, and 

 back to the other foot, five times in succession, without bending 

 the knee. Take the wand in the left hand, and advance the left 

 foot in the same manner. 



8. Holding the wand as before, step backward as far as yon 

 can with the right foot, in this case bending the lef t knee ; then 

 return to the erect position, and repeat the movement ten times. 

 The same afterwards with the left foot. 



9. Carry the right foot forward to the wand, and then back- 

 ward as far as you can reach, without stopping. Do this ten 

 times in succession, and then the same with the left foot. 



10. Holding the upper end of the wand in both hands, one 

 above the other, the arms straight out, step the right foot forward 

 to the wand and the left backward as far as possible, 

 change the position of the feet at a single jump, and do this ten 

 successive times. 



These examples of the Wand exercises will be sufficient. 

 They may be greatly varied, and two persons, each with a wand, 

 may go through exercises similar in character to the Ring move- 

 ments described in the previous paper. 



THE DUMB BHLLS. 



We now come to Dumb Bell exercises, which are a well-knowm 

 and very ancient means of physical culture. The best modern 

 gymnasts, however, have introduced an important change in the 

 practice with dumb bells. Formerly it was the custom to em- 

 ploy the heaviest bells that could be used by the learner, and 

 to put him only through a small variety of motions with them. 

 Now the most approved system ia founded on the use of a light 

 dumb bell, with which the pupil is taught to perform a great 

 variety of active and graceful movements, calculated to advance 

 the flexibility as well as the strength of all the muscles of the 

 body. Some gymnasts maintain that the dumb bell should 

 range only between two pounds and five pounds in weight, ac- 

 cording to the strength of the learner ; but Dr. Dio Lewis, who 

 takes the lead as a recent authority in gymnastics, and who 

 has hod a very long and wide experience, is of opinion that bells 

 weighing two pounds are heavy enough for any man. provided 

 he wishes to attain to something more than the. strength required 

 for lifting heavy weights. He recommends that, tif the dumb 

 bells should be of considerable size, they should be made of 

 wood ; and wooden dumb bells only are used in his owr 



i at Boston, U.S. The handle should be at least half an 

 inch longer than the width of the hand, and of such a size as 

 can be easily grasped, with a slight swell in the middle. 



Before describing the light dumb-bell exercise?, we will, how- 

 ever, say a few wsrds as to the use of t ' bolls, 

 with which some of our readers may be already pr< 

 object of their use is chiefly to strengthen the muscles of the 



