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the rope, were unable to draw the performer out 

 of his place. His hands at G seemed to pull 

 against the men, but they were of no advantage 

 to him whatever. 



2. Another of the German's feats is slhown in 

 Fig. 53. Having fixed the rope above-mentioned 

 Fig. 53. 



to a strong post at A, and made it pass- through a 

 fixed iron eye at B, to the ring in his girdle, he 

 planted his feet against the post at B, and raised 

 himself from the ground by the rope, as shown 

 in the figure. He then suddenly stretched out 

 his legs, and broke the rope, falling back on a 

 feather-bed at C, spread out to receive him. 



3. In imitation of Firmus, he laid himself 

 down on the ground, as shown in Fig. 54, and 

 when an anvil A was placed upon his breast, a 

 man hammered with all his force the piece of 



