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i.s a natural timidity. The greateft accomplim- 

 ment in this art is to be able to dive, and to 

 remain under the water, to fetch matters from 

 the bed of a river or the' ica, and to rife again 

 with velocity to the furface of the water. M. 

 Thevenot has publifhed a curious work, intit- 

 led the art of fwimming, illuftrated by figures. 

 Everard Digby, an Englifhman, and Nicolas 

 Wireman a Hollander, have allb given pre- 

 cepts relative to this art. 



XXII. The art of flooding, whether with 

 the fpring bow, the crofs bow, the mufquer, 

 or fowling piece, &c. at a mark, at a wood- 

 en bird, or in the chafe, is hkewile not to 

 be neglected. This is an exercife that may 

 be of the greateft utility in life, and depends 

 much on a fharp fighr, a. fteady hand, and 

 on practice, which gives a proficiency in all 

 things. 



XXIII. The games of addrefe. as the dex- 

 terity in running at the ring-, in the combats 

 of the Spanifa bulls ^ in winter upon the ice 

 with fkates-, at the mall, tennis, bowls, bil- 

 liards, and numberlefs other games that are 

 pradtifed in different parts of Europe, are not 

 fo frivolous as they may to fome appear. "I 

 games conflantly afford a lalutary excrcile to 

 the body, render a man active and adroit, 

 better difpofed for more ferious occupations. 

 Great care, however, mould be taken by youth 



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