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leg, and direct it^ to make him understand 

 the proper way of performing this displace- 

 ment. He will thus save him fatigue, and 

 obtain the result more quickly. 



This kind of exercise, very fatiguing at 

 first, requires frequent rests ; it w^ould be 

 wrong to prolong the exercise beyond the 

 powers of the pupil. The motions of draw- 

 ing in [adduction, which ma]s:es the thigh 

 adhere to the saddle), and putting out (ah- 

 ductlon, which separates it from the sad- 

 dle), becoming more easy, the thighs will 

 have acquired a suppleness which will admit 

 of their adhesion to the saddle in a good 

 position. Then comes the flexion of the 

 legs. 



Flexion of (lie legs. — The instructor will 

 watch that the knees always preserve their 

 perfect adherence to the saddle. The legs 

 wall be swung backward and forward like 

 the pendulum of a clock ; that is, the pupil 



