NELSON] PHYSICAL CONTESTS soo 
ARM PULLING (kéis-o/-gaun)—(St Michael). Two men lock their 
right arms and a string of other men form a queue, pulling on both 
sides until one gives way. This is a winter contest, engaged in within 
the kashim. 
POLE PULLING (no-kitj’-un)—(St Michael). A round, slender pole, six 
or eight feet long, is laid on the floor of the kashim and an equal number 
of men sit upon the floor along each side of it with their knees bent 
and hands grasping it. Ata given signal all pull, the side dragging 
the other across the central line being victors. 
STICK RAISING (yéd-g’u'-tak)—(St Michael). A round stick a little 
larger than a broom handle is grasped firmly by two players who are 
usually standing; one player holds it down at arm’s length, grasping 
it firmly with both hands while the other attempts to raise it above 
his head. 
FINGER PULLING (a-gu'-li-phun)—(St Michael). This is played in 
the kashim by four men; the two strongest players hook their right 
second fingers and each man is grasped about his right shoulder and 
under the left arm by his second; then all pull until one is defeated by 
loosing his hold. 
Foot PULLING (it-kha'-g’aun)—(St Michael.) Two men lie upon 
their faces on the floor of the kashim with their feet together and 
heads in opposite directions. Their right feet are hooked into a 
short, rawhide loop, and each tries to crawl away and drag the other 
backward. 
_NECK PULLING (tu-nu-chu'-gaun)—(St Michael). Two men kneel 
on the floor of the kashim, near and facing each other; their heads are 
bowed and a rawhide loop is placed so as to rest over the backs of 
their necks. A stick is placed crosswise between each man’s teeth, 
projecting on either side above the cord of the loop so as to keep the 
latter from slipping over the head. The men then drop forward on 
their hands and each tries to back away, dragging his adversary; 
the one who first succeeds is the victor. 
HEAD PUSHING (chuh-ukh'-ti-gaun)—(St Michael). Two men go 
down upon their hands and knees on the kashim floor and, pressing 
their foreheads together, strive to push each other back from their 
positions. 
BATTERING RAM (tu’-ki-kd-qu'-td)—(St Michael). This is played by 
four men in the kashim. Two of the players each takes his partner 
upon his shoulder, the latter lying face downward with his body stif- 
fened and feet projecting horizontally in front of the man carrying him. 
In this position the carriers face each other and run one at the other 
so that the feet of the two men on their shoulders shall come together, 
trying in this way to upset each other, the defeated pair falling igno- 
miniously to the floor. 
WRESTLING (chéi/-hluk)—(St Michael). Wrestling is usually done 
by each man seizing his opponent by the arms or body, trying to gain 
