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Title: Feminology; a guide for womankind, giving in detail instructions as to motherhood, maidenhood, and the nursery
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Dressler, Florence
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Publisher: Chicago, C. L. Dressler & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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g back. On count one, incline the head whilein this position, until the face looks straight up; on counttwo, continue inclining the head backward; on count three,still continue inclining the head backward; on count four,incline the head so that the eyes may see the floor behindthe body. Return the head to first position, in four morecounts, and repeat. Exercise 31.— Thrust one leg backward, lower the bodyuntil the weight rests upon the knee; throw the arms up-ward, letting the palms rest on the shoulder blades. Then,as in the last exercise, incline the head backward in fourcounts, and raise in four counts. Repeat for five counts. Exercise 32.— Cross the legs at the knees, let the bodyrest upon the toes; extend the hands to the right and leftwith the palms down. On count one, lower the bodyslightly by bending at the neck, waist, hip, and knees,simultaneously; count two, lower the body still more; countthree, lower it further; count four, bring it to its lowest PHYSICAL CULTURE. 607
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Fij). 35. 608 FEMINOLOGY. possible position; return to standing position in four counts.Repeat. Exercise 33.— Stand with arms akimbo, with weightresting upon the ball of the left foot. Repeat the count,one, two, three, several times, accenting the one. On thecount one, jump about ten inches from the floor, at the sametime throwing the right foot forward; the remaining num-bers serve as preparation for the next jump. Repeat fortwenty jumps. Exercise 34.— Erect position, hands raised to chest.Perform the act of running as hard and as fast as possible,raising the heels high, until twenty is counted. Exercise 35.— Stand erect, with arms akimbo; lowerthe body by bending both knees. On count one, take a longstriding step forward without raising the body; count two,take another step forward; continuing forward, or in acircle for twenty counts. Exercise 36.— Stand, heels together in the military posi-tion, and arms at the lower chest. On the count one, jumpwith both feet about six inc

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