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Title: Keeping physically fit; common-sense exercises for the whole family
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Cromie, William J. (William James), 1877-
Subjects: Physical education and training
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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girl in rope-jumping. During the unre-strained impulse of the adult, even, we can seeevidences of the tendency to repeat. The dancerwhose movements are adjusted in harmonywith the rhythmic repetition of pleasant soundsis possessed by a kind of temporary madnesswhich makes him exert his powers to the utmost.Some religious sects do unseemly things whilelaboring under the fervor of religious ecstasy.The frenzy of play is well exemplified in theghost dance of the American Indians and amongsavage tribes in other parts of the world whichinflict atrocious self-torture and dance till ex-hausted. Parents should not, then, repress theshouting, singing, and playing of the child whenthey themselves can hardly at times restrain thesame impulse. Professor Karl Groos, in hisPlay of Man, says that play is of great im-portance in the physical and mental develop-ment of the individual; that it is, in short, pre-paratory to the tasks of life. He claims that,before the childs education begins, his whole
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Fig. 27.—Going-Down ExerciseThe child keeps the body rigid while being lowered to the floor, the parent or teacher steps to the side as in Fig. 28. 66 Keeping Physically Fit existence, except the time devoted to sleepingand eating, is occupied with play. He says thatthis does not involve heredity impulses, butthat its pecuhar and inherent nearness to thesprings of life and lifes realities demands a com-plete explanation grounded on a general prin-ciple which is apphcable at once to youth and to the play which lasts throughout life. The latest \dew of play is held by Professor G.Stanley Hall, who says that ^the first sponta-neous movements of infancy are keys to thepast; that in play every mood and movementis instinct with heredity. The power to throwwith accuracy and speed was in the long agonecessary for survival. Those who could throwunerringly overcame enemies, killed game, andsheltered the family, while those who could notwere eliminated. Running and dodging withspeed and enduranc

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