THE THEORYOFPHYSICAL EDUCATIONINELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.BYTHOMAS CHESTERTON,
Organizing Teacher of Physical Education to the London School Board.LATE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR AT THE ALDERSHOT GYMNASIUM.Author of Manual of Drill & Physical Exercises, &c., &c.First-Class (Advanced) Certificates for Physiology and Hygiene from theScience Department, South Kensington.Founder of the British College of Physical Education.
WITH A PREFACE BYCOLONEL G. M. ONSLOW,Late Inspector of Military Gymnasia in Great Britain.Examiner in Physical Education to the School Board for London.
Revised Edition now ReadyTHREE SHILLINGS.
MANUAL OF DRILLANDPHYSICAL EXERCISES,WITH OR WITHOUT DUMB-BELLS OR MUSIC.
For the use of Teachers and Instructors of Physical Exercises, Students in Training Colleges, &c., as taught in the London and other Board Schools, all Army Schools, Principal Public Schools, Civil Gymnasia, Polytechnic Institutions, and Evening Classes throughout the Country.
COMPILED AND ARRANGED FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES BYTHOMAS CHESTERTON.
ILLUSTRATED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS.
REVISED EDITION.With an Introduction by CHARLES ROBERTS, F.R.C.S.
THREE SHILLINGS.
These works have been adopted, by the London School Board, for use in their Schools; and also by the Director-General of Military Education, for use in all Army Schools.
LONDON: GALE & POLDEN,Ltd.,2, AMEN CORNER, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.[All Rights Reserved].
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MY “GRIP”DUMB-BELL.
The ordinary Dumb-bell, though excellent in itself, has one great defect, which I have been conscious of for years. In prescribing exercises for my pupils I am compelled to trust entirely to them as to the amount of will-power used whilst exercising. They may work energetically or slovenly according to their condition, but how they work is beyond my knowledge or control.
How to combat this has long engaged my attention, and after long years of study and experiment I have at last discovered a Dumb-bell which absolutely compels the pupil to throw the necessary amount of will-power into his work.
This appliance is very simple, and cannot go out of order. It consists of a Dumb-bell made in two halves, separated about 1½ inches from one another, the intervening space being occupied by small steel springs, which may be of any strength.
When exercising, the springs are compressed by gripping the Bells, and bringing the two halves close together, in which position they are kept until the exercise is over.
The pupil who possesses these Bells will find that instead of having to be continually buying heavier Dumb-bells, one pair will suffice him for all time. All that it will be necessary for him to do will be to purchase, at a small expense, new springs from time to time. All pupils are advised to use the “Grip” Dumb-bell upon the merits of which I need not enlarge.
I have always taught that muscle is developed by will-power, not by mechanical movement, and the simple principle of this latest invention is, by calling forth a continual exercise of will-power to obtain results impossible with any previous Dumb-bell.
Yours faithfully,
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