The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-02
Practical h. for skating.
very rough icl be avoided.
ne perAou w first time attom nj

ne person WI first time attempts
10 SKATE must to a stick. He may
make friend's Nuppori, If he require
one bui should tclinquished, in order
70 paiance himsekill probably scram-
PIE about FOR han r or SO, till he begins
10 Hho out wheresa of the skate is. The
peeihncr must bHs. but not violent, nor
even In hurry Nouid not let his feet
get Tar apart, aLds heels still nearer to-
Reiner. lie mus a. ankle Of the foot on
me ice quite firnt,tempting to gain the
eoGe oi the skat0ding ii, because the
right mode OF getleither edge il by the
Inclination of tha,ody in the direction
required: aud thtetion should be made
fpariessiy and deN
Ihe leg which II ice should be KEEP.
perfectly straiglu ough the knee must
pe somewhat beA time Of striking. it
must DE straighte niick k as possible with
out any jerk. Tbw hich is Off the ice
should also he kepEht. though not stiff,
having All easy butplay, the toe pointed
do~hwards, and nwithin from six to
Twelve inches of r.
| Inc iearnsr shoolook down upon the
ICE, nor at has feethow they perform -
ne may at first dis body a little for
ward, ior safety, d his head up, and see
whefe ne goes hiaa erect. and his face
radner elevated tfhrwise.
| heh once Off herring both feet up to-
ge'her, and strike rs soon As he finds
nimseif steady enosrely allowing both
ieet TO be on the icoer. The position of
'ne arms should load varied, one being
Always more raissdhe other-the cleya-
non ~ing altern41 the change cores
Pohoihg with thategs that is, the right
arm oeing raised ksht leg is put down,
ana r'cc rersa, SO q arm and leg Of the
'a1me size may notfd together.
1he lace must atp turned in the direc-
N a iy,fr rtAn dos a,-,l l~x,1
In backward skatingead will be inclined
Lnucn over the sflU in forward skating
put siightiy. All . and violent action
must be avoided. Sg may be caused by
| sHShtiy bending khs drawing the feet
together, ,inclining1f forward aud press
ing the heels. 1t rna be caused by turn.
ing snort TO the ri feft--the foot on the
| sue 10 winch We rnng rather more ad-
'Hnceo. ana suppOttrt Of the weight.
| The first atiempf1exinner is TO walk,
| a"o ihis walk shoromes q sliding gait,
| oone entirely on tn edge of the skate.
| Inc Hrst impulses gained by pressing
me INSIDE edge OF Oht against the ice, and
| advancing with ti1asi;e foot. To effect
this, the beginner ming the feet nearly
'ose!h TURN the e1-what out, place the
rignt htiie Ill aofand at right angles
win III, lean forWa 1.-The right shoulder,
at the same time moyrIcht foo, onwards
| and press sharply, Ge the ice with the
,hs!ue edge OF the BE. care being taken
inS M MStihtiy 10 throw lbht on the right foot.
WHO thus IN mook skater must bring
up the left foot nea raseyel with the 9TH
er. and may for then proceed a short
way on both. e
lie must next plS Sce eft foot in advance
III us turh, bring the shoulder forward.
incllning to that sidae from the inside
edge of the right skSk proceed as before.
rlnaily, TINS motiennly to be repeated
on each ioot taiterna 0llually keeping the
ioot from winch heEs1longer Oft the ice,
tlil he has gained sutheommand Of him
self 20 keep it of alto. aud is able to
strike directly fromfolhe other without
at any time havingstt h on the ice to.
gether. This must sbe,iced till he has
gained some degree Of fls and power and
acommand Of his baiaIhus accomplish
ed IN the rudiments Of I. the skater may
proceed to learn the f0rroll. which is the
first step TO figure SKIS The impulse is
gained In the same manlfor the ordinary
run; but 10 get on the OIL ledge Of the right
1907, the moment that in motion the
sA'ter must advance thtshoulder, throw
the right arm back, look he right shoul-
der. and incline the VIII rson bodily and
decislvcly on that side, ng the left foot
suspended behind.
As he proceeds he muing the left foot
past the inside of the righ a slight Jerk.
which produces an opp balance OF the
BODY; the right foot muckly press, first
on the outside of the hesn on the inside,
or IT'S toe; the left foot mi placed down in
front before it is reraoyore than about
eight or ten inches from her foot; and by
striking outside to the Icing at the same
moment strong push Wlle inside Of the
right toe. the skater passsm right to left,
ipciinlng to the left side same manner
rs he did to the right. En continues to
change from left 10 right rom rixht to left.
in the same manner At he should not
remain long upon one Ter scrUple occa-
slonally TO put the othern to assist; and
throughout he must keep plferect, leaning
most on the heel.
having attained this pAncy, there will
ne little difficulty IN deing any figure
formed BY "A combination,ircles or semi
circles. The figure is a ii te among clever
SKATERS, and also the tiguroth forward and
reverse.
MASON AND DIxos's ON the 4th OF
August. 1863, Thes. and Rrd Penn and Lord
Baltimore. being togethi London, agreed
WIN CIas. Mason and niah Dixon, two
mathematicians or surrs, to mark, run
out settle and fix the harry line between
Mary land ON the one ha nj Delaware and
pennsylvania on the othN ason and Dixon
landed Ill Philadelphia &c 18th Of Novem-
Der following, and begarir work at once.
ihey adopted the peniar lines, aud the
radius and tangent poif the circular, OF
their predecessors. Thext ascertained the
northeastern coast of Mand. and proceed
ed to run the dividing Hell of latitude
Iney pursued this paraa distance of 800
miles Is chains and 81 lirrom the place of
the beginning at the n. Ener of Maryland
10 the bottom of Il valley Dunkard creek,
where an Indian war palossed their route.
and here on the 18th OF No Der, l767-ninety-
TWO years ago-their l r diescort told them
1t was the VIII Of the SALVATION that the
surveys should cease, antv terminated &C.
cordingly, leaving 3j mis- chains and 81
INKS as The exact diste It naming to be
run west to the southwat,rIe OF Peupsyl-
vanIa, not far from the h Tree Tunnel on
the Baltimore and Ohio Road. Dixon died
u Durham, England, II Mason died in
pennsylvania, 1877.
The MORMONs.-The 9mons. according
20 their own census, are 6asing in Utah
In 1855 they numbered 3sa in 1857 only 3l,-
~, and IN 1853, only abo9 900 They claim,
,oweyer, that they are inesing in the coun-
ry at large, and in the w4 and they ascribe
he diminution in UtahIkm porary causes
md absences. 1t is com&d hat there are
=, 900 in Great Britain aiitreland, ard 7,WiO
N the continent of EuroN,sites some 5,HO
n Canada, 1000 in Cal1Eia. and several
hOusand in the Eas sternxates and South
america. Altogether the3umber 126,OUN---
Utah is the only place IRE they prac tice
'olygany and carry out tntheories OF civil
overnment, AS we'll as off gion, and i: is
he only place where they q OF increase.
VIRGINIA PosTAAsTERAppointe TO Fill
'acane;.s Created by yResfgneaS-William g.
Iagruder postmaster aten Cleyesville,
Berkeley county, vice w. H,niel; Daniel B.