Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-02

Ling developed . peculiar system, and
especially drew mems attention to tht
treating OF diseases by eymnastic- e1er
eises. Into France these gymnastics were
hrst introduced by Colonel +. Amoros
In America out door exercises of the body
have Just become popular; but the Ger
man system OF gymnastic training has
been Introduced by athletic and gymIsstiC
societies, which are now prospecting and
multiplying in cur cities. For their. use
especially, but also ftr schools and private
students, here in Bumpus' book was a
treatise with the xercises and positions OF
the body on the German system, classified
and explained BY diagrams and sketches,
DC, &c.
After reading a. much as / could, it
struck me that il would be good thing to
go over the next day at 10 o'clock in the
morning to Bumpus' stable, and take turn
upon the Rack; for, after all, the Rack is
only q horizontal bar 70 grasp at and hang
from; and although hanging by the
hook" is one part of the exercise de-
scrlbed, I don't admit that Ihave got hooks,
and il had am not bound to hang my
self by hem, or in any other way.
went iEto Bumpus stable at the stated
hour next morning. entered suddenly, and
the first tt,us got was tremendous box
on the eaT from M friends foot He was
legs Up, ana astraGdle, head down, bal
anced on the point of q revolving pyramid,
and going round like the big japanese top.
In moment he few off his peg, and came
round on his feet with somersault to beg
my pardon, and regret that he hadn't eyes
in his boots. LISA mercy" says !, that
you've left eyes in my head" Now"
he 10 ~ n To 10 To-
over. Here's my Director Of Exercises,
the Herr Gymnsst Umgedreht, at your
service and mine. Whatll you takey A
Free Exercise Tor one, or some light little
combined exercise for two. Garry ing Ex-
ercise, If you llke-provlded you'll carry
me-" .-.~-
Won single exercise, dear sir" says
Herr Umg-. "Dis shentlemans will
take one balancing position so, mid dis leg
up SO, stand on Won leg, so. Now on Won
leg, tiptoe-stand, Ware good; balance
mid arms, before falling into fundamental
posilion-ah, you are down on your broad
back. Good. Stand not up. Here is Won
good exercise TO lie on back and rise wild
out using de banda You cannot Well
den. see how l get you up. I stride over
your neck, grasp your legs. Now grasp
you my legs. Now wheel so. You are
neavv, but am strong. Wheel u-u-ugh,
round you go, and now have you on my
shoulder. Dol totter? No. You shall
stand upon my head and wiggle. aud viii
SO balance that you shall not be able to
tum ole. Or this you shall do TO me. See."
The fellow hooked one of his feet in my
neck, stuck the other against my knee,
and threw himself out adoat in the air at
right angles 10 my body. Then down he
came on mis- legs again, and begged that
would do the same by MIN. Before could
answer him, he was hosting me- over his
shoulders, preparatory TO spinning me like
. top, heel upward.
"Put me down." roared. Down was
in an instant, and Meinherr was again fly
ing over my head, to slight, grinning like
a monkey, on the back OF the wooden ma
chine they call a vaulting horse. What
appeared to me was, that this maniac
seizcd upon me as il was q new gymnas-
tic property, to be lifted and jumped
about. In half q minute he had got me
In the air, seated on both his hands, and
hurled newell, am happy to say that
he hurled me upon the toes OF Bumpus,
who had just come down from the rack,
and was laughing Economically as he
danced up and down before me- Enouzh,"
remarked, by way Of apology TO him.
" If ever you catch me taking u turn over
to your stable again. you aud that fellow
may play shuIllecock with me for the rest
of your existence" / went home, and
have set down what you see here. There's
only one conclusion | could come to, which
Is 10 have no more of this nonsense. The
thing is overdone. Bumpus overdoes it,
Boating, cricketing, and hunting men
oyerdo II, and some Of them get injured
Tor life. / won't do it again.