Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-15
PERILS OF GYMNAy1M
THE RISKS THEY RUN WHILE SAs.
THROUGH THEIR ACTS.
A Fall Even Into the Net WAsrzGgnS
Spread Heneath Them II kla!Axa. saa
Result In Serious Injury - 1ars~as
and Conscience Necessary.

and Confidence Necessary.
1t doubtless appears to the crsssAsxs:
at the circus that the midar ggExxaE.7
-"aeralists' In the vOcabular. 81 1asss
arena-are quite safe from lnrIyT *
long as they have the broad ssi.ar r.,
spread beneath them. They MAJ 9xpra79.s
from bar to bar, as high as the ,ssx.: L
| the tent will permit. or toss & 9s4fe
! from hama 20 hand through lGss< ssSA,
| Gus distances, and all the WtQsa aHa&
| blaSe spectator observes With ~ rse3s
| suggestion of thrill, assuMins -E- a..
| ineXperience that there is DC rs'a.s szss ~
! ger in what is called with groaes E1.---1ss..
| than color this marvellous fem Y 81
| ing" As Il matter Of fact, lsTF2:-rH
| the aeria!istS are in imlninem .a1.-Er
| of broken neckS through ever fsSnx
| ing moment Of their turn > lag Ese
| comes evident indeed when 7 81 sr-A-
| that the nerve strain cannot EsoX.AS.
| be borne through two seasons srlzasz.s-
| n long period Of rest between FIX lz.2szE
| may be called nerve recupclaUaa
A famous gylnnast who j. -tsi XIII.
! Of a family of performers sal! III cks
| midar gymnast branch Of cirt.sa s<c1ia
which appears so easy and SAT- 4 --s.e.ss"'
| compliShment. was so full of dang
to be fought SHY Of by fain' 2ssss:-sx.&
people. who preferred ground Hlala1.~"
and smaller salaries to its risk. ..44-aEc
lies wholly in self possession, .ztasE sCs
and nice. practiced calculation a Gaaso
tances through which to leap asr -4RE ~
| throw. There are four in this sYgGa1systs
and the safety Of each depends y#14ssi,t'
ly upon the individual, bur. -rgsg tMs
nerve and skill of the other. 18rs@
the family is in action. it be.5shs -
once a machine. and cacn fg4s'3srE1
moves and turns and even snlft.'s Fsas
mechanical accuracy. II 79- Igsa
| shuull fail. the whole would 1.S~ !1s
mol..,nt he in danger of dcstr,n.i 81.
"NeW." Sad the gymnast = = -
merely Au,AHn. We cant NJ a. }>.s..s~.
| il action al the time, 81 frcM ~ &C.,
| time tie machine goes to pB@' ~
| we are 50 well Schooed that a~t sat3',
| PIT il together again. When til'a7ls ~
| pens 20 he Il tnll-ls there ,3'r- "
| Quvntly thlcc hearts pretty Es3&-~
| stop hpati.@ upon our lars UuA Is
| fourth of the family rises from ..r>-&ss5
1t wouldn't lie possible to CON- Ess-+s4cs>
act if every one of us didn't. kxSi;s 81
| to fall. That's the secret of IT.. -g2x1 Gd.-
danger lies in the loss of Nerve, eassaa
| the fall takes place. Men in Jus f-zassr
seldom break legs. They br..u rtgas.'
necks or backs and quit the 9s,s4i7s1ax
once and for all. You've se,-s sg-i:s-A..
no doubt. Well. did you notic,s i.ssgs. g.ssssa
boy doubled his legs up anss sss .asss
| face as close to his breast as ti,s az .4l3i
If he failed to do that, he wus25 { : 'F'T-
survive the fall He'd break hsfle:;s' p
his back sure. It's a terrible yi-ls ~
me MS the head of the 'famlly 0ge
| time there's a fall
The gymnast has a high fan WIS.,
| The acrobat, on the other haja& 4,&tsa
| guard against Il fail through l29 u. ~
| three feet
"There's as much danger IN 4T77-saSs'.
as in ANY circus" said Il celr--I -
one Of tie best acroNltS in H.. Tssseas
and "A good aui trustworthy LEI s1s
| Of it. I'm Tho lUmrliug pam
man j. liable to break hj> 'a
minute or li~locatc bis a'rlc y
badly. My family tot
NAam arc loy-l is so ueN ira
lt worries l4'eellr 50 ib-tr.a 4rr
ia ,.l~H mind Last ~ea~ar
'.lI Two VAT a"ci!cuts ana '...
q 'rn..... 81.