The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-04

the body inclined forward, shoulders
square, head up, chest advanced, eyes
to the front"
At Haiti you are to resume the
Attention position. 1t is intended
that these motions be combined as
soon as you are used to them, and you
can then go through them rapidly.
There is no particular skill involved
in these preliminary motions; they
merely accustom you to the handling
of the clubs and give you a good
standing position i'll preparation for
the swinging to come later on.
No rules can teach you the twist
of the wrist that club swinging in
volves-in fact, the twist is the whole
secret. 1t is knack that must be
acquired by practice alone. 1t makes
the wrists supple beyond any exercise
in the world and will be we'll worth
your while if you are a pianist. 1t
is best to begin with the right hand
alone. When it has acquired the art,
the left will initiate it. If some one
used to the work will show you the
twist it will be more easy for you to
acquire it than by any rule.
The first drill in swinging is given
in this way: You are commanded to
raise the right elbow in line with the
right shoulder. carry the hand close
to and behind the right ear; then, with
turn of the wrist, allow the club to
swing around as close as possible to
the back. When the circle is COM
pleted, lower the elbow to the side,
bringing the hand in front of the
shoulder, club perpendicular
The above exercise, practiced with
each hand in turn. is the second of the
eight exercises given in the drill book.
The third is to bring both clubs I'D,
which means to the chest and perpen-
dicular, the hands in line with the
shoulders and the eyes directed up
ward.
In army and navy drill the eyes
even must obey orders in the strictest
manner. If you are working in front
of a mirror | am afraid you must in
fringe upon the eye rules until you
have satisfied yourself that your mir
FOR pupil is drilling accurately in
other respects. The body must be in
clined slightly forward for this third
exercise
Now, Raise the right elbow in line
with the right shoulder, carry the
hand close to and behind the right
ear; then, with a turn of the wrist,
allow the club to swing round as close
as possible to the back, keeping the
left club steady and perpendicular,
eyes directed towards its top
/ Ot course, you are to alternate this
exercise between the hands, and, of
course, you are to become fairly
skilled in it before you advance to the
others. Take one at a time, giving
j days to each one. The eight given
here are merely the principles of club
swinging. The variations of them are
| infinite. You will be able to invent
new combinations as you progress.
For the fourth exercise, the clubs
are to be brought up perpendicularly
i'll front of the chest, the hands on a
line with the shoulders. At the COM
mand SLOPE extend the arms to the
lftlll extent i'll front of and in line with
|dhe shoulders, clubs perpendicular; re
j lax the grasp with the third and little
i fingers, and lower the clubs on the
i shoulders, keeping the arms as
straight as possible. At ''Frontp ex-
tend the arms to the full extent, clubs
perpendicular
i The fifth requires that the clubs
be horizontal. First they are brought
up as before to a perpendicular posi-
ton. Then, at Lower you must
/ lower them by a turn of the wrist
to horizontal position, still in front
OF the chest, while the handles are
touching and the hands on a leve.
with the shoulders. their backs dowr
and the elbows drawn close to the
sides. This may sound complex al
!, first reading, but you can work it Out