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Hop, Step and Jump
MAKE a mark on the ground at a place called the "starting point." At ten yards' distance from this make another, called the "spring." Then…
Hopping on the Bottle
Various games are in vogue among boys, in which hopping on one foot is the principal object. Among these is one which not only assists in…
Hop-Scotch
This is a game played by hopping on one foot and kicking an oyster-shell or piece of tile from one compartment to the other, without…
French and English
This is an old Greek game, and, like very many simple boys' games, has retained its popularity to the present day. Its Greek name was…
Drawing the Oven
This is a game not very dissimilar to the preceding, but not so much to be recommended, as the clothes are very apt to be torn, and if the…
Pitch-Stone
This game is played by two boys, each of whom takes a smooth round pebble. One player then throws his pebble about twenty feet before him…
Duck-Stone
This game may be played by any number of players. A large stone is selected, and placed on a particular spot, and the players first "Pink…
Prisoner's Base, or Prison Bars
This is a most delightful game, and is a very great favourite among boys of all classes. It is commenced by choosing Captains, which is…
Baste the Bear
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Leap-Frog
This is an excellent game of agility, and very simple. It consists of any number of players; but from six to eight is the most convenient…
Fly the Garter
Chalk or make a line, or, as it is usually termed, "a garter," on the ground; on this line one of the players must place himself and bend…
Spanish Fly
This game is capable of being varied to any extent by an ingenious boy, but it is generally played in the following way:--One boy, selected…
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Parades
Each opening has its own parade or defence, and each parade will guard its own opening, and, strictly speaking, no other. The…
White Mice
THE mouse is a lively little animal, and one of the most timid, although he eats in the trap as soon as he is caught. The brown…
Long-Off
Occupies the same position as long-on at the other side of the wicket. LEG Stands about the same distance behind the wicket on…
Disgorger
This is an instrument with a forked top, about six inches long, made of iron, brass, or bone. Its use is to get the hook from a…
The Horse (There is not a more graceful)
There is not a more graceful or more interesting series of exercises than those performed on the Wooden Horse. They are very…
The Prussian System of Pfuel
The best of all methods for teaching swimming is that originally introduced by General Pfuel into the Prussian swimming-schools…