The Book Of Sports

About this eBook

Author

Martin, William, 1801-1867

Title

The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Chris Logan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Florida's Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM))

Language

English

LoC Class

GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure

Subject

Amusements -- Juvenile literature

Category

Text

eBook-No.

25068

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25068

Release Date

April 14, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOOK OF SPORTS:
2. 2.OUT-DOOR SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS AND RECREATIONS, — GYMNASTICS, GARDENING & CARPENTERING, — For Boys and Girls. — BY — WILLIAM MARTIN, — SECOND EDITION. — LONDON: DARTON AND CO., HOLBORN HILL.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.PREFACE.
5. 5.GAMES WITH MARBLES. — RING TAW. — LAG OUT OR KNOCK OUT. — THREE HOLES. — ARCHES. — BONCE-EYE. — SUN AND THE PLANET TAW. — MOTIONS OF THE PLANETS AND THEIR SATELLITES. — PYRAMID.
6. 6.GAMES FOR COLD WEATHER. — "PRISONERS' BASE." — STAG OUT. — WARNING. — MOUSE IN THE CORNER. — KING OF THE CASTLE. — HIPPAS. — THREAD THE NEEDLE. — TOUCH. — BOWLS. — QUOITS. — WHY AND BECAUSE. — BOMBARDMENT OF A SNOW CASTLE. — BANDY BALL OR GOLF. — FOOT BALL. — TRUSSING. — FOLLOW MY LEADER. — BLINDMAN'S BUFF. — TIP-CAT. — JINGLING. — FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
7. 7.DANGEROUS GAMES. — HEAP THE BUSHEL. — DRAWING THE OVEN. — HOP-SCOTCH. — BASTING THE BEAR. — BUCK, BUCK.
8. 8.GYMNASTICS. — FIRST COURSE. — SECOND COURSE. — WALKING. — RUNNING. — LEAPING. — CLIMBING. — THE ROPE LADDER. — THE SLANT BOARD. — VAULTING. — BALANCING.
9. 9.CRICKET. — SINGLE WICKET. — LAWS OF THE GAME OF DOUBLE WICKET. — The Bowler. — The Striker. — The Wicket-Keeper. — The Umpires. — LAWS FOR SINGLE WICKET. — BETS. — OBSERVATIONS.
10. 10.SWIMMING. — PRELIMINARY EXERCISES IN SWIMMING. — BERNARDI'S SYSTEM.
11. 11.GARDENING. — LAYING OUT THE GROUND. — MANURE. — GARDENING TOOLS. — DIGGING. — WEEDING. — PLANTING AND SOWING. — HOT-BEDS AND FRAMES. — OPEN CROPS. — RAKING. — HOEING. — TRANSPLANTING. — WATERING. — ON THE PROPAGATION OF VARIOUS KINDS OF SHRUBS AND PLANTS. — PRUNING. — GRAFTING AND BUDDING. — SHIFTING OF CROPS. — HOW TO MANAGE A LITTLE GARDEN ALL THE YEAR ROUND. — January. — February. — March. — April. — May. — June. — July. — August. — September. — October. — November. — December.
12. 12.CARPENTERING. — USES OF THE VARIOUS TOOLS. — STUFF. — LABOUR.
13. 13.KEEPING POULTRY. — NATURE AND SITUATION OF FOWL-HOUSE. — THE VARIOUS BREEDS OF FOWLS. — The Dorking Breed. — Poland Breed. — Spanish Breed. — Bantams. — CHOICE OF STOCK. — FOOD AND FEEDING. — LAYING. — PRESERVATION OF EGGS. — HATCHING CHICKENS.
14. 14.BEES. — HOW TO GET A STOCK OF BEES.

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