Recitations, and Music.

Nineteen pieces of appropriate Piano-forte Music are introduced in their proper connections. Those not composed expressly for this work are selected and arranged from the choicest productions of the ablest masters. To G. F. BRISTOW and H. B. DODWORTH, gentlemen whose merits as musicians and composers are generally recognized, the author is greatly indebted for valuable assistance, freely and generously afforded, in this department of his work. He is also happy to acknowledge himself under equal obligations to Miss C. HUTCHINGS, of New York, for corresponding aid.

PART THIRD, under the head of Gymnastics, presents more exercises for Wands, Dumb-bells, Indian Clubs, and Hand-rings, than all other books. While the single exercises, for each piece of apparatus, are sufficiently numerous and varied to secure the requisite simultaneous activity of the mental and the physical powers, and call into play all the muscles of the body, their classification is so perfect, that, instead of interfering with, they mutually support and recommend each other. The more beautiful and effective combined exercises are inexhaustible. To Professor JOHN WOOD, the proprietor of Wood's Gymnasium, Twenty-eighth Street, New York, one of the finest gymnasts in this country, the author's best acknowledgments are due for his kind and patient explanations of certain parts of his system; and more especially for a portion of the Indian club exercises that appear in this work.

All the exercises are arranged in accordance with well-known principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene. They have been thoroughly and repeatedly tested, in gymnasiums and schools, invariably securing the happiest results.

In order to present successfully a new System of Calisthenics and Gymnastics, a series of ILLUSTRATIONS from original designs is indispensable. The CUTS that accompany these exercises were prepared expressly for this work, illustrating positions actually taken and movements executed by the author. They were drawn on wood by GEO. G. WHITE and E. VEDDER, and engraved by N. ORR & CO.

As a hand-book for individuals and families, and a text-book for Schools and Gymnasiums, the author believes that this work will aid in promoting the welfare of mankind.

NEW YORK, November, 1863.

Recitations, and Music. Nineteen pieces of appropriate

Music are introduced in their proper connections. Tho

posed expressly for this work are selected and arrang

choicest productions of the ablest masters. To G. F.

H. B. DODWORTH, gentlemen whose merits as musicians &

are generally recognized, the author is greatly indebte
assistance, freely and generously afforded, in this dep
work. He is also happy to acknowledge himself und
tions to Miss C. HUTCHINGS, of New York, for corres

PART THIRD, under the head of Gymnastics, presen

for Wands, Dumb-bells, Indian Clubs, and Hand-rin

books. While the single exercises, for each piece

sufficiently numerous and varied to secure the requ

activity of the mental and the physical powers, an

the muscles of the body, their classification is so p

of interfering with, they mutually support and rec

The more beautiful and effective combined exercise

To Professor JOHN WOOD, the proprietor of W

Twenty-eighth Street, New York, one of the fine

country, the author's best acknowledgments are

and patient explanations of certain parts of his

especially for a portion of the Indian club exerci

this work.

All the exercises are arranged in accordance
principles of Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene.
thoroughly and repeatedly tested, in gymnasiums
variably securing the happiest results.

In order to present successfully a new System of
Gymnastics, a series of ILLUSTRATIONS from original
pensable. The CUTS that accompany thes
expressly for this work, illustrating p

movements executed by the author.

GEO. G. WHITE and E. VEDDER,

As a hand-book for ind

Schools and Gymnasi

in promoting the