Reading Observer 05-1916

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were aen'ed prior

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.ANNUAL REPORT.
The &ntlp&1 report W'18 preMnted by Mr.
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The work of the pub year bai, iii leo'"m.iflall

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myeyeo

rmd t (..1m see at once
Marj w;Uill\:i.e Royal
ft~rtS on thi band"aDtler at the vast le& of exIlo<otalilt,: eager, littl& la.ees masr.ed &TOu.nd them ou

tbe lifo 01 ~e MttiOll, bee» carri~ IOU Under

.bdo,," Mil. (Iteit ~ WO!". I The ri.b • • alrot!t .!root t.oIlo !Iii ...k .....1. itfork_

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It is lir

pbysiea.l &nd moml Wel!&1'fI of our I "iiU$'8
..dOni 1>.. qeen our _
eve, ifld I'

~.l t.mplation* to

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I'.eei\ tbe

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of wut; & Imni1ree. thouYlld children really meanA.
IA• •, iill"!lin& tlo~t .M ehUd... ' he an army,
and that th~y 'Wt)t'6
march four abrea!t t.o t.he

they b&ve &.akened mterest in q'ia;;~'·~;jl,,"
baa U:'l;15r uiate<l before,." n.nd

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reop<>nH tit.iD ltIil8',
he
lI&1e_
\0 withrgency
\en.
unfattll iii"
the of

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bY't E
"be...tou('h
work. now
In

future.
temptatlonA pallt. prellent.
kriew no d.t~il, boild"; bUt ...~~ will ....t'
the leAson~ we e.re leArning now, afl~
be
our, bacb when f t wa.ftt. to go fO~J'

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'Oil. ..lIJld.... t ' Mnd &ihir.n! .
tt iiiiti. 10 'lilillly "' th. ' "nilu" ., •

Jieop\.- _liOe .,;bat' 1m nu.tli~~ Mitt r.p ......;ii~~

inagnitude of the en~rpri" As one who took an
..II.. ft6rt in thi......\-d en~nmmt 01 cblld.
ten J.et ine" howover" ,try And give you home Idea

at thl8 ' nl,Oment in Wa.f. tlDl' )·n
&n~ work: a.re full of hope or

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MEETINGS.

Cry,tol 1>.1.... . ne 'length oi the 1m. '0 eXOended
IIot military ditt.acea l\n)Uld 'tie I\bout twenty-seven
milM,

e.n.t1 would extend about balf-way to

ta,1 had lilMted.

lAInd06-etreet B-.nii

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Hope, Mus

Deane

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MalTY Milu\t\&in..r !land, Ml- A
by many peiional fnendA, to all of

mltt.ee tender thClr thanks The.
Soc,.ty h.. held ,ts
on the 6'1'1
of each month, The
evening;s " , 'n"",""
E..y" Mil ~t\fac\ed
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1.r
type,counter·attraction
including mo.ny to
Sunday ft'g'\<, lIft~il tho,-,)htiht"~
<lend i\ utsdfl ..bl6 to "'
'Wln bela mm 8 to 9
lit all
tiI'ItIIl.

iilloH.n.n1h "kII.,dlll1CO

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run
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thrive on
Jack. " We can't get ,
good things of life aboard.

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these hundled thousand
Aoldler. collected. frohl
tralllsported by tram to
ma.nceuvres I thmk I

....hich

rieil ou, by A loe Readin, 1'oml'or1\n... CIIMaI
Soclet.y, St John'l! Readintt B~4 of Hope, "'he
Goldre Concert ParOj, the !leadin, Lod~ of tho
1.0 G.,!"., tthe Elm P&rk Holl Band
Hope, ~~

I~' DON'T

If tb. cb,ldren had
m&rciled from London, the head bf the &rtny would
Il6ve \eeft ..6 the'
.1 ala.be long before the

D nr.larlt
Va.nOll8 aspects of th~ temperance
.Btl .he advant..tM of toU.t ..biIlDmlfllB
ba.'fe beeB advocated Prc~lMIIS itS" lMet'I cal'

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Brlgltott fI"om , Lbnaon

Monday ni~ht meetmgs han

~ eld, . t
~ quorlion

iD • ~ontinbou. t.oneab, "u~
IUclo • multilude perfect

lit... _ I_he "'jdl'itr 01 the pubhc
tU ttllit Ip,d j'nenhi.lj .IUertaiit~ th.t "_,_L." I
'01 Cbildl'Ol1 have nev~r. I tbink. quito gr&sjted the

..il. rtlS\Il}ing
aft on gm, e hoi Ao' hurlfnl
fPiritnalHfe a.s to demansl
endeavour on tho Vlli ·tlt
to rem(JftJ them,1J eaid, :'Tbe ,:,,,.d~ti?,q!

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.th6 pll!&."", , grobndl ' we...

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5i."prWa.it~d, tile · dlYil!lioae all they at+ind auto~jca1l,. takibg up ~helr poiiti!>D in ~ch lectio~
or ibe ~a that ~.... 'UotOed to them, and the
t_,UOb ' if 1Io~ ~iVillidb' , /t.hd 'r"«lii.nt, ~ing

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dict~II ' ~.t

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tfuiit

p.,. ~tUa:

"ii!rever

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drink bin, yet.

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&ill. "'1 m~t..~ to ad"qUl,telly
describe. the ,ceDe at the Crylllal Palace on
memorable 30tt of June_
Lookmg down on
from thO b]lildi~g, th~ ,pec..loro .aw

ot.her re1iiiooi

jlibliIOtO,
by •

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have ' been considered

1iI<,blli.illiOl'.

' idea that we only
blown at us," says

hout some of the

do you say, mates?"

'J ack, you deserve the , very best
'on can sppply. From
our own point of-view All SeQ
Soap would make you a
very dull boy, and we are deli
to have the
of
'I 8upplying you with the soap
makFs you happy and l1~.L1UJ

The oflletal.

and in
with t;::,~:;:;'_g,~~:;:,:;": bolu,lur-Genera.hl,
of Army Ben Ice CUI }ls,
ga.d.ier-Qenerall,
i!stc, e\c.,
of
would be l-den of great experience. ,-But
or these trained orgsllI serll,
the waale of the
of t~lI8 Coron atIOn fele to
by a. ha.ndIul of CLYlh n us
even one prufe!<siollill
100,000 children were
·.ntt.ii~i,d-..j,"m. of them weI c convej cd
mU9ter~d, and
Palace "nd grounds. iJnu
an organilla.tion carried out

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Lfftibuoy is Ian ideal soap for bath and
It ~lean8 and disinfects at the
time. It c1eans€8, invigorates and keeps ' the s\i-in healthy. The mild ""r...."I;,. 1
odour you,note in Lifebuoy Soap is the 'sign of its splendid protective q'ualities.

MORE THAN SOAP. YET
$end him a

CO~TS

NO' MORE.

Tahlet in hi. ne%t

he rpill appreciate it.

LBVBR BROTHBRS , LlMITBD.

WNLIGHT.

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MortImer,

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DAYLWHT AND CABINET MEETINGS,

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and W oo!h&mp"n,
meeo;nga h .. "'"" g<><Mi .. d
taken. The 800!~ty aIoo Iitok
~~moto • m..ting in ~h.
Dou; Jr ""der
the _iilen~~.
JIogOio, .
den~ of ~
'fbo~ Oituaoil, .. w)r,<il tlrii ""r~;ci!~
tile BitMIp. ." Od6rd tn.. tfflte) aD
ClWda, 01 Uni..mty College.
.THE PROB!'£C'1' PARK: i'ETB.
Th. III1llnaJ r..tl'fal...... held one !.be ;A.-IfIl.t
11m!< HolidAv ,in PfOIIIOCt Pm, !.be """ O!~
,ell
""·\{l1IDIfII ·1IY tA~' k$d. jIor, 1..,;,0 ;itlt\ot ~
...d ~o-" of ~g, ,h, • •1IOn~""
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w. bele: ~. lDcJudiQ
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~n. ~ ~ mMlbwa of H.M. F",,* lit
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and ctltMiCt", and the eutrih wtre numerous_
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fortunately the d&T was & ~ope!NlIly wet DIt8, and
th. programme had to he <IIIlkII.d~~ble

lImiA.tioru' .....'" .....pt.ed in ioOd
~an4 tho
Committee heartily ~t tho ~~y
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~l aerrice reduCea to a. n;t.munlll2l
na.tm1iI
iltpreaion.
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The W&r' bas bad

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ltightJ
there""P~ci&lly
has been01a the
ItInv men,

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SUlUel. the!I Home Secretary, 10
the debate on 'a
lDQ'ftM by Sir Be'nry N onna.n, that a
w!o~d be imm~iately introduced to put
the tAme by an hour durin# the Bummer I
t~ ol~ time at the end of September.
waa al~ l . deba.te on the nl'llal.ion
new~n to f.ublish infonnatlOD pnrportto iiYa ~UIJts of Cabmet. mee~1Dga Some
the I!ritiq ~med to iDlllIiua~ teat the regula.-

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whippmg-boy. II for

'1'(\ THB EDITOR

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Peace is not yet in .igbt,:lbut
to prepare to deal

[By APPOLO, the Slro.l~ ' M.n].

WIll arise on its CO[lclUSlOn
welfare of tho5e who liave
p'eilL'e doee come one of
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grateful people wdl be ali
heroes, to those who ha.ve
I5UI'Viv.8. rrhe nucleus of
eDI5t.s in the Veterans'

IndISaolbom, London J Q,
It w.. poinOed out by the hea.rts 'of many noW
aefM.den of It~1 regui~t.lQn tha.t the publishmg of a keeplOg watch upbn the
fiotjtjOUl .~~t migit be more harmful than a.
Tbe brIg-niWol Cl~b '\Via
g6nuibe di.clOlure. Mr Herbert- Bamuel told the fill the want often cs't>n... ~>d

croe. C.bine~ "Idl!li'Oe~

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OUR GROWING ' NAVAL StRENGTH. ,
lette~

tl, \he ~tft.yor. of I.oweatoft and YarMr_ JJalCour 4,,18 wlth Gcnp., n ra,ldfJ 00

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Ceut_ f The reeent naval ra.ld wall qUIte
& IJnh~.ry point of vtew J and a. repetl
tibh would '1p'bse the German CI'UteeI'i t.o gru.ve
danger from IUlhnanne patrol.. 1f~o thlfty mlOut~8'
bom.budmen't iJa.s nlmo8t certa.inly- un4ertaken

uaelell from

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1M 'he

to

,.ke of ."kIDS •• how 'of fulfilhng tjJe en·

gagett'ent gl;ven by t~e Genna.n~:vernment to
the
rehelst who Ibad been ~e yed to theIr

.( the oJlP'!it[J1lity thu. grVOIl fo.
oeiribg ana writing lete... an4
CGIe, '.
READING

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by the prqm1l3eCof a
us aHack on
Britam. j
D'aMour adds 80 e verJt strong
""'..,u,, for the conviction that' anottier fafd would
be far more l ~floue to the enemy thnn In the
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With ihe progress of tho War our maritime

poaitU)IJ.
1 imploved
Subm ' 81 ~ monttors, whi fotp; no portion of tb Grand Flf';et,
are now & a.i14bl~ 10 gro".-ing DUm ra for coast
defence, ~d what lB c'V}!n tno're ~ i lporta'nt, the

mere... in '!r.I.lreP3th 01 t". Ora d 1'1.. , itoell
enables ue 'I"ttiring iiDpartant foreE!!! to the South
wltho~t ~ , lea.st ~~perll1i.fig o.u r na:val prepond.erance e !5eWheR.
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GERMANY"~ II AB~NbONMENT" OF SUB·
MARINI' FRIGHTFULNESS.
In the reply of the Untted St,tes Government
to the German Note on the question of , ubmn.nnea,
the Amerlcarl. Governrl.ent. acccpte that. N' ote~ as
c~~::,~"g to itl dlWbandl!l~ a.n'd "~1it!:1:1 on t.he
Aj
execution'" of the nelw p~hcy. But lt
.b"olr,teiy ~'p.,di',te< tbtI 'suggeation that .. respect

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conduct of
rights of

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as l 'ch.'r.ed. i[b;i·di;;-41)-":;'~;

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In ,e"J'chlng' lhrou.rh :my re~tou-e of tr:Cls
~h lch I shall e:q>laJn III tblS IZtIF~~' l let Ifle here
sa.y that I ba:re &elected tho.e w~ich are, In m)
D.pmIOll, the DlOfIt ea,Hy lc&rnt Ud yet, at the
!SIlm~ hm~, (t.he motlt lflys~r\oue l ~
1 ti!o&eo wbo baYG
not at.udled the ~' Illulllon.ry J' -de of fe ats of
strengtb.
Tha fint. lB call~
e" Pu6b Up"
eXerel8e, WhICh, by the way, enters lotO a.!1
Sweiltsh moveme.ni:&
ia commOnly pract..llc<i
by D.~h12tes in t.rILWIlli', but 111' 1 of I coune, ocr- j'l
formed as a, rule With two b:e.Dd~ upon the fiocr
mstea(l of one, for, to Pulfh u~ 0 obe hand 16 a.
fea.t ~~lch can 'Only be M'l~1I ca.wed oul by
har4i pra:Ct.1oe
By CT08lII1:lg '~ feet. , however,
lIlstead of spreadtD/? Um fll'f6t ap~, th iS one-hand
push-up ea.n be performed by e..FF~ anyone aIler
two or tbree tries.
The fact tlial:. the feet are
croesed, thereby very eoll!rdera.bl~ a.tdmg the pm·
former's power of 1IcverAi'e. w1l1 'r"'e,r be noticed I
by th0ll8 who ha.\·e not lea-rot tbp tna, and IlL
consequence, by mdulglDg 10 thiS lJunple IItlio
de V1ce, the man w}:Lo haa probablr nrver de\oted
even live mmutes a. day
stl"f!lngthenlllg IllS roUEcuIa.r development kwlll ~ aol~ Itol perform a. felt
WhiCh, It IS well kpown, can, wDe~ strict I) carried
out to rule, only f e suooesafully ~~mp1l6hed ~y
t.he very s trong.
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The followlng h~'tle trlck....,t ik e. trl1cir pure abd
fump\e-I have DF\'er known r&ll to creat-c cc n·
sidera.ble IDlerest. among thole , who ~o not know I
hw It 18 dobe-a.nd, ~fter aU, &1 trick eJ.p I8 1n e'1
IS -& trick robbed or 8.11 It!, lUUSIO~8ry~ DIt! rH.
(t
shows how even ~ cblld, usmg
.fingers Olll~
can knock t.be strolngest man's c~ene'bed "!Its U.i)Rn
The rea.son ",hy, .J.,hen be t.rled to knbel, my fi~tj;
apart. my " parl.n.e.r II In thiS htUe t tlck ~Ililre:l v
faIled' to move th, m, 18 tbat wheD r c!enchoo mV
left; fist I wu gr~PlDg In It the thpDlb of ml
right band. A le gtb,Y experloCnO& h'as pro\d to
me tb ..t the simp cst trJ(~k!:r, are ofle~ t lie mc< ~
effedlve Try thIS on any friend who happe ns 10
possess morf3 tha.n an a.vera.ge opinion of hIli
strength, and you Iwlll find t,h'8.t you + 11 bel\Ll:lc r
a.nd mystIfy hLm c,omplet.e1r.
Can n. mnn of , stone y, eIght rU!le a 12 stO I "
mjl.n sitting on &.1 chair fled. Wi th o~e arm, ' Il t'
(!bau- and man a.,Â¥ pla'ef3 him onl a ~ ab!e- ' rile
reply Will slIrely be In the n(!ga.b1~-e, as they !~y
at:, Westmmster, Uji leSS he who r ep lell lllllr clll IL l 6
to know the trick exp:llIned III t b,s article ; y,h ell
showe how an np~are utly Impossible "eat (' fl n bn
per£ormed With a ~Ittle pract.lco "nt h pert ect 1'1l "t.:
These a.re the prelnnll;lIl1:Y measur~5 l ~ be l a k ~ u
First.ly tlI!Jk your 6fbJ~ t to lItand 1 ~ l der ap. a<: rc ,
t he cba.Lr. then, gras pmg the ba~ k 0 the dlli r
yourseH Wit h 'CIne ~and. ask hun t.q Slt ldoy,lI :u o,
as he does 80,
OUr ligh t s~oll ~el \fe ll IIC'neath hIS chest a.t t he snme time J:lulhng tbe cha ir
forwa.rd on to 'the two front legs
[. huulw :, •
It In towa rds YOll , Ith aU the
you muy )J lll ""
.t your disposal Dy dOIng
th e \' ()Ight ,If
the man on tue chair wJlI be
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Bou. of an ela.borat~ descripti'oD in a. eertam mUon, of a pla.ce where
p~por of
~IBeuSS10n w~ich took place l~ ' the m better &n~ bnghOe' ,ur=!.ttdi~g,
Cabinet upon Mlilt.uy 8~rvlce on Boxmg Da.y. All house J or o~her such
a. place where he
.. Bl!l.tkf 'of tAC~1 Mr Samuel said, the Cabinet w&s
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ond obtoin help or' Od,fico, ~'ll..el.Uy
dU~CU"Ulg lomP~l1\g q'U1t.e dl erent_

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On Monday it wa.s lannolJDced by Mr. Herbert

efecclt~o~n~~.~~u:~;

Glnb,
h_ ",:r~:n,:~~~::.~
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lI<tJre ....
nUDIber
:NaVal or Military
1Iirew open ItA doon to .",, ~, __ ,
'ktwn. and dunng the

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but ·t
y.l·era.lS' Club
aud
and
Aseqclahon and

means
Club to an ade·
the market, and
great Impenal
1..'Olmtl'y house
Comnuttee) Ias a.
of mem\kr!f~ who
Alck,ness, lto g,rry

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and 'be eri,tIDg
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to the top of your shou~der,

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qUick step forward, w~ ~ h
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are hftu1fr WIth ~ oU[' rlglit ann-·b ~
of coursc. If you at e hftwg With
you WIll find It qUIte a slInp1e
both man and chal upon an
To gl\e the de&lred effect ,
'Of tbe penonne.nce of fI, fe&t.
apparently dlfficult,l but Ireally ul>-em."·
operat Ion should 1)e curled
pos:uble. _
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For two men of f ,most equal
push one ma.n s 1:."'1> elbows
In Itself, SUgge8llV~of a, feat '.oe<Idill,g l),
of a.ehI~vemenl;. A a Pl.t.ter of
be Imp058lble fol' 11 one ~a.n to 'u<~,,'f \ !I!
thiS, were ' he not tol koow e1&c'tb
Armed ~th thiS p'owledgll, h.·we,l.r .

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LO,SS~ BY.DEATR. I

TIre 'Committee record: Wltb aeep regret the lOIS

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!2' death, durmg the past T!'&.r of three member; :
~. 'If. McJ.l",y, vic&-p~... "'16 t.<it>...,.~ a

m""if.~~:·tt:::,;:,~~,~~

~..P!~ ~ WaiWu ...-or!<. I TJ>o ~.
IIjittee dMire to ofter their 8pQp&thy with the re1tIi0ll0 of these th_ friend, ",ho
whols.
~ oervioe .. the temperance
.111en
.... tel. tIO keen "" ~
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All that tlte

exponept; of st.rengt.h has to
body perf(:oet~y l,IfJrIf.ht aga.m.'3t
takmg care. that no OfrCOIIIV6 01\1111
Lhemselve8--'W1th back of the head,
heels t.o\Â¥JhiDl' t4e
all.
TbiKl,
hands on hi& ~ ..nd by
wtill Idn,..... , II. m~r ,aJely
try &Dd PVeh h11
baok,
tu.t \My .."I! i1)e" ••1lq
.. 'n
pooiu...
ta&k ~ p,rfonn
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