Category: American Literature

Godey's Lady's Book, Vol. 48, June, 1854

Various; Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 40,026 words

To most persons, probably, the words "Physical Training" suggest ideas of the drill-sergeant, or of gymnastic or other extraordinary exercises; and, truly, such exercises may form a part of physical training, but only a part, and that a small one, of this most important depart...

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1. PART I.

To most persons, probably, the words "Physical Training" suggest ideas of the drill-sergeant, or of gymnastic or other extraordinary exercises; and, truly, such exercises may fo...

2. CHAPTER X.

"When I left New York with my father, for New Orleans, no voyage could have promised fairer. Mild, sunny weather, with good breezes and a noble ship, that scarcely seemed to fee...