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I. Games with Marbles.

Ring Taw 9

Lag Out or Knock Out 10

Three Holes 12

Arches 13

Bonce-Eye 13

Sun and Planet Taw 15

Pyramid 19

II. Games for Cold Weather.

Prisoners' Base 21

Stag Out 22

Warning 23

Mouse in the Corner 23

King of the Castle 24

Hippas 24

Thread the Needle 24

Touch 25

Bowls 26

Quoits 27

Why and Because 27

Bombardment of a Snow Castle 29

Bandy Ball or Golf 31

Foot Ball 32

Trussing 32

Follow my Leader 33

Blindman's Buff 33

Tip-Cat 34

Jingling 35

French and English 36

III. Dangerous Games.

Heap the bushel 37

Drawing the Oven 37

Hop-Scotch 38

Basting the Bear 38

Buck, Buck 38

IV. Gymnastics. 39

Walking 44

Running 45

Leaping 46

Climbing 49

Rope Ladder 50

Slant Board 50

Vaulting 50

Balancing 51

V. Cricket. 55

Laws of the Game of Double Wicket 59

The Bowler 61

The Striker 62

The Wicket-Keeper 64

Laws for Single Wicket 65

Bets 67

VI. Swimming. 69

Preliminary Exercises in Swimming 78

Bernardi's System 83

VII. Gardening. 89

How to keep a Garden all the year round, with directions for each month 105

VIII. Carpentering. 115

Uses of the various Tools:—Plane, Chisel Gimlet, Mallet, Hammer, Files and Nails. 116

Stuff and Labour 121

IX. Keeping Poultry. 123

Nature and Situation of Fowl-House 124

The Various Breeds of Fowl 126

Choice of Stock 128

Food and Feeding 128

Laying 129

Preservation of Eggs 129

Hatching Chickens 130

X. Bees. 131

Queen Bee.—Drone.—Construction of Nests.—How to get a Stock of Bees.—Hiving 134