The Art of Skating.

IbiHw Zealand Tit Bits. Bno (Joubt but that the idea pouted to the ancients. ifDeslipupibus in Rinkum, pp. Kktes bow Pompey the Great, a» on a piece of orange peel ((the temple of Jupiter Capi with great rapidity down 2 steps, landing in such a ■ a to suggest to his retainers $pf(Carrying him home on a, He then cut a hole in his mraodate the bump of wis i'ad gained by the episode, and pa the now a treatise on.the efficacy of liases of acute tumble. A iter, we at informed by Pliny, Hercnlanum disco ver i« and a sedentary position Mf'w harmony with the Ngravitation, as understood «*»..■ ;' - impressed by Man apple from a seventeen s upon his chin, while lying ata his favourite tree, but not the velocity *ll pedesUian upon a frozen * pause and sit down to study did he arrive at an M the law which made him k j tow have recently, after 'invention, decided that the !*js a clear and concise inven- Jjnil, which must be a fore -81 May of wrath. Without merits of this ques- discussion of the }s used and misused at the 5 ?te ..festeri'ed. to the feet by % When you sit down m to adjust these with a Jteiance, and make believe Jg W their looseness that sitting down, you ™% at nothing with great

lie down, and te7 ,*Us .very imprudent 41$* H*Wd roll %, WS* mor<? s » itab le. i, Hmm are the fol- Start. vS*** your skates with the left *SSSL* th * old at * to pick him.

self up from the middle of the room. 3. Let both feet strike suddenly out. 4. Sit down. This evolution is yery easy, and is generally acquired the first lesson.

ll.—The Plain Fall. This movement is deservedly rJopular with those who have not yet mastered the fancy figures.

1. Strike out boldly, as with determin ation to go a mile in 2.30. When fairly under way, 2, throw up both hands, at the same time cutting a flab dab with the left foot in the rear. 3. Let the body incline rapidly backward until the

main portion of the weight is sustained by the back of the head, 4. Lie there until everybody has seen you and laughed. lII.—-The Fancy Faix. This requires a partner, but he or she need not be any acquaintance. Choose any one not much more skilful than yourself, and—

i. Approach him or her rapidly. 2. Throw out your left foot so as to lock with his or her right. 3. Both claw convulsively at the air and each other, 4. Sit or lie down. 5. Pile other skaters over you, three deep. IV.—The Nasal Glide. This beautiful movement is easy, and cannot fail to attract attention. It is best performed when going at a high rate of, speed, and turning, i. Let both feet glide suddenly outward in opposite directions. They will soon

reach their limit, and then, 9, throw the body rapidly fpiward, hands and iirms well elevated, until the bridge of the nose is firmly in contact with the floor. 1 Skate quickly.without changing this position, until friction o( the pose diminishes the momentum, V.—The Sedentary Surprise. This simple figure always excites pleasurable emotions in those who behold it well done, 1 Whiie convesnng with a. friend m the middle of the room,' bring both feet

suddenly to the level of the head its that the entire body assumes the shape of aV. 2. Let gravitation get in, so fine work, fetching up on the floor with a bump like a big drum. Vl.—The Amateur's Smile. This really difficult feat is one which must be acquired before any of the foregoing evolutions can be success ful. Unless a skater smiles as as he sits lies down suddenly, there are those who will think or say he did it accidentally. Such is the perversity of human nature. The smile, there, is a necessary safeguard against invidious comment, which no skater should be without. It is considered difficult to smile when the eyes are full of water and thhe soul full of grief, but practice rer ucc •♦ possible. The best way to

acquire the amateur's smile is to sit down suddenly on a red hot stove, and then draw up the corners of the mouth until the proper expression is obtained. A small band mirror will enable you to see when the exact smile plays upon. Standing on a railway and letting an express train steal softly over you while you keep the lines of the smile un. altered is almost excellent practice.

Altogether skating is a healthful exercise, for, as long as a man is able to stand anything from a tunnel col lision to a dynamite misunderstanding.

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Food for Con«umptivbs. Scott's Emulsion or Pore Cod Liver Oh. with Hvpophosphitks at Lime and Soda, is a most wonderful food for tho Consumptive. It not only gives strength and increa-os the flesh, but heals the irritation of the throat and lungs. It is very palatable : children take it like milk, and in all wasting diseases both for adults and children it is a marvellous food and medicine. Larj.. and small bottles of all Chemists. *s 6d and as 6d.

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