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 left hand on the outer side of the right thigh (Fig. 9 D) stroking from there upward over the right hip, lower side and inward and upward over the right nipple or breast and upper chest, outward to the left armpit; at the same time raising the upper body. This time, however, the trunk is bent to the left, as the hand strokes the upper chest outward to the left armpit.

Begin again with the right hand on the side of the left thigh and continue thus each side alternately.

''This exercise done five times will take about twenty-five seconds. If counting each time when commencing to stroke from the side of the hip, it will be ten counts.''

When stroking and pressing upward over the side of each thigh, let the raising movement of the trunk pull the arm and hand up as far as the motion permits.

Exercise No. 9 A

Position.—The same as in exercise No. 9.

Here the same movements are done as in Exercise No. 9, but the following arm exercise has been added:

While the right hand strokes upward over the left side and upper chest, and the body is raised and bent to the right, the left outstretched arm is carried or swung around to the back and upward over the head to the front and down on the outer side of the right thigh, so that it reaches there when the right arm is released at the right armpit. The right arm then performs a similar movement, while the left hand is stroking upward over the right side.

This is somewhat similar to a swimming arm movement. It is also very like the motion used in throwing hand grenades.

Women with well-developed breasts, who might find it somewhat difficult to stroke inward and upward