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^horizontal position," should be "The pupil i now (nun) placed," &c.

P. 238. Tetzner, 8vo, pp. viii, 100. The author had been a pupil of Guts Muths, anc had himself taught swimming for manj years. He calls himself Dr. Theodor Tetzne on the title-page ; the date 1827. He make some interesting remarks.

P. 238. 'Beknopte Handleiding.' The firs edition was published at Franeker by G Ypma, 1828 ; printed by H. Brandenburgh (not " Brandenburg ") ; vsmall 8vo by sheets size of page 5f by 3| inches ; same numbei of pages as in the second (nieuive) edition Leerwyze is printed correctly on p. 82.

"Lehrbuch der Gymnastik iibers. von

C. Kopp," Tondern, 1831, 8vo, pp. viii, 104

4 plates. The original is, according to H Brendicke ('Grundriss z. Gesch. d. Leibes iibungen,' Kothen, 1882, p. 122), by F. Nach- tegall, and entitled 'Laerebog i Gymnastik for Almue- og Borgerskolerne i Danmark, 1828. The translation contains at pp. 17, 37,

88, and 93, instructions for swimming. Nach- tegall has preliminary teaching out of the water, uses the girdle, and to some extent the system of mutual teaching.

P. 256. In the notice of Csillagh's book " fifty years " should be fifteen years ; " 12 ' should be 8vo.

P. 271. Ken worthy's treatise, already men- tioned, should be added.

P. 272. ' Instruction fur den Schwimm- Unterricht in der franzb'sischen Armee von d'Argy,' Berlin, 1857, small 8vo, pp. viii, 64,

5 folding plates. A translation by Von Wins II., with an introduction by General von Willisen.

P. 309. William Wood, 'Manual of Physical Exercises,' New York, 1867, pp. 316 ('Swim- ming,' pp. 152-60).

P. 324. Auerbach. One idea dominates Auerbach : that of teaching a number of pupils at one and the same time. This is -easy on land, but no one had so far proved that he could do so with the pupils in the water. Auerbach claims that by means of certain apparatus he can. H. Kluge reviewed this book unfavourably in the ' Neue Jahr- biicher fiir die Turnkunst/ xvii. 30.

P. 341. Ladebeck. A good and original book, showing those who have no master how to teach themselves, and those who have a master how to improve themselves.

P. 352. Adolf Graf von Buonaccorsi di Pistoja, 'Schwimmkunst gestiitzt auf natur- wissenschaftliche Principien,' Wien, 1879, royal 8vo, pp. 176, 3, woodcuts 4 + 64.

P. 354. A. C. Schiffmann, * Das Ganze der Schwimmkunst,' Miinchen (1880), 8vo, pp. 33.

P. 355. Baetz, * Anleitung,' 8vo, not 12, as stated.

P. 357. " The Athlete's Guide. Edited by N. L. Jackson and E. H. Godbold." Second edition, London, 1887. Preface to first edition dated April, 1882. On pp. 50-56 there are 4 Hints on Swimming' by Veteran.

P. 368. The quotation under Brendicke is from Rousseau, except the last four lines, which are from Basedow, according to Brendicke. "Children should be accustomed to fresh air" should be "to cold, ra\v air" (zur rauhen Luft).

P. 396. " Der ausdauernde Schwimmer." Not the persevering, but the lasting, long- distance swimmer.

P. 422. As a consequence of some remarks by Miss C. Everett -Green on open-air swimming baths for ladies in the Cycl. Touring Club Gazette for 1902, pp. 314, 361, Henry Wilson wrote on swimming (ib., p. 408), urging that to be able to keep afloat for a long time is most desirable, but to swim quickly is rarely of use. This was followed (ib., p. 473) by an article on floating by J. R. B., who says that the two ends of the body may be made to balance by holding lumps of lead in the hands as a counterpoise to the legs : in this way it is comparatively easy to float.

To conclude, Mr. Thomas will, I hope, excuse me for correcting his laborious and very instructive book. My remarks have been made from my own copies of the works in question. THOMAS WINDSOR.

Gt. Budworth, Northwich.

HIGH PEAK iWORDS.

(See ante, pp.201, 282.)

THE verb cuck, to lift, is now only used with reference to lifting at Easter. There is, how- ever, a verb kig, which means to tilt up, or set in a sloping position. Thus, when a cart s reared on end it is kigged up, and when a vehicle is upset in driving the accident is inown as a kig-o'er. The frequentative higgle is given in the 'E.D.D.,' but not kig. Kick, which is of unknown origin, may be jonnected.

The verb sivalker, with its frequentative ivallpck, meaning to toss to and fro, has not, . believe, been recorded, though the 'E.D.D.' las swallock in the sense of to swallow. Thus, vater is said to swalker in a horse's belly, nd a man is said to swallock pieces of lead bout with his shovel. We have here to do vith the A.-S. tvealcan, O.N. vdlka and ilkja, the prefixed s being owing perhaps to rench influence. Stochil, to stitch or mend lothes, as "stochil it up a bit," is little heard