In using the axe, the tenderfoot generally tries to cover his bad by the extra strength of his blows If an old hand is looking on he smiling to himself and thinking how blown and what a backache he of himself the first time that he dia Don't try to put force into the blow; merely be careful about: aiming it; s0 that it falls exactly where you want it to. The swing and the weight of the axe itself does the rest.
'A good axeman uses his axe equally well left-handed or right, It is alla matter of practice and moat valuable, Felling a Tree The way to cut down a tree Is to cut firs a big chunk out of the sid you want the tree to fall on, and then to eat into the opposite side 0 fell it, Before starting to fell your tree, first clear away all small' branches ud bushes which might interfere) with the swing of your axe, and therefore spoil your aim.
Also clear away any brambles of] undergrowth that might trip you at the critical moment, execut out real chunks while you are AL it, not a lot of little chips which tare signs to anyone coming there Inter that a tenderfoot has been at work, It is alla matter of aiming your stroke well, Aim so that the tree will fall clear of other trees and not get. hung up in their branches.
'When the tree falls, look out for the butt. 'This often' jumps back from the stump so never stand directly behind it. Many a tenderfoot has been killed that way.
When the stem cracks and the tree! begins to topple over, move forieard in the direction of the fall, and at. the same time outwards away from the butt, Mr, Gladstone's Favourite Exercise The great Victorian statesman, Mr, Gladstone, found his favourite recreation in cutting down trees. He used to explain that the great Rood that he got from it was due to his attention being taken up_with each stroke of the axe. Every: stroke had to be made carefully that each blow should fall the proper place. Mind, eye, and no room for troubling thong! come into his head. In this way he: obtaified complete rest for his mind, while the action of raising and extending his arms, performed in the: open air, gave him the best possible bodily exercise, Taiz Ministry of Public Health has. requested' the Waichiaopu, to lodge a strong protest with the American Minister against the examination of Chinese passengers going to the United States from Shanghai to see whether or not they suffer from contagious diseases.
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