Excerpt from Health and Beauty: An Explanation of the Laws of Growth and Exercise; Through Which a Pleasing Contour, Symmetry of Form, and Graceful Carriage of the Body Are Acquired; And the Common Deformities of the Spine and Chest PreventedIn the public games and gymnastic exercises, the manly form, here naturally of fine proportions, nu cumbered and uncramped by excess of drapery, was exhibited in all the varied postures and atti tudes, which strength and address, skill and grace could suggest, ln the contests of the athletes and the chariot race, alternating with the recitations of historians, and the musical reading of rival poets.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.