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George Wilton

Physical Culture as a Cure for Ill Health

Youth (Large Brochure)

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN DUMB-BELLS 

Mix one 	 the same manner. The directions are so 
simple that the illustration in this article 
showing one made of cement will give 
anyone a clear idea how to make it. 
Make four circular pieces of wood. Cut hole in center of each. Procure hard wood bar 
the length of the ordinm'Y dumb·bell 
Cans filled with cement and 'with bar attached. 
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and edges rounded 
by file 
step shoulll be the using of dumb-bells. 1£ 
you delight in making your own appar­
atus, or if the purchase of dumb-bells 
is found to be a trifle too expensive for 
your purse, then you can make your ap­
paratus at your home, and they will fur­
nish you as good an exerciser as the 
more expensive bells that are made 
of iron or wood, 
Procure two lal'ge tin cans, 
generally used for canning fruit. 
Cut out bottom, Next make four 
circular pieces of wood large 
enough to be placed firmly in the 
can at either encl. Into the center 
of each of these cu t a hole as show11 
in illu s tration. Procure also a hard­
wood bar the length of the ordinary 
dumb-bell. 
No gymnasiunl is complete 
, without its 
dumb-bells. When 
the body has been 
mad e sufllciently 
strong by s imp I e 
calisthenics the next 
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Procure two 
la~~~,~in 
cement, covering 
top and bottom 
with the c i r c I e 
piece's of woo d. 
Insert wooden rod. 
Run in wedge at 
the ends of the 
cans to keep piece 
of wood in place. A 'lifting weight made in 
D e for e rod i S the same manner 
placed in cans it would be well to run 
several nails into it. This will make it 
hold firmer in the cement, and it will 
not be apt to slide out after the cement 
is dry. The second uumb-bell is made 
in the same fashion. Let entire 
apparatus stand for about. four or 
five days, or until cement is per­
fectly dry. Then pieces of wood 
and tin can be remoyeclleaving you 
the dumb-bells made of cement. 
They can be smoothed off w;th 
a file and made to appear as shown 
in illustration, A coat of good 
paint would also help to im prove 
the appearance of the dumb-bells. 
A lifting 'weight can be made in 


How To Make Your Own Dumb-Bells

S. H. Croft- All-round Physical Culturist

(Many Records Broken at the South London Club in Hyndman Stree

A Brilliant Display by Croft Pupils

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Paul Milo

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