The men composing this detachment had been irregularly selected, the youngest being 19, the eldest 28, the average age 24; and, after a period of _eight months'_ training, the increase in the measurements of the men were-- +-------------------+---------+--------+----------+------------+ | | Weight. | Chest. | Forearm. | Upper arm. | | +---------+--------+----------+------------+ | | Lbs. | In. | In. | In. | | The smallest gain | 5 | 1 | 1/4 | 1 | | The largest gain | 16 | 5 | 1-1/4 | 1-3/4 | | The average gain | 10 | 2-7/8 | 3/4 | 1-3/4 | +-------------------+---------+--------+----------+------------+ APPENDIX VII. _Taken from Maclaren's "Physical Education." Showing the result of one year's continuous practice._ THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHOWS IN ANOTHER FORM THE RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM; NOT BY BRIEF COURSES OR PERIODS OF VOLUNTARY ATTENDANCE, BUT BY A YEAR'S STEADY PRACTICE FROM BIRTHDAY TO BIRTHDAY, WITH TWO ARTICLED PUPILS, THE YOUNGER BEING 16, THE ELDER 20: +-----+--------------+------------------------------------------+ | | | MEASUREMENTS, ETC. | | | +----+-------+--------+------+------+------+ |Case.| Date. | A | B | C | D | E | F | +-----+--------------+----+-------+--------+------+------+------+ | | |Yrs.|Ft. In.|St. Lbs.|In. |In. |In. | |A. |1861, Oct. 17.| 16 |5 2-3/4| 7 10 |31 | 8 | 9-1/4| | |1862, Apr. 17.| " |5 4 | 8 12 |34-1/2| 10 |11-1/4| | | " Oct. 17.| 17 |5 4-3/4| 9 3 |36 | 10 |11-1/4| | | | | | | Subsequent | | | | | | | Measurement. | | |1863, Mar. 23.| 18 |5 6-3/8|10 10 |37-1/2|11-1/4|13 | | | | | | | | | |B. |1862, Feb. 24.| 20 |5 8-1/2|10 13 |34 |11-1/4|11-3/4| | | " Aug. 24.| " |5 8-7/8|11 4 |38-1/2|12 |12-3/4| | |1862, Feb. 24.| 21 | " |11 7-1/2|40 |12-1/2|13-1/4| +-----+--------------+----+-------+--------+------+------+------+