The Catcher
In catching a high ball the hands should be held in the position shown in the following cut of Bushong, the fingers all pointing upward. Some players catch with the fingers pointing toward the ball, but such men are continually being hurt. A slight foul-tip diverts the course of the ball just enough to carry it against the ends of the fingers, and on account of their position the necessary result is a break or dislocation. But with the hands held as in this cut there is a "give" to the fingers and the chances of injury are much reduced. For a low ball the hands should be held so that the fingers point downward, and for a waist ball, by crouching slightly it may be taken in the same manner as a high ball.
Children at the water pump
Two young girls
'Tis the star-spangled banner
Donkey Drivers of Cairo
The beast par excellence of Egypt is the donkey; he ought to have a place on the national coat-of-arms, as much so as the llama has on that of Peru. The horses of Egypt are magnificent, some of pure Arabian, and some of a cross between English and Arabian stock, and are famous for their speed and beauty. But they are a luxury that not everybody can afford, as their support requires a constant outlay, not to speak of the first cost of the property. But the donkey is universal, and everybody can have one, unless he is the poorest of the poor. At every hotel door there are groups of them ready saddled at all hours of the day, and you can hire them cheaply. If you can make a bargain in advance you can hire a donkey at three or four francs a day, inclusive of the boy, to drive him, though the latter generally looks for backsheesh in addition to the price of the beast and saddle. I have hired donkeys frequently for half a franc an hour, though the hotel keepers tell you that a franc an hour is the proper fare.
An Arab School
An Arab school is a curiosity. The pupils study their lessons aloud, and make the place about as noisy as a political meeting, and how they can learn, any thing is a surprise to a person from the Occident, where silence is considered desirable in a school-room.
Egyptian Gamblers
Egyptian Gamblers
Egyptian Water Carriers filling their jars
Everywhere through Egypt water is filtered in large jars, some of them holding nearly a barrel, and it is carried on the heads of women in lesser jars that contain from four to six gallons.
A Nubian Belle
A Nubian Belle
Bread Seller in the streets of Cairo
Bread Seller in the streets of Cairo
A lady of the Harem
A lady of the Harem
Our Social Club
Bunch of men all reading newspapers
An Egyptian Woman
An Egyptian Woman
The Story Teller of the Desert
The Story Teller of the Desert
A Shadoof for drawing water from the Nile
The term sakkieh is applied to all the apparatus for raising water, but the proper name for the Egyptian pole and bucket is shadoof. The shadoof is very ancient, as it is represented on the walls of the tombs constructed three or four thousand years ago.
The Roadside Inn
Thirteenth-century hospital interior
Thirteenth-Century Hospital Interior (Tonerre) From “The Thirteenth: Greatest of Centuries,” by J. J. Walsh This was built by the sister of Louis IX of France, Marguerite of Bourgogne, who retired to it herself to spend her life caring for the ailing poor.
Amputation below the knee
This is the first picture of an amputation known From Gerssdorff’s woodcut, reproduced in Gurlt’s “Geschichte der Chirurgie”
The Tower of London
Warders’ Lodgings, Tower of London
Westminster
The Palace at Greenwich
The Palace of Greenwich, from the Observatory Hill, with the Spire of St. Paul’s in the Distance
The Palace of Whitehall
The Strand
Roman Bath in the Strand
St. Paul’s Cathedral
The Crypt of Guildhall
The Funeral of Richard II
London Bridge and the Tower
London Bridge
Machinery for raising the Portcullis, Tower of London
Richard II. riding out of London to the War in Ireland
Bastion of the City Wall
Billingsgate
Crypt of St. Michael’s
Gateway of the Bloody Tower
A Cell in the Lollards’ Tower
A Tournament
Austin Friars
Crypt under Merchant Taylors’ Hall
Little girl on a swing
Little girl swinging on a swing attached to a tree
Turkeys
Rampant lion banner
Banner for headings
Soldier Banner
Banner for headings
King Banner
Banner for headings
Two Soldier Banner
Two Soldier Banner
Dark Blue, Small-banded Tabby
Dark Blue, Small-banded Tabby
Brown Tabby with the black bars far too wide
Brown Tabby with the black bars far too wide
Cat and Kittens
Cat and Kittens
Cat at Show
Cat at Show
Cat watching Mouse hole
Cat watching Mouse hole
Curiously marked white and black cat
Curiously marked white and black cat
'Dinah'
'Dinah'
English Wild Cat
English Wild Cat
Example of a finely-marked Spotted Tabby He-Cat
Example of a finely-marked Spotted Tabby He-Cat
What is it
Kittens watching a mouse
Kittens after the Show
Kittens after the Show
Example of a finely-marked Tortoiseshell Cat
Example of a finely-marked Tortoiseshell Cat
Example of a properly-marked Brown Tabby
Example of a properly-marked Brown Tabby