This section is from the book "The Boy Mechanic Vol. 1", by Popular Mechanics Co.. Also available from Amazon: 700 Things for Boys to Do.
The accompanying illustration shows the "grand whirl," or the Chinese students' favorite game. This game is played by five persons, four of turning around the fifth or central figure
Chinese Doing The Grand Whirl
Chinese Doing the Grand Whirl with their arms locked about each other and the two outside persons swinging in midair with their bodies almost horizontal.
 
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