Excerpt from Manual of Physical Training, Games and Mass CompetitionsNerves change in form but not in number, the cells branch out, and the nerves themselves transmit impulses more rapidly.Bones become larger and firmer, and the muscular attach ments roughen and become stronger.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.