Moving pictures of such drills show in a very striking way how much of the work not only could be slacked, but _is_ being slacked right along.

In fact, high officers in our service have become so disgusted with the setting-up exercises as to consider abandoning them altogether.

In some stations or cantonments a great many men were tired out with the setting-up exercises; so much so that they had neither life nor vitality for some little time for other work.

For the sake of illustration, let us examine one particular movement.

It consists of the men lying flat on the ground or floor; then, with straight back, lifting themselves by the arms; finally, giving a jump with the arms and clapping the hands together once, and then coming back to the original position.