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On Ringing C hang es on the Bells.

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folio w it, whilst the beli he has to folluw will appear to be moving just when he may be expecting to puli his own beli. Having thus struck aftcr the correct beli for his lasl blow behind, he will then turn to the other of the two bells which he has been looking aftcr, as this musi now bc the bel! which he has to follow; this bel) he wil! follow when striking his blow in third’s płace going down. He should now remember that having passed these two bells he musi strike his blow in seconcTs place after the beli which is not one of the two over which he has been striking dunng the two previous changes.

Ali this requires coolness, and it ought to be well studied on paper. See the hunting course on four bells: the ringer of the treble having worked up behind, strikes his first blow over the third beli; he must now follow either the secoud or fonrth beli: which of these two must be found by looking to see which goes last of them ; it is the second, and, having followed the second, his next blow must then be over the otker of these two bells, namely, the fourth. Having thus followed both of these bells, he must now take the only rematm ag beli, which will be the third; this brings him into second'? place, and his next blow will be at the lead.

By looking at the changes on paper, and sitting at one corner of a table or of a room, and imagining the other three corners to be the positions of the other ropes, this hunting course may easily be rehearsed with great benefit to the learner; also, moving his arms to suit the band and back strokes of his ropę, wil! be of furt ber value. In fact, \vhatever a beginner can do to make hunsełf realise what he has to look for on the ropes, and how he will sort them out in the tower, will be found of great assistance afterwards.

Although I bave explained the work of the treble beli in each case, the work of each beli in the hunting course is just the same, the only difference is that they begtn at difTerent places.