DOUBLE-JOINTED FABLE.
One often hears the expression “double-jointed’ applied to a man who can bend his limbs or his back into unusual positions. There is, of course, no such thing as it double joint (writes “Doctor” in the Newcastle “Weekly Chronicle’'). Two bones meet and form a joint; the bones are held together by tight bands which are called ligaments. The movements are governed very largely by these ligaments. If they are tight, movement can oniv be performed in definite ranges; if the ligaments are loose the range of movement is increased. Children are trained early to be acrobats anil contortionists, and the early training consists in the daily performance of exorcises calculated to stretch the ligaments and allow free play for the hones.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 11 February 1930, Page 6
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124DOUBLE-JOINTED FABLE. Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 11 February 1930, Page 6
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