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Lay the left hand flat palm down on a table, book, or other smooth
surface. Open the thumb out of the way of the fingers.
Grasp the index finger of the left hand with the thumb and finger of the
right hand. Allowing the finger to move freely, draw it along the
surface as far as possible without straining the muscles. Do this five
times. Now with the finger muscles resist the movement, and repeat the
exercise five times more.
Allowing the finger to move freely once more, lift it from the table in
a large semi-circle, and swing it over towards the thumb and down to the
table again. Repeat five times.
Go through this same movement five times with muscle resistance.
Carry out these exercises on the other fingers of the left hand, and
then on all of the fingers of the right hand.