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Recreation and leisure

Class GV Main/Index sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category, news, definition, textbook, course. Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun". The term recreation implies participation to be healthy refreshing mind and body.— Excerpted from Recreation on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

General

• “Health and Recreation,” by Benjamin Ward Richardson in Popular Science Monthly Volume 14, April 1879
• “The Science and Philosophy of Recreation,” by George John Romanes in Popular Science Monthly Volume 15, October 1879

Recreational areas and facilities

• “Botanic Gardens I,” by Daniel Trembly MacDougal in Popular Science Monthly Volume 50, December 1896
• “Botanic Gardens II,” by Daniel Trembly MacDougal in Popular Science Monthly Volume 50, January 1897
• “Colorado as a Winter Sanitarium,” by Samuel A. Fisk in Popular Science Monthly Volume 28, March 1886
• “Public Aquariums in Europe,” by Bashford Dean in Popular Science Monthly Volume 50, November 1896
• “Thomasville as a Winter Resort,” by Eliza Ann Youmans in Popular Science Monthly Volume 28, December 1885

Outdoor life and recreation

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• “Korean Mountains and Mountaineers,” by Charles William Campbell in Popular Science Monthly Volume 41, June 1892

Camping

• Magic Morning, 2003 by Dmitrii Kouznetsov

Physical education and training

• “The Age of Gymnastics,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 13, June 1878
• “Athletics in Schools,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 16, March 1880
• “Physical Education I,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 18, January 1881
• “Physical Education II,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 18, February 1881
• “Physical Education III,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 18, March 1881
• “Physical Education IV,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 18, April 1881
• “Physical Education IX,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, September 1881
• “Physical Education V,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, May 1881
• “Physical Education VI,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, June 1881
• “Physical Education VII,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, July 1881
• “Physical Education VIII,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, August 1881
• “Physical Education X,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 19, October 1881
• “Physical Education XI,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 20, November 1881
• “Physical Education XII,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 20, December 1881
• “The Physiology of Exercise I,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 21, July 1882
• “The Physiology of Exercise II,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 21, August 1882
• “College Athletics I,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 24, February 1884
• “College Athletics II,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 24, March 1884
• “Physical Training of Girls,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 26, February 1885
• “College Athletics and Physical Development,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 32, April 1888
• “Physical Training of Young Children,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 34, February 1889
• “Mental and Physical Training of Children,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 36, December 1889
• “Precision in Physical Training,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 38, February 1891
• “Homely Gymnastics,” by Alice B. Tweedy in Popular Science Monthly Volume 40, February 1892
• “Free Play in Physical Education,” by Fernand Lagrange in Popular Science Monthly Volume 42, April 1893
• “Tendencies in Athletics for Women in Colleges and Universities,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 50, February 1897
• “Intercollegiate Contests,” in Popular Science Monthly Volume 68, January 1906

Sports

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• “A Little Boys' Game with a Ball,” by Henry J. Philpott in Popular Science Monthly Volume 37, September 1890

Games and amusements

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• “Backgammon Among the Aztecs,” by Edward Burnett Tylor in Popular Science Monthly Volume 14, February 1879
• Biritch, or Russian Whist, c. 1886 by John Collinson
• “Some Games of the Zuni,” by John G. Owens in Popular Science Monthly Volume 39, May 1891
• The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, 1910 by Arthur Edward Waite
• Winter Pastimes, 1910 by Stephen Leacock
• Games for Hallow-e'en, 1912 by Mary E. Blain
• Floor Games, 1911 by Herbert George Wells
• Little Wars, 1913 by Herbert George Wells
• Poker!, 1931 by Zora Neale Hurston
• Sample Senator response to Poker's Black Friday, 2011 by Richard Durbin, regarding internet poker

Reference

• “Whist” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Ace” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Advantage” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “All Fours” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Amateur” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Ambigu” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Anagram” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Auction Pitch” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Aunt Sally” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Baccarat” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Backgammon” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Bagatelle” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Bank” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Barley-break” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Basset” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Beggar-My-Neighbour” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Bézique” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Blind Hookey” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Brag” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Bridge” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Calabresella” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Cards, Playing” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Cribbage” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Deuce” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Diabolo” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Dice” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Dominoes” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Draughts” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Écarté” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Euchre” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Go” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Napoleon” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Nine Men's Morris” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Old Maid” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Pinochle” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Piquet” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Skat” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Spade” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Spillikins” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Tarok” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Trump” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Vingt-et-un” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Vint” in Encyclopædia Britannica, (11th ed.), 1911.

Dancing

• “The Evolution of Dancing,” by Robert Lee J. Vance in Popular Science Monthly Volume 41, October 1892
• The Art of Nijinsky, 1913 by Geoffrey Whitworth with illustrations by Dorothy Mullock

Circuses and spectacles

• “Stilts and Stilt-Walking,” by Guyot Daubés in Popular Science Monthly Volume 40, February 1892
• Sawdust and Spangles, 1901 by William Cameron Coup

Other

• “Whistling,” by Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer in Popular Science Monthly Volume 23, June 1883