Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-02
REPORT.

miles Of Newport.
REPORT.
A committee of the Humane Society, in
this city, to which was referred Ger.
tain papers lately received from Lon
don, made the following report, which
is published at the request of the So.
ciety.
1t appears, BY the annual report ofthe
Royal Humane Society of London, and
by other papers, forwarded by them to
this Society, that $3.50 persons whose
respiration had been suspended BY drown.
ing, hanging, or other accidents. have
been restored to health, under Provi-
dence, bv the agency of the Royal Hu-
name Society, since It's institution which
was III the year WA or S. 1t also ap.
pears, that withiq the period mentioned,
att. mpts have been made tn restore 1886
persons Fror which we observe that
somewhat more than half OF the cases
have sot been attended with success
We observe, however, with rinch plea
sure that in the two last years. the sue.
cess of that Society in restoring ANNA
ton, has been astonishiDgly great when
compared with its former attempts. II
appears that betv cen the annual meeting
OF the Society, in Mach 1910, and their
meeting in March 1911, the number of
unfortunate persons submitted to their
eare was 1873, of whom 1873 were resfor.
ed. Between their meeting in March
1871, and their last n Getting in March
1919, The number OF persons who came
under t.eir care was l27, Of whem 1903
were restored to health. That is to say,
of go persons, whose respiration had
been suspended, 24l were restored to
health within the last two years: the
cases that were successful being six out
Of seven.
This remarkable difference, between
their present and former success, mus.
have been caused in part by the great
improvements that the Society have
made in the art ofrestcring suspended
animation. Those Improvements consist
az well IN ,eac hing what should be tore,
as in teaching what shculd not be done,
70 the subject st attention.
There is also much reason to believe
that the libc! al reward given BY the so-
ciety, 10 persons who submit to some
risque, by going int- tie water, to re-
scue those who have fa,cly seen drown
ed. as well as to those who afterwards
give their assistance in the necessary
operations, may have contrieu ed very
much to increase the usmbef Of SUCCESS
full cases. They have produce more
speedy relief. We observe that no less
than sixteen thousand people have re-
ceived rewards from the society, since
its institution, for services in one former
another.
From the last report there is reason to
believe; that ofthe persons rescued fr,m
death by drowning, . considerable pro
portion were children who fell into ca
nails in or near the city OF London. Ant
in most cases the accidtnt was seen b'
one or more persons At Tie ins'ant m
which it happened. In tbs country: Il
is natural to enquire how It should hap.
pen that any reward could be claimed
for pulling child out ofa canal very
short tinc after it fell ~. There are few
cf ou. fsiic w-citizcns who would not
purge, without hesitation, into canal
or, river to rescue child or grown
person from death. But we ore 70 70.
collect that the proportio OF citizens IN
London who dare trust themselves IN
water, out of their depln IS fcry small
They cannot swim. From 40 diSer-
encs Of climate and ether circumstances
it happens that there are few among Us
who cannot swim. Nor could we IND
many di,idual., among the poorest
class, who would not cheeriuily devote
an hour or two in attempting to restore
the unfortunate subject. They could
rot be sensibly affected by giving such
portion of their time. In old countries
and large cities, the condition OF the la
boring class is materially different. "A
great proportion Of tina. class might be
materially injsred by leaving their usu'
al employment single hour.
1t has long been known that thousands
who were oppressed by disease and po'
verify, are every year indebted for COM
Portable suhsistene in hn.nitals or other