Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-27

WHAT AN EXPERT SAYS OF LEARN
ING The ART.


ING THE ART.
Methods Of Practice for beginners Th"
Rest Place In which to I"r.n ~",n"
Things a ~ irnm~r should Know tn.
dressing In the Water.
Eolum $ hav" I-oen written on len min, to
swim an upol f"at- o agility IN tne water.
but what the rrug" wi uUIrr vans 10
know Is how 10 make thr most advantage
Gus u,e of hi strength win Il lie /, IN the
wat To SWIM ~ mrr" sOurr~ ut IIius'-
III. mt l. one tfing, but to rr'!u II L" a
science i another Swimming i cs not
d. .or from other nthl.tir eyer i-''.. It can
be IN de a Ieur,. and It ou-kt 10 10. In
orlor u get some pn.ut, o hi, matter a
Iersnn in ear Il Information recently
called uPoL Young man who has h,d
twenty years exprI'n " as a wat go rat
~Wrll,' said this youu, man. how %
learn T. SWIM Il certainly a problem with
son e peol l.. who ha.e tried for yrlr- vi h
out III zee ing It Is qu. u true that 01ue
Il O?.e can never learn u SWIM. Int he
fault Is Ia th"InS lve-, not IN th' art ! don t
think 1t IsIo -Ih.- u rec MN nj ANY m"thol
OF learning TOR general Us, some mon "nn
learn one way and sun" another. don't
believe in tn" use OF corks under ,r chin
nor Il cork acs"ts \ man i, not win
ming when he has them pn. and tie mon Mt
they are taken OF he r..,li es tn fact that
he was not swimming befrre and promptly
goes under. Man Is natura ly buoy ant II
y,u viii lie down gent N tn. wtte on
your ba, K, throw cut your chest and put
,1tr a M. FnF rFt.- al y
your head n be inn er~eI all except your
mouth an no,c you " II find that you will
float until yuur ct sink aud hriuS yuur
body TO a pei "nd. ,uIar That Will require
some little time, Tor lnr TO Iy vi ink very
slow y. THIS shows Il at II needs very IIttls
to keep a nan uhuat
the HEST PLACE To- IFAuN.
Il Tn nk shallow ami swift ; ream IS the
best place To e.rn to SWIM That, wLer.'
| learned l he ShaIlown,@-- gives tn. learner
confidence ami the swift current Las hIm
along. He will gui xiv h. ahlr t,-wIm two
or three strokes AMI viii mnk, -" mach
hradway with th,'u that he wIh have ia,rh
III his AGILITY to do NOR. knew on. Tel
low who .errnri I" swi Cd in a curious way.
lie began ~ swImmInS with his heat unwn
an his fu,, III the wat, r For "A Ion; time
h, could not lift his heal without sin ius.
but II was IL Cause he hal Ii" laIth in him
self and Immediately o. raj, NJ his head
lost hi stroke. | b i've the b-,t way for
most p.-U, lie to Learn 10 swim Is u 20 into
sh Ilow water with friend Let that
friend hO.d up the learners chm while tho
latter strikes out Alter while the friend
can support the learner with one n--r. ami
then little Uy little ne can diminish the
amount & support till hp rrnlrrs no uId at
ali or cuurS that can oniy b, done with
a Person who Is not afraid t. 20 und"r VA
ter. A person VINO is afraid OF the wat.r
can't learn t. swim
= he Oll-fashiuuel overland stroke is
played out The lest stroke for si-,d is the
siIe stroke Turn on your sd you must
decade for yourself which side su l. You b-',t,
though you should learn to swim on either
side. Put your heal raI-,ht out IN lont.
just keeping your nose OUT Of " to. II YOU
are your left side sire Ch your LIT hand.
palm downward, - far ahead %. you ~ you
can, and then uIive It at arm : uSth i p,vn-
ward and ia kward TIL 1t aSrs the psrpsn-
diCuInr Then draw II up clos O. yuur side
and send it forward for the mex. strO,e
The ther hand should lie thrown forward
just III II out of Your fac. I'm u,rs- the
hand, palm ackwarl. and arm 10 the elbow,
and throw II vigorously back I'll! tn arm Is
extended at fun length. Then ais. 1t clear
out Uf tie wat r ami IrinS 1t forward for
the neat stroke hc arius ii, u Il uiterHtts
in mo er.ent, that Is while tho up,s arm
is GOIn forward tue unIer sIou.i De going
hack ward, ami vice vvrs;L Tn lest way
to use the fest III this stroke is mItIrr uf
opinion nni can ct more lsrwer by
drawins my he'.Is up bac.lward towtrl my
thighs and then with tus upper surface oi
the loot and >hIns turned back ward, kicking
out hard