Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-08-07
SWIM MING.
Salt Water Bathing One OF the Best
Sports for Men and Woman

= ~ NdS Uul natural that
every athletic enthusiast should have
us own u cory. The base ball deyotee
advocated work in the gymnasium. the
canoeist debated in favor of the paddIe
the boxer desired 10 illustrate the su-
periority Of gloves, an oarsman was
ready TO meet all comers with the
sculls, an all round athlete was sure
tlat tour on the cinder track gave
the best play to the muscles and lungs
yachtsman declared that a sprinkle
oil salt wafer was highly conducive TO
health, and bicyclIst adhered to the
theory ttat his machine kept him in
perfect condition. Last to assert
himself was compactly built
Young man, who asserted that SWIM
ming was the best exercise from every
point or view. The young man gave
as his authority swimmer who has
had twenty-five years experience as a
general athlete. This athlete is Pro-
fessor L. p. Donaldson.
'Ot all the sports l have engaged
IN" said Professor Donaldson 10 the
reporter, swimming l believe to be
the best FOR the health. For a dozen
years and more swimming has been nay
only exercise, and, although L am en-
gagged in Sc 'entary occupation in this
town all winter, L am in pretty good
condition Feel my muscle"
The reporter, being invited, put his
hand on Professor DOnaldsOn'S biceps
and on his thigh. They were as hard
as boards.
Il find that swimming is the best
physician | Yer had" continued Pro-
fessor Donaldson. 81 haven't ad a
doctor in ten years, and nothing is the
matter with me- To what do | at
tribute my healthE To salt water, III
the first place. Did YOU ever observe
the change that takes place in a society
belle when she qu Is the round of diS-i-
patton and lives fer time at the sea-
shore! The change can best lie noticed
by contrasting the young woman's
appearance few weeks after she has
taken her daily plunge at the seashore
with that OF woman who IS fresh
from the city. The woman who has
bathed Is vigorous and ruddy, while the
new arrival is languld and pale. 1t
may not be that the young woman who
has Oathed has gained all her muscle
and plumpness by swimming. She has
lain IN the sand part of the afternoon,
taken a hearty dinner, and slept we'll
% nights"
ION the contrary, 1t is very easy.
But one thing is necesSary-confidence
There was curious example of this in
my experience. Not long ago taught
walloping.big fellow, who must have
weighed - pounds. lie learned in two
lessons. One day he wanted to jump
of from a pier 100 feet from shore and
Swim to land. 1 thought lie could do
1t, and l let hiw try, but l jumped into
the water with him. For L few yards
he swan famnusly, and then suddenly
he got something like stage fright.
lie spluttered and kicked, and the more
he kicked the further ne got from land.
| was thoroughly frightened, but L
didn't let him know it. I couldn't
have handled him If he had given up.
lie was so big. His hair was tightly
cropped so that l could not get hold of
it. All l could do was to pat him on
the shoulder and tell him lie was all
right, and then | put one hand under
his chin to keep his head above water.
lie fell prostrate on the beach in a min
ute, utterly used up. If he had believed
in himself he could have plowed along
as well as l."
''Should swimmers eat before enter
ing tile water or after the bath?''
Constitutions differ. There seems
to be a notion prevalent that 4 bather
should never go into the water before
eating. While | would not advise bath
ers to eat Immediately before gong
into the water, believe, from observ-
ing thousands of men and from a
quarter of a century's experience, that
it is debilitating to bathe for any length n
of time with no food in the stomach.
Capt. Webb used To eat hearty meal
shortly before going INTO the water.
OF course, if you should eat big, COM
plicated dinner before bathing, you
would suffer the consequences The
length of time a person can, with bene-
fit to himself, remain in the water,
depends on his constitution One
thing is certain; il he does not feel well
after his dip, il IS a sure sign that lie
needs n tonic, and III my opinion that
tonic is continued sea bathing, taken
moderately at first and increasing the
dose. For many bathers 1t is better at
first to take quick dip and then lay In
the sand for an hour or two, enjoying a
sun bath. Afterward the tonic of a
sea bath may be enjoyed for longer
time.n
What is the best course to pursue in
aiding people who are drownisgI"
Grab 'em by the back hair and hold
them At arms length. I've noticed one
thing about drowning people. When
they are sinking the first time If they
see you and they rise again they know
where TO grapple with you, and the
result Is you both go down together,
with a strong probability that you viii
be drowned. 1t Is my advice that il
a frarr
should swim around him and keep
behind HIM so he won't see you wnen
he comes up the second time Another
thing, when going to a persons rescue,
try to gain hIs confidence. 1t is a fact
shat one finger placed under a swim
mer's body will keep him ahOat If you
can only get HIM TO believe it."
What is the best time for bathing?"
"Before breakfast or late in the after
noon. A glass of milk OF a small cup
of coffee should be taken If the bath Is
to be Just after rising, and a sharp run
afterward and a brisk rub with towe
| will be of benefit"
! ''In your twenty-five years expert
ence how many lives have you sayedF'
| 'sStrange to say only one, and thai
was the life of a boy who had fallen of
n pier. l don't believe half the reported
life saving is true. Jobs are put up bl
the savers"
sI LEFT a check for $4,000 among
the wedding gifts" said the bride
father to his prospective son-in-law, oil
the eve Of a fashionable wedding las
week, s'and after the ceremony you VII
please tear it up. That's the styl'
nowadays, Frank 49,
"Ye-es..u hesitated Frank, that
the stvle, / know; but I'm afraid 1t
too late to tear it up now, as L wen
B -, - the hank thiS norninu AM