The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-08-26
TIPS FROM Mr.. OELRICHS.
NE CITES ms bDEdS OF WHAT a
SKINNER SHOULU BE.
Confidence - the Main Thing. and P-eeau-
Ilnn. shniill &c ,Enkcn Axalnsl t.rnmna

Confidence - the Main Thing. and Prcenu-
tinns should Be TAX IN Against trRmpa
Pleasures "a food Swimmer Can Enjoy
Herman Orlrichs Is undoubtedly the boldcsS
swimmer on the Atlantic coast. lie has been
known for his ocean exploits for nearly a scurs
of years. In his early days he wns an athlete. q
boxer. and an all-round expert in athletic mat
tiers. At one time he had ono Of the finest figures
among the young men Of Now York. lie has
grown II little chunky of late, and has not
SPARED or taken any interest in sporting mat
tiers beyond swimming. He broke this rule last
summer. when he was the referee for the college
races at New London. Hut this story Is told for
swimmer. lie is very diffident in talking witin
newspaper reporters on matters t this Kind. but.
Mt the urgent request Of TnE SrS reporter the
s Should aG 6S. ne III E" ssld P' IDEAS OF what " swimmer
In the first place, a swimmer should have
WINNIE but lac lacks confidence and courag,
in the wafer; Tho next thing 10 he considered
incr has lrcn frightened by n mere ramp IN the
arms or the l,egs. tramps Of This desortpti9m
nrc nothing. Dou must simply Kick them out in
the legs and force then, out IN the arms. BY
quick exercise and .piston-r"i movements.
rid %. u Il the cramp ia tltc stomach that 10
fatal. We all know the apparently hard and
bony muscles that knot themsrlyca in the arms
aud TIE legs. The cramps in the stomach are
merely AN JssiicatIol 81 the intestines,, and
CRAMPS ~ this. character mean death. haNs
SO N persons taken with II crnirp In the stomach
who have sunk IN live feet Of water. never to riss
aIain. and no power Oh earth could saw them
I'm my long swim. J usually rub myself all
over with vaselinc. The water is always trying
to get the temperature Of your body down 10 ia
Temperature. and yasclinc will alone keep out
the cold. There is one annoy ai'cc about rubbing
yourself with vasrlinc. and thst Is that after 4
long swim ali Of Tie garbage in the water will
stick 10 YOU. But that II easily got OF with salt
water soap. AZ sail before, the main point 10
and when you 20 ont for Il Ions swim IT. Is adj
visible To tic around your neck 4 little vial con-
tafpiNU lry, nd a. aud ginpar aud pf fh. Hr.f fU.li-
cation of tramp In the stomach simply dump
the contents down your throat. II WIN burn
"Dn long swims Ii - also necessary ~ gauge
the tides. Never fight against tho tides. 60
webb. who lost his life in the Niagara Rapids.
started out with me ~ o o'clock IN the morning
TO swim from the Highlands to NOrtun's Point.
That wa, only = distance Of about eight, miles.
] left to Wcbh the work of HsCrrtainin2 the tide.
lie mndc u inistakr, and, after we had started
running Int into the ocean and not up toward
toward the scotland l%ightship aud We're hurried
along toward the sandy Hook light, and after
thnt we made for Monmouth Beach. This was
tn" water AZ half past ). Wa were in our
hrts-ch clothes far from home. hut ! sent over
This was in September. and II we had not put
ON That vHseline, we would have succumbcd
along in the afternoon.
There has been something said lately about
daring. 'N!mmtrr. | maintain that II is the
come n good swimmer, for linen he becomes a
good life saver. IL is the men who know how 10
swim and who have courage and confidence in
the water wLo rescue the lives of ven turesOms
aud fnOlhardy people. tell you that all that is
necessary is confidence and courage in the wa
ter, and you arr all right. II you ARE a good
swimmer You are very much moro safe six miles
from land than walking up broadway. A brick
eau, fall on yIu In Broadway or u safe, but
nothing can happen 10 you In the ocean.
They talk about sharks in thin part of the
have never seen anything but dog
fish up this way, and sometime they are pretty
big. but even il "A shark did come along. all
that Il courageous swimmer would have Ia do
he to bite his tail On. That is said in fun,
because there are no sharks up this way. There
are only dOgtish, the dcadest 81 all aquatic AMI
mails. wish T. rciIerrtc that the Only thing 10
be careful about are cramps in the stomach. and
they can he quickly killed By this little vial of
brandy and ginger.
what j. 80 glorious IA 20 I've able TO jump
from II steam yacht in full swing into tho middle
nt tho Oreanl | have done That Fcueatelly, and
when the Yacht got tired il would turn around
ana take me M. But splt IN that clear water =
good swimmer could, go to sleep rs easy as rrst-s
Ing an u dnwny couch"
Mr.. OelriCis explained that very many SWIM
mers ON the Atlantic coast WIN we're compelled
"a ga into the waterlu regulation costume found
huuys a couple 1T miles out on which they rested
and tied their bathing cipthes. Then In natures
Nv n garh they would swim out "a rouplc 1T miles
more and return and assume their bathing gar
ments and sail into port as happy and contented
as You please.