The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19

| g. On swimming TO a person IN the sea-
| IL he be struggling, do rot seize 6iIn 1nsii'
| bat keep of for few seconds. til ne gets
| quiet. for IL Is Sheer madness TO take ae41
| Of a man when he is struggling IN the
water and II VOC do you run grea- ftsA-
| 1. Then get csose to him. and get fast
hold OF the hair Of his head. farH MIN as
| quickly as possible on his back. give ann
a Sudden pull ard this vii cause nm 20
acaf. then throw yourself on your oaeA
also, and Swim for the shore. ooth hahds
having bod Of his hair, you on yoar nasaS
and he on his. and Of course MS oacA 70
your stomach In this way you viii get
sooner ami safer ashore than by any other
means, assd you can easily thus swim with
tsu or three persons. the writer has even.
as an experiment, done Ii with four, and
gone with them forty or fifty yards IN the
sea. CEe great advantages OF this method
Is that IL enables you 10 keep your head
up ard also 70 hold the persons head up
Won are trying 70 save. 1t Is or primary
Importance that you take fast hold OF the
hair and throw both the person and your
self on your backs. After many expert
uents il is usually found preferable to al
other methods You can IN this manner
float nearly as long as you please. or until
a boat or other help can be obtailed
s. Il IL believed that there Is no such
thing as death-grasp; at least II Is very
unusual 10 witness. As soon as a drown
ing man begins 10 get feeble and lose his
recollection. ne gradually slackens his ho.d
unta he quits 1t altogether. No apprehen-
sion need. therefore, be felt on that head
when attempting TO rescue drowning
person.
g. After a person has sunk to the bot
TOM IL the water be smooth. the exact
position where the body lies may be know
by the air bubbles, which viii OCCASION
ally rise to the surface. allowance being OF
course made for the motion of the water.
IL in tldeway or stream which win have
carried the bubbles out OF perpendicular
course In rising to the surface. A body
may be often regained from the bottom.
before too late for recovery, by diving for
II I'm the direction Indicated by these buo-
bles.
Z On rescuing person by diving to the
bottom, the hair Of the head should be
seized by one hand only. and the other
used. in conjunction with the feet. In rails
Ing yourself and the drowning person to
the surface.
g. RI In the sea, It may sometimes be a
great error to try TO get 70 land. liz there
be a strong 'outsetting'' tide. and you are
swimming either by yourself. or having
hold OF a person who cannot swim. then
get on your back and float TIL help comes
Many a man exhausts himself by STEM
ming the pillows for the shore on back
going tide and sinks In the effort, when.
IL he had foatea. a boat or other aid might
have been obtained.
o. These Instructions apply alike to al
cumstances-whether as regards the
| toughest sea or smooth water.
The following directions for restoring the
apparently drowned are taken. by permits
sion from NJ. J. Kisey's Nautical Calen-
dar. and cover fully this important sub
ject:
Rule T. Arouse the patient Do not move
the patient. but instantly expose the face
TO current OF fresh air, wipe dry the
mouth and nossrils. rip the clothing, so as
to expose the chest and waist, and give
two or three quick, smarting slaps on the
stomach and chest. with the open hand.
| II the patient does not revive, then pro-
coed thus:
RUE e To draw of water. etc. from the
stomach and chest. II the jaws are
cllnched. separate them. and keep the
mouth open By placing between the teeth
cork or small bit OF wood: turn the pa
| tIent on the face, large bundle Of tightly
| rolled clothing being placed beneath the
stomach, and press heavily over 1t for halt
! a minute. or so long as fluids fcs freely
from the mouth.
Rule 3. TO produce breathing. Clear the
| mouth and throat OF mucus. by introduc-
| ing into the throat the corner or a hand
kerchief wrapped closely around the fore
finger: turn the patient on the back, the
F, roll OF clothing being 50 placed beneath /;
! as 70 raise the pit of the stomach above
| the level OF any other part Of the body. II
there be another person present, let him,
| with a piece OF dry cloth, held the tip o!
| the tongue out OF one corner OF the mouth
| (thls prevents the tongue from falling back
| and choking the entrance 10 the windpIpee
| and with The other hand grasp both wrists
| ard keep the arms forcibly stretched above
| the head. thereby Increasing the pFonli-
-
! the chest The two iast-named positions
/ are not, however essential 20 saceess
| Knee beside or astrfde the patients hips
ana with the balls OF the thumbs resting
| on either side ~ the pit OF the stomach,
| let the fingers fail into the grooves be-
| tween the short ribs, so as 20 afford she
best grasp Of the waist. Now using your
| knees as q pivot. throw all your weight
| forward on Your hands. and az the same
| time squeeze the waist between them. as
Won wish 30 force everything In the
chest upward cat OF tas mouth. 6eepen
| the pressure while ron can count SLOWLY
| ore tesu, three. then suddenly let 20 with
fnal push, which springs You back Il
your first knee3lHg position. Remain erecl
| on your knees while you can count one
| two. three: then repeat the same motions
| a. before az a rate gradually increases
4 from four or Ave 70 fSfseen TINES minute
| aaa coaanue thus this bellows movement
/ with the Same regularity that "a ohserva-
| he So ths natural motions OF breathizg
| which yen are Initiating. II natural
/ breathing be not restored. after a srta
| % the bellows movement for the space OF
/ three or fonr minutes. then. without Ia.
| terruptiax tire artificial resn&~a lion. turn
| the patient second tine on the stomach
/ as directed 81 rue = rolling the body Il
| Tire opposite direction tron thai ii waief
| Il vas 1-ss turned. <o- the purpose Of free
/ trx the air passages from any ~er- asulne
| water. Continue the artificial respiration
from ere % four hours. Or ansL tne "a,
| tient hrg ataess ana for While. after sfzs
/ rspsarxEE@ o returning 3sf@. carefully aaa
/ thu trSz xaort gaspa anti Ge4psns1 Ente
fail hre&tns. Continue tAs 3ryfng aze
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