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

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.aksr By tnts pcE:soa sAs faa-r-- sz~ :
oe1e. NOSE ct balancing h.rrzess- osnsr-
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Afser ne has obsafrs. sxssvsrse-t r~<-,e
- % ns able 70 balance hi-sxess. he
sah pace hzz arms Il sav rsesstfar ssfher
y 1Is nae, ar-oss the ehess. or gosrrs "a
st re head. the latter posssaon il tsexs.
= 7. tn!ows The c1sv+ more forward. ard
hASlTalsy tnHAtes tire Iurrx TIE lives 81
many persons have beer xzwes hv tsrss
simple par, white Thousands could have
peen saved had they naerafv remained
0s4feE- Nst1 their heads tfrgwn well back
instead ox Struggling and shwoxfnr their
srEns cut % the water. which naturally
causes the head 70 sink Or course & Is
mach easier % seeoupiish this In the sea
ANaB fnVFesn water III IN the after IL
would De better TO just paddle tfaa nanfs
- your SIDE lissse. which viii prevent
yoFir feet from sinking
ID acquire the power % aoaffnx wei sa
20 poness the key 70 AZ kinds on swim
mnx on scientific principles: 4 In also
very useful i1 eases OF that terrible bzne
y sns SWIMMER. The muscular contraction
eaLea tne cranap, whatever part Of tire
Dcxiy which is thus attacked being rer-
asxen temporarily power.ess All are az
fe1ee6 alike. ard perhap~ more good swim
na@rs have been drowned by crarsp than
from al other causes. Stycng men and
good swimmers. WREN sesz@a with the
cranp. have been known 10 sink instantly.
svercone with the sudden pain, and moth
'hg Dus the greatest presence os mind can
save the victim
ne legs and arms are the parts OF the
ocdy that are most frequently a~safies.
By which means the dsfylculsy OF getting
ashore In much Increased bot there ls no
real danxer 80 long "a the swimmer pre-
serves hts presence Of nfnsf. When ac-
ccrnpanied by presence OF mind, cfzsrp il
comparatively harmless. bat WREN accom-
panied by fss<~ Il IL almost certain 10 be
followed by drowning
II both legs are disabled. try 20 paddle
ashore with the arms: r. on the ather
hand. the arms are seized. the sufferer
should lie on his back. and get to land by
Inc use OF MS legs: II Unable 10 do either
he should throw hsrn~e'f on his back and
endeavor to feat untH succor reaches him.
Under surh circumstances IRE following
method has been recommended. Turn on
the back at once, kick out the leg IN the
air. without u1fudinx the pain, and rub the
part attacked with one hard sYaarffv
wife the other Is used IN padding toward
tha shore. IL Is very easy 10 give these
directions, but they are most diff7cuit to
follow. Eramp appears 10 deprive the
attacked Of al reason for the time. and 70
render him quite poweriess from mingled
pain and terror.
The causes ~ craup arc usually believed
to be two. The first IL from INDIGESTION.
for those IN good health are seldom at
tackled by IL. the second Is the overexer-
ton Of muscles that have been but little
used. ard when very strong stroke with
the legs or arms Is given II usually comes
on. therefore easy swimming Il 30 be pre-
ferred 10 that with sudden strokes or
jerks.
Treadsng water In mode Of supporting
the body without making any progress
through, the water. but OF carrying the
head wei above the surface. BY H. II a
man IL drowning. he may very possibly be
saved IL two people take him by the arms
and keep his head above water Til assist