The times., 1897-06-06
IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

what 10 do in cycle accidents IS
oues.jor, that is often asked among wheel
men, but seldom thought or until some
emergency iInpresses upon them the value
of such knowledge wellkuown surgeon
saws. Notwithstanding the number OF
accidents every season, cyclists, by taxing
ordinary precautions, may ride year aIter
wear without suffering even so much as
strain -
A simple remedy against the majority
OF ..headers'' and collisions is to be able
to Clisniount instantly while ndlng at Iul
speed This is quite a common ieat, but
there still remain thousands OF young anu
agile riders who have not yet attempted
To accomplish il. During the past season
large number OF accidents were Drought
about by beginners using machines wlhcn
did not fit them 1t is just as foolish Tor
man to luy Il "misfit'' bicycle as IL is Tor
him TO tuy .'misfit'' suit OF clothes
No matter what precautions are taken,
however, a certain number or accidents
are sure to happen, and. unfortunately, the
SIMPLEST accidents often produce the most
serious results 4 case n point occurred
recently when a gentleman was thrown
from his wheel through side sup, ana
pitched on his right hand.
Though his hand was badly scratched
with grit, he rode home without dressing
it. A little while after blood poisoning
set in. and he was dangerously Ill Ior
weeks His is rather a common case,
and cyclers meeting with the same kind
of accident can easily insure safety Dy
immediately washing the parts III cold
water, so that every trace of foreign
matter is removed from the hand, which
should then be wrapped in a dry hdnd-
| ker.hief. II the hand is badly torn or
| damaged, the rider should wear his arm
in a sling and should not, ON any account,
Mace his hand on the handle bar again,
or use any pressure on 1t That nigilt iofce
;nwartis fragment of dangerous foreign
| matter.
| One of the smaller accidents which oc-
casionally produce serious results is srH
| NJ tobacco in tie eye or dust from the
| roads. There are riders VINO lnvdriapiy }
smoke while riding short distances anu
as a result, frequently get tobacco aus
In their eyes. When either OF these ac
| cidents happen, the eye should not ID
rubbed, but the rider should dismount aho
sit down 4 friend should get hehind MN
and place q wooden match over tue eyeiiu
Then seize the eyelashes and pun then
backward over the match, so as TO turi
the lid inside out; the foreign matter Cal
then easily hewiped away. Foreign bodies
in the lower lid are easily removed d.
adoptng the same method
In Case or n Header Taking heal
err, off ones wheel is unfortunately
rather common accident In case wher
the rider is merely stunned, IL is ohi
necessary TO lay him on his back ioosri
all clothes at the neck, and keep his hta'
slightly raised
Where the fall has resulted in seal
wound which bleeds profuSeiy from on
place, the best thing Co do is to place
finger on the wounded spot and pres
firmly. then, as soon as possible, roll
handkerchief round your spanner, round
. | cork. or other hard object, then get III
. other handkerchief, and, after placing IN
one YOU have rolled up exactly on IL
wound, place the other over it AMI G
: | it tightly round the head.
Where a header has resulted in iarr
surface of broken flesh which bleeds OIL
, slightly, the injured part should be 'av,
{ | freely In cold water, then damp handKr
) | chief should be tied over the wound
/. A broken collar bone is the connone
of all serious bicycle accidents. Wheth'
? man makes ''headeT" or is throw
3 heavily by a side slip. the chances a
!. very great that the collar bone is the BOZ
!. that will be broken Falling very heavi
v sidewise on the hands or elbows aimo
]. invariably results in broken collar bon
r In certain cases, when rider is faliin
n | he may, IL he retains his presence OF mil