The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1901-01-08
1yJ. y. o'Brien.
.ate lnkpsctor of Police
Na1asakj. Japan.

@sYN.piden, tines a woman wns only al.
All ioAcd stosa.aik abroad under the Euli-
u !. Ance OF Nsme older or stronger person.
n y Wpspan- gould never go unescorted
II 1ntdskhe streets mt night.
Now We have changed Al! that Won
zefa who work in shops or factories are
5EOften forced Il walk TO and from their
distant homes late n: night or alone.
81 " omen. 100. In a spirit OF freedom from
q Tear. take long. lonely country walks.
That Ii ali very we'll. ana the times
& have changed for the better. Blu, un-
fortunately. all men have not changed
with the times. The pickpocket. tho
Il lnnshcr. the thug are still nj large. No:
- day passes but the papers describe
s8Ehe encounter OF some unprotected wonG-
+ IN With one Of these gentry.
Now II Is my purpose To-day to tell
you women how to protect yourselves
@AExinst such men.
At another Time and In another lesson
u win teach you how to overpower the
common sneakthief. whose only object
Is TO. snatch your pocketbook or your
watch.
Defense Against Washers.
To-day am going TO tell you how to
ri
dangerous '.mashcr.'' a
lntthe first place. suppose a man comes
Supi behind you, and. with somc insulting
lsrcmark. passe his arm around your
! waist. This In a very frequent trick OF
the mashers. or course. II you are In
ycll.lighted or crowded street II will
sbe Simple enough to call for help. But It
/ II not IN such thoroughfares that the
AA~.s A~t> III
: you. arolin h dark street or on n lonely
country road
The man steps up behind you and
ALPS his arm about your waist.
~ soon as you feel his arm :here lift
your own arm tthe arm mex, to HIM
over AMI .bshind the shoulder OF the arm
ss,ns hard u this arm under h!s arm and
push u: Nrou1h TO his chest. as In tho
.flrss o. the accompanying illustrations.
als A., arm Is thus behind your our back Ss
hind his arm and the lower par; OF your
arm - sAarnas hh chest. The pom,
yS5 nsn should cross his Is hs
shistelboV.
Coula break His Arm.
sbcnding back your body. At the same
fins and catching hold (wit., the hand
of syour same ARM. OF his coat. to
ss!rensthen yorE hold; You thus have
i HIS arm Is almost IA, against your II
back. /. cannot bend inward owing II
10 the way hts elbow Is turned. There.
(which pushes forwird the upper part
% his arml and bending your body back
(Which presses backward the lower part
OF ~ arm you throw terrible strain
your own arm h Just bcisind his elbow.
praesing II forward.
With a man OF Average strength, this
,aase1d- properly applied. should he enough
nrn. While you keep to the side OF him
he cannot hit you with his free arm. and
u you keep UP the pressure he cannot
turn around toward you.
Your hand should be rs high up on his
chest as possible. In order TO give you
all the more leverage. II Ia not so much
y matter OF strength as Of knack In gc,-
ting cxactiy the right position. \ it'll.
practtrc-wfji give II to you. Once learned
mashcr who has the lll-iuck to attack
you.
Now. II may he tia. he /. an unu.u-
nlly strSns nun. or that you huavc not
s csso ns, chs grip Exactly right In ,hrS
make assurance douhiy sure
When. you have secured the hold
have Just explained 10 YOU continue the
tho Zoe nearest to him. and airing tho
othcr foot e,ound behind him las ia III.
second Nlustration) His imprisoncu
arm VIII thus slip to Your side. instead
around.
Keep Tn the Pressure.
But do not relax at all the pressure.
either OF body or Of arm. on him. Keep
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