Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-06-28
HOW TO AVOID LIGHTNING.
Danger Much Less if You Keep in
the Open During a Storm.
DANGER UNDER TREES.
Rules for the Aid of the Injured-Send
for a Physician, but Don't
Stop Work Yourself.

Nine hundred and scvcnty-thrce people
were killed 10y lightning in the United
States in the year 1900. or this num-
Der POI persons were killed in the open.
lJS in houses, - under trees and So in
barns. while the circumstances attending
the death of the remaining 11l are not
known. Besides this larger mortality
list there were 913 persons more or less
injured by lightning during the same
time, 32T were injured while in houses
M IN the open, - IN barns and % under
trees, and the location of the remaining
is not known. From these statistics.
which are compiled 10y the United States
weather bureau. il can easily be seen
that of the entire population of the
United States one IN every 10000 is
killed 10y lightning during year.
y safe aud reliable guide to reduce 10
the minimum the danger from stroke by
lightning is TO be drawn from these fig
ures.
Keep Away from Trees
When severe thunder storm is raging
the safest place is in the open, close to
the earth. IL the body is erect, ii acts
as an excellent conductor for the light
ming 10 find its way to the earth. For
| this reason II Is dangerous to take refuge
under II tree Doubtless most of the per-
sons who persisted while under trees
! would be alive today had they remained
| IN the open. 1t is also iniudicious to
| huddle under threshng machines, sheds
| or in the grand stands of race tracks or
| county fairs especially under or near
| the flag Stats which usually adoPn such
| structures. Men, like animals, are killed
! not singly. but in lunches, when they
| huddle together. Avoid standing in door
ways, near chimneys and iireplaces, close
| TO cattle or near the ends of a wire
| clothes lines during a thunder storm. On
| the other hand, there is not much sense
| IN going to bed or trying to insuate ones
! self IN feather beds. Small articles of
! steel or iron. as Il knife, kettle or key, do
! not attract lightning, rs it is popularity
| believed.
II is established that lightning does not
| strike as often in cities MS in rural dis
| tIicts. The reason for this is based on
| scientific principle. During thunder
| storm the moisture in the air is sur
| charged with electricity. This electricity
| - attracted 10 the earth. When the force
| mat Is drawing it toward the earth be-
| comes strong enough the electricity fol-
| lows the easiest path; and because up-
| ilght objects, as trees, houses and men,
| alc better conductors than surrounding
! mr. and are therefore the easiest path.
| HE electricity passes through them into
! the earth. In cities tnu electricity in the
| AR * attracted to the earth by hundreds
| OF conductors Is thu shape Of sliy-scrap-
| crs ANA high chimneys There are no
| ~!hh conductors in The country and tho
| electricity III the clouds is allowed to ne
! "unlu!ate, SO that when il gives away II
| breaks with great force. The country il
! q ihrHter with hut one exit while tho
| cil{ ~ lhc same theatcr with many exits
" ntn these facts are considered tho
| wonder D. not that 50 many people are
'IfueN hni rather so many people cs-
cape The Hash Will not inflict harm. as
| one who lives to see the fire needs la
concern himself no more with that dis
charge.
Aid to One Struck.
II one has been struck by lightning the
hfSt thn& IN DO is to 20 10 work ~ ra.
5i1Ie c"liscioushcss. as lightning ofteucr
| brings about suspended animation tb.n
soWatic death. The condition of n t,ors"',
struck by lightning is much the same rs
| tiiat OF Il person rescued from drowning
J. ry to stimulate respiration and circnI1-
tiou' no not cease in the effort To rc-
store animation in less than nm ho,r ~.
You value the life OF the sufferer.
The method used 10 restore rnsnirati,,
N iihMWtnal; good way is to initiate
the motion Of respiration by alternately.
COMPRISING aud expanding the love-.
tbs 10 ms gently but persistentIy ut
~" rate ar twenty times upr tuinuto
Keep tn" body warm by the auplicotiu,,
OF hot taunels, bottles Of hot water hot
bricks. or in case of an emergency. warm
clothing from bys.lndcrs Rub the limbs
upward, 50 as 20 force the blood To the
heaft aud BRAN. Two or three pprson,
can 90 TINS. remembering all the time 10
make hut one stroke, ana that toward
the body, 80 MS 10 force blood toward
the, heart. Rub firmly. bnt ennrget.
icaly. Three things are to be borne
in mind DO not give IN; keen mn Tho
rHpft 20 restore respiration. and Errn mo
body warm by rubbing and hot applicaL
tinhs. When swallowing is cstahlishcd