The San Francisco call., 1904-12-18

fact, il is exactly what happens daily
and no amount Of care and vigilance
seems 10 render one proof against II.
Certainly. no one could accuse c. S.
Benedict. prominent business man,
OF neglect, yet the news Of his accident
was telegraphed the length and breadth
Of the land and his life was almost de-
SPARED Of a
In case OF such an accident. what
would YOU do?
. Nine and ninety times you would lose
your head and fly aimlessly about, add
Ing 70 the general Pandemonium that
usually reigns supreme at such time.
The other time you might possibly act
as promptly and as effectively as
did his son, Mr.. Egbert Bene-
dict, when he was confronted with
the horrible fact that both father
and mother were unconscious and
had been in that state nobody
knew how long. he few about all
right. but It was 70 throw open the win
dows and to promptly begin a system
OF vigorous movements that sent the
gas reeling and gasping from their
bodies as fast as IL could go.
How did you know what TO do?"
everybody has asked him a thousand
and one times since the accident and
for answer he has merely pulled small
card from his pocket and given them a
feeting gisnce at a Quick Helps in
Poisoning or Accidents" that he has
been guarding as the apple of his eye
ever since.
Probably any amount OF those self
same little cards have been passed
about town during the past years. but
you couldn't buy one for love nor
money just now. and all because it
showed its true worth so strongly in
this particular case.
When the younger Mr. Benedict was
called by the Chinese boy and told that
something must be wrong with the
Boss and that the house was filled
with a strong odor Of gas, it didn't
take him very long TO reach his faith
er's door and 10 throw his six feet Of
solid manhood against it in a decided
manner. The fierce outpour Of the
sweet. sickly fluid and the sight Of the
Etill forms made him hesitate moment
and then he was in the thick Of the
fray battling with the deadly gas for
all that the world held dear TO him.
There wasn't much could do he
has told his friends since then. but
have tins little card to thank for their
lives. In the first place 1 opened the
windows and then commenced a regu-
lar rough and tumble treatment that
would get them into motion and give
them some chance Of getting pure air
into their lungs. Ny instructions told
me plainly 10 raise and lower the arms
regularly and to force the gas out by
an even pressure on the chest tried
the latter first and found I could force
it out quicker by slipping my hand
under the shoulders. raising the body
until the head fell back with its own
weight and then deliberately pressing
in the chest with a spasmodic motion
that was more like a quick jerk than
anything else I can think Of
In doing this all the breath was COM
PEELED out and as soon as my hand re-
laxed its pressure the fresh air rushed
in 10 take the place Of the foul Time
after time I tried this and then 1 be-
gan 10 raise the arms over the head
and in lowering them pressed the ell
bows into the sides so that the side
walls Of the lungs would be forced to
DO their part. This 1 did at the rate
Of about eighteen OF twenty times a
minute. and very systematically, for
] didn't want 10 tear them to pieces.
1t suddenly occurred TO me that per
hsps my hands could press out any
stray whiffs that might have tucked
themselves away in the bottom OF the
lungs, so I placed my hands between
the waist and srmpit and literally
shook and pressed alternately until the
breath came in short gasps and showed
ne that ] still had something 10 work
for And that is really all did, for
about that time the doctors came with
oxygen ana every other remedy known
10 medical science"
Really all he did do was TO save the
lives Of both his father and mother.
All the doctors have said so; all the
nurses have said so, and, in fact, all
concerned concede as much 10 him. vet
he tells his simple little story and saws
he owes # 10 good luck and his four by
six advertising card.
II one always knew just how this
poisonous Illuminating liquid would act
there might be a remedy always near
IN case Of an emergency. but unfortu-
nateiy it is as variable as the winds
tnat blow 10 the four corners Of the