The San Francisco call., 1904-08-21

wrist and with a quick turn you brins
his arm over your shoulder, making
a fulcrum and with a sudden jerk
downward you viii break his arm In
practice do this slowly. for 1t IS most
powerful and If you ara not careful
you Will make your subject candi-
date for the hospital.
In travelling alone on tho streets at
night it is a splendid idea to carry q
parasoI or umbrella Keep Il IN
Iatched with the right hand on ths
slide at the ribs. II you are attacked
and the rufian tries to grasp you It
is very easy to open II In his face. You
will find that the sudden opening OF Il
will cause him to try and grab you.
umbrella and all. but by showing Il
into his face with the right hand ex-
tended you will be able to duck past
him TO one side and out OF danger
while he is trying to get the parasol
or umbrella out OF his way.
Another defense is the use OF thu hat
pin when attacked from behind
The mere act of raising the arm VIII
cause the rufian to press downward
instead OF grasping you tighter around
the throat But he VIII not be able to
stop you from getting your hat PIN
when you can twist around and his
face viii be az your mercy.
Another good source OF protection II
to carry a good stout stick pin in your
collar. This is easier to find and VIII
allow Of quicker action.
There is one way to place a runaan.
especially one who is under the infiu-
ence Of liquor. at your mercy. and that
is the well-known trick OF pulling the
coat down Off the shoulders. You then
have his arms tied and he is powerlsss
to do you any harm.
A trick which is likely TO give one .
shudder when it is considered. but yes
one which is permissible when one feels
that 1t is to be used in self-defenss,
is to grasp the face, gouging the thumb
deep into the eye. There is no human
being that can stand the pain and II
will result In throwing the ruf1an nat
on his back It viii take all the fight
out Of a man. It is a game not to his
liking.
There Is another OF the same order
that viii throw a rufian- It Il to
grab the back Of the neck with the
left hand and shove the right In his
face so that the fingers come under his
nose. An upward pressure against the
nose win throw him or his balance
In a second and he viii 80 down. There
is no stopping; the strongest man in
the world cannot stand the pain II
makes him as helpless as child
An act which requires a great deal
OF practice, but is very effective when
accomplished. is to grab the wrist when
one is being struck and jerk It In the
direction OF the blow. This. IN many
cases. viii pull the arm out OF the
socket at the shoulder, but to accom-
plish It one must be exceedingly quick
with arms and feet, for It means that
you must sidestep out OF range as you
grab the wrist
Another thing that Le done un-
der the same circumstances is 20 side
step and grasp the wrist with both
hands and quickly turn the arm OUT
ward This viii also throw him on his
balance and more than nksIy VIII bring
him to the ground
Always remember one thing: nsver
step backward, for you lose your bal
ance and put yourself at a disadvan-
tage- Practice stepping sideways cut
OF danger. BY practice you VIII ind
which hand Is going to be used and
you can take the other side.
Another thing to remember is to
watch the eyes OF your assailant He
has got to look where he Is gong to
grab and you viii be able to forecast
his move.
Just as soon as you down your rus-
nan get away, using all your powers
OF speech to summon help