The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-03

sharp turn. You should do so not
only for your sake, but for his safety
as we'll.
Let me illustrate what foolishness
in the water not infrequently results
in, and at the same time give you the
best and simplest method of resusci-
tation
In the summer of 1887 had charge
OF strip of hotel beach at Old Point
Comfort, and to add to the pleasure
OF the bathers anchored a float, made
OF empty oil barrels. about 100 yards
from the beach
one gala day, when about 500 peo-
pie were in the water, an officer from
Fortress Monroe got on the raft and
proceeded to show the dozen men
and four women with him how easy
1t was for him to turn fancy forward
and back sOmersaults through a sugar
barrel hoop floating nearby. After
several successful exhibitions. he got
caught in the hoop doing a back SOM
ersauIt' and, the tide being swift, he
was carried beneath the float and
Wedged between the outer anchor
chain and one of the oil barrels.
When he did not come up In the
usual time three men went down to
look Tor him, but they did not think
to examine the float, and as a result
was called out from the beach.
dlVed, located the man after he had
Deen under four minutes, and soon
had him on the float
A simple Method of Reconsideration.
No barrel was at hand. or a bucket.
or anything else on which to roll the
unconscious officer, so | had man get
down on his hands and knees. mako
MS back Lowell a
him | placed the officer on his stom-
ach. Then l grabbed him by his ank-
les ana gave him sharp quick lurchin9
rolls from side to side. About two
gallons of water ran out of his lungs
and in ten minutes he was his normal
self again.
Never waste time running for a
bucket or a barrel. Make someone be
human barrel. You will save pre-
cious time. and you will have volun-
teers aplenty.
Combating the Cramps.
If a good swimmer uses common
sense his only peril is the cramps. The
chances of his getting cramps in the
stomach will be remote if he refrains
from going into the water within an
hour and half after eating. A stom-
ach loaded with food acts like a weight
OF lead. This rule also applies to sea
FATHERS who are non-Swimmers.
Cramps in the stomach generally mean
death, unless help is near.
Cramps in the legs or arms are not
nearly SO dangerous. If a good swim
mer gets cramps in the calf of the leg
he should let the disabled member float
along. This would be difficult proce-
dure for a non-swimmer who should
try to overcome the affiiction by fore
ing the leg into kicking position, like
the closing of pair of shears. Cramps
in both legs call for immediate help,
and cramps in an arm are treated as
cramps in the leg in the case of either
swimmer or non-swimmer.
A Word to Rescurers.
A word to rescuers. If you are
swimming to some ones succor and
you are at close quarters, go under
meath him. If he is far gone and you
are a good swimmer, put your feet
under his shoulder-blades and tow
him along. II you are an ordinary
swimmer, get close to your man and
the first thing of all give him a good,
stiff blow in the back of the neck.
You will stun him and thus keep him
from doing foolish things that might
imperil both Of you. Then put your
left hand at the back of his head in
order to keep him afioat.
Do not swim with your burden IL
help of any sort is within sight. There
is no use taxing your strength. Unite
all your energies on keeping yourself
and your man aloat and assistance
will be carried to you in ample time.
/ have known more than one good
swimmer to become exhausted and
drown by thus needlessly working
himself.
If you go to the rescue in a boat,
do not pull your man over the stern
or side. and do not let him try TO
scramble over the boat at either point.
The bow is the only safe place. Haul
a man over the side and the boat is
likely to capsize Haul him over the
stern and the same thing is lively to
happen. Besides, ne is likely to re-
ceived serious injury from being
dragged over the rudder and iron rud-
der-pin. To pull man up to the boat
hand him an oar, or, better still, catch
his clothes on a boat hook, and. IL
when he reaches the boat he franti-
cally persists in trying to get aboard.
knock him on the head and stun him.
Copyright, 1904, by Gut T. Viskniskki.)
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