The daily sentinel., 1907-07-26
HE SAYS
THAT MAN
is A FISH

* Norfolk. Va, July 26.- q
a Man is in many respects but O
a a highly-developed fish" said O
a c. NJ. Daniels, worlds cham q
a pion swimmer, who is here to- q
q day to take part in the nation O
q al swimming championships, O
q and who Will leave shortly for O
a England to meet the best aqu- q
a attic athletes of Europe Il @
q believe in the evolution theory q
a and that man has developed q
a slowly from a fish, gradually q
a losing his scales, fins, gills and q
4 ability to live under water, but O
a never losing the love for swim q
a ming that he has inherited q
q from his fishy ancestors of q
a thousands of ages ago This O
a NAV sound like a fish story, q
a but it is a fact that every q
a child born into the world is a q
a natural swimmer and takes q
a to that means of locomotion as q
a naturally as to walking on the q
a land, if afforded opportunity to q
a develop the inborn inclination. q
a II is as easy for the average q
4 child TO learn to swim as 1t is q
q to walk, if given a chance. q
4 Even the quarupeds have this q
a natural ability. A kitten or q
a pup, if thrown into the water, q
4 will swim out and needs no in @
q struction." Q
For the adult who has followed the
advice given the darling daughter
who hung her clothes on hickory
limb" Daniels has some good dope
on the development of the natural in
clination to become a cousin to the
fish.
1.-The first lesson for the swimmer
is to learn not to be afraid of the
water. This does not mean that he
should become unduly rash and ven
ture beyond his depth. With no feal
of remaining under the water a few
moments. the first stroke toward be
coming an accomplished swimmer is
taken. Those who seek to become
disciples of Father Neptune must frs
drive fear from their hearts. The be
ginner should keep every muscle re
laxed while in the water. 1t is the
stiffening of the muscles which Sc
often causes fatal cramps.
"The breast, the trudgeon ol
double overarm and the Australian
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learned. The student should tax,
them up in the order named and tn,
first should be thoroughly acquired
before beginning the others. The
time required to gain a thorough
knowledge of these strokes will b,
governed by natural ability anC
somewhat on geographical location
Those who come of sea-faring ances
tors take to the water naturally
while those whose people for many
generations have lived inland have
progressed farther from the fisf
stage of existence With a dozen les
sons from a thorough instructor the
beginner should be able to swim fif
ty feet with the breast stroke. A
least two years will be required tC
perfect the trudgeon, and the Aus
tralian crawl, which is the tastes
stroke known for sprinting. canno
be accomplished short of four years
1.-The beginner should always keel
up n mental count in making tht
stroke and to so time each perioC
that there is always something in ac
tIon to carry one through the water
The arms and legs should never bt
moved together in the same direc
ton. The breast stroke is counted
IL, the for the leg kick as th'
arms are showed forward. The trudg
con stroke Is counted in 1928 pc
riods, each one of the arms counting
1, and the legs 3. Following thes'
instructions, and with n competen
teacher, If possible, anyone may sool
learn to swim. Man is a fish,"