The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-04
By DOLLY DALRyMPLE

1 A., has before him beautiful oppor tunity to do effective work and his capa. bility his enthusiasm and his evident de sire to make good" will certainly bt large factors in his success here in his work.
 T am greatly interested in Y NJ c. A york" said MT. Abell soon after his ar rival in Birmingham few days ago For seven years I have been engaged in the work in Baltimore at the Central Y. NJ. c. A. I learned the work at the Silver Bay Training school, Lake Geneva, New York. but before that I was swim ming instructor with the United States Life Guard
 'I can't remember when I didn't know how to swim" Mr. Abell continued ''I was born on the Chesapeake bay, and there were three boys in our family. When was five years old my father taught us to swim and I've been swimming ever since.''
 'I regard swimming as the very best exercise that anybody cen take. either man or woman, said MT. Abell. Women have taken so to swimming within the last few years, that it is considered quito old-fashioned now for woman not to know how to swim and swim we'll All the muscles that are not brought into play by any other athletic work are used in swimming. and woman who does her own house work, or who walks a great deal, may get splendid results from such exercise, but If she will learn to swim she'll find out what a wonderful improve ment she will make physically and how well and strong she'll feel'
 What advantage Is there in learning to swim in the indoor water?" I asked
 First of all, there is absolutely no danger" was the reply Many mothers are afraid to let their boys go to a river or lake to swim, but Tn sending them to an indoor pool there is perfect safety because there is always somebody to look out for them. You scarcely ever hear of anybody being drowned in an indoor pool-do you? Although most pools vary ing in depth from three and a half to eight feet. are quite deep enough to drown in?"
 Do women learn to swim as easily as men?" I asked.
 More so, because their bones are smaller and they are lighter, consequent ly they stay on the water better than men whose bones are big and brawny and heavy"
 What Is the first requirement in the making of good swimmer" l asked.
 "Confidence and correct breathing, '" said Mir. Abell. "Inhaling through the mouth and exhaling through the nose directly opposite to the normal condition is the one thing that swimmer must iN"ii ht itasoii GU many ptopit dIOWn is because they don't know how to breathe in the water. Their heads be- come filled with water and they lose control and under those circumstances they drown. The hands and feet must always be in the water and with the body placed on horizintal plan, the average person cannot help swimming
 Sped swimming, fancy diving and trick swimming of course, belong to the expert class" Mir Abell continued, .al- though there is no reason why anybody cant learn to do these things
 What is the greatest length you have ever attempted to swim?" I asked
 Last year I started out for a little swim-just for pleasure" was the an- swer, and I swan for seven hours mak-
 ing about 12 miles. The highest dive I've ever made is about 40 feet. To be an ex-