Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23

time. and the next step Ia to sink down.
slide out of his ioosening grasp and
turn him around, grasping him by the
head-carry method. number OF short
kicks bring both to the surface. When
1T is reached. the kicks can be made
longer and with more and more power
until the victims body is nearly hori-
zontal and the rescuer has Strengthened
out his arms.
BACK NECK GRIP-First grasp the
antagonists wrists with the hands. 1t
is necessary to make sure that the
right hand encircles his right wrist
and that the left hand encircles his left
one. Then bump him in the abdomen.
and hit him In the nose with the back
of the head. Sinking down, force his
arms open. and. letting go one wrist.
slide under the outstretched arm. the
wrist of which is still grasped The
positions of the rescuer and rescued are
now reversed the former being behind
the latter. All of the above will prob
ably take place under water. and after
getting a hold with the head-carry
method. a few kicks bring both bodies
To the surface.
1t is claimed by its advocates that
the above method is superior to the
one in use in water polo. where the
thus shaking him off. for the reason
that there is always a hold kept on
him. In the other method II would be
necessary to dive or swim after the
victim.
These releases should be carefully
practiced on land before trying them
in the water. and it should be remem-
bered that when it comes to breaking
a hold in the water both persons usu-
ally go underneath the surface. After
the hold Is broken the rescuer should
tow the victim to the surface. being
careful to exhale just before his
mouth comes out. when he can take
a quick intake and be prepared for
eyentualities
A rescue made from a pool Of clear
water even after the drowning per.
son has sunk is a comparatively easy
matter, but in a stream of muddy
water It is extremely dificult
Assume that an onlooker sees . per-
son drowning and. quickly divesting
himself Of his shoes and coat. dives
and swims to the rescue. only to ind
the victim has disappeared beneath the
surface. Not every drowning person
comes up for the proverbial third time,
SO ii is necessary for a dive to be made
from the surface, first sighting for the
bubbles that are almost sure to arise,
allowing for the fact that the bubbles
slant upward with the direction Of the
current
times necessary to go down to the bot
tom, especially II all the air is out of
the victims lungs. II unsuccessful, the
swimmer. while coming to the sur
face. should turn to his back and look
upward. as the drowning persons body
may be slowly going up or down and
1t can be seen outlined against the
light from the surface.
This dive from the surface is not az
easy to learn as a dive from an ele-
walton and the swimming down must
be performed quickly and with the
least expenditure of energy, because
there is a decided limit to the time a
swimmer can hold his breath.
To learn the dive, assume a position
on the chest and. taking a deep breath.
pull the head in an force the arms.
head and shoulders straight down. at
the same time forcing the legs, which
are held together and not bent at the
knees. out of the water and straight
up. The weight of the legs above the
water sends the body down.
Swim the breast stroke or the dog
paddle while beneath the surface, and
long powerful strokes are preferable
to short quick ones.
In coming up and in looking for an
object the body can be made to ascend
gradually, the reverse OF a flying ma
chine : landing. by using the sculling
movement to assume the proper angle.
For the novice. or where the water
is especially deep. a weight can be
used to take the diver down to look
for a body.