The Washington times., 1922-06-25

Btou1a~a oIAtcs rstf
Going In swiInmins too soon
after . meal and befors digsstion
has had . chance TO get well start
"a win also make you moro liable
20 cranhpa.
CARE Is NECESSARY.
But. after ali. . cramp bad
enough to be dangerous 10 rather
. rare accident. and n you are
careful about not straining your
musciss st first or going into deep
water whsn you are tired or out
Of sorts. you win very seldom jhaye
cramps.
Even n you should be taken
With one, II you ksep cool you viii
sasly bs abis to reach the shore.
or . raft. or keep yourself afioat
until help comes. ~
II the cramp 10 In . Les Or arm.
sst your teeth and pay Just - lit
tie attention 10 II a ycu can.
Can for help and keep rieht On
swimming with your other LEG or
arm until you can set bask 20
shallow water.
Very often the cianp win dis
out Of In own accord within Q Ssw
minutes after you stop usins ths
limb. y
II Il should bs d your sbdemss.
do the best you possibiy can 10
turn over on your badk and keep
yoursslf afloAt with your arms-
Do not Try 70 use the legs. a
this WIN make ths cramp worse.
II the water q NOT too, cold this
cramp viii sornstimss stop of its
own accord when the muscles are
put at rest In this way.
KEEP MUSCLES FIT.
The very tact that muscles 90
into . spasm In this way. whom
thsy srs called upon for sxtra
work. shows that thsy have not
been getting enough sxsrciss b.
fore TO keep really healthy and
grow1nS.
% hero u . piain object iasson
that II you hiring them into active
condition gradually you WI find
thst thsv vi1l not fan you whsn
you nssd them most. also that It
pays wen TO ksep thoroughly at
and In training Al the year round.
This - particularly true of the
great musclss Of the front Of the
abdomsn, which Do not ,gst any
thing IKE enough sxsruiss In ordi-
nary indoor work or in walking, or
running. or in most ordinary
games. ...H.
In fact. almost thp only sxsr.
cisss o. sames In which they 90.
real work to DO are climbing. either
trees or hills. wrestling and heav-
Ing with . shovel or spade or hay.
fork.
These muscles Of the abdomen
have . Great deal to DO with SUP
porting the bowels and helping IL
their movements, and the lack Of
proper sxsrciss for them b one Of
the reasons why constipation ID 90
common and troublssome.
SWIMMING and the work that
has bean mentioned ~ good tslin-
Ing for swimming not only bui.d
up and strensthsn these muscles.
but are very sood Tor your diges-
tiop and general health ~ well
CHANGE ~ BENEFICIAL.
Al we have sssa. changing the
form Of sxerciss now and then is
the best way to build NJ III your
muscles.
Living a. We do % much Of our
time on dry land, pushing our
solves about through the air. Il is
not only vary heslthfui and
strsngthsnins. but also very pleas.
ant, to plunge into another Gle.
rnsnt. water. which u solid enough
to float us and bsar ~ mp. % that
We oan set somsthing c& the same
sort of sSrciss which birds get
when fiying IN the Sir.
whether In the swimminS hole
In the crsek. or IN ths hls river.
or, the dear ialrS. o. he blus sait
ssa, never DO the boys and Girls
In summer camp fAti 10 hear
the oounoiiior scsutmastsr shout,
IAN In for . alp"
They may sosnstimss - . little
late to classss. ists %, driil even
late to meals tthis not very often).
but thsy ere never tardy at
swimming time.
A dive from the spriugbcard
into the crispy salt or sparkling
frssh water b Q joy and . thrill
no one who knows how to swim
would ever miss n they could
help II.
sliding down the chutes, bask.
ins IN the hot summsr sun, and
performins an kinds Of diving and
swimming stunts make the water
the best Of all places for phys
icsi exercise In the summer
Tina