The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1924-10-03


mer nights. These thoughtless
Youths never think of the danger
connected with pleasure jaunt in
a canoe. No one should ever stand
up in canoe, nor exchange seats
while padding one of them. The
best precaution against accidents
caused by the pleasure cradle is to
learn how to swim. The common
error of all canoeists, when the
canoe over turns, is to try to swim
for shore. Every non-swimmer
throws up his arms and begins to
make for shore; no matter how far
he is from it. Throwing up the
arms and shouting for help, in the
case of non-swimmer, always re-
suits in an accident. The arms
above the water weighs more than
the body in the water; therefore,
he sinks. Shouting for help expels
all air from the lungs, and the body
loses its buoyancy. Canoeists, when
YOU are dumped out, make for the
overturned canoe and cling to it
until help arrives.
The pleasure fisherman, dressed
like North Pole Explorer would
greatly minimize the accidents III
his class, if he would wear less
clothes. There is no Measure i'll
fishing when one has to wear many
clothes. There is no pleasure in
Barleycorn along to aid the clothes
in keeping one warm. The isheH-
man who is no swimmer should
never go out on a lake when tie
water is rough. But should he fee
brave and go ous on the lake 1t
would be a good thing for him to
take the following precautions
1. He should discard surplus
clothing, loosen his shoestrings; it
is still better to take the shoes off.
2. Do not get excited when a
fish is on the hook. Many an excis.
ed fisherman has fallen into the
lake, and tried to splash like the
"poor fish" on the hook.
8. "John Barleycorn", the stimu
lus of fishing, and the author of
fish-stories, should always be left at
home. He has caused more acct
detts than the average fisherman
will admit
There are several methods of arti-
fetal respiration in use today. The
best method, and the one commonly
used is the Schafer Method of re-
suscitation. 1t is a method which
all swimmers should know. If you
don't know it, learn it.
The drowned subject is brought
ashore. The men who are to per-
form the respiration should clear all
inquisitive persons aside; so that
plenty of fresh air can be had dur
ing the process of resuscitation
First, remove the subjects clothing,
then place him face down. The
head rests on one arm while the
other arm is extended at right
angles to the body. Pull out the
tongue, clean the mouth from all
slime. If the tongue has a tend
ency to fall back and clogg the air
passage, tie a string or rubber bind
er around the tongue and chin.
The operator kneels over the sub
ject. He then places his hands on
the lower part of the ribs. When
the hands are firmly placed, he
presses down the ribs, quickly re-
leasing the pressure. This opera
ton should be performed at the rate
of from twelve to sixteen times per
minute. This operation should be
continued for number of hours,
or in other words until the subject
begins to breathe. When breathing
is restored, wrap the subject in a |
warm blanket, continuing the Scha-
fer method until the person worked
on is out of danger. When the |
subject is out of danger take him
to warm bed, and give him a little |
warm black coffee, then call doe
tor.
A few paragraphs back l said
pullmotors should be taboo. The
reason for my making this state
ment is that it takes two or three
men to operate one. The average
person does not know how to use a
pullmotor, and inefficient people can
do more damage than they can good
with the pullmotor. | have heard
of cases where a pullmotor has
punctured the lungs of persons. The
pullmotor cannot render any service
which is rot rendered better by the
Schafer Method.
The casualties, on the beaches, in
the pools, on the lakes, can all be
done away. with by people learning
how to swim. Every parent should
make it part of their child's train
ing to teach him how to swim, and
teach him how to become a life
saver. The American Red Cross
has slogan and it is a good one,
Everyone a swimmer, everyone a
life-saver."
The old tramp, mentioned. in the
introduction, had he lived up to this
motto, would not have drowned
and the boy, who saw him go down,
had he been life saver, the tramp
would probably have lived to quench
his thirst with his favored drink