The sub., 1944-07-06
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HANG YOUR CLOTHES ON A MULBERRY BUSH
By JOE KANE

HANG YOUR CLOTHES ON A MULBERRY BUSH
 The season of sun here and with it the most complete exercise of them a Take good swim and use every muscle in the body. Swimming is happy sport with the result enough attention given to the tech- nca side of it. It conservative estimated that SO per cent of the millions who seek recreation and on the water swim either very badly not at a and only lO per cent swim experty or even reasonably wells Much being done by the American Red Cross its Life Saving and water Safety programs to reverse this ratio Not enough be said exercising caution around the water knowing Wnen where and how much to bahe and also turning some tune to developing the swimming sk1ls
 Gradual immersion of the body is advocated wheth- CT the swimmer is an average healthy individual not Bathing periods should be limited to short dips until resistance to cold is developed especially in this vicinity where the water really gets Water low temperature despite the fact that the swimmer may have adjusted himself physically to it, demands great expenditure of energy to resist the cold Long distance swimming will be attempted by those who have experienced the inability to relax cold and dead ened muscles
 Common causes of water accidents panic and ex- haustonone leading to the other The tendency to panic or become fearsrcken in the face of real fanced da gers should be resisted for cannot do good but rath increases the danger Exhaustion may be brought about by entering the water when overted from activity induged in before swimming overexertion in swimming reaction to cold water.
 Common sense will prove that cramps, currents, underow etc.. are not the direct of drowning accidents. Cramp pain and may frghten and panic the swimmer who does not fully understand the treatment-the swimmer rolls to face down position in the water having filled the lungs with air and grasps the cramped part firmly. Continued pressure will re- the cramp. If the water is extremely cOld vigOr ous kneading necessary the cramp is likely to cur. Cramps most frequently affect the foot the calf of the leg and the hand also the back of the thigh. Stomach cramp is much serious and if the swim does not get aid he may drown. If one does not enter the water too after eating, he is not likely to experience the tummy cramp-"Or would you rath- be pig?"
 In the ocean, two kinds of currents bathers, those caused by tides and undertow which caused by the run back of large from beach, Tide currents large of water and may for considerable distances. swimmer caught in current should never "buck it. very good swimmer sWims less than three miles hour and currents frequently from four to six Swim diagOnay across current and with its oW even tho coming to land distance from where the water entered the set of the current is directly out ward from open shore the swimmer should conserve strength by drifting with 1t, waving occasionally to assistance from shore.
 The most Over-rated "bogey" of all is the undertOw. Merely the receding movement of water piled up by the shelving shOre While undertOw be quite violent 1t runs but short distance and differs from other currents in that it deeper it goes out. swimmer caught in undertOw, merely turns, goes with it and takes diagonal the surface
 One of the main points sought to be driven home by watersafety instruction is to attempt swimming if safer be found The actor has been taken out of the eguard and water-safety methods stled.
 AFTERTHOUGHTS
 CHARACTER DEPT-Joe Mugovero, manager of the Oxford nine A good guy and bundle of energy. It