Another Method Of Rescue
Another Method Of Rescue. When Nearing A Drowning Person, The Rescuer Must Try To Get To His Back, Not, However, Putting Off Too Much Time In Trying This, Then By Diving Under Him, Use Both Hands To Throw Water On His Face And Eyes, This Will Have The Effect Of ...
Bathing The Cold Tepid
Bathing The Cold Tepid Hot Vapour And Turkish Baths. No Matter To What Particular Branch Of Physical Education One May Direct His Attention, Or Whether He May Practise With Each Separate Apparatus Of The Perfectly Furnished Gymnasium, He Must, To Give His Exercises Justice, Have Constant Recourse To The Bath, ...
Cramp
Cramp. The Muscular Contraction Popularly Known As .cramp Is The Dread Of Nearly Every Swimmer. Nor Is This To Be Wondered At, As So Many Fatal Accidents Are Attributed To Its Influence, It Is Very Painful In Itself And, When It Gets Hold On Any Part Of The Body, Renders ...
Diving
Diving " Wedges Of Gold, Great Anchors, Heaps Of Pearls, Inestimable Stones, Unvalued Jewels, All Scattered In The Bottom Of The Sea."—shakespeare. The Utility Of Diving As A Means Of Saving Life, Recovering Lost Property, And Wresting From The Deep Such Articles Of Commerce And Value As Pearls, Coral, And ...
Floating
Floating. Floating, As Understood In Connection With Swim Ming, Is The Art Of Knowing How To Balance The Body In The Water, That It May Support Itself On The Surface, Without Any Apparent Effort Of Either Arms Or Legs. Many A Life Has Been Lost By Drowning Through Ignorance Of ...
Fuller Description Of The
Fuller Description Of The Movements. The Following Hints In Reference To The Move Ments Will Be Of Some Service To The Advanced Swimmer As Well As To The Learner:— While Performing The First Part Of The Kick, Be Sure The Legs Are As Wide As Possible From Each Other, The ...
How Long To Stay
How Long To Stay In The Water To Practise Swimming With A View To Benefit By Its Healthful Effects, The Stay In The Water Should Not Be Prolonged Beyond From Ten To Twenty Minutes. Enthusiastic Swimmers As A Rule Do Stay Longer Iri The Water Than This. They Enjoy The ...
Popular Errors
Popular Errors. " Error Of Opinion May Be Tolerated, Where Reason Is Left Free To Combat It."—jefferson. There Are Many Popular Errors In Connection With Swimming Which Have Become So Common That Their Mention Seems Almost Like Household Words, And On Many Occasions The Teacher Has The Greatest Difficulty In ...
Resuscitation Of The Apparently
Resuscitation Of The Apparently Drowned. " By Mercy's Tender Care Alone It Came To Light, That Mortals, Tho' Deprived By Water's Cold Embrace Of Sense And Vital Powers; Though Pale And Motionless, Yet Still By Means Applied, To Life May Be Recalled." Translation From An Old Dutch Poem. "he Lives! ...
Swimming And Diving And
Swimming And Diving And Safety Conclusions. Ornamental Swimming And Feats Under Water Are Matters Of Time, Patience, And Perseverance, And No Printed Instructions, However Plain, Can To Any Extent Help The Learning Of These Ad Vanced Branches Of Swimming. The Great Object To Be Aimed At Is To Attain Proficiency ...
Swimming On The Back
Swimming On The Back. This Style Of Progression In The Water Is Useful To The Swimmer In Many Circumstances In Which He May Find Himself. It Is Of Benefit As A Means Of Rest Ing, And In Case Of Cramp; And It Is Also Of The Greatest Service In Cases ...
The Fastest Method Of
The Fastest Method Of Swimming On The Back, Though More Difficult To Master, Is Done With Both Hands Under Water, In The Following Manner Start The Movement With Both Hands At The Side. Bring Them Up Along The Body, Palms Facing To The Bottom Of The Water, Sink The Elbows, ...
The Overhand Stroke
The Overhand Stroke. The Increase Of Speed Attained By Means Of This Latest And Most Approved Method Of Pro Pulsion Is Fully Demonstrated By The Fact That For Some Years Past It Has Been Generally Adopted By The Best English Prize Swimmers. By Its Use The Fastest Swimming On Record ...
The Side Stroke
The Side Stroke. The Upholders Of The Good, Plain, Old-fashioned Breast Stroke, Must Now Admit That, In Point Of Speed, It Has Been Quite Superseded By The Im Proved Method Of Swimming On The Side. This Mode Of Progression In The Water Is, How Ever, Not Quite So Modern As ...
The Sting Of The
The Sting Of The Jelly Fish. Another Of The Sources Of Annoyance To Which Swimmers Are Subject Is The Sting Of A Variety Of The Acalephce Called Medusa, And Popularly Known As " Sea-bladder," " Sea-blubber," " Starcher," And " Jelly Fish." This Interesting Specimen Of Marine Animal Life Is ...
The Swimming Bath
The Swimming Bath. The Eminent Dr. Abernethy Says, "the Swim Ming Bath Ranks Among The Foremost Of The Neces Sities And Supports Of Life. It Is Of Far Higher Con Sequence And Of More General Utility Than Any Other Kind Of Manual Exercise, Gymnastic Or Sport. It Affects The System ...
The Swimming Lesson
The Swimming Lesson Having Stated These Preliminaries, The Lesson May Now Be Proceeded With; And The Pupil Must Always Bear In Mind That To Be Successful There Are Three Essentials, Viz. :— Confidence In The Buoyancy Of The Body When The Proper Motions Are Made. Presence Of Mind To Think ...
To Disengage From The
To Disengage From The Grasp Of A Drowning Person. To Rescue A Suicide Is A Matter Of Much Greater Difficulty Than Even The Death Struggles And Clutches Of A Person Who May Have Been Thrown Into The Water By Accident. The Determined Suicide Cares Not What He May Do To ...
To Imitate
To Imitate Breathing—replace The Patient On The Face, Raising And Supporting The Chest Well On A Folded Coat Or Other Article Of Dress. Turn The Body Very Gently On The Side And A Little Beyond, And Then Briskly On The Face, Back Again; Repeating These Measures Cautiously, Effi Ciently, And ...
To Inflate For A
To Inflate For A Long Stay Under Water. Before Inflating, The Lungs Must Be Completely Emptied Of All Impure Air. This Is Done By Exhal Ing With Mouth Open, And The Process Is Further Helped By Contracting The Chest And Stooping Forward. Inflating With Pure Air Should Be Com- . ...
To Regulate The Breathing
To Regulate The Breathing. Many Swimmers Of Long Experience, And Some Even, Who Compete In Swimming Matches, As Well As Learners, Find Difficulty In Regulating The Breath. Now, There Need Be No More Difficulty In Breathing While Swimming In The Water Than When Walking On Terra Firma. It Is As ...
To Save Life From
To Save Life From Drowning. "the Conquering Hero Less Demands Our Praise, Who Boasts Of Victory With Ten Thousand Slain, Than He Who From Untimely Death Doth Raise One Victim To His Weeping Friends Again. In Acts Like These Ye Gen'rous Few Proceed, Ye Noble Patrons Of The Human Race, ...
To Undress On The
To Undress On The Surface Of The Water Lie Still, As When Resting, By Beating The Water With Each Foot Alternately. Commence To Undress By Taking Off The Left Boot Or Shoe — Using The Right Hand To Loosen The Laces Or Buttons — Beating The Water With The Right ...
Weeds
Weeds. Next To Cramp, The Dread Of The Swimmer Is To Find Himself Among Sea-weeds Or Stringers. These Generally Grow To A Height Of From Six To Fifteen And Twenty Feet, So That It Is No Uncommon Occur Rence For The Swimmer, When Moving Along In Comparatively Deep Water, To ...