TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1922,
HOW TO SAVE LIFE
IN THE WATER..
"WATER FIRST AID."
THE CHINA MAIL.“
METHOD OF APPROACH TO A PERSON
1
IN DISTRI88.
If you are called upon to go to the a'd'a drowning person while you are droseed in street clothes, it is not necesary to remove all the clothes, the top coat and shoes are all that is it is best to keep the cost on as they
When the victim turns on you and you are face to face with him, either kick him away or else watch for an opportunity of grasping his wrist and turning hins around. If he gets a hold on you, all there is to do is to keep your head, break his hold and
Recently the public of Hongkong was given an article on "Learning on hia cibow, and. "duck" under it. must be very careful how you use necessary. If you wear suspenders get him on his book, How to Swim." Now that we have
you and you have turned him on his back, the next thing is to get him to shore. If you have had to swim very far in order to reach your man you your strength in towing him to safety. the victim whether he is struggling of passive or whether he is just a tired swimmer wanting relief:
RESUSCITATION.
ANOTHER O. P. S. MANMOTH.
gotten rid of as quickiş as pasible but "EMP.ESS OF AUSTRALIA" has a deßaite funs ion of stimulating the respiratory action, it the basis of the new method of re u-citation. The Oz is gotten I on the blood which brought to the lungs by the action massage and brat. In this method
is
of
all learned to swim we can advance a should immediately turn his victim The following "carrys" depend upon will elip off the shoulder while you he is in most cases unconscious if etc.
ARRIVAL IN HONGKONG.
against the point of the chin and be." CAREYS" OR METHODS OF RESCUE tween the arms and the body of the After you have broken any hold victim, the other band he should put which the victim may have gotten on sgainet the elbow of the victim. He should then push hard against the viction's chin, turning his head to the outside and at the same time push up
you do not have to prees upon the ribs but simply massage the limbs toward, be "ducke" under the elbow be
The "Empress of Australia," the When you get your victim to shore the heat and apply heat with towels
great liner which the Germans. hoped are swimming and allow the pants to there has been a struggle or he sank stage higher in the natatorial art. If so as to get behind him.
Another method is to put the left
lip down around the feet. They are before you got to him. If he is just be sure to empty the lungs first and but which, in the settlement of Regardless of what method you use would call the seas na the "Tirpitz,” we stopped at swimming alone, it
also dangerous if you have to struggle would be very selfish, for who would band in the small of the victim's back
Remember you an exhausted swimmer the only treat massage toward the heart. Pulmotors go to all that trouble just to be able and right against the victim's chin
1. The head carty. If the victim with the victim.
the of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, to swim for his own pleasure. In with the first and second fingers over these days we look at things in a the victim's nose. His head is force is passive this a very good "cary" cannot less any time in going to the mentbeeded is to give him and Lungmotors are not as effective reparations, bas come into the hands
for those who have a good frog kick. rescue as the victim may sink below stimulant of whiskey, black coffee, as direct application from different light than the Cave man did back patil under water. The victim Both hands are placed at the side of the surface and not rise again. The etc. and keep him warm. If he is un-operator. The discoverer of the new Ld., arrived at Hongkong early this who always put self first. This is the will have to breathe through his
Palmootor is a curse and has put many Kowloon.. Age of Service and our desire to learn mouth under water and thus causing the victim's head and over his ears. ides that a person always comes to the conscious, you will have to administer method of resuscitation says the morning and t
There are two generaily accepted to sleep forever who would have had bim to choke. He then thinks about His head is then turned back and his surface three times before he sinks is artificial resuscitation.
The "Empress of Australia" left to swim should be backed up by a
mouth kept clear of the water. Turn- untrue, it all depends upon how much
the Clyde on June 1 for Vancouver, mare, dominant desire to be able to breathing and releases his hold.
3. When clutched around the bodying the head back tends to make the air he is able to retain in his lungs methods of resuscitation, asmely, the a chance if it had not been used."
Do not give food or liquids to an vis. the Panama Canal, and arrived at Base a life from drowning, if need be.
The rescuer should take a body rise to the surface. This you during his struggles. Not only do you Scharfer and the Bylvester. In the There is no doubt about the need in and armis,
over at
Hongkong judging from the number deep breath and drop or slip down-hould do by all means so that your have to go immediately but you Bylvastar method the victim is laid unconscious person. At the first signs that port on July 19 Abe sailed from of reported drownings every year and warde at the same time raising his strength will not be supped in case by must keep your eye on the victim and out on his back with a pad under bis of normal breathing by the victim do Vancouver on ber maiden trip acrÓRA the Good Lord only knows how many arms forcibly sideways upwards, begins to struggle again. It is know where he is should be sink before the head of the victim and takes for a short while longer and give a has a tonnage of about 21,500,
is
free.
because there ie less you reach him.
shoulders. The operator kneels at not cease the massaging but continue |
the Pacific on July 28. The vessel wrist with each of bis bauds. The stimulant. Wrap in warm blanketa, length of 583 it. and has been fitted resistance to the water. The re- Should you be obliged to rescue victim's hands are then pushed cover with sand or anything to keep to barn oil fuel. Her accommo'stion provides for over 900 European passengers in three classes. Sho is in- tended for service on the Pacifio
Bcaer swim.
on his back with someone who has fallen off a fast
may
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PRACTICE.
nst reported. It is impossible to The right knee should be placed easier form enough Volunteer Life Bavings against the stomach of the victim so Corps to handle all the beaches around as to push him away an the drop is Hongkong and why should we leave made. Inmediately grab his right his feet alone. Should be grow tired moving vesset, it is best to jump in against the walls of the lower sheet him warm entil he can be properly the matter of saving life to a select wrist with your right hand and turn this way he can change to another immediately and remove the clothes and then raised sideways and up-cared for, or recovers from the shock.
after you get in the water. In this wards. Raising the arms fills the
langs with air and the pushing forces To be sure of yourself in case between Vancouver and Hongkong, fow? The slogan of the Red Cross,bim around ready to be towed to carry. This is the easiet carry.
2. The two-point carry of the Red way you will be much nearer the it out. This is repeated sixteen to you are called upon to render working in co operation with shred "every swimmer a potential lifesaver," shore. In all cases where you must
twenty times s minute.
In the Water First Aid", you should go other of the company's vessels--the should likewise be adopted by all of break a hold remember to turn your Cross. The rescuer swims on his side victim,
I jamping from any height into Schaefer method the victim is laid through a thorough bit of practising "Empress of Canada," " Empress of us who are learning to swim or teach victim around and get him on bie using the scissora kick and one arm.
The other arm is used to support the the water where you are not sure of upon his belly, arms stretched out with some of your friends, Practise Russia" and "Empress of Asia." ing others. Swimming in itself is back where he is not dangerous.
on land 4. The strangle hold or neck hold victim in this manner. The hand the depth it is wise to go in feet overhead and his head turned to one the "hold" and "breaks"
The Empress of Australia" was you are. Unless you possess the from b bind and break. This is the grasps the upper arm of the victim first. Batter break a leg than your side. The operator kneels at the frat until you have learned the tech built at the Vulcan Works, Stettin, incomplete regardless of how good
victim's hipe and places both bands nique, then later in the water Pea for the Hamburg-America Line. and knowledge and the ability to save the most dangerous of all holde ond often over the biceps muscle, thumb down; neck.
Do not swim too fast to the victim in the small of the victim's back, tise the "carrys" in water up to your life of a person in distress in the water. happens with inexperienced life savers. The resoner's elbow is pushed under
was launched in 1913 but, owing to your expertness is of no value to Troad water or take the victim under the back of the victim who is kept in but save your strength for the straggle thumbs together and fingers spread shoulders whore you can walk and was originally named "Tirpitz." She society and will die noknelled with with vou after you hava taken a big horizontal position on his back. What and the tow to shore. A man must be out ;over the lower riba. The opar- tow the other fellow. Tow for short the war, was not completed until 1921, breath. Grasp his right wrist ever you can talk to the victim always a strong swimmer to tow another ator leans forward and applica distances with the different "carry" when she was claimed as reparation you. I repeat, "every swimmer a
with your right hand and his left with emphasize his keeping his head back seventy-five yards or even filty yards, pressure and then makes a sudden re- until you have mastered them all, tontage, and was handed over to potential life saver,”
Some people say, "when a man your le't, slowly bend forward making so you need not use up your strength It cannot be done unless you have lease of pressure keeping the hands in Stage fake fights to see whether your the British Government, from whom
practised it msuy times.
position. This is repostet sixteen to companion can "get" you or you she was purchased by the Canadian drowning, all you have to do is to go sure of your hold on his wriste, now in supporting his body."
2. Cross obest carry. In this carry
Always approach the drowning ons twenty times a minute, or the same "get" him. This fighting in the water Pacific Railway. Since the purchaso out and get him" any swimmer can strike the head back forcibly against
is absolutely essential to make you a the vessel has undergone an ex- do that. Why all this talk about his nose and pull his arms sidewards. the rescuer swims on bie side and from BEHIND. You may haveto do as natural breathing.
Before either one of these methode seasoned and a confident lite saver. tensive overhaul, and has been life saving!" It is true that all you If he doesn't let looss bend a couple tows the victim by bolding him with anrface dive under him and watch for
In closing, don't be foolish enough adapted for burning oil fuel instead have to do is to go out and get him, of his fingers backward and carry one arm over the shoulder on the near your chance to get behind him from are applied any tight clothes must be but the trouble is in the "getting." bim under the water. Between the side of the victim and under the arm under water. It is not always neces-loosened. Now straddle the victim's to think you can save a drowning of coal. The public rooms have beau Most of our would-be life savera" pain and the ducking you can get pit of the far side. The victim is on sary to have a struggle with the body and raise it at the waist allow person without some experience in re-farnished, and provision has beent hin back and may aid you victim. If год ca geting the water to get out of the lungs. holds, breaks" and "carry" There made for the accommodation of wete "gotten" rather than doing
by any kicking he do. bahing him and get him stretched Very little water enters the stomach, have been many double tragedies and Asiatic steerage passengers. The the "getting" and the result is a
3. If the victim is struggling the out
bave The mouth and nose must be wiped there will be more unless you get it boat accommodation has also been on his back, you double tragedy instead of one or
following may be used. If struggling the better of him then and in most free of mucous or froth. The tongue out of your head that just because, brought into line with the partionlar violently, pat both your arm under cases he will cease struggling when he should be pulled slightly out. Along yor are a swimmer, you are also able' requirements of the company, and the victim's shoulders and clasp your feels himself being supported. If he with the artificial respiration the to eave life. "Every swimmer s absolutely essential in saving life so the heel of one hand against his chin bands on his chest. Swim as your ceases struggling, talk to him and limbs should be massaged toward the potential life saver"-Take up the dew boats of the latest collapsible don't think for a minute that any and the fingers over his nose, with back with frog kick. When struggling give him confidence. You cannot heart and heat applied. This is ab- slogan! Tom, Dick or Harry can do it. He the other band bend his fingere back- moderately, grasp his arms above always avoid a fight and the truth of solutely deseanary. must possess a knowledge of the ward until the pain makes him the elbows and hold them to the side, it is that most of the time you have Most authorities agree that the "holds" and "break", the "carrys release the hold. The pain will have Dont worry about the struggling, it to have it out" with the victim Schaefer method in the better of the and methods of resuscitation, or fail in the attempt. Yes, all you have to caused the victim to loosen bis legs all helps to keep afloat. If he begins before you can aid bim. Corsan says," two. In the Sylvester method the
GUARD BABY'S HEALTH
funnels and two maats and, as she do is to go out and get bini but don't and you can kick yourself free or yon to bend at the waist you must put A person who is in trouble in the tongus has to be held out with forceps
IN THE HEAT. think for a minute that a distressed can bend forward and grasp the toes your knee in his spine and straighten water, will, in a few minutes, be ante or it will slip back into the throat and
steamed up the harbour this morning, to do almost everything passible to shut off the air.. Moving the arms is
The hot months are the most she looked a very handsome vessel · swimmer is going to let you swim twisting and bending them until he Lim out,
4. The tired-swimmer carry. If a destroy his life. He will boller all the awkward and the infiation and defla -quietly up to him, take hold of him looren bia hold,
of this seas in, which are cholera, "infan-
She is of the shelter and tow him back to shore. In most There are other combinations of holds person has grown exhausted while breath out of his lungs; will struggle tion of the long; is not as eficient. dangerous to children. The complaints and a notable addition to the fas casas you will have the hardest 5ght which are possible for a drowning swimming but still keep his head, ridiculously hard, which also drives all Recently however, both of the methods tam, colle, diarrhoes and dysentery, C.P.S. feat.
asvare set bask.comu en so quickly that often a little deck type with a continuous bridge in your life time, especially il the person to take because he is not think the best way of aiding him is to swim the air out of his laags; ben1 and have received a
realizas he is jil. The mother must be distressed one is a bigger man, and ing how he is going to grasp you. How-on your side and let him hold on to twist, turning his mouth ander water, doientists have discovered that is beyond aid before the mother deck extending the fall length of the you have to keep your head" and CT, a thorough knowledge of the one of your shoulders. It is unwise instead of lying flat on his back and circulation and not respiration is the on her guard to prevent these troables, hip. Her chief dimensions are: use science on him, or he will "get" above will enable you to cope with any to let him float on his back and hold shoving his mouth ap the highest medium for resuscitation of the or if they do one on suddenly to care Length b.p. 588 ft. breadth, 76 1b.;
situation which may arise.
to your shoulders while you swim the point, not the top of the head which drowned and both of these methods them. Na other medicine is of such aid depth to upper deck, 46 ft. 2 in.
to mothers during hot weather as is you. & drowning man has lost his 3.lf -control and will grab at straw in order Remember, do not lose your head breast stroke. This subjects the should be turned down; will lift his are based upon respiration. It is true Baby's Own Table's, the Canadian She is expected to maintain a speed to save himself. The grip that he gets regardless of what hold he gets ou rescuer to too greats risk shoald the hands high out of the water, which is that many have been resuscitated children's remedy. They rezulate the of 22 knots and will be able to the most effective metho I of thrusting with these two methods but it has stomach and bowels, care indigestion, accommodate about 400 first class,
sad constipation, relieve colic, chook -on yon is not at ordinary one, it in you. As long as you can breathe swimmer begin to struggle,
5. The bair carry. This is recom- himself under; when is being rescued, probably been because of the massage diarrhoes, ellay teething pains, dispel 165 second class, 1360 third class and
670 the grip of death, and you have got freely just take your time and
Asiatic steerage passangers, Sold by medicine, besides a crew of about 520. to "break it and effect a "carry "in figure of what "break" you need to mended by some but it is not as will do his best to drown his rescuer bying and application of heat that than colds and croup, banish worms, and aro order to land your man. Not all use and then use it. You are a better elective as the head carry and alas 'impeding all bis eff is; will generally because of the pressure on the ribi. absolutely safe. swimmers can be good life s were but man than he is just so long as you can subjects, the rescaer to risks he should close his eyes and shut out all The modern theory that carbon dealers or by mail at 30 cents the vial
dioxide is not a waste product to by all swimmers can attain a fair degree think clearly and art accordingly. not take after winning half the battle. reason." of proficiency. To be a life saver one
.node.
A knowledge of swimming is
muзt
possess certain swimming ability, which we will take up now.
First, he must be a strong swim- mer, not necesarily a speedy one. Second, be must have the ability to do' the side underarm stroke, swim on the back without the arms, propel him- self feet firat and the Trudgeon or
·Crawl for going to the rescu". Third he must be able to do a surface dive, swim with eyes open under water, use rythmic breathing and be able to gam - for his breath in less than a moment's notice. Fourth, he must possess a strong frog kick and an equally strong scissors tick. It is foolish for a parson to try to tow a non-swimmer before he has acquired a good frog or scissora kick. It cannot be done.
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We will first discuss the various " holds," "breaks," and "carrya and then take up making the -reacus." If a drowning person catches
hold of you, remember the first es- sential is to keep cool and not to love your head. The knowledge of the Warious methods of release are worth- lese unless you keep confidence in yourself. Lose no time in getting your "break" sed putting your man on his back ready to be towed sabore.
"Holds" and "breaks.”
5. Body hold and leg scissors around the body and break." Always break the arms hold first and then you can kick yourself free. To break the arms hold turn toward the victim and put
1. Wrist bold and break. When the rescuer is held by the wrists with an ortizary grasp, he should raise both arms forward and upward and them snap them downward and out- -ward turning the closed fists outward. "He must "tread" water while doing this or do it under water. Breaking the hold under water gives the resoner better opportunity to get behind his victim. It must be remembered to always get behind your victim and stretch him out on his back.
If resoner's hands are low in front.
- he should throw his hands upward
and-outward, In these breaks". the leverage goes against the thumbs
of the victim and he must let go or
have them dislocated..
2. Nack hold from the front and Abreak. When the rescuer in grasped around the nook with one or both bands lie should place une band
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The "Empress of Australia" has a straight stem, eliptical stern, threo
The ship is propelled by two sets of Curtia Parson combination turbines driving twin.screws and fitted with Fottinger transformer. The two sets of engines together will indicate about 18,000 s.h.p. The boiler installation comprises 14 water tubs boilers fitted with three furnaces each, the working pressure being 240 lbs. par sq. is. The vessel was originally fitted with coal bunkers, and was intended to burn coal on service. In order that her speed may be fully maintained and taking into account" the great advantages which are obtained with fuel on passenger ships she has been, during her reconditioning, fitted with bankers for carrying oil fuel anla complete installation for burning vil fuel in the boilers has been installed This will make it quite certain that
the vessel will be able to maintain her speed and time schedule with more certainty than if she had remained a ocal-burning ship. Ti installation of adzillary machinery is very complete, the steam heating, electric lighting and refrigerating plants are all most up to date, and ensure that the comfort of passengers in respect of the matters is amply provided for.
Captain Samuel Robinson, R.N.R., formerly of the "Empress of Ransia," is in command of the Empress of Australia." He has been in the service of the O. P. 8. since 1893 nat has been on the "Ruthenia,” the "Monteagle," the "Athanian," thì "Empras of India," the “Empresi of Obina" and the
Rupres of Japaa."
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SHIP'S OFFICER ROBBED.
MONEY AND REVOLVER.
Mr. B. Morregaard, Chief Officer o the motorship "Indien" reports that his cabin was entered during his ab- sende between 10 a.m., en ) noon yessies terday, and $97 in cash, a Swith Weston revolver, a watch and a wallet containing two 1000 mark notes and. some privato papera stolen from, as unlocked drawer.