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It is a deplorable fact that many of
the people whom we hear every year of
being drowned might have been saved
if some one of the spectators had had
the courage and the presence of mind
to use his knowledge of swimming in
rescuing the poor unfortunate, says the
Chicago Herald. Most every one con- (
aiders a man is running a great risk ]
when he undertakes to save a drown
ing person, and many hesitate before
a plunge which in nine" cases out of
ten mean certain death. We have had
sufficient proof of the danger incurred
in tho really excellent swimmers who
lost their lives by being drawn under 1
the water by the one they were trying
Co rescue. Therefore people may be
Interested in learning how a drowning
person may be rescued without danger
to the rescuer. It sometimes happens
that a person is rescued by one who
Is fur from being an expert, but in
such instances it is merely a matter of
chance, circumstances having combined
io make the rescue possible. The quiet
behavior of the drowning one makes it
com pa rati vol j' easy for the inexperi
enced swimmer to reach the shore. It
has happened so many times that the
man in the water has been so rear the
Shore that very little effort was needed
to save him. but the rescuer not know
ling how lias been unable to save even
himself. It is a good plan to practice
the correct and safe way of saving the
drowning, as much practice will give a
person self-reliance and presence of
Ready tn Jnmp With n Safety Girdle,
mind. Life boats are not practicable,
as it usually takes too much time in
getting them ready and in rowing to
the person momentarilj* expected to
sink, speedy assistance being absolute
ly necessary- Poles thrown into the
water are equally impraticablc. as they
are frequently too short, the<drownlng
person having been carried by the cur
rent beyond their reach. 