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PART V

CRAMPS, HOW TO SAVE LIFE, RESUSCITATION, ETC.

CRAMPS

To be suddenly seized with cramps is a thing liable to happen to most
expert swimmers; it is caused by various reasons--staying too long in
the water and getting chilled, going in after a heavy meal, stiffening
the legs too much, and varicose veins. Preventive: Never remain in the
water after feeling chilled; always swim around and exercise yourself;
twenty minutes is long enough for any one to remain in the water; always
turn over on the back when getting a cramp, and float, at the same time
working toward the shore with the hands, and don't lose your presence of
mind.

Don't attempt to rescue a person from drowning unless you are a good
swimmer yourself; remember that a drowning person is generally insane
for the time, and is liable to drag you to your death unless you are
capable of swimming with a heavy load.

HOW TO SAVE LIFE

To the person who accidentally falls overboard, or who is compelled to
leap into deep water, as was the case with many victims of the _General
Slocum_, the first essential is to keep one's presence of mind. Do not
feel alarmed if your head should sink below the surface once or
twice--you are bound to come to the surface, and will be able to sustain
yourself for a considerable time, even if you are not a swimmer, if you
will but keep your hands under water. Th