alm of your hand on his chin and push firmly outward. This
will cause him to open his mouth for breathing purposes, and he, being
under you, will swallow water. Choking ensues, and not only is the
rescuer let go, but the other is left so helpless as to be completely
under control.

3. If clutched around the body and arms, take a deep breath, lean well
over your opponent and throw the right arm in an upward direction at
right angles to the body, or draw it up between your body and that of
your opponent. Then with the thumb and forefinger catch the nose and
pinch the nostrils close, and at the same time place the palm of the
hand on the chin and bring the right knee as high as possible up between
the two bodies, placing it, if possible, against the lower part of your
opponent's chest; then, by means of a strong and somewhat sudden push,
stretch your arms and legs out straight, at the same time throwing the
whole weight of the body backward. The sudden motion will press the air
out of the other's lungs, as well as push him off, no matter how tightly
he may be holding.

Should the drowning person act sensibly and not try to grab his rescuer,
he can be brought in by placing his hands on his rescuer's shoulders and
kicking out his legs behind him while the rescuer swims in toward shore.
Another method is to pull the person on his back by holding him under
the right arm-pit with your right hand and using the left hand and legs
to swim with. Should the rescue be close to shore, swim behind the
person and help by pushing him in toward shallow water. Should the
drowning person have sunk for the third time watch when the air-bubbles
rise to the surface. At once dive down perpendicular to the bottom when
the air-bubbles show, seize the drowning person and bring him to the
surface by pushing off from the bottom and using your legs to send you
upward to the surface. Before trying to rescue any one get rid of as
much clothing as possible, if time will permit.

RESUSCITATION AFTER RESCUE

After bringing a drowning person ashore your work is only half done; the
main thing is to bring him back to life should he be unconscious. There
are several methods for resuscitating the apparently drowned. The method
adopted by the Royal Humane Society of England is, to my knowledge, the
simplest of all. It is as follows:

Begin treatment in the open air as soon as you have brought the
unfortunate ashore. Meanwhile send for medical assistance,