Swimming: With Lists of Books Published in English, German, French and Other European Languages and Critical Remarks on the Theory and Practice of Swimming and Resuscitation, Biography, History, Bibliography, Including Upwards of One Hundred Illustrations

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S. Low, Marston, 1904 - Всего страниц: 488

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Стр. 107 - And first one universal shriek there rush'd, Louder than the loud ocean, like a crash Of echoing thunder; and then all was hush'd, Save the wild wind and the remorseless dash Of billows; but at intervals there gush'd, Accompanied with a convulsive splash, A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry Of some strong swimmer in his agony.
Стр. 427 - Repeat these movements deliberately and perseveringly, fifteen times only in a minute. (When the patient lies on the thorax, this cavity is compressed by the weight of the body, and expiration takes place. When he is turned on the side, this pressure is removed, and inspiration occurs.) 6th. When the...
Стр. 429 - Strip the body and rub it dry ; then wrap it in hot blankets, and place it in a warm bed, in a warm chamber, free from smoke. III. Wipe and cleanse the mouth and nostrils.
Стр. 348 - STRENGTH : How to get Strong and keep Strong, with Chapters on Rowing and Swimming, Fat, Age, and the Waist.
Стр. 427 - Promote the warmth of the body by the application of hot flannels, bottles, or bladders of hot water, heated bricks, &c., to the pit of the stomach, the arm-pits, between the thighs, and to the soles of the feet.
Стр. 128 - ... and is being raised out of the water behind him, the opposite arm is describing a similar arch in the air over his head, to be dipped in the water as far as he can reach before him, with the hand turned under, forming a sort of bucket, to act most effectively as it passes in its turn underneath him.
Стр. 426 - Rules for prone and postural respiration, to be applied in every case 1 Treat the patient instantly, on the spot, in the open air, exposing the face and chest to the breeze (except in severe weather).
Стр. 21 - Association, and who has never taught, pursued, or assisted in the practice of athletic exercises as a means of obtaining a livelihood.
Стр. 109 - The face and hands, and parts of the body not protected by the dress, were fleshless. The tall slight figure, the jacket, the volume of Sophocles in one pocket, and Keats's poems in the other, doubled back, as if the reader, in the act of reading, had hastily thrust it away, were all too familiar to me to leave a doubt on my mind that this mutilated corpse was any other than Shelley's.

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