SWIMMING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11420, 28 November 1904, Page 4

SWIMMING.

Thbee are. one or two lesaona. that may be : learned from a study. ,pf the report,? irid\. none is more, important^thanAthe necessity r . for every boy and g;itl, every, young =m^n and young. woman; lo^o"eysjihingsityj. . possibly can to learn tp.swim^so that,;ih. )■ timesof danger they may; be. able 'atrj^ast— ,'io save their ' own ;lj.vea and" 'if".- pc^sibjo^ lend a hand in saying/ the lives ' qf others. Many of the rescues recorded \by jthe tr Hu-'-. mane Society last .yearV w e.Te from."droyning, which a man or woman whohadlta^n , ( lend a hand in,Wving'the liyes of othjgra, ,-, a.s was done yesterday afternoon -Hear- jfs-. r .. 'pier, where three men Were Segued, from » , watery grave -by , the, gallantly.- of ; ; »' . man' named McLean. Many,, of- the rescues recorded by - £he ■ Humane "? So^' i~~ ciety last year_ were from, drowning, ' which a man or ■woman * who; haji*^|iwj' r some lessons in'swfh^ming ifotvhav.© ' \required»to have' been' rescued! from. .'l^Sßf' \\ the late Sir Edward Stekot^ w^ief^'* who termed drowning ' '^e' aeTw i-ZeaUyid mode of ds&£h,» and certain it is, tlult in o.ur sea-girt' islands and land of .rivers and lakes. the;e arp ;f many,r4n4 dj^©4»ing " drowning- fatalities yearly recorded/, tHftt?" 1 could or; would have beW 1 a¥oH^^.j!Be' * l people of. this, .colony, realised ? iw'*-'fhey t Should the' nece9B%/for f tew^g:V-^7v young to swim.- There is really- ttotfchV ■difficult- in learning to. : sNWjh, "^uV^itj^ ■quires some teaching and^Qm^p^^fence^in]'.,' ,the learner. In Mis^fi[frpj»je «]£s& ' facilities. The Cprp^ratiw-hi* .'. e|p9si&£;; and equipped/baths cf the kind in the, eololiy,i»ndf buirttagi^S- I ''^ "cent river offers- oppor^iiita^-tnijkt 'ley' "", other places in the colony efcjoy. I^SlKte grettablei'how^eve'r^th^^e;^^'^^©^^ patronised/ia, ttey fhouldj.lhe^ andrth^t ■■4&S;p\ children are; not mdre generally,- tOT^Wf-tfi*" 111 1 art, -which. is a most^neficialand hsssJ£^ ful t exercise": ; cdfrhfibu^/^ "Slide" has more than on.cje impressed v members of $he loca^ir^iffg^l^b^^^^ .othere:^ thej/.4^j&>iK£y ' , s&fasß^6t s£ * > swim, and been emphasised on several oecksioiii'quKe **> . recently b^"boat|ng acHfifentii; on the^4&^J There is much'to^be said in favoWof ?&jfk~ ing the learning l o£ swimming; compjwsijofry.. „ in our schools, lik^V tjh^^ oi* writing, -and p^QbaWy;iho\time:jwß. j«b-. - ( come when those iar authority ri&l'X&bg-']' nise the wi6dom-^i enibr&^^br|g^^ in the ordinary 1 , &Kpbi ; 6xi^eptam.: r -gn* s . : of the object's pf v t%^y^^nm»ng^oc^t ,- is i o encourage 1 ., fcwiminiig :" i» ; sn»f»fc ••<? schools, as* it fully/ ap^reei^Hl^-gr^^ importance of the rising generation; -:«£* ' taining po&^^^B^'wjlJ^ . knowledge of Hf<*iaviiifc mjea%s 1 ;: ances for r^toriijg; anima^^.-M^irtlf?^' for proficiency, theoretically *and jjtauilcj&r. ally," are antiuaiiy' Warded;' and^re'Mbttffl^ 5 like td see the efforts of the Society in tps,,: direction backed »p';!>y *^» b.b .W B "wTgitlß , attending our achbola; and-colleges in' WSn-yT ganui. From a> health point 'of W*> ''\ there is much' to" b^ said: in fayou>: y?f « swimming, for -whWinore 1 healthy/ formal - : athletics can b.e indulged 4rt? ; Dr> T?I0# Hawk,, the demonßtrator< of .pliyßiol&g|eaa tjhemiStry at*- the IJiiversi^;' y>t ( ?pwsrl< vania^has 'be^A tryuig/ttf gjjswer' r )he question , by invjartiga^ngi^the r effecli^QC , •: running,, jumping, . .pole-vaulting,! *ind'swimming, oit the nunrber of ' -red >4o& puscles in the ffis.feSpltiSio^'w';;" that swimming isjt'he. gW*^ eniiqbes^i' •■ the blood>. causing. an; wferag^increas^ ofc?.. 21 per cent in red c^uscles^iS a|Bf^ft*^' 17 per cent for .the^^'.be^t* e|e^i^~^ short distance running]' "jrEe.,,:pweei^gf!4 of gain after the. hundred * yaid» darti, - when the men were in tne pink tion, was 25; after the hurdle race/'SVi'S';' _ after a half-mile" race.^lß; after k m|le, 14; two* miles,, 9; Afters tne'T broad.^uky (six-jump's), 15; after a thiree-miattte^?^^^ polo game, 27. Short dashes on'abicy^lW produced ah .increase ,bf ';!& .'per cent j and- - longer bicycle, rides of bnly.lo per cente, ;•■ He holds, therefore^ that in-all foxmß?ot'V" exercise the briefer efforts are the more beneficial. Other reasons might be »rged 'i why more attention should be devoted -to. ' s\yimming, but we think our. Made rsfullT recognise' th^ f "inippi|aJWl>"Of ..cultiyiitlrig ... the art and exercise,', and with the advent -i ■■<■ of fine weather we hope to ffee a' r^^iv^l '■ * X of this healthful form of recreation' -, in ," Wanganui^