the small of his back and press downward with all your weight while
you count three. This squeezes the abdomen and the lower part of the
chest so as to drive the air out of the lungs. Then swing backward so
as to take the weight off your hands, while you count three again; and
then swing forward again and press down, again forcing the air out of
the lungs. Keep up this swing-pumping about ten or fifteen times a
minute for at least ten or fifteen minutes, unless the person begins
to breathe of himself before this. Don't waste any time trying to hold
him up by the feet, or roll him over a barrel so as to get the water
out of his lungs. Just turn him over on his face as quickly as
possible and get to work making a weight-pump of yourself on his back.

If there is any life left in the body at all when it is taken out of
the water, you will succeed in saving it. It is very seldom, however,
that anyone who has been under water more than five minutes can be
revived.

And now the thing that I want you to be sure to remember, I have saved
for the last. No matter what kind of accident happens, keep your wits
about you and keep cool. Be calm and _think_ what it is best to do,
instead of letting yourself be frightened. Of course, get some one to
help you as soon as you can and, if need be, call for help as loud as
your lungs will let you. But use that wonderful "phone" system to send
in and out the messages that will help you to help yourself by telling
your muscles what to do.


III. THE CITY BEAUTIFUL

One morning I stopped a moment on the street to speak to a friend. Her