I have seen bathers extend the arms over their heads and fall forward,
which generally entails a smart tingling of the chest and stomach, as
the body is almost certain to drop flat on the surface.

A very neat plunge, which requires practice and a little pluck, is
made by standing erect on the brink edge or board and, instead of
springing from the board, allowing the body, kept rigid, to fall
forward until it attains the proper distance, then suddenly throw up
the feet and plunge in like an arrow and without a splash.

UNDER WATER

It requires some practice to swim under water, but you can soon do it.
It is well to learn how to keep the eyes open under water. This is
no more difficult nor painful than it is to keep them open in the air.
This skill may be of great use in locating a body that has sunk for
the last time. Many such cases have been brought up and restored to
consciousness, under proper treatment.

WATER GAMES

are not as many as land games, but some of them afford good sport. One
of these is "Water Bladder," which requires good swimmers, at least
they must not be afraid of the water.

To play this game place two places, for goals, at proper distances
where the water is overhead, and mark each with crossed rods, the tops
about a foot out of water. Divide the party into two sides and take
your positions as in an old-fashioned game of football. At the word