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Identifier: percyspocketdict00perc (find matches)
Title: Percy's Pocket dictionary of Coney Island : an index and guide to railroads and steamboat routes, hotels, amusements, restaurants, historical and geographical facts, and all other things in and about this resort; with an appendix on bathing, swimming, and the summer stars
Year: 1880 (1880s)
Authors: Percy, Townsend, 1854-
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Publisher: New York : E. Leypoldt
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation
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and dash into thewater after a long walk or run, or when muchheated. Do not enter the water when the stomachis entirely empty, nor when you are fatigued byeither hard mental or physical labor. The mostcommon cause of cramp in the legs or arms isdue to ignorance of or neglect of these simpleprecautions. Do not go into the water soonerthan two or three hours after a hearty meal, as itinterferes with digestion and nullifies any goodto be obtained by the exercise. For beginnersespecially : Do not stay in the water too long ;ten minutes, or at most twenty, will be enoughfor one not accustomed to the water. Walk gently into the water breast-deep, wet thehead and neck with the hands, lie down lightly,face downward, holding head and neck well up,keeping the eyes fixed upward. Strike out withboth feet from the bottom, at the same time shov-ing the hands forward, palm-to-palm to the full SWIMMING. 87 length of the arms, sweep the anus around notquite a quarter circle (as seen in illustration),
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turning the palm of the hand gradually outwardto get the largest pulling power against thewater. The arms are drawn back quickly, elbowsclose to the ribs, hands together as before, feetdrawn up as close to the body as possible, andthe motions repeated as before. The stroke ofthe feet should be in time with the pulling sweep 88 SWIMMING. of the hands, to get the most speed with the leastwaste of strengtli. The stroke of the feet shouldbe also a little downward thereby lifting thebreast upward and making the breathing easier.Dont try to do too much at one lesson ! If 3oucan swim three strokes without going under, it is afair start. A great many become discouraged and say, Oh, I cant learn to strike out right, I cant keeptime with my legs and arms. The best exampleof a natural swimmer is the frog. Catch one andput him in a tub of water or an aquarium-tank,and he will teach you more about the way to do
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