Resuscitating the Drowned 



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A first-aid tilting machine 



UK usual inclhods ol ii\i\- 

 ing the apparcnlK- dead 



aim to aid respiration. 

 These methods produce a 

 rhythmical filling of I he 

 chest with 

 air. Imfor- 

 t u n a t e 1 y 

 they require 

 the aid of 

 several wcll- 

 traincd at- 

 tendants for 

 a considera- 

 ble lime, and 

 such aid may 

 not alwa\"s 

 be at hand. 

 The ap- 

 paratus 

 shown in the 

 accompany- 

 ing illustra- 

 tions, which 

 is the inven- 

 tion of Dr. 

 L. Lewin, of 

 ficrmany, is 



said to-» attain (he desired end witli 

 greater ease and certaint\ . It ic)n>isls 

 of an adjustable table orcoiicli im which 

 the jierson to be re\i\ed is placed and put 

 through the different desired positions 

 with the aid of onh' one .ittendant. 

 The folding table is easil\- traiisi)ortcd 

 and is so constructed that the head or 

 foot-end can be raised or lowered tmtil 

 it forms a decided angle with the 

 horizontal position of the couch. The 

 l)atient, say one to Ik- re\i\cd Irom 

 drowning, is strajjpcd to tlic table by a 

 bandage. H\' mo\ ing a l(\er carr\'ing 

 a i)a\vl the head-end is lowered to an 

 .ingle of ninet\- degrees w ith the hori/on- 

 i.il, ihc palicnl lii-iiig iluw sIikkI on his 

 held. llii.s c.iiiMs tile wall! collecli'd 

 in the lungs to flow out '<[ Hie nose and 

 mouth, both as a result ol the law ot 

 gravits' and also because tin- t.illing ol 

 the intestines drives the dia|)lir,igm 

 forward and producer ,i siiong ( oin- 

 I>rcssion of the chest. After a p,i>si\'<- 



breathing out has 

 been produced dur- 

 ing the ten to 

 fifteen seconds 

 of this 

 posi- 

 tion 

 the ta- 

 ble is 

 swung 

 towards the 

 opposite 

 side so that 

 the patient 

 is brougiit 

 into a 

 •■J? n e a r 1 y 

 u !> r i g h t 

 position. 

 This change 

 brings about 

 an expansion 

 of the chest, 

 the result of 

 its elasticity 

 and the sink- 

 ing into the 

 natural posi- 

 tion of the intestines and diajihragm. 

 Both of these mo\-ements can be re- 

 peated several times a minute, thus caus- 

 ing a succession of bre.ithings in and out. 

 In .iddition to this, if the heart action is 

 poor the blood is driven to the difTercnt 

 liarts of the body by graxity in the 

 changes of position. 



Above; By moving a lever underneath, 

 the head-end of the table is low- 

 ered and raised at regular intervals 



At left: The apparatus is adjust- 

 able and may be folded up so that 

 it may be easily carried by one man 



Nature and Not Cannons the Real 

 Cause of Rainfall 



W\\\ docs r.iin ofti'ii follow great 

 b.ittles? lannonading has noth- 

 ing to do with it. The belief that rain 

 toniinonl\- follows b.utles antedates the 

 invention of gunpowder. In temperate 

 latitudes rain occurs normalK-, on an 

 average, every three or four davs, or, in 

 some regions, as often as every other day. 

 'l"he movements of iroojis that jiiecede 

 a b.ittle are rendered dilVicult or impossi- 

 ble by wet wi'.ither .md muddy roads. 

 I leiice the prelimin.uies of b.ittle aie car- 

 riid (lilt dining intervals of fair weather. 



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