OUR BODIES AND HOW WE LIVE 



409. How to produce Artificial Respiration. The main 

 thing to do in apparent drowning, or in other cases of sus- 

 pended animation, is to produce artificial respiration until the 

 natural breathing comes or all hope is lost. This is the 

 simplest way to do it. The person lies on the back. Let 

 some one kneel behind the head. Grasp both arms near 

 the elbows and sweep them upward above the head until 

 they nearly touch. Make a firm pull for a moment. This 

 tends to fill the lungs with air by drawing the ribs up and 

 making the chest cavity larger. Now return the arms to 

 the sides of the body until they press hard against the ribs. 

 This tends to force out the air and makes a complete act of 

 artificial respiration. Repeat this act about fifteen times 

 every minute for several hours if necessary. 



Experiment 89. To illustrate proper treatment for apparent 

 drowning. Show exactly how artificial respiration is done. Let a 

 boy lie on the floor or settee, and illustrate the process in every detail. 

 It would be an excellent idea for a teacher to meet his boys at their 

 bathing place, or even on the playground, and instruct them more 

 freely concerning every step in the treatment. 



Let two boys go through the process on a playmate under the eye 

 of the teacher ; then others may follow their example. 



POISONS AND THEIR ANTIDOTES 



410. Careless Use of Poisons. Poisons of various kinds 

 are quite generally used in the trades and kept about the 

 house and premises as medicines, as disinfectants for killing 

 insects and rats, and for many other purposes. 



People are often careless about poisons and leave them 

 wrapped in a piece of paper or in some unlabeled bottle, 

 or even in a cupboard or on a shelf in a kitchen closet, 



