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through this, a good substitute for bellows may be made. 

 Then the following points require attention. 



1. Avoid undue forcing of air into the lungs. 



2. Inflate at proper intervals, imitating the rythm of 



natural respiration. 



3. The inflating tube to be introduced into one nostril ; 



the other, and the mouth, not be closed, 



4. An assistant to press back the box of the larynx, 



so as not to inflate the stomach. 



For the reasons stated, I therefore conclude that the 

 protection of ^e mining population of the West Riding 

 requires : — 



1. The interference of the Government, who ought to 



demand : — 



2. A more rigid attention to the exact quantity of air 



going out of the mine and into it. 



3. That the coal be worked in detached portions, with 



shorter air courses. 



4. That the boundaries, and other circumstances rela- 



ting to all the goafs, be more strictly watched, 

 and duly registered. 



5. That the care of the Davy lamps be entrusted not 



to the workmen, but to agents of the colliery. 



6. That the most efficacious means for the resuscitation 



of those rescued be printed, and made known to 

 all the coal masters and coal viewers. 



After a short discussion upon the practicability of carry- 

 ing out the above improvements in ventilation suggested by 

 Mr. Thorp, the Society adjourned to the Strafford Arras, 

 where an ordinary was provided. 



