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SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 
7. Do not go into unused wells or underground sew- 
ers without first lowering a lighted candle which will go 
out at once if the air is very impure, because of lack of 
oxygen to keep it burning. 
Rescue: 1. Remove the patient at once to the fresh 
air. Gas is lighter than air, and therefore will not be 
found close to the floor and it will often be possible to 
crawl out when one would be overcome by the gas if he 
tried to walk out. For this reason it is sometimes best 
in trying to rescue anyone already unconscious from gas 
to tie the wrists together with a handkerchief, put his 
arms around your neck, and crawl out on all fours, drag- 
ging the insensible body with you, under your own body. 
If you attempt to walk out and carry the patient, cover 
your mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief, go very 
quickly, and do not breathe until you reach the fresh air. 
2. If there is a messenger handy, send for the doctor 
at once, but in the meantime if necessary, perform ar- 
tificial respiration as outlined under the Schaefer System 
in the preceding paragraphs, until the patient is restored 
to normal breathing. 
ELECTRIC SHOCK 
This is caused by some part of the body coming in 
contact with a live electric wire. The seriousness of the 
