NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
‘Vol. XV 
AND REMINDER 
Manchester, Mass., Friday, June 29, 1917 
No. 26 
An Invigorating Summer Pastime 
Surf Bathing at the North Shore 
Beaches Safe and Healthful Sport 
QNE of the chiefest of 
the many attractions, 
which draw thousands to 
the North Shore every 
summer, is the fine surf 
bathing provided by the ex- 
pansive reaches of sandy 
beaches. The larger and 
better known beaches are 
peopled daily during the 
summer by scores who de- 
light in the thrill of the 
salt water plunge. Salt 
water bathing along the 
North Shore differs very 
little from that at any 
other American resort sec- 
tion, There is the same 
surf, the same undertow to 
contend with and the same water cuts, better known as 
“sea pusses.” Aside from these dangers, which are found 
wherever the tide runs and which to many bathers add 
to the zest of the sport, the North Shore bathing resorts 
are among the safest to be found outside of a swimming 
pool. a 
As bathing is now one of the principal occupations 
of the vacationist many are studying how to safely bathe 
in the surf. It is a wise bather who will first locate the 
danger spots along the beach before entering the water. 
As you stroll along the beach before taking your daily 
“dip” make it a point to watch the large “lazy rollers 
approaching the shore, 
You will see that one after the other raises. in the 
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Taking the Rollers at Singing Beach, Manchester 
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air and then breaks, churn- 
ing up the sand and water. 
The long line of white foam 
races toward the beach. 
Now, if the surf you are 
watching continues to run 
white with foam until it 
strikes the beach and glides 
upon the sand without 
forming to break again, you 
can rest assured that the 
spot you are watching is a 
long sloping beach without 
dangerous holes. It is a 
safe place to bathe. At 
another point the waves 
may look different to you. 
Watch them. A_ wave 
breaks in a long line of 
white foam, travels a short distance and then disappears. 
A little nearer the beach it forms again and runs almost 
to the beach and then breaks a second time. 
A wave does not break until it strikes a sand bar. 
As it reaches deeper water it again forms into a swell 
ready to break when it strikes the beach. If the sand 
bar had reached clear in to the beach the wave would have 
continued after the first break. After studying the break- 
ers for a while you will be able to distinguish at a glance 
the dangerous places in the surf, Learning to avoid the 
“sea pusses’? is important to the novice. 
When going into the water never face a wave square- 
ly, but always have them meet you on either side of 
your body. In this way you can brace yourself better 
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Surf Breaking on the Singing Sands at Manchester 
