Show safety in water sports spring marks the time for the beginning of alluring water sports sport s the number or of public bathing beaches and pools is consist ly increasing thousands of young campers spend most of their waking hours swimming boating canoeing and sailing As a nation we are coming more and more to appreciate preci ate water sports and their physical benefits while drowning accidents have shown some decrease in recent years they are second only to automobile accidents as tar far as fatal fatalities ties to children are concerned this is true of both elementary and secondary school groups approximately persons are drowned each year this Is not intended to discourage parents to prevent their children from swimming but to encourage them to teach principals of safety e ty every parent should make sure that their child should have a thorough knowledge ot of water hazards it Is most important that each individual should be able to judge his own ability and strength and that he should not depend on a companion or a life guard to get him out of trouble marle marie W bishop a successful teacher of swimming in a large public school system gives the following simple general rules 1 swim where there are other people 2 walt wait two hours after eating before going into the water 3 investigate carefully before diving be cautious about shallow or rocky areas 4 do not swim when you are alred VERLE BAKER county nurse |