Show to tile half drowned everybody may bo be called upon to afford as assistance Alst anceto to drowned persons while the doctor is being sent for and professor la ia bordes simple method for restoring breath when nil all other means hava have failed deserves to bo be universally known tha the other day ut a watering place in normandy two bathers a young man and a boy who were unable to swim went out ot of their depth and disappeared they tuey were brought on shore inanimate and were taken to the village two doctors were sent for but the young man gave no sign of lifa life and they declared lie was dead M laborde who was fishing at halt an hours distance came up tip as soon as he heard beard of the accident iio ile examined ed the body and found that the extremities were cold and the heart had stopped then taking hold of the root of the tongue ho lie drew it violently forward giving it a succession of jerks in order to excite the reflex action of the breathing apparatus which is always extremely sensitive at the end of a few minutes a slight hiccough cough showed that the patient was saved in addition to the usual restorative means professor I Lar borde in extreme cases rubs the chest with towels soaked in hot and nearly boiling water althou although gh the skin is blistered by this london news |