Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel & exploration, by W.B. Lord & T. Baines, Volume 153 |
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Page 190 - Place the patient on the floor or ground with the face downwards, and one of the arms under the forehead, in which position all fluids will more readily escape by the mouth, and the tongue itself will fall forward, leaving the entrance into the windpipe free. Assist this operation by wiping and cleansing the mouth. If satisfactory breathing commences, use the treatment described below to promote Warmth.
Page 191 - On each occasion that the body is replaced on the face, make uniform but efficient pressure with brisk movement, on the back between and below the shoulder-blades or bones on each side, removing the pressure immediately before turning the body on the side.
Page 186 - Small inky-looking clouds foretell rain ; light scud clouds driving across heavy masses show wind and rain, but, if alone, may indicate wind only. High upper clouds crossing the sun, moon, or stars in a direction different from that of the lower clouds, or the wind then felt below, foretell a change of wind.
Page 186 - Soft-looking or delicate clouds foretell fine weather, with moderate or light breezes; hard-edged, oily-looking clouds, wind. A dark, gloomy, blue sky is windy; but a light, bright blue sky indicates fine weather. Generally the softer clouds look, the less wind (but perhaps more rain) may be expected; and the harder, more "greasy," rolled, tufted, or ragged, the stronger the coming wind will prove.
Page 393 - ... of a team of twelve, but to accompany the feat also with a resounding crack. After this you find that, to get your lash back, involves another difficulty ; for it is apt to entangle itself among the dogs and lines, or to fasten itself cunningly round bits of ice, so as to drag you head over heels into the snow.
Page 190 - Replace the patient on the face, raising and supporting the chest well on a folded coat or other article of dress. Turn the body very gently on the side and a little beyond, and then briskly on the face, back again; repeating these measures cautiously, efficiently, and perseveringly about fifteen times in the minute, or once every four or five seconds, occasionally varying the side.
Page 191 - ... bones on each side, removing the pressure immediately before turning the body on the side. During the whole of the operations let one person attend solely to the movements of the head and of the arm placed under it. [The first measure increases the Expiration — the second commences Inspiration^ %* The result is Respiration or Natural Breathing ; and, if not too late, Life.
Page 787 - To find the weight of cable-laid cordage, multiply its circumference in inches by itself, and divide by 4; the product will be the weight in cwts. of a cable 120 fathoms long, from which the weight of any other length may be readily reduced. Example — required the weight of a twelve-inch cable 120 fathoms long; 12 x 12 = 144, divide by 4, and the product, 36, is the weight in cwts.
Page 664 - We shall deal only with such contrivances as may be turned out of hand by the exercise of a little ingenuity and the use of simple tools and common appliances. Ostrich catching — the ostrich being the largest known bird — perhaps deserves the first place in our list. A variety of methods are adopted for the capture of the ostrich and emu by the natives of the countries in which they are found. The Arabs and Cabiles of Algeria organise regular ostrich hunts, for which the horses are systematically...
Page 190 - DROWNED. 1. Expose the face, neck, and chest, except in severe weather, such as heavy rain, frost, or snow. 2. Dry the face, neck, and chest, as soon as possible, with handkerchiefs or anything at hand, and then dry the hands and feet. 3. As soon as a blanket or other covering can be obtained, strip the body ; but if no covering can bo immediately procured, take dry clothing from the bystanders, dry and reclothe the body, taking care not to interfere with the efforts to restore breathing.