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z$8 Boy Scouts throws the water on the fire. The buckets are returned by the other llne. Drowning Drowning accidents are very common.. Every scout should know how to swim and to swim well, but this is not all that is necessary. He should also know how to prevent accidents that may result in drowning. In sununer, boating and bathing accidents are coromon. Remember ? light boat is not intended for heavy seas; do not change seats e?.cept in a wide and steady boat; and above all things do not put yourself in the class of ..idi0ts who rock a boat. At the sea-shore, unless you are a strong swimmer? do not go outside the life line, and ff the undertow is strong be caxeful . not to walk out where the water is so deep it will carry you off your feet. Very cold water and very long swims are likely to exhaust even a strong swimmer and are therefore hazatdm? unless a boat accompanies the swimmer. Rescue o? the I)Fownifig (See pages z?9 to 285) ice Resctm To rescue a person who has broken through the ic?. you should first tie a rope around your body and have the other end tied, or held, on shore. Then secure a long board or a ladder or limb of a tree, crawl out on this, or push it out, so that the person in the water n?y reach it. H nothing can be found oa which you can support your weight do not attempt to walk out toward the person to be rescued, but lie down fiat on your face and c. rawl out, as by doing this much less weight bears at any one point on the ice than in walking. H you yourself break through the ice remember that if you try to crawl up on the broken edge it will very likely break again with you. H res- cuers are near, it would be much better to support yourself on the edge of the ice and wait for them to come to you. Restoring the Drowning and Artificial Respiration (See pages 286 to 288) Electric Accidents For his own benefit and that of his comrades, the scout should know how to avoid accidents from electddty. The third rail is always dangerous?t?z?y(?oc? touch