Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 641
t asthe lungs were kept inflated. Only the mouth andnostrils are out of water, and the arms, extendedbackward, balance the legs, the lungs being at thefulcrum. But as a personal habit I float better 6io SWIMMING. [Jul with my legs deeper in the water, and my handswrapped under the small of my back,… … propulsive force of the tread of the soles of the feetagainst the water below them, with the buoyantpower of the lungs supporting the head perpen-dicularly above them, carry the head clear out ofwater, and make a lazy but secure support. Thehands should rest quietly on the hips, as shown inthe…
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