Then
he slowly counted, one, two, three, four, all the time steadily increasing
the pressure, until at the signal four, with a final push, he shoved
himself to the first position, shown in Fig. 88. At the same signal I drew
the arms up again over the head, and held them there while Uncle Ed again
counted four; then I returned the arms to the sides, and Uncle Ed repeated
the squeezing process. These movements were continued for about three
minutes, and then Bill gave a short, faint gasp. We kept on with the
artificial respiration, assisting the gasps, which gradually grew
stronger, until they had deepened into steady breathing. Then we stripped
off the wet bathing suit, and wrapping Bill in Uncle Ed's clothing, laid
him in the bottom of the boat. While Dutchy hurried the boat across, Uncle
Ed rubbed the patient's arms and legs. The rest of us swam over and ran
for blankets from the tent. Bill was wrapped in one of the blankets and
the other was used as a stretcher, on which we carried him to the tent.
Then one of us was sent post-haste across to Lumberville for some whiskey,
which was diluted in hot water and given the patient a teaspoonful at a
dose, every fifteen minutes at first, and then at less frequent intervals.
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