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Tells How To Swim
So you think you know how
to swim; '
But can y o u, for instance,
"turn' in the w ate r like a
roach; "swimme witn hands and
feete upward," or execute a
"bell turne?" •
Have you tested your abilty
"to strike the superficies of the
water" lately?
And how about maneuvers
such as "to .swimme with the
hands together" or "to make a
circle in the water with the
feet'?"
Swimmers everywhere — and
even a few non-swimmers—will
be, interested to know that Yale
University has just added to its
library shelves a book crammed
with instructions in all these
and still other watery skills. The
book is not for sale, though.
Only one other copy is known
to exist.
Yale officials say it is the
oldest English-language book on
the art of swimming yet to be
discovered. It was printed in
1595, bearing the title: "A
Short Introduction for to Learne
to Swimme."
Despite its age, tee book de-
scribes a few tricks swimmers
of today might find wondrously
new.
Perhaps you would 11 k e to
amaze your friends with this
one, for example:
"There is also a turning which
is called the bell turne, as when
one swimming on his bellie shall
suddainely pull in his feet', and
in stead of striking with thein
as is aforesayd, he shall heaving
backward with his foreparts
strike forward with his feete,
which motion will turn him
upon his backe, and because he
may at his pleasure turne to
upon his backe and belly as hee
will, it is called the bell turne,
resembling also a bell when it is
ringing... ."
If that's confusing, you can al-
ways consult t h e illustrations.
The book contains 43 full-page
woodcuts showing a swimmer
in the various positions describ-
ed in- the text.
Another alternative is to con-
,ee - suit the original of the work,
written by one Master Everard
Digbies, in Latin. The 1595 Eng-
lish version — the one Yale has
— reveals that the material was.
"gathered out of Master Dig
Ivies Booke of the Art of Swim-
ming. And translated into Eng-
lish for the better instruction of
those who understand not the
Latin tongue." (The 'translator
was Christofer Middleton.)
The Latin original is slightly
more available tart the transle-
SHOWS OFF HIS PRESENT— Boston financier Bernard Goldfine
appearing before the House Influence Investigating Subcom-
mittee in Washington, peels off a watch and calls attention to
the inscription which reads "$.A. to B.G., January 20, 1953."
Goldfine told the committee that he believes a run-down of gift
exchanges over the years between the Goldfines and• the
Adomses will show the Goldfines were the bigger beneficiaries.
tion. Five copies of the Latin
are on record, only two of the
English.
Actually, Yale has the oniy
existing "complete" copy of the
English version. The other
known copy — safe, ensconced
at the Bodleian Library of Ox-
ford University in England — is
imperfect.
Yale's edition once rested in
the private library of a York-
shire lady, was acquired by a
London auctioneer in 1862, even-
tually passed into the hands of
a New Haven firm and was
Drought to this country in 1956
writes Mike Livzzi in The Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
How did Yale come by the
book? Through the affectionate
remembrance of a former man-
ager of the varsity swimming
team who found a way to pay
tribute to his old coach. John
M. Schiff of New York City,
Yale class of 1925, donated the
volume in honor of Robert J. H.
Kiphuth, the Elis' renowned.
swimming mentor,
The book has many delights„
but none of them are likely to
be practical to Kiphuth, whose
teams have been undefeated in
dual meet competition since
1945 and whose fabulous record
A MESSAGE
to
ONTARIO HOG
PRODUCERS
Before you go to vote on July 25, these thoughts
should be brought to your attention:
1. Federation of Agriculture officials are wrong In stat-
ing a "no" vote means the end of marketing plans.
It does mean the 'end to schemes such as we are
under at the present time. A "no" vote means future
plans will be established with this warning in mind.
2. Before voting take notice to Section 6; Clause A, un-
der the delegation of powers in the marketing plan
sent to you by the Farm Products' Marketing Board.
3. People in Eastern Counties should inquire about com-
pulsion• before voting it to power.
4. All hogs are assembled without a date of killing at
the producers' expense until killed and graded in
some packing. plant. -
5. Are you sure the packers are as opposed to this plan
as your Marketing Board leads you to believe.,
6. Have you considered: are you supporting a valid
scheme; have you cohsulted your dictionary as to the
meaning of the word "scheme"?
7. Have you considered: a "yes" vote is not only sacri-
ficing your freedom, but it is also, taking away the
individual freedom of your neighbors.
8. Are you aware that' under the present set-up, there
is only one selling agency for all hogs marketed in
Ontario. Did you ever attend an auction sale where
all"hogs aresold at one price?
Vote for free enterprise and save
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VOTE AGAINST COMPULSION
VOTE NO ON JULY 25
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MERRY MENAGERIE
"Oops, pardon me! You're not
"s '. 11"l in 'nevi!"
includes several national cham-
pionships,
Coach Kiphuth will probably
never use this passage to in-
struct one -of his backstrokerst
"When one lying upon his
back with his body stretched
foorth, and holding up his breast
'as much as hee can, that his
back may lie hollow, which. will
keep him from sinking, and
lifting easily one foote after an-
other above the water, and so
drawing them forceable towards
him under the water, they will
.put his body backwards, ,.as in
this example is shewed."
Strange indeed to the, modern
ear, but in the 16th century, a
milestone. As Yale officials re-
mind us, it brought to the ver-
nacular English-speaking world
one of the most popular sports
' of all times.
And even non -aquatic schol-
ars, it is presumed, will find
much of lively interest in the
book other than "td Learne to
swimme."
But if perchance you, too, be-
come fascinated by the prospect
of "turning in the water like a
roach," you can always write to
the Yale University library.
Who knows, it might come out
in paperback.
Head Shrinkers
Along the Maranon River (as
the tipper Amazon is called) in
Peru, is the Zaruma and Jivaro-
country, both tribes being head-
hunters, who perform the head
shrinking in a highly different
manner. To the south side of the
river along this portion there
sie anthropophagi (cannibals)
and savages, On up above, how-
ever, up to the very source, one
strikes milder aborigines in pro-,
gressive stages of tameness until
the conquered 'and spiritless
Quechuans are reached in the
high Andes. The head hunters
use bows, spears of ehonta palm
and poisoned arrow blowguns.
The poisoned arrows are used
for stunning game or killing it,
as the poison does not make it
unfit to eat. Most of the heads
they take as trophies are cut
trom enemies killed in raids. The
cannibals south of the river eat
their enemies taken captive in
battle.
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