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...beset on all sides by determined females wielding the sharp points of their umbrellas with deadly efficacy, so much so, in fact, that he claims he was forced to cower for an hour in a convenient doorway till the rush hour passed. Fervently he wished for some sort of apparatus which would protect him reasonably well from the all too accurate thrusts of the parasol brigadiers, so when he arrived back at his little den in Weld he set to work on the plans of his brainchild...
...actual demonstration of the many complicated emergency devices was supervised by Captain James Kennedy of the Boston Fire Department. Among the pieces of apparatus he explained were a block for raising El cars to release persons pinned underneath, the gas mask and its proper use, and a combination inhalator-resuscitator to be used in cases where artificial respiration is needed. He claimed that this machine was far superior to manual resuscitation and gave several examples of miraculous recoveries from...
Only qualifications of the desired volunteers, it appears is that they must be able to keep a secret. Officials of the unidentified building emphasized that there was special apparatus available for its protection and that they would give training...
However, measuring the heart rate during exercise is possible only be means of the complicated and expensive apparatus shown attached to Sid Robinson in the above picture, the cardiotachometer, which picks up through chest electrodes the electrical variations that accompany each heart beat. This technique couldn't be applied extensively for practical purposes, but fortunately, part of the test conclusions also showed that there are differences in the heart rate after exercise of a fit and unfit person. Drs. Robert E. Johnson, Robert Darling, and Brouha found that it was possible to get a satisfactory estimate of general fitness...
This training class is now meeting from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock every night Monday through Friday on the first floor of the Indoor Athletic Building and will continue until the Christmas holidays. All who are interested in apparatus work are invited to attend, Fradd said. Students will received a major athletic credit for the class...