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mE Om m= WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917 it and '17)--formerly Director of hig fou --member Advisory Committee rsity wa e Torr mittee (Chicago Suburban H. S. e startel Man, nto Prt ahead of Nature, has developed an always intent upon getting hiversity r leagu nd Order institution known as a natatorium when entirely protected from the elements, and as a swimming pool when only partly so. rderpet Nature has provided places to y to fill swim, but usually has restricted their e agains use, due to climatic and other condi- aloon #_ tions and to a relatively short sea- Bon. This condition is true at least , in the temperate and frigid zones. -- Civilized peoples have enjoyed ANGUS) swimming so greatly that they have Knot been satisfied with a very short % season and so they have built swim- % ming pools, and in many ways have g improved upon Nature. EB In a natatorium it is possible to i control nearly all the factors which % have any relation to the enjoyment of the sport. XE We will now compare man's prod- uct with Nature's, and see what he has accomplished. Except in the case of a few very rugged individuals, the temperature of the water, to be satisfactory, must be at least 60 degrees. The ideal temperature is somewhere between 68 and 76 degrees. When the water ts warmer than 80 degrees it is enervating and undesirable from a physiological standpoint. So, in the matter of temperature, man 'has made a big advance, for he uses thermostat and, having decided 'what temperature is desirable, he can keep the water in this condition at all times. . The actual heating is done in two ways, either direct contact with live , or by indirect heating, in which the water is through electric or steam heaters-- d does not come in contact with i the steam. These two methods of 917 KA the and hot air heating for houses, and enue. he same reason in both cases. The am, when actually introduced into e water, especially if the water is not free from the low vegetative tions nums- ssed. the fiforms, keeps these forms and re- | ricts jsults in a disagreeable scum. The next consideration is the con- 1917. ion of the water from a sanitary 5 standpoint. In the "old swimming SA YAY , . : BINS le" man had to share aquatic privileges with many other members the animal and vegetable and mineral kingdom. In the natatorium he is very exclusive, and the sport ecomeg more attractive from an = aesthetic viewpoint. = The only intruders which give him y trouble are ones that he has vided unpleasant receptions for. lhe larger vegetative and mineral matter are removed by means of £ filters, and the bacteria are not re- = tffectively removed, or at least they are killed, by the use of chemicals or 3 by ultra violet rays system. The last method is the modern method and action is analygous to the sun's ermicidal action. It is very desir- ble because it leaves no traces of npleasant chemicals behind. £ other method, which is equally ef- (tive, is to introduce a measured lantity of hypochloride of lime into ¢ water. The amount necessary =lo produce relatively sterile water | d still be harmless to people who | se the water has been determined ter careful study. This is the pro- dure which all up-to-date pools Ese. Its disadvantages lie in the fact S hat it sometimes is accompanied by | very disagreeable odor when im- operly introduced into the water ir when too much hypochloride is = ised. This has a disagreeable effect ipon the eyes and mucus membranes, = there is no permanent injury. 'ersonally, I have always been will- Ig to overlook this feature because ne that it meant 1 was swimming n sterile water and need not worry thout any bacterial infection. In outdoor pools, and in reser- 10irs, where the low vegetative forms fet too numerous, a very dilute solu- meee: = 100. Of copper sulphate is used to IMIR emeqy this nuisance. This chemical " Jerr --h 1 very dilute form acts upon the ' 07m SWIMMING BULLETIN CHAUNCEY A. HYATT circulated | eating are comparable to hot water | e indirect method is desirable for | noved by use of a filter but are very | University of Wisconsin '12 Coach New Trier H. S. Swimming Team (H. S. Champions '15, '16 Aquatics U. of Wis. (1911-12-13) on Swimming Rules (National Collegiate Athletic Association)--Chairman Swimming Com- Conference. | cellular structure of the plants in such a way to interfere with growth. For many years natatoriums were | built in basements and without direct sunlight, but the more recent ones are improving in this respect, and the "water gymnasium" is coming in- to its own. Swimming pools should have high ceilings and efficient venti- lation. There should be plenty of available room for spectators. | There are other ways in which the natatorium is desirable. It is easier |to learn in an indoor pool with the | water especially warmed and no waves or undertow to conflict, than it is in the lake. Women like an indoor pool because it is more private and they need not be so severely handicapped in the matter of dress. The amount of sunlight may also be controlled and sunburn avoided. A swimming pool is safer from the because it is smaller and more easily guarded, and because anyone in dis- tress can be quickly located in the clear crystal water. A swimming pool has 'its limita- | | tions, of course, in the matter of size; [but in a good pool, properly man- | aged, there are the following ponits | It is 'safer from two | [in its favor: standpoins, Danger from | | drowning and danger from infectious | | diseases; it is easier to learn in a | | pool than in a large body of water; | the temperature of the water may be | regulated; it is more private, and, | hence, more desirable for women and children; it is available the teil year, regardless of climate conditions --that is, if the price of coal does not | viz.; standpoint of accidental drowning, | | y (net too high! and there are other reasons, too numerous to mention, which may be suggested to the reader by the above. In regard to the danger of con- tagion from swimming pools, there have been many - conflicting ideas. Usually .the most ardent agitators against swimming pools are the peo- ple who know the least about the subject. . Five years ago there was an epi- demic of mumps in this locality. The New Trier High school natatorium had just been completed, but had not been filled with water, but there were scores of wiseacres who knew that the epidemic was due to but one cause, and that was the New Trier High school swimming pool. One old gentleman of the community with who I came in contact advanced this information, and said it would be different if there was running water in the pool and providing it was changed once in a while. He had never seen the pool and knew noth- ing of its operation, as can be judged from the above remarks. Personally, I have been directly connected with swimming pools for at least eight years and I have al- ways kept in close touch with mem- bers of the medical profession. In all this time I have never known of a case of infection that was ascribed by them as coming from the swim- | ming pool. { One summer there was an ear in- | fection in this community, and there | were six cases, to the best of my knowledge, including my own case, in which persans who used the pool | were afflicted. This brought the mat- ter close to home and I felt that here was a case against the pool. But during my vacation I went up into Wisconsin and I found many people similarly afflicted who had never seen a swimming pool, and had never been in swimming in all their life. So one of the cases against swim- ming pools was dismissed. amount to RAZ was well worth while. 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