[Milsurplus] OT: US Navy wireless manual

[Ben Dover]

I've got a copy of that same book here... ROBESON'S MANUAL OF WIRELESS
TELEGRAPHY.

I had a GREAT time with it at the local Society of Broadcast Engineers
meeting!  <<GRIN>>

One comment it evoked...   "If I'm so far gone that you have to resort to 
that kinda stuff, I beg of you...  just LET ME GO!!!"


Mr. T., W9LBB


-----Original Message-----
>From: Bruce MacMillan <radio at telus.net>
>Sent: Feb 10, 2008 8:48 PM
>To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Milsurplus] OT: US Navy wireless manual
>
>Just had an interesting read about US Navy communications of about 100 
>years ago. The book was called:
>"Manual of Wireless Telegraphy (radio) for the use of Naval 
>Electricians". It was printed by the US Navy at Annapolis in 1913.
>They sure used some pretty crude stuff back then.
>
>I sure hope times have changed for the Navy because at the end of the 
>book one of the appendices covers resuscitation from electric shock.
>
>I quote two of the "rules":
>
>   "Forcible stretching of the sphincter muscle controlling the lower 
>bowel excites powerful reflex actions and stimulates a gasp 
>(inspiration) frequently when other measures have failed. For this 
>purpose, the subject should be turned on the side, the middle and index 
>fingers inserted into the rectum and the muscle suddenly and forcibly 
>drawn backward toward the spine."
>
>    "The tongue is seized and drawn out quickly and forcibly to the 
>limit then it is permitted to recede. This is to be repeated 16 times 
>per minute"
>
>I think nowadays this is probably against the Geneva Convention :)
>
>bruce
>
>
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