A certain society matron took a course in First Aid. A few days after completing the course, she was an on-the-spot witness of a bad auto accident. Occupants of the car were thrown out by the impact and lay seriously wounded on the street.

Later, describing the accident to a friend, the matron said, “It was awful, awful — and it happened so fast, right there in front of me. Tires squealed, breaks screeched, and all of a sudden there was the grinding crash. The next thing I knew people were lying in the street, bleeding and moaning.”

“Yes — and what happened next?” the friend asked anxiously and excitedly.

“At first I hardly knew what to do,” continued the woman. “Then I remembered what they taught us in First Aid Class. Immediately I put my head down between my knees so I would not fain…