, 1873-05-18
give his silence when re SAN how faithful he
mas to bis duty.

hospital There ought to be provision for d
care o. the sick, as well as the efeedng and tran
Rortation Of the well; but thore Is not. /
the; Arrangements contemplate condition
: health and appetite on the part of the passe
gars equal to that Of the officers and ere,
There are nc easy chairs for people who ache
every limb from lying On their backs for day
and Who would become we'll if they could on
oe encouraged to cit mp by the offer OF a con
Portable seat. There is no food fit for weak AZ
de1anged stomachs, nothing but greasy meal
and vegetables and indigestible paddngs, Q,
cept water-gluel. 70 must pass at once frol
tno cruel to the meat and puddings or starvt
> You cannot even get piece Of toast. or q fres
, egg; or 3 spoonful Of jelly. or ! slice q
t1aham bread When four-ffths OF the passen
garn are sick in their berths, the cooks are ken
at work preparing four meals day Of hearty
: heating, bile-producing food for the benefit 0
whose stomachs never fail them Parsons VII,
are not eeA-aick for tho first four or five day
often get the malady in the end from over-eat
ing and lack Of exercise What ono needs O
this Is inst what cannot be obtained. hope on
new American line OF steamers that ia to begi1
running in June will reform this abuse, and set
table that will not make well people sick, and
provide some delicate, healthy dishes for pas
sengers who cannot como to the table, or eat
more than mouthful or two at time. Aa you
cannot get what you will want to cat when you
arc nick and convalescent, you should take q
secure: secure ; 1sw crackers, : dozen good
jelly little tea, which you can have
made for you by feeling the chamber
maid (tho ships tea ia Hretched STUFF,
and above all something salt, it it Is
s and sos eat os sre p'eGe st ~ ta eoonsn n % ana
food that sea-sick people can eat. By all
means buy reclining cane-seat chair and take
it With yon: 1t can be. left where you land, and
VIII se1Ye TOT your return. Lake m abundance
M; " INV ;ss, aio 1snel a. "lapR,ngs, I,l 30 that
aa. possible. Even in midsummer the nights
and mornings are. often quito cool at sea-
Wear suit OF old clothes, cap, and pair Of
bo So foosh IS to % neunber your noh statsroom rom
with useless clothing. Wear plain, warm, SER
v1oeable dress the whole Way over. Simplify your
hssd1e'sing rs much as YoI can and be pre-.
possible; pack away your hat,' and wear
hood, or a nuhia, or something OF tho
sort It Is a good idea to take few
simple medicines with you There is the ships
you gratis but he is generally stupid young
fellow fresh from some Scotch medical school,
Who Is not good for much except to firt With
The: young lady passengers in fair weather, in
purser. Unless you feel yourself to be almost
IN articu1o mortis would not advise Won to
cal the young E6culapius away from
his dl7etsions Il you do, ho will probably do
marble, and fe1l yon TIT there 70 ia is nothing he
matter With you but s.a-sckuess, as il that were
triae!
TIE TERRIBLE aAIA1y OF THE gEa, -
Don't hope to escapeit. Dant bo deluded by
the stories OF people who fouIj the ocean as
smooth IS lake, and we're NO sick q day.
You will have no such good luck. The sensi-
ble thing to do is to expect to be sicA and to
mako preparations for it, for by so doi1x You
what, and perhaps shorten its duration = day 8.
two. Don't be deluded By tho two or three days
of still weather, after you leave New York, into
fsncying yourself proof against illness, and
yw Be- before sas 5S Yon n'e CAN'T te
s.s st 1S' & US T on he 1
Of Newfoundland. Then you come to
what the sailors call I" "Devil's Hole" andif
verse winds and furious seas for Two or three
days, it wil DO d piece OF good luck that you !
ought to be thankful Tor; ana the worst OF II 1s
that, whom you get you get out or This stormy |
pan into the ffo, tor you come straight into the
roaring foEtles (4o degrees latltude and ~
longltudo). and here you, Will get SHAKING up,
Il nowhere else. fou can count upon
three ,,.ty :: aays:7 hara olo" ;m neTo' 20. or
tTo days moro for the sea to go down after"ard,
go that the ship will become tolerahly steady
again, and you can go On deck without getting
droncted with spray, Usually Tor the nrst
Thousand miles OF the voyage and the Last
Thousand tne Neath9r Is ta ana me ees 1ran
qul. 1t 10 the middle thousand that you na7o
to dread. There you gre almost certain to have
rough weather, and OF oorTae you VIII be alck-
ufeao1uly slck-1or aea-a1cknens must onconnteu
among the most severe OF al tr1als that poor
human nature "a 1s ca4eo upon 70 pear N th1s
roria III IL Is Is m Somple'e Pa1aysis o. = tng ~ W.
1ao1ng ons o1 AZ nope, oe"1tcnnG OF tne nteln
which Keeps it from hnding any comfort IN
memories OF the past or expectatlons OF me
!usore: aeatnly polson aPPeals, 10 n1He M peen
lniueeo nto every nerve ano 1oosc!e. sc. 1Ae Boou
..1;t ,t t i.;t+. 4nss;,s- a'otu ~
;1-chx;,, n,oan;nn ah;n fbe ferra vivid
shr;ati6o j t.'a co,1aro tihe dni1 oTay n;t;leas
INV Ind the tortnr;nT mnindv that has nossas.
s1on OF 1ou. Dante noyar could have been at
.sa. ~ i'e 1so1ld have had in one Of the circ1es
~ lii 1nrerno - eh;n in a northeast ra1e mi of
saa-sick "a .on1s ionrinc @ :forayer for lsnd. s.id
tbst n7,a conld mo3ereta the sareritv of tfa III