The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-12

moro than they could teach me- VERY often pas
scngers have imaginary diseases. When they
nrc s"sick some OF them nrc likely TO think
heir to. The hest course with them is 10 humor
cases, which. called faugh- a-ballqgh, for
good many of our passengers were Irish. md
that nanlr used 10 give thcmu vast deal of conf
dcncc. Il was simply t,nturc Of beet root.
with u little magncsia and essence of pepper
mint to make II t;lstc like medicine And whit
hundreds Of ailments | have cured with that
two Irish girls. sisters, who suffered, greatly
with srasicknrss, We rot them up in the fr'sl!
air on deck. thn ihird or fourth day. and washed
their faces. Both had trrribl" headaches. and
ono said she had II pnin IN her heart that was
kll KIN h;r gayc ,hcm do7's ct IMush # nali
sir hu, went straight 20 my heart
Another iaNorit" miNturno mine was port
wine with little qunin". That, of course. did
rnal i.ool in many cas- -. Sailors ARE subject
frequently to what We rnll bank f"vrr. or
never gets entirely rid oi when il II ONO seated
N him IT generally makes its appearance
shortly after leaving Ian /. IL most epidemic in
IT, character in very bad iosgy weather and its
UNIFORM symWomitic manifest tlun II marked
dissemination tu work. On land believe they
call it llNin"ss. II OF N tnk"s in young dp'tors
who xiv lots OF medicines To cure II under
manv different names. but AN experienced Cap
tain VIII readily drt"t II and cure II. too. by
heroic treatment Plenty of castor oil and keep
them right at work Is about us good course rs
any. Ipcrac ia another good remedy for that
complaint. II is very seldom. If at ali. that IN
I
lusiir" ~ don" 10 sailors IN the mntt'r ot i'll
ncs-. II ~ our Interest, you see. To keep them
! Wen. H'li cure them ms promptly ~ possible II
| thrN E't SIX, even II no az wtun 81 humanity
! entered into the consideration ut all. But
| sometimes VIZ have g. Soon harsh with them.
| Keeping them on deek aud making them over
com" ana drive oil 10y Tore" ot Will the nrst
symptoms OF what might grow to loo serious
\ Illness were th'y permitted To enc urng" II.
/ take the sam" course WITH myself. IL feel un-
/ w',ll STAY ON deck un'il gVt better No gong
! below ana wing ly Tor mo.
Sometimes epilcniics get aboard that defy
/ our treatment tho SHinr ~ th"N do that Of the
! u crow oi twrN" men. They were brought
ahonri NJ night when We wrre lust ready to rast
OF. not ed that ON" man seemed iusrn~lhie
and looked bad rs t' was hemg carried ON. and
r marked n Ia tn lllullug m -t"r tut ID" said,
| on. hos all rigut. He's very drunk that's all.
He will hr all right t.nDr ROW. The fact was.
H. We soon discovered after W. got away. that
man WIS 900 the cu.lnIs 4 stage oi cholera. and
! before 10 o. 'lock H." nest morning min" of my
/ mon were 'irnd. I'll" mat" got frightened AMI
WIS taken 81 wn wlin iright. which Is lu-t about
| rs hnd rs 'i '."rn. ami " Nud tp prv ms JAWS
/ open t. 90 W'dirin" down MN. But saved
/ nm. All thai wouii never hay" hHpp nod but
/ man W"- WORT 500 if "a sal or boarding huu-
krrWrll hc could ruu him on board. ami what
the ship $50 long us h.. got lis sixty dollarsY In
rits'~ ol SERIOUS tnJUacs | Use hydrupathle
trehtmc. most ~.
/ capt Holmes, " hH- Tor many years boon
IN rpWmhuN ni ~ ~ NNkln2 lun4 NoyN-'-.
says th.t captain u 4 u common sens 20
Us good ny s"h ~ my iiu tor. Our only
: troubles. he coniinu !, ore that w. cannot
nilufh 10 l't W. n'h l' ny or TN r'sl lhcy
a.. should nave 10 h'St'n III, ir very when thrr