Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14
SICKNESS In THE CARS.

Boston Herald

boston Herald
Many persons, especially ladies, are great
sufferers from that form of nausea and head
ache known as "car sickness" journey by
rail has for them all the discomfort and suffer
Ing that an ocean voyage has to majority Of
travellers. The effects of the motion OF the
car range from a mild disturbance OF the
stomach and an accompanying headache to
''deathly Sickness" with intense nausea and
complete prostration, according to the cou-
dltion and constituencies OF the victim. In the
Hghtest form the sensation Is sufficiently I'M
pleasant TO make travel by rail thoroughly
uncommon type, It invests this necessary and
convenient method Of journeytng with dread
and despair. A simple and harmless preven-
tive Of car sickness has recently come to the
that leave no doubt Of Its efficacy with some
PERSONS and II the device will work equally
well In other cases, knowledge OF it ought
worth a trial Of all who suffer this inconve-
nience in travelling. A lady who had occasion
to take short trip on the Lowell road-and
she 5aS SeE ay for sc as
landsman is on the "heavfng Deep" by the
time she had ridden dozen miles. Tie con-
ductor Of the palace car. who was apparently
very familiar with such cases, told the suffer-
er's companion that sheet of writing paper,
worn next to the person. directly over the
chest. was sure preventive OF the trouble In
pine cases out OF ten. He had recommended 1t
to hundreds OF travellers, and rarely knew it
to fail. The prescription seemed very like
"charm"-a horse chestnut carried In the
pocket to ward off rheumatism, or a red
string around the neck to prevent bleeding at
the nose But 1t was simple and could at
least do no harm. For the return trip sheet
Of common writing note paper was fastened In
side the clothing as directed. Result-a per-
fectly comfortable journey, without hint OF
the old sickness that had for years made travel
by rail terror. II was so like superstition,
or a happy accident, however, that the lady
would not accept it as real until subjected to q
more severe test. This came In day journey
night trip In an alleged sleeping car. Both
were taken In triumph. The "charm" worked.
And the lady writes: "The day journey was
perpetual wonder and delight to me: l could
sit up and read, and look at the landscape
people do. And still didn't feel ready to con-
fess to cure until / had tried the sleeping
Car. which has always been horror TO me.
But even here the spell worked. ate a
Slept soundly all night, got up as comtor-
tably, and dressed with as level head aud as
steady hand as though I had been In my
own room. Read until breakfast time-a
thing had never before done on the cars-and
was hungry for my morning meal. 1t is really
wonderful, almost too good to be real. For the
first time in my life l have experienced the
pleasure of travelling. l wish the conductor
to be specially thanked: ! wish also that 1
particular attention to his case, and don't
want to make any mistake and have the bless
Ing descend upon the wrong man" II this
should meet the eye of the official in question,
will he please consider himself thanked? TO
the scientific guessers Is left the explanation
or this peculiar potency OF sheet of paper.
And, as further possible contribution to the
welfare OF qualmish travellers, 1t is suggested
whether the charm would not work equally
well IN preventing sea-sickneSS. The expert
ment Is certainly worth trying.