, 1881-04-10
SEA SICKNESS.

General Directions for Its Prevention
and Treatment.
From 11ork Published BY Dr.. Larssr, Of Ntw Tr5
l. Do not 80 on the steamer In aneryous or ex-
haustcd condition: have ever; preparation made
at iensr twentyfOur hours before starting This
direction Is particularly important for iadies.
2, Eat Il good heurty tucMl three hours before
sailnK Of wholesome food.
5. Select berth as near the centre of the YES
sci us possible. LII going to Europe 1t Is better
to be OIL the s1arboard side. and in returning on
the port side, which will be the sunny side.
1. Go on bourd sufficiently carly to arrange
such things may be wa'tcd for the first day
two, SO that they fnny be easy of access; then
undress and 70 to bed before the vessel gets
der way. The neglect OF this by those who are
liable to sea sickness is sure to be regretted. II
subject nausea retain the horizontal position
the catire passage If necessary.
5. Eat regularly and ns heartily as you can land
there is nuthug that c1n be taken better ttsn
lt9ht chicken BROTH, but without ru1sins the
head for ut least one or two du:s- In this way
the habit of digestion Is kept up. the strength
is preserved, while tho system becomes ac-
eustutnesi to the constant change Of equilibrium.
e. On the first night out tnke some mild laE-
atiyu medicine, and be cNTcful to keep tho
buwcIs open tur the remainder Or tic voyage
Constipation not onS results from sr:1slck-
ness but i'll turn it!se-rn-ate5 1t.
!. After having h .cpine so tar hhDltuated 10
the se:i to be .aule to take ynLr meals ut the
1naIe and go Oh deck never think If rising III the
morning until you have eaten something, rs II
plate OF oatmeal. or ctlp OF coffee or ten, with
biscuit The E.linbnr2 biscuit eau be taken by
the most delicate. II subsequently during the
voyage the seu should hecotnc unusually rt',rgh,
10 to he'd before getting sick. 1t is fuotise To
dare anything when there IS ITO glory to be won
and -u.neibiu1 IT, tr lust " -...-.
s Do not make the mistake Of trying to keep
on tieck.-it Is .nstnke 10 suppose that seasiek-
ncSs Is benetci.l to Any one.-it Is often per1'sn-
ncntly Injurious, and has sometimes resulted
fatally.
age Is us general rule oropofuoned to the tree
IL. Persons with depressed vital powers and
with impaired and feeble digestion should avoid
EXPOSURE tt,2cascknts3.
Ii. Medical art is powcrle5s to cure, DUE eau
greAtiy mitigate anu relieve its s11fcrlnxS.
l.. Tie phenomena constituting sensicS;ess
are purely physica'-lt is rot confined to the hu-
man race, animals also are subject to the
siliile in.lady-
Ii, Sume persons can never b2cn.ne habtuatcd
to the sea. Some naval o4t2crs are always SICK
Ii. TIC cnusc Of it is due to tho sudden and
recurring cnunges of tue relations OF the fluids
10 tho solids of tho body and the nervous dis
tt,rb,nces which result from these calllEes. The
lu1itis contained in their vessels. us well US the
solids Of the economy, obey equally tle.lGW5 III
grayiiuton whcfi tho body Is subjected to alter
nate movements uf ascent and descent. The
blood by its tluitiiry yields more readily to the
INFLUENCE of desrcnt- and ltss easily thnn inc
it does not return to the brain with the same
regularity in tho case where the body remains
Stable, and leaves it more ;,pidiy III the novc-
mrt,r Ut descent. There result us to tile ctreuIl-
uou alterations Of uti:ux and delay i1s tho ar
rival OF the blood to the different origins Of tho
body, which disturb their functions and those
Of the brain especially, annl..o,.s t" that which
fulinws the loss ot tio:'d it. some PERSONS who
are nuuseatcd and ront after viviseceon;
The horizontal POSITION, which Il Il certain de-
rree 1uudIfics this disturbance Ut function, is
the Uttly approximation tt Il cure.
is. Rooms near tho furnaces are objection
able not only nu account OF tho heat, which is
sometimes very uisagreeabc, but niso from the
noise which at ccrtuila hours Il lnalc by the
dons@ey-cngino in drawing up the ASHES and
ciIlderS.