Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-05
NO. 1O6.
Car-SickneSS.
\ PigcN of PArre WORKS LIKE CH.es"
IN PREVENTING IT.

MANY persons, especially ladies, are great
sufferers from that form of nausea and head
ache known as "car-sickncss," \ journey by
rail has for them all the Iii comfort and suit
fering that an ocean voyage has to the MAJOR
ity of travellers. The effects of the motion
of the car range from a mild disturbance of
the stomach and an accompanying headache
10 ''deaihlv sickness" with intense nausea
and complete prostration. according to the
condition and sensitivcncss of the victim. In
its lightest form the sensation is sufficiently
unpleasant TO make travel by rail thoroughly
disagreeable; in its worst and bv no means
uncommon type, it invests this necessary and
convenient method of iourneying with dread
and despair. simple and harmless pre-
ventive of car sickness has recently come to
the knowledge of the writer, under circum-
stances that leave no doubt of its efficacy
with some persons and il the device will work
equally vel in other cases. \ knowledge of il
ought certainly 10 he spread abroad. Ii is at
least worth trial by all who suffer this in
convenience in travelling. 4 lady who had
occasion IL take II short trip on the Lowell
road-and she never travels by rail for pleas
urc-was, a. is usual with her, as thoroughly
sick rs ever a landsman is on the ''heaving
deep" by the time she had ridden dozen
miles. The conductor of the palace car, who
the sufferers companion that sheet Of writ.
ing paper, worn next To the person, directly
over the chest, was sure preventive of the
trouble in nine cases out of ten. lie had
recommended IL to hundreds of travellers. and
rarely knew il to fail. Tho prescription
seemed very much like a "Charm"-a horse
chestnut carried in the pocket To ward on
rheumatism. OF a red string around the neck
to prevent bleeding at the nose, But II was
simple and could at least do no harm. For
the return trip sheet OF common writing
note paper was fastened inside the clothing,
as directed. Resnlt-a perfectly comfortable
journey. without u hint of the old sickness
that had for years made travel by rail ter
ror. 1t was so like a superstition, or happy
accident, however, that the lady would not
accept il as real until subjected 10 a more
severe test. This came in day journey to
New York, and that hardest trial of ala
light trip in an alleged" sleeping car. Both
were taken in triumph. The charm
worked. And the lady writes: "Thc day
journey was a perpetual wonder and delight
to me | could sit up and read. and look al
the landscape through which we whirled and
act other people do. And still didn't
feel ready to confess to a cure until had
tried the sleeping car, which has always been
horror to me. But even here the spell
worked ate hearty supper in the dining
car--and kept it. Slept soundly all night,
got up as comfortably, and dressed with as
level n head and as steady a hand as though
had been in my own room. Read until
breakfast time-a thing have never before
done on the cars-and was hungry for my
morning meal II is really wonderful, al
most too good to be real. For the first time
in my life | have experienced the pleasure of
travelling. wish that conductor to be spec