The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-07-04
Sure to StopSeasickness.


Sure to StopSeasickness
From the New York sun
The most noticeable characteristic
of the Yankee skipper is his hospitali-
ty. Ii a stranger ask permission to
inspect an America ship lying at a
wharf, the chances are that he will not
only be invited to come on board, but
that he will be escorted over the vessel
andinto thecabin by the skipper him
self. These little tours Of inspection
never fail to include thecaptain' 5 state
room, where a conspicuous piece of
furniture is the medicine chest, in
which, in addition to the alopathic
quantities OF balsams, iodines; caus-
ties, and other remedies, there are sew
eral bottles OF tonics whose favors
improve with age. Testing the quail
tice OF these tonics IS technically
known as splicing the main brace.
While young man helped a sailor TO
do a Job OF this splicing on board a
ship lying at East River pier, yester-
day, he said: Captain, why don't
you invent a combination OF drugs
that will cure seasickness or prevent
it altogether?"
Il am no inventor" said the skip
per, "but / have a remedy for seasick-
ness that works like charm in nine
cases out OF ten. | got it in Liver
pool, three years ago. from the cap
tam OF a cOastlng steamer, who said
he had made his boat very popular
among passengers by including a free
dose OF the medicine with the price OF
the berth. Here Is the recipe:
Mix 22i ounces OF dry chloride Of
lime with ounces Of water; add 102,
ounces of alcohol to the mixture.
Boil this mixture down 81 ounces.
Dilute with 38 ounces of water, flavor
with few drops OF bitter almonds,
and color with a weak solution OF
cochineal.
Zone or two tablespoonfuls taken
before going on board the ship, or be
fore it leaves the pier, will nearly al
ways wholly prevent seasickness, the
skipper said: "a spoonful taken while
the ailment is running its course viii
always relieve the pain OF vomiting,
and usually stop it altogether"
Messenger Boys as Cavaliers.
From the New York HeraIdl
"Send a boy for Miss -, at this
address, at half-past ten, please. .
The young lady who made this request
pulled off her glove and wrote the di-
rection on the brown paper pad on the
counter in a district messenger office
on Broadway. "How much will it
be?" she continued.
"Where is he to take you to-"
'Down the street to No. 3O7, West y
Fifteen cents; thanks" The clerk
gave her the change, the young lady
gathered up glove, parasol and alliga-
tor skin bag and with parting injunct-
ion of ''Be sure and have him call on
time, now, "tripped out. Then the clerk
told Herald reporter about it.
"That's got to be a very prevalent
custom lately" he said. .'Why, near
ly a third of our business this last
winter has been in the cavalier line.
Calls are coming in all the time to send
boys to take girls to theaters, parties
and receptions. Frequently when
young ladies have been making after
noon calls and are detained into the
evening they send for boy to take
them home. The boys don't like it
at all. They generally feel embar-
rassed, and don't know how to act.
So we have two or three boys unusual
ly bright and respectful for this par
ticular work.
you say this escort business is
comparatively new. How did thegirls
get along before?"
II don't know, unless it Is that the
youth of New York are less gallant
than formerly. You would be sur
prised to see what pretty and fashion
able girls come in herefor boys. They
don't seem to have admirers enough
to supply them. suppose the gilded
moths havegot tired of fitting around
the flame OF female attractiveness all
the time and getting singed for their
trouble"
''Do the messenger boys ever elope
with their charges like coachmen ?"
"They haven't begun to yet. Next
Fourteen, take this down. Yes, 90 by
the L. here's your fare"