Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-05

| tried it again. On the other hand, l once
sailed with a Captain who, after thirty
years' experience, always suffered on the
/ nrst day OF passage. Il very curious,
and to the ship inexpensive, idiosyncrasV
once came under my observation.
/ We had passenger from Boston
TO Leghorn. During the whole forty
days he VOracious!y devoured six dauy
meals. First he bTeakfasted with the
mate and me. ] shall be sufficiently I'M
derstOOd il | say that be Immediately
afterward went on deck. He then came
down below and had plenty Of room Tor
another hearty breakfast with the second
mate. He observed the same rule win
regard TO dinner and supper, and the Sec
ond meal stayed with him, so that he en-
joyed excellent health, excepting Tor the
few moments of intervals, and arrived al
Leghorn with a gain OF ayordupols
In general il will be found that robust
persons Of good digestion are more llhble
TO seasickness than the dyspeptlc, Falh
and inspiration have much 10 do with the
matter. We were going out on a fishing
excursion from Hampton beach. A lady
declined TO be one Of the party because
she was always seasck even in crossing
"A ferry. ] told her Of a sovereign remedy
which would be ehectual for three hours,
the time we expected to be in
the boat, Acknowledged that it
would last no longer. This candid
admission increased her faith in She
skeins fred yarn ] tied about her wrists.
Unfortunately we were becalmed SO that
we did not get ashore for five hours, dur
Ing the last two of which she was terribly
i'll. having been without qualm for the
time of guarantee. 1t is, perhaps, need
less to say that the remedy was invented
on the spot. A gentleman going upon
an East India voyage was troubled by
seasickness on the passage nine miles
from the wharf 10 Boston light. The
ship anchored in Nantucket Roads
to await a fair wind, and our friend turn
ed in to his berth. After be had slept an
hour or two he was awakened by a fellow
passenger who said to him: well. we
are outside the light, and she is slipping
along very smoothly" Before he could
get on the deck to look at the ocean he
was overcome by the enemy so that he re-
qIired the stewards attention. The ship
had not moved from her anchorage.
A sudden sense of danger will assuredly
put an end to seasickness. Whatever
may have been the condition of the pas
sengers of the City OF Berlin in this re-
spect a few days since, at the moment
when she struck the iceberg | am conf
dent that they were an active healthy
set of persons until they were assured that
there was no longer any danger. Once
when running down the Gulf Of Lyons be-
fore a nliStrdle, all OF the 800 French sol
diers we had on board seemed TO be at
DEATHS door because of the rolling Of the
ship. At last the water got the better Of
the pumps, and rose nearly to the furnace
doors All the hand buckets were called
into use, and canvas buckets were im-
prOvised. The soldiers were made to bail
for their lives, and the urgency Of the
situation soon got the better OF their
stomachs.
/ might not have chronicled these Illus
trati0ns of seasickness if / had not no
tieed that the experience of your CORE
spOndent occurred on board the Norman
die, in which steamship it was our good
fortune to return from Havre on her last
trip. | cannot but think that in this case
there was another preventive, which was
Of material aid to his will power,
and that was the remarkable cleanl-
ness and sweetness of the ship. She
was perfectly ventilated, and there was
not an offensive OdOr about her. l noticed
that very few Of the 100 cabin passengers
were absent from the table on account OF
seasickness. l attribute this condition of
things, in a great measure, to the healthy
atmosphere and Imay add, to the absence
Of a nauseating abundance of food with
which an excellent and delicate cuisine
so tavoraDly contrasted in it's sanitary
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