The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-27
Like Love, Sickness On the Ocean
Wave is no Respeeter of
Persons.
Abominable Methods of Serving
Meals on the Palaces Of the
Sea.
Floating Gambling Houses, With All the
Devices For swindling-A Nuisance
Needing Abatement

LrvERpooI, June 28.-If your steamer have
unything like pleasant passage shortly
utter the banks are crossed, there is a
GRADUAL return to life from the torpor, or
horror, of sea-sickness, and you will find
shat majority of passengers will come
back to cabin and deck chastened and bet
tered from their recent bitter experiences.
There is general recognition of what has
seen going on; but no one is SO impolite as
10 discuss the matter. The graciousness of
late corners is something wonderfully genial
and admirable. Grabbed old fellows who
snapped like turtles at the beginning
# the voyage actually crave your
acquaintance with radiant humility. Airy
young fellows have become excellent
listeners. The miss Havishams'' and
faded OLD dowagers have a sparkle of con-
descension in their fshy eyes; while the
fair bellies of the voyage are positively an
up process all around. From this time on
your ocean voyage is truly delightful. You
wonder how you could have misjudged this
one. overlooked the merits of that one, or
failed at first to recognize the pleasant
characteristics of another. In short, there
10 less bile aboard-ship. The ozone of the
sea is giving its magical citation to all. At
liability has dethroned irritability. En-
forced rest has become soothing nurse to
the sore and hurt American nerve.
In this kindly mood there are endless trif-
ling exchange of courtesies that yield the
heartiest acquaintanceships. which often
grow into the warm, staunch friendships of
q lifetime. Men value each others expert
enoes On shipboard. There is no place like
it for measuring your fellow men justly On
shore We dash ahead on our own little orbit
and imagine all that is valuable to the world
80 nm nA nd hove <Nf
diate armament. The long hours Of en-
forced idleness yield valuable enforced com
parsons. We find that innumerable other
activities prevail, each essential to social
cosmic perfection and good. At sea is the
only place whore men stand still long
enough to we'll observe this. So it must be-
regarded as q beneficial thought and ex-
perionce exchange. But whether these
1easts Of conversation, which are constantly
everywhere occurring on shipboard from
cabin to steerage, touch upon theology. 80
oiology or industrial activity, they univer.
pally begin and end upon some feature oil
eteamship life and service. What is oul
ships best run? What was her run yester-
day. to -day, andwhat will it probably b.
to-m0rrow2 What is to be the limit o
ocean service be still much improved?-an,
. ed0re moro similar inquiries upon whicl
nAny m excellent idea. and much genera
cn1oEnati6n, MaRht bs gathered by tn
mamaaomsnts Of the companies themselves
OIL o6Fsli this, and from much persona
s%osS ex psessine % idss,
4haae afs chisAy npon the vital question
ofmbacity. speed, safety and service Q
0aximup Of comfort TO passengers. Th
No. oe6an gxevhounds have capacity Q
MOO tons burthen Or better. One compan
- 80 n commieaion are 6s5 feet i
r fenAn11nR lVA 49, lon0Nf than the nm