New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-02
A SEA SKETCH.
TIE IoNGBREATH CURE-sNUBBING TIE
BOSTON GIRLS.
&C. sr.rr connsspoxpEyr OF rlIr rnInvSE.

Wrrsen, Switzerland July 10. :.
IT saw that there is nothing Eke Nhio'i'
Half a dozen of US were lying III the shade Vi
ono If tbe lifeboats of an ocean steamer In nld-
Atlantic when this dictum was pronounced ~
yros n perfect June morning, cool ana calm anu
hrigbt We were discussing seasickness, It's cause
aad its cpre. Passengers always discuss that
subiect with q local favor sooner or later curing
yovaec And it happened this time. as il in
,ariablv happens. that one Of the contributors 10
,ha diecnsson was dead certain that he knew OF
simnc specifc which would fetch seasickness
ovorv time. lie was Western chap and, having
utto6 mn his voice and remarked Il say that
tberc is nothing like lemon he looked into tho
,oces NJ the rest OF us, as though certain that
,ho oxion for which we all were in search had
becu pronounced. I}ut made bold TO turn on my
elbow and gaze inquirngly into the face OF the
man next TO me, who happened TO be the shlps
doctor And he, accepting the challenge quleuy
romarked "Oh. lemon is well enough for the time
hcinc but its after effects are not so good linen
,yc all looked at the Western Scion TO see what
effect this drive at his axiom would lave upon
him. Evidently to gain time. he rose, walked 10
the rail and threw overheard the quid OF tobacco
which he had been vigorously chewing. linen re-
turning 10 the shade Of the lifeboat ne dryS
observed as he restretched himself Perhaps you re
right Doctor. regardm' them after effects, out
7 tell YOU that when q fellows down with sea
sickness the time ben is the only time hes gou
any interest in And a lemon can be hepehneu
upon TO fetch him round for tho time belA' III
bet If you take hundred lcmolls 10 hundred
seasck men and say 70 them, My friends mere
Is sometime which'll stop thai awful feeln' you're
expericncin but warn you that the aiter ell
fects will not be so good that nincy-nine, if
effects be blanked-zives US a lemonp That's the
way l look at it, Doc"
There was a laugh all around, and then some
one asked what is popularity known as the pivotal
question and he asked 1t of the pivotal man OF
our syndicate Doctor" said he, will yor Ce
good enough to state what you regard as the best
thing to take for seasclncss?' 1t was hardly
fair to ask q medical gentlemen informally and
pratIiitously to give a number of his fellow men
valuable professional advice. But the doctor
was generous enough to waive the violation OF
etiquette, and instantly replied: Il have no hes[
tation in saying that in my Judgment about the
best thing can take for seasicknesS Is nothing
Then the Chicago man. who was crossing tile
Atlantic for the tNenty.frst time, took the deck
Il may mention, right here as showing bis re
serve that to no one of the ships company, 50
far as I am aware, did lie mention during the
voyage more than $50, or. say, 800, times thau
this was his twcnty-frst run across the ferry J.
Il know of little expcdient,' he explained,
which has saved u good many persons
from becoming seasick. The first time l
ran Over-this makes my tWenty-nIsU
trip-I began to feel badly the second day out. 1
was Oh deck when was taken and remarked to the
man with whom was cOnversing that If he would
excuse me | thought would enjoy myself better
L.; IN nohin what was
up and said he My friend. just stay where you
arc and do what tell you and you'll be all right
| When the ship rises just you take a long breath,
| as long as you can, and hold on TO 1T until the
| ship goes down. Keep repeating that exercise
and you'll find that you'll stave Of seaslckness,
| | followed this advice TO the letter and in few
minutes to my great surprise and delight, was
| feeling comfortable. During the rest of that
voyage and all my subsequent ones-l think have
mentioned that am now doing the Atlantic for the
twenty-irst time-I have mad recourse to what
may be called the long breath cure for seasick-
ness and always successfully Before taking
| leave of this marine topic | may add from actual
| experience my own and that Of several other
persons. that the long breath cure" is certainly
worth trying. 1t is always available, it is mex
| pensive / have known it TO work to a charm in
more than one instance. Perhaps it is the faith
| cure in disguise.
Our captain was q most agreeable man. Look
ing every inch the sea-dog. alert, self-pOssesSed
resolute. his eye. his walk, his conversation, the
way lie looked at the ship and the sea, inspired
the confidence even Of tho timid lady who was
going over without a chsperon. lie took in the
wide expanse of water at a glance. and watching
| him you felt sure that if there was any peril
| lurking in the waves or in the winds that
were blowing over them he would instantly detect
and overcome it, And so it was when standin.
| on the bridge he reviewed his kingdom from stem
to stern. You inspired with the conviction
that nothing escaped his notice, no rope, no spar
no bit of rigging. that if pcrchance there any
| part of the brasswOrk which not so brigh
but that it might be brighter he would note th'
absence of lustre and make it for the offender
Could he smell iceberg he lay sleeping?
| verify believe he could-he seemed TO be that sor
of forehanded captain. And yet | must fine
fault with him, since il is clear that he did no
treat those boston girls quite handsomely The!
all carried Russian leather notebooks furnished
with tunnels at the back for the reception of slim
silver-headed lead-pencils. These volumes, neet
not say, were dedicated to their impressions" o
their trip to Europe. Well, one night there was
good deal of blow, nothing at all suggestive o
one of those energetic storms out in the midst o
which Mr.. Clark Russells characters are Away
caught. Still, the ship really did toss good deal
and things in ones cabin did rattle about vigor
ously while ever and anon the foghOrn executed
one of its distressing nocturnes. was chatting OF
deck the next morning with the captain when tn
Boston girls came up and addressed him. The
wanted to know if lie had ever been out in a wors
storm than the one of the night before. 1t wa
just here that this engaging son Of Neptune Ills
appointed me, proved unequal to the delicate soca
requirements of his position. The young perso
of the bewdering gender is by no means Statistic
with her first journey over the Atlantic unles
she is convinced that her experience of the ocea
IS unique and an impressive one Your diplC
matte sea captain, / take it, commonly pauder
10 this ycarnng Of his fair young passengers for