The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-29

l perhaps, to the humid sea air.
 To the poor wretch, shivering ant
 nauseated who has been driven to the
 refuge of bed, cold moist bedclothes
 cause an amount of discomfort thai
 would surprise a person in good health The two conditions most necessary te allay what the doctors call "naupathia' are warmth and fresh air and warmth ] is difficult to obtain in damp sheets II one can afford the expense, a pair of silk sheets, with pillow case to match, are causes of infinite comfort in seasick- 1 ness.
 To the casual ear silk sheets have a sound of Sardanapalian luxury, but in reality they are not matters of such
 great importance after all. They should be manufactured of India (not China) silk, which costs about sixty or seventy cents yard Two yards and quarter Is quite sufficient length, and for the narrow berth two breadths will
 make a sheet of ample width. Two
 yards more will make pillow slip; that
 is to say eleven yards of silk at seven-
 ty cents a yard--$77O. Not a great sum
 to pay for great comfort and matter
 nearly dllCClllS liE llNellH
 The more they are washed the pleas
 anter they are to the touch and rolled
 up tightly occupy but tiny corner of
 the steamer trunk Deftly slipped over
 the linen of the bed, they afford to the
 wretched sufferer a most inviting nest,
 and will prevent any change or danger ous lowering of the temperature.
 If these are impossible, silk night gown, if really long and ample, will go far toward filling their place. and in any event the most economical can pro- vide themselves with hot-water bot tle--one of tho sort which has an out side cover of lambs fleece and a tightly screwed mouth that does not leak. When driven to bed by maj de mer make the stewardess fill this with very hot water (the fleece cover prevents any danger of blisters), and fight the cold moisture of the sheets with artificial heat Very frequently a very hot bottle placed at the feet, or upon the stomach, will greatly initiate one's misery, and ill all cases the warmth is comforting and healthful,
 The other great trial of the sick trav- eler confined below is the aforemen-
  very well for those who can robustly de- fly the terrors of the sea to insist upon the seasick coming above into the fresh wind. The wind is very revivingI no doubt, but those in the throes of naupa- thia are in no state to be out of bed, and they are concerned most with rene- dies that will reach them in bed and put them in a state in which they will have strength enough to ge above for air The best agent at this stage Is a big bottle of aromatic lavender salts.
 Provide one of the ample, wide mouthed bottles, and when the air be- low becomes close and lifeless open and let it stand so in the room for an hour or more. The effect is marvellous, and even the sensitive nostrils of the sea- sick sufferer can stand the clean, vola- tile odor of the lavender salts when any other perfume whatever would inevita- bly, produce a fresh attack of nausea. Repeat this as many times as is neces- sary The bottle will keep it's potency a whole voyage.
 Many travellers who manage to keep well and on deck during the day pass very qualmish and uncomfortable
  prived of air. All such will derive great comfort from this use of the salts in their stateroom,
 A great mistake, and one from which travellers suffer frequently, is the Ignorant conviction of many we'll meaning persons that the continual pouring of slops, tea, soup and the like down the unlucky threats of those who are seasick, will improve their coudi- ton or lessen their misery. Nothing gan he further from the truth, or fur Eher from real kindness, Except in the stage of recovery, when the patient be- gins to feel an appetite once more, food, and particularly liquid food, should be avoided
 In cases of very violent seasickness, where the system becomes exhausted | 1y the violence of the trouble and long l fasting, one of the best restor- ltives Is to pour upon glass of finely | crushed ice two CT three tablespoonfuls ! # brandy or whiskey, and slowly eat l he branded ice, spoonful by spoonful. l This very often settles and strengthens | he stomach, and produces a return of | appetite, For this stage beef tea Is | IHt lOOu IilOSl NIdNtNg anu arries forward the progress toward re- overy rapidly. It is not, however al- ways easy to procure, more especially | # the sort that is nourishing and rel shed
 Perhaps the best way of obtaining | his is to go to the caterer or confection- r before leaving home and get from i'm some well-sealed jars of pure beef ely of the sort he keeps on hand to nelt into bouillon and clear soups. his will keep throughout a voyage, nd has only to be melted to make ure clear and nourishing soup, which yill rebuild the strength rapidly and repare the way for more solid diet
 Still another preparation to be made y the delicate voyager for the woes to ome should take the shape of small, bottle of household ann lonia. Any one who has ever been sea- ck will remember that one of the most ainful phases of that distressing com Faint is the very ecstasy of languor nd feebleness that seizes upon one hen struggling up from the hated erth and endeavoring to summon rength and courage to make q oilet nd seek the air One feels sticky and 'owsy, and yet the water seems unin- ting and cheerless. The best way to overcome this is to