The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-05-29
him with intiicting pain and injury upon
dumb animal, and Justice Richardson
fined him So and costs 7I.aST
NAL DE MER.
How to Avoid the Dreaded Bngbear Of
Ocean YOyaEers, e:

HOW To Avoid the Dreaded BNEbear Of
Ocean VOyagers.
In England chewing gum is said to be
the American remedy for sea sickness,
passage by Englishwomen with touching
credulity. The new American remedy is
called decentralization" This is condi-
ton, not theory. Rehabilitation must
be begun several days before sailing, CON
tinued several days after, and sometimes
through the voyage. In this case it de-
lies both wind and weather.
Bromide of sodium is preferred for the
purpose to bromide of potassium, because
Of the sodium being milder and more no.
ceptable to the stomach. A reliable ply
sician, who has used the bromides en-
tcnsively in his practice for years. as
serts that the quantity necessary to ward
off an attack of seasickness is not in the
least harmful.
"!dlosyncrasies against the drug are oc-
casionally met with" he affirms, chit
few adults will experience the slightest
inconveniencc from thirty-grain dose
OF the bromide of sodium three times. a
day" ''' 4"
The symptoms of bromidization. when
taken in sufficient quantities to prevent
seaslckness, are slight drowsiness and
q heaviness of the limbs. The drowsy
feeling quickly wears off when the mind
becomes interested, and the languor of
the limbs is merely slight sensation of
stiffness if the patient should rise ABRUPT
y from sitting to standing position.
1t IS pleasant to know also that this bro
mutation does not interfere with the
subjects relish for food, and that in
rough weather, when most of the mas
sengers are confined to their beds, he or
she may go to the table with the co,.,-
Portable conSciousness Of passing a
pleasant half hour
'sSeaSickneSS does not .n,nn ,,r;,,, ,,:,,
from the stomach" says this authority.
The nausea and vomiting are dependent
upon a functional disturbance of tho
central nervous system, and upon this
theory is based the use of the Dromides
Any method that will serve to obtund
unsusceptible to- slight molecular
changes, is Il rational method for pre
venting seasickness. If the bromide of
sodium is taken regularly, in time, and
in proper proportions, in nearly every
instance the voyager will be exempt
from sickness, but the prospective voy-
ager should by: all means consult a ply
slclan as to the proportions to be taken
i'll his or her individual CASE
Asa instance to prove the correct
ness of the theory that the disorder
comes from the brain. the case was cited
of a man who, hearing that thirty grains
of bromide of sodium taken three DAYS
before sailing, and continued during the
voyage, would give immunity from sea-
sickness, determined to begin two weeks
beforehand to take the bromide, on the
theory that if little was good more
was better. He accordingly took tre-
mendous doses so long in advance that
when the time came for sailing he was
entirely out of condition. He took the
trip, however, and was not seasick in the
least, despite his disordcred stomach,
although on every previous voyage he
had allied from start to finish Twenty
cases were cited who had taken the
bromide as directed, none being sick or
feeling unpleasant cffects.-Philadelph