The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-07
To Study of Seasickness.

European scientists have organized
society for the study OF scsSir rkilcSs. with
a view 20 determine the canSc and cure
of IL, 10 this end they have ipVitcd tho
aid of all humanity thar has tV gross Lake
Eric. the English Channel or other trou-
bod waters 90 furnish subjects for inves-
tigation. They have met With hearty CO.
operation among Englishnicn Who when
ever they want TO 10 90 ANY fairly lares
sized country or 20 almost any part Of the
Kings realm, have 60 20 on ship. As the
waters OF the English Channel are said
90 be the worst on earth FOR the produc-
tion of mal-dc-mer. the English ravelcrs
not only consent to assist but nv to be-
scech any one who offers TO find "A curs
for the trouble
American physicians say that there ls
room for lots of study i'm this common
disease. II is. they say. something which
Is with US always. refuses Co WELD 10
boards OF health and the efforts OF ship
builders. and has 40 far baffled analysis
They point 10 the results OF thp medical
msn IN the navy who have studied tho
NAL lady for years past aud who have each
arrived at different conclusion concSrA-
ing A. In facLS no physician seems 10
agree with the others aE TO what sea-
sickness Is and what causes il. II has the
distinction Of being the only disease
about which the iatty know more than
the profession, for any common traveller
the boots. induced by an entirely unnsc-
ossary and Wtdcsired wave motion.
There are two different groups OF sea-
sickness causes" GAYS DR. \. q. Lemke.
There are many cases which appear 10
be or purely nervous or psycnical origin.
There are others which are dhe 10 actual
disturbance Of the digestive system Dis
turbancc OF equilibrium and exaggerated
conceptions OF the relation space may
produce nausea and vomiting Many au-
thorities hold that these attacks may he
caused by hyperaemia Of the semicircu-
lar canals or congestion OF the cord and
| medulls
"on the other hand. these attacks OF
| nausea may he caused by conditions
which would have the same result were
/ the victim on land-such as obstruction
OF the bowels, gsstris, peritonitis and -
| forth
when one Is about to take sea voy-
| age II Is perhaps AS necessary 10 take
! precautionary measures ~ 10 take rem
! edies when the sickness has come Care
| ful dieting for several days. with purge
| administered Just before embarking. has
been shown 10 he beneficial In this re-
| gard When the attack is fully developed.
| calomel and rochelle salts are beneficial.
! In the purely nervous cases morphine Is
sometimes beneficial when administered
\ hypodermica In every case the suffer
! er should make endeayor 90 breathe deep
| ~ and fully In spite OF the motion Of the
ship"
I While DIR. Lamke fS preparing 10 con-
| vince us that purge before embarkne
! IL "A good thing some OF the navy sur
\ geons have deduced the opposite. In pa
/ per read before a Western medical socie-
! ty recently, one Of them declared that a
/ full stomach Was the best cure, ano whom
| his hearers demonstrated that the nature
| OF the disease prevented this, since IL was
| m ma se the agh sfaN full.
| he insisted on his point. and explained IL.
"One liable to sessickness' lie said.
should eat roll or piece OF bread or
something before even lifting tho head
/ from the pillow I'm the morning. Then a
hearty breakfast should be eaten. even
If one must force the food down. IL nec-
! esary. six or seven meals day should
be eaten. In this way the tendency TO
nausea will soon be conquered. '-Phila-
! delphia Inquirer.