The Redwood gazette., 1902-12-17
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. Il, 1902.
4 LEAGUE AGAINST SEAsICKNESs.

sickness may be glad to learn
that a league for its prevention
has been formed i'll France.
The society is called the
"Ligue contre le Nal de Ner;'
it is under the direction of DR..
Mardeuf, who has founded a
journal called LIE Mai de Ner,
and published a book, which
processes to be complete by
gienic guide for those who ira
vel by water. This small work
contains q large amount Of Gu
rious information. The frs t
chapter is written to prove
that there is such d thing asI
st4slCkuess, Il proposition
which Will b. readily granted
Ihc further contention! that il
can BE avoided otherwise ttan
Iy staying ashore) aud that it
is; curable can hardly be said
at present to be matters Of
Cc!unOn knowledge. General
ana special cautions which
should bc taken before St2rt!n Z
Oh q journey are given and a
rIupter is devoted TO the be
havlUr which should be CD
served on the day Of departure.
On going on board the boat
the traveller should walk about,
whistle, and sing, should he
possess that accomplishm ment;
if not, he should chat or regard
some distant fixed point thru
blnOCular glasses. This latter
practice is strongly reconmen
ded by n. G. Narguet OF Chal-
Ons, who has found that the
mere act Of holding binocular
glasses before the eyes has
been sufficient to pevent sick
ness. This method of prophy-
laxis has it's counterpart in a
tradition held by some British
sailors to the effect that a man
who falls overheard will never
be drowned SO long as he can
be induced to enter into con-
versation. The English, we
learn, strongly recommend the
exhibition Of "wisky,' Of cog
nae, of rum, of brandy, Of
chartreuse and of porter.
Whether these remedies are
usually taken separately or to-
gether we are not told, nor are
the doses specified. The au-
thor recommends an alcohol
ic preparation Of mint, because,
he says, the smell of that herb
increases the activity of respir-
alton. In regard to food DR..
Nardeuf finds that foie gres
and cream are apt to disbgree.
In the case Of acute symptoms
he recommends abdominal
compression, concerning which
he has much to say.
Perhaps the most interest
ing thing in connection with
the league is the great effort
which it is making to obtain
the fullest details on all ques-
tons bearing on the causation
symptoms, treatment and COM
pliCations of seasiCkness. The
method called collective inves.
tigation is the one which has
been adopted, and q number oI
questions have been drawn uE
to which answers are reques
ted from all persons interested
in the malady. There are thir
ty-seven questions, five ot
which are addressed exclusive
~ to ladies. Some might sug
gest the wish that an easiel
one might be substituted. Fo,
example, many people woule
be unable satisfactorily to de
line their temperament and te
say whether it is nervous, bill
lous, ly1nphatic or sanguine
Many of the questions cover {
good deal of ground. Here i:
: Il specinin Question lo) "Dt
YOU turn in as you come or
! board? Do you do SO IN til,
summer before the boat sails
, when the heat makes the cab
ms intolerable? Do you pre-
s"rve the horizontal posture
Do you lie on your back, or o,
your stomach, or on your righ
side? Do you keep your heat
/ higher or lower than Your feet
Do the Arabs suffer more o
less from seasickness than W
do? Do you know any chill
1ren who suffer from seasick
hess: if so, what are thei
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