Evening star., 1903-07-13
NAL DE MER REMEDIES.
Eustace Reynolds Ball Gives the Causes
of Seasickness.
From London Travel.

+ rom London Travel
That seasickness IS "A malady To which
most Of us Succumb sooner or later from
the seasoned globe-trotter to the modest
tripper whose experience of foreign travel
is limited to an occasional run to Paris is
a fact which is none the less disquieting be-
cause 1T Is SO obvious.
There Is of course no infallible cure for
seasfckness except, perhaps the proverbial
one of Punch Don't go to sea" This
negative cure - of course. impracticabls
for many Of But though there is no
absolute cure. there is no doubt that a COM
mon sense regime before embarking on 4
long voyage-cross- channel trips and other
short passages need not be considered-
would do much to lessen the risks of
sickness or minimize the attack. The prin-
cipal causes of this distressing malady are:
"a f.nusion of blood TO the brain. CO Dis
turhance of the digestive system: and Ger
tainly those of weak digestion are PECULIAR
ly susceptible to attacks Of NAL de mer.
CD Overeating and also undertaking.
Those who subject to SeaSicknesS
should treat themselves for few days be
fore the start. live very simply and take a
mild aperient In short. the preliminary
reatment rowing men undergo before be
ginning strict training might well be fol-
lowed. Then it is undeniable that most
people on board ship eat far too much and
take too little exercise. The Indulgence in
the usually rich and greasy cooking at the
long and elaborate meals of the firSt-clasS
saloons of the big ocean steamers where
even at breakfast there are more courses
than most passengers are accustomed to at
dinner-is a bad preparation for a protract-
ed bout of seasickness. During the attack
sufferers are naturally disinclined to eat at
all. Consequently ii is not surprising that
this alienation of repletion and starvation
plays havoc with the digestive organs
When the patient actually succumbs
drugs are of some use IN alleviating the
mo 1l1 fl,n Il L..
mustard leaf to the stomach and hot
water bottle to the feet. Three to four
drops of chloroform on lump sugar often
prevents vomiting. Give also a tumbler of
hot milk (Which prevents straining on an
empty stomach) or a dose of fifteen grains
bromide of soda and five grains antipyrne
to one ounce water. Some doctors recom-
mend cocaine tablets tone-twentieth grainD
every hour.
Many medical men consider that If drugs
must be taken, the best all-around remedy
is chlorohrom mot chloroformD. a COM
pound OF choralamide and bromide OF po-
tassium, while some pin their faith to five
grains of bromide Of ammonia
Popular remedies are not as a rule Of
much use An exception may. however.
be made in favor of yanatas. which is at
all events one of the best palliatives known,
while ii has proved etticacious as a pre-
ventive.
AS to beverages, the popular one of stout
is probably the worst a seasick person can
take. Iced dry champagne is about tho
most suitable. though II is more useful in
the depressing and exhausting stages OF a
long attack than at the beginning 1t must.
in short, be regar ded a preventive rather
than a palliative. In obstinate cases IL Will
sometimes be found that wearing an Ice
belt mnimizes the feeling of nausea. or IL
ice be not procurable. applying cold COM
presses all along the spine is nearly as ef-
fective Even tightening ordinary belt
will sometimes reduce the nausea.
But NAL de mer remedies are as the sands
of the eashore in number. For instance,
one experienced traveller recommends eat
ing couple of apples directly the feeling
of nausea is experienced.
There is doubt that nerves have much
to do with Seasickness With some reason
medical men declare that fear is the most
potent of all remedies If the ship is really
in danger. seasick folk, they argue, seem
matically cured.
Then no doubt, Imagination is a potent
and important factor in the case, while
visual impressions certainly predispose
travellers to NAL de mer. For this reason
it is good plan when on deck to shut the
eyes.