Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-27
Remedies for Seasickness.

Tn on the lookout for remedies for
seasckEess." said young woman who
expects to take Il sen trip in Il few days.
and who invariably suffers from the dolo-
rous NAL de mer.
$50 far I've had so many suggestions
that | could make voyage around the
world and use different remedy every
day But will they hold: That's the
question.
Some one told me to take plenty Of
raisins along and nibble them constantly.
Sure preventative. they said. although it
sounds to me like a certain producer Of
diSquieting symptoms.
Number two advised me to hang a
mirror where l could face it constantly.
The theory is that if You don't see the
rise and fall of the boat and the general
liveincss of things on board. you'll he all
right. Honestly, | don't take kindly TO
the idea of gaping at my own yellow Wis
age all the way over.
The same person told me that blind
men are never seasck; that if ! didn't
like the mirror | could keep my eyes shut,
and it would have the same result.
PShaw" said the next adviser.
That's sheer nonsense SeasickneSS is
largely a question of imagination. Ii you
lie around with your eyes shut inviting
the malady. of course. you'll be i'll. You
need TO exercise your will power. Say to
yourself. / won't be seasick, and then
get up and prancp around. and don't be-
''All that sounds very nice II is. in
fact. the theory on which | sailed last
time. Did it work y The young woman
made WHY face. Il went aboard
weighed down with theories and carrying
tremendous load of will power But
my experience was that of the ocean
traveller who felt pretty bad the first hour,
the next hour was afraid she would die
and after that was afraid She wouldn't
No. sir, its not a question Of viii power
or theories.
another hint / got was to take along
lot Of peanuts and sailed almonds and
munich continually between meals. the
jaw action being supposed to aid digeS-
tipn. That sounds worse than the raiSnS
Besides | won't have anything 10 digest
if / don't eat any more meals than
did last time.
But yen mustn't start on an empty
stomach. cautioned the next wise one.
That's the very worst thing. Get a
good square r">di &C diy bread, cold meat
and mustard before you start. But don't
eat Soup. vegetables, h1r sweets.
Somebody else says "a put an ice b8g
10 INV spine. and several strongly recon-
blended The drinking 81 dry vhampa gne.
iced: and another ADVISES the limitation
of nitrate of amyl: aud another serious
iV recommends the 'nuininlHG ot Il tune
with regular ami rather prolonged ga
,lerces' while someone else urges the re-
naated recital of the TWenty-third psalm
forwards and backwards, with eyes shut
and mind concentrated on the recital.
Dear. dear laughed the Young w0m-
an. Il should need TO be fifty different
persons. with fifty different constitutions
to try All those remedies shouldn't /:
About the most sensible suggestion
have heard is to get a berth IN which one
can lie. facing the bow Of the ship. and
io get the system in good orGer before
starting have just heard Of a physi-
r.aa who always preScribe for his
daughters before they sail. They are
never sick. 80 someone asked for bis pre-
Sripti0H.
".WoH.' said To" physician, I give
them Il good dose 81 rHipuci lift n.y. their
liver. and 0,l their -aHl - rs morning
and ~a3lt them oT ami hty never sick
day Cai"mel r. iike "A RS - sunshine
ss g dark day First-perhap~ three n~
four dag, before sailing advise au
anrfiant of some sort every morning.
Them the night before take the calomcl