The Washington herald., 1910-10-13
SICKNESS IN The AIR
Worse Than that of Sea, 1t
Threatens Aviat0rs.
FLYERS FORCED TO RETIRE
Sixteen Men Pioneers In AerORaut-
les Give Up Active Participation I'm
FIyinE-PauIhan's Heart Affected.
Young DrexeI Begged by Family
to Qult the New Fad.

Wholesale assertions in the past few
months from the ranks OF the army of
intrepid men who have for years devoted
their lives and brains to the great prob
lem Of aerial navigation have brought
the world face TO face with new and
perpleXing question. rs mother nature
going to baIk the practical and general
use OF aeroplanes?''
This is the view set forth in the Detroit
Tribune by an authority.
More than one eminent medical au-
thortty in ths past few weeks has been
quoted as saying that human beings are
not constituted for flying In the air; that
this bird imitation. soaring over build
ings. over seas, and through clouds which
now Is popular fad among men OF cour-
age who have the money 10 devote to
following the sport. and a source Of In
come 10 many who have made II a pro-
fession. cannot last. at least. not unless
some method is discovered 10 prevent
broken down nerves. ruined heart action.
strained lungs. and a dozen other all
ments that may be said TO be brought
about by travelling through lofty space.
sixteen Give Up.
Sixteen men who are pioneers in mod
ern areonautics have given up active par
tieipation in flying.
One. a nervous wreck after having been
before the public many times in soul
stirring flights, makes the excuse that he
intends 10 devote his future To making
aeroplanes for others 10 soar in. Another,
after a bad fall. has abandoned flying
permanently, and Will enter upon the
business career that he relinquished to
become an airman. Still another has ac-
knowledged that flying has so affected
his nerves that he cannot now take even
an exhibition trip without experiencing a
severe attack Of vertigo. He will build
airships too. in8ead OF flying in them.
Feelings Of Giddiness.
a widely-known medical authority. CIV
ing his views on the subject, Is quoted
as saying:
Seasickness is terror 10 many people,
and the chances are that airsickness will
be worse. Most persons again have OK
perienced the unpleasant feeling in an
elevator when II commences its descent;
OF in a swing when. like the pendulum.
1t swings back. Not a few people refuse
TO stand close TO the edge Of a el!n or
trust themselves 10 look down into vast
chasm OF space Immediately beneath their
feet, owing 10 vague feelings OF glddiness.
fears OF falling arising out Of sense Of
jeopardized equilibrium
IN short. the advance which is yet 10
be made I'm order 10 bring aviation within
the practical affairs OF daily life must still
be very far-reaching. Then. assuming
that the great contamination has been
reached, will human organization be able
10 stand aviation
This Is by no means certain, II one
takes into consideration the constant
changes Of atmospheric pressure with
their marked effect on respiratory and
circulatory processes which a Journey
through the air must entail"
French Altman Quits.
Emile Debonnet the French airman,
has announced that the nerve strain OF
travelling in a monoplane is more than he
can stand. He has sought other employ
ment.
The celebrated Paulkan, who estab-
lished the first record for long flights by
crossing the English channel and success
fully landing in Great Britain. has re-
tired He recently declared that the
hazardous life affected his heart He is
to devote himself in the future entirely
20 construction work
Another French aviator, Bleriot quite
as widely known has given up all except
experimental flying with new machines
OF his own invention. He never scars
higher than forty or fifty feet from the
ground now.
Henry Farman has entirely quit flying
save for trials ia newly designed ma
chimes and our own Wright brothers are
concerning themselves almost wholly with
manufacturing.