The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-27

their palates and stomachs to over
indulgence in good things But the
victim of seasickness cannot eat, and
an occasional fast is mighty good
thing for the system
AS far as is known. no one ever died
of seasickness. although frequently
this cause is ascribed in reports OF
the death of travellers. In practically
all such cases, however, some organic
disease has been the real cause, and
not the simple seasickness itself
For example, a woman last summer
was carried ashore from an Atlantic
liner, unconscious and dying, after
suffering from seasickness for the two
weeks of the voyage. When the end
came, her death was ascribed to ex-
haustion, following mal-de-mer. but the
truth soon was demonstrated that she
had been hopelessly Ill with heart
malady when she had set sail.
Some veteran traveller once counted
one thousand and one alleged! rene
dies for seasickness, but as the end
was not in sight he stopped counting
and roughly guessed that there must
be ten thousand and ten. And each is
as good as the other-or as useless
Still, each satisfies the patients wlp
, yearning to take something for II. and
so eases his mind and contributes
: for it, and so eases his mand ondsOea
2 il some degree to a sort OF faith cure
A glass of water given to nervous
2 woman relieves her immensely, If she
3 is led to believe it contains in solu-
i ton some subtle and powerful spe-
4 cif1c
So. too, with preventive measures;
: they are as numerous as the vain
e imaginings of man. Some are absurd
g and others may really be useful. AS a
: general rule. a landsman preparing
: for voyage should prepare by taking
: for two or three days before sailing.
some mild aperient. preferably one
e of the less ardent bitter waters. The
e sea air has the peculiar effect OF i'm
|. peding the intestinal functions of most
q persons, and the aperient serves to
s counteract this tendency
AS soon as the first symptom of dis
i, comfort strikes you. retire to your
Il cabin and lie down-stretching at full
II length on the couch. Lie on your side
e with your face to the wall and close
y your eyes. If you use any pillow, lei
d it be a fat one, so that your head
l. NAV not be elevated. Then try te
y sleep
u Should this treatment ease you ane
relieve you, give reverent thanks. ant
fervert If however, nausea develops
IS prepare yourself for the worst OF suf
IS fering and console yourself with thu
II thought that you are not the onl,
. one
- While the bromides. choral, cocaine
~ chloroform and other drugs are usetu
in combating some of the more vic
- lent symptoms of seasickness, non
:, should be taken without the advic
=, of the ships surgeon. Various wine
10 and liquors also are recommended b
=, certain authorities. but to be effectiv
- they must be taken IN large quaint
ties And the relief is only temper
a airy. the patient becoming gloriousl
j., drunk and sleeping off bis 'bun,' onl
m to wake up to renewed illness an
IT, nausea
In some cases, however. champaign
he is really effective in relieving violer
D. nausea. the effect being due to its ca
he bonic acid gas, and practically tn
same result may be obtained by tn
IN use of soda water.
n Best of all, say some surgeons
ri vast experience, is the plan of permi
ting the initial vomiting to continue
&C. Leave the patient alone in his lni
al cry for couple of hours, said on
ty veteran to the writer. by that tim
h. his stomach will be empty Then CIV
tie him goblet of warm water. who
IS. will at once be elected. After ths
n administer half a dram of bromide
1t, potassium in as large quantity
nd water as he can swallow. II the br