The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1910-07-28

suffer from its pangs Even animals
feel IL. and feel IL soreiy. while some
persons never outgrow It. no matter
how often they go to sea.
Sailing nj Of port on regular trips
are than half a dozen well.
known nayigators who pay tribute 10
Neptune. as II is euphemistically eE-
pressed. every time they strike deep
water. The attack does not last long
with these victims. but Il IS doubly
conspicuous because OF their position.
AS every n knows. seasickucss is
caused by the motion OF a vessel at
sea, but Just how the motion acts on
the bodily organism Is sim an open
question.
According 20 some authorities. the
violent and u-unrcustonecd movements
Of the stomach produce gastric dis
~turbances, and these disturbances
cause vomiting BY others the theory
r. advanced that the center OF disturb
8nce Is the central system.
which becomes demoralized by the
strange impressions striking the eyea
Circulation 80 tho medulla oblougata
Sea lmpedsd. say still others. with the
result that O sort Of storm develops IN
the nerve controlling the stomach,
Finally. others aver that the imRgina-
ton is much TO blame. or that the
brain itself "a shocked. or that muscu-
lar fatigue. caused by efforts 10 main
tain ones balance. is the real cause
OF the trouble
on the whole, probably an Of these
things help ~ an events q makes
no difference 20 the sufferer. and you
may select your own cause when you
next travel on the brlny
But the FIRST symptoms are some
what %aiaTu!vg Comes a faint sense
OF riadinoss. a creepy, chilly feeling
Of light hcadcdness Outlines y por.
spiration breaks out on hands and fore
head; your stomach seems sinking
and then ome nausea
Regardless Of the direction Of tho
wind the victim rushcs 20 the side
az the ship and gives W HIS last meal
Tears Am his eyes and his face grows
white and hts whole body becomes
cold and clammy
Hanging painfully to a stanchion.
the sufferer wotz rot the passage Of
time nor cares for tho coming OF
eternity. Tie ia paralyzod, overcome
by the paugs Of a namelcss. uncarthly
terror Then Mind hands lay hold
on him and lead him 90 his cabin.
where he lies IN most AFFECT misery
g. ...aI.N. ..~.Hv FewF4 "a hRFfWH -
tho length Of the voyage. be Il str
days or sixteen,
Sometimes, however, nausea does
not develop. and this kind Of sickness
Ia described by Sc victims as ever
worse than that ia which one gives
up all within him. A the neuaeatet
sufferers say that their form Is The
worse, the question is still open toi
discussion.
A. an events. no pang known 60 ter
ra nrma equals IN sheer terror and
misery the despsiring, lost sensation
OF the soasick First, say those VII,
know whereof they speak, the victim
harbors a horrible fear that he IA so
ing 10 die, IN the next stage he be
comes apathotic and doesn't care I
~picayune whether be dies or not: n
the third stage he hopes that he vii
die. and prays for surccase from sui
fering
Please throw me overheard Is IN,
plea frequently urged upon sea cap
tains by unhappy sufferers, and az th'
time they really H.
Finally, the victim fears that he vii
not die, and longs for strength 70 en-
able him 20 rush 20 the side and hur
himself into the depthleas ocean
Far from being a dangerous allie
ton. however. soaaickncss Ia beneficial
IN many cases, and a large majority
OF travellers are improved In health
rather than harmed. by the complot'
rest aud total abstinence Il ontorces
People who are seasick Ia
vnnlAbly eat too much at sea, the SAT-
arlsp air whotting their appetitea an'