Barbour County index., 1910-08-03

their palates and stomachs to over
Indulgence in good things. But the
victim of seasickness cannot eat, and
an occasional fast is a 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, 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 i'll with a 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 wild
yearning to take something for it, and
so eases his mind and contributes
for it, and so eases his mand onds0ea
In some degree to sort of faith cure.
A glass Of water given to a nervous
woman relieves her immensely, If she
is led to believe 1t contains in solu-
tion some subtle and powerful spe-
cific.
So, too, with preventive measures;
they are as numerous as the vain
imaginings of man. Some are absurd
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
of the less ardent bitter waters The
sea air has the peculiar effect of i'm
peding the intestinal functions of most
persons, and the aperient serves to
counteract this tendency
AS soon as the first symptom Of dis
comfort strikes you, retire to your
cabin and lie down-stretching at full
length on the couch. Lie on your side,
with your face to the wall and close
your eyes. If you use any pillow, let
it be a fiat one. so that your head
may not be elevated. Then try to
sleep
Should this treatment ease you and
relieve you, give reverent thanks, and
ferveEt. If however, nausea develops
prepare yourself for the worst of suf-
fering and console yourself with the
thought that you are not the only
one"
While the bromides, choral, cocaine,
chloroform and other drugs are useful
In combating some of tho more vio-
lent symptoms of seasickness, none
should be taken without the advice
OF the ships surgeon. Various wines
and liquors also are recommended by
certain authorities, but to be effective
they must be taken IN large quaint
ties. And the relief is only temper
ary. the patient becoming gloriously
drunk and sleeping of his "bun," only
to wake up to renewed Illness and
nausea
In some cases, however, champagne
} is really effective in relieving violent
nausea, the effect being due to its car
} bonic acid gas. and practically the
same result may be obtained by the
use of soda water.
Best Of all, say some surgeons OF
vast experience. is the plan of permit
ting the initial vomiting to continue.
Leave the patient alone In his mis-
cry for a couple of hours" said one
: veteran to the writer. by that time
his stomach will be empty Then give
} him goblet Of warm water, which
will at once be elected. After thai
: administer half dram Of bromide o.
. potassium In as large a quantity o.
water as he can swallow. II the bro