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

the luxurious bills Of fare tempting
their palates and stomachs 10 over
Indulgence In good things. But the
victim Of ~seaslckness cannot eat, and
an occasional fast is a mighty good
thing for the system.
As far as Is known. no u 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 NJ Atlantic
liner. unconscious and dying. after
suffering from seRsichness for the two
weeks OF the voyage. When the end
camc. her death was ascribed 20 ex-
haustion. following maldemer, but the
truth soon was demonstrated that she
bad been hopelessly 81 with a heart
malady when she had set sail
Some veteran traveller once counted
one thousand and one alleged rene
dies for seasiCknCss. 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 us the other-or AZ useless
Stll. each satisfies the patients Wild
yearning TO take something Tor H. and
so eases his mind and contributes
for Il. and so eases his maud ouds0ea
IN some degree 20 a sort o. faith cure
a glass Of water given 60 a nervous
woman relieves her immensely, n she
Is led TO believe Il contains in solu.
ton some subtle aud powerful spe.
cihc.
So. too. with preventive measures:
they are as numerous as tho vain
imBEiniugs Of man Some are absurd
and others may really be useful AZ a
general rule. n landsman preparing
fof a voyage should prepare by taking,
for two or three days before sailing.
some mild apcricut, preferably one
Of the less ardent bitter waters. The
sea air has the peculiar effect 81 I'm.
peding the intestinal functions OF most
persons. and the upuriOut serves to
counterfeit this tendency
As Foou as the Grst symptom Of dis.
comfort strikes you, retire 90 your
cabin and lie down-Btrctchiug az foil
length on the couch Lie on your side.
with your face 10 the wall and close
your eyes. II you use any pillow. lei
Il be a Cat one. SO that your head
may o be elevated. Then try "a
sleep
should this treatment ease YOU and
rclivve you. give r%Cvercnt thanks, and
forvcut. II however. nausea develops
prepare yourself FOR the worst OF sui
foring and console yourself with N,
thought that you are not the onll
one"
While the bromides, choral. cocaine
ehiorotorm and other drugs are usefu
IN combating some OF the more VIC
lent symptoms OF soasickncss. non'
should be taken without the advic,
OF the ships surgeon, Various winei
and liquors also are recommended b.
certain authorities, but TO Dc enecuyi
they must be taken m large quaint
ties Aud the relief g. only temper
airy. the patient becoming gloriousl,
drunk and sleeping on bis bun" onll
20 wake up 10 renewed illness an,
nausea
In some cases, however. champaign
is really effective in relieving vtolon
nausea the effect being due TO It's car
honlc acid gas, and practically III
sama result may be obtained by N.
use OF soda water,
Best OF an. say some surgeons o
vast experience, Il the plan OF permit
ting the initial vomiting 60 continue.
Leave the patient alone in his mts
cry for a couple OF hours" said on
veteran TO the writer, my that TIM
his stomach will be empty Then civ,
him a goblet Of warm wator. whiel
1. will a. once be eiectes, After tia
administer half a dram OF bromide Q
/. potassium IN as largo a quantity o
water as he can swallow, II the bro