The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-07-28

eS1S1 nom lto DoAe0. Even animals
reel Il. and feel Il sorely. while sons
Dsssoes never outgrov It, no nattsr
'HeW Often they 90 to ssa.
Sailing out Of port On regular trips
ars more than half . dozen we'll
known navigators who pay tribute to
Neptune" - It 10 systematically e.
pressed. every time they strike deep
wstss. The attack doss not iast long
with these victims. but II 10 doubly
conspicuous because Of their position.
Az every one knows, seasickness ID
caused BY the motion Of = vessel at
ga. but Just how the motion acts on
the bodily organism 10 stin an open
question.
According to some authorities, the
violeAt and nnacc1sto0ed movements
oe the stomach produce gastric dis
turbances. and these Disturbances
pause vomiting. By others the theory
10 advanced that the center Of disturb
ance b the central nervous system,
which becomes dsmoralfsed by the
strange Impressions striking the eyes.
Circulation b the medulla oblongata
IL impeded, say still others, with the
result that sort Of storm develops in
the nerve costrolling the stomach.
Finally, others aver that the imagtna-
ton b much to blame. or that the
brain itself IL shocked. or that muscu-
lar fatigue. caused by efforts to main
tain ones balance. is the real cause
Of the trouble.
On the whole, probably Ill Of these
things help. At all events. 1t makes
no difference to the sufferer, and you
may select your own cause when you
next travel On the briny.
But the frst symptoms are some
what alarming. Comes = faint sense
Of giddiness: . creepy. chilly feeling
Of iight-headedness. Outlines q per
spiration breaks out On hands and fore
head; your stomach seems sinking
and then comes nausea.
Regardless of the direction of the
wind. the victim PUSHES to the side
Of the ship and gives up his last meal.
Tears All his eyes and his face grows
white and his whole body becomes
cold and cianmy.
Hanging painfully to a stanchion.
the sufferer wots not the passage Of
time nor cares for the coming Of
eternity. He Is paralyzed, overcome
" the pangs of a nameless. unearthly
terror Then kind hands lay hold
on him and lead him to his cabin.
where he lies in most abject misery
for periods varying from "a hours to
the length of the voyage. be 1t six
days or sixteen.
Sometimes, however, nausea does
not develop, and this kind of sickness
is described by its victims as even
worse than that in which one gives
up all within him. As the neuseated
sufferers say that their form is the
worse, the question is still open for
discussion.
At all events. no pang known to ter
ra firma equals in sheer terror and
misery the despairing. lost sensation
Of the seasick. First, say those who
know whereof they speak, the victim
harbors a horrible fear that he is go
ing to die In the next stage he be-
comes apathetic and doesn't care
the third stage he hopes that he Will
die, and prays for surcease from suf-
fering.
please throw me overheard" Is the
plea frequently urged upon sea cap
tains by unhappy sufferers. and at the
time they really mean It
Finally, the victim fears that he will
not die, and longs for strength to en-
able him to rush to the side and huri
himself into the depthless ocean.
Far from being dangerous afiic-
ton, however. seasicknens Is beneficial
in many cases. and large majority
of travellers are improved In health.
rather than harmed. by the complete
REST and total abstinence 1t enforces.
People who never are seasick In
,,,,ohlv eat too much at sea, the salt,
0isp air whetting their appetites and