The daily Alaskan., 1913-12-15
MEBEL'S CHITGHlT
SeaSiCk Remedies That One
 Would Not Expect to Cure.
RAW HAM AND BLACK BREAD.

Dear Elsa-Ny thoughts this week have all been vending their wax viH the big steamships to turin lands" for really so many of my friends have deserted their native shores that very few are left on this side of the pond. Poor things. Several of them were. or, rather, are, experiencing their maiden trip and they were very doubtful before sailing whether they would be persona grata at the court of Neptune.
 Ton know, dear, how ones friends urge their own pet remedy for seasic5. ness upon the tourist, but for some strange reason each one is as shy about the value of his offered cure as be is about his way of dancing the tango. And strange, too. his method is exactly the one you would not eX- pect him to suggest,
 For example, there Is a social tradi. tion among certain smart set in New York that one of their members was cured of seasickucsS by living on raw ham. black bread and beer. AS TO suit lots of would be smart women have followed in the footsteps of tai> scion of American aristocracy and, ir the veruacular of the duy. have been sadly left"
 i Another of the topsy tuvy cures I've heard recently was for the vic tins of maj de mcr to tie a tight band around their waists to steady their i stomachs. Now. this is a real hard ship to demand of a woman when Ia mode is encouraging a more than Venus de Milo expansion of waist pro portion. so this is probably the most unusual thing that particular recom- mendcr could think of.
 One of the most abstemioUs men I ever knew told me he overcamc the terrors of seasickness by walking the 1 deck with hottie of champagne un- der each arm and was cured by this ungodly remedy On the other hand, a sporting man will often suggest such mild remedies as lemons and ginger ale.
 The thinncst girl I have ever eDcOun- ] tered lived for five days ou hard crack CTS and insists that they age the only ] things that saved her. Some people say you must drink no water. others that YOU must take no soup. and many | old travellers advocate nothing but toast. So. dear, you see the most pop ulur rule this season for the almost Inevitable pond adliction seems to be to do the opposite of what you would on land. but the old and tried salts cureis that there ain't no sich thing as a cure"
 Dick has just come in and says he's heard the latest remedy a "sure tip.' It's lime juice cordial. Put enough in cold water to make it taste pleas antly of the cordial and sip the bev- 1 craze slowly the first thing upon awok ening.
 Before commencing this letter to you ] was in the depths of despair concerning my best damask tab.ecloth, upon which guest had spilled choco- late You know what a wretche4 stain this beverage makes. and most remedies that are tried merely make | bad worse. But where there's a will there's a way. and I've got hold of the chocolate way. Wash it out-l mean the chocolate-immediat iu cool wa | [. a..-
 When. however. the injured article is silk or wool nothing l have learned is so eficacious as the following, which is a genuine discovery arrived at after much experimenting upon chiffon blouse that had been rudc.y treated to a chocolate sundae: All you've got to do is to rub the spot with pure glycerin. taking care to rub it the way of the grain of the goods and not round and round. as this makes a larger spot. which is a mis take often made.
 When the glyCerin has been well ap- piled then wash with lukewarm water the part that has been stained, rinsing several times until all grease has been effaced. Now iron on the wrong side and hang in the sun for little while. At this season of soda it iS well to make a mental note of this cEpcdient. for it will save the cleaners bill.
 Now, before this chat comes to weekly pause lets get in little fash lon gossip. Here in New York and at the resorts the mustard colored para sol Is in evidence. Indeed. it's the 1 whim of the hour among the eZclu- sives. although it's the ugIieSt thing the mind of man could have conceived.
 One cannot say, either. that the mus .ard colOred parasol is cool looking, but it is especially smart with its long handle of carved black wood. Car ripd with a black costume. such a sun shade is very effective. though it has Its pronounced limitations as far as pink. blue and lavender are concerned The green parasol has been too much exploited by the masses. so unfurl your mustard sunshade and be in the swim but don't go over your depth. for the sun do" fade this particular color "woeful bad" believe yours devotedly MABEL.