On sea sickness / by J.R. Stocker.

  • Stocker, James Reginald.
Date:
[1882]
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    "TLf OcL-uu lis a Health Ivosort," Lonclon, 1880—condemns the whole posae cumitatns of drugs as useless. He says:— " loe bags to the spine, chloi-oforni, chh)ral hydrate, prussie " aeit\ and all the numberless remedies that have been proposed, have been weighed in the balance of expe- " rience and found wanting. Some of them," he admits, '• may relieve for a time, but they interfere with the " natural course of the complaint, and do more harm than " good in the long run,' A few lines further on he says:— " When the stomach is much exhausted by sickness, small " quantities of stimulantf-, especially in an effervescing " foi-m, will be found of great service. The best stimulants " to take are brandy in small quantities, well diluted with " soda ■water, or dry champagne either alone or mixud with " soda water. When ice can be obtaiuer^, it may with very '■ great advantage be either taken with the fluids, or " allowed to dissolve in the mouth in small quantities at " a time." The Eev. Dr. Cuyler, on the other hand, in a letter pubhshed in the Netv York Evangelist, April 21, 1881, states that, " thanks to a fi-ee use every morning of Saratoga " water and a careful diet, 1 have not been sea sick. The " traditional nonsense about warding oif this dreaded " malady by a liberal use of champagne or toddy ought to *' be exploded. In this cas^, too, ' wine is a mocke»", and " ' whoso is deceived thereby is not wise.' A good aperient, " light digestible food, and fresh air are worth more than " all the alcoholic potations ever concocted." But the great modei-n exponent of sea sickness is an American physician practising in New York. His experience truly is great, for he appears to have been a great sufferer himself. It is curious to notice, in jjassing, how Dr. Beard claims to be an authority because he is sea sick and Dr. Barker because he is not. It is also interesting to observe how a system of treatment which seems almost wortliy to be considered as belonging, par excellence, to the old school, has