Cure for Sea-sickaess.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 120, 27 April 1883, Page 3

Cure for Sea-sickaess.

With reference to a s-ibject of seasickness, a conespondent signing himgelf "Iris," -writfß to the Hobart Mercury :— «f About two years ago, having occassion to visit the other colonies, and desiring to avoid the usual unpleasani consequences of a sea voyage, I determined to try the effect ot a preventive. My symptoms had always been violent and frequent retching and vomit" ing, first of bilious matter, then of a brownish fluid, and lastly, sometimes a little blood. Now, this is exactly the condition produced by arsenic. > l.toqk with mV, therefore, some pilules of arsenicum, and whenever the idea of sickness preseiuted itself to my mind put one m my mouth. Ihe consequence w&s that I never had the least feeling of BeaVsickness either m going or returning, although at times we had a good deal of pitching and tossing. I do not say that arsenic is a specific m all cases, where violent retching (especially if accompanied with debility) is a prominent feature, it will be found to give great relief, if it does not altogether prevent sickness * In another case where it js indicated, I have known tobacco to ie of use."