bosoms heaving with the lieaving sea ; or when they
are seized with a sudden interest in the study of ich-
thyology, and strain their eyes in untimely peering
into the troubled waters. It makes a man g-lad to
see his companions sea-sick ; it makes him rejoice in
his superiority, to delight in their woe; he laughs
that he is better than they. Then the shame of it to
the miserables who suffer. Of all who remained cab-
ined and berthed for the two days succeeding our de-
parture, few could be found who had been sea-sick at
all. Some had had a headache, others were fatigued
and needed rest ; some were not hungry, and then it
was too much trouble to dress. Of all maladies, the
one for which its victims are least to blame, they ap-
pear the most ashamed of, while colds and fevers
brought on by foolish indiscretions are unblushingly
acknowledged.
Many have made sea- voyages who suffered severely at first, but afterward very little ; although they could still be seasick in rough weather, they knew better how to take care of themselves. There appears to be no universal remedy for this hateful and hated nausea; some find relief in iced champagne, others in brandy, soda-water, tea, gruel, codfish, or fruit. Much depends upon the state of the system, and no two are to be treated exactly alike. In some individual cases, the secret is to find that place and po- sition where one can be most at rest. Few ever suc- ceed in combating the evil, being always forced to yield vanquished. Hence it is on going to sea, the first thing to do is to arrange one's room and effects so that one may be prepared for it ; as a certain nobleman used deliberately to make ready his bed before getting drunk. On this steamer my berth was near the hatchway, and at times the sun poured in upon me the full volume of his rays, which with the motion of the ship, long fasting, and a compound of villainous smells ranker than Falstatf found in Mrs Ford's linen, made me almost wild with fever and
