TO PREVENT SEA-SICKNESS.
Bright red spectacles, accompanied by internal doses of calomel, form a new German specific against sen-sickness. It is deducted from Epstein's investigations on the influence of colour on the bloodvessels in the brain. Sea-sickness is due to lack of bluod in the brain, while red sends blood to the brain with a rush. By looking at one point for some time through the red glasses the patient is rupidly cured.— London Sun. ,
Sir Henry Irving was once asked why his title did not appear on the bills. "In the profession," he answered, "I am still plain Henry Irving. I believe actors and actresses should stand alone on their merits, and not upon any title they may have acquired. Not that I do i>ot appreciate the honour conferred on me, for Ida."
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 5 (Supplement)
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TO PREVENT SEA-SICKNESS.
Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 47, 23 August 1902, Page 5 (Supplement)
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