Antipyrin in Seasickness.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume 1, Issue 53, 27 May 1892, Page 7

Antipyrin in Seasickness.

In a note presented to the Academy ol Soiencea (Conipt. Rend .) M. Dupuy calls attention to ttie value of antipyrin as a remedy against seasickness. He states that he prescribed to some persons who had previously suffered terribly from seasickness, 3 grms. daily of antipyrin on the three days previous to embarking and the three days following, while some to take the medioina throughout the voyage, and he has been informed that all these persons crossed the Atlantic without suffering from seasickness. This experience was subsequently confirmed in a communication from M. Ossian-Bonnet ( Compt. Rend, cv., 1028), who states that in about sixty cases occurring during a voyage to Buenos Ayres and hack, he found antipyrin invariably effective in arresting seasickness, though the dose required was variable. In moat esses 1-53 gramme was sufficient, the complete effect being produced in about ten minutes. In other oases the dose had to be repeated, but it was never necessary to exceed 3 grammes to produce cessation of the siokness within an hour. In a few cases, where the Biokness was so incessant aato prevent absorption by the stomaoh, the same effect was produced by the hypodermic injection of 1 grain of antipyrin.

The following story is told by the Philadelphia Pres* i

It was just before seven o’clock a few days since when the diners in a fashionable restaurant, in New York, lifted their eyes at tha apparition of two extremely pretty girls at the door. Both were tall, and Render, and rosy, and both had flaxen yellow hair. They hesitated a minute and then timidly advanced toward a table, while the nearest waiter, anything but timidly, advanced toward them. “ Pardon, ladies; against the rules of the houße. No ladies unattended admitted at this time of day.” " But—we came to gat dinner,” faltered one of the girls, only half-comprehend-ing. n “Don’t serve dinner to women without men with them after dark,” said the waiter, still more brusquely. His tone was audible throughout thsroom and his manner equally unmistakable as he waved them back. The color flooded the cheeks of both as they stood irresolute, and then a little dazed, retreated.

“Come, now, I s;;v, fiat's an outrage,” exolaimed a young m&u. who sat at one of the nearer tables.

“ Can’t help it; it’s orders," returned the waiter, whose attention was speedily diverted by the entrance of an athletic youth, with a lot of yellow jonquils in his hand. The ladies, two sisters, had been esoorted to dinner by their brother, who had left them a block from the restaurant to get a couple of bouquets at a florist’s, while they went-in advance and preempted a table for the meal. The athletic youth laid down the jonquils, made one jump for the waiter, and accomplished a knock-out. Some of the f ashidnabla diners applauded, but the fact remains that the waiter obeyed erders after all.