Air sickness

On Mon, 26 May 2008 09:55:35 -0400, "R. Gardner"
wrote:

Yes it will fade possibbly and as mentioned the control of the airplane will
help.

My daughter the sailor claims that getting up on deck and working like
a navvy is a sure cure/preventive, but I have not found this to be the
case.

I've never been airsick (though I came close to it when doing spin
training at Chandler AZ, on repeated hot days, and driving past the
stockyards) but I have indeed been seasick. My preventive measures
include sitting very still, on deck but as low as I can get (the
nearer the center of gravity, the less the motion), looking at the
horizon, and nibbling Saltines or better yet sugared ginger.

Ginger is a definite preventive for nasuea (however spelled!). Years
ago my old ma used to feed us flat, room-temp ginger ale if we were
sick. We're talking 1940s here, not folk medicine perhaps but close to
it. I feed the same stuff to my grand-daughters--i.e., her
great-granddaughters. For myself, however, I prefer the ginger
candies. Available I think in most groceries.

(Once actively sick, however, there is no cure. Just lie down with
your head in a bucket and wait for death,)



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