Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1903 — NERVES CURED ON THE SEA. [ARTICLE]

NERVES CURED ON THE SEA.

Work That Hal pa tha Sufferer on Board tha Basalt Craiaar. For nervous people or people who suffer from nervous dyspepsia or exhaustion there Is no other kind of life which compares with that aboard the •mall cruiser, where the sufferer must do some of the work about deck. But there must be real work, not just lending a hand on a line here and there. Many things are to be borne in mind by the amateur sailor when he decides to live for a time aboard a vessel as “owner and master.” First of all, he must be philosophical. He must uot take a birdlike life too seriously. Accidents and maritime dangers, such as storms and collisions, must be looked out for, but not made into a nightmare to worry him. He must c&rry away gear and perhaps a stick or two now and then without getting on his nerves. There is little danger In bad weather If he usee ordinary judgment in shortening sail and he must remember that only lunatics or worse carry much sail in heavy squalls. His craft, will be quite uucapslzable under the conditions She was designed to undergo. If he wishes to have a Graft that will carry all sail in a black squall or a topsail in a gala he should get ashore and join the rocking chair fleet There he may indulge In problems of metacenbrlc height to his heart’s content without danger to himself or companions. Neither shonld he be toe particular in regard to his personal habits. He should board tha craft with the spirit he had when he went on his first picnic and be ready to live in plain style. This warning will be appreciated after an expensive steward brings him in his first meal or two. Canned goods need not be served aboard yachts cruising In the waters along the coast. He Is a poor steward who cannot furnish fresh beef, chops and steaks, to say nothing of all kinds of fish, at a moderate expense. Then, wit£ rice, macaroni, hominy and some of the numerous prepared foods, he will have a necessary variety without opening his tins, they should be reserved for necessity when the market has failed. With proper stowing a vast amount of good food may, be taken aboard and kept out of sight, yet always easy of access.—Boston Jouranl.