Show Preventive ve ti-ve F Found Dull d For tor Seasickness J I 1 Canadian Nov Navy 3 Develops P Pill PillI ill I That Cures Malady OTTAWA A A pink pill cure cur and preventive for seasickness and airsickness air air- sickness sickness effective effective for 75 per cent of persons normally susceptible susceptible has has been developed by the Royal Canadian Canadian Canadian Cana Cana- dian navy it was announced The capsules now are in mass production production pro pro- production I and will soon be issued to toI ships for general use at sea naval I service headquarters said but they are arc not likely to be available to civilians civilians civilians civil civil- ians until after the war j I The prospect is that the new preventive preventive preventive pre pre- will be issued to troops before before be be- fore ore they set out on the impending l. l opening of oC a new front in Europe for the navys navy's official statement said II Its greatest service may be it in protecting invasion troops carried by bythe bythe the navy risen men who must be ready for intense fighting before belore they set foot on land Experimental data thus far obtained obtained obtained ob ob- indicates the remedy is equally equal equal- ly effective in the treatment of airsickness air air- sickness sickness sickness-of of particular importance to airborne troops The formula is a war secret The capsules look like an ordinary cold capsule They are arc taken one or two hours before sailing or in rough weather and remain effective for eight hours Additional capsules may be taken every eight hours for two days and may be repeated if the subject has not then found his sea legs said the statement For persons already seasick the remedy is equally effective as a curative measure It produces no harmful results and does not reduce fighting efficiency For naval personnel it will mean every man can be kept in tiptop efficiency particularly in m the first I two days of a voyage when even i seasoned sailors sometimes become i i ill I j |