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Show YOUR HEALTH BY DR. R M. BISHOP. ' 4 Do you suffer from sca-slckness? Or, if you've not taken a long wate voyag", do you suffer on trains from car-sickness, the twin brother of seasickness sea-sickness '.' Y'ou'll be surprised to learn that the real causes of these two maladies lie in the eyes and ear! Sea-sickness Is usually due to the effect of the long rolls of the waves on tho spirit level of the human buds . This spirit level Is a peculiar little apparatus which determines J our balam e. it is located In the Internal ear and Is a Beriee of seml-clrcular canals filled with a jelly-like fluid The movements Of a ship on the surface of the ocean make unaccustomed unaccus-tomed demands on this organ andj you get sea-sick. You can get the same feeing of dizziness to a certain cer-tain extent by turning around rapld-l rapld-l a number of times The same factors apply sometln.es In producing car-si. kness, though It id oftcner the result of a weak stomach stom-ach or eye strain. It Is a customary thing In riding a car to read or to watch the rapidly shifting scenery. In such cases you are constantly calling on your eyes to change their focus or direction. I Such strain, hardly noticeable ordinarily, ordi-narily, becomes decidedly unpleasant and reacts upon the nervous system and frequently affects tho stomach In Its process of digestion. Sea-sickness Is more pronounced than car-slckneas because the Irritation Irrita-tion Is so long-continued. A sea-sick person becomes green and almost transpire tit In nppearance After one gets accustomed to the difference In balance. however. he usually becomes immune to further attack of this ailment In persistent car-sickne-ss one should hav.e his eyes examined. The muscles of the eyes may b( faulty nnd glasses may be necessary Even though the visual power ma be good there may be bad muscle adjustment. Shouid tho eyes prove all right, then tho cars should be examined. i Some underlying factor i usually to blame for car-sick nes. but there are a number of perfectly1 normal, healthy people who just naturally cannot ride In a street car without becoming sick Such people will often find that relief may be four1 In chowlng gum 1 or by swallowing a little sodium bicarbonate tablet when riding on a car. |