I think he is being ironic here. Any "remedy" administered on land will
prevent seasickness until one embarks again on rough waters. Sort of like
taking snakebite cure when there are no snakes in sight, or getting
vaccinated against diseases that have not been seen in the Western
Hemisphere in four decades. You have no idea whether the ritual is
effective.   Martha Sherwood

On Wed, Sep 11, 2019 at 12:27 PM Scott Holmes <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Having just received a copy of Notebooks and Journals, Vol II, I'm
> puzzling over a minor detail regarding his voyage with Twichell to and
> from Bermuda.  In the article "Rambling Notes..." and in his journal he
> writes of the resurrection from seasickness as the boat arrives in
> Bermuda.  But, in his journal he writes of the infallible remedy being
> administered by a doctor in Bermuda.  On the first day out from
> Bermuda, by 7 P.M. All the ladies are sea-sick and gone to bed except a
> Scotchman's wife, and she caved by 7:30.  There is no resurrection on
> the journey home and there is no infallible remedy for the journey to
> Bermuda.
> --
>  There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of
>                           in your philosophy.
>                         http://bscottholmes.com
>