I can easily believe the remedy is a construction. Nevertheless the
resurrection seems likely.  The question is did it occur upon arriving
in Bermuda - the most colorful version - or did it occur on returning
to New York, of which little is written.

I'm actually working on a "radio play" based on the journal notes and
parts of "Ramblings Notes..."  Sticking with Twain's published version
I need to include it as part of the Bermudian arrival.  But then I must
relocate in time when the Scotchman's Wife caved.

On Wed, 2019-09-11 at 13:35 -0700, Martha Sherwood wrote:
> 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
> > 
-- 
 There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of
                          in your philosophy.
                        http://bscottholmes.com