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