Teffi: advice about how to avoid being seasick.

[Jesse Stavis]

"On the other hand, I have no idea if bread crust with salt can help fight rough sea."

I spent some time on boats when I was a small child, and I remember that there were always plenty of pilot crackers on hand. These were very dry, lightly salted crackers. (It seems that Nabisco stopped making them in 2008.) In theory, they were supposed to help fight seasickness. I'm not sure how well they worked in practice. 

Jesse Stavis
Ph.D. Candidate 
Department of Slavic Languages and Literature
University of Wisconsin-Madison


On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:30 AM, Elena Ostrovskaya <elena.ostrovskaya at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Dear Robert,
> 
> Off the top of my head, I would think that it was a crust of bread, as лимон has кожура rather than корка. On the other hand, I have no idea if bread crust with salt can help fight rough sea. As for затылок, I'd say, it's against something, not against one's hand.
> 
> 
> Hope that helps,
> Elena Ostrovskaya
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com> wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> За завтраком мой помещик совсем разошелся: давал всем советы, как нужно сидеть, и как нужно лежать, и о чем нужно думать, и как сосать лимон и жевать корку с солью, и упираться затылком, и стараться выгнуть спину, и чего-чего только не было.
> 
> ТWO QUESTIONS here:
> 1. Can I be confident that корку means the rind of the lemon, rather than a crust of bread?
> 2. Does упираться затылком mean to press one’s hand against the nape of one’s neck, or to press the nape of one’s neck against something?
> 
> For what it is worth, here is a very provisional attempt at this passage.
> 
> During breakfast this landowner of mine became quite eloquent, advising everyone about the best way to sit, the best way to lie, the importance of sucking on a lemon, of chewing on the rind along with a little salt, pressing against the back of your head, arching your back and heaven knows what else.
> 
> All the best, and thanks!
> 
> Robert
> 
> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
> 
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