Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-30
USES OF COMMON SALT.
Few People Comprehend Its Wonderful
VaIue.

for example, with nuts. Upon the latter
salt almost acts as a natural solvent when
once they have been taken into the inner
system. Salt is, in a sense, natures own
blood-purifer Those who talk about |
scuryy may hold contrary opinions; but
then I am not talking Of the abuse of the
mineral in question | am dealing with its
use in a moderate and consistent manner.
Heartburn may be relieved almost in
stantly if half teaspoonful of table salt
be dissolved in wineglassful of cold water
and then drunk. When the eyes are tired
and weak, if they are bathed in slightly
saline water they viii soon become soothed.
A gargle of salt and water used before re-
firing at night will strengthen the throat
and keep off bronchial attacks. If the
flesh is stung by an insect, salt is useful
again. 1t should be slightly wetted and
applied somewhat like Il thick plaster
vanish as if by magic. Those who suffer
from that which is very troublesome
complaint and for which there is very lit
tie sympathy allude to quotations and
flatulency-should try what hot salt will
do for them, and for the former complaint
fill convenient-sized linen bag with salt,
then make this almost red hot in the oven,
and Immediately clap it upon the chest.
The relief will be instantaneous, and al
most wonderful in its effects.
For the latter complaint a somewhat
similar tactic should be adopted, but the
hot salt should be laid inside very long
linen swathe and then bound tightly
around the body so as to cover the pit of
the stomach and the kidneys at the same
time. The effect of this viii be almost as
marvellous as in the previously mentioned
instance Try bandage of hot salt out
side the face for neuralgia; fill the mouth
with hot salt in case of toothache; put
little hot salt in piece of muslin, and
then put it in the ear for a second or two
when earache is troublesome. When
person is upset or has taken something
which disagrees with the system, and
harmless emetic is desired, some salt dis
solved in warm water viii be found an ex-
cellent thing for the purpose. In any such
cases relief will be experienced very
quickly. When the feet are tired and the
system consequently feels jaded try foot
bath of warm salt water before retiring at
night; the sleep will be refreshing one,
and the next morning the tirednesS will
have vanished. OF course the slumber
will help this considerably, but then the
warm saltwater bath will assist the sleep
to do its work.
Coming now to domestic uses of salt
(apart altogether from culinary demands),
full notice should be taken Of thefollowing
hints which | give: Straw hats, straw
mats, willow furniture, ETC., may be cleaned
almost like new if salt and water be used
for washing them. To clean carpet
thoroughly throw damp salt upon it and
then sweep it briskly, and it will be found
that all the coloring will have been vastly
frightened or if the carpet has been well
swept, go over it afterward with a clean
cloth and clear salt water, and the result
will be almost as good. 1t will certainly
make the water harder than if no salt had
been added; but then when washing light
cambrics, linens or other gauzy material
of ladies' attire, handful of salt dissolved
in the washing water will set the color
wonderfully. This practice should be pur-
sued before washing the goods with soap,
and by that means the colors will not be
so prone ITO rum" Delicately colored
goods of any Kind should never be washed
without a salt water bath first, but care
should be exercised in reference to mate
rails which are likely to shrink when i'm
mersed in water.
There is general impression abroad
that articles which are dyed black
cannot be washed without running the
color. This is a mistake, because so long
as the material is washable at all, black
dye can practically be rendered fast color
by the help of the salt water bath before
the general washing is commenced upon.
After such treatment faded black caused
by washing will never occur. To remove
grease from any material, take some spirits
of wine, literally dissolve salt with it, rub
the greasy spot, and it will then require a
good deal Of examination to find where
the grease was previously present. People
with thin hair should wash their heads
in salty water before retiring to rest,
and the next morning wash the head again
in clear water without soap l know a
case in which excellent results ensued
from this treatment.
By the use of dry salt any stain may be
removed from white linen, etc, and sim
ilarly slight fruit stains may be eliminated
if the dry salt be applied properly. If the
chimney catches fire run to the salt box,
and empty it out upon the flames; they
will be reduced as if by magic, and f;;rther
steps can be taken to subdue the outbreak
If SCOT falls upon the carpet or rug, do not
attempt to sweep it until it has been COW
cred thickly with dry salt it can then be
swept up properly, and not a stain or
smear will be left. If anything happens
to catch fire either whilst cooking,
or otherwise, throw salt upon it at
once to prevent any disagreeable smell. If
it is desired to have bright, clear fire
instead of smoky one, sprinkle some salt
over the Goals and in a few minutes the de-
sired object viii be obtained. In summer
salt is very useful to the gardener. because a
strong solution of it will kill
insects or worms on plants, pro-
vided that it be poured over the earth in
such a way as not to touch the leaves
of the plant itself, otherwise the plant will
be killed as well as the insects. On ac-
count of the last mentioned reason it will
be seen that salt is very useful 10 kill
weeds but great care must be taken to see
that it does not become scattered more
widely that for its immediate purpose.
Now couple of culinary wrinkles to
finish with. When beating up the whites
of eggs, add 4 tiny pinch of salt, because
this will "cut them up" and make them
frothy much quicker, as well as make the
froth more ''heady' than it otherwise
would be. Presuming that one wishes
to cool hot dish in a hurry, it
will be found that if the dish be
placed in vessel of cold salty water it
will cool far more rapidly than if it stood
in water Tree from salt / think these
hints of mine are almost sufficient for the
present occasion, for if 1 give more of them
Just now l am afraid shall bore my pa
tient readers.
sunflowers and Malaria.
In a recent issue of the Russian medical
Journal the MeditziHG, contributor en-
phatically draws attention to the common