St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-11-22
SOME USES or SALT


8OUWe USES Ot SAeus
4 Few a The Thlags It II Coed Fer WITH
Some 1sasoss Whv.
Heated dry and applied to tho outer
surface over the seat Of Inflammation or
congestion. 1t will give almost instant
relief, while applications Of strong.
hot solution Of salt In water or vinegar
acts like magic upon toothache. ear
ache. neuralgic headache and all that
brood Of distressing ills.
For catarrhal affections and sore throat
. spray Of warm water and salt il almost
. specific. and il one Of the standard
prescriptions Of the ''nose and throat
specialists. For hay fever and those
other slighter forms Of nasal sensitive
ness that induce . constant sneexinR,
there Il NO remedy more quickly PAL
vapor Of heated salt and alcohol.
Put both In tin vessel and that over
. fame. When there is . good show
ing Of vapor place the vessel under
meath . covering atenvelops the head
IS we'll, and inhale the vapor through
both nose and throat For influenza
and ordinary colds this treatment is
also excellent Salt water baths arc
An excellent tonic; taken warm they arc
delightfully."- refreshing when one is
heated and tired, and taken cold they
are the best preventive in all tho world
Of too great susceptibility to colds One
delicate woman. who used to insist that
she ''caught cold on coming into the
world and had never been without ono
since" became - Indifferent to damp
and draughts ss sailor after . years
trial Of salt baths.
For those who have sensitive gums.
inclined to bleed ON the slightest prov
ocation. . mouth wash of salt and cold
water used once or twice . day will
harden the gums and prevent soreness.
As salt is styptic, any light bleeding
may usually be checked by treating tho
part with salt and water. Persons who
have tender feet will nnd them growing
much less sensitive day by day If treat
ed to daily brisk rubbing with cold
salt and water.
There is An old belief that salt water
Injuries the hair. and a delightful old lady
once explained to the writer the reason
therefor.
"You see," she said, ''the salt in the
water is stronger than the hair in your
head, and 60 the salt Just draws tho
hair right out" Assuming this to be
true, that salt water will draw the hair
out of the head when it isn't otherwise
specially inclined toward coming out
by good homeopathic reasoning We
come to the conclusion that when the
hair insists upon coming out Of its own
accord . vigorous treating with salt and
water will put . stop to it Whether
the reasoning be true or not, the fact Is
not all the tonics you can buy at the
hairdresser's will do your hair half the
good. IL It manifests tendency toward
falling out that . daily scalp bath of
strong salt aud water will.
Besides all this. salt is good for the
stomach. A pinch Of It in hot water,
taken either just before or just after .
meal. is valuable aid to digestion. and
. cupful Of very hot saltwater will
sometimes quiet the most persistent
nausea ::
Any thing more that salt will do!
Yes, the most grateful Of all cure the
toothache, sometimes. ''Will it really
do that?" A little girl who was told to
put some in an aching tooth says 90 II
just put in little salt" she said, and
in . few minutes felt tho naughty,
aching nerve curl right down and 70 TO
sleep"
But therc IS one caution to Offer.
However beneficial therapeutic action
Of salt may be. there 10 NO question. but
salt taken into the system with the
food in too great quantities 10 extreme
~ harmful. It was the excessive use
Of salt quito - much as the nervous
strain Of his campaign, that killed
Horace Greeley, and there be those who
declare that with many women tho use
Of salt is . species Of dissipation. Too
much salt in the system dries MP
the blood and the healthy moisture Of
the membranous surfaces. and is evi-
denced by . dead yellow. pallor Of the
skin, with . blanching Of the lips and
cheeks and . morbid craving for the
condiment which nothing but it, use in
enormous quantities will satisfy.-N. Z.
Evening Sun.