The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-08-28

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salt /, good IL il G language oi
inspiration A. we'll n Il ,E.'.aUfic- In
all ti4c range of the hcIIS,'.t.,.d ,..atctia
medica there is no remedy halt - valu-
able a. common salt, both lec.uSc Of it,
real curative properties and o. lis i'm.
mediate availability. And, moreover,
IL has this advantage over mory prctcn-
tious remedies. that seldom in case ot
over zeal or mismanagement can IL lie
made to 40 mischief II il doesn't heal
1t won't kill, ut any rate. Here are some
of the things IL Is good for:
Heated dry aud applied TO the outer
surface over the seat Of Inflammation or
congestion it will give almost instant
relief, while applications Of ii strong hot
solution of salt in water or vinegar acts
like magic upon toothache, earache, neu-
ralgic headache, and all that brood of
distressing ills.
For catarrhal affections and sore throat
q spray of warm water and salt is al
most Il specific, and is one of the stand
ard prescriptions Of the nose and throat"
specialists. For hay fever and those
other slighter forms of nasal sensitive
ness that induce constant sneezing
there is no remedy more quickly pallia-
tive and often curative than the vapor
of heated salt and alcohol.
Put both in a tin vessel and heat over
flame When there is a good showing
of vapor place the vessel underneath a
covering that envelopes the head as well,
and inhalc the vapor through both nose
and throat, For influenza and ordinary
colds this treatment is also excellent.
Salt water baths are an excellent tonic;
taken warm they are delightfully."- re-
freshing when one is heated or tired, and
taken cold they are the best preventive
in all the world of too great suscepti-
bility to colds, One delicate woman who
used to insist that she caught cold on
coming into the world and had never
been without one since" became Us in
different TO damp and draughts as q
sailor after years trial of salt baths.
For those who have sensitive gums iu-
clined to bleed on the slightest provoca-
tlOu, al UlbuIH WISH VI sui COIu
water used once on twice day will har-
den the gums and prevent soreness. AS
salt is Il styptic any slight bleeding may
usually be checked by treating the part
with salt and water Persons who have
tender feet will find them growing much
less sensitive day by day if treated to a
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 So the salt just draws the hair
right out Assuming this to be true,
that salt water will draw the hair out of
the head when it isn't otherwise spe-
cially inclined toward coming out, by good
homeopathic reasoning we come 70 the
| conclusion that when the hair insists
upon coming out of its own accord q
/ vigorous treating with salt and water
| will put a stop to it. Whether the rea-
| sOning be true or not, the fact il. Not
all the tonics you can buy at the hair
| drcsser's will do your hair half the good,
| if it manifcsts a tendency toward falling
out, that daily scalp bath of strong salt
and 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 a
meal, is a valuable aid to digestion, and
a cupful OF very hot salt water will some
| ,,,;of thn
| Anything more that salt will do! Yes,
the most grateful of all-cure the tooth
ache sometimes. Will it really do that ?
A little girl who was told to put some in
an aching tooth says So Il just put in
a little salt" she said, land in a few
minutes felt the naughty aching nerve
curl right down and go to sleep.
But there is one caution to offer How
ever beneficial the therapeutic action OF
salt may be, there is no question but salt
taken into the system with the food in
too great quantities is extremely harm
ful. 1t was the excessive use of salt
quite as much as the nervous strain OF
his campaign, that killed Horace Gree
lev, and there be those who declare tha
with many women the use of salt is ;
species of dissipation. Too much salt il
the system dries up the blood and the
healthy moisture of the membranoui
surfaces, and is evidenced by dead vel
low pallor of the skin, with a blanchinl
of the lips and cheeks and a morbit
craving for the condiment which moth
ing but its use in enormous quantitie
will satisfy.