The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-05-16
WONDERFUL QUALITIES Of SALT.

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 purifier; those who talk about scurvy
may hold contrary opinions, but then | Am
not speaking of the abuse of the mineral in
question; am dealingwith its,,use in aimoder-
ate and consistent manner. Heartburn may
be relieved almost instantly, if half a tea
spoonful of table salt be dissolved in a wine
glassful of cold water, and then drunk.
When the eyes are tired or weak, if they
are bathed in slightly saline water, they will
soon become soothed. a gargle of salt
and water, used before retiring at night,
will strengthen the throat and keep off bron-
chial attacks. If the flesh is stung by an
insect, salt is useful again. 1t should be
slightly wetted and applied somewhat
like a thick plaster would be, by being
tightly bound over the spot which is trouble
some, and the insects venom will vanish as
if by magic. Those who suffer from that
which is a very troublesome complaint and
for which there is very little sympathy -
| allude to eructations and fatulency-
should try what hot salt will do for them,
and for the former complaint fill a conyen-
iently sized linen bag with salt, then make
this almost red-hot in the oven, and imme-
diately clap it upon the chest. The relief
will be instantaneous, aud almost wonder
full in its effect. For the latter complaint,
a somewhat similar tactic should be adop-
ted, but the hot salt should be laid inside
a very long linen swathe, aud then bound
tightly round the body so as to cover the
pit of the stomach and the kidneys at the
same time. The effect of this will be
almost as marvellous as in the previously
mentioned instance.
Try a bandage of hot salt outside the
face, for neuralgia; fill the mouth with hot
salt in cases Of toothache; put a little hot
salt in a piece of muslin, and then put it in
the ear for a second or two when earache
is troublesome. When a person is upset
or has taken something which disagrees
with the system, and a harmless emetic is
desired, some salt dissolved in warm water
will be found an excellent 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 a foot-bath of warm saltwater
before retiring at night; the sleep will be a
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 the following
hints which | give: Straw hats, straw mats,
willow furniture, ETC., etc, may be cleaned
almost like new if salt and water be used
for washing them. To clean a 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 lady's attire a handful of salt dissolved
in the washing-water will set the color
wonderfully. This practice should be
pursued before washing the goods with
soap, and by that means the colors will
not be SO prone s'to run" Delieately
colored goods of any kind should never be
washed without a salt water bath first,
but care should be exercised in reference
to materials which are likely to shrink
when immersed in water. There is q
general impression abroad that ar
ticles which are dyed black can
not 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 a
fast color by the help of the salt water
bath before the general washing is COM
menced upon. After sueh a treatment
faded black caused by washing will never
occur. To remove grease from any mate
rial, take some spirits of wine, literally
dissolve salts with it, rub the greasy spot
and it will then require a great deal of
examination to find where the grease Was
previously present.
People with HIN 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. |
know a case in which excellent results
ensued from this treatment. By the use
of dry salt any stain may be removed
from white table linen, etc. similarly slight
fruit stains may be eliminated. it the dry.
salt be applied promptly. If the chimney
catches fire run to the salt box, and empty
it out upon the flames; they will be re-
duced as if by magic, and further steps
can be taken to subdue the outbrea4
If SCOT falls upon the capet or rug, do not
attempt to sweep it until it has been cover
ed thickly with dry salt; it can then be
swept up properly, and not a stain or
smea will be left. If any thing happens