Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-10-02
Virtues Of Salt.

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no remedy half so valuable as cor i.
mon salt, both because Of its real Gu
rative properties and of its immcdi-
alto availability. And, moreover, it
has this advantage ove more preten-
tious remedies, that seldom in case of
oycrzeal or mismanagcmort can it
DO made to do mischief. III it doesn't
heal, it won't kill at any rate. Here
arc some OF tho things it is good for:
Heated dry and applied to the
outor surface ovor tho scat of in
aammation or congestion, it will give
almost instant relief, whilo applica-
tons of a strong, hot solution of
salt, in water or vinegar, acts like
magic upon toothachc, oarachc, nou-
ralgio headache, and ali that brood
of distressing ills. d..
For catarrhal affections and sore
throat a spray Of warm water and
salt is almost a specific, and is Iii Of
tho standard prescriptions of tho
"nose and throat" specialists. For
hay fever, and those other slightor
forms of nasal scnsitiycncss that in-
ducc a constant sneczing, there is no
remedy more quickly palliative, and
often curative, than the vapor of
heated salt and alcohol.
Put both in n tin vessel and heat
over a flame. When there is q good
showing of vapor place the vessel
under q covering that envclops the
head as we'll, and inhalc tho 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 arc delight
fully refreshing when one is heated
or tired, and taken cold they are
the best preventive i'll the world of
too great susceptibility to colds.
One delicate woman, who used to in
sist that she "caught a cold on COM
ing into the world and had never boon
without II %sincc," became as indif-
fcrcnt to damp and draughts as a
sailor, after n years trial of salt
baths.
For those who have sensitive gums,
inclined to bleed on the slightest
provocation, a mouth-wash of salt
and cold water used once or twice a
day will harden the gums and pre-
vent As salt is a 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 water.
There is an old belief that salt
water Injuries the hair, and delight
full old lady once explained to the
writer the reason thereof.
"You see" she said, "he salt in
water is stronger than the hair in
your head, and 80 the salt water just
draws the hair straight out" As.
Stunning this to be true, that salt
water will draw the hair out of the
head when it isn't otherwise inclined
toward coming out, by good homco'
hathic reasoning we come to tho
conclusion that when the hair insists
upon coming out of its own accord a
vigorous treating with salt water viii
put a stop to it. Whether the rca,
soning be true or rot, tho fact is,
Not all the tonics you can buy ut the
hairdrcsscr's will do your hair hall
the good, if it manifcsts n tendency
toward falling out, that a daily scall
bath of strong salt and water will.
Besides all this, salt is good for tho
stomach. A pinch Of it in hot water
taken either just before or just aftc,
a meal, is a valuable aid to digestion
and a cupful of very hot salt water
will sometimes quiet the most per
sistent nausea
Anything more that salt will do
Yes, the most grateful of all-cure
the toothachc, sometimes. "YVill il
really do thatP" A little girl who
was told to put some in an aching
tooth says so. 81 just put in q littlt
SALT" she said, "and in a few minute.
l felt the naughty, aching nerve cur
right down and go to sleep"
But there is one caution to offer
However beneficial the therapeutic
action of salt may be, there is nc
question but salt taken into tho sys
tenn with the food in too great
quantities is extremely harmful. II
was the excessive use Of salt, quito
rs much as the nervous strain Of his
campaign, that killed Horace Gree,