New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
THINKS SALT II USELESS.
CAPTAIN POINDEXTER WOULD sUBSTI-
TUTE VEGETABLE CONDIMENTS.
ACCORDING TO HIS THEORY. ALL MINERAL MAT
TER Is POISONOUS TO THE BoDY-FAvoR-
ABLE RESULTS OF THE EXPERIMENTS
MADE ON HIMSELF.

MADE ON HIMSELF.
I, the theory Of Captain J y. Pondexter is
correct the salt Of the earth is threatened
Cenfain Poindexter is an assistant surgeon IN
the United States Army. and Is now stationed
al Fort Hamilton. lie lives in House NO. . on
the Government Reservation.
'I have theory" said Captain PoindexteF
TO a Tribune reporter (Which can l think be
verified 10y scientific authorities. that common
salt is not necessary either as food or as
condilnent. This has no reference, however. to
salts found normally in vegetable matter.
eft can also be shown that salt is an irritant
no,son. Medical readers" continued the cap
tain "should see Thompson's Practical Dietet-
ics page 80: H. c. Woods Therapeutics, pages
S6G and SCI Sternberg's Bacteriology' pages
17o 1s7 and 1876, Taylor on Poisons. page D.
and for Impurities usually found with salt see
.S.mon's Chemistry page AZ
"puhIic opinion has IT," went on the Captain
that salt preserves meat etc. Ihls is u '"e
orlv 70 certain extent. Sternberg, above
ouoted. shows that salt, even in saturated SO
luton has scarcely any germ-killing properties.
~, the other hand. IN laboratories salt is placed
,r bouiIlon for the cultivation OF germs, or at
orv rate. they thrive in the mixture
as a nractlcal matter Of fact, | have found
h,. .vnerirnent on myself that can eat almost
entirely saltless food with more reiish th@ii
usual and with no bad results. In dolhs 'h'S
, s,bs,ituted the various vegetable condiments
,,cor pepuer. horseradsh, spices. cranberry
sauce pickles, vinegar. olive oil, ETC. Tor '"e
cal, When nothing was substituted | suffered
some discomfort
"r have been experimenting on myself since
December last, and several otheis nave "''u
, 90 lesser extent The question arises. sup
oft IL not
| r,,,ar az a food or a condiment does not ms
| ,rritant poison circulating in the blood trou7"
| ,,. whole body, cause irritation or a sen
.,.t,.arasa of the tissues and so cause tend
| -, ~ disease I'm general? OF course. many
.,saases are caused by the unlimited propaga-
| a., ., germs in the body. but do We not, III TAX
49,. ,,is unnecessary salt, help 10 form proper
| ,ood for the germs 10 thrive upon
| "t have not az yet been SO situated that
| ,a s,or the use OF salt absolutely. put !
| have reduced II To a minimum. ana ma my
| s,,- generally better. physically and mentally
| ,har was before. / will give few de'ailS'
v,-,o, one eats little salt thirst is markedly d'-
| ,,,isbed I'm fact water seems To be tHe pnSs'"
logical antidote Of salt This however uoes "o'
| 40, that the drinking OF water can overcome
! oil 80 the bad effects Of salt ma 'he S'N''
." ord hearing apparently more active
| than before. ana my ha"' ""''' ~ III.
| fau cut. has entirely ceased doing So Hy SN'
also seems softer and clearer thnh De'oie, "",'
- ~ = ,rarv other favorable changes. thlnk
theIe az, nth n tendency 70 siouiness VIII pe
,hal tp,ed especially by abstainins from The use
OF salt .,.,. a. that mineral mat.
| Ahe 18th mean that derived directly
yer W; ;he earth, is. II not poisonous at any
rate unassmabe and unnsseSfy syvdd lSr sSet Uul
,... .oad as olives salt meats, etc. eat some
soss, sny hut more vegetables than before Fresh
Hsh .altless eggs. oatmeal and milk corn Sho