Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-29
WHY WE EAT SALT

While many treatlses on dietetlcs
deal with salt as II II we're merely
condiment. II is universally recogniz-
ed to be something more. Indeed, 1t
is an indispensable element of the
food of man and animals.
A well known authority asserts that
whenever the animal consumption of
salt falls below 20 pounds per head of
the population the public health is
likely to suffer. In regions of the
earth where salt Is a scarce article II
10 regarded as a substance of great
value. Salt starvation is, in way.
as distressing as thirst or hunger, al.
though 1t shows itself in a different
way, says the New York. Herald.
The want of salt" says the Medl.
cal Press, does not produce a definite
disease. but reduces the vitality Of the
body as whole, so that the persons
deprived of 1t fall more readily vic.
tins to prevailing epldemlcs, as well
as endemic maladies.
We use salt because there are salts
in our food In its unrefned state. as
nature prepares it, before II Is skinned
and boned. peeled and cooked; and
we must replace these salts, or our
bodies will not be fully benefited by
what we eat.
We use salt because there are salts
contains II, likewise our muscles. our
nerves. and, indeed, our whole bodies
and It gets used up during the life
processes constantly being carried on
within us.
But the salt contained in yatural
foods and that required for our living
bodies is not common salt. but com.
bination of that substance with phos
pilates and other things. which are
even more necessary and more natur'
al than common salt itself.
movement with his own hands as he
talked. 1T can be carried up and down
in or out. Most Of the work is done
with the left hand. You must watch
your chance to jump In and deliver Q
lead with the left hand and step in ant
guard with the right hand If the Other
girl leads with her left. You mus
watch what the other girl does.
During the time you are boxing
you must always work to your oppo
nent's left and keep as far from the
right as you can. That keeps you on
Of danger OF the right hand punch ant
then the only thing you will have t.
look out for will be the left hand lead
THE left-hand cross-counter for thu
jaw is easy to deliver. You let tn,
left.hand lead Of your opponent go ov
er your LETT shoulder and at the sam
time you step in and deliver the puncl
to her chin and parry your own jaw
and face with your right hand. Ste
In close and deliver this, and then &c
away as quickly as you can and COM
into position. facing your opponent.
The right.hand punch for the kid
ney is given In this manner: Kee
moving back and forth on your fee
and you turn a left-hahd lead fror
your opponent with your left hand an
throw II UP a little to one side. turf
ing her to the right Then step in an
deliver a righthand blow just over tn
left kidney. This is a very dangerou
blow, but can be delivered easily.
'Of course, In practicing, you woul
not hit hard and girls would not g
into It so violently as to hurt eac
other. In the rlght-hand cross-counte
as your opponent shoots out her lei
hand toward you, duck your head an
let the blow come over your rigt
| shoulder. Parry with your left as yo
did with your right in the left.han
counter. At the same time step
close and deliver the blow, and hu
" her so she won't be able to hit yo
with either hand. She will come
o with her right hand. and. unless yo
e are on guard with your left she wi
, hit you"
Boxing is like a game of checker
u You must watch your opponent
movements all the time and get
lead out of her, and then make yo'
IS jump. You must keep a level hea
It and never lose your temper.