The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-05
COMMON SALT HAS MANY USES.
Will Cure d Great Number of Ills, and
is Valuable Antiseptic.
New York Press

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In a normal, healthy individual one
thirteenth of the weight is blood and
onetenth of the blood is salt. In other
words, i'm a perfectly healthy woman.
weighing $50 pounds one one-hundred-
ana thirtieth part, or one pound. of
her weight is salt. This fact alone will
snow why the modern school of medi-
cine has differentiated from quackery
and superstition in employing salt as
preventive and remedy. If the re-
quired amount of salt is not existent
In the human blood its absence viii be
1elt IN the human system just as much
as If the lungs are lacking in oxygen.
Familiarity breeds contempt. and
salt is SO cheap in America that its
qualities are often held in the contempt
bre \ by everyday usage In some Dor
tons of Africa salt is worth its weight
In gold Slaves have been bought there
Tor a handful of salt. In India the salt
tax is a large source of governmental
revenue. The American takes IL for
granted. along with air and water.
physicians can accomplish wonderful
Things with the aid of salt. In cases
of shock or heart failure a solution of
one-tenth of per cent is used sue
cessfully as a combatant The salt is
dissolved in SteriliZed water and inject
ed with a hypOdermic needle as large
as a knitting needle into the veins at
the joint Of the elbow.
In cases of hemorrhage or excessive
loss of blood salt is injected to sustain
the vitality. If the hemorrhage is from
the lungs salt is fed directly to the
patient and viii often arrest the hem
orrhage. In operations where antisep-
tics are not at hand salt and steriIized
water serve the purpose Many physi-
clans prefer this to antiseptics-
Dentists use salt and water to stop
the flow of blood following extraction
of teeth, thus preserving the strength
of the patient. They also recommend
it for hardening the gums II. cases of
recession.
For catarrh there is no better rem
edy than a teaspoonful of salt dissolved
in pint of tepid water used with
nasal douche. The nostrils and throat
should be thoroughly flushed daily, and
many patient for this advice pays his
physician his regular fee. Cold water
should never be used for this purpose.
Inflammation of the eyes quickly sue
cumbs to treatment of salt water
cone quarter of a teaspoonfuI to "a glass
of hot WateT) used with the eye cup.
which can be bought at any drug store
for % cents. This treatment adds
strength to the eyeballs, making them
bright and clear
Women who readily take cold from
exposure in wet weather without rub
bers should try this remedy: Remove
the shoes and stockings at once and
without drying the feet rub the soIes
vigorously with dry salt until the moist
ure entirely disappears 1t is almost
certain preventive OF a cold In hot
weather if the feet tire and burn from
the heat of the pavements battle them
in d solution of warm water with rock
or sea salt. 1t reduces the swelling and
invigOrates the feet
For hunions or cerns there is no bet
ter remedy than a half lemon nicked
around the outer edge so that it viii
readily expand TO cover the desired
surface) packed solid with salt and
bound securely over the affected part
for three nights
Brine produced from salt and sliced
raw potatoes will quickly cure any case
of chilblains. Apply night and morning
with a soft bit of linen or sponge.
Cases of excessive foot perspiTatiOu
may be entirely removed by frequent
baths of salt and cold water, using a
tablespoonful of salt To a pint of water
Salt water with dash OF vinegar
used as a gaTgle every two or three
hours will cure sore throat If taken
in time.
A cup of cold (nOt iced) water with
a teaspoonful of salt taken upon rising
in the morning will act as an excellent
physic, and is far less trying on the
system than any drug. If continued
every morning. gradually reducing in
strength, it Will cure chronic cOnstipa-
ton Ocean travellers find this remedy
emcacious in preventing and curing
seasickness-
An acute attack Of indigestion may
be removed almost Immediately by eat
ing a haIf-teaspoonful Of dry salt An
offensive breath, which is often the re-
suit of poor digestion. may be eventual
Iy cured by the constant eating OF small
quantities of dry salt which tones the
stomach and creates a thirst for water,
the drinking of which Pushes the stom-
ach and intestines, forcing out the ac-
emulation of undigested matter and
sweetening the breath
In cases Of poison warm water with
salt in large quantities forms quick
emetic.
These are only few Of the numerous
uses to which physicians put salt. IN
directly il is one of the greatest beau
filters women have at their command.
for anything which aids digestion will
make a woman more fair to look upon.
One-haIf of the world feminine drink
too little water. They do not know
what a real good healthy thirst is. and
should cultivate one by using plenty OF
salt both in their food and in its natural
state. 1t will take the place Of tonic
If the whoman who has a fiabby flesh.
fat bust and hollow chest will form a
habit of eating plenty of salt meats
and FISH, thereby creating a thirst for
water. she will take on good. healthy
flesh and round out her figure IN an as
tonishingly short time.
A certain amount of poison must be
carried out of che system by perspira-
ton, and IL the body is not wen sup