The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-02

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 The gentlemans query rocurred to mind when I was renoinR A scholarly essay on "Water and Salt Requirements ln Health and Dls- easo," by John H. TaIboet, M. n. Of the Fatigue Laboratory, Harvard University. Inc academic language of scientific writers is dlncule Co translate into plain lingo. For ex- ample Dr. TrtDott says: Indeed, ig dehydratlon is profound, ingestlon of watey without sodium chloride does not satlate." Perhaps we should be thankful he didn't say "ingegtion of hydrogen oxide" Pro- ceeding with due caution I think we may safely interpret the statement as meaning that when you are very dry neither water nor other bcver- age will satisfy your thirst and re- fresh you as readily as will water or other beverage with a fair amount of common salt dissolved in 1t or taken along with the drink.
 pr. Talbott believes that thirst associated with dehydration (drying out or removal of water from the body tissues and the blood), whether in sickness or in health. is prob- ably an index of salt lack as well as fluid lack. He mentions the abll- ity of animals ot distinguish be. tween desire for water and desire for salt. He thinks man has lost thiS fine sense of discrimination.
 Thirst, says another noted pfy- siologiSt, D. B. Dill, does not de- pend on a dry mouth. While thirst may be alleviated somewhat by rinsing the mouth, 1t can be satis- fled only when water has been de- livered by the blood stream to the tissue cells that are demanding it.
 Right here let me (Ol' Doc Brady) say that there Is no sound basis for the notion that a shipwreclsed person can absorb water enough from sea water to slake thirst or to even retard dehydration. No mat. ter whether the sea water iB swal-. lowed, injected into the bowel, In. jected under the skin or into . vein, or applied to the unbroken skin or even to wounds. Application of sea water to wound or the abraded or broken skin causes increased excre- ton of water, favors drainage or has a drawing" effect, as old. timers expressed it.
 Psychologists generally estimate that the healthy adult requires less than Q level teaspoonful of salt daily, and the ordinary mixed diet dncluding some meat, fish, eggs. milk, chese, az we'll as ceraels and fruits and vegetables) supplies this requirement. even # no salt wfat- ever is added to food In cooking or as Q condiment at table. Carniyo- rous animals get enough salt tn their food, herbivorous animals do not and they have an inStinctlve craving which makes them seek slat licks. People whose diet is largely or exclusively vegetarian require added salt in some form, but persons whose diet is largely meat, fish, fowl eggs, milk, cheese get enough salt in their food and do not crave salt or salted food.
 Many persons tabitually take too much salt in the form of highly salted items or by putting salt in food in the cooking or on it at table. Such persons retain too much water in body tissues, and are more or less water-logged. fiabby, soft. like- ly to tire quickly on moderate exertion. They should simply cease using salt as Q condiment at table, and in some instances limit the ad- dition of salt to food in cooking.
 Restricting the daily intake of salt often brings about gratifying improvement in cases of chronic so- called "catarrh" of head and throat.
 Mind. now. I do not advise an attempt to exclude salt from the diet nor even an attempt to follow salt-poor diet. The healthy body contains six to ten ounces of se.t and every one peeds a reasonable amount of salt daily to maintain good health and efficiency.