ENERGY OUTPUT
DRINKING SALT WATER
The energy output of the coalminer was the subject of a paper read by Professor Kenneth Moss to the Institute of Civil Engineers, Manchester. Research into the' energy output of the coal miner, he said, has brought .to light many strange facts, such as the reason why some men have to drink salt water. Tests have shown that when the salt concentration of the blood is subnormal a man is specially liable to fatigue and muscular strain. The addition of salt to the drinking water has resulted not only in the cure of cramp, but in the lives of men at home being changed from one' of acute fatigue and inertia to one of brightness and activity. The amount of salt to be added to the drinking water depends on the severity of the work done, but from five to ten grammes per gallon of water will generally be found to be sufficient.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 13
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158ENERGY OUTPUT Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 21, 25 January 1936, Page 13
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