SALT AND ITS USES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20300, 6 July 1929, Page 7 (Supplement)

SALT AND ITS USES.

A GREAT STIMULANT. Salt used as a dry body rub is a wonderful avrakencr and stimulant. Take ono cupful of either table or sea salt (sea salt preferred), put tho salt in one f|iiart ot hot water to dissolve. When dissolved take a largo Turkish towel, lay it in tho water until the salt has permeated every fihro of the towel, which will take only a few minute?. Then lift the towel out, wring ifc well, Jiang it up to drip until dry. Lay it nvvav and in the morning upon arising rub your body vigorously with tho salt towel, and I feel sure after you use it once you will wonder how you ever did without it,., and if you were ever awako before, writes an authority. Tho samo towel may bo used over and over again until the salt has evaporated. Then, a warm salt footbath is very restful and soothing, and a handful of salt thrown into your morning tub not only invigorates hut gives one that springy feeling that seems to keep one fit for (he rest of Ihe da v.

A French specialist told ino that he Always advises tho uso of salt as a preventative fur serious colds. Cup your hand, and hold somo strong salt water in it, and sniff up into the nostrils every morning, thereby clearing your head of any of those impure little germs that cause colds. Incidentally, this French tpeeialist informs his patients that somo colds can bo cured in three days, v.hilo it takes 21 davs for others! Which prompts one to ask, " Isn't human nature funny:" Arid i suppose, if salt, were an expensive item everybody would rush to buy if, while now when (hey get it, for next to nothing, they imagine it " can't be good."