The Worcester salt cook book

It is absurd to pay from seventy-five cents to one dollar a bot- tle for patent nostrums that are seldom, if ever, as effective, and in many cases merely serve to disguise an unpleasant mouth odor with one of their own concoction. This is as absurd as using a strong perfume to attempt to hide body odor, when what is really needed is a good cleansing bath. Sore throat is another condition for which patent nostrums are widely advertised. And sore throat is another thing with which the layman should not “monkey.” If a sore throat condi- tion does not yield quickly to the simple measure of gargling every few hours with salt and warm water (one teaspoonful to a glass) consult a physician immediately. You may have some- thing far more dangerous than just a “sore throat.” So take no chances, you need a physician’s advice. normal conditions. Isoronic Satt Soturion.—A practice which is much more effective, and which has been known and followed for many years isthat of drinking, on first rising in the morning, a liberal amount of water containing the proper amount of common salt. This is not quickly absorbed and excreted by the kidneys since it contains the same amount of salt as does the blood. Under these conditions the salt water merely runs through the stomach and intes- tines and washes them out. In the morning the stomach and upper intestine are empty except for saliva and small residues of secretions. One is at this time about twelve hours away from the last meal of the preceding day. Every thing which is of value has been secured from the food taken during the previous day. Anything further which is absorbed does more harm than good. If one takes upon rising the following solution it will pass through the stomach and intestine and wash them out. The solution to which we refer is a quart of water which feels neither warm nor cold (body temperature), containing two level teaspoonfuls of common table salt. This solution has about the same concentration of salt in it as is contained in the blood, viz., INTESTINAL HYGIENE A page from Dr. E. V. McCollum’s book, ‘Food, Nutrition and Health’, in which he points out > the importance of the isotonic sa/t solution as an important aid to the prevention of constipa- tion, ‘‘one of the banes of civilization.” _ AS AN AID TO THE HYGIENE F THE INTESTINAL TRACT Dr. E. V. McCollum, Professor of Chemical Hygiene, Johns Hopkins University, and internationally famous authority on diet, points out in his book “Food, Nutrition and Health,” the importance of intestinal hygiene, and the value of salt for this purpose. Dr. McCollum states that: “Constipation is one of the banes of civilization. It leads to thick-headedness, lassitude, headache, and gives one a sluggish and out-of-sorts feeling. A thorough cleaning of the digestive tract each day improves the feeling of the average person to an extent which is a great and pleasant surprise. “A practice which is effective, and which has been known and followed for many years is that of drinking, on first arising in the morning, a liberal amount of water containing the proper amount of common salt. This is not quickly absorbed and ex- creted by the kidneys since it contains the same amount of salt as does the blood. Under these conditions the salt water merely runs through the stomach and intestines and washes them out. In the morning the stomach and upper intestine are empty ex- cept for saliva and small residues of secretions. One is at this time about twelve hours away from the last meal of the preced- ing day. Everything which is of value has been secured from the food taken during the previous day. Anything further which is absorbed does more harm than good. If one takes upon rising the following solution it will pass through the stomach and in- testine and wash them out. The solution to which we refer is a