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Show USE OF SALT. In many cases of disordered stomach, a teaspoonful of salt is a certain cure. IN the violent internal aching, termed cholic, add a teaspoonful of salt to a pint of cold water drink it and go to bed, it is one of the speediest remedies known. The same will revive a person who seems almost dead from receiving a very heavy fall, etc. In an apoplectic fit, no time should be lost in pouring down salt water, if sufficient sensibility remains to allow of swallowing, if not, the head must be sponged with cold water until the senses return, when salt will completely restore the patient from his lethargy. In a fit, the feet should be placed in warm water with mustard added, and the legs briskly rubbed, all bandages removed from the neck and a cool apartment procured if possible. In many cases of bleeding at the lungs when other remedies fail, Dr. Rush found two teaspoonfuls of salt completely stayed the blood. In cases of bite from a mad dog, wash the part with strong brine for an hour, then bind on some salt with a rag. In toothache, warm salt and water held to the part, and renewed two or three times will relieve in most cases. If the gums be affected, wash the mouth with brine. If the teeth be covered with tartar, wash twice a day with salt and water. In swelled neck, wash the part with brine, and drink it twice a day, also, until cured. Salt will expel worms, if used in the food in a moderate degree, and aids digestion, but salt meat is injurious if used much. |