| Show VOICES FROM THE PEOPLE I 1 the of for lor sugar sug ar editor HERALD I 1 would like to lm impose apse on oil your valuable space tr you think link thia this item worthy since tho the fatal advent of diphtheria into our territory I 1 have suffered ered in conic consequence luence by blosiu losing 9 some of my loved ones and beau being 0 more or I 1 less es associated with some others of various fortunes when the best results were reached I 1 was always left in a quandary what is the reason the disease is so fatal to children childred say from 2 to 12 years old I 1 have always had bad an impress impression ion that there was a lack of vital force in in the body more in in some than others because varies much in severity like all other con fagious diseases tho common exar expression asio n inthey lack constitutionality the query is where does thi lack arise if it was a nursing biby baby b iby wo we would say that it arrived it iti physical condition from ita its mother but the fatal blow falls mostly upon those who have been able for some years to eat ent and drink almost anything that is usually prepared for the table after all my study on oil this important question I 1 come to the c conclusion oil that there is a great deal to much saccharine or sweets used and given to our children this kind of material does not make bouc bone muscle orlic althy blood from F rom the time the child leaves tho the mothers breast every cup of food prepared is highly sweetened hence tho the fine fin e membranes that line the glands of the neck and throat become soft and relaxed and void of muscular force the blood becomes infected with putrid matter inflammation follows the whole system partakes of the tile weakness Morti mortification lica sets in and tho the child dies before you have really suspected it the question arises Wh what would atwould you use us in the lie place of sugar I 1 answer salt nothing id 6 so indispensable to io the human taste this element produces the saliva this fluid hardens the membranes and tissues of the entire body and strengthens tho tile blood from which stronger bone and more powerful muscles I 1 do verily believe that if two portions options of salt were used especially especially especial ry with the young as referred to to one of sugar the physical condition of the race would be vastly improved I 1 would have it taken in its natural state not by way of salted silted meats in 1 brine which makes the meat hard bard and harder to digest but for children as mentioned one eighth to half balfa a teaspoonful daily or their food seasoned with it the sugar sunar 0 largely omitted I 1 heard of one eminent physician ablan that gave his children money mody each week in place of sugar in in their food but would abundantly ketison their food with salt others cou consider sider its use a remedy for dyspepsia I 1 Y i all agree that it is good i for gargling purposes wi with th vinegar and cayenne pepper all agree that it is good for various outward ap i bags c of hot salt and j ashes around t the he neck bathing i rubbing etc it is tile great pre server of meata meats and it enters into I 1 the daily use with food more after ten or twelve years old than before salt is also need as an all antidote to various poisons that may be taken internally I 1 1 these suggestions M I 1 think are I 1 worthy the serious serious consideration consi aeration de ration of every mother ns a preventive to i j that much dreaded 1 disease iwase I called diphtheria very respectfully WM 11 II PIDCOCK ogden city april 30 1884 1 |
