There is nothing like common salt for the common cold, says Dr. Harry Adler of Elmira, N.Y. He recommends an ounce of a strong salt solution at the first sniffle, and more ten hours later, as the nose begins to run. No matter how thirsty the patient gets, he should drink very little water. This is the absolute contradiction of a favorite cold recipe. Dr. Adler says no harm is done by his salt—the body already contains 30 times that much. Only drawback: for some people, brine is an emetic.
Dr. Adler says salt keeps fluid in the tissues instead of letting...
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