CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.INTRODUCTION[7]
II.HISTORY OF SALT[9]
III.SALT AS A CHEMICAL, THERAPEUTICAL, AND TOXICOLOGICALAGENT[25]
IV.GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION[29]
V.GEOLOGICAL FORMATION OF SALT[42]
VI.EFFECTS ON ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE LIFE[53]
VII.MEDICINAL AND DIETETIC PROPERTIES[61]
VIII.PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES[87]
IX.CONCLUSION[92]
APPENDIX[94]

THE HISTORY OF SALT.