Most people have the preconceived idea that salt lost
through perspiring must be immediately replaced. Many
factories supply salt tablets to their workers. They
mistakenly believe these are helpful! But are these salt
tablets necessary? In my opinion: “NO!”
To prove definitely to myself that I did not need salt
during extremely hot weather, I went to Death Valley,
California, one of the hottest spots in the entire world
during July and August. On my first test I hired 10
husky, strong young college athletes to make the hike
in Death Valley from Furnace Creek Ranch to Stovepipe
Wells, a distance of approximately 30 miles.
The boys had salt tablets and all the water they could
drink . . . and a station wagon filled with plenty of food
that contained salty foods like bread, buns, crackers,
cheese, luncheon meats and hot dogs. They each ate,
drank and took as many salt tablets as they desired. I
had no salt, no food, only water during the 30 mile hike.
We began the hike on a sweltering July morning. The
higher the sun rose, the hotter it became! Up went the
heat until at noon it stood at 130 degrees – a dry, hot
heat that seemed to want to melt and defeat all of us!
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