Galite from the Greek word gallos means sea salt. In Ancient Greece the name of the mineral had two meanings: sea and salt.
Place of Birth. In Russia they extract halite in the Lower Volga Region, Perm Region; in the Ukraine - in Donbass, in Transcarpathia. There are sedimentary deposits at a depth of 1, 7 kilometers near Moscow. Large deposits include Ukraine, Austria (Salzburg), Germany (Strasbourg). Beautiful models are famous Bochnia (Poland), Inowroclaw, Wieliczka.
Basically, halite is white, but there are crystals of blue, red, and there are also colorless crystals.
Therapeutic and magical properties of halite
Medical properties. Use halite in solution with water and iodine to rinse the throat with laryngitis, tonsillitis, tonsillitis. To remove acute toothache apply a solution of warm water with halite, based on one glass of warm water, one tablespoon of mineral is added. And if a cloth bag with a red-hot mineral is applied to a place affected by radiculitis, it will relieve the pain. In addition, red-hot minerals are excreted by furuncles and chiri, and the thorax is heated with bronchitis.
Magical properties of halite. It may seem, well, what magical properties can be found in ordinary salt. And then let's remember how we really feel about salt. For example, what do we mean by saying "I ate a pood of salt with him"? This phrase shows that we are familiar with this person for a long time and completely trust him. And the degree of trust and proximity is measured by salt, not by bread, potatoes or sugar.
Well, or remember the phrase "and what is the salt of your story", "that's what salt", "salt of the earth". And although it may seem that these simple phrases are used for the imagery of the language and have no secret meaning behind it, but almost in all the predictions and tales of the peoples of the world, salt is mentioned as the strongest guard against evil spirits, sorcery, various ills and troubles.
Let's recall, for example, how Vasilisa the Wise took Koshchei's eyes from the immortal and directed him to the other side, while throwing a handful of salt between herself and the pursuer. Or how Baba Yaga gave salt to Ivan the Soldier as a talisman when he went to the far-away kingdom, or to the world of the dead, for his bride.
According to European legends, in order for the groom to open his eyes and he remembered his beloved and his own name, the bride needed to pour salt on the table, after which the groom who had forgotten her feasted.
Even among the military there was an opinion that salt can save in battle from wounds and even death. No wonder the soldiers took a bundle with them to the front, in which there was a handful of native land with a pinch of salt.
Also, if you remember the famous conspiracy to salt, to protect people from dashing people on the road; to attract love; on luck, happiness; for "drying out" tears, that is, from depression; from different diseases. Almost every village witch knows that the halite has the strongest magic actions, not only protecting, but also strengthening the connection of a person with the Earth. The question arises, how to take advantage of the qualities of halite? It is necessary to make amulets, talismans, amulets from this mineral. It should be noted that this mineral, unlike others, will serve every person, and no matter what sign it was born.
Amulets and Talismans
If you wear a halite in the form of a talisman, you can attract love, luck, sympathy of people around you. As a charm, the halite is able to keep the possessor from accidental mutilation, wounds, attacks of dashing people.
In the form of an amulet halite will counteract evil spirits, cleanse the negative of the host's mind and mind, will help achieve a successful career.
To make a talisman, amulet, amulet is simple, for this purpose it is necessary to sew a pinch of salt in a small piece of cotton cloth, but the best is a crystal and carry with it constantly in a purse, on the neck, in a pocket. But here it is necessary to observe one condition, that you carry it and even that in general have, no one should know and see. And then the amulet will act successfully.
Applications. In 1726 V. Bering organized salt mining on the Pacific coast in Okhotsk, where it was obtained from sea water by freezing. And he was prompted by it to make the difficulties that arose with the delivery of salt. And this production of salt and later formed on its basis the plant has worked more than a hundred years.
Long ago sea salt was cooked on the coast of the White Sea by Russian pomors and called it sailors.
Salt in antiquity is very appreciated, because of it there were popular unrest and even wars, it was considered a subject of state trade. For example, in the spring of 1648 a salt riot broke out in Moscow, and later a riot broke out in Novgorod and Pskov.
To the unique and most important property of halite is the salty taste of this mineral. This taste in its pure form is characteristic only of halite, which is developed over a long evolutionary method to accurately isolate this substance, which in its biological functions is irreplaceable for man. Since it maintains the salt balance, the necessary metabolic conditions, both in tissues and in cells. And so it is possible with courage to attribute this mineral to priceless minerals.
Each person on average consumes about 5-6 kilograms of salt a year. And for the whole of mankind the number will be about 7 million tons per year.
There was a time when a slave bought a couple of salt bricks; In Central Africa, they were sold in gold in the literal sense of the word. But thanks to the success of geological searches for deposits of this mineral, as well as the artificial cultivation of halite, "salt passions" have subsided. This was also promoted by active trade and improved transport. And today such an invaluable mineral is sold everywhere and at affordable prices.