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Magnesium Sulphate is not found in a natural state, so it has to be made artificially from some suitable magnesium containing substance. The substance best suited for this purpose is Dolomite, mentioned above. In passing however, it may be stated that Magnesium Sulphate was formerly made from "Bitten", a derivative of seawater, which actually contains an appreciable amount of Magnesium Salts, combined with the Sodium Chloride which is its chief ingredient. The Secret of its Value As mentioned earlier, in the process of manufacture the carbon ingredient of the Magnesium Carbonate has been replaced by another non-metallic element, namely Sulphur, forming Magnesium Sulphate. The magnesium prefers carbon to sulphur and this sulphate will, therefore, readily give up its sulphur and seize upon carbon whenever a favourable opportunity for making the exchange presents itself. And this strong liking, or affinity (as it's called), of Magnesium Sulphate, Epsom Salt, for carbon is the point to be remembered, for herein lies the secret of it's great value for medical purposes. Carbon, in one form or another, is the main constituent of the building materials which go to form our vegetation and so, in turn, to provide our foodstuffs. And it is in the crude form of carbon, that the waste products of the human body are thrown off. The magnesium draws out the carbon and renders the now inert residue soluble, thereby facilitating excretion.
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