salutariness (salutarines)

1. The prop. erty of being salutary or wholesome. Johnson. -2. The property of promoting benefit or prosperity. salutary (sal'u-ta-ri), a. [= F. salutaire = Pg. salutar = It. salutare, Although Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, were of greater name and current, yet they were not so salutary as the waters of Jordan to cure Naaman's leprosy. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 28. How many have murdered both stranger and friend by advising a medicament which to others may perhaps have been salutary ! Landor , Imaginary Conversations, Epi[cur us and Me trod or us. 2. Promotive of or contributing to some beneficial purpose; beneficial; profitable. We entertain no doubt that the Revolution was, on the whole, a most salutary event for France. Macaulay, Mill on Government. Syn. 1. Salubrious , etc. See healthy . 2. Useful, advantageous, favorable. also to the gla worts Salicornia . The two gen-cion, era are alike in habit and uses. See alkali and gla wort. Black saltwort. See Glaux. - West In- dian saltwort, Batis maritima of the West Indies and Florida. IMG:content-0047.png:[blocks in formation]