this excerpt from a world war ii victory publication was distributed by carey salt company to explain the use and reasons for adding iodine to carey’s salt. (2000.36.01)
IODINE
…a little dab’ll do ya
By Dave Unruh, Maintenance Supervisor, Kansas Underground Salt Museum
W
hen you are walking
through the Kansas
touch the screen to hear a
museum, let me catch you
four-minute talk on IDD –
up.
Underground Salt Muse-
iodine deficiency disorder.
um Discovery gallery, you
What you will miss is the
Disorder, or IDD, is the
pass a small wall panel
amazing history of how ta-
new name for the cause
display in the Kiwanis
ble salt has saved us from
of several ailments that
exhibit. (See page 24.)
this disease.
result from a lack of io-
You may wonder what it is about or maybe you will
Iodine Deficiency
For those of you who
dine in our bodies. Goiter,
have not seen this in the
impaired cognition (trou-
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