Thompson B784.2.1 — Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water

Patient fed salt: animal comes out for water. The patient is fed salt or heavily salted food and allowed no water for several days. He then stands with mouth open before a supply of fresh water, often a running brook. The thirsty animal emerges to get fresh water.—Ireland, U.S.: *Baughman; Italian Novella: Rotunda (J1115.2.3).