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My grandfather told me to do that when I was a kid on the farm. It keeps 
you from getting dry mouth and getting uncomfortable but I doubt if it 
keeps you any better hydrated. We could work away without getting dry 
mouth between water breaks.

The down side is you might accidentally swallow it. I lost many a good 
pebble that way ;-) .

Truman

karen coombes wrote:
> I was watching an interesting documentary on the military with my 
> husband the other night and this caught my ear… “When marching long 
> periods try putting a pebble in your mouth. It will keep the mouth 
> moist and reduce thirst”. It was form an old (WWI I think) military 
> training manual. Anybody heard of this or know if it works? If so, and 
> to keep this endurance related, it could be useful info if you ever 
> run out of water and get lost on a desert ride.


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