salutary

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Salutary as some of the Scotsman's comments may have been, it was natural that the change in his manners should excite surprise among the dalespeople.

From The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance by Caine, Hall, Sir

Salutary, sal′ū-tar-i, adj. belonging to health: promoting health or safety: wholesome: beneficial.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Salutary Effect in the Valley How immediate and salutary were the effects of the disarmament on the inhabitants of the Peshawar valley will be seen by the following account which Edwardes gave of it.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

The Right Honourable Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who happily introduced from Turkey into this country the Salutary Art of inoculating the Smallpox.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Clifton, A. B.

Salutary sorrow 66:6 Trials teach mortals not to lean on a material staff, -         a broken reed, which pierces the heart.

From Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Eddy, Mary Baker