The History of Salt

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Excerpt from The History of Salt: With Observations on Its Geographical Distribution, Geological Formation, and Medicinal and Dietetic Properties I have laboured under many difficulties, owing to the meagre accounts concerning the history of this most important article of diet, no doubt arising from the fact that it has not been studied with that attention which it manifestly deserves, consequently I have been obliged to allude to the pages of Holy Writ, not that I wish to base my arguments on religion, but simply because we find therein the primary mention of salt, both as a purifying agent and as a condiment to food. Reverting to the Bible on subjects of scientific import frequently brings down upon the author ill-timed ridicule, especially from those who profess a belief in nothing except their own crude notions, a fact which is surprising, for here we possess a Book which has stood the test of ages, which has weathered many a storm, which has Victoriously emerged from many a con¿ict, and which has indeed passed through an ordeal which no other volume has been called upon to do - all indicative that it emanated from a mind im measurably superior to that of man, and thus I am quite con tent to bear with any amount of satire, however pointed and keen, if I have it on my side of the question, which undoubtedly is the case respecting the medicinal and dietetic properties of salt: besides, when it is pronounced to be good by the Divine Speaker, one need not care an iota for those who assert that it is pernicious, however plausible or apparently logically conclusive their arguments may be. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.