Duchesne Courier | 1930-07-18 | Page 3 | The Use of Salt in Tibet

Tho U Ue e of Salt in Tibet In some parts of ot Tibet and Turkestan Turkestan Turk Turk- estan the rock salt snIt Is never broken into pieces and pounded to put Into meals meats It Is kept as a real lick One purchase se of a large stone Is made every year This is put up In a n convenient convenient con con con- place and the members of ot the family lick It before or after atter meals There being no traditions of at hospitality hospitality hospi hospi- in these places the salt is hid hidden hidden hidden den when strangers are ure likely to ar rive They may way obtain a n grudging meal but It will be without salt Ifa If It Ifa a traveler Is shown the salt snIt and permitted permitted permitted per per- to lick It he may take It that he is being accepted as one of the family