Show THE VALA OF SALT an article inch T thought h h of by Anc andeer lents osof fou an and d 3 mo leftt n the manner in which that humble but indispensable commodity alt dalt I 1 Is dealt with it the peoples people a ivend reminds one of the french saying that the civilization of a people can be estimated by its consumption of soap and salt after pointing oi t that salt I 1 now an absolutely necessity as an an in gred lent to any food we take the pee peo pie s friend goes on to say but it Is not in food alone that salt was valued by the ancients ancient among them a salt spring was Legar regarded ded as e a gift from the godi and any salt found in the soil lent it a peculiar sanctity and made it a place where prayer prayers were most readily beard heard every meal that included salt ha I 1 1 a certain en ba cred character creating a bond of piety and friendship between host best and an guest hence the expression there Is 1 salt between us meaning ine anin friendship and to be untrue to salt alt means to be disloyal or ungrateful the nn in berous references in the bible to bait wt indicate that the sacred writers at cached much importance to it as a symbol of something that was of great value roman Cat catholics hoIles also believe that there Is some virtue in salt as a it Is used by them in baptism they consider it a symbol of wisdom and put a few grains in the mouth of the person baptized it Is also interesting to recall that la Is russia it Is a universal custom tor for presents of bread ave ka k a salt which however often take the shape of rare and costly articles to be given by their friends after a change of abode or on the arrival in their home of a newly married couple |