Project Gutenberg 2014-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 104 Boddy, Evan Marlett 1934 The history of salt : $b with observations on its geographical distribution, geological formation, and medicinal and dietetic properties Produced by Chris Curnow, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The History of Salt" by Evan Marlett Boddy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the various dimensions of salt, including its geographical distribution, geological formation, as well as its medicinal and dietetic properties. Boddy aims to highlight the essential role of salt in human diet and culture, while also challenging contemporary misconceptions regarding its health implications. The opening of the text introduces Boddy's intent to shed light on the often overlooked but crucial subject of salt, encouraging readers to reconsider their views on this ubiquitous substance. He criticizes the "grotesque aberrations" and misconceptions regarding salt's health benefits that have gained traction in society, stating that it is essential for proper nutrition and digestion. Boddy references ancient texts and historical accounts to underline salt's long-standing importance throughout human history, setting the stage for a detailed exploration of its applications and significance in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Salt Salt -- Physiological effect Salt -- History HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 400907 400968 2024-09-19T15:05:56.160625 2023-09-20T11:03:20.934707 text/html text/html 395435 2014-10-04T10:46:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 272968 2014-10-04T10:46:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 319335 2024-09-19T15:06:03.083657 application/epub+zip 322947 2024-09-19T15:05:57.232618 application/epub+zip 204493 2024-09-19T15:05:56.679694 application/epub+zip 454809 2024-09-19T15:06:07.212560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424121 2024-09-19T15:06:02.488633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306779 2022-09-21T11:19:18.613375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333157 2024-09-19T15:05:55.234599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 333084 2014-10-04T10:45:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119995 2014-10-04T10:46:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18043 2024-09-19T15:06:07.345571 application/rdf+xml 22381 2024-09-19T15:05:56.798707 image/jpeg 2914 2024-09-19T15:05:56.737702 image/jpeg 280214 2024-09-19T15:05:56.196597 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog