Does salt have historical significance?
History of Salt Most people probably think of salt as simply that white granular food seasoning found in a salt shaker on virtually every dining table. It is that, surely, but it is far more. Salt is an essential element in the diet of not only humans but of animals in general. It is one of the most effective and most widely used of all food preservatives (and used to preserve Egyptian mummies as well). Its industrial, medical and other uses are almost without number. In fact, salt has great current as well as historical interest , and is even the subject of humorous cartoons , music , “art ” and poetry .
