Take it With a Grain of Salt On the eastern coast of the U.S. lives an alleged Feng Shui practitioner who advises clients to salt the ground around their dwellings. Governments in ancient China exercised a monopoly on salt, and it once formed a primary source of income for European governments. Europeans once considered salt as sacred because humans and animals cannot live without it, while Africans used to use salt as money . It was far too precious a commodity to waste by tossing haphazardly around the house. Consider also how incredibly stupid it is in a rural community to salt the soil around you.
Salt sterilizes the ground so that nothing grows.
My guess is that this is another poorly educated American forced to turn creative to make a living. Sadly, the clients are unable to stand up for their rights and insist on hiring Feng Shui practitioners with a decent education. Now . . . What you don't see is the truly terrifying law of life buried deep in the philosopher-detective's remark. Its scientific nickname is the Butterfly Effect .