The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-11
A PINCH OF SALT.
Article Now Universally Recognized
as an Absolute Necessity.

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The true value of salt in food is best
realized by its absence. when almost
everything we eat is without flavor.
Since it's introduction salt has steadily
increased in value, until it has become
an absolute necessity.
But it is not in food alone that salt
was valued by the ancients. Among
them a salt spring was regarded as a
gift from the gods, and any salt found
in the soil lent it a peculiar sanctity,
and made it a place where prayers
were most readily heard. Every
meal that included salt had a certain
sacred character, creating a bond Of
piety and friendship between host and
guest; hence the expression There is
salt between u.s." meaning friendship,
and to be untrue to salt means to be
disloyal or ungrateful.
The umerou references in the BIZ
bic to salt indicates that the sacred
writer's attached much importance to
it as a symbol of something that was
Of great value.
I've are the salt Of the eartn."-
Matt. v. 13.
Have salt in yourselves, and have
peace one with another."-Mark tx. SO.
Let your speech be always with
grace seasoned with salt."-Col. iv. 6.
with all thine Offering thou shalt
offer salt."-Lev. ii. IS.
The value of the article as we'll as
the significance which attaches to the
word Is still retained, showing it has
lost none of it's SAVIOR"
A sailor is frequently termed an
'old SALT" because his business takes
him over the briny ocean.
To take anything with a pinch Of
salt" mean to excuse or make allow
ance for it.
A pinch of salt is always considered
lucky in cooking.
To salt" ones conversation means
to make it sparkle.
To salt" a ship Is to fill with salt
between the timbers and planks for
the preservation of the timbers.
A Woman's Week.
On Monday morning, It's go to the tub,
And. on the washboard. rub and rub.
It's sprinkle the clothes on Monday night,
And lay 'em straight, and fold 'em tight.
It's iron on Tuesday, all day long.
Whether a woman be weak or strong.
On Wednesday it's mend the wash and
On Thursday It's do the extras. you
On Friday it's go with a sweeper and
Into every corner of every room.
And dust and put to rights again,
Before the return of the hungry men.
On Saturday morning there's scrubblng
to do.
And baking and brewing the whole day
through,
On Saturday night there are babies to
Scour,
And each one takes up a good half hour.
On Sunday morning It's always the rule
To hurry the children to Sunday school.
There's church to attend, and a dinner
to get,
That makes the average housekeeper
As she sits in the pew and tries to hear
The texts that tumble with roasts. fearl
And sings a hymn, while her inner self
Cries, ID1d l leave that meat on the
+ I did the cat has got it, sure"
Then aloud she sings-"And make me.
Then it's hurrylng home and getting the
meal.
Which means to scrape, and pare, and
And bake: and fry, and steam, and stew,
And hundreds of other things to do.
Ihen wash the dishes, then read aloud
&c an eager, expectant, juvenile crowd,
III time Tor supper has come again.
To the little women and liNe men.
And all are provided for and fed:
men; AFTER a little while, put to bed,
And Sunday, the longest day, at last.
Is safely over again. and past.
And Mondays dawn, with its tiresome
tub,
Patches its tad;o,,s rrh r,. - |
so, filled with It's duties, day by day.
Runs a weary woman's week awayi