Re: Salt

From: Donald R. Oddy <donald_at_grove.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:26:39 GMT


In message <433D38FF.2060801_at_falster23.freeserve.co.uk> CJ writes:

>>That, plus the general fact that
>>all societies have had to deal with the issue of salt from the moment
>>they domesticated animals, makes me wonder where the Orlanthi get their
>>salt?

> Completely off topic, but why was salt related to domesticated
>animals? I'm curious now!

Because all animals require some salt. When you control where they wander you have to make sure they have salt. Also domestication tends to mean there is more livestock so local deposits are quickly used up.

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/


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