Salt, until science discovered ways of producing it cheaply, was very valuable. It was employed in religious services. To spill it was equivalent to sacrilege against the gods, and it earned their displeasure. In the number of wireless licenses issued Britain is almost equal to Germany, both countries having about 4.000,000 Britons pay 10s a year, while the fee in Germany is 245.
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Evening Star, Issue 21055, 18 March 1932, Page 1
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