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• Throughout history, salt has been a valuable item of trade. Governments have frequently control-led the price of salt, maintaining a monopoly by charging special taxes. Salt taxes have supported monarchs and funded wars. During the Middle Ages, salt was so expensive, it earned the nick-name “white gold.”

• Salt has been used as currency for centuries. Even up to the beginning of the 20th century, one-pound bars of salt were used as money in what is now the country of Ethiopia. Early civili-zation advanced tremendously once salt’s ability to preserve food was discovered. No longer were people dependent on what was readily available to eat, and long-distance travel also increased as preserved provisions could be transported. Early Roman soldiers’ wages were paid in salt, or salarium argentum, a term from which we derive our English word “salary.” Romans even built roads specifically for transporting salt, such as the Via Salaria, which led from Rome to the Adriatic Sea, where a salt-producing area was located. In ancient Greece, salt was traded for slaves, leading to the ex-pression, “He is not worth his salt.” In early American history, President Thomas Jef-ferson hoped that the Lewis and Clark expedition would be able to locate a mountain of salt rumored to stand near the Missouri River, which would have been a very valuable find. American soldiers also received salt as salary during the War of 1812 because the government lacked currency to pay them.

• Many cultures use salt in their religious ritu-als because it symbolizes “incorruptible purity.” The Shinto religion uses salt to purify an area. A handful of salt is even thrown into the center of the wrestling ring by Shintos to ward off wicked spirits before Sumo wrestlers begin their match. Buddhist custom calls for throwing salt over the shoulder upon entering a house after attend-ing a funeral. This is to frighten off evil spirits that might be clinging to the homeowner’s back. Several European countries follow the tradition of throwing a handful of salt into a dead person’s coffin before the burial in order to keep the devil away. In some cultures, a bride pours it into her shoes for luck, and parents rub it all over new-born babies.

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• Lots of folks believe that spilling salt will bring bad luck. This superstition may have its origins in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of The Last Supper. Close observation shows an upset salt container at the place of Judas Iscariot, Jesus’ betrayer. The remedy for spilled salt is to toss a pinch over your left shoulder, which supposedly blinds the devil waiting there. Those who really want to be safe also crawl under the table and come out the opposite side. The Norwegians’ superstition about spilled salt says that a person will shed as many tears as necessary to dissolve the amount spilled, while superstitious Germans believe that spilling salt brings about hostility, the result of the devil disturbing peace.

• Because fruits and vegetables are nearly salt-free, vegetarians are often at risk for dietary problems. The human body needs electrolytes to function, and without salt, it runs out of electrolytes.

• The familiar cylindrical salt container with the metal spout was introduced by Morton in 1911. Prior to that, salt was packaged in large cumber-

some bags, which, during wet weather, wouldn’t allow the pouring of salt. Morton’s slo-gan “When it rains, it pours” touted its moisture-proof con-tainer. In 1914, the company introduced its famous “um-brella girl” on packaging. Her appearance has been updated five times since, in 1921, 1933, 1941, 1956 and 1968. • Salt has about 14,000 differ-ent uses, including helping in household tasks. When added

to one tablespoon of lemon juice, it removes rust from scissors and other household tools. Just mix into a paste and rub on the rusty area. Salt also removes coffee stains from glass coffee pots. Mix 4 teaspoons of salt with a cup of crushed ice and a tablespoon of water and swirl it around in the pot. A handful of salt thrown into the flames in your fireplace helps loosen chimney soot. Are you troubled by weeds and grass growing up in your patio or sidewalk bricks and blocks? Spread salt in the cracks and sprinkle with water. You can remove the odor of fish from your hands by rubbing them with a lemon wedge dipped in salt.

• Only about 6 percent of the world’s salt finds its way to the table. The de-icing of streets and highways eats up another 17 percent of the production. It’s also used in the leather tanning process; in the production of paper, soaps, deter-gents, cosmetics, paint products, batteries, glass, ceramics and adhesives; and as a refrigerant.

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• Franciscan monks and Spanish settlers began construction on the Mission San Antonio de Valero in 1724. It served as home to Catholic missionaries and their American Indian converts until 1793. The Spanish government then closed the mission and distributed the remaining lands and buildings to the Indian residents.

• In the early 1800s, the mission became home to a Spanish cavalry unit. It was this group who gave the structure the name Alamo, the Spanish word for “cottonwood,” in honor of their hometown in Mexico, Alamo de Parras. The military remained occupants of the Alamo up until the time of the Texas Revolution.

• As western expansion continued, more and more people were migrating to Texas, and in 1821, Stephen Austin led a group of 300 U.S. families to the area. As the population increased, the Texans sought independence from Mexico. In late 1835, a group of Texans overtook the Ala-mo, wresting control from the Mexican troops, putting Colonel William Travis and Colonel Jim Bowie in command of the fort. Reinforcements arrived in early 1836 to help with the defense, in-cluding American frontiersman and former Ten-nessee congressman Davy Crockett. About 200 volunteers were in place to defend the Alamo.

• On February 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna marched his Mexican force of soldiers numbering in the thousands to the outskirts of San Antonio and laid siege to the Alamo in an attempt to retake Texas. Although caught off guard while they slept, the Texans refused to give up their fight for independence and were determined to defend the fort, despite their small numbers. The Texan commander sent urgent pleas for reinforcements and supplies, but response was minimal.

• Several skirmishes took place over the next 12 days but with few casualties. On the 13th day, the Mexican army broke through a breach in the courtyard’s outer wall. Santa Anna’s orders were to take no prisoners, and all but two of the defenders were killed. But the Texans had fought valiantly, with the Mexican forces suffering casualties estimated anywhere between 600 and 1,600. This final battle lasted about 90 minutes.

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MJ was a fantastic enter-tainer. Though he wasn’t on my personal list of favorites, I must admit that when he performed he was fun to watch and fun to listen to. And watch and listen we did.

He had 13 solo number one hits, he sold 750 million albums, had a big part in making MTV a household word and earned millions upon millions of dol-lars. TMZ.com reported that as of March 2007, papers showed Michael had $567.6 million in as-sets including Neverland Ranch and his share of the Sony/ATV Music Publishing catalog which included rights to songs by the Beatles.

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and everyone agreed that ultimately, it ruined his appearance. Even so, we couldn’t help but look when the camera caught him with a mask on or stare even more, when the mask was off. Some-times we wanted to look away, but much like the terrible car wreck on the side of the freeway, we just couldn’t help but look.

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Despite vast intellectual and real property holdings and lucrative revenue streams, Jackson died, not bankrupt by any means, but $400 million in debt. Why? Probably because of the decadent, luxuriant, bizarre and adolescent lifestyle that indulged his every whim.

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Tidbits of Greeley & West Weld CountyPublished by Handshake Publishing

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Harry JohnstonNo...I’m not retired! I’m now the General Man-ager of Loveland Ford & Lincoln! Stop in and I’ll show you a great line of made-in-America Fords and Lin-colns and some excep-tionally well-priced used cars, vans and trucks.

New General Manager

Greeley Tidbits Issue 842

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