No. The premise was salt as a major commodity since antiquity until refrigeration obviated most demand. However, it brings to mind Saint Augustine's argument that sin isn't in what one does (or doesn't) say, but in the intent to leave a false impression. He strongly opposed Pious Fraud. best, I. Nunes
--- On Tue, 11/3/09, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote: >Are you suggesting this hadsomething to do with salt's preservative >value, or utility as a food item? I though it was more economic in >nature (a closer reading of Dr Celsa Pinto suggests this too) as Goa >was one of the major exporters of quality salt, and apparently played >a major role in the South Asia-Africa-Arab markets at some point of >history. 2009/11/3 lyrawmn <lyra...@yahoo.com>: > Foremost food preservative - think Gandhi's Salt March of 1930 to protest > British taxation on Indian salt producers. > I. Nunes > > --- On Mon, 11/2/09, Frederick Noronha <f...@goa-india.org> wrote: > Dr Celsa Pinto (currently the director of education, Government of > Goa), in her economic history of Goa says that the Anglo-Portuguese > treaty of 1878 brought down barriers between trade in Portuguese Goa > and British India. > There were some exceptions though -- salt, opium, liquors, arms and > ammunition. > One can understand opium (though the British had opium wars with > China), and even liquors, arms and ammunity. But why salt? > Could someone give me a hint of an answer? FN -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism Books from Goa: http://tiny.cc/goabooks
