 | 1868 - 358 páginas
...Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of Bait is such a luxury that to say of a man " he flavours his food wilh salt," is to imply that he is rich; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. The experiments of Boussingault have shown that, although salt mixed... | |
 | 1869 - 622 páginas
...valuable thine upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such...that he is rich ; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. The experiments of Boussingault have shown that, although salt mixed... | |
 | Henry Letheby - 1870 - 312 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such a luxury, that to say of a man "he flavours his food with salt" is to imply that he is rich; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele - 1872 - 250 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such...to say of a man, * he flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that he is rich ; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. No... | |
 | Joel Dorman Steele - 1872 - 248 páginas
...and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the nse of salt is such a luxury that to say of a man, ' he flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that he is rich ; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. No... | |
 | J. C. Hutchinson - 1875 - 324 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gol*i, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such...to say of a man, ' he flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that be is rich ; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. No... | |
 | Joseph Chrisman Hutchison - 1875 - 332 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such...to say of a man, ' he flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that he is rich ; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. No... | |
 | Joseph Chrisman Hutchison - 1875 - 332 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such...luxury that to say of a man, ' he flavors his food with salt,1 it is to imply that he is rich ; and children will stick a piece of rock-salt as if it were... | |
 | Joseph Chrisman Hutchison - 1875 - 324 páginas
...upon earth after gol I, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mnndingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such a luxury that to say of a man, ,he flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that he is rich; and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as !f it were sugar. No... | |
 | Joseph Chrisman Hutchison - 1875 - 336 páginas
...valuable thing upon earth after gold, and will purchase a slave or two. Mungo Park tells us that with the Mandingoes and Bambaras the use of salt is such a luxury that to say of a man, ' be flavors his food with salt,' it is to imply that he is rich ; and children will suck a piece of... | |
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He flavors his food with salt,' is to imply that he is rich, and children will suck a piece of rock-salt as if it were sugar. No stronger mark of respect or affection can be shown in Muscovy, than the sending of salt from the tables of the rich to their... 
