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  Grain of salt: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
(With) a grain of salt is a literal translation of an ancient Latin (Any dialect of the language of ancient Rome) phrase, (cum) grano salis.
In common tongue, if something is to be taken with a grain of salt, it means that a measure of healthy skepticism (The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge) should be applied regarding a claim; that it should not be blindly accepted and believed without any doubt or reservation.
Threats involving the poison were thus to be taken "with a grain of salt" and therefore less seriously.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gr/grain_of_salt.htm   (200 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Grain of salt
(With) a grain of salt is a literal translation of an ancient Latin phrase, (cum) grano salis.
In common parlance, if something is to be taken with a grain of salt, it means that a measure of healthy skepticism should be applied regarding a claim; that it should not be blindly accepted and believed without any doubt or reservation.
In common tongue, if something is to be taken with a grain of salt, it means that a measure of healthy skepticism should be applied regarding a claim; that it should not be blindly accepted and believed without any doubt or reservation.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Grain-of-salt   (493 words)

  
 History of Salt
The history of salt-making in the Netherlands Antilles reflects the often-harsh period of colonial conquest.Bolivia's salt producing region is a tourist attraction with one hotel constructed entirely of salt (1 2) and fascinating salt-bearing caravans of llamas.
Salt taxes were one of the complaints leading to toppling China's Imperial government in the early 20th Century and remain important in China today (as well as an inducement to salt smuggling).
Salt was produced between 1790 and 1860 in Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri by boiling brine in salt furnaces.
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 KOWTOW, OR KOTOU - LoveToKnow Article on KOWTOW, OR KOTOU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The active principle is koussin or kosin, CaiHssOio, which is soluble in alcohol and alkalis, and may be given in doses of thirty grains.
The principal occupation of the inhabitants is agricul-:ure, 63% of the surface being under crops; both grain (wheat, rye, oats and barley) and potatoes are exported.
It has railway-carriage works, cotton mills, steam flour mills, tallow works and quarries of limestone, and carries on an active trade in the export of wooden wares and in the import of grain, salt and fish, brought from the Volga governments.
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 Grain article - Grain particle sand salt grain size fruit caryopsis agriculture cereals - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The word grain has a great many meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle.
Granules are short-lived concection cell structures on the visible surface of the Sun.
There is also an Isle of Grain in Kent, England, on which lies the village of Grain.
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Grain   (221 words)

  
 Grain and salt society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Grain and Salt Society The Grain and Salt Society.
The term salt is used for the container the salt was kept in, as well as the...
These numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, because our information about many languages is scant or outdated, and it is hard to draw the line...
www.dentalsee.com /grain+and+salt+society.html   (1036 words)

  
 This Is MS -- Unbiased Multiple Sclerosis Research, News, and Community - Medicinal Herbs: Take with a grain of salt
This Is MS -- Unbiased Multiple Sclerosis Research, News, and Community - Medicinal Herbs: Take with a grain of salt
A general article on using herbs to treat illness, with specific comments on Echnicea, St. John's Wort, and Ginkgo.
All treatment decisions should always be made with the full consent of your physician.
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