Finally, as for salt, that grossest of groceries, to obtain this might… — Walden
SAPIR 861
Finally, as for salt, that grossest of groceries, to obtain this might be a fit occasion for a visit to the seashore, or, if I did without it altogether, I should probably drink the less water. I do not learn that the Indians ever troubled themselves to go after it.
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