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... ABOVE THE SALT AT the household table of the middle ages the saltcellar was the symbol of class distinction. It separated the lord, his lady, their guests and privileged men, who sat above the salt, from the menials and retainers who sat below it. The salt cellar has long since lost this symbolic meaning, but it remains a witness to the need of the human body for salt. Only a very small ...