Diamond crystal flew in its top salt specialists for the occasion. Lee and elois were presented with two paper plates of salt, one pure, one adulterated. Aloise and lee each take a big breath, then a quick drink of water to cleanse the palate. They taste exactly the same. I still taste it. It's extremely salty.
A century ago, a mysterious and disfiguring disease was finally cured by an experiment in Akron, Ohio . . . with a condiment. We ask: it is time to return to Akron, and try the same trick again? Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio.
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