Publication Date

4-1974

Volume

1

Issue

2

Keywords

Fishermen, Lobstering, Herbalism, Folk Medicine, Women’s Social Conditions, Sports Fishing, Ice Fishing, Local History, Mail Delivery, Boat Maintenance, Hunting, Trapping, Storytelling

Disciplines

Human Ecology | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Sociology of Culture | Work, Economy and Organizations

Description

“Why the name SALT? Because salt is a natural symbol for the magazine — the salt of the sea, salt-washed soil, salt marshes and salty people, the kind that won’t use two words if they can get by with one.”

Contents

  • 2 Winter Lobstering in the De-Dee-Mae Few boats brave the winter seas for lobstering, but the De-Dee-Mae does.
  • 8 Old Remedies Some of the old cures people still use.
  • 9 ‘My Mother Used to...’ Eleanor Wormwood tells about old remedies used by her mother and grandmother.
  • 17 Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum Ethel and Edie Furbish, 86 year old twins of Kennebunk, describe their escapades.
  • 23 The Ice House Three feet of ice on the floor and a solid waterfall down the back stairs of the “ice house.”
  • 25 Island View of the World Lyman Rutledge explains the mysterious drawing power of the Isles of Shoals.
  • 29 “Part of Growin’ Up...” Ice inside the windows, and the toilet in the barn weren’t hardships, just part of growin’ up, say the Cecil Bensons of Kennebunkport.
  • 30 Delivering Mail by Sleigh Stanley Brown tells about his experiences delivering mail by sleigh and wagon.
  • 34 Caulking Boats Ken Campbell caulks a boat and tells how it’s done.
  • 40 Trapping Avard Cole shares his 42 years of trapping experience with us.
  • 50 Tales Told by the Fire Bert Hanscom’s stories about the old days are full of laughter and fun.

Publisher

SALT, Inc.

City

Kennebunkport, Maine

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