Glauber's salt
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Glauber's salt
1730–40; named after J. R. Glauber (1604–68), German chemist
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Glauber's salt is a natural sodium sulphate used in paper pulp and glass manufacturing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lately in northwestern North Dakota a party of Federal relief workers discovered deposits containing 20,000,000 tons of Glauber's salt, worth about $350,000,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
When constipation is present the following purgative may be administered: One pound of Glauber's salt dissolved in a quart of linseed tea and a pint of molasses.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Some dyes work on the cotton better from a bath containing Glauber's salt, while with others common salt works best, while a little soda along with the salt facilitates the dyeing in some cases.
From The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student by Franklin Beech
Then, if the disease be of recent date, bleed the animal largely from the jugular vein, and give it several doses of Epsom, or Glauber's salt.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Ambrose Blacklock
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