According to a 1913 article, " in the Chekiang province, and probably in other provinces of China, the drinking of a saturated solution of salt [was] a common mode of committing suicide."

根 1913 年的某篇文章称，“在中国浙江省（可能还有其他省份），饮用饱和盐溶液[曾是]一种常见的自杀方式。”