| 单词 | saltpetre |
| 例句 | To keep it from melting, the ice was treated with potassium nitrate, otherwise known as saltpetre. The icy backstory to that "clink clink" you’ll hear when raising a toast to the end of 2020 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z Instead, they said warehouses containing the mineral fertiliser saltpetre had exploded - a claim ridiculed by Ukrainian officials. Ukraine claims ammunition depot attack in occupied Kherson 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z As Jane Grigson explains in Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery, saltpetre was traditionally used when brining hams to give them “an attractive rosy appearance when otherwise it would be a murky greyish brown”. Yes, bacon really is killing us 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z A generation later, another war sounded the death knell of the saltpetre industry. Humberstone: A Chilean ghost town's English past 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z But a decade later, the guano was already running out, and so attention shifted to another source of nitrogen close at hand - the saltpetre flats of the Atacama desert. The bringer of life and death 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z When Germany was denied access to Chile’s saltpetre during the First World War, the Haber–Bosch process gave it — and the world — an alternative, which it grasped with both hands. The nitrogen fix 2013-09-04T17:20:04.137Z The materials found in Torcy overnight included potassium nitrate, sulphur, saltpetre, a handgun and a shotgun, Mr Molins told journalists on Wednesday. Paris police 'find bomb material' 2012-10-10T08:28:33Z In earlier centuries, bacon-makers who used saltpetre did not understand that it converts to nitrite as the meat cures. Yes, bacon really is killing us 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In 1889, the renowned correspondent for The Times newspaper, William Howard Russell, visited Humberstone and the surrounding saltpetre towns, saying they reminded him of the coal and iron pits of northern England. Humberstone: A Chilean ghost town's English past 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z My sister has a notion that a young man and a young woman ought no more to be in propinquity than saltpetre and charcoal. Barrington Volume I (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:31.357Z At the time of the Civil War the malting industry was largely carried on, and saltpetre was produced in the county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z It should be rubbed all over with good salt, and a little saltpetre, for ten minutes, and then laid in a dish and covered with a cloth for eight or ten days. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z On the shore of Judæa the Belus falls into the sea: the sand collected at the mouth of this river, when mixed with saltpetre, is melted into glass. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z Humberstone was in Peruvian territory in the early 1870s and many of the other saltpetre towns belonged to Bolivia, although most of the companies that operated in the area were Chilean, backed by British investment. Humberstone: A Chilean ghost town's English past 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z Franklin served upon ten committees: to engrave and print Continental money, to negotiate with the Indians, to send another but useless petition to George III., to find out the source of saltpetre, and other matters. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z A little nitre or saltpetre is used as an oxidizing agent. British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. 2012-02-26T03:00:18.883Z Its chief mineral products are coal, nitre, sulphur, alum, soda, saltpetre, gypsum, porcelain-earth, pipe-clay, asphalt, petroleum, marble and ores of gold, silver, mercury, copper, iron, lead, zinc, antimony, cobalt and arsenic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z These supplied saltpetre, alum, and salt, skins of lions and panthers, horns of buffalos, ostrich eggs and feathers, slaves and ivory to the mother-cities. The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) 2012-03-01T03:00:28.903Z One can better imagine Arnold dealing out musket-bullets than pills, and mixing brimstone with saltpetre rather than harmless drugs. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It smelt close and dank: and the walls were encrusted here and there with what seemed cobwebs; but proved to be saltpetre that had oozed out of the damp stones, and crystallized. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z When the vessels sailing on the river were laden with armed men, shot, shell, and “villainous saltpetre.” The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z In the 17th century saltpetre was manufactured in the county. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z The chief exports are rice, indigo, linseed and other seeds, saltpetre and tobacco. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Iron, copper, alum, saltpetre, jasper and agates are found, but in 1903 all the workings had been abandoned except three salt mines; and there are few manufactures except the weaving of coarse cloth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z The saltpetre that gathers on the walls has to be removed every week in baskets, to keep it from eating into the bricks. Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II 2012-01-25T03:00:34.150Z The India ships bring home tea, coffee, silks both raw and manufactured, cottons, muslins, calicoes, drugs, China-ware, rice, sago, saltpetre, pepper, indigo, &c &c. City Scenes or a peep into London 2012-01-20T03:00:10.690Z Light′-ball, a composition of saltpetre, sulphur, resin, and linseed-oil formed into a ball, and used by soldiers to give light during military operations.—n.pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) 2012-01-11T03:00:23.770Z There are several indigo factories and saltpetre refineries, and a tobacco factory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z With the same object, red lead and saltpetre are used in the mixture for potash-lead glass. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The chief exports are grain, sugar, hides, tobacco and saltpetre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Salt and saltpetre dissolved in water are good conductors, and so are dilute acids, though strong sulphuric acid is a bad conductor. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z Old-fashioned gunpowder, or black powder as it is now usually called, is composed, as everybody knows, of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulphur mixed together in the proportion usually of seventy-five, fifteen, and ten parts respectively. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z GUNPOWDER, an explosive composed of saltpetre, charcoal and sulphur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In a paper published in November 1772, Priestley says that he examined a specimen of air which he had extracted from saltpetre above a year before this date. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z It has a wood-carving industry, saltpetre works, and an export trade in grain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z It has in it some manufacturies as woollen cloth, blankets, glue, baskets, mustard oil, saltpetre, and there is also a brewery. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z To add to his scanty resources, he made lye, nitre and saltpetre on shares and his process and progress he records in detail. Legends of Loudoun An account of the history and homes of a border county of Virginia's Northern Neck 2011-11-26T03:00:16.703Z Let the total weight of the ingredients be 30, however, of saltpetre ... of sulphur; and with such a mixture you will produce a bright flash and a thundering noise, if you know the trick. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z If the water is saturated with saltpetre powder and is put in a warm place, the water will go away in vapours, and the superfluous saltpetre will again gather in six-edged columns. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The carbonates precipitate out, leaving the saltpetre in solution, from which it was evaporated and crystallized out. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z At the end of five days, they are again rubbed, as hard as they were at first, with salt of the same sort, mixed with an ounce of saltpetre to a ham. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z You mentioned to me that saltpetre was becoming scarce. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Powder kept in a very damp atmosphere, and especially in a changeable one, spoils rapidly, the saltpetre coming to the surface in solution and then crystallizing out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z Bring in saltpetre, salt, or any other thing that dissolves in the water, and melt it in the water, and it will grow cold. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z The latter are of some importance in the history of chemistry, but have only minute bearing upon metallurgy, and this chiefly as being one of the earliest to mention saltpetre. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Potassium is found in common potash and saltpetre, and, when separated, is a very soft metal. The Story of Great Inventions 2011-10-05T02:00:16.353Z A great part of their ballast is saltpetre. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z When pure there can only be one kind of saltpetre or sulphur, because they are chemical individuals, but charcoal is not. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z If the water is saturated both with salt and saltpetre, the superfluous salt and saltpetre will not mix, but will settle each in its own way: the saltpetre in columns, and the salt in cubes. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z A still more powerful flux than this is made out of ashes of black lead, saltpetre, orpiment, stibium, and dried lees of the aqua with which gold workers separate gold from silver. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z And they were both made to drink a glass of water saturated with salt and saltpetre. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere 2011-10-04T02:00:19.193Z It is a compound of saltpetre, charcoal, and sulphur; the proportions in which these three ingredients are mixed vary in different countries and in different kinds of powders. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z A match was made of cotton or hemp spun slack, and boiled in a strong solution of saltpetre or in the lees of wine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z The same takes place with saltpetre: when it changes from a liquid into solid figures, the heat leaves it. Fables for Children, Stories for Children, Natural Science Stories, Popular Education, Decembrists, Moral Tales 2011-11-17T03:00:35.327Z These particles are heated in the crucible with saltpetre until they melt, and an iron button is melted out of them. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z They must have endless supplies of saltpetre and sulphur, and we shall give them charcoal ourselves, if we are able to burn even one booth. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z An ordinary wood fire kindled on ground containing saltpetre would bring the saltpetre into contact with charcoal, and thereby practically produce powder. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z In 1346 Edward III. appears to have ordered all available saltpetre and sulphur to be bought up for him. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z It has lead, cobalt, silver, plumbago, saltpetre, sulphur, iron, the best coal, and above all, gold! Yankee Girls in Zulu Land 2011-08-31T02:01:39.710Z In the main, the residue would be undigested vitriol, alum, saltpetre, salt, etc., together with potassium, iron, and alum sulphates. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In the basket was a refiner's outfit, quicksilver, saltpetre, and other things to test the quality of minerals, and the dust of ore which had been refined. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z Let me see—” “The Bailiff had some saltpetre the other day,” said Mark. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z For two months the Cossacks have been unwilling to let me have saltpetre, which must be brought from the Black Sea. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z Directions are given for the sale or purchase, not only of muslins and moreens, but also of skins, saltpetre, and the like. Memoir of Mary L. Ware, Wife of Henry Ware, Jr. 2011-08-02T02:00:25.157Z Or else a libra of the powder prepared from such metalliferous concentrates, half a libra of saltpetre, and a quarter of a libra of salt are heated until they melt. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z They yield saltpetre earth, wherever they have been explored. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Bevis was still making experiments, soaking cord in various compositions of saltpetre, to discover the best slow match. Bevis The Story of a Boy 2011-08-13T02:00:28.377Z She was fresh over from the East Indies; and besides saltpetre, and tea, and cochineal, she had on board a large freight of odds and ends—curiosities and such-like. Adventures of Working Men From the Notebook of a Working Surgeon 2011-07-07T02:00:30.453Z Tobacco, opium, potatoes and fruit, cotton-prints, scent and saltpetre are among the principal exports. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z The third consists of four librae of vitriol, two and a half librae of saltpetre, half a libra of alum, and one and a half librae of spring water. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z I had camped on the source of this river, in the cliffs of the Ozarks, on my outward trip, and found the region remarkable for its large saltpetre caves. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z And the saltpetre was dug out of the mine, and the iron smelted, and the cannon cast. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z The saltpetre is found naturally in Chile, India, and in other countries, and is refined by crystallization from water. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z Preservation by Chemicals.—Salt is the oldest chemical preservative and, either alone or in conjunction with saltpetre and with wood-smoke, has been used for many centuries, mainly as a meat preservative. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z The third consists of three librae of vitriol, one of saltpetre, half a libra of asbestos, and half a libra of baked bricks. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Clay, flint, ochre of various kinds, saltpetre, alum, reddle, soapstone, plumbago, oil-stone, marble, serpentine, &c., may be enumerated among the useful minerals of less importance, which characterize that region. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z Already, for an hour and a half before the arrival of the procession, the saltpetre of the female crowd had been crystallized on the walls and the windows. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z Under the pressure of the press and the incorporating mill it flows and cements the minute particles of charcoal and saltpetre together. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z The addition of saltpetre is principally for the purpose of giving to the meat a bright pink tint. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Distilling vitriol, saltpetre and alum would produce nitric acid. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The rocks are, however, cavernous, and afford saltpetre; and the hills are covered by pine timber, which is sawed into boards and plank. Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas 2011-07-10T02:00:18.883Z With regard to the former, it is not at all clear that what we call gunpowder is intended, though some detonating mixture, of which saltpetre is an ingredient, is spoken of as commonly known. Cabinet Portrait Gallery of British Worthies Volume I 2011-03-12T03:00:27.327Z For blasting powders less saltpetre and more charcoal is used. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar 2011-04-14T02:00:59.373Z There are exports of cotton and saltpetre; and the town has a steam cotton press. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z The essential ingredients for the production of this acid by distillation, were saltpetre, water, and either vitriol or alum. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z An explosion shook the bush, there came a villainous smell of saltpetre, a whirl of smoke, and the mountain cat fell upon its side, quivered, and lay dead. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Ostrich feathers, ebony, gold dust, saltpetre, salt, tobacco, coffee, and cotton are also exported to Egypt. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z By William Hunter essential oils, alcohol, cinnabar, camphor, saltpetre and pitch or rosin were employed, and the final desiccation of the body was effected by means of roasted gypsum placed in its coffin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z She was the T. B. Wales, of Boston, from Calcutta, for Boston, with a cargo consisting chiefly of jute, linseed, and saltpetre. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It is possible that the common occurrence of saltpetre as an efflorescence on walls might naturally lead to its use, but in any event its distinguishing characteristics are nowhere mentioned. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The poisonous effects of saltpetre must be counteracted by taking mucilaginous drinks freely, so as to produce vomiting. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers Remedies are variously compounded, of blue vitriol, verdigris, tar, spirits of turpentine, alum, saltpetre, salt, lime, copperas, white-lead, antimony, alcohol, urine, vinegar, &c., all of which have proved effectual. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. There are manufactures of cotton and saltpetre, and an important Church of England high school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z The manufacture of governments having, since the publication of that letter, been as much talked of as that of saltpetre was before. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams In any event, this statement by Agricola is the first clear and complete description of the saltpetre "plantations." De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Before the days of saltpetre, true men were wont to shoot their foes without it.—All that is to be done, is to conceive we are hunting foxes, and leaping over a farmer's wall. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico A small quantity of saltpetre, spirits of turpentine, or tar, will effect the same object. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Chief minerals: iron, lead, copper, salt, saltpetre, and marble. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis They are tolerably supplied with powder, and are successful and assiduous in making saltpetre. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Saltpetre was in great demand in the Middle Ages for the manufacture of gunpowder, and the first record of that substance and of explosive weapons necessarily involves the knowledge of saltpetre. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Among mineral products are saltpetre, mineral pitch, petroleum, salt, sulphur, and several precious stones, as the carnelian, agate, and onyx. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli These may be made of soap and water; or take 2 or 3 gills of oats boiled, 3 drachms saltpetre, 1½ oz. linseed oil, mix and use them when warm. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. Tobacco contains benzoic acid as preservative, and sometimes saltpetre to aid burning. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide You inquire of me whether I am making saltpetre. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams The ninth contains two librae of powder of baked bricks, one libra of vitriol, likewise one libra of saltpetre, a handful of salt, and three-quarters of a libra of spring water. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The whiteness and crystalline form of saltpetre presented a sufficient analogy to attach to it a similar name, neology being in those days not quite so common or so easy as at present. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Page 109, line 13. halinitro.—Either native carbonate of soda or native carbonate of potash might be meant, but not saltpetre. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments The political convulsions of Italy in 1799 brought Breislak to Paris, where he remained until 1802, when, being appointed inspector of the saltpetre and powder manufactories near Milan, he removed to that city. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" It is cured differently from that at home, there being much saltpetre used in curing it; requiring a great deal of pains, on the part of the cooks, in order to make it palatable. My First Campaign In the same manner saltpetre melted by the fire is pounded to powder when it has cooled. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z We see that, thanks to the primitive impurity of the saltpetre, man employed mixtures of it with sulphur and charcoal, which produced a force suitable for throwing to short distances feeble parcels of incendiary matter. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 Now, Harding having sulphuric acid at his disposal, had already been easily able to produce azotic acid by attacking the saltpetre with which nature supplied him. Abandoned They fought together, nothing was to be heard but the sharp hissings of the serpents, nothing to be seen but fire, and sulphur, and saltpetre, falling in every direction. Tales of Passed Times Chapra is the centre of trade in indigo and saltpetre, and conducts a large business by water as well as by rail. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" They would be strange mixtures of sodium, potassium, aluminium sulphates, with silica, brickdust, asbestos, and various proportions of undigested vitriol, salt, saltpetre, alum, iron oxides, etc. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z One pound of sulphur vivum, two pounds of charcoal of linden wood or of willow, six pounds of saltpetre, which three things are minutely pounded in a marble mortar. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 The climate is so temperate that in the winter there is no occasion for warm clothing, nor is it necessary in summer to cool the water with saltpetre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" He had evidently had enough of soldiering and 'villainous saltpetre,' for the very next day he sent in his resignation. Hints on the Use and Handling of Firearms Generally, and the Revolver in Particular In passing through the province of Kham, we often remarked women and children busily employed in pounding coal, sulphur, and saltpetre. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 After lixiviation, the addition of lye converts the calcium and magnesium nitrates into saltpetre, i.e., De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z In the treatise of 1561 are some receipts, assumed to be taken from works of an earlier date, in which saltpetre, sulphur, and charcoal, are submitted to a considerable degree of heat. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 On all sides long ranges of leeches were arranged for saltpetre works. An Artilleryman's Diary In the mere salting of pork it is usual to use only salt and saltpetre. The Pig Breeding, Rearing, and Marketing Take equal parts of salt, saltpetre, and alum, pulverize and mix. Harper's Round Table, July 2, 1895 In this case the saltpetre is melted and the sulphur added and set alight. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z He says these sweeps were used to make gunpowder from the saltpetre caves which the settlers soon found. Legends of the Skyline Drive and the Great Valley of Virginia A large cave was close by, which is reported to be a curiosity, thirteen miles long, out of which saltpetre is dug, but I could not visit it. An Artilleryman's Diary The grass was less continuous and less green, and cracked under our animals’ hoofs like dried leaves; the white efflorescence of saltpetre manifested itself more and more thickly. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Such a crop gains 13½ pounds of nitrogen by the addition of saltpetre, or 28 per cent. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. Such an addition to saltpetre would no doubt burn brilliantly. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z After a filtering through wood-ashes, the water which held the nitre in solution was boiled down, and left to evaporate, after which the crystals of saltpetre remained. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place We passed a large bed of nitre, out of which saltpetre was manufactured for Confederate States' use. An Artilleryman's Diary While Samdadchiemba was boiling our tea, we amused ourselves with watching the camels as they luxuriously licked up the saltpetre with which the ground was powdered. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] Rubsamen afterwards manufactured much saltpetre and powder in Virginia, and was involved in no little trouble in the work, and in getting paid for it. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Especially the frequent mention of the preparation of nitrum by way of burning, argues strongly against saltpetre being included, as they would hardly have failed to notice the decrepitation. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z By the time the war of 1812 was declared, the mining of saltpetre was a good-sized industry in Kentucky. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Dissolve in some spirits of wine or vinegar, a little saltpetre; then take some purple or blue paper, wet it with the above liquor, and when dry it will be fit for use. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments Some use four ounces saltpetre and one pound coarse sugar or molasses for each hog. Home Pork Making Mr. Harrison's father and himself were disposed to "be dabbling in the saltpetre way." History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia Argument has been put forward that Greek fire contained saltpetre, but it amounts to nothing more than argument, for in those receipts preserved, no salt of any kind is mentioned. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z As long as war threatened the country, the Government was ready to buy all the saltpetre the Kentucky frontiersmen could produce. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place When you have pulverized a quantity of saltpetre, be careful to keep it in a dry place. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments Take three-quarters of a pound of Dorking lime, two ounces of the best saltpetre, and a coffee-cup full of tin tacks. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) Clive not only expelled that prince, but, by his policy, his extortions, his insistance to obtain control of the saltpetre traffic, rendered it impossible for his successor to govern. Rulers of India: Lord Clive Almost all these ingredients contain vitriol or alum, which, by themselves, but much more when joined with saltpetre, are powerful to part silver from gold. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Solid masses of saltpetre weighing hundreds of pounds were sometimes found in protected corners under shelving rocks. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Charcoal is a preservative, by which the saltpetre and brimstone are made into gunpowder, by preventing the sulphur from suffocating the strong and windy exhalation of the nitre. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments The knotty walls and arches were of black granite; here and there blue rays of light fell through fissures in the rocks, as if from burning saltpetre. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors The province of Bih�r was the seat of the saltpetre manufacture. Rulers of India: Lord Clive The second contains two librae of vitriol, one of saltpetre, and as much spring or river water by weight as will pass away whilst the vitriol is being reduced to powder by the fire. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z There are several factories for pressing cotton, and for cleaning coffee, oil-cake presses, tanneries and saltpetre refineries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" He directs us to pulverize in a marble mortar one pound of sulphur, two of charcoal, and six of saltpetre. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition If he with delight snuffs in his expanded nostrils the fumes of saltpetre and charcoal, I, with no less pleasure, inhale the odor of a good Havana. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 3, March, 1852 Many substances were employed in ancient medicine: galena was the basis of a valuable Egyptian cosmetic and drug; the arsenic sulphides, realgar and orpiment, litharge, alum, saltpetre, iron rust were also used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" The fourth consists of two librae of vitriol, as many librae of saltpetre, one quarter of a libra of alum, and three-quarters of a libra of spring water. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z It is an important industrial centre, carrying on cotton weaving and spinning, tanning, distilling, and the manufacture of coffee, sugar, manure and saltpetre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" A chemist reads with interest Djafar's antique method of obtaining nitric He solves the problem of potable gold. acid by distilling in a retort Cyprus vitriol, alum, and saltpetre. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The above management for refining saltpetre may serve as a general rule for separating salts from each other which happen to be mixed together. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries He gave me some powder, flax, and something like saltpetre, and showed me, by putting some powder into the pan, and snapping it, how the flax was to be lighted. Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign Salt is present in every compound, saltpetre in all but two, vitriol in all but three. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Men and horses bent like whitened spectres under a cloud of saltpetre dust. The Missourian This same chemist was acquainted with oxidizing and calcining processes, and knew methods of obtaining soda and potash salts, and the properties of saltpetre. History of Human Society The nitrous and nitric acids are procured from a neutral salt long known in the arts under the name of saltpetre. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries The usual way of preventing the decomposition is by processes scarcely less hurtful—by the addition of salt, pyroligneous acid, saltpetre, lime, etc. Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery The saltpetre being cut out and washed with its own solution, is thrown on to boards that it may drain and dry. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z To endow it with the properties of a talisman, the blood was first of all extracted; it was then given a thorough soaking in saltpetre and pepper, and hung out in the sun. Byways of Ghost-Land Upon the foreign supply of gunpowder being prohibited, he proposed a plan, in the Pennsylvanian Journal, of a saltpetre association for the voluntary supply of that article of destruction. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The art of refining saltpetre depends upon these properties of salts, and upon their different degrees of solubility in hot and cold water. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries Cannon, rifles, saltpetre, and other munitions of war were withheld from the Confederate armies. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons Others refine saltpetre by another method, for with it they fill a pot made of copper, and, covering it with a copper lid, set it over live coals, where it is heated until it melts. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Passed through a dreary country, a saltpetre desert, relieved by occasional scrubby trees. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' A piece of alum exposed to this air turned yellow, absorbed it as fast as the saltpetre had done, and was reduced by it to the form of a powder. Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air Nitric acid is procurable in a more concentrated state, and with much less loss, by mixing very dry clay with saltpetre. Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries I've a taste in my mouth as if I had swallowed saltpetre and sulphur, with a dash of prussic acid. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 Soon afterward the pot is removed from the fire, and later, when cold, the purest saltpetre is taken out, which has the appearance of white marble, the earthy residue then remains at the bottom. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The central soil is strongly impregnated with saltpetre: always arid, it every day is becoming more so, from the singular antipathy which the inhabitants of the interior have against trees. A Supplementary Chapter to the Bible in Spain We are using the utmost industry in endeavoring to make saltpetre, and with daily increasing success. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX The day was excessively hot, and no air stirring, we were forced to breathe this powder smoke, impregnated with saltpetre, which burned the coating of nose, throat, and eyes almost like fire. War from the Inside The Story of the 132nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry in the War for the Suppression of the Rebellion, 1862-1863 The body found in the saltpetre cave of Kentucky, was wrapped in blankets made of linen and interwoven with feathers of the wild turkey, tastefully arranged. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State The earths from which the solution was made, together with branches of oak or similar trees, are exposed under the open sky and sprinkled with water containing saltpetre. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Into four gallons of water put one pound and a half of coarse brown sugar, two ounces of saltpetre, and six pounds of bay salt; boil and skim as long as any scum rises. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The inside was formerly used in making tinder-sticks, which were made by rolling the fungus wood until it was perfectly flexible and then dipping it into saltpetre. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Clean the tongue nicely, rub it with salt, a very little saltpetre, and a little coarse sugar, and let it lie for two or three days. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Method.—Put the salt, sugar, and saltpetre into a large saucepan with the water. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience Pure saltpetre which has rested many years in the earth, and that which exudes from the stone walls of wine cellars and dark places, is mixed with the first solution and evaporated by boiling. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Cut off their heads, cleanse them well, and lay a row at the bottom of an earthen pot, sprinkling them over with bay salt and saltpetre, mixed together. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The Tower was the principal arsenal of Edward III., who in 1347 had a manufactory of gunpowder there, when various entries in the Records mention purchases of sulphur and saltpetre "pro gunnis Regis." Memorials of Old London Volume I Clean and lay them in salt one night, with saltpetre; then hang them on a stick, through the eyes, in a row. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In the latter, saltpetre, sulphur, native cinnabar, and a few other articles are occasionally prescribed. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton He describes the preparation of the metal from the crude ore, both by roasting and reduction from the oxide with argol and saltpetre, and also by fusing with metallic iron. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Make pickle of red wine vinegar, saltpetre, and bruised cochineal; when cold, pour it on the smelts, and cover the pot close. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. If you wish it red, rub it first with saltpetre, in the proportion of half an ounce, and the like quantity of moist sugar, to a pound of common salt. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual Season some fat and lean pork with salt, saltpetre, black pepper, and allspice, all in fine powder. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families This mountain, as well as all the others in the same country, is composed of sand stone, and rests upon plains of sand, mixed with rock salt and saltpetre. Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton Another is made of half a libra of brick dust, a third of a libra of rock salt, an uncia and a half of vitriol, and one uncia of saltpetre. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Take one ounce of saltpetre, one pound of coarse sugar, and one pound of common salt; mix them together, and rub the ham well with them. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The same spoonful of spirits of wine with addition of one-sixth saltpetre burnt 94 pulsations. Pioneers of Science Mix four ounces of common salt, an ounce of bay salt, an ounce of saltpetre, a quarter of an ounce of sal-prunella, and half a tea-spoonful of cochineal, all in the finest powder. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families "You must ask Miss Fortune about that; sugar and salt and saltpetre and molasses, and I don't know what all." The Wide, Wide World The author was familiar with saltpetre, sal-ammoniac, and alkali, and with the acids he prepared many salts for the first time. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z Well rub into the tongue two ounces of saltpetre, a pound of common salt, and a quarter of a pound of treacle; and baste every day for three weeks. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The floor is of a deep sandy earth, which has been repeatedly dug up, for the purpose of obtaining saltpetre, with which it is strongly impregnated. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Mix half a pound of salt, three ounces of saltpetre, half an ounce of sal prunella, and five pounds of coarse sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families So again, while a solution of salt, carbonate of potash, or saltpetre causes them to withdraw from the danger, an infusion of sugar, or tan, produces a flow of protoplasm towards the source of nourishment. The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In Later, powder was made by the settlers of Kentucky by leaching saltpetre from the soil in various sections and combining it with charcoal and other ingredients. The story of Kentucky A quarter of a pound of saltpetre, a large common basinful of coarse sugar, and coarse salt. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. July 15th, 1818.—Decree relative to the supply of gunpowder and saltpetre. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 Then mix a pound and a half of coarse sugar, the same quantity of bay salt, not quite so much as half a pound of saltpetre, and a pound of common salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families They embraced every item of foreign commodities, excepting in a few instances where medicines, saltpetre, and other necessaries, were exempted from the prohibition. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject There was a smell in his nostrils like charring wool and saltpetre. The Dop Doctor Salt a leg of pork as for boiling, with a little saltpetre to make it red. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. I had observed that this land was very rich in saltpetre, and had collected a considerable quantity for the purpose of making powder. Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. Rub three ounces of saltpetre into a good piece of the round or buttock. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The whish-sh-sh of the bullets also was undoubtedly near, but as smokeless powder has usurped the place of villainous saltpetre, we failed to locate the gun, which has fired several times since. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition A large piece of ground that had been used for the manufacture of saltpetre was accordingly obtained from the King, who also gave a large contribution of money toward the undertaking. Life of St. Vincent de Paul Take ginger and every sort of spice that is used to meat, and half a pound of brown sugar, a good quantity of saltpetre, and a pound of juniper-berries. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The colouring of the mass is done while it is still in the furnace, by adding various chemicals, the principal of which are arsenic, saltpetre, antimony, and lead. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young Rub the ham with half a pound of coarse sugar, let it lie twelve hours, then rub it with an ounce of saltpetre pounded, and a pound of common salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The whitewashed walls were yellow and green with damp, and covered with patches of saltpetre efflorescence. The Toilers of the Field An excellent dinner, washed down by some champagne well cooled in saltpetre, is no mean fare for the jungle, and it was late ere we returned on board the Aline, which was lying in mid-stream. On the Equator Take the under-cliff of a small buttock of beef, two ounces of common salt, and one ounce of saltpetre, well beaten together: put to it half a pint of vinegar with a sprig of thyme. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. I have purchased of said M. Chaumont a quantity of saltpetre at ten sous, or five and one fourth per cent, in order that Captain Morgan might not return empty. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Prepare a tongue with saltpetre and common salt for a week, and turn it every day. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families This book is especially interesting as containing the earliest recognition of the value of saltpetre as a manure. Manures and the principles of manuring Gunpowder was made in the country with saltpetre and sulphur. An Explorer's Adventures in Tibet Dry six-pennyworth of saltpetre and two pounds of bay salt, and pound them fine; mix with it three large spoonfuls of brown sugar; rub your beef thoroughly with it. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. They will not be able to carry out any goods, though we had purchased some with a design of sending by them, particularly a quantity of saltpetre. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I If it be wished to make them look red, throw a little saltpetre over them the night before. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A certain amount is used in connection with various chemical manufactures—for instance, that of nitric and sulphuric acid—and also in the manufacture of saltpetre, the chief constituent of gunpowder. Manures and the principles of manuring Shave the soap fine, add the water, boil until the soap is dissolved, let it get cold, then add the saltpetre, stirring until dissolved. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed Then take pepper, salt, cloves, saltpetre, all beaten fine, and mix them together; rub the beef all over; roll it up hard, and tie it fast with tape. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. And that none deny or hinder any saltpetre-man, lawfully deputed thereto, from digging, taking, or working any ground which by commission may be taken and wrought for saltpetre. Notes and Queries, Number 183, April 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Pound an ounce and a half of saltpetre, the same quantity of bay salt, half an ounce of sal-prunelle, and a pound of the coarsest sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Whenever this becomes apparent, the surface portion of the soil is scraped off by the sorawallah, or native manufacturer, and collected and treated for the purpose of recovering, in a pure state, the saltpetre. Manures and the principles of manuring If you wish to make a small quantity for trial, take aqua ammonia two ounces, soft water one quart, saltpetre one teaspoonful. One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed One ounce of pepper, two of saltpetre, one pound of bay salt, one ounce of sal prunella, one pound of common salt. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Two ounces of alcohol;One and a half ounces of glycerine;One ounce of liverwort;Three hundred and twenty grains of saltpetre;Forty drops of wintergreen. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Half a pound of common salt, the same of bay salt, two ounces of saltpetre, and two ounces of black pepper, incorporated with a pound and a half of treacle. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Previous to the introduction of this method of manufacture, the demand for saltpetre for gunpowder had become so great, that every source of nitre was eagerly sought for. Manures and the principles of manuring Make touch-paper by soaking any porous paper in a solution of saltpetre, and drying it. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study Use two pounds of common salt; one pound of bay salt; one pound of brown sugar; two ounces of saltpetre; two ounces of ground black pepper. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Recipe: To make half a gallon, take aqua ammonia, one pint; soft water, one-half gallon; best white soap, one-half pound; saltpetre, one ounce. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Pound three or four ounces of saltpetre, according to the size of the fish, two ounces of bay salt, and two ounces of coarse sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Boracic acid in small quantities mixed with a solution of saltpetre, i.e., Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. An iron shell for incendiary purposes, filled with a very fiercely flaming composition of saltpetre, sulphur, resin, turpentine, antimony, and tallow. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. To four gallons of water put a sufficient quantity of common salt; when quite dissolved, to bear an egg, four ounces of saltpetre, two ounces of bay salt, and half a pound of coarse sugar. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Shave the soap fine, add the water, boil until the soap is dissolved, then add the saltpetre, stirring until dissolved. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Clean it well, take out the brains, rub it with a handful of salt, and two ounces of saltpetre. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A pickle made of oatmeal, saltpetre, and boiling vinegar has been recommended, but I have not yet tried it. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. They are composed of saltpetre, sulphur, resin, and linseed-oil, and burn with great brilliancy. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Take a round of beef, about fifteen or eighteen pounds; rub it well with three ounces of saltpetre, and let it lie for four hours in it. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. But the damp saltpetre of the walls affected him, and suddenly a stentorian sneeze, which made the tourists recoil, gave notice of his presence. Tartarin On The Alps Mix an ounce of saltpetre with a quarter of a pound of bay salt, the same quantity of common salt, and also of coarse sugar, and a quart of strong beer. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Thirdly, that an undue proportion of saltpetre had been mixed with the alum. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. An Indian return cargo consisting of raw materials—cotton, rice, pepper, sugar, hemp, saltpetre, &c. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Take half a pound of saltpetre, or let part of it be petre salt, half a pound of bay salt, and one pound of coarse sugar; pound and mix them well together. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Others again are engaged in carding and combing wool, navvies are digging irrigation canals, chemists are manufacturing saltpetre and gunpowder, armourers are making or mending firearms. Modern Saints and Seers Take two pounds of lean beef, rub it with saltpetre, and let it lie one night. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Equal parts of salt, alum, and Glauber's salts, mixed with half a part of saltpetre, the whole rubbed in several times a day, has been recommended, but I have not tried it. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. In England it is composed of 75 parts saltpetre to 10 sulphur and 15 charcoal; these proportions are varied slightly in different countries. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. For sixty pounds’ weight of pork take three pounds of common salt, half a pound of saltpetre, and half a pound of brown sugar. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. In it were quicksilver and saltpetre, prepared for assay, and the dust of ore which had been refined. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Reduce separately to fine powder in a dry mortar, two pounds of the whitest common salt, one pound of saltpetre, and one pound of lump sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The latter, commonly called cubic nitre or Chile saltpetre, is the kind occurring in Chile. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges What are the sources of saltpetre, and how it is obtained? James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 Three ounces of saltpetre, bay salt and brown sugar two ounces of each, a small quantity of cochineal; mix them all together, and warm them over the fire. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. In the early part of November my time had become so much occupied that it was no longer practicable to attend to the production of saltpetre, and Mr. F. H. History of the Confederate Powder Works Season with allspice, pepper, bay salt, saltpetre, and a little powder of bay leaves. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families This is principally due to the saltpetre with which it is impregnated. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce What is the theory of the process for extracting saltpetre from nitrous earth, or nitrate of lime? James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 Rub every ham with four ounces of saltpetre. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The Confederate Government, however, by its agents in Europe, purchased saltpetre which was shipped on swift blockade runners which arrived from time to time at Charleston and Wilmington. History of the Confederate Powder Works Make a strong brine with bay salt, common salt, and saltpetre, and put in ribs of beef for nine days. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Of the other special fertilizers, such as cotton seed meal, castor pomace, ground bone, damaged grain, tobacco waste and saltpetre waste, much may be said both in praise and dispraise. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce What is the difference between the old and new process for refining saltpetre? James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 Skim it, and when cold put in your ham, rubbing it over with saltpetre, &c. as you did at first. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. To refine more or less the rough saltpetre of commerce is then a necessity even in producing an inferior article. History of the Confederate Powder Works On the following day cover the head with half an ounce of saltpetre, two ounces of bay salt, a little common salt, and four ounces of coarse sugar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Spangenberg's Grammatical War is a not uninteresting, not uninstructive squib, and the salt of it, or saltpetre of it, has not all evaporated after the lapse of some three centuries. The Creed of the Old South 1865-1915 What proportion of nitre does the saltpetre of the nitrate caves afford? James Cutbush An American Chemist, 1788-1823 Make a good brine of salt and water, sufficiently strong to bear an egg; boil and skim it clean, and when quite cold rub the meat with sal prunella and saltpetre mixed together. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. On cooling, this mud became a damp solid cake, the saltpetre which in the state of boiling hot saturated solution had entered the minutest pores of the charcoal, now crystallizing. History of the Confederate Powder Works Then drain it, salt it again with common salt and saltpetre for three days, and afterwards lay the whole in a small quantity of water for two days. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families I send you herewith a schedule of instructions from the Convention regarding the manipulation of saltpetres. The Gods are Athirst The earliest writers on the new tactics necessitated by villainous saltpetre were Italians trained in condottiere warfare. The Romance of Words (4th ed.) To four pounds of lean buttock of beef take one ounce of saltpetre and some common salt, in which let the meat lie for a month; then hang it to dry for three weeks. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The daily product of the Works varied with the demand for gunpowder, and with the amount of saltpetre on hand. History of the Confederate Powder Works Or rub the meat with salt and saltpetre, and repeat it for a fortnight, and dry it in wood smoke. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Having two powder-makers with him, he collected saltpetre, burned willow twigs for charcoal, and made all the powder he needed in his caves. Strange Stories from History for Young People By means of these mortars the settlers, in regions where saltpetre could be obtained, made very respectable gunpowder. Daniel Boone The Pioneer of Kentucky One pound of bay salt, half a pound of saltpetre, two ounces of sal prunella, two pounds of coarse sugar; make your brine strong enough with common salt to float an egg. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The Sycamore Stamping Mill was soon put into operation, but its limited arrangements, particularly for preparing the saltpetre, caused the product to be small. History of the Confederate Powder Works Then put into a stewpan half a pound of bay salt, the same of common salt, two ounces of saltpetre, and half a pound of coarse sugar, all in powder. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families A large building in which quantities of saltpetre was stored caught next. A Little Girl in Old New York If we hadn’t that for a guide, we might go zig-zagging all about, and be obliged to spend a night amidst the saltpetre; perhaps three or four of them. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Leave out one ounce of saltpetre to rub the hams over-night. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Gunpowder contains three-fourths of its weight of saltpetre, and to have its proper and enduring strength, this constituent must be refined to almost chemical purity. History of the Confederate Powder Works Salt a piece of the brisket, a thin part of the flank, or the tops of the ribs, with salt and saltpetre five days. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families It was said at first that powder had been stored in the building, but it was proved on investigation that the saltpetre alone was the dangerous agent. A Little Girl in Old New York Its surface is then covered with a white efflorescence, which resembles a heavy hoar frost; this, called salitré, being a sort of impure saltpetre, left after the evaporation and subsidence of the floods. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Hang up a ham two days; beat it well on the fleshy side with a rollingpin; rub in an ounce of saltpetre, finely powdered, and let it lie a day. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The saltpetre refinery occupied the right central portion of the front, being sixty-five feet long, fifty-five feet broad and thirty feet high, open from the floor to the ventilated roof. History of the Confederate Powder Works Then take three ounces of saltpetre, one ounce of coarse sugar, a quarter of an ounce of black pepper, some minced herbs, and three quarters of a pound of salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families We lingered over our drink in silence, and, for a time, nothing could be heard except the crackling of the saltpetre in the Sunday-Afternoon Splendidos. Nights in London Theirs, on the contrary, is lighter coloured—in point of fact, quite white, from the saltpetre tossed to the top by the hooves of their galloping horses. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco Well rub the meat with saltpetre; then take one part of bay and two parts of common salt, and rub every piece well, covering it with salt, as you would a flitch of bacon. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. The facility for work which this apparatus, with the other mechanical appliances afforded, enabled the refinery to carry the purification of the saltpetre beyond that of the most celebrated powder factories. History of the Confederate Powder Works Then rub it with common salt, bay salt, and a small proportion of saltpetre, all in fine powder. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The liquid drawn off is crystallized by chemical treatment and further evaporation, and from it is obtained iodine, an ounce of which is worth as much as one hundred pounds of saltpetre. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Parisians discovered saltpetre in their cellars when they no longer received any from abroad. The Conquest of Bread To three hams take half a peck of salt, four ounces of saltpetre, and five pounds of coarse brown sugar; break all the lumps, and mix them well together. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Unlike the refined saltpetre, the purified sulphur had to be pulverized and bolted like flour before being used. History of the Confederate Powder Works After well cleaning a neat's tongue, salt it for three days with common salt and saltpetre. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In the gradual decay of this substance the nitrate of soda, or "Chile saltpetre," was formed. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania “It’s sulphur or saltpetre,” said Dale, pushing on; “there are tons upon tons of that stuff in the cellars all round.” Fighting the Flames Cut a leg of pork to the shape of a Westphalia ham; salt it, and set it on the fire in a skillet till dry, and put to it two ounces of saltpetre finely beaten. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. Here the three materials were arranged into sixty pounds charges, by mingling forty-five pounds of saltpetre, nine pounds of charcoal and six pounds of sulphur, which was then moistened and ready for incorporation. History of the Confederate Powder Works To a hundred weight of pork or beef, take ten pounds of common salt, and half a pound of saltpetre. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families I was announced as the eye-witness and participator of a hundred actions, fresh from the bloodiest fields and still smelling of saltpetre. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War It was said that upwards of 2,000 tons of saltpetre were in the vaults at the time; and several explosions had already taken place, though fortunately, without doing injury to any one. Fighting the Flames Two ounces of saltpetre will be sufficient for the quantity of salt required for one ham. The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; In Which will Be Found a Large Collection of Original Receipts. 3rd ed. There remained on hand, at the Magazine, at the end of operations, about seventy thousand pounds, besides considerable amounts of saltpetre and other material. History of the Confederate Powder Works Cut the leg of beef like a ham; and for fourteen pounds weight, mix a pound of salt, a pound of brown sugar, an ounce of saltpetre, and an ounce of bay salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families I’ve got some fellows at work on small ones, and there’s a big one that will open the Madagaskite eyes if there’s virtue in saltpetre. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar Ketiwa, a district on the declivity of Atlas, east of Terodant, contains also mines of lead and brimstone; and saltpetre also, of a superior quality, abounds in the neighbourhood of Terodant. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa Gunpowder was also made with saltpetre and sulphur found in the country. In the Forbidden Land By a détour we came into a valley flanked to the east by Raccoon Mountain, and we visited a large saltpetre works at Nick-a-Jack Cave. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 In three days wipe it, and salt it with common salt and saltpetre beaten fine: rub these well in, and turn it every day for a fortnight. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families “Ebony,” he exclaimed, suddenly, one afternoon when sitting at his table preparing some villainous compound for the Queen, “go down to the laboratory, boy, and fetch me some gunpowder, sulphur, saltpetre, and charcoal.” The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar I find since that Dr Wilson states these rocks to be highly saliferous, and says the Arabs scrape them with knives to obtain saltpetre for making their rude gunpowder. Byeways in Palestine Apparently saltpetre and sulphur had been mixed in the preparation of these. In the Forbidden Land Then woe for all the wares below—the Enfield rifles, the cannon powder, the cartridges, the saltpetre, bar steel, nitric acid, leather, cloth, salt, medicines, surgical instruments! The Long Roll Lay the head into water one night, then drain it, salt it extremely well with common salt and saltpetre, and let it lie five days. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Then we might shove down through the mouth of the bottle, and through the hole below it into the powder, a long strip of paper dipped in saltpetre, to make touch paper of it. For Name and Fame Or Through Afghan Passes This arises in a measure from their distance from the sea, and again from their elevation of level, and further from the saltpetre with which their soil or their atmosphere is impregnated. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity This evil, however, may be lessened, by placing a dish, containing oil of vitriol poured on saltpetre, where the smell is most annoying. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School There is a gunpowder factory of a primitive kind, for there is plenty of saltpetre to be found close by. Southern Arabia If the collar is to be more like brawn, salt it longer, add a larger proportion of saltpetre, and put in also some pieces of lean pork. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Great relief is frequently found from inhaling the smoke of burning nitre or saltpetre. Papers on Health They were converted first into a saltpetre factory by the little knot of financial operators who bought them for a song as 'national property.' France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 The outside of windows should be washed with a long brush, made for the purpose; and they should be rinsed, by throwing upon them water, containing a little saltpetre. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School We made our way down a flight of wooden steps, when, passing under a high archway, we proceeded along a level road to what were called the “vats,” where saltpetre was manufactured. With Axe and Rifle Salt it with common salt and saltpetre; and if to be dressed without being stewed with peas, let it lie eight or ten days, but less if to be dressed with peas. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In a very severe case, mix in a teacupful of hot water as much saltpetre as the water will dissolve. Papers on Health They desecrated its churches, turning Notre-Dame into a saltpetre factory, stealing the church bells to sell them, pulling down the steeples and towers, and defacing the monuments. France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 Soak the wicks, in lime-water and saltpetre, and, when dry, fix them in the moulds, and pour in the melted tallow. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School He replied that his cargo was not saltpetre, that his ship was British property, and that he could not acknowledge her a lawful prize. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Take salt and bay salt one pound each, saltpetre and lump sugar two ounces each, and powder and mix the whole together. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Rotten lemons, iron filings, and saltpetre, by all that is abominable! In New Granada Heroes and Patriots The entrance of this wide arch is somewhat obstructed by a large mound of saltpetre, thrown up by workmen engaged in its manufacture, during the last war. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Equal quantities of salt and saltpetre, put around the trunk of a peach tree, half a pound to a tree, improves the size and flavor of the fruit. A Treatise on Domestic Economy For the Use of Young Ladies at Home and at School Half these ships were engaged in carrying goods on Government account; and I was told that the quantity of boots, clothing, saltpetre, lead, and tin, which they bring into the country, is very great. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Beat fine two ounces of saltpetre, and two pounds of bay salt well dried, and mix them with some of the heated salt. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families In that time he visited and examined all the mounds or tumuli, "deciphered a great many resemblances of inscriptions," and penetrated into many saltpetre caves in search of mummies and triune idols. Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1 This path continues about fourteen or fifteen rods, and emerges into a wider avenue, floored with saltpetre earth, from which the stones have been removed. The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Far away across a flat expanse of golden sand, silvered by saltpetre, a long, low cloud—blue-green as a peacock's tail—trailed on the horizon. A Soldier of the Legion They consider their traditional occupation to have been the extraction of salt and saltpetre from saline earth. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala If much frozen, allow a quarter of an ounce of saltpetre to every peck of potatoes, and dissolve it in the water. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The revolution was sadly injurious to this fine sanctuary, and it was for a time converted into a saltpetre manufactory. Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland They are a tribe employed in agriculture, earthwork, fishing, hunting, making saltpetre and collecting indigenous drugs. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) We steam alongside, and learn that our prize is the schooner St. George, bound for Wilmington, via the Bermudas, with a cargo of salt, saltpetre, etc., and worth perhaps four thousand dollars. Continental Monthly , Vol. 6, No. 1, July, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. In the manufacture of these last salt and saltpetre are mixed with the clay to make them more porous and so increase their cooling capacity. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala On the 3rd April, 1644, the Lords and Commons passed an ordinance for the making of saltpetre, &c. Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. Charles I. issued a proclamation in 1627, which set forth that the saltpetre makers were never able to furnish the realm with a third part of the saltpetre required, especially in time of war. Notes and Queries, Number 184, May 7, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. To preserve bouquets, put a little saltpetre in the water you use for your bouquets, and the flowers will live for a fortnight. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The batch from which glass is made is composed of sand, lead, saltpetre, potash and soda. The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs Silk goods, saltpetre, gunpowder, leather, &c., are also manufactured. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Foreign saltpetre was not in equal goodness with that of our own country, and the foreign gunpowder far worse conditioned and less forcible than that which is made in England. Notes and Queries, Number 187, May 28, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. To every five pounds of refined saltpetre, one pound of good willow, or alder, charcoal, and one pound of fine yellow sulphur. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. It is full of rosewater to bathe thy face, for the water of the desert here is brackish, and harsh to the skin, because of saltpetre. The Golden Silence Then he got up, and I asked him for some stone-blue, saltpetre, tea, pickles, salt, etc. Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle For the time being saltpetre is obtained by all countries from Chile only. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 From Barbary came sugar, saltpetre, dates, molasses and carpets. The Age of the Reformation Iodates are found associated with Chili saltpetre, which is an important source of the element. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. He came back from Algiers with the sickness heavy upon him, caught in the saltpetre marshes that stretch between Biskra and Touggourt. The Golden Silence "You must ask Miss Fortune about that; sugar, and salt, and saltpetre, and molasses, and I don't know what all." The Wide, Wide World What shall she do when her stock of saltpetre runs out? The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 Was it simply the compelling logic of Protestantism, or was there some private saltpetre of his own, a programme drawn from his personality and habits of mind? Lectures on Modern history Great exertions were also made in the interior to obtain saltpetre and sulphur, for the manufacture of that important article. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States It is made by steeping it in a strong solution of saltpetre and cutting it in small pieces. Among the Mushrooms A Guide For Beginners Wall Paper Remover—To remove wall paper in about one-half the usual time, take one heaping tablespoonful of saltpetre to a gallon of hot water, and apply it to the paper freely with a brush. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use When the saltpetre was well mashed, they rolled ton waterbutts on it, till the floor was like a billiard table. Great Sea Stories The next article of direct monopoly subservient to the Company's export is saltpetre. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) The addition of a little saltpetre helps to preserve the color of the meat. Public School Domestic Science We pass quickly through this gallery, where there is not much to see, although, to be sure, they used to manufacture saltpetre here. Round-about Rambles in Lands of Fact and Fancy Correspondent Country Gentleman: I notice that your journal recently gave currency to the "saltpetre method" of extracting stumps, and W.H. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside I dare say "villainous saltpetre," as the great playwright calls it, was never so cheap before nor since. Lorna Doone A Romance of Exmoor A great part of the saltpetre is sent out in kind, and never has contributed to the interior circulation and commerce of Bengal. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) One ounce of saltpetre to one pint of water. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Greek fire was made possibly of naphtha, saltpetre, and sulphur, and was thrown upon the enemy from copper tubes; or pledgets of tow were dipped in it and attached to arrows. Men and Women It is alleged that the saltpetre and kerosene will so saturate the stump that it will be entirely consumed, roots and all. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside The following mixture should then be prepared: Take equal parts of borax, saltpetre, and sulphate of soda, and with them mix water sufficient to produce the consistency of thin batter. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making Three of the grand monopolies, those of opium, salt, and saltpetre, were successively by the Company taken into their own hands. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 08 (of 12) The saltpetre acts on the kidneys, carrying off the impurities in this way. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Both saltpetre and common salt are made by lixiviation from some of the poor oosur soils; but, from the most barren in Oude, carbonates of soda, used in making glass and soap, are taken. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II The addition of saltpetre would not help much. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside This nitric acid if not immediately used will unite with lime or potash or soda or other similar substances and form nitrates, as nitrate of lime, nitrate of potash or common saltpetre. The First Book of Farming Through this earth water is filtered, and being afterwards suffered to evaporate the saltpetre is found at the bottom of the vessel. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants Take pieces of ordinary blotting paper and saturate it with a strong solution of saltpetre, then dry the paper. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada From very bad oosur lands, common salt or saltpetre, or both, are taken by digging out and washing the earth, and then removing the water by evaporation. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II Yet there are seasons when the soil and air are so dry that hard wood stumps may be burned out without either saltpetre or kerosene. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 1, January 5, 1884. A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside Nitrate of Soda or Chile saltpetre containing 15.5 per cent. of nitrogen, is found in large deposits in the rainless regions of western South America. The First Book of Farming A cubic foot of this earth, measuring seven gallons, produced on boiling seven pounds fourteen ounces of saltpetre, and a second experiment gave a ninth part more. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants A bitter kind of salt, called by the ancients nitre, but more commonly among us saltpetre. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Salt and saltpetre are 'made from the soil immediately round the town. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II On its banks are a number of saltpetre caves, and it is believed some mines of lead in the vicinity. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. To the Sources of the Missouri, Thence Across the Rocky Mountains and Down the River Columbia to the Pacific Ocean. Performed During the Years 1804-5-6. Metal and sulphur and charcoal and saltpetre are likely enough to be present in sufficient quantities beneath the Moon's surface. All Around the Moon Your Majesty needs many things in your royal magazines which are brought from the above-named cities, such as saltpetre, iron, anchors, slaves for the galleys, arms, biscuits, cayro, white cloth, and wearing apparel for convicts. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. All were in a marvellous state of preservation, owing to the presence of saltpetre in the dust. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Sheets of good light paper are to be steeped in a solution of saltpetre, in the proportions of two ounces of the salt to one pint of water, to be afterwards thoroughly dried. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants The quantity of nitrous earth contained in the Cave is "sufficient to supply the whole population of the globe with saltpetre." Rambles in the Mammoth Cave, during the Year 1844 By a Visiter They set my daughter at liberty next day, and she spoke very handsomely of the young gentlemen, and said they had cured the skins with saltpetre, and were stuffing them when she left. Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men Four galliots have come from Yndia with flour and a certain quantity of saltpetre, of which we were in great need. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 23 of 55 1629-30 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. A Mexican had been for six years engaged there in digging out saltpetre, with which he made powder, and the cave was much spoiled for research when I visited it. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan It was Paris now that awaited him, feverish Paris, burning with anger and odorous of saltpetre. His Excellency the Minister Nature there had secretly regained her rights, and had produced saltpetre, for the purpose, as it should seem, of facilitating the execution of your decree by preparing the means of destruction. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) By ignition with saltpetre it is converted into titanic acid, which combines with the potassium, forming the titanate of potassium. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations Although he did not send the whole amount, two hundred and thirty-five quintals of powder and a hundred quintals of saltpetre arrived. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 14 of 55 1606-1609 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of The Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century One of the best known is Brugère's Powder, which is a mixture of 54 parts of picrate of ammonia and 45 parts of saltpetre. Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise In food preparations girls who clean and pack fish get blistered hands and fingers from the saltpetre employed by the fishermen. Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future Great care should be taken, at all events, to guard against oosur lands, or such as abound with saltpetre; these can be most easily detected in the dry months. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The greater part of the saltpetre will crystallize in very fine crystals. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations The ground is covered in many places with an efflorescence of saltpetre. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries It probably was known to the Chinese of that date, as the Arab speaks of gunpowder under the designation of "Chinese snow," meaning doubtless the saltpetre which forms a leading ingredient. The Awakening of China Some one said that the best powder was made of equal parts of saltpetre, of sulphur, and of charcoal. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) He applies saltpetre in a finely-powdered state, dusted over the tree when wet with rain or dew. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. The soda saltpetre generally contains a quantity of the chloride of sodium. A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe Being A Graduated Course Of Analysis For The Use Of Students And All Those Engaged In The Examination Of Metallic Combinations Does he not know that wine, brandy, soap, candles, leather, saltpetre, gunpowder, are taxed in France? The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 01 (of 12) The thunder of the clouds would have been as ridiculous and vain in the hands of the devils, as the "villanous saltpetre:" the angels were as impervious to the one as to the other. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals The Duke de la Vallière, better informed, maintained that to make good gunpowder you required one part of sulphur and one of charcoal to five parts of saltpetre. Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) Ashes, for soap; for salt; for saltpetre and touchpaper; bivouac in; in flooring; dressing skins. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Sunday the 28th was marked by no incident; but on Monday the 29th, one of the gunner's party found a piece of saltpetre near as big as an egg. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time There are also workers in iron, copper, alum, saltpetre, besides many others. The World's Fair If your meat is to be dry salted, allow one teaspoonful of pulverized saltpetre to one gallon of salt, and keep the mixture warm beside you. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Or soak blotting paper in saltpetre water, then dry, burning at night in the patient's bedroom. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Touch-paper is merely paper dipped in a solution of saltpetre, or what comes to nearly the same thing and is somewhat better, paper smeared with damp gunpowder until it is blackened. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The smoke was thick and stifling, the saltpetre fumes filling the throat and lungs, until breathing was difficult. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" The earth trembles; the hillock, on the leeside of which we are, rocks and shakes; and the air grows thick and suffocating—full of dust and saltpetre and sulphur. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 Some persons use as much soda as saltpetre. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 For each hundred weight take half a peck of coarse salt, a quarter of a pound of saltpetre, the same weight of saleratus and a quart of molasses, or two pounds of coarse brown sugar. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home If it be an object to prepare a store of tinder, a strong solution of saltpetre in water should be obtained, and the paper, or rags, or fungus, dipped into it and hung to dry. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Besides the articles imported from India enumerated in the proclamation of 1631, there now appear cowries, saltpetre, muslins, diamonds, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson He got saltpetre and one or two other things from the chemist. The Rocks of Valpre Recipe for a Good Condition Powder.—Ground ginger 1 pound, antimony sulphide 1 pound, powdered sulphur 1 pound, saltpetre. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 For every twenty pounds of beef use one pint of salt, one teaspoonful of saltpetre, and a quarter of a pound of brown sugar. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home This solution may be made by pouring a little water on a charge of gunpowder, or on the ashes above-mentioned, which will dissolve the saltpetre out of them. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The principal articles of export from Bombay to these places, as well as to England, are cotton piece goods, sugar, and saltpetre, received from Bengal; pepper from Sumatra; coffee from the Red Sea. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson Those who make candles will find it a great improvement to steep the wicks in lime-water and saltpetre, and dry them. The American Frugal Housewife When your meat is to be pickled it should be dusted lightly with saltpetre sprinkled with salt, and allowed to drain twenty-four hours; then plunge it into pickle, and keep under with a weight. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Take of the best pure common salt two quarts, one ounce of white sugar and one of saltpetre; pulverize them together completely. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Many of the negroes of Africa, make it for themselves--burning the charcoal, gathering saltpetre from salt-pans, and buying the sulphur from trading caravans: they grind the materials on a stone. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries The principal exports by the port of Calcutta are piece goods, opium, raw silk, indigo, rice, sugar, cotton, grain, saltpetre, &c.: the principal imports are woollen goods, copper, wine, pepper, spices, tea, nankeen, camphire, &c. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson The frost may be taken out by soaking them in cold water a few hours before cooking; if frozen very hard, it may be useful to throw a little saltpetre into the water. The American Frugal Housewife The fourth day rub it with saltpetre and a handful of common salt, allowing one pound of saltpetre to seventy pounds of meat. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Another authority says that a positive, sure recipe is this: Mix equal quantities of pulverized borax, camphor gum and saltpetre together, making a powder. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home So will gunpowder, for out of four parts of it, three are saltpetre; damaged gunpowder may be used for making touch-paper. The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries Three hundred pounds per annum spent On making brain and body meeter For all the murderous intent Comprised in villainous saltpetre! The Ethics of Drink and Other Social Questions Joints In Our Social Armour The Germans place them in deep tubs, which they cover with layers of salt and saltpetre, and with a few laurel leaves. The Mirror Of Literature, Amusement, And Instruction Volume 14, No. 391, September 26, 1829 White precipitate, fifteen grains; saltpetre, one-half drachm; flour of sulphur, one drachm; Mix well with lard, two ounces. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 I also moved him to give orders for the saltpetre and other affairs that had been before agreed upon, which he referred me to be settled by the two alcaydes. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 The rest of these men were distributed in two galleons which carried the powder, saltpetre, brimstone, ball, meal, biscuit, and other necessaries for the fleet. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 06 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Brimstone, saltpetre, muriate and carbonate of soda, and bitumen, are abundant. What I Saw in California Neither metal, saltpetre, nor coal can be wanting in the bowels of the moon. The Moon-Voyage How to Render Boiled Fish Firm.—Add a little saltpetre to the salt in the water in which the fish is to be boiled; a quarter of an ounce to one gallon. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 Upon Tuesday I wrote a letter to the king for my dispatch, and was called again to court that afternoon, when I referred all things to the king, accepting his offer of saltpetre. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Several of these side halls are now used as workshops by rope-makers, while in others the manufacture of saltpetre is carried on. A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy Rub a hind-quarter with saltpetre and common salt, let it lie ten days, then boil it, and put either carrots or parsnips under it. The Virginia Housewife Powder was likewise easily made in great abundance, as saltpetre is to be had in every part of that country of excellent quality. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Its connection with the latter was principally on account of the saltpetre, which it furnished for making gunpowder. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II It contains many mines of sulphur, saltpetre, tin, iron, silver, gold, sapphires, and rubies; and produces much sweet-smelling wood, benzoin, wax, cinnamon, pepper, ginger, cardamunis, sugar, honey, silk, and cotton. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 But beets, strangely enough, require the genuine Chilean saltpetre to produce their maximum of sugar. The Land of Deepening Shadow Germany-at-War Crush a piece of saltpetre, size of walnut, one teacup of salt, one teaspoon of pepper, three small cloves of garlic cut fine; mix seasoning. The International Jewish Cook Book 1600 Recipes According to the Jewish Dietary Laws with the Rules for Kashering; the Favorite Recipes of America, Austria, Germany, Russia, France, Poland, Roumania, Etc., Etc. Amadou, a spongy substance, consisting of slices of certain fungi beaten together, used as a styptic, and, after being steeped in saltpetre, used as tinder. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge It was as if they had imprisoned saltpetre in company with a bunch of matches--but he restrained his rebellious feelings; he would not give his judges the satisfaction of knowing his torment. Delsarte System of Oratory Soak over night in cold water, having first scrubbed the ham with a small brush to remove all the pepper, saltpetre, etc., left from the curing process. Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro The decomposition of animal and of some vegetable bodies in the soil causes the production of one constituent of saltpetre, while the earth and the animal remains supply the other. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 But stay and be plague-stricken we will no longer; nor are we disposed to spend our whole income in burning sulphur, saltpetre, and charcoal to keep out infection. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 E. of Milan, is a somewhat gloomy and unhealthy town, with many heavy mediæval buildings; there are saltpetre refineries, weaving and tanning industries. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The large silver vases, in which butter and milk are enclosed in a vessel filled with saltpetre, which give to the breakfast-tables of Calcutta an air of such princely grandeur, are not in use here. Notes of an Overland Journey Through France and Egypt to Bombay It was a sort of jaws of hell, a pit of fire, sulphur, and saltpetre, which it seemed impossible to approach and live. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 In this decomposition of animal remains and the formation of saltpetre the air performs an important part, and the changes it effects are worthy of our attention. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 He often saw women belaboring the naked back of a slave with branches of the cruel acacia delinens, and finally rub salt or saltpetre into the wounds. Primitive Love and Love-Stories I know it is composed of charcoal, saltpetre, and sulphur--and we ought to find all these materials in the island. The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island Get as much sulphur as you can—saltpetre to make it burn. The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth In the reign of Charles I. great attention was paid to the making of saltpetre in England. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 The earth and calcareous rocks of caves, penetrated by the air, slowly produce saltpetre, and before the theory of the action was understood, artificial imitation of natural conditions enabled us to manufacture saltpetre. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Next came a plate of salt meat, red with saltpetre, and another of dark, dry, sodden bread. My Brilliant Career He found there a tennis-court, a distillery, a printing press, and a factory of saltpetre, besides residents engaged in other trades. Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts I always found that the recipes usually given for salting pork contained too much saltpetre, which not only renders the meat hard, but causes it to be very indigestible. Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it Mr. Bowles, in his Introduction to the Natural History of Spain, assures us there is enough saltpetre in that country to supply all Europe for ever. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 It may be calculated that the flesh of animals, free from bone, carefully decomposed, will afford ninety-five pounds of saltpetre for one thousand pounds thus consumed. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 Two ounces of raw sugar must be mixed with an ounce of common salt and half a spoonful of saltpetre. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 Thus prepared, we started on our exploring expedition, passing at the entry the remnants of old saltpetre works, which were established here during the struggle at New Orleans. Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada Some persons make a pickle of water, salt, sugar, and saltpetre, boiled together, and when cold put in the hams, etc., without any rubbing. Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it In France the manufacture of sugar from beet-root, like that of saltpetre, was dictated by necessity, the former through the capture of the French colonies by Great Britain, during the late war. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 561, August 11, 1832 The term Saltpetre is applied to a variety of bodies, distinguished, however, by their bases, as potash saltpetre, soda saltpetre, lime saltpetre, etc., which occur naturally. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 "I placed saltpetre, brimstone, amber, and juniper upon a chafing-dish to fumigate my room," replied Blaize; "but the vapour was so overpowering, I could not bear it." Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire At night I slept at the house of the owner of one of the saltpetre mines. The Voyage of the Beagle Gunpowder they had already learnt to prepare from the saltpetre in their caves, and lead they dug out of their mines. A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade I dare say 'villainous saltpetre,' as the great playwright calls it, was never so cheap before nor since. Lorna Doone; a Romance of Exmoor The Peruvian native saltpetre is rudely refined in the desert, and then transported on the backs of mules to the shipping-port. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 We can dispense with villainous saltpetre While we have tongues with which to blow them up! The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan |
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