sal volatile

Example Sentences

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After she had had some sal volatile and sat still for a few minutes, she said the re was nothing he matter with her except a few bruises.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

I have not read them, I am too weak, I suffered Fits of Shaking & he & the Smith Father delivered me back to my Chamber & there administered sal volatile.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

She moved across to the washing-stand and poured out a stiff dose of sal volatile.

From Captain Desmond, V.C. by Diver, Maud

The house was turned upside down; to my mental vision arose sal volatile and burnt feathers, swoons and hysterics.

From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) by O'Shea, John Augustus

"No. If your pet friend can get through an invitation-note of four lines, the exertion costs her at least a dram of sal volatile."

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida