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I am their crude and their sublimate, their precipitate and their unctions their male and their female, sometimes their hermaphrodite--what they list to style me!— Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
He stumbled upon discoveries which he did not seek; and science is indebted to him for the first mention of corrosive sublimate, the red oxide of mercury, nitric acid, and the nitrate of silver.— Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
"See, with what alacrity the old gentleman is moving off yonder, making as many wry faces as if he had swallowed an ounce of corrosive sublimate--and the ladies too, bless me, how their angelic smiles evaporate, and the roseate bloom of their cheeks is changed to the delicate tint of the lily, as they partake of these waters.— The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
Of these, corrosive sublimate is the most generally used.— Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
If the person has a beard he should wash his face with a 1 to 2000 solution of corrosive sublimate, and the hands also, before leaving the sick room.— Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada

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