An Improved Process for Treating Salt for Medicinal and Dietetic Purposes.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 15th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Process for Treating Salt for Medicinal and Dietetic
Purposes.
I WALTER THOMAS THORP The Firs Talbot Road Glossop Chemist do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the utilization of salt as a vehicle for the administration
of various compounds used in medicine or food together with the process of manu-
facture.
The important object of this invention is the production of cheap & palatable
preparations in a combined or finely crystallized state by means of ordinary
domestic salt, such substances being adapted for use in medicine or as dietetic
articles of food & other purposes.
In carrying out my invention practically I first obtain the salt (sodium chloride)
which I then dissolve by means of water forming brine & to this solution are added
the desired ingredients which will vary both in nature & quantity according to the
purposes for which it is intended to apply the finished product to.
I then place
this liquid in open pans & slowly evaporate the solution during constant stirring to
solidity, after which I recrystallize if needful & place the whole powder through
fine sieves & the process is finished.
As an example in making an alkaline salt suitable for dairy & other uses by
assisting in the prevention of rancidity in butter or as a substance which would be
found admirably adapted for addition to aerated mineral water (CO2 gas & water)
for use in medicine &c. 1 have thus arranged the following formula.
Salt
Sodium carbonate
Sodium potassium tartarate
Sodium phosphate exsiccated
Oil of celery
-15
-
70 parts
"
10.
5
"
a sufficiency.
-
وو
I dissolve all these substances with the exception of the oil of celery in water,
which is then added after the product has been sifted, then evaporate crystallize
& sift as shown above. But I wish it to be understood that I do not confine
myself to these exact details as they may be modified without departing from the
nature of the said invention, what I claim is the utilization of salt as a medium for
combining & administrating various substances either in powder or compressed
state & to be used commercially as well as in medicine or food together with the
process of manufacture & the ingredients mentioned in the given formula, in about
the proportions substantially as described..
Dated this 7th day of November 1892.
WALTER THOMAS THORY,
The Firs, Talbot Road, Glossop.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Process for Treating Salt for Medicinal and Dietetic
Purposes.
I WALTER THOMAS THORP The Firs Talbot Road Glossop Chemist do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to the utilization of salt as a vehicle for the administration

page_text: of various compounds used in medicine or food together with the process of manu-
facture.
The important object of this invention is the production of cheap & palatable
preparations in a combined or finely crystallized state by means of ordinary
domestic salt, such substances being adapted for use in medicine or as dietetic
articles of food & other purposes.
In carrying out my invention practically I first obtain the salt (sodium chloride),
which I then dissolve by means of water forming brine & to this solution are added
the desired ingredients which will vary both in nature & quality according to the
purposes for which it is intended to apply the finished product to. I then place
this liquid in open pans & slowly evaporate the solution during constant stirring to
solidity after which I recrystallize if needful & place the whole powder through
fine sieves & the process is finished.
As an example in making an alkaline salt suitable for dairy & other uses by
assisting in the prevention of rancidity in butter or as a substance which would be
found admirably adapted for addition to aerated mineral water (CO, gas & water)
for use in medicine &c. I have arranged the following formula-thus
Salt
-
Sodium carbonate
Sodium potassium tartrate
Sodium phosphate exsiccated
Oil of celery
-
70 parts
15
"
10
"
5
a sufficiency.
-
""
I dissolve all these substances with the exception of the oil of celery in water
which is then added after the product has been sifted, then evaporate, crystallize
& sift as shown above, or a preservative salt, adapted for packing amongst fish,
might be similarly made, substituting boric acid or any desired inocuous antiseptic
& preservative, such being dissolved together & then treated as described. But
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to these exact details as
they may be modified without departing from the nature of the said invention.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
(1) The utilization of salt as a medium for combining & administrating various
substances either in a powder or compressed state,
(2) And to be used commercially as well as in medicine or food, together with
the process of manufacture,
(3) And the ingredients mentioned in the given formulæ in about the proportions
substantially as described.
Dated this 14th day of November 1892.