In congested glands give 1 pound of Epsom salt, and daily thereafter one-half ounce saltpeter, with a dram of chlorate of potassium; the bag should be bathed with hot or cold water, and rubbed with camphorated lard.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
No such precipitate is produced in a solution of chlorate of potassium or chloracetic acid, where the chlorine is entangled in the complex ion ClO3 or C2H3ClO2. Since, then, the toxic and pharmacological properties of an electrolyte depend entirely on the ionic grouping, it behoves the physician and the biologist to study the structure and grouping of the ions in a molecule, rather than that of the atoms.
"The Mechanism of Life"
Stéphane Leduc
The principal ingredients are the chlorate of sodium, mixed with the bicarbonates of lime, soda, and magnesia, and a little iron.
"The South of France--East Half"
Charles Bertram Black