Saltpeter

In a ravine which joins Tick Creek about 2 miles from where the latter flows into the Gasconade, and about 12 miles north of Arlington, is a large cave known as the Saltpeter Cave.

Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 Gerard Fowke 1894

Those awful Mormons who gave us the Osmonds AND Sulphur and Saltpeter, and perhaps charcoal.

Rush ...Glen ....Sarah next? 2009

Worth, who struggle to find their faith, as well as others, like Rob Saltpeter and Morris Young, for whom faith is already a solid, implacable fact.

>A Conversation with Stephen L. Carter, author of The Emperor of Ocean Park 2010

Those awful Mormons who gave us the Osmonds AND Sulphur and Saltpeter, and perhaps charcoal.

Rush ...Glen ....Sarah next? 2009

Pierre and Lavoisier became friends because of their similar political agendas, and together they reorganized the Royal Gunpowder and Saltpeter Administration.

Du Pont, Eleuthère Irénée 2008

Well, it would give Batman an opportunity to dust off that can of "Bat Saltpeter" spray.

Thanksgiving Turkeys: Codpiece Brian Hughes 2008

"Forget Catch-and-Release-Get the Grease" has Recon Marines demonstrate campfire-building skills, and the Corps 'top chefs share recipes for Bunker Bouillabaisse, Saltpeter Paella, and Gung-Ho Gumbo.

Uncle Sam's Magnificent Casters 2002

Saltpeter in many places, as at Ouglits, Yaruslaue, and Vstiug, they make and some smal store of brimstone vpon the riuer Volgha, but want skil to refine it.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Saltpeter, its indispensable ingredient, was procured primarily from the East Indies or Persia, and numerous trade regulations controlled its conveyance and supply.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997

Saltpeter was administered in various concentrations to treat measles, colic, sciatica, headache, giddiness, and other ailments.

Angel in the Whirlwind Benson Bobrick 1997