"spend a penny" -- the TLS is at it again.

[Wilson Gray]

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
> "Epsom salts, ... used as a laxative."

Indeed. And also, when dissolved in hot - as opposed to tepid - water,
as a footbath.

It is my sad experience that no one was given pause by the concept of
*drinking* a potion that was otherwise used only as a footbath. Not
only does Epsom salts work unnecesarily well as a purgative, but it
also has a most unpleasant taste. OTOH, its flavor is nevertheless
somewhat more pleasant than that of castor oil, whose mere odor is
stomach-turning.

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-Wilson
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