People would down an entire pint to pint and a half of saturated salt solution — they usually drank the brine used for pickling cabbage.

那些自杀者会喝整整一品脱到一品脱半的饱和盐溶液——这种盐水通常用来腌制卷心菜。

According to a 1913 article, " in the Chekiang province, and probably in other provinces of China, the drinking of a saturated solution of salt [was] a common mode of committing suicide."

根 1913 年的某篇文章称，“在中国浙江省（可能还有其他省份），饮用饱和盐溶液[曾是]一种常见的自杀方式。”