One dram of caustic potash or of Hydrochloric acid may be given daily in the drinking water.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
If you add a few drops of Hydrochloric acid, the melting will go on much faster; and if you warm up the tube to about the heat of the body, it will proceed faster still.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson
The acid, which is known as Hydrochloric acid, and the pepsin together are able to melt down pieces of meat, egg, or curds of milk, and dissolve them into a clear, jelly-like fluid, or thin soup, which can readily be absorbed by the cells lining the intestine.
"A Handbook of Health"
Woods Hutchinson