It also dissolves the soluble impurities in the fabrics.
"Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Management"
Ministry of Education
This principle is very soluble in hot water, and when care is used to drain off first water in which they have been cooked, squeezing the water well from the plants, they are pronounced harmless.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
If, however, the organisms are inserted deeply into the subcutaneous tissues of susceptible animals, they quickly develop, producing a soluble poison, which is the fatal agent.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler