In his short story "A Germ-Destroyer", Rudyard Kipling refers to strontium nitrate as the main ingredient of the titular fumigant.
ɪn hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi "ɐ dʒˈɜːmdᵻstɹˈɔɪɚ", ɹˈʌdjɑːɹd kˈɪplɪŋ ɹᵻfˈɜːz tə stɹˈɔntiəm nˈaɪtɹeɪt æz ðə mˈeɪn ɪŋɡɹˈiːdiənt ʌvðə tˈɪtʃəlɚ fjˈuːmɪɡənt.