At first, the mixture of common salt, sulphur powder and sand is shaken with carbon disulphide. Sulphur dissolves in carbon disulphide whereas common salt and sand remain un-dissolved. The solution is then filtered, common salt and sand mixture is obtained as residue. On evaporating the filtrate, carbon disulphide solvent is eliminated and solid sulphur remains behind. Now, the common salt and sand mixture is shaken with water. Common salt gets dissolved in water. The solution is then filtered, sand is obtained as residue. The filtrate is then evaporated to get crystals of common salt.