Bath, Sulphur

Syn. Bal′neum sul′phuris , L. 1. Flowers of sulphur, 1 ⁄ 2 to 1 lb. ; water, a pailful; mix, agitate occasionally for 12 to 24 hours, and then add the whole to an ordinary bath. Useful in various mild, but obstinate, skin diseases. Its occasional employment, even in health, seldom fails to render the skin soft, smooth, and delicate. Soap may be used with it. 2. (Compound; B. s. compos′itum , L.)— a. (Cutan. Hosp.) Precipitated sulphur, 2 lbs. ; hyposulphite of soda, 1 ⁄ 2 lb. ; water, 1 gall. ; di olve, and add of sulphuric acid, 1 dr. One pint to every 30 galls. of water. In various skin diseases (see below ). b. See Bath, Sulphuretted .