Show chemical hemdal effect of works chemi chemically calli as well as mechanically it has the power of developing a ei peculiar odor which hat haq been variously compared to that of phosphorus nitrous gas and most breque frequently antly burning sulphur wafer men mentions t ons a storm on the isthmus of darien which diffused such a sulphurous stench through the atmosphere that he and his s marauding ma companions could scarcely draw their breath particularly when they plunged into the wood the british ship el montague was once struck by globular lightning Itt bich left such fi satanic savor favor behind it that tha the vessel seemed nothing but sul sulphur chur and every man was suffocating about a year ago the newspapers recorded a similar experience of the crew of another english ship while crossing the north pacific from china to the states in this case the crew had ba d to take to the rigging eggin to prevent being choked by the sulphur fumes chambers journal |