. Preventive medicine and hygiene. The ground sulphur is placed in the pans, the surface of thesulphur is moistened with alcohol, and ignited. Each shelf should belighted separately to save time. The upper pan or pans may be filledwith water to hydrate the sulphur dioxid necessary for its germicidalaction. The sulphur may be lighted by means of hot coals or a wood fire,but the most reliable way to get it well lighted is by alcohol, turpentine,or kerosene on a pledget of waste. Make a little crater of the sulphur, ^PuUiG Health Reports, U. S. P. H. and M. H. S., March 31, 1911, ,. 13, p
. Preventive medicine and hygiene. The ground sulphur is placed in the pans, the surface of thesulphur is moistened with alcohol, and ignited. Each shelf should belighted separately to save time. The upper pan or pans may be filledwith water to hydrate the sulphur dioxid necessary for its germicidalaction. The sulphur may be lighted by means of hot coals or a wood fire,but the most reliable way to get it well lighted is by alcohol, turpentine,or kerosene on a pledget of waste. Make a little crater of the sulphur, ^PuUiG Health Reports, U. S. P. H. and M. H. S., March 31, 1911, ,. 13, p. 403. GASEOUS DISINFECTANTS—FUMIGATION 1141 soak liberally with alcohol, and ignite. The sulphur then burns in thecenter, and as it melts runs down from the sides and forms a little lakeat the bottom of the crater. If the sulphur is heaped up in a mound inthe pot the flame is liable to go out. Upon the principle of not putting all our eggs in one basket, it isbest to have a number of pots when a large compartment is to be fumi-. FiG. 166.—Large Stack Burner for Sulphur, with 15 of the 18 Pans Removed to Show Construction. gated. A pot should contain not more than 30 pounds of sulphur, andthe pots should be well distributed in various portions of the place tobe disinfected. Use 5 pounds per 1,000 cubic feet where a germicidal action isdesired, and at least 2 pounds per 1,000 cubic feet for insecticidal pur-poses. For the destruction of bacteria an exposure of from 6 to 24
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