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Sulphuretted Waters

Simple Sulphuretted Water.

Pass sulphuretted hydrogen into cold water (previously deprived of air by boiling, and cooled in a closed vessel), till it ceases to be absorbed.

Aix-la-Chapelle Water.

Bicarbonate of soda, 12 grs.; common salt, 25 grs.; chloride of calcium, 3 grs.; sulphate of soda, 8 grs.; simple sulphuretted water, 24 oz.; water slightly carbonated, 174 oz.

Bareges Water.

Crystallized hydrosulphate of soda, crystallized carbonate of soda, and common salt, of each 24 grs.; water (freed from air), 1 pt. A stronger solution for adding to baths is thus made:-Crystallized hydrosulphate of soda, crystallized carbonate of soda, and common salt, of each 2 oz.; water, 10 oz. Dissolve. To be added to a common bath at the time of using. Naples Water.

Crystallized carbonate of soda, 15 grs.; fluid magnesia, 1 oz.; simple sulphuretted water, 2 oz.; aerated water, 16 oz. Introduce the sulphuretted water into the bottle last.

Harrowgate Water.

Common salt, 100 grs.; chloride of calcium, 10 grs.; chloride of magnesium, 6 grs.; bicarbonate of soda, 2 grs.; water, 184 oz. Dissolve, and add simple sulphuretted water, 1½ oz.