A Method of and Means for Applying Sulphur Outwardly to the Human or Animal Body.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1891-Accepted, 26th Sept. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Means for Applying Sulphur Outwardly to the
Human or Animal Body.
FREDERICK WILLIAM SEARS 22, Chetwynd Road, Dartmouth Park, London
N.W. Advertising Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is a method of applying sulphur outwardly to any
part of the human or animal body, for the purpose of curing or preventing diseases
or to remove the after effects of injuries, and my invention consists in a tablet,
piece or slab of solid sulphur or brimstone, which is to be retained in contact with
the skin or some outward part of the body by means of a metal casing in which the
tablet is set or fixed, or by means of any belt, flannel band or other fabric, elastic
and the like to which the tablet or tablets of sulphur can be attached or glued.
I prefer to use a small tablet of solid sulphur about to inch thick and from
1 to 2 inches square on account of the friability of this substance, but a rectangular
or circular shaped tablet would do equally well and a larger size would also answer
my purpose if required.
To make the piece of sulphur for my appliance a quantity of ordinary roll
brimstone is melted and poured into a mould of proper size and shape from which
it is removed when sufficiently cool and hard.
I find it desirable to have the edges of the cast tablet slightly rounded or
bevilled off in order to fix it better in the metal casing aforesaid or to the belt,
flannel band elastic and the like.
To make the metal casing to hold the tablet of sulphur I procure a piece of a
suitable thin sheet of metal made of tin plate, copper, iron, magnetized iron or
other metal, which is to be cut rather larger than the sulphur tablet, so that the
edges can be turned up and bent over the rounded or bevilled edges of the
sulphur tablet, thus retaining it in position and preventing it from falling out
when fixed.
In order to attach this metal casing containing therein the sulphur tablet to any
belt, flannel or fabric of any kind, I drill punch or attach a small hole or aperture
at each corner of the metal casing so that it can be sewn on to any suitable fabric,
or attached by elastic or by any other means and so retained in position against the
part of the body to which it is required to be applied.
If from any cause it should be thought desirable to dispense with the metal
casing the sulphur tablet may be glued or stuck to any fabric by means of glue,
isinglass or any other adhesive material.
Other ingredients may be added to the sulphur tablet to render it more curative
or to diminish its tendency to breakage so long as the main ingredient thereof is
sulphur or brimstone.
One or any number of the tablets can be applied to the part which is required to
be influenced by the sulphur which at the ordinary temperature of the human or
animal body and when in contact with the skin slowly volatilizes and is absorbed by
the system thereby exercising a curative influence in cases of disease or injury.
6th April 1801

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Method of and Means for Applying Sulphur Outwardly to the
Human or Animal Body.
FREDERICK WILLIAM SEARS 22 Chetwynd Road, Dartmouth Park, London
N.W. Advertising Agent and Contractor do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is a method of applying sulphur outwardly to any
part of the human or animal body for the purpose of curing or preventing diseases
or to remove the after effects of injuries.
And my invention consists in a tablet, piece or slab of solid sulphur or brimstone,
which is to be retained in contact with the skin or some outward part of the body
by means of a metal casing in which the tablet is set or fixed, or by means of any
belt, flannel band, or other fabric, clastic and the like to which the tablet or tablets
of sulphur can be attached or glued.
I prefer to use a small tablet of solid sulphur about th to inch thick and from
one to two inches square on account of the friability of this substance, but a
rectangular or circular shaped tablet would do equally well and a larger size would
also answer my purpose if required.
To make the piece of sulphur for my appliance a quantity of ordinary roll
brimstone is melted and poured into a mould of proper size and shape from which
it is removed when sufficiently cool and hard. I find it desirable to have the edges
of the cast tablet slightly rounded or bevilled off in order to fix it better in the
metal casing aforesaid or to the belt, flannel band, elastic and the like.
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To make the metal casing to hold the tablet of sulphur I procure a piece of
suitable thin sheet of metal made of tin plate, copper, iron, magnetized iron or other
metal which is to be cut rather larger than the sulphur tablet, so that the edges
can be turned up and bent over the rounded or bevilled edges of the sulphur tablet,
thus retaining it in position and preventing it from falling out when fixed.
In order to attach this metal casing containing therein the sulphur tablet to any
belt, flannel or fabric of any kind I drill punch or attach a small hole or aperture
at cach corner of the metal casing so that it can be sewn on to any suitable fabric,
or attached by elastic, or by any other means, and so retained in position against
the part of the body to which it is required to be applied.
If from any cause it should be thought desirable to dispense with the metal casing
the sulphur tablet may be glued or stuck to any fabric by means of glue, isinglass
or any other adhesive material.
Other ingredients may be added to the sulphur tablet to render it more curative
or to diminish its tendency to breakage, so long as the main ingredient thereof is
sulphur or brimstone.
One or any number of the tablets can be applied to the part which is required to
be influenced by the sulphur which at the ordinary temperature of the human or
animal body and when in contact with the skin slowly volatilizes and is absorbed by
the system, thereby exercising a curative influence in cases of disease or injury.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the said is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A tablet or slab of solid sulphur to be applied to the human or animal body for
curative purposes and retained in contact with the surface of the body either by
means of a metallic casing or by means of any suitable belt or fabric, elastic or the
like, substantially as is hereinbefore described.
Dated this Twenty-second day of July Eighteen hundred and ninety-one