Was doing an image search for something quite unrelated, when I ran into this photo of an old sulfur candle from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sulphur_Candle.jpgIt reads,
"danger: do not inhale fumes.
antidote: ...permit him to breathe the fumes from household ammonia..."
Just in case, I don't actually know, if sulfur is the ingredient that ammonia is specifically the antidote for-- so if you're thinking that it doesn't make any sense to counter sulfur, consider that maybe there's another ingredient in the candle.
But if it is, or, if you have an idea what else could be in that candle, why would breathing ammonia help?
Really just quite curious! It'll be good for small talk with friends-- guess when inhaling ammonia is healthy for you!
btw, what is a sulfur candle itself good for?
thanks!
-Bernard