Brimstone
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Brimstone. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) a name of sulphur. Sulphur, in order to purify it from foreign matters, is generally melted in a close vessel, allowed to settle, then poured into cylindrical molds, in which it becomes hard, and is known in commerce as roll brimstone. BRINDÁBAN, or BINDRÁBAN, a town of the Northwest provinces, British India; on the left bank of the Jumna, 6 miles N. of Muttra. It is one of the holiest cities of the Hindus, and crowds of pilgrims go there from all parts of India, more particularly in honor of Krishna; and, through the munificence of wealthy devotees, there temples and are a large number of shrines. BRINDISI (brēn'di-sē); ancient BRUNDUSIUM), a seaport and fortified town, province of Lecce, southern Italy, on the Adriatic, 45 miles E. N. E. of Taranto. In ancient times Brundusium was an important city, and with its excellent port became a considerable naval station of the Romans. Its importance as a seaport declined in the Middle Ages, and was, subsequently, completely lost, until the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company put on a weekly line of steamers between Brindisi Alexandria. From this cause the town has risen to large importance. Pop. about 25,500.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
. See Sulphur