58 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



and Germans, and, second, that its vir- 

 tues were held in the highest estimation 

 among them ; but that afterwards hereti- 

 cal notions crept in, the potency of 

 Antimony was more and more forgotten, 

 and its glory obscured and finally ex- 

 tinguished. That this should be so, 

 must appear very natural to any one 

 acquainted with the wiles and cunning* 

 craftiness of the great Arch-enemy of our 

 race, who ever lies in wait to deceive the 

 children of men, and to rob them of the 

 light which they possess. And especially 

 does he put forth all his power in order 

 to induce amongst men ignorance of the 

 true medicine, and to discourage its use. 

 He knows well that thereby the glory of 

 God is obscured, and the sacrifice of 

 thanksgiving kept back which else would 

 rise from many a human heart to the 

 Giver of All, who has shed abroad among 

 created things the outer rays of His 

 glory. However, it is comparatively of 

 little use to speak about the name of 

 Antimony. Its great virtue and utility 

 can be known only to those who are 



