The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 79 



Antimony. This water has been extrac- 

 ted from elementary earth by the stars 

 and the fire which is contained in the 

 air. Through coagulation it has then 

 become a tangible essence. This tan- 

 gible essence encloses a large quantity 

 of predominating sulphur ; after it comes 

 mercury, and of salt there is least of all, 

 yet it has enough salt to make it hard 

 and immalleable. 



Its chief quality is hot and dry of 

 frigidity and humidity it has very little 

 indeed. The same is true of common 

 Mercury, and of gold, which has more 

 heat than frigidity. 



Enough has been said about the 

 substance and the three radical principles 

 of Antimony, as also of its perfection 

 by the Archseus in elementary earth. 

 Students of Alchemy do not care to be 

 told where to find the Star to whose 

 influence Antimony is subjected ; they 

 rather desire to be instructed in its pre- 

 paration and its uses. They wish to be 

 able to test for themselves the truth of 

 all the wonders that have been related of 



