The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 99 



the very best that can be conceived for 

 all practical purposes. We thus purge 

 out the black colour, which has evapora- 

 ted in a volatile form through the 

 chimney. Nevertheless, the Antimony 

 still retains a considerable amount of its 

 poisonous nature, and I will now pro- 

 ceed to declare to you how the poison is 

 separated from the medicine, the pure 

 from the impure, in return for which 

 instruction I expect the everlasting 

 gratitude of all my readers, and the 

 approbation of all discerning men in 

 every part of the world. 



The first separation of sulphur from 

 its body, and the extraction of the Tinc- 

 ture from its salt, are performed as 

 follows : 



Take pure glass of Antimony pre- 

 pared in the first way, and uncombined 

 with any foreign matter ; pound it as fine 

 as the finest flour, and place in a broad- 

 bottomed glass vessel, called Cucurbit. 1 * 



* In order that the powder may be as fine as required, 

 mix the Antimony with some distilled vinegar into a thickish 

 paste, and pound in a mortar of porphyry. 



