The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 103 



made by means of spirit of wine, should 

 be pounded on a hot stone, and placed in 

 n egg, boiled hard, from which the yolk 

 has been taken out ; leave the powder in 

 a humid place, till it is dissolved into a 

 yellow liquid. This Tincture, used as a 

 liniment, is an excellent remedy for all 

 fresh wounds and bruises. The wound 

 should be painted with it by means of a 

 soft feather, and then bandaged with 

 clean linen. The cure will be effected 

 without putrefaction, inflammation, or 

 suppuration, and that so completely as 

 to call forth adoration and thanks unto 

 Him who hath created heaven and earth, 

 and hath permitted such a medicine to 

 exist therein.* 



You may use this extract or balm of 

 Antimony for the cure of all inveterate, 

 inflamed, or corrosive wounds, and it will 

 never fail you ; lupus and cancer yield to 

 it ; so does caries, and the most malignant 



* Take care, in removing the yolk, not to tear or disturb 

 the thin pellicle which separates the white from the yolk or 

 else your Tincture will get mixed with albumen and the 

 greater part will be lost to you. 



