



u6 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



T the Antimony over a moderate fire in a 

 ] well-closed vessel, till it becomes red, 

 add strong distilled vinegar of wine, 

 extract its redness, remove vinegar, till 

 there remains a powder (by means of 

 S. Mary's Bath). Extract with spirit 

 of wine, so as to remove the sediment : 

 you will then have a clear and pure 

 Tincture. Place this spirit of wine with 

 the tincture in a broad-bottomed cucur- 

 bit, add some tincture of corals, and 

 quintessence of rhubarb, and administer 

 a dose of three or four drops. It acts 

 as a painless purgative, and has an 

 exhilarating effect on the animal 

 spirits. 



Some physician may wonder that a 

 mixture of Antimony and rhubarb, which 

 are both violent in their action, should 

 answer for a gentle laxative. Let such 

 an one know that purified Antimony 

 does not affect the bowels at all ; the pur- 

 gative action proceeds from the rhubarb, 

 which is rendered more soothing by the 

 Antimony. By means of the clearance 

 which the rhubarb effects, the Antimony 



